Chapter 54
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The Sui army had the upper hand, and they were all cavalry, and they retreated as soon as they said they could. After a while, they broke into contact with the Goguryeo army and headed towards the barracks, but it only made the Baekje army suffer. Most of them were infantry. As the Sui army retreated, they could only become the fat meat in the mouths of Silla and Goguryeo coalition forces.
Looking at the Sui army that was leaving, the Baekje people became desperate and began to surrender. The black-toothed Xinfu looked ashen. Although the Silla people were treacherous, they didn't expect that even the Sui army could not be reliable. He yelled wildly: "Roar, rush out!"
Heichi Xinfu's personal soldiers also rushed forward and slashed and killed each other desperately. Ten thousand cavalry from Goguryeo had not joined the battle group, and the other ten thousand cavalry almost broke the Sui army. No cavalry could stop Heichi Xinfu and others for a while, and actually let them break out of the siege.
After rushing out of the siege, a personal soldier quickly asked Heichi Xinfu and said, "Master Marshal, what should we do?"
Heichi Xinfu turned his head and looked at the surrounded team behind him, almost shattering his teeth. The 30,000 troops were equivalent to half of Baekje's troops. After throwing it away, he still had the face to go back to see Baekje's King. With a chorus, he pulled out his sword and was about to wipe it on his neck. Fortunately, a personal soldier was quick and quickly hugged Heichi Xinfu's hand holding the sword: "Master, you can't do it. You can leave the green mountains there, and you won't be afraid of burning firewood."
"Master, this is not a crime of war. The Sillas are too despicable."
"Yes, the handsome man..."
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The other personal soldiers also persuaded Heichi Xinfu and cursed the Silla people from time to time. Heichi Xinfu had no intention of seeking death. Just as he was about to speak, a relative shouted: "No, the Grand Marshal, the Goguryeo people are chasing me."
"Let's go, go quickly." Heichi Xinfu ran without saying a word and chased the Sui army behind. The Sui army still has strength, and now only the Sui army can protect him.
As the sun sets, golden sunshine spreads over the battlefield with broken arms and limbs. Teams of Baekje soldiers with gray expressions put down their weapons, held their heads with their hands, and walked back by Silla and Goguryeo people. Baekje's camp was also broken. Goguryeo and Silla soldiers were happily picking up all kinds of substances in Baekje camp. What disappointed them was that there was not much military ration in Baekje camp, but this disappointment was immediately covered by the joy of victory.
In this battle, Goguryeo injured more than 5,000 cavalry and more than 2,000 infantry. The victory was to wipe out 30,000 Baekje's army. In addition to the commander Heichi Xinfu and more than 100 personal soldiers around him, more than 10,000 people were killed or injured in Baekje, and the rest were all captured. The Sui army also left behind more than 2,000 bodies. The smallest loss was Silla, with only a few hundred casualties in the entire army.
The happiest thing is the Goguryeo soldiers. They thought they would deal with the Three Kingdoms troops in this battle, but they did not expect Silla would suddenly fall to them. Now that Baekje is completely destroyed, they and Silla have a total of nearly 150,000 troops. Even if the Sui army on the other side crosses the river, they are confident that they will defeat them.
In contrast to Silla and Goguryeo's coalition, the Sui army camp was nervous. Yu Zhongwen, Li Hun, Xue Shixiong and others were all tense, while Hei Chi Xinfu had a pale face. Given that the Baekje army was almost destroyed, Yu Zhongwen asked him to join the military discussion in order to comfort Hei Chi Xinfu.
When he returned to the camp, Yu Zhongwen immediately ordered the entire army to step up his guard. The Sui army had only been ashore for more than ten days, and the troops were all cavalry. In order to facilitate the attack, the camp did not spend much effort. The trenches and camps were all in a hurry. However, Yu Zhongwen did not order the soldiers to dig trenches and build soil. The cavalry were always used to attack. If there were too many trenches, it would hinder the movement of the cavalry.
"We are defeated in this battle, so let's talk to the emperor, how should we reply to the emperor?" Yu Zhongwen's voice was a little hoarse. A war that could have been easily won was defeated and returned. No one looked good. The fatal emperor was on the boat not far away, and most of them had already received the news.
"General, the people of Silla are traitorous, this is not a crime of war. As long as you report to the emperor of your country and believe that His Majesty the Emperor is wise, you will not blame the general." Heichi Xinfu took out the words of his personal soldiers to advise him.
Yu Zhongwen nodded: "The Marshal's words are indeed good, but for the generals, they cannot predict the enemy first. After all, it is our fault. We will make a statement in the emperor's memorial that the urgent thing now is to come up with subsequent countermeasures. Please speak freely."
"I dare not, I dare not, I am just a minor minister from the foreign vassals, so I cannot be called a marshal." Heichi Xinfu heard Yu Zhongwen as a marshal and stood up quickly, with a look of fear and fear on his face. In addition to more than 100 personal soldiers, he has become a bachelor commander. Maybe he will surrender to the Great Sui Dynasty in the future and become the subordinate of the people present, so he naturally dare not miss it.
"Okay, I will call you the Black-toothed General." Yu Zhongwen was not polite either. Baekje was originally in the emperor's annexation plan. Now that Baekje's army was destroyed by Silla and Goguryeo, it saved a piece of procedure for the Sui army.
"It should be, it should be." Heichi Xinfu sat down again.
Hearing that Yu Zhongwen took the responsibility for failure on himself, everyone felt relaxed, and the atmosphere suddenly became active. Xue Wanxiong stood up: "General, our army suffered more than 2,000 casualties, but the Goguryeo cavalry was killed and injured by more than 5,000. Now there are only 15,000 Goguryeo cavalry, while our army still has more than 40,000. As far as the last general is concerned, I think it is still far better than the enemy. I can use the advantage of the cavalry and adopt harassment tactics against the enemy. Although the enemy is numerous, it will increase the burden and will inevitably collapse after a long time."
"good!"
"agree!"
Everyone agreed with Xue Wanxiong's words, and Yu Zhongwen nodded: "Okay, I will submit the report to the emperor according to this plan."
Yu Zhongwen did not dare to neglect his plans, so he immediately sent a clutch to send the memorial. In less than an hour, the memorial was delivered to the emperor overnight.
On the Beishui River, a large boat was shining with candlelight, decorating the entire boat like starlight, becoming a beautiful scenery in the water. This is the imperial ship the emperor was riding. In the imperial ship, Yang Yong was walking, holding Yu Zhongwen's memorial.
Regarding the daytime war, the emperor and some close officials around him used telescopes to see clearly on the boat. When they saw the sudden rebellion of the Silla people, Yang Yong almost threw the telescope in his hand. The Silla people's move undoubtedly greatly disrupted Yang Yong's plan. The war had been half a year, and now it was only two months before the heavy snow in the north. If it lasted until the winter when the river freezes, there was no decisive victory. Although Pyongyang was surrounded by the Sui army, the conquest of Goguryeo would have to return in vain.
Yang Yong was still satisfied with Zhong Wen's performance. The cavalry was mobility. If Silla and Goguryeo infantry were entangled, they would definitely suffer huge losses. A person who could admit his failure in time and escape was a talented general. However, Yang Yong did not know whether he should support Yu Zhong Wen's decision to use cavalry to drag down Silla and Goguryeo coalition forces. He couldn't help but look at the two messengers kneeling on the ground: "You can just sit well."
Xue Wanche and Luo Shixin knelt on the ground, and did not dare to say anything. Yu Zhongwen undoubtedly had a deep meaning when sending these two people to deliver the letter. Xue Wanche was the person the emperor had long been summoned, and Luo Shixin killed two generals of Goguryeo at a young age, which was undoubtedly the biggest highlight in this battle. The emperor has always liked talents. If they both saw the emperor, they might be able to dilute the emperor's anger because of the failure of the war. However, they were young and even though they fought on the battlefield, they were still inexorable to fear and fear.
Hearing the emperor's orders, the two of them quickly stood up: "Thank you, the emperor."
Xue Wanche had a strong waist with a tiger back and apart from her face, she was indeed a talented general. Yang Yong nodded in sight: "You are Xue Wanche, and it turns out that the tiger's father has no dog son."
"Thank you for your praise, the emperor."
"Are you Luo Shixin? Killed twelve Goguryeo scouts and two generals?" Seeing Luo Shixin's height, Yang Yong couldn't help but stare in a daze. If it weren't for the name that seemed to have a little impact, Yang Yong would almost suspect that Yu Zhongwen had lied to him about his military achievements.
"Back to the emperor, it's the little minister."
"How old are you?"
"Thirteen."
"Thirteen, nobody, who agreed to join the army?" Yang Yong was shocked and his eyes became sharp. Isn't this a scout? Although Luo Shixin made a lot of contributions, if there were more people of such age in the team, it would be definitely not what Yang Yong would like to see. Yu Zhongwen was not careful for a moment. He did not expect that Luo Shixin should never go in and out of the military camp at the age of his life, but shot himself in the foot.
Luo Shixin was stunned. The emperor said this, and he knelt down again and said the whole story of his joining the army. Yang Yong's expression calmed down: "You said that there are no other people under the age in the army except you. Uncle Yang, this matter is left to you to investigate thoroughly. If the local officials really forcefully recruit people under the age to serve as soldiers in the palace and destroy the national military system, they must be dealt with severely."
"Yes, I follow the order." Yang Da replied.
Hearing that the emperor wanted to check in detail, Luo Shixin suddenly felt anxious, and hey, "Go back to the emperor, there is another person..."
"Who is it?"
"It's the villain's second brother Cheng Yaojin. The little minister and the second brother are dedicated to serving the country. I also ask the emperor to forgive the crime. The little minister is willing to pay for it with his merits."
Chapter completed!