On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 341 Is there any defense?

When Liang Wanchun left, he hesitated to speak. He felt that his general Eulji Mundeok had been possessed by a demon.

He actually pinned his hopes on Fang Xuanling, the left-behind man in Houcheng, who was a loser like Chun Yuqiong.

Everyone is well aware of the importance of Hou City, so how could someone like Cui Che take it lightly.

Although they are both from noble families, no matter what you think, based on past performance, it is difficult for Cui Che to make the same mistake as Yuan Shao.

Not only was the Hou City heavily guarded, but it was also only a hundred miles away from the Sui army camp.

At this time, he went north to attack Houcheng, and he had all the cavalry. Even if the cavalry were dismounted to attack the city, they would not be able to capture the city within a day, and the enemy's reinforcements would arrive and attack the Goguryeo army from both inside and outside.

Liang Wanchun let out a long sigh, Eulji Wende seemed to have given up everything and could not persuade him to come back.

Soldiers regard obeying orders as their bounden duty. No matter how resistant they are, they can only follow Ulji Mundeok's arrangements and prepare to go north.

However, the soldiers had packed their bags and were ready to leave at any time, heading towards the city at night, but they still could not wait for Ulji Mundeok's military order.

Finally, the personal soldiers arrived to deliver the order, but instead they were told to assemble in the commander's tent.

After all the generals gathered together, Ulji Mundeok suddenly ordered that the entire army be on alert and no one was allowed to enter or leave.

For a moment, everyone was in an uproar, and Liang Wanchun said excitedly:

"General Eulji, what are your intentions? Are you planning to ambush us and surrender to the Sui people yourself?"

Everyone's expression changed when they heard this. Seeing a conflict about to break out, Eulji Mundeok waved his hand and said:

"You have misunderstood, please sit down for a moment and listen to me carefully."

The general was suspicious, but when he saw that no ambush troops were coming out, he sat down doubtfully.

Eulji Moondeok explained:

"Once a person's habits are formed, it is difficult to change them in a short period of time unless there is advance warning.

"Previously, I planned to take advantage of Cui Che's habit of not paying attention to the fortifications outside the camp to attack the Khitan camp. The Khitan people are just a ragtag group. If they encounter a night attack, they will inevitably be in chaos. This can also dampen the enemy's energy and affect the morale of the Sui people.

"But Cui Che repaired the fortifications overnight without any warning. This move must have been tipped off by someone.

"I did not restrict freedom of entry and exit last night. I think the internal affairs department has taken the opportunity to pass the news of our army's march north to Cui Che. Cui Che is very distressed by the harassment of our army and will definitely send elite troops back to wait for the city to set up an ambush. The front line will definitely be empty.

This also gives us the opportunity to defeat the enemy.

"I can't tell who is having an affair with the Sui people, so I can only make this decision. I hope you can forgive me."

As soon as these words came out, the generals couldn't sit still. They finally realized that the purpose of attacking the city in the north was to use the so-called internal agents to trick the elite Sui troops into setting up an ambush around the city, leaving the front empty and making it easier to find fighter planes.

Everyone distanced their relationship one after another and did not mind Eulji Mundeok's fooling. Although it was uncomfortable to be suspected for no reason, they were willing to suffer the injustice if Cui Che could fall into the trap.

Eulji Wende smiled and said:

"You don't need to prove your innocence. The Sui people are powerful and have Cui Che as their commander. It is natural for people to feel fear.

"To be honest with you, I am also frightened to fight Cui Che again, but I have the trust of the king and the lives and deaths of the people of Liaodong, and there is no way out.

"Cao Cao burned the surrender letters sent by his officials to Yuan Shao. I will not pursue who leaked the military information. I only hope that you can work together with me and fight to the death."

In fact, Eulji Mundeok did not want to pursue the case. He still sent people to monitor these generals but failed to catch them. Of course, he was convinced that the other party must have passed the news through some channel.

Last night, the outside was loose and the inside was tight. With such important information, since the other side had surrendered to the Sui army, it was impossible for them to remain indifferent.

Ulji Mundeok now had a dark eye on the situation in the Sui army's camp. At night, Ulji Mundeok did not even send any scouts to approach the Sui army's camp.

He was also worried that the scouts would bump into the Sui army heading north at night. If the two sides met, Cui Che would know that the news had been leaked, and he would definitely give up his plan to set up an ambush in Houcheng.

The generals were encouraged and thought this was a good opportunity. They waited patiently for the news in Ulji Mundeok's handsome tent.

Soon, the scouts came to send the message. Just like yesterday, the Sui army was still arrayed outside the city, organizing an attack on the city. There were many flags in the camp at the rear, and it seemed that there were still heavy troops left behind.

Everyone looked at each other, wondering if Cui Che had not gone north.

But Eulji Munduk looked confident. He laughed loudly:

"This must be Cui Che's plan to mislead the enemy. It's just a bluff by setting up a flag in the camp. In fact, he has already gone to Houcheng."

The Sui army had a number of cavalry, only 85,000 in total, of which 35,000 stayed in Houcheng, and the remaining 50,000 had to be divided to guard and transport livestock, and now they had to go north to set up ambushes.

According to the reports from the sentries, there was no large-scale reduction in the number of coalition siege troops compared to yesterday. In this case, where did Cui Che come from with the heavy troops to guard the camp.

I already have an answer to something deep down in my heart. Even if there is evidence that contradicts the answer, I will selectively ignore it or find reasons to refute it.

Eulji Mundeok was currently in this state. He knew that the distance between the coalition siege troops and the main camp was less than ten miles, but in Eulji Wendeok's view, this was enough for him to break through the empty defense in the camp and burn the supplies wantonly.

Outside Liaodong City, Cui Che directed the coalition forces to storm the city as always.

He already had a preliminary plan to lure the enemy, but it would not take more than a day or two for Ulji Mundeok to be fooled. The siege battle had to be carried out correctly, lest Ulji Mundeok notice something fishy.

Tempted by the wealth in the city, the servant army still risked their lives to attack the city.

It was approaching noon, and Cui Che originally planned to withdraw his troops temporarily and let the soldiers rest for a while, eat something, and replenish their strength before continuing to attack the city in the afternoon.

Several Sui army sentries came in a hurry. They were all sent by Cui Che to monitor the movements in the eastern mountainous area when the coalition forces came out to attack the city.

After all, the most likely place where Eulji Mundeok was hiding was in the mountains of Liaodong in later generations.

"Marshal! The Goguryeo cavalry is out in full force and is heading straight for our rear camp."

Cui Che was confused, this Eulji Mundeok was crazy.

Fortunately, he had spent so much time last night on how to lure Eulji Mundeok into taking the bait, so why did he just run into the iron wall himself?

He has retained enough elite soldiers in each of the four camps.

In fact, in the early stages of a siege, a motley crew consumes the opponent's arrows, rolling stones, rolling logs and other defensive materials.

Choi Cheol didn't know if Eulji Mundeok was suffering from mental madness, so he quickly ordered a halt to the siege and ordered the infantry to form a formation outside the city.

In order to guard against fraud, some of the cavalry were even left to support the infantry formation, while he led the remaining cavalry of the four tribes back north.

(End of chapter)