Under Beifu City, there are piles of corpses like a hill, and weapons are also piled up like a mountain. The broken flag of Goguryeo has long lost its original color. Under the city gate, the siege cones dropped by Goguryeo are like charcoal, covered with

There were densely packed arrows, and under the siege cone, there were piles of corpses. The smell of burning human flesh spread far away, making you sick to smell it.

Seeing the Goguryeo army retreating like a tide, Tu Diji breathed a sigh of relief.

The Goguryeo army did not know what disease they had committed. The good Sui army did not fight, but actually launched an attack on them. If he hadn't responded to Yang Ji's call and summoned the warriors from the clan to enter the city, Beifu Yucheng would have

It has long been lost.

However, the two had an old grudge, and Goguryeo had a tendency to bully the weak and fear the strong. It was normal for them to want to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys in the Sui Dynasty. However, unfortunately, Sumo Lejie became the poor chicken.

At the beginning of the war, Tu Diji received news of a large-scale invasion by Goguryeo, and he was very nervous. He knew that the weapons and equipment of the Goguryeo army were the same as those of the Sui army, and the training methods were also very similar. If they fought head-on, they were really no enemy of the Goguryeo army.

, so he sent troops first, attacked Yuan Taizuo's auxiliary troops, drove away the auxiliary troops and attacked the opponent's battle formation, and got a good start.

But after Yuan Taizuo stabilized the situation, he advanced step by step, knocking out their military strongholds south of Beifu City one by one, and pushed them directly to the city.

After three or four days of offensive and defensive battles, the Goguryeo army suffered more than 20,000 casualties, but as the defender, they also lost more than 10,000 people.

The reason why they are so miserable is because their weapons and equipment are far inferior to those of humans.

Goguryeo benefited from the rich metal mineral resources in the territory and the large number of craftsmen from the Central Plains who defected to the country. As a result, Goguryeo was well-equipped. Their light cavalry had a certain amount of iron armor. The number of heavy cavalry was about the same as that of the Central Plains dynasty. Their heavy cavalry was armored.

, and has a high iron collar to protect the neck and cheeks.

Heavy infantry is also one of the commonly used arms in Goguryeo. The more common infantry is a kind of soldier wearing a dome and armor, holding a spear and a square shield; the second is a kind of soldier who wears a crown on his head, wears armor and carries a heavy sword and shield on his shoulders.

Soldiers. Their main battle weapons are iron long weapons such as spears, long knives, and mo knives. Short weapons include iron knives, ring-headed knives, and three-hook weapons. Therefore, history calls them "weapons slightly behind those of China."

As for the siege equipment, they are basically the same as those of the Sui Dynasty. It is precisely because of this that the Sumo Tanjie army defending the city did not take much advantage.

Tu Diji knew that in an offensive and defensive battle, the defending side had the right time, advantageous location, and the use of unified people and defensive equipment to make the attacking side pay a higher price. However, although the defending side seemed to have taken advantage,

But for the side they are passively defending, whether to fight or not is entirely decided by the attacking side.

Sumo Lejie has no reinforcements. Before their city falls, the balance of the battlefield will tilt towards the siege at all times. In the end, they will either drag the opponent to death or destroy the city. There is no other way.

He also wanted to lead troops into battle and use the advantage of cavalry to attack Goguryeo's infantry, but the opponent's heavy cavalry was too terrifying. In the previous battle in the wild, thousands of their warriors were killed.

"Great Chief, Chief Yueyu is awake." Chief Huci came to the tribe, Huci Tai came with several soldiers and witch doctors on horseback, and said happily to Tudiji.

"How is Brother Yueyu's injury?" Tu Diji was very happy. Chief Yueyu's name was Yueyu Tie, and he was his blood-allied brother. He was seriously injured in a battle in the wild.

"Although Chief Yueyu woke up, he was poisoned by curare and had to cut off the flesh near the wound so that it could heal. In addition, Chief Yueyu was bumpy along the way and contracted wind and cold, which caused the cold evil to enter his body.

This made Chief Yueyu's injury worse." The witch doctor looked at the chief carefully and said, "Chief Yueyu is very burned now and has been talking nonsense."

A sinister look flashed in Tu Diji's eyes. He turned to look at the doctor and asked sternly: "I'm just asking you if you can cure Brother Yue Yu?'

"This..." the old witch doctor smiled bitterly and said: "Great Chief, I can only say that I will do my best. As for whether Chief Yue Yu can recover, I really can't say for sure.'

"Get back here!" Tu Diji groaned.

"Yes, leave." The old witch doctor bowed and quietly retreated.

"Great Chief, now that all the southern land is occupied by Goguryeo, the current situation is not optimistic!" Hu Zhitai glanced at Tudiji and said in a deep voice: "In Beifu Yucheng, the total number of our troops is less than 30,000.

.Why not take advantage of the encirclement before it is completed and retreat to Su Mo Shui Lao camp?

"The soldiers can retreat, but there are still more than 200,000 old, weak, women and children in the city. Once they leave the city, they will either freeze to death and starve to death in the ice and snow, or become the spoils of Goguryeo." Tu Diji looked coldly.

Xianghu gave Tai Tai and said: "Retreat? Tell me how we can retreat?"

Hu Citai was silent after hearing this, and after a long while, he said: "We are isolated and helpless, and Beifu Yucheng will definitely not be able to defend it for long. Since the old camp cannot go, we can send people to Shuangcheng and ask Bodulejie to send troops to respond.

At the same time, we asked for help from the Wei army in the southern chamber stationed at Zhenlai.'

"They are also wise people. They must know that once we die, Goguryeo will occupy all the Liao River Plains and threaten them, so I think they will send troops. As long as they are willing to send troops and station themselves on the east and west sides of Beifu City,

Echoing our horn-like attitude, Yuan Taizuo must also be afraid of three points.'

"Bo Du Tanjie, how many soldiers and horses does Wei Neng have in the southern chamber? They are barely guarding the twin cities, so how dare they go south to help me?" Tu Diji shook his head and said, "And once we fall, Bo Du will be weak.

It is very possible that Ding Jie surrendered to Goguryeo out of fear and tied us to Yuan Taizuo. The same is true for Nanshi Wei.'

Seeing that his opinions were rejected one by one, Hu Zitai was moved in his heart and said to Tudiji: Chief, since Bodu Tanjie and Nanshi Weijin are unreliable, and we ourselves cannot hold on to the end, it is better to ask the Sui Dynasty

Call for help.'

"I've thought about it too!" Tu Diji sighed and said, "That day I went to visit King Wei, but he was actually dissatisfied with me.

Hu Citai said in astonishment: "But why?"

Tu Diji said sadly: "When my brother was still alive, he requested to be attached to the Sui Dynasty. Emperor Yang Jian of the Sui Dynasty not only conferred him a title, but also promised to settle us in Yingzhou. But later, we went against our promise.

Hu Citai said: "But we were blocked by Goguryeo and Khitan on the way, so we couldn't go. This is because it happened for a reason, not because we went back on our word, nor was it disrespectful to the Sui Dynasty.

Tu Diji fell silent. What Hu Citai said was actually only one of the reasons. The second was,

When he went to see Yang Ji, he avoided talking about the internal affairs. Yang Ji was not a fool. How could he not know his ambition to unify Lejie and his ambition to establish a country?

This is not the opinion of Tudiji alone, but the common sentiment of the eight chiefs of Sumo. After the Khitan was destroyed, they felt that although Sumo Lejie could not defeat the Sui Dynasty and Goguryeo, they could kill Bodulejie.

,An car bone

Lejie, Nanshiwei, and their first enemy Goguryeo has the Sui Dynasty watching, so they can confidently and boldly develop north and west to build a powerful Lejie country. At this time, if you ask for help, the Sui Dynasty will

What do you think of the direction?

When Tu Diji stated these concerns one by one, Hu Ci Tai remained silent.

The reason why they decided to join the "Sui Dynasty Community" and become one of the Sui Dynasty's vassals was to use the Sui Dynasty to contain Goguryeo so that they would have no worries. Compared with Goguryeo, they were the weaker side. If there was a conflict between the two sides,

The Sui Dynasty had no reason to help the powerful Goguryeo who had a grudge against them.

"Great Chief!" Hu Zhitai was a man over fifty years old, relatively knowledgeable and experienced, and he was also the mastermind of Tudiji. He thought for a long time, and saluted the worried Tudiji: "Although we have some selfish motives,

, but Yang Ji may not see it

The important thing is that the Sui Dynasty's first emperor Yang Jian lost hundreds of thousands of people in Goguryeo, and Goguryeo later had good or bad relations with the Sui Dynasty. It can be seen that their relationship between monarch and minister was more of a superficial contrition.

It's like guarding against thieves.

Tu Diji asked: "So what?'

"Great Chief, although we made a small plot against the Sui Dynasty, the Eastern Turks plotted more, so what is the result? Didn't the Great Khan of the Eastern Turks obediently enter the court to apologize? Didn't the soldiers of the Eastern Turks help the Sui Dynasty?

Fighting? This shows that the Sui Dynasty only looked at real interests. As long as the subject countries were under the Sui Dynasty's

While under control, the Sui Dynasty did not take it to heart if they occasionally made mistakes. The key is how to make up for the mistakes after making them." Hu Zhitai paused for a moment and then said: "This is still the case in the East Turks, and we and the Sui Dynasty have always made mistakes.

How could the Sui Dynasty take the little Su Mo Dujie seriously without having fought a single battle?'

"In terms of real benefits, if we are destroyed by Goguryeo, it won't be long before Liaozhou will also suffer, so I don't think the Sui Dynasty will take our previous small tricks to heart. Chief, I am willing

Go to Huanglong, explain our interests to Yang Ji, and persuade him to help us tide over the difficulties."

Tu Diji hesitated for a long time, finally nodded, and said to Hu Citai: "Tell Yang Ji that if the Sui Dynasty can help us overcome the difficulties and make Goguryeo retreat, Tu Diji will lead Sumo Lejie to join the Sui Dynasty.

Da Sui only needs to give us a mouthful of food.'

"Brother!" Tudiji's younger brother Tudiluo was watching nearby. When he heard what his brother said, his face changed drastically and he said anxiously: "If this is the case, we Sumo Lejie will no longer exist. We can't be like this.

, don’t bury the millet tannins, I think

"I have made up my mind, don't talk anymore." Tu Diji interrupted his younger brother, with an unspeakable look of exhaustion on his face, and said in a deep voice: "Sumo Lejie was born in a bitter cold place, and everyone just wants to eat.

To get a bite of rice, we not only have to fight against the heaven and the earth, the beasts, but also the enemy. If we continue like this, we will also be annexed by Goguryeo, and the millet tangye will also cease to exist.'

"Brother..." Although Tudiluo was unwilling to give in, after hearing these words, he had no way to argue or persuade. After all, compared to being conquered and enslaved by the feuding Goguryeo, it was undoubtedly the best way out for them to annex the Sui Dynasty.

.

"That's it!" Tudiji took out his command arrow, seal, and Sumo Leji's map, and handed them to Hu Zhitai, saying: "Uncle, you set off for Huanglong immediately and hand them over.

To the King of Wei, I said that I had sacrificed the entire Sumo Lejie, surrendered unconditionally to the Sui Dynasty, and asked him to send troops to take over the Sumo Lejie.

"Yes!" Hu Citai took an object, bowed and left.

Tu Diji turned his head and looked at his younger brother.

They are half-brothers, but they can be called the model brothers of Sumo Leji. Tudiluo has always respected his brother more than he loves him. Tudiji saw that his brother's face was tired. Although he was wearing iron armor, there was stain on it.

It was covered with dust, mud and blood stains, and I couldn't help but feel great sadness in my heart.

As a chief, he was proud of his younger brother, but as an older brother, he felt deeply guilty because his younger brother was only a nineteen-year-old boy! But at such a young age, he had to shoulder the responsibility of Su Mo Le

The heavy burden on Jie. He thought to himself, "It is my incompetence as an elder brother that has caused my brother to suffer so much. No matter what, I must fight for a future for them."

But he could only say this in his heart. He pondered for a while and asked: "Brother, how many troops do you have left?"

Tu Diluo said silently: "Brother, I still have four thousand soldiers and horses, and I planned to go to the city to fight tomorrow.

"I will give you another two thousand soldiers and horses!" Tu Diji said: "You convince the people in the city tonight and let them pack their bags. Tomorrow morning, you will lead your troops to escort the people in the city to Da'an County first. As long as you enter

Everyone is safe in the Sui Kingdom. I will lead the army here to compete with Goguryeo and cut off your rear."

When Tu Diluo heard this, he was very anxious and said: "Brother, no, you lead the people to the Sui Dynasty. I am willing to stay and fight with Goguryeo to cut off the successor for everyone."

"You... I'm not looking down on you. You are too young to be able to control emergencies. You don't need to say anything. It's just decided." Tu Di Ji looked at Tu Di Luo who was not convinced, shook his head and said with a smile.

"Yang Ji used the weak to defeat the strong and defeated an army of more than 300,000 Turks. Although I am not as good as him, Yuan Taizuo just wanted to kill me, so I am not qualified... He, Yuan Ziyu, is about the same.

Tu Diluo's heart trembled, and he felt a heavy weight on his shoulders.
To be continued...