Chapter 59: The light of the sword came together with the light of lightning, and the sound of hooves fell along with the sound of rain!

"Crash, crash, crash!"

The heavy rain is like thick transparent lines connecting the sky and the earth.

Everything in front of everyone's eyes was blurry and they couldn't see clearly what was happening in the distance!

Especially the guards on the city walls.

It was even more embarrassing at this time.

There is no cover, no hiding place.

But you cannot leave your post without permission.

"When will this damn rain stop?"

An angry curse sounded on the city wall.

"Card wipe!"

That's when.

A bolt of thunder suddenly exploded, as if something was being torn apart alive.

The group of guards on the city wall all trembled unconsciously.

It was not for any other reason, but because the sound of thunder was too shocking.

After the voice died down, a sharp arc of lightning flashed across the sky.

"Huh? Weird?"

"How come thunder comes before lightning?"

Several soldiers who reacted faster began to have doubts in their minds at the same time.

Then they discovered something even stranger.

The arc of electricity that flashed across the sky did not disappear in an instant.

Instead, it continues to lengthen and becomes thicker and thicker.

The tail part continued to extend, and then came straight towards where they were.

"Card wipe!"

There was another extremely shocking explosion.

"This lightning, this thunder, why do they look so strange, just like a blade..."

An unconscious murmur sounded.

And this was also the last sentence heard from the top of the city.

What followed was rolling lightning, and then continuous explosions.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The earth-shattering roar instantly startled everyone in the small town.

"There are enemies. It's an enemy attack! It's an enemy attack!"

"Quick, defend the city!"

"what!"

Exclamations rang out one after another.

What responded to them was the sound of heavy iron hooves, as if coming from hell.

In the pouring rain, the flashes of arrows and swords intersected, adding a touch of blood to the hazy world.

……

After the Taedong River!

The Goryeo royal city was also enduring the storm.

Of course, this level of wind and rain will definitely not have much impact on a fortified city.

At the city gate!
Several soldiers were half leaning against the huge city gate.

He used the protruding part of the city wall above his head to avoid the falling raindrops.

Because of the advantageous location, the soldiers here appear to be much more relaxed than those in other locations.

"It's strange that there are still so many merchants coming and going in such heavy rain." muttered a soldier.

"What's so strange about this? The heavy rain came suddenly, who could have predicted it?"

"And what if it rains? Don't people still need to eat? Just like you and me, don't we still have to defend the city when it rains?"

"But isn't there a war going on at the front? Why are there more and more merchants and travelers? Aren't you afraid?"

"That's what you don't understand. The more turbulent the situation is, the more expensive the goods will be, and the happier the merchants will be. As for the danger, it's a joke. How can life be more important than money?"

"Alright!" the soldier said, waving his hand casually, "Another caravan is coming, go check it out!"

"it is good!"

"Da da da!"

The latter had just nodded when he was interrupted by a burst of hurried horse hooves.

"Report, urgent report!"

"Make way ahead, make way! Urgent!"

The two guards were shocked!
There is no time to think about anything else.

Rushing into the heavy rain, he directed the pedestrians in the city gate to quickly enter. Those who had not yet entered were asked to stand aside and wait.

No matter which country it is, this kind of expedited reporting is of top priority.

Not to mention stopping it, even a slight delay would be a felony.

Not to mention this point in time.

There was no need to think about it, as everyone knew it must be a battle report. The two guards naturally knew the severity of the matter.

"Da da da!"

The soldiers did not stop at all and rushed into the city on horseback.

"Big, big brother, is it the front line..."

They are not blind, of course they can see the expression on Ling Bing's face.

This expression clearly shows that he is not here to report any good news.

"Stop talking nonsense and quickly arrange for these pedestrians to enter the city!"

"Ah? No more checking?" the soldier asked in confusion.

"This is the royal city. It's just a routine matter. There aren't so many problems. Besides..." The old soldier looked back at the city unconsciously.

"What? Say it again?"

Pyongyang City, in the Goryeo Royal Palace.

An old man with white hair was glaring at the soldiers kneeling below. This man was the current King of Goryeo, Gao Yuan!
"Your Majesty, calm down first!"

Next to Gao Yuan, a middle-aged man with a dignified face spoke.

"Tell me in detail!"

"Yes, yes, yesterday morning, Changkou City was suddenly attacked by the enemy, and it has fallen!" The soldier spoke tremblingly.

"how is this possible?"

The King of Goryeo spoke angrily.

"Changkou is close to the sea, unless the Sui army comes across the sea!"

"But our news has long been confirmed! The Sui army did not use the navy, and their Donglai seaport has been completely quiet from beginning to end!"

"If that's the case, then how did Changkou fall? Could it be the heavenly soldiers and generals?"

"Your Majesty, please be patient?" the middle-aged man said slowly.

"Sometimes, it is very likely that the enemy has intentionally let you know about this kind of information."

"What the Prime Minister means is that the Sui army pretended to build a plank road while secretly marching through Chencang, but actually used the navy?" the King of Goryeo said in a panic.

Listen to his name.

It is obvious that this middle-aged man is the Goryeo Prime Minister, Yeon Gaesomun, who was previously speculated by the Sui army to be in Liaodong!
At this time, Yeon Gaesomun couldn't help but frown!

“It cannot be confirmed yet!”

"Don't panic, Your Majesty!"

"Even if it's the Sui navy, my royal city still has soldiers that can fight, and we can also draw troops from the surrounding areas, so there's no need to worry too much."

After saying that, he looked at Ling Bing again.

"I want to ask you, which army attacked Changkou, from which direction, and how many people were there?"

"The wind and rain were too strong, and the other party came too quickly. I couldn't see which side it was from."

"But they don't seem to be coming from the sea. They seem to be coming from the rear of Changkou. There aren't many of them either. It looks like there are only one or two thousand at most!"

As soon as these words came out.

Gao Yuan and Yeon Gaesomun frowned at the same time, but they also breathed a sigh of relief unconsciously.

With such a small number of people, it doesn't look like the Sui army is coming in large numbers.

"Who else could it be if not the Sui army? They attacked Jangkou at this time!" Yeon Gaesomun said to himself.

Gao Yuan also hesitated for a moment, but soon raised his head.

"Prime Minister, do you think it could be the remnants of that group of evildoers?"

Yeon Gaesomun's eyes lit up when he heard this.

Just as Gao Changsheng said, Goguryeo has always had evil ambitions.

Over the years, they have been gathering strength and accumulating power, with the goal of expanding outward.

But in the north, it was close to the Sui Dynasty and the Turkic Empire.
Neither of them is easy to mess with.

There's nothing wrong with making some small moves, but they obviously don't have the courage to expand with all their might.

Since we can't go north, we can only go south.

There were originally three countries on the peninsula where Goguryeo was located, Goguryeo, and Silla and Baekje in the south.

However, after so many years of attacks and swallowing by Goguryeo, it has become a mere shell, or even destroyed.

The remnants Gao Yuan mentioned at this time obviously referred to the possible remaining forces of these two countries.

"Whether it is true or not, it is simply arrogant for a mere thousand people to dare to attack Changkou."

"Yes, I will mobilize the troops now!" Gao Yuan nodded.

"The Changkou position is important and cannot be lost! It would be better for me to go there in person!" Yeon Gaesomun interjected.

(End of this chapter)