Chapter 61 At the center of this cage is...

“Boom, boom, boom!”

The ground beneath my feet is vibrating in an extremely regular rhythm.

A well-equipped troop is advancing slowly forward.

There are both infantry and cavalry in the team!
The infantry was in the middle, and the cavalry was on the left and right.

Judging from the formation, it is almost seamless and has no flaws.

There is no doubt that these were the troops led by Yeon Gaesomun who set out from Pyongyang to support Janggu.

After leaving the royal city and speeding all the way.

Yeon Gaesomun quickly slowed down his march.

Although the battle report mentioned that Changkou only had a thousand people.

But his instinct as a famous general still made him retain some doubts.

Choose to proceed step by step!
After all, the current long mouth form is unclear.

If you advance rashly, you may very likely run into an ambush.

Besides, a hasty march, which would put one's own troops at a distance from the enemy, was not a wise choice no matter how one looked at it.

For middle-aged generals like Yeon Gaesomun, winning by maintaining stability is what they pursue.

No matter what the situation is in Changkou, one thing is certain.

The enemy's forces must be few.

Therefore, as long as they move forward steadily, they will be invincible.

"Prime Minister, our army is less than a hundred miles away from Changkou!"

"How is the situation ahead? Did the scouts report anything?"

Yeon Gaesomun spoke calmly.

"There's no movement from Changkou! The scouts haven't observed any enemy movements!"

"According to them, Changkou is like a dead city!"

Yeon Gaesomun frowned!

"Speed ​​up a little. We'll know the exact situation when we get there."

"Yes!"

"Prime Minister! Prime Minister!"

Just at this moment, a hoarse roar was heard.

This was accompanied by the sound of horse hooves as rapid as raindrops.

"Hmm?" Yeon Gaesomun frowned again.

"Prime Minister, His Majesty has ordered you to give up your advance and return to the capital immediately!"

"what?"

Before Yeon Gaesomun could speak, some of the deputy generals around him exclaimed in surprise.

The look he gave Ling Bing was also filled with anger.

Yeon Gaesomun waved his hand to stop a few people.

"Reason? I need a reason!"

The solemn voice and the stern eyes made the soldier sweat profusely in just a moment.

In Goryeo, the hierarchy is strict and the relationship between superiors and subordinates is extremely clear.

Not to mention, at this time he was just an ordinary soldier facing a powerful official second only to the emperor.

"Prime Minister, spare my life!"

"Stop talking nonsense and speak!" Yeon Gaesomun scolded.

Ling Bing's body trembled, but he didn't dare to say anything else. He trembled and said:
"We have already found out that this army is not the remnants of Silla, but the elite Sui army!"

"They took a detour and first conquered the city in China, and then headed south."

"What? How is this possible?" Yeon Gaesomun was shocked.

Unlike Gao Yuan, as a military man, he understood better the difficulties contained in these few short sentences.

Hundreds of thousands of troops from the two countries were mixed together above and below the Liao River. Not to mention taking a detour, even if they moved a few steps, they would probably encounter the enemy's army.

How is it possible that an army could bypass the Goryeo defense line silently, drive hundreds of miles, and capture a city in the country?

"This is absolutely true! And, and..."

"And what?" Yeon Gaesomun asked.

"And this Sui army has already captured Donggu City and is now attacking Zhanghe fiercely."

"Your Majesty suspects that Changkou and Donggu are all tricks to lure the enemy away from their territory."

"The real purpose of the Sui army is to break Zhanghe and attack the royal city directly!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the field was shocked!
Defeat Zhanghe and attack the royal city.

With just six words, everyone instantly felt a chill down their spine. "Pass on my order, the rear team will become the front team, the cavalry will go first, the infantry will follow, and we will advance at full speed to help the capital!"

With just one thought, Yeon Gaesomun made the decision and gave the order.

In Goryeo, his power had indeed reached its peak, and his relationship with the King of Goryeo was becoming increasingly estranged.

There is also ambition growing deep in my heart.

But all this requires a prerequisite, that is, Goryeo is still there.

If Goguryeo was destroyed, everything would become empty talk for both the king of Goryeo and him, the powerful minister.

Therefore, when the royal city was in danger, Yeon Gaesomun did not hesitate at all.

"Drive, drive, drive!"

The galloping cavalry brought up clouds of smoke and dust.

"No! No!"

Yeon Gaesomun, who was moving forward at full speed, suddenly remembered something, his whole body trembled, and then he stopped immediately.

"Quick, bring the map!"

Yeon Gaesomun's sudden stop caused chaos in the team behind him.

But no one dared to complain about Yeon Gaesomun.

In just a moment, someone handed over a map.

After unfolding it, Yeon Gaesomun's eyes immediately moved to certain locations.

"Long mouth, winter valley, Zhanghe!"

These are the three passes that have already fallen or are close to falling according to the battle reports.

"Prime Minister, His Majesty's inference should be correct!" The deputy general beside him spoke softly.

From a topographical perspective.

The three passes are actually distributed in a triangular shape.

Pyongyang is at the top, and below him is the gateway.

Changkou and Donggu were on the left and right, splitting the two sides.

Just as Gao Yuan said, if the Sui army was just attacking the city, it would be impossible for them to move east and west.

Their purpose could only be to lure the tiger away from the mountain, but in reality their purpose is to attack Pyongyang.

"No, no!"

Yeon Gaesomun shook his head repeatedly.

"If it's just to lure the tiger away from the mountain, a long mouth is enough."

"This is an important pass close to the seaport. Our army cannot fail to rescue it."

"Why did they attack Winter Valley after taking Longmouth?"

After these words were spoken, the deputy general was stunned for a moment.

Yes, now it seems that Donggu Pass is a bit redundant.

"Could it be that the Sui army is not familiar with the route?" someone whispered.

But he was soon met with a cold stare.

How could someone who could travel such a long distance to get here make such a low-level mistake?

Besides, even if the other party doesn’t have a map, they at least have scouts. Such a reason is really ridiculous.

At this time, Yeon Gaesomun did not respond to anyone.

His eyes were always on the map.

In the depths of his eyes, the three cities continued to enlarge and rotate, and then connected to each other to form a whole.

"This this……"

Yeon Gaesomun looked at the huge triangle connected together and his face turned pale instantly.

In his eyes, that non-existent and ordinary triangle looked like a huge cage!

And the thing in the center of the triangle is also in the cage, it is obvious!
"Oh no, they are targeting us!"

A sharp cry came from Yeon Gaesomun's mouth.

"Haha, did you find it? Not bad at all!"

"It's a pity that the cavalry and infantry are out of sync and the formation is in disarray!"

On the mountain just a few thousand meters away, a figure smiled lightly, and then waved his arm indifferently!

"Woo..."

An extremely desolate horn sounded slowly from the horizon.

Then came the sound of horse hooves.

And a military flag that covered the sky.

(End of this chapter)