Daqing Pass, inside the pass.
Yeon Gaesomun's army was garrisoned here. But Yeon Gaesomun and his soldiers all had worried looks on their faces, because Xia Xia's offensive was simply too powerful. How to stop Xia Xia's army was a major problem.
Thus, Yeon Gaesomun gathered his civil and military officials in the command tent.
Yeon Gaesomun said, "Xia Xia's army is already here. How are we supposed to defend ourselves at this juncture? Tell us in detail how we should stop them. " "Yes."
Everyone had grave expressions on their faces. During the day, they had all seen the power of Xia Xia's weapons, and they had all been shaken. Right now, when it came to strategies to deal with Xia Country, all of them felt despair in their hearts. That was because it was simply too difficult to fend off Xia Country. In fact, even if Goguryeo were to exert all of its might, it wouldn't be enough to fend them off.
As Yeon Gaesomun's number one general, Wang Xiangxiong naturally could not show that he was admitting defeat, so he said, "Generally speaking, we have no other choice but to defend Daqing Pass to the death. When Xia Xia attacks, we will fight to the death with Xia Xia's army. Earlier, on the river, Xia Xia's warships had the absolute advantage. But now, they were not on the river, but on dry land. " "Yes."
After a pause, Wang Xiangxiong continued, "Even if Xia Xia's weapons are going to bombard us, they won't let their own soldiers die. So when they attack, they will still have to fight hand-to-hand with us. Thus, we can only wait to see who is better. " "Yes."
Yeon Gaesomun nodded. "Wang Xiangxiong's words do make some sense. Since we are here, we will fight to the death. In this battle, we will fight fiercely with Xia Xia. " "Yes."
Wang Xiangxiong chuckled.
He seemed rather pleased with himself.
Song Yunde said, "Even if we want to stop them, it won't be easy." "Yes."
Yeon Gaesomun turned and stared at Song Yunde, killing intent flashing in his eyes. He paused for a moment, then said, "Mr. Song, right now, the entire army should fight to the death. If you continue to disturb the morale of the army, don't blame this official for being impolite. "
Song Yunde's heart thumped when he heard this. Yeon Gaesomun had always been a man of his word. If he said such discouraging words again, he would probably die.
Yeon Gaesomun then said, "Wang Xiangxiong, pass on my order. The entire army is to prepare for war. Today, we retreated to Daqing Pass. For the time being, Xia Xia's army has not attacked us. But Xia Xia's army would definitely come tomorrow. Therefore, the entire army prepared for battle and prepared to resist Xia Xia's army at Daqing Pass. "
"Your humble servant obeys! "
Wang Xiangxiong immediately agreed.
Yeon Gaesomun waved his hand, and his subordinates left, leaving Yeon Gaesomun alone in the tent. Yeon Gaesomun finally felt a sliver of hesitation and unease. He didn't know how he was going to defend himself. But Yeon Gaesomun didn't think about this for long, and he quickly suppressed it.
He had no other choice.
He could only walk forward.
After some thought, Yeon Gaesomun took care of many matters and went to bed early.
But in the middle of the night, Yeon Gaesomun suddenly woke up. Finding it difficult to calm himself, he decided to go to the camp. But when Yeon Gaesomun reached the rear camp, he suddenly saw several soldiers sneaking out of their tents and heading in the direction of the rear camp.
Yeon Gaesomun's eyes chilled when he saw this, and he stealthily followed behind them. Before long, he realized that the soldiers were not going to relieve themselves, but were trying to sneak away.
Yeon Gaesomun hefted his sword and charged forward.
Because there were only four soldiers running away, he charged forward with his sword and stabbed. Yeon Gaesomun was not weak, so he was able to quickly stab out with his sword and kill two soldiers in a short amount of time. And then he killed two more. Four soldiers had died at Yeon Gaesomun's hands in a short amount of time.
Yeon Gaesomun's eyes were sharp and his face was enraged.
Deserters!
Deserters had appeared!
This was a situation that could not be allowed to occur.
Yeon Gaesomun immediately returned to the command tent and called Wang Xiangxiong over. He harshly rebuked, "Wang Xiangxiong, how did you lead your soldiers? Deserters. "
Wang Xiangxiong's heart trembled. He knew what Yeon Gaesomun was capable of. He plopped down on his knees and said, "Great Lord Lu, it was this general who was not strict enough with the soldiers. Great Lord Lu, please punish Lu." "Snort."
Yeon Gaesomun snorted. "You know you're guilty? "Snort."
Wang Xiangxiong said, "This general is guilty. "Snort."
Yeon Gaesomun waved his sleeve and said, "Right now, I need people, so I won't punish you. But remember, don't do it again. If something like this happens again, I will definitely punish you severely. " "Snort."
Wang Xiangxiong said, "Great Lord Xie, this general will definitely warn Great Lord Lu time and time again that he will never do it again." "Snort."
Yeon Gaesomun waved his hand.
Wang Xiangxiong immediately turned and left.
But Wang Xiangxiong himself was no kind-hearted person. For him to be Yeon Gaesomun's number one general, he naturally had some ability. Wang Xiangxiong did not directly give the order to stop this. Instead, he quietly led his army to the back of the camp and waited.
If anyone tried to secretly escape, Wang Xiangxiong would directly kill them and then drag their corpses to the side to hide. Over the course of the night, Wang Xiangxiong killed sixty-three people who tried to secretly escape.
Early the next morning.
Wang Xiangxiong immediately ordered the army to assemble. He brought out the corpses of the sixty-three deserters and placed them in front of the soldiers. He then said that the fate of deserters was to be killed.
After Wang Xiangxiong's words of warning, he changed the topic and said, "This battle will indeed be quite difficult. But stopping Xia Xia's army will bring us endless benefits. The Great Sui Dynasty once attacked Goguryeo for nearly ten years. At the time, we suffered countless casualties, but in the end, Goguryeo managed to stop the Great Sui.
"After such a war, countless people have been promoted and given titles. Although this battle is difficult, it is also an opportunity. Every time there was a fight, there would always be an opportunity accompanied by danger. Now that the opportunity has come, although it will be dangerous, it will be worth it. "
Wang Xiangxiong said, "Whether or not you can seize this opportunity will depend entirely on yourselves. "Yes.
Although the expressions of the soldiers were solemn when they heard this, many of them had worried expressions on their faces.
They were still afraid of Xia Xia.
Because yesterday's battle on the river had thoroughly revealed Xia Xia's strength and made countless people fearful. Even though Wang Xiangxiong had spoken, the soldiers still felt fear in their hearts.
Wang Xiangxiong did not care about the effect of his words and ordered the soldiers to disperse.
He had already done what needed to be done.
He did not believe that anyone would dare to leave.
Time slowly passed, and in the blink of an eye, it was almost noon. At this moment, outside Qing Pass, a group of soldiers charged forward in a grandiose manner. They had already arrived outside Qing Pass.
This army was none other than Xia Xia's army.
Du Qi's army was at the gates.
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