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Linyuguan Battle
Part of the Goguryeo-Sui Wars
Date598
LocationLinyuguan, present-day Shanhaiguan, Liaoxi
Result Goguryeo victory
Belligerents
Goguryeo Sui Dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Gang Yi-sik
King Yeongyang
Emperor Wen of Sui
Yang Liang
Zhou Luohou
Strength
50,000 Goguryeo Cavalries
10,000 Mohe Army
Below 10,000 Khitan Army
300,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown 300,000


Battle of Linyuguan is a part of the Goguryeo-Sui Wars.

In 597, Emperor Wen of Sui proked Goguryeo to show off the strength of his empire. King Yeongyang indignanted. Gang Yi-sik suggested his king to attack Sui dynasty. King Yeongyang accepted and led 10,000 Mohe army himself and let the Khitans to attack Shandong Peninsula. He also gave 50,000 cavalries to General Kang Yi-Sik to attack the Linyuguan. Emperor Wen of Sui collected 300,000 armies to defend. He gave 200,000 armies to Yang langliang who is the fourth son of Emperor Wen and 100,000 navies to Zhou Luohou. However the Sui navy was defeated easily. In June, the Sui army started to retreat and the Goguryeo cavalries exterminated them.

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