Chapter 589: Reasons for Sending Troops
Seeing the same expressions on the faces of Yuan Chang and Guo Jia, Tai Shici was confused at first, and then showed a sudden look, understanding Yuan Chang and Guo Jia's intentions. … ,
Previously, Yuan Chang planned to destroy Goguryeo and then send troops to Mahan, Chenhan and Benhan on the Korean Peninsula, as well as Buyeo, Louru and Wofu in the northeast. Of course, this time the dispatch of troops was a war without justification and morality. It's just that this world is like this, whoever has a big fist will speak loudly. The Central Plains region is many times stronger than these small countries in terms of science and technology, economy, and population. Therefore, these small countries were helpless in the face of the attack on the Central Plains, and at most sent envoys to Chang'an to complain. In this turbulent era, the expansion of power is undoubtedly the period when it will not be restricted.
However, now that Goguryeo is ready to ask for help from these small countries, it is the best of the best. Because after fighting Goguryeo, they also had to go to these countries, and they still had to continue fighting. Now that they are together, they can solve it at the same time, which can save time and effort. Besides, there was no reason to send troops before, once they sent troops to support Goguryeo, it would be simply a reason to send troops to Yuan Chang to attack, Yuan Chang and Guo Jia understood this, how could they let go of such an opportunity.
Originally, Yuan Chang didn't attach much importance to whether there was a reason to attack these countries. Because he understands that strength is the foundation that determines a qiē, and without strength, no matter how nice it sounds, it is useless. Just like the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin is an emperor who cherishes his reputation, and when all countries come to the dynasty, he is called the Heavenly Khan, what a crazy title to blow up the sky, but it is useless. The surrounding small countries, such as Tubo, Tuyuhun, and Turkic, fought when it was time to fight the Tang Dynasty, and they didn't care at all about the vassal treaty they had signed before. So much so that from the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty to the time of its demise, it was always at war with neighboring countries. And one of the big reasons is because Li Shimin cherishes his reputation.
Often a small country went to war with the Tang Dynasty, and when it was about to be defeated, it directly sent an envoy to Chang'an to surrender, and then offered some small gifts. Well, Li Shimin was in a good mood all of a sudden, and he didn't care what people sent, and gave back ten or a hundred times the gifts, and then gave the advanced technology of the Central Plains to others, and Tubo is a living example. Princess Wencheng and her relatives, the Central Plains advanced cooking skills and food, all kinds of drinks, a variety of patterns and patterns of brocade cushions, divination classics more than 300 kinds, used to distinguish good and evil Mingjian, construction and engineering works 60 kinds, more than 400 kinds of medical prescriptions for more than 400 kinds of diseases, four kinds of medical treatises, five kinds of diagnostic methods, six kinds of medical equipment. As a result, the economy, culture and other aspects of Tibet have also been developed by leaps and bounds through the nutrition of the Tang culture, and when Tubo develops, it is undoubtedly the Tang Dynasty that suffers.
According to historical records, after Princess Wencheng entered Tibet, she has been committed to the friendship between Tibet and the Tang Dynasty. And when Princess Wencheng was alive, there was indeed no war between Tubo and the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, it makes people think that Princess Wencheng and her relatives are indeed effective, and they have not seen the peaceful and friendly existence of Tubo and Datang for so many years.
But, in fact, shortly after the death of Princess Wencheng, Tubo and the Tang Dynasty launched a war. If Princess Wencheng's harmony is really effective, at least, the ruler after Princess Wencheng's death still has a relationship with Princess Wencheng, and there should be no war with the Tang Dynasty. In fact, if we go to a deeper understanding of Tibet, we can find that after Princess Wencheng entered Tibet, Tibet has been developing its economy and science and technology, and during this period, it has also continued to annex neighboring countries, such as Tuyuhun and other countries have been annexed by Tibet, and its national strength has gradually become stronger. Then, Tubo started a war with the Tang Dynasty. Obviously, when Princess Wencheng was alive, it seemed that it was because of her and her relatives, but in fact, it was just that Tubo was annexing neighboring countries at that time to enhance national strength, and when the strength was enough, then it started a war with the Tang Dynasty. The root cause of this qiē consequence is caused by Li Shimin's cherishing reputation. If Li Shimin hadn't used his strong strength to make the surrounding countries truly subjugate for the sake of a meaningless reputation, how could he have caused the Tang Dynasty to be repeatedly invaded by small countries, so that the country would have perished. It is not difficult to find from historical records that after the fall of the Tang Dynasty, many small surrounding countries still existed. When the Song Dynasty was established, it also brought a lot of trouble to the Song Dynasty, and it can be said that most of the foreign invasions suffered from the Tang Dynasty to the Song Dynasty were attributed to Li Shimin.
Li Shimin is a person who cherishes his reputation, but Yuan Chang is not. Therefore, if Yuan Chang wants to conquer these countries, he doesn't need any reason at all, I am stronger than you, and if I beat you, what can you do? If the monarchs of these countries knew Yuan Chang's thoughts, they would probably only cry, and they would not be so bullying.
And now, Goguryeo asked these countries for help, and once they sent troops, then Yuan Chang had more reasons to send troops.
Before, Yuan Chang didn't care if there was a reason to send troops. Now, then, why wait for this opportunity? Of course, sending troops without reason does not mean that it is impossible, as long as the war can be won, there is no reason for the result to be the same. It's just that, after victory, how to rule is also a problem. However, now is the reason for these countries to send troops to Yuan Chang, then when Yuan Chang goes to conquer them, the people of those countries will have nothing to say, who will let the monarch of their country provoke Yuan Chang first. Therefore, whether there is a reason for war depends on the difficulty of the subsequent rule. Anyway, sooner or later, there will be a war, so it is better to fight directly at the same time, and it can also reduce a lot of trouble for the later rule.
Tai Shi Ci is not stupid, and quickly figured out the reason. At that moment, he summoned his cronies and sent orders to the scouts who were inquiring about the military situation, as long as the Goguryeo spies were not inquiring about their own military situation, there was no need to stop them, so that they could leave safely.
And after half a month of waiting, Goguryeo's reinforcements finally appeared in the eyes of the Youzhou scouts.
In the past half month, Tai Shici and Yu Ban have not been idle. Let's talk about Tai Shi Ci first, from time to time to lead troops out of the city to fight a decisive battle with Gao Jianchang, however, Gao Jianchang is not stupid, as soon as he saw Tai Shi Ci leading his troops out of the city, he immediately turned around and ran, and did not have any intention of fighting; After repeating this many times, Gao Jianchang seemed to have run out of experience, and he was always able to retreat at the first time, not giving Tai Shici a chance to start a war at all. In this way, apart from consuming countless grains and grasses, there is no practical meaning at all.
However, now, Goguryeo's reinforcements have appeared, and it seems that the time for the battle is not far away.
In the camp of the Goguryeo army, Gao Jianchang was beating drums and gathering generals. Because, the first force to support them in Goguryeo has arrived, and it is naturally the closest country to Goguryeo.
The Wofu is really just a tribe, not a country in the strict sense of the word. Moreover, the Wofu is also divided into the South and the North Wofu, and the South Wofu is also called the East Wofu. South Wofu is roughly located in Hamgyong Province in present-day North Korea, and North Wofu is roughly located in the Tumen River Valley. The East Wo Fu is often referred to simply as the Wo Fu, and the North Wo Fu has little contact with the outside world, so few people know the difference between the North and the South Wo Fu. Therefore, what is commonly referred to as Wo Fu is actually only referring to South Wo Fu. In the early years of its formation, it was never able to form an independent state due to its jurisdiction oscillating between the four counties of Han and Goguryeo. Historically, in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Nanwofu was occupied by Goguryeo and became its vassal state, and when Cao Wei attacked Goguryeo and destroyed Goguryeo, the king of Dongchuan of Goguryeo fled to Beiwofu for refuge. Until the period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Northern Wofu was also invaded by Goguryeo, and Wofu completely became the territory of Goguryeo.
Speaking of which, the relationship between Nanwofu and Goguryeo is not harmonious, and the two sides have conflicts from time to time, and local wars have occurred. However, now King Xiguang of Goguryeo sent an envoy to Nanwofu to ask for help, and Wal-Mart, the leader of Nanwofu, gathered 30,000 young men and sent his son Walton as the commander to support Goguryeo.
According to Wal-Mart's words, Goguryeo was their neighbor in the south, and although their relationship with each other was not very harmonious, they sometimes had conflicts. However, it is also an internal contradiction, and outsiders cannot be allowed to bully their neighbors. Therefore, Wal-Mart did not hesitate to send 30,000 young men to support Goguryeo. The population of Nanwofu is only about 500,000, and the number of young people who can go to war is less than 100,000. In other words, in order to support Goguryeo, Nanwofu actually sent half of the country's troops. I don't know if Nanwofu is too naïve or too ignorant, according to historical records, Nanwofu was annexed by Goguryeo in the past few years. If the leader of Wal-Mart knew about this fact, I don't know if he would be so active in helping.
"Young Patriarch Walton, please take a seat!"
After inviting several generals from Walton and Nanwofu to his tent, Gao Jianchang said politely. Although the South Walton was a small clan, Walton was also the son of the chief of the tribe, just like the son of their king, and in terms of status, Walton was superior to him. Besides, he is still here to help himself, Gao Jianchang is naturally extremely polite.
"General Gao Jianchang, this son is now a general, please don't call me the young patriarch. ”
However, in the face of Gao Jianchang's friendly attitude, Walton did not appreciate it at all, and corrected Gao Jianchang's address to himself on the spot. Walton commanded the army for the first time, and he liked the title of general very much, and along the way, he was extremely excited and excited. It's as if with the title of general, he has an aura on his body. Therefore, he asked the soldiers under his command to call him General Walton, and if anyone forgot about it, he would be scolded at the least, dealt with by military law, and dozens of military sticks would be taken down. Since then, no one in the army dared to call him the young patriarch, they all called him a general. Therefore, after hearing Gao Jianchang's title, Walton corrected it on the spot and did not leave any affection.
"Yes, yes! General Walton said very well, and I will give the order in a minute, and let the soldiers remember this. Gao Jianchang accompanied the smiling face, without the slightest expression of dissatisfaction.
It's just that in his heart, Gao Jianchang sneered.
The son of a little Nanwofu clan leader even dared to show his face, when the time comes, you will have to suffer. Long before sending troops to attack Youzhou, Goguryeo was already discussing how to capture Nanwofu and incorporate it into Goguryeo's territory. Everyone unanimously agreed with this suggestion, and no one objected. The reason why they are discussing is only to discuss how to take down Nanwofu and when to do it. It's just that when this mention had not yet been put into action, the children of the Fan Yang Lu clan ran to their Goguryeo to persuade them to send troops. As a country adjacent to Youzhou, Goguryeo naturally also heard of the Fanyang Lu family. Therefore, after listening to the other party's suggestion, there is no reason to refuse at all.
For a long time, Goguryeo coveted the land of the Central Plains. It's just that because of the strength of the Central Plains, in the past, they also took the opportunity to clash with the soldiers of Liaodong County and provoke wars. It's just that he was beaten down by the soldiers of Liaodong County in a few rounds. Although it coveted the Central Plains, Goguryeo did not dare to make any more moves. And this time, listening to the meaning of the other party's words, Youzhou has just changed a leader, and he is still a young hairy child, and he has not completely controlled Youzhou. In addition, the other party said that Karasuma in the north of Youzhou, Xianbei in the east and other countries in the north had been contacted to send troops to attack Youzhou at the same time, thinking of this, the king of Xiguang of Goguryeo suddenly couldn't sit still. The Central Plains is rich in products, and I heard that the clothes worn are silk that is smoother than water, and the women are even more delicate than flowers. It's like their Goguryeo women, who eat kimchi all day long, all of them have long faces and yellow muscles, even if they are his queens, they are only slightly better. Therefore, King Xiguang immediately decided to send troops to attack Youzhou, and snatched dozens or hundreds of beauties from Youzhou to go back to enrich his harem. At that time, he will not have to face the disgusting Goguryeo women all day long, and he will have to force a smile.
And the upper echelons of Goguryeo also decided to attack Youzhou this time, grab more weapons, armor and other equipment, and then strengthen their military strength. When the time comes, it will be even easier to destroy Nanwofu. Nanwo did not know that danger was coming, and even sent so many troops to help them fight against the soldiers and horses of Youzhou, after learning the news, the upper echelons of Goguryeo almost died of joy. There is a saying that if you are not afraid of god-like opponents, you are afraid of pig-like teammates, and for Goguryeo, he just hopes that there will be more such pig-like teammates.
After Walton sat down, Gao Jianchang began to introduce the situation of his opponent. (To be continued.) )u