The Silla Kingdom has a long history, its history can be traced back to the Han Dynasty, the early relationship with the Central Plains Dynasty was relatively estranged, to the Western Jin Dynasty Taekang period, there were two records of Chenhan tributary, and in 553, Silla seized the lower reaches of the Han River from Baekje and obtained the outlet to the sea on the west coast, and since then it has been able to communicate with the Central Plains Dynasty. After that, Silla paid tribute to Northern Qi twice and Southern Chen five times, among which Emperor Gozhan of Northern Qi Wucheng canonized King Jinheung as envoy in 565 as envoy, Dongyi school captain, Lelang Jungong, and Silla king, which was the first time that the Silla monarch was canonized by the Central Plains Dynasty.

During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the relationship between Silla and the Northern Dynasties was dominated by political ties, so that it could be canonized; The relationship with the Southern Dynasties was dominated by cultural ties, so there were people such as Juede, Mingguan, Zhiming, and Yuanguang who entered Liang and Chen to seek the Dharma, and Liang and Chen also sent Silla to present Buddha relics and scriptures.

After the Sui Dynasty unified the Central Plains, King Jin Baijing of Zhenping sent an envoy to the Sui Dynasty in 594, and Emperor Wen of Sui canonized King Zhenping as the prince of Kaifu, Lelang County, and King of Silla. However, as Goguryeo and Baekje became increasingly attacked, the situation facing Silla became more and more sinister, and King Jinpyeong planned to use the power of the Central Plains to repel Goguryeo, so in 608 he ordered the monk Yuanguang to make a "beggar table" and beg for the Sui teacher.

Of course, Emperor Wen of Sui did not want Goguryeo to unify the peninsula, because that would be equivalent to a strong neighbor next to him, so he often supported Silla and Baekje, and helped the second and third elders deal with the boss Goguryeo.

As early as the period of Emperor Wen of Sui Yang Jian, the Sui Dynasty asked Goguryeo to recognize it as its suzerain, but it was strongly rejected by Goguryeo, and it also had territorial ambitions for the Sui Dynasty and sent troops to attack Liaoxi.

When Yang Guangsan attacked Goguryeo, Silla took advantage of the fact that the Goguryeo army was fighting against the Sui army on the northern front, and took the opportunity to seize a lot of Goguryeo's land. When the Sui army retreated, Goguryeo was angry and retaliated, Silla was defeated and retreated, and if it continued to fight, it was not guaranteed, and at the critical moment, Yang Tong unexpectedly took one-third of Goguryeo's territory, and Goguryeo's national strength weakened rapidly.

King Jin Baijing of Silla Jinpyeong was quite capable, highly respected the culture of the Central Plains, he took the official system of the Central Plains as the standard, perfected the official system of the Silla Kingdom, and was a country that was relatively close to the Central Plains, not only to the Central Plains merchants as guests, but also to make the eldest daughter Jindeman send many envoys to the Sui Dynasty, purchased a large number of advanced weapons and armor, and the improved equipment of Silla defeated Goguryeo.

Goguryeo saw the civil war of the Great Sui and set the tone that the Great Sui was unable to continue to move south, so it took a defensive position against the Great Sui in the north and united with the King of Baekje, who had a grudge against Silla, to deal with Silla, so as not to make the Silla family dominant.

King Baekjemu destroyed the peace pact with Silla and launched a conquest against Silla. However, Baekje's strength was inferior to Silla after all, and he was not Silla's opponent, so that Silla's general Kim Ye-shin was defeated.

King Zhenpyeong's original intention was to take advantage of the situation to destroy Baekje, and turned back to fight with Goguryeo. However, just when Kim Ye-shin was attacking Baekje and killing people in Baekje, Goguryeo suddenly gathered heavy troops on the border of Kou, and when Kim Ye-shin returned to defend his division, Goguryeo hit him in an ambush, causing Silla heavy losses, and in the face of the two countries pressing forward step by step, Silla was defeated step by step.

At this time, the treacherous Goguryeo suddenly withdrew his troops and let Silla fight Baekje, while he returned to the north, preparing to regain the lost territory that had fallen into the hands of the Great Sui with a great victory, which gave Silla room to breathe.

The capital of Silla State, Geumseong.

Kim Baek-jeong, King Jinpyeong of Silla, suddenly convened an emergency meeting late that night and summoned his two daughters, Kim Deman and Kim Seung-man, and his confidant Kim Ye-shin.

"Father, summoned us, but Baekje called again?" Kindman's beautiful eyes flashed with anger, and he had a strong hatred for Baekje, who was constantly making trouble, and his hostility towards Baekje, who had repeatedly done bad things, even surpassed that of the feuding Goguryeo.

Jin Shengman and Jin Yuxin also had similar thoughts, and their faces were not good-looking.

Jin Baijing shook his head slowly: "Our scouts have received a message from the Celestial Empire that their Royal Highness the King of Qin personally led a land and water army to conquer Goguryeo, and will soon arrive in Lushun County. ”

Jindeman, Jin Shengman, and Jin Yuxin glanced at each other, and their eyes all showed excitement.

"Father, but I don't know how many soldiers and horses His Royal Highness King Qin led to fight this time?" Kindman asked.

Jin Baijing said: "The army is 50,000, and the sailors are 20,000. ”

Jin Shengman said disappointedly: "In the past, Emperor Sui had millions of people at every turn, how could it be only 70,000 this time?" ”

Jindeman, who knows a lot about the Central Plains, said with a smile: "The Celestial Empire is internally unstable, there are already a lot of 70,000 troops, and Goguryeo is not the Goguryeo of the past, plus the defenders of Lushun and Xiangping, the Sui army has 150,000 troops, and the strength is on par with Goguryeo, and the 50,000 army of the King of Qin is not a tiger warrior who blocks a hundred, they have defeated dozens of troops in Mayi, and recaptured the Monan grassland, and after that, they have gone deep into the grassland many times, killing the grassland corpses all over the field, these 50,000 people are used well, and the effect is no less than 500,000 people. His Royal Highness King Qin is young and powerful, and he has not lost a single defeat in his life, so we don't need to worry about the Celestial Empire at all. What I want to say is how we can use this opportunity to make ourselves bigger. ”

Kim also said: "Baekje once submitted to the Sui Dynasty and accepted the canonization of Emperor Wen of Sui. When Emperor Wu of Sui conquered Goguryeo three times, he also sent troops to join him. We must rush to Baekje and show our greatest sincerity to the Great Sui. ”

Silla had a grudge against the two neighboring countries, because of the problem of strength, Goguryeo could not be helped, and although the other Baekje was inferior to Silla, the people allied with Goguryeo, so that Silla could not attack with all its might. Silla was attacked on both sides, tired of running for his life, and eager to hug his thighs can be imagined.

"General Jin's words are extremely true, the Great Sui is the first prince of the Central Plains! His Royal Highness the King of Qin was the de facto emperor of the Great Sui Dynasty, and he defeated his old enemies the Turks many times, and no one was able to stop them from rising. We must not lose the opportunity. ”

Kindman traveled back and forth between Silla and the Great Sui all the year round, and she knew the Central Plains better than others, and she said in a deep voice: "Fuyu Zhang, the king of Baekje Wu, is a treacherous figure, and once he hears that the King of Qin has arrived in Liaodong, he must be ready to curry favor with the Great Sui." Without further ado, we should immediately send an envoy to Lushun to reiterate our vassals. ”

Jin Shengman blinked his eyes and said: "Of course, you have to leave immediately, the key is how to go." Goguryeo did not want to see us make peace with the Great Sui, and there must be many dangers along the way. We can only take the water route, and the only way is to take the water route from Kaesong on the west coast to Arthur City (formerly the humble luxury city) in Arthur County, but for the sake of safety, we will make an all-out attack on Baekje. ”

Jin Baijing looked at the two sisters Jindeman and Jin Shengman, and sighed with emotion, he had no children under his knees, and he was glad that God gave him two daughters who were like flowers and jade and were very intelligent, and they could inherit the Silla country, which was a great luck in misfortune. He pondered for a moment and said, "Then who do you think is the most suitable person to send?" ”

"I'll go!"

"I'll go!" Almost at the same time, Jindeman and Jin Shengman said in unison.

The two sisters, who were almost identical in appearance, glanced at each other, both showing surprise, and after a long time, Jindeman muttered: "King Qin's temperament is different from that of other Central Plains people, I have a lot of relationships with King Qin, and I am more familiar with his temperament, and I am the first princess, and I go to visit him to best reflect the sincerity of Silla." ”

Jin Shengman glanced at his sister and said, "Why don't we go together?" ”

Jin Baijing frowned and said, "It's enough for your sister to go, what are you going to do?" ”

Kim Seung-man said eloquently: "This can show our Silla sincerity even more!" After our sisters visited the King of Qin, one of us came back to report the situation, and the other watched the King of Qin fight Goguryeo, learn the way of using troops in the Central Plains, and prepare for the unification of the Three Kingdoms in the future. ”

Kindman agreed: "My sister is absolutely right. King Qin is a victorious general in the Central Plains, he will definitely have a lot of superb tactics, if it is peacetime, they will definitely not teach us, if we can watch them fight Goguryeo, some advanced tactics can not be hidden. ”

Jin Baijing looked at Jin Yuxin and said, "What does the general think?" ”

"Your Majesty, I think the advice of the two princesses is excellent!"

"Okay, you prepare a generous gift and go to Lushun immediately."

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The capital of Goguryeo is the city of Pyongyang, which is located in the lower reaches of the Beishui River, and Pyongyang is also the largest city on the entire peninsula, with a circumference of more than 30 li and a population of more than 400,000.

Goguryeo was originally a relatively powerful country in Liaodong, but after the Sui Dynasty's three eastern crusades and the Liaodong campaign launched by Yang Tong, as well as the perennial battle against Silla, Goguryeo's military strength was much lower than before, and the number of troops was only more than 200,000 people.

In fact, at this time, the Goguryeo Kingdom was not at peace, and the king of the Goguryeo Plain, Gao Yuan, died of illness the year before last, and then his younger brother Gao Jianwu ascended the throne and was called King Rongliu, but the military and political power of Goguryeo was in the hands of Moli Zhiyuan Taizuo.

Speaking of which, Yuan Ziyou is an outstanding talent that is rare in Goguryeo in a hundred years, he is both civil and military, prestige, and assisted Goguryeo King Gao Yuan to gather people's hearts, develop production, and accumulate national strength, Goguryeo can dominate in Liaodong, and attract the attention and jealousy of the Sui Dynasty, all of which have a great relationship with Yuan Ziyou, and when it comes to the contribution to Goguryeo, it is naturally the first to recommend Yuan Ziyou.

When Yang Guang made his first expedition to Goguryeo, the first person to stand up was Yuan Ziyou, who was in charge of the military power. He personally led the troops to confront the Sui army on the front line of Liaodong, pinning down the main force of the Sui army, thus ensuring that Liaodong was not lost.

However, at that time, after the Sui army attacked Liaodong City for a long time, Yang Guang, who had many soldiers, divided his troops into three routes, and he left hundreds of thousands of main forces to besiege Liaodong City in Liaodong, and after successfully containing the enemy, he ordered the generals to Hu'er and Zhou Fashang to lead the water division to attack Pyongyang, the capital of Goguryeo, by sea; He also ordered the general Yu Wenshu to command an army of 300,000 to cross the cities of Liaodong and march directly to Ap Lushui, and attack Pyongyang from the north and south with the naval army of Laihu'er.

At that time, the main elite of Goguryeo were all gathered on the Liaodong front, how could Pyongyang have the strength to resist the Sui Dynasty's land and water army? Goguryeo shook up and down.

At this time, Yizhi Wende was born, he saw through the shortcomings of the Sui army's poor logistics, and Gao Jianwu adopted the tactics of luring the enemy into depth, and sent the Sui Dynasty ten great victories in a row, thus lengthening the Sui army's supply line. Then he forced the Sui army to retreat by deception, and then a large flood swept more than 300,000 Sui soldiers to pieces, drowning countless people. The defenders of Pyongyang of the Goguryeo Army took the opportunity to launch a fierce offensive against the Sui army. The hungry and cold Sui army collapsed at the touch of a button and fled. It was not until the edge of the Yalu River that the Goguryeo army was freed from the pursuit, and only 2,700 of the 300,000 troops who crossed the Yalu River fled back to Liaodong, and the ordnance and materials were completely lost.

Therefore, the entire Goguryeo revered Eulji Wende, who led the Battle of Sasu and turned the tide of the war in one fell swoop, as a god, so much so that it was given the title of Goguryeo's military god.

Eulji Wende was born poor, but the eldest brother of the official residence is the deputy prime minister, and he can be said to be above 10,000 people under the two of them in Goguryeo, which is quite good. In addition to Gao Yuan, the king of the Goguryeo Plain, there is only Yuan Ziyou, the patriarch of the Yuan family, above him. However, his prestige seriously threatened the position of the Yuan clan, the first family of Goguryeo, and caused serious dissatisfaction among Yuan Ziyou.

Now Gao Yuan and Yuan Ziyou have died one after another, and Gao Jianwu, who inherited the throne, is also a promising king, but he was born at the wrong time in the era when the ministers were in power, although he mastered the power of Goguryeo, but the military power was always in the hands of Yuan Ziyou's son Yuan Dazuo. In order to restrain the increasingly powerful Yuan clan, he activated Etoji Buntoku, who started the Battle of Sasui with him.

Although Goguryeo is a country today, the domestic power is divided into two, and the north of Sashui is the territory of the Yuan clan, and now the Yuan clan has deployed 70,000 heavy troops in the area of the domestic city, and 50,000 heavy troops have also been deployed in the north of Sashui, and these 120,000 troops are in the hands of Yuan Taizuo.

In addition to the 40,000 troops who confronted Silla on the front line, the capital Pyongyang still had 40,000 troops to defend the capital and prevent the Yuan clan from launching a coup d'état.

It is precisely because Pyongyang is controlled by Gao Jianwu that almost no one in the Yuan clan led by Yuan Taizuo lives in Pyongyang, and even if there is something to deal with, he comes and goes in a hurry to prevent being assassinated by Gao Jianwu. Therefore, even the children of Pyongyang know that there are deep contradictions between the monarchs and ministers of Goryeo.

But recently, the Goguryeo monarchs and ministers have reached a rare consensus, that is, taking advantage of the civil strife in the Central Plains and the uneven border, the two sides each sent 70,000 troops, with Yuan Taizuo as the main commander and Yizhi Wende as the deputy commander, and the army used the Jingguan oath piled up with the corpses of the Sui army by the Sashui River, and worked together to recover the Liaodong homeland that was lost in the Great Sui.

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