Chapter 412: Countermeasures

The green grass on the grassland stretches from the foot to the end of the sky. A piece of pure tender green makes people's mood high.

This is the Mobei grassland. The spring breeze with a thick chill blew the green grassland and blew away the snow. The melted snow turns into water, providing enough water for the grass to grow. However, the shallow puddles hidden in the grass were a headache, especially for the envoys from Goguryeo.

When Yuan Gai Suwen learned that Datang was very likely to take military action against him, although this Da Mo Lizhi was very calm on the surface and reprimanded a few afraid subordinates, in fact, he was also very worried psychologically.

Unlike the previous Goguryeo monarch, King Liurong, Yuangai Suwen had a very tough attitude towards the Tang Dynasty. In the era of King Liurong, the King of Liurong realized that the Tang Dynasty was not the Great Sui, and Li Shimin was not Yang Guang, the former was a brilliant strategist, statesman and general, while the latter was a tyrant who was happy with great achievements. Therefore, King Rongliu chose to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. Every year or two, he would send envoys to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty and pay a lot of tribute. The envoy's words were even more respectful. This was the reason why King Yeongliu wanted to exchange this obedience for the peace of Goguryeo. In fact, he succeeded.

And this Yuan Gai Suwen is different, he is very tough on the issue of dealing with the suzerainty of the Tang Dynasty. This kind of toughness is reflected in the fact that he did not pay tribute to Li Shimin and did not follow the orders of the Tang Dynasty, but wanted to coerce the two countries of Baekje Silla to jointly fight against the Tang Dynasty, and change from a subject country to a great power that can talk to the Tang Dynasty on an equal footing.

This conflict is simply irreconcilable.

This is something that Yuangai Suwen knows. Therefore, in order to cope with the possible offensive of the Don army, he took a number of measures. This sent envoys to Mobei is one of them.

At the beginning of the Battle of Xiangcheng, Xue Yantuo's elite went to seven or eight. However, after a few years of recuperation, Xue Yantuo's strength has also recovered somewhat, but if he wants to reach the level before the Dingxiang War, it is estimated that he will have to wait for ten years.

Yi Nan Zhenzhu Khan was already frightened by the artillery after the Battle of Dingxiang, and then the wind and cold entered the body, lingering on the sickbed. During his illness, he was always worried about the safety of the tribe and the revenge of the Tang Dynasty, and finally passed away at the beginning of the seventeenth year of Zhenguan. while

After Yi Nan's death, his sister-in-law Ba Zhuo killed the eldest son of Shu and established himself as the Khan of Xue Sha Duomi. After he established himself as a khan, it was like a report from Chang'an, telling about Yi Nan's illness and death.

When Li Shimin heard this, he resented Na Bazhuo for concealing and not reporting it, and after mourning for Yi Nan, he was not in a hurry to send envoys to give him Nabazhuo Talisman, drums and other things, but kept dragging it out, and this delay was more than a year.

Bazhuo has a violent personality, and when he sees Li Shimin delaying so much, he is not angry, and he often speaks contradictory words in private. Because the Tang Dynasty did not confirm the legitimacy of the Jie Lijuli Xue Sha Duomi Khan, the Tiele tribes such as Hui and Fugu have never recognized the position of Bazhuo Khan.

Inviting this Bazhuo to take advantage of the Tang army's attack on Liaodong to fight from behind the Tang army was the first measure made by Yuangai Suwen to resist the Tang army.

Therefore, Yuangai Suwen sent a man who could speak well in the country as an envoy to Xue Yantuo, and persuaded the people to send troops.

Not only Xue Yantuo, but also in the mountains and forests near Goguryeo, there lived the Jin people and the Murowei people, and these tribes lived in the mountains and forests, and as long as they could give them generous gifts, they could be persuaded to join their army.

This is also the second measure of Yuangai Suwen. He paid generous bribes to the tribes inside and outside Goguryeo that were nominally under the jurisdiction of Goguryeo, in exchange for these tribes sending troops to help them directly participate in the war. For this alone, Goguryeo added tens of thousands of troops.

Of course, things weren't all smooth sailing. Some tribes knew the strength of the Tang Dynasty and did not dare to accept the gifts, nor did they send troops to help. When dealing with this situation, Yuangai Suwen showed his true character as a hero, sending a large army to attack those tribes that did not send troops, and if he won it, he would kidnap his people as soldiers, and if he lost, he would set fire to the mountains, burn all the tribes needed, and force them to relocate, so as not to help the Tang army.

In addition to these vertical and horizontal techniques, Yuangai Suwen strengthened the "Great Wall" left by Gao Jianwu, the king of Rongliu, and on the other hand, he gathered forces in the vast area between Liaodong and Yalushui and the Ganshan Mountain Range, built military strongholds, and vigorously strengthened the defense forces of Liaodong City, Baiyan City, Buyeo City, Xincheng City, Gaimu City, Anshi City, Wugu City, Beisha City and other cities.

After the three conquests of Goryeo by Yang Guang of the former Sui Dynasty, these Goryeo people used the art of defending the city to perfection in the war. Yang Guang was defeated outside these strong city walls. With these thick and tall city walls dragging, it can be dragged until winter, until the Tang army is short of food and grass, and then automatically retreat.

That's what Yuangai Suwen thought.

The last measure is a bit more draconian. He ordered the inhabitants of Zhuchengchi and Liaodong to move south and confiscate their grain.

The purpose of this is to completely put an end to the idea of the Tang army taking grain from Liaodong, and implement strict fortification and clearing, so that the Tang army cannot find a grain of grain.

However, this draconian order caused dissatisfaction among the residents. These residents took shelter in the mountains and forests with their families and food. In the face of this vast mountain forest, even if it is a large army, it is impossible to find out the people who fled into the mountains and forests one by one. Therefore, Yuangai Suwen had to give up this idea.

The implementation of these measures was also carried out with great fanfare, and of course, the dispatch of envoys to Xue Yantuo and the borrowing of troops from the tribes such as the Yan Ya were still carried out in secret. Through the spies distributed by the investigation institute in Goguryeo, Zhang Yunwen soon learned about these measures of Yuangai Suwen, even the matter of the secret envoys. But the information about these things is very simple, just a few words.

Seeing the measures taken by Yuan Gai Suwen, Zhang Yunwen couldn't help but smile coldly. After conquering more than ten cities, Li Shimin realized that if these cities were pulled out one by one, it would be a protracted and costly war, so Li Shimin had no choice but to order the troops to retreat.

But now, the artillery has been equipping the troops for a long time, and with the power of artillery, it is not difficult to knock these cities one by one. This Yuan Gai Suwen's wishful thinking can't work at all.

When Zhang Yunwen reported this information to Li Shimin, Li Shimin also sneered: "This Yuan Gai Suwen is well planned!" If I guessed correctly, then the mission to the north must have gone to Xue Yantuo, and those who carried generous gifts must have gone to the Ministry. If I were that Yuan Gai Suwen, I would definitely do the same! ”

"By the way, Yunwen, what's the situation on the artilleryman's side now? In this battle, the Goryeo people are strong and clear, and this artillery is the main force of the siege! Li Shimin couldn't help but ask when he saw the deep walls of the high walls of the Koreans behind them and the construction of Guangxing.

Zhang Yunwen nodded: "The situation is good!" In order to fight Goguryeo, a new batch of cannons was cast in the Equipment Institute, and the caliber was so big! As he spoke, Zhang Yunwen gestured a big circle with his hand, "It is said that those cities in Goryeo, I am afraid that even the city wall of Chang'an City will collapse a lot if it hits a few cannons!" ”

When Li Shimin heard this, he nodded with satisfaction, and his eyes flashed: "Okay!" As long as we wait for the first batch of rations to arrive, our army can set off! A big lesson for that Yuan Gai Suwen! ”

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Well, yesterday I made a mistake when I explained it, Goryeo after Silla unified the Korean Peninsula was called Wang's Goryeo, and I remember it as the Lee Korea of the Ming Dynasty!