Chapter 80: A Great River

"Ula Ula!"

"Broken Hongchen, the master is here to save you!" Xu Qing rode a fast-running prairie horse, and roared while holding the reins, but almost turned over on his back. No way, this steppe horse is too fierce! Xu Qing rode an ordinary horse on weekdays, and he only dared to let the horse trot, but now in order to keep up with the troops, he can only "step on the accelerator".

"Ulla!" Approaching the Goguryeos, the Dahe cavalry quickly drew their bows and shot arrows, cutting through the perimeter of the Goguryeo encirclement. The Goguryeo people also had crossbow arrows, but without the assistance of three rows of line arrays, the crossbow arrows could not exert their power at all, so they hurriedly took out their shields to resist.

After a big circle, the Goguryeo formation was scattered.

Seeing this, the circular array turned into an arrow charging array, and he found the side where Gao Chan was and rushed over. This array is shaped like an arrow, hence the name Arrow Charge Array. The advantage is that the charge does not affect the effectiveness of the crossbowmen in the troops.

While shooting, he ran and rushed straight to Gao Zen.

The formation was in chaos, Gao Chan ordered his generals to catch the soldiers and horses, but the situation on the battlefield was changing rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, the five thousand people of Broken Hongchen and Chu Jiang had rushed to the front.

Outside, cavalry was constantly attacking, and with every lap they ran around, hundreds of Koreans died. The red dust inside is getting closer and closer, and they are constantly shooting with crossbow arrows, and every time they take a step forward, hundreds of Koreans will die. Although the Goguryeo people also fought back, they had little effect, and Goguryeo panicked!

The defeat was like a mountain......

Gao Chan gecko broke its tail, scattered with soldiers like fallen leaves, fled for more than ten miles, and returned to the ancient ferry. When he returned to the ancient ferry port, Gao Chan only had more than 1,000 people in his hands. This time, it was Gao Chan's turn to burn all the boats to prevent others from crossing the river.

"Huh~" Xu Qing stopped the horse, his stomach turned over the river, rolled off the horse's back, and fell to the side and vomited wildly.

Everyone chased the Bohai people for a while, killed them refreshedly, and retreated. Chu Jiang set up a camp, Duan Hongchen set up a camp, Dahe people also set up a camp, and the three camps stayed away from each other.

Duan Hongchen and Chu Jiang found the half-dead Xu Qing on a small slope, helped him up and said, "Xu Qing, where did you get these thousands of cavalry?" ”

Xu Qing eased up: "No more drag racing......

"What?"

"Oh, I said, these cavalrymen are all borrowed from the Oga clan."

"How could the Dahe clan borrow troops for no reason? Did you talk about making peace with the Xi people a few days ago? ”

Seeing that Hongchen looked puzzled, Xu Qing shook his head in order to sober up: "Tsk, you don't know ......?"

Xu Qing told him how to make friends with the Xi clan these days, how to go to the Dahe clan to borrow troops, and what agreements he had reached, and told Hongchen one by one. Speaking these words clearly, Duan Hongchen sighed with emotion and worried: "That." Will the Dahe clan take this opportunity to attack me Bohai? ”

"Yes, but not in three years, he needs to guard against the Turkic Yellow Sparrow."

Chu Jiang said: "What if these 3,000 cavalry take the opportunity to attack and control us instead of annexing us?" ”

Xu Qing's eyes narrowed, and he said in his heart This is a good way, but ......

Xu Qing pointed at Broken Hongchen and said, "Doesn't he have a crossbow soldier in his hand?" If he is controlled by the Dahe clan in this way, he will not be a broken red dust. ”

Duan Hongchen smiled and approved Xu Qing's words.

"Oh, by the way......" Chu Jiang remembered one thing: "Lord, Gao Chan fled in a panic, he didn't have time to take the things in his tent, I found this ......"

As he spoke, Chu Jiang took out a stack of letters from his wide armor. Xu Qing picked one and looked at it, sneered, and handed it to Duan Hongchen. Duan Hongchen's face was grim: "Okay, well, I know that this group eats inside and outside"

The three of them discussed for a long time, and decided to let Duan Hongchen lead his troops north and use the benefits of crossbowmen to raid the Xi people. Xu Qing led the cavalry and a thousand state soldiers under Chu Jiang to approach the ancient ferry to defend the Goguryeo people from attacking again.

Ancient Ferry:

Gao Chan returned defeated, his soldiers were all lost, his brother was killed again, and the heavy blow made him sick. Although his brother was killed, he raised his hands and feet in agreement, but it was in a situation of victory, and now, he can only wait for Gao Feng's mother to be angry and settle accounts with him, the manager.

"Ahem, ahem...... What about Gao Cong, what about Gao Cong? Gao Chan had a wet hand towel on his head, his face was pale, and his lips were bloodless.

"Big brother ......" Gao Cong walked into Gao Zen's tent, his face was as calm as before.

"Third brother, I'm afraid I won't be able to do it......" Gao Chan was angry, and he had no strength to speak, but he still insisted: "My mother is dead, and now the generals have lost everything, and my father will probably not recognize me as a son in order to maintain his dignity......"

"Father?" Gao Cong smiled, father is a warm name only in the people's family, the royal family, where is there any father? Gao Cong continued: "Father, he won't be so ruthless......"

Gao Chan's eyes rolled for a moment, and with a hint of vitality, he looked at Gao Cong and said, "You mean I'm ruthless?" You still blame me for killing your second brother, right? ”

Gao Cong lowered his head and didn't speak, and Gao Chan said again: "Isn't this good?" Your second brother is dead, and I am also so virtuous, so I just let you pick up ......"

"Shut up! Don't treat me like you! Gao Cong was furious: "Do you remember, seven or eight years ago, when we were only teenagers, at that time, how happy our three brothers were!" ”

"In those years, you took us to run, you taught us to ride horses, you taught us to practice swords!"

"The Sui army called, and you took us to hide in the quilt and said, 'I protect you, I am your eldest brother!'."

"Where is the eldest brother who loves his brother?"

"Where is the big brother who said he was going to protect us?"

"Eight years, you designed your brother to die with your own hands!"

Gao Cong asked repeatedly, Gao Chan's eyes were slightly wet. Moistened, fell into memory. Gao Cong continued: "You think I am rare for the bullshit throne? What I don't like is brotherly love! ”

Gao Chan came back to his senses, and his lips moved slightly: "Third brother, I was wrong......

But in an instant, Gao Chan said again: "But the third brother, what the eldest brother does, you don't understand, you won't understand, because you are the third!" ”

The Goguryeo throne is inherited from the long, but there are also examples of favor, so the throne is not passed to Gao Chan, then it must be Gao Feng, as long as there is no accident, it will not be in the hands of Gao Cong.

"You won't understand, you won't understand......" Gao Chan kept repeating this sentence, and then said: "Third brother, eldest brother doesn't regret it!" ”

"When I get to that world, I will go to make amends to my second brother, I just hope that in that world, we will never let our brothers fight again!"

Gao Cong didn't catch a cold, and asked coldly: "You didn't call me here to talk this nonsense, right?" ”

"Father, no, father, those people around him, flattering him every day what kind ......of god he is, he is old and confused," Gao Chan said: "After I die, he will definitely raise troops to recruit himself, and he must persuade my father." ”

"I naturally know the stakes in this matter, but according to my father's temperament, I can't persuade him."

"Balhae people, we can't beat it, hold this ferry, get rid of Silla Baekje first, and then we can beat them!" When Gao Chan said this, he suddenly felt that the qi and blood in his chest were moving, and it was very difficult to breathe, and he knew that it was naturally the destiny of heaven. A hint of ferocity flashed in Gao Chan's eyes, and he hurriedly said to Gao Cong:

"If you can't persuade your father, kill him! Ensuring the prosperity of the Goguryeo people is the most important thing! ”

Gao Cong was surprised for a moment, and after making sure that Gao Chan had lost his breath, a subtle smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

High Zen, dead. Gao Cong took over the soldiers and horses and reported the military situation. The old man Gao was furious and prepared to mobilize heavy troops to recruit in person. Gao Cong wrote to persuade him, and Gao Yuan refuted Gao Cong: "My great misfortune, your great luck!" So repeatedly, three persuasions and three refutations, Gao Yuan was almost not angry with this "stupid" son. Soon, Gao Feng's mother hanged herself in despair and set fire to the palace. Gao Yuan was frightened and fell ill very much, so the matter of pro-conquest was put on hold.

A few days later, a royal edict came, appointing Gao Cong as the prince of the king and commanding the soldiers and horses of the whole country. Gao Cong has become half of the king of Goguryeo.

These days, Xu Qing cleaned up all kinds of materials left by the Goguryeo people and stationed them on the banks of the Yalu River. There is no way, even if he wants to cross the river to "chase the poor man with the remaining bravery", he has no way to go. What's more, if the 3,000 cavalry under his command couldn't lead the horse across the river, it would not be as good as the Goguryeo infantry mile, and Xu Qing didn't want to use his state soldiers to die, so he stationed on the bank of the river to defend.

It was not for nothing that Xu Qing was stationed a few miles behind the riverbank, and there were only a few families in a small village built by the homeless people themselves. After Xu Qing found this village, he ordered his subordinates to take the captive Goryeo to reclaim the wasteland here, build many houses, and then build a castle.

Sticking to the border is actually the most resource-consuming, and the best way to defend the border is actually development. Let the border be able to supply itself with one bucket of rice, and you will be left with five buckets in the rear.

Xu Qing wanted to build a border fortress here that would integrate the military and the people. The fort was to be handed over to the peasants who came here to defend it, and the peasants served as soldiers in wartime and worked as farmers in peacetime. The combination of soldiers and peasants was an important guarantee that Qin could have enough economic strength and defeat six countries with one country. Of course, this fortress can also be a prison, where all captured prisoners can undergo "labor reform".

For the current Bohai Sea, if a war system cannot be effectively established, any war will become the last straw that crushes the camel's back. Especially after Xu Qing's departure, Bohai faced great challenges.

Broken Hongchen has already driven to the Xi clan, and under the attack from both sides, the probability of victory should be relatively large. As long as a large number of people and materials are obtained, the key is the slaves in the hands of the Xi people, and if they are rescued, they can also return the red and blue of the Bohai Sea, which is full of holes.

"A big river has wide waves, the wind blows the rice and flowers on both banks, my family lives on the shore, and I am used to hearing the trumpet of the captain."

"I'm used to seeing the white sails on the boat, the mountains and rivers are good, the places are good, and all the roads are wide."

"When a friend comes, there is good wine, and if the jackal comes, he will be greeted with a shotgun."

Xu Qing stood on the dirt mountain on the bank of the river, looked at the endless Yalu River, and unconsciously hummed this song that he knew when he was a child.