Chapter Seventy-Four: The Beginning of the War

In the city of the Goguryeo Plain, the king of Goguryeo, Gao Yuan, sat in the center of the banquet, enjoying the flattery of others and the peculiar fear of the lower to the superior.

This Gao Yuan is not just a king. Yang Guang attacked Goryeo three times, but he was defeated by him. Of course, Yang Guang was not defeated by him, but defeated by his own people, this Gao Yuan, but he took this opportunity to pick up two major victories. However, in the whole country of Goguryeo, no one thought that it was a leak. On the contrary, under the hype of people with intentions, Gao Yuan descended to earth as a god.

All the truth, only Gao Yuan himself knows. Knowing that the Sui army was terrified on the day of its attack, the pressure when fighting with the Sui army was great, and the Sui army was relieved after retreating. Just when the Sui army retreated, he only dared to follow from a distance, not to pursue.

In the eyes of his people, it was naturally Gao Yuan's "benevolence" and forgiveness of those enemies who invaded.

Only Gao Yuan knew that the vast empire would be terrible once it became serious. Over the years, he has been guarding one acre and three points of Goguryeo's land, and he did not dare to take advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains to advance westward, because of this.

Gao Yuan, old.

A gentleman has three precepts: when he is little, his blood is undecided, and his precepts are in color; and its strength, the blood is strong, and the ring is fighting; and his old age, the flesh is declining, and the abstinence is in it.

Gao Yuan, enjoying the flattery of others, he didn't know that this flattery was corroding his calm and rational heart.

"I am a god descending from heaven!"

"Millions of Sui troops have been beaten away by me!"

"I'm going to continue the myth of my gods!"

"I want people from now to continue to respect me, flatter me, and fear me!"

Gao Yuan thought so in his heart. Three people become tigers, not to mention that everyone says so?

The opportunity really fell into the hands of Gao Yuan, if he could seize this opportunity, then at least he could establish a vast kingdom in Liaodong.

The chance is that the Bohai Sea is in chaos, and someone in the Bohai Sea asks him to send troops. The Bohai Sea has been chaotic for a long time. But it was the first time that he was invited to send troops.

It's like a husband and wife who have been discordant for a long time, and suddenly one day, the hostess asks you to go over at night to "help" or "help" her.

Go, isn't Gao Yuan just an old king who has been staring at him for a long time?

Besides, Gao Yuan did have some strength in his hands - 80,000 well-equipped Goguryeo soldiers!

The Goguryeo soldiers were not only well-equipped, but also well-trained. To the south of Goguryeo, there were two tribal states of Silla and Baekje, and when the two countries united, they only maintained an indestructible state under the high pressure of Goguryeo. In the northeast of Goguryeo, there is a small nomadic people, the Beishan tribe. It turned out that the Beishan tribe went south from time to time, but now they dare not come for many years. This gives a glimpse of the power of the Goguryeo soldiers.

In the past, Gao Yuan was still more afraid of the Bohai people, to be precise, he was afraid of the Bohai people. The first time Sui conquered Goryeo, if it had not been for the alliance with the Yan people, Goguryeo was afraid that it would have perished at that time. Now, although there is civil strife in the Bohai Sea, it is not guaranteed that once they invade them, they will turn their hostility into jade silk and unite to deal with Goguryeo.

So last time, Gao Yuan sent 2,000 Goguryeo soldiers as the vanguard, thinking that he would first try the current strength of the Bohai people, and it was best to help one side, kill the other side, weaken the power of the Bohai State, and then press in with a large army.

But who knows, 2,000 men and horses arrived in Liaodong, but they didn't come back a single hair. Sent out to investigate, it turned out that 2,000 people were wiped out silently.

Are the Bohai people so powerful?

Gao Yuan was shocked.

After repeatedly sending detectives, he learned that there was support from the Central Plains before Breaking Hongchen, and now, the strength of the entire Bohai Sea is less than 10,000.

Here's your chance.

Gao Yuan sent an envoy first, thinking that it would be best if he could weaken Bohai without much effort.

The messenger was killed.

Gao Yuan was furious, this was a blatant provocation to his face as a god king, and if he didn't teach Bohai a lesson at this time, it would be detrimental to his godhead.

Gathering! Troop transfer!

80,000 horses in the country, leaving 30,000 to defend Silla and Baekje, and they cannot be allowed to take advantage of the opportunity; 10,000 people stayed in various passes, and 10,000 people stayed in the capital city of Pingyuan, because Gao Yuan also had to prevent people with ill intentions in the country, as well as the Beishan tribe that disappeared for a few years but did not perish;

The remaining 30,000 people gathered together. gathered together, as well as some veteran generals who "defeated" the Sui army together.

Could it be that Gao Yuan wants to lead his troops to recruit in person? No......

At this time, Gao Yuan, the most important thing, is his status as a god worshipped. Anything that is detrimental or may damage his identity will not be involved.

Moreover, as the old king's Gao Yuan, he also has to prepare to cultivate an heir. And he said to his people, I am a god of heaven, and my sons are gods, and my children and grandchildren are gods.

"This time to conquer the disobedient Yan people, my eldest son Gao Chan was in command, with 20,000 soldiers and horses, and the two younger sons, Gao Feng and Gao Cong, each with 5,000 soldiers and horses, set out together.

Whoever makes great contributions will be the next king of Goguryeo. Generals, should seriously assist the third prince. ”

Old king, confused. This was the voice of those generals at this time. Those who engage in the battle for the heir never end well. However, they did not object, because they had already chosen the successor of the king of Goguryeo in their hearts.

If you stand in the right place this time, it will be a good benefit.

Gao Chan is the eldest brother and is the most respected by the generals. Gao Feng is the second brother, and his mother likes Gao Yuan very much. The third brother, Gao Cong, doesn't seem to have the intention of competing for the throne, and no one knows why the old king arranged him in.

Three brothers, at least superficially united.

This banquet is a military banquet. At the banquet, Gao Yuan granted the three princes the right to war, and the eldest prince Gao Chan granted the right to command 100,000 horses.

One hundred thousand horses, is the claim. It is claimed that it is a habit, in order to strengthen our morale and deter the enemy.

Those who understand naturally understand in their hearts that 30,000 horses are actually insufficient, because this is a war on someone else's territory, and thousands of people are in charge of the grain route and other trivial matters.

After the 30,000 soldiers and horses were deployed, the first military meeting began in a hurry. The eldest prince, first called the two younger brothers over, spread out the cards, and those who wanted to fight for power and profit would discuss it after defeating the Bohai people.

The second Gao Feng said: "Where is it, what is the struggle for power, the eldest brother laughed." ”

The third Gao Cong: "Oh......"

Raise the account, deliberate.

The three brothers don't make a fuss, and the generals behind them naturally won't jump out to make trouble. When there is no infighting, the power of the collective is the greatest. All the generals were all experienced, and almost in unison, they pointed to a crude map and said: "Here, there is an ancient ferry, fifty miles up and down, and there is only such a place where a large-scale ferry can be made." ”

"It's a place where soldiers must fight!"

"Since it is a choke point, it is bound to be taken away! Second brother, how about you take 5,000 soldiers and horses from your headquarters and take them as a vanguard officer? ”

"Big brother ......" Gao Feng was surprised that such a great achievement was actually given to him, what was going on. He was surprised in his heart, but his face said with lightning speed: "Brother, take the order!" ”

In fact, not only the second Gao Feng was surprised, almost everyone in the tent was surprised, looking at Gao Chan, I saw him smiling, no abnormal. There is only one person in the tent who is calm and unwavering, and that is the third Gao Cong, who closes his eyes and recuperates.

After a while, five thousand soldiers and horses quickened their pace, separated from the large army, and pounced on the ancient ferry.

Break the red dust side:

Five thousand soldiers and horses have also been on their way for two days. After all, it is at the door of his own house, the road is familiar, and he walks fast, and he is less than thirty miles away from the Liao River at this time. Broken Hongchen stopped the soldiers and horses, let everyone rest, and sent scouts to explore the way.

It is relatively close to the Goguryeo sphere of influence, so you need to be extra careful. In this gap, Broken Red Dust also unfolded and took a look. Decades of insight allowed Duan Hongchen to quickly focus on one point - the ancient ferry port. Great minds think alike!

Although Duan Hongchen has been away from home for many years, the geographical situation around the Bohai Sea is all engraved in his mind, and he immediately thought that there is no ferry within dozens of miles of the ancient ferry. If the Goguryeo people wanted to cross the river, they would have to pass through here.

Smart people will never be complacent about thinking of the key, and smart people will immediately put in the best efforts for this key part.

Defensively, not necessarily passively; Attack, not necessarily the initiative. Capture the ferry, you can thwart the opponent's troops, and whoever is fast will be able to master the first hand in the battle.

The speed of the soldiers will be fully reflected at this moment.

Breaking the red dust ordered the whole army, all the grain and grass to be put down, and the ferry was seized at full speed.

The infantry was behind, and Broken Hongchen led a few hundred cavalry first.

The ancient ferry, the barren grass is green, and the speed of the river water suddenly slows down when it reaches this ferry. There are a lot of boats on both shores, but at this time of year, there are not many people in transition.

The river flowed quietly, and a few ferrymen fanned their heads in the pergola, saying that a fat carp had jumped up in the river during the transition yesterday. The ferryman does not eat fish, because the fish is a relative of Hebo, and if he eats fish, he will offend Hebo. offended Hebo, so how can you ferry?

Everything is calm, completely unaware that tens of thousands of people with knives, guns and arrows are coming here to kill people!

"Wow......"

The sound of horses' hooves came from the north. The ferryman raised his hat and looked around, and the dust was billowing between them, and a cavalry was slipping. In this era of unpeace, the common people can only hide from this kind of dangerous person. The ferrymen scattered and fled, and the cavalry was in front of them in a blink of an eye.

Broken Hongchen looked at it and breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately, the enemy was a step too late.

I didn't want anything else, so I immediately ordered people to row the boat on this side, and destroy the boat on the opposite side if it could be destroyed, and move it over if it could be moved. It's best to burn the mountains on the other side, the wood, and the things that can make ships.

The rest of the cavalry was not idle, dismounted and prepared fortifications on this side of the river.

Fences, arrow towers, camps.

Broken Red Dust stood on the shore, staring at the soldiers who were trying to row past on the river, and a bad feeling flashed in his heart.

Ascending a high ground, looking at it from a distance, there is dust flying in the place between the eyes, but after a cup of tea, a team of cavalry suddenly arrived, and a big banner with the word "seal" came high.

At this time, the rowing soldiers had just arrived on the opposite shore, and they had not had time to destroy the boat!