Chapter 68: The Southern Expedition 3
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In the City Lord's Mansion of White Water City, Jian Mu Cen smashed almost all the things that could be smashed in the hall, but he couldn't dispel the evil spirit in his heart.
As soon as the report came, Pyongyang was lost, and An Shun, who was the king of Goguryeo with his own hands, abandoned the city with 10,000 defenders and fled to Seoul, more than 200 miles away, to continue to be his king.
During this time, Jian Mu Cen was busy working by himself, fortunately gathering troops and horses from all walks of life in Baishui City to prepare to kill the Tang army from its belly and back when it attacked Pyongyang, intercept its retreat, and attack the Tang army from the north and south. But when Jian Mucen summoned all his soldiers and horses, An Shun fled to Nanjing as he said before, abandoning the capital of the country.
"Fighting for power from my hands, you Anshun is full of scheming, and you have become a rat to protect the country!" Jian Mu Cen was furious, and with a single force he drew his sword, splitting the case in front of him into two sections.
Jian Mu Gong stepped into the hall, and was slightly surprised to see that the hall was in a mess, knowing that the eldest brother was still angry about An Shun's abandonment of the city and escape.
Jian Mucen glanced at the third brother and said coldly: "What's the matter?" ”
"News from Silla."
"Oh, did they promise to send troops?" Jian Mucen asked with some uncertainty, this is the first time to cooperate with Silla to ask for support, if the king of Silla does not send troops to support, it is really difficult to repel the Tang army by relying on nearly half of his own recruits who have never been on the battlefield.
Jian Mu Gong took out a letter and handed it to Jian Mu Cen and said: "This is a letter sent by the Silla general Da Ah Fan Xiaochuan to Anshun from the King of Silla, the King of Silla promised to send troops to support us to resist the invasion of the Tang army, so that the Great Ah Cha Xiaochuan is the commander, and Sha Fan Yiwen and Shan Shi are the deputy leaders of 20,000 troops to help, and now they are going to Gogu City. ”
Jian Mucen did not shy away from tearing open the letter and took out the letter of the king of Silla inside and read it, although it was written by the king of Silla to An Shun, but after the kid abandoned the city and fled, he was not qualified to read this letter related to the alliance between the two countries.
In the letter, it is just that Kim Famin, the king of Silla, explained the friendship between the two countries for hundreds of years, and now they are jointly facing the invasion of the Tang State, and the so-called mutual help and mutual assistance to resist the Tang army, and drive the Tang army out of Goguryeo to help Goguryeo restore the country and form a friendship between the two countries.
Now he is sending 20,000 troops to help, and to assist the allies with a number of grain, grass and ordnance, so as to realize the righteousness of the alliance between the two countries.
"Hmph, this Jin Famin is cheap and obedient, take us in front of the bar, and take advantage of himself behind the back."
Jian Mucen sneered, threw the letter to the ground again and again, didn't look at it anymore, and sat back in his place.
"Big brother, how can you say that Jin Famin also sent 20,000 soldiers and horses to support us, as well as so many ordnance, grain and grass." Jian Mu Gong picked up the letter and read it, and was amazed, I don't know why the eldest brother was not happy to receive Silla's support.
Jian Mu Cen's gloomy face sneered: "Jin Famin, this is asking us to resist Tang Jun for him for a while longer, not only to help us, but also to help them themselves!" Silla is now attacking the old land of Baekje with all its might, in order to occupy half of Baekje's land, and the other half has not yet made any hope that we will fall under the Tang saber. If we fall so quickly, Silla Ke will face the Tang army. The former subject state of the Tang State, now sending troops to capture the Xiongjin Governor's Mansion of the Tang State, this is a rebellion, the Tang State will never spare him, and now the Tang State must hate Silla more than we hate us. ”
"This little brother is a little puzzled."
Seeing the third brother's confused appearance, Jian Mou Cen sighed and said: "Silla is a Tang vassal state, but now it is rebelling and sending troops to occupy the Tang territory, if the Tang State does not clean up Silla and send troops to punish it, then what will the Tang State use to deter the surrounding barbarians who submit to him?" Kim knew that he would face the wrath of the Tang Kingdom, and that most of his army was now trapped in Baekje. If we are defeated by the Tang army so quickly, the Tang army will take advantage of the situation to launch an attack on the northern part of Silla to relieve the plight of Baekje, and then Silla will be in danger of overthrowing the country. ”
"Hehe, he Kim Famin thought about swallowing Baekje to strengthen the country, so naturally he gave us armor, grain and grass support when he didn't capture the whole territory of Baekje, and sending troops to help was only a partial division, and all the efforts were compared to his annexation of Baekje, and he Silla got a lot of benefits. Regardless of whether we win or lose, in the end, all we count is how much Silla will get. They hope that the longer we last, the more benefits Silla will get, and people will be fine! Presumably, Kim Famin must have accelerated his attack on Baekje. ”
Jian Mougong said in despair: "Hey, as soon as the eldest brother said that we are just pawns in the hands of the Silla people." ”
"The chess pieces also have the opportunity to turn their hands into chess players, as long as we defeat the Tang army with the help of Silla, recover the homeland of Goguryeo, and use the vast wealth of the Liaodong region, this account can be recovered from Silla in the future."
Jian Mu Cen's eyes lit up and he smiled hopefully. But Jian Mu Gong is not as promising as his eldest brother for the great cause of recovering the country. In his eyes, if there was still some hope before their restoration of the country, the performance of the Goguryeo army when the Tang army attacked made him see no hope. The eldest brother and An Shun fought for power, and many ministers in the country were dissatisfied with the eldest brother's monopoly on power and surrounded An Shun, which gave An Shun the strength to fight against the eldest brother.
Hehe, at present, the small Goguryeo internal strong enemies are not united when they are pressing, how can they talk about recovering the country?
Li Yu in Pyongyang ordered the four gates to be closed, and the living port captured from Han Shicheng found that Jian Mou Cen had gathered 30,000 troops on the line of Han Shicheng, Mayi City, and Baishui City. Li Yu, who only had half of his soldiers and horses, was forced to retreat into the city for the time being, but fortunately, he brought enough grain and grass to wait for the army to come to help.
Fortunately, Gao Chongde led the Suzaku Guard and the Pingyi Army to Pyongyang two days later, and Li Shangdan's troops even humiliated the city, and the whole army was assembled in two days, and the strength would be on a par with Jian Mou Cen.
The only thing that worries Li Yu now is Silla, when Gao Kan and Yi Jinxing led their troops to Pyongyang a year later than him, they fought against the Goguryeo army at Baeksuseong. The Goguryeo army was defeated and the Silla army came out to reinforce it, although it was also defeated by the two, judging from the capture of 2,000 Silla people, there were not a few Silla reinforcements.
Under the wave of the Goguryeo people's restoration, Li Yu, who had been prepared for a long time, was defeated in just a few months, and it was supposed to be July next year to force the rebels out of Pyongyang, but now it is a full year ahead.
According to the historical records of the previous life, Silla will not be able to completely annex Baekje until next year, presumably Silla soldiers and horses are not a few, and it is difficult to get out of Baekje for a while, and Li Yu forced the Goguryeo rebels into the current appearance with the scriptures, and Silla is afraid that the dog will jump over the wall in a hurry. If a large army is sent to support Goguryeo, this battle may be a bit troublesome.
At present, Li Yu has no troops to adjust, and all parts of the rear need soldiers and horses to guard the back road, and they all regret that Wang Hu's troops went to attack the Yalu City and the Dongzha Prefecture Governor's Mansion, which are not very important.
"By the way, there's another troop!" Li Yu took the case and ordered the attendants beside him: "Quickly pass Sima Xue Jun." ”
"What's the matter with Your Highness, so anxious?" Xue Jun trotted over, covered in sweat on this hot day.
"Of course it's a big deal to call you here." Li Yu stepped forward and grabbed Xue Jun and asked anxiously, "Where are Gao Kan and Li Jinxing's soldiers and horses now?" ”
"Your Highness, don't get excited."
Xue Jun pulled Li Yu's claws away, grabbed the clothes to make it even hotter, and shook the clothes on his body and replied: "I received a report from Chen Xuan today that the two generals led their troops to Bozhuo City ten miles away. ”
"Good, good! The two generals were ordered to arrive in Pyongyang as soon as possible. ”
Li Yu was very glad that the big stone in his heart fell. With these two battle-hardened generals coming, as well as the 40,000 battle-hardened soldiers they led, what is there to worry about in this battle?