Chapter 81 3 Severe punishment and no loans
When Yang Lian shouted at the banquet, "Tie me up!" When he said this, Wang Hanxin hesitated, it was not impossible to break out of the way with his martial arts, but it was inevitable that there would be casualties, because he had a smile on his face, and slowly drank the wine in his hand.
"Lord Protector, is this banquet for the last general's celebration so dangerous?" Wang Hanxin asked as he asked the warriors to tie him up.
Yang Lian said: "Wang Anyuan, this governor has no grievances with you, how can he harm you?" It's just that you have violated military law and killed wounded prisoners, and the governor has to do it in order to correct military law. ”
Wang Hanxin sneered: "Oh, the last general understands. In the eyes of Lord Togo, the lives of those enemy soldiers are more important than the lives of our soldiers, right? ”
"Nonsense! Don't change your concept, you risk the world's condemnation to massacre the wounded soldiers, do you know how much resentment this move will cause in Goryeo? Rebels are rebelling against us everywhere in Goryeo! And now you are adding fuel to the fire, how do you want Ben to govern this place! ”
Wang Hanxin laughed: "Lord Yang, you are so confused. We are a foreign army that has usurped their land, and the people of this land will be full of resentment against us no matter what we do. Yes, I know that you want to win the hearts and minds of the people by exercising benevolent government, but let me tell you the truth, those bloody men will not really submit to us, and no matter how good your governance is, we are still conquerors of all evil in their eyes. Since it is impossible to change them, then kill them all, and leave those who know how to obey us obediently, and when your administration is effective, these people may change their minds and give up continuing to resist us, and their descendants may identify with us, and then they will not have the title of Goryeo in their hearts. And truly become our compatriots! But if you keep those who insist on rebelling against us, then the seeds of hatred will be passed on from generation to generation, and no matter how many generations have passed since they were the people of Goryeo, we will always be conquerors who need to be driven out! What I am doing is a cleansing for the sake of the long-term peace and stability of this land! If you are afraid to see the blood in front of you, there will be more blood in the future, and that includes the blood of our fellow citizens! ”
"Shut up! Shut up! Yang Lian's face was flushed with anger: "You are sophistry!" Excuse yourself for your own crimes! The Governor knows that you are a man of great care. He is also a general in the emperor's heart. They all have high hopes for you, but you can't be so arrogant and ignore military and national laws! Chang Du Hu is my best friend, and I will never allow the people he values to go astray! From now on, the Governor will strip you of all your powers, and you will be confined to the Governor's Mansion and think about it! Wait until you understand the reasoning before the Doge lifts your ban! ”
Wang Hanxin sneered a few times and said, "Yang Duhu, you are indeed a kind of man, since you are now my chief." He will act according to your commands. But if you can figure out what the last general said, then don't be afraid to lift the last general's ban because of your face. ”
"Foolish dreams!" As soon as Yang Lian waved the sleeves of her robe, the warriors escorted Wang Hanxin out.
In this way, Wang Hanxin was confined to Yang Lian's capital palace, but Yang Lian did not report the matter to the imperial court, so that Liu Yan always thought that Wang Hanxin was still fighting on the front line, and Gao Dingbian and Zhou Siyi's love letter after learning about this was also suppressed by Yang Lian.
Of course, Yang Lian did this for his purpose, Wang Hanxin has always acted excessively, but he has not been punished substantially every time. He was afraid that if this continued, the young general's behavior would become more and more presumptuous, and eventually harm himself. Therefore, I want to take this opportunity to punish him so that he can learn a lesson. In addition, once the news of the grounding of the emperor Liu Yan's favorite military general reached Liu Yan's ears, and the emperor came over with the next holy decree, then he had to release it, and everything would be wasted. He also understood that Wang Hanxin's resourcefulness and martial bravery were the precious treasures of the Andong Protectorate, but now the Silk Kingdom had achieved an absolute advantage over Goryeo. Then Wang Hanxin's existence is not so important, so he dares to put him under house arrest in the mansion. In fact, Wang Hanxin was in the capital except for the small courtyard where he was located, everything was the same as usual, Yang Lian also specially prepared a lot of classics in his room for him to entertain when he was bored, in fact, he hoped to let him read more books of ancient sages and sages to understand the truth. Yang Lian's move can also be called well-intentioned. Unfortunately, it did not achieve the desired effect, because he did not expect that the situation in Goryeo would be uncertain.
With Wang Hanxin's grounding, there were some subtle changes in the battle situation on the front line: first of all, Wang Hanxin's brother-in-law Zhou Siyi, his enthusiasm for attacking was greatly reduced when he failed to intercede several times. In addition, his troops were not large, and after a long battle, he not only suffered heavy casualties, but also was exhausted, so he maintained the battle line in the mountainous area of eastern Gyeongsang-do, taking advantage of the terrain there to facilitate his entrenchment; Secondly, after Gao Dingbian learned about Wang Hanxin, he rushed back to Pyongyang from the front line twice in a row to ask to meet Wang Hanxin, but Yang Lian refused, and his behavior was severely reprimanded by Yang Lian. Since he was not in command, the progress of the Tiger Guard Battalion was slowed down until late June, when Chung Mong-ryong had completely cleared Jeolla Province of the Goryeo army and began attacking Gyeongsang Province from the west.
As both armies were making slow progress and Gae Yanxiao was hampered in the center, his army came under more pressure as it advanced southward, and it was not until July that he was able to capture most of Gyeongsang-do and squeeze Choi's forces into a small area south of Daegu. By this time, Zheng Menglong's fleet had completely blocked the Tsushima Strait, and reached an agreement with the Wa State not to send troops to rescue Goryeo, and Goryeo was completely encircled.
When the war continued until late July, even the lowest soldiers understood that Goryeo was over, and it was inevitable that it would be destroyed. Today, there are less than 7,000 soldiers under Cui Jianjiang's command, including peasant volunteers, most of whom are peasant soldiers, while their enemies are more than 30,000. In the face of the dilapidated Daegu City, everyone understands that this city, which is not strong enough, has been holding out for a long time. Myeong-yi offered to retreat to the fortress of Busan as a last resort, but Choi Jianjiang thought twice and agreed to his request. Busan was once the first line of defense against the Japanese invasion of the Japanese, but it was strengthened in the course of the battle against the Japanese and became an impregnable city, where food was abundant and the weapons in the arsenal were old but numerous, and if they could gain a foothold there, they would be able to sustain a considerable amount of time, if not win. Mingyi's proposal is to show himself that since he can't avoid destruction, he must at least fight until the last moment. Cui Jianjiang knew this well, they had long missed the opportunity to surrender to the Silk Country. (To be continued.) )