CH.81 A Brief Pause

Goguryeo, also known as Goryeo and Goguryeo, was a national regime located in the far east of China. The history of Goguryeo can be traced back to the Eastern Han Dynasty, and it can also be said to have a long history. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info But in the history of Goguryeo, it seems that there has always been an entangled relationship with China!

As early as the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, that is, in that equally exciting and chaotic era, the Goguryeo regime ushered in its first peak of development. And Goguryeo, which has just become strong, pointed to China as the object of verifying its strength! Since then, there has been no peace in the land of Liaodong, and the Han people, the Goguryeo people, the Silla people, and the Baekje people have fought each other for interests, for territory, and even for survival, but I don't know how many good men's blood has been sprinkled here.

In the ninth year of the emperor's reign, the Great Sui dominated the world, and Emperor Wen began to expand the influence of the Great Sui to the surrounding nation-states, requiring all surrounding countries to submit to the Great Sui. At that time, the Great Sui State was strong, and Emperor Wen was also a combination of grace and power, so the vast majority of countries chose to submit, and only Goguryeo, which had the momentum of rising again, was disobeyed. At that time, the young Goguryeo king Gao Yuan, who had gradually assumed the throne, had already begun to accumulate troops and grain, and quietly reached an alliance with the Khitan and the Jin Ya, preparing to resist the Great Sui. In the same year, Goguryeo and the Yan Dynasty sent troops to Yingzhou in western Liaoning, thanks to the desperate resistance of Wei Chong, the governor of Yingzhou at that time, this was able to block this invasion of Goguryeo!

Although Goguryeo's invasion failed to completely occupy Liaoxi, it also brought great damage to Liaoxi, and Goguryeo's move greatly angered Emperor Wen. Emperor Wen mobilized 300,000 troops and horses to launch an attack on Goguryeo, and after several battles, Goguryeo King Gao Yuan also seemed to realize that Goguryeo could not withstand the attack of the Great Sui, and took the initiative to send an envoy to apologize, and called himself "Liaodong Dung Tuchen Yuan", which made Emperor Wen angry.

But this lesson does not seem to extinguish Gao Yuan's idea of rebelling against the Great Sui, and with the return of Emperor Wen, today's son ascended the throne. In the third year of the Great Cause, the Son of Heaven traveled to Saibei, but in contact with the Turks, he accidentally discovered the shadow of the Goguryeo people! It seems that the Goguryeo were secretly in contact with the Turks in order to form a stronger anti-Sui alliance. Therefore, the Son of Heaven also came up with the idea of sending troops to Goguryeo for the first time, and launched the first and second crusades in the 8th and 9th years of the Great Cause!

It's just that luck has always been on Goguryeo's side, with the strength of the Great Sui, it would have been easy to destroy Goguryeo, but people are not as good as heaven! The first crusade in the eighth year of the Great Cause, because of the command error of the commander of the army, missed the opportunity, which led to the failure of the eastern crusade. In the ninth year of the Great Cause, the Son of Heaven went on another crusade to the east, but before the battle began, Yang Xuangan's rebellion broke out, and a mighty crusade ended in nothing.

In the official office in Yuyang County, Qin Qiong was popularizing historical knowledge to Wan He and Cheng Yanjin, two illiterate people. As a partial general of the Great Sui Vanguard Army of the Eastern Crusade, he didn't even know the least about Goguryeo! When Qin Qiong learned this, he was also full of bitter smiles, anyway, since Wang Mashan's victory, there have been no waves along the way, and Qin Qiong began to slowly explain the history of Goguryeo to Wan He and Cheng Yanjin. Today happened to explain the end of last year's Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo, and finally Qin Qiong sighed and said: "Originally, with last year's troop comparison, the Great Sui could completely break through the royal capital of Goguryeo and solve this trouble once and for all!" But I didn't expect that Yang Xuangan's rebellion happened! Zhang Shuai also often sighed, it seems that God is not on the side of Da Sui anymore! ”

Qin Qiong's words are a little dangerous, if God is not on the side of the Great Sui, doesn't that mean that the sky is going to die in the Great Sui? If this word spreads, not to mention that Qin Qiong, who said this, will be exterminated by the Nine Clans, even Wan He and Cheng Yanjin, who heard this, will not end well! Of course, Qin Qiong also looked at the fact that there were no others around, so she let out such an emotion.

Wan He was speechless for a long time after listening to Qin Qiong's words. Before that, Wan He's impression of Yang Guang was that he was a tyrant! Faint! In particular, the three Eastern Crusades he launched completely dragged the originally powerful Great Sui into defeat! After listening to Qin Qiong's story, Wan He had a new understanding of Yang Guang.

The Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo was not entirely because of Yang Guang's great achievements, but after discovering that Goguryeo had a heart of disobedience, in order to put an end to future troubles, the war was launched. In this way, as a king, such a decision is understandable. And the failure of the previous two Eastern Crusades, from Qin Qiong's point of view, seems to be completely attributed to Yang Guang's fault. Of course, there must be some personal subjective factors in this, after all, it was Zhang Xutuo who was loyal to Yang Guang who said this to Qin Qiong. But even so, Wan He felt that he could no longer see the people and things of this era from the general point of view of future generations.

After a long time, Wan He exhaled a long breath, shook his head and said to Qin Qiong: "Brother Qin, then in your opinion, this time we have three expeditions to Goguryeo, is there a chance of winning?" ”

Qin Qiong frowned, for this question, Qin Qiong couldn't answer it immediately. After thinking about it for a long time, Qin Qiong said: "I'm not sure about this matter, in terms of the comparison of the national strength of the two countries, even if Goguryeo raises the strength of the whole country, it can only mobilize two or three hundred thousand troops. Although I have not encountered the Goguryeo army, according to the reports of the first two battles, the combat effectiveness of the Goguryeo army is only about the same as that of the bandits! And our Great Sui, there are 50,000 in the vanguard army alone, and the main army that came after is at least 500,000! And well-equipped and well-trained soldiers! If you look at it from this point alone, my Great Sui will definitely win! But there are no absolutes in the world, especially in this war! At the last minute, no one can determine the winner in advance! ”

"Hmm!" Wan He's face is a rare serious look, there is no way, this battle is not only related to Wan He's future, but also related to Wan He's life and death! I heard Qin Qiong say before that after the defeat of the Great Sui in the First Eastern Expedition, he was pursued by the Goguryeo army, and the soldiers and horses who fled back in the end were less than one percent! Wan He estimated his thin arms and legs, if there was really an accident at that time, he would definitely not be able to outrun these soldiers, but don't die in this extreme east by then, and end up dying in a foreign land, it would be too sad!

However, Qin Qiong seemed to have seen through Wan He's thoughts, and even laughed and comforted Wan He: "Brother Wan! You can rest assured! Zhang Shuai sent us to your side to protect your safety! If something happens, we'll keep you safe! ”

Cheng Yanjin had said this to Wan He before, but after looking at Qin Qiong with a firm face, and then at Cheng Biting Jin who was dozing off with an axe next to him, Wan He felt that Qin Qiong was much more reliable. Immediately, although Wan He still had a lot of worries in his heart, he still smiled and nodded, indicating that he was no longer worried.

"Ahh That's right! Wan He suddenly seemed to remember something, and hurriedly asked Qin Qiong, "Brother Qin, how long do you say we have to stay here?" Looks like we've all been here for four or five days, right? ”

"Well...... this" Qin Qiong was stunned for a moment, but quickly came back to her senses, lowered her head and thought for a moment, and then said: "Yuyang County is the throat of entering Liaoxi. And now although Liaoxi is still under the control of the Great Sui, it is the territory of the Khitans to the north of Liaoxi, and the territory of Goguryeo to the east of Liaoxi, so before entering Liaoxi, you must be fully prepared! I heard that during this period of time, the general and the young general have been busy going out to investigate the movements of the Khitans and Goguryeo. But I don't think we have to wait long, we will be driving into Liaoxi soon! ”

"Ugh!" Qin Qiong's answer did not satisfy Wan He, Wan He hesitated, but suddenly burst out of a sentence: "Brother Qin, you said that if I apply to the general, I will stay here and wait for the holy driver, what do you say?" ”

Qin Qiong immediately had a wry smile on his face, after these few days of contact, Qin Qiong finally understood that Wan He had no interest in making meritorious contributions on the battlefield at all, and was even a little afraid of going to the battlefield! However, looking at Wan He's body and bones, there is nothing incomprehensible about this kind of thought, Qin Qiong can only secretly feel sorry for Wan He, although this Eastern Crusade will be a little dangerous, but it is also a great opportunity, after all, no merit can come faster than war feats! However, Qin Qiong still answered Wan He's question very conscientiously: "I'm afraid this is unlikely!" Brother Wan, your position in the army is a military position, not a civilian position, and this kind of task will not be your turn at all. ”

"Tsk!" Although he knew that it was unlikely, he still had a glimmer of hope in his heart, but Qin Qiong's words made Wan He completely dispel this idea. Stretched, glanced at Cheng Biting Jin who was sleeping soundly next to him, snorted, and slapped Cheng Biting Jin on the back of his head! Since Cheng Biting Jin got this axe, Wan He has used the name of the axe to let Cheng Biting Jin sign many unequal treaties, and now Wan He is not as polite as before to Cheng Biting Jin. After waking Cheng Yanjin up, Wan He shouted directly into Cheng Yanjin's ear: "Old Cheng! Get up and eat! ”

"Ahh Dine? Where? I'll be right away! There was almost no reaction to being slapped by Wan He, but as soon as he heard the word eating, Cheng Yanjin, who was even drooling in his dreams, woke up immediately! Staring at a pair of eyes to the left and right, his mouth kept saying, "I'm hungry!" Where's the rice? I want rice for three people! ”

"General Wan! Come to the general, please come over if you have something important! Just when Wan He was amused by Cheng Biting Jin's reaction, suddenly a voice came from outside the room, Wan He turned his head and looked, but it was a personal soldier who came to protect his son.

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