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Chapter Twenty-Four: "Drinking the Yellow River and Taking Chang'an Directly"

In the face of Yuangai Suwen's overtures and King Rongliu's request for help, Li Shimin gave an ambiguous answer, on the one hand, hinting that Yuangai Suwen would not send troops, but on the other hand, he was reassuring King Rongliu and letting them fight to the death. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Of course, he didn't really care, before the Tang Dynasty sent troops, keeping King Rongliu and preventing King Rongliu from being destroyed by Yuangai Suwen was also the key to driving the wolf and the tiger.

Knowing that the Tang Dynasty was about to invade Goguryeo, Du He's heart was full of excitement, and it was difficult to speak, just because of the little selfishness in his heart.

As a later generation, the rejection of ****** is really indescribable in words.

Du He also knew in his heart that the ****** of later generations and the current Goguryeo were two different things. But there is a strong hedge between sensibility and rationality. Even if the current Goguryeo is not the later ***, as long as "Goguryeo" is still called "Goguryeo", Duhe will not be able to have a good impression of him.

Especially in memory, *** people misidentified their ancestors and filmed a historical drama "Yuangai Suwen". The content in it is really disgusting, in the history of the Tang Army's Northern Expedition, it was a success, located in the siege side with 2,000 casualties of soldiers and horses, destroyed 40,000 Goguryeo, and captured more than 3,000 prisoners at the level of generals and colonels.

Let's make it up, okay, what the fuck plot is out.

In their so-called "historical drama", Yuangai Suwen was brave and invincible, pressing the Tang Dynasty to fight, and finally blinded Li Shimin with an arrow, making the famous Tian Khan a one-eyed dragon in the play. In the end, the Tang envoy even more cringed and went to Goguryeo to negotiate peace.

How can this be reasonable, shameless.

It is also because of this that Du He is disgusted with that Yuan Gai Suwen. Disaster to the fish in the pond, that's what it says.

I remember that at that time, Du He was so angry that he almost didn't smash the TV, but now in retrospect, he was excited, didn't they say, Yuangai Suwen was brave and invincible, pressed the Tang Dynasty to fight, and made Li Shimin a one-eyed dragon. Okay, master, I'll bet on Yuangai Suwen to fight this time and beat him into a one-eyed dragon.

Goguryeo is a big piece of cheese, in history, Li Shimin bit more than half of it, and he didn't eat it in one bite, so the master ate him in one bite.

Let's see how those *** make it up......

The more Du He thought about it, the more excited he became, and when he started doing things, he was full of energy, and there was only one thought in his mind, so he tried his best to develop it, and then ate Goguryeo in one bite.

In this labor expedition, the economy and food are the top priorities.

Because of the emergence of sweet potatoes, the stock of food in the Tang Dynasty soared, which greatly alleviated the shortage of grain and grass caused by successive wars.

The Silk Road is still thriving, but after all, it is too far apart, the land route is not convenient, and the profits are as fat as oil, but it is close to saturation, and it is almost impossible to expand the scale. The maritime Silk Road is particularly important.

Du He knew that the key to the expansion of the Maritime Silk Road was not the merchants Liu Renliang entertained, but the envoys of various countries he received. These envoys have a pivotal position in their respective countries, and they are the figures who can influence the national policy of the upper echelons.

Only by making them, the characters, fully aware of the benefits of jointly developing the Maritime Silk Road with Datang, can the benefits be maximized to the greatest extent. Relying only on the Tang Dynasty's efforts here, the success achieved was limited.

Du He is also very concerned about his job. As an ambassador, he led the envoys of various countries to and from places that could demonstrate the economic and military strength of the Tang Dynasty.

The majestic Great Wall, the richest Chang'an East and West City, the Silk Road, the communication channel between the East and the West, and the military camp of the Tang Dynasty.

The Great Wall is an immortal masterpiece, Chang'an East and West City is the world's largest trade market, the Silk Road has a long and prosperous history, and the Tang Dynasty is a strong force.

Economic, military, and cultural strength are all the best in the world.

The envoys of various countries are like frogs at the bottom of the well, the southern Yelang, in a burst of amazement, understand the strength of the Tang Dynasty, and everyone no longer dares to be commensurate with the Tang Dynasty with the equal status of the country. Even the strongest Arab empire in the West also regards the Tang Dynasty as a brother and himself as a brother.

No one disagrees with the proposal to jointly create a maritime Silk Road. The Tang Dynasty was so strong, and trading with the Tang Dynasty was also a good and harmless thing for them.

As Duhe said at the beginning, the future situation will inevitably start from the sea. Sea freight will gradually replace land routes, becoming an inevitable trend.

Only those who have experienced it first-hand will understand how fast, convenient and time-saving shipping is.

Since the promotion of maritime transportation in various countries, there has been a steady stream of merchant ships going to Chang'an. All kinds of goods from the West flowed into the Central Plains from the south of the Yangtze River. All kinds of specialties from the Central Plains also flowed to the West through the Silk Road on the sea.

In this trade between you and me, just like the overland Silk Road, the entire Tang Dynasty was just like taxes, that is, there were earth-shaking changes.

The trade volume of the Maritime Silk Road is gradually catching up with the Silk Road on land.

The Tang Dynasty, which sat on the two Silk Roads, was shocked by the rapid economic recovery under the huge transaction volume between the two sides.

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Liaodong City!

King Rongliu stood at the head of the city blankly, watching the people in the city struggle to rescue their belongings, at this time the water in the city was several feet deep, and as far as the eye could see, it was like a river. He remembered the words of the ancients: "Fire and water are merciless." "I can't help but admire the insight of the ancient sages.

Since he left Pyongyang and left the influence of Yuangai Suwen, he only felt that the sky was high and the birds could fly, and the sea was wide and the fish could leap. He was confident enough to set things right, eliminate Yuangae Suwen, and become a veritable king of Goguryeo.

It's just that he never imagined that everything was outside his calculations.

Yuangai Suwen came too quickly, and he didn't give him time to prepare at all. He relied on the troops in the hands of his old father-in-law, and hurriedly responded to the battle, and was not at all the opponent of Yuangai Suwen, who held three-quarters of Goguryeo's troops, and in less than a year, the soldiers and horses under his command were defeated and retreated, and the defenders of the Quartet were killed one after another, and finally trapped in Liaodong City, and could only rely on the Liaodong City with thick walls to resist Yuangai Suwen's army.

If it weren't for the secret material support of the Tang Dynasty, they wouldn't have been able to support it now.

King Rongliu calculated the time carefully, and it was half a year.

They fought to the death against each other on the walls of Liaodong City, and both sides paid a great price for casualties.

The huge Liaodong city is almost full of holes, and the majestic city walls are in tatters.

And that's not the key, the most critical thing is water.

After half a year of fighting, Yuangai Suwen seemed to have opened his mind, and instead of attacking and killing, he dug up the Liaoshui and flooded the Liaodong City with water attack tactics.

There were few casualties among the people in Liaodong City, but the key to the problem was grain and morale. The food of the three armies was almost washed clean by the flood, and the morale was also wiped out under the surging flood.

An army that has been fighting hard for a long time and has lost its morale, like a man who has lost his soul, is not worth mentioning at all.

At this time, a veteran walked to King Rongliu's side, and it was King Rongliu's father-in-law, Ma Rongze. Ma Rongze said anxiously: "King, the grain and grass in the city have been less than three days, and now the soldiers and horses of Yuangai Suwen have withdrawn from the siege in order to avoid flooding, take this opportunity to leave quickly......

When King Rongliu heard this, he was silent. After a long time, he looked at the only old man in the entire Goguryeo who was loyal to him, and sighed: "Do you think Liaodong is lost, where else can I go?" Where is my place? ”

Ma Rongze lowered his head when he heard this, silent. After a while, he said: "Go to Datang, in Datang you can ensure that the king is safe." ”

King Rongliu smiled bitterly, "Hasn't my father-in-law seen it yet?" Li Shimin's heart is like Sima Zhao of the Han Dynasty, which is known to passers-by. Where he has the intention of helping us, he is basically using us, making us fight to the death and make ourselves profitable. If I defect to Li Tang, Li Shimin will definitely use me as an excuse to crusade against Yuangai Suwen, and then openly include my Goguryeo in the territory......" He gritted his teeth with a look of indignation.

Li Shimin's trick is powerful in driving away the wolf, and it is the yang scheme.

The biggest difference between conspiracy and conspiracy is that the former is unguardable, while the latter is unguardable.

King Rongliu knew what it was, if he didn't follow Li Shimin's request and accept Li Shimin's secret support, his head would become a urinal for Yuan Gai Suwen. Similarly, if Yuangai Suwen did not follow Li Shimin's request, King Rongliu would become bigger and bigger until he became his confidant.

Ma Rongze said in a low voice: "It's not that I don't understand Li Shimin's sinister intentions, but now that he has entered a Jedi, there is no way out." When the flood waters receded, they would attack the city, and this final battle, even if we had the heart, would not be able to do so. Li Shimin attaches great importance to face and good reputation, as long as the king expresses his submission, he will definitely not snub the king. Instead of waiting for death, it is better to seek my life, leaving my Goguryeo bloodline, intending to have a chance to make a comeback. ”

King Rongliu sighed: "That's all it takes......"

Almost at the same time, Yuangai Suwen sat on the high ground, looking at the Liaodong City that was flooded, and burst into a burst of earth-shattering laughter, saying, "Liaodong, you can get it at your fingertips...... Wan Chun, you immediately transfer 10,000 elite soldiers and make a detour to Liaodong City...... If I am not mistaken, the little calf of King Rongliu will definitely regard Li Tang as the greatest reliance and defect to Li Tang, so that Li Tang can clean us up. Li Shimin has a lot of ambitions, and he covets our territory, and he can't let him succeed. Our strength is slightly inferior to Li Tang now, and now is not the time to go head-to-head with them, in a few years, when the time comes, I will lead all the warriors of Goguryeo, drink the Yellow River, and take Chang'an ......"

His tone was arrogant and arrogant. In fact, he is slapping his swollen face to fill the fat man, what is drinking Ma Huanghe, and taking Chang'an directly is, and he said it to fill the scene.

Yang Wanchun was the number one general under Yuangai Suwen, and at this time he took the order and led the crowd to leave.