In the end, after discussing with Zhuge Liang, Ao Lie decided to leave Zhang Xiu and Deng Zhi behind, responsible for stabilizing the situation in Goguryeo and rectifying various matters in the territory. Zhang Xiu became famous in World War I and left an indelible mark in the hearts of the Goguryeo people; Deng Zhi's political ability and strategy are outstanding, and he is a good hand in both governing the government and the army, and letting the two of them join forces to govern Goguryeo will inevitably make Goguryeo burst out again in the short term and become a solid backing for the Ao Lie army.

As for the wishes of the Goguryeo military and civilians, Ao Yeol also made a corresponding decision. First of all, for the ordinary people who spontaneously offered money and food, Ao Lie strictly forbade the Han army, and did not take a stitch and thread from their hands, and those who violated the order were severely punished; Secondly, those soldiers who took up arms and voluntarily followed Ao Lie to the north to conquer Buyeo, Ao Lie also rewarded and appeased them, dismissed most of them, and let them stay to cooperate with Zhang Xiu and Deng Zhi to guard the pills, and only selected 5,000 elites to go north with the army.

After the rectification was completed, Ao Lie refused to delay for a moment, and immediately embarked on the journey. It has taken more than ten days to pacify Goguryeo, and Ao Lie will have to pacify Buyeo and defeat the eastern Xianbei one after another within a month and a half, leaving him with a very tight time.

Buyeo was established longer than Goguryeo, and the territory is even larger. As early as the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, the Buyeong people established their own country, and called the Han Dynasty, for hundreds of years, they have always respected the Han as the kingdom of the Celestial Empire, and respected the Han Dynasty. With the help of the Han Dynasty, Buyeo achieved stable and rapid development and became an important country in northern Xinjiang. Until recent decades, because of the endless civil war of the Han Dynasty, the traitors were in power, and the national strength fell to the freezing point, and the contemporary head of the Fuyu Dynasty, Qiu Tai, took the opportunity to cut off contacts with the Han Dynasty, and no longer regarded himself as a subject state of the Han Dynasty, but colluded with Liaodong Taishou Gongsun Du to occupy a large amount of fertile land in northern Xinjiang. There is a faint tendency to claim to be a hegemon.

Unlike Goguryeo, the Buyeo people advocate force, and if they want to conquer Buyeo, it is impossible to achieve the ultimate victory just by virtue of wisdom like the conquest of Goguryeo.

So. Zhuge Liang also has no good plans for the matter of conquest and rejuvenation. In this regard, Ao Lie was also mentally prepared and determined to have a hard-fought duel with Buyeo and strive for a battle. The specific operational policy has not yet been decided, and Ao Lie plans to fight a tentative battle with Buyeo first, and then talk about touching Buyeo's combat effectiveness first.

Three days later, Ao Lie led his army from Marudu Castle to Nanshui, which was at the junction with Buyeo. Difficult water. It is the name of the Han people, and the people of Fuyu call the difficult water Bijiang, which means that the river water is green. Nanshui is the Nenjiang River in later generations, and it is one of the largest tributaries of the Songhua River. For this place. Ao Lie is no stranger, in his previous life, he had come here during a treasure hunt. Although some details are not quite the same as those of later generations, they are generally consistent with the Nenjiang River of later generations.

While galloping on his horse, Ao Lie pointed to the frozen water and said to Zhuge Liang: "Kong Ming." This river is just difficult to water. A certain person has done research on this river, and the upper and lower reaches of this river are relatively narrow, resulting in turbulent water; Only in the middle reaches is relatively open, and the river flows gently until now. ”

Zhuge Liang has been thinking about how to pacify Fuyu as soon as possible, and after hearing Ao Lie's words, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said to Ao Lie with a look of joy: "Lord, the chances of our army are about to fall on this difficult water." Ao Lie was stunned when he heard this, and then reacted and asked, "What does Kong Ming mean, half-crossing and attacking it?" "Both of them are quick-thinking people, and they have studied the thirteen chapters of Guigu at the same time, so they can understand each other's ideas at a glance, and they have almost reached the point of having a clear mind.

Nodding, Zhuge Liang said again: "It is the middle of winter now, and the Buyeo people have lived by the difficult water for generations, and the long-term habit will definitely make the Buyeo people think that the ice surface of the difficult water is extremely strong, and our army can do some tricks and feet on the ice to defeat the main force of Buyeo in a battle." ”

Listening to Zhuge Liang's analysis, Ao Lie immediately fell into deep thought. After a long time, Ao Lie suddenly reined in the war horse, and the sitting night snow dragon horse suddenly retracted, the hind hooves firmly and forcefully inserted into the ground, a pair of front hooves raised high, and the whole body was tilted at a forty-five degree angle to the ground, carrying Ao Lie to pause in the air for a moment, before falling heavily on the front hooves, stirring up a piece of dust.

"Pass a certain military order, stop advancing, and choose the most conspicuous and eye-catching place to camp on the edge of the difficult water, so that the people on the other side of the difficult water can clearly see all the movements in our military camp." Ao Lie suddenly issued such a strange-sounding order. Since ancient times, the choice of camping sites when marching and fighting is very particular, not only to have dangers to follow, but also to be close to water sources, and other rigid requirements. But now Ao Lie's order violates all conventions and makes people scratch their heads.

The soldiers under Ao Lie's command felt strange, and they were puzzled by the Buyeo Tanma lurking on the opposite side of the difficult water. Looking at the camping action of the Han army under Ao Lie's department, a Fuyu Tanma asked his companions in surprise: "Is the Han army's head squeezed by the door?" How did you set up camp in this place? The answer he received was with the same question as him: "Who knows, maybe the commander of the Han army is an idiot?" I don't know how to fight at all. ”

With a puzzled look, the spy who spoke earlier glanced at the busy Han army again, and then turned back and said, "Separate the two brothers, send this information back, and ask the king to decide." Behind him, two figures quickly turned around and ran towards the depths of Buyeo Kingdom.

Qiu Tai, the contemporary head of the Buyeo Kingdom, is familiar with the historical books of the Han family, is proficient in strategy, and has always admired force, which is not comparable to the cruel and unkind King Dongchuan. Wei Qiutai sent probe horses early and scattered around the Nanshui area to spy on the Han army's every move and prepare for the upcoming big battle. All the movements of the Han army will be accurately transmitted to the ears of Wei Qiutai by the probe.

That night, in the camp by the difficult water, Ao Lie called Zhuge Liang over and laughed in a low voice: "Kong Ming, do you know a certain intention?" Zhuge Liang gave Ao Lie a smile in return: "The lord wants to attract the main army of Buyeo?" While the Buyeo army crossed the river, it broke through the ice and plunged the Buyeo army into the icy river? "Zhuge Liang is not Jia Xu, he will not be as overly wise as Jia Xu to protect himself, and Ao Lie has a double kindness to Zhuge Liang to save his life and know the encounter, Zhuge Liang has no intention of hiding his heart from Ao Lie, and he knows everything that Ao Lie asks.

"That's right!" Ao Lie smiled mysteriously: "That's what it means." Before we do, though, we have a few more things to do. Zhuge Liang said: "The first thing is to create an illusion to attract the main force of Buyeo; The second thing is to take advantage of the cover of the night and do tricks and feet on the difficult water and ice. ”

Then, neither of them spoke, but sat opposite each other, and laughed while their hearts were in touch. Early the next morning, Wei Yan came to Ao Lie's Chinese army tent with some annoyance, and said loudly: "Lord! The Goguryeo people simply have no faith, and when they were patrolling the camp last night, they heard them talking in private, they couldn't stand the cold weather, and wanted to go back to Goguryeo, but because the night was dark, they were afraid that the lord had already rested, so they didn't come to report it. Unexpectedly, early this morning, half of the Goguryeo people fled without permission, and when they found out, they could no longer be found. ”

After Ao Lie heard the news, he just sighed softly, and then said generously to Wei Yan: "Wen Chang, the Goguryeo people have not been attached for a long time, and it is normal for people to be moved and flee without permission. The matter is over, and there is no need to hold those who have fled accountable. Ao Lie's generosity, in exchange, was Wei Yan's unwillingness: "Lord! If this matter is stopped, everyone in the army will know that the rewards and punishments of the Dao Lord are unknown, and there will inevitably be more deserters! If it goes on like this......"

Before Wei Yan could finish his words, Ao Lie rudely interrupted him. "So-and-so said, this matter, stop it! Don't you understand? Wei Yansheng blushed, completely unable to understand what happened to Ao Lie, who had meritorious service and punishment in the past, but he didn't dare to say anything more, endured the depression in his heart, and withdrew from Ao Lie's big tent.

The news of the Goguryeo people's defection without permission was also passed to the Buyeo Wangwei Qiutai in the shortest possible time. Wei Qiutai looked at the news sent by the Tanma in front of him, sneered and said to himself: "What a little overlord! actually put on a counter-plot to earn this king, hmph, this king is not the fool of the king of Dongchuan, how can he be easily fooled by you? ”

For three days in a row, Ao Lie's army was stationed near the difficult water, neither retreating nor going deep into Buyeo. During these three days, Wei Yan would go to Ao Lie's tent every morning to report to Ao Lie about the defection of the soldiers in the army. At first, it was only Goguryeo soldiers who defected, and later even some Han soldiers began to defect because they couldn't stand the cold. In three days, 5,000 Goguryeo ran away, not to mention, thousands of people fled from the Han army.

Regarding the defection of the sergeant, Wei Yan argued on the basis of reason, and strongly admonished Ao Lie to severely punish the soldiers of the same team who defected as a sergeant, so as to set an example. But Ao Lie rejected Wei Yan's reasonable request on the grounds that the recruits had just entered the battlefield and were not adapted to the cold climate. Every time, Wei Yan would be reprimanded by Ao Lie roughly, and Ao Lie's scolding could be heard clearly even if he was dozens of steps away.

In the end, in the early morning of the fourth day, when Wei Yan reported to Ao Lie that hundreds of Han soldiers had defected, he was again strongly rebuked by Ao Lie. Wei Yan was furious, and took the opportunity of patrolling the camp to take more than 30 personal soldiers through the frozen water, all the way north, and came to the military camp of Wei Qiutai. (To be continued......)