Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 879 In Progress

Liaodong, the capital city of Goguryeo, Marudu.

In the early spring of the Central Plains, the weather in the mountains of Liaodong is still cold.Under the mountain city, the soldiers of the Han army wrapped in cotton clothes worked in the cold wind, or made throwing chariots for conquering the mountain city; or repaired fortifications to block internal and external traffic.

Looking from the sky, the generals and soldiers of the Han army camped around Wandu Mountain City, encircling the entire city.

After Jiang Wei arrived in Liaodong, he led his army against the horse Zishui to go northward, and fought Goguryeo at Xipingkou.The generals of the Han army were brave, and the two generals Ma Long and Du Yu played brilliantly and defeated Goguryeo. More than [-] captive soldiers were beheaded.

In this battle, King Dongchuan of Goguryeo was terrified, and led three to four thousand men to retreat to the capital, trying to force the Han army back by relying on the strength of the Marutu mountain city.

Jiang Wei climbed to the top of the opposite mountain, looked at the Wandu mountain city, observed its interior layout, and commented: "The mountain city built by Koguryo is steep, surrounded by mountains as a screen, the mountainside as a palace, and the entrance of the valley as a gate. If there is a strong attack, our soldiers will suffer heavy losses."

The terrain of Wandu Mountain City is high in the north and low in the south, tilting from north to south like a dustpan. There are six gates in the city, and the gate is on the south wall.It almost occupies a geographical advantage, and there is no way to attack by force.

Du Yu said with emotion: "The mountains in Liaodong are rugged, and there are many mountain springs on the mountains. If a big country occupies this place and builds a city relying on the mountains and rivers, we will sigh at the mountains!"

Du Yuben was skeptical about His Majesty's appointment of him as the prefect of the leading party, but as he got to know more about it, he found that the terrain of the Korean Peninsula was crucial.The mountains in the north are vertical and horizontal, and the rivers in the south are dense, so rice can be grown.If Goguryeo was stronger and able to unify the peninsula, it would be able to build a mountain defense line by virtue of its mountainous terrain, which would be enough to become a border problem for the Central Plains Dynasty.

After a pause, Du Yu said: "Whether the commander-in-chief adopts the strategy of encircling the three and lacking one, it may distract the hearts of the people inside."

"No!" Jiang Wei squinted his eyes and vetoed, "According to His Majesty's order, the king of Dongchuan should be beheaded, his ancestral temple destroyed, and his country's ancestors destroyed. How can the king of Dongchuan be allowed to flee?"

Jiang Wei's purpose is very clear, he is to completely destroy Goguryeo, let Goguryeo disappear from the northern border of the Han Dynasty.If the Goguryeo traitors were allowed to flee, the big man probably couldn't find the Goguryeo traitors in this white mountain and black water.

Yan Yu hesitated a little, and said: "If the commander-in-chief stays with Goguryeo for a long time, I'm afraid that Pingzhou's food and grass will be difficult to support."

The population of Pingzhou is only 20. Apart from supporting the frontier army, it has almost no external force to support the counter-insurgency army from the Central Plains.The food and grass for the army is almost all allocated from the Central Plains, and the journey is far away, so it is difficult to provide for it for a long time.

Jiang Wei ordered directly: "Let the people of Fuyu provide food to support the army. At the same time, you can also ask King Chen to send food to the tribesmen in the land of Sanhan. He dare not refuse."

"promise!"

The name of the Three Hans existed in the Han Dynasty. Among them, because Mahan had 54 tribes and was the most powerful, he was supported by the Three Hans as the "King Chen" and became the nominal co-lord, but actually the leader of the alliance system.As for Chenhan, Bianhan, or the alliance tribes, each has twelve tribes.A total of 78 tribes, a total of [-] large or small countries.

Jiang Wei thought of Ma Su's troops and asked, "Is there any news about General You?"

Du Yu shook his head and said, "You General and Governor Wei Hu of Youzhou divided up the troops. Wei Hu and his soldiers have broken through the old capital Heshenggu City. So far, there is no news of General You."

After Ma Di led the troops from Liaohe alone, he defeated the small Goguryeo army and learned that Heshenggu City was empty, so he ordered Wei Hu to lead his troops to attack Heshenggu City.He led his soldiers deep into the mountains, saying that he would conquer all the cities in the hinterland of Goguryeo.Since this month, there has been no news of Ma Di, as if he disappeared into the white mountains and black waters.

Jiang Wei frowned slightly, and said, "Ignore the right general for the time being, and order the soldiers to set up their catapults day and night."

"promise!"

……

Compared with the still cold Northeast, Jianye has gradually eased, and spring plowing will start in a few days.

However, the prince Liu Zhen who went south to Yangzhou was in a messy state of mind. In recent days, people of high morals and respected people have been coming to his door, trying to persuade the prince Liu Zhen to "properly" save the land, but they were all prevaricated by him.

What is the appropriateness degree field?
Liu Sui also knew well that it was nothing more than saving the fields of the common people, and turned a blind eye to those powerful and powerful families.

If the appropriateness is in the field, Liu Sui can also cope with the task more easily.But Liu Sui didn't think much about it. He followed Liu Chan since he was a child, and Liu Chan often taught him that the people are more important than the ruler, and that water can carry a boat and can also overturn it. Therefore, he has a deep understanding of the importance of the people.

But what if you don't want to, the common people are the people, and the gentry are also the people.The people will rebel, and so will the powerful.

He is only the crown prince at the moment, if he causes Jiang Zuo to shake, he does not know how much reputation will be lost, and how many Jiang Dong scholars will turn away from him.

Those Jiangdong clans who were relocated to Guanzhong are fine, and they will not betray themselves.But those small and medium gentry who stayed in Jiangdong, they will hate themselves for this.

At the moment Liu Sui is very contradictory. He wants to complete Dutian without causing accidents, which is very contradictory.

Lu Kang drove into the hall and reported: "Since His Royal Highness ordered Yangzhou to save the land, I have secretly inspected the localities and found that the local officials have been colluded with powerful and powerful officials, resulting in ineffective implementation of the officials. There are many slack. Even if the land is saved, the household registration and land are also concealed."

The Lu family was relocated to Guanzhong, and they had already been forced to complete the verification of the data in the family, so Lu Kang did not have much psychological burden on the big man in Jiangdong.

Liu Sui sighed. Those Jiangdong scholars' visits were only preliminary protests, and the current protests from the officials were further protests, and later they might use knives and soldiers.

Jiangdong is different from the Central Plains. The Central Plains were pacified earlier. Before the Han Dynasty, the focus of rule was on the Central Plains, and a large number of officials were sent to the Central Plains.However, the late return of Jiangdong was not a priority. The Han Dynasty dispatched fewer officials, and there were still a large number of local old officials in the area.

Seeing that Liu Zhen didn't speak, Lu Kang knew that the prince was engaged in a psychological struggle, and with a sigh, he retreated.As far as Lu Kang was concerned, he was also dissuaded by his friends in Jiangdong, and he was also from Wu County, so he neither opposed nor agreed with Dutian.

"His Royal Highness, there is a letter from home."

In the silent hall, the attendants entered and delivered the just-delivered family letter to Liu Zhen.

Liu Sui looked up from the letter, his face couldn't help being happy, it was a letter from his uncle Wang Qian, so he quickly opened it.

Liu Sui went south to Yangzhou in a hurry, and he didn't have time to meet his uncle in Yizhou, so he told his uncle his worries in letters to see if his uncle could give him advice.

Wang Qian also lived up to Liu Zhen's expectations. In the letter, he did not start from the perspective of Liu Zhen's worries. He only told Liu Zhen from Liu Chan's psychological dimension that whether his position as the crown prince is stable or not depends on no external force. , but whether Liu Chan can be satisfied.After all, as the founding emperor, Liu Chan has the direct right to deny the replacement of the prince.

At the same time, he also emphasized in the letter that Liu Chan is different from ordinary emperors. He has an obsession with the innovation of the system from his heart, and he is eager to make contributions to the world and shape a different man.Therefore, the purpose of Liu Yan's trip to Yangzhou is nothing else, to achieve Liu Chan's satisfaction.

What is the standard of satisfaction?

Wang Qian also said in his letter that Liu Chan sent troops to Yangzhou to prepare for the rebellion caused by Dutian.

Therefore, he allowed Liu Zhen to do it with confidence and boldly. Yangzhou did not cause a rebellion, which shows that he did not go deep enough.

As for talents, he reassured Liu Sui that when he finished saving the fields and the prince's position was stabilized, there would be countless talents in the world trying to become his disciples. At that time, he should worry about whether he could know people with his eyes.

After reading the letter, Liu Sui suddenly became enlightened, and all worries were gone.

After burning the letter on the candlelight, he stood up, strode out of the hall, and shouted: "Come here, issue an order, and order those who visit the East Palace to go to the place to test the facts. , the sheriff and the county magistrate should be punished. If there is any deviation, the sheriff and the county magistrate should be executed immediately, and then reported to Chang'an."

Liu Chan granted Liu Zhen the power of life and death, and also had the right to issue edicts, but of course it was limited to the Yangzhou area.

"promise!"

The officials of the Eastern Palace clapped their hands in agreement.

(End of this chapter)