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Chapter 481: Great Rewards After a Great Victory
"What? Send the captives and the body of the rhinaga back to the capital?"

Wuluga repeated Su Yao's words in disbelief, and Yizhidama beside him also looked stunned.

You should know that Narannaga was not only an important official whose prestige was second only to the former first Molizhi of the Great Goguryeo, Myeong Rin Dafu, but also the patriarch of the Ranna tribe, with many nephews and old friends.

Therefore, if it were not for this critical moment, the current Mo Lizhi would not dare to use this person at all.

It would be a great achievement for them to have such a person killed in their hands.

Especially if this person's body falls into their hands, it will be a rare treasure.

Can corpses be valuable goods?
That's right. You have to know that the Goguryeo people were influenced by the Han Dynasty. Their people valued filial piety, and their customs of lavish burials were no less than those of the Han Dynasty, and in some places even surpassed them.

The princes and nobles even competed with each other in this regard, and the custom of extravagant and lavish burials became popular.

It can be said that all the gold, silver and other valuables were used to send off the dead. Stones were piled up as a seal and pine and cypress were planted. It took three years from the death of a person to his burial!
Under such social atmosphere, if the heir of a family business cannot hold a traditional and luxurious funeral for his elders, he will not be able to hold his head up in public, and the family status will be in jeopardy.

Therefore, the value of the corpse of a person like Jiannaga, who had a noble status and great prestige, was immeasurable.

Therefore, when Wuluga arrived at the scene and saw that Lu Bu and Zhao Yun were worrying about how to deal with this problem, he immediately suggested bringing him back safely.

At the same time, he also suggested to Su Yao that he could use this man's body to coerce the nephews and nephews of the tribe of Qiannaga. Even if he couldn't make them defect immediately, it would not be a problem to extort a large sum of money from them, and it would even be in line with the custom.

However, no one could have imagined that Lord Su would let go so openly at this moment.
Su Yao chuckled and said:
"That's right. Not only should we send it, but we should also send it with great fanfare."

"My Lord, what does this mean?"

Hou Cheng really couldn't help it. Although he knew that Lord Su often acted unexpectedly, this time's behavior was still difficult for him to understand.

However, Su Yao did not explain, but Zhao Yun saw the clue:
"Is this a move by the Lord to attack the heart?"

Zhao Yun nodded and said to himself:
"As the Art of War says, attacking a city is inferior to attacking the heart. Now that Goguryeo has suffered a series of defeats, the people's hearts are unstable. Ming Lindaye is cruel and brutal, and he bullies the emperor and abuses his power. There must be many contradictions in his country, which is why Wuluga asked the Han Dynasty to send troops."

"Now that the perimeter of the Goguryeo royal city has been cleared by us, our army will face their difficult-to-attack mountain fortress, Marudu Mountain City, one of the twin royal capitals."

"If we want to capture this city quickly, we must not only attack them militarily, but also break down their defenses psychologically."

"Zilong is right."

Su Yao praised slightly:
"This Jiannajia was an important official of Goguryeo and had a very high prestige. His death is a great opportunity for us to strike a blow to the morale of the people of Goguryeo. At the same time, we can use this to demonstrate the benevolence and magnanimity of our Han people!"

"Give his body a grand funeral and send it back to the capital, so that the people of Goguryeo can see that even if they are enemies, I, Su Yao, can give them due respect."

"In this way, those forces that are dissatisfied with Ming Lindaye will inevitably become more shaken."

"As for releasing the prisoners?"

Before Su Yao finished speaking, Lu Bu understood and immediately responded:
"Those frightened rats are nothing to worry about."

"Letting them go will not only demonstrate my righteousness, but will also help spread the word of my divine might through these people."

"After hearing about the tragic defeat on the front line, how could the soldiers defending the city not be shaken?"

“This is an effect that no amount of money can buy.”

Upon hearing this, Yizhidama and Wuluga looked at each other and couldn't help but admire Su Yao's foresight.

They had been fighting all the time, and they had never realized that this prince could serve as the governor of a county at such a young age. It seemed that it was not only because of his extraordinary martial arts, but his vision and knowledge were also amazing.

Hearing his men flattering him again, Su Yao quickly waved his hands:
"Okay, okay." "There's one more thing."

"When you return the captives and the body of the rafter, write another letter."

"We are following the will of heaven and marching in an upright army, so it is natural that we must use courtesy before force."

"Let's see if this Mo Lizhi knows what's best for him."

Time is like water, years are like a shuttle.

Although the series of battles went smoothly, time waits for no one and continues to pass day by day.

The Goguryeo region is different from the vast plains of Liaodong. It is full of mountains, rivers and dense forests, which is often referred to as the White Mountains and Black Waters.

The march here took much longer than expected, and before we knew it, it was already March.

However, compared with the time spent, the results they achieved were equally fruitful.

In this battle, Su Yao and Guan Yu and others attacked from the north and south. On the northern front, Su Yao led a small number of elite troops to raid the dike, while on the southern front, Guan Yu led the navy to attack Zuoyuan directly under the cover of Lu Bu and Zhao Yun's feint attack.

In the end, the flood caused by Su Yao not only caused Guan Yu's navy to directly destroy the Zuyuan castle complex in the southwest of the royal capital, but also captured prisoners after the war, ranging from Molizhi and Ming Lindaye's eldest son to ordinary soldiers and civilians, numbering tens of thousands.

Except for some people with special identities who were brought to the front line, the rest of these people were sent to the rear of Liaodong and confiscated as slaves, with priority given to those who had made contributions.

The war went smoothly with almost no casualties, but the harvest was extremely gratifying. Not only was there money and food, but everyone who participated in the war could get slaves.

All the officers and soldiers who participated in the battle were smiling happily.

Those who made contributions in the battle received more generous rewards and even had the right of priority selection.

The most speechless thing was the man who rowed the boat to the Zuoyuan first. Not only was he personally granted a lot of land and wealth after the war, but the skinny guy himself also took away ten Goguryeo girls in one breath.
Not only did his comrades on both sides of him complain inwardly: "Does this guy want to die on a woman's belly?"

Even Guan Yu looked at the soldier twice, he was truly an amazing guy.

The army led by Guan Yu and others on the southern front reaped rich rewards, while the results achieved by Su Yao's elite team on the northern front were even more impressive.

With only a hundred troops, they not only successfully captured the dike, but also wiped out the Wuhuan fugitives with an astonishing number of more than ten cavalrymen and captured a large number of horses.

Next, they surrounded the enemy and attacked the reinforcements, annihilated Yi Ji Dalma, and used his troops to capture the Stone City without bloodshed. Finally, they attacked from both sides of the valley and wiped out the last cavalry of Goguryeo brought by Jiannaga.

Along the way, from the army of more than a hundred people entering the dense forest to the bloody battle outside the Stone City, Su Yao's troops have grown in number. In addition to the more than 30 Goguryeo hunters brought by Wuluga at the beginning, the servants are now led by dozens of elite Han troops. There are thousands of coalition forces of Wuhuan and Goguryeo, who have defeated ten times the number of troops on their own.

The capture of Shitou City cut off Goguryeo's north-south connection and restored the Shangyintai County territory under the Han Dynasty's "Second Xuantu" county, gaining tens of thousands of people.

Yes, restore the territory.

Although Su Yao currently has no intention of completely destroying Goguryeo, the land that I conquered personally is still my Han family's ancestral land, so there is naturally no reason for me to give it up.

Moreover, as a vassal state, in order for him to behave himself in the future and not have evil thoughts, he naturally cannot be allowed to remain so big, and it is necessary to weaken and restrict him.

Therefore, after this battle, the north and south wings of Goguryeo that protected the capital were cut off, and the country was trapped in the southeast corner. Su Yao had already caught it in a trap.

Therefore, while sending back the body of Zhunanaga, Su Yao also opened the treasury, rewarded his soldiers generously, and after reorganizing them, the northern and southern armies marched side by side straight to the mountain city of Marudu.

(End of this chapter)