Late Tang

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Chengshan Mountain City East and West Mountain City are only fifty miles away from Jili Mountain City.

In the north of Jili City, it is the southern gateway of Jian'an Prefecture. It guards the two mountain passes from Jili Prefecture to Jian'an Prefecture's Gaoli Mountain and Laomao Mountain. Two mountain cities, one east and one west, guard this mountain pass.On the left is Koryo Mountain, and on the right is Laomao Mountain.Laomao Mountain is the birthplace of the Fudu River in the east and the Laosha River in the west. The Fudu River originates from Laomao Mountain, passes through the south of Chengshan City, becomes the southwest boundary of Jili Prefecture and Jian'an Prefecture, and finally flows into the Bohai Sea.

This is a rare twin city. The two mountain cities are not too small, each with a circumference of five miles. They were built in Goguryeo, and the distance between the two cities is only two miles.

However, as an important gateway between Jili Prefecture and Jian'an Prefecture, this place has always been heavily guarded by Jili Prefecture. The original two mountain cities once had more than [-] people, and the mountain city alone had [-] people. Yu people.

But the last time Khitan broke through these two mountain cities, most of the people in the city were taken away when they left. After Khitan left, many people from the two cities returned, but there were only less than [-] people left in the city.

Gao Zhaokang climbed to the top of the city and looked up into the distance.

But seeing the undulating hills, the vast mountains, and a desolate look.

To the south behind him is the Fudu River, and behind that is Li Jing's army.

The summer days are long, and the sun is shining hot on the body, which makes people feel more irritable.

Shi Gaobing, the former governor of Jili Prefecture, stood behind Gao Zhaokang, looking at the young master with a slightly thin face full of worry.

Gao Bing is now the marching commander of the Korean Army. Although he is a retainer of the Gao family as always, he is now holding Li Jing's bowl.Gao Bing didn't have much opinion on voting for the Tang army, on the contrary, he was relieved.In the land of Liaodong, the Goguryeo people are the old masters, but first there was the Tang Dynasty and then there was Bohai. Now Bohai and Zaitang are both weakened, but Khitan has risen again.The Khitan became stronger, and Tang General Li Jing came to Liaodong again.This is really a wolf in the front and a tiger in the back, and the Goguryeo people are completely hopeless.

Either vote for Khitan, or vote for Tang Jun.

Gao Bing was willing to vote for the Tang army. After all, although Khitan and Tang had been at war for so many years, they actually won more than they lost.But no matter how many victories there are, the Khitan loses in the end.Tang Jun is like a fierce tiger, and Khitan can be regarded as a wolf at best.Even if the wolf inflicts a few more wounds on the tiger, it is hardly fatal.And the tiger only needs to catch the wolf once, and the wolf is defeated.Moreover, it was Li Jing who entered the Liao army from the Tang army. This was not just a general appointed by the imperial court, but an extremely powerful feudal town with heavy troops in his hands.

But obviously, although Li Jing's offer after the surrender was very favorable, Li Jing's subordinates were not so easy to stay with.

If you go up the mountain to be a bandit, you have to submit a certificate of honor, and if you surrender to Li Jing, you also have to submit a certificate of honor.

"Son!"

"Ok?"

Gao Bing held back for a long time, and finally couldn't help but say, "Young Master, you really have figured it out, are you willing to laugh away with Li Jing?"

Gao Zhaokang was expressionless, "Do you think I should leave it like this?"

"An arm can't twist a thigh, and a man who understands current affairs is a hero!" Gao Bing sighed.

Gao Zhaokang turned around with pain on his face, "I know, if I could, I would have wanted to tear Li Jing into pieces, but I have no choice, have I?"

"My lord is right to think so. It's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge. Now we are completely controlled by Li Jing, so we must not act rashly. We might as well wait for the time. Now that you are the leader of the North Korean army , then we have to seize this opportunity. As long as we can make contributions, keep a troop in our hands, and accumulate slowly, there will always be opportunities." Gao Bing persuaded patiently.

"But I am unwilling. Li Jing took my wife, but I have to work hard for him. Thinking about it, I can't eat or sleep, and I feel uncomfortable."

"You have to eat if you can't eat, and you have to sleep if you can't sleep. Only by enduring humiliation and bearing heavy burdens can you achieve great things. This is also a test. Think of the soldier saint Han Xin, who was humiliated by his crotch back then."

Gao Bing said so clearly, how could Gao Zhaokang's intelligence not understand.In fact, he himself knew these truths a long time ago, but he felt uncomfortable.At this time, I talked with Gao Bing for a while, and I felt much more comfortable in my heart.

"Do you think Yelu Dachi will be fooled?" Gao Zhaokang didn't mention the troublesome thing anymore.Li Jing is really powerful, he actually came up with such a strategy, the most important thing about this strategy is him, probably no one would have thought that Li Jing would actually believe him.But who could understand why he had to do so.

"Both Yelu Dachi and Yelu Dachi are not very smart people. Li Jing's plan is very tricky. As long as Yelu Dachi is greedy for us, he will be fooled."

Gao Zhaokang slammed his fist heavily on the wall, "Maybe I should really defect to the Khitan people, lead them back to Jili Prefecture, and give Li Jing a good look!"

"Young master!" Gao Bing shouted.

Gao Zhaokang grabbed his hair fiercely, "I know, I know what to do is right, but there is always a fire in my heart."

A horse galloped into the city, and the knight ran up to the top of the city and reported loudly.

"Report, Yelu Dachi's 6000 troops are already ten miles away!"

When it finally came, Gao Zhaokang was full of complexities. Seeing that everything was going as Li Jing calculated, he felt very uncomfortable.

"My lord, please issue the order!" Gao Bing stood beside him and said loudly.

"I know what to do, don't worry!" Gao Zhaokang nodded to Gao Bing, and then ordered loudly.

Half an hour later, Gao Zhaokang took more than [-] old and weak people from the two cities to the entrance of the valley below the city to greet them, and then made the gate of the upper city open, and ordered a thousand soldiers and horses under his command to abandon their weapons and armor on both sides of the road.

A moment later, smoke and dust rose from the north, and a Khitan Qingqi galloped forward first.The knights on horseback are bald on the top of their heads, with only a small amount of hair decoration left on the temples or on the forehead. Some have a row of short hair on the forehead; shape, then drops to the shoulders.These knights wore long robes with a round collar and narrow sleeves on the left lapel, trousers in the boots, and leather belts around their waists.

Gao Zhaokang stepped forward hurriedly, attended the ceremony to the Khitan knights, and signed up: "Gao Zhaokang, the eldest son of Gao Dudu in Xiajili Prefecture, is ordered by his father to welcome you here."

Seeing the situation at the foot of the mountain, the Khitan knights nodded, and one of the big men asked Gao Zhaokang to go with him to meet Yelu Dachi.

Gao Zhaokang and the knight drove northward for several miles, and at the foot of a mountain, they saw Yeluda's soldiers and horses resting in Chiyuan.The Khitan people were very careful, and did not go to Chengshan Mountain City immediately, but stopped here and sent a small group of people to Chengshan Mountain City, which shows that Yelu Dachi is not a brainless person.

Yelu Dachi was about forty years old, with big arms and round waist, bald on the top of his head, and only two locks of hair on his ears, which were formed into two small braids.On the left ear, there is also a gold ring as big as a bracelet hanging through a hole.It was a hot day, but he was wearing a dazzling golden lacquer Qilin mountain inscription armor.Gao Zhaokang felt very familiar at first glance. This is the suit of armor Li Jing wore when he entered Jili City to accept the surrender that day.

Yelude stared at Gao Zhaokang with a pair of bull's eyes, and immediately looked down on Gao Zhaokang for a few times, but the two had fought several times during the attack and defense of Jili City, so they were old acquaintances.

"General Gao really wants to surrender me to Khitan?"

Gao Zhaokang said: "Don't dare to be false. The gates of the two cities are wide open. The people and soldiers in the city have already greeted them at the foot of the mountain, and the soldiers have also disarmed."

"Why please surrender?"

"The Tang army marched northward with great momentum. It is difficult to stop Jilizhou. There is no food and grass, and it is difficult to survive. After thinking about it, the only way is to go to your ministry." Gao Zhaokang said with a helpless expression.

"Hahaha!" Yelu Dachi laughed triumphantly. He almost swallowed Jilizhou last year, but in the end he was worried about Li Jing and had to withdraw.Unexpectedly, up to now, the Goguryeo people still come to the door by themselves.Although there are actually not many pieces of meat left in Jili Prefecture right now, there is still a lot of meaning in accepting their surrender.At least, after obtaining Jilizhou, Jilizhou and Goguryeo people can be used to resist the Tang army and buy more time for the Lianshi Department. "General Gao made a good choice, I believe you will not regret it."

After finishing speaking, he jumped off the horse, stretched out his big hand and patted Gao Zhaokang's shoulder several times, "Li Jing robbed your wife forcibly, I also heard about it. The hatred of taking your wife, as long as you are a man, you have to live with Li Jing." Endless. If it were me, I would have to chop off his dick with a knife and feed it to the dog. Don’t worry, since you’re back with me, Khitan, we’ll help you get back the daughter-in-law of Princess Bohai.”

Gao Zhaokang's face turned blue and purple every now and then, which was extremely ugly.But in Yelu Dachi's eyes, he thought that he was poking his sore spot and aroused his hatred for Li Jing.

Yelu Dachi no longer had any doubts, and believed in Gao's surrender, so he led his troops to accept the surrender and accept the mountain city.

Gaobing under the mountain city lined up with the old and the weak to meet them, and the thousand defenders abandoned their armor and weapons by the roadside. Seeing this, Yelu Dachi was convinced and completely relaxed his guard.The soldiers and horses under the Governor's Mansion were divided into two groups, each with 3000 troops, immediately stationed in the two cities of East and West.

The Goguryeo soldiers were arranged by Yelu Dachi to camp at the foot of the mountain, but the common people were allowed to return to the two cities.

After entering the two cities, Yelu Dachi immediately sealed up and occupied all the warehouses in the two cities.Gao Zhaokang didn't dare to complain, instead, he brought wine and meat with the officials and big households in the two cities to work in the army.

Yelu Dachi brought [-] soldiers and horses, [-] main soldiers and [-] auxiliary troops. At this time, he didn't bother to send auxiliary soldiers to fight the grass valley, and drank happily in the city.

"Where is Tang Jun now?" Yelu Dachi was still a little worried about Jili Mountain City, and asked Gao Zhaokang while listening to his subordinates report on the stolen gold, silk, money and food from the treasury.

Gao Zhaokang poured wine for Yeludachi himself, and said with a smile: "General, please rest assured. The forward of the Tang Army just captured Langu Mountain City, and it is still there for a while. It is still a hundred miles away from Jili Mountain City. It is estimated that there are at least three The genius can reach Jili City. Tonight the general and his subordinates can rest assured to eat and drink, and then take a good night's rest. They will set off tomorrow morning and reach Jili Mountain City within [-] miles. The cavalry can arrive in a day. Waiting for Tang Jun's arrival during the day's rest time, at that time, I just waited for work with leisure, and gave Tang Jun a head-on blow!"

"Well, that's right!" Yelu Dachi said with great satisfaction. (To be continued.)