Late Tang

It seems that the Khitan's internal struggle will not stop just because Li Jing went north. If it was in the past, he wished that the Khitan people would fight harder.Now that Khitan is rising rapidly, the knowledgeable people in Bohai Kingdom have already felt great pressure.It would undoubtedly be a good thing if the Khitans fought on their own.But now, compared to Khitan, the Tang army entered Liaodong and moved northward quickly, which made Bohai even more worried.This time the Bohai Kingdom sent him here, not just because of the kidnapping of the princess, it was just a lead.What really touched them was the power of the Tang Dynasty.

Especially since the new emperor of the Tang Dynasty ascended the throne, he defeated the Nanzhao Kingdom, wiped out the Shatuo tribe, and wiped out the uprising grass army.Right now, Li Jing is holding the official position of the Chief Protector of the Anton Metropolitan Protectorate, leading a large army into Liaobei, which can't help but make everyone worry.A hundred years after the Tang Dynasty withdrew from Liaodong, after the southwestern and northwest borders were all worry-free, they began to use troops to the northeast again.Once the Tang army really wants to march into Liaodong with all its strength like Emperor Sui Yang and Tang Taizong did, all the tribes in the northeast will have no peace.

The only countermeasure is to join forces early to drive Tang Jun back.

To deal with the Tang army, it is impossible for the Bohai state alone, and the Khitan people must be pulled into the chariot.

"If the Tang Dynasty really goes northward to occupy Liaodong, our century-old peace will surely cease to exist. This is not only a threat to our Bohai Sea, but also a threat to Khitan. In the current situation, we can only join hands. to maintain the current situation.”

"The Khitan people have never been afraid!" Yelu Yanmu said bluntly, "We were never afraid of Datang before, and we will not be afraid now!"

"We Goguryeo people will never be afraid of Tang Jun!" A rough voice sounded from behind.Da Weizhen turned around and saw a group of knights coming out of the city behind him.These knights entered the city from the south of Fuyu City, then passed through the city directly, and came out at the west gate.

The first person was riding a big black horse, and immediately a tall and burly middle-aged man in his forties came slowly.He wore a studded cowhide armor, a wolf helmet on his head, a two-handed battle-axe on his back, a large machete on his waist, and greaves on his legs. There is also a short dagger tied to each of them.In his hand, he was holding a black and thick mace.With all kinds of ferocious weapons all over his body, coupled with his messy beard that stood up like steel needles, and his hair knotted into long whips, he looked extremely rough.

Da Weizhen recognized it at a glance. This official worshiped Bohai State You Pingzhang Zhengshi, General Zuo Xiongwei, Liaocheng Prefecture Governor Gao Degui, and Jili Prefecture Governor Gao Dexin belonged to cousins.However, although the two brothers both served as governors, Jili Prefecture was only one of the 42 Andong prefectures established after the Tang Dynasty destroyed Goguryeo. Today, there are only 42 prefectures in the [-] prefectures.

However, Liaocheng Prefecture was one of the nine governors' mansions established by the Tang Dynasty. His territory, Liaocheng Prefecture, and Liaocheng, the largest city on the east bank of the Liao River, were Liaodong Capital.It was a strong city that could not be conquered by hundreds of thousands of troops during the reign of Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty.

The nine capitals and the fourteen prefectures were all controlled by the Goguryeo nobles in the past 30 to [-] years.

Except for the governor's mansion of Jian'an Prefecture and Anshi Prefecture, which were occupied by the Khitan Lianshi Department, and Jili Prefecture, which was captured by Li Jing, the remaining eight governor's mansions and twelve prefectures were still under the control of the Goguryeo people.

Dudu’s Mansion of Xincheng Prefecture, Dudu’s Mansion of Liaocheng Prefecture, Dudu’s Mansion of Gewu State, Dudu’s Mansion of Weile State, Dudu’s Mansion of Sheli State, Dudu’s Mansion of Jusu Prefecture, Dudu’s Mansion of Yuexi State, and Dudu’s Mansion of Qudan State

South Suzhou, Gaimu Prefecture, Dana Prefecture, Cangyan Prefecture, Momi Prefecture, Jili Prefecture, Lishan Prefecture, Yanjin Prefecture, Mudi Prefecture, Zhubei Prefecture, Shili Prefecture, Funie Prefecture, Baihan Prefecture Twelve state.

These are all ministers named Bohai, who have already embraced their own self-respect and established their own independence.These Goguryeo nobles had been united for a long time, and the Balhae Kingdom had thought about conquering them at the beginning, but as soon as there was a movement, these people united to fight against the Balhae court, and in the end, they became like the San Francisco of the Tang Dynasty.

Gao Dexin had always been the leader of the towns in Eastern Liaodong, but now, Gao Degui, who occupies a larger territory and also came from a royal family, has replaced Gao Dexin as the new leader of Twenty Towns.

After the Koguryo royal family who was just forty years old and in the prime of his life, he chose a woman to hold the flag for him.Although the woman was wearing a leather armor and a mask of boundless mana on her face, everyone could still tell at a glance that she was a young woman.Although this woman is more than six feet tall, with a long sword on her waist, and her arms and waist are well-proportioned and powerful, she still surprised the people present.

"General Gao!" Yelu Shilu's greeting was very concise.In fact, he was very afraid of this seemingly rude man.Because Gao Degui guarded Liaodong City, the Khitan people have been unable to occupy the land on the east bank of the Liao River south of Fuyu.In the end, it first occupied the land of Liaodong, and then along the coast, at the mouth of the Liaohe River, entered the lower reaches of the Liaohe River, occupying Jian'an Prefecture and Anshi Prefecture in the northwest of the Liaodong Peninsula.

"If you call me the King of Goguryeo, I will be even happier. Oh, brother Yelu, why haven't I seen you for a while, and you three brothers are starting to put on makeup?"

The three Yelu Shilu brothers looked a little ugly. They recently made a lot of deals with the merchants in the Central Plains, and began to enjoy the life of the nobles in the Central Plains.But I didn't expect that these Goguryeo people would say such ugly words as soon as they came.

"There is a Prince of Balhae here. When did the King of Goguryeo come again? The King of Goguryeo was annihilated by the Tang Dynasty more than 200 years ago, and the little King of Goguryeo also abdicated 30 years ago." Yelu Yanmu retorted.

Yuan Wen, the governor of Goguryeo, said, "The people of Goguryeo should have their own king. The governor of Gaoguli was originally the descendant of the royal family of Goguryeo, and now he is the governor of Liaocheng Prefecture. He is the leader of Goguryeo like us. Naturally, he can be called king."

Yelu Shilu thought it was very interesting that they were having a dispute with the Khitan Diela tribe and the Khan of Khende, and here the Goguryeo people under the Bohai Kingdom actually made a fuss about becoming king again. "Your little Goguryeo was destroyed by Balhae State 30 years ago, and now you are going to become kings again. Aren't you afraid that Balhae State will destroy you again?"

Da Weizhen interjected at the right time, "It's too early to talk about this right now. If Tang Jun can't be driven back to the sea, none of us will have good results. The first to bear the brunt are the Goguryeo people."

Gao Degui refused to let go, "The land of Liaodong has belonged to the Goguryeo people for generations. Anyone who denies this will become the enemy of the Goguryeo people."

"Goguryeo has been destroyed for more than 30 years. It's so funny that you still want to restore the country." Yelu Shilu said, "The so-called little Goguryeo has always been a puppet of the people of Balhae. Open your eyes. Take a look, stop daydreaming, the Khitan, Mohe, Silla, Baekje, etc. that were enslaved by Goguryeo in the past, except for the extinct Baekje, now Khitan, Silla, and Balhae are all stronger than you. Not to mention, the Tang army that destroyed you back then has come back again. At the beginning, you had [-] troops, and they were all wiped out by the Tang army. Now, can you still hold back?"

Gao Degui clenched his teeth, narrowed his eyes slightly, and looked at Yelu Shilu with a sneer. "We can make an appropriate compromise. All the land west of the Liaohe River belongs to Khitan. And the south of the Yalu River belongs to the Bohai Sea. The rest of the city south of Fuyu, east of the Liaohe River, including the Liaodong Peninsula all belong to Goguryeo. Both Khitan and Bohai have to recognize the restoration of Goguryeo. If you refuse to agree to this condition, then even if we surrender to the Tang army, we will not join forces with you, and will work for you in vain."

"This is so ridiculous, it's like a lion talking loudly." Yelv Shilu pointed out sharply, "We still occupy Jian'an Prefecture and Anshi Prefecture. According to what you said, we sent troops to fight against the Tang army, but in the end the result was that even the original The territory was also lost. After repelling the Tang army, you Goguryeo people returned to the country, and the whole Liaodong belongs to you, but we have nothing to do. Could it be that you are so arrogant that you Goguryeo people are enough to defeat Li Jing? But I know, it seems that last year Gao Dexin was under the attack of our Diela tribe, and he couldn’t even keep his old nest? If we hadn’t taken the initiative to retreat, Jili Prefecture would now belong to our Diela tribe. How can you What do you think, you can occupy the entire Liaodong?"

Gao Degui spread his hands, "Maybe we can't defeat the Tang army, the Khitan people, or the Bohai people. But if you refuse to agree to our request, I might as well surrender to the Tang army. Maybe Tang army will still appoint us to replace us." They govern the land of Liaodong. At that time, Tang Jun’s appetite may not be limited to Liaodong. Liaoxi, Haidong, and Mobei, do you think Tang Jun will spit out the meat in his mouth?”

"No, you have to give in. You make an offer, and I'll bargain, so that an agreement can be reached." Yeluzai shouted loudly, "There is no one-size-fits-all deal in business, you have to let us have room to bargain."

"No wonder you smell of perfume, you are still wearing silk, and the saddles are carved. It turns out that you have started a business instead of grazing. It is really disrespectful." Gao Degui sneered a few times, "We are willing to send [-] soldiers Horse against Li Jing."

Da Weizhen was also irritated by Gao Degui's words, "East Liaodong is the territory of the Bohai Sea, what qualifications do you have to bargain with it?"

Gao Degui spread his hands again, "Since your attitude is so clear, there is nothing to talk about? Well, since we can't agree, why don't we just break up. You go back to prepare soldiers, and I'll go back to Li Jing Write a surrender form and formally surrender to him. By the way, dedicate the land of Liaodong in the Bohai Kingdom to Li Jing?"

"Shameless!"

"He who understands current affairs is a hero. Our Khitan Yelu brothers have already started to know how to do business, and I have only learned a little bit. Don't be so angry, it's our favor if the business doesn't work." Gao Degui didn't care at all.

"This is not acceptable. Since we cooperate, we must be sincere. You are such a scoundrel, what good is it for you? Do you really think that if you surrender Li Jing, there will be good results?" Da Weizhen had to lower his stance .He has no countermeasures against a scoundrel like Gao Dexin.Gao Degui's move was indeed very ruthless. He said that he surrendered to Li Jing, but they couldn't guarantee that it was a lie.If he really surrendered to Li Jing, then if Li Jing occupied Liaodong without any effort, the whole situation would be completely out of control.Such a result is extremely unfavorable to them.

"Okay, as you said, the west of Liaoning belongs to the Diela tribe, and the south of the Yalu River belongs to Bohai. But there is an additional condition. First, the land of Liaodong is still the territory of the Bohai State, and you are still the Bohai State. Subjects are not allowed to return to the country. Second, to deal with Li Jing, the twenty towns of Goguryeo in Liaodong must send [-] troops. Third, after defeating the Tang army, the land in southern Liaoning can now be handed over to you, but the population, money, food and materials will be provided by Bohai Divided equally with the Ministry."

"Since you have made an offer, I will counter-offer." Seeing Da Weizhen's concession, Gao Degui smiled triumphantly in his heart.Da Weizhen is just a prince who grew up in the court, he just threatened him, and he really retreated.In fact, how could he surrender to Tang Jun.Even if the status quo is maintained, at least it is a feudal town supported by soldiers and separatists. If they surrender to the Tang army, they will definitely end up as a wealthy idler.

But since they backed down, he would never miss this opportunity.

"At most [-] troops will be dispatched. Is there any more? Moreover, we must restore the country, but after the restoration, we can call Bohai the main country and make it a vassal state of Bohai. In addition, if we capture the territory of the Tang army in southern Liaoning, all the territory will belong to us. In addition, all Khitan and Bohai each have [-]% of the spoils of war, including population, money and food, etc., we can make some concessions, but we must take two. If you agree, then we have reached an alliance. If you still refuse to agree, then also There is no need to talk any more, let’s break up, and I will immediately surrender to the Tang Army. Maybe I can become a Tang Dynasty Earl or Marquis or something, and go to Chang’an or Dengzhou to be a rich and idle man. Live my life safely Half your life, but you don't have such good luck."

This naked threat made Yelu Shilu brothers and Da Weizhen very angry, but speaking of this, they were also worried that Gao Degui would just slap his ass and surrender to Tang Jun.

The fighting power of the Tang army this time is really frightening. The news they received and the assessment of the Tang army's fighting power made them very worried.Especially now that both of them know their own things.The Khitan Diela tribe not only faced the Tang army's entry into Liaobei, but they also had to fight with a Khan who was competing with them everywhere.This made them not have many elite soldiers to send troops south.

The situation in the Bohai Sea is not much better. There are more than 30 troops, and there are [-] in Liaodong. They have long been enemies and not friends.Other soldiers and horses in the country have long been corrupted and have no combat effectiveness. There are less than [-] soldiers and horses capable of fighting, and most of them are concentrated in the five capital guards.

"Okay, I promise you." Da Weizhen gritted her teeth and finally said with determination.

Yelu Shilu and the two brothers went aside and had a private discussion for a while, and finally came back.

"We promise you too."

Gao Degui was full of joy and laughed loudly: "Then it's a deal!"

"A word is settled!"

"From now on, I declare that Goguryeo will be restored, and from now on, I will be the king of Goguryeo!" Gao Degui announced with a big laugh. (To be continued.)