Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 488 The Northeast Land in Spring

In the season of spring, the Northeast land can finally see the farming people. The cities of Xincheng, Jishi, Jian'an, and Beisha were all captured by the Tang army in one winter, which forced Yuangai Suwen to give up. All the land in the northeast region except the peninsula.

When he fled to Pyongyang, there were less than 3000 direct troops left. If it weren't for the fact that the distance was too far and there was a problem with the supplies of the Tang army, he wouldn't even be able to escape to Pyongyang.

Still in shock in the city, he reflected on the whole war carefully. It seemed that Goguryeo had never won a game since the first battle. The Tang army lost only a few thousand people.

And the consequences of losing popular support were manifested in the city of Pyongyang at this time.

"General, today we arrested more than [-] people who spread rumors in the city, all of them came from Yanjin."

"Kill, all executed in the street..."

Interrupted by this annoying news, Yuan Gai Suwen was very annoyed. It was Pyongyang City Gate Captain Jin Chao who reported the situation to him. After receiving the order, he turned around and walked down quickly to execute it. I know which batch of people in the city are spreading rumors in the city.

In his opinion, how could Tang Jun be as good as those rumor spreaders said, distributing clothes, food, and even meat to the people. How much meat do you have to eat?What country can give meat to all the people?These people are really out of their minds to come up with such unrealistic rumors.

"No, they must have accepted Tang Jun's benefits before they were willing to work for Tang Jun."

Jin Chao thought so, and felt that he should force these people to hand over the benefits they got before execution.

Soon, Jin Chao came to the barracks where the prisoners were held. Dozens of prisoners tied up with hemp rope were escorted in front of him by the sergeant.

"I believe you already know how the city has dealt with those who spread rumors in the past few days! Tell me, what benefits did the Tang army give you to help outsiders regardless of the righteousness of the nation?"

While talking, Jin Chao raised his foot and stepped on the shoulder of a prisoner in the front row. Unexpectedly, the prisoner still had the strength. With a shake of his shoulder, he threw off his big foot and shouted, "shit!" If you do things for that insane guy Yuan Gai Suwen, is that called national righteousness?

Pooh.

Things that are not as good as pigs and dogs. "

When the man said this, the rest of the prisoners who were forced to kneel on the ground also raised their heads and glared at Jin Chao, just like the previous batch of executed prisoners.

Seeing this kind of expression a lot, Jin Chao also began to be a little suspicious. Everyone is from Goguryeo, but the people who are loyal to them are different. If they are loyal to the Gao family, then Jin Chao can understand them.

But why, do they respect the Tang Kingdom so much?That's an intruder!

Kicking the leader prisoner to the ground, Jin Chao yelled at him viciously, "Dare to insult me, after a while, I will kill you personally."

After saying this, he thought of his purpose of gaining benefits again, and said, "However, I am in a good mood now, and I would like to hear your explanation. The general resisted the invasion of the Tang Dynasty for Goguryeo. Is he insane? He is also dedicated to the country! What kind of benefits did Tang Jun give you, so that you would rather betray the country and give up their lives for nothing?"

"Hmph, in Goguryeo, there are too many people like you who don't distinguish between right and wrong, and they were all deceived by that dog thief Yuan Gai Suwen. He killed the king and usurped the throne first, and then invaded the Tang Dynasty. Rebellion, in order to protect himself, he ignored the safety of the people in Yanjin City, and burned more than [-] people to death with a fire. My mother, wife, and a pair of children were burned alive in that fire ..."

Jin Chao was a little dazed when he heard the words, "Wait, you said, it was the general who burned Yanjin City?" He is not a sergeant who retreated from the Yanjin front line, he has been stationed in the rear of Pyongyang City.

"It can be fake. Among us, many of them were soldiers who followed the abyss thief to resist the Tang army. We have seen this with our own eyes."

"Yes, we were arranged to resist the Tang army outside the north gate of Yanjin, but the Yuan thief saw that the situation was not good, and even led the replacement team to retreat outside the south gate. When we lost to the Tang army, we turned around and retreated, and we were about to arrive. When we were at the south gate, we saw the Yuan thief ordering to light the fire. Only then did we know that he had arranged fierce kerosene all over the city early in the morning. Abandoned.

Moreover, you may not have imagined that the generals of Silla, Baekje, Wa, and the coastal tribes had been controlled by the abyss before the war, and forced them to order their soldiers to go out of the city to consume the Tang army. In the end, those people were all burned to death by him, such a beast who betrayed his promise, entrapped his allies, and acted presumptuously..."

Many prisoners who were tied up scrambled to tell some things about Yanjin City, which made Jin Chao's face cloudy.

"Even if the general burned Yanjin City, it was to resist the Tang army's invasion. Although the method was a bit ruthless, he was still wholeheartedly for the country?" Jin Chao defended Yuan Gai Suwen somewhat palely.

"Hahahaha, wholeheartedly for the country? It's so ridiculous. He is only for himself. In Xincheng, he forcibly conscripted all the young and strong in the city to join the army. Anyone who disobeyed would be beheaded on the spot. The money and food in the families of the people were All of them were collected by him as military supplies and rations, and many people who were robbed of their only rations starved to death in the city, but he never paid any attention to them.
Look at the Tang army again. After they entered the city, they not only did nothing wrong with Minqiu, but also distributed their clothes and military rations to the people, built houses for the people that collapsed due to the war, and healed the sick people... ·”

"This is the method used by the emperor of Tang to buy people's hearts. You stupid people, for this little benefit, you have forgotten your ancestors." Jin Chao interrupted them loudly.

"Hehe, the ancestors gave birth to us so that we could reproduce and live well, not to be poisoned to death by Yuan thieves. As the people of Goguryeo, we can't just watch Yuan thieves entrap Yanjin, and the people of Xincheng, Come to entrap the people of Goguryeo, you probably don’t know it yet! Yuan Thief has ordered all the young and strong people from all the surrounding cities and villages to be recruited into the army, and all the surplus food in the people’s homes has been scraped away, so that the old people, children, women and children , starved to death alive, why do you think the Tang army has not attacked the city of Pyongyang at this time?
They are trying their best to save the Goguryeo people who have no food and daily necessities, city by city, village by village, we are waiting, because they don't want to see the people in other places continue to be trapped under the rule of Yuan Thief After death, I spontaneously came to tell those people who had no way out to find Tang Jun and accept Tang Jun's rescue. They brought us clothes to keep out the cold, medicines to cure diseases, and grain seeds that can produce high yields. ..."

Jin Chao, who originally wanted to gain some benefits, was actually shaken by what these people said. Now, he is no longer doubting the authenticity of what these people said, because, as the captain of the city gate of Pyongyang City, he is more or less I know some news about the city.

Recently, young and strong people from all over the surrounding area will be escorted by sergeants to the big camp in the city for training, and there will be a steady stream of food, gold and silver property sent over to ensure military pay and military supplies.

You must know that Goguryeo has been at war for the past year, and the people have no chance to farm at all. It is impossible for the surrounding areas to send any taxation and food supplies to Pyongyang City. The blood was all snatched by Yuan Gai Suwen from the hands of the common people.

However, Yuangai Suwen in his heyday had an army of one million, and he was no match for Tang Jun. Now, he was only a young man captured by 30 strong, how could he beat Tang Jun?

Jin Chao's ability to get into the position of Chengmen Captain proves that he is not a stupid person. After thinking about it carefully, a sense of fear rose in his heart. At least he understood, and followed Yuan Gai. Su Wenhun, his future will be very bleak, maybe when Tang Jun arrives at the city of Pyongyang, his end will come, and he doesn't want to die in vain.

"Uh, you guys, go down first, there are important things to interrogate them, you are not allowed to eavesdrop."

Jin Chao stroked his chin, and after thinking for a long time, finally waved away the surrounding soldiers who were in charge of guarding the prisoners.

After all the soldiers retreated, Jin Chao lowered his voice and said to the man who was kicked by him just now, "If the general is willing to turn against the abyss thief and join Tang Jun, why would Tang Jun treat me?"

The man was overjoyed when he heard the words, and said, "It seems that you are not stupid to the core, let me tell you the truth! There are many generals in the city who want to join the Tang army. With your military position, even if you take refuge in the past, it is still a big deal. You are not allowed to be a high official, if you want to gain a family background, you need to make great contributions..."

Jin Chao, who came out of the cell, was very glad that he committed greed just now, and chose to ask a few more words, otherwise, one day when Tang Jun arrived, he might be killed by a dark arrow or a black knife coming from an unknown direction up.

The prisoners didn't tell him any useful information, they just let him know that there are many Goguryeo generals who are about to sink the ship of Yuan Gaisuwen, if he can find a way to let them go back, And when Tang Jun arrives, if they take action, these people are willing to prove to Tang Jun the authenticity of his surrender.

So, Jin Chao decided to take out his savings, invite acquaintances to drink and talk about some things, and the prison car team that escorted these people to the street encountered another group of people spreading rumors when they passed through the downtown area. When they went to arrest people, the group took the opportunity to escape from the unstable prison car.

The time soon came to the end of April, and Li Shimin had been very busy since the beginning of spring, until the food in Guanzhong finally arrived in Goguryeo, and now it should be said that the city of Xinzhou in the Tang Dynasty, he was relieved.

In the spring of this year, the weather in Guanzhong is good again. One month later, the summer grain harvest will be bumper. Then, the more than 1000 million shi of grain harvested in the Changping warehouse last year can be used. Only such a large amount of grain can relieve the burden. Goguryeo's food crisis.

The old and weak Goguryeo people who were robbed of their property and food by Yuangai Suwen, under the initiative of the Tang army, reached a very terrifying number, more than 200 million. It is not easy to feed these people, which is why the spring is ice and snow After the meltdown, one of the reasons why Li Shimin did not rush to march to Pyongyang.

He has to arrange the life and farming of these people, otherwise, these people will starve to death, or continue to eat the military rations of the Tang Dynasty for nothing. There are more than 200 million people, and tens of millions of shi grains are needed to feed them every year. The grain of the Tang Dynasty Although there are many, they cannot feed people in vain. Therefore, this year's Northeast land has also been planted with high-yield grain crops in Guanzhong. After the entire actual control area urged spring plowing, Li Shimin began to mobilize troops. The army was divided into three groups , pointing directly at Pyongyang, the capital of Goguryeo where Yuangai Suwen is located, blocking all possible escape routes for him.

(End of this chapter)