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Chapter 661 Gao Jianwu's Plan (Part [-])
On the first day after the capture of Pyongyang, there were ruins everywhere in the city.Historically, when the Tang Dynasty destroyed Goguryeo, the number of households was 69. In the same early years of Zhenguan, the number of Li Tang households was only a little over 300 million, which shows that Goguryeo's national strength is not weak.

And Pyongyangkyo has always been the most populous city in Goguryeo, and most of them are Goguryeo natives, with a population of [-] to [-]. It can be called the largest city in Liaodong, and it goes without saying that it is prosperous.

Now Pyongyang has been captured by Zhao Jun, and the Anhak Palace, the former royal palace in Pyongyang, was destroyed in a fire, leaving only rubble on the ground.Black smoke rose from the ruins, and when Zhao Jun was patrolling the streets of Pyongyang, the people of Goguryeo looked at the invaders with trepidation.

The attack on Zhao Jun has not stopped since Zhao Jun entered the city yesterday. Among them are the remnants of Ulchi Wendeok who was too late to take away, and the rebel army organized by the Goguryeo people themselves.

Scenes of resentful Goguryeo soldiers and civilians attacking Zhao soldiers continue to appear, but such unwise actions are obviously a mantis' arm.For these people, Li Chongjiu was absolutely relentless, and issued a kill order. After these people were collected, they were killed on the spot. Hundreds of heads were hung high everywhere, and the scene was bloody and hideous.

Under the iron wrist, the Goguryeo people in the city were immediately suppressed.

After the capture of Pyongyang, Li Chongjiu added Gaotao as an infantry lieutenant with the achievement of capturing the granary.

Gao Tao and his subordinates now respect Li Chongjiu and are willing to obey.Li Chongjiu learned about the details of the city of Pyongyang through Gao Tao, and learned that before he attacked Pyongyang, Gao Jianwu, the Rongliu Wang of Goguryeo, had already retreated to the mountain city, and he was accompanied by the queen's harem, the officials of Goguryeo, and the family members of the officials. , and thousands of elite guards.

After Li Chongjiu knew about it, he looked at the towering Dacheng Mountain City outside the city, thinking secretly in his heart.

In addition, Gao Tao also reported that Eulji Wende was still damming the weir water in the upper reaches of the Wei River, causing the water in the nearby river to drop.

Li Chongjiu immediately asked, after the failure of the Sashui battle, how many soldiers of the Sui army were captured?Gao Tao replied that this is not clear, but there are at least ten thousand people in various places. Li Chongjiu asked Gao Tao to go to Pyongyang to gather the rest of the Sui prisoners of war.

As for the [-] Goguryeo prisoners of war and nearly [-] Goguryeo civilians, Li Chongjiu issued an order to clear the streets. No Goguryeo civilians are allowed to go out, otherwise Zhao Jun will kill them on the spot.After maintaining the order in Pyongyang, Zhao Jun swaggered from the Goguryeo people's granary and money bank to carry things onto the ship.

In the granary, Goguryeo stored countless wheat, millet, millet, beans, and sorghum. Zhao Jun would not refuse anyone who came, and began to sort them out, preparing to pile them up and load them into carriages.As for the money treasury, there are no gold and silk items, only some leather and copper coins are left.Presumably, the valuables had already been removed by Gao Jianwu.

Since he came here for looting, Li Chongjiu had already made arrangements to collect all the chariots and horses in Goguryeo City and transport food on the spot.As for the looting in the city, there is not so much military discipline in foreign wars. Li Chongjiu turned a blind eye to his subordinates looting civilians.

This time when they attacked Pyongyang, the Koguryo army resisted very tenaciously. Even with the help of kerosene bombs, Zhao Jun's siege suffered nearly 2000 casualties, and the soldiers were all suffocating.With the acquiescence of Li Chongjiu, Zhao Jun's soldiers looted the city of Pyongyang on the spot, and some soldiers who maintained military discipline would not care about it as long as they did not go too far.

At this moment, Gao Jianwu, king of Koguryo, did not close his eyes all night on Daesong Mountain City. He watched the scene of the fall of Pyongyang from the beginning to the end on the city, and was speechless for a long time.Burning Anhe Palace, the royal city was the painstaking efforts of Goguryeo people for many years, but now it was set on fire.

In the mountain city, Gao Jianwu and the ministers wept bitterly at the ancient kings of Goguryeo, and accused themselves of ineffectiveness. Not only did Zhao Jun capture Pyongyang City, but they also burned Anhe Palace and disturbed the ancestor's mausoleum.

After crying for a long time, Gao Jianwu just took a break, came to the top of the city to look out, and saw that Pyongyang fell into the occupation of Zhao Jun, and his heart ached like a knife.
"My lord, the queen said it's time for you to eat."

"Don't eat," Gao Jianwu swept the bowls and chopsticks served by the maid on the floor loudly, "The people are in misery, how can I have the mood to eat? Seeing my people being bullied by Zhao Jun, how can I There will be mood."

Gao Jianwu drank angrily, and the maids backed away in panic. Only a few courtiers of the Goguryeo royal family wearing bean fashion hats stood beside Gao Jianwu.

"What's up with Lu now?" Gao Jianwu asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the great opponent Lu has now crossed the Weishui River, gathered up the remnants of the army on the north bank, and regrouped."

Gao Jianwu asked: "How many troops are there in the hands of the big opponent Lu?"

"The chief reported to Lu that there were too many casualties, and less than [-] were able to fight. After all, our army suffered too many casualties in the Battle of Pyongyang. Under the Zhao army's offensive, it was not easy for so many people to escape the river. "

Gao Jianwu said with resentment on his face, "Hmph, I won't let it go, let the big opponent Lu take a good rest, I'm going to avenge this revenge, by the way, where are the soldiers of the King Qin?"

"When the monks of all ethnic groups heard that Zhao Guoxing had invaded the capital of our country, they were all very angry, and they all said that the king would be patient for a while, and the troops of all the ministries will arrive immediately. After that, all parties will gather and wipe out the Zhao army under the city of Pyongyang."

"It's all useless nonsense. Yuan Gai Suwen is in Liaodong City, why would he say such a thousand miles away? When he arrives with his troops, I'm afraid this big city and mountain city will be gone." Gao Jianwu said angrily.

All the ministers knew that Gao Jianwu was in a bad mood at the moment, so they answered carefully.

One person said: "Your Majesty, although Yuan Tissa is far away from the water and can't relieve the near fire, it doesn't mean that the other masters can't do it. Among them, the great king's uncle, Master An Sanguo, has already led [-] elite fighters from the Absolute Wrath Division. It is expected that they will be able to arrive in the next evening to meet up with Dadulu’s troops, and the rest of the nearest troops will also be able to arrive within one to two days. At that time, not to mention Dacheng and Sancheng, even Pyongyang can be regained.”

Hearing this, Gao Jianwu calmed down a bit and said, "Finally, they still have a little loyalty to the emperor. What about the Zhao army under the city? Do they really have the intention to attack the mountain city?"

An official smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured, Zhao Jun also has no intention of attacking the mountain city?"

Gao Jianwu showed disbelief and said, "Did you say something nice again to deceive me?"

The man quickly lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, I dare not do this. Judging from all the signs, Zhao Jun really has no intention of attacking. Although Zhao Jun captured Pyongyang City, under the steadfast defense of Master Ulji, there were no casualties. It should not be too small. After breaking the city, except for the bed crossbow carried back to the ship, Zhao Jun discarded and burned everything except the bed and crossbow, such as catapult carts and nest carts, so as to free up the cattle and horses to carry the carts. If Zhao Jun really intends, When attacking a mountain city, the siege weapons such as catapults and nest carts will not be taken and burned."

Gao Jianwu nodded when he heard this, and said: "This Dacheng mountain city was built earlier than Pyongyang city. If Zhao Jun really attacked the mountain city, I'm really not afraid."

Another minister said: "Your Majesty just received the news. In addition, Mr. Yiwai She, who was still in the city and had no time to leave the city, sent someone to risk his life to report that after the Zhao army captured Pyongyang City, they were busy looting, and then It is to extract money and food from grain depots and money depots. From this, it can be seen that Zhao Jun’s attack on Pyongyang is all for money, not for the purpose of destroying the country.”

"I knew that Zhao Jun's two 3 troops could really destroy my Great Korea. He could do what Yang Guang's million-strong army couldn't do back then." Gao Jianwu flicked his sleeves. Sit on the chair.He couldn't help but hammered down the side of the chair with his hand and said: "The Han people are really hateful. The grain and rice in this grain warehouse are all tributes from various places that have a good harvest this autumn. The Han people actually want to plunder the grain and rice, so that next year Pyongyang and Beijing The people do not know how many people will starve to death. How can I just watch this scene, I really wish that the army of King Qin from all walks of life will arrive immediately and wipe out all the Zhao troops under the city."

Hearing what Gao Jianwu said, all the ministers hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, please calm down. At this moment, thousands of people have the same thoughts as your Majesty, but it's not the right time. Lord Yihou She also said that he gathered loyal emperors in the city to serve the country." The people and the remnants of the soldiers who defended the city are ready to fight back, but the Zhao army is searching very hard at the moment, and they have to hide on time, they said they will wait for the moment when His Majesty counterattacks."

Gao Jianwu couldn't help being moved and said: "There are so many loyal and brave people, and I am afraid of this difficulty in Korea."

A close minister who was usually favored by Gao Jianwu said: "Your Majesty, after the Zhao army captured Pyongyang, the military discipline was corrupted, and they only cared about plundering the people. Isn't it the same when I came to Hu'er back then? Should we contact Mr. Yihoushe in the city, and we should cooperate internally and externally to regain it in the first battle?" Pyongyang."
Gao Jianwu froze and said, "Is it possible? Do you think the Han people will be fooled again?"

The close minister said: "Your Majesty, the Han people are all greedy people. Right now they are all on guard against the big opponent who has retreated through the river, but they don't know that there is an elite army in our big city and mountain city. This is not a great opportunity for surprise. As long as Arranging the time for the night attack and cooperating with each other, you can really be invisible."

"No, the men and horses in Dacheng Mountain City are used to protect the king and the royal family. If Zhao Jun counterattacks the mountain city once it fails, I will be in trouble."

"How can you catch a tiger if you don't enter the tiger's den, and how can you achieve great things if you don't take risks. The old minister thinks that this method can be tried."

Everyone insisted on their own opinions, and Gao Jianwu was very hesitant when he heard it, and it was difficult to make a decision.The left and right ministers were in favor of it, and some were against it. Only one person cautiously reminded: "Your Majesty, do you want to tell the big opponent about this? He uses soldiers like a god. Do you want to listen to his decision?"

The close minister immediately said disdainfully: "Damn Lu is old. He only said those prudent words all day long. He was frightened by Zhao Jun in another battle yesterday. How could he agree? King, the Han people have a saying called Cheng For those who matter, do not seek publicity, please make a decisive decision on this matter."

(End of this chapter)