Chapter 280: Cross-Sea Crusade (7)
The King of Goguryeo looked disappointed, so there was nothing to talk about. It seems that this time the Han Dynasty is serious, and it really wants to destroy our country and destroy our species. Then let's fight.
The last trace of luck in the heart of the king of Goguryeo was gone, and the ferocity in the bones of the Goguryeo people was completely stimulated. He sent orders to the ministers of Lu and Dajia to arm all the slaves and wait for his orders to sacrifice their lives for the Goguryeo kingdom at any time. He also opened the inventory and took out the royal wealth accumulated over the years to reward the soldiers of the three armies. If you keep it and don't use it anymore, it will all belong to the Han people.
He also sent an envoy with a large number of gifts to Gao Baqi, saying that as long as he repelled the attack of the Han people and successfully held the city of Marudu, he would be the king of Goguryeo's territory within a radius of 2,000 miles.
It's a pity that the king of Goguryeo only had a bloody bravery. In the face of the strong military power of the Qingzhou army, the army that Goguryeo had cobbled together was vulnerable.
First, Gao Baqi led the army to fight, but was surrounded by the generals and beaten indiscriminately, and his army was routed. Gao Baqi was also in the chaos of the army, and was stabbed under the horse by Zhang Fei, and returned with his head. When the remnants saw that the Lord was about to die, their armies were scattered. Huang Zhong, Zhang Fei, Tai Shici, Sha Mo and others each led troops to intercept and kill, and the corpses were all over the field, the blood flowed like a river, and the water of Ma Zi was dyed red. The captives are countless.
The king of Goguryeo lost foreign aid, so he could only be trapped in the lonely city, sitting on tens of thousands of troops, and he did not dare to take a step outside the city when he died. When the battle between Gobaqi and the Han army, the king of Goguryeo and his ministers watched the battle at the head of the city. Anyway, neither party is a good person, and he is happy to die. Later, I thought about it, and I will talk about personal grievances later, and I will talk about driving the Han army away first. As a result, as soon as reinforcements were sent to attack the rear camp of the Han army, Gao Baqi's side collapsed first. Defeated and killed.
Seeing that Gao Baqi was defeated by the Han army, the main general of the reinforcements did not dare to stay outside the city, for fear that the Qingzhou army would also surround him outside the city. So he led his troops to quickly retreat into the city.
The king of Goguryeo is at the head of the city, and he hates it, is the camp of Goguryeo Qi paper-paste, and it will be broken when he is stabbed? Tens of thousands of people were driven all over the mountains and fields, even tens of thousands of pigs, and it wouldn't be like this, right?
After the big break, what followed was a rain that lasted for several days. The heavy rain could only stop the war, and Goguryeo also got a precious respite. Next, a continuous stream of messengers drove boats up the river from outside the east gate, nowhere to be found.
The scouts got the news and reported it to the Chinese army. Lu Zhi just sighed lightly and stopped care. The generals were suspicious, and Huang Zhong said: "Duke Lu, Goguryeo sent an envoy, it must be to ask for help, don't we need to intercept and kill along the way?" ”
Lu Zhi smiled slightly and said, "The reinforcements invited by the barbarians are just barbarians. In this land, all the barbarians joined forces, and they were not the opponents of our Han army. So let him go and ask what, the old man wanted to see who was willing to help Goguryeo. When the time comes, they will all be cleaned up. ”
It turned out to be line fishing. All right. It's a pity that Lu Zhi didn't catch anything.
Wofu, Buyeo, and Lulou all received envoys sent by Goguryeo. Wofu and Buyeo have always been close to the Han Dynasty. Before that, it was the territory of the Manchurian Joseon in the early Han Dynasty. Later, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty invaded Wei's Korea, killed Wei Mansun Youqu, and divided his land into four counties. Wofu belongs to Xuansu County. Later, due to the invasion of the thieves, Xuansu gradually moved to the current place. Wofu can be said to be the homeland of Xuansu in the Han Dynasty. Nowadays, although Wofu is oppressed and exploited by Goguryeo because of the small country, his tribe is still called the three elders, and he is the master of the book, which is a system left over from the Han Dynasty. Wofu has always been dissatisfied with Goguryeo, and now that the Goguryeo people are being beaten by their former masters, the Han people, it is too late for Wofu to be happy, where is he willing to send troops to help Goguryeo.
Not to mention Buyeo. He has always been an important little brother of the Han Dynasty in the East. When the Han Dynasty fought Xianbei and Goguryeo, they all asked Buyeo to provide military rations. Gongsun Du even married a clan daughter. Although the brothers Gongsun Kang and Gongsun Gong arrived in Buyeo, they continued to play tricks and provoke the king of Buyeo to attack the Qingzhou army. But King Buyeo is not a fool, he is much smarter and more stable than the King of Goguryeo. I didn't plan to do anything because of my relationship with my grandson's brothers. It's just a delicious meal and a good reception for the grandson brothers. He was dismissive of what the Goguryeo envoy said. The Han people have never taken the initiative to beat me, but you Goguryeo people have come from time to time to harass and plunder my tribesmen. Now that I'm going to die, I still want to take me with you, don't even think about it.
Only Lu Lou, after listening to the words of the Goguryeo envoy, was ready to move. This tribe is the famous wild boar skin tribe. Shi Zai Lou is more than 1,000 miles northeast of Fuyu, facing the sea. Due to the cold weather, there are many caves between the mountains and forests. It is good to raise pigs, eat their meat, and coat their skins. In winter, they are anointed with lard, a few minutes thick to protect them from the cold, and in summer they are naked, and they are surrounded only by a ruler cloth in their indescribable places. This tribe of barbarians is a good shooter and loves to plunder by boat. As a result, the surrounding tribes such as Wofu and Buyeo often hide in the mountains in summer, and only come out in winter when the river freezes and the boat passage is impassable. Ru Lou had heard that there was a big Han Dynasty in the West, which was very powerful, but he had no idea how powerful it was. Now that the Han Dynasty has come to the east, Goguryeo is about to be beaten down and has come to ask for help from Lulou. The people of Rulou are also very happy, it seems that the prestige of our tribe is far and wide.
The people of Lulou asked the Goguryeo people, if we want to send troops, how can you repay us? The Goguryeo envoy thought to himself, you savages, are you not easy to fool if you don't have knowledge? So he said how much silk grain there was. Then he took out a horse of silk and showed it to them. The man was furious, threw the fine cloth on the ground, and trampled it back and forth. Damn, what does Lao Tzu want to do with this thing, let's live in this deep mountain and old forest, what's the use of this silk? Wearing pigskin in winter is frost-proof, and it is easy to scratch when dressing and hunting in summer, okay? Cereals? Have we ever lacked food? Tigers, bears, minks, pigs, deer, fish, shrimp and turtles are eaten every day without repeating them. The people of Rulou felt that the Goguryeo people were fooling themselves, so in a fit of rage, they killed the Goguryeo envoy. So reinforcements or something, don't mention it.
The rain stopped, and then the sun shone brightly. The time has entered October, and the winter sun shines on people, without the scorching heat of summer, and the warmth only makes people want to sleep. Like Lu Zhi, he is often outside the tent of the Chinese army, lying on a recliner, drinking tea, reading books and basking in the sun. This method was learned from his son-in-law Liu Bei. Not to mention, after getting used to this recliner, it is really comfortable. It is true that Lu Zhi is a great Confucian, but he is not pedantic. For some hedonistic things, as long as you don't go too far and immerse yourself in them, he doesn't resist. He is in his fifties, the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, and he is still on an expedition for his son-in-law, and he should enjoy it.
But like the King of Goguryeo, the sun didn't make him feel a trace of warmth, and the chill in his heart made him subconsciously wrap and wrap the heavy fur on his body. If I had a better relationship with Fuyu and Wofu, I wouldn't have ended up now. The messengers of Buyeo and Wofu have returned, bringing back bad news. As for Ru Lou, there was no news at all. The king of Goguryeo was no longer hopeful.
The minister of the country was also persuading him to stop resisting and surrender quickly. The king of Goguryeo had nowhere to tell him about the bitterness in his stomach, he wanted to surrender, but what he wanted was different from what the Han people wanted. He wanted to surrender nominally, and then the Han people would retreat, and in the future, Goguryeo would still be Goguryeo, and he would still be the king of Goguryeo. But the Han people made it clear that they didn't want to do this. What they wanted was to destroy the Goguryeo kingdom and let themselves go to the Goguryeo King and become one of the ordinary captives of the Han Chinese. How does this work? After enjoying so many years, he suddenly became a prisoner who was nothing, and he couldn't even control his life and death, so he was unwilling to think about it, so he might as well fight.
The king of Goguryeo wanted to fight, but some of his ministers didn't want to fight. That day, after watching the slaughter of the Han army when they fought Gao Baqi, my heart trembled. Although wealth and power are important, no one wants to be the head of Gao Baqi hanging high on the flagpole. Besides, maybe the Han people still need us to govern Goguryeo for them. The ministers with different thoughts crackled in their hearts.
Five days after the rain stopped, the soldiers of the battalions felt that they had rested enough during this time, and it was time to move their hands and feet. One by one, they were full of energy to ask their generals to fight. Lu Zhi saw that the army's heart was available, and he felt very satisfied, so let's start fighting.
As a result, the wolf smoke in Marudu City rose again. The moat of Maruto Castle is much wider than that of Heitaka Castle. Naturally, it cannot be filled in the way that it is purely manual to fill the soil. As a result, a large number of trenches and bridges were made out by the logistics battalion. As for who to build the bridge. Naturally, it can't be our noble Han soldiers. Didn't you take so many captives? It's just right to do this job.
So in the prisoner camp, the generals of the Han army began to speak, and the great Han army wanted to select warriors who were not afraid of death to fill the selection camp, and then attack the city of Marudu. Those who were selected were exempted from the status of captives and slaves, and officially became members of the glorious Han army. When the time comes, when you enter the capital of Maru, you will not only be exempted from the charges of your wife and relatives, but also greatly rewarded. Fields, titles, slaves, everything. Do you have one you'd like to attend?
This still needs to be asked, of course I am willing. The captives were so agitated that they almost caused a riot. Many captives were originally slaves of the Goguryeo nobility, and they were usually underfed and clothed, but they also had to bear heavy taxes to support the Goguryeo nobility. This time they were armed to attack the Han army and were unfortunately captured. But in the captive camp they found that they were better fed than they had been slaves, and that they were well fed. At that time, they secretly envied the strength and wealth of the Han Dynasty, and wished they could be prisoners for a lifetime.
Now I heard that if you go to fight for the Han people, you don't have to be a prisoner, and you can also be exempted from the crimes of your family, and if you have military merits, you can also be an official and divide the land......
The captives are full of little stars, and they are a cheap life. It was shit luck to survive on the battlefield before, but now that I have this great opportunity, I gave up my life to fight for a future. If you fail, you will die, and if you succeed, you can earn a future for yourself and your family. Damn, it!
Goguryeo selected the front battalion, full of 3,000 strong men. After a feast of wine and meat provided by the Han army, they carried shields and trenches and rushed to their own national capital, Marudu.