Eulji Wende was shocked: "What? Where did the ambush come from?"
The officer who ran back from the front had a livid face: "General, they are Han Chinese! They have completely surrounded this place!"
Of course, they couldn't tell that Wen Hao wanted to move them out of the city to fight. They thought that the Han people were serious this time and had surrounded Huaiyuan City from all sides. Some generals complained: "If I had known this, why would I have done it?"
It is better to stay in the city and rely on the city wall to fight them to the death."
Another person said: "The capital has already come out, what's the use of talking about it now? We still need to think of a way to fight a bloody way. I don't believe it. The Han people still dare to pursue them across the border?"
Eulji Wende's face sank: "Okay, stop arguing! Now we can only divide the troops into several groups and break out individually. You guys, lead the people from the north, and the others follow me, go from the south, and fight out!"
There were only a dozen generals around him, plus their personal soldiers, which amounted to more than a thousand people. These people were divided into two groups, and each of them rode away. They were inconspicuous in the ice and snow. It was not impossible to escape.
Opportunity. Moreover, Eulji Mundek could keenly feel that even if there was an ambush, the Han army would not have many troops, and it would be impossible to control the whole area. As for the more than 40,000 soldiers in front, Eulji Wende could no longer take care of them.
If the Han army ambush not many men and horses, I believe they can break through. If the Han army has a large army stationed, adding more than a thousand people to them will also lead to death.
It has to be said that the determination of a strong man like Eulji Mundeok to cut off his wrist came very timely. After he fled back to Goryeo with more than 500 people, he waited in Liaodong City for a whole day and did not see anyone escaping back.
The more than 500 people who escaped from the north were also wiped out. In fact, Eulji Munduk was lucky. When they were walking along the southern path, there were also more than 2,000 ambushes arranged by Wenhao on the side of the road. But it was just that Eulji Munduk was lucky.
The captain who led the army at that time felt that there were only more than 500 people and they were just small fish, so he did not take action. He wanted to wait until the big fish came out from behind and make a big profit. In the end, Eulji Mundeok ran away. Of course.
When Wen Hao gave them the order, he did not stipulate that no one should be allowed to escape. Their main task was indeed to prevent the enemy's large group of people from escaping from there, and to stop them at all costs. Therefore, the commander refused to
More than 500 Goryeo cavalry took action to avoid alerting the enemy. This reason is quite reasonable.
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The next day, the seventeenth day of the first lunar month, Liu Ziqiu led the army to Huaiyuan City on the border of western Liaoning. The fire set by Ulji Wende had burned the small Huaiyuan City to ashes. However, Huaiyuan City had long been
There were no residents, but no civilians were killed or injured, which can be considered a blessing among misfortunes.
But in this way, it harmed the Han troops who entered the city one after another. Wen Hao and others who entered the city yesterday threw all the materials needed to build tents on the Mobei grassland due to the rapid march a while ago, and ended up entering the city.
After entering the city, they couldn't even dig a snow nest, so they had to leave a small number of troops to take turns guarding the city, and the others withdrew from the city. After Liu Ziqiu and the others arrived, the situation did not improve much, so they could only set up tents in the city.
, barely covering the wind and snow. Of course, the environment in which Liu Ziqiu was trained in the past was much harsher than this. Now he can live in a simple tent, which is already very good. Moreover, Liu Ziqiu has no time to pay attention to his living conditions. He can't wait.
The map was spread out.
This map was recently drawn by the scouts, and every general has a copy. In this half month, everyone has seen it countless times, and they are already familiar with the situation in Goryeo. As for the battle strategy, Liu Ziqiu
He had already discussed it with Wei Zheng, Li Jing and the others. At this time, when he arrived at Huaiyuan City, Liu Ziqiu directly issued an order: "Qin Shubao, you lead 20,000 elite troops, immediately go north along the border of the Khitan grassland, and go straight to Fuyu City. Luo Shixin, you
Lead 20,000 elite troops out of Liaodong County and attack the new city. Yuchi Gong, you lead 20,000 elite troops as the vanguard and accompany the alliance to capture Liaodong City. Zhang Liang, you lead 20,000 elite cavalry and keep an eye on the movements of the Khitans. If they dare
If you act rashly, you will be given a head-on blow!"
The three cities of Fuyu, Liaodong and Xincheng have been under the jurisdiction of the Central Plains Dynasty since before the Jin Dynasty. They belong to the two counties of Liaodong and Liaoxi respectively. It was only in the past few decades that they were gradually occupied by Goryeo. The methods they adopted were similar to those of Goryeo.
The repeated invasions of Huaiyuan City were exactly the same. All dynasties eventually adopted a soft policy towards Goryeo, which resulted in the jurisdiction of Liaodong and Liaoxi counties being repeatedly compressed until it became a narrow strip like today, with each county under the jurisdiction of only two or three cities.
.If no measures are taken, I am afraid that in another twenty or thirty years, the entire western Liaoning and Liaodong counties and even Liucheng County further south will be annexed by Goryeo. The fact that the land does not tolerate foreign invasion is Liu Ziqiu's rebellion, and Gao Yuan was touched.
This reverse scale will definitely pay the price.
Just when Liu Ziqiu finished allocating combat tasks and the generals were ordered to leave, the guards guarding the door suddenly came to report: "Your Majesty, there is a group of Korean cavalry outside the city with white flags, coming to see our army commander.
Please make your decision, Your Majesty!"
Zhao Ling cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, do the Koreans want to negotiate peace when they come here? Will your Majesty see them or not?"
"See you!" Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said, "We are a country of etiquette. Since others have come from afar, how can we not see them?"
Qin Shubao frowned and asked: "Your Majesty, will the general send troops?"
Liu Ziqiu smiled and said: "Of course I want to see the Koryŏ envoy, but this battle also has to be fought. We have been preparing for such a long time, how can we give up halfway? Shubao, Shixin, you all act according to your plan. Yuchi
Brother, after the Korean envoys enter the city, you can lead your troops to attack Liaodong City directly."
Zhao Ling hesitated and frowned: "The Korean envoys came to negotiate peace, and the rear area is definitely empty. Your Majesty wants to take this opportunity to catch them off guard? Will this damage the integrity of my great man?"
Liu Ziqiu looked at Zhao Ling in surprise and said with a smile: "Zhao Ling, you were not like this in the past. I remember that you have always believed that you can do whatever it takes to achieve your goals."
Zhao Ling smiled sheepishly and said: "Your Majesty, you are joking. One moment, another moment. At that time, I was in poverty and just wanted to have food and clothing. How could I care about so much? Now I can be regarded as a public minister.
, Sitting in glory, naturally we can no longer just pursue the goal without justifying the means as in the past. I must also consider the impact on your Majesty's behalf."
To be honest, Zhao Ling's whole person seems to have changed since he entered Luoyang. He now advocates ancient rituals, otherwise he would not think of making any regulations for Liu Ziqiu's harem. Regarding Zhao Ling's change, Liu Ziqiu
He was not very opposed. After all, he did not want his subordinates to be profit-seeking people. Because of this, Liu Ziqiu did not strongly oppose the regulations introduced by Zhao Ling and the others, but adopted a delaying strategy. However, although Liu Ziqiu also hoped that
The Han Dynasty under his rule became a state of etiquette, but in terms of foreign exchanges, he was more realistic.
Therefore, after Zhao Ling said these words, Liu Ziqiu waved his hand gently and said: "We, the Han Dynasty, are indeed a country of etiquette and pay attention to trustworthiness. But we must also distinguish the situation. Trustworthiness can only be spoken to people who trust trustworthiness.
For those who use unscrupulous means, we can only respond with unscrupulous means! You may still remember that before the New Year, Gao Yuan once sent people to surrender to me. But in the blink of an eye, they captured Huaiyuan City again. This kind of treachery
What kind of trust do I have with them?"
At this time, another guard came to report: "Your Majesty, the envoy from Korea is waiting for orders outside the tent!"
Liu Ziqiu nodded and said: "Xuan them to come in."
Soon, three Korean envoys came in from outside the tent, and they all knelt down on the ground. The leader said loudly: "Foreign Minister Eulji Wendeok comes to greet His Majesty the Han Emperor. Long live His Majesty!"
At first, Eulji Wende didn't know that the Han army was led by Liu Ziqiu himself. He didn't hear the news until he entered Huaiyuan City and outside the big tent. He couldn't help but secretly rejoiced. He knew very well that if the imperial courts in the Central Plains hadn't ordered the biggest
Determined, it is absolutely impossible for him to conquer in person, let alone in such a freezing and snowy season. If he does not come this time, the Han army will probably cross the border. And this is not the first time that Eulji Mundeok has fought with the Central Plains court.
From his dealings, he knew that many emperors in the Central Plains were very happy with their achievements. As long as they submitted petitions to surrender, no matter how serious their crimes were, they would be pardoned and even receive rewards.
In the big tent, Liu Ziqiu was also looking at Ulji Mundeok who was kneeling on the ground. According to the information he had, this Eulji Mundeok was the most important minister under the King of Goryeo. Looking at his attire, he looked like a Han scholar.
It shows that he is proficient in Sinology. But what Liu Ziqiu didn't expect was that this most important minister of Goryeo actually dared to risk his life and came to Huaiyuan City in person. This courage was enough to make people look at him with admiration.
Although Liu Ziqiu had ordered the abolition of the ritual of kneeling, Liu Ziqiu didn't mind letting these foreign envoys kneel for a while. After a long time, Liu Ziqiu raised his hand and said, "Get up. You'll be here soon.
What is this for?"
Eulji Wende hurriedly got up from the ground, cupped his hands and said: "The foreign minister came here to plead guilty to your Majesty on the order of my king. I am willing to be a minister of Liaodong dung soil and guard the border for your majesty forever. I dare not change my mind. I hope your majesty will grant you permission!"
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Liu Ziqiu looked at Zhao Ling and asked with a smile: "Zhao Aiqing, what do you think?"
Zhao Ling had just listened to Liu Ziqiu's words, pondered for a while, and said: "The King of Goryeo is talking nonsense. Even if he asks for surrender, I'm afraid he is not sincere enough."
Eulji Wende had already relaxed a little after hearing Liu Ziqiu's tone, but now he heard Zhao Ling's questioning and said quickly: "Your Majesty, the foreign minister came here to bring a gift this time to show his sincerity. Your Majesty will know it as soon as he sees it."
Liu Ziqiu said "Oh" and said with a smile: "Since you have a gift, why not put it in the account for everyone to see."