Chapter 214 How about surrendering to the Tang Dynasty?
Domestic City.
In the lobby of the city tower, the supreme ruler of the Goryeo Kingdom, Yuon Nam-geon, was sitting on the throne, gently squeezing his forehead, his frown still unable to relax.
Unlike the bald Yeon Nam-geon, Yeon Nam-geon is more similar to Yeon Gae So-moon and is full of heroic spirit. This is why most people supported him after his coup.
The Goryeo ministers sitting at the foot all looked worried and depressed.
Since the war with the Tang Dynasty, Goryeo has not won a single battle, and all the officials feel like they can't breathe.
The first person sitting on the right hand side is a man with long braids. He is Ashde Huzhen. Because he always advocated being tough on the Tang Dynasty, he was highly regarded by Yeon Gaesumun.
After Yuan Nan succeeded Mo Lizhi, he neglected him. He immediately contacted a large number of people to support Yuan Nan's coup.
Therefore, after Yuan Nanjian gained power, he placed great emphasis on him.
"Mo Lizhi, you don't have to worry. Yalu City is guarded by General Lebo, Wugu City is guarded by General Ming Linhu, and there are also Jie Heng leading the army to deal with the Silla people. There should be no problem." Ashide Huzhen comforted.
road.
Yuan Nan, who was sitting first on the left, frowned. Hu Zhen called Yuan Nan Jian Mo Li Zhi, not You Mo Li Zhi.
This clearly means that he, Zuo Molizhi, is not taken seriously!
"Huh, if it weren't for the civil strife, why would our country be like this?" Mr. Yuan said coldly.
Hu Zhen glared and said, "You betrayed the country and brought the Tang people in. Now your son is still in Li Ji's camp. What qualifications do you have to say such a thing!"
"...You!" Yuan Nan was angry and said to Yuan Nan: "Second brother, do you remember what you said during the Chinese New Year? Now you let this bitch yell at me, why, you want to turn your face and deny me?
Already?"
"Who are you calling a bitch?" Hu Zhen was furious.
"It's you! You're obviously a Turk, so what qualifications do you have to be so presumptuous in front of me?"
Yuan Nanjian slapped the table and said angrily: "We have reached this juncture, what are you still arguing about? If anyone can come up with a way to make the Tang army retreat, let alone Mo Lizhi's empty position, even if it means my head,
I won’t even frown!”
A Goryeo official said: "For the current plan, the method proposed by General Lebo is the best. Among the generals of the Tang army who attacked us, Wu Chengsi has the most distinguished status. As long as he is captured alive, it is possible to force the Tang army to retreat!"
The anger that Mr. Yuan had just subsided suddenly came out again, and he said angrily:
"It's easy to say that in order to capture Wu Chengsi alive, General Lebo and I each sacrificed more than 10,000 soldiers, but we still let Wu Chengsi escape. Now he leads more than 40,000 troops and is stationed in Linjiang City. How can he capture him alive?
Him, you say! You say!"
"This... this..." The official was choked and speechless.
At this time, another Goryeo official said: "There is another way."
"What method can you tell me?" Yuan Nanjian leaned forward.
The official glanced at Asteh Huzhen and said: "I heard that General Huzhen's niece is the wife of Wu Chengsi's general Russell. Why don't you let General Huzhen send someone to send a message to Russell and let him persuade Wu Chengsi?
retreat."
"Bullshit!" Hu Zhen said angrily: "Russell and I have never had any contact, how could he help me? And he may not be able to influence Wu Chengsi!"
Yuan Nanjian was silent for a long time, then suddenly heaved a long sigh and said: "Otherwise... we will surrender to the Tang Dynasty. What do you... think?"
Hu Zhen said loudly: "Mo Lizhi, the Tang army has already reached here, how can it be possible to retreat so easily!"
Yuan Nanjian raised his head and sighed.
At this moment, a soldier hurriedly entered the hall and said anxiously: "Mo Lizhi, there is an urgent military situation from Wugu City. Wugu City has been... broken by the Tang Army!"
Yuan Nanjian stood up fiercely and said loudly: "What is Ming Linhu doing? He is the most powerful general in Korea!"
The soldiers mourned: "General Linhu and Xue Rengui had a decisive battle on the city tower, and he was killed by Xue Rengui!"
Yuan Nan sighed and sat back on the chair, feeling that the blood all over his body was rapidly getting colder.
Before the former soldier left, another soldier rushed in and was stepped on when he entered the hall.
Fortunately, he reacted very quickly and put his hand on the ground before standing up again.
"Mo Lizhi, it's bad, Yalu City was captured by the Tang Army!"
As the saying goes, good fortune never comes in pairs, and misfortune never comes alone. Yuan Nanjian stared blankly at the sky above without saying a word.
Boy Yuan stamped his feet and said, "Even Le Bo was defeated. It's all over. Let's all wait to die!"
"General Lebo led five thousand troops to retreat to Fengdan City. He sent a letter suggesting that the domestic defenders retreat to Changyuan City!" The soldier later added.
When Yuan Nanjian heard that Le Bo had not been killed in battle, his eyes regained a glimmer of light. He sat up straighter and asked, "How was Yalu City captured?"
"General Lebo said that the Tang army destroyed the entire city wall and then swarmed up. The defenders were caught off guard, and they retreated."
"Destroy the city wall? How did they do it?" Yuan Nanjian was shocked and frightened. If the Tang army really mastered this method, the inner city would not be able to defend it either.
The soldier shook his head and said, "General Le didn't mention it."
Yuan Nanjian hurriedly asked someone to fetch Le Bo's letter. After reading it once, he remained silent for a long time.
"Mo Lizhi?" Hu Zhen reminded.
Yuan Nanjian said in a deep voice: "Send the order and the army will retreat to Changyuan City immediately!"
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A few days later, all the more than 70,000 Koryo garrison troops in the inner city retreated, and Li Ji's army took advantage of the situation to occupy the inner city. From then on, the Tang army occupied most of the territory of Koryo.
Although the battle went smoothly, the Tang troops in the inner city were a little unhappy.
When the new city was captured for the first time, it was fine if it was slower than Xue Rengui's and Wu Chengsi's armies.
This time, Xue Rengui's and Wu Chengsi's troops captured the city before Li Ji's troops, and the Koreans themselves evacuated the inner city, so Li Ji's army failed to make any achievements.
Many people secretly said that Li Ji was old and could not use troops as before. Only Guo Daifeng scoffed at these claims.
He had followed Li Ji for more than twenty years and knew his opponent's capabilities best. From the very beginning, he could see that Li Ji did not want to rush to conquer the domestic city.
That night, Guo Daifeng came to Li Ji's handsome tent with tea, and saw this old general in his sixties, looking at the map of Goryeo with the lamp on.
Li Ji was very fascinated by what he saw. It was not until Guo Daifeng put the tea on the table that he came back to his senses, raised his head and said with a smile: "Daifeng, you are here."
Guo Daifeng advised: "Commander, although it is already April, this is Liaodong after all, and the cold has not completely subsided. You should pay more attention to your health and rest early."
Li Ji smiled and said: "A person's spirit has a great influence on the body. Since I returned to the battlefield, I feel that my health is getting better and better. You don't have to worry too much."
Guo Daifeng smiled and said: "You are a master of medical skills, and the general is just giving you a few words of warning. Old general, the situation is developing according to your plan. What are you going to do next?"
Li Ji stared at him for a while and said, "What do you mean when you say that the situation develops according to my plan?"
"You don't have to hide it from me anymore. You didn't plan to attack the inner city from the beginning. Instead, you waited for General Xue and General Wu to defeat Wu Gu and Yalu, and then let the Korean army retreat on their own!"
Li Ji smiled and said, "Why do I do this?"
"You won't be able to tell this yet, but I believe you must have your intentions."
Li Ji was silent for a long time, and suddenly said in a serious voice: "I am going to report to the court to stop attacking Goryeo. What do you think?"
Guo Daifeng was startled and said: "Commander, we have already reached the gate of Goryeo. We are only one step away from taking over the entire Goryeo Kingdom!"
Li Ji said solemnly: "Of course I know this, but have you ever thought about what would happen if we captured Goryeo?"
Guo Daifeng scratched his forehead and frowned: "I don't understand what you mean!"
Li Ji said solemnly: "If we capture the entire territory of Goryeo, local forces will inevitably counterattack continuously. It will be difficult to stabilize these places without a few years of governance."
"You mean those local forces that are not controlled by the Goryeo government?"
Li Ji nodded and said: "Although our attack on Goryeo is overwhelming, Goryeo has a vast territory and most of the areas are still under the control of the Goryeo people. Among them, there are no less than eight local forces with more than 10,000 troops."
Guo Daifeng muttered: "Yes, when General Wu attacked Yalu City a few days ago, a local force attacked Linjiang City. Although they later learned that Yalu City had been breached and ran away, they can still threaten us at any time. "
Li Ji said solemnly: "These are still small problems. As long as there is time, it will be a matter of time to suppress the local rebellion, but we are afraid of interference from external forces!"