Chapter 831 This is not the Northern Bandit, this is the Heavenly Soldier
Chapter 831 These are not Northern invaders, these are heavenly soldiers
Author: Middle-aged paper tiger
Chapter 831 These are not Northern invaders, these are heavenly soldiers
On the banks of the Nanjiang River, the shouts of killing continued until the evening. Wang Jing's troops, with only about 5,000 people, broke out with extremely strong combat effectiveness.
With a small number of troops, they rushed into the remnant army of the Korean Yu Jing and defeated the Korean army sent by Jiang Gongzhen several times.
Waiting until Huangfu Zhao escorted Wang Zhao safely to the camp and led two thousand cavalry to join the battle again, Wang Jingcai paid the gold and retreated his troops, stopping the attack on Jiang Gongzhen's reinforcements.
In this chaotic moment, the impact and mobility of the cavalry were very powerful weapons, so much so that Wang Jing did not dare to take risks even with rubbish cavalry like the Koreans.
But even so, the result of the battle was still extremely brilliant. Wang Jing used 5,000 men to behead the Korean vanguard soldier Yu Jing, killing and wounding more than 8,000 people. The number of people who died directly in the battle was at least 2,000.
Maybe even three thousand.
Jiang Gongzhen hesitated, and he finally found the source of his uneasiness.
Not to mention anything else, the strength of the thousands of people in front of them, if they had attacked Xijing and Pyongyang with all their strength, they would have captured Pyongyang long ago, and they would never wait until now.
Jiang Gongzhen decided to go to Huangfu Zhao. Jiang Gongzhen still knew very well who was the truly capable person in the entire army.
Unlike the second generation like Yu Jing who had not been on many battlefields, Huangfu Zhaocai climbed up from the grassroots step by step.
As if he had a telepathic connection, Huangfu Zhao also came to find Jiang Gongzhen. Behind Huangfu Zhao was a group of defeated cavalry.
Some of the cavalry escorts in Yu Jing's team just now were Red Guard knights under Huangfu Zhao.
"General, this is Ping Zhen, the cavalry officer of the Red Guard Knights. He is the son of the Ping family in Zhenzhou."
When Huangfu Zhao saw Jiang Gongzhen approaching with several troops, he quickly pulled a cavalry captain behind him, which was probably Zhang Zhou's junior officer from Marquis Yu, to the front, and then pushed him.
"Tell the general what you discovered."
Ping Zhen immediately knelt down and raised his hands, and said to Jiang Gongzhen: "General, the cavalry who fought against the Bei invaders yesterday are definitely not the same group of people as those who fought with our army before.
The previous cavalry's tactics were typical grassland tactics, with the horse bow shooting rapidly and tearing back and forth. Listening to their speech, most of them had a grassland accent.
But yesterday’s cavalry is by no means comparable to those previous prairie cavalry!
They wore sophisticated iron armor that the grassland people could never afford. They seemed to be improved from the Central Plains infantry armor, and their bows were also of the highest quality.
The fighting method is more vigorous and swift, often only firing two or three arrows before charging forward to fight hand-to-hand, and using more horseshoes and less sabers.
The young general went to the Central Plains with the mission in the past and saw the cavalry of the imperial guards of the Tang Dynasty. They were so brave, and yesterday's orders such as the enemy's cavalry charge and kill were all in Tang Yin."
Jiang Gongzhen's gray eyebrows twitched, the situation had taken a turn for the worst, and he looked at Huangfu Zhao in disbelief.
"Boy Huangfu, do you mean to say that this is not a Tuyuhun Northern bandit, but that the Central Plains Dynasty has come to conquer us again?"
Huangfu Zhao slowly shook his head and then nodded slightly, "It is true that most of the people on the opposite side are Tyuhun people, but they probably have not fallen out with the Central Plains Dynasty.
On the contrary, King Tuyuhun is the emperor's favorite adopted son, his mother is the imperial concubine, and his aunt is the queen."
Jiang Gongzhen took a deep breath and asked in a trembling voice: "Is this true?"
Huangfu Zhao waved the soldiers around him to go away, then he approached Jiang Gongzhen and said: "The day before yesterday, my servants raided a Beikou grain transport team and captured many Khitan people. This is what they said.
Moreover, this King Tuyuhun Murong was the one who presided over the campaign to destroy the Khitan, and he was a famous minister and general like Xue Li and Su Dingfang of the previous dynasty."
The name Xue Li is really unforgettable to the people of the peninsula!
"Have you blocked the news?" Jiang Gongzhen's head felt dizzy. If the great dynasty came and attacked them like they did in Goryeo, it would be a big problem.
You must know that during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, in order to destroy Goguryeo, they continued to use troops for hundreds of years and even spent all their treasury.
Even if you defeat them once, there will be a second and third time. The current Goryeo simply cannot withstand such consumption.
"I have killed all the Khitan people, but I am afraid that they will not be able to hide them for long, so I have asked the general to meet with the king together with my servant.
If the Great Dynasty comes to attack, Pyongyang will definitely not be able to defend it, and it is the old land of the four counties of the Great Dynasty and Han Dynasty. It is better to give up to show respect and beg for peace with the Great Dynasty."
Jiang Gongzhen sighed endlessly, took Huangfu Zhao's hand and exclaimed: "The civil and military officials of this dynasty are not as clear as you." But suddenly, Jiang Gongzhen's expression changed drastically.
"No! If the great dynasty comes to attack, it will definitely be by land and water. The navy will be in danger!"
Huangfu Zhao suddenly turned pale, "Once the navy is defeated, Jianghua Bay will lose its protection. Shaocheng County only has 500 state and county soldiers. Once it is captured, Kaijing will be wide open!"
Shaocheng County became extremely famous a thousand years later because Shaocheng County at that time was called Incheon Prefecture.
Thinking of this, veterans like Jiang Gongzhen were so anxious that they burst into tears.
"Standing on the side of the imperial court, I don't think about how to be respectful and protect myself. Instead, I want to think about Goguryeo, which was struck by thunder a hundred years ago. Now a disaster is approaching!"
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Wang Zhao was angry, because this battle had made him lose face. There were more than 20,000 soldiers and more than 5,000 soldiers in total, but he was beaten by 5,000 Northern invaders with heavy casualties. Only then could Sanyi Camp stand firm.
, if everyone at the top and bottom only has this little fighting capacity, how can they solve the crisis in Pyongyang?
Seeing Jiang Gongzhen barging in with Huangfu Zhao, Wang Zhao's face was unhappy at first, but then he thought that Jiang Gongzhen was always respectful and a veteran, so he might have some plan to defeat the enemy by coming in such a hurry, and his face showed a look of displeasure.
A bit of a smile.
However, Jiang Gongzhen has no intention of engaging in any relationship between king and minister with Wang Zhao, otherwise the country will be destroyed.
So Jiang Gongzhen directly grabbed Wang Zhao's hand and went to the inner tent, and at the same time asked Huangfu Zhao to drive away the surrounding servants.
Wang Zhao was so frightened that his heart almost jumped out of his throat. Jiang Gongzhen was the military commander of the camp, and Huangfu Zhao was the military commander of the vanguard army. Both of them had military power. If they rebelled now, Wang Zhao would
Zhao Yi really didn't have much choice for a while.
But fortunately, when Jiang Gongzhen saw no one around, she immediately asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, do you know that the Northern invaders on the opposite side are most likely soldiers of the Great Dynasty, and the emperor of the Great Dynasty will grant his adopted son to me?"
The land of Koryo is coming.”
Wang Zhao breathed a long sigh of relief. I thought it was you, Lao Jiang, who was going to rebel. It turned out not to be the case. It was just a small matter that the Beikou opposite was a soldier of the Great Dynasty.
"Ah!" Wang Zhao jumped up, "What! The opposite side is not the Northern invaders of Liao Dynasty, but the heroes of the Great Dynasty? Is there any evidence?"
Jiang Gongzhen then explained all the sources of information and judgments. After that, she also mentioned the dangers that the navy might encounter. After listening to this, Wang Zhao wanted to faint.
This is not as good as Jiang Gongzhen's rebellion. Jiang Gongzhen's rebellion would only mean that another member of the Wang family would become the king.
If the great dynasty came and treated him like Goguryeo more than a hundred years ago, he would probably be lucky enough to be able to dance in the Weiyang Palace.
However, this man still had some ability. After his face turned pale for a while, he came to his senses. He pulled Jiang Gongzhen and Huangfu Zhao over and said:
"If this matter is true, our great country of Korea is in danger. The general and the general are both honorable ministers of the country. At this time when everyone is confused, are you willing to work with me to tide over the difficulties?"
Wang Zhaodu said this, what can these two people do? Besides, they are indeed rare people among the wealthy families in Goryeo who support the royal power.
Otherwise, Jiang Gongzhen would not be able to be the military commander who controls the entire army, and Huangfu Zhao would not be able to control the elite Red Guard knights.
Therefore, the two of them did not discuss it, but immediately knelt down and said, "I dare you not to do your best!"
"Okay!" Wang Zhao pulled the two of them up, "It's not yet completely certain whether the enemy is the Northern invaders or the soldiers from the Central Plains. I will immediately send someone to summon the navy to come and ask.
At the same time, I am ready to test again whether the Northern invaders on the opposite side are soldiers of the Great Dynasty. This time we also sent swords and guns to the accompanying soldiers and civilians, dispatching 50,000 people at once to attack.
If it is the Northern invaders, they will definitely not be able to resist them. If I still cannot defeat them, there will undoubtedly be soldiers from the imperial court on the opposite side.
As long as the matter is confirmed, please ask Huangfu Zhonglang to lead the Red Guard knights to escort a certain family back to Kaijing. The general please stay here to stabilize the situation and retreat slowly. Don't care about anything else, but be sure to bring back the imperial guards who guard Kaijing.
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Wang Zhao's arrangement is quite cruel.
The subtext is that if the opponent is really a Central Plains army, then the troops and armored soldiers of each family must be used to block the attack of the Central Plains army, or even consume them here.
After saying that, he was afraid that the two of them would not cooperate, so Wang Zhao quickly said: "As long as we can survive this difficulty, the queen must be from the Jiang family, and the Jiang family's son must be the king, and then marry the Huangfu family's daughter."
As for the broken land of the peninsula, from ancient times to the Lee Dynasty's Joseon, due to the narrow land and the large population, the cake was only so big, and all the families were married to each other. To be honest, most of the wealthy families were relatives, and they were all involved later.
Mother's method.
Therefore, in the peninsula, which wealthy family can control the government depends on which noble family's daughter can become the queen or even the queen mother.
It is absolutely correct to say that they look like trumpets of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Wang Zhao's statement gave the Jiang family and the Huangfu family each the opportunity to hold power for at least thirty years in the future, provided that the Goryeo Kingdom could be preserved.
This is a very big temptation for Jiang Gongzhen and Huangfu Zhao. Who doesn't love power or money? Even if they don't love it, the many clan members behind them definitely do.
The two looked at each other, and Huangfu Zhao thought about it for a while. Now that all members of the Huangfu family were with him, his uncle Huangfu Tigong was staying behind in Kaijing, so he could leave without any harm, so he said:
"Now that the trade wind is picking up, the sea is quite rough. Even if the navy changes, the Central Plains navy will not be able to move south faster.
In addition, the waterway in Ganghwa Bay is complex and there is no internal response. It is not easy for the Central Plains Navy to enter the bay.
We can really test the authenticity of the Northern invaders again. If they are really soldiers from the Central Plains, it will be too late for me to protect the king as he returns south at night."
Jiang Gongzhen thought for a while and realized that although Wang Zhao's request was a bit too harsh, it was beneficial to the Kingdom of Goryeo.
Troops from the Central Plains were pressing down on the country. If Goryeo did not have a unified leader, the only outcome would be the destruction of the country and the family. Jiang Gongzhen was more unwilling to see Goryeo destroyed than the survival of the wealthy families.
So, the veteran thought about it for a long time and nodded in agreement.