Man Chong and Mi Zhu were both sent out of Jicheng. In the meeting hall, Jia Xu cupped his hands and said to Gao Fei: "Do you intend to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight?"
Gao Fei said: "Well, the plan can't keep up with the changes. We did make a private alliance with Liu Bei when we were at Sishui Pass, but it was based on Liu Bei being the lord of Xuzhou. Now Tao Qian is still the nominal lord of Xuzhou.
Lord, Cao Cao is attacking Tao Qian, and besides, there are Jizhou and Qingzhou between Youzhou and Xuzhou, so sending troops is not good for us."
"With Liu Bei's personality, he probably wouldn't hand Tao Qian over. It seems that the Battle of Xuzhou is inevitable. I just don't know if Xuzhou's soldiers can withstand Cao Cao's offensive." Jia Xu said.
"Military advisor, what you said before about Goguryeo preparing to unite the three Koreas was just to fool Mi Zhu, or is it true?" Gao Fei suddenly remembered this matter and asked hurriedly.
Jia Xu raised his hand and patted his forehead, said "it should be beaten", and hurriedly said: "My lord, this matter is absolutely true. I just received a letter from Hu Yu, the prefect of Lelang. He is in Lelang."
Several Goguryeo people were captured in Lang County.
The person sent to the three Koreas said that Goguryeo wanted to unite the three Koreas to launch an attack on Liaodong and Lelang. At the same time, his subordinates also received a letter from Guoyuan, the governor of Liaodong, claiming that the King of Goguryeo had mobilized a large army on the border between Liaodong and Goguryeo.
, with evil intentions.”
"Goguryeo... Goguryeo again! This small country is so rampant!" Gao Fei said angrily.
Jia Xu said: "My lord, my subordinates believe that in order to fight against foreign aggression, we must first stabilize the internal situation. If the surrounding situation is unstable, even if we go south to fight for supremacy in the future, we will inevitably be restrained by the rear. Now that Cao Cao is attacking Xuzhou, he will definitely ask Yuan Shao to attack Qingzhou. In this way
As soon as I come
, but it gave us an opportunity to use this opportunity to annihilate Goguryeo, Sanhan and other Dongyi first. In the past, we took the initiative to show our favor to Goguryeo because our army was not strong enough. Now that our army is strong, it is time to show off its skills.
.”
Gao Fei said: "Okay, if you want to pick the weak persimmon, let's start with Sanhan and make all the Dongyi on the peninsula surrender. Then we can move north and attack the Wandu City of Goguryeo."
"My lord, the people of Fuyu don't like bandits, and they have always been at odds with Goguryeo. My subordinates think that we should send envoys to Buyu to join forces with King Fuyu to involve Goguryeo." Jia Xu added.
Gao Fei nodded and said: "Very good. In your opinion, who is the right person to send to Fuyu?"
"The school captain Gongsun Kang is the most suitable. I heard that King Fuyu had a relationship with Gongsun Du back then. If Gongsun Kang is sent to Fuyu, King Fuyu may agree to the alliance."
"Well, according to your wishes, send Gongsun Kang as an envoy to Fuyu. In addition, just in case, let Guo Jia go to Jizhou as an envoy. He is friends with many counselors under Yuan Shao's account, so he will come forward
, couldn’t be more appropriate.”
"No! What other orders do you have if you take the initiative?"
"Immediately order Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Xu Huang, Chen Dao, Wenpin, Bian Xi, and Xiahoulan to gather five thousand Feiyu troops, and then ask Xu You and Sima Lang to come with me to Liaodong. You will be stationed in Jicheng, and the new soldiers will be handed over to Taishi.
Ci, Zhou Cang, Gao Lin and others will conduct training, and you will be fully responsible for the rest of the government affairs."
"promise!"
After the order was issued, all the generals actively implemented it. Gao Fei had 20,000 newly made repeating crossbows loaded from the Hanlin Academy. After explaining to his wife Diao Chan and his two fiancées, he took 5,000 new crossbows with him.
The Feiyu Army, pulling their serial crossbows and some necessary food and grass, headed towards Liaodong.
Zhao Yun garrisoned Daijun, Lu Heng garrisoned Fanyang, Liao Hua garrisoned Tianjin, Pang De garrisoned Shenyang, and Zhang He garrisoned Yunzhou. The troops and horses in the five places were all heavily guarded. In addition, Taishici, Zhoucang, Gaolin, Wuliteng, and Qiuli Ju, Nanlou and others stationed troops in Jicheng and were responsible for the training of new soldiers and public security work in Jicheng.
Except for Bian Xi and Xia Houlan, the subordinates Gao Fei chose to take away this time were all people who had not made any achievements when they came to the tent. In order to balance the credit, he selected these people and planned to use them against them. Dongyi people.
Dongyi is a general term used by the Chinese people for the Eastern peoples, not a specific ethnic group. Yi is also called Zhuyi, Siyi, Dongyi, Xiyi, Nanyi, Jiuyi, etc. With the integration of Dongyi and Huaxia, the Qin and Han Dynasties In the future, Dongyi mainly refers to the Northeastern Yi in the pre-Qin period, and the Japanese are included among them. It generally refers to the ethnic groups and countries in the East. It is obviously different from the Dongyi in the pre-Qin period in terms of region and ethnicity.
The Dongyi referred to at this time include Goguryeo, Fuyu, Yilou, Dongwoju, Umo, Mahan, Chenhan, Mouhan and others. Among them, Mahan, Chenhan, and Mouhan are collectively called the Three Hans, and they live in In the southeastern part of the Korean Peninsula, Goguryeo, Fuyu, and Yilou lived in a large area of northeastern Liaodong. Dongwoju and Umo lived in the east of Lelang County, with Ma Han, Chen Han, and Mou Han. adjacent to each other.
The languages of these Dongyi are basically similar, and the occasional differences are only in accents. Among them, Efuyu has the largest population and the largest area, but in terms of military strength, Goguryeo is the strongest.
In the early days of its founding, the Goguryeo people may have been composed of the Umo people and some Fuyu people who migrated to this area. The term "Umo people" did not initially refer to a definite ethnic entity, but was just a reference to the ancient historians of the Central Plains. A general reference to some ancient tribes that appeared in this specific region of Northeast China.
When Goguryeo was first established, it was in a long-term military confrontation with Buyu. Buyu had a very friendly relationship with the Zhongyuan dynasty. In order to curb the aggressive Goguryeo regime in its growth stage, Zhongyuan and Buyu often collaborated militarily to attack Goguryeo. The Goguryeo people are brave and fierce, and are very aggressive. There are about 70,000 to 80,000 people in the Goguryeo people. Both men and women can be soldiers. They are hunters in their spare time and soldiers in war.
The so-called Three Koreas is just a general term. Korean people are divided into three types. Among them, there are dozens of large and small countries, large countries with thousands of households, and small countries with thousands of households. They are not unified with each other, and they still attack each other. It is the most chaotic place. But once the three Koreas unite, their military strength will put even Goguryeo to shame. The rest, such as Yilou, Dongwoju, Umo, etc., are relatively stable against the Han Dynasty and do not have the Aggressiveness.
Throughout history, the ethnic minorities in the Northeast are known for their toughness. Later Khitans, Jurchens, etc. all came from the Northeast. The Northeast is also the most chaotic region in history. Gao Fei already had a good idea of how to deal with the Dongyi. As early as he arrived When he was in Liaodong, he planned to control the entire Northeast region in his own hands. However, his military strength was not strong enough at that time. This time he was going to do a big job in the Northeast.
Along the Western Liaoning Corridor, because everyone was riding horses and the roads were very smooth, it was a smooth journey. Within ten days, thousands of people entered Changli County. After resting for a day in Changli County, they resumed their journey. After changing his horse, he said goodbye to Gai Xun, the governor of Changli, and turned back to Liaodong.
At the end of March, Gao Fei returned to Liaodong again. Guoyuan, the prefect of Liaodong, and Wang Lie, the chief historian, welcomed Gao Fei into Liaodong City.
As soon as he entered the city, Guoyuan told Gao Fei everything about Goguryeo's reinforcement of troops on the border. He also told Gao Fei what he had been discussing with Hu Yu, the prefect of Lelang County.
After listening to Guoyuan's report, Gao Fei asked, "Is this what Hu Yu means?"
Guoyuan nodded: "Hu Ciyue specially sent people to Liaodong, hoping that the lord can approve his suggestion."
Gao Fei said: "Hu Yu has been guarding Lelang County for a long time, and he already knows the local customs and habits very clearly. Since this is his suggestion, then I respect his opinion."
Guoyuan said: "Hu Ciyue just sent someone here the day before yesterday, saying that he had successfully persuaded the three Korean countries to ask my lord not to think about the southeast, and he took the initiative to ask for troops to attack Goguryeo, and to attack Goguryeo together with my lord."
Gao Fei smiled and said: "There are many countries in the three Koreas. Hu Yu persuaded the three Koreas to surrender to me with just one mouth. This talent cannot be underestimated. Zhong Limei is indeed very important. It seems that I will keep him here."
In Lelang County, he is a talentless man. However, if he leads troops northward, who will guard Lelang County?"
Wang Lie clasped his fists and said, "My lord, my subordinates are willing to stay in Lelang County to control the people of the three Koreas."
"Report——" A scout ran in from outside in a long voice and shouted loudly, "To inform my lord, the King of Goguryeo has sent five thousand more troops to the border."
After Gao Fei heard this, he felt that Goguryeo was really pushing the envelope, and the three Koreas were far away. If he attacked the three Koreas, the three Koreas who were at odds with each other might become one. Now Hu Yu actually persuaded the people of the three Koreas to surrender to him. He
There is no need to waste this force. Besides, the three Koreas don't have many resources. As long as the three Koreas surrender to him as a vassal state, they will gradually divide the three Koreas in the future.
He suddenly stood up and immediately ordered: "Wang Lie, if you change horses without changing people, you immediately rush to Lelang County in person and take up the post of Lelang Prefect. Let Hu Yu lead 5,000 elite troops to attack Goguryeo in the north. I will lead it myself.
The army attacks Maruto Castle."
"promise!"
"Guoyuan, please send another scout and quickly inform Chu Yan and Yu Du, asking them to lead the troops eastward to attack Goguryeo, and together with the rest of Fu's people, carry out a pincer attack. A month later, I will be waiting for them on Wandu City."
"promise!"
After the order was issued, Gao Fei distributed the repeated crossbows he brought to the Liaodong garrison. With 5,000 Feiyu troops and 8,000 Liaodong garrison, he quickly rushed to the border between Liaodong and Goguryeo, heading east along the Daliang River.
Prepare to fight the Goguryeo army in Benxi.
Benxi belongs to Xiangping County. Gao Fei once followed the Daliang River eastward to the border between Liaodong and Goguryeo. He remembered that this location was Benxi City, so he directly set up a huge fort there and named it Benxi.
At this time, Gao Fei and Goguryeo were at war with each other. Gao Fei was also confident, and the newly made repeating crossbow came in handy. In addition, he also brought along the repeating crossbow carts, relay machines, and bow carts used to defend the city. With a few
The plan to defend Benxi with troops and then launch a counterattack was decided, and a big war was about to begin...