Chapter 3008 Please drop a memorial that makes Li Shimin in a dilemma
While the people in Liaodong were still admiring the pile of potatoes as clear as a hill.
Cheng Sanlang had already found a messenger and solemnly handed the letter of victory written by him into the other party's hands.
After thinking about it, he took almost five kilograms of potatoes and put them in the hands of the messenger, telling him to do whatever he wanted.
They must deliver the potatoes and the letter of victory that they entrusted to His Majesty as quickly as possible.
The courier, who was equally excited, received the letter of good news and the bag of potatoes that had not even been washed away from the soil. He strode towards his horse, jumped on it, and galloped away.
Cheng Sanlang looked at this buddy's back with a proud and mischievous smile on his face.
I don’t know that my father-in-law and all the civil and military officials of the Tang Dynasty who accompanied the army.
How would he behave if he knew the good news brought by Liaodong Prefecture?
When I think of those famous generals of the Tang Dynasty who are the same generation as my own father, I am so shocked that I can't express my exaggeration.
There were also the surprised expressions on the faces of the civil servants who were the most particular about appearance and demeanor. They looked at each other in surprise. Thinking about it, Cheng Sanlang felt that his ideas were very clear.
I just don’t know if everyone will be overjoyed because the yield per acre is so amazing.
Well...it's not impossible, but my father-in-law has nitroglycerin lozenges.
Anyway, in the letter announcing the victory, I reminded my father-in-law that before reading the news, he should take a pill to prevent tachycardia and high blood pressure.
As the saying goes, don't say you are unprepared. As a good and considerate son-in-law, I have done my duty to remind you.
If you didn't listen and just slapped me, you can't blame me afterwards. After all, the warning words in the letter reporting victory are physical evidence.
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On the east bank of the Yalu River, rest and reorganize the army, plus wait for logistics, and conduct detailed and thorough reconnaissance of the enemy-controlled strongholds.
Finally, everything was ready, and the east wind had begun to blow.
In less than three days, the Tang army captured two fortresses that the Goguryeo people had hastily built on the east bank of the Yalu River.
At this moment, the wise and mighty Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was sitting in the hall of one of the fortresses.
A huge sand table has also been placed in the center of the hall.
At this moment, the mountains, rivers, and cities east of the Yalu River are all on the sand table.
Ever since that boy Cheng Sanlang came up with such a treasure, the production of sand tables has become more and more professional.
It can be said that if you use the dimensions to measure the distance between the cities above, you can get the approximate actual distance between the cities, and the error will not exceed five miles.
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If this were put in the past, even a fully hand-made military map would not be able to perfectly display the real terrain and landforms in front of people.
At this moment, Li Shimin saw that all the important civil and military officials had arrived in the hall. He cleared his throat, stood up, and walked to the huge sand table.
"Our army captured two fortresses in three days, causing the morale of the Goguryeo army to fluctuate. Next..."
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!..." At this moment, repeated calls came from outside the big tent.
This made Li Shimin, who was interrupted, frown in displeasure and raise his eyelids to look at the door.
Then I saw the general in charge of the reconnaissance cavalry quickly enter the hall, salute Li Shimin, and report eagerly.
"Your Majesty, the fortresses of Goguryeo are all hung with white flags. Even the Goguryeo soldiers who are guarding the city are all in plain clothes."
"In addition, the general encountered an army of Goguryeo soldiers and horses, escorting a Goguryeo envoy to see His Majesty..."
"What, what's going on?"
"Could it be that Yuengai Suwen committed suicide because he knew he was no match for the Great Tang Tianwei?"
"Could it be that he died of illness? If that guy committed suicide, why did he wait until now?"
Li Shimin heard the whispers of the ministers, so he could only stop the military discussion, straighten his clothes, and waved his sleeves.
"Let's go, I want to see what tricks Yeon Gae So-moon wants to do."
It didn't take long for Li Shimin to see the Goguryeo envoy standing at the bottom of the stairs.
The envoy also had a white gauze wrapped around his head. After seeing Li Shimin's arrival, he prostrated himself to the ground in fear.
"I see His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty."
"Why are you dressed up like this?" Li Shimin stood on the steps with his hands behind his back and asked coldly.
The white-haired Goguryeo envoy's eyes instantly turned red and he cried out with choked voices.
"Your Majesty, my king was killed by a traitor in the palace three days ago in Pyongyang, the capital of the country. He was seriously injured and died. He has passed away..."
"... He was killed by a traitor? He died?" Li Shimin looked at the Goguryeo envoy who was in tears with a confused look on his face.
Isn’t it right? The biggest traitor of Goguryeo shouldn’t be Yeon Gaesumun who treats the leader of Goguryeo like nothing?
All the civil and military officials of the Tang Dynasty were a little confused. What was going on? There was a war going on here, and then the leader of the enemy country suddenly ugh.
The problem is that your country’s leader is just saying shit, so what do you mean by jumping over to report it?
What, do you still want me, Datang, to give you some Baixi money?
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"Your Majesty, this is my Goguryeo Damolizhi, and I ask you to forward to your Majesty the surrender memorial..."
"Please surrender?" Li Shimin raised his eyebrows, glanced out of the corner of his eyes, and saw Zhao Kun striding to the bottom of the steps, picking up the booklet and flipping through it.
After making sure that there were no hidden weapons or messy things in this thing, he returned to the steps and handed it to Li Shimin respectfully.
Li Shimin took the surrender memorial, read it carefully, then raised his hand and handed it to Ma Zhou beside him.
Looking at the Goguryeo envoy who was quietly worshiping at the foot of the stairs, I couldn't help but feel a bit of toothache. I never expected that such a thing would happen.
It turned out that the leader of Goguryeo, Gaozang, was killed by traitors in Pyongyang City. Now, Goguryeo is in turmoil in the country.
If at this time, we continue to raise troops to conquer Goguryeo without hesitation, it is not impossible.
But the problem is, such a surrender memorial was handed over, which really put Li Shimin into a dilemma.
Li Shimin couldn't help but have a headache, and Ma Zhou also had a headache after reading the surrender memorial.
After all, although the Tang Dynasty is attacking Goguryeo now, but the enemy country has asked for surrender, should it stop the attack?
Waiting for the other party to surrender, but there is a problem.
The other side's leader was upset, so Nayeon Gaesumen asked Datang to stop the march for the time being.
Let them, Goguryeo, hold funerals for the leader of the country, and also elect a new king, who will then come to ask for surrender from the Tang Dynasty.
How should I put it? What Goguryeo did was a matter of procedure, and it was also in compliance with the rules.
If the Tang Dynasty continued to raise troops for crusade at this time, it would seem a bit inappropriate in the eyes of the Tang vassal states.