Chapter 3034 Yuangai Suwen is like a dying old man
A fast horse was galloping along the north bank of Ali River towards Pyongyang City.
Pyongyang City is where the 24th king of Goguryeo, Juryeon (also known as the King of Longevity), officially moved his capital. He intended to use Pyongyang as the center and continue to move southward in an attempt to unify the Korean Peninsula.
However, for more than two hundred years, Goguryeo spent countless efforts and sweat, sacrificed countless warriors, and became the most powerful among the three countries on the peninsula.
But in the end, because of his own strength, he started stirring up trouble everywhere, and even the Central Plains Empire did not look down upon him.
This led to bad relations between Goguryeo and the Central Plains Empire, and even led to many confrontations.
However, because the land Goguryeo occupied in Liaodong was naturally dangerous and easy to defend but difficult to attack, the Central Plains Empire was always itching to hate it, but it never once attacked the Yalu Water.
In the former Sui Dynasty, if the emperor of the former Sui Dynasty was not so fond of success and liked to give random orders, Goguryeo would probably not be able to sustain itself.
But no matter what, Goguryeo has become the example of a small country in the areas surrounding the Tang Dynasty that opposes the die-hard elements of the Central Plains.
But now, with the upgrading of the Tang Dynasty's ordnance, and the changes in the Tang Dynasty's naval warfare tactics.
Goguryeo, which tried to resist the Tang attack as it had in the past, finally tasted the bitter fruit of failure.
When the elite troops of the Tang Dynasty crossed the Yalu River last year, they easily captured the fortress on the east bank of the Yalu River.
Yuan Jingtu promptly killed the king and offered sacrifices to heaven, finally giving Goguryeo a chance to breathe.
His Majesty, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, who liked to pay attention to the demeanor of a great nation, politely accepted Yuan Gaisuwen's request and withdrew his troops first to the west bank of the Yalu River.
The two brothers, Yeon Gae Su Wen, were secretly rejoicing that they had finally exchanged the death of the king for a period of barely surviving.
But the problem is, what happened next made the Yuan clan discover it in despair.
Not to mention the barely half a year left to survive, even if Goguryeo was given another three to five years, it would not be able to stop the current military front of the Tang Dynasty.
The warships of the Dengzhou Navy are being rapidly updated, especially those two-mast and three-mast cruiser warships with shockingly excellent performance and despairingly powerful artillery.
No matter it is spring, summer, autumn or winter, no matter the wind is blowing from east to west, these Dengzhou naval warships of the Tang Dynasty can sail freely on the vast ocean.
Its excellent wave-breaking performance is not inferior to the speed of a fast boat.
There will no longer be a peaceful and pure land along the coast of the peninsula, and the peninsula will not dare to enter the sea.
What's more, during that harsh winter, the Yuan family was doing things secretly.
But the problem is that they desperately discovered that the lands west of the Yalu River were newly occupied by the Tang Dynasty.
The spies they sent there, as well as the detailed operations dedicated to carrying out various sabotage activities, were simply unable to move forward.
Those Khitan and Mohe tribes that were blown away by the wind in the past were like bastards who were determined to eat a weight and wanted to follow the Tang Dynasty to the end.
For the envoys sent by Goguryeo, it is better to just talk them out with nice words.
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The worse ones were simply tied up and sent directly to towns controlled by the Tang Dynasty, where they were handed over to Tang officials for disposal.
As for those ordinary people, there are also the more than 200,000 prisoners of war, whether they are locals in Liaodong or those whose hometowns are south of the Yalu River.
Actually, they all hated their former ruler Goguryeo so much that they could not stop gnashing their teeth.
Most of the spies who dared to reveal their identities were arrested directly and handed over to Tang officials.
Some of them were almost beaten to death. Even if they didn't die, they lost at least half their lives.
In such a short period of time, the land of Liaodong was managed in an orderly manner, whether it was the Khitan, the Mohe tribe, or the people of Liaodong, and there were more than 200,000 prisoners of war.
Surprisingly, no one suffered from hunger or cold in this harsh winter. Every household had iron stoves and fire pits, and food and various daily necessities were of high quality and low prices.
Even the kind of orphans and widowers who have no family but four walls are still trapped.
After being admitted to a nursing home, there is a dedicated person in charge of their food and daily life.
It can be said that the Yuan family originally wanted to take advantage of this cold winter to make trouble, but in the end they found out in despair that they couldn't even do anything about it.
Moreover, the despicable Tang Dynasty took this opportunity to send out manpower to various cities in Goguryeo to publicize that the leader of Goguryeo had been killed.
The powerful official of Goguryeo, Yeon Gaesomun, has sincerely surrendered to His Majesty the Emperor of Tang Dynasty. His Majesty the benevolent Emperor of Tang Dynasty took pity on the newly mourned leader of Goguryeo.
In order to prevent the people of Goguryeo from suffering from the war again, they decided to suspend the march and wait for Goguryeo to finish the funeral of the king, elect a new king, and then accept Goguryeo's surrender.
At this time, the Yuan clan and the civil and military officials of Goguryeo were immediately dumbfounded.
Although they clearly knew that Yeon Gaesumun was using a strategy to delay time, the problem was that no one expected that Datang would actually make such a cunning move.
Envoys sent by the Tang Dynasty preached in the local city-states and announced many terms.
As long as the city-state is willing to surrender in advance, the city owner will retain his official position and will also receive financial rewards.
And those soldiers who laid down their weapons will not only be rewarded with property, but they will also be rewarded with food and living supplies.
Two stones of rice, two pieces of white folded cloth, and five pieces of copper coins.
As a result, the garrison soldiers of many city-states south of the Yalu River threw down their weapons and went back to their homes to look for their mothers.
There are also many officials who have taken the initiative to contact those sent by the Tang Dynasty, hoping to surrender as soon as possible in exchange for greater benefits.
This is what makes the Goguryeo elites gathered in Pyongyang city despair the most.
With the Tang Dynasty's money and food offensive, as well as various propaganda, armies everywhere were no longer willing to listen to orders.
Even in Pyongyang, the capitulation faction now has the upper hand.
After all, even Yeon Gaesumun could not see the hope of victory, and throughout the cold winter, Goguryeo's various actions did not allow anyone to see the slightest possibility of survival.
On the contrary, it was the various operations of the Tang Dynasty that caused Goguryeo's domestic resistance to melt and disintegrate like ice and snow meeting the blazing sun.
This made Yeon Gaesumun and other Goguryeo die-hards finally completely despair, and just a few days ago, His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty had sent envoys to Pyongyang.
He informed the new king of Goguryeo and his ministers that His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty will personally lead a large army to Pyongyang City in the near future to accept the surrender of the Goguryeo emperor and ministers.
Yuan Jingtu held the message hurriedly delivered by the fast horse messenger in his hand, and strode into his brother's mansion with a worried look on his face.
After a while, I saw my brother sitting blankly outside the study room, looking at the trees that were sprouting in the courtyard.
It had only been a few months, and my brother, who originally had only frost on his temples, was now more white and less black, like a dying old man.