The Hunjiang River is the largest tributary of the Yalu River (called Mazishui at this time), and was even considered to be the main trunk of the Yalu River. But aside from this, the Hunjiang River, which has a nearly 90-degree turn in the middle, and the upper reaches of the Yalu River, are perfectly in the
A rectangular area is enclosed under Changbai Mountain.
This is the greatest gift to mankind.
Historically, after the Goguryeo people were forced to rebel by Wang Mang, they reconciled with the Han Dynasty established by Guangwu. However, as the country's military expansion finally aroused the vigilance of the Han Dynasty, the two countries finally entered a long period of military friction. And faced with the
Under the huge military pressure of the Han Dynasty, the Goguryeo people who originally established their capital in Heshenggu City on the west side of the Hunjiang River immediately set their sights on the other side of their capital city, which is the geomantic treasure land mentioned before!
Surrounded by water on three sides and backed by Changbai Mountain on one side, this territory provides the most outstanding defense facilities in the classical era. Furthermore, this territory is extremely open and can provide sufficient agricultural support... and this is enough!
For more than a hundred years, the Goguryeo people relied on this long strip of land as their foundation and continued to expand. They turned into a "big country" with a population of hundreds of thousands under the eyes of the Han Dynasty, and they frequently fought against the Han Dynasty's Xuantu County.
It had to come and go, with sound and color, which was enough to comfort the first Goguryeo king Zhu Meng who was killed by Wang Mang like a chicken.
However, back to the present, just as the first year of Guanghe of the Han Dynasty was about to pass, the Han people finally broke through the defense that the Goguryeo people had built on the periphery for hundreds of years, and burned the war to the banks of the Hun River.
This may be a bit inaccurate, because when Xu Rong attacked the most important stronghold of the Goguryeo people on the Hun River, their old capital Heshenggu City, he did not set any fire, and only seven or eight people died.
...The latter was mainly because when the vanguard troops entered the palace of the Goguryeo people in this city, they couldn't help but carry out some looting, and then provoked a moderate street fight.
Of course, this was just a small episode. With the arrival of thousands of cavalry and the hanging of the heads of hundreds of Goguryeo people who dared to resist, the old capital of the Goguryeo people still completely fell into the hands of the Han army.
And no matter what, no matter how easily the city fell, the great strategic significance of the Han army's acquisition of it cannot be obliterated...
First of all, this is the old capital of the Goguryeo people, and it is the second largest city in Goguryeo. Its fall itself has enough political significance. Even if the Han army stops here, they will loot the city and then
Burning the fire and returning home is enough to leave a name in history. From Gongsun Xun's point of view, it is also enough to achieve the intended purpose;
Secondly, Heshenggu City is also a hub city on the Hun River. Controlling it means that the core of the Goguryeo people will be completely opened up. Even if the Hun River freezes, the Goguryeo capital at the foot of Ji'an Mountain will be completely opened.
, it will still open the door to the Han army!
Not to mention, Xu Rong accidentally caught a super big fish in this city.
"Are you Ming Lin Da Fu?" Looking at the short old man in front of him and wearing shabby clothes, Xu Bojin was also dubious. "Since you entered the city half a day earlier than us, why didn't you defend the city instead of letting us defend it?
Why rush into the city so calmly?"
"Report to this general..." Mr. Ming Lin, who was sitting on the ground, could be said to be submissive.
"Just call me Sima. There is only one general in our army." Xu Rong immediately frowned and interrupted the other's flattery.
"Yes, this Sima." Ming Lin's husband immediately changed his words and replied in relatively fluent Chinese. "I did want to guard the old capital, but the frustration is... I am alone this time.
When I entered the city, there were few people around me, and no one even helped me prove my identity at first.”
"Where are the people around you?" Xu Rong couldn't help but be curious after hearing this. "A great nation has never left its branches. It has been in charge of the government for decades. Even if it is defeated like this, there should be some people around you to follow, right?"
"I have been deliberately abolishing the old system in recent years, and I have offended many nobles and ministries in the country... With such a defeat, they naturally pushed me away." Ming Lin answered his husband still very candidly. "When I was pursued by Sima along the way.
, I once asked them to come to Heshenggu City, but they all clamored to cross the Hun River directly to the capital while the Hun River was frozen..."
"Then why don't you go together?" Xu Rong became more and more strange. "If you go to your capital, you might be able to do something else. If you come here alone, aren't you just sending him into my hands?"
"Firstly, this city is really a critical place and I don't dare to abandon it lightly; secondly, I really didn't expect Sima to be so hasty." At this point, Ming Lin's husband couldn't help but smile bitterly. "Thirdly, with the current situation,
I don’t dare to go to the capital anymore.”
"Are you afraid of being punished by your king?"
"Reporting to this Sima, I am not afraid of being punished. In fact, our country in Goguryeo does not have a clear judicial system. If a person commits a crime, we can compete with each other to see who can raise his voice during public discussions... My family is a wealthy family in the country, so even if we were defeated in the war,
It will be difficult for them to punish me."
"Then what are you afraid of?"
"I'm just afraid of them..."
"Hold on!" Xu Rong suddenly waved his hand to stop the other party's explanation, and turned to listen attentively. "What happened outside? Why do I hear that someone is making noise in the distance?"
Several guards immediately turned around and ran out of the palace, but quickly returned, and then bowed down with excitement and replied: "Sima, people outside are shouting that the general has entered the city, and many people are going to the west gate to cheer.
meet!"
"It came so fast!" Xu Rong and Ming Lin Dafu were both shocked, but the latter did not dare to shout.
"Let this person change his clothes, and then quickly take him with me to see the general." Xu Rong was shocked and quickly stopped the temporary interrogation, and quickly told the guards around him another thing. "By the way, go to the palace."
Clean up and let the general stay!"
Gongsun Xun is indeed here.
In fact, when he was sure that the Goguryeo army in front was completely destroyed, he led only dozens of white horse cavalry and came straight here along the thousand-mountain passage full of corpses.
This is not to say that he is eager for utilitarianism, on the contrary, he just wants to disgust Prefect Xuantu for his drama... In other words, after the latter heard about the great victory ahead and the 50,000 Goguryeo army was wiped out in one day, he first and everyone
Similarly, my jaw dropped in shock, but then I also showed the style of a Han Dynasty border county with two thousand stones. It is said that at that time, the Jugongju prefect did not even bother to change his shoes, and ran directly to the official temple.
The entire Xuantu County force was mobilized in the court, with large cars, small horses, and strong civilians coming directly to Zuoyuan. Then he himself, also a tall horse, wearing a crown and armor, followed majestically behind the group.
To be honest, Gongsun Xun didn't feel that he would lose any credit or fame when the battle reached this point... Ju Teng did indeed put in a lot of effort. It can even be said that without Ju Teng's support, the victory or defeat of this battle would not have been possible.
It can be seen that there is no harm in sharing some of his merits and making this guy a prince.
But the problem is that when Gongsun Xun learned the details of the request for reinforcements on the day of the trial, that is, after the latter had to eat the documents, he couldn't help but feel a little defensive, so he took advantage of the opponent before he came and went straight to
He came to the front military office and deliberately let the drama go to waste... This behavior is like teasing a cat with dried fish. In fact, it has no practical effect and is just pure willfulness.
Of course, no one would think that Gongsun Xun was not qualified to do this now...especially after even He Shenggu City was captured by the Han army in the blink of an eye.
"Thank you for your hard work, gentlemen!" Gongsun Xun, who was under the White Horse banner, looked at the officers of the Han army who were rushing out to greet them, and waved greetings as if they were mischievous.
No one held their heads high and shouted "Serve the big man", but almost everyone hurriedly bowed down.
Gongsun Xun raised his head and laughed, then got off his horse and stepped forward to help everyone up. At this time, Xu Rong also hurriedly appeared in the field of vision.
"Meet the General!"
Seeing that Taodun, Mo Huzhi, Duan Riyuming, Han Dang, Gongsun Yue and others who were chasing him were already gathered around Gongsun Xun. He was the only one left among the generals in the city. He was clearly fighting.
After winning the battle, Xu Rong felt a little guilty for no reason, so he immediately prostrated himself from afar.
"Xu Sima, please get up." Gongsun Xun also hurriedly stepped forward with a smile, and then held his arms to help him up. "A few days ago, I saw Chief Sima driving past the enemy camp on the high platform, and today I heard that you entered the city without stopping. So-called
Driving straight in, you really have the style of a famous ancient general."
Xu Rong was immediately overjoyed, and the inexplicable uneasiness he had felt before disappeared: "The general anticipated the enemy in advance, and commanded with determination. The overall situation was established, and this is why we won this battle!"
"Okay, you and I don't have to compliment each other anymore." Gongsun Xun grabbed the other person's arm and stood parallel to the other person. "Let's talk about business, the prefect of Ju has already arrived at Zuoyuan, so I will take the lead... Let me ask you, Heshenggu City
Now that I don’t know what the morale of the army is, can we set out to besiege the capital of Goguryeo as soon as possible?”
Xu Rong was stunned for a moment: "Although the army is very fast, why is the general so anxious? I think since the Heshenggu City has been conquered, it is better to rest for a while, wait for the troops from the rear to arrive, and then assemble the army and calmly capture the capital of Goguryeo."
"What Xu Sima said is wrong!" At this moment, Mo Hu Zhi suddenly jumped out. "Since the general has issued a military order, you and I can just follow the order directly. Why do we need to ask more questions?"
As soon as this statement came out, all the surrounding generals nodded in agreement with Mohu Zang, which made Xu Rong speechless for a moment, and the uneasiness he had just lost suddenly returned. However, he didn't know why, so he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
.
However, seeing the attendants behind him running from the palace, Xu Rong quickly changed the subject and strongly invited Gongsun Xun to stay in the palace. They would have a banquet first, and then discuss the march at the banquet.
However, as soon as these words came out, the surroundings suddenly became silent again, and even Gongsun Xun stopped immediately.
"This..." Although he was still a little confused, Xu Rong at least knew where he should have done something wrong, so he couldn't help but panic.
Gongsun Xun found it funny when he saw this. Only now did he realize that although Xu Rong was a good fighter, he was extremely slow in politics.
You must know that although Goguryeo is only a small country, it is almost two hundred years since the founding of the country. Their King of Goguryeo was officially canonized by Guangmu. In other words, the rules of this king are serious, worthy of the name, and recognized by the central court.
.As for Gongsun Xun's trip, even if he really destroyed Goguryeo in the end, when he finally reported it, he would probably cover it up with some nonsense like "Crunting the rebellion on behalf of the King of Goguryeo"...
Under such circumstances, how could Gongsun Xun, who was sending troops privately, enter the enemy's palace without knowing it? Isn't this a very unpleasant situation? Not to mention, there is a prefect Xuan Tu behind him.
What should you do if you grab the tail and the toad crawls onto your feet and bites you to death but makes you sick?
In fact, not only Gongsun Xun, Gongsun Yue and others, but also Hu leaders such as Mohu Zang, Taodun, Duan Riyuming and others have this kind of political sensitivity...even for them
, this kind of status thing is probably a bit more serious.
However, Xu Rong, the general of the Han army, seemed a little confused... In fact, he seemed to have come from the direction of the palace just now. Maybe he himself rested there last night. It is even conceivable that he was there.
There should also be the possibility of being raided by Xu Rong's subordinates.
Judging from the reactions of other generals, they must be generally dissatisfied, so they made insinuations in front of Gongsun Xun.
"It's okay, it's just a palace." After thinking about it, Gongsun Xun took the initiative to excuse Xu Rong. "And the current King of Goguryeo is still a powerful official, so he doesn't necessarily have to respect him... That's good, you don't have to live there.
Let's hold a banquet inside, and then, except for those who need to defend, the entire army and officers above will go in to have a look."
Everyone felt relieved and then became interested again.
"In the short time just now, Xu Sima made two big mistakes." When he arrived at the palace, he saw Gongsun Xun taking advantage of the banquet to express his condolences to the mid-level officers who could enter one by one, but Xu Rong suddenly heard something behind his ears.
a voice.
Xu Bojin turned around and took a closer look, only to find that the speaker was actually Ming Lin Dafu... It turned out that the incident just made the former panicked, so he did not have time to hand this person over to Gongsun Xun.
"Young man, I don't have any other intentions." Ming Lin replied quickly in a low voice. "It's just that Sima treated me with courtesy, and I have a lot of experience in handling affairs, so I have a better grasp of people's hearts, so I ignored my status and paid more attention to it."
I said a few words..."
"Please tell me and listen." Xu Rong was really confused.
"First of all, Xu Sima, you shouldn't dedicate your palace to the public. This is a very taboo thing. You shouldn't have occupied it privately before..."
"It is true that I lacked consideration in this matter." Xu Rong suddenly realized. "I forgot that this is a royal palace. I shouldn't invite the general to stay here, and I shouldn't stay here last night."
"Secondly, Xu Sima, you shouldn't refute your general's intention to march quickly in public..."
"The general has made up his mind to march?" Xu Rong was speechless. "Didn't he specifically ask me whether I should march?"
Ming Lin was speechless for a moment when he answered his husband: "Xu Sima, since your general mentioned that the drama governor has arrived at Siyuan, he clearly doesn't want to give the credit to the drama governor, so he has to march quickly and pull him.
Your hands are saying this, and they want you to take the initiative to agree with your words... Even those Xianbei people can hear this truth, how can you, a Han, not understand these joints?!"
Xu Rong was stunned.
"Furthermore," Ming Lin replied, "Although I don't know what your relationship is with Xu Sima, but since your general has taken the initiative to talk to you about this matter, he seems to be expecting something from you..."
…”
Xu Rong became even more embarrassed when he heard this: "I am the official Sima of Xuantu County, and the Grand Administrator of Ju is my lord."
Ming Lin Dafu lowered his eyelids slightly: "Then what exactly is Xu Sima thinking? Does he want to help General Gongsun, or does he want to help the Lord of the Ju clan?"
"Of course it is to help General Gongsun." Xu Rong responded without hesitation. "The governor has been in my county for several months, but he has not shown any kindness. On the contrary, although General Gongsun has only been with him for a few days, he has the air of a general. I
He was able to command thousands of armies, and it was all because of his strong command during the first battle! And I am not the only one who respects the general. No one in the army is dissatisfied, even the other reinforcements sent by the prefect of Ju later. It only lasted a few days, and they were convinced.
oral."
"I think so." Ming Lindafu nodded quickly. "Although this General Gongsun is young, he is indeed very skilled in handling his subordinates. Just now he saw that Xu Sima was in a deadlock, so he took the initiative to defend you and kept silent for now.
Talk about marching, and bring the whole army up and down to the palace, so that no one will chew your tongue..."
Xu Rong couldn't help but nodded slowly when he heard this, and then suddenly said: "Actually, I also made the third big mistake."
Ming Lin answered her husband and couldn't help but laugh dryly.
……………………
"Is he the husband of Goguryeo Mo Li Zhi Ming Lin Da?" Gongsun Xun couldn't help but stop drinking and laughed. "I thought he was the accountant from where Xu Sima found him... However, after many days of confrontation, although he couldn't see his face clearly,
, but the shape of the body and the shape of the beard and hair are quite right, so it should be right."
"The defeated general made the general laugh." Ming Lindafu quickly smiled dryly and knelt down to plead guilty. "I shouldn't have fought against the Han Dynasty's heavenly soldiers, so that I only made people laugh."
"Things on the battlefield are changing rapidly. It was not impossible for you to win a few days ago. If you had won, wouldn't I just be making people laugh?" Gongsun Xun, who was sitting at the top, said indifferently. "But the overall situation of the war is over.
It has been decided, the next step is nothing more than whether your country can be captured by us, and then how this battle will end... Mo Lizhi is so frank at this time, do you think he has some words for me? "
"Exactly." Ming Lindafu quickly bowed down and saluted. "Now that the overall situation has been decided, I would like to ask the general to allow me to continue to preside over the domestic situation in Goguryeo after the war..."
Gongsun Xun was asking questions, and everyone naturally held their breath. However, as soon as Ming Lin answered his question, there was a burst of uncontrollable sneers around him. Even Gongsun Xun was also startled: "You
It’s quite real!”
"You foreign ministers don't dare to deceive me in front of the general's majesty." Ming Lindafu knelt down in the palace hall, then raised his head and responded sincerely. "Please allow me to state my reasons, general..."
"Please tell me." Gongsun Xun did not lack this patience.
"General," Ming Lin Dafu said sincerely. "I defeated almost all the troops in our Goguryeo Kingdom in one breath at Siyuan. From the nobles in each department to the people in each city, they all hate me to the core. If I still do what I do,
When Goguryeo is in power, the only people we can rely on after the war are the Han, so I will not be cunning and repetitive and be disloyal to the Han and the general! This is the only one!"
"If there is one, there must be the other," Gongsun Xun said with a joking face. "Mo Lizhi, continue!"
"Secondly," Ming Lin Dafu did not care at all about the ridicule of the person above him, but continued. "Although I am hated by the whole country, the clan in the clan is one of the five clans of Goguryeo.
The dumb and dumb people are dead, the whereabouts of the Huan people are unknown, and the royal family has been severely damaged by the killings I made in the past. Therefore, although these people hate me to the core, they can't do anything to me. I still have the ability to serve as a great man.
Those who do things.”
"Does your clan still have power?" Gongsun Xun was really interested. "As far as I know, isn't it said that there are still 1,500 palace guards in the capital of your country? You are not in the capital now. If you were
The great king who was established has some tricks, so I’m afraid that the Rong tribe will be destroyed by now, right?”
"The general thinks too highly of our great king." Ming Lin replied with a sneer. "He also underestimates the power of the nobles in our country. The royal family is only one of the six clans, and when the Imperial Palace was abolished, they had already
The power has been greatly reduced, and even the fifteen hundred palace guards are nothing more than private soldiers of our third branch... How can we destroy our rafters?"
"Is that so?" Gongsun Xun couldn't help but think deeply.
"And it's not just that." Ming Linda's husband said quickly. "In fact, we Goguryeo people lack a system. There is no written law to rely on for everything. The size of the official position depends on the strength of the clan... In my opinion, our Goguryeo people
The situation in the capital is so great that, let alone destroying my tribe, the nobles who fled back probably haven’t even elected a leader yet!”
"Is that why you don't go back?" Gongsun Xun couldn't help but suddenly smiled. "If you go back and set a target for them, it will make these people unite to fight against your family, and then suddenly cause
Civil unrest?”
Ming Linda's husband immediately bowed his head, but did not reply for a while.
"In that case," Gongsun Xun couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he saw this, and raised his voice to ask again. "Your country is scattered, wouldn't it be easy for me to march at this time?"
"Excuse me, I'm afraid that's not the case." Mr. Minglin quickly raised his head and continued to answer seriously. "If the general doesn't go, they will naturally have constant disputes. But if the general really besieges the city, I'm afraid they will surround our man.
Your Majesty, if you unite as one, you may be able to bring out the last hidden strength among all the tribes... Our country of Goguryeo has been building a city for more than a hundred years. It has a commanding position with Ji'an Mountain at its back, and the city wall is strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack.
, if the nobles can unite as one, the general may not be able to win it quickly!"
Han Dang and others on the side originally wanted to frown and scold, but the banquet had not been started for a long time and they did not really lose their sense. So when they saw the leader Gongsun Xun, his face turned serious. For a while, no one dared to
Talkative.
"Then this is the third one," Gongsun Xun said slowly. "Are you trying to persuade me not to attack the city because it may not be beneficial?"
"General!" Ming Lin's skinny figure couldn't help but be shocked. "It is true that we may not be able to attack the city, but if the general can spare our capital of Goguryeo and allow me to take charge of the country's affairs, then I guarantee that the country will
The wealth in the country will definitely be given to the big man, the general and all of you..."
"Goguryeo is a small country," Gongsun Xun suddenly stood up and said. "Is it enough to take the initiative to raise weapons and weapons only with money?"
"My king is naturally willing to go to Luoyang." Ming Linda Fu continued sincerely. "It doesn't matter if you want to kill or behead him. Since the general has him in his hands, there is no need to worry about his achievements and reputation. As for becoming a minister,
It is natural to cede land..."
"But what if I still feel it's not enough?" Gongsun Xun came to the other party holding a cup and asked.
"If the general feels that it is not enough, I am willing to hand over the country's minerals and mountains to the Anli ship in the general's home for management!" Ming Lin Dafu immediately kowtowed again. "Be sure to measure Goguryeo's material resources and win the general's favor!"
Gongsun Xun sighed: "I understand, I will answer you tomorrow!"
"yes!"
"I was surprised when Xu Sima told you just now. With your intelligence, don't you know that you can't defend Heshenggu City alone? If so, why do you come here alone and throw yourself into a trap? You can't come.
Heshenggu City, if you can't go to the capital, what if you go to any other remote town to hide? Why do you have to come here?"
"..."
"Now it seems, Ming Lin Dafu, you are actually asking for prisoner this time. Do you want to say these few words to me?"
"General Ming Jian!" Ming Lindafu lowered his head deeply.
——————I am the dividing line between sinners——————
"Taizu attacked Goguryeo and captured his country's Mo Li Zhi Ming Lin Dafu, in order to express his old age and not to punish him. The husband then asked to surrender to Heshenggu City, saying: 'Measure the material resources of Goguryeo and win the general's favor.
.Since there is an opportunity to regret one's misfortune, it is appropriate to issue a form of self-reproach... We hereby make an agreement. Seeing the general's virtuous nature, we will forgive him for his stupidity and ignorance. Looking back afterwards, he feels ashamed and angry.
How can a person be so ungrateful?" - "Dian Lue". Notes by Yan Peisong
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