Chapter 1400 Is it fighting or fighting? Goryeo is here to make it
The Goryeo army was defeated, and it was a crushing defeat. In this battle, the country's 70,000 soldiers and horses and 4,000 naval troops were almost wiped out. Jin Zhi, Li Fang and other Goryeo army generals died in the battle. Prime Minister Jin Yuan, together with It was known that all the important officials in the court, including Privy Councilor Cui Hongzai, had been captured. News of the battle spread and the whole country of Goryeo was frightened. Only then did they know that the rebel troops occupying the three states of Bao, Ding, and Xuan were by no means just stragglers. mob.
After the great victory, Xiao Tang did not sit idle. Instead, he sent various troops one after another to harass the vast area south of Jiucheng where Goryeo and the Jurchens fought against each other (later, the area south of Hamgyong Province and South Ryanggang Province in Korea). ), invaded the town of Goryeo, plundered grain and supplies, and led the main force to conduct sneak attacks on the surrounding Goryeo troops from time to time, causing the other side to lose sight of one thing and panic.
And Xiao Tang certainly had his own strategic purpose in doing so.
During this period, Arich and Qiong Yao Nayan urged Xiao Tang to express their opinions. Considering that they could further put pressure on the Goryeo court, they finally agreed to their suggestions. Therefore, in addition to still strictly prohibiting killing and raping ordinary innocent people, In addition, in the middle and later period of the Liao Dynasty, although the borders with the Song Dynasty were almost extinct, in the early days of the Liao Dynasty, the "grazing valley" phenomenon of bordering other countries to garrison troops, and even plundering other people's grain and property during conquests, was also seen in the Koryo Kingdom. Vigorous performances were staged in counties, villages, and villages across the northern region...
Xiao Tang knew that even if military discipline was restrained, such actions were indeed disturbing and bullying ordinary people under the rule of an enemy country. However, when the war developed to the scale of confrontation with a country, the essence of war was that it was cruel after all, and kindness could not lead the army. , this is completely different from the situation where strong bandits from all over the mountains gathered in the Song Dynasty, but strictly prohibited the villages and plundered the people of the Song Dynasty. The strong bandits in the green forest villages fought with each other and hated each other. If the knot is too deep, it may lead to endless trouble, but the civil and military forces of a country cannot ignore the overall situation. Xiao Tang's move is nothing more than conveying to the other party that I still have enough strength to fight against your country. The information of causing greater damage also made the Koreans fully aware that the price they would have to pay to take over the Baozhou territories would be far beyond their expectations.
At the same time, the people of any ethnic group who have settled in the territory will be repaid. However, for Xiao Tang, the concept of Goryeo is a real foreign race. So this time, with the moral restraint and pursuit in his heart to achieve his goal as soon as possible, Xiao Tang chose The latter.
As for the plan to use the power of a great victory to gather all the troops to overthrow the Goryeo Dynasty in one fell swoop, use this peninsula to establish an independent country, and use it as a base to attack the Jin Kingdom from the rear... Xiao Tang had no plan from the beginning to the end. It has been implemented because it is too unrealistic based on historical facts.
Although they achieved a complete victory this time, it was true that Goryeo underestimated the enemy first and lacked sufficient understanding of the strength of its own troops. However, if we talk about the complete conquest of this country, not only the Mongols' war against Goryeo in the official history lasted forty years. For many years, Aguda, who had long had anti-Liao intentions, led the Jurchen tribes to kill Goryeo and defeated Goryeo. When he recruited more than thirty Jurchen tribes from the Changbai Mountain area to join the alliance, he was a generation of heroes with great strategic vision. , and why didn’t you remonstrate with the tribe’s Dubo Jilie Wu Yasu who took the opportunity to destroy Goryeo, and delayed it for a few years before swearing to fight against the Liao Dynasty?
The Wang Dynasty's Korea was definitely different from the Lee Dynasty's Korea in later generations, when the country's military preparedness was depleted and the country had not fought for more than 200 years. The Japanese conquered the royal capital in 19 days, lost all three capitals in just one month, and the Eight Routes collapsed. The constitution of the imperial court is today
Although the times also valued culture over military affairs, this country has been trying to expand its territory to the north since the founding of the dynasty, fight against the Liao Dynasty, and fight against the Jurchens. It has not slackened in its war armaments. It is not difficult to win several battles, but Xiao Tang
We also know very well that annexing the entire country will inevitably be a protracted war that will take decades. To quickly push Goryeo while the Jin Kingdom annexed the entire Liao Dynasty is not only too natural, but also beyond the imagination of idiots.
different.
Therefore, Xiao Tang does not want to waste time with the Goryeo Kingdom, but he must also let the other party understand: If you continue to fight with me, you will not be able to afford it.
Not only have more than 70,000 regular soldiers and horses been lost, but the enemy troops who now occupy Baozhou have actually taken the initiative to attack, with the potential to sweep through all the counties in the northern part of the territory. It is enough to scare the whole country of Goryeo. Xiao Tang is urging
Yi Lacheng, Xi Sheng, Yuan Lang and other leaders alerted the troops and continued to pay attention to the movements on the Korean side. Then they came to an annex not far from the Baozhou Prefecture.
Suddenly, someone in the study said angrily: "Xiao Renxia, I have been so grateful to you for saving my life. If I can repay you, I will go through fire and water. But since I landed, I have been imprisoned here."
,What on earth does this mean!?”
Cui Muyuan, a Goryeo scholar who was rescued by Xiao Tang from the pirates, has been imprisoned here since arriving in Baozhou. Although the food, drinks and hospitality are good, the daily diet is compared to Jin Yuan who was captured alive. Cui Hongzai and other important figures in the Goryeo Dynasty
It was even much better, but he was trapped in the annex and could not move around. Cui Muyuan was surprised by the way Xiao Tang treated him. Although he was angry but helpless, now that they met again, he naturally wanted to question him.
Xiao Tang sat calmly on the sandalwood chair in the study. When Cui Muyuan asked, he replied: "I never expected to meet Mr. Cui at sea. I have known each other before and I didn't want to put you under supervision."
It hurts my friendship to live there. But when I returned to Baozhou and met Mr. Cui, apart from my close brothers, you were the only one who knew my true identity. At least your country doesn’t know the details of this matter yet, so it’s okay.
I have no choice but to ask Mr. Cui to stay here for a while. I think it won’t be long before there is no need to cover up this confidential matter. I will naturally return you with all your hair and tail. I also need to ask Mr. Cui for his forgiveness.
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According to Xiao Tang's thinking, after he officially declares war on the Jin Kingdom, who is the leader who occupied these military states, the truth will be revealed to the world. Now that Jiangnan La has been destroyed, as the most powerful rebel army in the Song Dynasty
The leader is actually the mastermind behind the occupation of Baozhou. If the Song, Jin, Goryeo and other countries knew about this matter, there is no guarantee that it would not arouse their suspicion and vigilance and cause additional problems. Since it now nominally occupies Baozhou, Ding, Xuan
Sanzhou and Pidaohai Town were formed by the Khitan's beheadings. During this period, it was best to keep this secret until the Jin Dynasty decided to invade the Song Dynasty southward.
Although this Cui Muyuan is a decent person and has some friendship with him, he is not a Korean citizen who has been living in his own country just seeking to settle down, but he is still a serious Korean. Everyone comes from the standpoint of his own country and has some personal relationships.
The friendship was acceptable, but they were not of the same mind on major matters, so they had to temporarily control him without any old acquaintance. Fortunately, he was just a weak scholar who was not popular in the Goryeo Dynasty, so he was detained.
The Korean side didn't know that there was also a small official with a sword and pen who had been captured by the other side. Otherwise, it would be within the scope of Xiao Tang's consideration to use some decisive and decisive methods to take a safe approach.
Cui Muyuan snorted coldly and said: "Is this really Baozhou? I thought it was the tribes of Khitan wanderers from the Liao Dynasty who came to occupy my hometown of Goryeo, but it turned out that it was you who secretly planned it. Not only did you betray the Song Dynasty, but you also They also gathered the rebels and thieves from the North..."
Before Cui Muyuan could finish speaking, Xiao Tang interrupted him and said in a deep voice: "The homeland of Goryeo? As far as I know, the Liao Dynasty launched several armies to attack Goryeo until the Liao Dynasty's civil and military emperor Xiaoxuan (Yelü Shengzong of the Liao Dynasty) Longxu) granted your country hundreds of miles of land east of the Yalu River on the condition that you pay tribute to the Liao Kingdom, and Goryeo was able to temporarily expand its border here. However, your country betrayed its trust and still secretly communicated with the Song Dynasty. He secretly encroached on the territory of the Northern Territory and provoked the Liao Dynasty to control the troops and seize the east bank of the Yalu River to build Baozhou as a deterrent.
The Baozhou area was only controlled by the Koryo Kingdom for a period of time, and then it was restored to the territory of the Liao Dynasty. So what does it count as your homeland of Koryo? If Mr. Cui also wants to make strong excuses and say that the Bohai Kingdom is also your Koryo Kingdom, the survivors of the Bohai Sea must also be yours. I've seen a lot of them. Do you have the same ethnic origin as yours, the same culture and race? If you have the same blood, why did you, the Goryeo, first lure a large number of Bohai refugees to enter the country in order to encroach on the Northern Territory, and then massacre them after being discovered by the Liao Dynasty? Is this how you, Goryeo, treat your so-called compatriots?"
Xiao Tang's words were vigorous. Although Cui Muyuan also read poetry and books, he was influenced by what he heard and saw. Cognitively, he still conformed to the main opinions of his country. However, now Cui Muyuan was shocked to find that it was difficult for him to refute the other party's words, even if he could still I force myself to argue, but when I ask myself, I feel a little less confident.
At this moment, there was a slight knock on the window of the study room, and Xiao Tang heard Xu Guanzhong say in the newspaper: "Brother, Goryeo sent an envoy over there to inquire about his purpose. It seems that he is asking for an audience and discussion. Peace matters."