Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

Zhang Liang said: "What are you talking about? My Tang Dynasty is a kingdom of heaven, and it is far superior to the surrounding vassal states in all aspects. It is not bad if we don't attack them, so how can we be forced to defend?"

"You can't say that." His Majesty Li Er waved his hand and said: "The moon is cloudy and sunny, which is the most logical thing in the world. I am afraid that the decline of the great Tang Dynasty is inevitable. Qin Guogong, you continue to talk .”

Guo Yedao: "If gunpowder prevails in the world, at that time, this thing will become a nightmare for future generations. Therefore, I think that Your Majesty should regard gunpowder as a trump card of our Tang Dynasty."

"The hole card? What is the hole card?"

"Uh... there is a thing called poker in the Far West, which is similar to the Leaf Play in Tang Dynasty. The so-called hole cards are the cards that are first covered up in poker and finally revealed to determine the outcome."

His Majesty Li Er nodded and said: "You mean, don't use gunpowder unless it is absolutely necessary, and let gunpowder become our Tang's trump card?"

"Exactly."

Zhang Liang said: "Even if what Qin Guogong said is reasonable, but in the opinion of the veteran, gunpowder should still be used in Liaodong City. In other words, now is the time of last resort."

"How do you say this?"

"The Goguryeo people are too shameless. There are [-] troops stationed in a Liaodong city. How many casualties does our Tang army have to take this city? If there are too many casualties in this city, Your Majesty's Eastern Expedition will be considered undefeated and defeated." .”

Guo Ye smiled slightly and said: "There is a saying in the art of war. If there are no soldiers to save outside, there is no city to defend inside. Now that Goguryeo's overwhelming reinforcements have been defeated, so what if there are [-] troops in Liaodong City? Sooner or later The city is broken."

"Sooner or later? Hmph, do you know that in a few months, Liaodong will be snowed heavily and icy cold to the bone, and the army will not be able to station in the wild at all. By then, let alone destroying the city, it will be difficult for us to protect ourselves."

"This..." Guo Ye said: "Even so, there is another way to break Liaodong City besides a strong attack."

"any solution?"

"Surrender! We wiped out 30 troops of Goguryeo in the first battle. The defenders in Liaodong City must have become frightened and panicked. If we send an eloquent man into Liaodong City, with a penetrating tongue, Wouldn't it be better to mobilize the defenders to attack?"

Before Zhang Liang could speak, His Majesty Li Er shook his head and said, "No! Absolutely do not recruit Goguryeo people!"

"Ah? Why?"

"Because the Goguryeo people are not trustworthy at all. Even if they agree to surrender, they will back out at any time. They can treat fake surrender as a routine, and I don't want to follow in the footsteps of Emperor Sui Yang."

His Majesty Li Er really did not exaggerate when he said this.

I think that when Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty conquered Goguryeo for the first time, in order to show his superiority, he issued an imperial decree, "If Goryeo surrenders, it should be subdued, and it is not allowed to send troops."

This is all right, but the Goguryeo people took advantage of it.

The million-strong army of the Sui Dynasty arrived at the city of Liaodong, and it was about to break the city.The Goguryeo people waved the white flag and wanted to surrender.

Well, the emperor has a decree that if someone surrenders, he has to "be rewarded immediately", so the army retreated and waited for the surrender.

As a result, in this world, besides true surrender, there are false surrenders.The Goguryeo people rectified their soldiers and horses, repaired the city wall, and regretted it again.

No way, keep playing.

Seeing that Liaodong City was about to be breached again, the Goguryeo people continued to raise the white flag.The Sui army continued to retreat, and the Goguryeo people continued to speak, which did not count...

To put it briefly, the moves are not afraid of being old, as long as they are easy to use.Goguryeo played this trick three times, and it was delayed for several months.Until the last cold weather, the Sui army had no choice but to retreat.

Do you think Emperor Sui Yang has learned his lesson now?No, not at all!

It is said that Emperor Sui Yang conquered Goguryeo for the third time. Although the strength of the Sui army was not as good as before, Goguryeo had been ravaged by the Sui army twice, and it was also exhausted.

At that time, the emperor of the Sui Dynasty Huer defeated Goguryeo in Bishe City, and then sent his army southward to attack Pyongyang.

King Yingyang had no choice but to send envoys to surrender.

As a result, poor people must have something to hate, so Emperor Sui Yang believed the Goguryeo people's nonsense again, and sent an envoy to call back to protect his son.

Lai Huer was not stupid, he told the envoy, we beat Goguryeo three times, and finally we beat Goguryeo so exhausted that there was no grass in the wild.How can such a good opportunity be missed?Wait a few days, can't I go in and capture King Yingyang before retreating?

As the confidant of Emperor Sui Yang, the envoy was not a good thing. He declared that if he resisted the order and disrespected it, all the generals and schools participating in the war would be killed.

Come to nurse helpless class teacher.

As soon as he retreated, Yingyang King trembled again.Completely deny what he said before, and continue to fight against Tai Sui.

The history is full of history, and Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty was recorded in the history books as a second fool who was cheated four times.

With this lesson learned from the past, how dare His Majesty Li Er play the trick of accepting surrender?It doesn't take much, as long as he is cheated once, people have to regard him as the second emperor of Sui Yang!

Guo Ye said helplessly: "Even if you don't want to accept the surrender, why don't you storm the head office in Liaodong City for a few days? Now that the morale in the city is low, what if you can go down with one blow? Why do you have to use gunpowder?"

Zhang Liang said: "Liaodong City is one of the most fortified cities in Goguryeo. When will this city not use gunpowder? Qin Guogong is afraid that someone will use your gunpowder to make meritorious deeds?"

Guo Ye said: "You are still treating the belly of a gentleman with a villain!"

His Majesty Li Er waved his hand and said: "Stop arguing. Both of you have some truths. I haven't thought about how to make a decision. Why don't I call the generals tomorrow and discuss it before making a decision."

"According to the order."

Just after breakfast the next day, Guo Ye heard a burst of loud drumming.He knew that it was His Majesty Li Er who was beating drums to gather generals, so he didn't dare to neglect, and hurried to the camp of the Chinese army.

After three drums, all the generals have arrived.

His Majesty Li Er glanced around, and finally landed on Guo Ye's face, and said, "Qin Guogong, do you know why I summoned the generals today?"

"But for the purpose of breaking Liaodong City?"

"Liaodong City is already in my pocket, but I'm not in a hurry. The purpose of inviting everyone here today is to entertain an old acquaintance of yours, or... a rival in love."

Guo Ye said: "Your Majesty is joking. How can I have any rival in love?"

"Don't deny it. This person is your rival in love, but everyone knows it."

"Everybody in the world knows? This person is..."

"Baekje Martial King Fu Yuzhang!"

Chapter 1936: Golden Armor

Guo Ye pried Fu Yuzhang's corner and married Princess Shanhua.Speaking of it, King Wu of Baekje is really his rival in love, His Majesty Li Er is right.

He didn't want to get entangled in this issue, and said: "The matter of Fu Yuzhang and Weichen is all old sesame seed and rotten grain, so it's not worth mentioning. But I don't know why he came here today?"

"I just got the news, but I don't know the details. However, this person came here in person, presumably with good intentions. Otherwise, as the lord of the country, why would he take the risk himself? Wouldn't it be enough to send an envoy here?" ?”

"Your Majesty, don't be fooled by him. Think back to when Emperor Yang of Sui conquered Goguryeo, Baekje assisted in the war many times, and it was common for the king to meet with Emperor Yang of Sui. But when did they not help Da Sui in the open and Goguryeo in secret?"

Zhang Liang said: "One moment is the other moment. Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty was an incompetent emperor, so of course it was difficult to convince Baekje. We, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, have a wise emperor, so naturally all nations will come to court. Duke Qin, don't just because he is not on good terms with King Wu. Slander people."

"You..." Zhang Liang's words were of course not worth refuting, but it was really hard for him to refute with Guo Ye's rebuttals.

Fortunately, His Majesty Li Er's title of "Youdao Mingjun" is genuine, and Guo Ye's problem was immediately resolved.