boyutpedia Chapter 408
Chapter 408
Goguryeo.
Maru City.
The new king Bogu sat in the hall, with a group of officials standing on both sides.
Although Goguryeo is located in the north and has a cold climate.
But it is developing in full swing.
It has gotten rid of its tribal appearance, learned from the Central Plains dynasty, and established a small court.
And built cities, gradually shifting from animal husbandry to farming.
The growing strength of Goguryeo gradually annexed nearby tribes.
Whether it is the Xianbei in the north or the Three Han in the south.
All have suffered from the invasion of Goguryeo.
However, news came recently.
The Han army directly destroyed the Three Han.
This made Goguryeo a little uneasy.
After all, they also bordered the Han Dynasty.
Although they looked down on the Three Han, they were able to be destroyed in such a short period of time. The military strength of the Han Dynasty must have made great progress.
"Tanghai Directly Controlled District..."
Goguryeo King Bogu murmured.
"Whether it is to annihilate the Three Kingdoms of Han or to open a trade fair on the border."
"It indicates that the Tanghai Direct Administrative Region will make a very big move next."
"What should we do?"
Accompanying his question, a military officer in the hall stood up and said: "No matter whether Tanghai is powerful or not, we should take the lead!"
"Some Xianbei people have been very close to the Han people in the trade fair recently."
"I even heard that some small tribes have defected to them."
"Settled down and lived next to the trade fair opened by the Han people."
"If this continues, the Han people will only take root in this land in the future."
"Moreover, they will gradually move northward and erode our territory."
"New King, we must never let the Han people go on so rampant!"
"We must strike them!"
The military officer's words were agreed by others.
Officials expressed their opinions one after another.
Goguryeo showed its warlike nature vividly.
No one opposed fighting.
"Assemble the troops immediately, disguise as a team selling goods, go to the market, and attack when the Tanghai army is not paying attention!"
Bogu gave the order.
"The rest of the troops should be ready to respond at any time."
"When you find the sound of fighting in the market, attack immediately."
"This time, except for a small number of troops left behind, all the generals will bring their own soldiers and participate in the battle."
"We must completely remove the Han people's minions from this land."
Bogu did not tell the other commanders about the deeper level.
The Han court sent someone to contact him to send troops south.
After he asked, he learned that the Han court was in chaos.
This was his chance, one of the few opportunities.
Under Bogu's order, the entire Goguryeo was in intensive war preparations.
The war was about to break out.
...
Xuantu County Market.
Gongsun Zan lived a very comfortable life here.
There were no more annoying official affairs as when he was an official in Youzhou.
He only needed to prepare military equipment wholeheartedly.
To prevent the sudden attack of foreign tribes in the north.
He patrolled with soldiers during the day and drank and chatted at night.
When he was hungry, he would exchange a sheep with the herdsmen in the market to roast it.
Such a life made him live a very comfortable life.
It was so comfortable.
When the market was just opened, some nomadic tribes wanted to come and harass.
He led the Tanghai cavalry to beat them up.
Without any delay, he directly wiped out those tribes that dared to make trouble.
Let the nomads see the strength of the Tanghai army.
For a long time afterwards, no one dared to make trouble near the market.
The nomads were very orderly.
Even many small tribes took the initiative to rely on them.
They set up camps near the market and made a living as translators.
These tribes were assimilated the fastest.
After Gongsun Zan asked Liu Yu for instructions in a letter, he not only did not stop the nomadic peoples from communicating with Tanghai's soldiers.
Instead, he organized the soldiers in an official capacity to teach the nomadic peoples various Chinese cultural knowledge.
This included simplified Chinese characters.
Especially for the children in those tribes, temporary schools were directly established.
Let the minor officials from Tanghai teach those children.
Some small tribes that depended on the mutual market lived a stable life from then on.
Life gradually improved.
No need to rush around on the grassland.
After settling down, they followed Tanghai officials and worked as laborers in the mutual market.
They could also get the salary issued by Tanghai.
Enough to support their families.
This made several small tribes taste the sweetness.
Become closer to Tanghai.
"Sir, a herdsman came to see you, saying that there is an urgent military report!"
In the evening, a soldier ran to see Gongsun Zan.
"Let him in quickly." Gongsun Zan, who was about to return to the city, said immediately.
Although he was veryRelax.
But he was unwilling to fall behind on official business.
This is the frontier.
It is full of dangers at all times.
If he relaxes a little, he may be doomed.
A middle-aged herdsman hurried over under the leadership of a soldier.
He said in slightly fluent Chinese: "Meet the adults!"
"I got the news outside that Goguryeo wants to attack the trade."
"They are already gathering soldiers."
"We will go all out this time."
Gongsun Zan frowned, "Damn Goguryeo."
"These ethnic groups in the frontier are the most unruly."
He pondered for a while and immediately issued an order.
"Tell the civil servants to write a document and send it to Tanghai City immediately."
"In addition, request reinforcements from the three nearby counties of Xuantu, Liaodong, and Lelang."
"All matters will be executed immediately."
"Don't be negligent."
He smelled something unusual in the news brought back by the herdsmen.
This is different from the previous minor fights.
Goguryeo is more organized than those tribes on the grassland.
Their attack will definitely be the biggest difficulty encountered since the establishment of the trade.
Gongsun Zan rubbed his hands, "Goguryeo grandsons, I want to let you know."
"If you dare to come to our Tanghai trade, you will have ten heads!"
...
In the early morning, Gongsun Zan just ordered the soldiers who were delivering the message to Tanghai City to rush out.
Then he felt the ground shaking.
"So fast?"
Gongsun Zan, with a frown on his face, trembled in his heart.
Goguryeo came much faster than he thought.
However, he did not show any fear.
"Wait, something is wrong."
He asked the experienced soldiers to lie on the ground and listen carefully.
"Report to the Lord, there is a noise coming from the southwest."
"There are about 20,000 to 30,000 cavalry!"
Gongsun Zan was stunned, "Reinforcements?"
Except for the cavalry that could come from Tanghai City, he really didn't know where else there was such a large army nearby.
"Follow me to greet them immediately!"
Gongsun Zan jumped on his horse neatly.
He took some personal soldiers and galloped westward.
In the wilderness, he saw a cloud of dust in the distance.
The figure of a white horse was so eye-catching.
"Lord Qu Mu!"
Gongsun Zan couldn't stop being excited when he saw that figure.
He immediately drove his horse to greet him quickly.
"Bo Gui." Liu Yu reined in his horse, ordered the team to stop, and greeted him with a smile.
Gongsun Zan, who came close, jumped off his horse and saluted respectfully.
"I have met Lord Qu Mu."
"Could Lord Qu Mu be so wise?"
"Just when there was news that Goguryeo was going to attack the market, Lord Qu Mu led his troops here. He really came to help in times of need!"