Chapter 760 Fighting Liaodong again
Hearing Qin Lang's name, Yuan Gai Suwen narrowed his eyes, full of murderous intent.
The light of the knife flashed by.
Yuan Gai Suwen put the knife back into its sheath.
He wears five treasured swords of different lengths, some are worn on the waist, some are carried on the back, and some are tied to the legs. Each one is custom-made from Datang and is worth thousands of gold.
A slave behind him knelt down on the ground, touching his throat with his hands, trying to stop the blood gushing out, but he couldn't stop it. There was a strange sound of air leaking from his throat, and finally fell to the ground unwillingly.
"Drag it out and feed it to the dogs!"
Two Goguryeo warriors stepped forward and dragged the city lord down like a dead dog.
The majestic city lord, although Lou Xiao, the lowest rank among the four-level city lords, is still a city lord. He was killed just like that, but no one dares to doubt the majesty of this eastern lord.
"Trash, a thousand men and horses, all of them were killed, and they still have the face to come back!"
"My lord, what do the people of Tang want to do? Invade for no reason. Is this to start a war?" Liaodong City Tatsusa came in and couldn't help asking.
Yuan Gai Suwen sat there without saying a word.
The Tang people suddenly sent troops to seize Changdao in Liaodong. Although it was only an island, the island had been under the control of Goguryeo for more than two hundred years. It was never lost when the Sui army conquered Liaodong.
But now when Datang and Goguryeo are friendly, Qin Lang suddenly sent troops to seize Changdao, which was too unexpected.
Yuan Gai Suwen also couldn't figure out what Qin Lang wanted to do?
Western Tatsusa also came in, "The Tang military in Liaoxi has not moved at all, and there is no preparation for war in Youzhou area. This incident should be an accident."
"Accident?" Yuan Gai Suwen's eyes wanted to eat people.
However, Western Tatsusa still insisted, "If the Tang people really want to send troops, they will not just attack an island. They will go straight to Liaodong City, or Pyongyang City."
"We were all attacked by the Tang people, are you still saying it was an accident?"
"Please appease your anger against Lu. Right now our country is at war with Silla. At this time, we must not go to war with Tang in Liaodong. Fighting on two fronts is a taboo for military strategists!"
"Then we were beaten by the Tang people for nothing like this? Let them ride on our heads and shit?" Yuan Gai Suwen's eyes were red.
“Please investigate the situation before making a decision.”
The attitudes of both the western and Liaodong shamans are the same, and they dare not mess around.
Tessa is a high-ranking official position in Goguryeo, and it is divided into five tsars and city lords.
Before the Yuan family took sole control of Goguryeo’s military and political power and monopolized the position of Dadulu hereditaryly, the system at that time was hereditary succession of the five masters, and the position of Dadulu was competed by the five masters based on their strength.
Goguryeo was composed of five major tribes. The leaders of the five major tribes were called adults. But this position is not appointed by the king, but after the death of the previous great rival Lu, it will be contested by the five adults.
If there is no one who can convince the crowd, then rely on the strength of the soldiers and horses to speak, and whoever wins in the end will be against Lu.
This tradition lasted for many years, until the Shunnu tribe, that is, the Yuan family in the east, became stronger and stronger. After several generations of holding the position of Dadulu, it gradually completed the hereditary position of Dadulu.
After the Yuan family took control of Goguryeo's military and state power, they reformed Goguryeo's official position system, the army, etc., and introduced the five-part quilt system, which is equivalent to the imperial army system in the Central Plains. The five quilts are the five military leaders, who obey the king and fight against Lu.
The original five masters still retain certain military power, but the Yuan family took back part of the military power through the appointment of the five masters, and gradually expanded the forbidden army system, gradually returning the military power to the imperial court, that is, the big In Lu's hands.
Yuan Gaisuwen is now Goguryeo's great opponent Lu and the Eastern Lord, and Western Tsa is the commander of one of the five armies of the Goguryeo Imperial Guard, who is in charge of the Liaohe frontline soldiers in Liaodong.
Below the western mattress is Kemoda, who is equivalent to the generals of the guards. Next is Mo Ruo, also known as Juntou, who is equivalent to the Zhonglang General of the Tang Dynasty, commanding more than a thousand people. There are also middle and low-level officers such as the owner of the building below.
In addition to the military position system, Goguryeo’s administrative system is mainly the city, which is divided into four levels: big city, city, small city, and town. The lord is called Lou Xiao, and these four-level city lords are equivalent to the governor, governor, long history, and county magistrate of the Tang Dynasty in the Central Plains.
Through these two systems, Goguryeo’s great opponent Lu Yuangai Suwen basically controlled the military and administrative power of Goguryeo, and the power of the kingdom was basically under his control. Wanting to get rid of him, after the plan was leaked, Yuan Gai Suwen was able to directly gather hundreds of thousands of horses, and then slaughtered all the king and noble officials who supported the king.
Although Yuan Gai Suwen's father died after Sui conquered Liao Dynasty, he was too young to immediately take over the position of Great Opponent Lu, and Weizhi Wende, who had a great reputation in commanding the Anti-Sui Dynasty, was appointed as Grand Opponent Lu. However, this did not affect Yuan Gai Suwen's reassignment to this position. The strength of the Yuan family has long been far above other parties.
Western Army Tusa and Liaodong Cheng Tusa, the two most important generals under Yuan Gai Suwen's command, are also members of the Yuan clan. Their suggestions forced Yuan Gai Suwen to temporarily suppress his anger.
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Long Island.
Changxing Island in later generations was called Saidao by Goguryeo people at this time.
"Qin abolished enfeoffment, established prefectures and counties, and established Liaodong County in Liaodong. For more than ten years, this Long Island has also been occupied by the Gongsun family, but later Goguryeo invaded, occupied the peninsula, and also occupied Long Island, and it has been occupied by the Goguryeo people for hundreds of years."
"This island is very large, about 38 acres in size. It is 60 miles long from east to west, 22 miles wide from north to south, and has a coastline of 180 miles around the island. There are also more than 20,000 acres of tidal flats. The most important thing is the tower mountain at the foot, which is about a hundred feet high."
"The east side is very close to the land of Liaodong, and its narrowest point is only 120 feet wide."
Qin Lang smiled and said, "No matter how close it is to the Liaodong Peninsula, it is still more than a hundred feet wide. This is still a big island in the sea."
Looking at Changdao, the largest island north of the Yangtze River, Qin Lang liked it very much.
However, because the island is very close to the land of Liaodong, it is actually a bit like a protruding peninsula. Of course, for this era, even a sea with a width of 120 feet is already very dangerous and difficult to reach. Easily cross.
At least the Goguryeo people were not capable of building a large pontoon bridge, and they had to rely on boats to travel.
For Qin Lang, this is enough.
"I think it's good to have a navy stationed here. You can see that at least 100,000 mu of land can be reclaimed here. Also, this island has a wide sea and is not frozen all year round. This is an extremely rare natural ice-free port in the north. It would be best to build a navy water fortress."
Burning on the Bohai Sea, leaning against the peninsula, to the northwest is Liaodong Bay, where is the mouth of Liaohe River and Bailangshui River, directly to Shanhaiguan, Linyuguan, and Lulongcheng in Pingzhou. To the southwest is Tianjin, which can go directly to Youzhou.
Due south via the Bohai Miaodao Islands, you can reach the mouth of the Yellow River and Dengzhou Penglai Port on the Donglai Peninsula.
A little to the south is Duli Town (Lushun) and Qingnipu (Dalian) at the southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula, and a little to the north is Dabeisha City, the core of the Koguryo people at the southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula.
The location of Changxing Island is simply not very good.
It is only 100,000 mu of land that can be reclaimed. If it is a military settlement, or a merchant settlement or a civilian settlement, it can produce at least 1.2 million stone grains a year, and one soldier can produce seven stone grains a year. The grain output can support at least 30,000 soldiers.
Of course, although Datang and Goguryeo are friendly at the moment, they are two countries after all, and the Bohai Sea route is the most important trade route in the north.
Changxing Island can be completely built into a large entrepot trade port. Shipbuilding, storage, supply, and even manufacturing here can greatly facilitate trade with Liaodong.
In fact, the most important reason for Qin Lang's sudden raid on Changxing Island was because a group of islands were entrenched on this island. They attacked passing merchant ships, robbed goods, and even started some smuggling trade on the island. These pirates were acquiesced by the Goguryeo people, including Goguryeo people and Tang people.
They smuggle all kinds of goods, including contraband, tax evasion, and threats to normal trading merchant ships.
Changxing Island, with deep water, small waves, no silt, and no freezing, has become a paradise for smugglers. The business on it is more lively than those in Duli Town and Qingnipu Port.
"Report!"
"Report to the Duke of Wei, and a large number of Goguryeo soldiers and horses were found on the other side."
"Large amount?" Qin Lang chuckled, "If you can reach 10,000, you will go to the sky. Who is coming? Is it the city lord of Anshi, the city lord of Beisha, or the city lord of Liaodong?"
Half a day later.
A small boat was rowed from the opposite bank, and a white flag was raised on the boat.
On the island, two battleships were dispatched. The decks on the ship were layered to facilitate the deployment of personnel during battle. This kind of ship is equivalent to the cruiser of later generations, with powerful firepower, fast action, and thick armor.
It was one of the new warships that Qin Lang went to Xinrang Dengzhou Shipyard to rebuild when he first left Chang'an.
The two battleships are equipped with half-length parapets on the side of the parapets, and there are shooting holes on the parapets. Each ship can carry hundreds of soldiers, and is equipped with artillery vehicles and crossbows at the front and rear.
Two fighting ships sailed out, and they were intercepted by small boats at once.
The small boat in front of the two fighting ships is like a kitten meeting a tiger.
The battleship came to the pier near the island with the boat between them. Several people aboard and out of the boat were holding white flags and were still staring at the majestic battleship.
No wonder there are more than a thousand Goguryeo troops stationed on Long Island, and there are so many pirates, but they were attacked and wiped out at once. Only these two and a half ships stopped at sea, and no ships could pass.
"Who is coming?"
Niu Jianhu raised the Qianniu knife and roared loudly, shaking the Goguryeo people who came holding the white flag to fight. This guy is too fierce.
"We are here under the order of Yuan Gaisuwen, the lord of Goguryeo and Ludong..."
"What's the matter here?" Niu Jianhu shouted again.
"Dear Lu, let us ask, why did the Tang Dynasty suddenly invade our Goguryeo territory, attack my Changdao, kill my soldiers and civilians, and seize my land?"
"Is Datang trying to provoke a war between the two countries?"
"You are limited to one hour to exit Long Island, otherwise..."
Before he finished speaking, Niu Jianhu had already pulled out the Qianniu knife, shouted loudly and swung the knife and chopped off the head of the messenger. The head rolled several times on the ground, and several followers were petrified.
"When the two countries are at war, don't behead the envoy..."
"Bah, if you still know this sentence, then why don't you know that being a king is taboo? Gai Suwen didn't change his surname in front of Datang? He went back with the head of your envoy and said that the Goguryeo Changdao army pretended to be pirates and attacked our country. Tang merchant ships smuggled goods and violated the Great Tang. I, Mr. Qin of the Great Tang, came here to inquire about the crime, and asked Gai Suwen to come to the island and give an explanation! Otherwise, Duke Wei will send his troops to attack Beisha City in the next step!"
(end of this chapter)