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    In the autumn of the fifteenth year of Zhenguan, an event attracted the attention of the entire Tang Dynasty people. The Parthians thought they had a chance to breathe, and the cannibals breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the Tang Dynasty would not be able to pay attention to it for at least ten years.  The war from the west came to a perfect end amidst the mistakes of the world.  (This chapter was uploaded by netizens)

    The reason why the people of the Tang Dynasty paid attention to it, the reason why the Parthians thought they had a chance to breathe, and the reason why the Great Eaters thought they could enjoy another ten years without having to worry about how to face the Tang court was because there was only one reason.  Ten years ago, the three conquests of the Sui Dynasty against Goguryeo had basically no good results. The Goguryeo people were defeated, but the victory of the former Sui Dynasty was also very difficult, and as a result, the national power was greatly consumed, the national treasury was empty, and many canals had to be dug and built.  The water conservancy works led to the fall of the Sui Dynasty.

    It can be said that if the former Sui Dynasty had changed its approach and not piled many things into a few years to complete, but had done everything one by one, and not overwhelmed the people, perhaps Li Tang would not have existed, and Li Yuan might not have even thought about it at all.  It won't happen.

    This is the difference between enlightenment and non-education.  The people of the former Sui Dynasty were also simple, but due to their lack of education, they could not see that far away, the threat of the Goguryeo people, or the traffic that the Grand Canal would bring in many years to come.  Benefits, they can't see the far-reaching impact of water conservancy projects on agriculture. Most of what they care about is immediate interests. Since the emperor makes it difficult for them right now, they will just turn against him!

    The failure of a slap in the face is not entirely due to insufficient education. The emperor's eagerness for quick success is also a reason. He wanted to provide the Chinese people with good living and production conditions in a short period of time, but he forgot whether the people could bear the current situation.  difficulty.  Under the exploitation of interested people, the excavation of the Grand Canal was said to be the emperor's extravagance and lust, and the conquest of Goguryeo was said to be militaristic and vain.  In fact, how do the people know that the existence of Goguryeo is just a sharp sword hanging over the head of the Sui Dynasty, so let it hang.  It's better to spend some effort to pick them off; and the Grand Canal was opened precisely for north-south transportation.

    Those who say that the emperor built the Grand Canal for his own Yangzhou are simply talking nonsense.  Where is the capital of Sui Dynasty?  Daxing, also known as Chang'an.  If he really wants to make it convenient for himself, why not build a canal directly from the Wei River on the edge of Chang'an to Dajiang, and then go straight to Yangzhou via Dajiang?  It can be said that when the Grand Canal was built, the emperor only used a small section, which was less than a hundred miles from the river to Yangzhou!  Could it be that after the canal was repaired, if he wanted to go to Yangzhou, he would have to abandon the convenient canal and take other routes?  Doesn't he know how to build a wide road from Chang'an to the navigable Dajiang River?

    Even if it¡¯s via the Weishui River.  Entering the big river and then taking the canal, it doesn¡¯t need to be that long. Moreover, the Grand Canal was not dug in the Sui Dynasty, but started from King Wu Fu Chai. The Sui Emperor just lengthened it, and later it was built in Yuan and Meng.  It further extended to Dadu (now Beijing).  It lasted more than a thousand years. Why did no other emperor say that he did it for selfish desires, but in the former Sui Dynasty, he became the emperor to satisfy his own selfish desires?

    Wang Kuang truly felt that the Sui Emperor had been wronged.  But it's none of his business anymore.  But it is precisely because of the examples of the former Sui Dynasty.  Everyone thought that this battle would last for a long time. It was almost certain that Datang would win, but it wouldn't be any better. At least, it would definitely be severely damaged.

    The people of the Tang Dynasty felt this way because the Sui Dynasty had not been dead for a long time and their memories were still fresh. But when they heard that it was the main attack by Jian'an Houli, they were still full of confidence. No one panicked because of this. In addition, all the states and counties had already  Closely monitor those merchants who may engage in hoarding.  Moreover, all the granaries in the world are full now, so they are not afraid. The same is true for the people. Every family has a surplus of food, and they will not be afraid if they persist for two years.  Therefore, the people did not panic, they just prepared for the worst.  You have done what you have done, and you still have to live your life. Who said that this battle was what Marquis Jian'an said he wanted to fight?  The old man said he wanted to fight, so he must be sure of it.

    People in other places thought that Datang was going to be quiet for a few more years, so they were happy.  However, what they didn't expect was that just a few months after they received the news that the Tang Dynasty had sent troops to attack Goguryeo, the news came again that Goguryeo had died!  What?  Just die like that?  You know, Goguryeo has resisted three conquests by the former Sui Dynasty, and caused heavy losses to the former Sui Dynasty. It has only been a few months, and it has perished. In the winter war, the Goguryeo people have the upper hand.

    Even Wang Kuang did not expect that the Battle of Goguryeo would end so quickly. He originally thought that it would last until at least the end of next spring. Unexpectedly, in only half a year, Goguryeo was completely destroyed, not Wang Kuang.  Kuang's original optimistic estimate was that the Goguryeo people would be crippled. This outcome was much better than his optimistic estimate.

    Wang Kuang¡¯s original setting was that the navy troops were divided into three groups, and then the Hebei garrison was also divided into three groups, and the land forces in each group were divided into three groups.They all merged with the corresponding navy, thereby cutting Goguryeo into three large pieces. Later, Li Shiji joined, which at most was just one more soldier. Wang Kuang's idea was that he could achieve his goal by eating two pieces.

    Unexpectedly, Mo Xiaoben¡¯s marriage abduction led to an unexpected incident. It turned out that when Mo Xiaoben was on a tour with Li Ke, he actually met the princess of the King of Silla. The two fell in love at first sight and fell deeply in love.  Later, after the princess of Silla returned, she was forcibly betrothed to the prince of Goguryeo. This led to the theory that Mo Xiaoben was going to steal the bride.

    Li Ke supported Mo Xiaoben to steal the bride because he himself was a romantic seed and greatly appreciated this kind of thing. In addition, when they visited, Li Ke did not reveal his identity, and Mo Xiaoben was  She is completely dressed up as a family general. Princess Silla does not know that Li Ke is the prince of the Tang Dynasty, a king with a higher status than her father. Being able to fall in love with a family general shows that she does not care about family status.  See, it can be seen that the xinxing is good, so Li Ke supports it.

    Knowing that Li Ke was going to snatch the bride, Wang Kuang made arrangements. Someone from the Jianzhou Navy arrived in Silla in advance, and when they met Mo Xiaoben, they realized that the King of Silla had been deprived of power in recent years and was just a puppet.  King, all government affairs have fallen into the hands of a few powerful officials. These powerful officials have long been bribed by Goguryeo and are determined to surrender to Goguryeo. Their reasons are very good. Silla borders Goguryeo and has nothing to do with the Tang Dynasty.  Directly bordering each other, it was clear who was near and who was far away. Instead of letting Goguryeo watch covetously from the east, it would be better to pretend to surrender and maneuver around.  Of course, only God knows whether this is a real surrender or a false surrender.

    So there was a play against Wang Kuang, and the result was very dramatic. When nearly 20,000 Goguryeo people took a very long detour, and Qiao Zhuang dressed up and arrived in Jiannan, they were all arrested, and none of them escaped.  .  When the soldiers below reported that they had all been captured, Wu Yuanqing even wondered if he had heard wrongly. You must know that this was nearly 30,000 people, not 3,000, let alone 300!  How many people did the Jiannan Army have?  Only five thousand!  Even including the Luzon Port garrison belonging to the Jianzhou Navy, it was only less than 10,000. Ten thousand people captured 30,000 people, and no one of them was hurt. Isn't this too much?

    In fact, the reason why so many people could be arrested so easily was because the Goguryeo people thought that they had Wu Yuanqing's autographed letter and caught Wu Yuanqing's hand. Even if Wu Yuanqing was pretending to cooperate, he must really cooperate, but they didn't know.  In fact, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty knew all of this clearly. Wu Yuanqing even acted under the emperor's instructions. How could he be afraid that you would find some excuse?

    Therefore, it was a tragedy for the Goguryeo people. How could nearly 30,000 people come at the same time?  We have to be on guard against the Tang Dynasty no matter what, so we come in batches. Okay, dozens or hundreds of people come at a time. As soon as these dozens or hundreds of people come, they go directly to Wu Yuanqing because he wants Wu Yuanqing to organize them.  Go to the military camp. This is like a sheep entering the tiger's mouth. Come in and catch a group. After catching a group, the soldiers' hands are weak. Finally, the last batch of Goguryeo people say that they are the last batch. This time  Only then did I get a chance to rest.

    Since they have been caught, you are welcome. They will all be escorted to the Central Plains and distributed to various places for transformation. Those whose transformation is effective will be escorted to the Uighurs to work. Only when they have accumulated certain achievements can they be freed from slavery.  This is a story for another day. Right now, these people are still undergoing transformation in various places.

    When Wu Yuanqing saw so many people and they were so easy to catch, he immediately took notice of him. Fortunately, he was also a well-known general. It was just that the older generals such as Li Jing were too dazzling and his brilliance was eclipsed.  Covered.  Immediately, I quickly wrote a letter to the Jianzhou Navy, suggesting such and such.

    As a result, after receiving the letter from Wu Yuanqing, the Jianzhou Navy went to Silla with great fanfare. When the Silla and Goguryeo people heard about it, they found out that they were sent by the Jiannan Army, saying that they had taken control.  Half of the ships of the Jianzhou Navy were very happy at the moment and quickly gave way to let the Jianzhou Navy drive straight in. Later, when Yuchi Baolin saw such excitement, he could not hold back anymore and moved his Nanyingzhou and Beiying  Half of the town's town army was also sent there, and it was said that they were from Jiannan. His half of the town army arrived at a very good time. Li Yesi and Wang Linbo had three thousand strong soldiers from Japan.  For reinforcements, they simply left five thousand soldiers behind and sent another five thousand soldiers to easily capture Baekje.  Although Baekje claimed to be a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, it had already formed an alliance with Goguryeo. It obeyed the words of the Goguryeo people who were later recognized as their masters, so it was quickly taken over.

    Counting that all the armies had penetrated into Goguryeo, the Tang army stationed in Silla and Baekje suddenly took control of all the high-ranking officials and nobles. The King of Silla also promptly announced that he had been kidnapped by the Goguryeo people and had now escaped.  , formally requested the Tang court to send troops to reinforce Silla.  (To be continued)

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