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    (Thanks to the bookworm Jushi and Zhuo Wei for their support, thank you!) "The Zhengshitang must do its best to provide logistical support for the post-Liaodong war. In addition, the Ministry of Civil Affairs must also start preparing to establish prefectures and counties in Liaodong from now on, and select provinces and states in advance.  Officials from government offices at all levels of the county. "Yifeng issued direct requests to the ministers in charge of political affairs at the court meeting.  The war was a matter between the Privy Council and the three yamen guards, but the logistics of the war and the post-war aftermath and management had to be left to the Political Affairs Hall.  The land of Liaodong was extremely important to the Central Plains Dynasty.  Historically, the Sui Dynasty often tried to gain it but failed, and the Tang Dynasty gained it but could not defend it.  The Sui and Tang dynasties successively used troops in Liaodong, and the two emperors personally led the army to conquer Goguryeo.  Are the two emperors capricious?  What about Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty and Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty?  This can never be described as willful, nor can it be said that it is an invasion, because Liaodong has been the territory of Han since the Han Dynasty, and even further, it has been Jizi Korea in the Zhou Dynasty.  However, regaining territory can only be a secondary reason for several emperors of two generations to continue to use troops in Liaodong. The most important reason, Yi Feng believes, is the threat Liaodong poses to the Central Plains Dynasty.  Although the biggest threat to the Central Plains dynasty comes from the nomads in the northern grasslands, due to living habits, although the grasslands and the Central Plains people are naturally in conflict, generally speaking, the grassland nomads often only invade borders.  Only when the Han people are experiencing serious internal strife and the power of the Central Plains is extremely weakened can the nomadic people take advantage of it, such as the Five Hus and Sixteen Kingdoms, and the Xianbei and Northern Wei Dynasties.  But although Liaodong has not yet penetrated deep into the northern plains or reached the core area of ??the Central Plains.  However, Goguryeo in Liaodong has always been considered a thorn in the side by knowledgeable people in the Central Plains. The most important reason is that Goguryeo is not a nomadic tribe. They are fishing, hunting and farming.  Half farming, half hunting, and half fishing, Liaodong is also a country with mountains, plains, forests, and coastal areas. They are not like the loose situation of the grassland nomadic tribes, but have a political situation like the Central Plains. Historically.  The Murong family also controlled Liaodong, so swallowing Youji was a disaster for the Central Plains.  The reason why they were able to rise was to occupy Liaodong. By virtue of the difficult terrain, rich land, abundant fishing and hunting, and the vastness of the land, they were able to claim their own title, recruit surrender and accept punishment, and unite the surrounding Tibetan forces.  Therefore, he was able to dominate one side.  Since the Jin Dynasty, Liaodong has not been part of the Central Plains for hundreds of years. Murong Yan, Tuoba Wei, and Goguryeo have followed one after another.  In later history, the land of Liaodong also became more and more important, during the Five Dynasties.  The Khitan occupied its territory and gradually established towns in Jingyi to invade the Central Plains.  Later, the Jin people also rose up here to destroy the Liao and weaken the Song Dynasty. Although the Mongols rose up in Huiyuan, they first took over the eastern part of Liao, and the Jin people in the west were completely defeated.  It¡¯s all because Liaodong is no better than grassland. There is Liaohe Plain here for farming.  There are mountains and forests for hunting and fishing. Whoever gets Liaodong will have a stable rear.  to rise and grow.  It can be strengthened without first competing for important and fertile areas in the Central Plains such as Hebei, Hedong, and Hetao.  At this time, Goguryeo had been a northeastern kingdom for five hundred years. Over the past few hundred years, it had destroyed more than a dozen small countries in the northeastern region and conquered countless tribes. Their civilization was no longer barbaric.  Instead, like the Central Plains, there was a central court, and local counties were also established.  It has a population of several million and has a standing army of 300,000 troops.  Even 600,000 people can be mobilized at any time.  After hundreds of years of operation, they completely occupied Liaodong, and then expanded on both sides. On the one hand, they developed towards the Three Korean Peninsula, and on the other hand, they continued to take advantage of the war in the Central Plains to devour the Liaohe Plain.  When the Goguryeo people crossed the Liaohe River and set foot on western Liaoning, it was no longer possible for the Central Plains to ignore them.  A kingdom that had been founded for more than five hundred years, occupied the vast land of Liaodong, had hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and even had a population of millions, it was impossible to ignore him.  If we are not careful, Goguryeo may invade the Central Plains just like Tuoba did in the Northern Wei Dynasty.  Since the spring, no dynasty in the Central Plains has enjoyed a country that has lasted for five hundred years.  If there is a chance, of course we must destroy Goguryeo first. We must not wait for Goguryeo to completely occupy the outside of the pass.  We have to kill him before he becomes fully powerful and take precautions before it happens.  ??History, the Sui Dynasty realized this early, but in the end they failed to win it. They just fought to the death of both sides. The Sui Dynasty was defeated, and Goguryeo was basically disabled.  Then the Tang Dynasty invaded Liaodong again, but Goguryeo still managed to survive for decades. Finally, it was under Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty that it united with Silla and finally destroyed this powerful country in the northeast.  Unfortunately, in the end, although the Tang Dynasty destroyed Goguryeo and set up a governing body in Goguryeo, it still failed to hold on to it. Later generations lamented that it was in vain that Silla was able to unify the three Korean peninsulas.  Destroying Goguryeo is not the ultimate goal. It is necessary to destroy Goguryeo and then rule this territory forever, so that it will always be Han territory. This is Yi Feng's real goal.  To achieve this goal, we cannot just use military force blindly, but also need to be able to follow up promptly in terms of logistics and aftermath. Especially after Liaodong is captured, civil affairs officials must be immediately dispatched to manage and manage the cities after they are captured.  Only through such a two-pronged approach of military and civil affairs can we achieve long-term peace and stability.  But the top priority right now is still the military.?Only after victory can we talk about follow-up in civil affairs.  "Officials from Liaoxi Province must be selected and dispatched immediately." There is no need to worry about the recovery of western Liaoning, so there is no need for the army to worry about what happens after the recovery.  According to the imperial system, the power to appoint and remove officials of the third rank and above rests with the emperor. The power to appoint and remove civil servants above the fifth and third ranks lies in the Political Affairs Hall. The power to appoint and remove military attach¨¦s lies in the Privy Council. The power to appoint and remove civil and military officials below the fifth rank is divided between the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War.  .  The appointment and dismissal power of provincial and state-level civil and military officials are in the hands of Yi Feng, but the Privy Council and the Political Affairs Hall also have the right to nominate.  "I propose that Qu Tutong be appointed as the left chief envoy of Western Liaoning Province, and Dugu Zheng be the right chief envoy." Yang Su recommended it.  "Yes." Yi Feng knew these two people well. Qu Tutong was originally the governor of Guizhou, a very decent man, and Dugu Zheng was the brother of Empress Dowager Dugu. At the request of Empress Dowager Dugu,  His reputation is usually pretty good.  Although it was nominated by Yang Su, as long as the candidate he proposed was satisfactory, Yi Feng would not object for the sake of opposition.  *************** Liaodong, Xincheng.  According to the different sizes of the states and counties, Goguryeo set up envoys in large and important cities and envoys as local chief executives in other states and counties.  besides.  There are also five ministers in the local area, and official positions such as Zhasa, Prefect, and Zai.  Goguryeo established prefects in the places where counties were established. As the chief administrators of county-level places or cities, they placed magistrates in small cities.  But whether it is the governor, the prime minister, or the five ministers.  They were both local governors and military commanders.  On the east bank of the Liao River, except for Liaodong City, which is a standard flat city, most of the other cities are mountain cities.  Mountain cities are not necessarily cities in the Central Plains. Most of them are actually fortresses built on mountains with walls, such as Wubao during the Southern and Northern Dynasties.  Most of these mountain cities are located in places with dangerous rivers and transportation fortresses.  The choice of mountain city location.  Most of them are located in dangerous areas of mountains and rivers or key points of water and land. Most of the mountain cities are built in the circular valleys that span the ridges or are surrounded by valleys on the ground.  The scales of these mountain cities also vary. The largest ones have a circumference of more than 20 miles, while the smaller ones are no more than a hundred paces. This has a certain relationship with the status, function, and construction time of the mountain city.  Most of the mountain cities in Goguryeo are built with mountain rocks.  And mountain cities of different sizes, large, medium and small, echo each other and form a strict defense system.  In a mountain city, there are usually general towers, beacons, warehouses, barracks, pools and other facilities. Most of the city walls also have parapets, battlements, turrets, watchtowers, etc., all of which are related to military defense, forming a unique city in the mountain city of Goguryeo.  pattern.  And Goguryeo is also a multi-ethnic kingdom. Its army is mainly composed of Goguryeo, Mohe, Fuyu, Han, Xianbei, Mahan, Huiqi and other ethnic groups.  Goguryeo's army consisted of infantry, cavalry, and water armies, but the most important and overwhelming majority was infantry.  Next is the cavalry.  The cavalry of the Goguryeo people mainly rode a horse breed unique to Goguryeo, called Guo Xia Ma.  It is small in size, but powerful and agile. It is very good at running in mountainous areas, somewhat similar to the Yunnan horse.  The mountain city of Xincheng is a standard Goguryeo mountain city, built on Mount Gaoer.  The city wall is eight miles in circumference.  There are three gates in the north, east and south. The terrain of the mountain city is dangerous.  Standing high and guarding the north of Xiaoliao River.  And this mountain town is not independent.  It is a joint defense system consisting of the East City, West City, South Acropolis, North Acropolis, and three small ring-shaped cities in the southeast corner, a total of seven city fortresses.  There are usually about 15,000 soldiers and horses stationed in these seven castles, and the nearby villages have a population of more than 100,000.  Previously, Gao Yuan entered western Liaoning and took away 10,000 people from the new city. At this time, there were only 5,000 defenders left in the city, guarding seven cities.  The main city of Xincheng was a descendant of the Goguryeo royal family who served as the governor of eastern Goguryeo, which was equivalent to the original general manager of the Sui Dynasty. He was located in Xincheng, an important town in the middle of the east bank of the Liao River. The other seven cities each had a city governor.  However, at this time, Gao Deyin of the eastern city had already led his troops to march westward with King Gao Yuan, so the seven cities of Xincheng were guarded by Gao Nuzi, the governor of Xincheng.  After Zhu Sa left, Gao Nuzi didn't take Gao Deyin's responsibility to stay behind at all, and he didn't send anyone to police more frequently.  Be wary of what?  The kings have all gone to the Han people's hometown, pushing the national border almost a thousand miles away to the west. There is also a wide Liao River to the west. Further west, there are two hundred miles of Liaoze, which is impassable for cars and horses.  There is the important town of Liaodong City in the south, and the important town of Fuyu City in the north. Between Xincheng and Liaodong, there are six or seven cities along the Xiaoliao River. This new city is basically impregnable, so there is nothing to be wary of.  If something really happened, there would be a beacon coming from the front.  "Report to the general. Someone from Nanmen came to report that Lu and Molizhi, who were left behind in the capital, obeyed the king's order and transferred a group of soldiers and horses from Wugu and Guoguo to western Liaoning for reinforcements. They passed by our new city.  The generals of the army asked to enter the city to rest and asked us to provide them with food and grass." A guard interrupted Gao Nuzi's drinking.?, report to him.  Gao Nuzi was dissatisfied with being interrupted from playing affectionately with the beauty. He rolled his eyes and glared at the guard, and then said, "You have to bother me with such a trivial matter. Since it is the big pair Lu and Mo Lizhi who are following the king's order to go to Liaoxi for reinforcements."  If there are soldiers and horses, let them enter the city to rest and supply food and grass according to the order." Gao Nuzi had no doubt that there might be a problem. After all, Xincheng, like Liaodong City, is an important town and city in the middle of the east of Liaohe River.  It is huge. It not only houses a large number of troops, but also has been used as a grain and grass transshipment base on the east bank of the Liao River, storing a large amount of grain, grass and ordnance.  The king had a small setback in western Liaoning, and he also heard the news.  But he didn't think it was anything. In a war, there would always be losses and losses. Although there was a small defeat, the king still occupied Yingzhou after all.  Since the Han people dare to come to fight, then just fight them. There is nothing to be afraid of.  Goguryeo's centuries-old dynasty had a strong army and strong horses, but it was still afraid of the Han people.  I heard that the Han people had just recently fought for the throne, with sons killing their fathers and brothers fighting. Although the civil strife is said to have ended, it must have been severely damaged.  How could Goguryeo's hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses be unable to defeat the Sui Kingdom, which was founded less than 20 years ago?  The guard was taught a lesson, lowered his head and replied, "Yes." Then he retreated.  He carefully stepped out and met the city gate guards waiting outside the mansion.  "What did the general say?" "To put it bluntly, since they are soldiers who have been ordered to go west for reinforcements, of course they should be let in. Are you going to let these brothers sleep outside the city at night after a hard day's journey?" The guard  He was so angry that he had nowhere to vent his anger, so he slapped the city gate guard and immediately yelled at him.  The city gate guard who was scolded was too angry to say anything, and had to slap his smiling face. Finally, the guard finally had enough scolding and told him to get out.  Turning around and walking for a while outside the city gate, he turned around and spat at the arrogant guard. He cursed a few times in his heart and trotted back to the south gate.  "What did the general say?" the gatekeeper asked.  The guard who went to ask the question really wanted to say the same nonsense as the guard, but the other person was his immediate superior, so he could only say that the general said to open the city gate and invite the brothers who were ordered to go west for reinforcements to enter the city.  "Oh, did the general answer like this? Have you reported to the general that I think something is not right, and I did not see their transfer order document." The guard had no chance to tell the guard about the city gate guard just now.  The general was suspicious, but he didn't dare to report the truth at this time, so he had to lie and say that he had said it, but the general didn't say anything and just asked them to open the city and let people in.  "It seems I'm being paranoid. Since the general has an order, let's open the city gate." "Yes." The guard responded, turned around and shouted, "The general has an order, open the city gate." Under night, in the south of the new city  The door slowly opened, and the city gate guard led the guards from the south gate out of the city to invite the 'friendly troops' outside the city to enter the city!  "Brothers, thank you for your hard work. The New City Prime Minister sent a message, asking all brothers to go into the city to rest and replenish supplies!" The guard of the South Gate looked at the 'brothers' on the horse and smiled enthusiastically. In the end, he did not forget to shout a slogan:  "Long live the king, the Western Expedition will be victorious!" (To be continued)
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