Chastity Layman 2

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 saber back into its sheath again.

On his body are five treasured swords of different lengths, some are worn around the waist, some are carried on the back, and some are tied to the legs. Each one is custom-made from the Tang Dynasty 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 out to feed the dog!"

Two Goguryeo warriors stepped forward and dragged the city lord down like a dead dog.

The majestic Lord of the City, although he was only Lou Xiao, the lowest rank among the four ranks of Lords, was still a Lord of the City. He was killed just like that, but no one dared to doubt the majesty of this eastern lord.

"Trash, 1000 people 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 provoke a war?" Liaodong City Tissa 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 200 years, and it was never lost when the Sui army conquered Liaodong three times.

But now when Datang and Goguryeo are friendly, Qin Lang suddenly sent troops to seize Changdao, which was too unexpected.

Yuan Gai Su Wen also couldn't figure out what Qin Lang wanted to do?
Western Tatsusa also came in, "There is no movement in the Tang military in Liaoxi, 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, Xixi Tsa 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 Tang people, are you still saying it was an accident?"

"Dear Lu, please appease your anger. 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 big taboo for military strategists!"

"Then we were beaten by the Tang people for nothing like this? Let them ride on our heads to shit and pee?" Yuan Gai Suwen's eyes were red.

"Please investigate the situation before making a decision."

Both the West and Liaodong Tsars had the same attitude and did not dare to act recklessly.

The tsar is a senior official position in Goguryeo, and it is divided into five tsars and city lords. The five tsars mean the five military leaders.

Before the Yuan family monopolized the military and political power in Goguryeo and hereditary monopolized the position of Dadulu, the system at that time was that the five masters inherited hereditary succession, 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, and each had a tribal army.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 continued for many years, until later the Shunnu tribe, that is, the Yuan family in the east, gradually became stronger. After several generations of holding the position of Dadulu, they gradually completed the hereditary inheritance of Dadulu.

After the Yuan family took control of the military and state power in Goguryeo, they reformed Goguryeo's official position system, the army, etc., and introduced the five-part bedding system, which is equivalent to the imperial army system in the Central Plains.The five quilts are the leaders of the five armies, 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.

Yuangai Suwen is now Goguryeo's arch-rival Lu and the Lord of the East, while West Tsa is the leader of one of the five armies of the Goguryeo Imperial Guard, and is in charge of the Liaohe front-line 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 10,000+ troops, and then slaughter 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."

Qin Lang stood on the middle mountain of the island, overlooking the whole island, and liked this big island very much.

"The island is huge, about 38 acres in size. It is 22 miles long from east to west, 180 miles wide from north to south, and has a coastline of [-] miles around the island. About a hundred feet."

"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's still more than 100 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 120-foot-wide sea is already very dangerous and difficult to cross easily.

At least the Goguryeo people couldn't afford to build a large pontoon bridge, and they had to rely on boats to get there.

For Qin Lang, this is enough.

"I think it's good to have a navy stationed here. You can see that at least [-] 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."

It is on the verge of the Bohai Sea, backed by the peninsula, to the northwest is Liaodong Bay, where is the mouth of Liaohe River and Bailangshui River, and directly to Shanhaiguan Pass, Linyu Pass, and Lulong City in Pingzhou.To the southwest is Tianjin, which can go directly to Youzhou.

Passing south through the Miaodao Islands in the Bohai Sea, you can reach the mouth of the Yellow River and Penglai Port in Dengzhou 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 Goguryeo people at the southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula.

The location of Changxing Island is simply not too good.

It is only 20 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 [-] million stone grains a year, and one soldier can produce seven stone grains a year. This is the standard for the forbidden army. The output can support at least [-] 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 there was a group of islands entrenched on this island. They attacked the 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, and the business on it is more lively than those in Duli Town and Qingnipu Port.

"Report!"

"Report to the Duke of Wei, a large number of Goguryeo soldiers and horses were found on the other side."

"A large amount?" Qin Lang chuckled, "If you can reach [-], 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?"

After half a day.

From the opposite bank came a small boat with a white flag on board.

On the island, there are two battleships. The decks on the ship are layered, which can 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.

There are half-length parapets on the sides of the two fighting ships, and shooting holes are opened on the parapets. Each ship can carry hundreds of soldiers, and is equipped with artillery carts and crossbows at the front and rear.

Two fighting ships sailed out, and they were intercepted by small boats at once.

The boat is in front of the two fighting ships, just like a kitten meets a tiger.

The fighting boat came to the pier near the island with the boat between them, and several people who got on and off the boat were holding white flags and still staring at the majestic fighting boat.

No wonder there were more than a thousand Goguryeo troops stationed on Long Island, and there were so many pirates, but they were defeated in one fell swoop. Only these two and a half ships stopped at sea, and no ships could pass.

"Who is coming?"

Niu Jianhu held 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.

"Dairy Lu, let us ask, why did the Tang Dynasty suddenly invade our Goguryeo territory, attack our Changdao, kill our 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 could finish speaking, Niu Jianhu had already pulled out the Qianniu knife, shouted loudly and swung the knife to cut off the envoy's head. The head rolled on the ground several times, and several followers were petrified.

"The two countries are fighting each other, if you don't kill 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)