Two days have passed since the bloody battle on the north bank of the Taizi River.
But now the floating corpses on the Taizi River are still floating on the water, dyeing the entire river red.
And because the Taizi River makes a big bend from here, then goes north and then west through Xiangping North City.
So at this big turn, corpses floating down from the middle stream directly blocked the river, densely packed. Slices and slices of Wuya crunchingly hovered over it, enjoying the feast.
The camp on the south bank of the Taizi River was also the exit for the Goguryeo people from the Changbai Mountain Valley. Depression enveloped the camp, and even the flags were hung low.
Today, the owner here is still a Goguryeo, but he is no longer Yeon Dae-eul.
Yuan Dayi, his son and all the Goguryeo generals died on the north bank. In that bloody battle, six thousand Goguryeo elites were killed and countless people threw themselves into the water. In the end, only a few four were able to surrender to the Taishan Army. There were less than a thousand people, which shows how brutal this battle was.
The biggest mistake in this battle was not that the Goguryeo army on the north bank failed to build barriers, nor was it that the giant horned deer attacked in anger, leaving the entire army on the north bank leaderless.
The biggest mistake in this battle was that Yuan Da Yidong followed his example and cut off the eight pontoon bridges. The consequences were not only to cut off the retreat of the entire army on the north bank, but also to cause them to be finally massed and annihilated. More importantly, he blocked the army of King Sichuan from his home country who had just arrived here to support him.
Yes, the army of the old King Sichuan arrived very quickly and arrived at the mountain pass one day earlier than planned.
But no matter how quickly they arrived, it was still a step too late.
Looking at the severed pontoon bridge and listening to the miserable screams of the people on the other side, the King of Goguryeo's hometown, King Chuan, screamed in pain and fainted.
Just like this, the war cannot be changed.
The 50,000-strong army that left the mountain city had already lost 20,000 before it reached Xiangping.
Yesterday, the king of Chuan, the old country, woke up and then convened a military meeting of the entire nation.
At the military meeting, the nobles in the army were divided into two groups.
Among them, the priest of Buyeo God who accompanied the army shouted that the heaven is not paying attention to me Goguryeo. This defeat is a warning to us. We should immediately break up camp and retreat to the mountain city.
In the words of this sacrifice, this hundred years is not the era of us Goguryeo people, our era will be in the next hundred years.
Goguryeo was a society that was not far from being ignorant, and sacrifices had a profound influence in the country. Therefore, when the chief priest of Buyeo said these words, it shook the determination of many nobles, so they all persuaded the king of Chuan of their homeland to withdraw their troops and return.
At this time, the king of his hometown Sichuan remained gloomy and silent.
Another chief priest who was responsible for worshiping the high god understood the king's intention and came out and said something like this:
"God's will is unpredictable. Mortals always use their own minds to guess, so they often do wrong things. This time is indeed God's warning to Goguryeo, but it is also a test. Only by being able to survive this test can we Proving that we are capable of possessing this fertile land of Liaodong.”
In the religious world of Goguryeo, there were two absolute factions. One of them worshiped the God Fuyu and the other worshiped the God Gao.
The worship group of Buyeo God came out and established its business together with Jumong, the ancestor of Goguryeo. Therefore, these people have been on an equal footing with the Goguryeo royal family from the beginning. One of them represents the real world of the people, and the other explains the spiritual world of the people.
But the confrontation between secularity and religion never stops, and the former always tries to seize the latter's final right to interpret prophecies and celestial phenomena.
Therefore, King Damu, the grandson of Jumong, was also the most outstanding among the kings of Goguryeo in terms of martial arts and martial arts. He elevated his grandfather Jumong from a human to a god, calling him Gao Shen.
Because the Goguryeo people previously called themselves Gaomin because they lived on high mountains, the so-called Gao Shen by Jumong represents the ancestral god of the Goguryeo nation.
Since then, the struggle between the priests of Buyeo God and the priests of Goshen has never stopped.
This quarrel over the interpretation of blessings and misfortunes is but a repetition of countless others in the past.
Then a fierce quarrel broke out between the two sides, blaming each other, and even started to fight in front of the king of Sichuan, his hometown.
At this time, the old god of Sichuan was still there, silent.
The three ministers on the side couldn't stand it any longer, and one of them, an older man, stepped forward and said to the King of Sichuan:
"Your Majesty, whether we fight or leave, the remains of Yuan Dayi and other nobles from the Nuclear Tribe must still be brought back. We have to have people cross the shore to talk to the Han people."
The old man is the head of the Slavery Department. Although he is not the strongest, he is highly respected.
And what this person said is very appropriate, because Goguryeo is a country that advocates generous burials. Even if human resources are precious, they must use stones as coffins, bury them with gold and silver, then seal the tomb many times, and finally build a stone tomb.
It can be said that death is an extremely sacred thing for the nobles of Goguryeo. But now, as one of the largest nobles in the country and a former leader of the Royal Family's Slavery Department, it would be unjustifiable if he died fighting for the country and not be given a generous burial.
Sure enough, after these mature and solemn words were spoken, the priest groups on both sides stopped talking, but the face of the chief priest of Fuyu God was a little gloomier. Because although these words were solemn, they were not beneficial to him.
After all, he didn't think that the Han people would hand over Yuan Dayi's remains to them, and if they didn't, these nobles would not retreat to the mountain city anyway.
But he didn't dare to directly block it. After all, he was unwilling to bear the wrath of the Slave Elimination Department.
The King of Sichuan, his hometown, who had been silent before, finally spoke at this time. He said calmly:
"Then find someone who can speak Chinese, wade through the water, and negotiate with those Han people!"
After saying that, the king of his hometown Sichuan ended this military discussion.
Today was the day when the Goguryeo envoys came back, and surprisingly, the Han people really sent back the corpses of the Nobles and other nobles.
In order to transport these corpses, the Taishan Army also built a small pontoon bridge on the Taizi River specifically for transportation.
The Goguryeo people didn't take this seriously, because on this narrow pontoon bridge, as many soldiers as they came up were killed.
Afterwards, after a little processing of the bodies of these nobles, King Sichuan of his old country held a military meeting again, and this time he directly asked all the nations about their thoughts on this war.
Obviously, the King of Sichuan from his hometown did not intend to go back in despair. It was his suggestion to go out this time. If he went back like this, he would definitely not be able to hold the throne.
Therefore, there is actually only one choice left for the King of Sichuan, his homeland, and that is to fight!
And now let’s discuss how to fight!
As a result, many nationalities expressed their opinions one after another, and some said they would declare war directly with the Han army on the opposite side. It is said that warriors can be selected to cross the river to attack the enemy's forage.
In short, everyone is enthusiastic.
When the King of Sichuan in his hometown saw that his previous elders had been silent, he asked:
"My dear, what do you teach me?"
The old minister pondered for a moment and said seriously:
"Why do we insist on breaking through here? Isn't it true that the only way out of Goguryeo is the Taizi River? So my suggestion is that we can spread suspicion here, and then order the remaining people in the country to come from Xiaoliao in the north. The Han soldiers are heading south on the water, so it is suitable for us to take the rear."
Then the old man began to narrate:
"There are three advantages to doing this. First, you can enter uninhabited territory, and it is very easy to win. Second, you can expand the land and gather people, and take all the fertile soil of Xuantu to obtain supplies. Third, you can go from the north to the south to echo our place. When the time comes, The enemy is frightened and attacked from both sides and will be defeated!”
It can be said that this suggestion is very pertinent no matter which way you look at it.
But there is one shortcoming, that is, there is no consideration at all whether the Gongsun family in Xiangping City can persist until the Goguryeo people win.
When the king of his hometown Sichuan expressed these worries, he added:
"Even if we really attack Xuantu, if the Gongsun family is attacked and destroyed by the enemy at this time, it will be useless. We Goguryeo people cannot occupy this vast Liaodong by ourselves."
King Sichuan of his homeland had his own strategic arrangements for coming out this time. He understood that the prestige and population of the Goguryeo people alone were not enough to occupy Liaodong.
At this time, it was necessary to support a Han puppet to ease the difficulty of Goguryeo's rule, and the Gongsun family of Liaodong was considered the most suitable candidate by the king of Sichuan, his home country.
This is also the reason why he wants to rescue Xiangping.
But when the King of Sichuan of his homeland finished saying this, the old man smiled contemptuously and said this:
"I am a small tribe in Goguryeo. The Han people are a big tribe. The small tribe fights against the big tribe. I don't want to take advantage of one thing first, but my immediate interests are affected by some impossible things. It is really stupid."
The elder said unceremoniously in the end:
"Your Majesty, at this point, four out of ten warriors in the country are dead. Are you still thinking of occupying Liaodong? We, the Goguryeo people, spent a hundred years to conquer the White Mountains, and another hundred years to expand to the coast and snowy fields. But what about these places? Wherever it is not sparsely populated, Liaodong is ten times more powerful than the rest of the country. And we have spent two hundred years like this. Doesn’t the king think he is wiser than King Wu?”
At this moment, the face of King Sichuan of his hometown was already quite ugly, but he restrained himself and forced a smile:
"What I said is serious. Everything is done by people. If today's people are not as good as the ancients, then we, Goguryeo, will not be where we are now. We are still wandering in the mountains."
But the elder didn’t give him any face at all, and said something even more heart-wrenching:
"Your Majesty, the reason why I still propose to attack Xuantu now is because I know that we can't retreat. Now that the losses are so heavy, regardless of how to explain to the people of the country, even those Fuyu people will devour us. At this time, our clan has actually arrived At this critical moment of life and death, please stop dreaming.”
These words finally allowed King Sichuan of his homeland to break his defense.
The man rolled his sleeves and angrily rebuked:
"Old man, you are old. This important military matter is beyond your control. Retreat."
After saying that, he asked the palace guards to drag him down.
The old minister who was pulled out saw that the King of Sichuan in his hometown was still stubborn, so he could only look up to the sky and lament:
"Are we, the Goguryeo clan, going to die here?"
Then a mouthful of blood spurted out and he died.