Liaodong, Pyongyang City, the capital of Goguryeo. At this time, Pyongyang City has a more chilling atmosphere than usual. The patrol guards on the street have evil faces, and their eyes are constantly scanning the crowds on the street, and their eyes are even more... Most of them were staring at those Tang people.
Although these Tang people came here to do business and stayed here for many years, who knows if they were spies from the Tang people?
For example, most of the Tang businessmen arrested a few days ago were spies sent here by the Tang people to find out information.
Therefore, these days, most of the patrolling guards pay attention to the Tang people coming and going. Anyone who feels suspicious will be questioned. If there is a question, if there is no refutation, they will be arrested and sent to prison for torture.
And with the news that Datang was about to attack Goguryeo, Pyongyang became even more nervous.
In the palace in Pyongyang, the King of Goguryeo was sitting in his main hall. He looked at the courtiers sitting below with an ugly face and said, "Why don't you say anything? Are you afraid when you hear that the Tang army is about to attack? Aren't you all very good at talking on weekdays? Why can't you think of a way to resist the enemy today? What use do I need from you? What's the use?"
The ministers looked at me and I looked at you, all with wry smiles on their faces.
"If the Tang army comes here, do you have to persuade me to surrender?" the King of Goguryeo roared.
"King, although the Tang army defeated the Turks, we are not the barbarians of the Turks. They can defeat the Turks, but it is impossible to defeat me, Goguryeo!" Su Wen Gaiyuan cupped his fists and said.
When everyone heard Su Wen Gaiyuan speak, they all looked sideways, with inexplicable meaning in their eyes. If one could lead troops to fight against the Tang army, Su Wen Gaiyuan would be the only one in the whole hall. It's not that everyone is useless. But this battle is really not easy to fight. If you fail, you will have to bear the blame. Who can bear such blame?
Fortunately, someone spoke up, which made everyone feel relieved. As long as there was someone to deal with Tang Jun, they could still help from the side. Even if there was an accident, there would be someone in front of him, and it had nothing to do with them.
After Su Wen Gaiyuan spoke, the whole hall suddenly became lively. Everyone who had been silent began to belittle Tang Jun, why he couldn't do it, etc.!
King Gaogouli groaned softly after hearing these words. These people were really hateful. If he didn't need these people to help him govern the country, he would have just pulled them out and killed them.
"General Su's words are reasonable. The Tang army is indeed vulnerable, but these people are greedy for life and afraid of death. This king is really disappointed!" King Gaoguli said in agreement.
"King, I would like to order an army to resist the Tang army. I will make sure that the Tang army never comes back!" Su Wen Gaiyuan stood up and said.
"Hahaha, okay, okay, with General Su here, I have nothing to worry about!" King Gaoguli said with a loud smile.
Following the order from King Koguryo, the entire Koguryo began to prepare for war, and Su Wen Gaiyuan was also subsequently granted the title of Grand Marshal of Koguryo, commanding all the troops of Koguryo. Mobilize to deal with the Tang Dynasty's troops.
But orders are one thing, actions are another.
Similar to the Tang Dynasty, Gaoguli also had various large families and aristocratic families.
Although King Goguli looks majestic, in fact he also needs the support of major families and aristocratic families to secure his position.
The war with the Tang Dynasty has harmed the interests of some aristocratic families. These aristocratic families have a lot of business in the Tang Dynasty. Once this war breaks out, the business of the Tang Dynasty will not be done at all.
These people were very opposed to King Gaogouli's war with the Tang Dynasty, and strongly advocated King Gaogouli's surrender. However, how could Gaogouli, who had defeated Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty three times, surrender so easily? In the view of King Gaogouli , the ancestors could defeat Emperor Sui Yang, and he could also defeat Emperor Tang Li Shimin and restore the glory of his ancestors.
However, thinking is one thing, doing is another. His insistence caused those noble families who did not agree to send troops to create difficulties in every possible way. When Su Wen Gaiyuan mobilized the army, these noble families simply ignored Su Wen Gaiyuan.
King Goguli was also quite helpless about this, but these aristocratic families obviously looked down on Su Wen Gaiyuan.
This person is rated as a god of death in history. Not only is he highly skilled in martial arts, but he is also a good leader in fighting. It can be said that if Gaogouli had not had Su Wen Gaiyuan, he would have surrendered to the Tang Dynasty long ago. There is no need to send troops to attack, which shows how powerful Su Wen Gaiyuan is.
As soon as he received the order, Su Wen Gaiyuan mobilized troops. Some aristocratic families supported King Koguryo, so they naturally cooperated with Su Wen Gaiyuan's recruitment of soldiers at the first opportunity.
Those who did not support King Goguryeo ignored Su Wen Gaiyuan at all.
After learning about this situation, Su Wen Gaiyuan did something that shocked the entire Gaoguli, that is, he led his troops and horses to directly uproot the opposing aristocratic families, burn them all, kill them all, and rob them all. It's just lawlessness.
