At the same time, at the border of Youzhou in the northeast, after many days of confrontation, the great rival Lu Yuan Gaisuwen finally met Chai Shao, the governor of Youzhou.
"Grand Governor, it's really all a misunderstanding. Goguryeo never kidnapped your prince. It's the Turks who are slandering us."
Chai Shao drank tea leisurely in front of him, with an expression as if he knew everything. He looked at Yun Gaesu Wen with a half-smile, which made him feel very uneasy, "Da Dui Lu, get rid of your 50,000 soldiers and horses." , I will believe you."
puff……
Yeon Gae So Moon wanted to vomit blood. Xin said, "I heard you right, you are clearly bullying people."
You have 50,000 troops at the border, and you are planning to attack Goguryeo with great momentum. We are deploying 50,000 troops purely to guard against you. What do you say now? Want me to retreat? Just say let me open the country's gate and welcome your army into the city.
"If the governor withdraws his troops and stops attacking Goguryeo, of course we will also withdraw our troops."
Chai Shao snorted coldly and said: "It has been verified that you, Goguryeo, kidnapped our prince under the guise of a caravan, and finally sold it to the Turks for a high price. Da Du Lu, if you don't want others to know, don't do anything except yourself. If you don’t give us an explanation for this matter, if it were you and your child was kidnapped, how could you not fight to the death?”
Yeon Gae So Moon explained with a bitter face: "It's really all a misunderstanding..."
"Whether it is a misunderstanding or not is not important anymore, what is important is the facts. You should admit it when you are wrong. You may not know that your men kidnapped our prince, but gave it to the Turks? Why didn't you return it to the Tang Dynasty? Instead, give it to the Turks. The Turks claim credit? What Jie Li said is good. The Turks and Goguryeo will always form an alliance, sharing life and death. Tsk tsk...Now the Tang Dynasty has sent troops to attack the Turks, and you are allies, so of course it is no exception."
"Let me tell you clearly. Before the outcome is determined between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks, I will not attack Goguryeo. I will only station here to watch over you. When the outcome is determined on the western battlefield, I will settle the score with you."
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Yuengai Suwen said: "Grand Governor, Goguryeo promised not to participate in the war and not to help the Turks. How about withdrawing their troops? The two sides are in such a stalemate, wasting people and money, why bother?"
Chai Shao had an attitude of not caring about his wealth: "It doesn't matter, the Tang Dynasty is rich and doesn't care about this military expenditure."
puff……
Yeon Gaesumun wanted to vomit blood, but he said to himself that Goguryeo is poor and cannot afford to waste it with you.
The first official meeting between the two sides ended in Yeon Gaesoo's complete defeat.
Chai Shao, however, was not very proud. Instead, he said angrily: "Alas... I was not allowed to participate in a war to destroy the country. Damn Goguryeo, if you hadn't held back the Tang Dynasty, why would you be free every day? Looking for tea with you? I have already entered the grassland."
"Lieutenant, how was my performance today?"
"Perfect! That rich man with strong soldiers and horses, not only Yeon Gaesumun believed in it, but also the general and others. Looking at their expressions, you can tell that they were very angry. They did not dare to retreat or leave. They were so angry that they did not dare to retreat. He looked helpless. For the first time, the general and others knew that the battle could be fought like this."
Chai Shao rolled his eyes and scolded with a smile: "Let me tell you the truth, who asked you to flatter me? Sigh... How is the situation in the Tang Dynasty, do we know? To deal with Xie Li's 200,000 cavalry, a hundred thousand troops alone cannot do it. . Youzhou must have a unique army."
"The general needs to paralyze the Goguryeo people here. You order many people to plant banners and come out for training every day to make sure that the camp really has the strength of 50,000 soldiers and horses. Then secretly mobilize 40,000 soldiers and set off from Anle City to enter the grassland to cooperate with the main force. "
A group of generals under his command were overjoyed and knelt on one knee to salute and receive the order.
I thought I was really going to be the cell leader here, but I didn't expect that I would have the opportunity to participate in the battle myself, haha, that would be great.
Only Chai Shao couldn't laugh. He was the governor of Youzhou. If the Goguryeo people got suspicious and sent troops into Youzhou after leaving, it would be a big deal. Alas...what a military achievement.
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When Yuengai Suwen returned to the city gate, his face was dark, and his generals were puzzled, "Da Dui Lu, it is a good thing that the Tang Dynasty will not attack us. Although it consumes some military rations, at least there are no casualties."
"Idiots! Do you think they have good intentions?" Yuan Gaisuwen scolded him.
Is not it?
"Huh, that's because they are trying their best to deal with the Turks and are unable to do anything at all. Once they defeat the Turks, they will have time to concentrate on attacking us Goguryeo. It will be more dangerous then than if we start the war now!"
ah?
All the subordinates exclaimed in unison, is this a diplomatic codeword? Damn it, what to do?
"What should we do? Chai Shao is very arrogant and wants to block the door to prevent us from supporting the Turks. But there is more than one way from Goguryeo to the Turks. We can borrow the road from the three tribes in the north. The Tang Dynasty does not want us to participate, proving that they have no Defeat the Turks with absolute certainty."
"Although Jieli's character is not good and he deliberately pulled us Goguryeo into his alliance, now that we are on board, we must cooperate together. Otherwise, once the Turks fall, we Goguryeo will definitely not end well. Only the Turks and the Tang Dynasty have the strength By confronting each other, we can gain steadily and benefit from it.”
"So if we can send troops to help Jieli at a critical moment, we must help."
Yeon Gaesumun is knowledgeable and capable, his analysis is thorough, and his decisions are decisive.
"But if our soldiers and horses move, they will be noticed by Youzhou soldiers immediately..."
"It doesn't matter, there is an example in the Central Plains where grass and trees are all soldiers. Let's imitate it, plant more flags, get some straw men to put on clothes, and make it look like the strength of the army is not reduced. Send 40,000 troops to the north to take advantage of the road. Make sure Chai Shao can't see it. good."
"Then what if someone sees out and they attack the city?"
"Leave 10,000 people to guard the city gate, and I will personally defend the city. If Chai Shao sees that I have not left, he will probably think that the 50,000 troops are always there. Even if it is discovered, if 50,000 people from the other side attack the city, 10,000 People can withstand it for three days, and then we can temporarily mobilize domestic troops and horses to help."
No one on either side expected that everyone had the same strategy, and they were all trying to hide the truth. They all seem to be good actors.
Goguryeo's imagination was beautiful, but the reality was cruel. Before their troops could enter the grassland, they encountered obstacles.
The territory of the three northern tribes refers to the Shiwei, Mohe and Khitan tribes. The Shiwei and Mohe tribes here are located in a sparsely populated and cold land in the north, and they are not closely related to the Tang Dynasty. They rely on hunting for food and clothing all day long, and they are unable to participate in the disputes.
So it doesn’t matter whether you borrow the Tao or not. Even if Goguryeo's 40,000-strong army passed by without saying hello, they were unable to stop them. What's more, Goguryeo also sent someone to say hello and promised some benefits. Of course, the two tribes were happy to see it succeed.
Only the Khitan is different. The Khitan's territory is adjacent to Youzhou in the south and Turkic grassland in the west. It belongs to the nomadic grassland area and is relatively rich. In addition, it relied on the relationship with Datang the year before last and has been developing the cattle raising economy in the past two years, so its strength has become stronger and stronger.
Hearing that Goguryeo wanted to send troops to use the road to support the Turks, Khitan King Dahemohui refused on the spot.
"Borrowing the Khitan? Are you trying to annex us? There is a story in the Central Plains about how Guo was destroyed by false roads. We have heard of it. How can people just pass through the territory? Don't mention this matter again!"
The Goguryeo envoy did not expect that this Khitan king was actually a well-versed in the culture of the Central Plains. He knew all the stories about the false way to destroy Guo?
