Jiangjie City.
Since Wu Nian occupied the city, the city gate has never been officially opened. The city was full of soldiers wearing armor and holding spears. Most of the people hid in their homes and did not dare to go out.
The city was filled with a sense of murderousness, as if it was in a wartime state.
The temporary Fu Han General's Mansion was the original government office.
Soldiers at all levels protected the government office tightly.
The guards all had solemn faces and tense bodies, as if assassins might appear at any moment.
Down the corridor, Zhang Zhen walked forward with two cups of tea. After entering the study, he bent down and placed the teacups on the tables next to Wang Gui and Wu Nian respectively. Then he bent over to Wu Nian and left with the empty plate.
Wu Nian and Wang Gui picked up the teacups, took a small sip and then put them down.
Wang Gui said: "General. According to intelligence, the Goguryeo navy stationed in Gangjie Prefecture and Uiju Prefecture burned down their camps and took ships to gather in the north."
"As expected. Now the war situation has changed. If the Goguryeo navy does not gather together, we will eat them one by one."
Wu Nian said calmly.
during this time. The armies of Wang Gui, Zhang Sheng, and Zhao Yanting successively controlled the entire Jiangjie Prefecture and Yizhou Prefecture, but only the city.
There is currently a power vacuum in vast rural areas.
Many people fled south. Wu Nian had no way to stop them. The two mansions were located in plains, and it would take a huge force to keep the population from escaping.
Besides, if troops are sent to search and suppress them. It is different from Wu Nian’s previous slogans.
Although the army arrived in the enemy's country, it was as if it were in its own country.
The army does not invade the people.
Now he closes the gate of Jiangjie City and does not let anyone in or out. This is also true.
He wanted to spend some time to win over the local wealthy families and country gentry. Let the rich and gentry feel your goodwill and enhance their confidence in you.
This war. Wu Nian will win.
If you follow Wu Nian, you will get rich rewards.
As for ordinary people. Wu Nian believed that the people of Goguryeo did not have the same high sense of identification with Yanhan as the Han people of Liaodong do now.
As long as he maintains the current military discipline, most people will not choose to escape.
The current work is mainly to consolidate the Jiangjie Prefecture and Uiju Prefecture that have been captured. Further military operations will require follow-up troops.
Wu Nian planned to invest seven infantry captains.
After the two talked for a while, Zhang Zhen walked in from outside. He bent down and saluted Wu Nian and said, "General. Mr. Lu is here."
"welcome."
Wu Nian's eyes lit up, he raised his hand and said.
"Yes." Zhang Zhen responded, turned around and went down.
"General. I'll take my leave first." Wang Gui stood up, bowed and saluted.
"Yeah." Wu Nian nodded.
Wang Gui turned around and left the main room, and happened to face Lu Sheng, the former magistrate of Guangchuan, and others. Both sides bowed their hands.
After Lu Sheng led everyone in, he saluted Wu Nian and said, "General."
"Sit down." Wu Nian nodded and invited everyone to sit down. Then he asked Zhang Zhen to remove the original tea cup and make new tea.
Wu Nian looked up at Lu Sheng and others and nodded with satisfaction. Before that, he had sufficient preparations.
After the Battle of Guangyang, Li Jinzhu's status was unstable and he purged a large number of political opponents in the country. Some people fled to Liaodong.
Wu Nian asked Lu Sheng to organize these people, and secretly selected a group of Han officials to form a temporary authority.
It’s called [Fuxing Han General Goguryeo Beppu].
Before the war started, Lu Sheng had been the prefect of Guangchuan. After the war started, Lu Sheng immediately resigned and came to Goguryeo.
Wu Nian and Lu Sheng had a secret conversation. Now this authority is called [General Fu Han Goguryeo Beppu], but in fact it is called [Governor Youyan].
on the kernel.
Wu Nian had already regarded Goguryeo as his treasure, and appointed Governor Youyan, who had jurisdiction over Lelang Prefecture, Lintun Prefecture, Zhenfan Prefecture, and Xuantu Prefecture.
But on the surface, Wu Nian has not made a public statement yet.
After all, he wanted to destroy Goguryeo.
Or just take revenge, oust Li Jinzhu and support another King of Goguryeo.
This can, to a certain extent, eliminate the resistance of the Goguryeo people.
after all.
Goguryeo has existed for many years.
In the eyes of many people, the destruction of Goguryeo would require a high price. It would be easier to support the King of Goguryeo who was pro-Liaodong.
If Goguryeo is destroyed, it will be a disaster for the country.
If it is to support the pro-Liaodong King of Goguryeo, it is a power struggle.
The nature is completely different.
"It's an emergency, so I'll just tell you."
"I have controlled all the cities and recruited a group of former Goguryeo officials who are willing to follow me. You unite these officials. Stabilize the rich families and gentry. Extend your hands to the countryside."
"Let Jiangjie Prefecture and Uiju Prefecture resume production as soon as possible."
Wu Nian did not exchange pleasantries and went straight to the point.
Lu Sheng and others learned about the current situation on the way and discussed it in private.
The others looked at Lu Sheng.
Lu Sheng raised his hand and reported to Wu Nian: "General. We think that simply relying on kindness to stabilize the wealthy families and country gentry is not enough."
“It requires both grace and power.”
"Oh. How can you show kindness and power at the same time?" Wu Nian became interested and raised his head and asked.
"First of all. Country gentry and wealthy families are the foundation of Goguryeo. They read the books of sages, and many of them are loyal to the Jin Dynasty. Forcing them to stay will not do any good. Instead, it will cause unnecessary trouble when we defend the city. .”
Lu Sheng raised his head and showed a meaningful expression to Wu Nian.
Wu Nian immediately thought of the heroes who had helped him a lot when he was conquering cities and territories. For example, Cheng Yulian, the prefect of Guangyang.
Lu Sheng saw that Wu Nian had understood, so he continued: "General. On the one hand, he is gentle with them, and on the other hand, he allows the diehard loyalists of the Jin Dynasty to leave with their family members and a small amount of gold and silver."
"But I have to leave behind domestic slaves and huge assets."
"Of course there is also the huge land controlled by the wealthy families and country gentry."
"If they escape to the south, they won't have much effect."
"We turned the domestic slaves they left behind into civilians. The huge assets were directly confiscated. The land was distributed to the original officials of Goguryeo who were willing to work with us to win people's hearts."
"To put it simply, it's to recruit a group of people and beat a group of people."
"Follow us. Keep your property and land. You can also share the profits. If you don't follow us, you will have nothing."
After hearing this, Wu Nian pondered for a long time, then nodded and said, "Okay."
Seeing that his opinion was adopted, Lu Sheng was very encouraged and continued: "General. In the last battle of Guangyang Mansion, we captured 20,000 to 30,000 Goguryeo soldiers."
"Now these soldiers are learning Chinese and have achieved great results."
"As for Goguryeo, they have always believed that these soldiers had died in the battle. We selected some prisoners from Uiju Prefecture and Gangjie Prefecture to come back."
"Those people who thought their sons and husbands died in Liaodong will be happy. It will enhance their recognition of us."
Wu Nian agreed happily after hearing this: "Okay."
At the beginning, I arranged for these Goguryeo captives to be managed militarically and learn the Mandarin and writing of Chu State. Later, financial difficulties came and I withstood the pressure.
Feed these people.
Now, all the hardships have come to an end. These people are proficient in Goguryeo and Chinese. Coupled with subsequent policies and the Goguryeo elite, they were basically proficient in Chinese and Goguryeo.
Slowly eliminate the original writing and language of Goguryeo.
certainly. These follow-up policies can only be implemented if the entire territory of Goguryeo is conquered.
after all. Now his attitude is ambiguous between supporting the pro-Liaodong King of Goguryeo and destroying Goguryeo.
