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Time flies, and it’s mid-June in a blink of an eye.
The situation in Japan finally stabilized, and Sachiko Oda was also taken from Ryukyu Island to Kyoto by the Han army, officially taking over the title of Tianlu.
Although Oda Sachiko is still very resistant to the throne, when she thinks that her son Xu Fu can take over the throne in two years, she can be freed to go back to the Central Plains to live a life of dreams and dreams.
At the same time, after the strong recommendation of Yoshitaka Uesami and the careful analysis by the Han court, Matsudaira Motoyasu, who had extensive experience in internal political governance, was finally chosen to serve as the Eastern Prime Minister, and established close ties with the Han Dynasty, taking the initiative immediately He sent his second son Songping Hengkang and his youngest daughter Songping Yangzi to Chang'an as hostages, and presented a large amount of gold and jade as a token of loyalty.
With the support of the Han Dynasty, Matsudaira Motoyasu has basically secured his position as the highest power in Japan. He immediately promulgated the "Nothing Order", ordering all daimyo to lay off all Ashigaru except the samurai class, and commit to restoring post-war economic reconstruction. .
The Edo area, originally controlled by the Hojo clan, has become the first colonial area under actual control by the Han army in overseas expansion. All internal government affairs in Edo are modeled on the Han Dynasty system, with the establishment of customs, commerce department, and shipping department. , Public Works Department and other government offices, the appointment of officials is directly designated by the Central Committee of the Han Dynasty.
Currently, Yoshitaka Kamisami serves as the chief executive of the Edo region to maintain regional peace.
As the situation in Japan stabilized, foreign trade activities in the coastal areas of the Central Plains gradually became more frequent. Countless industrial products from the Han Dynasty continued to be imported on a large scale to various parts of Southeast Asia through Edo as a springboard, bringing countless wealth to the Central Plains. , and also brought visible changes to the life of the people of Edo City.
The hard-won peaceful and comfortable life, coupled with the good discipline of the Han garrison, also made the people of Edo feel the true meaning of "whoever you follow can have enough to eat."
Not long after this, the small people in Edo City, whether civilians or wealthy families, began to support the governance of the Han Dynasty.
At this moment, in the Kingdom of Goryeo, an unprecedented crisis is about to break out in this barren land.
On June 17, Laiyang City, a small city located in Goryeo and less than a hundred miles away from Sangju City, was holding a banquet today.
The son of a wealthy family in the city is getting married today, and he invited neighbors to help and attend the banquet.
For such a situation where they can eat and drink for free, the Koreans always welcome all comers and come to the homes of wealthy families very early to get busy.
For a time, the streets of this small city were filled with a pleasant atmosphere.
The rich man's son's surname is Zhang, Zhang Chengdong, who is twenty years old this year, and the wife he plans to marry is Pu Yinshu, who is sixteen years old.
The wedding scene was magnificently decorated, with many dancers dancing local traditional dances to celebrate the marriage of the beautiful couple.
For a time, laughter and laughter echoed in the sky above the city, until they reached the outskirts of Laiyang, to the empty plains and hills.
Suddenly, a foreign cavalryman with oil paint on his face and leather armor soaked in horse dung appeared from behind the hills. He was staring at Laiyang City where the smoke was burning with a pair of cold eyes.
Not long after, a foreign cavalry, half naked and wrapped in a tiger skin cloak, slowly rode forward. After taking a look at the city in the distance with his previous companions, he raised his right hand, and a fierce sea creature suddenly appeared. Dongqing.
After the foreign cavalry muttered a few words to Hai Dongqing, he suddenly raised his arms, and the raptor immediately spread its wings and flew towards the dense forest behind him.
In the dense forest, a cavalry team of a thousand people lined up waiting for instructions. The leader was none other than Zhao Getu himself.
When the raptor flew onto his arm and exchanged words with each other for a while, Zhao Getu showed an extremely cruel smile on his face.
"Warriors, these despicable Korean dogs don't know our arrival. The years of peace have made them forget who was their master.
Now, let us help them reminisce about who is the owner of this land! Come with me to capture this city! "
"Ouch~~"
Zhao Getu's words instantly made the blood of this group of foreign cavalry boil, and their faces were full of greed and ferocity.
"Kill me!"
"kill!"
With an order, a thousand Shen cavalry stepped out of the dense forest and galloped towards Laiyang City.
At this moment, at the top of Laiyang City, several guards were still complaining and dissatisfied about not being able to attend Zhang Chengdong's wedding, and did not pay attention to the changes in the plain outside the city.
In front of the city gate, several guards kept crying and complained that since the Han military officials left, both salary and food benefits had dropped several levels, and they were considering whether to drag their relationship and go to Pingxiang City.
The entire Laiyang City garrison has less than fifty people in total, and these are still improvised.
After all, it was the beginning of the restoration of the country, and there was nothing. The most important thing was that there was not enough money to pay for grassroots expenses. This led to the general scarcity of garrison troops in various parts of Goryeo.
The so-called most elite garrison, that is, the four thousand Goryeo officers and soldiers, are currently mainly responsible for suppressing uprisings in various places and have no time to deploy them to local areas.
After chatting with his colleagues for a few words, an older garrison at the top of the city was planning to go down to the tower to find a place to laze when he suddenly noticed a burst of yellow sand filling the air outside the city, and the sound of roaring iron hoofs was extremely harsh in his ears.
He tried to take a closer look, but the next moment his pupils shrank, and he took a few steps back in fright, shouting loudly: "It's not good! The barbarians... the barbarians are coming!"
The companions were shocked when they heard this and looked outside the city.
At this moment, everyone's expressions changed drastically.
Such a scene has not happened for a long time, and I was stunned in place for a while, not knowing what to do.
While the Goryeo defenders at the top of the city were stunned, the Shen clan cavalry had already reached the bottom of the city.
Zhao Getu took off the horn bow behind him, attached a heavy arrow, aimed at a Korean guard wearing a cloth helmet at the top of the city, and released the bowstring.
"啕~"
"Pfft~"
An arrow shot directly through the guard's throat.
The Korean guard who was hit by the arrow grabbed the arrow shaft at his throat with disbelief on his face, feeling the sharp pain like a knife. How could he not believe that he had died like this?
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
Puff, puff, puff, puff...
Arrows are constantly being shot out from the hands of the cavalry on horseback. The spiked arrows can be said to be fierce and accurate. Each arrow can knock down a defender on the city wall.
In just a dozen breaths, half of the city's defenders had fallen.
In the end, it was the older guard who reacted first, crawled to the warning drum, picked up the drumstick and hit the drum hard.
Boom~~
A violent roar echoed, accompanied by the heart-rending roar of the guard:
"Close the city gate quickly! Smecta!!!"
The numb Goryeo defenders finally reacted and hurriedly shouted to close the city gate.
However, when Zhao Getu saw the city gate closing slowly, he remained calm and in no hurry to break open the city gate. Instead, he ordered his men to continue shooting arrows into the city.
At this time, in the city, due to the singing and dancing at Zhang Chengdong's wedding, no warning drums were heard.
After the protagonist's wedding ceremony, the onlookers finally waited for steaming broth and fragrant white flour steamed buns.
All of a sudden, everyone was saying repeated words of congratulations, but their eyes were fixed on the delicious food...
"Pfft~"
"Uh~~"
On the top of Laiyang City, three elite Shen tribesmen who used rope hooks to climb onto the top of the city fought with the Goryeo defenders.
However, these three elites of the Shen clan were the elites among the elites, each with extraordinary skills. In just a few rounds, they had already eliminated seven or eight Goryeo defenders.
Seeing that he was invincible, the last defender was frightened and turned around to escape, but was saved by an elite man from behind who pounced on him and cut off his head with a knife.
Afterwards, more Shen warriors jumped into the city and walked towards the guard who was huddled behind the city gate and had peed his pants.
"Please don't kill me, Smecta! I am willing to surrender to Smecta!"
Seeing the barbarians approaching, the Korean guards immediately knelt on the ground, crying and begging for mercy and kowtow.
However, what greeted them was a cold butcher knife slicing their own throats...
The gate of Laiyang City slowly opened.
At this moment, the city no longer had any defensive power.
"Come in and let yourself go!"
"Ho~~"
Following Zhao Getu's order, thousands of Shen tribe cavalry filed in and began to ruthlessly abuse the city...
