Yao Yuanfu reminded Feng Hui that the barbarians knew that our food and grass were cut off and that we had no water source. They had traveled thousands of miles to attack us and the division soldiers were tired. He deliberately pretended to reconcile, but in fact he was delaying time. After delaying it until night, they would launch a surprise attack on us. We annihilate them in one fell swoop.
Feng Hui also saw through Tuoba Yanchao's trick, but they occupy a dangerous terrain and are easy to defend and difficult to attack. What should we do?
Yao Yuanfu analyzed: Although the barbarians were numerous, they lacked elites, and they all lined up on the mountain. They only wanted to delay time and were not ready for battle. Moreover, the infantry in front of their formation had no lethality against the cavalry. I am going to lead the cavalry to attack their position. If I win, I will raise the yellow flag to indicate that you will lead the whole army to attack them. You can capture them in one battle!
Feng Hui agreed. As expected, Tuoba Yanchao was defeated and fled in confusion.
Feng Hui and Yao Yuanfu successfully entered Lingzhou.
As a result, peace and stability returned to the northwest.
The threats in the southwest and northwest were dealt with promptly and properly without further fermentation, which also fueled Shi Chonggui's arrogance.
The Later Jin Dynasty had been exhausted by successive years of natural disasters and two large-scale wars against the Liao Dynasty. In fact, it was on the verge of collapse. It urgently sought a way to break the deadlock and reach peace with the Khitan on the premise of safeguarding national sovereignty. protocol.
With God's perspective, we can easily give a reasonable answer: instigate a line struggle within the Khitan, help Queen Mother Shulu win the initiative, and suppress Yelv Deguang, who "destroyed the Jin sect".
However, Shi Chonggui suddenly had an idea and came up with a wonderful idea. He wanted to open a second battlefield to force peace with war. In his view, the Later Jin Dynasty's two consecutive victories were brought to the brink of collapse, so how could the Khitan, which had suffered two consecutive defeats, feel comfortable? Yelu Deguang will definitely face huge domestic political pressure, so as long as the later Jin Dynasty continues to add fuel and fire, a major earthquake will inevitably occur in the Khitan political situation.
There seems to be nothing wrong with it in theory, so... how to implement it specifically?
Shi Chonggui smiled evilly and showed everyone his secret weapon - Gao Li.
This is a magical country established by a magical nation on a magical land.
In the fourth year of Zhenming in the Later Liang Dynasty (918), in the southwest of China, Wang Jian, the ancestor of the former Shu and the "bastard of thieves", passed away; in the same year, in the northeast of China, another man named Wang Jian was supported by his subordinates and replaced Silla. The king changed the name of the country to "Goryeo".
To popularize it a bit, this "Goryeo" regime is also called "Wang's Goryeo", which has nothing to do with the historical "Goguryeo".
The "Goguryeo" regime appeared in China's Western Han Dynasty (about 37 BC). It was destroyed by the Tang army during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty (668), and the main part of the Goguryeo regime was incorporated into the territory of the Tang Dynasty.
More than two hundred years later, Wang Jian, like the warlords in the feudal towns in the late Tang Dynasty, was supported by his subordinates to seize power, proclaimed himself king, changed the country's name to "Goryeo", and took advantage of the popularity of "Goguryeo", just like in the Central Plains, all warlords named Li If you want to establish a separatist regime or establish a country, you will inevitably change the name of the country to "Tang", and those with the surname Liu will be "Han".
Therefore, the relationship between "Goryeo" and "Goguryeo" is the same as the relationship between the Han Dynasty (Liu Bang) and the Later Han Dynasty (Liu Zhiyuan), the Tang Dynasty (Li Yuan) and the Later Tang Dynasty (Li Cunxu).
The founding king of Goryeo, Wang Geon, was a wise and powerful man. He usurped power and established himself in 918, annexed Silla in 935, and destroyed Baekje in 936, unifying the central and southern parts of today's Korean Peninsula. Although this small area is only half the size of La Province in China, and it is just the size of Youzhou Lulong Army, in this magical land, Taizu Wang Jian's move to unify half of the peninsula was already an earth-shattering achievement. He is simply the Qin Emperor and Han Wu, the most high-quality man in the universe.
According to historical records, "Korean King Jian used troops to defeat Silla and Baekje, so all the Dongyi kingdoms attached themselves to it, with two capitals, six prefectures, nine festivals, and one hundred and twenty counties."
In 936 AD, King Jian of Goryeo conquered the Korean peninsula. In the same year, a major event also happened in China: Shi Jingtang founded the country and proclaimed himself emperor.
King Jian of Goryeo secretly told Shi Jingtang that he was related to the King of Bohai. The Khitans destroyed the Bohai Kingdom and the king was captured. I am willing to join forces with the Later Jin Dynasty to attack the Khitan from the north and the south to restore the Bohai Kingdom and avenge my relatives!
During the Shi Jingtang period, due to the pressure of the actual situation, he pursued a "pro-Liao policy" and did not have enough strength to challenge the Khitan overlord status. Shi Jingtang directly ignored the proposal of Wang Jian of Goryeo and did not make any answer.
Now, the ambitious Shi Chonggui thought of this dusty past.
The Khitan had been preparing to move into the Central Plains since the Yelu Abaoji period. The reason why they maintained rational restraint throughout the Later Liang and Later Tang periods was largely because they were trapped by the Bohai Kingdom and were worried about a fire in the backyard. The reason why they dared to go deep into the Central Plains at the end of the Later Tang Dynasty was The reason why the Central Plains became a bandit was because it annexed Bohai State and solved its worries.
If Wang Jian of Goryeo could send troops to the Korean Peninsula with great vigor and high spirits, crossing the Yalu River, he would surely contain the Khitan's energy.
By coincidence, Wang Jian of Goryeo passed away, and his son Wang Wu took charge of state affairs and sent envoys to express condolences to the Jin Dynasty.
Shi Chonggui was so confident that he immediately sent senior official Guo Renyu to visit Goryeo, ostensibly to attend Wang Jian's funeral and confer Wang Wu as the King of Goryeo. In fact, he took the opportunity to discuss with Wang Wu the military operations of the two countries to attack Khitan.
In the previous description of Goryeo Wang Jian, their Goryeo people were strong and prosperous, and the economy was prosperous. The whole country was filled with hatred for the Khitans. As long as the great powers of the Celestial Dynasty nodded, they would immediately deal a heavy blow to the Khitans, at least to restore the Bohai Kingdom. , as for whether the Khitan can be wiped out in one fell swoop, it depends on whether the great powers of the Celestial Dynasty have enough compassion and mercy.
Guo Renyu came to Koryo with full expectations and was cordially received by Wang Wu. After comprehensively inspecting the reality of Koryo, Guo Renyu brought Shi Chonggui a detailed investigation and evaluation report. This report can be summarized For two words: Damn me!
First of all, the Goryeo Kingdom is not like what Wang Jian boasted before, with strong soldiers and horses, and sufficient food and grass... With their little strength, let alone fighting the Khitan, the Central Plains sent two village chiefs to destroy the country.
The Korean people boast that they don't have drafters, they are a frog in the well, and they are arrogant. This bad habit has lasted for more than a thousand years and has not changed until today.
Wang Jian of Goryeo exaggerated about Shi Jingtang, certainly not for the sake of flattery. Like most of the barbarian Rongdi, he exaggerated his own strength and loyalty to the Celestial Kingdom to defraud him of rewards. Falsely reporting performance, deceiving shareholders and social hot money, raising stock prices, cashing out at high prices, and cutting leeks.
Secondly, Wang Wu is a clay Bodhisattva who crosses the river and cannot protect himself. Even if he really wanted to kill an egg with a stone, his order would be difficult to implement.
