On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 337 Pyongyang Woman (Water)

Goguryeo was able to contend with the two unified Central Plains dynasties of the Sui and Tang Dynasties for more than seventy years. Although it was due to Yang Guang's series of tricks, its own military strength should not be underestimated.

According to the research of later researchers, when Goguryeo was in the Sui Dynasty, its population had reached 697,000 households and it had a standing army of 600,000.

You must know that the Shu Han, who is known as a belligerent, only has three households raising one soldier. If it were not for the prime minister's outstanding governance skills, the Shu land would have been in chaos.

Goguryeo was not a nomadic nation, it was a farming civilization. It would be a fantasy to have one soldier per household.

In fact, 697,000 households is not the entire population of Goguryeo. After all, even Baekje, the weakest among the three kingdoms of Goguryeo, Silla, and Baekje, was counted as having a population of seven when it was destroyed by Tang Gaozong Li Zhi.

160,000 households.

Within the territory of Goguryeo, in addition to the population of the five tribes as the main ethnic groups, there are also many nomadic tribes, fishing and hunting tribes, such as the Mohe people, the predecessors of the Jurchen tribe.

The so-called standing army of 600,000 actually included the servant armies of various ethnic groups controlled by Goguryeo.

For example, there were 30,000 Mohe people who followed the northern master Gaopuluo to aid Liaodong, while the western master Guannu Jiacheng had 80,000 soldiers and nearly half of his servants.

Generally speaking, the will of the servant army to fight is relatively weak, but because the atrocities committed by the coalition forces in Houcheng have spread, at least the servant troops in Liaodong City are determined to coexist and die with the city.

However, Cui Che allowed his soldiers to massacre Houcheng, which also stimulated the morale of the coalition forces in disguise.

After Ahui Lusu took the lead in making a statement and handed over the command of the army, in a sense, Kumoxi, Khitan, and Turkic soldiers also fell into the category of servant armies.

Since they are to be the main force in the attack on Liaodong City, their morale must be boosted, and allowing them to massacre Houcheng is undoubtedly the fastest effective method.

The coalition forces were unstoppable along the way. As the vanguard, Kumoxi's 120,000-horse cavalry was now less than ten miles away from Liaodong City.

As Cui Che's special envoy, Wei Zheng also followed Ahui Lusu.

Although he had read many books by sages, fortunately, Wei Zheng did not get confused by reading, and did not do anything stupid to stop Kumo Xi's atrocities while waiting in the city.

But when Ah Hui Lusu planned to show off his force under Liaodong City, Wei Zheng still fulfilled his duty effectively.

Facing Wei Zheng's advice, Ah Hui Lusu was noncommittal. He felt that he would just go around the city. If the Goguryeo people were really afraid, they would open the city and ask for surrender. According to the principle that whoever captured the city would get half of the spoils,

What a fortune that must be.

Seeing that Ah Hui Lusu ignored him, Wei Zheng was also angry, and he angrily said:

"Your Majesty! Before sending out the army, Duke Yan had told us to set up a stronghold ten miles away from the city and wait for the arrival of the army.

"Today, the king wants to go to the city to show off his power. Could it be that he is looking at the oath he made that day?

"But I won't give up until I die under a knife!"

In front of the other four heads of the Xi tribe, Wei Zheng did not leave any face to Ah Hui Lusu.

In fact, he also had a stubborn temper. Historically, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was driven into panic and shouted at Wei Zheng to kill him, but he did not give in. What's more, now that he has Cui Che as his backer, he only faces Ahui Lusu.

Ah Hui Lusu then forced a smile and said:

"Special envoy Wei, please calm down. Xiao Wang is also eager to serve Yan Gong, so he lost his mind for a moment."

After the cavalry and infantry were on alert and Kumo Xi's infantry built a camp for the four tribes, Ahui Lusu also sent a woman to Wei Zheng as an apology.

The woman was a survivor of Hou City. She was originally the wife of the guard. She was captured after Xi's army broke through the city. Ah Hui Lusu offered her as a gift to Cui Che, but she was declined.

Cui Che brought four concubines with him on this trip, which was already too much to handle. This woman was not as stunning as Er Chen, so how could Cui Che accept her?

He likes widowed ladies, but the status of a wife who is waiting for a city guard is still quite different for Cui Che.

In Cui Che's house, except for Wang Miaorong, who was arranged by her grandmother, the one with the lowest status is also a princess or a noble concubine.

Wei Zheng married the woman, but he did not have a morbid liking for widows like Cui Che.

But in order to maintain the relationship with Ah Hui Lusu, he had just damaged his face, and now Ah Hui Lusu had done it and even sent gifts to apologize.

If you don't accept it yourself, you may cause misunderstanding on the part of the other party.

For Cui Che's grand plan, Wei Zheng was able to violate his conscience and turn a blind eye to some unjust things.

But that doesn't mean he has to lower his moral standards to the same level as these barbarians.

After all, it was inconvenient for a man and a woman to live together in the same room, so Wei Zheng sent someone to send the woman to the Sui army camp and asked her to serve Cui Che's four concubines.

It is taboo to carry female relatives in the army. If the consequences are serious, it may disturb the morale of the army.

In the first few years, Cui Che was determined not to take any concubines to Sui Jun. If he had desires, he would suppress them.

It wasn't until his prestige was fully established in the army that Yuchi Chifan and Zhang Lihua followed him pretending to be soldiers.

This time the four girls accompanied the army, which was an exception. It was even more impossible for Cui Che to arrange slaves to serve them.

Therefore, Yuchi Chifan and the four of them did everything themselves, such as starching and washing clothes.

Cui Che didn't have time to take care of their daily life for them, let alone let the army officers do it for them, so Wei Zheng's move was just right.

The reason why Cui Che refused before was because he could not use the woman given to her by Ahui Lusu as a slave. After Wei Zheng changed hands, the nature was different.

When the main force of the coalition forces arrived ten miles north of Liaodong City, the infantry of the Xi Army as the vanguard had already built a camp.

The four camps are still clearly separated.

Cui Che's move was also worried that everyone was camping together. If Goguryeo attacked at night, once the Hu soldiers panicked, it would inevitably affect the Sui army.

He trusted the Yan cavalry under his command, but he still had reservations about the combat effectiveness of the Hu soldiers, especially the Khitan army.

There is no reason. During the Battle of Xiliao River, the Khitan army was still a ragtag group. Now, only three years after joining the Sui Dynasty, its combat effectiveness has soared.

When Fang Xuanling originally said that Khitan soldiers could be used, it was only after military discipline was enforced.

As an expert in night attacks, Cui Che attaches great importance to night camp defense.

After arranging the security of the four coalition forces one by one, Cui Che returned to the commander's tent, intending to drive the serving woman out so that he could spend some time with his concubines.

The war is coming, and we must cherish our time.

But the woman put down the basin, knelt in front of Cui Che, and cried and begged:

"Marshal, please let me redeem my life. I am penniless now, but I just need to write a letter to Pyongyang, and my family will definitely come to redeem me!"

“Are you from Pyongyang?!”

Cui Che suddenly became interested:

"Tell me about Pyongyang. If you tell the truth, there is no need for ransom, and I will definitely let you go home after the war."

There is no more today. Brothers in the group have watched the video and you should all know that in order to catch the train, I have overspent a year’s exercise tonight and it has been exhausted. This chapter was still using mobile phone codes on the train, so the status is not good.

good.

(End of chapter)