The Hunjiang River is the largest tributary of the Yalu River (called Mazishui at this time), and was even considered to be the main trunk of the Yalu River. But aside from this, the Hunjiang River, which has a nearly 90-degree turn in the middle, and the upper reaches of the Yalu River, are perfectly in the

A rectangular area is enclosed under Changbai Mountain.

This is the greatest gift to mankind.

Historically, after the Goguryeo people were forced to rebel by Wang Mang, they reconciled with the Han Dynasty established by Guangwu. However, as the country's military expansion finally aroused the vigilance of the Han Dynasty, the two countries finally entered a long period of military friction. And faced with the

Under the huge military pressure of the Han Dynasty, the Goguryeo people who originally established their capital in Heshenggu City on the west side of the Hunjiang River immediately set their sights on the other side of their capital city, which is the geomantic treasure land mentioned before!

Surrounded by water on three sides and backed by Changbai Mountain on one side, this territory provides the most outstanding defense facilities in the classical era. Furthermore, this territory is extremely open and can provide sufficient agricultural support... and this is enough!

For more than a hundred years, the Goguryeo people relied on this long strip of land as their foundation and continued to expand. They turned into a "big country" with a population of hundreds of thousands under the eyes of the Han Dynasty, and they frequently fought against the Han Dynasty's Xuantu County.

It had to come and go, with sound and color, which was enough to comfort the first Goguryeo king Zhu Meng who was killed by Wang Mang like a chicken.

However, back to the present, just as the first year of Guanghe of the Han Dynasty was about to pass, the Han people finally broke through the defense that the Goguryeo people had built on the periphery for hundreds of years, and burned the war to the banks of the Hun River.

This may be a bit inaccurate, because when Xu Rong attacked the most important stronghold of the Goguryeo people on the Hun River, their old capital Heshenggu City, he did not set any fire, and only seven or eight people died.

...The latter was mainly because when the vanguard troops entered the palace of the Goguryeo people in this city, they couldn't help but carry out some looting, and then provoked a moderate street fight.

Of course, this was just a small episode. With the arrival of thousands of cavalry and the hanging of the heads of hundreds of Goguryeo people who dared to resist, the old capital of the Goguryeo people still completely fell into the hands of the Han army.

And no matter what, no matter how easily the city fell, the great strategic significance of the Han army's acquisition of it cannot be obliterated...

First of all, this is the old capital of the Goguryeo people, and it is the second largest city in Goguryeo. Its fall itself has enough political significance. Even if the Han army stops here, they will loot the city and then

Burning the fire and returning home is enough to leave a name in history. From Gongsun Xun's point of view, it is also enough to achieve the intended purpose;

Secondly, Heshenggu City is also a hub city on the Hun River. Controlling it means that the core of the Goguryeo people will be completely opened up. Even if the Hun River freezes, the Goguryeo capital at the foot of Ji'an Mountain will be completely opened.

, it will still open the door to the Han army!

Not to mention, Xu Rong accidentally caught a super big fish in this city.

"Are you Ming Lin Da Fu?" Looking at the short old man in front of him and wearing shabby clothes, Xu Bojin was also dubious. "Since you entered the city half a day earlier than us, why didn't you defend the city instead of letting us defend it?

Why rush into the city so calmly?"

"Report to this general..." Mr. Ming Lin, who was sitting on the ground, could be said to be submissive.

"Just call me Sima. There is only one general in our army." Xu Rong immediately frowned and interrupted the other's flattery.

"Yes, this Sima." Ming Lin's husband immediately changed his words and replied in relatively fluent Chinese. "I did want to guard the old capital, but the frustration is... I am alone this time.

When I entered the city, there were few people around me, and no one even helped me prove my identity at first.”

"Where are the people around you?" Xu Rong couldn't help but be curious after hearing this. "A great nation has never left its branches. It has been in charge of the government for decades. Even if it is defeated like this, there should be some people around you to follow, right?"

"I have been deliberately abolishing the old system in recent years, and I have offended many nobles and ministries in the country... With such a defeat, they naturally pushed me away." Ming Lin answered his husband still very candidly. "When I was pursued by Sima along the way.

, I once asked them to come to Heshenggu City, but they all clamored to cross the Hun River directly to the capital while the Hun River was frozen..."

"Then why don't you go together?" Xu Rong became more and more strange. "If you go to your capital, you might be able to do something else. If you come here alone, aren't you just sending him into my hands?"

"Firstly, this city is really a critical place and I don't dare to abandon it lightly; secondly, I really didn't expect Sima to be so hasty." At this point, Ming Lin's husband couldn't help but smile bitterly. "Thirdly, with the current situation,

I don’t dare to go to the capital anymore.”

"Are you afraid of being punished by your king?"

"Reporting to this Sima, I am not afraid of being punished. In fact, our country in Goguryeo does not have a clear judicial system. If a person commits a crime, we can compete with each other to see who can raise his voice during public discussions... My family is a wealthy family in the country, so even if we were defeated in the war,

It will be difficult for them to punish me."

"Then what are you afraid of?"

"I'm just afraid of them..."

"Hold on!" Xu Rong suddenly waved his hand to stop the other party's explanation, and turned to listen attentively. "What happened outside? Why do I hear that someone is making noise in the distance?"

Several guards immediately turned around and ran out of the palace, but quickly returned, and then bowed down with excitement and replied: "Sima, people outside are shouting that the general has entered the city, and many people are going to the west gate to cheer.

meet!"

"It came so fast!" Xu Rong and Ming Lin Dafu were both shocked, but the latter did not dare to shout.

"Let this person change his clothes, and then quickly take him with me to see the general." Xu Rong was shocked and quickly stopped the temporary interrogation, and quickly told the guards around him another thing. "By the way, go to the palace."

Clean up and let the general stay!"

Gongsun Xun is indeed here.

In fact, when he was sure that the Goguryeo army in front was completely destroyed, he led only dozens of white horse cavalry and came straight here along the thousand-mountain passage full of corpses.

This is not to say that he is eager for utilitarianism, on the contrary, he just wants to disgust Prefect Xuantu for his drama... In other words, after the latter heard about the great victory ahead and the 50,000 Goguryeo army was wiped out in one day, he first and everyone

Similarly, my jaw dropped in shock, but then I also showed the style of a Han Dynasty border county with two thousand stones. It is said that at that time, the Jugongju prefect did not even bother to change his shoes, and ran directly to the official temple.

The entire Xuantu County force was mobilized in the court, with large cars, small horses, and strong civilians coming directly to Zuoyuan. Then he himself, also a tall horse, wearing a crown and armor, followed majestically behind the group.

To be honest, Gongsun Xun didn't feel that he would lose any credit or fame when the battle reached this point... Ju Teng did indeed put in a lot of effort. It can even be said that without Ju Teng's support, the victory or defeat of this battle would not have been possible.

It can be seen that there is no harm in sharing some of his merits and making this guy a prince.

But the problem is that when Gongsun Xun learned the details of the request for reinforcements on the day of the trial, that is, after the latter had to eat the documents, he couldn't help but feel a little defensive, so he took advantage of the opponent before he came and went straight to

He came to the front military office and deliberately let the drama go to waste... This behavior is like teasing a cat with dried fish. In fact, it has no practical effect and is just pure willfulness.

Of course, no one would think that Gongsun Xun was not qualified to do this now...especially after even He Shenggu City was captured by the Han army in the blink of an eye.

"Thank you for your hard work, gentlemen!" Gongsun Xun, who was under the White Horse banner, looked at the officers of the Han army who were rushing out to greet them, and waved greetings as if they were mischievous.

No one held their heads high and shouted "Serve the big man", but almost everyone hurriedly bowed down.

Gongsun Xun raised his head and laughed, then got off his horse and stepped forward to help everyone up. At this time, Xu Rong also hurriedly appeared in the field of vision.

"Meet the General!"

Seeing that Taodun, Mo Huzhi, Duan Riyuming, Han Dang, Gongsun Yue and others who were chasing him were already gathered around Gongsun Xun. He was the only one left among the generals in the city. He was clearly fighting.

After winning the battle, Xu Rong felt a little guilty for no reason, so he immediately prostrated himself from afar.

"Xu Sima, please get up." Gongsun Xun also hurriedly stepped forward with a smile, and then held his arms to help him up. "A few days ago, I saw Chief Sima driving past the enemy camp on the high platform, and today I heard that you entered the city without stopping. So-called

Driving straight in, you really have the style of a famous ancient general."

Xu Rong was immediately overjoyed, and the inexplicable uneasiness he had felt before disappeared: "The general anticipated the enemy in advance, and commanded with determination. The overall situation was established, and this is why we won this battle!"

"Okay, you and I don't have to compliment each other anymore." Gongsun Xun grabbed the other person's arm and stood parallel to the other person. "Let's talk about business, the prefect of Ju has already arrived at Zuoyuan, so I will take the lead... Let me ask you, Heshenggu City

Now that I don’t know what the morale of the army is, can we set out to besiege the capital of Goguryeo as soon as possible?”

Xu Rong was stunned for a moment: "Although the army is very fast, why is the general so anxious? I think since the Heshenggu City has been conquered, it is better to rest for a while, wait for the troops from the rear to arrive, and then assemble the army and calmly capture the capital of Goguryeo."

"What Xu Sima said is wrong!" At this moment, Mo Hu Zhi suddenly jumped out. "Since the general has issued a military order, you and I can just follow the order directly. Why do we need to ask more questions?"

As soon as this statement came out, all the surrounding generals nodded in agreement with Mohu Zang, which made Xu Rong speechless for a moment, and the uneasiness he had just lost suddenly returned. However, he didn't know why, so he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

.

However, seeing the attendants behind him running from the palace, Xu Rong quickly changed the subject and strongly invited Gongsun Xun to stay in the palace. They would have a banquet first, and then discuss the march at the banquet.

However, as soon as these words came out, the surroundings suddenly became silent again, and even Gongsun Xun stopped immediately.

"This..." Although he was still a little confused, Xu Rong at least knew where he should have done something wrong, so he couldn't help but panic.

Gongsun Xun found it funny when he saw this. Only now did he realize that although Xu Rong was a good fighter, he was extremely slow in politics.

You must know that although Goguryeo is only a small country, it is almost two hundred years since the founding of the country. Their King of Goguryeo was officially canonized by Guangmu. In other words, the rules of this king are serious, worthy of the name, and recognized by the central court.

.As for Gongsun Xun's trip, even if he really destroyed Goguryeo in the end, when he finally reported it, he would probably cover it up with some nonsense like "Crunting the rebellion on behalf of the King of Goguryeo"...

Under such circumstances, how could Gongsun Xun, who was sending troops privately, enter the enemy's palace without knowing it? Isn't this a very unpleasant situation? Not to mention, there is a prefect Xuan Tu behind him.

What should you do if you grab the tail and the toad crawls onto your feet and bites you to death but makes you sick?

In fact, not only Gongsun Xun, Gongsun Yue and others, but also Hu leaders such as Mohu Zang, Taodun, Duan Riyuming and others have this kind of political sensitivity...even for them

, this kind of status thing is probably a bit more serious.

However, Xu Rong, the general of the Han army, seemed a little confused... In fact, he seemed to have come from the direction of the palace just now. Maybe he himself rested there last night. It is even conceivable that he was there.

There should also be the possibility of being raided by Xu Rong's subordinates.

Judging from the reactions of other generals, they must be generally dissatisfied, so they made insinuations in front of Gongsun Xun.

"It's okay, it's just a palace." After thinking about it, Gongsun Xun took the initiative to excuse Xu Rong. "And the current King of Goguryeo is still a powerful official, so he doesn't necessarily have to respect him... That's good, you don't have to live there.

Let's hold a banquet inside, and then, except for those who need to defend, the entire army and officers above will go in to have a look."

Everyone felt relieved and then became interested again.

"In the short time just now, Xu Sima made two big mistakes." When he arrived at the palace, he saw Gongsun Xun taking advantage of the banquet to express his condolences to the mid-level officers who could enter one by one, but Xu Rong suddenly heard something behind his ears.

a voice.

Xu Bojin turned around and took a closer look, only to find that the speaker was actually Ming Lin Dafu... It turned out that the incident just made the former panicked, so he did not have time to hand this person over to Gongsun Xun.

"Young man, I don't have any other intentions." Ming Lin replied quickly in a low voice. "It's just that Sima treated me with courtesy, and I have a lot of experience in handling affairs, so I have a better grasp of people's hearts, so I ignored my status and paid more attention to it."

I said a few words..."

"Please tell me and listen." Xu Rong was really confused.
To be continued...