The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 268

Goguryeo has had grievances with the Central Plains dynasty since Jumong was established in the Western Han Dynasty.With so many surrounding countries, why did the two emperors of the Sui Dynasty spend their entire lives trying to destroy Goguryeo?
First of all, Goguryeo's land spans Liaodong and the northern part of the peninsula, and it is an ambitious regional power.Although Goguryeo was founded by the Buyeo people, they continued to erode the surrounding territory, invaded and expanded, and the territory continued to expand. In the case of domestic population statistics, there were as many as 70 households and three to four million people. Nanchen was destroyed by the Sui Dynasty. There were only 400 households at that time, so Goguryeo, which had a convenient location, had ambitions and confidence to challenge the Sui Dynasty and challenge its strong neighbors.

Secondly, Goguryeo is different from nomads. Goguryeo integrates nomadism, fishing, hunting and farming, which means that its economic system has achieved sustainability and diversification.The Xiongnu, Rouran, Turks, and other grassland nomads depended on the sky for food, and they may be devastated by a heavy snowfall.Goguryeo has a solid political and military system.The hierarchy is clear, the organization is strict, and it has a strong ability to resist disasters and resist.It can be said that the decision of the rulers of the Sui Dynasty to destroy Goguryeo was far-sighted and politically insightful.Referring to the Liao established by the Khitan people and the Jin established by the Jurchens, if Goguryeo encountered the Song Dynasty, it might really be able to continue to dominate the Central Plains for hundreds of years.Moreover, Goguryeo was very good at building the city, and its defense was extremely strong. The two emperors of the Sui Dynasty conquered Goguryeo four times and invested nearly [-] million manpower (soldiers and transporting people) before and after, but it was difficult to capture Goguryeo.

Third, the Great Sui Dynasty split the Eastern and Western Turks, merged Yiwu, Ketuyuhun, and promoted the Western Regions. The martial arts reached its peak and established a set of tribute system with the Great Sui as the core. , repeated violations, and responded to the diplomatic mediation of the Great Sui Empire with a provocative stance.Of course, this cannot be tolerated by the Sui Empire, so the two sides must break out of war.The country of Goguryeo is full of cohesion, and the people of Goguryeo are "very aggressive, powerful, good at fighting, and good at fighting for money", which makes them very restless and aggressive.The destructive power of its actions is imperative.

Yang Tong now has the strength to destroy his country, but he doesn't want to fight anymore, and he won't destroy his country in the future, for two reasons:

First of all, the peninsula is located in a remote place, except for a Changbai Mountain, there is no place of development value.Changbai Mountain has a vast land and rich resources, and there are countless rare treasures, especially the millennium ginseng is the most famous.A thousand-year-old ginseng was dug from Changbai Mountain, which is enough for a ginseng to spend a lifetime. Now that this treasure mountain has been successfully obtained, Yang Tong is not interested in other places, and the other is that there is not so much manpower to fill it.After the great chaos and great rule, the Great Sui Dynasty will fall into a stage where the population is seriously underpopulated. It is impossible for him to leave the good land uncultivated and let the people come to this bitter cold and harsh place. It is better to develop the south of the Yangtze River to settle the people in this ghost place. really.

Secondly, political factors. The main development direction of the Sui Dynasty is the Western Regions, but the powerful regional power Goguryeo is located in the rear of the Sui Dynasty, which has special strategic value. The first emperor swore to destroy it.But now, it has lost four-fifths of its land, its strength is comparable to that of Silla, and it no longer poses any threat to Sui.The existence of three countries on the peninsula is extremely beneficial to the Sui Dynasty.In history, Li Zhi was dazzled by the Silla sisters, and actually helped Silla unify the peninsula. Later, within a generation, Silla became a poisonous dagger stabbed at the Li-Tang Dynasty. Whenever the Li-Tang Dynasty beat When Tubo was on the verge of victory, Silla would violate the frontiers, causing Li and Tang to waste all their previous efforts and lose their national strength. Li and Tang's soldiers were exhausted from running back and forth.But in the twentieth century, our country lived frugally and sacrificed countless soldiers to unify the north and south of a certain southern country. As a result, within a few years, it turned around to deal with our country... This kind of loss is too much, and Yang Tong must not make the same mistake. , and the law of triangle is the most stable, so Goguryeo cannot be destroyed.Now that the eldest brother Goguryeo and the second son Silla have proclaimed their vassals successively, it is estimated that the time for the third Baekje to become a vassal will not be too far away. At that time, we will watch them fight back and forth. The identity of the leader of the alliance to mediate, usually in the same way as the United States, selling obsolete weapons, and seeking war money from them.

A few days later, Zuo Tiancheng came to Danxin City City Guard in a hurry, and said that the Goguryeo family headed by Yuanshi had moved to the south of the 40th parallel, and they cooperated honestly.

Listening to Zuo Tiancheng's report, a sneer appeared on the corner of Yang Tong's mouth.

Will Yuanshi be honest?Yang Tong absolutely didn't believe it. Yuangai Suwen in history was Dong Zhuo of Goguryeo. If the Gao family had not had a long history and was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, he would have replaced him long ago. How could there be such a puppet as the King of Treasures?It's just that now Yuan Gai Suwen has lost his right arm and right leg, and the whole body has completely lost his balance, and he doesn't know how he will live in the future. Thinking about such a hero who was crippled by himself before he became famous, his heart is refreshing.What he didn't know was that Yang Wanchun, a formidable figure, was also burned to ashes by Fang Xuanling.

"Thank you General Zuo!" Yang Tong said with a smile.

Zuo Tiancheng said excitedly: "It's not hard work at all, it's not to mention how fun it is to deal with these Goguryeo people."

Fang Xuanling said with a relaxed smile. "In this battle, our army annihilated about 20 troops from the land and water army of Goguryeo. The cost was that 50 slaves were beaten and only 12 people were left. However, the loss of our army in the Sui Dynasty was less than 12. The results are not without glory! Xuan The [-] defenders of more than [-] large and small cities such as Tu, Shoujiang, Danxin, Fuzu, Longgu, Xilin, Donglin, Gucheng, Dang'e, and Huayin have all been detained in prisons. Goguryeo should still have no less than six The strength of the Wan Dajun is comparable to that of Silla. With the current population and national strength of Koguryo, it can support about [-] troops at most. If this number is exceeded, its national strength and economy will collapse.”

"This is a crazy country. They gamble heavily. In order to seek first-line development space, they often bet on the country's fortunes. It has been like this before, and it will be like this in the future! They pulled out an army of 30, all within my expectations Among them, this despicable nation must not be taken lightly." Du Ruhui held a different view.

"Keming is right! You will suffer a lot if you underestimate Goguryeo." Yang Tong agreed.

"What is your Highness going to do? Build the Great Wall?" Fang Xuanling asked with a smile.

"The people of Goguryeo are good at building cities, and the 12 soldiers in prison are the best labor. Next, build a Great Wall from Xilin to Fuzuo on the east coast. The city is six feet high and three feet wide! Wait for this road After the Great Wall is completed, the northern Great Wall will be extended to the seaside Chongjin. When these two Great Walls are successfully completed, our Liaodong strategy in the Sui Dynasty will be considered complete. From now on, we only need to guard the Great Wall and watch the battle outside the pass.” Yang Tong said with a smile.

"Most of the new borders are plains, and the Goguryeo people are cruel and cunning. Before the Great Wall is completed, they should mobilize heavy troops to town the border." Fang Xuanling suggested.

After Yang Tong frowned and thought for a long time, he said slowly: "Xue Wanshu, the governor of Xiangping County, is both civil and military. I plan to let Xiangping's [-] defenders stationed in Guicheng in the east of the border. Xue Wanshu is also responsible for building the Great Wall besides the town. His The task is to start from the ancient city and build the Great Wall to the mouth of Sashui and Yudi City by the seaside of Wuhu Lake; General Zuo’s task is to start from the ancient city and build the Great Wall to Changping City on the east coast.”

"Here!" Zuo Tiancheng respectfully responded.

Yang Tong went on to say: "The entire Great Wall has to cross the upper reaches of the Weishui River. I plan to let the bridge master Li Chunshilang be in charge of building a bridge with both traffic and defense, and supervise the quality of the entire Great Wall. As for the bridge that has become an inner county Let Xiangping be handed over to Zhou Shaofan, he is also talented in both civil and military affairs, and he is more than enough to be the governor of the county."

Fang Xuanling glanced at Zuo Tiancheng, and said with some hesitation: "General Zuo is a very pure soldier. I think his mission should be on the battlefield, and he is not suitable to be a county guard who governs the region! Yichen said See, Xue Wanshu is the best candidate for the sheriff."

Zuo Tiancheng was not angry either, he grinned and said: "It's better that Fang Shuai understands me. Your Highness, why don't you let me be a county magistrate."

Yang Tong shook his head slowly: "I trust Xue Wanshu's character and ability, and he is indeed more suitable than General Zuo. But in special times, General Zuo plays a much greater role than Xue Wanshu."

"Your Highness is worried that Xue Wanshu's soft heart will make a big mistake?"

"Exactly. The 12 Goguryeo defenders plus the captives make up a total of more than [-] to [-] young and strong soldiers. These are ferocious soldiers. In order to ensure absolute peace, it is estimated that they must be powerful." Yang Tong's eyes flashed. Ice-cold, he didn't want Xuantu to become an unstable factor because of his useless soft-heartedness. As the saying goes, "people who are not of my race must have different hearts", no matter how many foreigners kill, no one will say a word.

"Here!"

There was a hint of excitement in Zuo Tiancheng's eyes. In a domestic war, soldiers must restrain themselves no matter how much they want to kill. They cannot kill surrendered soldiers, nor can they harm civilians. But when facing alien races, there is no such restriction .

"General Zuo, the Turkic slaves have made great contributions. I decided to let them live in Xuantu County and become an official member of our Sui Dynasty, and select Goguryeo women to marry them! Turkic people have no theory of benevolence, righteousness and morality. Be the sharpest blade in your hands. Anyone who tries to resist will be killed, no matter how old or young. Only when they are scared, the rest will settle down."

Xuantu County has been away from the embrace of the motherland for too long, and the Han family blood in the Goguryeo people has been so weak that it can be ignored. No matter how kind they are, they cannot influence this nation that is extremely hostile to the Sui Dynasty.Even if he can be influenced, Yang Tong doesn't have the time, energy, or patience.In order to ensure that no accident happened to Xuantu, Yang Tong decided to implement a cruel military control system, and used killings to completely wipe out the brutality of the Goguryeo people step by step, making them afraid of the Han people when they saw them.

In addition, there are two important reasons. One is that the soldiers Yang Tong needs are not only elite soldiers, but also tiger and wolf divisions.And this move can strengthen the bloodiness of the soldiers of the Sui Dynasty, turning them into ferocious wolves and tigers. When Xuantu County is completely stabilized, the nearly [-] military officers can turn around and target the Turks on the grassland and the countries of the Western Regions. , Tuyuhun.This kind of military control system will inevitably become the most terrible management in the world.

Second, Yang Tong deeply hated these alien races in Liaodong. In his memory, after the Khitan entered the Central Plains, it brought a bloody storm, so the Khitans were wiped out; After the Jin and Qing dynasties, this nation will also be wiped out in the future, which is why he supports Sumo Mohe.As for Goguryeo, no matter what the reason was for the million generals of the Sui Dynasty, they all died at the hands of Goguryeo people. This is a bloody fact. For enemies, Yang Tong only has three words in his heart: kill!kill!kill!

Why can the future polar bears maintain a strong hegemony for generations?Why is it still able to confront the largest power when it is in internal and external troubles?It is because they are located in a bitter cold place, the whole nation is constantly struggling to survive, forge ahead, and never submit to anyone, so that the soul of the whole nation is tempered in the flames of war!

They never bend down, so they naturally have the aura of looking down on the world!
However, some ethnic groups have been slaves for a long time, and they will get used to groveling and lingering...

What Yang Tong has to do is to ignite the blood that Da Sui already possessed. He also tempers the soul of his own nation, so that the whole clan can hold their heads high and their spines straight when facing foreigners.

As for the aliens, they must be worshiped collectively.

To be honest, the Goguryeo people of this era are very proud, bloody, and have their own national soul, which is much stronger than the grassland peoples such as the Turks, but unfortunately, they are not a member of the Great Sui Dynasty, so Yang Tong It is necessary to use the method of blood victory to kill their slavishness, and it is far beyond the future generations.

Dissatisfied?

Then kill them until they bow their heads, kill them until they are terrified, kill them so that they become slavish, and kill them until they become genocide.

(End of this chapter)