Han officials

Chapter 107 The troops are approaching the city
In the fourth year of Zhongping, in the sixth month of summer, on the Bingwu day.

In the heavy rain, a group of Hu cavalry were seen rushing past.

Until they arrived at a valley entrance, a big man with a high nose, deep eyes, curly beard and yellow hair raised his whip, and the Hu cavalry behind him stopped tacitly without any disturbance. The basic skill of the Hu people of using horses as their feet was fully demonstrated.

The big man with curly beard and yellow hair looked to be no more than thirty or forty years old, but his face was full of weather-beaten features.

He first stood at the entrance of the valley and sniffed the air, and then nodded slightly. The Hu cavalry behind him immediately showed joy when they saw this.

A moment later, this group of Hu cavalry rushed into the valley and started to revel wildly.

That’s right, these are the Wuhuan tribes that roamed the upper reaches of the Xiaoliao River.

Although the Chigu tribe has only more than 800 households, Chiguli is an old fox.

It would have been fine if they just looted Goguryeo, but each time they would split up into small groups, often with more than a dozen teams going out together. They were quite good at playing the real and fake tricks, and they basically never returned empty-handed.

Of course, although this method is safe, it is not without disadvantages.

Since each team had only a few people, he was unable to capture the powerful Goguryeo settlement.

After a few months, apart from causing panic in the Goguryeo settlements around the Xiaoliao River, the gains were not much.

But even so, Chi Guli was already quite satisfied with such a day.

After all, compared to the Han Dynasty, Goguryeo was undoubtedly a soft persimmon.

The most important thing is that if he really encounters trouble, he can run to the Han border.

With Wei Zhe backing him up, Chi Guli now looked like he was robbing on orders.

In comparison, Wei Muhua's group of pirates were much more arrogant.

Because this guy actually got outside the city!
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The next day, in the inner city of the Goguryeo capital.

On the turbulent Mazi River, Wei Muhua was standing on the deck as steady as a nail.

Even though there was a large group of Goguryeo soldiers on the shore drawing their bows and shooting arrows at him, glaring at him, Wei Muhua remained unmoved and even curled his lips in disdain.

I'm just taking a look around, why make such a fuss?

Well, Wei Muhua admitted that he did have some regrets.

Because he had heard that Guonei City was the capital of Goguryeo, but he didn't expect it to be "one capital, two cities".

To put it simply, there are two cities in the country, one is a mountain city and the other is a plain city.

Under normal circumstances, the King of Goguryeo and the nobles would stay in the city on the plains.

After all, there is more space here and living conditions are relatively more comfortable.

However, when faced with a crisis, this group of people would be urgently transferred to the secondary capital on the mountain.

The two cities are interdependent and serve as both capitals.

But this made Wei Muhua a little hesitant, after all, that mountain city looked difficult to attack.

At least it is basically impossible to capture the pirates under his command, and there is no way to take shortcuts.

Of course, this is not Wei Muhua’s fault for being negligent.

After all, he might be the first Han general to march towards the Goguryeo capital in hundreds of years.

Thinking of this, Wei Muhua finally felt better.

However, seeing a Goguryeo general on the shore still cursing, Wei Muhua immediately smiled coldly.

"Get the big yellow crossbow!"

As a veteran pirate, it is only natural that he has some large yellow crossbows.

As Wei Muhua pulled the trigger of the crossbow, the Goguryeo general on the shore fell to the ground. Not only that, he was shot dead along with his horse.

Seeing this, the Goguryeo army, which had been so aggressive just now, suddenly panicked and retreated repeatedly.

Seeing this, Wei Muhua couldn't help but sigh with regret.

"If I had a thousand large yellow crossbows, why would I have to endure this humiliation?"

As soon as these words came out, the Wei family soldiers standing by couldn't hold back any more and immediately bared their teeth and said, "Master Wei, you really dare to think! A thousand large yellow crossbows? Even my young master doesn't have that!"

Although the Han Dynasty did not restrict civilians from carrying bows and crossbows, the large-scale crossbow, a powerful weapon, was an exception.

Not to mention ordinary powerful people, there are not many even in the border counties, and the majority are in Luoyang.

When he said that, Wei Muhua laughed and said, "Indeed, a waist-drawn crossbow is enough."

After all, compared to a strong bow that relies only on arm strength, the range of a waist-drawn crossbow is indeed sufficient.

The so-called "waist-drawn crossbow" is actually a powerful crossbow equipped with a simple winder.

Archers typically hook the bowstring with a special cord from their waist, then draw the bow. This allows them to use the strength of their waist and legs to pull the bowstring, which can reach six or seven stones. Weaker archers can use a kick to draw the bowstring, while stronger archers can still use the waist.

For example, now, after the pirates on the ship fired a volley of shots, the Goguryeo army on the shore could not bear it anymore.

There's no other way. No one can stand just standing there and getting beaten.

Seeing this, Wei Muhua left on the boat with regret. The speed of sailing downstream immediately made the Goguryeo army on the shore who were preparing to pursue them despair!
They had never encountered pirates before, and this was the first time they encountered such a situation.

At the same time, above the mountain city.

"Trash! A bunch of trash!"

Gao Nanwu, who watched the whole process from the top of the city wall, was so angry that his face turned red, even a little purple.

Not to mention him, even the Goguryeo nobles in gorgeous clothes and mink furs beside him had an ugly expression.

After all, this is the royal city of Goguryeo, not a toilet!
How can we allow Han people to come and go as they please?
If the guarding general had not been shot dead just now, these people would definitely want to skin him alive.

Gao Nanwu was furious for a moment, then he glared at the Left Prime Minister Yu Su and said, "No matter what method you use, immediately build a navy for me!"

If the Mazi River wasn't too wide, Gao Nanwu would even want to build a dam right now.

Seeing him so furious, Yu Su had no choice but to bow and accept his orders.

However, after Gao Nanwu left angrily, Yu Su turned around and looked at the dignitaries and said, "Everyone, come together."

Without waiting for these people to refrain, Yu Su spoke directly, "You all don't want to let the Han pirates come to the city again, right?"

Once these words were spoken, these lords and leaders were really in control.

So after some bargaining, the Goguryeo navy composed of fishermen and fishing boats was born.

Although it's a bit shabby, don't be disgusted by it.

After all, the Goguryeo people were good at hunting, but not many of them were good at fishing.

On the other side, when Wei Muhua was returning, he took the time to launch a surprise attack on Kulou City.

Similar to the Han area, Goguryeo's settlements were actually divided into three levels.

The best one is naturally the "mountain-surrounded moat", which is generally only enjoyed by powerful and wealthy people.

The next best is the "Ishigaki Settlement", which is mostly populated by wealthy Chinese people.

As for the lowest class, they "live in reed houses", and most of them are the lower-class people of Goguryeo.

The "Kuluo City" is a second-rate "stone wall settlement" with some defense, but not much.

(End of this chapter)