Back to the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Chapter 557
Cao Cao originally wanted to play some tricks during the Western Expedition, but when he learned that Yuan Yao had destroyed the Japanese kingdom and captured Le Lang, and the army was in the northeast, he immediately jumped up and hurriedly ordered: "The whole army must attack! Before Yao unifies the Northeast, we will regain Xiliang!! Otherwise, we have no way out!!"

Liu Bei: "Second brother, third brother, Yuan Yao has caused you and me so miserably, there must be no more losses in the Western Expedition!!!"

Liu Biao: "Well... I didn't expect Yuan Yao to make such a great contribution and bring the Wa Kingdom into my territory in such a short period of time! If my sons could have half of Yuan Yao's abilities, they wouldn't be where they are now In a dilemma, now that Chaoyan has officially issued a government order to step down at the age of 54, what should I do? If Yuan Shao can agree with me and attack Yuzhou together, there may be something to be done, but it is a pity that Yuan Shao is short-sighted and sent the main force to the north !..."

Zhou Yu said to Sun Ce: "My lord, General Yuan is unstoppable and will soon be able to unify the Northeast. Looking at the world, only Wang Lang and Liu Biao of Kuaiji County are left for us to make contributions. Please order the expedition as soon as possible. Don't wait. When we start attacking Jingzhou, our rear is still beyond our control!"

Zhang Ji, who was hiding in the southern deep mountains of Xiannong County, asked Liu Biao to borrow grain because of the shortage of grain and grass. Liu Biao refused, so Zhang Ji led the army to attack Nanyang County and looted grain.

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Jianping first year, April

Under the attack of Yuan Yao and Fu Yu, the governor of Liaodong was quickly defeated. Gongsun Du was beheaded by his generals and led the rest of his troops to surrender.

The main force of Xianbei was fighting Gongsun Zan, and Fuyu Kingdom also took the opportunity to mobilize the remaining troops to attack Yilou eastward.

However, the Yilou Kingdom is indeed powerful. Not only is there sufficient food, but also there are a lot of horses. The whole country is almost full of cavalry. According to the information obtained, the number of elite cavalry is about 50. This does not include those non-staff cavalry. Based on the number of about 20 people in Yilou Kingdom, the maximum cavalry force can reach [-]! !
Although Guan Cheng had forcibly landed in Yilou and quickly occupied several cities, the battle with Yilou fell into a stalemate because of too few cavalry.

King Yilou issued an order for the whole people to rebel.

Soon, dozens of resistance troops appeared in Yilou. These resistance troops, regardless of gender, could join the army as long as they were 15 years old. Those under 15 years old were all concentrated near the capital.

After these news reached Yuan Yao's ears, he urgently summoned the generals of the armies, Guo Jia and other counselors to discuss.

Guo Jiadao: "Yilou has enough grain and grass. Now all the people are soldiers. Even if they don't grow grain and graze, their grain can last for more than a year! Therefore, Yilou must use a drag word. He will definitely avoid the main force of our army and take advantage of the cavalry. , Wandering and fighting with our army, and Yilou's terrain is open and there are many plains, our previous tactics in the country of Wa can no longer be used."

"On the other hand, our army has not prepared enough food and grass. Although we have received some supplements from the Wa Kingdom, we can only support it for two months at most! If we can't defeat Yilou within two months, Guan Cheng will be trapped in the northern Liangjue , the entire army will be wiped out!"

"My lord, please send envoys to surrender the king of Goguryeo to avoid losing troops due to the attack on Goguryeo, and then use Goguryeo soldiers as the vanguard to attack Yilou!"

Yuan Yao used Guo Jia's plan to send envoys to Goguryeo, and ordered Ma Yu to persuade him. On April [-], the king of Goguryeo came to surrender. Yuan Yao named him a general and ordered him to lead a total of [-] Goguryeo cavalry to attack Yilou.

On April [-], all Yuan Yao's army entered the territory of Koguryo, and Ma Yu was officially appointed as the prefect of Xuantu, and the county government was still the domestic city of Koguryo.

King Goguryeo's attack on Yilou was not smooth. Although they fought several times, although they won more than they lost, they also lost nearly [-] cavalry and their morale dropped.

Puyu's cavalry also lost about [-] soldiers.

Even with tens of thousands of casualties, the results were not satisfactory. Only eight small cities were captured, with an area of ​​hundreds of miles, which was far from the goal of destroying Yilou.

"Feng Xiao, our cavalry is still not enough, and Yilou is full of cavalry, and there is no fixed place to garrison, which makes it difficult for our infantry to be useful at this stage, even if we find Yilou cavalry , and can’t catch up with the cavalry!” Yuan Yao frowned.

"My lord, Yilou has surrendered, should we consider accepting it?" Guo Jia asked.

"Never accept it!! I can accept Fuyu, and I can accept Goguryeo, because they are not the kind of bloodthirsty people, and they have always had a good relationship with the Han people, and they can accept Han culture, but the Yilou people are different. The land in Yilou is fertile. Near the mountains and the sea, the country is powerful and far away from the Central Plains, if we let it go on, it will become a great disaster for the Han people in future generations!" Yuan Yao said.

"In this way, the lord has only one plan, which is a big reward!!" Guo Jia said.

"How to reward?" Yuan Yao said.

"My lord, please give up the spoils of attacking Yilou! Except for the horses, give up everything, money, women, and land!" Guo Jia said.

"..."

Yuan Yao was silent.

The terrain in Yilou is very good. It can be used for growing grain, fishing, and grazing. It occupies more than half of the good land in the northeast. Yuan Yao plans to use this land as a granary in the future.

What is the war for?
Money, food and women are only second, and the most important thing is land!
If even the land is given up, what is the point of this war?
However, if you really abandon all these things, it will definitely cause everyone to go crazy, and it will not be difficult to destroy them! !
The key still depends on Yuan Yao's reluctance! !
"Do it! This kind of thing that benefits the Han people must be done!!!" After being silent for a while, Yuan Yao's eyes flashed with determination, and he shouted in his heart, "As long as there are people, this piece of land is worth it What, besides, even if it is distributed to the common people, don’t I still have to collect taxes, and the attack on Yilou will inevitably cause heavy casualties. How about sending it out now, it can also arouse the soldiers crazy!!"

After Yuan Yao made up his mind, he immediately issued a notice, ordering his relatives to ride fast horses and send them to Puyu, Koguryo's armies, counties and townships, and Guan Cheng's army!
Announcement as "Mie Yi Lou Order"

"As the Great General of the Han Dynasty, the prime minister, and the new King of Baekje, I order all the people under my command to participate in the attack on Yilou Kingdom!!"

"Anyone who participates in the war can kill any Yilou! But no male Yilou must be left behind!"

"During the battle, the looted money, women and land, etc., except for the horses, are all owned by individuals, but they must be reported in time to be effective!"

"The land obtained in the war will always belong to the individual. The state only collects a fixed land tax. Until the end of the extermination order, there is no limit to the amount of land an individual can obtain!"

"In addition to the above items, the military exploits gained in the war are still valid!! The military exploits of the non-regular army are temporarily the same as the regular army!"

With the order of Mie Yilou, the entire Northeast trembled.

When seeing Mie Yi Lou Ling for the first time, everyone gasped!
The original King of Goguryeo was so startled that he almost fell off his horse, but soon there was frightening madness in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)