Chapter 107, Goryeo

At the same time, Zu Zhao made a list to all the people in Liaodong and Liaoxi. The two men in the family, one of whom joined the army, and the two brothers could get equal military money, so as to stimulate the people to join the army and develop the army. There is a man in the family who honestly joins the army. His wife is small and is raised by the government.

As soon as this article was published, there were many responders, even from one to ten, ten to one hundred, and people from other states also came to Zu Zhao to join the army.

For Zu Zhao's move, King Gongsun, the Taishou of Xuandu County, was also very supportive. He asked Yu Jin to follow Zu Zhao and introduced a person at the same time. This person was broad-minded, very powerful, surnamed Chong. Later, Man Chong introduced another person, surnamed Mao Yang, making Shuangdao powerless.

Z Zhao was overjoyed and appointed them as former captains. The latter two recommended a number of warriors, both of whom were brave, and Zu Zhao accepted them all.

At this moment, Zu Zhao has counselors and generals, and the number and equipment of his troops far exceed that of other princes, shocking Liaodong.

When Gongsun Zan heard that Zu Zhao's power had increased greatly, for fear of threatening his power in Youzhou, he hurriedly led his army back to Youzhou to defend himself, and even sent people to visit Zu Zhao in person.

Zu Zhao certainly knew that Gongsun Zan was testing himself, so he also tried to lower his posture and treat him modestly, and said that his current power was just to suppress bandits, nothing else. Of course, he also knew that a few words were unlikely to dispel Gongsun Zan's suspicion. No matter how low his posture was, it was useless to be modest.

The most important thing is the actual thing.

Therefore, at Chen Gong's suggestion, he deliberately read the books of grain and finance in front of the messenger and sighed that this year's grain was under harvest.

The messenger said, "General, the vast land in Liaodong, is better than us, but the grain and grass in our Youzhou are incomparable to the general." This is the truth. If it hadn't been for the lack of food and grass, how could Gongsun Zang not have been able to live in one city in the previous Allies?!

And now looking at the figures on Zu Zhao's book, the messenger is envious and worried. Envy and jealousy, because Liaodong is really rich; the worry is that Liaodong is so rich, and this strength must be strong.

"Since you said so, it's better to take my grain and belongings back, which is also a little bit of my heart for General Gongsun." Zu Zhao smiled and said, he turned his head to Chen Gong standing beside him and said, "Only our army is enough to eat, and let the rest be taken back by the envoy. Now that the thieves have been killed, I don't think there will be any other disasters.

As soon as this statement came out, both left and right were persuaded. Zhang Yuan said, "General, in case of a war in this situation, if there is no grain storage, it will be a big deal!"

"The traitor has been killed. If you still want to send troops, you can always call some in the court. Besides, in a month or two, the one in the field can also be collected. Zu Zhao frowned slightly, "Now that I have something to eat, there is no reason to make Bo Kui hungry. At least he is an official in the same dynasty. He has an urgent need, and I want to help."

"General, think twice!" Zhang Yuan was worried, "Now the situation is chaotic, and the court must be too busy to take care of itself. This..."

"Don't say more!" Zu Zhao suddenly interrupted him, "I have made up my mind, so let Chen Gong handle this matter!"

Zhang Yuan left on the spot. After Zhang Yuan left, everyone saw that Zu Zhao didn't even listen to the words of Zhang Yuan, the most valued deputy general, and immediately said nothing.

And the king began to pretend to excuse himself. Later, when he saw the documents handed to him, his eyes suddenly glowed and he accepted them gratefully.

Gongsun Zan's alliance this time is because of the lack of food and grass. Now he has got Zu Zhao's food and grass, and he is very happy.

He carefully questioned the situation of Zu Zhao's sending grain and fodder. He heard that Zu Zhao and Zhang Yuan had a conflict because of this matter, and after listening to the emperor describe the scene of Zu Zhao reading the accounts, he believed the matter and stroked his beard and smiled, "Now there is really no threat!" He only has two-thirds of the food and fodder left, and he can't do anything he wants to do.

"Isn't it," said the subordinates of the embassy in Liaodong, "the land is still green and yellow. There is some drought in Liaodong this year, and this harvest is definitely not good. I'm afraid it's only enough for daily use.

Gongsun Zhan nodded: "He treats me so righteously. If he needs help in the future, I won't stand by." After receiving the things, he did not doubt Zu Zhao, but seriously developed and spread his forces around their territory in order to compete with other princes in the future.

Zu Zhao was relieved to see that Gongsun Zan did not doubt him.

And Chen Gong found Zhang Yuan and secretly told him the intention of Zu Zhao to do so in private. Instead, he felt that Zu Zhao had foresight. But he still felt a little pain for the things he gave out.

When Chen Gong saw that he was still unhappy, he whispered to him, "The general had prepared before the messenger came. The thing he sent out was just a drop in the cattle. It had no effect on us, and he also owed us a favor."

"But isn't there less rain in Liaodong this year? This harvest..."

"The captain does not know that although the rain in Liaodong this year is not as sufficient as in previous years, due to the large-scale production of waterwheels, the rain alone can moisten the earth, and the harvest has to be not bad. If you don't believe it, you can go to Cangyu Mountain and have a look at it at a glance!" Chen Gong laughed.

After getting the news, Zhang Yuan went to the Cangyu Mountain to check according to Chen Gong's words in order to dispel his doubts. As a result, the farmland at the foot of the mountain is really growing amazingly, and there are a lot of wheel-like things in the field, which is clearly the waterwheel that rushed out before.

At this time, Zhang Yuan was completely relieved and told the news to his subordinates to make them feel at ease.

After Zu Zhaopacified Gongsun Duzhi, the previous plan was only half completed. After sending the messenger sent by Gongsun Zan, Quanzhiyu sent people on the other side to spread the news that she had fully prepared and waited for Zu Zhao to take action to cooperate.

Zu Zhao was overjoyed and wanted to set out. However, just as Zu Zhao was about to issue an order to set out, Chen Gong came forward to stop him: "Master, this matter is not urgent for the time being."

"How can this matter not be in a hurry! The so-called speed of soldiers is a speed! What's more, Quan Zhiyu is already waiting over there. If I'm not in a hurry, she will die! Although Goguryeo is not a powerful country, I can't let Quan Zhiyu, a woman, stand up to me for too long. Zu Zhaodao.

"Lord, the approval of the court has not come down yet!" Chen Gongdao.

Zu Zhao paused for a moment, and then remembered that he had also handed a compromise to the court because of this matter, in order to send troops in a just right way. But on second thought, now that Quan Zhiyu and Gaoguli are in line with each other, she sent another message. If she doesn't give a reply, it's too ridiculous if she doesn't go! Where can I get my wife to charge in front of me?

"Then I can't wait. The war in Quanzhiyu's side is about to ignite. If I don't go, what should I ask her to do?"

"Lord, if you can't bear it, you will mess up! You handed over the book, but rashly sent troops without waiting for the court's instructions, that is, to lift a stone and hit yourself in the foot. The original name was right, but it also became wrong. And now your strength is so strong that if you become the target of public criticism because of this dishonest, it will not be worth the loss! Moreover, my wife is also the king of a country and a female hero. I'm afraid it won't make her too difficult. Please wait for two days at ease. Maybe in these two days, the approval of the court will come down.

Zuzuo also knew that what he said was reasonable, so he did not refute it. But he was still a little worried about the whole thing, so he sat in his seat and said sullenly, "Well, I'll wait five more days at most." It's just how to deal with it?! Quan Zhiyu is my people, but her subordinates may not all be mine. This messenger's matter is also unmanable.

Chen Gong did not answer Zu Zhao's question, but said, "Lord, if you want the court to move faster, in fact, there is no other way."

Zuzuo's eyes lit up: "Oh?! Talk about it!"

"You can let the friendly army pretend to be Goguryeo again and harass our border. The movement is a little louder. Anyway, in order to get rid of the traitor Gongsundu, they also dressed up before. It should be good to dress up again. When I got the news from the court, I would definitely come and invite the general to fight. Chen Gonghuan said what he thought.

When Zu Zhao heard this, he felt that it was very reasonable and also solved the problem. Even if he repaired a letter, he would give it to the other party and let him bring it to Quan Zhiyu.

After sending the messenger, within two days, there came the incident of Goguryeo disturbing people's fire prevention at the border. Zu Zhao immediately reported to the court that there were foreign invasions and thieves on the border of Liaodong County. In order to protect the people of Liaodong, he could only send troops to calm the chaos.

The court finally got the news and allocated food and a few military salaries to ask Zu Zhao to send troops. Zu Zhao naturally doesn't see that little thing, but he is naturally willing to accept some of them.

The army had already been rectified. As soon as the people who gave the imperial edict arrived, Zu Zhao left directly with the soldiers and horses and went straight to the border between Liaodong and Goguryeo. There, Quan Zhiyu's army is already waiting to cooperate with him.

He intends to attack Wuhuan, Xianbei, Goguryeo and other countries to stabilize the rear of Liaodong, so that the backyard will not catch fire when he dominates the world in the future. This is the same as why Zhuge Liang wanted to calm down the south before the Northern Expedition. Only by ensuring that the rear is not chaotic can he move forward and fight for the Central Plains.

And taking Goguryeo is the first step to stabilize the rear!

At noon, the 80,000 troops led by Zu Zhao came out of Liaodong. When they were still more than ten miles away from Yanyun Pass, they suddenly saw the front ward coming to report: "General, outside the Yanyun Pass in front of them, we have found the enemy dressed in Gaoguli."

"Oh? But what are the characteristics?" Zu Zhao was very interested, "Have you seen a big wordless flag?"

The scout thought for a moment and nodded and said, "If the general is really expected, there is indeed a red flag without words in the army. My subordinates still feel that the flag is strange and dare not check it closely."

"Hahaha..." Zu Zhao laughed. The flag was the mark of Quan Zhiyu. As had been agreed in the letter before, if they pretended to be a fake enemy, they would erect a wordless flag in the army as a symbol. So it seems that the army outside Yanyunguan is Quan Zhiyu's.

Zu Zhao said, "Don't panic. That's the Allied army, not the enemy. I will meet Queen Silla and want to meet here. The wordless flag is the symbol. Just switch it out in a moment.

At this time, Zhang Yuan said, "Lord, it may not be appropriate to make a conclusion with just one flag. We might as well stop when we get to Yanyun Pass. If it is really the Queen of Silla, I think they will definitely contact us, if it weren't..."

"It makes sense! Be careful to sail the ship for ten thousand years!" Zu Zhao praised, "You have also made a lot of progress during this period." He also sincerely felt that what Zhang Yuan said was reasonable, but he believed that it was absolutely impossible for people like Quan Zhiyu to spill his news or do things well. Therefore, Zu Zhao was not too confused about the army outside the customs. However, there is going to be a war, and it is not wrong to be careful.

"All the generals teach well." Zhang Yuan said modestly.

After the 80,000 troops arrived at Yanyun Pass, they did not stop. Zu Zhao stopped on the wall and looked at the dotted tent not far outside the gate and the huge wordless flag. He was still somewhat happy, because he was about to see Quan Zhiyu.

And the next day when his army stopped, the wordless flag army outside really sent an envoy to ask Zu Zhao to switch, saying that he wanted to join forces with Zu Zhao, and said that this was what the queen meant.

As soon as Zu Zhao heard the problem, he and Quan Zhiyu made an appointment in the letter to fight together, but that was just a password-like code. How could he let Quan Zhiyu fight with him? This time, she was very moved to help and cooperate with her acting. Therefore, although the letter was written like this, he deliberately verbally told the messenger to tell Quan Zhiyu that he would retreat once he saw his army.

Now, the soldier not only has not retreated, but even requires himself to switch and join forces. Even if the rest of the people don't say it, Zu Zhao can still feel that something is wrong during this period.

He waved, and the people around him greeted him. Zu Zhao asked them to treat the messengers well, and then called several senior officials to an emergency meeting.

The content of this meeting, not to mention, is also related to this messenger.

Zu Zhao revealed his original plan and the agreement with Quan Zhiyu to everyone. After hearing this, everyone also felt that the army outside was very problematic and could not move forward rashly. After that, they discussed that it would be better to make a plan and open the gate directly on the day of explanation to the messenger, but the difference was that they were fully armed and set out today to kill him unprepared.

Although the 80,000 army in Zu Zhao's hand is not elite, it is not impossible to fight with the outside army because of its good equipment, but because Zu Zhao cherishes his soldiers and believes that it is best to exchange the smallest loss for the greatest benefit, so it is not Directly hard, but in this way, first confuse the enemy, and then conquer it in one fell swoop.

But at the same time, Zu Zhao also took a small group of people to contact Quan Zhiyu. After all, if the army outside is fake, the previous information must be intercepted by others, and the situation of Quan Zhiyu is obviously very dangerous. However, now he doesn't have time to think so much that he can only solve the enemy in front of him first.

Outside the smoke cloud pass is a narrow walkway, with mountains on both sides. If you want to set up an ambush, this is the best place to ambush.

When Zu Zhao first arrived at Yanyun Pass, he figured out the terrain here. At this time, another scout came to report that many people had gone up the mountains on both sides of Yanyun Pass and prepared a lot of stones.

In this way, the fake Allies were basically completely exposed. Zu Zhao sneered and immediately made a decision to adjust the battle plan. He ordered Zhang Yuan and Yu Ban to bring a thousand elite troops to assassinate each other, asking them to solve everyone before dawn tomorrow. The army will leave the customs tomorrow morning at the latest.

Zhang Yuan and Yu Ban marched all the way and had been eager to try for a long time. Now that they got the order, they were so excited that they immediately took the order and left. After dressing up, they sneaked into the mountains in two ways. As long as they saw the people dressed in the Goguryeo army, they would kill them directly.

Before the sun went down, the two sent someone back to tell Zu Zhao that everything had been settled, and the mountains on both sides had been occupied, and there was no information at all.

Zi Zhao was overjoyed and ordered the army to leave the customs even if he put down the feathers and arrows.

And on the other hand, Zhu Xiaoshan, a general in Goguryeo, is complacent about his foolproof plan. Since he intercepted the contact letter between Zu Zhao and Queen Silla a few days ago, he has been trying to lay a trap to get rid of Zu Zhao.

The general's political ** degree is quite high. He knows that the most powerful person in Liaodong is Zu Zhao. If he can be killed, even if he can take Liaodong, it will probably not be difficult. He is determined to win and full of confidence.

When he heard that Zu Zhao switched out of the city in advance, although he was a little flustered because Zu Zhao advanced the time, he also reacted quickly. He asked the brothers who were lying in ambush on the mountain to bring words to him. When Zu Zhao reached the middle of the canyon, he immediately released stones and killed him unprepared.

Although Zu Zhao's army is large, once Zu Zhao dies, there will be no leader in the dragons, which shows that it is useless to have many people.

However, for a long time after Zhu Xiaoshan sent the message, he did not hear the movement in the valley. Instead, the horseshoe of Zu Zhao's army approached. Only then did he realize that something had happened on the mountain and immediately jumped up to gather soldiers to resist the enemy.

However, he is not finished yet. Zu Zhao has already killed his vice generals. After approaching the barracks, it was like cutting melons and vegetables all the way - although Goguryeo's army also has armor and weapons and equipment, compared with Zu Zhao's army and equipment, it is simply a child's toy.