Chapter 1719 Eat a meal
Just as Pyongyang City entered the second stage, Su Dingfang finally led his troops back to Pyongyang City. His triumph announced that all the cities in Goguryeo had been captured. In fact, many of the cities in Goguryeo were just a parody. They basically stood at the door, so they surrendered or fled. Now there are only some resistance forces in the wild who were hiding and Tibet. But how could this killing chickens be used? Su Dingfang was not very interested in those people, so he gave them to his subordinates to make some contributions, steal some prisoners, and exchange some money with the merchants.
"Gen. Su has done a lot of hard work."
Han Yi greeted him and bowed and said with a smile.
Su Dingfang replied with a fist, then smiled and said, "What's the hard work? I just fought a happy battle, which is much easier than I expected."
When fighting Baekje, it was mainly Dugu Wuyue's navy. Su Dingfang and others landed, it was basically a wind that swept the remnants of the clouds. There was no resistance. When fighting the boys of the Yuan Dynasty, there was too much difference in command between the two sides, it was also very easy. If fighting against Pyongyang, it was mainly Han Yi's credit, which was the final decisive battle. He was so happy and fought a tough battle.
When Han Yi heard this, he couldn't help but frown and said, "General Su, there is something that is not very impressive, I don't know whether to say it."
Su Ding Fang said seriously: "You just say it's okay."
Han Yi said: "I finally know why General Su, your career has not been smooth."
The topic was really a bit inexplicable. Su Dingfang subconsciously said, "Why?"
Han Yi sighed: "Look at the fact that people make a lot of contributions in wars, but General Su, you have become a little contribution and a little contribution, so you have not been promoted for a long time."
Su Dingfang was stunned for a while, and suddenly laughed: "Shangshu Han really woke up the dreamer with one word!"
Han Yi smiled and said, "Just kidding, don't mind it, General."
"I dare not, I dare not." Su Dingfang respects Han Yi quite well. He dare not act like Li Ji, and he can easily kill the boys of Ancestral. Han Yi has the ability to make him difficult for him. In this officialdom, he cannot be careless, so he said again: "However, Han Shangshu is really a good method. It took him so long that Pyongyang City has recovered."
Liu Rengui, who was standing by, thought to himself, that's because you were not here a few days ago, and if you were there, you wouldn't have said that.
You should know that during the rehabilitation movement, it was very terrifying. Everyone was in danger. The entire Pyongyang City seemed to be shrouded in a terrifying haze. He was either engaged in this or that. He was a little dissatisfied with it. However, he didn't know that it was actually created by Han Yi. He once suspected Han Yi, but then he was denied it. Because Han Yi was so young, how could he be so cruel and burned the food and grass in the city with fire. The ancient food was life, and it was after the war.
Coupled with the appearance of those assassins, everything was perfect, and he didn't believe that this was done by Han Yi.
"Give it, too much." Han Yi smiled and said, "Actually, I didn't do anything. Governor Liu can testify about this. I just used Baekje's style to this Pyongyang City." He didn't want to mention this matter more, so he changed the subject and said, "How is it going to be smooth on your side, General?"
Su Dingfang said: "It went smoothly, but I mistakenly estimated that a considerable number of people from Goguryeo are loyal to him. Now they are in a desperate situation, but some people would rather die than surrender. Some people formed suicide squads after offending Yuan Gassouwen to sneak attack our army. It's really surprising."
Han Yi smiled and said, "This is actually not difficult to understand. Although Yoon Gai Suwen is a thug, he will definitely worship him and regard him as a god after resisting the invasion of foreign enemies for several years. I believe that General Su also heard that I was assassinated. This is also the reason why I had to carry out a rehabilitation campaign. I must remove these people, otherwise it will be very dangerous. Once we leave, they may rekindle."
Su Dingfang nodded and said, "I was so scared that I was sweating in a cold sweat when I heard about this. The rehabilitation movement must continue." At this point, he suddenly remembered something, "Oh, I almost forgot something to tell you. According to the reports of our spies, many Goguryeo remnants ran to Silla, but when I sent someone to ask, Silla denied the matter completely."
Han Yi frowned and said, "Be serious about this?"
Su Dingfang said: "We people will not be wrong when they see it with their own eyes. But I think it's up to you, Shangshu Han, to negotiate with Silo."
Liu Rengui's brows sank and said, "This Silla is indeed very ambitious! When he was in Baekje, Silla had taken in Baekje's general Bo Jie, and now he has taken in the remnants of Yongaisuwen. These people are all against my Tang Dynasty. Silla has accumulated these powers. It is obvious that it is to prepare for the future rebellion against my Tang Dynasty. Moreover, Silla has always coveted Baekje's territory, so we cannot take it lightly."
Speaking of this, he said to Han Yi: "Shangshu Han, we have to force Silla to hand over these people, and we must not let those people stay in Silla."
Su Dingfang also nodded slightly.
They were very confident that Silla would hand over the people, after all, the forces between the two sides were so different.
But Han Yi pondered silently.
Liu Rengui asked: "Is it because Shangshu Han has other plans?"
Han Yi nodded slightly and said, "I wonder if Governor Liu has ever thought about why Silla dared to take in the remnants of Yoon Gaisuwen at this time?"
Liu Rengui pondered for a moment and said, "Is it because my army has retreated?"
Su Dingfang waved his hand and said, "You don't need the main force to fight Silla. Give me ten thousand people and I can destroy it."
He knows Silla's strength too well, and you are really not good at seeing it just by your tricks.
Han Yi said: "I don't doubt General Su's words, but the question is, what after the battle is over? We haven't even completely controlled Goguryeo, and there is another Silla there, which we can't occupy at all. This will only cause us a lot of trouble. Eating too much food at once. Although it's very good, it will indigestion and even cause diseases. Instead, I think this is a great thing for us."
Liu Rengui said in surprise: "How do you say this?"
Han Yi said: "What Goguryeo needs now is stability and recovery. There can be no trouble at this time. Those remnants are all loyal to Yeon Gaisuwen. They cannot surrender to our Tang Dynasty. But if those people hide in the deep mountains and forests, and after we leave, they come out from time to time to harass the people, we have to spend a lot of energy to deal with them. But if they go to Silla, at least Silla will help us take care of them."
Liu Rengui: "If Silla covet Baekje or even Goguryeo's territory, it is likely to cause trouble and undermine our local control."
Han Yi smiled and said, "I happened to ask King Silla to come over to talk about the settlement. I will remind him that they will temporarily discipline those people. I guess Silla also noticed that his military strength was too poor. They took in generals such as Baekje and Goguryeo, and they also planned to prepare for war and strengthen their own power. Therefore, as long as I give them a little color, they would not dare to cause trouble for us for the time being, because I believe that after this battle, he also knew how much he was. As for the stability of Goguryeo, haha, then these people would be the reason for us to eliminate Silla."
Liu Rengui was shocked and said, "So you, Shangshu Han."
"Silla is not trustworthy. Even if he is trustworthy now, who can guarantee the future? After all, this place is too far from the Central Plains, so it is not easy to come. The best way is to destroy them and make it happen once and for all."
Han Yi changed his tone and said, "But no matter what, Silla is now our allies. If our Tang Dynasty stabs the allies in the back, it will damage our image. Moreover, they can provide legitimate reasons for taking in those remnants. As long as they say that those people are prisoners, then we cannot say it. After all, we are allied forces, and whoever is captive will belong to whom.
In addition, we do not have the ability to destroy Silla for the time being, but don’t forget that we are not clear about the situation in the northwest at present. The court’s eyes have also turned to the northwest. We can’t start a war easily, otherwise the court would not be able to take care of it. Fortunately, Silla is just a little bit big. Give it a few years, and General Su will destroy it at most from 10,000 to 20,000. If you use these extra food and grass to exchange for a few years of peace, I think it is really worth it."
"Shangshu Han laughed." Su Dingfang waved his hands repeatedly and said with concern: "By the way, can Shangshu Han know the situation in the northwest?"
Han Yi shook his head and said, "It's winter now, and it's not convenient to communicate with letters, and I don't know much about it."
Su Dingfang couldn't help but feel sad.
Liu Rengui suddenly asked, "Shangshu Han doesn't seem to be worried at all."
Han Yi smiled bitterly and said, "Who said I was not worried anymore? I have put in a lot of work in the northwest. Now it is very likely that I have been in vain, but now it is useless to worry. But if we think from a good direction, now we have eliminated Goguryeo. As long as we settle here, we can concentrate on dealing with Tubo. Therefore, settling Goguryeo is the basis for dealing with Tubo."
Su Dingfang smiled and said, "It's still Mr. Han who is far-sighted!"
He also thought about it. If there was no war, then what would these generals do? Just kill them back tomorrow.
Han Yi smiled and said, "I have to be far-sighted, but I can only comfort myself like this. I will not tell you that the first thing I do when I wake up every morning is to pray to God. Lu Dongzan's plan failed."
Su Dingfang and Liu Rengui couldn't help but smile at each other, with a little helplessness in his smile.
Chapter completed!