Chapter 52 Who am I for?

Hundreds of thousands of people lined up into a square array of ten thousand people, nailed to the ground like nails. The morning breeze blew, and the tassels on the heads of all the soldiers fluttered in the wind. On the quiet flat ground, the flags among the various square arrays were rolled up in the wind.

"Dong, dong, dong, dong," with the sound of drums, the military bands in the Sui army took the lead in the stage. The big drums, small drums, long drums, middle drums, etc. were each 180, the zipper drums and 20 golden drums, and the drums and music were heard.

On this quiet morning, teams of military bands were dressed out, followed by the Emperor Guards, and finally the Emperor’s Etiquette, then the ministers, and the Emperor of the Great Sui Dynasty. Everyone was dressed out today. This day was so memorable and happy for the Sui Dynasty. They finally taught Goguryeo a lesson, and the victory was also expected.

"Long live, long live, long live!" Amid the drums and music, the neat square formations made deafening sounds, like a mountain cry, like a tsunami. The excited and joyful soldiers of the three armies were waiting for their emperor's inspection, especially the many soldiers who made military achievements this time, who were also waiting for the generous rewards from His Majesty the Emperor.

The mountain shouts spread to the distance like waves. All the Goguryeo people in Liaodong City were shocked. The emergency military horns in the city sounded, resounding throughout the Liaodong City. All the soldiers who had been exhausted were awakened and stood up one after another. Fortunately, after the siege, the soldiers were used to sleeping and were not untied. All the Goguryeo soldiers grabbed their weapons and hurriedly ran up the city wall, and took their place. There were a lot of footsteps. Although the Goguryeo soldiers were besieged for so long, they were exhausted physically and mentally, no one dared to neglect them. Everyone knew that the Sui army had surrounded them several times but did not capture the Liaodong City. If the city was broken, then the fate of these people could be imagined.

As the national gate of Goguryeo, the most elite soldiers stationed here are also the ones stationed in Goguryeo. In less than a while, all the soldiers had already climbed the city wall. However, for a long time, they did not see the Sui army brigade. Even the several Sui army still besieged under the city were still besieged outside, motionless.

"Prince, things seem to be a little wrong. The Sui army made such a loud noise, why didn't it move?" Jin Chengzhongdao, the defensive general of the Ximen City Wall.

The highest general in Liaodong City was the younger brother of the King of Goguryeo, and King Rongliu Gao Jianwu was in charge. Although Gao Jianwu was the younger brother of King Gao Yuan of Goguryeo, he was also a famous general in Goguryeo. During the second conquest of Goguryeo, Gao Jianwu faced the 100,000 naval forces of the Sui army, and first pretended to be defeated, leading the navy commander Lai Huer to Pyongyang. Lai Huer picked up 40,000 elite armor and chased the city. Gao Jianwu led his army to fight, pretended to be defeated again, and lured the Sui army into the city. After Lai Huer entered the city, he led his troops to plunder. The army lost unified command, and the 40,000 Sui soldiers were almost wiped out. Lai Huer led the remaining soldiers and was chased to the place where the Sui army stopped ships, and he escaped his life. The number of people checked, there were only a few thousand survivors.

After this battle, Gao Jianwu became a general with a reputation in Goguryeo's military after the Yizhi Wende. This time, the Sui army came to conquer Goguryeo for the third time, and Gao Jianwu also volunteered to serve as the garrison of Liaodong.

Gao Jianwu listened for a while and nodded, "This is the Sui people marching in line to read. Listening to this momentum, it seems that the Sui people are celebrating something." Although the upper nobles of Goguryeo were far east, they admired the Central Plains culture very much. The upper nobles and royal families have always learned Central Plains culture, so Gao Jianwu clearly heard the mountain call of the Sui soldiers and the meaning played by the military music.

"Celebrate? Why celebrate? Did something happen in Pyongyang?" Liaodong City was besieged. Although the Sui army has not yet captured Liaodong City, none of the people in the city can go out. They have been besieged for a month and have completely cut off the news from the outside. They have no idea about the situation outside now. However, according to the past few experiences, each time the Sui army has sent troops to two groups, one by one, and one by one, and the other by the attack on Pyongyang. Now the Liaodong City has not yet arrived, but the Sui army is celebrating and cheering. Is there something wrong with Pyongyang?

It is not the general who has this idea. The soldiers on the city wall are all asking me and I ask you, but I can't guess what's wrong, but everyone is worried. If Pyongyang is broken, then they will be surrounded by all sides. If that's the case, then they will be finished.

Gao Jianwu's face was also gloomy, and he shouted to the soldiers next to him, "The Sui army is now preparing to siege the city. Everyone is ready. No matter how many Sui army comes, they will not be able to capture Liaodong City. We want the Sui people to be defeated like the previous two times. Victory only belongs to Goguryeo, long live Goguryeo, long live the king!"

Under Gao Jianwu's leadership, the Goguryeo people also started to shout, but unfortunately there were not many soldiers in the Liaodong City of Goguryeo, and they were all scattered in the four cities. So after shouting for a long time, it was impossible to compare with the momentum of the Sui army.

The majestic military music was still ringing on the plain, and the square formations of ten thousand people arranged neatly on the plain kept shouting, "Long live my emperor, long live the Great Sui Dynasty!" Chen Kefu pulled out his ring-headed sword and ordered loudly, "Put the knife!"

Ten thousand soldiers from the army camp pulled out their long sword with a "swish" sound, and a dazzling sword light was extremely bright. Other square formations also pulled out their swords under the command of the general, and the sharp sword light shone the entire plain extremely dazzling.

Behind the emperor's ceremonial guard, a group of civil and military ministers with bright armor and gorgeous clothes appeared behind the emperor. In this expedition to Liao, in addition to the left-behind ministers, most of the officials in the capital were accompanied. Not only the ministers came, but even the many nobles in the capital also followed.

The Emperor of the Great Sui Dynasty wore a crown crown, a crown dress, a mysterious top, a vermilion bottom dress, a knee-covered ribbon, and a red robe. This was the dress that he only wore during the most solemn ceremony. This dress was the emperor's highest-level dress, and it could only be worn at the ceremony of ascension to the throne, sacrifices, etc. Today, Yang Guang even wore this crown dress, which shows how he was at this time.

There are nine chapters on the top and bottom of the crown garment, and the sun and the moon are arranged on both shoulders, and the stars are arranged on the back. This symbolizes "carrying the sun and the moon on their shoulders and carrying the stars on their backs". With an incomparable graceful temperament, the emperor's majesty, he walked in front of the team, stepping on the tiger and soaring the dragon, and inspecting his elite soldiers and generals.

The emperor's noble temperament and majesty made the soldiers below even more fanatical. For the hundreds of thousands of soldiers below, the emperor is their god, which is a deeply rooted concept. For many soldiers in their lives, they may only take turns to their predecessors to have the opportunity to meet His Majesty the Emperor when they enter the Beijing Guards.

For these soldiers, His Majesty the Emperor is their god. With a call from His Majesty, thousands of people of the Great Sui Dynasty put down their hoes, picked up weapons, rode war horses, traveled thousands of miles, abandoned their families and left their hometowns, and even died in a foreign land. At this time, they saw that His Majesty the Emperor no longer wore armor, but put on his every move, showing the emperor's majesty's crown, everyone could not control themselves. Each face was excited, his eyes shone, and he shouted excitedly, "Long live my emperor, long live the Great Sui Dynasty!"

If you are not in it, you will never feel that atmosphere. Chen Kefu rode his horse and looked at the excited soldiers blankly. Even the ten thousand soldiers of the Pojun camp behind him were no different from the other soldiers, and they all fell into madness.

Chen Kefu is not a person from this era. He has traveled through time. He is no longer a citizen living in the next generation of Chinese feudal imperial power society. He does not have that kind of fear and worship of imperial power. However, infected by this atmosphere, the adrenaline of the whole person can't help but rise.

Looking at Yang Guang on the imperial platform feeling the shouts of his people as if he was enjoying himself, Chen Kefu couldn't help but feel that a real man should do so. How great would it be if he could ascend to Yang Guang's current position one day. No wonder so many people in ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad, have been rushing towards that position one after another, even if they pay the price of destroying the nine clans. Yes, this position is too tempting. Especially for Chen Kefu, he knew that the Sui Dynasty would be soon, and how many people were called kings and emperors in these chaotic times.

Didn’t Chen Sheng say that? Is the king, general, and minister Ning? Can’t Chen Kefu go to sit in that position? He is a person from later generations and does not believe in destiny. The emperor is what God has taught, so how can a person like him believe it? What’s more, his body also has the bloodline of the royal family? Isn’t he the legitimate son of the Crown Prince of Southern Chen? In this chaotic world, who is the true destiny? Who is not?

The overlord Xiang Yu once saw Qin Shihuang's majestic carriage. He also said such a saying that a real man should be like this. Emperor Gaozu of Han Liu Bang also saw Qin Shihuang's majesty and said such similar words. This can be considered ambition or ambition.

While Chen Kefu was shouting for the soldiers to long live the emperor, he was thinking fanatically. Like a seed, he was planted in Chen Kefu's heart inadvertently. In the past, he had never thought about fighting for kings and hegemony. He thought more about how to save his life in this troubled times, and how to hold his thighs in the future. However, in this large campus of hundreds of thousands of people, he was inspired by Yang Guang's power, and his thoughts changed.
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