Chapter eight hundred and ninety first: mending the dead
Yelu Yuan prefers the endless grassland. Wherever he can gallop indulge in, feel the wind-like freedom, and fight with the enemy with a feeling of pleasure. No matter whether he wins or loses, he can decide the victory or defeat in a very short time. He hates how he is now, crawling around in the dense forest and climbing up a mountain, but another mountain appears in front of him. He has just crawled out of one valley, but he has to drill into another valley.
In this deep mountain forest, he and Tan Daoji's main force have been entangled for a long time.
Of course, there were not only cavalry under Yelu Yuan's command. However, his army was all cavalry, and cavalry was the foundation of his establishment. Now, he could only leave his main force of cavalry outside the mountain, leading infantry and part of the Goguryeo court's army to chase and suppress Tan Daoji.
Speaking of which, although Tan Daoji received great funding from the Tang Dynasty court, he still may not be able to win the battle with only money and weapons. Compared with the fierce Liao army, Goguryeo's soldiers' qualities are really undesirable. Most of them are composed of farmers who have just put down their weapons.
After fighting for several years, Tan Daoji's military quality has finally improved to a certain extent. After all, all the weak have been killed.
With the years of wars in Goguryeo and Zhang Zhongwu's ruthless exploitation of Goguryeo, more and more people of Goguryeo followed Tan Daoji. Many large families, officials and knowledgeable people in Goguryeo also joined Tan Daoji's camp. Over the years, they have realized that Zhang Zhongwu was forcing Goguryeo to the dead end.
For Goguryeo, Zhang Zhongwu was purely a kind of exploitation of killing chickens and taking eggs, and he didn't care about the life or death of the Goguryeo people. For Zhang Zhongwu, the Goguryeo people were just a group of two-legged sheep who created wealth for him.
Zhang Zhongwu felt a sense of urgency.
This sense of impatience comes from Li Ze's pace of unification of the world. Once Li Ze unifies the world, he will never tolerate Zhang Zhongwu being in a corner. Therefore, Zhang Zhongwu needs to use the fastest speed to enhance his strength and strengthen his military equipment. For Liao territory, if it is too exploited, it may cause resistance everywhere and endanger his rule. Therefore, exploiting Goguryeo became an inevitable choice.
In Zhang Zhongwu's heart, or when he defeated Li Ze, he turned around and comforted Goguryeo. Now, it should be the consensus of everyone to overcome difficulties together.
Zhang Zhongwu thought so, but Goguryeo's king Li Zaidao and his prime minister Tan Daoji did not think so.
Although these two people are still in a hostile state, as the form of Goguryeo further deteriorates, the two finally sit down and prepare to discuss the future calmly.
This was also a result of the secret envoys sent by the Tang Dynasty court.
It is naturally not in line with Zhang Zhongwu's interests when Li Zaidao and Tan Daoji want to make peace. Therefore, after realizing this danger, Zhang Zhongwu's son, Governor of Goguryeo, immediately increased his offensive efforts against Tan Daoji. For Zhang Chengyou, the matter is very simple. Don't you want to talk? I beat your side so hard that you don't even have the qualifications to negotiate. It depends on how you can discuss the issue of peace in Goguryeo on an equal footing with Li Zaidao.
If Li Zaidao is disobedient, then let’s change to another king.
This is why Yelu Yuan now has to chase Tan Daoji and drill in the mountains.
In a head-on decisive battle, Tan Daoji was no match for the Liao army, but he was able to fight guerrillas through mountains and valleys.
Yelu Yuan had no intention of fighting at all.
Taking advantage of the continuous rain, he completely stopped his attack.
Now he no longer cares about Zhang's father and son, because he feels that he has found a better breeding. If it were in Liao, Yelu Yuan was indeed just a dog of Zhang Zhongwu, but in Goguryeo, he now has no less strength than Zhang Chengyou. There are so many times when the other party relies on him!
Sitting cross-legged on a small stool, Gu Han, who was opposite, almost took off all his clothes without even caring about his appearance, and then put them on the side of the fire and roasted them.
Speaking of which, Yelu Yuan still admires guys like Gu Han. Although this guy has read a lot of books, he does not have the sour smell of Goguryeo literati at all. As the saying goes, the kind of person who can write gorgeous articles by lifting the pen and chopping the enemy into a bloody and bloody way by catching a knife.
When talking to a literati, this guy Zhican Lianhua and dealing with a warrior, he was also a wild image.
If people from Wuwei Academy are all like Gu Han, it is no wonder that Li Ze can rise up quickly in such a short time. After all, politics is still a process of employed people.
Those who are good at fighting have no great achievements.
Gu Han is such a typical example. Almost few people have heard of his name outside. Even in places like Wuyi, there are very few people who know his name. But Yelu Yuan was a little more aware of this person.
Thinking about the battle in Pingzhou, it was the guy in front of me who, with his mouth, made Deng Jingshan eventually give up tens of thousands of subordinates and only brought his own military status out of the battlefield. After returning, he killed Liu Siyuan and his family.
And now, this guy has arrived in Goguryeo again.
Gu Han, who was wearing only a pair of shorts with a calf nose, exposed his furry chest, had his muscles piece by piece, no less than Yelu Yuan, a man who relied on martial arts. In front of Yelu Yuan, he seemed to have no scruples. He took the wine pot handed over by Yelu Yuan with one hand, hooked a package at his feet with the other hand, took out an envelope wrapped in oil paper from it, and handed it to Yelu Yuan: "Your son Yelu Chengfeng's letter to you."
Yelu Yuan, who had obtained the treasure, took the letter but was not in a hurry to disassemble it. He hoped that when there was no one, he would quietly enjoy the process of reading the letter alone.
"How is Cheng Feng?"
"It's OK!" Gu Han took a few sips of wine, "This kid is worthy of your kindness. He served as an officer in Yelu Qi's army. He always had to lead the way whenever he fought. In the battle when he attacked the balance, he was wearing dozens of wounds, and with his feathered arrows, he was the first to break up on the top of the city and slashed the generals and seized the flag. Now he has been promoted to a tooth general."
Yelu Yuan's muscles twitched a few times. Although there was almost no other way for military generals to gain fame by striving for military achievements, he still felt palpitations and heartache when his son was born and die. There was nothing that could not happen on the battlefield. If you were not careful, you would be a mistake that would bring eternal regret. The death rate of middle and low-level officers has always been the highest in the army.
"This place is really not a place for people." After drinking a few sips of wine, Gu Han shook his head and said, "You are really good. You have been here for so many years. You are so much worse than Yelu Qi. That boy is enjoying his life now when he is not fighting. When I came here this time, I also went to see his son Yelu Fengze. Tsk, he is quite noble, and his every move is magnificent. He spent hundreds of silver dollars to entertain me. He didn't dare to take it. The beautiful singer below, the wine and food above, and the Yelu Qi family has been made. From now on, he will become a famous family."
Yelu Yuan smiled bitterly and said, "What can I do? Isn't this just because I want to change my destiny for myself and then turn to you?"
"You are just going the right way." Gu Han said: "Yelu Qi was similar to you before. Now, their family no longer needs to lick blood on the knife to make a living. Yelu Fengze's current pomp is too big. Yelu Yuan, to say something unpleasant, your son is like a little follower in front of Yelu Fengze."
Yelu Yuan was heartbroken and thrust in one thrust.
"But it's not too late to catch up now!" Gu Han laughed and said, "If things are done this time, of course you will be the first to be the best. At that time, you will be bound to be rich in high officials and generous salaries."
"Yeluqi is okay with my son?"
Gu Han glanced at the other party in surprise, "It's not bad. But the one who is better for your son should be considered me, right?"
"What does this have to do with you?" Yelu Yuan widened his eyes.
"Although my son and I only met once, I met once, and had a good time and had a good conversation. I like him, very simple, unlike Yelu Fengze. I didn't know how many words were true in ten sentences." Gu Han smiled and said, "So, I helped him find a marriage. The woman's family has a prominent family background. Her father is the governor of a state, and her brother serves as an assistant in the Ministry of Justice. Even if the woman is not beautiful, she is still upright and has knowledge of books and etiquette. In the family letter, Cheng Feng should tell you, right?"
Yelu Yuan never expected such a thing, and he was stunned for a while before he realized it. However, this was indeed a good thing for him. Being able to marry a serious official in the Tang Dynasty would also be beneficial to improving his status in the future.
"In the future, you don't have to rely too much on Yeluqi and his son!" Gu Han said with a smile. "But the woman's family also has requirements. The other party doesn't care about any betrothal gifts, but she requires Cheng Feng to be at least the Ranger General before she can meet the bride."
"Thank you, Brother Gu, for your accomplishment!" Yelu Yuan sincerely bowed and thanked him.
"No need to thank you, no need to thank you!" Gu Han laughed and said, "This time I come here, and I must unite with you to achieve great things together. This is my letter of fame for you."
"Brother Gu is joking." Yelu Yuan smiled and said, "If you succeed in Chengfeng, you will never forget Brother Gu's support today."
Chapter completed!