Pyongyang, six miles east and west, bends along the mountain and is surrounded by the water in the south. Most of the city are warehouses, granaries, and reserve grain, grass, materials and weapons. Houses are everywhere outside the city. They are the daily residences of nobles and low-ranking people. When an enemy attacks, they enter the city to defend.

At this moment, the Zhou army that crossed the sea had already arrived at the city of Pyongyang. The military and civilians of Goguryeo burned the houses outside the city and retreated into the city to defend, waiting for reinforcements from all over the country to come to rescue.

For a hundred years, no foreign enemy troops have reached Pyongyang directly, so at this moment, the soldiers and civilians in the city are worried, and there are many bizarre rumors about the uninvited guests outside the city.

Some say that the Zhou army knew magic and that ordinary flesh and blood could not compete with each other; some say that the Zhou army did everything in burning, killing, looting, and never left a living person wherever they passed, which made people feel disgusted.

There are many rumors, I don’t know whether it is true or false, but one thing is certain, that is, the Zhou army’s advance is very fast.

The Zhou army came too quickly, and the coastal defense arrangements made by Goguryeo in advance were useless, and the defense lines along the Wushui coast were unable to resist, so that the enemy troops were at the city.

Now, the Zhou army has set up a water and land village on the southwest side of the city and the north bank of the Wushui River on the southeast side, and a water and land village on the northwest side of the city, and double-teaming Pyongyang in the form of "three circumferences and one missing".

The pure siege has not yet been encircled to death, let alone attack.

Why did Zhou Jun act like this?

Perhaps because of insufficient troops, they can only surround and cannot attack for the time being.

Goguryeo King Gao Yuan thought so. At this moment, he stood at the top of Pyongyang city, looked at the Zhou army camp by the riverside outside the city, and looked at the houses that had turned into ruins beside the city, and couldn't help feeling powerless.

He knew that Zhou State had an official office for maritime trade and had a huge fleet, so Gao Yuan was always wary of the Zhou army coming across the sea and went up to attack Pyongyang through the water, making many arrangements for this.

However, the long wall and fortress built with countless manpower and material resources were vulnerable to the opponent's fierce offensive, and the idea of ​​resisting the enemy outside the national gate failed, which only bought some time for Pyongyang to deal with it.

Seeing the Zhou army at the city, which was at the gate of the city, Gao Yuan didn't know whether to be happy or disappointed, because Chen Jiangu of Pyongyang was very good. He didn't think the opponent had the ability to move quickly, so he hoped that the opponent would suffer heavy casualties and his morale would plummet.

But I was worried that the Zhou army would have any sharp siege methods to easily attack Pyongyang, and it would be a bad thing by then.

After thinking about it, Gao Yuan felt that being attacked by the enemy was a shameful thing after all. Even if he spent this safely, it would bring criticism and would cause considerable damage to his reputation.

By then, Yuan's arrogance will become more and more arrogant.

As he thought about it, Gao Yuan's mood was much worse. The joy that had been secretly lost not long ago because of Mo Li Zhi Yuanziyou's death has long since disappeared.

Yuanzi, the leader of the Yuan family, had been in charge of Moli for many years. Under his management, Genji's power became increasingly powerful and had begun to threaten the royal power. The tail was too big. In order to solve this hidden danger, Gao Yuan tried his best but had little effect.

Originally, Yuanziyou should have died of a serious illness more than ten years ago, but it turned out to be miraculously cured. Since then, Yuanziyou has made many plans to make his son Yuan Taizuo gradually gain power.

It was precisely because of more than ten years of preparation that after Yuanziyou died not long ago, Yuan Taizuo immediately succeeded Mo Lizhi and then firmly controlled the power. Gao Yuan did not feel that the threat of Yuan's family was missing at all.

His opponent is much younger. Not to mention anything else, just comparing life span, it is not certain who loses and who wins.

Facing the powerful family, Gao Yuan was powerless and could only send a quick effort to scatter with the other party. He wanted to relied on military merits to gather prestige, but he provoked a difficult opponent. This opponent was more cruel than a wolf and cunning than a fox. If he got involved, he could not get rid of it. Now it is useless to regret it.

Looking at the surrounding military camps outside the city, Gao Yuan walked down the city and headed towards the palace.

His residence was actually on the outside of the city. Now he uses the city's official office as a palace and convenes civil and military officials to discuss matters on weekdays. The same is true today. He wants to discuss countermeasures to resolve the current crisis.

The Zhou army surrounded but did not attack, as it seemed that it was because of insufficient troops, so the opponent might have to wait for the next batch of reinforcements to attack Pyongyang, but there was another possibility that Gao Yuan was worried about.

That is, the first target of the Zhou army's attack this time was not Pyongyang, but burning, killing, looting and destroying farmland in the surrounding areas of Pyongyang.

The Zhou army was at the city and forced the Goguryeo side to gather troops to defend the capital. As a result, the surrounding areas were empty, which provided opportunities for the Zhou army to burn, kill, loot.

The Zhou State's actions over the past few years have shown that the other party is not in a hurry to win and lose with Goguryeo, but to consume Goguryeo's national strength and military strength through constant harassment. When the time is right, then strike with all your strength.

Gao Yuan could see this, but he could not handle it. He originally planned to rely on the strong mountain cities in Liaodong and the Zhou Kingdom to spend money every year from summer to late autumn, and the other party returned empty-handedly, but failed to do so.

The Zhou army's siege was amazing. Gao Yuan and civil and military officials had imagined that the strategy of using defense as attack and delaying and waiting for change could not have a good effect.

The Zhou State sent troops to harass Liaodong every year, seriously interfering with farming in various places. It also sent troops to Yalu River to continuously harass the cities and villages along the coast. If this continues, it will be unbearable.

Gao Yuan asked from many sources and knew that the king of Zhou was very young and good at fighting wars. Now he was patient to consume Goguryeo's national strength, and his ultimate goal was of course to destroy the country.

Now, the opponent's target of burning, killing and looting is directly set in Pyongyang and its surrounding areas. If the Zhou army really makes the Yushui River basin a mess, Gao Yuan feels that even if the Zhou army does not come in a few years, Baekje and Silla in the south will take advantage of the situation to rob.

In such a crisis, if the countermeasures cannot be taken as soon as possible, it will be bad if you continue to delay it.

To this end, he and his confidants formulated several countermeasures. First, they should form an alliance with Baekje and incite the other party to continue to use troops against Silla, thereby solving the problem in the south.

Originally, Baekje and Goguryeo had always been hostile, but now they have a better hatred for Silla. Baekje joined forces with Japan in the East China Sea to deal with Silla. Moreover, Baekje’s vassal state, Danlu, was stolen by Zhou, and there was a gap between the two countries.

So Gao Yuan felt that Baekje could fight for it and lead it as an ally.

The second countermeasure is to use the power of various troops of the Liaodong Marine tribes to make a contribution and attract them as a helping force, and confront the Zhou Kingdom, who was trying to conquer Liaodong.

If the Zhou State sends troops to harass Liaodong, then its side will let the troops of the Marines attack Liaoxi. If the war goes well, the Khitans and the Xi people will be ready to move. At that time, the situation in western Liaoxi will be unstable. It will probably involve a lot of energy from Zhou State, making the other side unable to invest too much army in Liaodong.

The most important point is to contact the Khans of the Turks again, relying on the other side to restrain the Zhou Kingdom in the west, making it impossible for the other side to concentrate their troops to invade the east.

As he thought about it, Gao Yuan's face was still solemn. These countermeasures must be implemented, but the effect is still difficult to say. As for how the enemy troops who have already arrived outside Pyongyang City should solve it...

He sighed and continued to move forward.

People have come to the door, how can they solve it?
Chapter completed!