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The culture of the Central Plains has not learned much, and the shamelessness of the Gaogouli people has been brought to the extreme.
People are shameless and ghosts are afraid.
"No! General Du, we didn't fool you. We really came here with sincerity. General Du must accept our sincerity."
Gao Xian said bravely.
Next, Gao Xianyong asked someone to deliver a gift box and put it on the table in front of Du He.
Du He opened the gift box.
Damn!
Another radish.
However, it seems that there are only 800 years, which is not enough!
"Master Gao, is this your sincerity?
Shame on this kind of rubbish?
Not to mention the 800-year-old ginseng, even the tens of thousands of years old ginseng, it is impossible for this general to harm the interests of the empire. "
Duhe joked.
During this period of time, Du He didn't get much other things, but he really had a lot of radish.
Some were sent by the Queen of Silla, a large part was captured from Heshenggu City, and some were captured from Wandu Mountain City.
For ginseng, Du He didn't mind.
Ah!
Aren't the officials and generals of the Tang Empire greedy?
Why is Du He not greedy?
Gao Xianyong couldn't figure it out.
"That, General Du..."
"Stop! This general is not interested in chatting nonsense with you. It's still the same sentence. If you want to talk, please go to Chang'an City. This general does not receive diplomats."
Du He said coldly.
Turning your face is faster than turning a book.
Du He immediately turned against the people of Gaoguli, and refused to give any face.
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The envoys of Gaoguli and Du He couldn't come to an agreement, and were driven out of the barracks by Du He.
Unwilling, angry!
At this time, Gaoguli was in great danger.
He wholeheartedly wanted to compromise, and fought against the Tang Empire.
The smaller the territory, the weaker the strength.
There is only one capital, Pingyang, left. Once the imperial army crosses the Zulu River, Chiguoguo will be exposed to the cavalry of the Tang imperial army.
The Gaogouli people who were originally dragged to the sky had no choice but to make a compromise and sent many groups of envoys to Chang'an for negotiations.
It is hoped that the army of the Tang Empire will stop crossing the river, so that the people of Koguryo can have a short recuperation time.
Regrettably, neither Chang'an nor the Duhe Barracks accepted the reconciliation, and they were bent on destroying Koguryo.
It was not only Koguryo who went to Chang'an to negotiate, but also the small country of Baekje.
The loss of Marudusan City caused Baekje to smell the smoke.
If the Tang Empire wiped out the Koguryo people, Baekje would also suffer.
The Baekje Kingdom knew this in their hearts, and when they sent countless batches of envoys to Chang'an, Li Er refused to receive them at all.
Ignore the envoys of Gaoguli and Baekje.
But what?
Li Er was under a lot of pressure.
Many courtiers in the court agreed to reconcile with Gaoguli and Baekje, hoping that Li Er could accept the surrender of the two countries.
There is no way, the envoys of Gaoguli and Baekje took out a large amount of radishes and gave them to the officials in the court.
They are short-handed and soft-mouthed when eating people.
The court discussed it many times, and it seemed that Li Er was very angry, his face darkened, and he just didn't agree with the reconciliation between the two countries.
The officials didn't know, but Li Er and his subordinates understood how important the peninsula was to the empire.
The peninsula was a springboard for the expedition to the Eastern Kingdom.
The gold and silver of the Eastern Kingdom are too attractive to Li Er and other important officials and direct descendants.
What about Duho?
It didn't change much, just told about the large amount of gold and silver in the Eastern Kingdom, and told Li Er and the ministers that the peninsula was very important.
On another plane, the Tang Empire did fight across the river and wiped out Koguryo, but it did not occupy it.
Marutu Mountain City:
The imperial army was dispatched and headed towards the bank of the Zulu River.
Xuantu County was garrisoned by local county soldiers to ensure that the territory conquered by the imperial army would not be invaded by the grassland people.
For this reason, the empire transferred many county soldiers from Jizhou, Shandong and other places to Youzhou.
A few days later, Du He led the imperial army to the bank of the Yalu River.
In the big account:
"General, our army has no boats, so we can only let soldiers cut down trees and make rafts to cross the river.
However, at this time, the people of Koguryo must be deploying defenses along the river, and crossing the river by rafts is extremely dangerous and the casualties will be heavy. "
Qin Li asked in bewilderment.
The imperial army advanced openly, and it was impossible to hide.
Not to mention the danger of raft crossing the river, even if there are no Gaogouli people on the other side of the river, they will suffer heavy losses in crossing the river.
The generals knew this in their hearts.
"General, if the craftsmen in the logistics corps don't start building ships, that raft really won't be able to cross the river."
Cheng Chusi suggested.
Ha ha!
"Young masters, no need. The general has already prepared the ship, let's wait a few more days!"
Doo Ho said.
What!
There are ships!
Didn't see it!
All of a sudden, the four princes in the big tent were puzzled, not knowing where the ship Du He transferred from.
Tune from Jiangnan?
It seems impossible!
Jiangnan sailors dare to enter the sea.
One is that the warship is too small to sail in the sea at all, and the other is that the sailors cannot adapt to the sea.
"Okay, don't make wild guesses. This general has a merchant ship, which is enough to transport large/army across the Zulu River."
Du He said lightly.
It is said to be merchant ships, but those merchant ships are actually system rewards, and their performance is not weaker than the warships at this time.
There are crossbow beds and catapults on merchant ships, which have strong attack power.
Plus the boat is big enough.
According to later generations, a merchant ship has a displacement of more than 500 tons, and it can reach more than 600 tons when fully loaded.
It is roughly the same as the five-masted warship of the Ming Dynasty.
Let's talk about Lu Xun.
Leading 48 merchant ships, let the sailors adapt to the sea at the Hulukou base, and wipe out the surrounding islands along the way.
Annihilate the nearby pirates, pirates and other lawbreakers.
But what?
Caravans need sailors with good water skills, and pirates are the best choice.
Annihilate the pirate gangs one by one, detain the captured pirates for a few days, and then mobilize them, hoping that they can join.
In more than ten days, Lu Xun wiped out the pirates entrenched near the calabash mouth and captured a large number of pirates.
After careful examination, the bloody hands were left in the mouth of the gourd to do coolies, and ordinary pirates were mobilized to join the fleet.
All of a sudden, the strength of Lu Xun's troops reached more than 2000 people.
Half a month later, Lu Xun left eight merchant ships, plus the captured pirate ships, stationed at the Hulukou base.
The remaining forty merchant ships headed towards the mouth of the Zulu River.
Along the way, many pirates were terrified and fled the waters one after another.
It looks like a merchant ship, but in the eyes of pirates, it is a warship, okay?
"General, Lu Xun sent someone to deliver a letter."
The orderly reported.
Oh!
"Call in!"
Doo Ho said.
"I have seen the young master!"
Sailors came in to salute.
"You're welcome, where is Lu Xun?"
Doo asked.
"Master, we have arrived at the mouth of the Zulu River. At this time, the fleet is clearing up the bandits and pirates near the mouth. It will take two days."
"Okay! Tell Lu Xun to cross the river in three days and let him prepare the boat."
Doo Ho said.
"As ordered!"
Three days later, dozens of merchant ships appeared on the river, which surprised the soldiers.
too big!
The soldiers had never seen such a huge ship.
Lu Xun went ashore and ran to Du He's side.
"Master, I'm here."
Ha ha!
"Not bad! Really good! In more than ten days, the sea bandits and pirates entrenched in this sea area were wiped out, and the sailors under the banner more than doubled."
Doo Ho said.