Chapter 19: Southwest and Northeast Affairs

When Songtsen Gampo saw the chaos behind Xiangxiong Kingdom, he knew that "Qinling" had succeeded.

This Qinling is the eldest son of Tubo Zhuge Liang Lu Dongzan. Like his father, this man is an extremely outstanding talent and a rising star in Tubo. However, when it comes to military talent, Songtsen Gampo is a little ashamed of himself. Of course, those who are familiar with history should know a person like Qinling.

He was the god of war in Tubo. The invincible Xue Rengui was defeated by Dafeichuan. At his peak, he first destroyed Xue Rengui's 100,000 Tang troops, and then wiped out Li Jingxuan and Liu Shenli's 180,000 Tang troops, which were deeply feared by the Tang Dynasty at that time. Because of his existence, Tubo could surpass the Tang Dynasty of that period.

Of course, Qin Ling is still very young now, only twenty-five years old, but at this moment he has already revealed the reputation of the general and the weapon of the general.

This time, Qinling made plans before the war with Xiangxiong Kingdom.

Before the decisive battle, he led more than a thousand troops and guerrillas twenty times to harass the garrison of Xiangxiong Kingdom. He sent more than a thousand people, but when he retreated, there were only nine hundred people, and the remaining one hundred people hid in the dense forest. This repeated the gathering of fewer people became more and more, and gradually condensed into a surprise soldier of more than two thousand in the rear of Xiangxiong Kingdom.

Xiangxiong Kingdom was still unaware of this. In the end, the surprise soldier led by Qinling kicked off the Xiangxiong Kingdom's military camp in one fell swoop when Xiangxiong Kingdom was fighting to the death with Tubo, and launched a front-end attack with the Tubo army on the front.

In this battle, Xiangxiong Kingdom was defeated, and almost all the 50,000 troops were wiped out. The highest military commander of Xiangxiong Kingdom died in battle and the gateway to Xiangxiong Kingdom was opened.

News of the defeat on the front line soon spread to Xiangxiong Kingdom.

The whole country of Xiangxiong Kingdom was shocked, and the grass and trees were all soldiers, and they were in panic.

In the Xiangxiong Palace, all the civil and military officials in the court were worried about this matter. The Xiangxiong Kingdom held his head with one hand, and the severe pain stimulated his nerves.

This year, he is already seventy-six years old, plagued by illness, and has no energy to deal with state affairs. He insists on this moment, just because his successors are powerless, no descendants can inherit his position. In such a huge country, he can only rely on him to support him.

When the king of Xiangxiong Kingdom discovered that at this moment, he could not find a general who could save Xiangxiong Kingdom and water and fire...

Moran thought to himself: "Is Xiangxiong Kingdom, which has existed for hundreds of years, about to collapse?"

At this time, the sound of firm and steady footsteps sounded, and a tall figure appeared in front of the door. The sun shone on her body, as if she was wearing a layer of golden armor for her.

The chaotic sounds in the palace stopped instantly, and the person who came was a woman. She was tall and slim and beautiful, wearing fiery red leather armor, and a long sword hung around her waist. She was full of heroic spirit, as if she had just returned from the battlefield. The beautiful legs covered by the armor were slender and beautiful, and her arms were obviously full of strength. Her long palms pressed on the sword around her waist, and the hidden power came out from her body, without being angry.

She was as proud as a peacock, ignoring the civil and military officials in the court, and whispered loudly: "Father, since no one dares to fight, let your daughter go..."

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Goguryeo.

At the foot of Changbai Mountain in Goguryeo, there is a strange ethnic group. Each of them has a surname, Xuanyuan, loves each other and is one family, forming a large village called "Xuanyuan Village".

The village chief of Xuanyuan Village is an old man over 60 years old, named Xuanyuanke.

The name of Xuanyuan Guest is famous in all Goguryeo. He is known as the King of Ginseng in Changbai Mountain by Goguryeo. He is the largest ginseng vendor in Goguryeo, and is both black and white. Relying on the rich materials on Changbai Mountain, he looks like the most wealthy man in Goguryeo.

On this day, Xuanyuan Ke recruited his grandson Xuanyuan Tian.

Xuanyuan Tian is twenty-five years old this year. He is wearing a fur, burly and strong, walking like a flying person, and is extremely heroic.

"grandfather……"

Xuanyuan Tian came to Xuanyuan Ke, and a smile appeared on his heroic face. Unexpectedly, his voice "Grandpa" was called the purest Chinese.

Xuanyuan Ke looked at his face exactly like his son, and his eyes showed sadness. It passed in a flash, and his expression was extremely serious when Xuanyuan Tian came.

Xuanyuan Tian lost his father since childhood and was young and mature. Seeing his grandfather showing a rare expression, he also restrained his smile.

Xuanyuan Ke said in a deep voice: "Tian'er, do you still remember where you are from..."

Xuanyuan Tian said without hesitation: "Grandpa, Tian'er will never forget my father's teachings. All of my Xuanyuan Village came to the Central Plains. We are Chinese... It was because the Sui Emperor was defeated in the battle against Goguryeo and almost all of them were destroyed. Grandpa led the remaining soldiers and horses and the people of Goguryeo to escape this festival. Back then, Grandpa secretly gathered Sui soldiers who lived in various places to avenge the Chinese soldiers who died tragically... It's a pity that things went against their wishes."

Remembering the past, Xuanyuan Ke was crying.

His original surname was Wang, and his name was Wang Ke. When Yang Guang first conquered Goguryeo, he served as a small lieutenant in the army, and had no reputation. However, he grew up with the North, and was enthusiastic and brave, full of pride and ambition. He wanted to imitate the heroes of the North in history, protect the country and safeguard the country and achieve a career with his own abilities.

At that time, the Sui Dynasty's 1.133,000 troops were attacked by the sky and sun, and rushed to Goguryeo. However, the Jianghuai Navy led by Hu'er's office was attacked by ambushers outside Pyongyang and retreated. The 300,000 Sui army on land was also attacked at the city of Pyongyang, and the entire army was defeated. The 300,000 troops and only 2,700 people were returned to Liaodong.

Wang Ke was caught in it, was chased and killed, and returned to the national crisis.

Wang Ke led the remaining troops and horses to lie dormant in Goguryeo. Taking advantage of the vast land of Goguryeo, he gained a foothold in a rarely visited place and collected the defeated Sui soldiers from all over the country. According to Wang Ke's thoughts at the time, he expected that Yang Guang would not be willing to fail and would make a comeback.

They were lurking in Goguryeo, first to understand the information, and secondly, at critical moments, they could form a decisive force to take down Goguryeo and avenge their dead comrades.

His idea was good, but unfortunately, it was useless. As he imagined, Yang Guang was not willing to fail and made a comeback. However, when the second conquest of Goguryeo, Yang Guang only fought to Liaodong and did not enter the real territory of Goguryeo. When the two sides were in a stalemate, Yang Xuangan took the opportunity to rebel, forcing Yang Guang to withdraw his troops and return. When the third conquest of Goguryeo, he led the navy to Pyongyang. Before the battle started, King *** surrendered.

Wang Ke's plan failed again and lost its place of use.

This time it was really a tragedy.

Wang Ke was upright, loyal and righteous, otherwise he would not have thought about revenge and destroy Goguryeo after his defeat.

At this time, he had gathered more than a thousand people. Now that he could not achieve his goal, he was carrying a major burden. Wang Ke's mood at that time was conceivable. He felt that he had gathered people and had to be responsible for more than a thousand people.

Wang Ke initially intended to return to the Sui Dynasty, but finally gave up.

This group of people was too conspicuous. Once they walked in groups, they would inevitably suffer a catastrophe. Wang Ke had no choice but to lead more than a thousand people to clear the land at the foot of Changbai Mountain. After a long development, relying on the abundant supplies on Changbai Mountain, the group had already integrated into Goguryeo.

Despite this, Wang Ke never forgot his hometown and changed his surname to Xuanyuan, with the purpose of warning himself to be descendants of Yan and Huang.

The rest of the people are also hard to leave their hometowns, and they all follow their examples.

Xuanyuan Village is also named after it.

Xuanyuan Ke is a passionate man from the north. He attaches great importance to hatred. He never forgets his little kindness and will revenge him. When he dreams of the miserable scene of corpses everywhere under the city of Pyongyang. Even if he has already gained a foothold in Goguryeo, he will not forget this hatred, and is determined to take revenge and disrupt Goguryeo.

However, his ability is limited, he has always been a small fight and has no real action. He has made substantial progress until recently.

Facing Xuanyuan Tian’s answer, Xuanyuan Ke was very satisfied and nodded, "The most important thing in life is to not forget our roots. Our roots are in the Central Plains. No matter how far away we are, we must remember this." He paused and then talked about the serious matter: "I went to the city to purchase yesterday and met King Rongliu..."

A strange color flashed in Xuanyuan Tian's eyes. He had a certain understanding of the national conditions of Goguryeo.

King Rongliu is the king of Goguryeo, but he is a bit of a name but not a real one, and all the military power is in the hands of Goguryeo Molizhiyuan Gassuwen. If King Rongliu is a king of the Ado type, the two will get along well. Unfortunately, King Rongliu also has his own ambitions and wants to compete with Yuan Gassuwen.

The two have become more and more intense recently and have reached a state of incompatibility.

Although King Rongliu is the lord of a country, few people are optimistic about him. In this era, fists are the hard truth, and Yongaisuwen, who has most of the military power of Goguryeo, has an absolute advantage.

Xuanyuan Tian felt a stir in his heart and asked, "King Rongliu wants to run away?"

Xuanyuan Ke's eyes revealed a look of relief and said, "You guessed it right. King Rongliu gathered a group of ministers a few days ago to assassinate Yuan Gaisuwen, but the news leaked, Yuan Gaisuwen escaped. Yuan Gaisuwen made this matter and he had already broken his face with King Rongliu and surrounded the palace. King Rongliu saw that the situation was not good, and had escaped from the secret passage and now hid in the city of Pyongyang. He hoped to use our caravan to go to Liaodong and join his uncle. He planned to rely on the Liaodong troops to compete with Yuan Gaisuwen. I agree with his request... Do you know the reason?"

Xuanyuan Tian replied without hesitation: "Grandpa wants to create a king Rongliu, and Yuan Gaisuwen's internal struggle so that the Central Plains can take advantage of the situation to destroy Goguryeo."

Xuanyuan Ke danced his old fist and said excitedly: "You are right. I have been paying attention to the trends of the Central Plains all the time over the years and found that the current Central Plains is not the same as before. He is greater and stronger than the Sui Dynasty. The king is far from comparable to the Emperor of Sui Dynasty. As long as the civil strife of Goguryeo, it is easy to destroy Goguryeo with the power of the Tang Dynasty's destruction of Xue Yantuo in half a year." He became more and more excited as he spoke, his eyes were filled with tears. With his current wealth and status, it was easy to go back to his hometown. But he was not willing to go back like this. He wanted to see the demise of Goguryeo with his own eyes and then leave with gloriousness.

This day seems to be coming soon.

"Tomorrow I will secretly send King Rongliu to Liaodong, and you will go to the Central Plains immediately to meet Emperor Tang, express everything, ask him to prepare, and send troops to Goguryeo..."
Chapter completed!