Chapter 471 Goguryeo Surrenders

When they heard that Gaewon Suwen had left the city to surrender, the two envoys from Silla and Baekje were also shocked. They thought that Gaewonsuwen would persist until the end, but they did not expect that this old boy would lead his people to surrender. .

The two of them were also frightened at this moment. Fortunately, we surrendered to Datang in advance. If we help this guy fight to the end, according to Gai Yuan Suwen's idea, he might stab us in the back. By then he will become We the heroes have become rebels.

"Thank you, Mr. Gao, for saving our lives."

Li Tan solemnly bowed next to him. This was what he had to do, otherwise he might be strangled by the coalition at this moment. Gai Yuan Suwen, this old guy, is so hateful. He swore so much in the letter. He wanted to fight to the death with the Tang Dynasty army, and said that even if the city was burned down in the end, it would not be left to the Tang Dynasty.

People in both countries believed it at that time. Now it seems that we are still too young and were almost fooled by this guy. Gae Yuan Suwen is not a fool. People want to live at the last moment. He wants to live. If we go down, we must let Datang gain something. During such a long period of war, wealthy people from all over Goguryeo brought their gold and silver to the capital. No matter what kind of chaos it was inside, as long as the city was still there , then these treasures are there.

With these things, it is equivalent to buying yourself a life. The Tang army defended the four city gates. They originally asked the armies of the two southern countries to attack the city. Now that they have surrendered, then accept The matter of surrendering the army has nothing to do with you, just hurry up and return home.

Regarding the order given by Li Xiang, the two envoys didn't know what to say. In short, we obey it honestly. The Tang army came all the way from the north. Now it's time to pick peaches. Why should we divide it? Where do you want a piece of the pie?

"Your Highness, are we just going to let them go back? You know, aren't we going to continue to fight south? If we let them go back, these more than 60,000 people are likely to be our enemies in the future."

Su Dingfang said worriedly.

"Then what are you thinking? Are you going to find an excuse to deal with them now? What they said that day was very good. They are now a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty. If you attack them if there is no mistake, then you are really It’s too much, will anyone do anything to us in the future?”

Considering the overall situation, Li Xiang also hopes that these 60,000 people will stand against him, so that he can fight all the way. But now they have given up, and there is no discount for them to carry out your orders. If you attack them at this time If so, that would be somewhat unjustifiable.

"Put your heart in your stomach, haven't you seen what these 60,000-odd people are? Do you expect them to do much harm to us? There will always be a day when we face them."

Li Jing patted Su Dingfang on the shoulder. Now it is indeed time to stop and reorganize. The entire Goguryeo has been captured by us. This is a very huge piece of land. If the land area is calculated, it almost reaches the entire Tang Dynasty. About one-fifth, so in the next period of time, we must fully absorb this one-fifth of the country and eliminate all local resisters, so that they can join the territory of Datang .

As for the two countries to the south, they are nothing more than two pieces of meat on our lips. Isn’t it just a matter of our words when to eat them? If we can’t spare time now, we will always have time in the future.

After the two envoys said goodbye to Li Xiang, they immediately embarked on their journey back to the south. They were not willing to stay with Li Xiang for a moment, and after they returned, they had to explain why they did this, otherwise they would both The king of the country would probably chop off their heads, but because these two people were doing relatively good things, Li Xiang wrote a letter to each of them, and the two of them were very grateful.

This is not an ordinary letter, it is almost equivalent to an iron card to avoid death. Li Xiang praised these two people enough in his heart. As long as the kings of the two countries are not fools, they will never kill them. At most, they will die. Just put them away in the cabinet and find a place for them to offer sacrifices. After all, this is the person that His Highness Taisun of the Tang Dynasty likes. If something happens, it will be difficult for His Highness to explain.

General Li Jing smiled and nodded beside him. After returning home, these two people will definitely be isolated by the officials of the host country. Then these two people will definitely find a new way, and then they will have to start creating divisions in the host country.

Li Xiang can serve as a backstage for these two people, and can provide them with human and financial support. They only need to develop their own power in the country where they are. This is the same approach as the way to deal with Koryo, because these two countries are relatively small. , so it doesn’t take that long. After we complete the reorganization, it is estimated that the two countries will start to fight. At that time, they may be weaker than Goguryeo. Who makes their land area smaller? Even the strategic depth nothing.

Niu Jinda and Su Dingfang couldn't see Li Xiang's layout. They were pure warriors. They only knew how to win or lose on the battlefield. At this moment, they were still remembering who captured more cities and who annihilated them. There are many troops.

However, General Li Jing saw clearly from the side. General Li Jing fully approved of Li Xiang's approach. In the past, Li Shimin chose Li Xiang as his successor, but General Li Jing still had a wait-and-see attitude. After the battle of Tuyuhun, Cheng Those people who were biting gold were all gone. After the Battle of Goguryeo, General Li Jing also knew which side he should stand on. A truly talented person, no matter how Li Shimin suppressed him, would be able to break out in the end.

At this moment, the capital city of Goguryeo is surrounded by people, and all the city gates are defended by the Tang army. Those who want to come out of the city must change their clothes. All places on your body that can carry items must be After a thorough search, the entire century-old savings of Goguryeo are in this city, and no one is allowed to take them out.

Li Xiang spent a total of more than 4 million guan on military expenditure this time, and the land value has still come back, but who doesn't want to make more money? Li Xiang must let the people of Tang Dynasty see that fighting the war will bring benefits to you. Only in this way can they have a bloodthirsty mentality, think of conquering the entire world, and make the Tang Dynasty stand on top of the world...