HLnovel Chapter 19, First Campaign Against Goguryeo
Chapter 19, First Campaign Against Goguryeo
Qin Dynasty
Xi was surprised that Lin Ke would mention his name; he was just a minor official under the county magistrate.
I never imagined that my tomb would be dug up by future generations. It's heartbreaking! I wonder if future generations will even protect our ancestors' tombs?!
Meanwhile, a transfer order was sent from Xianyang to the desk of the county magistrate, who was delighted with the job.
No one expected that Lin Ke's words would bring about such a big change in happy's life!
汉朝
At this moment, Liu Qi was playing with the small light screen in his hand, his mind racing. He couldn't help but be surprised that someone could speak from this tiny thing. Things from later generations are truly amazing.
Speaking of Che'er, isn't that expression on his face a bit too vivid?! Is he really that envious of that second-generation Sui?
Ha, what's the use of being envious? You might as well earn it yourself!
It seems Che'er hasn't had enough schoolwork lately!
The young Liu Che, who was still just the crown prince, shuddered: Who wants to harm me!
Lin Ke continued speaking on the screen.
"To demonstrate the grandeur of his great nation, Emperor Yang Guang mobilized a considerable number of people. There were 80,000 boatmen alone, and nearly 200,000 other civil and military officials, imperial grandsons, and nobles."
"The distance between the bow and stern of the ships is more than two hundred miles. It is so laborious and costly. You can show off if you want, but the places the fleet passes through have to pay tribute to them. It's like a locust swarm."
"That year, Yang Guang was full of vigor, his hands in his pockets, unaware of who his opponent was!"
Yang Guang: Hmph, I'm the boss, let's see who dares to challenge me!
Goguryeo: Heh heh, I'll beat you up!
Sui Dynasty
Yang Jian was so angry he vomited blood. He had an imperial physician by his side. Dugu Jialuo was extremely frustrated. Neither her eldest son nor her youngest son was capable!
Yang Guang was furious and wanted to beat his parents and Yang Yong, that good-for-nothing, every day!
All I did was steal his crown prince position.
So what if I need to use more people? And do more construction work?
What's there to criticize?
"In 611 AD, Emperor Yang of Sui mobilized a total of 1,133,800 troops from across the country, plus 2 million laborers for logistical support, and fired upon Goguryeo!"
"Then, with such a force, it should have been more than enough to fight a small country, but we never expected to lose! Is it possible that having more troops makes it easier to lose?"
"The problem lies with Yang Guang. Unlike Emperor Yingzong of Ming, Zhu Qizhen, Yang Guang did not go to the front lines, but everyone had to report to him on everything, big or small. Whenever Goguryeo surrendered, there was no need to fight!"
Zhu Bajie of the Ming Dynasty: We didn't provoke you!
All Emperors of the Ming Dynasty: Second this!
"The Sui army arrived at Liaodong City with a smooth journey. Taking advantage of their high morale, they immediately launched an attack. Goguryeo could not hold out for long. When the Sui army saw how easy it was, they immediately went to report the good news to Yang Guang."
"In the short time it took to deliver the good news, Goguryeo recovered and then went back on its word and said it wouldn't surrender anymore. This infuriated our Sui army, and we gave Goguryeo a thorough beating!"
"As a result, Goguryeo surrendered again. After all, Yang Guang had given orders, so the Sui army could only suspend their attack and then report the good news to Yang Guang. But during this time of reporting, Goguryeo recovered! They changed their minds again!!"
Goguryeo: Brother, I was wrong!
Sui Army: Stop! Go ask the boss!
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"In this way, Goguryeo seemed to have found a shortcut: if they couldn't win, they would surrender. The Sui army was also fluctuating between winning and losing."
"Seeing the army's morale crumbling, Yang Guang came to the front lines to boost morale, but it was to no avail; war requires money."
"In addition, the large-scale construction projects undertaken in the previous years had caused widespread discontent among the people, which led to a peasant uprising. As a result, Emperor Yang of Sui had no choice but to withdraw his troops."
"Then, we could have continued cooking normally and allowed the people to rest, but Yang Guang only saw that this little Goguryeo had actually slapped him in the face."
"In 613 AD, Yang Guang once again amassed troops. This time he was wiser and did not issue orders indiscriminately."
"So the Sui army once again marched from Pyongdui to Pyongyang. Did you all think that this time they were sure to win?!"
A skilled farmer from the Sui Dynasty: Ah!? Still can't win!
A peasant girl from the Sui Dynasty: Will my father ever come back?!
A scion of a prominent family in the Song Dynasty: This is hopeless!!!
……
"Here we have to mention one person—Yang Xuangan. At the time, there was still fighting on the front lines, but unexpectedly, his home in the rear was robbed."
"Yang Xuangan was also a young master under the Guanlong Group, a powerful force at the time, but we'll skip that for now."
As the saying goes, emperors come and go, but powerful families remain.
"Since ancient times, aristocratic families and emperors have seemed to be inherently unequal, often fighting each other. To stabilize his throne, Yang Guang implemented a system—the imperial examination."
"You can listen to the dynasties before the Sui Dynasty; the imperial examination system was a system for selecting talent for the emperor."
"In the past, if you wanted to become an official, you had to rely on the Guanlong Group to pull strings behind the scenes. It seemed like all the people recommended were from under the Guanlong Group."
"Emperor Yang of Sui, Yang Guang, immediately decided to reform the system by implementing a direct examination to select talent. This system has proven to be very successful in the future, having produced many famous figures throughout history. We'll discuss that later!"
"But the imperial examination system at that time was not perfect, so it had little effect. So Yang Guang wanted to recruit some talented people from the south to suppress the Guanlong Group and weaken their power in their positions, etc."
"This displeased the second-generation members of the Guanlong Group. Taking advantage of the uprisings that were rising up everywhere, Yang Xuangan and others also raised an army and fought their way to the capital."
"Upon hearing this, Yang Guang rushed back to save his home with all his might. Goguryeo cannot be defeated even for a day!"