The Rebirth of Lu Bu in the Legend of the Heroes of the Later Han Dynasty
Chapter 105 Conquest of Goguryeo
Lu Bu appointed Gan Ning as the governor of Japan, reclaimed land, and established the Han government on the islands. Gan Ning, as the highest official, had the power to deal with life and death, while Himihu was the religious leader, responsible for stupidizing the Japanese, who came from later generations. Lu Bu knew the role of religion. It was the simplest and most effective way to make people willing to become slaves.
After arranging everything, Lu Bu returned to Lelang County with a thousand soldiers. He passed many small islands along the way. Lu Bu left dozens of Han troops to garrison on each island. Then the flying pigeon sent a message to Gan Ning to send Hu Nu and the Japanese. The slaves came to the island, and under the management of the Han army, they reclaimed the deserted island, planted crops, and reproduced their offspring. This became the Ryukyu and Penghu Islands in later generations.
When winter arrived, Lu Bu finally returned to Lelang County, ending nearly a year of maritime expeditions. During this period, Wei Muyong and the Yanyun Eighteen Cavalry also recruited 10,000 new troops in Youzhou, trained the new troops in cavalry and archery, and discovered Huang Zhong who had traveled north from Jingzhou. Lu Bu naturally knew Huang Zhong's ability, so he appointed him as the commander of the cavalry. The group braved the wind and snow and headed for Liaodong.
Under Xu Rong's governance, the four counties in Liaodong have regained their vitality before being occupied by Goguryeo. People from Youzhou continued to voluntarily migrate to Liaodong. This also benefited from Lu Bu's policy towards Liaodong. In order to rapidly develop Liaodong, Lu Bu set The policy of exempting Liaodong from taxes for five years greatly inspired the people.
Lu Bu was very satisfied with the situation in Liaodong. He said to Xu Rong, "Liaodong has developed so much in two years, and you are indispensable. Lu Bu thanks the general on behalf of the people."
Xu Rong said, "The lord praised me highly, but I will be frightened in the end. The people's livelihood in Liaodong cannot be separated from the support of the policies set by my lord. In the end, the general will only neglect the personnel."
Lu Bu said, "Next spring, there is a great achievement that the general still needs to complete."
Xu Rong said, "If my lord has any mission, he will eventually go through fire and water."
Lu Bu took out a map, pointed to the east of Xuan Zhen's army and said, "The large area east of your hometown is now mostly mountains and forests, and the remnants of Goguryeo are hiding in them. Goguryeo will not be destroyed for a day. I am uneasy. I want spring to bloom." At that time, troops were sent to completely eliminate Goguryeo and add this area to the territory of the Han Dynasty."
Xu Rong looked at the map, "This land is thousands of miles vast. In addition to Goguryeo, there are also Baekje and Silla. I am afraid that a large army will need to be mobilized to conquer."
Lu Bu smiled and said, "I brought you 10,000 cavalry, plus your original 30,000 troops, 40,000 people are enough. I will personally lead the troops and work with you to wipe these three kingdoms from this world." "
Xu Rongnan was patiently excited, "The general has long wanted to fight. With the help of my lord, there is no need to worry about the Three Kingdoms being destroyed."
During the period before the expedition, Lu Bu gave the army a holiday and asked them to go home to be with their families. He knew that many people would be buried in foreign lands after this battle, but for the sake of the Han nation, Lu Bu had to do this. Only by conquering foreigners could the Han nation rule the world forever. He didn't believe in the kingly way. Believe in martial arts, use war to establish political power, and use iron and blood to conquer the world. What he is doing now is a ground-breaking event. Even if the history books of later generations record him as a cruel person, he doesn't care. He lives fifty years and only seizes the day.
After several months of rest and recuperation, Lu Bu led an army of 40,000 people and marched towards the mountains and forests where Goguryeo was hiding. On the march, there were many wild elk. Lu Bu asked Huang Zhong to demonstrate his archery skills. The arrows were always on target. It seems from the book The story of Huang Zhong's magical shooting is true. There were also a few desperate Goguryeo people who came out of the forest to look for food, but Huang Zhong shot them one by one.
Lu Bu was about to lead his army into the mountains and forests, but Xu Rong hurriedly stopped him, "No, my lord, the Goguryeo people have lived in the mountains and forests for generations, which is convenient for hiding and flexible in tactics. If our army rushes in, I'm afraid we will suffer a big defeat."
Lu Bu thought about it carefully. Most of his troops were cavalry. They were strong in fighting on the plains, but they were not good at fighting in the mountains and forests. It seemed that to deal with Goguryeo, Xu Rong, a native-born talent, was still needed. Lu Bu asked for advice, "Is it possible?" The strategy is to force the Goguryeo people out of the mountains and forests to fight our army on the plains."
Xu Rong shook his head, "King Zhu Tai of Goguryeo was defeated by our army in Liaodong. He knows the strengths of our Han army, so it will be difficult to force them out."
Lu Bu thought for a moment, and an idea suddenly came to him, "How about a fire attack? The mountains and forests here are densely covered, and there is an east wind blowing now. Following the fire, the Goguryeo people will be forced out."
Xu Rong replied, "It still doesn't work. There is a Longjiang River here that runs through the entire mountain and forest. The Goguryeo people can use the water of the Longjiang River to put out the fire."
Lu Bu nodded, "If there is a fleet on the Longjiang River, using bows and arrows to kill the Goguryeo people who are fetching water, and then cutting off the water of the Longjiang River, will it be able to force the Goguryeo people out of the mountains and forests?"
Xu Rong patted his thigh, "My lord, the plan is really watertight. This way, we will definitely win."
Lu Bu asked Wei Muyong to fetch carrier pigeons, write military orders on silk cloth, and asked Gan Ning to lead the navy from Japan County to Longjiang to wait for orders. He only waited for the fire to start, shot the Goguryeo people who were fetching water on the river, and then cut off Longjiang. Upstream, the river water cannot flow into the forest.
After everything was arranged, Lu Bu asked his soldiers to shout, "Goguryeo people, come out of the forest quickly to fight the Han army, otherwise you will set fire to the forest and it will become a scorched earth."
King Zhu Tai of Goguryeo laughed and said to the people around him, "Once the Han army sets a fire and takes the water from the Longjiang River to destroy it, what can the Han army do to me?"
Outside the forest, Lu Bu had his army set up camp, waiting for Gan and Ning's naval forces to appear on the Longjiang River before attacking with fire.
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