Chapter 884 Preparing to Attack Goryeo
After Gu Nanxi decided to attack Goryeo, the entire Yun Dynasty began to move.
The merchants brought a lot of news to the court. For example, Goryeo had quietly extended its tentacles across the Yalu River, preparing to use the method of eating to tear off pieces of flesh and blood from Yunchao bit by bit.
For example, Goryeo wanted to emulate the Central Plains and build the Great Wall to resist the Central Plains’ troops.
For example, Wang Jian also sent people to Da Zhou to ask for Taoist classics, pretending to be docile.
All in all, it is a nation that people look down upon.
But there was a very realistic problem facing everyone when attacking Goryeo.
What to do after the fight?
In ancient times, the area under actual control was the area where news could reach within 7 days at the earliest.
Gu Nanxi took a look at the map. With Beidu Yunzhou as the second political center, Goryeo could be barely controlled.
It took about half a month for the Privy Council and the Military Academy to finally develop a military plan to attack Goryeo.
The entire plan is based mainly on the navy, supplemented by the army.
On the training ground, Song Shoujie yelled at the top of his lungs: "Goryeo, you lowly people from the border, humiliated our Dayun! Your Majesty wants us to go to Goryeo to show our national prestige. Do you have the confidence?"
"Yes!" The soldiers' roar was deafening.
"The Yunzhou Cavalry is famous, and the Firearms Battalion and the Artillery Battalion have made countless contributions. Only our navy has no place to use its skills! Are you willing to accept this?"
“I’m not willing to accept this!”
After boosting morale, Song Shoujie asked the soldiers to practice more, and then walked to Gu Yunting who was standing aside.
"Your Highness, can we really fight this time?"
Song Shoujie's voice was filled with anticipation and uneasiness, fearing that this was just a slogan, with much ado about nothing.
Gu Yunting looked at his muscular body and felt a little envious for some reason: "Put on your clothes. Mother has long wanted to deal with Xixia and Goryeo, so she sent Chen Yixuan to Goryeo."
According to A Niang's temper, if Gao Li kept quiet and didn't jump around, A Niang might wait until the end to deal with it.
But since he jumped out himself, A Niang would definitely make an example of him to scare the monkeys.
Song Shoujie's mouth curled up, and he couldn't suppress it no matter how hard he tried: "I wonder if our navy's mission is to provide food and fodder for the Asian Games, or to do logistics?"
Gu Yunting patted his shoulder and said earnestly: "Okay, you don't have to test me anymore. I'll tell you the truth, our navy is the main force this time."
Song Shoujie's face was as smiling as a chrysanthemum, and he kept saying: "The main force is good, the main force is good, we should be the main force!"
Gu Yunting was not as optimistic as him: "But you have to think about it carefully. We have no left wing and no right wing. It is very dangerous."
"We are not afraid of danger!" Song Shoujie said without blinking.
The two were ordered to go to the Privy Council to discuss military plans.
Since the fall of Goguryeo, Goguryeo has been hiding in its own territory. Neither Dayun nor Dazhou has a clear idea of its strength.
Therefore, Gu Yunting and Song Shoujie led the navy to take the lead, one is to intimidate Gao Li to get back his ground, and the other is to test the strength of Goryeo.
If they are as powerful as Goguryeo, we will need to take a long-term view and plan slowly.
After all, it took the Sui and Tang dynasties several times to attack Goguryeo before they destroyed it.
Gu Yunting looked at the map of Goryeo and thought silently about the plan.
Wang's Goryeo imitated the political system of the Tang Dynasty and established three provinces and six ministries. At the same time, it also divided the peninsula into Guannei Road, Shuofang Road, Zhongyuan Road, Henan Road, Jiangnan Road, etc. according to the provincial divisions of the Tang Dynasty.
The entire city system of Wang Dynasty Goryeo was centered on Kaesong. It balanced regional rule through the Three Capitals, defended against threats from the north through border military towns, and promoted economic prosperity through ports.
Professor of the Military Academy: "The defense system of Goryeo was mainly based on mountain city defense. They learned from the experience of Goguryeo in this regard."
Kaesong, also known as Songak, was the capital of Goryeo and its political and economic center, relying on Songak Mountain for defense.
The Three Capitals: Xijing, Dongjing, and Nanjing.
Xijing, later Pyongyang, was the secondary capital of Wang's Goryeo. It had the natural barrier of Pingyuan City and Taedong River, and was a strategic location in the northern border.
Tokyo, later known as Gyeongju, was the ancient capital of Silla and the ruling center of the south.
Nanjing, the later Seoul, controlled the Han River basin.
"The important border towns are Anzhou, Yizhou, Dingzhou, and Jiangjiefu, all of which are at the Yalu River port."
90% of the territory is mountainous, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.
According to the plan of the Privy Council, they must first seize Jeju Island as a springboard, build a military fortress, block the maritime trade between Goryeo and Japan, and at the same time prevent the Great Zhou from sending reinforcements to Goryeo.
However, a plan is still a plan, and how it is implemented depends on the actual situation.
After the military meeting, Gu Yunting returned to the palace.
He first went to see the child. This heartless child hadn't seen his father for several days and was still sleeping soundly, not missing his father at all.
Gu Yunting stretched out his index finger, poked the child's fair face, and whispered: "You are a bad guy who destroys the bridge after crossing the river. You couldn't sleep without lying on Daddy before."
The wet nurse stood aside, wanting to say something but stopping herself, for fear that the Second Prince would wake up the little ancestor.
Shuyao didn't say anything, just watched quietly. Anyway, the child was awake and had his father to comfort him.
Gu Yunting lowered his head and kissed his son on the cheek twice before letting him go with satisfaction.
"Wife, it seems to me that my son has grown up again."
Shuyao undressed him: "Children grow up with the wind, and every day is different."
"Oh, when I come back from Goryeo, will my son forget me?" Gu Yunting said sentimentally.
Behind her back, Shuyao rolled her eyes and said, "Don't worry, I'll ask an artist to draw a portrait of you tomorrow and hang it in the house. I'll teach my son to recognize his father every day. I guarantee that the first thing he says will be "Dad."
"Hehe, my wife is still the best." Gu Yunting hugged Shuyao's waist.
The two of them quietly enjoyed the warm time.
"Don't act arbitrarily this time. Listen to other people's opinions. Attacking Goryeo is different from our attack on other islands."
Other islands have small areas, small populations, insufficient logistics, and basically no unified national consciousness, and are very primitive.
Gu Yunting nodded: "I know. My mother told me that in this battle, I just need to do my best. I can't go against the schedule, and I want to stay alive."
Despite the loud slogans shouted externally, in fact, Dayun Dynasty's attitude towards Goryeo was not to conquer it at all costs.
Because Goryeo was too poor, the people in the Ministry of Revenue calculated on their abacus and felt that this was an inappropriate deal.
Apart from its population and some minerals in the north, Goryeo really has nothing valuable.
If we have to mention one benefit, it would probably be its strategic position.
If we take over Goryeo, it will be easier to defeat Japan.
Shuyao asked curiously, "After taking over Goryeo, how does Your Majesty plan to control them?"
Should it be autonomous like Vietnam, or should it be incorporated into Yun Dynasty and divided into provincial capitals?
Gu Yunting narrowed his eyes: "Mother hasn't made up her mind yet. According to the information we received, Gao Li can't support herself at all."
It's really tasteless to eat and a pity to throw away.
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