Chapter 58: World peace and long-term stability?
“Taedong River!”

A soft whisper sounded in the night.

On the bank of the river, a group of elite cavalry stopped silently.

Needless to say, it was Gao Changsheng's troops!
After leaving the inner city.

Gao Changsheng led his army to move at night and hide during the day, galloping all the way without stopping for a moment.

Although they had been galloping for days, the soldiers did not seem too tired at this time.

After all, this unit is composed of elite soldiers and light cavalry that are good at raiding.

A few days of running around is nothing.

Most importantly, the morale of the troops is now at its peak.

For the military, sometimes no amount of training can compare to a resounding victory.

An army that wins battle after battle will unconsciously carry a unique momentum.

It is a state that cannot be expressed in words.

And when this momentum reaches its peak, it will condense into something unique, the military spirit.

This is also one of the ways in which the military spirit is born.

Transform and sublimate through victory in every battle.

Of course, the troops were far from reaching this point at this time.

But they fought all the way along the Turkic line to Goryeo.

The successive victories made every soldier excited.

Especially at this time, they were approaching the royal city of Goryeo.

At this time, anyone who is not a fool will know what Gao Changsheng is planning.

As for these ordinary soldiers, they would not think twice like the deputy generals.

They only know one thing.

That was the enemy's royal city, and the destruction of that country was imminent.

Just this one line of words is enough to drive any soldier crazy.

"Taedong River? All under heaven are one family? What a boast!"

A deputy general beside Gao Changsheng said disdainfully.

It’s no wonder he said that. The river in front of us is just an ordinary river that flows around the Goryeo royal city.

Using these two words gives a sense of arrogance.

"Haha, that's nothing?" Another deputy general laughed and said, "I heard that the Goryeo royal capital is not only called Pyongyang, but also has another name called Chang'an?"

"What?" The other two lieutenants who were unaware of this were both surprised.

"Chang'an, where does Goguryeo get the face to do this?" they both spoke at the same time.

Gao Changsheng shook his head and chuckled when he heard this:
"Not surprising!"

"In ancient times, the emperor unified the nine continents."

"Later, King Wu conquered Chaoge and divided the world into fiefdoms."

"Although the Nine Continents are now divided and the countries are at war, many place names originated from ancient times, so it is not surprising that place names in different countries overlap."

"However, although Goryeo's choice of these two place names, Chang'an and Datong, may seem arrogant, it is enough to show their wolfish ambitions."

Hearing this, several people nodded at the same time.

"General, this royal city may be difficult to attack!"

Keep your eyes on the distance.

Under the dreary night.

Look across the river.

You can vaguely see the lights of fire on the towering city walls.

And the dark shadows that move back and forth from time to time.

Obviously, they were soldiers guarding the city on night alert.

Compared with the previous domestic city, it is completely different.

Hearing this, the other two deputy generals nodded at the same time.

Judging from the scale of the city, this royal city is far less breathtaking than Daxing.

But it is definitely a rare big city.

It is extremely difficult to attack such a large city by force, and the sacrifices required would certainly be enormous.

And what they lacked most at this moment was undoubtedly exactly this, that is, manpower.

Gao Changsheng did not reply immediately.

His eyes slowly raised and fell on the city in the distance.

“Click! Click!”

In the dim night.

A flash of lightning suddenly flashed, and then there was a rumbling sound of thunder.

Under the illumination of the flashing lightning, you can clearly see the heavy dark clouds in the sky.

Gao Changsheng raised his head slightly, took a look, and suddenly sighed:
"Unfortunately, the lightning came a little late!"

The people behind him were all stunned.

I couldn't help but look up at the sky, my eyes full of confusion.

It was not until a long time later that a flash of lightning appeared and dark clouds appeared. A few people turned their heads to look at the city and suddenly realized that it was New Year's Day.

"Yes, this royal city is so close to the river. If we dig the river and backflow it, it will surely be flooded in one fell swoop!"

As the saying goes, water and fire are merciless, and flooding and fire attacks are also strategies that are often used on the battlefield.

"It's a pity that this river is relatively small after all, and the surrounding terrain is relatively flat."

"Yes, unless there have been heavy rains for several days and the river has risen sharply, no wonder the general would sigh like this."

"It's really hard to predict the weather. Even if the weather is good, we can't wait that long."

Several people sighed repeatedly.

There was regret in his mouth.

In their view, this strategy was an excellent way to break into the city.

It’s a pity that time is not on their side.

If they want to wait for the heavy rain, they have to stay here, and the time will definitely not be just one or two days, it may last for half a month or even a month.

The risks involved are undoubtedly too great.

Come

Although they temporarily hid their tracks.

But the truth will always come out. After all, they first broke into the domestic city and obtained supplies!

As long as time goes on, the other side’s royal city will definitely receive the news.

Even if they had massacred all the people in the domestic city at the beginning, it would have been useless and might have been exposed faster.

"General. What do we do now?"

"If we want to attack by force, it would be more effective to launch a surprise attack at night."

"As long as we are fast enough and seize the city gate before most soldiers react, we might be able to succeed."

The deputy general beside him made a suggestion, but there was obviously not much confidence in his voice.

"The best strategy is to attack the enemy's plan; the worst is to attack the city!"

Gao Changsheng spoke softly.

"A head-on confrontation is the worst option."

Of course he couldn't be unaware of what several people could see.

Gao Changsheng would naturally not do such a stupid thing as using 5,000 cavalrymen to storm the enemy's heavily guarded royal city at this time.

"Vice General Zhang!"

"The general is here!"

"I hope everything went well with the things I asked you to collect in the inner city?" Gao Changsheng looked at one of them.

"I personally led the team to handle this matter, and there is absolutely no mistake."

"very good!"

Gao Changsheng nodded.

"Deputy General Zhang, take a thousand men and do as I ordered before!"

"Yes, I will obey your orders!"

After finishing speaking, Gao Changsheng turned and looked at the other two deputy generals.

The two of them straightened up instantly.

Although I wonder why Gao Changsheng decided to divide his troops when the military force is insufficient.

But they didn't think too much about it.

Gao Changsheng's actions at this time clearly showed that he had a mission for them.

"Please give me your orders, General!"

"Wang, Li, you two lieutenants!"

"Each of them will bring a thousand men!"

"As for the goal!"

Gao Changsheng paused.

Lieutenant General Zhang, who had already learned of the mission, spread out the map with great insight.

Gao Changsheng gently stretched out his hand and touched two places.

"Listen carefully, both of you. The task I'm going to give you is..."

(End of this chapter)