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Chapter 598

The internal struggles of the Khitans would not stop because of Li Jing's going north. If it were in the past, he would have hoped that the Khitans would fight a little more fiercely. Now that the rapid rise of the Khitans has made the Bohai Kingdom feel extremely stressed. If the Khitans fight themselves, this would undoubtedly be a good thing. But now, compared to the Khitans, the Tang army entered Liaodong and went north rapidly, which made the Bohai Mountain even more worried. This time, the Bohai Kingdom sent him here, not just because of the princess' captive, it was just a lead. What really touched them was the great power of the Tang Dynasty.

Especially since the new Emperor of the Tang Dynasty ascended the throne, he defeated the Nanzhao Kingdom, wiped out the Shatuo tribe, and wiped out the uprising Cao army. At present, Li Jing was the official position of the Great Protectorate of Andong and led the army into the north of Liao, which made everyone worry. A hundred years after the Tang Dynasty withdrew from Liaodong, after the southwest and northwest borders were free of worries, he began to re-engage the troops to the northeast. Once the Tang army really wanted to march into Liaodong with all its strength like Emperor Yang of Sui and Emperor Taizong of Tang, all the tribes in the northeast would not be at peace.

The only countermeasure is to join forces early to drive the Tang army back.

To deal with the Tang army, it is impossible to light the Bohai Kingdom, and the Khitans must be pulled into the chariot.

"If the Tang Dynasty truly went north to occupy Liaodong, our century of peace would probably exist again. This is not only a threat to our Bohai Sea, but also a threat to the Khitan. In today's situation, we can only maintain the current situation by joining hands."

"The Khitans are always fearless!" Yelu Yanmu said bluntly, "We were not afraid of the Tang Dynasty at the beginning, and we are not afraid now!"

"We Goguryeo people will never be afraid of the Tang army!" A bold voice sounded from behind. Da Weiying turned around and saw a team of knights coming out of the city behind him. These knights entered the city from the south of Fuyu City, then passed through the city directly, and came out at the west gate.

First, he rode a black horse, and a tall and burly middle-aged man in his forties slowly came. He was wearing a cowhide armor inlaid with cowhide armor, a wolf helmet on his head, a double-edged battle axe on his back, and a large scimitar hung around his waist. He was tied with shins on his legs, and a short dagger on each of them. He also held a black and thick wolf-toothed iron rod in his hands. Various hideous weapons on his body, coupled with his chaotic beard standing like a steel needle, and his hair that was long-haired, whipped, looked extremely thick and generous.

Da Weiying recognized it at a glance. This official was appointed as the political affairs of the Youpingzhang of the Bohai Kingdom. The General of the Left Xiong Guard, the Governor of the Liaocheng Prefecture Governor Gao Degui, and the Governor of the Jili Prefecture Governor Gao Dexin. However, although both brothers served as governor, Jili Prefecture was only one of the forty-two states of Andong established after the Tang Dynasty destroyed Goguryeo. Now there are only fourteen states.

However, Liaocheng Prefecture is one of the nine governors of the Andong Protectorate established by the Tang Dynasty. His territory is Liaocheng Prefecture, and his capital is Liaocheng. It is the largest city on the east bank of the Liao River. It was the city that could not be captured by hundreds of thousands of troops during the reign of Emperor Yang of Sui.

The Nine Governor's Office and the Fourteen Prefectures were all reintroduced by the Goguryeo nobles within these twenty or thirty years.

Except for the Jian'an Prefecture Governor's Office and Anshizhou were occupied by the Khitan Lianla tribe and Jili Prefecture was seized by Li Jing, the remaining eight Governor's Offices and twelve Governor's Offices are still under the control of the Goguryeo people.

Xinchengzhou Governor's Office, Liaochengzhou Governor's Office, Gewuzhou Governor's Office, Weilezhou Governor's Office, Salizhou Governor's Office, Residence in Suzhou Governor's Office, Yuexizhou Governor's Office, and Danzhou Governor's Office

South Suzhou, Gaimu Prefecture, Dana Prefecture, Cangyan Prefecture, Momi Prefecture, Jili Prefecture, Lishan Prefecture, Yanjin Prefecture, Mudi Prefecture, Zhubei Prefecture, Zhili Prefecture, Funie Prefecture, and worship the twelve prefectures of Han Prefecture.

These are all ministers named Bohai, who have long been respectful of their own troops and have become independent. These Goguryeo nobles have long joined forces. The Bohai Kingdom also wanted to conquer them at the beginning, but when there was any movement, these people would unite against the Bohai court, and in the end, they became like the Three Feudals of Hebei in the Tang Dynasty.

Gao Dexin was originally a leader in various towns in Liaodong, but now it occupies a larger territory. Gao Degui, who was also born after the royal family, has replaced Gao Dexin and become the new leader of twenty towns.

This man was only forty years old and was in the forty years of his youth and strong Goguryeo royal family, and chose a woman to hold the flag for him. Although the woman was wearing leather armor and had a mask of magic power on her face, everyone could still see that this was a young woman at a glance. Although this woman was more than six feet tall, with a long sword on her waist, her arms and waist were evenly symmetrical and powerful, it still surprised everyone present.

"Gao Da General!" Yelu Shilu's greeting was very simple. In fact, he was very afraid of this man who seemed rude. It was precisely because Gao Degui guarded Liaodong City. Therefore, the Khitans could not occupy the land on the east bank of the Liao River south of Fuyu. In the end, they occupied the land in Liaodong first, and then along the coast, along the sea estuary of the Liao River, entering the lower reaches east of the Liao River, occupying Jian'an Prefecture and An City Prefecture in the northwest of the Liao Peninsula.

"If I were called King Goguryeo, I would be even happier. Oh, Brother Yelu, why did you three brothers start to apply makeup and powder for a while?"

The three brothers Yelu Shilu looked a little ugly. They recently traded a lot with the merchants in the Central Plains and began to enjoy the lives of the nobles of the Central Plains. However, they did not expect that when these Goguryeo people came, they said such ugly words.

"There is a prince of the Bohai Kingdom here. When did the Goguryeo King come again? The Goguryeo King was destroyed by the Tang Dynasty more than two hundred years ago, and the little Goguryeo King abdicated thirty years ago." Yelu Yanmu retorted.

Yuan Wen, the governor of Gewuzhou, said, "The people of Goguryeo should have their own king. Governor Gao was originally the descendant of the royal family of Goguryeo. Now he is the governor of Liaocheng Prefecture and is the leader of Goguryeo, so he can naturally be called king."

Yelu Shilu found it very interesting. Their Khitan Diela tribe and Hende Khan were having a dispute. Here, the Goguryeo people under the Bohai Kingdom actually started to proclaim themselves kings again. "Thirty years ago, your little Goguryeo was destroyed by the Bohai Kingdom. Now you want to be king again. Are you not afraid that the Bohai Kingdom will destroy you again?"

Da Weiying interrupted at the right time, "It's too early to talk about these things now. If we can't drive the Tang army back to the sea, none of us will have a good result. The Goguryeo people are the first to bear the brunt."

Gao Degui refused to let go, "The land of Liaodong belonged to the Goguryeo people for generations, and those who deny this will become enemies of the Goguryeo people."

"Goguryeo has been destroyed for more than 200 years, and it's so funny that you want to restore your country." Yelu Shilu said. "The so-called little Goguryeo later was just a puppet of the Bohai people. Open your eyes and take a look. Don't daydream anymore. The Khitan, Marce, Silla, Baekje, etc. that were enslaved by Goguryeo in the past, except for the Baekje that destroyed Baekje, now Khitan, Silla, and Bohai, are all better than you. Not to mention. The Tang army that destroyed you back then made a comeback again. At that time, you had 300,000 troops, and they were all destroyed by the Tang army. Now, can you still stop it?"

Gao Degui gritted his teeth and narrowed his eyes, and looked at Yelu Shilu with a sneer. "We can compromise appropriately. All the lands west of the Liaohe River belong to the Khitan. And all the lands south of the Yalu River belong to the Bohai Sea. The remaining Fuyu City, east of the Liaohe River, and all the lands belong to my Goguryeo. Goguryeo restored the country, and both the Khitan and the Bohai Sea must be recognized. If you refuse to agree to this condition, then even if we surrender to the Tang army, we will not join forces with you and work for you in vain."

"This is ridiculous, it's like a lion's mouth." Yelu Shilu pointed out sharply, "We still occupy Jian'anzhou and Anshizhou. According to what you said, we sent troops to fight the Tang army, but in the end we even lost our original territory. Repelled the Tang army, and you Goguryeo restored the country. The whole Liaodong is back, and we have nothing to do. Do you think you are so arrogant that you thought you Goguryeo was enough to defeat Li Jing? But I know, it seems that last year, Gao Dexin could not even save his old nest under the attack of the small tribe of our Diela tribe, right? If we hadn't voluntarily retreated, Jilizhou would now belong to our Diela tribe. Why do you think that you can occupy the entire Liaodong?"

Gao Degui spread his hands. "Maybe we can't defeat the Tang army, the Khitans, or the Bohai people. But if you refuse to agree to our request, I might as well surrender to the Tang army. Maybe. The Tang army will still appoint us to govern the Liaodong area for them. At that time, the Tang army's appetite may not be only Liaodong. Western Liao, Haidong, and Mobei, do you think the Tang army will spit out the flesh that has reached its mouth?"

"No, you have to give in. You offer and I bargain, so that the agreement can be reached." Jelusa shouted loudly, "There is no fixed price in business, you have to give us room to bargain."

"No wonder you are wearing perfume, wearing silk, and carved saddles. It turns out that you have started a business instead of grazing. It's really unrespectful." Gao Degui sneered a few times, "We are willing to send ten thousand soldiers to fight against Li Jing."

Da Weiying was also angry by Gao Degui's words, "Liaodong is the territory of the Bohai Sea, what qualifications do you have to bargain?"

Gao Degui spread his hands again, "Since your attitude is so clear, it's just a matter of nothing? Well, since the negotiation cannot be reached, why don't we just break up? You will go back to prepare your troops, and I will go back and write a surrender to Li Jing and formally surrender to him. By the way, the land of Liaodong in the Bohai Kingdom will be presented to Li Jing together?"

"Shameless!"

"Those who know the times are heroes. Our Khitan Yelu brothers have all started to do business. I have just learned a little bit of it. Don't be so angry, we can't make a deal." Gao Degui didn't care at all.

"This is not possible. Since you cooperate, you have to be sincere. What benefits do you have for such a scoundrel? Do you really think that surrendering to Li Jing will lead to a good result?" Da Weiying had to lower his attitude. When he met a scoundrel like Gao Dexin, he had no countermeasures. Gao Degui's move was indeed very ruthless. He said that he surrendered to Li Jing, and they could not guarantee that it would be a lie. If he really surrendered to Li Jing, then if Li Jing occupied Liaodong without any effort, the whole situation would be completely out of control. Such a result would be extremely unfavorable to them.

"Okay, as you said, Liaoxi returns to Diela tribe, and to the south of Yalu River, we will return to Bohai. But there is an additional condition. First, the land in Liaodong is still a territory of the Bohai Kingdom, and you are still a subordinate of the Bohai Kingdom and cannot restore the country. Second, to deal with Li Jing, the twenty towns of Goguryeo in Liaodong must send 50,000 troops. Third, after defeating the Tang army, the territory in southern Liao can be handed over to you, but the population, money, grain, materials, etc. will be divided equally by the Bohai and the ** department."

"Since you have offered the offer, I will bargain." Gao Degui smiled proudly when he saw Da Weiying's concession. Da Weiying was just a prince who was good at the palace. He just threatened him and he really retreated. In fact, how could he surrender to the Tang army? Even if he maintained the status quo, he would at least be a vassal state with troops. If he surrendered to the Tang army, he would definitely be a wealthy idle person in the end.

But since they gave in, he would never miss this opportunity.

"At most, 30,000 troops are not enough. Moreover, we must restore the country, but after restoring the country, we can call the Bohai Sea the main and become a vassal state of the Bohai Sea. In addition, if we capture the Tang army in southern Liaoning, all the territory belongs to us. In addition, all the spoils, including population, money and grain, etc., the Khitan and the Bohai Sea each have a life of 40%. We can make some concessions, but we must get two. If you agree, then even if we reach an alliance, if you still refuse to agree, there is no need to talk more. Let's part and fall apart, and I will surrender to the Tang army immediately. Maybe, I can still be a count and marquis of the Tang Dynasty, and go to Chang'an or Dengzhou to be a wealthy and leisurely man. I will live my second half of my life safely, but you will not have such good luck."

The threat of the naked men made Yelu Shilu and Da Weiying very angry, but when it comes to this, they were also worried that Gao Degui would slap his butt and surrender to Tang Jun.

The combat effectiveness of the Tang army this time is really scary. The news they received made them very worried about the evaluation of the combat effectiveness of the Tang army. Especially now, both families know their own affairs. The Khitan Diela tribe not only faces the Tang army's entry into Liaobei, but also has to fight with a Khan who competes with them everywhere. This makes them not many elite soldiers sending troops south.

The situation in Bohai is not much better. There are more than 300,000 troops in Liaodong, and there are 80,000 enemies and not friends. Other soldiers and horses in the country have long been decayed and have no combat power. Less than 100,000 soldiers and horses can fight, and most of them are concentrated in the Five Capital Imperial Guards.

"Okay, I promise you." Da Weiying gritted her teeth and helped her, and finally decided to say.

Yelu Shilu and the two brothers walked aside and whispered privately for a while, and finally came back.

"We promise you too."

Gao Degui was full of joy and laughed: "Then just say it's a matter of determination!"

"One word is certain!"
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