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Chapter 1222 Managing Liaodong

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    Early on the next morning, Yang Guang issued an edict to establish Xinping in Liaodong as Liaodong County, and the original Liaodong County was renamed Xuantu County.  The General Administration Office of Liaozhou was established to oversee the military affairs of Liaodong County, Xuantu County and Yan County.

    Yang Guang did not leave Li Jing to guard Liaodong. In his opinion, although Li Jing was more qualified, he could easily separatist rule in Liaodong.  Moreover, leaving Li Jing in Liaodong will make it easier for him to compete with Huang Mingyuan for power after Huang Mingyuan returns.

    Yang Guang expressed his full trust in Huang Mingyuan by taking Huang Mingzhen as the general of the right imperial guard and the general manager of Liaozhou, guarding the land of Liaodong.  However, Huang Mingzhen was young and lacked prestige, so it was difficult for him to establish a separate regime in Liaodong.

    Yang Guang also appointed Yang Xu, the third son of Guan Wang Yang Dexiong and his minister, as the prefect of Yan County, Cui Hongshou, the fifth brother of Cui Hongsheng, Zuojianmenlang, as the prefect of Xuantu County, and Xihao of Qianda as the prefect of Liaodong County.  Yang Xu and Cui Hongshou were either relatives of the emperor or had achieved meritorious service. This arrangement not only ensured the access to government orders in the three counties, but also made it impossible for the three of them to rebel because of their status.

    There is also a deputy general manager, Yang Guang¡¯s former general Shi Xiang.

    Shi Xiang used to be Yang Guang's confidant, but later he was disgusted by Yang Guang and only served as General Zuo Xiaowei, which was lower than that of Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty.  During the Battle of Liaodong, Shi Xiang was ordered to go out to Tadun Road, but failed to return, so he was removed from the civil service.  If he hadn't followed Yu Shiji's path this time, he wouldn't have been reinstated.

    However, all the troops in Liaodong were commanded by Huang Mingyuan, and Shi Xiang was the only one left with senior qualifications here in Huang Mingzhen.

    The General Administration Office of Liaozhou was specially designated to be at the same level as Youzhou, so four tiger generals were appointed.  Huang Mingyuan did not hide his secrets, and appointed Huang Mingpu, Li Jin, Liu Heitai, and Gao Nie as his subordinates. Except for his cousin Huang Mingpu, they were all his old subordinates in Fengzhou.  Now that the struggle for interests has reached the point where the bayonet is red, there is no need to worry about anything else. To maintain stability in Liaodong, it is necessary to control all the troops.

    Although Yang Guang didn't care about the Hu people in the north, he still followed Huang Mingyuan's suggestion.  Huang Mingyuan vowed, and at this time, he had to listen.

    Therefore, Xue Shixiong was transferred as the general manager of Daizhou, Li Jing also served as the general manager of Pingzhou, Zheng Yanqing continued to serve as the general manager of Fengzhou, Wang Rengong continued to serve as the general manager of Shuozhou, and Deng Hao continued to serve as the general manager of Yingzhou.

    The rest of the people who accompanied Huang Ming on the expedition to Liaodong also received rewards.  Although Yang Guang wanted to ignore the matter, Huang Mingyuan said that if he wanted to suppress the rebellion, all armies would need to fight bravely. At this time, Yang Xuangan must not give Yang Xuangan a chance to win over the generals.

    Yang Guang had no choice but to agree.

    On May 13th, Huang Mingzhen also arrived in Liaodong City.

    He led a main force of 40,000 people and was ordered to march eastward to Muti City. He had already defeated it and his troops were pointing directly at the inner city.  Later, Huang Mingyuan received an urgent letter, and Huang Mingzhen quickly withdrew from Muti City.

    Huang Mingzhen's troops marched eastward until they reached the foot of Muti City.  The defenders of Muti City were not prepared for Jiang Yishi's defeat so quickly, and there were not many troops in the city. Therefore, Huang Mingzhen took advantage of him and seized the city.

    After occupying Muti City, Huang Mingzhen continued eastward, pointing his sword at the inner city.

    The inner city was the capital of Goguryeo before it moved to Pyongyang, and it was the capital for more than 400 years.  It, together with Goguryeo's first capital Heshenggu City (today's Wunu Mountain City in Huanren County, Liaoning Province) and Weinayan City (later known as Wandu City), relied on each other to form Goguryeo's domestic city defense line.

    This is also the home base of Goguryeo Prime Minister Yuan Taejo, who ruled the northern tribes of Goguryeo and fought against Gaoyuan.

    At this time, there are two roads leading from Muti City to Inner City, one is the North Road, with flat and broad terrain; the other is the South Road, with dangerous and narrow terrain.  At this time, there were many Sui soldiers, horses, and equipment, and everyone wanted to take the northern route.

    Huang Mingzhen said to everyone: "The news of the fall of Muti City will not be hidden for long. Yuan Taizuo will definitely know about our army's eastward advance. According to common sense, he must think that our army will take the easy north route, and the defense will definitely be Chongbei.  And Qingnan. Our army should use elite troops to attack from the south road, take them by surprise, and directly attack the inner city, forcing Yuan Taizuo to fight our army. In addition, send a partial division to march from the north road to attract the attention of the Goguryeo people. Even if they suffer setbacks, their innermost will  Already defeated, the limbs are powerless.¡±

    Huang Mingzhen took Liu Heitai as the vanguard and personally led 35,000 men to attack from the south road. He also ordered Meng Chenqi to lead 5,000 men from the north road to attack the inner city.

    As expected, Yuan Taizuo was shocked when he heard the news of the fall of Muti City.  When he heard that the Sui army was coming, he personally led 50,000 troops to fight on the north road. He also ordered his brother Yuan Quanjing to lead the weak soldiers to guard the south road.

    As expected by Huang Mingzhen, Liu Heitai's troops marched straight in. They defeated Yuan Quanjing's troops and attacked fifty miles away from the inner city.

    Yuan Taizuo was shocked after hearing the news and immediately returned to the army to rescue the inner city.

      Huang Mingzhen took the opportunity to set up an ambush on the way back to Yuan Taizuo. Liu Heitai personally led the cavalry to attack the Goguryeo battle formation first. The Goguryeo army was defeated wherever it went.  The Goguryeo army was in turmoil, and the Sui army took advantage of the situation to attack. The Goguryeo army was defeated.

    In this battle, Yuan Taizuo lost nearly 10,000 people and killed more than 20 generals. He fled back to the inner city in embarrassment.

    The two armies of the Sui army met up and advanced to the inner city.

    Yuan Taizuo asked for help from all sides while retreating to Wandu Mountain City.

    The inner city and Wandu Mountain City together formed the former capital of Goguryeo.  The original Goguryeo central system lived in the domestic city on weekdays, but moved to Wandu Mountain City during wartime.

    The terrain of Wandu Mountain Castle is steep, and it is a city wall built along the mountain.  Although Yuan Taizuo was defeated, Huang Mingzhen could not defeat him due to his commanding position in Wandu Mountain City and sufficient troops.

    Huang Mingzhen besieged Wandu Mountain City for more than 20 days, then ordered the seizure of the treasures accumulated in the domestic city treasury over the past dynasties, plundered a large number of people in the city, and burned Goguryeo's palaces.

    But Yuan Taizuo looked indifferent.

    Huang Mingzhen failed to conquer Wandu Mountain City in the end. After getting Huang Mingyuan's letter, he ordered the internal city to be burned down and hurriedly withdrew to Mudi City.

    Huang Mingyuan has to admire his younger brother, he is really ruthless and doesn't talk much.

    Huang Mingyuan and Huang Mingzhen discussed Liaodong¡¯s defense issues in detail.  In addition to the Pingzhou army of 10,000 people, his troops also had 120,000 government soldiers and more than 20,000 Goguryeo soldiers. Compared with the strength of the Goguryeo people, the pressure was great.

    Huang Mingyuan told Huang Mingzhen that he would order Huang Mingjun's navy to come north for support, and his bottom line was to hold Liaodong City.

    This time to counter the rebellion, Huang Mingyuan did not know when he would be able to return to Liaodong, so he hoped that Huang Mingzhen could consolidate the occupied area, clean up the remnants of Goguryeo's various ministries, and stabilize the situation.

    The current situation is turbulent, and no one can tell what will happen next. Liaodong will be the only way out for the Huang family.

    Huang Mingyuan is also preparing to allocate a large amount of manpower and material resources to run Liaodong. The money earned from maritime trade in Nanyang and the Silk Road in the Western Regions in the past few years has been poured into Liaodong this time.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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