I Can Control My Ancestors-Chapter 319 - 18: Seven Assaults and Seven Withdrawals, A Century of Fear

Chapter 319: Chapter 18: Seven Assaults and Seven Withdrawals, A Century of Fear

After that day—

Gu Yi kept Wen Yang by his side at all times.

The subsequent battles held no more surprises.

Murong Mei was dead.

This undoubtedly dealt a more fatal blow to the entire Wuhuan, Xianbei, and Goguryeo alliance.

The Wuhuan Chanyu, Tarui, truly had no resentment against Murong Mei.

This was because Murong Mei was older than him.

Additionally, the Xianbei were stronger.

But with the death of Murong Mei, this balance was broken.

Although Murong Mei’s son inherited the position.

He could not even fully subdue the various tribes within the Xianbei, not to mention Tarui, the Wuhuan Chanyu.

Under the current circumstances.

With problems arising within their alliance, there was no chance for reversal in this battle.

Murong Mei was indeed extraordinary.

He left the entire alliance a retreat, which was to migrate immediately.

Abandon everything and completely avoid the Han Army.

But the situation had already changed completely.

There were those within their alliance who wanted to surrender and others who wanted to migrate, and this dispute already made them miss a good opportunity.

As the four routes of the Han Army steadily advanced.

They had no other choice.

Gu Yi did not choose to massacre them on a large scale, keeping Wen Yang by his side to convey this principle to him.

Although Gu Yi did not know whether his idea would succeed.

Yet he had to try.

Surely, there were tribes that wanted to resist, but facing the Han Army coming from all directions, their various methods were undoubtedly like an ant trying to shake a tree.

Blood was shed on this land.

Barbarians, Han Army.

Blood and tears forged achievements on this vast land.

Under the feats of kings and conquerors lie only dry bones.

Gu Yi was not a saint; facing tribes with rebellious hearts or hidden hatred, he would show no mercy.

He would only spare those tribes more friendly to the Great Han.

And he would not stop but always move forward.

Year four of Qianji, March.

The Han Army passed through Liu City.

After decades, the flag of the Han Army was once again raised over this royal court.

Gu Yi executed the Wuhuan Chanyu, Tarui.

Since this lineage harbored hatred toward the Great Han and the Gu Clan.

No matter how obedient he appeared, Gu Yi could not afford to leave such a risk.

Gu Yi was not in a hurry to make any reforms.

He still led his army sweeping through.

In the same year’s July, the Han Army reached the inner cities of the Goguryeo royal court and Wandu Mountain Fortress.

Flags of the Han Army rose over the two cities.

The Han Army’s advance reached its peak.

There was no substantial resistance at all, as the King of Goguryeo had long led his people to begin migration.

This tribe seemed unchanged from history.

Fleeing when facing enemy forces.

Even if their capital was burned, they could return and rebuild after the army withdrew.

But for Gu Yi, this was not an issue.

He did not plan to leave!

He intended to take this opportunity to implement a plan he had long conceived!...

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"In the autumn of the third year of Qianji, August, day Bing Shen, Grand General Ye led the four expeditions in a sharp northern campaign.

The Xianbei Chanyu, Murong Mei, feared Ye’s might, abandoned his tent, fled, and secretly gathered a hundred thousand from the Wuwan and Goguryeo to besiege General of the Northern Expedition Wen Yang at the White Wolf Ancient Camp.

Yang, enraged, wielded his spear stained with blood, breaking through seven times and charging seven times, smashing all opposition.

At that time, the Han Army numbered eight thousand, while the Hu riders were several times more; Yang tore his silk to bandage his wound, ascended high, and shouted: "Today I charge in and out seven times, to make your Hu horses remember the fear for a hundred years!"

Then, personally donned heavy armor, led the elite troops into the heart, beheaded twelve Xianbei deputy kings, executed Goguryeo leaders Dan He, piled corpses blocking rivers, snow-like prisoners and collapsing mountains.

In this battle, forty thousand heads were taken, cattle and horse supplies piled like mountains, Southern Desert’s Hu dust was quieted.

Ye seized victory to pursue north, burned the Xianbei dragon court by the Rao Le River, plowed through the ancestral temple of Wuwan at Liu City, and hoisted the Han banner on the city pavilion of the inner fortress. The Hu flute sobbed while the Han horn resounded, the grass of the frontier reddened while the Sirius ascended."

——"Yan Han Book. Biography of Wen Yang"