"Your Majesty, we captured more than 50,000 people, killed and wounded more than 20,000 people, and the remaining 50,000 to 60,000 people fled in all directions!"

When night fell, Niu Jinda finally completed the preliminary statistics of the results.

"I took advantage of those people and actually escaped!"

Li Shimin was very satisfied with today's results, but he still couldn't help but regret that he had not wiped out all the enemy troops.

In fact, fighting on the grassland unless you have an absolute superiority in troops and can surround the opponent.

Otherwise, trying to completely annihilate the other side is basically nonsense.

Like in the Tang Dynasty, it was actually very rare for 20,000 to 30,000 people to defeat more than 100,000 people and capture more than 50,000 people.

"Your Majesty, the general actually feels that letting this group of people escape at this time is not necessarily a bad thing; it is possible that their propaganda will save a lot of trouble in the subsequent war. The general feels that we might as well go back to

Baiyan City will rest for a few days, and we will also resettle the captives to prevent these people from going against our Tang Dynasty again in the future."

Defeating hundreds of thousands of Goguryeo reinforcements basically meant that Liaodong would never have a decent opponent again.

At this time, it might actually be a good thing to let the news ferment.

After listening to Niu Jinda's words, Li Shimin thought about it and thought it was feasible.

"Just two days ago, I heard Kuan'er say that the two kings of South Goguryeo and North Goguryeo have now arranged for envoys to go to various cities, demanding that each city surrender to our Tang Dynasty and not resist; now plus we have defeated Goguryeo

With the news of reinforcements, it is estimated that some city lords who were still thinking of resisting will have to reconsider their plans."

"That's right! His Highness the King of Chu's move was really instant. He simply defeated the fighting spirit of the Goguryeo people without any effort. Regardless of whether they support King Gaozang or Gao Huanquan, there is no reason to continue fighting. Even if it is a few

Yeon Gaesoo's die-hard loyalists will probably take this opportunity to make a new choice; either go to Pyongyang to be loyal to King Gozang, or go to Seoul to follow Gao Huanquan, or go to several cities on the border of Silla to follow Yeon Gaeso

Literary confusion."

Niu Jinda had finally seen Li Kuan's layout ability, and felt that the entire Goguryeo was a chess piece on Li Kuan's chess table.

Originally, he was worried that the war might not go smoothly. The Tang Dynasty would have to pay a lot of blood of warriors to defeat Goguryeo.

Now it seems that this is not the case at all.

"No matter where they choose to go, it will be a good thing for us to win Liaodong. Kuan'er has written a special memorial to me, suggesting that the Yalu River be used as the boundary, and the entire west be included in the Tang border, and the Liaodong Road be established to govern this area.

And immediately start building cement roads from Youzhou to Yingzhou, and from Yingzhou to Liaodong City. Merchants in Chang'an City can also be encouraged to come to Liaodong City to build various workshops. The imperial court can exempt them from taxes for three to five years and provide them free of charge.

Donate the land for the workshop.

However, Kuan'er suggested that I appoint two kings of North and South Goguryeo respectively, making them the legal kings of the new country; at the same time, the imperial navy set up several stations in Pyongyang, Seoul and other places, and stationed them there for a long time.

The water division ensures that the situation on the peninsula is always under our control.

Jinda, do you think this is a good idea or a bad one?"

Although Li Shimin already agreed with Li Kuan's suggestion, he still wanted to hear other people's opinions.

After all, his original plan was to destroy Goguryeo, complete Yang Guang's unfinished historical task, and make Li Tang's empire more legitimate.

However, the peninsula has many mountains but little land, and the people are generally barren after all. Moreover, these people have generally accepted the rule of Goguryeo, Silla or Baekje for hundreds of years. It would be very difficult for the Tang Dynasty to truly conquer them.

If the input and output are not proportional, there is no need to do this kind of thing.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Chu's idea is naturally excellent! In fact, the countries on the Korean Peninsula, in addition to the original Silla and Baekje, as well as the current South Goguryeo and North Goguryeo, are enough for them to drink

Damn it. In addition, there are soldiers and horses led by Yeon Gaesumun occupying more than a dozen cities in Goguryeo, and Japanese people have captured several cities in Baekje. The situation will definitely be very chaotic by then.

The more chaotic the peninsula is, the more it reflects the attraction of our Tang Dynasty. I don’t think there is anything remarkable about other things, but the population on the peninsula is really a bit large. Nowadays, a high-quality Silla maid can be found in Chang’an City

Sold for a high price of one hundred guan. When the peninsula is full of wars and famine, countless people will definitely risk their lives and take the initiative to come to Datang. This can just alleviate the labor shortage in Chang'an and other places."

Niu Jinda had quite a lot of contact with Li Kuan, and his thoughts had been somewhat affected.

In his opinion, as long as it is good for Datang, he can do it.

As for whether doing this will damage the interests of other countries, that is not something he has to consider.

"I think so too! Then we will handle it according to this. Tomorrow I will arrange for people to go to Chang'an City and let the Ministry of Industry start planning for the construction of cement roads. Also, this time there will be some caravans following the expedition.

You can also let them go to various cities to choose the shops they like. We must take this opportunity to let them take root in Liaodong, so that Liaodong can truly become the Liaodong Road of our Datang Dynasty. Otherwise, in ten or twenty years, Liaodong will be gone again.

It was occupied by those barbarians."

"If we really want long-term peace and stability, I think the Ministry of Education should take action first and let various academies in Chang'an city arrange a group of students to come to Liaodong. Only the people living in Liaodong all consider themselves Tang people and think that they are Tang people.

Only through glory can we truly solve the problem of stability. In the long run, building elementary schools and primary schools so that more people can read and write and accept the baptism of our thoughts is the most effective way.

In addition, the general thinks that the Ministry of Civil Affairs can also increase the efforts to recruit scholars in the imperial examination next spring, arrange for more young officials to come to Liaodong, and manage Liaodong Road according to some ideas studied in the Military Academy and Guanshishan Academy.

, so that Liaodong can quickly become a place that people yearn for. Instead of being like Lingnan, which makes people talk about it. "

After today's battle, Niu Jinda also felt that this expedition to Liaodong has come to an end.

So he couldn't help but start thinking about future governance issues.

"That's right! Jinda, your idea is very mature and prudent, and it is very consistent with the actual situation in Liaodong. In fact, I am also thinking of finding an opportunity to expand the influence of the imperial examination, admit more students, and allow more people to pass the imperial examination.

Enter the officialdom and break the inherent pattern of appointment of officials in the Tang Dynasty. Now this opportunity is just right!"

Li Shimin has been engaged in imperial examination reform for ten years.

Basically every few years, there will be some reform measures.
Chapter completed!