Chapter 409: Submission and handover of power, the four parties are settled [Subscription required]

In the study, Cao Cao was reading the battle report.

News sent back from the Three Kingdoms of Korea.

After the Wei army entered Han territory, Lu Su observed it for several days and his most intuitive feeling was that the country was poor, small, and servile.

At first, the three Han countries shouted slogans loudly and were not afraid of fighting to the death.

If Cao's army dares to attack Han, the entire nation will fight.

When the fighting really broke out, the king of the country was besieged for several days and surrendered on his own initiative to save his life. He showed no courage to fight to the death.

After the defeat, the rulers of the Three Han sent a surrender letter to Lu Su, saying that they were willing to obey the arrangements and orders of the Wei Dynasty.

They still wanted to continue to hold power in Han and promised generous tribute.

What Cao Cao was reading was the surrender letter from the rulers of the Three Han states.

The higher-ups said they were willing to serve the Great Wei as their master.

Koreans have a low sense of racial honor and disgrace and a low belief in resistance, and this has been the case throughout the dynasties.

Lu Su suggested that the Han area could be ruled as a slave, their heritage and writing could be eliminated, and their language could be unified.

The Three Kingdoms of Han and Japan, what writing system do they have? Didn’t they all learn it from us... Cao Cao raised the corner of his mouth.

Most things will change with the development of time, and this is true for technology, military, etc.

Only human nature has remained largely unchanged and unimproved for thousands of years.

In later generations, the Han land was also ruled by slaves.

The slave mentality is deeply rooted in people's bones, and it was the same during the Han Dynasty thousands of years ago.

After Cao Cao read the surrender letter, he summoned Lu Su and said, "First kill the Han nobles and the soldiers who resisted us. Don't spare any of them!"

The powerful and wealthy in Korea will die if they surrender.

Once the three Koreas are under our control, we will behead them collectively.

They refused to surrender when Lu Su sent them the letter of persuasion. Now that Cao Wei's troops are there, it is too late to surrender.

Cao Cao paid only a little attention to the war between the Three Han States and just as he withdrew his attention, his personal army came to report that the chief architect Qin Huaji wanted to see him.

"My lord, look, this is the newly made message bead."

The master craftsman Qin Huaji stood in front of Cao Cao with a somewhat proud look on his face, holding a round bead in his hand.

These are the turtle beads Cao Cao obtained from an old turtle. Using the method passed down in Lu Ban's book, he made a new set of communication beads.

Even though he had the correct method, it still took so long to succeed. This was because Qin Huaji was cautious. He used ordinary beads first, and tried the method of sacrificial carving thousands of times before he dared to use tortoise beads.

Finally, this set of information beads was made.

The old turtle at home is a treasure. It seems that I should integrate the national destiny into its body to see if it can produce another batch of turtle beads... Cao Cao thought to himself.

The new Xunzhu is similar to the previous two sets, with a white and round surface and a misty atmosphere inside.

Countless crafted pattern symbols flashed inside it, forming a crafted array.

The bead itself is hard and not easily damaged.

Once they become beads, they can sense each other.

The first bead can be used to control the communication of other beads, or stop the communication.

This thing is a treasure and has many uses.

Cao Cao studied it for a moment and ordered a heavy reward for Qin Huaji.

After they left, Cao Cao summoned Jia Xu, Guo Jia, and Xun You to discuss subsequent matters concerning Yizhou and Liaodong.

The purpose of this attack on the Three Kingdoms of Korea was to pave the way for the attack on Japan, which was just one reason.

Another purpose is to deter and influence, and even gradually control Buyeo, including Liaodong.

The great unification that Cao Cao wanted was a thorough iron-fisted rule, and he would never allow any local forces to have selfish motives and want to take power independently.

For example, Liaodong.

Gongsun Du, the governor of Liaodong, was an ambitious man.

In history, Liaodong chose to surrender during the heyday of Cao Wei, but always maintained self-control.

Gongsun Du was unwilling to submit to Cao Wei.

On the surface, he belonged to Cao, but secretly he was the leader of one side. He privately made a crown for the king and his ceremonial guards were similar to those of the emperor.

He made friends with Buyeo and launched vigorous attacks on other surrounding parties, becoming the local emperor of Liaodong.

Of course, in this world, he has restrained himself a lot.

The strength of Cao Wei made Gongsun Du take the initiative to move closer to it when Cao Cao personally led an expedition against Wuhuan.

Later, he sent his eldest son Gongsun Kang to Cao's camp, where he lived with Cao Ang and Sun Quan for a long time.

Otherwise, Cao Cao would not have allowed him to survive until now.

However, now is the time to completely take back Liaodong, rather than allowing Gongsun Du to continue to control it and take a wait-and-see attitude.

This time, the Wei army attacked across the sea and conquered the two Han states in eight days. Gongsun Du should have known how to advance and retreat after seeing this.

If he voluntarily handed over power before Cao Cao completed the unification and took back Yizhou, Cao Cao would spare his life and transfer him to other areas.

If you don't voluntarily surrender Liaodong and still want to defend yourself, you will be courting death!
Liaodong.

Li Kun's deputy general Liu Ji rushed back to the prefectural office of Liaodong County from the battlefield of the Three Han Kingdoms for several days.

"Sir, I am here to report!"

Gongsun Du was already in his fifties, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were more obvious than when he met Cao Cao in Wuhuan.

His bright and compelling eyes were fixed on Liu Ji:

"You came back from the front. Tell me how much you know about the Wei army's conquest of the two Han states."

"I don't know the details."

Liu Ji told the truth: "Because it was too fast."

"The general Wumu sent by Buyeo also wanted to observe the process of Wei's deployment of troops, but he also failed.

He wanted to act together with the Wei army in the name of meeting the envoys of the Wei Dynasty, and the Wei army agreed.

But Wumu sailed south from the north of Mahan, along the coastal road, and received news one after another on the way that the Han army was constantly defeated. "

"It took him several days to get there, and before he could join up with the main force of the Wei army after landing, the battle was over.

The three Han states were defeated in successive battles, and the king had no confidence in being able to withstand the offensive of the Wei army, so he left the inner city and surrendered.

“This battle made Wu Mu’s fighting power against the Wei army astonished.”

"General Li and I will land in Han from the north bank and set up camp to confront the Han army." "The Wei Dynasty is only using us to contain the troops on the northern line of Han and assist them in their surprise attack."

"At the current rate, the remaining Chen Han will be defeated by the Wei army in about half a month."

There was also a look of surprise and admiration on Liu Ji's face.

"The combat capability of the Wei army is beyond our expectations."

"It is said that after the Wei army landed in the Three Han, there was a rumor circulating among the Wei army that the Three Han were like small counties in the Great Wei, not big enough to fight against them."

Gongsun Du took a sip of tea and said nothing.

"Father, the situation is similar to what I thought."

After the Xianbei were defeated, Gongsun Kang was released back to Liaodong.

During his time in the Wei Dynasty, he was not imprisoned, but mainly followed Cao Ang.

After Liu Ji left, Gongsun Du asked Gongsun Kang:
"You have been in Wei for several years. Are their troops really that strong?"

Gongsun Kang said: "Before the battle, I said that the Three Han would be conquered in half a month at most. You said it was impossible."

“After the war started, although we tied down the main force of Han, the Wei suddenly attacked from the southern sea and caught the Han army off guard.

But even without our containment, Handi will still lose, and can only hold out for a few more days at best."

Gongsun Du glared at Gongsun Kang.

The son's insight was quite good. He could see at a glance that the ease with which the Wei army won was directly related to their clever use of the situation, using them to tie down the main force of the Han army and launch a surprise attack from behind.

"When the Wei army was gathering, I personally saw the king ascend the stage to appoint generals."

A look of reminiscence appeared on Gongsun Kang's face:
"None of the Ten Tigers of Cao Wei, who were personally appointed by the king, went to the Three Han this time. If they had led the troops, they would have been able to attack and defeat the Three Han in two or three days at most."

Gongsun Du frowned, feeling that his son had been completely "Weiized". Over the past few years, he had been brainwashed thoroughly.

"In your opinion, what should I do as a father in the current situation?"

Gongsun Du had high hopes for his eldest son and really wanted to hear his opinion.

"Just say it right there."

Gongsun Kang said: "Father, please surrender."

Gongsun Du said in a low voice: "Asshole, your father has already sworn allegiance to the king, why do you want to surrender again?"

Gongsun Kang: "Father, you should know what I mean. You should completely hand over your power, obey the king's orders, and stop controlling Liaodong."

Gongsun Du's face darkened:
"I have been planning for many years and building Liaodong for you and for the Gongsun clan. If you give up so easily, where will all the hard work of your father go?"

"Father, please don't be angry if I say something unfilial."

"You have been in Liaodong for many years, living in a remote corner, and your eyes have become shallow. I don't think highly of your foundation in Liaodong."

Gongsun Du was furious: "What did you say?"

Gongsun Kang took a step back, fearing that his father would beat him, but he did not stop talking:
"Father, how do you compare yourself to the Xianbei? How do you compare yourself to Yuan Benchu ​​during his heyday?"

"When Yuan Benchu ​​was at his peak, he was much more powerful than you are now, whether in terms of troops, territory, civil or military affairs.

Although the Wei Dynasty was much weaker at that time than it is now, it still won a complete victory and defeated Yuan Benchu.

When the king takes back Yizhou and the whole country is united, he will definitely conquer all directions and enhance our country's prestige. What a heroic act that will be."

"Given your Majesty's character, you will never allow Liaodong to continue to exercise self-control."

"You can see this, you're just unwilling and still hesitant."

“In the past, you could settle in Liaodong because of the long journey.

Now, it will only take a few days for the king's ships to attack the Three Kingdoms of Korea and come to Liaodong."

Gongsun Kang: "Father, Zixiu is the king's eldest son.

The king attaches great importance to Zixiu's training, and he will probably inherit the Wei Dynasty in the future.

I have followed Zixiu for many years and am his confidant. It won't be a problem for me to be appointed as the deputy governor of a prefecture in the future. Compared with your cold and bitter place of Liaodong, the power there is much greater.

I really don't like your Liaodong, and I'm not trying to comfort you."

Fuck... Gongsun Du was speechless after being confronted by his son.

Gongsun Kang didn't give his father any face: "If you don't surrender soon, you won't have a chance to surrender."

"Shut up."

Gongsun Du's mood was in turmoil.

"Father, Zixiu asked me to kidnap Princess Buyeo and take her to Wei as a hostage. How about we use Buyeo as a sacrifice to Wei?"

Gongsun Du almost choked on a mouthful of blood.

He had arranged the marriage between Wang of Buyeo and his eldest son for several years in order to form alliances.

When he sent his son to Cao Wei, the identity of the Prince Consort of Buyeo served as a talisman.

Who would have thought that this kid would come back and offer his wife and family as sacrifices to Cao Wei.

You are truly my good son and a loyal subject of Cao Wei.

Gongsun Du looked at his son unhappily.

……

The outcome of Wei's attack on Han was as expected.

The isolated and helpless Jinhan also chose to surrender in late February after Mahan and Byeonhan were successively captured.

All three Koreas submitted.

After receiving the news, Cao Cao informed the Wei army to continue to stay in Han, count resources, collect prisoners of war, and relocate the population.

Late February.

Gongsun Du submitted a memorial saying that he was old and wanted to return to Han territory to retire, and asked Cao Cao to appoint him as the governor of Liaodong.

This is what it means to surrender power.

Cao Cao gladly accepted it.

Let Gongsun Du return to the south and reward his entire family.

At this point, within the Wei Dynasty, only Yizhou remained in the north, south, east and west, and the great unification could be completed.

Cao Cao and even Cao Wei's important officials all turned their attention to Yizhou.

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