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crops and goods from the barbaric



                                                                                                                                         tribes of  north Manchuria. This




                                                                                                                                         shows how much the tribes were



                                                                                                                                         raiding the northwestern border of



                                                                                                                                         Goguryeo.




                                                                                                                                         After this 2 year conquest of  the



                                                                                                                                         barbaric tribes, Bakjae had amassed



                                                                                                                                         enough forces to try to recapture the


            taking many people and crops as                                                                                              Han River region once again. This




            bounty and returning home.                                                                                                   led to a bloody conflict for more than



            Hist o ric a l rec o rd sa y t ha t                                                                                          a decade with both sides fighting



            Gwanggaeto was able to successfully                                                                                          during the harvest season, when food




            free more than 10,000 Goguryeo                                                                                               and supplies for a large army was



            subjects and massive amounts of                                                                                              easy to obtain as well as raid from
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