Chapter 4 Guoshang (Part 6) He was caught in the rain on the road, so His Majesty the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty looked a little ugly, but this did not prevent him from expressing his anger to the ministers. In other words, his pale complexion made his Tianwei
Adds a sense of unpredictability
The twelve generals looked at each other. It took two and a half months for a million-strong army to capture the enemy's first city. His Majesty the Emperor did not need to criticize them, and no one could shirk the blame for their dereliction of duty. Moreover, there were dozens of envoys from dozens of countries in the battle, and the prince was watching.
, the face of the Sui Dynasty has been completely lost by everyone.
General Zuo Yiwei, Yu Wenshu, lowered his head and refused to say a word. As the Twelve Generals, he is the oldest and has the closest relationship with His Majesty the Emperor. Normally, everyone follows his lead. Today, he has become
Mute, the other generals who had no courage to speak all stared at the tips of their boots, as if there were good strategies for defeating the enemy written on them.
"What's wrong? Why don't you say anything? Did your throats be cut by Goguryeo assassins while I was away?" Seeing that everyone refused to say anything, Yang Guang became even more angry and shouted angrily with his eyes widened.
The war in Liaodong is really upsetting. I had a lot of fun in Wanghaidun. I thought that after spending this beautiful summer at the seaside, I would hear the news of Goguryeo's surrender. I didn't expect that the Goguryeo people had such a strong will to resist, let alone leaving.
If you lose yourself, the generals won’t even fight a battle.
"Ahem, long live the Qi report, the humble minister has his own book!" Seeing that everyone refused to pick up the emperor's blame, Liu Shilong, the Minister of Finance, felt a little guilty and tried to appease the people of Liaodong with good intentions. It was he and several famous people of the dynasty who proposed to the emperor.
It was suggested that the Goguryeo defenders repeatedly played fake surrenders to delay the war, and it was only with his "connivance" that they gradually succeeded. If the generals suddenly shifted the responsibility, I am afraid that their future would be in jeopardy. Instead of sitting back and waiting for death, it is better to take the initiative and transfer the conflict to others.
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"Just tell me if you have anything to say. Why are you coughing? Can my army give you myrrh?" Yang Guang glared at Liu Shilong and scolded him rudely.
'Liu Shilong is a wimp, and the ministers in the whole dynasty are not wimps. Few of them would have known that being an emperor would be so troublesome. Why should I compete with others for this job?' His Majesty the Sui Emperor thought angrily, but he regretted that he had nowhere to buy the medicine. Since he had given the emperor
Once you sit on the throne, you have to take on this responsibility
"Wei Chen believes that the city of Liaodong is high and deep, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack. It may not be a blessing for our army to be trapped in the fortified city for a long time!" Liu Shilong bowed with a blushing face and began to play in a low voice.
"Hey, the city wall is tall. Is it higher than the city wall of Jiankang City? Is the Daliang River deeper than the Yangtze River?" Yang Guang snorted and interrupted Liu Shilong's words with a very bad attitude. "Our army has been trapped for a long time.
Why are we so trapped under the city? Why can't we take the tiny land? I have never led an army and don't know how to attack the city?"
Liu Shilong was so stifled by Yang Guang's barrage of questions that he blushed and breathed for a long time before replying tremblingly: "I don't dare. I just feel that if I continue like this, it will be in vain!"
"Liu Qing wants to persuade me to retreat. Hasn't Liu Qing been in court in the past two years?" Yang Guang asked coldly in a long voice.
Most of the civil servants in the DPRK initially disapproved of attacking the small country of Liaodong and Goguryeo, and wiping it out would not necessarily increase the prestige of a great power. Once the military failed, it would instead damage the country's newly built prestige in the surrounding areas. However, Pei Ju, the minister of Huangmen, proposed to attack, and the emperor
I insisted, and everyone had no choice but to follow the emperor's wishes.
Liu Shilong had not dared to remonstrate with the emperor before sending troops. Now that the army had suffered a slight setback, the change in attitude before and after the army decided to retreat was a little too fast. As soon as Yang Guang's question came out, not only the military generals felt angry, but the civil servants also felt irritated when they looked at Liu Shilong.
, in an instant, the imperial tent became lively
"Long live, I think Lord Liu's advice is just to shirk responsibility." General Youyiwei Yu Zhongwen took a step forward and said loudly, "Every time we gain the upper hand, Goguryeo will surrender, and Lord Liu, in the name of benevolence and righteousness, will surrender."
It is useless to prevent us from continuing to attack the army. This is because I wish to remove Mr. Liu from his post of comfort envoy to Liaodong and allow us to attack Goguryeo on our own. Our strength is exhausted, and Liaodong is about to fall!"
"Your Majesty, what you said is a shame!" Liu Shilong immediately turned cold and retorted loudly, "From the fifth day of May to the seventeenth day of the fifth month, you attacked Liaodong City for more than ten days, but to no avail. I didn't say a word to comfort you.
How dare you bear the responsibility for the failure of the siege!"
"From March to May, the division's veterans were exhausted and their soldiers had no fighting spirit. Naturally, they could not attack a strong city. If our army took advantage of the great victory in Liaohe River and risked their lives to attack, I am afraid that not only the city of Liaodong would have changed hands, but also Wu Gu and the other two cities in the country.
The city is no problem!" Yu Zhongwen angrily exposed Liu Shilong's sophistry.
He is also a veteran general who has fought for many years, and his military qualifications are second only to Yu Wenshu. Before he sent troops to Liaodong, he once suggested that His Majesty the Emperor should deploy troops quickly and attack with surprise troops. However, this suggestion was rejected by the ministers in the court meeting.
They thought that the Sui Dynasty's attack on Liao was an army of benevolence and righteousness, so they either did not send troops or attacked openly and openly. However, His Majesty the Emperor happened to like the momentum of millions of soldiers marching together, so he was unwilling to win by deceit.
War is not about traveling around, there is no need to talk about pomp and show, and there is no morality or morality on the battlefield. Any tactics that can defeat the enemy are good tactics. Yu Zhongwen gave advice to His Majesty the Emperor more than once, but every time he was dismissed by the civil servants citing scriptures.
How did King Wu of Zhou attack Zhou? How did Dayu act upright when he attacked Miao? How did he conquer the enemy without fighting? The civil servants have the battle examples of the Five Emperors and Three Emperors era as evidence, and the dream of His Majesty the Emperor is also to become the same as the Five Emperors and Three Emperors.
They couldn't listen to the words of Qiangu Mingjun, the general.
When the generals saw Yu Zhongwen and Liu Shilong quarreling on the spot, they stepped forward to help. All the generals believed that the long-term attack on Liaodong was held back by a few pedantic civil servants headed by Liu Shilong. Although the civil servants were dissatisfied with Liu Shilong, they could not
After taking the blame for others, he immediately gathered together to accuse the generals of their incompetence. For a while, the imperial tent became a mess. Ministers, you tell your reasons, and I tell you my evidence. It was more lively than a country fair.
"That's enough!" The more Yang Guang listened, the more furious he became. He raised his foot and kicked the imperial case away. Documents, papers, pens and ink flew up and scattered everywhere.
When the noisy ministers saw the imperial court flying in the air, they already knew that Yang Guang was furious. They quickly stood up in line and bowed to apologize: "I was in a hurry and was discourteous in front of the emperor. Please punish me!"
"Punishment, how dare I punish you! Do you, do you still think of me as the emperor in your eyes?" Yang Guang pointed at everyone, trembling with anger all over his body.
Being an emperor is a thankless job. You see, there are many civil and military officials in this dynasty. Some of them are thinking about national affairs, either for their own power or position, for their family interests, or for military generals to form a clique, and for civil servants to form cliques. In short,
There is no good thing. He convened the ministers for discussion today. He had wanted to come up with a suitable siege plan, but everyone made such a fuss. The original idea had long been forgotten. He only felt aggrieved, angry, and almost shed tears.
"My lord, your Majesty, you are guilty!" Seeing that His Majesty the Emperor was so angry, all the ministers accused him in unison. Your Majesty is not a weak person. If he is really angry, sooner or later he will make the person who made him angry lose his head.
Can I make him feel angry, or should I let him feel angry first?
"After Ping Liao, it's time to find a few people to deal with it, otherwise they won't take me seriously!" Yang Guang thought secretly in his heart, looking at everyone's faces, as if looking for a suitable candidate.
All the civil and military officials were silent, and in the huge imperial tent, the only sound was heavy breathing. The emperor was angry, and he wanted to kill someone. Everyone was aware of this, so everyone tried their best not to make eye contact with Yang Guang, in order to avoid
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Seeing everyone's appearance, Yang Guang became even more angry. "Why didn't you say anything?" He asked loudly, "Didn't you have a lot of fun just now? Keep going." If someone gave him a sword, he would want to kill everyone.
"Noise, noisy, let's see if the Goguryeo people will be drowned by your spit! Let's see if the envoys from various countries appreciate your eloquence!"
"Your Majesty, please calm down. I am incompetent. I have failed your Majesty's favor and am willing to accept your Majesty's punishment." Yang Wensi, the doctor of Youguanglu, came out and bowed down, admitting his mistake to Yang Guang.
I would like to express my gratitude to the world by giving my title to you.”
"Forget it, I don't want to pursue it today!" Seeing that the ministers were beginning to surrender, Yang Guang waved his hands helplessly and said that after he succeeded to the throne, he had killed Gao Ying, He Ruobi and other important ministers who were ignorant of current affairs, so he fell into a trap that was easy to kill.
But to be fair, I am very lenient towards these ministers. Several ministers who have made serious mistakes have been tolerated by my magnanimous mind. However, these guys have offended me again and again!
The civil and military officials looked at each other and secretly thought that Yang Wensi would be a good man. They had little to do with him in the previous wars, but now he took the initiative to take the responsibility for the unfavorable attack on Liao. Even if His Majesty the Emperor looked for a scapegoat, he could not find this good old man. After the incident,
You will also feel that he is considerate of the emperor and all the officials have to remember his favor for standing up for everyone today. In the future, he will have to repay him with favors in the officialdom.
"Long live, I have a plan to quickly conquer the fortified city in front of you!" Prince Consort Wei Yuwenshiji had not participated in the dispute between the two parties. Now that everyone had calmed down, he finally found an opportunity and stepped forward to speak.
"Tell me, what can you do?" Yang Guang took a long breath and asked the civil and military officials. He finally found someone who was doing his job properly, which made him feel a little comforted.
"The clown Gao Yuan has violated the tolerance of His Majesty Sui Tianwei by repeatedly giving him the opportunity to reform and refusing to attack him with all his strength. However, he deceived His Majesty into having good intentions and repaying kindness with hatred!" Yu Wenshi opened his mouth and directed his anger.
As for Goguryeo, by the way, the responsibility for the unfavorable war in the past period was elevated to the tolerance of the Celestial Empire, and the shameless moral height of the barbarians. With many years of political experience, he believed that the current emperor was a man of temperament. As long as you can win his favor and occasionally make some mistakes, he will not only not
He will investigate and take the initiative to cover up for you. Once you offend him, no matter whether you are wise or foolish, your reputation will be ruined sooner or later. There is an excellent opportunity in front of you to please His Majesty the Emperor without offending the ministers. He cannot let him miss it.
"Well, I was indeed too tolerant towards Gao Yuan!" Yang Guang nodded and admitted his "mistake." The main reason for Liu Shilong's delay in military flights was also himself. His Majesty the Emperor knew this better than anyone else, but he just did that
Under the circumstances, he could not take the initiative to stand up and take the blame for Liu Shilong, but Liu Shilong did not understand His Majesty the Emperor's thoughts and blindly wanted to evade responsibility. Yu Zhongwen was even more stupid, and actually took the lead in impeaching Liu Shilong. Isn't this a slap in my face?
The prince-in-law still knows how to do things! His Majesty the Emperor showed some approval in his eyes, and he patiently listened to the strategies for breaking the city proposed by Yu Wenshi and this civil servant.
"Since Gao Yuan clown doesn't know what's good or bad, His Majesty should let him see Tianwei. The current of the Daliang River is flowing rapidly. If our army blocks the river upstream and then releases the water unexpectedly, no matter how strong Liaodong City is, it will not be a Jincheng Tangchi after all!
"Yu Wenshiji said slowly, not feeling that it was a shame to plagiarize other people's strategies at all.
"This is a very good plan, but the killing is too much, which may harm Tianhe!" Dr. Pei Yun, the imperial censor, stepped forward to remind him.
"I think this move is inconsistent with the virtues of a benevolent king!" Shi Youyuan, the chief of Zuo Xiao's guard, also came out to express his opposition.
Yang Guang turned his head to the front row of civil servants, wanting to hear the advice of the two Na Yan. When he saw the faces of Yang Wensi, the doctor of Youguanglu, and Pei Ju, the minister of Huangmen, he suddenly remembered that Na Yan, who was supposed to be standing at the head of the civil servants,
Yang Da had already died of illness at the beginning of the month, and Nayan Suwei was also sick at the moment. Also in bed were Duan Wenzhen, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Yu Wenkai, Minister of the Ministry of Industry. According to Yu Wenshu's secret report a few days ago, there seemed to be a plague spreading in the army.
It’s just been raining heavily recently, so not many soldiers have been infected with the disease, and it hasn’t caused panic in the military.
Several civil servants whispered, and they also felt that this tactic was too cruel, but if they didn't do it, I'm afraid that with the current morale, it would be difficult to capture Liaodong City. Moreover, once everyone spoke out against it, they would inevitably be criticized by the generals when the war went wrong in the future.
, everyone’s best option is not to show up.
"The last general agrees with the prince-in-law's suggestion!" Wang Rengong, the general of Zuowuwei, stepped forward and said that kindness does not lead to troops. Although Yu Wenshiji's method was a bit cruel, if a flood is released, it is estimated that the entire Liaodong City will not be affected.
There are only a few living people left but the trick is to minimize the sacrifice of one's own side. Only by pulling out the stronghold of Liaodong can the army continue to move forward. Otherwise, leaving such a nail behind will always be a disaster.
"There have been heavy storms recently. I am afraid that God gave me the opportunity to conquer Liao in the Sui Dynasty. I flooded the city of Liaodong, and then took advantage of the situation to take down Xincheng, Wugu and the country. This winter, the army can be stationed in the three cities of Liaodong until next spring, killing them all in one fell swoop.
Go across the Sa River and capture Pyongyang!" Yu Wenshu, who had remained silent, finally stood up and agreed with his son's advice (Note 1). He had been in officialdom for many years, and he was very good at instigating his son to covet the good ideas offered by Liu Hongji and others.
However, he did not finish the matter completely. After explaining the strategy of attacking Liao, he relayed Liu Hongji's analysis of the previous days to Yang Guang.
Take down the three cities on the north bank of the Sa River this autumn, and there will be no danger to defend around Pyongyang. Even if Gao Yuan's clown can survive the winter, he will be tied to His Majesty's horse next spring!"
When Liu Hongji asked Yu Wenshu for advice, he also mentioned that the weather in Liaodong is now in June. After August, snow will begin to fall on both sides of the Liaohe River, so there are only sixty days left for fighting. The army will completely wipe out Liaodong this year.
, which has become an impossible task at this point, rather than struggling to survive, it is better to achieve some results and force the King of Goguryeo to cede territory and surrender.
"Oh, I didn't expect the weather in Liaodong to be so cold!" Yang Guang said with some disappointment. Thinking about how smooth it was when he led his army to attack Nanchen, he was almost invincible and invincible.
When the army went to Liao, they actually had to divide a battle into two years, which made me feel a little unwilling.
"It's because you guys are so stupid that we were delayed under Liaodong City for more than two months!" He glanced down angrily, cursing in his mind, remembering the time when he sent his troops to capture Jiankang with lightning speed, and captured Jiankang with lightning speed.
The emperor lived in Chen and forced Zhou Luohou, a famous naval officer of the upper reaches of the Nanchen Navy, and others to surrender. Suddenly, His Majesty the Emperor had a good idea.
"The clown of Goguryeo deceived me, and I also deceived them!" Yang Guang suddenly laughed and said loudly, "If I lead an army of 700,000 and do not attack, what do you think the Goguryeo general will think?"
"The clown of Gao Yuan is cunning. The Liaodong City has probably already prepared grain reserves." The ministers replied without hesitation. Judging from the appearance of the Liaodong City, the Goguryeo people were fully prepared for a long-term defense. Besieging the city may not be a feasible strategy.
"I still have another 300,000 troops, so I can choose the best soldiers from the government!" Yang Guang shook his head gently, secretly laughing at the stupidity of the ministers.
"Your Majesty wants to launch a surprise attack behind enemy lines!" Yu Wenshu was the first to react and shouted in surprise.
"Of course! Gao Yuan, the clown, will not be able to see my clever plan!" Yang Guang did not hear the suspicion in Yu Wenshu's words, and said very happily, "Since he refuses to hand over Liaodong City, I will surround him
