Chapter 3 He Cao (Part 6) His Majesty the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty rode into the military camp on a war horse, followed by Duan Wenzhen, the Minister of the Ministry of War, Yu Wenkai, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Wei Wensheng, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Duguxue, the minister, and Liu Shilong, the minister Youcheng.
Prince Consort Yu, the scribe, and King Yang Xiong of Guande and other close ministers of the humerus, all civil and military officials were dressed in military uniforms and looked heroic.
The civil and military officials and the royal guards walked in front of the phalanx formed by the soldiers. Amidst cheers like landslides and tsunamis, they embraced His Majesty the Emperor and walked up to the station to move the eunuchs to the bed. His Majesty the Emperor refused.
Sitting down and wearing a military uniform, he pushed aside the guards, "Teng, Teng, Teng" and took a few steps forward, his eyes sweeping across the whole place like lightning.
"See you, Your Majesty!" More than 30,000 soldiers shouted in unison, clasped their fists, stood in awe, and straightened themselves forward with a military salute (Note 1) "Soldiers, you have worked hard!" His Majesty the Emperor clasped his fists, stood in awe, and responded with the same military salute.
"Through fire and water, I will do whatever it takes!" Everyone shouted in unison, and waves of resonance echoed through the wilderness. Amidst the roaring shouts, countless people burst into tears.
At this moment, almost everyone was excited. The warrior in military uniform in front of them was the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty. The great hero Yang Guangshen who defeated the Turks at the age of sixteen and led an army of 500,000 to wipe out more than a hundred counties in thirty states in the south of the Yangtze River at the age of twenty.
Wearing a military uniform, he looked much more dignified and heroic than the man hiding in the golden chariot. Although he lacked a bit of mystery, he instantly won the favor of 30,000 soldiers and 1,200 food guards.
Respect
On the general stage, Yang Guang waved his hand, and the cheers stopped abruptly. He looked around again, and said loudly: "I am here today to see who are the heroes who have been stationed here for me in the Sui Dynasty for more than a year.
I came here today to take a look at the thousands of miles of mountains and rivers on both sides of the Liao River. I saw it and I was not disappointed!" After that, he pointed to the east and shouted loudly: "Brothers, can any of you tell me?
Where is that place over there?”
"Liaodong!" everyone replied in unison
"Across the river, can you bring that territory over for me?" Yang Guang smiled softly and asked again.
"Fight, fight, fight!" the soldiers raised their arms and shouted, their voices echoing across the field
"My lords, have you heard this?" His Majesty the Emperor withdrew his eyes from the faces of the soldiers and turned to the civil and military personnel around him.
"I am willing to serve as your majesty's vanguard and die nine times without any regrets!" Prince Consort Yu, a scholar, and Shangshu Youcheng Liu Shilong took the lead in saying. Several veterans who were cautious about the expedition to Goryeo did not expect that His Majesty the Emperor would so easily inspire the fighting spirit of the soldiers.
He bowed and clasped his fists, and replied in a low voice: "I will wait until today to realize how far-reaching your majesty's strategy is!"
"Whoever takes the fertile land of Liaodong will bring great trouble to our dynasty. I don't want to leave trouble to my descendants, so I came here in person!" Yang Guang waved his hand magnanimously and explained to the civil and military officials in a low voice for a moment.
He raised his head and shouted to the generals in front of a phalanx on the left: "Old General Mai, if my memory is correct, you are sixty-five years old this year? I wonder if the iron rod in your hand has aged?"
When Mai Tiezhang heard that His Majesty the Emperor was the first one to nominate him, he felt inexplicably moved. He took off the reins of his horse and galloped a few steps to the general stage. He clasped his fists and raised his head, and responded with emotion: "Long live the Holy Ming, the general will indeed be sixty this year."
There are five, but compared to Zhao's Lianpo and Han's Huang Zhong, the iron staff in the hands of the prime of life has not aged, and the ambition of the final general has not aged!"
"I know that your majesty will not diminish as before." Yang Guang stood in awe with clasped hands and returned the favor with a military salute: "In the future, I will personally play the drum and wave the flag for the general, so that I can show off my strength!"
"Thank you for your great kindness, Your Majesty. The last general must first go to the enemy's soil to promote the power of our Sui army!" The oath of Mai Tiezhang sounded like a bell. In the morning wind, his white beard was flying, majestic.
His Majesty the Emperor watched the old general return to his unit, then turned his head to the central square, smiled, and asked loudly: "I don't know that back then, when we defeated Wu and broke through Guhun, we were able to show off the power of the Sui Dynasty in Lingnan and spread it to Lingnan.
Can General Yuwenshu, our General Yuwenshu who has established a strong military presence in the Western Regions during the Sui Dynasty, still be able to survive?"
He led tens of thousands of soldiers to quell the war in Sanwu and stabilized the southern half of the Yangtze River; he defeated Tuyuhun in the first battle and opened up Shanshan, Qiemo, Xihai, and Heyuan counties for the Sui Dynasty, with a territory of tens of thousands of miles.
The most proud work of the old general Yu Wenshu's life was heard by His Majesty the Emperor himself. The blood of more than ten thousand elites was boiling with excitement (Note 2) "Old minister Yu Wenshu is worthy of being driven by Your Majesty!" Yu Wenshu also rode out and came to the point.
The general responded in front of the stage
At this moment, the mood of the more than 30,000 soldiers who were being reviewed in the audience had already been aroused like boiling oil on a hot fire. "Fight! Fight! Fight!" Countless people hit the shield with their steel knives and roared at the top of their lungs, wishing for a million troops.
Send troops across the river immediately. Even if the east bank of the Liao River is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire, as long as the emperor gives the order, everyone will jump down without hesitation.
Amidst the shouts, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty finished reviewing the Zuo Wuwei, Zuo Yiwei and Zuo Tunwei soldiers one by one. When Zuo Tunwei General Xin Shixiong's war horse returned to his team, Yang Guang's eyes flickered from the faces of the loyal and brave soldiers.
He took it back, looked at the ministers again, and asked loudly: "It is said that before the troops and horses are moved, food and grass go first. Do you know, who will be the general organizer of food and grass for me in Liaodong?"
His voice was not very high, and it reached the ears of the food guard soldiers just as the cheers rose and fell. The food guard soldiers immediately stood up straight, raised their chests and raised their heads. They felt that they were asked such a question by the emperor.
All the hardships we endured in the wasteland were all worth it.
"It's Tang Gong Li Yuan and his 1,200 brothers!" Duan Wenzhen, Minister of the Ministry of War, came out and answered with his hands raised.
"Tang Gong Li Yuan, can my food and grass be sufficient for the army's eastern expedition?" Yang Guang waved his hand and ordered Duan Wenzhen to return to work. He walked to the edge of the general platform and asked loudly.
Li Yuan rushed forward on his horse, saluted on horseback first, and then replied loudly: "Your Majesty, Huaiyuan Town has a total of 10,000,000 kilograms of army grain, which can be used by the army for three months. Liucheng and Yan County also have a stockpile of grain.
In this way, within a year, the three armies will have enough food and clothing!"
Hearing this, His Majesty the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty nodded with satisfaction, held his hands, stood solemnly, and returned the salute. Then, he slightly raised his voice and ordered: "Tell me, how many troops and horses did you use to protect tens of thousands of kilograms of grain and grass on the front line?"
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"Long live Hui, as the treasurer and captain, I have 1,200 soldiers under my command. It's all thanks to General Xin, General Yuwen and General Mai to take care of me to ensure that the army rations are not lost at all!" Li Yuan thought for a while and replied loudly.
"Twelve hundred people!" Yang Guang pointed to the Liao River and laughed loudly, "I sent a good general and more than a thousand new soldiers to guard the food of the army. The clown in Gaoyuan stationed 200,000 troops but did not dare to cross the river to fight for the brothers. You guys
Say, our army of millions is approaching, does the clown Gao Yuan dare to attack our army?"
"Don't dare! He doesn't dare!"
"Fight, fight, fight!" The shouts were louder than ever. Li Yuan led more than a thousand recruits to patrol Huaiyuan Town for more than half a year. Goguryeo did not dare to fight the Sui Dynasty openly. The only time it sent troops was to raid the granary at night.
, and was severely defeated by a brigade leader under Li Yuan's command. Considering that the enemy's combat effectiveness was so poor, the soldiers naturally gained a little more confidence in defeating the enemy and winning.
Yang Guang pressed his hands downward, temporarily stopping the cheers of the crowd and facing all the soldiers, he announced loudly: "General Li has done a great job in protecting food. I will never forget that the three guardsmen defended my territory, and I dare not not pay for it today."
After that, I will record your names and birthplaces in the record one by one, and send a letter to the local commanders and counties to ask questions from your homes, so that the brothers will have no worries and honor the countryside!"
"Old men in my hometown, I will be proud of you!" Yang Guang opened his arms and shouted to more than 30,000 soldiers.
"Through fire and water, no matter what, no matter what, no matter what, no matter what!" The soldiers responded to the emperor's friendship with an oath. Some recruits were so excited that their faces were filled with tears, but no one bothered to wipe them with their hands.
Accompanied by the shouts of the soldiers, three generals, Mai Tiezhang, Yu Wenshu and Xin Shixiong, came forward together, vying to be the vanguard across the river. Li Yuan was only a fifth-rank treasurer and governor in the army, and he had only a few soldiers.
As a widow, naturally he could not compete with several generals for the limelight. After Yang Guang finished exhorting the generals, he once again made a military salute to the front and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the last general has neither courage nor strategy, and dare not conquer the Liao Dynasty."
For the first time, I would like to offer thirty Turkic horses for Your Majesty to trample on the land of Liaodong!"
"Where is the Turkic horse? Bring it to me!" After listening to Li Yuan's words, Yang Guang happily ordered someone to sacrifice the horse before the battle. This was a great good omen, so he couldn't wait to show the horse to everyone to encourage the soldiers to attack the city.
Ambition that rises above the earth
Li Yuan was well prepared. He apologized first and bowed down. After a while, he and Jiancheng and his son drove thirty horses slowly towards the platform. The thirty horses were donated by Liu Hongji and Li Xu.
Selected from among the best horses, after recuperating their energy over the winter, all of them have slippery coats and strong muscles and bones. Seeing the horses that have traveled thousands of miles without saddles and harness, snoring and digging through the sand and soil under the general stage,
Everyone on the stage couldn't help but smile with joy.
"This horse was brought all the way from the Turks by two of General Mo's men, and I entrusted General Mo to offer it to the emperor!" Li Yuan jumped off the horse, touched the brown hair of a good horse in the front, and said proudly
There was a "savage" offering a ride before the battle, which was even more auspicious. After hearing this, the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty nodded with increasing joy and asked in a low voice: "I don't know which two warriors they are. Can Li Qing tell me the names of the warriors?"
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"Your Majesty, this is Liu Hong, the son of the former governor Liu Sheng, Liu Hong, the right honorary servant, and Li Xu, son of a good family in Shanggu. Both of them are now in the army to protect food!" Li Yuan cupped his hand and answered seriously.
"Leave the horse to the steward of the inner palace for collection. I will keep it to reward the meritorious soldiers. Call the brave men forward. I will reward them personally!" Yang Guang nodded and ordered with a smile.
The internal guards had already come forward to help Li Yuan take care of the horses. After hearing this order, everyone slowly drove away, and drove the horses to a corner of the school grounds in the envious eyes of everyone. Huangmen Guan gave an order, and several guards took turns to take the Sui Emperor's latest
The will was passed on
"The Holy One has decreed that Liu Hong, the noble servant of Youxun, and Li Xu, a good son of a good family, come forward to see you!" The long voices of the guards spread to every corner of the school in an instant.
Note 1: Since the Zhou Dynasty, soldiers in military uniforms have bowed their hands and stood in awe before the emperor as a formal etiquette. When I saw a military general in heavy armor kneeling to the emperor on TV, I didn’t know he was wearing more than thirty kilograms of armor.
After kneeling down, how did he stand up?
Note 2: The four counties of the Western Regions are now Qinghai, Gansu and Xinjiang. The West Sea is Qinghai. Shanshan has made great achievements near Lop Nur for four years. Yu Wenshu included the four places into the Sui Dynasty territory.
Note 3: Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty had strong schizophrenic characteristics. Sometimes he was polite to the virtuous and corporal, and sometimes he was jealous of the virtuous. He was able to strategize and send soldiers to defeat the Turks and Tuyuhun, and he was also confused and led to the defeat of Goguryeo. In official history, his concubines and children are better than Li Shimin.
Much less, and there are fewer private palaces than Li Shimin, but the consequences of governing the country are completely opposite.
