The first thousand two hundred and thirty-eight chapters of the debate between Li Yuan and his son
When Yang Guang said this, Yu Shiji and Pei Shiju were about to say something like "Your Majesty is wise" as usual, but Yang Guang might be tired of hearing it. Just when they were about to open their mouths, he waved his hands and said: "Stop talking nonsense, please."
If you have anything else to do, please tell me immediately, I still have to patrol the army."
Yu Shiji immediately said: "Your Majesty, there is one more thing. The governor of Bajun said that an auspicious sign was found in the territory, and said it was your Majesty..."
Before Yu Shiji could finish his words, Yang Guang's expression darkened and he said in a cold voice: "Xiangrui, hum, pass the order to Xu Jingzong of the blue-clothed guard, and ask him to send people to capture the county guard and put him on death row. Wait.
When I returned triumphantly from Goguryeo, I beheaded him and sent the whole family to the frontier, and then deceived me with auspicious signs. Did he really think that I was a foolish king?"
After Yu Shiji and Pei Shiju accepted the order, before they could say anything, Yang Guang said reluctantly: "In the future, whenever there is a report saying that an auspicious sign has been discovered, he will directly send an edict to the Lanyi Guards and ask them to report the report.
People were killed. Hum, last year during the expedition against Goguryeo, if some thieves hadn’t used auspicious signs to fool me, I wouldn’t have made repeated mistakes.”
When Yu Shiji and Pei Shiju heard this, they were shocked and couldn't help but look at each other. This was the first time that His Majesty the Emperor admitted that he had repeatedly made mistakes since his tragic defeat to Goguryeo last year. Perhaps it was because the second expedition had already begun!
Yang Guang saw the changes in the expressions of his two favorite ministers, sighed, and said: "Last year's battle...if you lose, you will lose. How can I not admit it? Although I ordered Liu Shilong to be killed to take the blame, Liu Shilong
Everything he did was agreed to by me, and some of them were ordered by me. For example, the order "not to kill the people of the enemy country indiscriminately, and to treat the enemy kindly after surrender" was all because of my temporary kindness and thought.
To show my celestial magnanimity, I will conquer Goguryeo this time. Such a thing will never happen again. Goguryeo’s monarchs and ministers are capricious. Even if they surrender, I will never agree again!"
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On May 27th, the Sui Emperor's front army began to cross the Liaohe River. Thanks to Wang Junlin's leadership in conquering Pyongyang City last year, Yuan Taizuo hurriedly led his troops back to help. The Sui army was still in the area near the Liaohe River.
was under control, but Liaodong City was eventually lost.
Just like last year, the army crossed the Liao River and first attacked Liaodong City. However, it was defeated last year and all the elite soldiers were lost. Now, although the establishment has been replenished, how can it be possible to train elite soldiers in one year, so the combat power of the army is far from the same as last year.
Compared to last year, morale is completely different.
The Sui Dynasty has always implemented a system of government soldiers, and the government soldiers are mainly sons and nephews of good families. Traders, son-in-laws, criminals, beggars, etc. are usually not accepted in the army. Even if they have the opportunity to join the army, the military merits and rewards they receive are often higher than
He is half as good as a soldier from a good family.
Last year, the army marched eastward and wiped out hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers, so this year the imperial court came up with the idea of recruiting Xiaoguo into the camp. Yang Guang even decreed that, regardless of his or her background, anyone who joins Xiaoguo will be regarded as a good family member from now on.
treat.
In addition, because of the outstanding performance of last year's Eastern Expedition, Yang Guang asked Li Yuan, Duke of Tang Dynasty, to be responsible for all the food and grass arrangements for this Eastern Expedition. Li Yuan had outstanding abilities, and was assisted by his eldest son Jiancheng and second son Li Shimin, as well as a group of capable staff who gave advice and went around.
Running around, the food and grass matters were taken care of in an orderly manner.
As soon as the frontline army crossed the river, fighting was already in full swing outside Liaodong City. Yang Guang's imperial chariot also arrived at Liaodong City to supervise the battle. Because this expedition to Goguryeo learned the lessons from the previous expedition, all generals were allowed to free their hands and feet to fight.
, so although the combat effectiveness of the troops was not as good as last year, and the morale was also not as good as last year, the war in the early Sui Dynasty actually went quite smoothly.
Of course, this is related to the fact that the combat effectiveness of Goguryeo's army has also dropped significantly compared with last year.
Last year's battle also consumed a lot of Goguryeo's elite. In addition, Wang Junlin later emptied Goguryeo's treasury in Pyongyang. Goguryeo also lacked food and grass, and Yeon Gaesomun and the leader of the country, Gao Jianwu, fought openly and secretly. The morale of the entire Goguryeo army was the same.
not tall.
Under such circumstances, in early June, Wang Rengong led his army to attack Xincheng (now north of Fushun, Liaoning Province), defeated the enemy's 30,000 troops with a thousand cavalry, then besieged the city and defeated it in one fell swoop.
General Jing Yuanheng of Xiaowei on the left, Zhang Jin on the right of Imperial Guard, Zhao Xiaocai on the right of Marquis of Wu, and other veteran generals who had lost the last battle, attacked and plundered everywhere and made great achievements.
By mid-June, except for Liaodong City, which could not be captured for a long time, Gaimou, Xincheng, Jian'an, Fuyu and other small cities near the Liaohe River had all fallen into the hands of the Sui army.
On the contrary, news came that the waterway army led by Wang Junlin, the king of Qin'an, who everyone thought was making great progress, had never been victorious.
But the Sui court was very happy to see this situation, because as early as the beginning, many people, including Yang Guang, were worried that like last year, the main force of the army would be blocked in Liaodong City, but Wang Junlin led the water
The division fought all the way to Pyongyang City. If it continues like this this time, the faces of His Majesty the Emperor and the Generals of the Twelve Prefectures will still be there.
Last time Wang Junlin took the initiative to tell the world that his victory in Goguryeo was the result of His Majesty the Emperor's strategizing behind his back. This kind of deception was enough once. If he did it a second time, Yang Guang himself would be embarrassed.
Therefore, there have been no results for the partial army led by Wang Junlin. Yang Guang has never urged him, and he even thought about it in private. Wang Junlin understands my thoughts.
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Although the good news came one after another, some people were not optimistic about it. In addition to Wang Junlin, a cheater who knew what was going to happen next, there was another person who was also full of worries, and that was Li Yuan, who was responsible for arranging the army's food and fodder.
Tang Guogong Li Yuan took his two sons, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, accompanied by several staff and subordinate officials, and watched one hundred thousand newly recruited Xiaoguo cross the Liao River. According to the battle plan set by Yang Guang, these one hundred thousand recruits were reserve troops.
These new recruits, who have only been in the army for one year, are far from comparable to the eight thousand county soldiers in Fanyang County. At this time, the order of these warriors is very chaotic. From time to time, some people are squeezed from the pontoon into the water, and quarrels occur one after another. The officers
The shouting and the sound of whips never stopped.
"These 100,000 new recruits are destined to die." Li Yuan looked worried and frowned. He didn't think that the 100,000 so-called Xiaoguo army, mainly ruffians, could play any role when they arrived at Liaodong City. Maybe the emperor
Your Majesty and the generals on the front line originally wanted to use their lives to exhaust the strength of the defenders in Liaodong City.
Li Yuan and his son knew very well that adding 100,000 new soldiers would not help the task that the 600,000-strong main force had not completed. And they knew even better that the reason why Liaodong City could not be captured for so long these days was not due to lack of troops, but because of this dispatch.
More than half of the million-strong army were recruits.