Changsun Sheng was a person whom Wang Junlin heard about in the history of the Sui Dynasty when he was in later generations. He was a famous military strategist and diplomat in the Sui Dynasty, the great-grandson of Changsun Zhi, the king of Wenxuan of Shangdang in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the grandson of the third director of Yitong in the Kaifu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
Si third son.
According to historical records, Changsun Sheng was intelligent by nature, dabbled in history, and was good at riding and shooting. During the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Changsun Sheng only served as a sergeant of the Siwei and a captain of Fengche. After the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, he successively served as the third division of Yitong and the hussar general of Zuoxunwei.
, general of the left army, general of the right guard, etc. He was ordered to send envoys to the Turks many times. In the more than ten years of contact with the Turks, although he did not command any major battles, he relied on his outstanding strategies to divide and disintegrate the Turks and maintain
The Sui Dynasty made the northern border peaceful and made great contributions to promoting national integration.
"Let's go back to the city." Wang Junlin shouted loudly and took the lead in urging his horse to leave. Two thousand cavalry followed closely behind and galloped towards Gaotai City.
Gaotai City belongs to Shandan County, Zhangye County, Yongzhou. In order to defend against the Western Turks in the past six months, the Sui Dynasty built two strong castles, Dashi and Minle, in Shandan County close to the Western Turks.
If you attack any city, you will be threatened by the other two cities. Among them, Gaotai City, where Wang Junlin is located, is the main one, with 5,000 soldiers and horses. Dashi and Minle each have only 1,500 troops, for a total of 8,000.
people.
In addition, from Minle Fort in the east, more than 50 beacon towers were built along the Qilian Mountains along the Hexi Corridor, leading directly to Jincheng County.
In this way, when the Western Turkic army arrives, even if Gaotai City is defeated, it can immediately inform Jincheng County, thousands of miles away, of the military situation. Now that Yongzhou Prefecture has been moved to Jincheng, the temporary marching director Yu Juluo and the governor Chen Sansi will
In Jincheng, there is a permanent army of 50,000 troops stationed in Jincheng, stocking up on grain and grass, soldiers and armor, and countless arrows, so that they can support Zhangye County as soon as possible.
More than an hour later, Wang Junlin and his party returned to Gaotai City. From a distance, they could see the tall city wall of Gaotai City built against the mountain.
On top of the city wall, Yu Juluo and Changsun Sheng looked at the tens of thousands of acres of fields surrounding Gaotai City. The latter couldn't help but said: "Everyone in the court said that Wang Junlin was a rough and vicious warrior, but who knew he was
Such a warrior has led the people and soldiers in the city to cultivate hundreds of hectares of dry land on the plain outside the city for more than half a year. This clearly shows that this man is far-sighted and has a long-term vision. If you think about it carefully, two
In just a few months, he went from a soldier to Captain Guo Yi. How could such a person be just a rough warrior?"
Yu Juluo smiled and said: "It's just hundreds of hectares of dry land. It doesn't produce much food in a year. Lord Changsun praises this boy too much."
Changsun Sheng shook his head and said: "Don't underestimate this kid's move to open up fields. This can not only cultivate fields, but also attract farmers from Longxi, Tianshui, Jincheng, and even Guanzhong to come here to farm. While increasing the population, it can also attract farmers
This solves the military food problem to a certain extent. When the Western Turkic army invades, these people can hide in Gaotai City and help defend the city. This is a strategy that kills three birds with one stone."
Yu Juluo gave a long laugh. Wang Junlin naturally asked for his permission before reclaiming the fields. How could he not know the benefits of this? When Wang Junlin told him about it, he also appreciated it very much, but these words were given by Changsun Sheng.
I can see that if I tell His Majesty and the court princes after returning to Kyoto, it will greatly change the view of the Sui Emperor and the court towards Wang Junlin.
Over the past six months, I don't know if someone was adding fuel to the flames or the rumors spread quickly. Now Wang Junlin has become a household name in the Sui Dynasty. However, the three great achievements of Wang Junlin have become more and more outrageous, seriously slandering his reputation.
For example, he only used poison to make more than 10,000 Ge Dao tribe and Western Turk soldiers lose their combat effectiveness. Now it is rumored that Wang Junlin poisoned 50,000 Ge Dao tribe and 50,000 Turkic soldiers.
His burning of Shuiquan Pass was even more outrageous. Rumor has it that he set fire to two hundred thousand Turkic soldiers, burned Shuiquan Mountain within a hundred miles to a barren state, and burned countless birds and beasts to death.
Even the fact that he led 5,000 people to destroy the Western Turkic Logistics Camp was also rumored to have changed and was extremely exaggerated. Various versions appeared. One of them was that he poisoned the Wenfeng River and poisoned several Turks to death.
Millions of cattle and sheep, hundreds of thousands of herdsmen, and tens of thousands of Turkic soldiers guarding the cattle and sheep. There is also a version that Wang Junlin was murderous and did not allow his soldiers to take action. After a night attack on the Western Turkic logistics camp, he killed him with a knife.
The heads of millions of cattle, sheep and hundreds of thousands of herdsmen were cut off.
Now Wang Junlin has a nickname that the people in the northwest can use to treat crying children - Poison General. This nickname is said to have been passed down from the army, and the nickname is actually appropriate, but when the legend spreads to the ears of the people,
Add in those rumors, and the people's perception will be different.
Seeing a group of cavalry galloping towards Gaotai City from a distance, Yu Juluo said: "This kid is back. It's windy here. Lord Changsun, please go to the inn in the city and wait for him."
"Well, this is the first time I've met this kid. Although he's just a young Captain Guoyi, I don't dare to be rude because of his reputation as a poisonous general. Hahaha..." Changsun Sheng made a joke.
, followed Yu Juluo down to the top of the city.
"How is Princess Xinyi's health?" Yu Juluo asked with some worry.
Changsun Sheng's face suddenly darkened, and he said with a gloomy look on his face: "Although Princess Xinyi is originally the daughter of a clan and was selected and crowned as a princess by Your Majesty, she has been pampered since she was a child. She is only sixteen years old and has a delicate body.
, I have tried my best to prevent the princess from being tired and acclimatized during this journey, but I didn’t expect that the princess still fell ill.”
Yu Juluo frowned and said: "Is it possible to give the princess to Wutu Khan like this? If it is just sent to the Turks, the princess will..."
Changsun Sheng looked helpless and said: "Your Majesty explained that the time is limited. I can wait in Gaotaicheng for seven days at most. If the princess has not recovered from her illness after seven days, she can only go to the Turks to recover."
Yu Juluo shook his head and said nothing. If the princess could not be cured on her own territory in the Sui Dynasty and was sent to the Turks, how could the princess be cured?
However, the key to this matter is that the Great Sui Dynasty and the Western Turks have made peace. As long as the princess is in the hands of the Turks, the matter will be settled. As for how long the princess can live, how many civil and military officials are there in the Sui Emperor and the imperial court?
Will care.
The princess's marriage was too involved, but Yu Juluo didn't want to say much and focused his attention on Wang Junlin, who was about to meet him.
Speaking of Wang Junlin's reputation as a poisonous general, Yu Juluo couldn't help but sigh that things in the world are unpredictable. Wang Junlin's reputation as a poisonous general also brought him some benefits. After all, he had just experienced the chaos of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, whether in the military or among the people.
Even in the imperial court, the law of the jungle was extremely prevalent. Wang Junlin's evil reputation spread, and although it was a bit unpleasant, it made ordinary families and officials extremely afraid of Wang Junlin. They did not dare to kill him even if they could not kill him at once.
It is easy to plot against Wang Junlin behind his back. Take the food, grass and military supplies for the five thousand troops in Gaotai City. From the imperial court to Yongzhou, civil servants at all levels have never deducted the food, grass and military supplies from the other two castles.
I took the kickbacks one after another, and when it was handed out, only half was left.
As soon as Wang Junlin and his party entered the city gate, Captain Zhou Hu, who was on duty at the top of the city, smiled loudly and said to him: "General, Chief Fish and Lord Changsun Sheng are waiting for you at the inn."
For more than half a year, Wang Junlin has been carefully cultivating these old subordinates. Basic literacy is only one aspect. He has built a sand table for future generations. When he has nothing to do, he will take these people to conduct tactical deductions and study the methods of training, leading troops, and fighting. It can be said that
A relatively special job training was carried out for these deployees who were quickly promoted to mid-level officers after him. Of course, Wang Junlin also gained a lot from this process, and he was able to fully integrate into and understand the characteristics of the army of this era.
Wang Junlin did not dare to neglect, and quickly came to the post station for Shangguan to rest. A station clerk at the door took the reins of Wang Junlin's war horse with a flattering look, but Wang Junlin ignored him and walked directly into the inn station, passing through a quite
Because of the simple garden, I went to a living room and saw three people in the living room. One was Yu Juluo and the other was Changsun Sheng. Behind Changsun Sheng, there was a young civil servant of eighteen or nineteen years old standing.
De Fengshen was handsome, with delicate features and a figure half a head smaller than Wang Junlin. Seeing Wang Junlin come in, the young civil servant opened his eyes wide and looked at Wang Junlin curiously together with Chang Sun Sheng.
Wang Junlin glanced around, secretly wondering who this young civil servant was, who could actually stand behind Chang Sun Sheng.
With his face always as calm as a rock, Wang Junlin quickly walked into the lobby, knelt down on one knee and saluted Yu Juluo: "General Wang Junlin, please see the fish manager!"
Yu Juluo is Wang Junlin's immediate boss, and he also supports Wang Junlin, and he also loves Wang Junlin very much. Whenever he has the opportunity, he will give him advice on how to serve as an official, lead troops in war, and martial arts, so that Wang Junlin can benefit.
It's very simple. Over the past six months, the two have formed a deep relationship, and Wang Junlin also treats him as a close elder.
As he got to know Wang Junlin better, Yu Juluo also liked Wang Junlin more and more. From the initial attraction to Wang Junlin, he focused on cultivating him, and now he treats Wang Junlin as his nephew. However, Yu Juluo never showed this feeling.
, treated Wang Junlin seriously as always, and even when Wang Junlin made mistakes, he scolded him more harshly than before, and his requirements were stricter.
Now that Changsun Sheng was beside him, Yu Juluo regained his seriousness as a superior, nodded slightly and said: "Wang Junlin, this is the hussar general of Zuo Xunwei of the imperial court, the Turkic ambassador personally appointed by His Majesty. I haven't seen him yet."
Wang Junlin quickly bowed and said, "The last general has met General Changsun."
The etiquette for subordinates in the army to kneel down when meeting their superiors is actually the same as the ceremony for subordinates to raise their hands when meeting their superiors in later generations. It is actually to highlight the majesty of the superiors and the strict hierarchy of the army.
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