The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 272
In Fuhe County, Bohai County, all the victorious troops have disembarked. At dusk, wisps of cooking smoke can be seen floating over the north bank of the Yellow River.

In a big tent, Yang Tong, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Zhang Zhenzhou and others went out to fight. Civil and military officials have also learned about the severe drought sweeping the country from Wei Zheng, Gao Yaxian and others.In the past, when the drought came, Bingzhou and Yongbei would become the hardest hit areas. Every time the drought came, many people in these places would always starve to death, but this year there has been a change.

With the prevalence of work-for-relief and the endless supply of prisoners of war and slaves, the infrastructure throughout the Sui Dynasty underwent a radical change. Water conservancy facilities have always been the focus of the first step of construction after seizing a new territory. The perfect water conservancy network can minimize the loss of drought, and coupled with the strong capital of the Sui Dynasty, there is no danger of food shortage.

After listening to Wei Zheng's brief report, Yang Tong felt relieved.Later, the expedition to Goguryeo was introduced.

Everyone heard that the land and water army of the Sui Dynasty ravaged the Goguryeo army, took away Goguryeo's old nest, and finally regained the homeland of the Han Dynasty. They applauded excitedly for the returning army. When they heard that the city was named after Fang Xuanling, they were even more excited and envious. , regardless of civil or military, they all wished they could win a victory for the Sui Dynasty, so as to make themselves famous outside the region.

The reason why Yang Tong named "Xuanling City" after Fang Xuanling was that he couldn't think of a good name. He also saw that the word "Xuanling" was good, so he had a clever idea and had a sudden idea, but he didn't expect such a thing. As a result, even the old Wei is jealous now. From this, it can be seen that the good name of the ancients is by no means groundless. They simply said the decision to open up a territory and name a city after the name of the general, and everyone was even more excited. up.

"Your Highness, now that we have occupied four-fifths of Goguryeo's land, the Goguryeo army is like a turtle in a urn. As long as Gao and Yuan are killed, Goguryeo will have no leader. It is a great opportunity for me to annihilate Goguryeo in the Sui Dynasty." Gao Yaxian Some said unwillingly.

"How can it be so easy? Even if Gao Jianwu and Yuan Taizuo are killed, the family members and people of Goguryeo will not recognize us. After all, Goguryeo has been established for too long. The recognition of the country has been deeply rooted in the bone marrow. If we do not win the hearts of the people, we will not be able to stabilize that piece of land. If people rebel every day, the army will only be dragged down and dragged to death. Therefore, the best way to annex Goguryeo is not to swallow it, but to eat it , what we have to do is to destroy the reputation of the Gao family and Goguryeo step by step among the people, and it will happen naturally." Yang Tong looked at the expressions of everyone, smiled and comforted: "Don't worry, we will have a bigger territory in the future Yes, don't care about that poor, poor place."

Luo Shixin and Niu Jinda looked at each other, and the former said: "Your Highness has plans for Goguryeo, so I won't talk about it..."

Yang Tong smiled knowingly, and said, "You two want to fight back to your hometown, right?"

After Yang Tong said what was on his mind, they both nodded at the same time. Luo Shixin continued: "Most of the people in Qingzhou have escaped now, and the morale of Dou Jiande's army can be imagined. A low-ranking job only requires [-] troops, and it can be completed within a month." Take the four counties of Qingzhou."

Yang Tong said with a smile: "The Fifth Sui Army is the most elite soldiers in the world. I only need 2 people, and I can sweep the four counties of Qingzhou within ten days."

Luo Shixin blushed, "Is my suggestion wrong?"

Yang Tong took back the joke: "After Dou Jiande's failure in Jizhou, if he went to Bashu, he might still have a foothold, but he made a mistake in choosing Qingzhou, which has my Da Sui in the north, Li Mi in the west, and Du Fuwei in the south. He didn't dare to fight anyone, not even the big one himself, because as long as he was big, he would attract the attention of other princes. Qingzhou is the hardest-hit area of ​​drought this year. Even if there is rain, it has already missed the farming season. So Dou Jiande not only loses the qualification to fight for world hegemony, but also finds it difficult to survive, as long as we use food as bait, his army can be defeated without a fight, and it is even more logical to win the four counties of Qingzhou."

"But if we take Qingzhou, Da Sui will be on the border with Li Mi, and he will interrupt his southward development strategy because of the threat we bring. In this way, the world will enter a stable period. Once we move Li Mi Li Yuan and Wang Shichong are very likely to take advantage of the opportunity to attack, this situation is not what I want. If we wait for a while, Li Mi will feel at ease and go south without feeling threatened."

"Li Zitong, Shen Faxing, and Lin Shihong in the south have already surrendered to Li Mi. Therefore, Li Mi's goals can only be Du Fuwei and Xiao Xian, and Du Fuwei has the danger of the Huai River, and Li Mi has no navy, so he occupies Xiao in Jingyang. Milling became his first choice of course. Zhu Can in the north of Jingzhou was surrounded by Li Mi, Wang Shichong, Xiao Xian, and Li Yuan, but it happened to be a strategic place that Li Mi had to attack. Once Li Mi moved him, he would offend Wang Shichong, Wang Shichong, and Li Yuan Xiao Xian and Li Yuan's interests, the resulting problem is the melee among the princes, this is the world structure I want."

Luo Shixin said ashamedly: "I am short-sighted and almost ruined His Highness' plan."

Yang Tong smiled and shook his head and said: "You are not short-sighted, you are 'not seeking a job if you are not in your position', if you are in a different place with me, you will also consider these issues. Now most of the people in Qingzhou fled to our Dasui Here we come, in the future we will send agents into Qingzhou to encourage the people to vote, and strive to attract [-] to [-]% of the population of Qingzhou to the Sui Dynasty. What will Dou Jiande do without the population and military rations? If you don’t dare to provoke us, you can only continue to talk to Li Mi fight."

Fang Xuanling nodded and said: "His Royal Highness is really considerate."

"Your Highness, the people of Qingzhou are tough and there are many people who are good at water. Finally, the general wants to recruit [-] sailors from the victims." As early as on the way to the class, Zhang Zhenzhou had already received an order to expand the navy.

"Okay!" Yang Tong thought for a while, and said, "The quality of the disaster victims varies. You first recruit 6 people, and then arrange these 6 people and their families to Bohai County on the spot. After a month of training, select [-] elites! Those who fail are all civilians."

"Here!" Zhang Zhenzhou and Gao Yaxian came down as ordered.

"Report to Your Highness!" At this time, a small official ran over from a distance and shouted loudly: "The county magistrate Azhu of Qi County on the other side brought a whole county to vote!"

When everyone heard this, they were all stunned. This is definitely an unprecedented feat!

Yang Tong asked curiously, "Are all the people in a county here?"

"Exactly!" There was a glint of excitement in the little official's eyes, and he said with a sneer, "It's getting dark today, and there are more than [-] people in Azhu County, and our ships are seriously insufficient. Your Highness, can you use the warships?" help me?"

"Yes! Why not?" Yang Tong smiled and said to Zhang Zhenzhou: "General Zhang, let the navy brothers work hard, take over the people on the other side, and unload 30 shi of grain from the cargo ship. By the way, this one I wish the county magistrate was able to abduct the people of the entire county, it can be called a strange person, I am a little interested in this person, please invite him over for a chat."

"Here!" Zhang Zhenzhou left as ordered.

"Lao Niu, Yuchi, Cheng Yaojin, Huang Junhan, the four of you each lead an army of 5 people and build a camp of [-] people to disperse the victims. This is not a march to fight, and defensive measures are unnecessary."

"Here."

. . . . .

When Zheng Renji and his son arrived on the other side in a tall and majestic five-yaled boat and landed on land, a young soldier who seemed to have been waiting for a long time greeted him quickly, bowed and said, "Your Majesty is the county magistrate of Azhu?"

Zheng Renji returned the courtesy and said, "I'm Zheng Renji, the county magistrate of Azhu."

"My father boarded the ship of the Sui Dynasty, so he is no longer the county magistrate of Azhu; now he is just a commoner." The little girl beside him said crisply.

After the soldier was stunned, he smiled and said to Zheng Renji: "I am Jiang Tao, Lieutenant of the Sui Navy Academy, and I am waiting for Mr. Zheng here by order of His Royal Highness King Qin."

Zheng Renji saw that he was only 20 years old, although he was a soldier, he was well educated and reasonable, and he dealt with it calmly, so he couldn't help but feel a little fond of him: "Thank you very much."

At this moment, the cute little girl asked curiously: "Didn't His Royal Highness go on an expedition to Goguryeo? Why are you here? Why do you want to see my father?"

"We have won the battle, of course we are coming back!" Jiang Tao pointed to the endless cargo ship and said proudly: "A total of 630 cargo ships and the items on board are all from the spoils of Gao Jianwu's palace. If it weren't for His Highness's kindness , Allow him to surrender, Goguryeo will cease to exist. In addition, there are more than 70 Goguryeo people who are also our spoils of war. They will enter the Sui Dynasty by land and become my slaves in the Sui Dynasty."

"Okay, okay!" Zheng Renji said two good words excitedly, and said: "This is a grand event for our Han family. The first battle wiped away all the previous shame."

"Mr. Zheng, please!" Jiang Tao smiled.

"Please!"

Zheng Renji and his daughter followed Hong Tao to a large tent in the distance.

The little girl asked curiously: "General Jiang, I heard that the Goguryeo people are very fierce. Can you tell me how you beat Goguryeo?"

"It's not a secret. It won't be long before it spreads all over the world. Of course you can say it!" Jiang Tao smiled and said, "Two months ago, the land and water army arrived at Danfeng City in Lushun County. Five thousand soldiers from Goguryeo came to invite the battle. Your Highness Without a break, he personally led 5000 Xuanjia troops to wipe them out, and another [-] people came to help, and His Highness wiped them out again; that night, our army divided into two groups, and General Zhang Zhenzhou led the navy to the south of the sea. A decisive battle with Goguryeo's water army in Weishui, successfully wiped out [-] of the enemy's main force; almost at the same time, the [-] army commanded by His Royal Highness and the [-] army of Goguryeo Moli Zhiyuan Taizuo fought outside Danfeng City, killing more than [-] enemies The crowd, and killed the three sons of Yuan Tae-joo...Then the army went south, joined the navy, and Pyongyang was settled in one battle..."

"That night, Fang Shangshu, the commander-in-chief of the North Route Army, lured the enemy out of the city, and took advantage of the opportunity to take down Zhuhan City where Yuan Tae-jo and Eulji Moon-deok were in command..." Jiang Tao gave a general account of the battle.

"You guys are amazing." The little girl admired.

"This is all His Highness's wisdom and martial arts, knowing people and using them well!" Jiang Tao laughed.

Zheng Renji felt deeply in his heart. When Dou Jiande was still struggling to survive, the once again glorious Sui Dynasty used the mighty Khitan, Xi, Turkic, and Goguryeo as stepping stones to continuously spread its prestige outside the region. How could Dou Jiande compare?How can they fight against this mighty army that is victorious in all battles?

What's the point of insisting on a losing game?

This, perhaps, is the ambition of a hero!I don't understand and don't agree with it. I just hope that Dou Jiande, who treats people generously, will wake up as soon as possible. That is the luck of the world and the blessing of the people.

(End of this chapter)