Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 455
Luoyang, Rongguo Duke's Mansion.

Lai Nuer summoned the sons who were staying with him, as well as his staff and followers, and began to discuss business matters.

"Father is about to go to Dongnae County to supervise the construction of warships. Your Majesty means that before the end of next year, [-] sea-going ships will be built to land on the peninsula and directly attack Pyongyang. Let's prepare early."

The Sui Dynasty still called the capital of Goguryeo the old name of Pyongyang, because the existing name Chang'an City was not recognized by the Sui Dynasty.

I have Chang'an, why do you call it Chang'an?
Historically, there were only two places in China named after Chang Zhi Jiu An, one was Chang'an, and the other was changed to Shangdang County during the Jiajing period, that is, Luzhou was changed to Changzhi County, that is, the city governed by senior officials in Shanxi.

The origin of Pyongyang's name comes from the open and flat terrain of that area, yes, it means flat soil.

100 years ago, Goguryeo moved its capital southward from the domestic city (Wunvshan City, Huanren County, Liaoning Province) to Pyongyang. It is to surrender to the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Turks.

But at the moment, Goguryeo King Gaoyuan attacked Baekje in the third year of Daye and captured 3000 people. He attacked Silla in four years and captured Niumingsan City.

The hidden dangers in the south were eliminated, so Gao Yuan focused on the north. In the early years, Mohe and Shiwei in the north had become Goguryeo's vassal states, and Khitan and Xi in the west also began to pay tribute to Goguryeo. But with Yang Jian's intervention, these The country began to abandon Goguryeo and switch to the Sui Dynasty.

This was a huge blow to Goguryeo. The aggressiveness in the north had turned into a situation of hungry tigers rushing to eat, so Goguryeo changed its national policy, shifted its focus to the north, and began to build cities to guard against the Sui Dynasty and the Turks.

Goguryeo did not build a complete line of defense against the Turks, so they dared not fight and could only seek peace. Therefore, Gao Yuan secretly sent envoys to make friends with the Turks, but he never wanted Yang Guang to know.

Yang Guang summoned Gao Yuan to the Sui Dynasty to meet him, but he really didn't dare to come, for fear that he would not be able to return.

As a result, it turned around. The Great Sui Dynasty began to prepare for a two-year war. Goguryeo was not idle. It frantically built a city on the border and built a defense line in Liaodong. On the sea, it expanded its navy and stationed in Weishui (Qingchuan River) to defend the capital. .

The eldest son Lai Kai frowned and said: "It seems that His Majesty really intends to lead the navy, so the front line in the west of Liaoning is Yu Wenshu. There are 200 warships, and there are only 6 people under my grandfather's command. It is not easy to hit Pyongyang directly."

"There are prerequisites for a direct attack on Pyongyang," said Lai Chengmin, the cousin of Lai Nuer:
"There is the main naval force of Koguryo in the Huishui. Half of the warships are small boats suitable for river warfare, and our army is all large ships. Therefore, this decisive battle may become a see-saw situation. Our army wants to seek a decisive battle in the open sea. The enemy The army is definitely avoiding the fight, in order to lure me to go deeper, and in terms of naval warfare, there should be a stalemate for a while."

As he said that, Lai Chengmin looked at his cousin and said, "I think it's not appropriate for our navy to land early. It's better to break through the defense line in the west of Liaoning, so that our navy can look for an opportunity to fight decisively."

"It's too early to talk about it now," Lai Huer said:
"The most urgent task is to train the navy. Your Majesty asked me to recruit 3 sailors and [-] crossbowmen from the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers, and [-] platoon soldiers from the south of the Lingnan River to form a navy. There is no such thing as half a year's time for a patchwork army. Practice, I am afraid it will be difficult to schedule, this matter is the most important thing."

Pai Su hand means that the left hand holds the shield and the right holds the spear, Pai is the shield, and Lu is the spear.

The second son Laiyuan said: "Grandpa, this time is too difficult. Fortunately, our people are familiar with water warfare. It's just training this group of new troops. It's not easy and time-consuming."

"Send some money to Wang Shichong, and ask him to help me get through the level of recruiting soldiers. You must be disciplined, obedient, and familiar with water," Lai Huer said.

When he came to rectify, he frowned and said, "What kind of person is my grandfather? Do you need to send him money?"

Lai Hu'er frowned and said: "Be careful, this battle is your majesty's personal conquest, and you can't afford to lose, and you have to take care of everything. Wang Shichong is currently in charge of recruiting the Jianghuai navy. I can use him now, and I have the intention of making friends. This People know how to fight, and they are good at catering to His Majesty, so they will be useful in the future."

Laizheng scoffed at this, in his opinion, Wang Shichong was just a Jiangdu Cheng, not worthy of his father's condescension to befriend him.

The eldest son Lai Kai said: "The crown prince intends to arrange for Pei Xingyan and Su Lie to be the long history of the left and right knights, and Luo Yi and Liang Shi to join the army as the recorders of the left and right leopard riders. I also hope that grandpa will make good use of Shubao. The five are young people. What does the prince intend to do? Is this to plan for their future?"

"There is such a meaning, but not all of it," Lai Huer looked at Qin Shubao below, and said with a smile:
"Shubao needless to say, he is a fierce general under my account, and the other four are also generals, especially that Su Lie, who can be used as a sharp weapon if he is well used. I think the crown prince arranges it like this. I still hope that the conquest of Goguryeo will be successful, and the vanguard will use young people. Although the elders are stable and mature, they are easy to look forward and backward, which will delay the opportunity of the war."

"But Yu Wenshu didn't agree," said Liu Zilai, "he was against the prince's arrangement at the court meeting. He thought that these five people were too young and might be difficult to dispatch. Chief of the Marching Army, he opposed it with all his strength, and His Majesty couldn't say anything for a while."

Lai Hu'er smiled and said: "Everyone has their own considerations, Yu Zhongwen, Jing Yuanheng, Xue Shixiong, Xin Shixiong, Zhang Jin, Zhao Xiaocai, Cui Hongsheng, Wei Xuan, these are recommended by Yu Wenshu, and he hopes that these eight people will be controlled by him." To form the main force to attack the enemy, Yu Wenshu has a lot of decision-making power in terms of personnel, His Majesty must either change the commander, or really have to accommodate him."

The eldest son came to Kai and said: "But the crown prince has a letter for you, I hope you can mediate from it, we have to help with this favor, the chief of the Eighth Route can't be replaced, it shouldn't be difficult to arrange five people to lead the army, right?"

"I can't do it alone, I need someone to help me," Lai Hu'er said with a smile: "In the end, it can definitely be done. In the current court, there are many princes. Yu Wenshu can't support it alone, and he won't last long. Pei Ju I have already come forward to argue with him today, and with a few more people, this matter will be done."

At this time, Lao Liu came and said with a smile: "The prince's letter also said that if Grandpa is willing, you might as well let me go too. What does Grandpa think about this?"

After pondering for a moment, Lai Huer said:
"Father and son joined the army to show our loyalty to His Majesty. This battle is the first since His Majesty ascended the throne, and the first expedition to the barbarians with the power of the whole country. It is right in front of you. You naturally want to go."

When he came to rectify, his eyes lit up, and his face looked excited and longing.

Where martial arts are used, the true qualities of a hero are revealed, and when soldiers are used, only the heroic demeanor is displayed.

　The number of words in today’s chapter is small, the child’s fever has not been cured, and the mood has also been bad these days. Alas, the children in the kindergarten are all sick. My son is only one and a half years old. I thought I could hide it, but it turned out to be a trick , suffering.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)