Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 478

Chief of Nine Routes, Yang Mingzuo, please replace three of them, but Yang Guang only replaced one.

Zhao Cai, courtesy name Xiaocai, was replaced because the emperor didn't value him anymore, but because he was getting older, and he was 65 this year.

This person has always been Yang Guang's confidant. In history, after Yang Guang was killed by Yu Wenhuaji, Zhao Xiaocai refused to accept it. At a banquet, he once said to Yu Wenhuaji and others: 18 of you can only be loyal to one master. What about working elsewhere?
Then he was demoted by Yu Wenhuaji.

In fact, in history, there were many people who were loyal to Yang Guang. If Yu Huaji did not kill Yang Guang, there would be a split between the North and the South.

But the premise is that Yang Guang has to appease the Xiaoguo army under his command. After all, the Yuhuaji rebellion was a mutiny caused by Xiaoguo soldiers' homesickness, and Yuhuaji's defeat was also because of Xiaoguo.

After he killed Yang Guang, he returned north with a rate of [-] Xiaoguo. He had to leave. Yang Guang was able to stabilize Jiangdu, but he didn't have the ability, so he confronted Li Mi head-on. As expected, he was captured by Dou Jiande later, beheaded and sent to the Turkic Princess Kehe Dunyicheng.

In the entire history of China, regicide cannot be tolerated, and there is no good end.

Whoever kills Yang Guang will become the target of public criticism. Yang Jian didn't dare to kill Chen Shubao. How dare you kill Yang Guang?What brain can do this?This is completely like the crouching dragon and phoenix chick with Xuangan.

During the reign of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong of Tang ordered that the descendants of Yu Wenhua and his brothers, Sima Dekan, Pei Qiantong, Meng Jing, Yuan Li, Yang Lan, Tang Fengyi and other traitors should be imprisoned, and they should not be told. You are not allowed to go anywhere in your hometown, and you will never be able to become an official forever.

After Li Jing arrived at the Ministry of War, Duan Wenzhen invited him to the Shang's study as if he was waiting for a guest, and said with a smile:
"Since Your Majesty intends to let the pharmacist lead the West Road, the main west wing barrier will be entrusted to you."

Li Jing hurriedly said: "The humble position is here to negotiate with the minister. There are two strong cities, Wugu and Beishe, on the west road, and there are 51 mountain castles. I need to organize my military equipment, and I should meet with other generals. one sight."

His West Road, originally had two chiefs, namely Xin Shixiong and Zhao Xiaocai, and a Mai Tiezhang, but the Mai Tiezhang was under the direct control of the emperor, not the marching chief, but only the vanguard general.

Li Jing replaced Zhao Xiaocai, commander of the West Road, and was named the head of the Pyongyang West Road March, while Mai Tiezhang was good at attacking fortifications. The earlier decision was that Mai Tiezhang would attack Beishe City in the Liaodong Peninsula.

The reason why Mai Tiezhang was not hit in history is because he died while crossing the river.

Mai Tiezhang has 5000 people, Xin Shixiong has 6000 people, after Li Jing allocated Xin Shixiong, there are 5 people and 4000 people, plus the 7000 Dongdong Army given by Yang Ming, and the flanking forces of Pyongyang West Road , will be [-] people.

The main force of Yu Wenshu and Yu Zhongwen was 7 people.

On Li Jing's side, there are not many cavalry troops needed, because he is a coolie, and his main attack is to oppress the mountain cities along the road and open up passages for the main force to go south. However, the mountain cities of Goguryeo are all on the mountains, and there is no need for siege equipment. You have to climb the mountain to fight.

If you don’t fight, you can’t do it. If you don’t fight, people will go out of the city to fight your main force, so Li Jing felt at the beginning that it would be safe to take down all these mountain cities, otherwise they will not be able to surround them and let them go out to fight Yu Wenshu. will be exhausted.

After all, the Sui side only knew the general distribution of the mountain cities, and the exact location was not clear at all.

And Duan Wenzhen is also one of the pioneers of the Nine Routes. His task is to transfer to the north after taking Liaodong City, besiege Fuyu City, and prevent the enemy troops from Fuyu City from going south to support.

Therefore, Yu Wenshu's entire strategic policy is to pave the way for him with other armies so that he can go straight to Pyongyang and join Lai Huer to form a decisive battle.

Once this strategy is successful, only he and Yu Zhongwen will be the ones who will take the greatest credit. This is also the consistent tradition of grabbing credit in the military.

Not long after, Mai Tiezhang and Xin Shixiong were called, and Li Jing hurriedly got up to greet him:

"Longxi Li Jing, I met the two generals."

Mai Tiezhang is a straightforward person, and he laughed when he heard this: "Please sit down, pharmacist, I already know the matter, this time you and I should work together and take care of each other."

"Naturally," Li Jing walked over, and kindly invited the two to sit down. Mai Tiezhang let him sit down, but Xin Shixiong didn't give him face. He evaded his arms and sat down on his own.

Both of them belonged to the emperor, and Li Jing belonged to the prince. Duan Wenzhen saw it and knew that the West Route Army was not easy to manage.

Li Jing climbed so fast, many people thought that he would flatter the prince. There was only one battle at Pujin Pass, and his military achievements were indeed weak.

"I heard that His Majesty handed over all the right guards to you?" Xin Shixiong asked with a smile on his face.

General You Xiaowei is Li Hun, Yu Wenshu's brother-in-law. He is also too old to lead the army himself, so the two generals below, Xin Shixiong and Zhao Xiaocai, can take the lead.

Li Jing smiled wryly, "It's a trivial talent, taking on such a big responsibility, it's going to make everyone laugh."

Xin Shixiong said in a strange way: "With the crown prince's strong recommendation, how can you say that he is a humble talent? After all, everyone knows the crown prince's vision."

Li Jing knew that the other party was mocking him for flattering the prince, so at other times, he would have laughed it off, but right now, the other party was under his control, if he couldn't suppress the other party, there would be problems with the dispatching and commanding at the front line.

But he belongs to the emperor, so what pressure can he use?
That can only please.

Li Jing said with a smile: "This time Jing is favored by His Majesty the crown prince, and he is restrained on the West Road. He has to ask you a lot for many things. General Xin is an old man in the army. If you have any suggestions, just say it. Li Jing will be taught."

Although Xin Shixiong looks down on Li Jing, but he is quite good at talking, so he said:

"You are in charge of Xilu, and General Mai and I will naturally listen to you. We will fight as you say."

"There are no jokes in the army, so we can make a deal," Li Jing said with a smile.

Hehe, you really know how to climb up the pole?Xin Shixiong nodded and said nothing.

Instead, Mai Tiezhang said: "Marching is the most taboo to fight alone. Before we set off, we discussed it. We can talk about anything now. But when we get to the front line, the pharmacist can make a decision. There is absolutely no problem on my side."

Li Jing was very grateful: "Brother loves you so much, Jing is flattered."

Mai Tiezhang smiled and waved his hands and said: "I heard from Su Lie that the crown prince, among the military family, valued the pharmacist the most. It can be seen that the talent of the pharmacist is definitely above us. I am a rough person, and I only know that I am loyal. Serving Your Majesty with all your strength, the way to fight is really superficial, Pharmacist can rest assured, I recognize your military orders."

Originally, the partnership between the three of them was only temporary. After completing this vote, each of them would go back to the headquarters. No one would care about anyone else. Mai Tiezhang was willing to obey. Li Jing was very pleased and knew in his heart that the other party was targeting the prince. After all, Mai Tiezhang used to be the prince's general.

"Brother is too self-effacing," Li Jing hastily praised the other party.

Sophisticated people in the military involve too much, and if you don't have a good relationship with them, it will be very detrimental to yourself.

Xin Shixiong's self-deprecating words to Mai Tiezhang are very contemptible. You are His Majesty's man, why do you count me as inferior in front of a junior?
"There are many mountains and strong fortifications on the west road. I make good use of the cavalry. Why don't I assign the cavalry to me, and I will be responsible for scouting out the enemy's camps and roaming around, as a cover for attacking the city," Xin Shixiong said.

He is good at fart cavalry, just because he used to lead all cavalry. Following Yang Guang's central army to receive Jiankang who was defeated by He Ruobi and Han Qinhu, is this called making good use of cavalry?
It's just a way to save your life.

Because the elite main force of Goguryeo is the heavy cavalry with horses and horses in armor, and the heavy cavalry specializes in infantry formations.

Li Jing frowned immediately. As for the cavalry, he planned to lead the cavalry by himself, divide it into five divisions, lead one of the main forces, and hand over the rest to Commander Linghu, Pei Xingyan, Guo Siben, and Yang Wanshi.

Yang Wanshi was originally the Marquis of Zuoyu in the East Palace, but Yang Xuangan greeted Yang Ming early and asked his younger brother to leave, because Yang Wanshi was in Hejian County before, knew Goguryeo well, and knew how to lead the army, so he was suitable for making contributions.

Duan Wenzhen could see Li Jing's expression, so taking advantage of Li Jing's embarrassment, he came out to resolve it and said:
"To tell you the truth, the crown prince has an account. The pharmacist is also the left guard of the East Palace, and he is on behalf of the crown prince. Since His Majesty uses the pharmacist to control the West Road, the two should work together."

"Why? Can't we discuss important military matters?" Xin Shixiong said, "When I fought with His Majesty, the crown prince had not yet been born."

When Yang Ming wanted to replace him, Xin Shixiong was already annoyed, but now that he was being restrained by a young man, he felt even more upset.

Duan Wenzhen and Mai Tiezhang frowned at the same time.

Mai Tiezhang knows the prince's wrist, if you provoke others now, be careful that you won't be able to afford it in the future.

Duan Wenzhen said in a deep voice, "General Xin speaks carefully."

Xin Shixiong chuckled and turned his face away.

After pondering for a while, Li Jing said: "Since the old general is interested, why not do this, I will allocate 6000 Qingqi to you, plus 1000 elite troops from your headquarters, making a total of [-] people to attack Beishe City and the nearby Haicheng City. Ying, Baiyan City, Qingshiling, Wuguling, Daheishan, Deli Temple, Hailongchuan, Zhuanghe, Jian'an City, Qinglong Mountain, and Yantong Mountain, a total of twelve cities, what does the general think?"

He could see that this person, relying on His Majesty's trust, relied on the old to sell the old, and refused to obey the dispatch, so as not to drag himself down, the best way was to throw him to the Liaodong Peninsula to fight Beishe City.

Mai Tiezhang, who is obedient, should be entrusted with important tasks, which is equivalent to letting Xin Shixiong do the original work of Mai Tiezhang.

I want to cavalry, you want me to fight the mountain city?Do you think I can climb mountains at my age?
Xin Shixiong shook his head and said, "Not right."

Li Jing sighed: "Let me think about it again."

In fact, he won't change any more. Such a drag bottle must be arranged properly, otherwise there will be big troubles.

So Li Jing approached Pei Ju that night, hoping that Pei Ju could help him with Xin Shixiong's ideological work.

He can make Xin Shixiong happily accept Li Jing's arrangement.

(End of this chapter)