Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 487 (Pioneer Departs

It was already November when Li Jing returned to the capital. After meeting Yang Ming, he went directly to You Xiaowei.

It will take at least two and a half months to march to Zhuojun, so he has to leave early now.

However, before leaving, he needs half a month to arrange the battle sequence of the army under his command.

He has 7000 men under his command, including the Hedong Army, there are only 7000 cavalry, [-] are heavy cavalry, and [-] are light cavalry, all of which are refined armor weapons.

During the past few days traveling between You Xiaowei and You Wuwei, Li Jing is making the final preparations intensively.

Mai Tiezhang came back with him, so it's okay if he doesn't come back, he's not here, how will Li Jing arrange it?

In the Youxiaowei camp, nearly a hundred generals, large and small, convened a council under the auspices of Li Jing. Shi Wansui and Han Sengshou, as strategic advisors, also participated in this military discussion.

Among the cavalry, [-] heavy cavalry and [-] light cavalry were designated, under the direct command of Li Jing.

"Yang Yuanqing and Pei Xingyan each lead [-] armored cavalry as generals, Xiao Shilian led [-] light cavalry as second generals, and Han Xiaoji (son of Han Sengshou) as deputy generals, follow me!"

Li Jing used Han Xiaoji because he knew his cousin's abilities. As the saying goes, Han Sengshou's son didn't know how to lead the army, and no one believed him when he said it.

Of course, there is another layer of cronyism.

As soon as the words fell, the four stood up at the same time and took the token from Li Jing.

Li Jing continued: "Xin Shixiong is the general manager of Beishe Dao, leading the first rank, 3000 people, general Shi Wanshou; ; Qingqi two, 500 people, general Guo Siben (Guo Yan's son), Li Chengxiao, deputy general; heavy cavalry two, 500 people, general Pang Ben; General Zhao Kun; Y5000, 2000, 3000 people, second general Chen Zhuang; Y2000, 300 people, second general Zhou Zhongan; Advocate one, 800 people, army general Zhou Qing; Naoqi one, 300 people, army general Zhou Tian; a total of 200 people, under the control of General Gui Xin, after the capture of Liaodong City, he led the army westward and surrounded the Liaodong Peninsula."

"The last general takes the order!" Xin Shixiong brought a group of generals over to receive the order.

After Li Jing issued the token, he looked at Xin Shixiong and said:
"Breaking the city is the only second thing. Be sure to suppress the bandit army on the peninsula so that it cannot echo the Black Bone City."

Xin Shixiong said solemnly: "Don't worry, the manager, he must desperately build a defense line so that the main force can go south smoothly."

Li Jing nodded, and looked at the other generals: "You all belong to the old general Xin Jiedu, and those who violate the military order will be killed immediately."

"Yes!" All the generals took orders in unison.

Next, Li Jing handed over the documents concerning the arrangement of Xin Shixiong's troops to Yang Wei, the conciliator.

Yang Chen is the second son of Yang Xiong, the imperial family of the Great Sui Dynasty. He used to be the prefect of Huainan County.

This person doesn't need to be greeted by Yang Ming, he already knows what to do. After all, his father Yang Xiong is the prince's tutor, his elder brother Yang Gongren, and Zuo Pushe of Southwest Xingtai, and they are very close to the prince.

Li Jing picked up another file and unfolded it, saying:

"Mai Tiezhang is the general manager of the Black Bone Road, leading the first step, 3000 people, the general Zhou Shaofan; the second step, 500 people, the general Mai Mengcai; the third step, 500 people, the general Mai Zhong Cai; light cavalry three, 3000 people, general Mai Jicai, deputy general Hu Luchong; heavy cavalry three, 1000 people, general Tu Wanzha; bow and arrow three, 2000 people, general Duan Rui; bow and arrow four, 3000 people, army General Pei Nong; Yi San, 500 men, the second general Pei Minzhi; Yi four, two thousand, 500 men, the second general Pei Shaoying; Advocate II, 200 men, the army general Cui Yuan; Naoqi two, 200 men, the army general Dou Sanbao ; In addition, Xue Zuo led 3 step armors and was the vanguard of crossing the river, with a total of 400 people, who belonged to General Mai Jiedu."

After finishing speaking, Li Jing stood up and handed over the order.

In this part of Mai Tiezhang, Mai Mengcai, Mai Zhongcai, and Mai Jicai are all the sons of Mai Tiezhang. They can be said to be father and son soldiers in battle. , once said to several of his sons: I am the country of He, today is the day of my death, I have a good kill, and you should be rich.

The previous battles of crossing the river are not easy to fight, they are really piled up with human lives, Mai Tiezhang also knows that he is going to escape from death, but he is a loyal person to Yang Guang, and he feels that at this juncture, he will be grateful After many years, it was the time to pay for it, and the result was hung up.

It wasn't his fault, it was Yu Wenkai's fault. Fortunately, Yu Wenkai died first this time.

His three sons were also Yang Guang's loyal loyalists. Among them, Mai Mengcai, the eldest, conspired to assassinate Yu Wenhuaji after Yang Guang was killed.

But their family is an iron-blooded loyal minister, so they were very popular in the Tang Dynasty. Which emperor didn't like such a person?
Therefore, in history, the surname Mai belonged to the Mai Tiezhang branch. If there is someone with the surname Mai in Guangdong, then your ancestor is likely to be Mai Tiezhang, who is from Lingnan.

So Mai Tiezhang had a great-granddaughter who married Feng An's grandson and gave birth to Gao Lishi, who was Feng Yuanyi.

As for Zhou Shaofan, this is Zhou Fashang's son, Duan Rui is Duan Wenzhen's nephew, Tu Wanjah is Tu Wanxu's son, two surnamed Pei and one surnamed Xue are from Hedong.

In the Great Sui Army, anyone who can be a leader has a background to look for.

After arranging all this, the dossier will be handed over to Yuwen Jingli and Gao Yixian, the two conciliators as usual.

"The pharmacist is too risky. You take 6000 people as the main flank, and you don't have food and supplies. Once the rations are exhausted, it will be difficult to march. I'm afraid it will be difficult to return. How can you cover the main force of the Chinese army?" Han Sengshou suggested: "It takes five more With a thousand horses, it is the best policy to carry heavy grain and grass."

Li Jing nodded and said: "It's not that I haven't thought about it, but delaying the march with food and horses is not conducive to my guerrilla strategy. One person looking after two horses is really a burden."

"That's right, what kind of horse do you want? From my point of view, you can eat wherever you go." Shi Wansui said, "It's not in our Sui Dynasty, it's not convenient to plunder the people. Goguryeo is not in my family, so you can rob it as you want. "

That's really what Li Jing planned.

War is very cruel. Why do you say that the people suffer when you are happy, and when you die, the people suffer?A guerrilla cavalry unit like Li Jing's is expensive because of its elusiveness. If it carries too much food and grass, it will inevitably delay its march and expose its whereabouts early.

The best way is to rob along the road, shoot a gun and change a place, and if you have food and drink, you still can't catch me.

In history, in response to such a situation, there is actually a countermeasure, which is to confiscate all the food of the common people in advance, leaving only some subsistence, so as not to fall into the hands of the enemy.

But the common people also have countermeasures, that is to hide the food.

There are also people who poison water sources, but water is such a thing that it is not easy to poison people to death, since running water does not rot.

Therefore, once the Sui Dynasty invaded the territory of Goguryeo, there would be very little food stored by the people, and Li Jing would not be able to rob much, but he would definitely rob it.

In this way, many Goguryeo people will starve to death, but this is not something a Sui person would consider.

War is so bloody.

Seeing that Han Sengshou couldn't move his nephew, he couldn't persuade him anymore. After all, he knew that his nephew was very assertive and cautious.

The big camp discussion lasted for many days. During this period, Li Jing would personally go to each barracks to motivate the guards and set reward and punishment standards.

To be a soldier is to sacrifice one's life, and one's life is for money. If you don't clarify the system of rewards and punishments, everyone has no confidence in their hearts.

When everything was ready, Li Jing took three consolation envoys to the East Palace, not only to state the battle plan, but also to say goodbye, and let Yang Ming beat the three people.

"Your Majesty has something to say, if Goryeo surrenders, it should be accepted and not send troops." Yang Ming looked at the three people and said, "But I still suggest that if you see the enemy, please surrender and kill them immediately."

The three looked at each other and nodded.

What the emperor gave them was an imperial decree, and the crown prince was secretly giving them an opportunity. Both of them had to listen, but both of them had to be taken care of, so it was simple.

I haven't seen the envoy from the enemy army?

This is Li Jing's business. Anyone who pulls the white flag will be killed. Then these three will turn a blind eye and pretend they didn't see it.

"It's a matter of great importance. I'm going to devote all my power to the crusade. Do you want to surrender? It's up to you," Yang Ming said emphatically, "I don't care about other people's ways. Do it carefully."

Yuwen Jingli nodded first and said: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will live up to my trust."

The remaining two also quickly agreed.

The father will accept the surrender, but the son will not. This is a matter between the father and the son. We should weigh it in the middle and not get involved.

In addition, Comrade Yang Guang also has a show operation: all military operations must be reported and reported, and there is no need to specialize.

This sentence, the manager of Route 24, has already received it in advance, and each one is more confused than the other.

What the emperor meant was that you have to report to me about how you fight ahead, and you can fight after I pass it, and you are not allowed to make decisions on your own.

This shit is the most coquettish, the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and I will report to you again and again, even the best fighter is delayed.

The reason for such a decision was that Yang Guang planned to command the army in Liaodong city after he captured Liaodong. He felt that Liaodong was not too far away from Pyongyang, so he could completely coordinate the army.

Yes, Liaodong is only [-] miles away from Pyongyang, but that is a straight-line distance.

Did you go straight to Pyongyang?The twists and turns have already traveled thousands of miles.

Ever since Li Jing received this decree, he almost vomited blood.

And those who are in charge of conveying military information to the emperor in the army are comfort envoys, so these three people are really important. If they act recklessly, this battle will be impossible to fight.

But it is not without solutions. It is possible to delay the military report or lie about the military report.

It's just that the head is tied to the waistband of the trousers.

The interaction between the conciliator and Yang Guang is a very profound knowledge, you have to let the emperor know that the marching chief is right to do this.

You must not let the emperor reject your memorial, so how to write the memorial is a huge test.

But there is a little trick, which is to report the good news and not the bad news. If you fight well, and Yang Guang is crazy, will you change your combat deployment?
Therefore, any defeat cannot appear on the military report, which will make Yang Guang think, you are really bad, look at me.

Once the control of the army belongs to Yang Guang, it will be over.

Yang Ming also knew that his secret instruction to the three of them this time was presumptuous, but there was no way it could be done. This was a fight against Goguryeo. Don't say anything about Sui's death as the river. Sui's death has nothing to do with the Grand Canal, it's just Goguryeo. .

If you can't beat it once, there will be a second and third time right after.

So in Yang Ming's view, even if he takes a little risk this time, he will succeed in one fell swoop, and his hope mainly lies in Li Jing.

In early November, Li Jing's vanguard army took the lead.

Before that, Yang Ming ordered to allocate [-] civilian men, [-] mules, [-] oxen, and [-] donkeys to serve as the vanguard army's logistics and logistics troops. Will, because the four of them are responsible for leading the [-] people and livestock to escort the grain and grass.

Chief > Sub-General > General > Deputy General > Sub-General > Escort Officer (Hussar General) > Brigade Commander > Team Leader > Fire Chief.

When encountering a battle, according to local conditions, the army can set up twelve sets of army formations, and its skeleton is seven armies: the right Yuhou (vanguard), the right army (side vanguard), the left Yuhou (rear of the palace), the left army (rear of the policy palace), The left field (the left assistant general), the right chamber field (the right assistant general), and the central army.

Auxiliary generals are support troops.

The mighty army, which could not be seen at a glance, went north through Guanzhong, passed Yulin, entered Chidao, and then marched to Zhuojun.

Except for Li Jing who went first, the remaining seven routes also went from Guanzhong. This time, the disciples of Guanzhong will take on the big task again. It is not casual talk about the elites of the Sui Dynasty going out of Guanzhong.

Along the official road, the family members seeing off were crowded together, crying to see off their sons, husbands, and brothers.

There has always been a habit of marching in the Sui Dynasty. When soldiers go out to fight, they will carry a small cloth bag with a handful of soil from their hometown wrapped in it.

There is a saying that the loess does not bury people, no, only the soil of my hometown can bury me, with the soil of my hometown on my body, once I die in battle, it can be regarded as being buried by the soil of my hometown, and my soul can return to my hometown.

All armies from all walks of life wear their own unique military emblems, which are called military record belts. Those who leave the army without authorization must check the military record belts. If they do not belong to the army, whoever catches them will be responsible for killing them.

Officials are not allowed in the military, I don’t care what kind of official you usually are, I will call you whatever position you are in the army.

For example, those comfort envoys all have high official positions, but they are all called envoys in the army.

Envoys, who are sent to the Quartet by the order of the Son of Heaven.

Princess Yang Wenjin of Guangping also left with her husband. Throughout Guanzhong, 38 guards, civilian husbands, family members, monks and Taoists left.

Yang Ming went out of the city in person to serve as the general manager of all walks of life. He rode his horse and looked at the mighty army. Yang Ming said to Yu Zhongwen, who came from Luoyang to lead the army beside him:
"Qing has a big task on his shoulders, so make a decision when it's time to make a decision. Don't listen to that Liu Shilong. If it doesn't work, kill him."

The corner of Yu Zhongwen's mouth twitched: "Who is to blame for killing?"

As the chief of the army, what he hates most is the supervising army. If he is obedient, it is easy to say, but if he is disobedient, he really wants the other party to die, not to mention that he is not familiar with that Liu Shilong at all.

"It can't be mine?" Yang Ming said in surprise, "You don't even know how to kill someone, do you?"

Yu Zhongwen chuckled: "That's worth it. How many dares do I have to kill the people His Majesty sent by my side? I'm afraid only His Majesty dares."

"For example," Yang Ming said, "If Goguryeo asks to surrender, and Liu Shilong wants to accept surrender, will you accept it?"

"It depends on the situation," Yu Zhongwen said: "If the enemy's army is at the end of its strength, I will accept the surrender. If there is still strength to fight, it may be a false surrender, so I cannot accept the surrender."

Yang Ming hehe said, "It's impossible to tell the difference between a real surrender and a false surrender. It's also impossible to judge how much the enemy's strength remains. To be on the safe side, you can only choose one?"

Yu Zhongwen frowned and said: "I understand what your highness means, you hope that I will not be surrendered, but your majesty has an order: to accept the imperial edict to comfort me, not to be restrained by the general, whether to accept the surrender or not, in the end, I have the final say. "

"So I hope you can make up your own mind, don't listen to a civil servant, what does he know?" Yang Ming said.

Yu Zhongwen was silent for a while, then shook his head: "I dare not disobey your orders."

You are really cautious, Yang Ming sighed helplessly:
"Then please Lord Yanshou remember Gu's words, if you lose this battle, if the emperor doesn't kill you, I will kill you."

Yu Zhongwen was shocked and looked at Yang Ming in a daze.

Yang Ming turned his horse around and said coldly: "It's getting late, and the journey is smooth for Lord Yanshou."

Yu Zhongwen hurriedly saluted: "I understand."

　Today is only this chapter, brothers, I wish everyone a happy Dragon Boat Festival, I also want to be happy, so I made an appointment for a game in the afternoon. Ibrahimovic, this shows my strength

　　
　
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