Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 489
Xi, not counting as a country, at most a large tribe, mainly hunting and animal husbandry, with a small amount of farmland, and a small territory, that is, activities between several rivers in the north, including Chengde City, Hebei.

To the northeast of Xi, there are two other large tribes, one is called Xi (xi), and its territory is in Zhalut Banner, Horqin Right Wing Middle Banner, and Balin Right Banner. It is another species of Xiongnu.

The other is Khitan, which is located in Chifeng City, Tongliao City, and Baicheng City in Inner Mongolia. It belongs to the same tribe as Xi. Xi is a descendant of the Yuwen Department of Xianbei, and Khitan is a descendant of other tribes of Xianbei.

Xi, Yu, and Khitan were the three nomadic tribes separated between the Sui Dynasty and Goguryeo, and basically had no right to speak.

Whether it is the Sui army or the Goguryeo army, it can be said that they pass through their territory at any time, but they dare not fart.

The Sui Dynasty looked down on these three places, but they wanted to die against Goguryeo. One of the main reasons is that the difference between nomads and farming civilizations, in the impression of the Central Plains people, any farming society is my land. Take it down, the country is not unified.

In fact, Goguryeo did belong to the Central Plains Dynasty in the Han Dynasty. Yang Guang wanted to own all the land owned by the Han Dynasty, but if it was a nomadic people, the Central Plains people would feel that they were two types of people and could not communicate with me.

The Goguryeo army that entered the territory of the Xi clan this time was led by Gao Jianming, the cousin of the Goguryeo king, with [-] light cavalry. Such an army can be regarded as a great threat, and it is only two hundred miles away from Yuyang County.

Gao Jianming comes from Fuyu City. The current highest official in Fuyu City is called Tsa, which is equivalent to the local governor of the Sui Dynasty. It is similar to the governor of a certain area and the leader of a tribe. Goguryeo has only five Tsa, all of whom are royals. member.

The Goguryeo royal family is composed of Fuyu people and is divided into five major tribes: Juannu (Western), Jeonu (North), Shunnu (East), Guannu (South) and Guilou (Yellow)
The Tissa of Fuyu City is the leader of the Juenu tribe, and he can also be called the Lord of the North. He is the father of Gao Jianming, the younger brother of the previous Koguryo king Gao Yangcheng, Gao Daozong.

Gao Jianming entered Xi this time, bringing Qingqi with him, in order to harass the Sui army. He will definitely not go south again. To the south are Zhuojun, Yuyang and Beiping counties. Right now, there are heavy troops stationed. Just die.

It is very difficult for Da Sui to beat you, and it is even more difficult for you to fight Da Sui. Six thousand Qingqi are not enough for the current Zhuo County.

On Wei Yunqi's side, after receiving the news from the scouts, he ordered his general Fan Shiye to lead [-] light cavalry into Yuyang County, and then went north to Xi to drive away Gao Jianming's cavalry.

The two cavalry were chasing each other in the territory of Xi, Qi, and Khitan. In the end, Fan Shiye really couldn't catch up with each other. In addition, the food and grass he carried was about to run out, so he had to lead his troops back.

As for Linyuguan, out of ten scouts sent out, only three or two came back, but these people who came back still brought back a lot of useful news. The army of Goguryeo in Banghai Road is more like composed of soldiers and civilians. They set up various obstacles along the way, especially sprinkled barbed caltrops on some easy-to-march roads, so as to prevent the army from advancing eastward in the future.

Caltrops are composed of four protruding iron thorns, which are as big as a palm and are not easy to find when thrown on the ground. They are specially used to stab horses.

"Barbed caltrops can only reap miraculous effects when they are taken by surprise. Right now, the enemy army is blatantly spreading them to hinder the progress of our army. It seems that Fanbang is not ready yet, so they want to delay our army's eastward advance. "

Wei Baoluan, governor of Zhuojun County, said: "Deng Hao, governor of Liaodong, and Yang Linfu, governor of Liucheng, have already sent soldiers to clean up. If we can't clean up, it will be a big trouble for us."

The prefect of Liaodong is Deng Hao, the prefect of Yanjun is Wei Yunqi, and in fact Deng Hao is in charge, and the prefect of Liucheng is Yang Linfu. These three places are located in the north of Banghai Road, among the major branches of the Yanshan Mountains. It overlooks the Liaoxi Corridor from north to south, and it used to belong to Youzhou.

These three counties belong to Bianguan County, and most of the land is populated by young people who migrated inland at the end of millet. They belong to the mixed area of ​​Hu and Han. Liucheng County has only Liucheng County, Yan County has only Yan County, and Liaodong County has only Tongding Town.

Originally, between Yan County and Liaodong County, there was another Liaoxi County with three towns: Liaoxi, Luhe, and Huaiyuan, but these three towns did not send any officials, and all the towns were inhabited by the tribes of the Northeast. It doesn't matter at all.

Towns, not towns, are garrisoned as towns, which means suppression, and here refers to border military towns.

Wei Yunqi's current status is the commander-in-chief of Zhuojun soldiers and horses, which is basically equivalent to the former governor of Youzhou. He has the power to control the prefects of the three counties.

Just listen to him say: "Send a message to Deng Hao and Yang Linfu, and try our best to clear the obstacles, so as not to delay the march of the army."

After speaking, he looked at Wei Baoluan again, and said, "Which army will be the first to arrive in Zhuojun?"

Wei Baoluan said: "It should be Xue Shixiong's department and Jing Yuanheng's department of the East Route Army in charge of General Wei. They are the first batch to walk through the canal."

Wei Yun nodded, looked at He Chou and said with a smile: "When Director Xue and Director Jing arrive, they will cooperate with you and go to Liaohe to prepare for the construction of the bridge."

Wei Yunqi has a lot of power now, but he should be more polite to He Chou, because he is the inspector of the Taifu Temple, which is equivalent to a temporary temple chief official sent to the local area, and his rank is higher than him.

Xue Shixiong and Jing Yuanheng have nearly 7 people in total, and they can fully afford the task of building the pontoon bridge.

But He Chou shook his head with a smile and said: "It's not that I don't want to, but His Majesty intends to march the army at the same time. Although there is no decree now, I know very well that the two generals, Xue and Jing, will not listen to you."

Wei Yunqi frowned suddenly, he knew in his heart that the emperor intended to gather troops in Zhuo County, and then marched in one fell swoop in the spring of next year.

But the actual situation, if you don't take advantage of the cold winter months to build the pontoon bridge quickly, and wait until next spring to build it, then it will be too hasty, right?
From Wei Yunqi's point of view, Xue Shixiong and Jing Yuanheng's troops could have set out first, stationed in the four towns of Liaoxi, Luhe, Huaiyuan, and Tongding, and prepared to build a bridge early on to confront Liaodong City on the opposite bank across the river.

In this way, the entire coastal road will be completely under the control of our army, unlike now, the enemy is actually sprinkling barbed wire?
And it's not that Wei Yunqi doesn't want to send troops to chase them away. When you chase them away, they run away. When you leave, they come back again. It's like going back and forth. The best way is to garrison the four military towns early. In other words, he can't control Xue Shixiong and Jing Yuanheng.

Wei Yunqi looked at Wei Baoluan helplessly, and said: "Although Your Majesty has not made clear the order, I have heard that the army will gather in Zhuo County and march at the same time, but in this way, the pontoon bridge will be rebuilt next spring, which may delay the military aircraft. "

"Don't talk nonsense, the battle hasn't been fought yet, where's the military plane?" Wei Baoluan laughed.

Wei Yunqi was stunned and said: "Gao Jianming is running around in Xi and Khitan, and there is that Zhong Shiwei on the Banghai Road. Isn't this considered military?"

Zhong Shiwei is Da Moda of Liaodong City, and Da Moda can be understood as a general.

The title of the chief official of Liaodong City is called Lu Jinzhi, which almost means the governor of a state and the prefect of a county. Gao Jianwu, Gao Yuan's younger brother, was in charge of guarding Liaodong City.

Gao Jianwu will fight the first battle in Liaodong and the Great Sui Dynasty.

Wei Baoluan said with a smile: "The edict to ask for Goguryeo has not yet been promulgated, so we have not turned against Goguryeo in name, how do you fight?"

With a devastated look on his face, Wei Yunqi took a few gulps from the water bottle and said:

"The army of 100 million will arrive one after another. It is crowded in such a small place in Zhuojun, and people eat horses and chews. How much food and grass will be wasted? Why can't we send the vanguard sooner?"

"The vanguard has already been decided, it is Li Jing, but he hasn't arrived yet, His Majesty asked him to be the vanguard, how can he fight before he arrives?" Wei Baoluan laughed again, he felt that his brother of the same clan was a good player in the marching army , It is this political awareness, it really doesn't work.

The emperor said that whoever is the vanguard is the vanguard, even if he is the last one to arrive, he has to be the vanguard.

Wei Yunqi is completely helpless, this is completely out of order, and you have to choose your life in the war?People have already provoked me to the door, I can't move?
Normally, he can move, which is called the responsibility of guarding, but right now, he can't move, because the emperor wants to personally conscript, what is personal conquest?You started fighting before I arrived, so is that still called a personal conquest?
"Then what should we do? Do nothing right now?" Wei Yunqi said.

Wei Baoluan nodded, looked at He Chou and said, "We still need to make preparations for He Taifu's crossing of the river. Liaoshui has also been measured, so you can't make any mistakes here."

He Chou said: "There are many difficulties, but I will overcome them."

He already has a topographic map near the Liaoshui River here, and he has also selected the location for the pontoon bridge erection. He will build two bridges in total and use 130 ships, but he knows that there is a huge difference between what you designed on paper and the actual construction operation. .

So he is under a lot of pressure.

In history, after Yu Wenkai lost the chain, he wiped his ass, not that he was better than Yu Wenkai, but that Yu Wenkai had already done it for him in the field, so when he took over again, it would be easy to handle.

After all, Yu Wenkai is actually three meters shorter.

Right now, He Chou is facing this arduous task alone, and it is impossible for him not to be nervous. If according to what Wei Yunqi said just now, the army will be stationed in the four towns early, then he can go to the Liaoshui River to conduct field research in person. Take precautions.

It's a pity that he didn't have this opportunity.

At this time, a decree from Luoyang was sent, and the emperor said that Wei Yunqi should stand still and only send scout rangers to keep an eye on the enemy's movements. If there is any military situation, he will report it separately.

Wei Yun became wilted, took a sip of the hot water handed by his elder brother Wei Baoluan, and sighed:
"Send a message to the generals of the border guards. Without my general order, you are not allowed to leave your post at any time."

Wei Baoluan patted him on the shoulder with a smile, and said, "Just wait in peace."

(End of this chapter)