A few days later, Jia Xu and Fu Youde led the army back to the camp with Wang Baobao and other senior prisoners of war and the captured soldiers.
The tens of thousands of heads that had been captured immediately made the Sui army cheer and cheer, and their morale was high.
"Pass an order to build the heads of these tens of thousands of barbarians into a palace and stand them next to the camp so that the Turks and Jurchen barbarians can take a good look at them. This is the fate of those who offended me during the Sui Dynasty."
Yang Gao immediately issued an imperial edict: "Chengdu, you personally lead the team and escort a group of prisoners of war, including Timur, to the outside of the Turkic camp, so that Temujin and the others can take a good look."
"The general will obey the order!"
Yuwen Chengdu immediately accepted the order and left.
"Your Majesty, Liu Bowen, Chen Ping, Jia Xu, and Fang Xuanling would like to see you!"
Not long after Yuwen Chengdu left, the guards guarding the imperial tent came in to report.
Yang Gao nodded slowly, waved his hand and said, "I just wanted to go find them. Please tell my dear friends to come in."
"According to the order!"
"I am here to see you, Your Majesty!"
Not long after, Liu Bowen and four others entered the imperial tent and bowed.
"My dear friends, you don't need to be polite!"
Yang Gao waved his hand in the air and said with a slight smile: "My dear friends came at the right time. Now our army has achieved great victories one after another and has annihilated tens of thousands of Hulu people. I thought we should seize the good opportunity, strike while the iron is hot, and then give Hulu troops Give him a heavy blow."
"Your Majesty means what he says!"
Liu Bowen cupped his hands and said, "After discussing with Mr. Jia, Mr. Chen and Mr. Fang, I have drawn up three strategies for your Majesty's inspection."
"Oh? My dear, please tell me."
Yang Gao immediately became interested and waved his hand.
"Your Majesty, the tens of thousands of Huru that General Fu Youde annihilated in Hebei were all Temujin's direct troops. Temujin is now seriously injured, and the chiefs of the Turkic tribes may not have other thoughts."
Chen Ping was the first to speak and said: Your Majesty can issue an imperial edict that no matter who among the Turkic tribes takes Temujin's head, we, the Sui Dynasty, will support him as the Turkic Great Khan. This is a plan to attack the heart. "
"Sure enough, a great idea!"
Yang Gao nodded in approval and said, Turks have always valued martial arts and rarely had any loyalty. Now that Temujin is frustrated, there may not be a second Yelu Abaoji under his command.
Fang Xuanling stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, now that the pseudo-Tang Li Yuan and Temujin have formed an alliance, Temujin can attack Youzhou with all his strength. I think that if their alliance can be broken, Temujin will at least have some of his strength. Return to the grassland.”
Yang Gao shook his head helplessly and said: "But Li Yuan is not incompetent. With the current situation, it may not be easy to dissolve their alliance."
"Your Majesty, perhaps we can use Qin Hui, the official secretary of the Tang Dynasty who was captured by Lord Jia in Hebei, for this matter."
Liu Bowen cupped his hands and said: "As far as Wei Chen knows, Li Shimin tried his best to promote the alliance with Temujin, but Li Jiancheng remained silent on the matter. This Qin Hui is Li Jiancheng's confidant. If Li Jiancheng can speak out to oppose, then Li Tang's direction will be affected It must be a big change.”
"I heard that Chai Rong, the general manager of Bingzhou in the puppet Tang Dynasty, strongly opposed the alliance between the puppet Tang Dynasty and Temujin, so that he and Li Shimin broke away. If Li Jiancheng opens his mouth at this time, he will definitely be able to win over Chai Rong as a big help."
Yang Gao smiled slightly and said, "Presumably this is what Qin Hui should say to Li Jiancheng when he returns to Chang'an, right?"
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
Liu Bowen nodded and said: "Chai Rong has been in Bingzhou for many years. In the early years, Temujin supported Zhao Kuangyin and went south to plunder many times. The two sides had deep hatred. Li Shimin supported an alliance with Temujin, which caused Chai Rong to separate from him. Li Jiancheng has always been in a position of power in the military. Weak, Chai Rong's 100,000 Bingzhou elites are a great temptation for him."
"As long as the trend of the pseudo-Tang Dynasty changes, no matter what the final result is, Temujin will no longer trust Chai Rong's Bingzhou Army, and it is imperative to divide the troops."
Yang Gao continued: "I wonder what your beloved ministers' third strategy is?"
Chen Ping stepped forward and replied: "Wanyan Aguda is now heavily deployed in Youzhou, leaving Liaodong empty. However, Goguryeo has been accumulating troops and coveting Liaodong."
"Goguryeo is our mortal enemy in the Sui Dynasty. In the past, during the defeat of Sa Shui, 300,000 troops died. I and the Sui Dynasty will never have anything to do with Goguryeo."
Before Chen Ping could finish speaking, Yang Gao categorically objected.
"Your Majesty, this matter does not require our Sui Dynasty to come forward."
Jia Xu came out and raised his hands and said: "Molizhi, who is now in power in Goguryeo, Cao Cao took the opportunity to launch a coup and killed the Yuan family when Yuan Gaisuwen defeated Qingzhou and was seriously injured. However, he himself was a retainer of the Yuan family in his early years, and No notable achievements.
Your Majesty can send people to spread rumors in Goguryeo. How can a person with no merit or virtue deserve to be in a high position? In order to consolidate his position, Cao Cao could only send troops to Liaodong to gain military exploits. "
"I heard from Jin Yiwei that Cao Cao has actually prepared troops and horses, but he has not sent them. He must have wanted to get some benefits from me."
Yang Gao snorted disdainfully: "Goguryeo, a small country, dares to plot against me? With their little strength, even if they send troops to Liaodong, as long as Wanyan Agu fights back, they will have no choice but to flee back in despair."
This is not because Yang Gao looked down on Cao Cao. Emperor Wu of Wei Cao Cao was indeed one of the most outstanding heroes in history, even Wanyan Aguda was a little inferior.
However, Cao Cao had been in charge of Goguryeo for less than two years, and it was impossible to fundamentally change the strength of the Goguryeo army in such a short period of time. The Jurchens come from the black mountains and white waters. The harsh natural environment tempers their will and forges extremely powerful fighting power.
In the face of an absolute disparity in strength, no matter how outstanding a leader is, he is powerless.
At that time, Yang Gao adopted the three strategies of Liu Bowen and other counselors, and issued an imperial edict to all Turkic tribes. The Sui Dynasty only recognized the former Jieli Khan as the Turkic Great Khan, and did not recognize Temujin's identity. Whoever can remove Temujin's head can inherit the position of Jieli Khan.
In addition, Jia Xu was given full authority to spread rumors in Goguryeo to force Cao Cao to send troops. Finally, Yang Gao summoned Qin Hui, who was escorted here with Wang Baobao and others.
Whether Qin Hui is a tough guy or not, history has already told the answer. What's more, Qin Hui's vision is not bad. He knows who is more likely to dominate the world today between the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
When Yang Gao summoned Qin Hui, Qin Hui cried bitterly and claimed that he was ignorant and had rebelled against the Li family. Now he suddenly realized that he was willing to abandon the dark side and join the bright side to serve the Sui Dynasty. He swore frankly that he would persuade Li Jiancheng to come forward and destroy the alliance with Temujin.
Yang Gao was disgusted with Qin Hui in his heart, but now that Qin Hui was still of great use, he comforted him with a few words and rewarded him with the position of Minister of Rites. He promised that when the puppet Tang Dynasty was destroyed, he would be promoted to Minister of Rites and Qin Hui would be promoted to him. Thank you very much, and kowtow in thanks.
