Liu Bowen immediately said to Yang Gao: "This plan is a dangerous one. It was General Meng Gong who gave me the courage to plan!"
"Does Ai Qing want to use the soldiers and horses in Luoyang to march to Hedong to cut off the retreat of the Turks and Li Yuanji in Hebei, and attack from both front and rear?"
Yang Gao heard the strings and knew the music, and immediately understood Liu Bowen's plot.
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
Liu Bowen cupped his hands and continued: "At present, the main force of the Tang Army in Hedong is in Hebei, and the rear is empty. If your Majesty mobilizes more than 100,000 elite troops outside Luoyang City at this time, conduct a surprise lightning attack, cross the Yellow River and cross Taihang, and seize Jingxing, we can defeat the Turks and others. Li Tang's main force was completely blocked in Hebei."
Yang Gao nodded and said: "The Turks are burning, killing and looting in Hebei, and the people's morale has been completely lost. Once their retreat is cut off, it will be impossible for them to obtain supplies on the spot, and the morale of the army will be in chaos within three days!"
Liu Bowen continued: "In addition, Your Majesty can issue a secret decree and give it to Han Xin, the governor of Youzhou, asking him to select a group of elite cavalry to withdraw from Youzhou and go south to block the Flying Fox Trail. When the Turkic and Puppet-Tang coalition forces are in civil strife, they can attack from three directions. We must make sure that the evil thief Li Yuanji and the Turks never come back!"
The main force of Wanyan Aguda has been annihilated by Han Xin, and Wanyan Aguda himself has become a prisoner. The Jurchen power can be wiped out like a dying man in the wind. Sending an elite cavalry south will not affect Han Xin's plan to attack Liao.
"The only ones to worry about are Li Jiancheng and the 200,000 allied troops led by Kublai Khan and Lun Qinzan in the countryside of Neng. Once they learn that the main force of the Sui army in Luoyang is heading north to Hedong, they will definitely attack Nexiang with all their strength and advance towards Luoyang! "
Liu Bowen nodded: "This is exactly what I am worried about, but General Meng Gong manages the army well, bravely and strategically, and Li Jiancheng suffered setbacks one after another at the foot of the city of Nexiang, which gave me the confidence to offer my plan!"
"General Meng defended the city well, which really makes me feel at ease!"
Yang Gao said lightly, secretly praising Meng Gong's reputation as a master of mobile defense.
Out of his trust in Meng Gong, Yang Gao immediately decided to implement Liu Bowen's plan. He made a lightning surprise attack on Hedong to cut off the enemy's return, and assembled superior forces to take the lead in annihilating the three Turkic coalition forces of Li Yuanji, Zhu Yuanzhang and Li Yuanji in Hebei.
"This battle is of great importance. If we win, we will be able to recover the mountains and rivers within three to five years and revive the Sui Dynasty. I will be the emperor to fight in person!"
Yang Gao mobilized Xue Rengui's regiment gathered in Luoyang and the Yulin Army and Huben Army directly under him, with 160,000 troops, marched west to Xuancheng and marched west to Nu Township for a decisive battle with the coalition forces of Li Jiancheng, Kublai Khan, and Lun Qinzan. In fact, he secretly moved closer to the east of the river.
"Uncle Emperor, I entrust you with the safety of Luoyang!"
Yang Gao led the expedition himself, leaving behind his backer king Yang Lin to take charge of Luoyang.
Yang Lin, who is nearly seventy years old, made a sincere promise to Yang Gao: "Your Majesty, don't worry, as long as I am still alive, I will protect Luoyang without any worries! I will be in Luoyang to wish your majesty a triumphant return!"
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On the Yellow River, it was the third watch, the river was roaring, the waves were continuous, and there were only a few sentinel boats patrolling the river under the darkness of night.
"who?"
The soldiers on a sentinel boat floating downstream suddenly heard the sound of oars breaking through the waves, and hurriedly accelerated their speed just in time to intercept the fleet. When they took a closer look, they saw five or six merchant ships.
"Master Jun, don't get me wrong, don't get me wrong!"
A dark-faced man wearing brocade clothes walked out from the bow of the boat. He said with a smile, "The villain is going to the east of the river to do business."
As he spoke, he politely took out a money bag with about one or two pieces of silver, and threw it on the scout boat over there: "A little thought is not a sign of respect. I'll give it to some military lords as a gift."
Hearing the words of the black-faced man, the Tang soldiers on the sentinel ship put down their crossbows one after another.
In the past few years, the Tang Dynasty's foreign military operations failed one after another. All kinds of military supplies, pig iron, grain and grass were scarce. Although the Sui Dynasty officials tried their best to block it, there were always some bold businessmen smuggling to Hedong Guanzhong to make huge profits. From time to time, these soldiers If you can bump into them, you can also get some benefits from these businessmen.
The leader of the sentinel boat was a captain. He stepped forward to catch the money bag and weighed it. He couldn't help but narrow his eyes. This businessman was so generous. Looking at the deep drafts of the cargo ships behind him, it must be a big deal. business, I suddenly had the idea of extorting a fortune.
"This alone is not enough to fill the teeth of my brothers!"
With that said, the commander waved his hand, and several of his soldiers immediately understood and moved towards the cargo ship.
"I understand, I understand!"
The black-faced man nodded hurriedly: "There are still hundreds of jars of wine on the little man's boat. I can send a few jars to you military lords!"
liquor!
Several soldiers of the Tang Army were immediately happy when they heard this. They patrolled the river at night. It was very windy and cold, so it would be great if they had some wine to ward off the cold.
"Where's the wine?"
Without saying anything, Na Shichang was the first to jump on the boat, and several soldiers behind him also boarded the cargo ship to get the wine.
"The wine is at your grandpa's place!"
Seeing that several Tang soldiers had already boarded his ship, the black-faced man suddenly changed his face and knocked the chief to the ground with one punch: "You dare to come to your Grandpa Cheng to rob, you are really an old man who eats arsenic, not life and death!"
At the same time, more than 20 soldiers of the Sui army appeared on the side of the ship. They greeted them with swords, guns, swords and halberds, and immediately killed several other soldiers of the Tang army.
"You must live or die!"
Cheng Yaojin mentioned the chief who fell on the boat pretending to be dead and stared at him fiercely.
"Live, live!"
The chief was so frightened that he quickly kowtowed and begged for mercy.
"Okay, if you want to live, just lead us obediently to your ferry barracks."
Cheng Yaojin stretched out his hand and said, "Come here, brothers, put on the clothes and armor of these Tang soldiers, and watch this kid. If he dares to play tricks, I'll kill him!"
Several Sui soldiers quickly stepped forward and put on Tang army uniforms. They jumped onto the Tang army's sentinel boat with Na Shichang. They tied Na Shichang's hands behind his back, put a knife on his vest and sat on the bow of the boat, shaking his hands and rowing. The oar headed to the north shore.
At present, the Tang army united with the Turks, Tubo, and Zhu Yuanzhang to attack the Sui Dynasty in an all-out manner. Almost all the elites from various places were mobilized. There were only a few hundred defenders at the ferry. It was not expected that the Sui Dynasty would counterattack under such circumstances.
Although he noticed that the Six-Seven cargo ship was approaching, he heard the sound of a patrol patrol heading towards him, saying that it was a smuggling ship that had been caught heading from Hedong to the Central Plains. He let these ships approach without warning, but within a moment they were gone Cheng Yaojin captured the ferry.
"Chang Yuchun listens to the order!"
The army led by Yang Gao quickly crossed the river with the support of Cheng Yaojin. As soon as it landed, Yang Gao issued an order: "Soldiers need to be quick. I order you to lead your 30,000 elite troops to set off immediately, before the Tang army has learned the news." Quickly seize the important place in Queshu Valley without any precautions!"
"The general will obey the order!"
General Chang Yuchun, who had been recuperating in Luoyang for a long time without fighting, was ready to go. After receiving the order, he immediately organized his troops and set off northward.
