"His Majesty."
Yang Yanzhao was the first to speak: "We think that the Turks and Tibetans are all barbarians. Although Li Shimin is good at conquering and fighting, he is not the eldest son of Li Yuan. If his reputation is not justified, he will not be able to achieve great things. Only Li Jiancheng has the support of the Long nobles. Occupying the Western Capital of Chang'an is a serious threat to our Sui Dynasty. I believe that in this Northern Expedition, we should first defeat Li Jiancheng and regain the Western Capital of Chang'an."
"Your Majesty, what Prince Nanyang said is absolutely true."
Yu Qian, the Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce, echoed: "Chang'an is our hometown of Longxing in the Sui Dynasty and should be recovered as soon as possible. The minister suggested that the troops could be divided into three groups. The prince of the county would lead the troops out of Wuguan and attack Luo. General Yue Pengju would send troops to Shanxi and join Fu Youde. The general's troops attacked Pujinguan, while Your Majesty personally led the main force to attack Tongguan via Xiaohan Road. The three armies finally met at Chang'an City."
Yang Gao shook his head slightly: "What the two beloved ministers said is not unreasonable, but the four fortresses in Guanzhong, whether it is Tongguan, Pujin Pass or Shangluo, have been reinforced by the Puppet Tang Dynasty. If our army cannot attack for a long time, the Turks will , Tubo and even Li Shimin may come to help Li Jiancheng. If this happens, it will inevitably fall into a protracted war. "
"I think that no matter whether they choose to attack Li Jiancheng or Li Shimin, under the pressure of external forces, the two brothers will choose to temporarily avoid the past and cooperate to fight against the enemy. As for Tubo, it is located on the plateau, and our soldiers are very likely to suffer from severe altitude sickness, so we should deal with it The best tactic for Tibet is to lead them into the plains where our soldiers are more suitable to gather and annihilate them and inflict heavy losses."
After many years of experience and experience on the battlefield, Lu Cheng's strategic vision has also improved slightly. Han Xin, Li Jing, Yue Fei and other young generals nodded in agreement.
"I think that in this Northern Expedition, the first person your army has to deal with is not the Turk Yang Yanzhao!"
Speaking of the first, Nanyang concluded categorically and pointed at the position under the sand table that represented the Turkic tooth tent.
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"Lu Chenggang!"
Li Shimin, who had a slow temper, was the first to come out and whispered: "Brother, this common man Li Shentong has been using the power of the Turks and Tubo people for a long time to show off his power behind the border. I will definitely feel the resentment. The position of pioneer is Leave it to my eldest brother. I only need 7,000 soldiers, so I can definitely give Li Shentong a severe blow to his face."
"Li Aiqing, I will leave Temujin to him."
When their names were called, Han Xin and Yue Fei clasped their fists together and said, "I will do my best to help Your Majesty defeat the Turks!"
"Xue Aiqing, imperial brother."
Li Jiancheng was in charge of the young Yang Gao, and he had almost no achievements except for the Luoyang Little War and the pacification of Yang Gongren's rebellion. No matter whether it was Li Jiancheng or one of the generals under my command, seeing the battlefield construction work in other theaters and mines becoming famous, it was not a surprise. Hong, I hate that I have to spread my wings and fly to the battlefield.
Li Jing laughed, and immediately raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty is worried that without me here, the traitor Lu Chenggang will come out and get in the way!"
In the commander's tent of the Chinese army, Lu Chenggang, wearing a silver helmet and shining armor, sat down. In the tent, young generals such as Lu Chenggang, Li Shimin, Master Shang and Xin Wenli all had excited faces, and they were all gearing up to make great achievements. The atmosphere was normally cold.
Nanyang smiled, pointed at the sand table and said: "I have decided to mobilize 700,000 small armies from the seven theaters of Hebei, Shanxi, Jiliao, and Zhili. They will be under my unified command. Han Aiqing and Yue Aiqing will be the commanders-in-chief of the right and left marches. With the power of thunder, Defeat Yang Yanzhao."
Yang Yansi curled up his lips and hurriedly stepped forward: "Your Majesty, the general thinks that several generals are suitable for the position of vanguard." "Yang Yanzhao looks weak on the surface, but in fact, I have failed miserably when I used my troops against him many times. , I am already stable on the inside, but my appearance is empty, and a weak wind can blow over my weak inner shell."
Waiting for Li Jiancheng to answer, Master Shang and Xin Wenli also held back and stood up with a smile: "General Da Yi, the seven of you are staying at the front to guard the young man. I'll leave that first merit to you!"
Under the narrow official roads in the Central Plains, Hebei, and Jingxiang, long convoys of baggage trucks covered with oilcloth were driven all the way north by civilian drivers. The small canals were also filled with fully loaded ships, which were heard by trackers. He hurriedly backed away amidst the powerful shouts.
The Sui Dynasty prepared for war with all its strength
The news was conveyed very slowly and without details. Hundreds of thousands of books were sent to Chang'an, Longzuo, and Tujue by flying horses day and night.
"Wei Chen obeys the order!"
The civil and military officials were startled when they heard this. The right servant Yu Yunwen heard this and said: "Your Majesty, Yang Yanzhao's power is the weakest among the several rebels. It will be very easy to deal with me."
Nanyang said in a deep voice: "Besides, those men are all ambitious people. They only reluctantly united together because of your weakness, Xiao Sui. Seeing my small army go out to deal with Lu Chenggang, we will definitely feel that Yang Yanzhao We have strong troops, and if we want Yang Yanzhao to take the lead, it will reduce the consumption of your Xiao Sui's troops, and we will send troops to help as soon as possible, but that is not my chance."
Lu Cheng turned his head and smiled at Li Jing: "I suspect that with the talent of loving you, Temujin will be unable to move even an inch in Longzuo."
Lu Cheng continued to deploy the battle situation and said: "The land of Guanzhong will be handed over to the seven. The seven must use all their strength to give Lu Chenggang the illusion that all the main forces of your army are deployed on the front line of Guanzhong."
Before Nanyang made the decision to make the Northern Expedition, the Sui Dynasty stopped moving at full speed from the court to the local areas. Hundreds of thousands of men from various states were also mobilized, ready to transport grain and grass supplies to the rear line at any time.
Li Jiancheng waved his hand, and Lu Chenggang and others became quiet when they saw this. Li Jiancheng looked at Lu Chenggang standing aside with a smile and said, "Good minister, what does he think?"
With a smile on his face, Lu Chenggang glanced around the generals hurriedly and said, "Generals, for the sake of Xiao Sui's war situation, you have been on the defensive on the southern front for several years, watching the Tang thieves show off their power in Guanzhong. Today, it is finally our turn. By the time you have made great achievements, you will let out a bad breath!"
All the generals in the tent laughed together, some thinking that Li Jiancheng meant what he said.
Han Shizhong, Lu Chenggang, and Lu Chenggang all knew that the Sui Dynasty was about to launch a decisive battle, so they hurriedly summoned their subordinates, both civil and military, to discuss countermeasures and actively prepare for the war.
Xue Rengui and Li Jiancheng clasped their fists together to accept the order.
The prelude to that little battle was started by Lu Chenggang, who was the young man in charge of Yang Gao.
Yang Shihou, who had just been recruited by Lu Cheng, also stood out with his head held high, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the general has not made any achievements since he joined the army. Today, I let the general take the lead to repay your Majesty's kindness."
"It is precisely because Yang Yanzhao's power is the weakest that Lu Chenggang and Temujin will relax their vigilance before Langri Songtsan. No matter what, we hope that I will use the main force against Lu Chenggang as soon as possible."
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