Xue Ju led his troops into the palace of Tutunshe. He glanced around and saw that the entire huge room was resplendent in red and purple. The floor was covered with gorgeous lichen from Persia. The table was covered with gold vessels and silver bottles. There is a tall porcelain vase in the corner, but it is from the Central Plains. On one wall hangs a Persian lichen, and on the other hangs a calligraphy from the Central Plains. It is a combination of Chinese and Western, but it seems nondescript.
There was a huge ivory bed in the middle of the room, with glittering gold carvings on both ends. The silk quilts on the bed were rolled up in a pile, but there was no one there.
"General Xue, there is someone under the bed."
A soldier suddenly saw a woman's foot exposed under the bed. The quilt was thrown to her, and she hugged it tightly and shivered on the ground. When she saw the blades dripping blood, she was so scared that she couldn't even scream.
The two soldiers glanced at Xue Ju, put their spear poles under the bed and swept them violently. A woman's scream suddenly sounded from under the bed, and another man shouted in Turkic language, "Spare your life!"
"Get out!" a soldier shouted in Turkic.
After a while, a fat middle-aged man slowly crawled out from under the bed. It was King Tutunshe. His exposed fat could not help trembling. Behind him were two women, each of them half-clothed and frightened. looked at the room full of soldiers. I thought it was over, but soon eight more naked women filed out.
"..." Xue Ju and others were eye-opening, and they all glanced at Tutun She's lower body, but nothing was revealed except a big belly.
"You can't do this..." Tutunshe thought it was the Chuyue people from the north who were coming to kill him. He saw the soldiers staring at his lower body with malicious intent. He was so frightened that he moved back and begged in fear: "Shatuo Khan said he would not invade Iraq, but you cannot do this."
"We are not barbarians, we are soldiers of the Sui Dynasty!" the soldier who could speak Turkic language explained.
"Sui Army?" Tutunshe was stunned for a moment, as if the Sui Army's attack on Yiwu was something unbelievable and ridiculous.
"Are you the Sui army?" Tutunshe changed his language to Chinese this time. His Chinese level was not very good, but he could still communicate in general.
"Yes!" Xue Ju was worried that he wouldn't be able to hear Chinese, and said in a slow tone: "Yiwu is ours, and we naturally want to take it back. If you dare to resist, not only will your whole family die, but the entire Yiwu City will also die. Can’t survive.”
Tutunshe broke into a cold sweat after hearing this. He knew that the Sui Dynasty wanted to restore Yiwu and its rule over the Western Regions, so Yiwu, which was stuck at the choke point, was the first to perish.
"There are tens of thousands of our Sui army outside the city, and the palace has been controlled and conquered by us." Xue Ju drew out his sword, put the tip of the sword against Tutunshe's throat, and then pushed forward little by little: "You know what this is What does it mean? It means that you have become very cheap now and are of no use to me, Sui Dynasty. If you don't surrender, I will be happy to kill the king."
"I am willing to surrender!" Xue Ju's strong murderous aura and the stinging pain in his throat made Tutunshe scared to death. He kept saying: "Don't kill me, I am willing to surrender!"
"You are wise." Xue Ju returned the sword to its sheath, with a friendly smile on his stern face: "The Sui Dynasty is a country of etiquette, and our Sui soldiers never do barbaric things. Don't worry."
Tutunshe covered his throat where blood was rising, and looked at the blades that were still bleeding. He was speechless for a moment.
With Tutunshe's cooperation, things became simple. Xue Ju followed Yang Ji's instructions and ordered Tutunshe to urgently summon civil and military officials and noble family heads into the palace, and then catch them all. More than a thousand soldiers in the city also laid down their weapons under Tutunshe's order.
When Tutunshe was taken to the city, they found that the city gate had been controlled by the Sui army. They lit piles of bonfires. In the wilderness far outside the city, a dark cavalry came on the moon, crying like Thunder and evil spirits surge into the sky.
More than 10,000 horses rushed to the city gate where the gate was open and it was as bright as day, and then they slowly slowed down. Yang Ji saw that the city was full of Sui soldiers, and knew that Xue Ju and others had already controlled Yiwu City, and there was no need to fight this battle.
He issued an order to enter the city. With a command, Sui soldiers lined up to enter the city. Under the leadership of generals at all levels, they were like long black dragons, seizing various streets and strategic locations.
"How about this beheading operation?" Yang Ji suppressed the excitement and pride in his heart, and pretended to be calm and said to the generals: "Did you not disappoint everyone?"
Wang Bian sighed and said with sincere admiration: "Your Highness is very resourceful. It seems that the general is really old."
"It's not that powerful. To put it bluntly, it means taking the enemy by surprise and attacking the enemy unprepared. Even the ancients were bad at it." Yang Ji looked serious and said meticulously: "I just applied the assassin's method to the confrontation between the two countries. , not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning...Pfft...haha..."
Yang Ji couldn't pretend anymore and couldn't help it anymore, so he just laughed loudly.
He originally came with the God of War and the Overlord leisurely and carefree, without any sense of worry, but when the battle was about to begin, the God of War and the Overlord who relied on him as his arms were useless, and he was suddenly confused. In desperation, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and plan this beheading operation with an uncertain future. However, this was not a war game or a paper talk, but a real war. It was not only related to the lives of 20,000 soldiers, but also the strategy of the Western Regions of the Sui Dynasty. closely related to its historical mission. This heavy pressure almost crushed him to death, but now he finally won, his tense heartstrings relaxed, and it was good that he didn't cry.
Everyone was stunned for a long time and laughed loudly.
They all understood Yang Ji's mood at this time. This was the first battle in his life, but he could easily kill a country.
Although this country is small, mosquitoes are still meat no matter how small they are. This is an incredible achievement for a novice coach. How could he not be excited? Can you stop laughing?
Besides, who here is not excited?
"Damn, fighting isn't as difficult as you think, isn't it?" After laughing wildly for a long time, Yang Ji cursed and said, "Just keep your head strong."
Just for a moment.
Everyone felt that Yang Ji seemed to have changed. How and where he had changed, but they couldn't tell. But thinking about Yiwu City related to his changes, most people came to their senses.
His Royal Highness King Wei seems to be much more calm and confident than before.
It was such a simple thing, but even Yang Ji himself didn't know where the confidence came from. Without saying anything more, he rode into Yiwu City under the protection of his own soldiers.
As soon as he passed the city gate, Xue Ju, Hao Yuan and others lined up to salute: "Your humble duty will fulfill your mission. Please enter the city, Your Highness."
Yang Ji motioned for them to excuse themselves and said to Xue Ju. "You have done several times better than I imagined in this mission. I will take credit for you. Your name can at least be entered into the roster of the Ministry of War. Once registered with the Ministry of War, you will be a military attache of the Ministry of War."
Xue Ju cupped his hands and said, "Thank you very much, Your Highness, but I only want to be by Your Highness's side."
Once he gained fame, Xue Ju separated from Prince Wei's palace. More than ten years ago, he might have foolishly thought that he could use his skills to achieve great fame without having to protect someone's disciples. But now he has seen that in his thirties, when he was a boy, The edges and corners have been smoothed by the difficult world. He knew that with his humble status, even if he got to the Ministry of War, it would be difficult for him to get actual jobs and promotion opportunities. Rather than go out and get a bloody head, it would be better to continue to follow the promising Yang Ji.
Hao Yuan next to him also had the same intention. When he saw Yang Ji looking at him, he quickly expressed his position: "Even though I am in a humble position, I just want to be with His Highness."
"That's alright." Yang Ji nodded slightly and looked at the group of people kneeling on the roadside. The leader was Tutunshe.
Xue Ju quickly pointed at Tutunshe and said: "Your Highness, this person is Tutunshe. He has surrendered. He speaks Chinese quite well and can carry out simple communication."
Yang Ji did not dismount, looked down at Tutunshe, and said calmly: "It is a good thing that the king is willing to submit to the Sui Dynasty. The Sui Dynasty will not be like the Turks in tyrannical expropriation. Instead, it will make the people of Yiwu live a prosperous life through trade."
Tutunshe asked in disbelief: "General, are you saying that the country of Yiwu can still be preserved?"
"Whether the country's name can be retained depends on the king's attitude. As long as you surrender to the Sui Dynasty and obey its arrangements, the Sui Dynasty will naturally let you continue to appease the Yiwu people."
It's hard to say what will happen in the future, but Yang Ji still needs him and the title of Yiwu Kingdom to appease the Yiwu people and prevent the Sui army from being enemies both inside and outside when the Western Turks counterattack; but this king has become a puppet in name only. Sui took root and sent him to the capital to retire.
After all, Tutunshe is the leader of a country. Being able to survive in the cracks of the six major forces for so long is considered a skill. He keenly heard that the key to the survival of the Yiwu country is "obedience" and "pacifying the Yiwu people." , said quickly: "Xiao Wang is willing to obey all arrangements of Da Sui."
"Okay!" Yang Ji searched the kneeling crowd for a while, and finally settled on four people dressed in Turkic clothes. These four people, one old and three young, seemed to be father and son, so he asked: "Who are they?" people?"
"Back to the general, it's Tutun and his son from the Western Turks." Tutunshe said quickly.
"Bring one old man and two young men here."
"Here." The soldier obeyed.
"King, kill them now and show me your will."
"Okay." Tutunshe took the sword handed over by the Sui soldiers and stabbed the three men to death without hesitation.
Yang Ji pointed to the remaining young man and said, "Give him a horse and let him go."
After the Turkic boy was released, he glared at Tutunshe fiercely, took the horse given to him by the Sui army, got on his horse and ran wildly out of the city.
Tutunshe didn't know Yang Ji's sinister intentions until now. Tutun was a fat man, so the people who held this position were all members of the Ashina family. In other words, he killed not only Tutun, but also Ashina. The son of the family has now become enmity with the Western Turks. Now he has no choice but to work for the Sui Dynasty.
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PS: Some book friends suggested a modern military system, but I personally think it was not suitable for the Sui Dynasty.
First of all, ancient wars usually involve multiple arms fighting together. All arms cover each other and are indispensable. If the arms are divided into different arms, they will be easily annihilated one by one by highly mobile cavalry. For example, crossbowmen cannot resist the impact of cavalry without spearmen, and Pike soldiers cannot be without sword and shield soldiers to block arrows; some people may think that all pike soldiers can be replaced by sword soldiers. Not to mention the issue of national strength, the astonishing weight alone is destined that this army cannot travel long distances. As for crossbowmen, they also need arm strength to fire a bow. Three-stage shooting may be good, but how many times can one person fire a bow? Can we expect the enemy to stupidly rush up to die every time? If the enemy attacks when the arms are separated, and the military formation cannot be formed in time, and the enemy cavalry outflanks it from both wings, the crossbow formation will be destroyed immediately.
Secondly, there were very few professional soldiers in ancient times. Most of the soldiers who fought were recruited temporarily. Even during the slack period, training was mainly based on battle formations. Once they arrived on the battlefield, they could respond to the enemy as a whole. If they were divided, how could they do it? beat? Are they fighting each other? Moreover, in ancient times when communication conditions were underdeveloped, night attacks were common. If there were strangers on both sides, would soldiers dare to trust unfamiliar comrades? The letter also has reservations, and even disbelief will lead to the collapse of the entire army... Professionalization of the entire army is good, but please consider the productivity of the Sui Dynasty.
Third, in ancient times, scouts were an army unit that combined reconnaissance, intelligence collection, vigilance, and espionage. They were the elite among the elite. However, during wars, the commander was usually temporarily appointed by the court, and he would assign tasks to the scout battalion based on actual needs. Then the scout battalion assigns tasks. If the scouts are divided into several groups, it will simply cause trouble for these commanders who have taken office in a hurry and do not know the soldiers.
Fourth, the logistics equipment in ancient times was far less complex than today. In ancient times, soldiers carried weapons and equipment themselves, and sometimes they even brought their own food. Therefore, the items that the baggage soldiers have to take care of are only simple materials such as grain and large siege equipment, and there is no need to subdivide them; if they are subdivided, not to mention ten sheep and nine herds, there will still be countless redundant personnel. Things come up.
Fifth, as for the planning department and staff department, they will not appear in this book, because war will not be prepared for you calmly, nor will it be fought according to your script, so it is enough to have a few reliable think tanks around you. If you have too many, you will suffer the consequences. For this point, you can refer to Yuan Shao, who has a lot of advisers, and Liu Bei, who has only Kong Ming.
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I don’t know much about military affairs, and the above are mostly my personal opinions, but based on these few points, this book will not contain those messy names; anyway, I am too lazy to look for modern military information, sort out the functional relationships of various departments, and set official names and Grade, etc., so rather than being neither fish nor fowl, it is better not to use it. It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone.
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In addition, some friends please don’t always think that having a modern soul means you must be better than the ancients.
Before you say that Yang Ji is a waste, please put yourself in his shoes and think about it. If you were your friend, what would your knowledge allow you to do in the Sui Dynasty? Who can you beat?
The system of officials created by Yang Jian to avoid their own state and move to other states upon expiration may not have been implemented at the time, but these systems are still in use today. The current official system also evolved on the basis of the three-province, six-ministry system and the local official system of the Sui Dynasty... ...The imperial examination system introduced by Yang Guang is now tested every year. Among his military achievements, except for the Battle of Goguryeo, is there any war he personally commanded that he has not won? Some people may say that it is the work of his staff, but which coach does not have his staff? The poems he wrote are classics in themselves, and there is no need for others to flatter them... Do you think you can beat Yang Jian and Yang Guang?
If the so-called foresight is applied on a large scale, the entire era background will also change. After losing the foresight, who can compete with that pitiful knowledge?
In terms of industry, even if someone is proficient in encyclopedias, the ability to build the sky and the N-number, spaceships, and stealth fighters, at least there must be a complete industrial foundation to support it, right? By the time your team produced a certain necessary instrument in the Sui Dynasty, the bones would have been brittle and turned to ash. How could they build an airplane? Masturbating is pretty much the same.
So instead of building aircraft and artillery that are unlikely to succeed, it is better to capture Japanese slaves and give them to Sun Simiao, imperial doctors, and Taoist priests to study poisons and plagues. If this thing is released, it can knock down a large area, which is much more powerful than aircraft and artillery. It is not unexpected to appear in the Sui Dynasty.
As for the protagonist, his value in science and technology lies in discovery and guidance, rather than deliberately building something that is impossible to succeed: 1. In terms of discovery, for example, Xiao Ying invented a body armor, but she herself did not realize the use of a love vest. The protagonist discovered the value, and then asked people to further improve, utilize and promote it... 2. In terms of guidance, for example, the colored glaze created by He Chou is no different from natural colored glaze. The protagonist can guide him to study glass; the Liuhe City he created , doors and windows can automatically open and close, can automatically alarm, the bed crossbow in the city can also automatically lock the target and automatically launch... However, these ingenious mechanisms are only for fun. The protagonist can guide him and let him apply these technologies to Military, construction, etc...
In short, technology will appear appropriately based on the background of the Sui Dynasty, but it will not be out of touch for a thousand or hundreds of years. If cars, artillery and pistols appeared in this book, I would feel a million times more disgusting than the original, but seriously denied, fighting generals and generals charging into battle.
This description is a bit long, but if you open a separate chapter, I guess no one will read it. Fortunately, this is a public chapter, so it will have no impact.
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