"Yue Gong, you'd better not have too much hope, just because, just because King Wei really doesn't understand the art of war; no matter who it is, he can easily defeat him in the war game." In the Qianqiu Palace, Yang Guang told Yang Su truthfully.
"How is it possible?" Yang Su didn't believe it and stroked his beard and said, "King Wei is good at everything, but he is too humble."
"..." Yang Guang was speechless upon hearing this. The word "modest" had nothing to do with Prince Wei's palace. It was like this before and it is still like this now.
All kinds of derogatory terms are correct when applied to Yang Ji; commendatory terms such as being good at both civil and military affairs and being able to conquer and fight are equally suitable, but they have nothing to do with "humility and modesty". But Yang Su actually called Yang Ji "modest", which made Yang Guang feel strange.
But what Yang Su said seems to be correct; because compared to He Ruobi who dared to slam the table to Yang Jian and write anti-poetry in front of Yang Jian, Yang Ji was indeed a very polite and humble good boy.
Yang Su thought that Yang Guang didn't want to talk more about Yang Ji, so he stood up and took out a memorial from his sleeve, raised his hands above his head, and said solemnly: "Sage, the veteran was ordered to build defense. In order to know what he knew, he checked Bingzhou, Regarding the defense of Youzhou, inspecting the passes and beacons, the only feeling the veteran felt was that it was shocking, and now they are all gathered together, and I asked the sage to inspect them."
Yang An quickly took the memorial, turned and handed it to Yang Guang.
Yang Guang took the memorial, read it carefully, and angrily threw it at several cases: "The Yongzhou, Bingzhou, and Youzhou border armies were so corrupted?"
"Sage, things are better in the north. After careful investigation by the veteran, I found that nearly 40% of the state soldiers and government soldiers in the central and southern parts of Yongzhou, Bingzhou, and Youzhou were empty." Yang Su said with a solemn expression, cupping his hands: "The veteran is quite brave. , but faced with the corrupt situation of the local army, I was so scared that I broke out in a cold sweat."
"To put it bluntly: With the current situation, if the Turks have a general who is good at commanding troops, he only needs 30,000 elite troops to fight from Fengzhou to Daxing, and from Yunzhou to Puzhou; similarly, Goguryeo If there is a famous general, he can kill from Yanzhou to the north bank of the Yellow River in one go."
He glanced at Yang Guang and continued in a deep voice: "King Wei called corrupt officials above the governor level tigers, and those below them are gangrenous gangrenes. Tigers and whales swallow the money of the court, and gangrene attached to the bones are in direct contact with the people." But it is devouring the hearts of the people of the Sui Dynasty and the support of the people for the imperial court. It is more hateful and terrifying than a tiger. The same is true for the army. The veteran believes that the anti-corruption in the army is also urgent and cannot be delayed."
Yang Guang's face turned pale when he heard this, and he asked, "Does Yue Gong have any countermeasures?"
"The veteran believes that anti-corruption in the military is imperative, but this method cannot fundamentally eliminate corruption, so restructuring is the best. It's just that restructuring involves the power of too many people, and there is no precedent to learn from, so it is not appropriate to go to war." Yang Su said with a cupped hand: "I heard that King Wei divided the Liangzhou army into professional soldiers, state soldiers, and government soldiers and renamed them militiamen. The soldiers in the state and animal husbandry were in charge of the war soldiers, and the Sima, the state Sima, and the county prime minister were in charge of the state soldiers and militia. After King Wei made such a division, The state soldiers and sima compete with each other and supervise each other; the local state soldiers and militia are separated from the main battle soldiers and local officials, but they are supervised by the local officials and the people."
"Although I don't know how effective it will be, it is much more reasonable than the simple twelve guards who lead the world's troops from afar as currently implemented; at least, with the supervision of local officials and people, the local military government does not dare to be as arrogant as now; On the other hand, local officials also have an additional yoke. The veteran suggested that on this basis, the court should further improve it,"
"This method is feasible!" Yang Guang pondered for a long time, looked at Yang Su and said: "And then let King Wei try it?"
"That's right!" Yang Su chuckled: "Those who are capable should work harder!"
Although Yang Guang also thought so, but when an outsider said this, he felt very uncomfortable and awkward: Isn't this a sign that the capable have more work? It is clear that my Vajra slave is stupid, stupid, and straightforward. When there are benefits, no one will mention him, but the hard, dirty, tiring, offensive, and fatal work is all done to him. push.
Is this something humans do?
Speaking of which, Yang Guang's thoughts were caused by Yang Ji: Yang Ji's capable style of being vigorous, bold, devoted to the country, and accomplishing anything made Yang Guang's expectations infinitely higher.
No matter what Yang Ji did, Yang Guang couldn't help but compare it with the civil and military people.
In this comparison, the difference becomes clear.
Yang Guang sighed without hesitation and said in a deep voice: "Forty percent of the Yong, Bei, and You local armies were short of quota, and the Beijing soldiers were not much different. What's even more frightening is that several percent of them are old and weak. Soldiers, who are already in their fifties and sixties, how can they possibly fight a war?"
During the Kaihuang period, the Sui Dynasty needed to unify the world and conquer the Turks in the north. It had 700,000 standing soldiers alone. If state soldiers and government soldiers were added, it could easily raise 1.5 million. Elite soldiers. However, after entering the Renshou period, the war has changed from large-scale preparations and large-scale operations to fighting the Turks in a certain state, without the use of the imperial army at all.
For example, Yang Ji fought so many wars. Except for the first time he sent Shi Wansui and Yang Lun to lead 30,000 elite troops to assist in the war, all the other foreign wars he fought did not have elite soldiers from the imperial court; The imperial court borrowed troops, but they only had 10,000 elite cavalry.
But when Yang Liang rebelled, Yang Guangdong scraped together and managed to raise 50,000 elite troops for Yang Su. With the elite troops arriving one after another, the number of troops did not exceed 100,000. If we also count the elite soldiers of the imperial court who defended the capital and guarded various fortresses at that time, the imperial court's standing elite soldiers capable of fighting totaled 300,000 people.
This means that the other 400,000 elite soldiers do not exist at all.
However, there are still 700,000 soldiers on the roster of the Ministry of War; and the imperial court still distributes military pay according to the standard of 700,000, so where are the other 400,000 elite soldiers? Where did the pay of these forty elite soldiers end up?
Who ate it again?
In just a few years, the army has lost 400,000 soldiers; if in a few years, these 300,000 elite soldiers will become 100,000 or 50,000 again?
If a large-scale war suddenly breaks out in a few years, how will the court fight? What to fight with?
Just thinking about this made Yang Guang shudder.
"Saint! The old minister believes that it is urgent to rectify the army." When he beat Yang Liang, Yang Su was almost killed by "the 700,000 elite soldiers on the account", and he already hated the empty pay.
When Yang Liang's rebellion was put down, it was a civil war and a fight between brothers. But why did Yang Su cruelly burn more than 100,000 Yang Liang's troops on Gaobiling?
It wasn't that he was indifferent to human life, or that he wanted the people of Bingzhou to hate the imperial court; it was that he and the imperial court simply did not have enough troops to fight a war of attrition with Yang Liang; so in order to win the final victory, Yang Su had to use cruel methods to eliminate the rebels.
In addition, because Yang Su did not have sufficient troops, he had to personally lead hundreds of fine cavalry to the vicinity of Qingyuan County in Bingzhou (Taiyuan). How many enemy troops were there in Qingyuan County at that time?
It was nearly 100,000 troops led by Yang Liang, Wang Shizong, Xiao Maha and other generals.
But the strange thing is that after Yang Liang's army saw Yang Su's flag, they dispersed and ran away.
That's right!
Yang Su is so scary.
An army of nearly 100,000 people was scared away by him and a few hundred elite cavalry (note).
Regarding this bizarre victory, many people who do not understand the art of war are bragging desperately; but anyone with a little knowledge of military affairs can see that Yang Su has reached the end of his skills; as long as Yang Su has a way, he will not risk his life or his fame. , Take this risk on the national destiny of the Sui Dynasty.
Fortunately, Yang Liang's army did not dare to fight. Otherwise, not only would Yang Su die, but the entire war situation would be fundamentally reversed.
Precisely because of this, Yang Su felt that this wonderful victory was not a glorious glory at all, but a shame in his military career; he refused to claim this 'honor' whether he lived or died.
Whenever someone mentioned this matter, they would either ignore him or insist that it was a general who left under his banner and it had nothing to do with him.
And why was he forced into this?
In the final analysis, there are still no soldiers at hand.
As much as he hated that weird victory now, he hated the empty pay even more.
With Yang Su's affirmative support, Yang Guang's tense face looked a little better. He glanced at the angry Yang Su, and his heart moved: Yang Su was the military god of the Sui Dynasty, with great prestige. He was not only familiar with military affairs. He still hates people who eat empty wages. Isn’t this the best candidate to rectify the Beijing army?
It's just that this matter is related to the interests of many people, and various things are complicated. Yang Su is now skinny and sallow, and he is really worried that Yang Su can't bear it.
After thinking about it, he said to Yang Su: "Yue Gong, I want to choose a camp to pilot. After we have enough information and methods, we can gradually promote it. What do you think?"
Yang Su cupped his hands and said, "This is a safe method, and I agree with it very much."
"Everything is difficult at the beginning. Yue Gong, who do you think can take on this important task?" Yang Guang asked again.
Yang Su pondered for a long time, and then took the initiative to ask for orders: "If the saint does not have a suitable candidate, I am willing to serve the saint."
Yang Guang frowned and said, "But Yue Gong's body..."
"I have no health problems at all!" Yang Su laughed: "Luoyang City has been built, but I am afraid that if I have nothing to do, I will get sick instead."
Although Yang Guang is worried that Yang Su will die from exhaustion, he thinks that Yang Su is capable of civility and military skills, has rich experience, and is more familiar with military affairs and the army than anyone else. Reorganizing the army is really not a big deal for him, so it doesn't hurt to let him do it. , and said: "Then Yue Gong will draw up a plan, and then choose a battalion as a pilot."
"Old minister, I obey!" Yang Su was overjoyed and stood up and said, "I will definitely draw up a rectification plan and select real elite soldiers for the saint. But I have a request."
Yang Guangruo realized something and said with a smile: "Please tell me, Mr. Yue."
Yang Su said: "I hope King Wei will participate!"
Yang Guang said with a look of disgust: "Besides causing trouble, what else can he do? What else can he do?"
"The saint doesn't know something!" Yang Su stroked his beard and smiled: "In today's world, the older generation has rich experience, but their energy and vigor are not as good as before. Except for a limited number of people, almost all have lost their pioneering and enterprising spirit. Our Sui Dynasty If we want further prosperity, we still need to rely on enterprising young people.”
"Civil officials don't care, but the army is our Sui Dynasty's sword that cuts through the wind and waves and forges ahead with determination. It is also a strong shield against foreign enemies. If even the army loses its vitality, what's the point?"
"However, many veterans cling to the past and stick to the old rules. They will only indulge in the glory of the past. They will always show their qualifications, rely on the lessons of old people and suppress young people. They don't know that talents are emerging in large numbers and each generation is better than the next. We want them to take a step forward, It is almost impossible to accept young people. Therefore, the veteran believes that the court should give more opportunities to young talents. If young people accidentally miss, at least we old guys will be there to protect them. But if young people don’t even have the chance to miss, , in the future, after us old guys die, that will be really scary."
"Yue Gong said it makes sense." Yang Su's words touched Yang Guang's heart.
"Among the young talents of our Sui Dynasty, King Wei is the undisputed number one. His record is beyond doubt, but what I appreciate the most is his eclectic and unconstrained style. This style is exactly what I, the Sui Dynasty Ghost, Lack of and urgent spirit." Yang Su smiled slightly and continued: "Sage, I really hope to have a good cooperation with King Wei. I hope that the new and old generations will collide with a new spark... I hope the saint will grant me permission."
"Quick report, when King Wei returns, I will ask him to assist." Yang Guang was greatly pleased when Long Yan heard that Yang Su's military level was needless to say. In front of him, Yang Ji could only be regarded as a 'little commander' with unlimited potential; this It’s not like no one has made comparisons in recent years.
Although Yang Ji had made great achievements in battle, after analyzing it over and over, the veterans in Beijing felt that Yang Ji's style of play had no special features. Apart from being dull, not afraid of death, and daring to fight hard, he seemed to be just bullying others. In addition, it seemed that Yang Ji's style of play had no special characteristics. There is nothing good to say, but it would be unreasonable to say that he is wrong. After all, he did win countless big battles. In the end, he can only attribute it to the Turkic leader stupid; if his previous opponents were replaced by orthodox people like Yang Su, Yang Ji will die every time if he uses the military master.
But Yang Guang knew that Yang Su admired Yang Ji very much, and Yang Su said more than once that Yang Ji's eclectic and smooth fighting style and keen insight had enabled him to step out of his own fighting style, but he always It lacked so much flavor that even Yang Su felt worried for him.
Yang Guang was well aware of the regret that Yang Su loved his talents and could not accept him as his disciple. After all, Yang Su was a prime minister and military god with a reputation as a general and a prime minister; Yang Ji was a prince with extraordinary strategism and military power. If they became What would it be like to become a master and apprentice? Therefore, Yang Su, who cherished talents very much, was willing to teach him everything he could, but could not accept Yang Ji as his disciple. He had to give guidance from the side with the so-called "collision to create new sparks", hoping to help Yang Ji break through that layer of confusion. Enter a vast world.
If this is the case, this will be a great thing for Yang Ji. For Yang Guang, it is also a good thing, because looking at the talents of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Ji is not only a handsome man with unlimited potential, but also his most trusted prince. If Yang Ji learns Yang Su's skills, he will be the most stable leader of the Sui Dynasty in the future. Sky white jade pillar.
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(Note: Although Yang Su's victory was very strange, he actually did such a thing. Even I would not dare to write like this.)
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