"Shi Jishi, we should send out these troops from Yizhou." Although Zhao Chuo did not understand military affairs, he still knew the general situation. He analyzed one by one: "The party Xiangqiang is above Yizhou's head, which is the same as putting pressure on Liangzhou." Like Tuyuhun, although there was no major war between the Sui Dynasty and Dangxiang Qiang, the scouts of both sides often fought. Moreover, with the support of Tuyuhun, the leader of Dangxiang Qiang, Tuoba Chici, expanded on the plateau in recent years. At the beginning of the war, they occupied a large amount of territory in the Jialiang Kingdom, expanded the territory from between the Yellow River and Dadu River to the upper reaches of Lu River, and outflanked Tongchang, Wenshan, and Shu counties from northwest to southeast. If left alone If the party continues to develop, a big threat like Tuyuhun will soon appear in western Yizhou."
"Now that King Wei's envoy has arrived in Shu County, Yizhou must send troops regardless of whether it is willing to send troops; and it must also attack Dangxiang Qiang with all its strength. As long as the whole or part of Dangxiang Qiang is captured, it can compete with the Tuyuhun captured by King Wei. The territory will be connected, and Yizhou's strategic space will be expanded. At that time, it will also be able to give an explanation to the court and King Wei. If Yang Ji asks for help, Yizhou does nothing, and there will be no way to ask for help afterwards. The court will explain."
After listening to Zhao Chuo's words, Shi Wansui nodded. Although this old Zhao was usually eccentric, he never let people down in the face of major right and wrong. He looked at Yang Wutong, the second in command in the military, and asked: " Yang Sima, what do you think?"
"Shi Shi, I humbly agree with Zhao Changshi's proposal." Yang Wutong cupped Shi Wansui's hand and said: "King Wei is a famous commander in the world. He has fought for so many years. He has not only won every battle and defeated countless powerful enemies, but also has a rare He has never asked anyone else for help. But this time he asked us to cooperate in the operation. It can be seen that the unique climate of Tuyuhun mentioned in the letter made him extremely worried."
At this point, Yang Wutong looked at the frowning Guo Xingfang and the eager Pang Yu, and then said: "Tuyuhun is vast and sparsely populated. If Tuyuhun is as stated in the letter, there will only be seven or eight months for the Sui army to fight. , it will be difficult for Liangzhou alone to win the entire Tuyuhun this year. As ministers of the Sui Dynasty, we must send troops in this battle, whether it is for the interests of the Sui Dynasty or from the perspective of Yizhou's strategy."
The leader next to him, Bo Guo Xingfang, hesitated for a long time and said, "But without the consent of the imperial court, can these soldiers be released?"
This is only one of them. The second is that Guo Xingfang doesn't want to help Yang Ji. The main reason why he doesn't want to "save" Yang Ji is because of his family.
As a bystander and with hindsight, it is not difficult for Guo Xingfang to see from Liangzhou's policies that Yang Ji actually leaves room for leeway in dealing with the aristocratic families; Yang Ji does not want the aristocratic families in the world to disappear, but hopes that Liangzhou Haoqiang handed over the illegal gains and criminals after the founding of the Sui Dynasty, so that he could calm the public grievances, and then paid a fine. That would be the end of the matter. As long as he abides by the law in the future, he will not cause trouble to everyone. But the Liangzhou aristocratic family and powerful people were used to living a life of great wealth and luxury, and Yang Ji suddenly asked them to go back tens or even hundreds of years. Who would be willing?
The reasons why Yang Ji was executed one after another: First, the reform intensity was unprecedented, and no one had dared to do this before, which made the powerful Liangzhou family unprepared; they all believed that Yang Ji was the same as the previous "reformers". In order to make their official career smoother, they shout slogans to win the hearts and minds of the people. In fact, it will not really make a difference. The only way to deal with it is to win over a few corrupt officials.
Second, Liangzhou was the first major state to be reformed in the Sui Dynasty. The powerful people in Liangzhou seriously underestimated Yang Ji's courage, so they made obstacles during his reform process. This completely annoyed Yang Ji and made him The scope of the attack was expanded from the initial arrest of local powerful and lawless children to the entire family, which eventually led to the fall of Liangzhou powerful people.
By the time they realized that Yang Ji only wanted to discuss matters and take away 60 to 70% of their interests and resources, it was already too late. Stimulated by the huge harvest and the support of the imperial court, Yang Ji responded to the aspirations of the local people and simply carried out the reform to the end.
Yang Ji's actions in Liangzhou not only killed and maimed the powerful people in Liangzhou, but also seriously affected Yizhou and Yongzhou, which bordered Liangzhou. Whenever there were any new policies in Liangzhou, the business travelers who came and went would tell them about them. New policies and beneficial intentions were brought to Yizhou and Yongzhou counties. Through people's exaggeration and word of mouth, Liangzhou has become a paradise that many people yearn for.
Not to mention other places, but the counties and counties in the Cheng/Du Plain, which is the most densely populated area in Yizhou
, the argument that Liangzhou is beautiful and has good policies is being circulated everywhere; after the people have been deceived, and look at their own situation, they yearn for Liangzhou’s various policies that benefit the people, and they dream that this kind of reform will be extended to their own doorsteps.
The overwhelming public opinion also gave people from Yizhou families such as Guo Xingfang a strong sense of crisis, and they realized that the Chengdu Plain already had the public support for major reforms. If the emperor, who was extremely powerful and advanced and retreated with Yang Ji, popularized the Liangzhou method, it would definitely cause a devastating blow to the Yizhou family.
For this reason, Guo Xingfang was extremely selfish in his treatment of Yang Ji and did not support sending troops to assist Liangzhou.
"Master Guo's words are wrong!" Yang Wutong shook his head and said slowly: "The war is changing rapidly and there is no need to delay. If we first ask the imperial court for instructions before deciding whether to send troops, the time has been missed. We can report to the imperial court and be active at the same time Prepare for war.”
"What Yang Sima said is absolutely true!" Bing Cao Pangyu also said: "In terms of practical benefits, if Tuoba Chici leads his army north, we can easily capture Dangxiang and incorporate it into the territory of the Sui Dynasty. This is a great achievement. ; If Tuoba Chici did not mobilize troops and the two sides did not go to war, we would still have been able to contain them. So I think this is a feat that fell from the sky and cannot be missed."
"If we think about the worst, if we fail to respond to King Wei's strategy of coordinated operations and allow Tuoba Chici to march north, the party will become a huge variable in the Tuyuhun battle. By then, it will be better if the Liangzhou army wins. If the soldiers We are at least half responsible for returning in defeat. Therefore, this soldier must be able to get out even if he goes out, and he will get out even if he doesn't go out."
"Well said!" Shi Wansui put his hands on his hands and smiled: "According to the words of the three of you, we have sent out this soldier."
Yizhou has four dangerous fortresses, which are easy to defend but difficult to attack. To prevent someone from separatist power here, the imperial court established a large camp in the Lutang Mountain area between Mianzhu County in Shu County and Shenquan County in Jinshan County, and deployed 40,000 soldiers. Soldiers; The water and land transportation here is convenient and extends in all directions. You can quickly reach the four counties of Shujun, Wenshan, Jinshan and Xincheng.
In addition to this large army, the relatively peaceful counties in the central and northern Yizhou each have one to two thousand county soldiers; in addition, Tongchang County and Dangchang County each have five thousand border troops because they border Tuyuhun. If these troops were gathered one by one, Shi Wansui could use at least 50,000 troops.
Shi Wansui was extremely excited when he thought that he could have a big battle.
Unexpectedly, without waiting for him to make arrangements, Zhao Chuo handed over his hand and said: "Historical governor, I think that Yang Sima can be the commander-in-chief and Pang Bingcao is the deputy commander-in-chief!"
Shi Wansui was shocked when he heard this: Although Yang Wutong is good, he is older than me, so he seems to be much inferior, right?
Lao Zhao, how could you leave me alone? Isn’t this choosing the short one from the tall one?
Do you think that I, Shi Wansui, am easy to talk to, so you want to ignore me?
Thinking of this, Shi Wansui's face became quite ugly. He asked with a tiger face: "Why not me?"
Zhao Chuo looked indifferent and said with cupped hands: "After this battle, Tuyuhun and Dangxiang will be owned by the Sui Dynasty. If nothing else happens, the imperial court will transfer Dangxiang to Yizhou."
Shi Wansui nodded and said, "That's true! But what does it have to do with war?"
"It has a great relationship!" Zhao Chuo said solemnly: "Since the party item belongs to me in the Sui Dynasty, then I have to think about the future governance; if the commander turns his troops into bandits before and after the war, and harms the ordinary people, what the court will get in the future will be It is also a land where people have different ideas and are constantly at war.”
Shi Wansui heard the hidden meaning and was so angry that his lungs almost exploded. He glared at Zhao Chuo fiercely: "You think that I have poor moral character, turn my troops into bandits, and harm ordinary people, so you want Yang Sima to do it for you?" Handsome, isn’t it?”
Zhao Chuo used to be Yang Jian's "human mirror", and he made Yang Jian speechless and speechless many times. How could he be afraid of Shi Wansui?
He faced Shi Wansui's blood-red eyes and said calmly: "That's exactly it!"
Seeing how honest he was, Shi Wansui was stunned. He took a deep breath, looked at Zhao Chuo and said, "Why do you say that to me?"
Zhao Chuo said coldly: "Cuanyang rebelled in the 16th year of the founding of the Emperor, and you were ordered to put down the rebellion in February of the 17th year. Although you won the battle, after you captured Kunzhou, you not only failed to fulfill your responsibilities as a minister, but also You wantonly plundered rare treasures. In order to cover up your evil deeds, you launched a bloody massacre of the Cuan family and other nobles.
Looting and killing innocent people with cruel and bloody methods spread directly to the three counties of Gongzhou, Xiezhou and Yuexi. "
"It's like a piece of white paper. It's easy to smear it, but once it's smeared, it's going to be extremely difficult to restore it."
As the saying goes, "Hit someone without slapping someone in the face, and scold someone without exposing someone's shortcomings." Zhao Chuo's slap in the face made Shi Wansui's face feel hot, and the anger in his heart suddenly burst out, and he roared: "I have received the punishment I deserve. Now, what else do you want me to do?"
Although Zhao Chuo was a civil servant, a civil servant was also strong-willed and upright. After hearing these natural words, the anger and anger that had been accumulated for many years suddenly burst out. He pounded the table and got angry: "After your atrocities, the people in southern Yizhou no longer regard the Sui Dynasty as the imperial court, and they no longer admit and distrust the government. Instead, they regard the imperial court and the government as a bunch of robbers." . As a result, rebellions occurred one after another, and countless soldiers and people died each time because of the war."
After finishing his righteous and impassioned words, his entire body was filled with a fierce aura, filled with the aura of a divine sword!
Yang Wutong was so pleased that he also attacked Shi Wansui, shouting loudly: "The rebellion that swept through southern Yizhou in the first year of Renshou was led by a Han; he was originally an honest and responsible man, and he was reduced to this The rebel was just because you ruined his family. And in that rebellion, thousands of soldiers from our Sui Dynasty died in battle, and all the generals were "killed to death" by the rebels who hated the Sui Dynasty and the Sui army."
Guo Xingfang added coldly: "Shi Shi, if you don't believe it, you can go to Kunzhou, Gongzhou, Xiezhou, and Yuexi, which have been tortured by you, and take a look; if you dare to say that you are Shi Wansui, where can you go?" The people will surely eat your flesh and blood and crush your bones.”
Shi Wansui sat blankly on the main seat. Those cold and sharp eyes seemed to freeze him, making him feel like he was falling into an ice cellar, but large beads of cold sweat rolled down his forehead.
He had never considered what the three people said; nor had he thought that his actions would leave so many hidden dangers and such a huge disaster to southern Yizhou.
He smiled miserably and said, "Is this why you distanced yourself from me?"
"Otherwise, what can we do?" Yang Wutong sneered: "You have brought huge and endless disasters to Yizhou, and the people do not welcome you; we are also afraid of you, afraid that you will ruin the hard work of countless officials again."
"This is also the main reason why I object to you becoming the head coach." Zhao Chuo tried his best to calm down and said to Shi Wansui with an uncertain breath: "First, I am afraid that you will poison the party like before and turn it into the second Yizhou. South. The second is the army lieutenants. At least 30% of them are from southern Yizhou. Even if the relatives, friends, parents and elders of these soldiers have not been poisoned by you and your soldiers, they have also become victims of the subsequent war. They know that everything is because of You rose up, so everyone hates you to the bone. If you were the commander, these soldiers might turn against you and kill your central army first."
Shi Wansui's face turned pale!
In this moment, his tall and straight body seemed to be shorter; his whole person seemed to have aged by more than ten years.
He was silent for a long time and said in a hoarse voice: "I leave this battle to Yang Sima. How to arrange it is up to Yang Sima. When this battle is over, I will go to the court and resign as governor."
"Then I will spend the rest of my life going south to make up for the big mistake I made."
With that said, he handed the military talisman to Yang Wutong.
Yang Wutong received the military talisman and summoned Yan Shigu and Li Xuandao in the name of the commander-in-chief of the Yizhou Army to express his attitude of sending troops.
After sending away the ecstatic Yan Shigu and Li Xuandao, Shi Wansui discussed and deliberated with Yang Wutong, Zhao Chuo, Guo Xingfang, and Pang Yu, and then jointly wrote a very formal official document asking people to expedite the matter for eight hundred miles. In order to appease the imperial court, they stated that the reason for Yizhou's large-scale dispatch of troops was because Xiang Qiang, a party led by Tuoba Chici, was ready to move and was ready to cooperate with Tuyuhun in the war. Yizhou was worried that Liangzhou would not be able to fight alone. Only then did he contain Party Xiang Qiang from the south.
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[The loss of control in southern Yizhou was indeed Shi Wansui's "contribution"; in this battle, Zhang Xutuo was a general who accompanied the army. He seemed to have been almost killed by Shi Wansui because he opposed Shi Wansui's atrocities. 】
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