Looking at Yang Xuangan who was jubilant and happy from the bottom of his heart, a smile appeared on Yang Guang's face.
Since Yang Jian ascended the throne as emperor, the Yang family has changed from the Guanlong aristocracy to the royal family, and like the Zhou Dynasty before, has become the target of the struggle of the Guanlong aristocratic group; after the two sides broke up, the Sui Dynasty royal family lost its most powerful fundamental. Later, due to various new policies and the nobility gradually drifted away, the "basic base" that the royal family could rely on was very scarce.
To this day, the Yang family of Hongnong can be said to be his closest and most reliable foundation besides the royal family. How could he not want Yang Xuangan, Yang Wensi and others to become talents?
The main reason why I am dissatisfied with Yang Su's brothers and children recently is that they are too unsatisfactory, too irritating, and too ignorant; there is also Yang Yue, he can obviously be a prime minister, but he is infected with the presumption of being persecuted. , causing many ridiculous bad things, which made Yang Guang feel like he hated iron.
As for Yang Xuangan! Even Yang Su said that he could only serve as a general but not a commander. If he was used incorrectly, it would be a disaster for the Sui army. However, although Yang Guang also wanted to make him a general, he was of good family background, high status, and arrogant. If he was allowed to be a general, who could convince him sincerely?
Later, Yang Xuangan was appointed as the Minister of Rites. First, in terms of military affairs, Yang Xuangan's level and morality were not suitable for him. Second, he was angered by the Yang family, so he planned to use the numerous government affairs to smooth down Yang Xuangan's arrogance and make him no longer so impulsive. Only in this way, Yang Xuangan could be in a big position and be a general with peace of mind. And now Yang Xuangan is like a tiger that has been imprisoned for many years. Let him go north this time, just like a tiger coming out of the mountain. It will make the Turks know that the Great Sui Dynasty is more difficult to mess with than before. In the Great Sui Dynasty, except for the God of War and the God of War Yang Ji , and a truly fierce god.
It's just that the current situation has become more and more complicated and out of control after Yang Ji's killing. Even Yang Guang doesn't know what to do.
When they were in Daxing Palace, the two of them were originally happy and enthusiastic, saying that they used the navy as bait and Jingzhou officialdom as the basis to involve all the forces in it, and used their positions and power to make Shandong gentry and southerners The nobles fought with the Guanlong nobles, and then allowed the Shandong nobles to enter Jing and Yang, and allowed the southern nobles to go north to Jizhou and Youzhou. When these three major political forces come together and fight fiercely and bloodyly, a delicate balance will be formed.
And the three factions of the Guanlong nobles will also move towards a split that can no longer be bridged due to their strength. However, after this major traitorous incident, the plan completely changed. Instead, he is worried that the Yuan sect that he wants to deal with will be completely eaten up by the Dugu sect and the Dou sect. If the Yuan sect disappears, the Guan and Long heroes will most likely come together; when the time comes, it will be difficult to use the same method to split them. It's like ascending to heaven.
After all, the Guanlong nobles were not stupid. After suffering many heavy losses, they naturally understood the consequences of fighting separately, and naturally united wholeheartedly.
But emotionally and logically, Yang Guang couldn't blame Yang Ji. And this time he asked Yang Xuangan to go to the Turks to cause trouble, more or less out of anger after he had nothing to do.
Do you, Yang Ji, really think that you, Yang Ji, are the only one causing trouble? I, Yang Guang, can also make trouble, and I can make trouble better than you. If Qimin is really forced to rebel, you will solve it for me, you will clean up this mess for me. By then, will you have a headache?
However, what Yang Guang didn't know was that Yang Ji, Pei Ju and others had misinterpreted his meaning and were preparing to cause a big event in Liaodong. Moreover, in terms of distance, they were already very close to Goguryeo, and he was at this time Not only are they thousands of miles away from the Turks, they also have a lot of trouble to deal with.
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Yang Ji's deployment method in Zhuo County was a combination of upright, strange and cunning. They were Yang Lun and Li Jing. They led 20,000 Jizhou troops and 10,000 Youzhou troops along the Liaoxi Corridor eastward into Tongding City in the southern part of Liaodong County, and fought with After Li Zixiong joined forces, he put together a lineup with the main players in Liaodong.
The strange ones were Yang Yichen and Cui Hongsheng. They led 30,000 Liangzhou troops and 10,000 Xiaoguo troops along the Anle County Road. After entering Raole Prefecture, they stopped their activities and broke into pieces, and marched from the northern foot of Yanshan Mountain to assemble in Huanglong County, Liaodong Province. .
This plan was actually very difficult to hide from Goguryeo's eyes and ears, but after the accidental arrest of Gao Jianwu and other detailed agents, everything became easier. Under the pressure of the sword, Gao Jianwu had to cooperate with Yang Ji and wrote several false messages to Gao Jianwu. Yuan and Yuanzi traveled, so that their main force was in Tongding City, Liaodong.
The trick is that of Yu Zhongwen and Yin Shishi; the two led 10,000 Xiaoguo troops to kill Xi Zhong, the chief of the Xi tribe, and after seizing the military power of the 40,000 Xi tribe coalition forces, they assembled towards Huanglong City.
After Yang Ji dealt with the corrupt officials in Youzhou, he led 10,000 Liangzhou troops along the Yanshan North Road and marched day and night to Huanglong County in Liaodong where the main force was located.
The grasslands heading to Huanglong County were full of civilians transporting grain and supplies, including ordinary people and Xi herdsmen, but more of them were prisoners who were building official roads in the Western Liaoning Corridor, as well as foreign captives and slaves.
These prisoners are all people who have committed crimes. As long as they are given a chance to survive and atone for their crimes, they are willing to do whatever the court asks them to do. Many projects in the past dynasties generally focused on these people. During the construction period, if they ran away, their families would have to bear double the responsibility for their crimes. Therefore, while the prisoners were serving their sentences, most people did not dare to run away. So they are relatively free, and there are not many people supervising them.
Most of the foreign captives and slaves were obtained from Liangzhou. The former captives were easy to understand, while the slaves were obtained from Liangzhou through human trade. These two types of people have diverse origins and are not from the same tribe, so the work they do is always the heaviest and most dangerous.
In order to prevent them from escaping while transporting grain, they increased supervision, and the objects of supervision were the prisoners of the Sui Dynasty who were transporting grain together.
After all, the prisoners are members of their own tribe, and are far more reliable and trustworthy than foreigners; the government had promised to release them after the war was over and the official roads of the Liaoxi Corridor had been repaired. Granting them the right to supervise this time has undoubtedly increased their sense of participation. , sense of responsibility and mission, not only will I not escape, but I will also responsibly help the government supervise foreigners.
As for the aliens, since they are all called aliens, how can they have freedom and human rights in the Sui Dynasty?
In addition to a large number of "civilians" on the road, there are also long convoys transporting grain and grass. The carriages loaded with fodder are particularly large. Each one requires one person to lie on the pile of fodder about ten feet high to control the balance of the cart. Compared with forage trucks, the most abundant ones are grain trucks, each of which can transport at least four or five shi of grain.
Yang Ji's team was walking on the side of the grain transport team. Along the way, they heard the "squeaking" sound of wooden axes turning. Whenever a car sank into the ground, the peasants struggled to move the cart amidst the shouts of "one, two, three". roll out.
In addition to the officially arranged grain transport team, there are also grain teams from the Dugu family, the Dou family, the Li family, and the Wei family. The grain they promised is first sent to the wharf of Huaiyuan Town, Liucheng County by sea and Liaoshui River, and then part of it is shipped away. They were transported to Huanglong County by land. Their husbands were mainly people hired nearby, and of course they also had their own servants.
As soon as Yang Ji's team entered Huanglong County, a scout came with more than ten people on horseback: "Your Majesty, Governor Deng wants to see you."
The leader is a middle-aged man. He wears a warrior uniform that is easy to move around. The only thing that can represent his identity is the flag carried by the soldiers. This man is Deng Hao, the governor of Liucheng County.
"Your Majesty, Deng Hao!" When he got close, Deng Hao got off his horse and saluted Yang Ji.
"Prefect Deng, please excuse me. I don't know why Prefect Deng is doing this?" Deng Hao was a capable and good official, but Yang Ji didn't have a good impression of him.
Because although Deng Hao had rich experience in combat and local governance, and was very honest and dedicated to his duties, he made the big mistake of "not distinguishing between ourselves and the enemy". Not only did he adopt benevolent and righteous policies towards the people within his territory, He also treated the Khitan people equally. He hoped to use benevolence and righteousness to influence the ambitious Khitan, make them admire the Sui Dynasty, and integrate into the Sui Dynasty voluntarily.
However, because of his leadership, the soldiers and civilians of Liucheng County pursued so-called policies of benevolence and righteousness, which led to the paralysis and carelessness of the powerful frontier troops. The Khitan people also became ambitious because of his benevolence and righteousness. Not only did they think the Sui Dynasty was weak, but they also Massacred tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Liucheng (then called Yingzhou.)
After Yang Ji led his army to take position, the first person he wanted to kill was not the Khitan traitor, but the governor who was benevolent and righteous and did not distinguish between friends and foes. If he had not been used to stabilize the rear and calm people's hearts, Yang Ji would have killed him with a knife. Slaughtered.
Deng Hao felt extremely bitter in his heart when he saw Yang Ji's cold face, showing a face that rejected people thousands of miles away. He understood why Yang Ji was so indifferent to him, and he himself had been suffering a lot because of his previous mistakes. torment. But what had happened was too late to regret. The only thing he could do was to muster the spirit of 120,000 people to govern the place.
This move was not for merit or political achievement, but for atonement.
"Your Majesty!" He bowed to Yang Ji again and said, "The Ahui tribe has been controlling the Xi people for hundreds of years. It has extraordinary prestige in Raolezhou County, and people who are loyal to the Ahui tribe are almost all over the territory. After the great chief Xi Zhong and his close associates were killed by General Yu and four other chiefs, the five Xi tribe's coalition forces had gone east; however, Raolezhou County lost order due to Xi Zhong's death, and many small and medium-sized people loyal to the A Hui tribe Although the tribe does not dare to directly oppose me, the Sui Dynasty, they are destroying our food team."
"In the past few days, more than 150 forage trucks have been attacked on this section of the road that Xiaguan is responsible for, and more than 300 civilians have been unfortunately killed. Xiaguan is afraid that this will happen again, and I implore the king to grant I have the military power of the lower official, and let the lower official lead the army to set up an ambush and exterminate these rebels."
"What else do you want? Tell me all!" Yang Ji glanced at him and said indifferently. Deng Hao is the prefect and general manager of Liucheng County. He is also responsible for the security of the grain road in Yanshan North Road at the moment. He has the ability to mobilize troops to respond to the enemy. There is no need to specifically ask for permission, which shows that his request is more than that!
Deng Hao perked up and said quickly: "Your Majesty, the Xi tribe has a large number of people, and the grain road that needs to be guarded by the thousands of soldiers under the command is hundreds of miles long, and the guarding grain transport team is not enough. Facing the coming and going like the wind, The enemy is really unable to wipe out the invading enemies. Please also ask the king to send troops to assist."
"I don't have any extra soldiers!" Yang Ji looked at the long food transport team and asked Deng Hao, who was very disappointed: "How many prisoners are there in charge of transporting food? Are they all from the resting place?"
After hearing this, Deng Hao immediately understood what Yang Ji meant and quickly replied: "Your Majesty, when the imperial court ordered the construction of the Western Liaoning Corridor, in order to speed up the progress of the project, the five prefectures of You, Ji, Henan, Yan, and Qing were All the disciples have been sent, and now there are 35,000 people transferred to Yanshan North Road to transport grain."
"Select six thousand strong prisoners to form a food protection team!" Yang Ji said: "Tell them that if they make great contributions, they will not only be pardoned for their previous sins, but they will also be rewarded as auxiliary soldiers after the war; if they die in battle, they will be If you are disabled, you will be compensated according to the standards of a combat soldier."
Deng Hao was overjoyed when he heard this. He actually wanted to select a thousand people from among the prisoners to serve as food protection teams, but he did not have the power. However, he never expected that Yang Ji not only agreed, but also gave him 6,000 places in one go.
"Thank you for your support, Your Majesty!" Deng Hao greeted him with a courtesy and said: "However, the main duty of the official is to coordinate all parties, so I also ask Your Majesty to send a few generals to take charge of this matter."
Yang Ji nodded, even if Deng Hao didn't ask for it, he would do the same. He looked at Zong Luohu next to him and ordered: "Zong Luohu, you stay here with 300 personal guards to reorganize the prisoners and select good riders. The soldiers formed a food protection army and assisted Grand Administrator Deng in annihilating the Xi traitors."
Zong Luohu used to be the leader of thieves in Dunhuang and northern Zhangye. Back then, even Mai Tiezhang, who was familiar with thieves' tricks, couldn't catch him. Today's Xi tribe thieves are just like him back then. It is undoubtedly the most suitable for him to deal with his kind. .
"General, I will obey your order!" Zong Luohu happily agreed.
"Xue Wanjun!" Yang Ji looked at Xue Wanjun again. This guy and Mai Tiezhang have been fighting in the Tuyuhun realm for several years, and they have accumulated quite a lot of experience as thieves; and he cooperates quite well with Zong Luohu. , made great achievements together. It's just that although their contributions are great, their starting point is too low, so even if Yang Ji is unwilling, he can't promote them to mid-level senior generals at once.
If Yang Ji had forcibly promoted them both at that time, not only would it not be justified in terms of the promotion rules, but they would eventually be suppressed by other factions due to their insufficient foundation. If they perform meritorious services again this time, Yang Ji will be able to promote them according to the imperial court's promotion rules; and those in the imperial court will not be able to find fault or deny them.
Xue Wanjun quickly clasped his fists and said, "The general is here!"
Yang Ji ordered him: "You stay as general and deputy general, and we can do this together."
"I will obey your orders!"
Yang Ji then ordered the two of them: "After you annihilate the Xi clan traitors, bring them to join me, and do not disband this army!"
"Yes!" the second general responded, and withdrew from the large team with 300 personal guards.
"The army will set off immediately, heading towards Huanglong City!" Yang Ji ignored the incident and led the army to move forward.
"Here!"
