Shen Wuhua has always lived in the Xiao Family Villa in Luoyang City. Her treatment is very good, fully in line with the standards of a county princess.
Empress Xiao is from Jiangnan, and so is Shen Wuhua, so after frequent contact, the two have become very good best friends. Yang Guang hopes to bring Shen Wuhua with him, and Empress Xiao hopes even more.
The relationship between Yang Guang and Shen Wuhua is completely normal, because Shen Wuhua is a talented woman and a devout Buddhist. She also has a topic with Yang Guang and is very popular with Yang Guang and his wife.
When she received the letter from her daughter, she sighed softly, asked the maid to add some lamp oil, and polished the ink herself while thinking about how to write the letter.
She and Ning Changzhen were childhood friends and had a close relationship. After the Sui Dynasty invaded Jiankang, Ning Changzhen personally led his army northward with the intention of rescuing him. However, he met the famous general Han Qinhu and was killed by him. He was blocked outside Jiankang City. Later, Yang Su personally negotiated with him and forced Ning Changzhen to surrender to the Sui Dynasty.
But there was one condition for his surrender: he had to leave Shen Wuhua.
When Yang Guang heard about it, he was furious and thought, "How dare you make terms with me?" So he ordered Yang Su to cut the opponent down, and Yang Su quickly advised him: If he were to be killed, Lingnan would definitely rebel. For this reason, he should be appeased.
So Yang Guang held back his anger and asked his father Yang Jian to appoint Ning Changzhen as the Duke of Qinjiang County and the pacification envoy of Lingnan Road.
Since then, Ning Changzhen has been requesting people from the court again and again. Especially after Chen Shubao's death, Yang Guang couldn't bear it anymore. If everything went well in the conquest of Goguryeo, Yang Guang's next step would probably be to take care of Lingnan.
This is why Shen Wuhua has always been by Yang Guang's side, because Yang Guang was worried that she would be kidnapped.
In the daughter's letter, she hoped that her mother, Shen Wuhua, could help borrow 1 million stones of grain from Ning Changzhen. This grain would be returned in three years.
A bucket of rice (approximately 6 kilograms) cost 100 qian in the early Kaihuang period, and about 50 qian in the Kaihuang period. The Renshou period was the peak of the Kaihuang rule, so it fluctuated between 25 and 30 qian. At that time, it was considered It is the best time for people to live their lives.
But now, as Yang Guang succeeded to the throne, he carried out large-scale construction projects year after year, and the mints in Guanzhong and Yangzhou have been minting coins non-stop due to the opening of the canal, which has led to inflation. Now a bucket of rice is now as expensive as 160 yuan.
Especially this year, food prices vary from place to place. In the disaster-stricken Shandong Province, the price has soared to 200 yuan per bucket of rice.
So based on the calculation that one stone is 2,000 dollars, that is to say, the grain borrowed from Ning Changzhen this time is equivalent to two million dollars, which can build half of Jinyang Palace.
You borrow grain at the current market price, and when you pay it back in the future, you have to pay this price, otherwise Ning Changzhen will lose all his pants.
After thinking about it for two hours, Shen Wuhua wrote the letter and handed it to Cui Wei, who had sent him a letter from the capital.
Cui Wei was Yang Yinjiang's retainer. When he came to Luoyang this time, he not only delivered a letter to Shen Wuhua, but also to Yang Yue.
He came out this time with 20 men and 35 horses. The prince had given instructions that they must be sent to Lingnan as soon as possible without any mistake.
After getting the letter, Cui Wei resigned and left the city overnight.
Although there was a curfew in Luoyang, Cui Wei had a pass from the East Palace on him, so the city defense had to open a small door for him to let him go.
A few days later, the imperial edict to conquer Goguryeo was promulgated, and the emperor's order was sent to all directions.
On the ninth day of March, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty took a boat to the north via the canal. The Sui Dynasty devoted all its efforts to an expedition to Goguryeo.
In Zhuo County, as soldiers and horses arrived one after another, there were some minor frictions between the various military offices due to the location. However, under the constraints of the major general managers, these minor incidents were suppressed.
As Solvay feared, where there are more people, there are more problems.
Fights among our own people were repeated due to trivial matters. The main force looked down on the non-main force, those who were vanguard looked down on those who were not vanguard, and the children of Guanzhong looked down on everyone.
In Li Jing's west-route army, there were Yang Qingzhi, king of Xun, and Yang Xu, the third son of King Guan, who helped to regulate the army. These two people were members of the clan, and no matter how arrogant the Guanzhong disciples were, they would not dare to disobey them.
After Yu Wenshu and Yu Zhongwen arrived, they had already started discussing with other managers who would fight Liaodong City.
Their main force, as well as Wei Xuan and Li Jing's east-west route, and Duan Wenzhen who attacked Buyeo City, cannot be lost, so Liaodong, a strong city second only to Pyongyang, must rely on others to attack it.
"Crossing the river is a matter of Mai Tiezhang, but after crossing the river, his part cannot be moved. Who among you is willing to go?" In the hall, Yu Wenshu and Yu Zhongwen were in the main position, looking around at the generals.
Wei Yunqi stood up directly and said: "I have been in Zhuo County for nearly a year, and I am quite familiar with border affairs. Let me go."
"Very good," Yu Wenshu nodded: "But you can't do it alone. You are alone. Liaodong is a fortified city and it is not suitable to break it. I should break it with my absolute superior force. So, who else is willing to go?"
After saying this, Yu Wenshu looked directly at Ashina Danai. You'd better be more sensible. You are here to be cannon fodder. If you don't take the initiative, I will.
Ashina Danai knew that he was living under other people's roofs, eating and drinking from others, and doing dirty work, so he stood up and said:
"I have 20,000 elites here, who can be the main force in attacking the city."
It's not enough to be cannon fodder. If you don't, people won't trust you.
After he followed Chu Luo and surrendered to the Sui Dynasty, he took his 20,000 tribesmen and settled in Loufan County, Shanxi Province. He was named the second-grade doctor Jin Ziguanglu. He was originally to guard Yanmen Pass, but this time he was given to the emperor by the emperor. Recruitment is coming.
This person is very famous in history. He was given the surname Shi by Li Yuan, the Han name Shi Danai, and was named Dou Guogong.
On the other hand, Chuluo, although he was granted the title of Hosana Khan, he could only lead 500 people to follow Yang Guang around.
Ashina Danai's tribe was originally a cavalry army, but now it has become uncoded, so he added:
"Please allocate three thousand war horses to meet the needs of the war."
"There are no war horses," Yu Wenshu said with a smile: "We don't need war horses to attack the city. If we need support, Wei Yunqi can help."
I'm your mother's piece of shit, Ashina Danai cursed in her heart, you're giving me back, you bastard.
When he surrendered to the Sui Dynasty, he still had more than 10,000 Turkic war horses, but they were all taken away.
Next, Yu Wenhuaji, Hu Sizheng, Qu Tutong, and Shi Xiang also stood up, willing to be the vanguard of the attack on Liaodong.
In this way, the six generals, with a total of 150,000 troops, will attack Liaodong City and capture Liaodong, so they will have nothing to worry about.
The Battle of Liaodong in history was very unsatisfactory. The reason was Comrade Yang Guang's micromanagement. He instructed the generals not to fight if the enemy surrendered, but to let them surrender.
As a result, Goguryeo's false surrender in Liaodong was used six times, and the Sui Dynasty was fooled six times.
You say Yang Guang is smart, how could he make the same mistake six times?
The results of it? As a result, Liaodong could not be captured for a long time. Yu Wenshu and Yu Zhongwen had no choice but to bypass Liaodong and continue fighting south. Otherwise, it would be fatal to miss the rendezvous with Lai Hu'er.
Historically, it was because Liaodong was delayed for so long that Lai Huer had already landed in Pyongyang, but Yu Wenshu did not arrive.
The refined armors supplied to the army at the Hedong refinery were basically all equipped for the vanguard army, but the Liaodong group did not have any.
Li Jing felt something was wrong. Liaodong was very difficult to chew. If he couldn't chew it down within a long time, it would delay important events, so he said:
"Elite troops are needed to attack fortresses. The general believes that the elites of King Cai and Manager Zhang should be the main force in attacking Liaodong City."
Jing Yuanheng is going to be the vanguard, so the Right Beishen Mansion is currently controlled by King Cai Yang Zhiji, and Zhang Jin is the general of the Left Beishen Mansion. These two military mansions are the emperor's imperial guards and have the best and most complete weapons. Equipped with equipment, the total number is 72,000, the main force among the main forces.
Li Jing's words were very offending. Wei Yunqi and the others immediately became unhappy. You are the elite, and I are all useless?
Yu Wenhuaji immediately said sarcastically: "After the pharmacists have refined weapons, they look down on others. Although Liaodong City is the second most fortified city in the thieves' country, it is not as good as a county government office in the Sui Dynasty. Do you think, Can’t we defeat my 150,000-strong army?”
What he said was a bit bragging. Liaodong City was definitely not as good as Jinyang, let alone the capital and Luoyang. However, Goguryeo's massive fortification efforts over the years had turned Liaodong City into a solid fortress imitating the shape of the Central Plains. It was surrounded by Yanshan, Sixteen mountain cities, including Xiuyan Niangniang City, Anshi City, Zubenchuan River, Wunv Mountain, Xiagochengzi, and Gaojiandi, are extremely difficult to chew.
These sixteen mountain cities are all heavily stocked with troops and can serve as a barrier outside Liaodong City.
Li Jing said patiently: "It's not a question of whether we can defeat them, but how long we will fight for. The main force of our army must go south in time to join up with the General Manager. Liaodong should not waste too much time, otherwise our southward army will be extremely hasty."
Wei Yunqi raised his eyebrows but said nothing. In his opinion, what Li Jing said made sense. After all, this time we were advancing by land and water. His Majesty had issued an edict that Yuwen Shu and Lai Huer would meet in Pyongyang in early July. , this cannot be changed.
Because of the prince's reputation, Qu Tutong and Shi Xiang couldn't come forward to refute. If the prince hadn't paid for the winter clothes they had put together, they would still be in Guanzhong.
So there is another person who is unhappy, and that is Hu Sizheng. I just heard him say in a strange way:
"How about this. The pharmacist will let me use your army's weapons, and I will return them to you after we capture Liaodong. This is just for safety. After all, my subordinates do not have refined weapons, so they are not as wealthy as the pharmacist."
Li Jing sighed, looked at Mai Tiezhang and Xin Shixiong beside him, and then told Yuwen:
"After crossing the river, our troops will focus on attacking the four mountain cities south of Liaodong in order to open the southward passage as soon as possible. If Liaodong is still delayed by then, we can go south along the line between Xiuyan Niangniang City and Anshi City and bypass Liaodong City."
"Li Jing!" Yu Wenhuaji slapped the table and stood up, saying angrily, "You are really too high-minded, what's the matter? The twenty-fourth route manager, you are the only one who knows how to use troops? Are we all fools?"
"Okay," Yu Zhongwen frowned and said, "When the military tent is discussing, you have to let people talk. Sit down!"
Yu Wenhuaji glared at Li Jing angrily and sat down angrily.
Mai Tiezhang chuckled and said: "Our way here is to cover the west wing of the main force. We don't care how Liaodong is fought. Anyway, whether we can win or not, we have to go south on time. Don't get angry at us. The west road is not It’s your responsibility.”
Yu Wenhuaji was stunned. Good guy, Li Jing, are you taking the lead? You idiot, how dare you challenge me?
As a result, Yu Wenhuaji and Mai Tiezhang started arguing in the lobby.
(End of chapter)
