Warrior Xun spent a lot of money this time. His father Wu Hua prepared one million stones of food for him. Of course, half of it was temporarily borrowed.
But for a strong and reputable businessman like him, it is easy to borrow food, even easier than Yang Guang.
Because he paid back the interest, but Yang Guang refused.
During the expedition to Goguryeo, most of the grain collected came from the national treasury, that is, taxes. However, it is no exaggeration to say that 50% of the grain reserves in the Sui Dynasty were in the hands of landlords.
Landowners, aristocratic families, and powerful families possess a large amount of land and a dependent population, and they conceal and falsely report the population, so the amount of grain in their hands is a very scary figure.
Samurai Yun's family was at best a big landowner, but they had accumulated a huge amount of wealth through business for generations.
Historically, Li Yuan's army was funded by the warrior Xun behind his back, so he became one of the "Taiyuan Yuanmou Heroes". After entering the Tang Dynasty, he became the Minister of the Ministry of Industry and served as the Duke of the country.
"I heard that Shandong has become a lot more stable recently. Zhang Xutuo is still very powerful. If you go there, you need to have a good relationship with this person. You will need it in the future," Wu Hua, who is the prime minister of Luoyang, , carefully instructing his son.
He funded Luoyang, the eastern capital, and laid a solid foundation for the Wu family's turnaround. Now he has transformed from a businessman to the second-in-command of the eastern capital, which is undoubtedly a huge success.
But Wu Hua knew very well that this was not enough, far from enough.
If you want descendants of Menyin, you still have to rely on the Lord. This is an admission ticket. With it, the Wu family can join the upper class aristocracy.
Warrior Xun knew that his trip to Shandong was a huge responsibility, so he said seriously:
"Father, don't worry. With these one million stones of grain and Zhang Xutuo's cooperation, I can bring down the price of grain in Shandong. What the prince wants is to protect the country and the people. As long as the people of Shandong can be appeased, my son and the prince will , which can be regarded as an explanation.”
Wu Hua smiled and nodded: "You can see the prince at the eldest princess's house this time. It can be seen that the rise of our Wu family is destined by God. The prince is a person who attaches great importance to credibility. Once things are done in Shandong, he will also give you An explanation, this time you go directly to Qi County to see Zhang Xutuo and express your intention to come and negotiate with grain merchants from various places. As long as they are willing to lower the price, our Wu family's goods will be sold to them at low prices in the future."
After the opening of the two canals, the Xiao family and the Dugu family dominated water transportation in the Tongji Canal, and the three families in Hebei Province occupied the Yongji Canal. They were engaged in water transportation, and to put it bluntly, they were engaged in transportation.
Well, the Wu family is an authentic industrialist integrating production and sales, such as a piece of cloth. They have a weaving workshop, a dyeing workshop, a silk and satin shop, and a large number of mulberry households and mulberry trees.
This kind of serious business requires a lot of effort and effort when the profit is not big. The big profit is like water transportation, which is not their turn.
Therefore, Wu Hua also wanted to make some easy money, which requires status and the success of his descendants. Therefore, over the years, he has been thinking of ways to spend a lot of money to collect books, enrich his library, and leave wealth to future generations that far exceeds money.
Yang Xiong has a stake in his business, so his business will only get bigger and bigger.
The warrior Xun rushed to Shandong with one million shi of grain. His mission was not to provide disaster relief, but to drive down the price of grain in Shandong.
One million stones of grain for disaster relief will not even make a splash, but if it is directly put on the market at a low price and cooperated with Zhang Xutuo to put pressure on the wealthy families, it can have the effect of stabilizing grain prices.
It doesn't matter if civilians can't afford food, they can get it on credit.
The warrior Yu could definitely use this to annex the land, but he didn't have the courage. Not everyone dared to do what Yang Xuangan dared to do.
"General Manager Yu has already moved south, we need to leave as soon as possible and cross the river quickly while Wei Xuan is dragging the enemy," said Deputy General Manager Dong Chun.
Yu Wenshu frowned and said: "Our army has found out that the remnants of Gao Jianwu and Zhong Shiwei's Liaodong troops have been chasing Wei Xuan in succession. If I don't save him, Wei Xuan may be wiped out."
Dong Chun said anxiously: "As long as my main force crosses the river smoothly, Wei Xuan's crisis will be resolved. The general manager should know that as long as we cross the river, the dam will be useless."
Yu Wenshu shook his head and said: "Gao Jianwu is always a hidden danger. Now is an excellent opportunity to annihilate his troops. We should not miss it. Otherwise, after our army crosses the river, he will harass us from behind, making me tired of dealing with it and not conducive to a decisive battle with the Goguryeo King's Division. "
Dong Cundao said: "If I miss the opportunity to cross the river that Wei Xuan fought so hard for, wouldn't I be living up to his bravery?"
Yu Wenshu said in a deep voice: "Xue Shixiong has urged me repeatedly. The intention in the letter is obvious. If I don't save him, he will abandon the east road. Do you want me to save him or not?"
At this time, Master Yin Shi, who was the peacemaker, said, "Since you can't make up your mind, please ask your Majesty for instructions."
"Fart!" Dong Chun said angrily: "Are you still asking for permission? Do we have that much time?"
Yu Wenshu stood up suddenly: "Yes, we have no time. Immediately send my order to summon Yu Zhongwen back, and join me in blocking Gao Jianwu, Zhong Shiwei, and annihilating him in one fell swoop."
Dong Chun was speechless.
Will Yu Zhongwen listen to him? No, because before Li Jing left, he had told him that as soon as he received news of the capture of the dam, he should cross the river quickly and not wait for a moment.
And Yu Zhongwen also knew that as long as he crossed the river, Wei Xuan would be fine.
But Yu Wenshu's army failed to keep up, which made him hesitate.
I have thirty-six thousand here, and you have thirty-six thousand. If you don’t leave, I will leave alone. Once I get there, will I be able to bear it?
Goguryeo's most elite armored cavalry are all on the other side of the river.
As soon as he hesitated, Eulji Wende took the opportunity. The entire Wugu defense line, with more than 38,000 people, was divided into seven groups and were attacking the defense line built by Mai Tiezhang with all their strength. As long as it was broken, Zhong could be attacked. Wen's army posed a direct threat.
Don't ask for total annihilation, just cripple them. People in Goguryeo know that there are three groups attacking Pyongyang: Yu Wenshu, Yu Zhongwen, and Lai Huer.
At first, King Gaoyuan of Goguryeo thought this was a smoke bomb deliberately released by the Sui Emperor, but as time passed, it was proved that Yang Guang was not lying.
Lai Hu'er had already appeared on the outskirts of Pyongyang. He also saw Yu Zhongwen's flag, but not Yu Wenshu.
This was a God-given opportunity, so Eulji Moondeok urgently sent someone to contact Gao Jianwu, telling the other party to attack Yu Zhongwen with him.
Eulji Mundeok was a rival to Roh, and he was also the highest military commander north of Pyongyang. Gao Jianwu had to listen to what he said.
Gao Jianwu, who was on his way south, received a letter from Ulji Mundeok and instantly hesitated.
It is a difficult choice to continue to work for Wei Xuan or return to the teacher to work for Yu Zhongwen.
As the saying goes, choice determines success or failure. Gao Jianwu couldn't make up his mind for a while and summoned the generals for discussion.
"This move of our army will definitely involve a lot of trouble, and there may be pursuers from behind," Zhong Shiwei said: "I think that five thousand people should be divided into a suspicious formation to lead the pursuers to Feiyan Ridge, and my main force will go all out. By advancing westward, there is a chance to defeat Da Du Lu (Eulji Mundeok) and completely annihilate Yu Zhongmun."
Zhong Shiwei sold Gao Jianwu once in Liaodong. Later, when the two met, Gao Jianwu gave him a big mouth and wanted to chop him with a knife.
But it can't be chopped. Gou Ri still has 20,000 people under his command. If he is killed, it will be difficult to restrain the 20,000 troops. We can only keep his life and settle the score later.
Shen Zuoke Tu Lu said: "What Damoda said makes sense, Wei Xuan is only a minor illness, and Yu Zhongwen is the serious problem. If I can defeat him at Wu Gu, the main force of Wang Division can cross the river and counterattack Liaodong, especially The other party has not joined forces with Yu Wenshu at the moment, so the opportunity is rare."
Gao Jianwu pondered for a long time and then said: "Okay, let Zhong Shihuo lead 5,000 people to continue to Feiyan Ridge. We will arrange suspicious soldiers on the road to make the Sui army think that we are all heading towards the dam. Our army will march westward with all our strength and attack Wuwu." bone."
When Zhong Shiwei heard this, the corner of his mouth twitched. Zhong Shihuo was his younger brother. It was obvious that Gao Jianwu wanted his younger brother to be used as cannon fodder in order to weaken his military power.
Bastard, have you been thinking about me?
Zhong Shiwei's face was ashen, but he had to grit his teeth and admit it.
In this way, Gao Jianwu's remaining 34,000 Liaodong Army accelerated their march and rushed towards Wu Gu, intending to attack Eulji Wende from both sides.
Yu Wenshu was fooled, and Yu Zhongwen refused to come back. He took the main force eastward to pursue the suspected soldiers deployed by Gao Jianwu.
In the direction of the dam, Wei Xuan was facing a life-and-death battle. Sixty thousand armored cavalry were rushing towards him. Anyone with a brain would know that this time it was over.
With more than 10,000 people, how can they resist 60,000 heavy cavalry charging into the formation?
You can't retreat. It's just a pontoon bridge. You can't retreat. Furthermore, if you retreat, the formation will be messed up, and you will die faster that way.
Li Jing's cavalry troops wandering around the periphery also felt that there was no way to save the day.
Counting the days, the main force should have crossed the river. As long as they cross the river, the enemy troops in front of them will definitely have to withdraw. They can't even give up Pyongyang just to fight against Wei Xuan.
But the enemy has no intention of withdrawing. What does it mean? The main force did not cross the river.
"What on earth are they doing?" Pei Xingyan yelled, "What the hell are they doing? You have given orders to Manager Mai, and it is impossible for him to disobey him. But there is no movement at all now. What are they doing?"
Yang Yuanqing gritted his teeth and said: "We only have six thousand troops. We can't provide cover for Wei Xuan. If we take the lead, the whole army will be annihilated."
Xiao Shilian said solemnly: "We can't go back from the current situation. We can only try our best to maneuver, harass the Chinese army, and delay time. Only God knows whether we can wait for reinforcements."
Li Jing's cavalry army was four or five miles away from Wei Xuan, and only seven or eight miles away from Goguryeo's dense army. They all knew each other's existence.
However, the armored cavalry of the Sui Dynasty were too sharp. Eulji Wende had suffered a loss and had already informed the royal court. Therefore, Gao Dayang knew that there was a Sui cavalry lurking not far away, but he did not send troops to encircle and suppress it. Instead, they attacked the Wei Xuan Department with all their strength.
After all, heavy cavalry has a troop advantage over Wei Xuan's infantry.
Li Jing didn't dare to charge into the formation. He only had four thousand light cavalry and two thousand heavy cavalry to attack a hundred thousand army? Isn't this just seeking death?
All the generals turned their attention to Li Jing, waiting for him to make up his mind.
Li Jing gritted his teeth and got on his horse:
"General Mai will not abandon me. Let's go to Pyongyang."
Six thousand people going to Pyongyang? Are you crazy? All the generals looked at each other, but Yang Yuanqing got on his horse and raised his whip:
"Maintainer, please go first."
