"Oh?"

Yang Guang froze, and then looked at Pei Yun with a clear gaze, his eyes flashing.

At this time, it was not only the Emperor of the Great Cause, but also Li Yuan, who was also surprised.

There are many ministers in the palace, and if you want to talk about the ability to use soldiers, only Pei Ju, Yu Wenshu, and Duan Wenzhen can be worthy of the word 'art of war'.

Needless to say, Yuwenshu was the general of Zuo Yiwei in the court, experienced a hundred battles, and made great achievements.

Duan Wenzhen, the secretary of the military department, is the pillar beam of the central court, and the sea god needle of the Great Sui. During the reign of the emperor, Duan Wenzhen was ordered by the emperor to command the army as the head of the march, defeated the Turkic Datou Khan, and won countless victories.

As for Pei Yun, this Huangmen squire of the current dynasty is not only a peerless wise man who runs the Western Regions for the Son of Heaven, quells Tuyuhun, and splits the Eastern and Western Turks. When he was young, he led 3,000 soldiers to pacify Lingnan and defeat tens of thousands of troops of the slang marshal Wang Zhongxuan. The ability to use soldiers is not inferior to any famous general in the world.

But Duan Wenzhen opposed the conquest of Goguryeo, and repeatedly persuaded the Son of Heaven but the emperor did not obey, and Pei Ju also strongly admonished the Son of Heaven to conquer in person, which is a well-known thing.

The reason why the previous Emperor Daye was able to forcibly promote the expedition of Liaodong was entirely because of his arbitrariness, coupled with the strength of many close loyal ministers such as Yu Shiji, the servant of the internal history, and Hu Sizheng, the servant of the military department.

Pei Yun asked the Son of Heaven to ask these two, isn't it self-inflicted?

But Yang Guang immediately thought about it, and a trace of an inexplicable smile appeared on the corner of his lips: "The words of the imperial doctor are very reasonable. Bo Tong (Yuwen Shuzi), Hongdae (Pei Juzi), and Duan Aiqing, I don't know the three, can you have something to teach me?"

Yuwenshu did not give in, and without waiting for Yang Guang to ask, he replied in an impassioned voice: "The minister thinks that since His Majesty ascended the throne for eight years, he has leveled the Khitan, fixed the Turks, and exterminated Tuguhun. This kind of feat, only the Qin Emperor and Han Wu can be compared with His Majesty, and the ancient emperors are unmatched. It is only necessary to sweep Goguryeo again, and the Quartet can be pacified. At that time, the people can rest and recuperate, live and work in peace and contentment, and enjoy a peaceful and prosperous world. And Your Majesty is well versed in the art of war, and now he is raising an army of millions to conquer Liaodong with the overwhelming momentum of Mount Tai, how can he not be victorious?"

When the Quartet is calm, I should rest and recuperate for the people. ”

Yang Guang couldn't help stroking his palm, and then asked Pei Ju: "What about Hongdae?"

Huangmen Shilang Pei Ju is about sixty years old, with a clear face, graceful bearing, and dignified appearance, but this person's expression is full of helplessness: "Your Majesty's edict has been issued, and millions of soldiers have been gathered." As the so-called arrow is on the string, it has to be sent. ”

When he said this, he hesitated a little, and after a while, he said in a condensed voice: "The army is outside, such as Tai'a, and Zhuo County has five million stone of grain reserves, and there are huge reserves of armor and arrows, Your Majesty needs to be cautious and cautious about this choice of commander." ”

When Yang Guang heard this, he couldn't help but bow slightly, and the smile on the corner of his lips became more and more intense.

"Your Majesty can send millions of troops, and it doesn't hurt to recruit in person,"

Duan Wenzhen held the jade gui in his hand, and his expression was solemn: "But the minister is afraid of the Liaodong grain road, and he can't supply a million troops." Especially after October, most of the northern rivers are frozen. Therefore, the battle for Liao must be concluded before the winter. The army that crosses the Liaoshui River must not exceed 500,000, and those who cross the Hun River (the ancient name of the Yalu River) should also have 300,000 troops. ”

"Three hundred thousand?"

Yang Guang pondered for a while, and then agreed: "Duan Aiqing's words, I have written them down." However, Zeqing is the general of Zuo Hou Wei and the deputy marshal of me. This specific use of troops can be discussed with me in detail after Liaodong. ”

"And there's one more thing!"

Duan Wenzhen raised his eyelids, and there was a slight hint of exhaustion in his eyes: "The minister heard that the land of Liaodong is bitter and cold, not inferior to Mobei. However, most of the ink armor equipped by our government army was cast in the Kaihuang period. At that time, the southern Chen was not extinguished, and hundreds of thousands of troops were in the north of the river. The ink armor cast is all made for attacking Chen, and is not suitable for the north. Therefore, in the spring of the seventh year of the Great Cause, he sent people to carry all kinds of ink armor into Liaodong for testing, and found that the "shield mountain", "blood halberd", "kamikaze" and other models were fine in the autumn and summer seasons, but once in winter, either the oil was frozen, or the ignition could not be used, and they could not be used normally. ”

When Yang Guang heard this, he couldn't help frowning, he understood what Duan Wenzhen meant. Now sixty percent of the ink armor of the Great Sui Mansion Army was indeed cast before the destruction of Chen.

After that, the "shield mountain", "blood halberd", "kamikaze" and other models have been tested in actual combat. Not only is the combat power strong, but also more durable and durable, so the foundry bureaus in Luoyang and Jiangdu have cast a lot one after another.

As a result, these ink armors accounted for seventy percent of the local government army.

This means that once the winter comes, these armor tools they bring into Liaodong will become waste that can only be seen but not used.

"This expedition to Goguryeo, why do you need to delay it until the beginning of winter?"

Yuwen Shu let out a chill: "Yichen predicts that within five months at most, our army will be able to level Goguryeo!"

"Goguryeo is not the enemy of our dynasty, but its country's savings for a hundred years cannot be taken lightly. General Yuwen's words were too light for the enemy. ”

Pei Juwei shook his head, his expression disapproving: "The so-called be prepared for danger in times of peace, and be prepared for it, and be prepared and safe." Duan Shangshu is old enough to seek the country, and he also asks His Majesty to think deeply. ”

Yang Guang didn't pay attention to Yu Wenshu, he had already fallen into deep thought: "That's why Aiqing ordered all the casting bureaus to go all out to cast Broken Blade, Wolf Tooth, Giant Gate and other armor after the winter last year?

Before he finished speaking, he saw a bit of ridicule on Duan Wenzhen's face. Yang Guang also suddenly remembered that after he entered the east, he went to Jiangdu to inspect and has been cruising until now. Many government affairs have been thrown aside, and they have not been dealt with so far.

Duan Wenzhen must have reported the matter, but he didn't pay close attention to the recital of this military secretary.

He couldn't help but choke his breath, and hurriedly stopped his words: "Now in my Great Sui Library, can there be enough ink armor to replace?"

"The problem is that in the arsenals of various places, the total number of ink armor suitable for fighting in the north is only 17,000, and even if the minister has ordered the casting bureaus in various places in May of the seventh year to try their best to create armor such as Broken Blade, Wolf Fang, Giant Gate and other models, so far, only 33,000 have been completed. ”

Duan Wenzhen's expression was helpless: "However, we have to change the clothes of this million army, and there is still a gap of 170,000 bodies." ”

When the ministers heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other again.

After a long time, Pei Yun asked tentatively: "Can you transfer part of it from the border army in the north?"

"No!"

Pei Juwei flicked his sleeves, and his voice was cold: "After Your Majesty's personal conquest, our army is outside, and the border defense in the north must not be slackened at all." Although the Turks have been divided into two, the number of people in control of their clan is still in the millions, how can they be careless?"

"Is there really nothing you can do?"

Yang Guang rubbed his forehead with a headache, he first looked at Fan Zigai, the secretary of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, with an inquiring gaze, but the latter also smiled bitterly: "Please forgive the ministers and women for being difficult to cook without rice, since the opening of the emperor, each store grain can be used for my thirty years of Great Sui." But this ink armor, the Ministry of Civil Affairs can't do anything. ”

Yang Guang was helpless and wanted to ask Su Wei again, but the latter also looked embarrassed.

And just as the emperor of the great cause was growing angry. Li Yuan, who was behind everyone, suddenly said: "The minister has a strategy, or he can solve His Majesty's worries!"

"Shude?"

Yang Guang was surprised to follow the prestige, and then there was a look of anticipation: "Shude has any good plan, you can talk about it." ”

He knew that his cousin was also very capable.

"The ink armor that can be used in the war in Liaodong is not in the imperial treasury, but in the people, there are tens of thousands of corpses in storage. ”

When Li Yuan said this, he saw that all the ministers present, except for Pei Ju, Fan Zigai and Duan Wenzhen, were all stunned.

"When the ministers are in charge of local politics, it is common for local township tyrants to hide ink armor in their homes and commit lawlessness. The vast majority of these armor tools were cast during the Jin and Han dynasties and delivered to the border army. And there are many of them, which are still well preserved and have excellent performance. ”

"Local wealthy families, private ink armor?"

Yang Guang muttered, his eyes slightly cold: "Is the ink armor cast during the Jin and Han dynasties usable?" Shude, what do you expect to be, what is the specific amount, and can it be forcibly collected?"

When Li Yuan heard this last sentence, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. If he provoked the Son of Heaven to forcibly recruit civil armor today, this would not be what he wanted.

Fortunately, before he could speak, Pei Ju had already spoken first: "Your Majesty can't! Although our dynasty has an order to ban armor, most of the people who hide armor in the countryside are now deeply rooted in the local area, and there is a dock fort as a basis. In the event of large-scale forced conscription, there is only fear of civil unrest. Once the chaos starts, I am afraid that our strategy of conquering Liao will be damaged. ”

Yang Guang didn't speak, only snorted softly to show his dissatisfaction. When he was a prince in the past, he also knew the local situation.

This is the legacy of the late Jin Dynasty, when the five were chaotic and the tribes were fighting. The local Han people were forced by the situation to build a large number of dock forts in various dangerous places, and gathered armored soldiers to protect themselves.

During the Kaihuang period, there were no less than 900,000 pieces of armor in private collections.

Even though the DPRK and China issued a ban on armor and strictly prohibited the trade of ink armor, it did not reduce this number much.

"That's a good idea!"

Duan Wenzhen pondered: "As far as the minister knows, most of the armor of the Han and Jin border armies was made to resist the Xiongnu Xianbei, with strong combat power and full of materials. Although it is old, as long as the parts are not worn out too much, it can be used in the battle of Liaodong with only a little repair and transformation. ”

As we all know, the armor-making technique of the Han and Jin dynasties is far better than today.

"And if the imperial court is in the name of conquering Liao, it will combine the two strategies of forced expropriation and redemption. At a price 20% higher than the market price, it is purchased from the private sector. Then Yichen expects that at least more than 70,000 ink armors can be collected from the people!"

Li Yuan's eyes flashed: "This is a strategy to kill two birds with one stone." ”

He didn't explain what the two benefits of this move were, but the ministers here have all understood its meaning.

"Seventy thousand ink armors are not enough for all the Liao army to change their clothes. But now there is more than half a year before the beginning of winter. Daxing (Chang'an), Luoyang, Taiyuan, Jiangdu, Xiangyang, Chengdu six major supervision and manufacturing divisions are fully operational, within six months, at least 60,000 standard ink armor can be built, not far from the 170,000 gap. ”