At the same time that Qin Qiong led the coalition army to Hubu Grassland and defeated the 180,000 army of Jieli Khan in Yemachuan, the South Route Army led by Wei Yunqi also won on the battlefield of Zhangye. The army continued to advance westward, and defeated Cao Zhen, a close confidant of Li Rail, who was repairing the defense line, at Leyun City at the northern foot of Kongtong Mountain

At the same time, several support troops arrived in Fulu County one after another, broke the city and killed Li Rail's civil department Shangshu An Xiuren, and the fortress of Jiayushan was also broken by Su Dingfang, Su Dingfang led 30,000 cavalry to sweep the west of Zhangye, and the defender Li Mao retreated all the way and withdrew to Yumen City in Dunhuang County.

Since then, Zhangye County has returned to the embrace of the Great Sui, and Wei Yunqi seems quite excited, not that he cares about this credit, but because Zhangye County is too important.

Zhangye County is the center of the Great Sui Dynasty's rule over the Western Regions, the reason why it became the center of the Great Sui in the Western Regions, one is that it extends in all directions, the geographical location is very important, the Hexi Corridor under its jurisdiction is the only way of the Silk Road, along the weak water to the north to Juyanze, is a key road to the Mobei grassland, the south to the Dadou Pull Valley into the Hehuang Valley, to the west into the Xihai County that is re-occupied by Tuyuhun.

On the other hand, Zhangye County is an important place for horse breeding in the Great Sui, and at the peak of the Great Sui, there were more than 700,000 war horses on the prairie around Zhangye and Wuwei. Li Tang and Xue Ju fought to the death, for this grassland that can raise a large number of war horses, and its recovery made the Great Sui in addition to Liaodong, and there was a horse farm that could provide a large number of war horses, and the whole world horse source was firmly controlled by the Great Sui from then on.

Jiayu Mountain at the west gate of Zhangye is the gateway of Zhangye and the belly of the Henan Corridor, occupying Jiayu Mountain also opened the door to attack Dunhuang, at this time Li Rail could not recapture Jiayu Mountain, and was forced to retreat to Yumen City.

A day later, Wei Yunqi left Mai Mengcai and 5,000 soldiers to escort Jiang Xingben and other craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry to explore the terrain here, design the barrier, and defend the back road and grain road. He personally led 80,000 Sui troops out of the Jiayu Valley and marched to Yumen City.

That night, they camped twenty miles away from Yumen City, and at this time, a faint bonfire was lit in the open air of the entire camp.

After inspecting the camp, the commander Wei Yunqi led the generals into the big tent of the Chinese army to discuss, "Next, we will discuss the next plan and the entire battle situation." ”

The crowd listened carefully.

The fire shone on Wei Yunqi's side face, and Wei Yunqi, who got off the battlefield, didn't want to be as cold as on the battlefield, and looked very kind. He continued: "Since the loss of Wuwei and tens of thousands of troops, Li Liang has become a climate, with Li Liang, Li Mao brothers and other mediocre people, the so-called Daxi Liang Kingdom will be broken in one battle, and the hearts of others have been lost, it is not difficult to break it." This is the consensus of His Highness, and indeed of everyone. However, His Highness is still aggressive, why is this? ”

Wei Yunqi said that everyone was most puzzled, and they all looked at Wei Yunqi in surprise.

Wei Yunqi saw that everyone was listening carefully, and said in a deep voice: "There are many generals who can fight in my Great Sui, although it is not said that there are thousands of generals, more than 100 people are completely capable of it, but there are only a handful of generals who can command hundreds of thousands or hundreds of thousands of troops in battles. This war, after calculating it one by one, we have come to the conclusion that there is no general. So that His Royal Highness, who didn't want to go on the expedition, had to go on the expedition in person. Generals, everyone's growth is a bit anxious. ”

Wei Yunqi and the others were very unwanted, and even disgusted with Yang Tong's move to put on armor and go into battle, but the reality was very helpless.

Because of this, the anxious mood of the high-level has led to the progress of the generals like a turtle speed, this kind of pickiness is actually extremely unfair to the generals, but compared with Yang Tong's safety, what is this unfairness?

As the secretary of the military department, Wei Yunqi was not only dissatisfied, but also under tremendous pressure. Today, I want to take this opportunity to motivate and motivate everyone, so that everyone can be ashamed and courageous.

Wei Yunqi's kindness made the generals' faces hot, and they were so ashamed that they couldn't raise their heads, so low that they almost looked up like the little one in the crotch of his pants. Head, come him for a close touch.

Fang Xuanling looked funny, knowing that it was his turn to go out, he coughed heavily, and after successfully attracting the attention of the generals, he asked the generals: "Do you generals, what is the most fatal weakness of my Great Sui today?" ”

Su Dingfang, who had a hot face, hesitated for a moment, and said cautiously: "Could it be a family?" ”

"Wrong!"

"Wrong?" The generals were stunned, under Yang Tong's years of indoctrination, everyone knew that all kinds of princes were not terrible, but what was terrible was the family behind them. But now, Fang Xuanling actually said that the family is not the deadliest ...... in the Great Sui

"It's not a family, what is it?" Niu Jinda asked everyone's common voice.

Fang Xuanling said with a heavy face: "The biggest weakness and lifeblood of our army is not the family, but His Highness. ”

"Your Highness?"

Niu Jinda looked at Fang Xuanling in surprise, and said puzzledly: "Your Highness is strong in martial arts, proficient in the art of war, and accompanied by Luo Shixin and Wei Chigong, looking at the world, who can move Your Highness?" Why has His Highness become the biggest weakness of our army? ”

"A worthy monarch should be a shock to the center and see all directions, and should not charge into battle like a fierce general. Overlord Xiang Yu is also martial arts, defeat is also martial arts, he is the first general in the world, and his martial arts are unmatched, but why was he beaten by a person like Liu Bang who is martial arts and has an unbearable character, and Wujiang killed himself? Because what is needed to dominate the world is strategy, means, and knowing people to make good use of them, rather than trying to turn things around with one's own strength. ”

The pupils of all the generals shrank, and they all showed a thoughtful look, everyone felt that what Fang Xuanling said was very reasonable, Xiang Yu was too attached to martial arts, and he was too far behind in terms of employing people, governing troops, and governing politics.

"His Highness on the battlefield does have few opponents, but it is also because of this that His Highness must be the first in every battle." Fang Xuanling said very sharply: "Have you ever thought that if the enemy sets a trap with this, specifically targeting His Highness, once His Highness has a problem, the young young lord has just been born, and it is not enough to lead everyone against the wolves. ”

The big tent of the Chinese army suddenly fell into a dead silence, and everyone showed a clear look.

"His Royal Highness is also aware of his own importance, although he still commands the army, he has rarely crossed the battlefield, which is a place to be thankful and celebrated. However, war is changing rapidly, and it is very dangerous after all. Yang Fushu, Wei Shangshu, and I, they don't want to see His Highness in person. However, the world is always unpredictable, and war will always come inadvertently. With no one available, His Highness had to take the risk of going into battle. In short, how important His Highness is, Wei Shangshu has high requirements for everyone, and I hope that everyone will practice and study hard in the future, and share worries for His Highness as soon as possible. ”

Everyone was very ashamed to hear this, and then they all nodded clearly, and their expressions were less proud and impetuous, and more calm.

Wei Yunqi saw that Fang Xuanling was convinced of the generals, and immediately smiled with satisfaction, after this ideological rectification, he believed that these generals with unlimited potential would grow up rapidly, and continue to play the role of black faces: "This time, His Highness mobilized everyone to let everyone go into battle, the purpose is not to temper everyone in the grave, but to temper everyone, give everyone the experience of growth, so that you can transform from a famous general to a famous commander who commands thousands of troops and horses through wars again and again." Your Highness's good intentions, I hope you will always remember and never forget to improve your military literacy, only in this way can you be worthy of Your Highness's kindness, do you understand? ”

"Got it!" The crowd will be appreciative and guilty.

"Report!" At this time, a guard hurriedly came and said loudly: "Marshal Qiyu, I have caught a few Liangguo spies." ”

"Bring it on!"

"Whoa!"

Xizuo is indeed Li Rail's person, and he was ordered to ask for help from the Western Turkic Commander Ye Hu, but he was arrested on the way back.

At this time, a soldier handed a letter to Wei Yunqi: "Dashuai, this is from a small worker, it seems to be a reply letter written by Tongye Hu Khan to Li Liang." ”

Wei Yunqi took out and read it, it was indeed a reply letter written by Tong Ye Hu to Li Rail, he showed the attitude of the Western Turks sending troops to help, but hoped that Li Rail could hold out for half a month, Wei Yunqi asked carefully for a while, and then asked people to bring the fine work down.

"The Western Turks have 250,000 soldiers, and there is a lot of pressure on His Highness. I want to end the war in the shortest possible time, and then try to relieve the pressure on His Highness. When Wei Yunqi said this, he raised the letter in his hand and said to the generals: "Let's talk about how to use this letter to make a fuss." ”

"Handsome! There will be a suggestion at the end. Su Dingfang arched his hand.

"You say!"

"If you want to end the battle quickly, the way is to wipe out the Li Rail family. The reply from the Western Turks fell into our hands, but Li Liang did not know that this was our greatest opportunity. Su Dingfang suggested:

"In addition to the regular army, our army also has tens of thousands of Turks, who can be disguised as soldiers of the Western Turks. In order to achieve the goal of confusing Li Mao in Yumen City, our army can even retreat to Wuwei County, giving Li Mao a false impression that the Turks are attacking on a large scale and our army is afraid of war. ”

Wei Yunqi secretly praised that Su Dingfang's thoughts coincided with his own, and he was able to think of countermeasures in an instant, worthy of being the most potential general in His Highness's opinion.

"And then?" Mr. Wei did not express his opinion.

"In Li Mao's tone, he wrote a letter to Li Liang in Jinchang City, saying that Tong Yehu defeated His Highness and personally led the army to help, and he would definitely come from Jinchang to thank him.

Wei Yunqi asked, "What if Li Liang is not fooled?" ”

Su Dingfang smiled and said: "If Li Liang is not fooled, he will attack with a thunderous force, and our army will attack it anyway." And this letter is just another opportunity for us to break the enemy, and we should not rely too much on it. The most important thing is to end the battle as soon as possible, support His Highness, or relieve His Highness's pressure from the side. ”

"Well said!" Hearing these words, Wei Yunqi's eyes suddenly flashed with deep appreciation.

In the hands of famous generals and marshals, his soldiers are pawns, and under his manipulation, he defeats the opponent with various unpredictable tactics and strategies. As a famous general, you must have the psychological quality of deciding when you decide, killing when you kill, and sacrificing when you sacrifice, and you can't tolerate a trace of hesitation.

And for the Great Sui, Yang Dong's safety is above all else, not to mention 100,000 people, even if he sacrifices a million, he will not hesitate to have this kind of ruthless heart that sacrifices millions of people, which is also the basic quality of a famous general.

Su Dingfang's answer of conquering Li Liang and reducing Yang Tong's pressure at all costs made Wei Yunqi very satisfied, as if he saw a rising star.

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