Fang Xuanling, Yu Yunwen and several other confidants and important ministers have expressed their positions, speculating that the next move of the Tang army is Luoyang, the eastern capital.

Yang Gao Sui nodded slightly: "The eastern capital Luoyang must not fall into the hands of Li Yuan, and quickly sent an envoy to inform Wang Shichong, so that he could be careful about the movements in Guanzhong." In addition, he sent a decree to Xue Rengui and Chang Yuchun, ordering him to fight hard and be ready to enter the Eastern Capital at any time! ”

After a pause, Yang Gao looked around at everyone in the hall again, and asked in a deep voice: "Do you Aiqing have any suggestions to deal with the Tang Army's next Eastern Crusade?" ”

Xu Wei, the waiter, took the lead and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that Your Majesty can send a letter to Luo Yi in Youzhou, and order him to lead his troops to attack and disturb the state and distract the Tang army. ”

"Although this move can be tried, it is estimated that it will not attract much attention from the Tang Dynasty."

Yang Gao sighed slightly: "Although Luo Yi calls himself Sui Chen, his essence is the same as Wang Shichong, and he is far away in Youzhou, and the emperor is far away, and I can't command him at all." Secondly, there is Temujin in the northwest of Youzhou, and Zhu Yuanzhang of Hebei also covets Youzhou. Moreover, I heard that a powerful force also appeared in the northern part of Youzhou, claiming to be the Jurchen tribe, which not only annexed the anti-king Gao Kaidao of Liaodong, but also defeated the Goguryeo general Eulji Wendeok and captured most of Liaodong. ”

"What, defeated Otchi Wende?"

Xu Wei was shocked when he heard this, and said in a lost voice: "When the first emperor conquered Goguryeo, he was defeated at the hands of this Yizhi Wende, who is this Jurchen clan that can defeat Yizhi Wende?" ”

"Back then, Yizhi Wende was able to defeat his father, one was because Yu Wenshu, Yu Zhongwen and others were careless and mistakenly fell into Yizhi Wende's deception. The second is that the father hoped to weaken the family's power in the army through the battle of Goguryeo, so he did not chase and fight Goguryeo. Wenchang (Xu Weizi): Don't look too high, look at Yizhi Wende! ”

Yang Gao glared at Xu Wei unhappily, and said in a deep voice: "As for this Jurchen clan. According to Jinyiwei's intelligence, they should be a branch of the Black Water Warrior that went south from the Black Water Coast, and when they went south, they annexed many tribes and greatly increased their strength. Now the population of the entire tribe should be around one million, and the number of soldiers and horses is about 200,000. ”

Fang Xuanling said with a solemn face: "Being able to create such a foundation surrounded by strong enemies, it seems that the leader of this Jurchen clan is not a simple person. ”

Yang Gao said: "Xuan Ling's words are not bad, it is reported that the Jurchen leader is called Wanyan Aguda, not only has excellent ability, but also has a large number of capable people, his younger brother Wanyan Lou Room, his son Wanyan Zongwang, Wanyan Zongbi, Wanyan Zonghan are all rare generals, and his eldest grandson Wanyan Jin Danzi is a fierce general of the three armies, I heard that he was in the battle with Yizhi Wende, and even killed the six fierce generals of Goguryeo. ”

Fang Xuanling nodded thoughtfully: "It seems that now Luo Yi is surrounded by enemies, even if he sends troops to attack and harass the state, there are only 10,000 soldiers and horses that can be mobilized, and it will not play a role at all." ”

Yang Gao sighed helplessly: "These so-called allies, as well as the separatist warlords who are superficially subservient, are basically unreliable when they reach a critical time, it's okay to help you bluff, I want them to go all out, unless it really endangers their interests." ”

Yu Yunwen came out and said: "What Your Majesty said is extremely true. Whether it is Wang Shichong or Luo Yi, they are both ambitious people, and they are fundamentally the same as Li Yuan's traitors, and they must not be counted on at a critical time. Now we can rely on our court's own soldiers and horses. ”

After a pause, Yu Yunwen continued to speak: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that Your Majesty can send an order to the two generals, Qin Qiong and Di Qing, ordering them to suspend the offensive against Qingzhou and give the Qingzhou bandits some time to ask Li Tang for help. Although Song Jiang of Qingzhou died, he had already accepted Li Yuan's recruitment before he died, the Qingzhou bandits were barely considered Tang Army, Li Yuan's old thief had a good face, as long as Qin Qiong and Di Qing put on a posture that could not fight for a long time, he would definitely send troops out of Guandong and into Qingzhou! ”

Fang Xuanling immediately agreed: "Your Majesty, Yu Shangshu's strategy is indeed feasible. In addition, Weichen thought that Bashu was Li Tang's money, grain, and tax land, and Li Yuan would never allow Bashu to lose. So Weichen thought it was time to launch a campaign to attack Bashu. ”

Yang Gao nodded and said, "What several Aiqing said was all good words, and the strategies they offered were all conscientious. In the future, when I will dominate the world, I will never forget your help! ”

Yu Yunwen, Fang Xuanling and others all bowed their hands and said: "The food of the king is divided into the worries of the king, we are just loyal to our duties, how dare we be so praised by Your Majesty!" ”

Yang Gao smiled slightly, and set his eyes on Liu Bowen, who had been bowing his head and being silent: "Bowen, I see that you have been wanting to speak and stopping, do you have anything to say?" ”

Hearing this, Liu Bowen slowly came out of the ranks, and arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that although the suggestions of Lord Yu and Lord Fang are good, they cannot fundamentally solve the problem. Bashu has been a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack since ancient times, and there are more than 100,000 elite soldiers under the command of Li Xiaogong and Li Shiji, and it is difficult for our army to break through in Bashu in a short period of time. As for Qingzhou, although Li Yuan has a good face, but Luoyang and Qingzhou are more important, I think Li Yuan can still distinguish between them. Therefore, the battle of Luoyang is probably inevitable! ”

"Therefore, Weichen thinks that whether it is Luo Yi or Qin Qiong, Li Jing and other generals, what they can do at present is to attract some soldiers and horses of the Tang army, and the decisive place of my Great Sui and the Puppet Tang this time must be Luoyang, the eastern capital."

Liu Bowen said, a cold light suddenly flashed in his eyes: "Wang Shichong is ambitious, Weichen thinks that instead of racking his brains to cooperate with him to meet the Tang army while being on guard, it is better to strike first, and take advantage of Wang Shichong's main force to meet the Tang army, and suddenly seize the eastern capital and take Luoyang into our own hands." ”

As soon as Liu Bowen's words came out, several other important ministers of the Military Aircraft Department were obviously taken aback, and they never thought that Liu Bowen, who was kind to people on weekdays, would actually say such a thing.

Wai Lang, a soldier named Wang Xu, who had just entered the military aircraft department not long after entering the military aircraft department, was the first to lose his breath, got up and questioned Liu Bowen and said: "Lord Liu, although Wang Shichong has ill intentions, he is still His Majesty's courtier after all. If we take advantage of his battle against the Tang army to seize the eastern capital, cut off his back road, and spread the word, we are afraid that it will be detrimental to Your Majesty's reputation. ”

"A small amount is not a gentleman, no poison is not a husband!" Liu Bowen gritted his teeth and said loudly: "Wang Shichong's wolf ambition is known to passers-by, and this thief will undoubtedly turn against him in the future." Since sooner or later there will be a battle with Wang Shichong, it is necessary to exterminate the thief while he is still in his fledgling, and it can also avoid greater casualties in the future. What's more, since Wang Shichong is His Majesty's courtier, then Luoyang is under His Majesty's rule, so what's wrong with Your Majesty sending troops into Luoyang? ”