On the first day of October in the seventh year of the Great Cause, Emperor Yang Guang of Sui worshiped heaven and earth at the Dianjiangtai in the eastern capital, personally awarded the three armies the Fu Festival, and announced an expedition to Goryeo. A total of 1,130,000 troops were dispatched, marching towards Liaodong, and the army of the Great Sui Dynasty was all under the government military system, and they worked at home and farming in peacetime, and only gathered in wartime.

In addition to the garrison troops guarding the capital, as well as the necessary garrison troops in Longxi, Tuyuhun, Hetao and other places, more than eighty percent of the army of the Great Sui came to the front line in Liaodong.

In addition, all kinds of logistical baggage, which has been transported from the northern counties, piled up mountains of grain and grass, requisitioned countless carriages and ox carts, and mobilized two million logistics people, if it were not for the reign of the emperor in the early Sui Dynasty, so that the counties and counties have accumulated a lot of materials, grain and grass, I am afraid that the logistics problem alone will drag the army across.

Yu Wenming and the other children of the Yuwen family were all incorporated into the Zuo Lingwei soldiers led by Yu Wenshu. There were 100,000 troops. Li Jing was the deputy general of this large army, assisting Yu Wenshu in reorganizing the army. In addition, Yu Wenming's quasi-brother-in-law, the eldest grandson Wuji, also served as a member of the army in this army, which can be regarded as a small civilian official.

Yuwenshu made Li Jing, who had rich battlefield experience, the vanguard, and led 10,000 elite cavalry to open the way first, while the remaining 90,000 troops were divided into the front army, the middle army, and the rear army, and marched northward. Just his army along the way, together with the grain and grass of the accompanying army, stretched for more than ten miles.

And Yu Wenming, Yu Wenjie, Yu Wencheng and others all dressed as Yu Wenshu's personal soldiers and followed him on horseback. Most of the descendants of these Yuwen families participated in the war for the first time, and it was such a large-scale war. Looking at the mighty and unseen team, they couldn't help but show excitement and chatter. Judging by the joy on their faces, they regarded this expedition as if it were an outing.

Yu Wenshu looked at the energetic faces of several grandsons, and couldn't help but smile with relief. He secretly thought in his heart that after this expedition to Goryeo, he believed that these little guys should also grow up quickly like Yuwen Chengdu and become the hope of Yuwen in the future.

And the eldest grandson Wuji is also carefully looking at these children of the Yuwen family, wanting to see how the martial arts realm of his brothers-in-law, the prospective brothers-in-law, are. He was forced into the Zuoling Guard by his father Changsun Sheng, and Changsun Sheng also wanted his son to take the opportunity of the expedition to Goryeo, gilded with gold, and accumulate some military qualifications.

However, the observation obviously disappointed the eldest grandson Wuji, this group of young disciples were all frivolous and short-breathed, and they were still in the most basic quenching stage.

However, what surprised him a little was that among the children of the Yuwen family, there was a young general with the tallest head but the most immature face, who was thinking with a sad face.

The eldest grandson Wuji naturally recognized at a glance that this was his quasi-brother-in-law Yu Wenming.

He was also slightly surprised. In the past two years, Yu Wenming's martial arts can be said to have advanced by leaps and bounds, whether it is archery, knife or spearmanship, they have made great progress. Shooting a bird within a hundred steps and defeating many fierce generals in a row made him famous. Friends who are familiar with him, when they meet, they all praise his sister for her vision, saying that Yu Wenming is a tiger of the gate, both civil and military, and will become a pillar of the country in the future.

But now, it's time for the actual battle. How can this prospective brother-in-law, whom he values very much, seem to be cowardly? Listening to Yuwen's story, Yu Wenming seemed to hesitate before the expedition, and now he seems to be preoccupied in the march, what is this kid thinking?

"Brother Ming, come here!" The eldest grandson Wuji waved to his prospective brother-in-law.

Yu Wenming hurriedly rode over and walked in parallel with the eldest grandson Wuji.

"Brother Ming, when I first went to the battlefield, I was just like you, I was only fifteen years old, and I was also very nervous at that time......" The eldest grandson Wuji looked into the distance at this time, and said with a thoughtful look in his eyes: "My father saw that I was very nervous, so he encouraged me, saying that a man who has never seen blood is not a real man, only those who survive from the bloody battlefield are real warriors......"

The eldest grandson Wuji thought that Yu Wenming was cowardly, which made him a little anxious, for this prospective brother-in-law who was both civil and military, he liked it very much, but he didn't want him to perform poorly on the battlefield and lose room for further improvement.

Hearing the words of encouragement from this future Tang Dynasty celebrity, Yu Wenming couldn't help but show a bitter expression. He knew that the eldest grandson Wuji would be wrong, where was his cowardice, but he knew that he would lose this battle, and he was worried about the fate of himself and the Sui army.

At this time, he sighed lightly and said, "Brother Wuji, do you know anything about the battle of the Great Sui to destroy Chen?" But I don't know how many soldiers and horses did my Great Sui use to destroy Nan Chen at that time? ”

After hearing this, the eldest grandson Wuji frowned slightly and said: "It's about more than 600,000, if you add the people, it can reach more than 1 million, why did you suddenly think of asking this question?"

Yu Wenming didn't answer, but asked rhetorically: "Then Brother Wuji thinks which one is stronger, Gao Li or Chen Chao?"

"Of course it's the Chen Dynasty, the Chen Dynasty had a population of more than 10 million and more than 500,000 people in armor, which must be much stronger than Goryeo...... How? Brother Ming, do you have any questions? As soon as the eldest grandson Wuji spoke, he suddenly realized that the Great Sui attacked the Chen Dynasty, which was much stronger than Goryeo, without using millions of troops. How can you deal with a mere Goryeo and use more than a million troops?

Yu Wenming said his question at this time: "Brother Wuji, in fact, I think that when attacking Goryeo, the Holy Lord doesn't even need to drive the expedition himself, just send a general like my master and grandfather to command an army of two or three hundred thousand, and the country can be destroyed." In this way, the consumption of materials will be much less, and the people in the northern counties will not be as miserable as they are now. His Majesty had personally conquered the Chen Dynasty, Tuyuhun, and the Turks, and it stands to reason that he was also an experienced commander. How could he not have thought of this? ”

This is also the question that Yu Wenming has always had in his heart, from the three years he has traveled here, Yang Guang, who has seen and heard, although he does not dare to say that he is a saint, but at least he is still relatively wise, never mediocre and incompetent, and even very accomplished. For example, moving the capital to Luoyang, digging canals, deterring the Turks, and establishing the imperial examination system were all quite wise moves. ”

In particular, the opening of the Grand Canal can be said to be the main artery connecting the north and the south for business, greatly promoting the development of business in the Great Sui, and making the transportation from the eastern capital to Jiangnan and Hebei more convenient. The opening of the Grand Canal can be said to be beneficial to the present and the future, and in his opinion, it is even more far-reaching than the construction of the Great Wall.

But how could such a wise and accomplished gentleman suddenly have a big change? This is something that makes Yu Wenming puzzled.

After hearing this, Eldest Sun Wuji was obviously very surprised, he didn't expect Yu Wenming to have such a deep understanding. This is also where he was puzzled before.

He looked around at this time, and seeing that he was far away from everyone else, Fang lowered his voice and said slowly: "Brother Ming, Your Majesty's talent can be described as the most outstanding of the five sons of the first emperor. Whether it is reciting poems and lyrics, or leading troops to go to war, as well as his ability to govern the country, no one can compare with him. Although the emperor appointed his eldest son Yang Yong as the crown prince, he has always regretted it. Later, with the support of Ling Zu, Yang Su, Yu Shiji and others, through his own efforts, the saint finally deposed Yang Yong and renamed him the crown prince......"

And this matter is quite controversial among the people and the court. The saint is also a person who wants to save face, which you can see from his eagerness to solve the problem of the Great Food Envoy. He always considered himself the smartest man in the world and could not tolerate any challenge or threat to his authority. ”

"Since his accession to the throne, he has wanted to prove his ability through a series of measures and political achievements to silence the mouths of the people. Judging from the situation in the past few years. The general direction of the Shengshang's administration was right, whether it was to create contradictions within the Turks and let them kill each other in order to alleviate the threat of the northern border of the Great Sui, or to conquer Tuyuhun in the west, they were all successful. In this way, his ambition swelled. wanted to destroy Goryeo in one fell swoop and accomplish the feat that the first emperor failed to accomplish when he was alive. Become the Emperor of the Ages! ”

Speaking of this, the eldest grandson Wuji Fang said in a deep voice: "In the seventeenth year of the emperor's reign, the first emperor led an army of 300,000 but failed to defeat Goryeo. The Sacred Lord then believed that in order to defeat Goryeo, more troops would need to be mobilized. When the emperor was there, the reason why he failed was because of the lack of food and grass, which led to the forced retreat. Therefore, His Majesty's expedition to Goryeo this time was that the soldiers and horses did not move, and the grain and grass went first, and it is said that more than 3 million stone grains have been piled up in Zhuojun, which is enough for a million troops to eat for half a year. Moreover, there are more than 100,000 people as logistical support, so it can be said that there is no need to worry about food and grass......"

At this time, he said squarely: "I heard my father say, in fact, the saint once revealed at a palace banquet that he said that after destroying Goryeo, he would recuperate for ten years. In addition to guarding against the Turks, there will be no more aggressive fighting. Therefore, if Brother Ming, you have made great contributions in this expedition to Goryeo. The future is bright......"

Only then did Yu Wenming finally understand why Yang Guang had to go on an expedition to Goryeo, and he also mobilized so many troops. This tyrant, who was later thought to be, actually thought that after this battle, the country's borders would be safe, and the policy of governing the world could also be shifted to recuperation.

It's just that Yang Guang didn't expect to send so many troops to attack Goryeo, but he was still defeated. After the second and third expeditions to Goryeo were launched one after another, the domestic contradictions were quite intensified, the rebels rose up in various places, bandits were rampant, and those powerful families also had different intentions, and the collapse of the Great Sui could not be saved.

"Brother Wuji, you can rest assured, I Yu Wenming will definitely do my best! Not to mention how much feats you have made, at least you won't be cowardly! Yu Wenming clenched his fists at this time and said solemnly.

In fact, he also had some doubts in his heart, the Sui army was a wide range of elite generals, famous generals like clouds, and Yang Guang, who had personally participated in large-scale wars, was an experienced veteran, and had plenty of food and grass. How can you still not beat Goryeo?

"Perhaps, with my arrival, maybe history will change somewhat." Yu Wenming thought secretly in his heart.