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After Yue Zeng took a sip of wine, Fang said lightly: "It is Zhang Xutuo, the former Qi County Guard, although he did not participate in the battle to exterminate Yang Xuangan, but he completely exterminated the rebel Wang Bo in Shandong. Let the saint also be happy. Since there were no more bandits in Shandong, His Majesty naturally sent him to Liaodong. After all, good steel should also be used on the blade...... Hehe......"

Speaking of this, a strange smile appeared on his face, and he whispered to Yu Ming: "Listening to the tone of the saint, it seems that the first expedition to Goryeo will be launched." That's why General Zhang was transferred to the front line to prepare first...... So, you have to be more intimate with him, maybe you will have to fight together next year. I have heard more than once that the Holy Lord praised you and General Zhang in the imperial study, saying that you are the pillars of the country and the double walls of the Great Sui Army. ”

"Zhang Xutuo?" Yuming was also taken aback when he heard Zhang Xutuo's name, he knew that Zhang Xutuo had a huge influence in the Sui army. His Eight Winds Battalion was the most elite army in the world, and in the battle to exterminate Wang Bo's bandits, he created a brilliant record of defeating 80,000 bandits with 1,000 soldiers. It is a character who makes bandits everywhere fearful.

"Hmmm! It is Zhang Xutuo, who is a famous general in the world, although he did not participate in the battle against Goryeo, but in the battle to quell the domestic bandits, if he said that the merit was second, it was absolutely no one who said that the merit was the first! Yue Zeng Province obviously also admired Zhang Xutuo very much.

At this time, the other generals at the table didn't know how capable Zhang Xutuo was, and when they heard that Yue Zeng Province respected him so much, they couldn't help but hurriedly ask. Yue Zeng Province took advantage of the wine to tell everyone about Zhang Xutuo's situation in detail.

Yu Ming paid close attention to this famous general in the Sui army, and pricked up his ears to listen carefully.

At this time, Yue Zeng Province said slowly: "Zhang Xutuo, with a strong personality, brave and strategic, as early as in the battle of the Great Sui to destroy Chen, he made military achievements. In February of the seventeenth year of the emperor's reign (597), the Qiang people of Queensland (located in Kunming, Yunnan) led the army against the Sui, and Zhang Xutuo followed the marching governor Shi Wansui to go to discuss. Because of his merits, he was appointed with the same ceremony and gave cloth. ”

"In the fourth year of Renshou (604), the Holy Lord succeeded to the throne. Yang Liang, the governor of Bingzhou and the king of Han, was dissatisfied with the ascension of the saint to the throne, so he rebelled in Bingzhou (now southwest of Shanxi). Zhang Xutuo followed Yang Su, the head of the march of the Bingzhou Road, to quell the rebellion, and was appointed as the Kaifu because of his merits. ”

In the sixth year of the Great Cause (610), Zhang Xutuo was the Cheng of Qi County (located in present-day Jinan, Shandong). Due to the famine in the region, the price of food has skyrocketed. He decided to open a warehouse to release grain and provide relief to the victims. His subordinates all believed: 'We must wait for Your Majesty's edict, and we must not open a warehouse to give food without permission.' But Zhang Xutuo said: "Your Majesty is far away, and it will take a year to send envoys to and fro." The surname is in urgent need of upside down, and if you wait for the report to go up, the surname will have to fill in the pit. If I am condemned by this, I will die without hatred. So he cut first and then played, and opened the warehouse to release the grain. But when the saint learned about it, he did not reproach Zhang Sutuo, but rewarded him greatly. It shows that there is a lot of trust in it! ”

In the seventh year of the Great Cause (611), Wang Bo, a native of Zouping (now north of Zouping, Shandong), instigated the masses to raise the anti-Sui rebellion flag based on Changbai Mountain (now Huixian Mountain, Zouping, Shandong). The surnames who evaded conscription took the initiative to gather under the banner of Wang Bo's rebellion, reaching tens of thousands. He often operated in the territory of Qi County, and the officers and troops were defeated many times of encirclement and suppression. ”

At that time, Zhang Xutuo, who was then the Cheng of Qi County, led the army to conscript, and Wang Bo led the army south and transferred to Lu County (now Yanzhou, Shandong). Zhang Xutuo chased after him, and when he chased to the bottom of Daishan, Wang Bo won a sudden victory, and was unprepared, Zhang Xutuo chose the elite, and attacked Wang Bo's army by surprise, and defeated Wang Bo's army and cut thousands of levels. Wang Bo gathered more than 10,000 of his scattered subordinates and went north to cross the Yellow River, and was chased by Zhang Xutuo to Linyi (now north of Jinan City) and defeated, cutting more than 5,000 ranks, and winning six cattle and 10,000 pieces. ”

And this year, Wang Bo took advantage of Yang Xuangan's rebellion and united with more than 100,000 rebels of Sun Xuanya, Shi Qinjiao, and Hao Xiaode to attack Zhangqiu (now northwest of Zhangqiu, Shandong). Zhang Xutuo sent a naval army to cut off his water transportation, and led 20,000 infantry and cavalry to attack the rebels, but the rebels were defeated, and when the scattered army collapsed to Jinliang, it was rejected by the naval army Zhou Fashang. Zhang Xutuo and Zhou Fashang defeated the rebels again by land and water, and their families were overwhelmed by the burden, and they were exposed. When the saint heard the news, he was also very happy, praised him greatly, and sent someone to draw his appearance and play it. ”

Speaking of this, Yue Zeng said with a smile: "Therefore, Zhang Xutuo may not be the most powerful general in the army, nor may he be the most powerful general in the war. But he is definitely His Majesty's most trusted general. If you have a good relationship with him, you will definitely benefit immensely! ”

Yu Ming secretly thought, even if you don't say this, I will make friends with this famous general in the world. He hurriedly picked up his wine glass and toasted Yue Zeng with a glass of wine to thank him for his reminder.

Yue Zengxing drank happily with Yu Ming and the others, but the old eunuch who was an enemy of the crowd was the opponent of these young men, but after two hours, he was drunk unconscious, and then he was carried back to the room by his entourage.

After Yue Zeng was carried away, Yu Ming also returned to his bedroom and went to bed. However, he didn't care at all, his eyes were wide open, his eyes flickered, and his face showed a cloudy and uncertain look.

At present, Liaodong City and several surrounding cities, including large swaths of nearby countryside and grassland, are under his control. Although he also knew that it was impossible to raise an army to rebel now, and even he had to go back to the Eastern Capital. But he always hopes that the people left behind in Liaodong are his confidants or friends.

He originally planned to let Luo Cheng stay in Liaodong City, and appointed Guo Yi, Lin Mo, Wei Chi Jingde and others as the guards of several other big cities, so that he could control a large area east of the Liaohe River in his own hands. In the future, in case of chaos in the Central Plains, he will have a base area.

But now that Yang Guang has sent Zhang Xutuo over and appointed him to stay in Liaodong, won't his plan be all in vain? Zhang Xutuo is the first general of the Sui army, and his soldiers are all elite, and it is said that even his father Yuhua and see him have to be polite. How can a person like him be at his mercy?

In the midst of worry, Yuming gradually fell asleep.

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A few days later, when Yu Ming was training his soldiers and horses, a herald hurriedly came to report: "General, Father-in-law said that Zhang Xutuo is leading a large army to handle the defense handover with you, please go to the city guard mansion immediately!" ”

"Zhang Xutuo is finally here?" After Yuming heard this, his heart was also happy and worried.

I'm glad that I can finally meet this famous general I have always admired. But the worry is that after he comes, it is possible that all his troops will be dispersed, and then the grassroots officers will be reappointed to disintegrate his power in the Liaodong Army.

"Forget it! Let's take one step at a time! Perhaps, as Yue Zeng said, Zhang Xutuo was only ordered by Yang Guang to come to Liaodong to prepare for the first expedition to Goryeo, and not to stay in Liaodong for a long time. Yuming can only think so. After all, Zhang Xutuo sent to Liaodong, which has never happened in history. He can't predict how it will develop in the future, and even whether Zhang Xutuo will die at the hands of Li Mi as in history, it may change.

After entering the City Lord's Mansion, Yu Ming saw four people standing in the hall, the first one was nearly fifty years old, tall and mighty, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, two thick arms, looking like a thousand catties of strength, he had a heroic and unusually calm and decisive face, his eyes were particularly slender, and his deep eyes flashed with a stunning light.

Without anyone's introduction, Yu Ming could also judge at a glance that this person was Zhang Xutuo, the first general of the Great Sui.

And beside him, there stood a man.

The first person was Yuan Yu Yuezhi, his breath was calm, but his face was sallow, and the cold light flashed in his eyes.

The second person has fair skin and slender fingers, but his eyes are very sharp, as if he can see through other people's thoughts at a glance.

But the last man was black-skinned, and his beard was scattered, tall and big, and he looked mighty.

"Hehe, General Yu is back." Yue Zengxing said with a smile at this time: "General Zhang, let me introduce you, this is General Yu, who has been holding Liaodong City for several months and defeating the Goryeo army!" ”

"This is Yuming? It looks like a milky little one, is it as powerful as the legend? The dark-faced man muttered.

Although his voice was not loud, it was so close to each other, and all the generals present were deaf and clear-sighted martial arts masters, how could they not hear it. Guo Yi, Lin Mo and the others immediately glared at him.

"Bite the gold, Hugh has to be rude to General Yu! Although General Yu is young, he is the most outstanding rising star in my Sui army, and you still don't apologize to him! Zhang Xutuo shouted loudly.

The dark-faced man seemed to be very afraid of Zhang Xutuo, and after hearing this, Fang took a step forward and said with a bitter face: "General Yu, I'm sorry, I can't control this stinky mouth, and I don't know how many people I have offended." I still hope that Haihan ......"

"Cheng Biting Jin?" Yu Ming's heart was also moved after hearing this, he never expected that Cheng Yanjin would appear in Zhang Xutuo's army, and it seemed that he had become his subordinate general. It stands to reason that Cheng Yanjin should still be selling illicit salt at this time.

"Hey, has General Yu heard of biting gold?" Zhang Xutuo is a very shrewd person, and when he saw that Yuming's face was different, he also asked with some curiosity.

"Oh, no! It's just that seeing him so reckless, he looks like an old man I once met! When Yu Ming saw Zhang Xutuo asking, Fang Haha smiled and covered up the past.

"Hehe, Biting Jin was originally a trader in Dong'e County, Shandong. Because of the chaos in Shandong, which threatened the safety of the county, he organized and recruited eight people to protect the village. And my army going north happened to pass through Dong'e County, and I wanted to make meritorious contributions to the army, so I followed me! General Yu felt that he looked familiar, maybe he had been to the Eastern Capital when he was a businessman, and he had taken a photo! Zhang Xutuo said with a smile.

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