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After Yang Guang arrived at the battlefield that afternoon, he was stunned to learn the news of Zhang Xutuo's death, and almost didn't believe his ears. It wasn't until he saw Zhang Xutuo's corpse with his own eyes that he finally believed that the fierce general he relied on the most had left him.

Yang Guang also shed a few tears rarely, and he was very sad about Zhang Xutuo's death. Because these are the few generals under him who are not from the background of the gate lord family, but are loyal to him and can still fight in battle.

Therefore, even if Yang Guangdang posthumously crowned Zhang Xutuo as the Duke of Qi Guo, the right Guanglu doctor, and added the title of guarantee. and reward the surviving soldiers under his command, and all of them will be upgraded. Zhang Xutuo's generals Qin Qiong, Cheng Yanjin and Luo Shixin were also named second generals. Awarded the title of Eagle Yang Lang General.

After this battle, the Goryeo army took the initiative to abandon the city of Black Rock, and the main force retreated to the east of the Yalu River, leaving only a few thousand light cavalry guards on the opposite bank. Everyone can see that the Goryeo coalition army intends to use the Yalu River as a line of defense and make a final death struggle.

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In the tenth month of the Great Cause, the Sui army won the first battle, and the Goryeo army was defeated. Yang Guangqin led 200,000 Sui troops to the front line of the Yalu River.

After this news came out, undercurrents began to surge in various parts of the Central Plains, and the major families began to contact frequently, and many figures hidden in the dark began to be revealed, and gradually came to the stage.

Changping County is the closest county to Henan in Hedong, and it is also the site of the famous Battle of Changping during the Warring States Period. Due to its proximity to the eastern capital, this place was less affected by the bandits, and Hedong was not the key collection place for the Sui Dynasty's conquest of Goryeo. The situation is relatively peaceful compared with Hebei, Shandong, and Henan.

On the morning of that day, on the official road of Changping County in the Hedong region, more than 10 horse-drawn carriages, escorted by several officers and soldiers, galloped to Fenshui County, where the county is located.

On the carriage, Yuan Shou, the contemporary head of the Yuan family, opened the curtains and looked at the wheat fields that had just been sown on both sides of the official road, and he was also very happy because he found out. On both sides of the road, there are few hungry people in Henan and Hebei. In the fields there are only busy peasants. They did not seem to have been affected by the expedition to Goryeo at all, and their faces were filled with longing for a good wheat harvest in the fall.

Yuanshou's heart was also glad for a while, secretly thinking that he really had a vision, and chose to start an incident in Hedong. Agricultural production here has hardly been destroyed, the food supply is abundant, and it is very close to Chang'an in Guanzhong and Luoyang, the eastern capital, so that no matter where the attack is going after the uprising, it can be reached within five days. It is completely possible to kill Yang Guang by surprise.

"Lord Yuan, seeing that you look confident, you must have been prepared. But do you think we're really going to make it? Inside the carriage, a gloomy voice rang out.

Yuan Shou turned his head and saw a thin and pale face.

This person is Yang Xuan, the king of Qi who he finally changed out of the palace with the transfer of bags. He is Yang Guang's second, and originally after the death of Yang Guangchang Yang Zhao, he was very hopeful to be established as a new one. But he himself was not angry, not only arrogant and lascivious, but also raised private soldiers, and even fornicated with the sister of the concubine and gave birth to a daughter. Therefore, he was deposed by Yang Guang as a concubine and placed under house arrest in the palace. And this time the Yuan family had an incident, and they planned to support Yang Jian as the new emperor.

Yuan Shou took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Our Yuan family is ready, what about you, Your Highness?" ”

"I've also been mentally prepared, rather than being under house arrest in the palace and dying of old age, it's better to give it a go! Anyway, that old guy didn't think I was him anymore! Yang Jun laughed out loud, and there was a hint of resentment in his laughter.

He knew that he was just a tool used by Yuanshou, and he would be discarded when he was used up. But he was helpless, because he knew that staying in the palace would not be much better than now. His nephew or younger brother will inherit the throne in the future, and I am afraid that he will also be given a cup of wine or a ruler of white silk.

"His Royal Highness will be the lord of the world in the future, and Yuan will naturally try his best to assist His Highness. But I hope that His Royal Highness will also accumulate with Yuan, and our monarchs and ministers will work together to bring down the traitors in the world! Yuan Shou said lightly.

"Oh, yes! But since I want to be the emperor, you have to give me all the glory and wealth I deserve, and you have to give me all the seventy-two concubines in the six palaces! Yang Jun laughed wildly again.

"It's easy to say!" When Yuan Shou heard that it was just this request, he couldn't help but smile and said: "Your Highness, you can have as many women as you want, Yuan will definitely satisfy you......"

After the carriage entered the town of Changping, it stopped in the Shoufu. Motohiroji, who served as Nagahei Shou, was already waiting here. And Yuan Shou's Yuan Shangwu also followed.

After Yuan Shou got out of the carriage, Fang Yi pointed to Yang Xuan in the carriage and said, "Place Your Highness first, and then we will slowly talk about the details of the matter." ”

Yuanshou's dimensional Yuan Shangjun hurriedly ordered his guards to help Yang Xuan to rest in the back house, and called a few beautiful singers to accompany him. And other important people of the Yuan family went to the council hall of the Shoufu to discuss with Yuanshou.

There were already more than twenty people seated in the council hall, covering all the important people of the Yuan family who were now serving in the court, as well as several elders in the family.

After Yuanshou sat down, the two maids brought him a cup of good Tieguanyin, and then brought him a blanket.

Yuan Shou smiled slightly, spread the blanket on his thigh, and then said, "Stand down!" Close the doors and windows and get down to business! ”

The maids and guards in the hall retreated. Yuan Shangwu and Yuan Shangjun closed all the doors and windows that were opened, and the light in the room immediately dimmed. The two of them nodded the lanterns one by one, so that the interior of the council hall was still brightly lit.

At this time, Yuan Hong's heir stood up and reported to the people of the Yuan family present on the current preparations for the uprising.

He took an account book and said, "At present, my Yuan family has a total of 16,000 troops. In addition to the 5,000 soldiers directly under the family, 6,000 were county soldiers from Changping County and Linfen County. In addition, there were 18,000 soldiers brought by the Yuan brothers from all over the country. I also secretly recruited 7,000 hungry people and hid them in the nearby mountains under the guise of bandits......"

Speaking of this, Yuan Shoufang said with a smile at the corner of his mouth: "This move is with Yang Xuan, right?" ”

After hearing this, Yuan Hongji's face turned slightly red and nodded. He did get inspiration from Yang Xuangan's rebellion, and thought that his method of using his own brother to pretend to be a bandit to recruit homeless people was quite good. It can not only avoid the review of the military department, but also let go of recruiting troops. It is also possible to expand armaments and warfare in the name of suppressing bandits. It's a win-win-win-win

"Good! Go on! Yuan Shou waved his hand and said lightly.

Yuan Hongsi hurriedly said: "Today, we have raised 15,000 war horses, stored 800,000 stones, more than 70,000 long and short weapons, and more than 50,000 sets of various armors. In addition, Yuan Shang led his 5,000 soldiers to secretly withdraw back on the way to Liaodong City. However, he still has to wait half a month to reach Hedong. But his 5,000 troops are all regular Sui troops, and their combat effectiveness is very strong, and the grassroots officers are all my Yuan brothers, and they are loyal and high......"

"Is there any change in the county guards of the nearby counties?" When Yuan Shou heard this, he interjected.

Yuan Hongji shook his head and said, "It's still the same as before, and it's all going on for normal soldier training. It's just that because Hebei and Shandong haven't recruited enough people, they are trying to find ways to arrest the displaced people. Therefore, it caused great public outrage. I heard that there were also civil revolts in Shangdang County and Chengjun County. These local officials are probably overwhelmed. ”

After Yuan Shou heard this, he was in high spirits and said: "This is a good thing!" The more dissatisfied the surname is with the Sui Dynasty, the more people we will support when we get into trouble. All right! Ignore these things for now, and go on! ”

Yuan Hongsi hurriedly said: "Before the imperial court sent troops to Liaodong, I applied for cross-border banditry, but Shang Shuyushu of the Ministry of War did not agree. I was originally in a dilemma, but unexpectedly, Yushu was removed by Yang Guang, and Wang Shi was appointed as the new secretary of the military department. And after I gave Wang Shichong twenty taels of gold, the Ministry of War had already approved my request to suppress bandits across the border. Now that the main force of the Sui army has arrived in Liaodong, there is no longer a place in Hedong that can restrain our army. I am prepared to attack the neighboring counties tomorrow in the name of cross-border banditry, and take the opportunity to expand my territory. ”

Yuan Shou nodded, and then smiled: "I don't know which county you are going to attack first?" ”

"I want to attack Hedong County first, and then Hongnong County." Moto said.

His intention is obvious, after capturing Hedong County and Hongnong County, he will be in front of Tongguan and can go straight to Guanzhong.

Yuan Shou smiled slightly: "I understand what you mean, you want to take Guanzhong directly." But you have to think about it: if you want to hurry, you can't reach it, although Hongnong County is the gateway to Guanzhong, the location is important. But it is close to the eastern capital, and if we take Hongnong County, the 100,000 forbidden army in the eastern capital will definitely be dispatched, and the Sui army in Tongguan will also pounce on me and form a two-sided attack on me. At that time, we will lose a lot. ”

Yuan Hongji was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and he asked cautiously, "Where should the head of the family attack?" ”

Yuan Shou stroked his long beard lightly and said with a smile: "Your idea of taking the pass first is right. But you shouldn't go through Tongguan. Although this is the most recent, the Sui army's defense is also the most tight. In particular, Tongguan is the best pass in the world, even if we have more than five times the number of defenders, we may not be able to conquer this pass. Therefore, I think that after taking Hedong County, we should turn to the northwest, occupy Yan'an County and Beidi County, and then go south to attack Jingzhao County and besiege Chang'an. ”

"Although this offensive line has made a big bend and the distance is farther, there are fewer Sui troops along the way, and after conquering Jingzhao County, Chang'an is close at hand, and we can officially declare the uprising after capturing Jingzhao County, and establish Yang Jian as the emperor." Yuan Shou smiled and said: "I guess Yang Guang would never have dreamed that there was more than one rebel this time. ”

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