Chapter 223: The Imperial Expedition
"Your Majesty, save Hexi, save the general!" Yang Jun met with Li Liang's envoy, and when the envoy saw Yang Jun, he hurriedly cried with a handful of snot and tears.
"Okay, you get up first, I already have a general understanding of the situation in Hexi, Li Yuan actually doesn't take my words seriously, I will clean him up." Yang Xuan's face was angry, of course he didn't pretend, Li Yuan relied on the city's strength and didn't take him seriously, although the two sides were hostile, but since he had given an ultimatum, he didn't expect Li Yuan to dare to attack Li Liang desperately.
"Yes, this is a letter from General Li to His Majesty." As he spoke, the messenger took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to Yang Jun. In the letter, Li Rail supported Yang Jun as the emperor, and the Yin Shishi had sent him a letter before, so the relationship between the two parties was not bad, and Li Rail did not clearly play the banner of anti-Sui, not to mention that the territory of the two pairs did not border at all and was frictionless, Li Rail did not seem to have anything wrong with supporting the new emperor as a guard, but now he supported some people who wanted to seek refuge when he was not in danger, which was not sincere.
Of course, it was not so easy for Li Yuan to take Hexi, Li Liang had managed Hexi for several years, and had more than 100,000 troops, and the Turkic invasion did not pose much threat to him, and his reputation also increased a lot after the Turkic defeat. The most important thing is that Li Yuan's commander in attacking Hexi this time is not himself or Li Shimin, but Tu Qu Tong, Tu Qu Tong has been stationed in the Guanzhong area after suppressing Yang Xuangan's rebellion, but Yang Yu was transferred to Beijing after being proclaimed emperor, which made Li Yuan get Guanzhong without much effort, and Kong Yingda's non-resistance policy made Tu Qu Tong have 100,000 troops in his hands and no place to use, because they were only stationed in the military camp and never received an order to resist, which allowed Li Yuan to get 100,000 elites in vain. If Li Yuan hadn't kicked out the old, weak, sick and disabled in the army, it is estimated that Li Yuan's men would have nearly 500,000 horses.
Of course, Tu Qu Tong has never forgotten that he is a courtier of the Great Sui, and he is committed to Shi Tang that is also forced by the situation, this time Li Yuan sent him as the main commander to attack Li Rail, with his ability Li Rail will not last long, this is all because Tu Qu Tong did not do his best, of course, the deputy commander is Li Xiaogong, Tu Qu Tong can not be too obvious, so he had to secretly suppress the speed of the army's advancement, otherwise Wu Wei would have been captured.
"Take this letter and hurry back, Li Liang will know what to do after reading it, and I will also put pressure on Li Yuan!" Yang Jun took out a letter that had already been written and handed it to the messenger.
"This ...... Yes, I'll go back! Although the envoy was a little puzzled, but when he saw Yang Jun's undoubted expression, he knew that the harvest of this trip could only be like this, although he was unwilling, he had to leave in a huff, and he also knew that even if Yang Jun sent troops now, he would not be able to save the near fire from far water.
"Your Majesty, this ......" It wasn't until after the messenger left that Fang Xuanling and the others reacted, and they didn't know when the letter Yang Jun took out was written, and they didn't discuss it.
"Li Rail, we can't save him for the time being, only he can save himself, since he keeps saying that he supports me, then I will help him, Li Yuan He will definitely not be able to stop it, since Li Yuan dares to fight Li Rail, then there must be a backhand ready to guard against our army, Wuwei Li Rail will definitely not be able to hold it, and Hexi will also be occupied by Li Yuan, of course, this does not mean that Li Rail has no way to live." Yang Xuan said to himself, the reason why he made a decision without consulting them was because he knew that this was the same method after discussion, so there was no need to waste time in advance.
"Could it be the Western Regions?" Li Jing's eyes lit up, and he subconsciously blurted out, Li Liang can't hold Wuwei, so there is no other way but to retreat to the Western Regions, since he has obeyed Yang Yuan as the emperor, then it is impossible to surrender to Li Yuan, after all, he is not a fool, Yang Yuan is now in full swing, as long as he is not a fool, he will not go against him, of course, except for Li Yuan and Xiao Miao, who are arrogant.
"Yes, Li Rail's 100,000 horses are estimated to have 50,000 or 60,000 left after this battle, which is already good, of course, these 50,000 or 60,000 horses are completely enough to gain a foothold in the Western Regions, maybe they can turn the Western Regions upside down, and it will be much easier for us to recover the Western Regions at that time." Although Yang Jun's words were plain, they were different in the ears of Fang Xuanling and others, they didn't expect that Yang Jun had set his sights on the Western Regions, how could this not surprise them, compared to Yang Jun, they seemed a little short-sighted, but then there was a burst of excitement, the master he followed was not only a master of Zhongxing, but also a monarch with pioneering ambitions, this is the most perfect monarch they want in their hearts, of course, they are not worried that Yang Jun will be a reckless emperor, If Yang Jun was really that kind of person, then maybe he would have already fought under Chang'an City by now, and he would not wait for the autumn to use troops.
"Your Majesty decides when to use troops!" Pei Ju asked, he asked what everyone wanted to ask, although there was no explicit point, but everyone knew that Pei Ju was referring to the use of troops against Li Yuan, after all, Li Yuan was a stone blocking the way to the Western Regions.
"The sooner the better, otherwise it will be even more difficult to deal with if Li Yuan digests the Western Regions!" Yang Xuan summoned a group of leaders to come here to discuss the dispatch of troops, and it was just a matter of passing to see Li Liang's envoy.
"Minister's approval!"
"The minister seconded the proposal!" As soon as Yang Jian's words were finished, Li Jing and Pei Renji spoke in favor, they are soldiers, and only they can truly understand that the stronger the enemy, the more disadvantageous it is for them, and the rest is not in their consideration.
"Give the minister three days, and you will definitely prepare for war for Your Majesty!" Fang Xuanling also supported that the reunification of the country was his wish, otherwise he would not follow Yang Xuan, and now he is one step away from the unification of the country, Xiao Mo is already declining, and only Li Yuan can still jump for a few days. And he also knew that with Yang Jin's habits, as long as he decided, he would rarely change, not to mention that he would need to consume more resources after the winter now.
Du Ruhui and Pei Ju also nodded, Pei Ju was a person from the past, watching the Great Sui step by step towards prosperity and then weakening step by step and finally falling apart, the desire for reunification in his heart was more urgent than that of Yang Yin and others.
"Your Majesty thinks who is the main one to use soldiers this time!" Pei Ju proposed this image to remind Yang Yuan, Li Yuan is not so easy to deal with, although Yang Yuan has a few people who can be used, but except for Li Jing, the others are either underqualified or cannot lead hundreds of thousands of horses alone to compete with Li Yuan, and Li Jing was awarded such a high title by Yang Jin, if he is asked to lead troops to destroy Li Yuan, then he can only be promoted to the title of Guogong, if there is any war in the future, Li Jing can only watch, after all, it is not without precedent that the merit is high and the Lord is sealed, In the end, he is afraid of being hidden by birds, and Li Jing is only in his forties now, and he is in the prime of life, so too much credit may not be a good thing for him.
Of course, Yang Jun didn't know what Pei Ju was thinking, but even if he knew, it didn't matter, he originally planned to drive the expedition in person, but he was just afraid that these ministers would stop him.
"I'm going to go on a personal expedition!" As soon as Yang Huan's words came out, several people were shocked, and the royal driver was in person? This is not a joke, there are a lot of things about the emperor's royal expedition, but the emperor who has just ascended the throne and has not been the emperor who has just taken the throne, after all, the new emperor ascended the throne, the foundation is not stable, and once the emperor goes out to conquer any accidents, then the foundation that has just been laid will be ruined.
"Your Majesty, never!" Pei Ju heard Yang Yun's words and immediately objected, "Your Majesty is a golden body, how can you be in danger!" ”
"Pei Aiqing is too worried, before I ascended the throne, I fought on horseback, I have my own measure, I have never risked my life, this time I am just going to the front line to sit in town, and I will not take credit from them." Yang Xuan's face was not red and his heart was not beating when he said this, and he didn't know that the siege of Licheng and Zhuojun and the siege of Luoyang City were all charging forward.
"What's more, Daxing is the birthplace of my Yang Jun, and it is the old capital, I want to get her back with my own hands!" Having said that, Pei Ju has no reason to stop it, but let Yang Ju write a letter of guarantee, promising not to take the lead, and it is estimated that Pei Ju will be able to let the emperor unload the guarantee.
Next, everyone discussed the matter of sending troops, Yang Yun and Li Jing led a large army to attack Li Yuan, and Pei Renji led another army to join Xu Shiji and others to attack Xiao Miao. Luoyang now only has an army of 150,000, and it is unrealistic to attack Li Yuan with this amount of troops, so it is necessary for soldiers and horses from all over the country to come, and it is also necessary to give time to prepare logistics for Fang Xuanling.