Chapter 121: Stabilize the Army's Heart, Sakun Listens to Persuasion, and Elik Compromises to Seek Perfection
During the military tent, Yang Erzheng and Yu Wenhua discussed military affairs and discussed the recent changes in the DPRK and China.
"Mr. Chen Tian, when will the 300,000 stone of grain transferred from Shaohua Mountain arrive?" Yang Er asked Chen Tian from the logistics office.
"Lord, the grain of Shaohua Mountain has arrived in Pingliang City, and now it is coming here, and it will come tomorrow afternoon." Chen Tian got up and replied.
"My lord, the old man is a little worried that the negotiation between the two countries has not been authorized by the emperor, and the instructions of the three provinces are afraid of being criticized by people with intentions, do you need to deal with it as soon as possible?" Yu Wenhua has been thinking about this thorny issue for the past two days, and the officials of his family know that there are some regulations that even the prince cannot easily transgress. And this negotiation with Tuyuhun is just following the path of ignoring the Great Sui court, and as a result, no matter how great the credit is, it will be criticized or even punished, which will outweigh the losses.
"Mr. Yuwen don't have to worry, there are two of me here to testify, and Your Majesty will tell you." Before Yang Er could speak, He Ruobi on the side grabbed the conversation first.
"Sir's worries are not unreasonable, the so-called human words are terrifying. In this case, please ask Mr. to draft a notebook, explain all the reasons, and send someone to the capital as soon as possible, so that Mrs. Yuwen can present it to his father. Yang Er originally wanted to wait for himself to deal with the Tuyuhun matter in Shangben, but after Yu Wenhua's reminder, he still decided to say hello to Yu Wenshu, who stayed in the capital, and let him take the opportunity to explain his thoughts to his father.
Yu Wenhua nodded in response, and stopped talking.
At this time, Zhong Jian, who was outside the account, reported that Uncle Tuyuhun Yilik had arrived, and Yang Er asked him to enter the account to speak.
"Uncle Yilik of the King of Tuyuhun has met His Royal Highness the King of the Great Sui and Jin." When Elik entered the tent, he bowed his hand and said.
"Mr. Erik, please take a seat, I wonder how our conditions are considered?" Yang Er asked after ordering him to sit down on the seat next to him.
"Your Highness, I basically agree with all the conditions in the text, but I have two requests and hope that Your Highness will grant you." Iric replied.
When all the generals in the military tent heard this, they immediately became dissatisfied, and they talked about it one after another, expressing all kinds of contempt.
"Sir, please speak, this king will listen to what the conditions are." Yang Er waved his hand to the generals and asked after signaling quiet.
"The first is that once the contract is signed, please ask Your Highness to withdraw all the Sui troops in Fuyu City from our country, please be sure to agree; Second, our country is short of food this winter to survive the winter, so I ask Your Highness to fund some food in our country for the use of the people. These two are not exaggerated. If there is not enough food to return, then this battle of Wuwei City will be a complete defeat, and a large amount of food will be consumed, which will make it even worse for Tuyuhun and be unsustainable.
"Huh! What should this king be, it is nothing more than that. Anyway, it's all up to you. This king will go to the book to order Wu Yunzhao to withdraw from the Great Dao, send you 200,000 stone of grain for the winter, and transport it back to China with the army returning from Wuwei City. Yang Er saw that the conditions proposed by Ilik were not excessive, and they were all in the negotiation conditions with Wang Sakun, the new single he supported, so he simply agreed to come down in person.
"Thank you, Your Highness! Old man Rong went into the city to inform the guard general Aksakar of the joint discussion, and asked him to cooperate. With that, Iric stood up and saluted.
"Hualong, take 50 guards to accompany Uncle Wang on a trip to the city." Yang Er called the name of Yu Wenhua Dragon.
After the two of them came out of the account, bursts of laughter immediately came from the big tent. There are also quarrels between Yuwen Chengdu and Xiong Kuohai and other generals.
"My lord, the last general personally led his brothers into the city to select troops, and these alien cavalry are quite strong in combat. How about handing over the 30,000 mercenaries selected to the last general? Xiong Kuohai asked Yang Er loudly. He has a lot of generals in Taihang Mountain, and the original 30,000 soldiers of the pioneer battalion are not enough for these generals, and he has already had the idea of fighting this group of powerful alien cavalry.
"Heizi, don't grab food from this general, this general's subordinates have lost hundreds of soldiers in this battle, and there are less than 10,000 people, this group of cavalry and this general must be selected first." It was Yuwen Chengdu who spoke, and he had few soldiers in his hands, so how could he let go of this opportunity to expand his troops.
"Since the general said so, then you should choose 10,000 first, and the last general can eat the rest of the general. Hehe! Xiong Kuohai laughed to himself after speaking, and there was a burst of laughter in the big tent.
"After the 50,000 soldiers and horses of Wuwei City leave the city, the two of you go to select soldiers, remember to ask clearly, choose the strong ones for this king, the ones who are not married, and it is best to be the kind where both parents are dead in the family. So that he can be at ease in our army for three years. Yang Er also smiled and told the two who robbed the soldiers.
At this time, the situation in the city became tense due to the imminent arrival of the reinforcements of the national teacher Bogra and the king of Kadir.
Wu Yunzhao and He Chong were in the palace to discuss urgently with their newly supported Sa Kun Danyu. After exterminating all the dissidents in the city by borrowing the hand of Wu Yunzhao, the former Zuoxian King Sakun successfully ascended to the throne of King Shan Yu with the assistance of his own forces. However, the available troops in Sakun Danyu's hands now are far less than the original Murong Shan Yu's troops returning to the Fu Yu City, and even if Wu Yun's troops are added, it will be difficult to hold this big city. Sakun Danyu was particularly nervous about this.
"Shan Yu is not in a hurry, His Royal Highness the King of Jin has already made arrangements, and he can first issue an edict in the name of the new king, announcing that Murong Shan Yu is dead and the new king is on the throne. Then send a confidant minister with an edict to welcome the national division and the county king, and read the edict in front of the army and let him attach. ”
"If the two of them are not convinced, what can they do?" Sakun asked hurriedly.
"Huh! The king didn't have to worry, when the two of them learned that Murong Shan Yu and his sons had died in the rebellion, they naturally knew that the king was the only candidate to succeed Shan Yu, so they had to obey and obey the king. He Chong said very affirmatively, and Wu Yunzhao on the side couldn't help but nod when he heard it. When Sakun heard this, he still looked skeptical.
"The king does not need to be anxious, but he can give a separate edict to the leading general, the king of Kadir County, stating that the two countries are currently in peace talks, and the results will be obtained overnight, so that he will be stationed 20 miles north of Yacheng to wait for news. I expected it to follow. There is only one national teacher left to deal with. He Chong continued. After hearing this, Sakun finally relieved his nervousness, and a smile began to appear on his face.
"General Yunzhao, pay attention to the vigilance of the whole city, and don't have civil strife. In a few days, good news will come. He Chongyou said to Wu Yunzhao.
Soon, a confidant eunuch of Sakun left the city with the first edict in his arms. The purpose of this articulate eunuch was to inform the king of Kadir and the state teacher Bogra of what was happening in the city, so as to reassure them both.
The anxious national teachers Bogra and the king of Kadir constantly urged the army to speed up the pace, regardless of the wind and snow. More than 100,000 troops were dragged into a long queue, and sergeants were constantly left behind.
On this day, he came to a place, which was less than two days away from the city of Fuyu, and Kadir saw that it was getting late, and that there were many soldiers who had fallen behind, so he had to order the whole army to stop advancing and camp on the spot, so as to wait for the rear army to catch up.
In the snowy night, the camp that stretches for more than ten miles is lit with sparks, which is extremely eye-catching in the night. This also pointed out the direction for the eunuchs in the palace who sent the edict.
"Report to the county king and the national teacher, there is a king book coming over from Fuyu City, and now it is off the account." A guard lifted the curtain and entered the tent to report.
"Does my king have a will? The national division was relieved. Soon, please. As soon as the national teacher Bogra heard that there was a royal decree from Shan Yu in the Yacheng Palace, he was immediately overjoyed, and even couldn't believe it was true. The king of Kadir County, who was baking the fire on the side, was also startled and hurriedly stood up.
"This official is ordered by the king of Sakun Danyu to convey the edict of the new king to the king of Kadir and the national teacher of Bogra, and ask the two lords to receive the edict." The words of the eunuch in the palace almost made Bogra faint directly, his eyes were straight, and he stared at the envoy, and he couldn't speak for a while. Although the king of Kadir beside him was also surprised, after all, he was a military general, and when he saw that Bogra did not take the initiative to accept the order, but stayed there, he hurriedly stepped forward to take the edict in the hands of the eunuch and watched.
"Oops! I'll wait for the help to come back too late! Murong Shan Yu and his heirs were all killed, and now the one who takes over the throne of Shan Yu is Zuoxian King Sakun. King Kadir suddenly cried out to Bogra beside him. Bogra couldn't hold it anymore when he heard this, and sat down on the ground, two lines of tears could not be stopped, and a muffled sound came out of his mouth.
"Is there any other change in the country, is my father okay?" Although Kadir was sad, his relationship with Murong Shan Yu was not as deep as Bogra's, and after adjusting his mood slightly, he asked the eunuch about his family's situation.
"His Royal Highness the King of the County, Uncle Wang and some of the nobles of the clan are safe and sound. The original Zuoxian King Sakun had already left the city a few days before the city was broken to collect food from the tribes, so he escaped this disaster. Now that the Sui army has retreated, the royal princes and nobles elected Sakun as the new king. According to the decree of the new king, your troops are to be encamped in the place where they received the order, and they are not to return to the city with their troops, so as not to disturb the people again. "The eunuch's set of statements are all from He Chong, only in this way can we stabilize the army of hundreds of thousands of Qin Wang.
"This king decrees that my father-in-law should eat and rest in his special tent." The king of Kadir also had no choice but to accept the will and show his obedience.
"Father-in-law, slow down!" Suddenly, Bogra on the side came back to his senses and suddenly stopped the eunuch who was about to pay the account.
This cry really startled the eunuch. Hurriedly turned around and asked, "What else is the matter with the national teacher?" ”
"Lower official, may I ask my father-in-law, how is my mansion now?"
"Oh! Don't worry, the national teacher, everything is fine in your mansion. ”
Bogra listened, nodded, and waved his hand. The eunuch hurriedly went out.
"National teacher, now we can only camp here and wait in accordance with the will of Sakun Danyu. What does the national teacher think? Kadir consulted Bogra for advice, for whom it didn't matter who was the king, just do what he was told.
"The king of the county can set up camp here, and the national division will return to Yacheng alone tomorrow morning, and there are many suspicious things here, so I said that Wu Yunzhao could not kill and leave easily. The national teacher did not believe his words, and seeing is believing. After I left, the king of the county immediately sent a scout to Wuwei City to check the situation in case anything went wrong. Bogra whispered gloomily.
Before dawn, Bogra hurriedly left the village with a few of his relatives.
Let's talk about the matter of King Wu Wei Jin.
Uncle Wang Yilik took Murong Shan Yu handwritten to the city to see the defender general Aksaka, this Aksakar was originally the general under him when Irek led the army before, Ilik himself was quite prestigious in the Tuyuhun army, and there was no one who did not know him. Seeing that Uncle Iric was coming, Akssaka hurriedly led the generals out of the city to welcome him into the marshal's mansion, and sat him on the main seat.
"My king has now reached a reconciliation with His Royal Highness King Jin, the commander of the Sui army, in the Sui army, and the two countries have withdrawn their troops and ceased war. I have come by the king's order, and I now order all your men and horses to withdraw from the city, camp outside the city, and return all parts of the city defense to the Sui army. Ilk commanded the generals. When I said this, I also felt frustrated, but I was also helpless.
"Yes, my subordinates obey." Although this order was unexpected by all the generals in the palace, they only hesitated for a moment, and all of them accepted the order with respect.
An hour later, the 50,000 Tuyuhun cavalry who stayed in the city were all lined up outside the west city, and an empty city was ceded to the Sui army.
Yang Er and the others couldn't help but laugh out loud after seeing all the Tuyuhun troops withdraw from Wuwei City on the earth mountain. The generals behind him also looked incredulous, only He and Han Erlao laughed heartily with Yang Er.
"King Jin Chitose, today's events are really breathtaking! As Chitose said the day before yesterday, this Wuwei City has returned to my Great Sui! At this time, Yu Zhongwen hurriedly stepped forward and shouted to Yang Er.
"Yu Shuai, don't delay, hurry up and take your subordinates and hurry into the city to take over the defense. Don't lose the city again. Yang Er said to Zhongwen with a smile. He was now sure that this Sui Dynasty general had been impressed by his own ability and had attached himself to him, but he didn't see the strange expressions on the faces of the crown prince Yang Yong and Yu Wenkai, who were standing and looking at him, as if they had suffered like Coptis chinensis.
After hearing this, Yu Zhongwen did not dare to delay for a moment, hurriedly returned to the village to gather the defenders of Wuwei City, rushed out of the gate and went straight to the city gate. Entering the city in front of the eyes of 50,000 Tuyuhun soldiers, the city gate suspension bridge was immediately pulled up, and the Great Sui flags were planted all over the city wall. Yang Er looked at it, nodded slightly, turned his head and said to Yuwen Chengdu and other generals: "You can send a thousand people to select elite cavalry from the Tuyuhun army, remember to ask clearly, don't choose some sissy cannons to come back." There are also war horses, and the best ones should also be picked. ”
Yuwen Chengdu and Xiong Kuohai and other generals behind him looked at each other and smiled, and did not say much, and hurriedly took the generals behind him to run to the Tuyuhun army formation, as if they were going to grab a wife for themselves.
In front of the Tuyuhun army array, there was Ilik sitting upright, and when he saw the Sui army rushing towards his own army formation, he shook his head and ordered: "Don't move the whole army, let it choose, all those who are selected will go with the Sui army, listen to the Hou Sui army's dispatch for 3 years, and return to China after 3 years." During these three years, you will exchange food for our country for three years and the two countries will coexist peacefully, and your past service will be worthwhile. When the soldiers behind him heard this, they all couldn't help but bow their heads, and none of them spoke, showing their obedience with this silence