Eight years of great cause.

The first day of the first month.

Ren Wu.

Zhuo County.

"Emperor of the Great Sui, edict!"

At the east gate of Zhuo County, the general secretary read the emperor's edict.

The accompanying hundreds of officials and the generals of the Guards went to the city gate to listen to the edict.

"Edict, the Left Twelfth Army went out of Fangfang, Changyu, Minghai, Gaima, Jian'an, Nansu, Liaodong, Xuansu, Fuyu, Korea, Wofu, Lelang and other roads."

"The 12th Army of the Right Zhao is out of the Sticky Cicada, Hanzi, Hunmi, Lintun, Houcheng, Tixi, Badun, Sushen, Jieshi, Dongshu, Daifang, and Xiangping."

"Luo Yi leads the way, and the total collection is Pyongyang."

"All 1,133,800 people will march with them and destroy Goguryeo!"

A long edict was announced, and then the emperor offered sacrifices in the north of Jicheng.

After the sacrifice, he personally awarded the festival, selected the general and one general of the twelve armies on the left and right wings, and distributed the flags.

and each army appointed one messenger to surrender, and received the edict of consolation, and was not subject to the control of the general.

Deceased.

The first military hair.

A day apart, the Second Army set out.

The two armies set out one day apart, forty miles apart, and the company battalions were gradual.

The military names given by the 24th Army on the left and right are actually one for each attack, and their military name is the name of the place in Goguryeo. These place names, from west to east and from south to north, completely covered the entire territory of Goguryeo.

There were 12,000 soldiers and 8,000 auxiliaries in each army.

The 24th Army amounted to 480,000 people, and the original First Army and the Second Army were organized as the forward army this time, and Luo Chengtong's 6,000 people had already crossed the river and entered Liao as the vanguard.

In addition to the 27th Army, Dongnae County also had 80,000 naval troops, led by two generals, Lai Hu'er and Zhou Fasang, who directly crossed the sea to the east and attacked Pyongyang by sea.

In addition, Zhuo County also has more than 600,000 troops under the command of the emperor himself.

One army was sent in one day, and seven armies were sent in seven days.

The seventh day of the first month.

As soon as the Liaodong Army of the Seventh Army on the left flank was dispatched, several fast horses galloped over.

Immediately, the knight carried the red flag and galloped on his horse.

"Good news, good news!"

"Great victory, the vanguard general Luo Cheng crossed the Liao River with a soldier at the beginning of the first month, broke through Xuansu City, captured the Xuansu City Lord, and seized 180,000 stones!"

"Great victory!"

The knight shouted all the way.

The officers and men of the Seventh Army, who were marching on the road, were all shocked when they heard the news.

The knight galloped past, leaving the Seventh Army in shock.

In the Linshuo Palace.

The emperor is still in the palace, and he will not lead the Chinese army to set off until the twenty-fourth army is finished.

"Your Majesty, great victory, great victory in Liaodong!"

The Emperor was talking to Empress Xiao when a eunuch stumbled in.

"Your Majesty, the great victory in Liaodong, the great victory in Liaodong, the vanguard general Luo Cheng led his troops to cross the Liao River on the first day of the first month, and the soldiers were sharp, and they captured Xuansu City in just one day!"

Emperor Yang Guang stood up at once.

"Is that really the case?"

The eunuch hurriedly sent the good news.

This good news was sent by Luo Cheng himself, and then confirmed by Luo Yi, the general of the right guard, and Li Jing, the Taishou of Liaodong, and sent a fast horseman, which not only had Luo Cheng's personal signature, but also the names of Luo Yi and Li Jing.

Luo Chengcheng has the courage to falsely report his achievements, but Luo Yi and Li Jing will never bully the king.

"Your Majesty, it's really good news, as soon as the army is launched, the vanguard over there has already made a good report!" Xiao smiled and congratulated the emperor.

Yang Guang held this good news, and he was also smiling.

He was bent on crusading eastward, and he also ordered the world to march soldiers and horses, I don't know how many nobles and ministers opposed it, but Yang Guangli suppressed the crowd and persevered. But in fact, he was also very worried about this Eastern Crusade, for this Eastern Crusade, he mobilized soldiers and horses from all over the world, recruited millions of troops, and requisitioned millions of people, which can be said to be a gamble on the fortunes of the country.

And now, after Luo Yi attacked Wu Liluo last time, Luo Cheng broke through Xuansu City again.

"Hahaha, this Luo Cheng is worthy of being a brave major general, I just promoted him to Huya Lang General and appointed him as a pioneer general, but it turned out to be a success so quickly, I really didn't use the wrong person."

When the eunuch saw that the emperor was so happy, he also flattered him, "Your Majesty is wise and martial, and you use people appropriately." The Eighth Army's Xuansu Army has not yet sent troops, and this Xuansu City has already been captured. ”

"Hahaha, let you say that, that's true. The Eighth Army is the Xuansu Army, and it is out of the Xuansu Road, but before it has set off, the Xuansu is broken. Hahaha, that's a good sign. ”

Yang Guang stroked his beard, very excited.

After pacing a few steps, Yang Guang said, "Since the Eighth Army has not yet come out, and Xuansu has been captured by Luo Cheng, then I will simply reassign Luo Cheng's department to the Xuansu Army and order it to go out of Xuansuo." ”

Xiao Shi said beside him, "The concubine remembers that General Luo Cheng seems to be only eighteen this year, right?" ”

The eunuch hurriedly said, "It's nineteen after the New Year." ”

"Nineteen, it's not like I'm still young, but I can't imagine that I'm so brave."

Yang Guang said, "Ambition is not in old age, although Luo Cheng is young, he is young and brave, and this record is even more real." ”

"Then does Your Majesty want to grant Luo the rank of General of the Eighth Army? He's the Tiger Tooth General. ”

Yes, at the age of nineteen, is it going to be awarded the rank of general? You must know that the elected generals of the 24th Army, plus the generals of the Navy Army, are not generals, they are also the generals of Zhuwei, and they are all senior generals of the third grade.

"Luo Yidu is still just an Asian general, this son can't overshadow his father!" Xiao Shi said, "Luo Cheng is still too young, and it is not a good thing to be promoted too high." ”

"What Concubine Ai said makes sense, then I will grant Luo to become the second general of the Xuanwu Army, and then award Luo Yi to be the general of the forward Left Army, and the former general Yang Yichen will be awarded the general of the Xuansu Army, the Xuanwu Army still retains the vanguard army number, and Luo Cheng retains the vanguard general of the Liao expedition."

"And what about the Eighth Army, which has not yet set off?"

Yang Guang thought for a while, "The Eighth Army, which has not yet set off, is still subordinate to the Xuansu Army, let them go out of the Xuansu Road as originally planned and merge with Luo Cheng's department." ”

Yang Guang is now very interested in Luo Cheng, "I really want to know what this Luo Cheng looks like now, and he is so brave and capable of fighting." Spread the edict to Yan Bi and order him to go to Xuansu City and paint a portrait of Luo Cheng, so that I can see what this young general looks like! ”

Yan Bi is the son-in-law of Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yuwen Yong, and the seven counties attacked the prince of Jue Shibao County, and he is very good at Danqing technology. used to be Yang Yong's Zongwei for a long time, and later Yang Yong was deposed, implicated and dismissed, and his wife and daughter were all slaves. After a few years, Yang Guangcai pardoned his sins and made him an official.

Not long ago, Yan Bi had just been promoted to Qibu Lang, one of the four divisions of the Ministry of Industry, which was the chief officer of one of the four divisions of the Ministry of Industry, and was regarded as a very important high-level official position. The emperor actually let such a Qibu Lang go to Xuansu City on purpose, just to use his exquisite painting skills to paint Luo Cheng's appearance back to him, which shows how much he admires Luo Cheng.

"Thanks to Yuwen Aiqing for recommending Luo to me to become a pioneer, it seems that Yuwen Aiqing has a good vision and is talented for the country. I have to reward Yuwen Aiqing, pass on the decree, Xu Guogong Zuowei General Yuwen Shucun is meritorious, and reward 100 slaves and maids. ”

"Your Majesty, Luo Cheng also has to be rewarded." When Empress Xiao saw that the emperor actually rewarded Yu Wenshu, she was stunned, and then spoke.

"Yes, Luo Cheng is also rewarded, how should he be rewarded? He gave Luo Chengjing the first mansion. Yang Guang asked, "Is Luo Cheng married?" ”

"I heard that I have already married, and I just became a relative before the expedition, and my wife is the daughter of Jiyin."

"Oh, then give Shan the title of Lady of Qi County."

Mrs. Qi Jun belongs to the title of the Sui Dynasty's foreign women, and she is the county lady of the third grade, and she is the title of the mother and wife of officials above the third grade. But in the Sui Dynasty, not all the mothers and wives of high-ranking aristocratic officials had orders, which depended on merit and were rewarded by the emperor.

Yang Guang directly gave the Shan family the title of Mrs. Sanpinjun, which is already a great honor.