"How is the relationship between the armies of Zhou Aiqing, Silla, and Baekje?" Yang Yong changed the subject.

It had been nearly two months since the envoys of Silla and Baekje reached an agreement with the Great Sui in Liaodong New Town, and due to the distance, Yang Yong handed over the matter of contact with the two countries to Zhou Fasang.

Hearing the emperor mention the two ** teams, Zhou Fashang showed a trace of shame on his face: Back to Your Majesty, Silla and Baekje have sent troops according to the agreement, but due to the obstruction of the Hufeiling Mountain Range, they have not conquered their passes, and they are not allowed to advance an inch. ”

"Hmph, I can't make an inch, I'm afraid I don't want to do my best." Yang Yong said lightly.

As the head of the naval army that sent troops this time, Zhou Fashang naturally knew the real intention of the emperor's alliance with Silla and Baekje, but Silla and Baekje were not fools, after the Goguryeo army retreated to the Hufeiling Mountains, the two countries had carved up a lot of Goguryeo's land, but to attack the Hufeiling Mountains, they naturally had to weigh a few times, if Goguryeo's defense was not tight, they could attack, but Yuan Taizuo defended tightly, and tried to attack a few times, but they refused to contribute.

As soon as the emperor's words came out, a minister immediately answered: "Your Majesty is right, barbarians are barbarians, there is no credibility at all, and there are still people in the court who want to tell these barbarians what kind of integrity?" ”

This sentence clearly refers to something else, everyone knows who it refers to, but except for this reckless minister, no one wants to offend Yang Da, and Yang Da himself disdains to distinguish it, and the boat is quiet for a while. "Zhou Aiqing, tell me about the Goguryeo army on the south bank."

"Yes, Wechen obeys." Zhou Fashang was stunned, guessing the emperor's intentions, and suddenly felt a burst of ecstasy in his heart, as the commander of the first army, no one wanted to waste time in the long siege: "Back to Your Majesty, the Goguryeo army on the south bank is about 90,000 people, including 20,000 cavalry. About 70,000 foot soldiers, although these people are poorer in weapons and armor than our army, but because of the long-term war with Baekje and Silla, this army can be said to be one of the strongest armies in Goguryeo, and the commander is Moli Zhiyeon Taejo of Goguryeo, according to the information provided by Baekje and Silla, Yuan Taejo is more than 30 years old. With rich combat experience, he can be regarded as a good general, and there are about 20,000 people in the rear of this Goguryeo army, but. They all guard the pass of the Hufeiling Mountain Range and can't move without permission. ”

The people of Baekje and Silla seem to have a high opinion of this Yen Tae-jo, who has a lot of combat experience and can be regarded as a good general. I'm afraid that the two countries have suffered defeats under this Goguryeo Mo Lizhi, Yang Yong's mind turned quickly, and he asked, "Zhou Aiqing." You do the math. If we want to destroy this Goguryeo army on the south bank, how many troops do we need to send to have a chance of victory, and how many casualties will our army have? ”

Without waiting for Zhou Fashang to answer, Yu Zhongwen, Du Hun and others were overjoyed when they heard it, and stepped forward to scramble together.

"Your Majesty, Goguryeo is just a crumbling dog. If there are no walls. It's easy to break, and only 50,000 people are enough. "If 50,000 forbidden troops are dispatched. Anyone can win, the emperor, Weichen only needs 40,000 horses. ”

"The minister only needs 30,000 horses."

Everyone scrambled endlessly, and in the end, someone wanted to defeat the Goguryeo army with 120,000 horses, as if the Goguryeo people on the south bank were really weak, and they were not to blame, He Ruobi, Shi Wansui, Luo Yi and others had already removed more than half of the cities in the north of Goguryeo, captured and captured countless prisoners, not only made great contributions, but also got a lot of benefits.

In this war with the Goguryeo people, the court continued the correct policy of conquering the Eastern Turks, and all captured and captured prisoners could be exchanged for rewards from the court, although this reward was only half of that of the Eastern Turks, but the number of Goguryeo was far more dense and richer than that of the Eastern Turks.

Although the Sui army did not get any spoils after breaking through the Liaodong city, but then it was the harvest period of the Sui army, after continuously destroying dozens of northern cities in Goguryeo, the Sui army seized countless gold and silver, did not have time to destroy the grain and grass, captured hundreds of thousands of Goguryeo residents, and was continuously sent to the south through water transportation, becoming a river worker in the Tongji canal.

It's just that the more than 100,000 troops under the city of Pyongyang, except for the elimination of more than 10,000 naval troops in Goguryeo, have not made any contributions, and the naval army has been regarded as the people of transportation, and those who follow the naval army down to the prefecture soldiers can not even be regarded as civilian husbands, and they have been guarding the city of Pyongyang for nearly three months, although due to sea transportation, the Sui army has never had any shortage of materials, but every day for three consecutive months, in addition to digging trenches is drills, but also accepting the wind and rain, how can the feeling of living in tents be compared with living in houses, to be honest, If it weren't for the emperor's personal expedition, the army would have been around for months without attacking the city, I'm afraid that there would have been a commotion in the military camp.

Looking at his subordinates with high fighting spirit, Yang Yong nodded in his heart, saying that 120,000 people can defeat the generals of Goguryeo's 80,000 army is really proud to find the north, however, this pride is not necessarily bad, now is the time when the Han people have the most martial spirit, this kind of martial arts is from a series of victories since the founding of the Great Sui, and only the strong can have this kind of pride.

Yang Yong did not intend to suppress this kind of martial spirit that the Han people were proud of again, but he also did not want the generals to bring this pride to specific battles, unless it was a last resort, otherwise if they really ran to fight against 80,000 enemy troops with 120,000 people, it would not be pride, it would be pure stupidity.

"Everyone, Aiqing, don't worry, fighting with Goguryeo is not the business of the Great Sui family, don't you Aiqing forget? Silla and Baekje had already made an alliance with the Great Sui to destroy Goguryeo, so how could this war be possible without their participation? Everyone has a fight, maybe the whole army can be dispatched. ”

Let Silla and Baekje participate, everyone on the ship is eyes lit up, it seems that this time the emperor is going to attack Silla and Baekje together, but aren't the armies of the two countries blocked to the south of the Hufeiling Mountain Range, how can they reach here and participate in the attack on the army of Yuan Taejo?

"Your Majesty, have you forgotten that the army of Silla and Baekje has been in the south of the Hufeiling Mountain Range, even if they are willing to contribute, how can they get here?" Nayan Yang Da couldn't help but ask, and only he would ask so directly.

"As long as they want, of course they can come, you Aiqing might as well think about it, how can they come?" Yang Yong did not answer directly, but threw out a question.

Lu Mulin, Fang Xuanling and the others all showed a hint of a smile, obviously they had already been aware of this problem, Zhou Fashang, Yu Zhongwen, Du Hun and others frowned and pondered, the Hufeiling Mountain Range stretches for thousands of miles, if you want to bypass it, you have to walk at least thousands of miles, Silla, Baekje Unless they can break through the pass on Hufeiling in a short time, how can they let them come, unless......

Yu Zhongwen, Du Hun and others turned their gaze to Zhou Fashang, and Zhou Luoyu and the two of them had an idea, unless it was a water army, but if it was a water army, although the Goguryeo water army no longer existed, the two countries did not have to worry about the enemy attack, but they could fully trust the Great Sui, whether it was taking their own small fishing boats or borrowing the ships of the Great Sui to transport troops, as long as they could enter the sea, their life and death would be completely in the hands of the Sui army, as long as the Sui army was willing, it was completely possible for the armies of the two countries to sink into the sea to feed the fish.

"Your Majesty, Weichen thought of it."

"Your Majesty, Weichen also thought of it, but it's just ......"

"Just what? Worried that the coalition forces of the two countries will not dare to go to the sea? Yang Yong showed an unfathomable smile on his face, and all the ministers shuddered in their hearts, Silla and Baekje must be unlucky.

Sure enough, the emperor's next words confirmed everyone's conjecture: "I don't let them transport people over at one time, I can promise them to transport them in three times, they can use their own fleet, if the transportation capacity is not enough, the Great Sui can provide them with ships, and they don't have to return them afterwards, if they still push back and don't even want to take this risk, why should I allow them to go south of the Yalu River, after the Great Sui defeated Goguryeo, as long as a small number of troops are left to garrison in Hufeiling, they will still not be able to enter an inch, if they offend the Great Sui, The Great Sui could destroy Goguryeo, and naturally it could also destroy Baekje and Silla. ”

The land area south of the Yalu River in Goguryeo alone is a little more than the area of the two countries combined, how can the kings of the two countries get rid of the temptation of this bait?

Although the Great Sui intends to wipe out Silla and Baekje together, there is no need to attack them when they come by boat, but when they all arrive at the plains on both sides of the Bei River, both grain and grass and the back road are in the hands of the Sui army, even if they can't think of all their strength, the Sui army can completely watch from the wall, and wait until the Three Kingdoms are almost fighting before they move out in one fell swoop to wipe out all the three ** teams, without this army, whether it is Silla or Baekje, it can only become the fat in the mouth of the Great Sui.

"The emperor is wise!" This plan is undoubtedly the most labor-saving method, although it is not as straightforward as a real gun, but why not win at the lowest cost? The ministers were immediately convinced.

As early as in Liaodong, Yang Yong discussed it several times with Fang Xuanling, Lu Mulin and other people close to him, but of course they would not stand up to take the credit of the emperor.

"Your Majesty, Wechen is willing to send envoys to Silla and Baekje to persuade the kings of the two countries with his incorruptible tongue." Liu Kang, a member of Honglu Temple, stood up and said.

"Okay, I'm ready, but in order to avoid delay, Liu Aiqing can be appointed as an envoy to Baekje, and the Silla envoy will be sent by Fang Aiqing."

Liu Kang and Fang Xuanling hurriedly replied together: "The minister obeys the order." ”