The addition of Changli County to Western Liaoning had been known two months earlier, but the transfer of troops from Chang'an to garrison and the transportation of supplies by sea from the Great Sui Navy to Cangzhou proved that Yang Chong's attention had shifted to the northeast. If you are familiar with the situation of the Great Sui, you don't think that the Khitan Xi people can play against Yang Chong, if Yang Chongming is Goguryeo on the surface, but he is actually dealing with the Turks? Feeling that he was about to become an ant on a hot pot, he was eager to know Yang Chong's plans for the Northeast.

Fortunately, Yang Chong came back, and on the second day after returning to Chang'an, he met with the Turkic envoys, and when he lost his strength to meet, he asked: "King Yue, the Great Sui has frequently mobilized troops in the northeast, and Jieli Khan asked me to ask if there is anything I need help with?" ”

Yang Chong said happily: "Yes, the Seven Divisions of the Yan Dynasty are now ready to move, Goguryeo has seized the envoys we sent, and they have also pretended to be pirates at sea to attack our Great Sui fleet, and they must be punished. ”

"Well, no problem." Stubbornly losing his thinking and brains turned quickly, Goguryeo was a vassal state of the Eastern Turks, and he reprimanded two sentences, presumably Goguryeo did not dare to speak up, and the rest depended on Dasui's own ability. Yang Chong said with satisfaction: "I was going to look for you, but I heard Fang Xuanling say that the deal with Tuli was approved, and 10,000 catties of iron were exchanged for 2,000 horses." ”

Stubbornness was taken aback, isn't this helping Tuli? Hurriedly said: "Lord Wang, slow down, this kind of transaction is best held in Loufu, Tuli is at war with the Xi clan and the Xi country, I'm afraid I won't be able to get so many horses at once." It delays the trade between the two sides, but it is not beautiful. ”

Yang Chong thought for a while and said: "It's okay, so let's do it, the transaction in Linyu Town continues, and I will arrange for Wuchuan Iron Works to transfer 10,000 catties of iron and go to Loufu to trade with Jieli Khan." You also know that after the start of construction of the Antun and Jinling Iron Works, the iron output increased greatly, and we must always find a way to sell it, and we can't lose money. ”

Stubbornly scolded in his heart, the Central Plains has been decided, and you have opened two big iron factories, aren't you just ready to continue to fight with our Turks and Goguryeo? But on the surface, Zhi Sili said with a smile on his face: "The lower official understands the difficulties of the prince, so he informs the khan to prepare a war horse." However, Lord Wang, can it be changed to four hundred sets of Mingguang armor? ”

Mingguang armor is thirty catties a set, four hundred sets is 12,000 catties of iron, as well as the cost of craftsmen and auxiliary materials, and the question of losing his thinking power is not hopeful, but what made him dumbfounded was that Yang Chong readily agreed: "I will coordinate with the Privy Council, there should be no big problem." ”

Taking advantage of it, Zhi Zhi Sili left nervously, all the actions of Zhi Sili in Chang'an naturally could not be concealed from Yang Chong, looking at the list of officials sent by Tianqi, Yang Chong said to Wang Qi and others: "Zhi Zhi Sili is a good official, you think of a way, I want to use him." ”

Yang Chong didn't get angry at the list, which meant that everything was under control, Wang Qi smiled and said: "This is easy to do, the executive power is only twenty-seven or eighteen years old, and the prime minister can give him an official position, how can Jieli not doubt it, as long as Jieli Khan does it in the Zhizhi Ministry, he can't go back if he wants to go back." ”

Yang Chong thought for a while and instructed Yang Yanda: "I will appoint Tianqi as the Marquis of Chang'an, Tianjian as the Marquis of Lantian, Persistence as the Marquis of Wannian, and Yang Heng as the Marquis of Zuoting; You're in charge of getting involved with Lost Mind and pulling him into the business circle of the crusher. If he wants to escape from Chang'an, you can also help him, without losing his principles, the more incredible he is, the better; After the progress of this matter, you go to the Ministry of Rites to report to Meng Tuo, and I only need the final result. ”

Wang Jue understood that this was to ask Yang Yanda to find Meng to ask for ideas, and asked Yang Chong: "Is the prime minister ready to conquer Liaodong in person?" ”

Su Dingfang's Chang Jie camp said that it was escorting the goods behind, but in fact it had arrived in Liaoxi, Yang Chong shook his head and said: "This time it's just a small test, and this credit will be given to Xu Shiji." Hao Ming, tell me about it. ”

Hao Ying opened the map and said: "The seven parts of the Yan Ya are the southernmost of the Su Mo Ya, which is connected with ancient Goryeo; The Bolu Department is in the north of the Sumo Division, the Anche Bone Department is in the northeast of Bodu, the Funi Department is in the east of Bodu, the Horn Room Department is in the east of Fune, the Heishui Department is in the northwest of Anchegu, and the Baishan Department is in the southeast of Sumo. Therefore, the most resolute attachment to Goguryeo was the two divisions of Sumo and Baeksan, and this operation was to attack them, and the capture of Pingguo County was the last goal. ”

Pingguo County is the second most important town in Liaodong, belongs to Liaodong County, Houyan Murong ordered Pingbei General, Belt Fang Wang, Pingzhou Thorn Shi Murong Zuo moved Pingzhou to Pingguo County, jurisdiction Liaodong, Xuansu, Liaoxi, Changli four counties, Pingguo County is the political, economic, cultural, military center of the four counties at that time, after the Goguryeo people occupied Liaodong, the implementation of the tribal-centered city system, Pingguo County was abolished. The actual significance of the capture of Pingguo County was to restore Liaodong County.

What stung everyone was the word Liaohe, and Wei Ting couldn't help but ask, "How sure is the prince?" ”

Yang Chong said with a smile: "You should ask Xu Shiji how sure he is, once he crosses the Liao River, can he stay in Pingguo County." ”

All the way forward, you can see the sea from afar, the white clouds in the sky are rare, and the bitter light of the sun makes people yearn for dark clouds and torrential rain, but the soldiers of the Hexi Army understand that the torrential rain is their biggest enemy. A soldier hummed the military song softly: "You don't see, the Han Dynasty Army, the weak crown is the captive, please Changying, you don't see, Ban Dingyuan, the Peerless Light Cavalry urges the battle clouds!" The boy should be in serious danger, how can he let the Confucian crown miss this life? The situation is that the country is in danger, and the feather is constantly fighting! ”

More and more people echoed and heard that "the ship of the Broken Wave Building went out of the Liaohai Sea, and the iron armor went to the outside of the Saiwai!" Qin Qiong's eyes were a little moist; Qin Qiong never dreamed that his coming to Liaodong would be a scam, and after going to the sea river to meet Su Dingfang, Xu Shiji's army of 30,000 appeared in the area of fifty miles behind him. Luan bells rang, vultures chirped, Qin Qiong looked at the continuous mountains and forests on the mountains to the north and the faint Great Wall, collected his emotions, and urged the army to continue to advance.

The 40,000 horses did not even enter Yingzhou, but went directly east along the road by the sea, until they reached the abandoned Han Wuxian City, which was ruined and ruined, and there was not even a decent house; Perhaps the Sui army camped here during its third expedition to Liaodong, and there were discarded battle flags and weapons everywhere. Qin Qiong's infantry army stayed behind to set up a fortress, and Su Dingfang with five thousand cavalry had quickly disappeared on the horizon in front.

Qin Qiong knew that Chang Jie's camp had gone out to hunt, and there should be no danger in this area because of the terrain and guides provided by Tudiji, and the military department also had maps drawn during the Eastern Expedition. According to the division during the Kaihuang period, the west of the Liao River belonged to the Great Sui Yan County, and it was still in its own territory; Until Xu Shiji's army came up later, Su Dingfang had not returned, and Xu Shiji sent Guo Qing, the general of the left imperial guard, to lead 3,000 cavalry to respond.

(End of chapter)