The moon was bright and the stars were shining, and after Meng turned over, Yang Chong found Fang Xuanling to eat in the garden together and talk about the Tiele people; Fang Xuanling seemed a little absent-minded, and finally withdrew his gaze to the sky, and asked Yang Chong with some concern: "Are you really going to attack the Tiele people in the Baishan area?" ”

Fang Xuanling's attitude was to oppose it, Yang Chong smiled helplessly: "Gaochang is the lock throat of the Western Regions, whether it is the Eastern and Western Turks, or the Xue Yantuo Khanate and other Tiele tribes, they are all eyeing each other, and only by striking first can they be afraid and jealous." Now there are more than ten ethnic groups in Baishan, such as Deed, Bo Luo, Yizha, Su Po, Nahao, Wuhu, Sugu, Yeza, Yu Nihu, etc., and they have not yet formed an alliance, but they are just following the Turks and Xue Yantuo to make some extra money, and there is still a way to do it, once they decide on the object of refuge, it will be too late to regret it. ”

Fang Xuanling pondered and said: "Gaochang's current situation is really a bit similar to that of the Central Plains, but the Great Sui attacked Goguryeo with a knife, and if you tried to Baishan, you used the weak to defeat the strong, and together they have 20,000 people who control the strings, with a total population of 50,000. ”

"So now is an opportunity." Yang Chong said firmly: "The nine surnamed Tiele went south, and Baishan definitely didn't agree, so they had to come from Luo Man Mountain." ”

Fang Xuanling thought for a while and said, "It should be that your materials worked, and the ninth surnamed Tiele didn't even tell Baishan." ”

Fang Xuanling knew that Yang Yichen and Yang Chong were plotting against Baishan, and learned from Zhang Xu's documents that Zhang Xu had a connection with the Tiele people in Baishan, so Yang Chong took the initiative to send Gu Dizang and Yang Da, Yang Qi and others to connect this line, and continued to do business like Zhang Xu. The materials in Yang Chong's hands were far more abundant than those of Zhang Xu, and the Tiele people in Baishan were very satisfied, especially the Wuhu and Sugu tribes.

Neither of these tribes is a pure Tieler. Wuhu is known as the clan of the Tiele West Branch, but it is actually the front tribe of the Cheshi in the Turpan Basin, where the Sogdians and Turks live together, and the two totems of the golden wolf head and the golden bull head are on the same altar. Although the people came from the Sayan Mountains in the upper reaches of the Yenisei River, and their people were red-haired and white-skinned, half of them were black-haired Han Chinese, and everyone spoke Chinese, claiming to be a descendant of Li Ling of the Han Dynasty.

In that year, Tuoba Jue took advantage of the chaos to rejuvenate the country, in April of that year, the country was named "Wei", changed the yuan to "Dengguo", and had divided seven tribes in the Hulunbuir grassland, and the Sugu clan was one of them, and the Przewalski, Baba, Daxi, Yilou, Qiudun, Tonghai, and Tuoba formed the Xianbei Eight Kingdoms. The Wuhu and Sugu tribes have always refused to leave Baishan, and what they have never forgotten is to enter the plains, even if they cannot re-establish the country, at least they will live the stable life of their ancestors.

Whether it is the dead Zhang Xu or the current Gaochang County Shou Yang Chong, they have a clear understanding of this point, and constantly contact the two clans, hoping to make the other party use it for me. The only defect is that Gaochang is too small, the county has a population of only 70,000, and the digestion capacity is insufficient. There is also the problem of getting along with the Tiele people and the Han people.

Fang Xuanling's feeling was that Yang Chong was too anxious. Fang Xuanling believes that Yang Chong has done a good job, whether it is Gaochang's economy or the resettlement of the Turks, Yang Chong can be regarded as doing his best, as long as there is time, in the next two years, Yang Chong will definitely have a way to take down the tens of thousands of Tiele people in Baishan.

Fang Xuanling didn't know why Yang Chong was in a hurry, Yang Chong hesitated for a long time and asked, "What if the Son of Heaven fails to conquer Goguryeo?" ”

Fang Xuanling was stunned, and then sweat rained down, instantly soaking through his underwear.

The Great Sui mobilized millions of troops, poured the strength of the whole country, and the emperor drove his own expedition, and the conquest of a small Goguryeo would fail? Even one person and one foot also trampled Goguryeo flat. It's a pity that Fang Xuanling is a steady person, and theoretically he can't deny Yang Chong's malicious speculation.

In the seventeenth year of the emperor's reign, the king of Pingyang of Goguryeo and the Jin Dynasty preemptively attacked the military garrison of Liaoxi in the Great Sui, but was repelled by Wei, the governor of Yingzhou. In the eighteenth year of the emperor's reign, Emperor Wen of Sui ordered Yang Liang, the king of Han, and Shiji, the king of Shangzhu, to be the marshal of the marching army, and Zhou Luoyu to be the head of the water army, leading an army of 300,000 to attack Goguryeo by land and water. Yang Liang, the king of Han, led the land Sui army out of Linyuguan, which coincided with the rainy season, the roads were muddy, the supply of grain and grass was not available, the army lacked food, and encountered epidemics; The Sui army of the waterway, led by Zhou Luoyu, went out to sea from Donglai and went straight to Pyongyang City, where they encountered strong winds at sea and many ships sank. On September 21, the land and water routes were forced to return, the Sui army died eight or nine times out of ten, and the king of Yingyang, Gao Yuan, called "Liaodong Dung Tuchen Yuan", and Emperor Wen of Sui dismissed the army and treated it as before.

The Great Sui claims to have sent millions of troops, but in fact, there will be no more than 300,000 troops that can really enter Goguryeo. Once the conquest of Goguryeo fails, it will cause a chain reaction in the western regions of Saibei, and as soon as the timidity of the alien races is gone, they will definitely swarm, and Gaochang will become the first battlefield of the Great Sui, either the city is there, or the people are dead.

Yang Chong's voice was like that of an ascetic, with a hint of tiredness: "The victory or defeat of any war is only the victory or defeat on the battlefield, and domestic problems should still be coordinated in internal affairs." Pei Ju is cunning and cunning, often tying all the issues together and arguing in the court; Su Wei and Yu Wenshu are only interested in power, and Pei Yun and Yu Shiji are not good at this kind of overall situation, so they caused the current situation. ”

This is the first time Fang Xuanling has heard Yang Chong's evaluation of the courtiers, it is so to the point, the great cause of the five nobles, known as the central soul, in Yang Chong's eyes, is almost either a scumbag or a difficult job. Fang Xuanling asked in a low voice: "My lord, even if the center makes a mistake, it is the generals who will command it on the battlefield." ”

Yang Chong pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Xuan Ling, what if there is a big drought in the Central Plains this year? What if the central center wanted to put every credit for the destruction of Goguryeo on the Son of Heaven? ”

Fang Xuanling was speechless, he was not a son of a poor family, the Fang family was a second-rate scholar, and he still knew some things, according to the temperament of Pei Ju and others, there was really such a possibility; Once this happens, the former generals are all marionettes, and no matter how great their ability is, they can't use it. If there is really a big drought in the Central Plains, it will inevitably intensify the anxiety of the upper and lower levels, and sometimes the desire for speed is not enough.

Fang Xuanling has a little respect for Yang Chong, as a county guard, he can consider his own problems from the overall situation of the country, which is not something that ordinary people can do; What Yang Chong said was only the worst possibility, but for this possibility, Yang Chong took the trouble to prepare, which is not something that ordinary people can do. You must know that once the Son of Heaven wins, what Yang Chong does is useless, and there is no half credit.

Fang Xuanling stood up, gave a deep salute and said, "It's Xuanling who didn't think it through. ”

Yang Chong stood up, pushed Fang Xuanling back into the chair and sat down, and said, "Actually, I regret a little that I brought you and Du Yan to such a remote place to be officials. But don't worry, even if the worst happens, I am confident that I will hold on to Gaochang. Therefore, recruiting the Tiele people of Baishan and knowing the various ghosts in Gaochang County are the two most important things for us at present. ”

In fact, the Turpan Commercial Bank has begun to hoard a large amount of saltpeter and sulfur, and Yang Chong's confidence comes from gunpowder, and when the thunder rings again, at least he can protect himself. But in Fang Xuanling's eyes, Yang Chong's image is getting taller and taller, a person can be so strategic, even Zhuge is reborn, Fang Xuanling can't help but think of Dingxice, it was still Yang Chong's masterpiece more than two years ago, which made the Tuyuhun people have a nightmare.

(End of chapter)