According to the military system of the Sui period, the twelve guards set up a general, two to four generals, and the guards were divided into hussar mansions and chariot cavalry mansions to govern the armies, so they were called the Weifu army, referred to as the government army. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoUnder this military system, every time in wartime, the emperor himself ordered the commander to lead the army, and there were a number of marching commanders under the marching marshal, as the generals of the wartime unified army, the war was over, and the marching marshal and the marching commanders under his control must return the military talismans and seals to the emperor, and the troops he brought were still under the control of the guards.

Because the intention of Yang Jian, the ancestor of the Sui Dynasty, to set up the post of Hebei Provincial Provincial Military Marshal and Hebei Provincial Military Marshal was to unify the military orders and government decrees of the northern state capitals and more effectively prevent and resist the southern invasion of the Turks, so at the beginning of Yang Shuang's transfer to the Hebei Provincial Military Marshal, he issued an edict to allow Yang Shuang's subordinates to maintain the state of wartime military columns all year round, and the commander-in-chief of the whole army is called the marching marshal, and the battalion commanders are called marching commanders.

After Yang Shuang was transferred to leave office, Yang Guang was only temporarily acting as the marshal of the Hebei Provincial March, and since Yang Shuang led the army out of the Northern Expedition, the Turks and the Sui Dynasty have been in a state of peace for nearly a year, so most of Yang Guang's energy was focused on diplomatic exchanges with the Turks and the governance of internal affairs.

Therefore, after Zhang Wei and Wang Shao were ordered to lead the Bingzhou army under the control of the Taiwan Military Department and the more than 20,000 new troops recruited on the spot to quickly reinforce Yanmen Pass, the most important troops that Yang Guang had at hand were the nearly 100,000 government troops under the command of Yang Shuang.

You must know that Yang Guang is not only the marshal of the Hebei Provincial March, he also has another very important title: General Zuo Wuwei. This makes the soldiers and horses under the command of the marching commanders, including Yan Rong, nominally controlled by Yang Guang, the general of Zuo Wuwei, according to the Weifu system, even if Yan Rong and others no longer serve as the marching commanders in the future, they must also be included in the Zuo Wuwei system and sequence, and nominally accept Yang Guang's control.

Because of this, Yang Guang listened to Yan Rong's mouth, and he was contemptuous in front of him, his mouth was not inferior, his face sank, and he coldly reminded Yan Rong: "Manager Yan, this place is like a marshal tent in the Chinese army, there is no prince, only a marshal." Let me ask you, the Turks suddenly sent troops to attack this time, and a total of several troops and horses were dispatched, what were the troops, and who were the generals of the unified army? You don't know these yet, why do you dare to speak out in front of your commander and lead your troops into battle? ”

Among the marching chiefs under Yang Shuang, he was the best with Yan Rong on weekdays, and at this time, he was reprimanded by Yang Guang as soon as he opened his mouth, for fear that Yan Rong would have a fiery temper and would turn his face with Yang Guang on the spot, and bring death to himself, so he hurriedly strode forward and explained to Yang Guang with his fists: "The marshal has learned a great lesson, and the chief manager of Yan Rong is actually worried about the loss of Yanmen Pass, so he took the initiative to ask the marshal to lead the army to go on the expedition." Although the marshal has sent two reinforcements to Yanmen Pass, but there is still a lack of generals in the army who can fight the enemy in battle, it is better to give an arrow to the head of Yan, and order him to bring his headquarters to reinforce Yanmen in case of accidents. ”

"Qi Angong, what do you think?" Yang Guang heard what Zhou Shao said that it was not unreasonable, his face softened, and he turned his face to ask Li Che.

"Marshal, Sha Boluo's father and son have ill intentions, first sent Yuwen to read the head and my court, and then only two days, they brazenly raised troops to attack, it can be seen that their heart against me will exist for a long time, if they are not given a head-on blow in time, it will inevitably bring greater disasters to the states of Hebei Province. However, what we don't know at the moment is really what the marshal just said, and each item is very important, and it is related to the victory or defeat of the two armies, so the general thinks that from the perspective of the overall situation, it is not appropriate to send additional reinforcements to Yanmen Pass for the time being, and after the state capitals along the border report the enemy situation later, he will make a decision according to the situation of the enemy army. Li Chenian and Yang Guang were the commanders of the whole army for the first time, commanding a large-scale battle with the Turks, and all of them were arrogant generals, fearing that their prestige would not be enough to convince the public, so he deliberately reminded Yang Guang not to easily send all the troops in his hands, but to send troops in turn according to the changes in the enemy's situation.

With Li Che's qualifications, prestige and status, he was still above Yan Rong, Zhou Shao and others, and as soon as he opened his mouth to help Yang Guang set the tone, all the generals in the palace stopped squeaking much.

Yang Guang immediately ordered all the generals in the army to return to their camps to make various preparations before they received the latest movements of the Turkic army, and to obey their military orders at any time.

After Yan Rong and other generals expressed their willingness to obey the marshal's orders and retreat, Li Che reminded Yang Guangdao again: "Lord Wang, the soldiers and horses dispatched by the Turks to storm Yanmen Pass are only afraid that those who come are not good. In addition, the self-defense king led the army from the Yingzhou division back to the state, Youzhou left less than 30,000 soldiers and horses, if the Turks again play the east to attack the west, from the east to attack, the end of the general is afraid that Youzhou will be lost, the prince must take precautions in advance. ”

Yang Guang nodded and replied: "Qi Angong reminded me that about reporting the military situation to the imperial court and asking for reinforcements, I think that it is not too late to show his father the emperor after Zhao Cai finds out the undeclared war of the Turks and the various military forces dispatched." As for the lack of garrison troops in Youzhou, it is indeed something I never thought of, the current enemy situation is unknown, the outcome of the battle at Yanmen Pass is undecided, it seems that it is not appropriate to divide troops to reinforce Youzhou, do you think this is good? In the name of the marshal of the march of Hebei Province, I sent a military order to Li Zhen, the governor of Youzhou, and allowed him to act cheaply, independently mobilize the troops stationed in the state capitals under his jurisdiction according to the enemy situation, concentrate superior forces to deal with the enemy situation on the eastern front, and then increase troops on the eastern front when the war situation in the annexed states eases down a little. ”

Li Che pondered for a long time, and felt that according to the enemy's military situation that he had learned so far, what Yang Guang said was not unreasonable, after all, except for the Turkic soldiers and horses who stormed Yanmen Pass, other places had not yet reported the news of the large-scale invasion of the Turks, so he clenched his fists and replied: "The prince has already become a bamboo in his chest, and the general will be too worried." ”

"Duke Qi An, there is still something unclear about this king, I would like to ask one or two: If the father and son of Sha Bolu are just to confuse me and make our army unprepared for the Turks, so that they can carry out a sneak attack, it seems that there is no need to make another move, kill Yuwen Yue, and send his head to Bingzhou, right? In your opinion, what kind of medicine is sold in this sand bowl gourd? ”

"The last general thinks that in the past half a year, Sha Boluo has taken expedient measures to repair with our Great Sui troops because of its domestic instability. It is reported that not long ago, Sha Bo slightly led the army to the west, and defeated the Apo Khan's department, and Apo almost single-handedly rode alone to lack virtue to Datou Khan, so that the dust of the Turkic domestic disputes has settled, and it is only natural for Sha Bo to move south and invade our Great Sui again. The prince didn't have to spend too much thought on the ghostly tricks used by Sha Boluo's father and son, he just needed to deal with them according to the changes in the enemy's situation. ”

Yang Guang originally wanted to ask Li Che if it meant that there was a contradiction between him and Kehe Dunyu Wenruo, so that he could make use of the policy of "long-distance friendship and close attack, separation from the strong and the weak" against the Turks under the firm guidance of Changsun Sheng as his father Yang Jian, and then spread discord, but after listening to Li Che's judgment that Sha Bolu's previous reconciliation with the Great Sui army was only an expedient measure, according to today, it seems that this is indeed the case, so he stopped and did not discuss this topic with Li Che again.