On the sixteenth day of the first month of the seventh year of the Great Cause (611), General Zuo Wuwei, Guanglu Doctor, and Zhending Marquis Guo Yan died. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

On the third day of the second lunar month, Yang Guang boarded the fishing platform, drove to Yangzijin, feasted hundreds of officials, and rewarded them according to their ranks.

On the 16th, Baekje sent envoys to pay tribute.

On the 19th, Yang Guang took a dragon boat from Jiangdu to Tongji Canal, so he drove to Zhuo County.

On the second day of the first month of March, Dr. Youguanglu and General Yao Wei of Zuotunwei died.

On April 15, Yang Guang went to Linshuo Palace in Zhuo County.

On the fourth day of the fifth month, Wuwei Taishou Fan Zi Gai was appointed as the secretary of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

On May 26, an edict was issued to transfer troops to conquer Goguryeo, officially opening the prelude to the three expeditions to Goguryeo.

In September, floods flooded more than 30 counties east of the Kushan Mountains and south of the Yellow River, affecting millions of people and killing countless people.

Yang Yan had already prepared, and the grain shops under Yang Yan's name in various counties opened warehouses to help the victims, and I don't know how many people were saved. There are as many as 200,000 people who are willing to sell themselves to Yang Yan's grain shop alone. With so many people, Yang Yan can't eat it, and he can't afford it. In the end, it was the Great Sui court that could save these victims.

Fortunately, Yang Yan was well prepared, and he had already arranged manpower, and as soon as the flood broke out, he passed the information to Yang Guang as soon as it broke out.

Yang Guang immediately ordered the delivery of grain from various warehouses to the disaster area, saving the victims.

In order to express Yang Yan's merits, Yang Guang issued a decree to lift Yang Yan's ban, let him go to Zhuojun to face the saint, and gave a large amount of money to make up for Yang Yan's property and food for the disaster relief.

Yang Yan took the opportunity to propose to move 300,000 victims to Zhangye, which was agreed by Yang Guang.

On the first day of October, Yang Yan took Wu Yong and two hundred guards, accompanied by Sun Simiao, and went to Zhuo County under the protection of two thousand Zuo Yiwei.

On the seventh day of October, Dongping Taishou Tu Wanxu was appointed as the general of Zuotunwei.

On November 20, Yang Yan rushed to Zhuojun to meet Yang Guang.

On the eighth day of December, the Western Turks came to see the Son of Heaven. Yang Guangshang was very happy and received him with special etiquette.

At this time, the Liaodong soldiers and the people transporting supplies were blocked on the road, day and night, and those who were suffering from military service began to become thieves in groups.

On the 13th, he ordered the lieutenant and Yingyang to cooperate with the county to pursue them, and once they were caught, they were immediately executed.

On the first day of the first month of the eighth year of the Great Cause (612), the army gathered in Zhuo County.

This time, in order to deal with Goguryeo, Yang Guang used almost all of the forces of the Great Sui.

On the left road, the 1st Army went to Gongfang Road, the 2nd Army went to Changcengdao, the 3rd Army went to Haiming Road, the 4th Army went to Gaima Road, the 5th Army went to Jian'an Road, the 6th Army went to Nansu Road, the 7th Army went to Liaodong Road, the 8th Army went to Xuansu Road, the 9th Army went to Fuyu Road, the 10th Army went to Korea Road, the 11th Army went to Wofu Road, and the 12th Army went to Lelang Road.

On the right side, the 1st Army went to Sticky Cicada Road, the 2nd Army went to Hanzi Road, the 3rd Army went to Hun Mi Road, the 4th Army went to Lintun Road, the 5th Army went to Houcheng Road, the 6th Army went to Tixi Road, the 7th Army went to Tatun Road, the 8th Army went to Sushen Road, the 9th Army went to Jieshi Road, the 10th Army went to Dongri Shi Road, the 11th Army went to Daifang Road, and the 12th Army went to Xiangping Road.

Yang Guang specifically mentioned in his will: "All the armies that go out this time must first follow the combat strategy of the imperial court, and then set out in a row to meet in Pyongyang."

The soldiers of our army are not as brave as jackals and leopards, with the ambition of winning a hundred battles, and the mountains will collapse when they look at them, and the roar of the loud will make the wind and clouds rise. I personally served as the marshal, commanded and dispatched the army, crossed the Liaoshui and marched eastward, marching along the western side of the sea. Rescue the people in remote areas who are in extreme hardship and danger, and comfort the suffering of the people who have lost their country.

In addition, those troops who were lightly armed and swam in the gaps of the enemy's army should act at the opportune moment, rush to the battlefield, hide their armor, silence them, and surprise them with a surprise attack. There was also an army all the way to the sea, the ships were connected end to end, thousands of miles long, the sails were high, as fast as lightning, the huge ships were galloping, flying like clouds, and the ships of all sizes cut off the Hyun River and sailed straight to Pyongyang, the enemy's hope of hiding on the islands was gone, and the way to hide like frogs in abandoned wells was broken.

The other alien troops who went out with me were all ready to go, and the armies of Wei, Lu, Peng, Pu and other places resigned without discussion. Relying on the will of heaven to crusade against rebellion, everyone is a hundred times braver, and with such a large team to fight the enemy, the momentum is equivalent to destroying the withering and decaying.

However, the purpose of the royal army is to stop killing, and the sages have taught us that if we must use force, it is only to defeat the murderous people so that they cannot do evil. Heaven punishes the guilty and punishes the culprit, but as for the fault of the majority, there is no need to punish it as a coercion.

If the Goguryeo chieftain Gowon painted his head with mud and went to the gate of the barracks to plead guilty, and went to Sikou to surrender himself, he should untie his ropes, burn the coffin, and extend the favor given to him. The rest of the subjects who are respectful and obedient to the court must be comforted and compensated, let them work in peace, and be appointed according to their talents, and there should be no distinction between Yixia.

The place where the military camp is stationed must be neat and solemn, and it is forbidden to disturb the people, so that there is no crime in the autumn, and to announce why the court is gracious and forgive their sins, and explain to them how to seek happiness from afar.

If he helps the evil and resists the officers and soldiers, then according to the criminal law of the country, there will be no one alive among them. All of the above must be clearly told to them, and this is in line with my heart. ”

From this will, it can be seen that Yang Guangyi completely surrendered to Goguryeo and did not intend to destroy Goguryeo directly with his troops.

Regarding Yang Guang's attitude towards this expedition, Yang Yan said that he could not understand. Obviously has the ability to destroy Goguryeo, why do you want to be involved with benevolence?

If Yang Guangtie had his heart set on destroying Goguryeo and captured all the Goguryeo people as slaves, would he still use it to conquer Goguryeo again?

It's a pity that Yang Guang, who has entered middle age, can't listen to anyone's words, and Yang Yan also spoke before the expedition, but was reprimanded by Yang Guang and punished him for thinking for three days.

It seems that no one can change Yang Guang's mind to conquer Goguryeo.

Today, nearly a million troops and more than one million people have been assembled in Zhuo County. The grain, grass, and baggage in the city are piled up like a mountain, and there are countless siege equipment. Moreover, the Cao transport boats from Luoyang to Zhuojun are transporting grain and grass around the clock, and there are millions of people transporting materials by land, which causes the roads to be congested.

There were also countless warships sailing to the battlefield at sea, and as many as 1.13 million soldiers and horses were invested in this battle, and more than 3 million people were killed. As the saying goes, there are plenty of soldiers and food, and the generals are gathered. But you told him that he would lose, isn't that looking for death?

At this time, Yang Guang will not be swayed by anyone, even if you can stop him once, he still has two or three signs. If you don't hit the south wall, you won't die, and you're talking about people like him.

The more this was the case, the more Yang Yan didn't dare to stay by Yang Guang's side and delay time. Only by returning to Luoyang to continue military training can we have a way to protect ourselves. After eight years of great cause, there is really not much time left for Yang Yan. In recent years, Yang Guang has become more and more difficult to guess. And he hasn't been with Yang Guang for more than a year, and his love for Yang Yan has become more and more limited.

With the intention of leaving, Yang Yan moved the way.

This time he brought Sun Simiao out, and he was already a little cautious. Therefore, it didn't take long for Yang Yan to become 'sick'.

In January, Zhuo County was still snowing heavily, Yang Yan suffered from the wind and cold, and was sick in bed all day long, which finally attracted Yang Guang's attention and sent the imperial doctor Chao Yuanfang to diagnose and treat.

Chao Yuanfang, who was threatened, told Yang Guang that if Yang Yan continued to stay in Zhuo County, he would probably be fine, so he frightened Yang Guang and came to see Yang Yan in person.

Subsequently, he asked Yang Yan to return to the Eastern Capital on a dragon boat to recuperate, and let him take the position of staying in the Eastern Capital after his body recovered.

The next day, under the protection of two thousand Zuo Yiwei, Yang Yan boarded the dragon boat, returned to Luoyang along the waterway, and escaped from the battlefield.

It's not that Yang Yan doesn't want to participate in the war, it's that Yang Guang can't let him go to the battlefield at all. The reason why Tuyuhun let him go at that time was because Tuyuhun had surrendered 100,000 people several times, and it was impossible to form a decent army. But Goguryeo is different, Goguryeo hooks up with the Turks, and its combat effectiveness is still very fierce. If Yang Yan was captured on the battlefield or killed in battle, what would be the face of the Great Sui, and what would the envoys of the various countries who followed the army think?

Therefore, he can only go, and only by returning to Luoyang to continue training can there be hope.