When Gao Xi heard this, he frowned and said: "Yang Fuji, what you said just now is right, Goguryeo is indeed a dangerous enemy country with great ambitions, if there are conditions, it should be taught a good lesson, but now you also know the situation of the country, Lingnan and Ningzhou have just carried out two expeditions, and now they are going to conquer Ningzhou again, Shuzhong and Lingnan's military reserves are exhausted, and now they have to prepare for the upcoming war with the northern Turks."

In this case, how many troops can we devote to an expedition to Goguryeo? As we have analyzed just now, it is also very clear that the combat troops of Goguryeo are no less than 200,000, and our army's combat troops must have at least 300,000 before they can be sure of seizing Liaodong. How much energy will there be to deal with the Turks if the whole country is mobilized? ”

A cold glint flashed in Yang Su's eyes, the corners of his mouth hooked, and he said angrily: "Yang Liang, the king of Han, is the governor of the annexed state, commanding the hometown of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and the soldiers of the four major states of Ji, Qing, and You, add up to no less than 300,000, all of them are veterans who can fight through the war, and if you deal with the Turks, you only need to use the troops of Guanzhong and Longyou, and conquer Goguryeo, which is just right for the King of Han to send troops, and at most not use the troops of Daizhou, Shuozhou, and Mayi, which are close to the border towns of the East Turks. ”

Gao Xi was slightly stunned, his sleeves flicked, and Shoufu's aura was undoubtedly revealed with his flick of his sleeves: "Yang Servant, you also know that when the Dao is likely to be high and fat, the armies of the two Turks in the east and west are about to fight, and the dyed tribes are powerless to resist at all, and when the time comes, we can only rely on our army to send troops to support, if the armies of these four states are emptied at this time." From Bingzhou to Youzhou. A long front of four or five thousand miles. Who's going to defend? ”

Yang Su sneered: "The matter of transferring troops and sending generals should be arranged by Gao Servant, and after the Han King's subordinates take out 300,000 people, there will be 200,000 elites, and the defense is more than enough, not to mention that the troops of the Central Plains, Jingxiang and Jiangnan can be transferred as backups, if the battle of Liaodong goes well, Liaodong City will be captured in two or three months." If the Goguryeo people are pressed back to the east of the Yalu River, there will be a question mark over whether the Turks dare to make a move!"

Gao Xi stomped his foot hatefully: "Yang Servant, you are not seeking the country, it is too reckless to bet on the fortune of the country in this battle." His Majesty, the minister still insisted on the view just now, and sent an envoy to severely reprimand the king of Goguryeo, reorganize the army and fight on the border, and make a show, and never really send troops. At least, troops cannot be sent before the war with the Turks. ”

Yang Jian suddenly laughed. He whispered to Gao Xi in a harmonious voice: "Gao Servant Shooting, then what good plan do you have, you can make Goguryeo give up its ambitions for the land of Liaoxi and even the Central Plains without using swords?" Do you dare to guarantee that if our dynasty fights with the Turks, Goguryeo will not raise a large army to fight for Liaoxi? ”

Yang Jian's words were very kind, but in Gao Xi, and even in Wang Shichong's ears, it was tantamount to a bell for his life, Shi Wansui had just lost his official position because of the collection of gold and the enemy, which led to the rebellion in Ningzhou, and it was luck to pick up a life, and Gao Xi is now facing the same situation, as long as he says a word, then anything that happens in Goguryeo can become evidence of his crime.

Gao Xi gritted his teeth and arched his hand: "The minister is willing to go out immediately and lead the army to conquer Goguryeo." ”

Yang Jian's brows stretched, and he nodded with satisfaction: "Dugu Gong, it has been eight years since you last went to Pingnan, I hope you can make new contributions this time, hasn't Wang Shiji always wanted to make meritorious contributions, let him go with you this time, as for the commander of the sailors who crossed the sea from the Donglai waterway to attack Goguryeo, I think Zhou Luohu, the famous general of Nanchen, is quite suitable, what does Dugu Gong think?" ”

Gao Xi's face was expressionless, and he replied mechanically: "Everything depends on the emperor's arrangement, but it takes time to build a sea ship, and it is better to conquer Goguryeo in April and May, and now it is necessary to collect and build sea ships in Donglai and Dengzhou." ”

Yang Jian turned his head to Su Wei and said: "Suna Yan, the intended purpose, the prince of Liaodong County, the king of Goryeo, disobeys the king, spies on the Central Plains, has the heart of disobedience, and recently he has committed a crime against my Yingzhou, immediately abolish all the official titles of Gao Yuan, and demote him to a concubine, my Celestial Dynasty will raise an army of 300,000 in Hebei Qingyou and four states, Yang Liang, the king of Han, is the marshal of the march in Pyongyang, and the left servant of Shangshu shoots Gao Xi as the chief of the march, and the general of Shangkaifu, Zhou Luohu, is the governor of the navy, in the first month of next year, the army will go first, before May, advance by land and water, break the country and capture the king!"

Yang Jian turned his head to look at Wang Shichong and Zhang Xutuo, and continued: "Shangyi and the generals Wang Shichong and Zhang Xutuo, this battle will be accompanied by Zhou Luohu's sailors!"

Wang Shichong has never been to sea, let alone this kind of sea-crossing expedition, but the king's order has been made, and he does not allow even half a minute of hesitation and hesitation, he arched his hand and said loudly with Zhang Xutuo: "The minister obeys the order!"

Three hours later, after completing the handover procedures, Wang Shichong was summoned by Gao Xi to the Donghua Hall in Shangshu Province, which is where Gao Xi usually works, the last time he went to Lingnan, Wang Shichong met Gao Xi here, when Yang Su and Gao Xi had the best relationship, the two had a joint office in this Donghua Hall, but since the archery range incident, Yang Su moved out of the hall from here, to the West Flower Hall at the other end, and the distance between the two important ministers became more distant than the distance of five or six hundred steps between the two officials.

At this time, Wang Shichong stood in the position where he had stood back then, watching Gao Xi leaning on the high-backed chair, not wearing a black veil, with most of his gray hair on his head, his eyes closed, thinking about something.

It has been a quarter of an hour since Wang Shichong came in, Gao Xi has always maintained this posture, he does not open his eyes, he does not speak, he does not see any expression on his face, and it can even be said that he is not aware of Wang Shichong's existence at all, but Wang Shichong also knows that now Gao Shichong's heart must be fluctuating and unsettled.

Gao Xi still closed his eyes and slowly opened his mouth: "Xingman, what do you want to say about this expedition?" There are no outsiders here, but it doesn't hurt to say so. ”

Wang Shichong had already observed, this East Flower Hall was cleared by Gao Xi early, and the nearest guard was also a hundred steps away, obviously wanting to talk to himself, Gao Xi rarely talked to the officials in his own mansion over the years, but changed to the East Flower Hall, and naturally had a unique way to keep the conversation secret.

Wang Shichong opened his mouth and said: "The lower officials think that Goguryeo should indeed be crusaded, but it is not appropriate to send troops at this time. The march of 300,000 troops was decided in one sentence, which was inevitably a bit too hasty, and if the war went a little unwell, and the Turks invaded the land of Kwantung with large troops, the trouble would be great. ”

Gao Xi's face was expressionless, he still didn't open his eyes, and his knuckles tapped lightly on the table: "Speaking of which, if you are the boss, what is the magic method to pacify Goguryeo?" ”

Wang Shichong had been thinking about this question just now, his eyes flashed green, and he said: "The lower officials think that the best strategy is to follow the method of Wu Guo's three armies to attack Chu in turn, so that Chu State is tired of running for his life. ”

Gao Xi's eyes lit up, he sat up, and said in a deep voice: "Be specific!"

Wang Shichong nodded: "If you really want to destroy Goguryeo, on the one hand, you will make peace with Baekje and Silla and agree that they will attack together; On the other hand, it was possible to dispatch 20,000 or 30,000 partial divisions to Youju and Yingju every year to harass and attack Goguryeo's Liaodong area, attack its border cities, and plunder its population. ”

Gao Xi's eyes began to glow, and he asked, "Then if Goguryeo is overwhelmed and raises a large army to attack, how should it be handled?" ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "In that case, the labor division will go on an expedition, and the veteran soldiers will become Goguryeo." Goguryeo is not a youte nation in the steppe, all the people can be soldiers, and they can go to war at any time, and their people are also farmers at ordinary times, unless they are mobilized for war, they will not be conscripted as soldiers, so as long as 20,000 or 30,000 people are dispatched every time they are busy with agriculture, and the momentum is a little more sufficient, known as 100,000, it is enough to make Goguryeo nervous.

At least the entire Liaodong region of Goguryeo will carry out a general mobilization, and after a long time, the harvest of farmland in the Liaodong area will be affected, the veterans of the army division will be tired, and the military food reserves will be greatly reduced. (To be continued......)