Xiao Yu laughed: "Wang Shichong, your mouth can really say that the dead are alive, this reason is so good, if I am the Supreme, I will definitely be overjoyed, okay, just say what you say!" ”

There was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps in the small courtyard outside the door, Xiao Yu's face changed slightly, and he was about to open his mouth to scold, but he heard a lowered voice say: "Lord, the envoy from the palace, please enter the palace immediately." ”

Xiao Yu turned his head, just in time to see Wang Shichong's face with a faint smile, and Wang Shichong's rough and low voice came from his ears, which sounded so pleasant and cordial at this time: "Brother Xiao, then I wish you all the best this time, and I wish you a great turnaround of the Xiao family." ”

Since more than a month ago, after the national mobilization for the expedition to Goguryeo was issued, it began to become extremely busy on the Grand Canal from Shanyangdu, Hangou, Tongji Canal, to Yongji Canal, and a large group of large pump boats looked at each other in front and back, and the river flowed endlessly from east to west, from south to north, transporting boatloads of rice, grain, ordnance, and heavily armed soldiers to the north.

On both sides of the Jiahe River, the army and the people with no end in sight drove their livestock, pulled all kinds of chariots and carts, and marched non-stop, marching towards the invisible northern town, which was also the final destination of this army assembly, Zhuo County.

It's winter, it's a warm winter this year, and there is no thick ice floe on the river, perhaps because there are so many boats coming and going, so that the water does not stop, so that it cannot freeze, in so many military ships, ordnance ships and grain ships coming and going. Ninety-nine out of a hundred ships were heading for Zhuojun in the north. So. In the current fairway, this medium-sized official ship, which was originally very inconspicuous, seems to be so unusual.

Wang Shichong changed into a three-grade purple official robe, which was in line with his identity as the soon-to-be-appointed Jiangdu Juncheng, with an independent bow and a behind-the-back hand, and the winter wind was like a knife, blowing on his face that had begun to grow some wrinkles. It hurt faintly, but he didn't care, looking at the pump boats on the other side of the river that were overwhelmed by the full weight of the waterline, and thoughtfully.

Wei Zheng held a fox fur coat in his hand, stood behind Wang Shichong, and said, "Lord, the weather is cold, you should be careful of your body, let's put this coat on first." ”

Wang Shichong's train of thought was brought back to reality by Wei Zheng's words, and he turned his head. Smiling slightly, he took the coat. While putting it on his body, he said, "Thank you Xuancheng for reminding me." Is there any news in Jiangdu? ”

Wei Zheng nodded: "I came for this, I just received a message from the flying pigeon, Chen Ling's 60,000 troops have arrived in Jiangdu, stationed in the camp thirty miles outside the city, as originally planned, Chen Ling only said that he would wait for the second batch of reinforcements and grain and grass in Jiangnan to arrive, and then pull the camp north." ”

Wang Shichong sighed: "This dead fat man's movements are quite fast, it seems that he really wants to make another meritorious contribution in this battle." The last time he played a flowing ball, he was promoted to the general of the Tiger Benlang, but I am afraid that this time he still wants to get a general of the sixteenth guard, and even become a general. ”

Wei Zheng said with a smile: "I'm afraid this is the dream of every military general in the world now, anyway, Yang Guang has provided such a good opportunity for all those who want to make contributions on the battlefield and reward them with knighthood, look at these Jiangnan soldiers and people who went to the north, but they are all elated and have high morale, and the endless loud military songs all the way make me a little surprised, even the soldiers in the weak places of the Jiangnan people have such a fighting spirit, not to mention the children of the family who are happy when they hear the war in Guanlong." ”

Wang Shichong sneered: "That's just because they don't know how strong the opponent they are facing in this battle and how terrible the prospect is, and they think that this time it can be the same as the war of the previous twenty or thirty years of the Great Sui. ”

Wei Zheng nodded: "There has been news from Eulji Wendeok, I hope we can delay the assembly of the Sui army as much as possible, they are already in full mobilization there, and they have secretly reached an agreement with Baekje and Silla, and when the time comes, the armies of Baekje and Silla will just make a show and will not really be dispatched." ”

Wang Shichong shook his head: "Yang Guang has already sent Cui Junsu to Baekje and Silla as an envoy, in fact, he also wants to supervise the dispatch of troops from these two countries, although Baekje and Silla and Goguryeo have a secret agreement, but this agreement is unreliable, if Goguryeo is really defeated by the Sui army, then these two countries will definitely take advantage of the fire to rob, and even really participate in the war of annihilation, to maintain this balanced situation, the only reliance is strength." ”

Wei Zheng smiled slightly: "What the lord said is very true, but Baekje and Silla are not fools, they also know that once Goguryeo is destroyed, they will have to face the Great Sui, and they still understand the truth of cold lips and teeth." Therefore, Goguryeo could at least put the main force in the Liaodong area to fight against the Sui army in the early stage, and did not have to worry too much about the situation on the southern front, not to mention that the junction of the three countries was mountainous, which was steep and difficult to walk, even if the Baekje and Silla armies really wanted to send troops, it was not so easy to attack Pyongyang City. ”

Wang Shichong nodded: "How many troops has Goguryeo mobilized now?" Is there enough food and grass and ordnance reserves? How much can each tribe of minions send to help? ”

Wei Zhengzheng said: "Yizhi Wende said, now they are still rushing to plant wheat seedlings in spring, and they will harvest another one in summer, so they can't mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops now, on the surface it is still the 200,000 standing army, but the 500,000 army's war equipment and ordnance have been completely prepared, and Goguryeo's three-year grain stock has been transported to the Khitan, Xi, Tongluo and Beji servant tribes, as a reward for their troops, and promised that after the victory, they will be rewarded with heavy gifts, so these barbarians are all elated, He has also begun to prepare for war, and when the horses are fattened after the autumn, he will send troops to help in the war. ”

The corners of Wang Shichong's mouth hooked: "Does Yang Guang know the movements of these barbarians?" ”

Wei Zheng smiled slightly: "Yang Guang doesn't know these at all, he doesn't even know how many soldiers Goguryeo has, let alone these servant tribes, even if Xiao Yu reminded him according to what the lord said last time, he thought that Xiao Yu was a scholar, and he didn't pay attention to it at all." I feel that this time I will still win as easily as I did last time when I beat Tuyuhun and the Western Regions. ”

Wang Shichong shook his head: "I don't know if I don't know who I am, how can I not be defeated?" For the stupidity and arrogance of a lone husband, I don't know how many of these sergeants and people will be able to return to their hometowns, alas! He looked at the soldiers on both sides of the strait, and a trace of sadness and loneliness flashed in his eyes. (To be continued......)