Wei Zheng was silent, Wang Shichong felt it, he also had relatives, and after a while, he spoke: "Lord, I heard that the commander of the former army has been selected this time, and Yu Wenshu is still in charge, Yu Zhongwen is deputy, leading the leading army of more than 300,000 people, and he is ready to go. ”

Wang Shichong nodded: "This timing is a good choice, and it is difficult for Yang Guang, in this cold winter Layue, he also left the comfortable eastern capital Luoyang, and ran to a bitter cold place like Youzhou, Zhuo County, to suffer from the cold, I heard that more than 4,000 officials from various ministries who accompanied the car this time have had enough of sins along the way, Yang Guang has a warm and comfortable camp tent, but these people can only live in the most humble curtain like ordinary soldiers, they are all children of official families who are pampered and worried, how can they suffer this kind of crime, they have not been to Zhuo County, I heard that more than 1,000 of these low-level officials have frozen to death. ”

Wei Zheng smiled slightly: "That's right, but this time it's the royal driver's personal expedition, nominally Yang Guang is also sharing weal and woe with everyone, so no one wants to let go of this opportunity to perform, most of those people are also willing to join the army, even if they die, it is their own choice, there is only one person, this time he sang the opposite tune with Yang Guang." ”

Wang Shichong was a little surprised, and said softly: "There will be such a person?" Don't want to live anymore? ”

Wei Zheng said with a smile: "It was the former Taishi Ling, who was later implicated by his son and was demoted to the Heshui County Order's Gengzhi. ”

Wang Shichong let out a long breath, and the white breath he exhaled instantly became a white mist in the cold air: "It turned out to be this old master, what." His son used to be a subordinate of the king of Qi. After Yang Cambodia was unlucky. Not only did his son follow the exile of his official position, but he himself also exempted Taishi Ling and became the Heshui County Order, didn't he learn a lesson this time, and wanted to sing the opposite tune to attract Yang Guang's attention? ”

Wei Zheng shook his head: "Actually, it's not exactly the opposite, when Yang Guang's imperial camp passed through Heshui, he specially called Gengzhi over to play the right thing, it seems that Yang Guang has not completely forgotten this master of history." Or that he was a little sorry for letting him be implicated by his son and dismissed from office, this time he showed him the powerful military appearance of the Sui army, and then asked him what the prospects of the expedition were, and whether he could overcome it in a battle. Maybe it was the words that Xiao Yu said according to our meaning last time, which also made Yang Guang a little weak-hearted. ”

"This heptis replied at that time, it can be overcome in one fell swoop, but it is not appropriate for Your Majesty to levy it in person. Yang Guang was a little unhappy when he heard it, so he asked what this sentence meant, and Geng Zhi said, Your Majesty's car is here. It was impossible to travel too fast, which would have made Goguryeo wary. If the war drags on, there will be variables, and if the division is unfavorable, it will damage the prestige of His Majesty. ”

"It's better for Your Majesty to sit in Zhuo County, pass on a strategy to the generals in front, and ask them to attack on their own, double the road, and directly attack Liaodong City (the governance of Lelang County in the Han Dynasty, that is, Xiangping, the capital of the Liaodong Gongsun clan in the Three Kingdoms), then they will definitely be able to win."

Wang Shichong nodded: "That's right, it's January, the Liao River is still freezing, if you speed up the attack at this time, you can take advantage of the freezing of the Liao River to cross the river, and rush to the city of Liaodong before Goguryeo is fully mobilized, then this battle of Goguryeo, even if you can't take Pyongyang City and destroy the country in one fell swoop, at least you can recover Liaodong and achieve half of the goal." It's just that Yang Guang can't listen to such advice. ”

Wei Zheng said with a smile: "That's right, Yang Guang was unhappy at that time, saying that since you are afraid of death, it is better to stay here." So he continued with the royal camp. ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "This is the Yang Guang we are familiar with, but Geng's words should also touch him, this time he should not wait for the soldiers in Jiangnan to assemble again, just rely on the millions of northern soldiers gathered in Zhuo County, he can be dispatched." In April and May, it rained in Liaodong and the roads were muddy, and if he wanted to enter the army, the difficulty would be doubled, and even Yuwenshu and Yu Zhongwen would make suggestions to him. ”

Wei Zheng said: "Yes, I received Yang Guang's order just now, so that the lord can quickly go to Liaodong to meet him after handling the affairs of Jiangdu." It seems that he is also at a loss and needs the lord to help him with advice. ”

Wang Shichong shook his head: "Then I'd rather stay here for a few more days, so as not to be by his side, not to plot, not to plot, Yuwen Shu was forced to the position of the former army commander, this time I can't do anything, my bottom line is to stay by Yang Guang's side, and I must not participate in the war of the front army." ”

Wei Zheng said softly: "Does the lord really think that Yizhi Wende can defeat Yuwenshu this time?" ”

Wang Shichong nodded: "This person is ruthless and deep, scheming, and his ability is above Yuwenshu, and the trust of the king of Goguryeo in him obviously exceeds Yang Guang's belief in Yuwenshu and the generals of Zhongwen, with the unity of the monarchs and ministers of Goguryeo, I don't see any reason for defeat, under normal circumstances, the battle line should be maintained on the first line of Liaodong City, unless ......"

Wei Zheng's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Unless what?" ”

Wang Shichong sighed: "Unless Ezhi Wende wants to play a big, ruthless, and annihilating the main force of the Sui army, maybe he will adopt the tactics of luring the enemy deep and letting Yuwenshu's army cross the Yalu water and enter the hinterland of Pyongyang, if that's the case, it won't be good." ”

Wei Zheng gasped: "There are three or four hundred thousand people in the front army, can Goguryeo have such a strong strength to annihilate it in one fell swoop?" ”

Wang Shichong shook his head: "Everything is possible!" Thousands of miles away from the country, expedition to the enemy country, the biggest problem is not the enemy in person, but the unfamiliar environment and poor grain and grass, if the food is cut off, no matter how strong the army can not fight, Goguryeo has been fortified and cleared, and it is not realistic to get supplies by plundering, in case Yuwen Shu lightly attacks the enemy, then it will be troublesome. ”

He glanced up at the heavens and let out a sigh of relief: "I can only ask God to bless my old friends Mai Tiezhu and Dou Jiande." And Shen Guang, this kid, don't die this time! ”

Daxing, the suburbs, Bashang, it is close to the first month, but the cold weather has not stopped the enthusiasm of the Guanlong children to join the army expedition, and the government soldiers in the Guanlong area have been under the leadership of the Ying Yang Lang General and the Eagle Strike Lang General (corresponding to the previous hussar generals and chariot cavalry generals in the respective state capitals) two months ago, and marched towards Zhuo County via Monan. (To be continued......)