Wang Shichong's heart was shocked, although he could vaguely expect that Gao Xi would not do his best this time, but he didn't expect him to do such a desperate job, and withdraw the army directly halfway, this time it was a battle to destroy the country against Goguryeo, just like the battle of pacifying Nanchen that year, Yang Jian made up his mind, but Gao Xi, as the former enemy commander, dared to make such a decision, which was really unexpected by him.

Wang Shichong glanced at Pei Shiju, also took a piece of paper, and wrote in front of him: Hongdae, this expedition is a holy order, a matter of hundreds of thousands of people, it is definitely not child's play, how can Gao Servant Shoot be so decisive?

Pei Shiju frowned: There are many things to consider in Gao Servant Shooting, this time the preparation was hasty, and the troops were insufficient, this is one of them; The division is nameless and the road is far away, this is the second; The enemy country is united internally, and the military strength is not weak, this is the third. But the most important point is that the Turks are already moving, and the Western Turkic Datou Khan has gathered an army of 200,000 and is crossing the desert, and is about to join forces with the Eastern Turkic Dulan Khan, and in September will join forces to attack the dyed tribes near the border fortress.

Wang Shichong's heart sank, he didn't expect the Turkic movement to be so fast, and wrote: Really?

Pei Shiju nodded: Changsun Sheng's information is true, Datou Khan has the title of Great Khan this time, and his interest is higher than anyone else, and the elite of his headquarters is basically pouring out of the nest, in order not to leave enough power in the Western Regions to threaten his headquarters, he coerced more than a dozen of the most powerful servant tribes of the Western Turks to migrate with him.

This time, the Western Turkic family sent more than 200,000 troops, and all of them were elites of various departments, and there were more than 50,000 iron cavalry equipped with armor and cavalry, which was very powerful, plus more than 100,000 elite cavalry under Du Lan. The momentum was not under the time when the three major Turkic khans marched south with 400,000 troops in the third year of the emperor's reign.

The corners of Wang Shichong's mouth hooked: It seems that this time the Turks have fought hard. The elite of many years were all dispatched. The purpose is not just to dye and dry, but to fight a decisive battle with my Great Sui, in this case, is the northern border now going to enter a state of full mobilization?

Pei Shiju took out the flint from his arms, lit the oil lamp on the case, and put the paper that was already full of pages written on the lamp and burned it until the rice paper on it turned into pieces of black flocculent and disappeared. Only then did he continue to write on a new piece of paper: Xingman, the northern border, now there is no order to mobilize, the emperor and the high servant have already planned and demarcated, and now it is not possible to recruit troops in advance, so that the Turks can hear the rumors.

Wang Shichong frowned, and also changed a piece of paper and wrote: But once the Turkic army of 400,000 is assembled, it will be too late for our army to want to recruit government soldiers from all over the country, just like this expedition to Goguryeo, which will take four months. We still haven't gathered enough elite troops.

Pei Shiju's expression became more and more cold: This is also the intention of Gao Fuji, and Bingzhou is the throat of the Eastern Turks entering the Central Plains. The garrison here must not be relaxed, Yang Liang, the king of Han, heard that there was an opportunity to conquer Goguryeo this time, just like Yang Xiu, the king of Shu, and wanted to make a contribution, so he transferred out the 30,000 elite soldiers of the palace guard this time, if it were not for the repeated advice of Gao Servant, he also wanted to bring the 30,000 elite cavalry guarding the border of Shuozhou and Daizhou to Zhuo County.

Wang Shiran acted silently, he knew that now in addition to Yang Jun, the king of Qin, who was on the verge of death and lost the qualification to compete for the crown prince, Yang Guang, Yang Xiu and Yang Liang, the three princes, had already taken aim at the position of the East Palace, Yang Xiu had messed up in the Ningzhou expedition, this time Yang Liang's opportunity had come, and he was appointed as the marching marshal by Yang Jian's royal mouth, how could he let go of this opportunity?

Thinking of this, he wrote on the paper: I am afraid that I will suppress Yang Liang, and I can't let him make great contributions in this battle, which will threaten the status of the crown prince, which is also one of the reasons why Gao Servant made this choice. After Wang Shichong finished writing, he immediately burned the paper, leaving no trace.

Pei Shiju pondered for a while, and then wrote: I don't know what to say about this, it is impossible for Gao Servant to tell us these things, but I also agree with your analysis, Yang Xiu, the king of Shu, has basically lost the qualification to seize the crown because of his poor performance in Ningzhou last time, and the king of Han is impulsive, frivolous, and the youngest age, so there is nothing to worry about, but the king of Jin has been immobile like a mountain.

He didn't mention the matter of taking charge of the army, but he began to make friends with a large number of Guanlong generals in private, such as Yang Su, Yu Wenshu, Yu Zhongwen, Guo Yan and other important generals were already his people.

Now what Gao Servant is worried about should be that in the next big war against the Turks, His Royal Highness the King of Jin will take command and make meritorious contributions again, so that in order to destroy Nan Chen, the great achievements of the Turks, plus the popularity of the Wenchen, the momentum of the King of Jin will overshadow the prince, and the position of the prince in the East Palace will be really very dangerous.

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: Then what is the attitude of the King of Jin towards this expedition to Goguryeo?

Pei Shiju shook his head: I haven't heard of any saying, in public, I have always supported the emperor's decision to send troops, oh, by the way, a few days ago, King Jin wrote a letter to His Royal Highness the King of Han, encouraging him to learn more from Gao Servant Shooting the art of war and contribute to the country, hehe, isn't this just a clear provocation of the relationship between King Han and Gao Servant?

Wang Shichong nodded: In this regard, the King of Jin is indeed very deep, and he has a master of the art of war like Yue Guogong by his side, so he naturally knows that this expedition is difficult, and it is even more difficult to win.

Pei Shiju quickly wrote: So now whether it is for the sake of the country or for the prince, Gao Servant Shooting's decision to return halfway is a deliberate choice, sending troops to Goguryeo is the emperor's decision, and His Royal Highness the King of Han will definitely take the lead and personally lead the army to the expedition, so Gao Servant Shooting can only think of a way to supply logistics, and when the time comes, he will control the supply to the front line and force the King of Han to withdraw his troops early.

Originally, if your sailors here had a chance of winning, Gao Fuchu might put state affairs first, ensure the supply of grain and grass for Yang Liang's army, let it hold on to the main force of Goguryeo on the Liaodong front, and create an opportunity for your sea surprise army to attack Pyongyang.

Wang Shichong wrote: I also agree with this opinion, but the king of Han led hundreds of thousands of troops to set off, if the high servant shot in the back and stuck the grain and grass too fiercely, let the king of Han and the emperor know the way, then there will be a big incident.

Pei Shiju smiled slightly: Gao Servant has fought a lifetime of battles, this kind of thing can be arranged seamlessly, so that the army of the King of Han can only walk five hundred miles, he can't go five hundred and fifty miles, you don't have to worry about it, but your sailor here, can you have any good way to turn back halfway?

Wang Shichong shook his head: I am just a five-grade soldier of the military department, Shangyi is the same, and the responsibility given to me this time is only to supervise shipbuilding, but I did not say that I would cross the sea with the army. Even if I go to sea, this matter is also the final say of the sailor general Zhou Luohu, how can it be my turn to speak?

Pei Shiju's brows furrowed: Xingman, you are such a smart person, you don't need me to make it too clear, Zhou Luohu is a general of the Southern Dynasty, it is impossible for him to be so sympathetic, the key is still with you, these ships are built by you, as long as you let the condition of the ship go wrong, you have to come back halfway through, then it's over?

Wang Shichong sighed: Although I can supervise the construction of these warships, from the design of the drawings to the construction of the warships every day, He Chou is in charge, and now there are only twenty days before going to sea, how can I do anything? Hongdae, this task you gave me is really unfinishable.

A cold light flashed in Pei Shiju's eyes: Gao Servant shoots night to watch the sky, in mid-June, there will be a big storm in the North Sea, if you can't make a fuss on the ship, then find a way to delay the time, postpone it to the fourth day of June, count the time, just at that time can meet the storm, then Zhou Luohu just doesn't want to go back, and has to go back.

Wang Shichong's heart froze, and he lost his voice: "This is to bury tens of thousands of soldiers in the belly of a fish, this is okay?!" (To be continued......)