On the third day of the third month of the tenth year of the Great Cause, more than 40,000 troops swore in the Golden Lion Fort. More than 40,000 soldiers and horses jointly drawn by the Khitan, Jin Ya, and Great Sui were divided into nine armies, with 5,000 people as an army, and 36 young generals and nine veteran generals who had been in war for a long time were selected to lead the army. The Ninth Army was divided into nine junior generals, including Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin, Cheng Bingjin, Wei Chigong, Luo Lin, Zhang Jin, Li Chengyi, Daniel Zhang, and Chen Lei, to lead the marching generals, and each was equipped with three equally young captains, divided into two marching deputy commanders, and a veteran general was the marching commander.

Forty-five thousand soldiers and horses, the cavalry of the Qing Dynasty, and the few infantry were all mounted infantry. The Khitan and the Yan Ya and other troops were also split into the Ninth Army, and all the tribal leaders and generals were left behind, only the troops were transferred, and all the generals at all levels were served by the Sui army. The commanders of the army are all non-commissioned officers who have studied in the military lecture hall, and the rest of the officers at all levels are also drawn from the teaching teams, teaching regiments, and teaching battalions at all levels of the army. This is a new combination of soldiers and horses, full of vitality.

The young generals are also extremely moved to get such a chance to lead the army alone. In the military, it is a place where seniority and seniority are emphasized more than anywhere else. A young general like them, if he is placed among the other soldiers and horses of the Great Sui, he may not have the opportunity to lead an army alone for another ten or twenty years.

In the rumbling war drums, the nine young generals took over the seal letter and the horizontal knife given by Chen Kefu from Chen Kefu's hands.

The soldiers of the Ninth Army shouted and saluted to the top of the city tower, Qin Qiong shouted, took the lead, took the lead in leading the troops to turn around, and set off towards the vast grassland.

Emperor Gaoyang is stationed!

In the Hue Pavilion, Emperor Yang Guangzheng and Yu Wenshu, Yu Shiji, Pei Yun, and Pei Shiju were four upstart ministers who participated in the government.

Yang Guang handed the handscroll in his hand to Yu Wenshu, "Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think of this matter?" ”

The handscroll passed around among the four people, and Yuwen Shu said with a smile, "Your Majesty, in fact, this is a good thing. ”

"How so?" Pei Yun said.

Yu Wenshu saluted Yang Guang and said, "Chen Kefu sent troops to fight Murowei, first of all, no matter what the result is, as long as he leads his troops north, it means that he has left Liaodong." His Majesty's transfer of officials into Liao was originally to restrain Chen Kefu, and also to completely stabilize the newly laid land in Liaodong. Now that Chen Kefu has taken the initiative to go north, then next, since Lord Fan and others are the largest, they will be able to grasp the local rights of Liaodong without interference. Even if Chen Kefu pacified Mu Wei, then at this time, Fan Zigai and other adults also stabilized the local rights of Liaodong, which could fully restrain Chen Kefu and his strategy of dividing and ruling Liaodong civilly and militaryly. ”

Yu Shiji smiled and nodded, "That's right, and if Chen Kefu and the Murwei people lose the war, then the strength of the soldiers and horses in their hands will inevitably be greatly damaged." His soldiers and horses were greatly damaged, and the counterattack was the most in line with the stability of Liaodong. If he draws with the Murowe, then it will also weaken the strength of his soldiers. ”

"But what if he wins a fight, or even a big victory? At that time, it is very likely that Chen Kefu's troops and horses will not only not be weakened, but may swell again after defeating the Murwei people. Pei Yun couldn't bear Chen Kefu living in Liaodong like this.

Yang Guang stroked his long beard and chuckled a few times.

"Since he is on the table and writes about his loyalty, how can I deprive him of this opportunity to be loyal? Under the whole world, it is not the king's land. The guest of the land is none other than the king's minister. The world is so big that it is all my country. No matter how brave and fierce Chen Kefu is, he is only my courtier of the Great Sui. It's up to him to go, he can't beat Mur Wei, and when the time comes, he will lose his troops and generals, and he will consume his own strength. At that time, I don't need to talk about the guilt of his defeat, I only need to make a holy decree and transfer him to Beijing. ”

"If he really defeats Mu Wei, it will first increase the prestige of my Great Sui, and once again deter the Liaoxi tribes. Moreover, although the Murwei people are a small tribe in western Liaoning, they have always been fierce, how could they admit defeat so easily. When I fought a Goguryeo, didn't it take several years before and after, and finally let Chen Kefu pick up a bargain? I can't say that in the future, Chen Kefu will be caught in a continuous war with the Murowei people. In any case, there is no need to discuss Chen Ke's return to the army, regardless of success or failure, the overall situation in Liaodong will not be hindered. For Yang Guang, this Chen Kefu's return to the army will only reassure him, if he comes, Chen Kefu will be tantamount to giving Liaodong to these Taishou to manage, which is exactly what he can't ask for.

Pei Shiju continued, "Then how to deal with the matter of the Khitan Yaoran clan Adina from the Khitan Yaoran clan who Chen Kefu came to ask for the title of the Khitan king?" ”,

"Your Majesty, this Khitan was originally a Turkic dog, during the opening of the emperor's reign, our general Wei Yunqi also led his troops to break the Khitan, beheaded more than 10,000 people, and captured more than 40,000 people. Among them, there is the Yaoran clan. At present, he suddenly asked for the Khitan king, and Chen Kefu also agreed. According to the minister's opinion, he is buying the hearts of the Khitan people, and his heart can be punished. Pei Yun said with a cold face.

"No!" Pei Shiju shook his head, "Your Majesty, now that the Turks have regained their strength, the Shibi Khan Ashina Duji, who ascended the throne four years ago, has faintly stopped surrendering to my Great Sui. The Khitan, Xi, and Murwei tribes originally submitted to the Turks, and now the Xi people are still subject to the Turks. Murwei was being attacked by Chen Kefu's troops, and the remaining Khitan was the strongest of the three clans. However, it was divided into two parts by Chen Ke's reuse plan before, and one of them, the He clan has been forced to be cornered, and the clan has been attached to Liaodong. ”

"At present, the remaining Khitan nine tribes have changed the situation of the alliance of the first two major tribes, and have become the dominance of the Yaoran clan. At this time, since they are willing to get rid of the Turks, and ask His Majesty to make him the king of Khitan, then at this time, we should agree to his request. In this way, not only will the Khitan nominally be subjugated to our Great Sui from now on, but it will also be able to separate the Khitan from the Turkic subordinate tribes and weaken its strength. Your Majesty, now that Goguryeo has been pacified, the biggest threat around the Great Sui is the stupid Turks. The Turks are not as good as Goguryeo, although the harm is not as good as Goguryeo in the long run. But they immediately control the strings of the millions of people, and come and go like the wind, if they rebel, then the north of our Great Sui will be ruined. ”

Although Pei Shiju is a minister, he also has a recognized identity, that is, the most outstanding foreign minister of the Great Sui since Changsun Sheng. The foreign strategy of the Great Sui since Yang Guang succeeded to the throne was basically formulated by him. As for the diplomatic strategy of the Great Sui's neighborhood, there is no clearer and more profound view than him.

He had clearly realized that after pacifying Goguryeo, the greatest enemy of the Great Sui had changed from Goguryeo in the east to the Turks in the north. More than ten years ago, the Turks were only defeated by the Western Turks and had nowhere to stay, but under the strategy of the Great Sui to control the weak and strong, they re-supported them and gave them a precious opportunity to recuperate.

Now many years have passed, and as a result, the Great Sui successfully united with the Turks to defeat the Western Turks, dividing the Western Turks into three, and even the Great Khan's Luo Khan was forced to surrender to the Great Sui, sealed a knighthood, stayed in the Central Plains, and became Yang Guang's senior guard officer.

However, time has changed, and after the death of the last Turkic Qimin Khan four years ago, the new Shibi Khan was unwilling to submit to the Great Sui all the time. Even secretly preparing to rebel and stand on its own feet again, it is like a drama that repeats itself.

But in this case, it cannot be said that the strategy of the Great Sui is wrong, because it should be said that the strategy of the Great Sui is very correct. When the Great Sui was founded, it only accounted for about a quarter of the Central Plains, but under this strategy of dividing and uniting the weak to control the strong, a powerful Turkic empire was divided into two Turks, the east and the west. Even in the following decades, when the Turks were strong, they united with the Western Turks to fight the Turks, and when the Western Turks were strong, they united with the Turks to fight the Western Turks. In short, after decades of fighting, the Great Sui did not dispatch many soldiers and horses, but it successfully maintained stability on the vast border for twenty or thirty years.

At present, the power of the Western Turks was at its weakest, but the Turks quickly recovered in the successive wars of the Great Sui and Goguryeo. At this time, if the Turks could no longer be stopped, then it would be possible for the Turks to annex the Western Turks in one fell swoop and once again form a unified Turkic empire. At that time, the strategic advantage that the Great Sui had gained in exchange for decades of efforts would be nothing. The border, which has been stable for many years, will resume war.

Yang Guang nodded, the tribes on the grassland have always been a great disaster for the Central Plains Dynasty. Although they were not as harmful as the rising agrarian dynasty of Goguryeo, the doomed invasion of the steppe people made this also a great harm. If they can't be restrained when they become stronger, then in the end there will be no peace on the Central Plains border. There was Xianbei in the past, Rouran in the back, and then to the current Turks, after each tribe became strong, they were all in the Central Plains Dynasty all the time. At that time, the entire Great Sui will always be on guard, and there will be tens of thousands of miles of borders, because the Turks may invade from any place at any time.

Yang Guang still has too many great achievements to establish, how can he be willing to let his dynasty be destroyed in the hands of these Turkic robbers in the future. He would never allow it, he had pacified Goguryeo, and the next time was to establish more merits again.

"Okay, I made an order to seal the Yaoyan clan Adina as the Khitan king of the Great Sui, the Kaifu Yi and the three divisions, set up the Khitan Grand Governor's Office, and grant Adina as the Khitan Grand Governor. In addition, his son Abao Cave awarded the Pillar State, the founding prince of Liaoxi County. ”

After pondering for a while, Yang Guang continued, "Draw up another decree and grant the Dahe clan to be the founder of the palace and the three divisions, the deputy of Liaodong, and the founding prince of Wuluo County." His son Mogo is the Pillar State and the Marquis of Shun'an, and Moyun is the Marquis of the Pillar State and the Marquis of Shunyi. ”

"In addition, Pei Aiqing, you also stuffed a line to the side, sent an envoy to the Turks, and came to the first time of the Qing Dynasty, Bi Khan, Ashina. Duggy is at the end of the moment. Second, let's also see if there is an opportunity to divide and weaken the Turks. In addition, you will go to the Western Regions again, first, to continue to win over the three Western Turkic tribes, to show them our support for them, and by the way, to strengthen relations with the countries of the Western Regions, so that they can restrain the Turks in the west. ”

Yang Guang raised his head and looked into the distance, as if his gaze had penetrated the thousands of mountains of the Great Sui, and then all the way through the countries of the Western Regions, reaching a farther distance.