Chapter 222: Four Expeditions to Liaodong
Chen Qing knelt in the hall, and at first heard that Yang Guang was adding an official to Chen Dongfu and rewarding him with money, he was also very happy in his heart.
Later, when Pei Shiju proposed to reward the generals of Liaodong, he heard that he had also been promoted to the general of the fourth grade of the tiger at once, and the joy in his heart was not to mention. Especially when I heard that I was going to give them knighthoods, my heart was full of jī movement.
Not long ago, His Majesty the Emperor had revoked all titles below the rank of Marquis, that is, he was at least a Marquis. Even if it is a small empty marquis, it is from the second grade.
What's more, there is nothing hereditary or hereditary about the titles of the Great Sui, and all titles can be passed on to future generations. I think that he Chen Qing is just an ordinary family hall in Chenjiazhuang, not a noble family of the Southern Dynasty like Mao Yi and others.
was crowned as a tiger general, although he was promoted several levels all of a sudden, but compared with the title, these seem insignificant. It is said that there is nothing more exciting than the marquis.
But the more he listened, the more he felt that something was wrong, how could it end up, they, the generals of the Liaodong camp, basically had to be transferred out. In Pei Shiju's proposal, the generals at the level of the head of the Liaodong camp were basically promoted to the various Wei mansions of the Great Sui.
The generals of all army levels were all promoted to Hu Ben Lang generals, and the generals at the company and battalion level were all promoted to Hu Ya Lang generals. You must know that there are only four tiger generals and six tiger tooth generals in each guard of the Great Sui.
The sum of these twelve guards is only forty-eight tiger generals and seventy-two tiger tooth generals.
plus the four mansions, it is just sixteen more four-grade folding generals. Now it's good, in Pei Shiju's plan... In the Liaodong camp, two generals of the Twelve Guards, thirteen Tiger Benlang generals, forty-nine Huya Lang generals, and the rest of the Ying Yang Lang generals of the fifth grade, Eagle Strike Lang generals from the fifth grade, Wu Yong Lang generals from the fifth grade, and Wu Zhilang generals were promoted more than 100 at once.
It feels as if these high-ranking general positions in the Great Sui have become worthless things, and they can be given as much as they want.
The so-called abnormal thing is a demon, although Chen Qing is young, he is not stupid. After thinking about it carefully with my brain, I almost understood the cause and effect. With so many generals and generals, the Liaodong camp cannot be placed.
Next, these generals must all be transferred back to the Central Plains Guards. However, in this case, what should they do with the Liaodong camp? What should they do with the handsome Chen family's return to the country? Could it be that he worked hard with the handsome, but in the end, he had to turn into smoke all at once?
"Your Majesty, 1 minister has something to say." Chen Qing couldn't sit still anymore, he couldn't watch Dashuai's hard work and plan come to naught.
Yang Guang smiled slightly, "What, the Tiger Benlang who promoted you to the fourth grade will think it's too low?"
Then I will crown you as the Marquis of Jinshan again? "Thank you for your majesty's reward, but the minister forgot to report to your majesty about an important military situation just now!" "Oh, what else did you forget to say? Have you done anything else?
Then say it now, I will definitely reward you! "Your Majesty, this time the minister rushed back to the Central Plains non-stop, in fact, he came to ask His Majesty for reinforcements! Liaodong is now very critical, and Liaodong City and other captured cities may be recaptured by the Liao people at any time. The money, grain, and equipment that were snatched back may also be recaptured by the Liao people at any time. There are soldiers and horses of the newly formed Liaodong Xing Battalion, and they may be defeated by the Liao people at any time. Yang Guang's smile froze suddenly, and he said with some suspicion, "Didn't you just say that Chen Pojun won a battle in Liaodong and defeated the Liao army of 70,000. Moreover, did he break through more than 100 cities on the front line of the Liao River, capture 450,000 Liao people, and seize millions of grain and grass equipment? Why, now it is said that Liaodong is so critical? "Your Majesty, the great victory in Liaodong is indeed right, but this great victory came from a dangerous one. On that day, I broke the barracks and 10,000 horses to stay in Liaodong City, and there were more than 10,000 soldiers and horses in Liaodong City, as well as more than 100,000 people.
In the end, the marshal relied on the secret passage left by His Majesty to attack at night and take Liaodong City in one fell swoop.
And after that, he used the soldier seal letter of the Liaodong City guard Rongliu Wang Gao Jianwu, and only then did the soldiers and horses of Anshi City enter Liaodong City, and came to close the door and beat the dogs. In the end, he also deceived the defender of Buyeo City, Yuan Tai, to leave the city with a seal letter, and was ambushed by our army in Jinshan Gorge. "After that, there are no more Liao soldiers and horses on the Liaoshui line, and the rest are empty cities, and my family has the opportunity to take the opportunity to take more than 100 cities on the Liaoshui line." However, at present, Liaodong is already gathering heavy troops, according to the information we have found out by rubbing horses, the Liao people will gather 150,000 troops to attack Liaodong City before the first snow. Although the marshal of our army has been ordered by His Majesty to recruit 100,000 people into the army, these soldiers are all new soldiers, how to fight a tough battle. In desperation, the marshal had no choice but to delay the army, exchanging Liao prisoners for prisoners of war of our army, and delaying time in peace talks with Liao. However, this is not a long-term solution, and it will not be long before the Liao army will be on the ground, and then there will be a head-on decisive battle, but I am afraid that our army will not be able to catch it. Therefore, Marshal, send me to Jin to see Your Majesty, and ask Your Majesty to send reinforcements as soon as possible to defend the land of Liaodong. ,
As soon as the words fell, the entire hall fell silent again, and no one thought that there would be such a turn in things. To put it this way, Chen Kefu's previous victory was nothing more than a fluke. But now it is a real crisis, Chen Pojun has only 10,000 veterans of 100,000 soldiers and horses, but the Liao people have 150,000 people, although Chen Pojun has Liaodong Jiancheng, but 150,000 fight 10,000, who wins and who loses, it is very obvious.
In the siege battle, as a rule, as long as the besieging side reaches seven times the strength of the defending side, then the city will be broken.
In the current situation, Chen Kefu's soldiers and horses can only be counted as about 20,000 at most, but the other party is 150,000, more than seven times.
Yang Guang also fell silent all of a sudden, and Pei Shiju and other ministers were playing against each other just now. has succeeded in making him a big blow recently, and he has become even more suspicious, and he began to be a little afraid of Chen Ke's return.
After all, Chen Kefu is the sister-in-law of the former crown prince of the Southern Dynasty, but now he has 100,000 soldiers and horses in Liaodong, and there are countless grain and grass equipment, and there are still strong cities to defend. The land of Liaodong is not as good as the Central Plains, where the power of the Great Sui is beyond the reach of the whip.
At present, great nobles like Yang Xuangan, who have been favored by the country, have rebelled, not to mention Chen Kefu, the prince of the previous dynasty. In the past, he didn't care about Chen Kefei's status as a royal family in the previous dynasty, because Chen Kefu was just a small general, with 3,000 people, and he was insignificant.
But now it's different, Chen Kefu is already a very popular minister at a young age, and there is no seal. What's even more critical is that Chen Kefu's ability to fight is even more powerful, and with 10,000 people, he can take Liaodong, which the Great Sui has not taken in three consecutive expeditions.
Now that he has soldiers, power, money, food and a city, as the emperor, he already has to beware of Chen Pojun. Pei Shiju's proposal to divide the seal, and the rest is just an overhead plan. He saw it at a glance, but he didn't say a word, even in favor. Because Chen Pojun is now a master of high achievement, he is suspicious.
But who would have thought that things are still going out of their way now, no matter who fought Liaodong, Yang Guang would never give up. Especially at this time, he needs Liaodong's victory to shock the world.
But who would have thought that Liaodong was so critical, and at this time, it was already inappropriate to use the strategy of separating and sealing the air. Liaodong's strength is already insufficient, and if at this time, the generals and colonels who are transferred back to Liaodong will lose Liaodong.
Chen Pojun could cut his power later, but Liaodong City couldn't be sloppy at all.
"Spread my will, all the troops and horses of Gaoyang County are ready, and I will lead the generals to the north immediately in three days, and then conquer Goguryeo."
As soon as Yang Guang's words fell, the ministers in the entire hall changed. No one thought that Yang Guang would actually go to Goguryeo four times at this time, and all of his faces were very ugly. It is already the middle of September now, and if the four expeditions to Goguryeo are made at this time, then the army will go all the way north, and by the time it reaches Beiping County, it will already be October. At that time, the entire Liaodong had entered winter, not to mention the rain and snow along the way, the road was muddy and difficult to walk, even the cold northeast wind of Liaodong, I don't know how many people will freeze to death.
The ministers who sat in this hall again set off from the Eastern Capital in the first month, and they had been tossing and turning with Yang Guang for almost a year. The ministers are usually older, and if they go north to Liaodong at this time, they will really have to shed their skin if they don't die.
Yu Shiji, one of the five nobles, hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, don't do it!" It is now almost October, and at this time the march is simply not maintainable. The weather was freezing and the roads were difficult, which was extremely unfavorable for the march. By the time our army reaches Liaodong, it will take at least two months, and besides, with such a weather march, most of the soldiers will definitely suffer from frostbite, and even if they reach Liaodong, they will not be able to fight. What's more, now that Yang is at the beginning of the peace, but the thieves in the world are swarming, it is precisely the need for His Majesty to sit in the Central Plains, how can he go north to Liaodong at this time? If you want to send troops to Liaodong, you must at least wait until the winter has passed, and you can not go north until the spring of next year. ”
Yang Guang said dissatisfiedly, "In the land of Liaodong, our dynasty has conquered four times, and the loss of troops has exceeded one million. Now that Chen Pojun has taken the first line of the Liaohe River, how can he give up at this time. I led a large army to the north and took this opportunity to conquer Goguryeo in one fell swoop. ”
"Your Majesty, Liaodong is indeed important, but it is not important enough to require Your Majesty to go north at this time. Our army is now in Gaoyang, which is too far away from Liaodong. And now that Chen Pojun has taken the first line of the Liaohe River, the minister thinks that His Majesty can transfer a general from Hebei, and there are not too many soldiers, and it is enough for 350,000 to go north. There is Liaodong Jiancheng, and there are 350,000 elite soldiers, and there are sufficient grain and grass equipment in Liaodong City, so there is no need to transport it from the Central Plains, so it can definitely hold Liaodong City. As long as they hold on for a month or two, when the heavy snow in Liaodong covers the mountains, the Liao people can only retreat. In this way, after the beginning of spring next year, His Majesty may send a large army north to Liaodong, using Liaodong City as an advance base to level Goguryeo in one fell swoop. ”
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