Lushui, named after the flow through Zhuojun Lu County, it flows all the way to the southeast, and finally flows into the Bohai Sea, and the canal to the north also crosses Lushui, making Lushui also an important channel for the canal to enter the sea.

After the canal ships entered Lushui, they sailed more than 100 miles east and then sailed into the sea, and it was precisely because of this that the Lushui estuary became the base of the Sui Dynasty's naval army.

In a wide bay of about tens of thousands of acres, nearly 1,000 large ships were moored densely, and the last 200 large ships from the mouth of the river also sailed into the bay, and at the same time brought 3,000 shipwrights, who would change their identities and become crew members who drove the sea ships.

The entire naval base is temporarily in a state of having ships and no soldiers, and there are 3,000 defenders to protect the safety of the base, but with the arrival of 30,000 elite troops led by Yang Yuanqing, the naval army base began to be lively.

30,000 soldiers began to set up tents in the camp on the shore, and Yang Yuanqing, escorted by hundreds of personal soldiers, immediately looked at the situation in the bay from a high ground from afar.

A large amount of river sand comes with the river, tens of millions of years of accumulation, so that the mouth of the river appears a gourd-shaped bay, this covers an area of tens of thousands of acres of water bay has become a natural harbor for the navy, after a thousand years, this bay gradually evolved into land, more than 20 miles away from the gourd mouth has become the famous Dagu mouth.

More than 1,000 large sea ships in the bay are densely arranged in the distance, the hull is like a mountain, the mast is like a forest, covering the sky and the sun, which is magnificent.

And near the mouth of the river, thousands of flat-bottomed tugboats, ships carrying military supplies from the canal, are moored in a stretch of water of thousands of acres near the shore.

In the first two miles of water is filled with wooden stakes, this row of wooden stakes continues for several miles, dividing the whole water area into two, in the middle is a water gate, on both sides there are water village guard towers, hundreds of sailors patrol the guard towers, this is mainly to prevent canal ships from approaching sea ships.

At this time, dozens of cavalry galloped in the distance, and a soldier next to him said, "Chief." It's the arrival of the general of Go'er! ”

Yang Yuanqing also saw the person who was the leader. Wearing a silver helmet, his beard and hair are white, although he is old, he is still vigorous, no less than a young man, Yang Yuanqing knows him, and he is the former Sui Dynasty Navy Commander who will protect his son.

There are not many veterans of the Sui Dynasty alive in the past, and in the Sui army, there is only this one left. Beside Laihu'er, the people who accompanied him were also the general Niu Jinda.

Niu Jinda and Qin Qiong were both generals who came to protect the children in the past, and later transferred to Zhang Xutuo's account.

Laihu'er arrived at the military port three days ago, and the more than 5,000 people he brought with him were all elite sailors, and he spent the past three days inspecting the warships, and every ship had to be carefully inspected.

It's his usual style. 'The worker wants to do his job. If you want the expedition to succeed, you must make adequate pre-war preparations.

Yang Yuanqing urged the horse to run down the hill, and came to protect the child at a gallop, he turned over and dismounted, and knelt down on one knee in front of Yang Yuanqing, "The old minister comes to protect the child, see His Royal Highness the King of Chu!" ”

Yang Yuanqing turned over and dismounted. stepped forward to help him up, "The old general is exempt!" ”

He helped him up to protect his son, looked him up and down, and saw that he was majestic and majestic, and couldn't help but admire: "I haven't seen him for several years, and the old general is still not old." It's gratifying! ”

Lai Hu'er had the best relationship with Li Jing back then, and Yang Yuanqing was dismissed for protecting Li Jing that year, so that Lai Hu'er has always been grateful to Yang Yuanqing, and this gratitude has become a kind of trust after a long time.

It is precisely with this kind of trust that Laihu'er resolutely went north, fought for Yang Yuanqing, and also created a rich foundation for his children and grandchildren.

Lai Hu'er also smiled and said: "Fifteen years ago, I talked to Ling Zu about the future, and Ling Zu said that the future of the Yang family will be on His Royal Highness, and I only now understand that in fact, Ling Zu is not completely right, it should be said that the future of the Great Sui is in His Highness." ”

After all, Lai Hu'er is a veteran, he has been experienced for a long time, and his flattery without a trace made Yang Yuanqing very useful in his heart, Yang Yuanqing also smiled, "The family and the country are all over the world, how can there be a country without a home, how can there be a world without a country, the old general is my grandfather's old department, and now he is my general, and he has wronged the old general." ”

Laihu'er sighed, "Although I am the old department of the Duke of Chu, how can I be impermanent, and the chaos of Xuangan, I was ordered to suppress it, and it is also a helpless thing." ”

Although Lai Hu'er took refuge in Yang Yuanqing, he also had a little heart disease, that is, in the ninth year of the Great Cause, he suppressed Yang Xuangan together with Yuwenshu, when he attacked Yang Xuangan's rear army, and dozens of Yang children died in his hands.

He must make this matter clear to Yang Yuanqing, otherwise it will be a hidden danger in the future.

Yang Yuanqing also knows Laihu'er's worries, and he must untie this knot for Laihu'er, so that Laihu'er can be loyal to himself in the future.

He said lightly: "Loyalty to the monarch is the duty of the general, the general has always been loyal to the emperor, loyal to the Great Sui, and not moved by personal feelings, this is the admirable place, I naturally understand in my heart, come to the general do not have any scruples." ”

Yang Yuanqing didn't say that the past was not investigated, he implicitly told Laihu'er from another angle that loyalty is important, which not only affirmed Laihu'er's justice in destroying Yang Xuangan back then, but also told Laihu'er that he was loyal to Yang Guang in the past, and he will be loyal to him Yang Yuanqing in the future, so there is no problem in following orders.

Lai Hu'er understood what Yang Yuanqing meant, he was grateful in his heart, and he breathed a long sigh of relief, Yang Yuanqing's statement also meant that he would not be liquidated because of Yang Xuangan's case in the future.

Lai Hu'er gave a deep salute, "Your Highness solves your doubts, and Lai Hu'er remembers it." ”

Yang Yuanqing smiled and changed the topic, "General Lai is very familiar with the sea conditions in the Bohai Sea and Goryeo, I wonder if I can go to sea now?" ”

"Back to the chief, it is the beginning of September, and in a few days, the sea will gradually become dominated by the westerly wind, and it will be a good opportunity to go to Goryeo, and the soldiers should be allowed to take more boats in these days to adapt to the sea voyage."

Yang Yuanqing nodded, "From now on, you are the deputy marshal of the navy, and you are fully responsible for the training of the army!" ”

"Obey the order!"

Yang Yuanqing returned to his big tent, at this time, Luo Shixin followed up the big tent, he heard that Lai Hu'er was appointed as the deputy marshal of the navy, and he was a little worried, because Yang Yuanqing himself was also the commander, so Lai Hu'er actually mastered the Great Sui Navy.

"Steward, I heard that Lai Hu'er is fighting for military power with Xiao Mo in Xiliang, this is not what a courtier should do, this person is extremely ambitious, and the chief steward still needs to be more wary of him."

Yang Yuanqing shook his head, "This time, that time!" Coming to Hu'er to snatch military power in Xiliang, more for self-preservation, Xiao Milling is narrow-minded, intolerant, and extremely suspicious, his generals, those who make great contributions will definitely die, such a lord, how many subordinates are willing to serve him? ”

Speaking of this, Yang Yuanqing patted Luo Shixin on the shoulder again and said: "Whether a general is loyal or not does not lie in the general itself, but in the means and sincerity of the monarch. ”……

Five days later, just as Laihu'er judged, the west wind was getting tighter, the time to send troops arrived, and all kinds of baggage supplies from Taiyuan also arrived one after another.

On the morning of this day, the Sui army held a departure ceremony, beheaded the three animals and sacrificed the flag, and 30,000 of the most elite soldiers of the Sui Dynasty began to board the ship one after another, including 5,000 cavalry, 3,000 heavy armored infantry, 3,000 strong crossbowmen, except for the heavy armored cavalry did not accompany the army, the rest of the elite army all followed Yang Yuanqing to go on the expedition.

In addition, there were a large number of siege heavy weapons, as well as fire oil, food and other items, and 1,100 large ships formed this huge expeditionary force.

More than 20,000 boatmen and 30,000 sergeants participated in the expedition to Goryeo.

Thousands of sails are like clouds, thousands of masts are like forests, the banner is hunting and hunting under the blowing of the west wind, Yang Yuanqing stands on the bow of the largest handsome ship, the expedition is imminent, looking at the sea and sky, he can't help but be proud.

At this time, Laihu'er strode forward, knelt down on one knee and asked for instructions, "Chief Qiqi, the warship is all ready, please give the order!" ”

Yang Yuanqing nodded, and ordered in a deep voice: "The fleet is leaving!" ”

With the sound of war drums, the handsome ship pulled up the mainsail, the mainsail agitated, and slowly sailed eastward, one after another the big ships started, and the fleet stretched for more than 100 miles, mighty and mighty, heading to the east......

It is not very far from the mouth of the Luhe River to the Goryeo Peninsula, you must first cross the Bohai Bay, sail from the Bohai Strait into the East China Sea, which is later the Yellow Sea, and then sail northeast for a few days to reach the Goryeo Peninsula, and in the case of a tailwind, you can reach it in seven or eight days.

In the afternoon of this day, the fleet passed through the Bohai Strait, and Yang Yuanqing stood on the side of the ship, staring at a black spot in the north, which was the southernmost point of the Liaodong Peninsula, which was still under the control of Goryeo at this time.

Laihu'er slowly stepped forward, pointed to the peninsula in the distance and said: "That is Bi Hao City, when the humble led the army to capture Bi Hao City, I wanted to ask the first emperor to divide the Liaodong Peninsula into the territory of the Great Sui, how the Sui army is already at the end of the crossbow, the first emperor has no intention of conquering Goryeo again, just accept the surrender of the other party, capture Hu Si Zheng, and then withdraw back to the Central Plains, Bi Hao City was also taken away by the Goryeo army again, and the Liaodong Peninsula finally became a dream. ”

Speaking of this, Laihu'er let out a long sigh, and infinite melancholy welled up in his eyes.

Yang Yuanqing's eyes were not too focused on the Liaodong Peninsula, now the strategic focus of the Great Sui is on the Central Plains, and this expedition to Goryeo is also to better control the Central Plains, and it is too early to talk about controlling the Liaodong Peninsula.

"How sure is the general about our expedition?" Yang Yuanqing turned around and asked him with a smile.

Laihu'er's thoughts were also retracted, and he pondered for a moment and said: "If His Highness wants to destroy Goryeo, he can't do it with only 30,000 troops, but if he just wants to attack Pyongyang, it should be possible, the key is to evacuate before the arrival of the main force of the Goryeo Army, and the only thing that Huyi is worried about is the main force of the Goryeo Army." ”……

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