"Are you sure?" There was some irrepressible shock in Yang Jian's tone. Although there was news back before, it was said that Yang Lin's soldiers and horses went north, and after successively defeating Tiele and attacking southward, tens of thousands of Mobei cavalry were annihilated. However, Yang Jian has not been very convinced, although the Tiele people are not the strongest wolf soldiers in the Turks, but they are also quite fierce, if Yang Lin is in Huaihuang with a strong wall to defend the city and fight back, he believes it. But if the soldiers went out of the fortress and fought against the Tiele cavalry in the wilderness plain, and the Wuzhou army could defeat the Tiele cavalry, he didn't believe it. What's more, the results of the battle were so amazing, the enemy was completely destroyed, but the Wuzhou army suffered few casualties.

"Sure, the news sent back by several people is the same, and no one should dare to fake it. Moreover, the results of the Wuzhou Army they counted were all based on the real heads and corpses. Although the war was over, the Wuzhou army cut off the heads of those Tiele people and stuck their headless corpses on the sharp stakes on the side of the road. Some of those who were not beheaded were buried on the spot, but the bodies were still there. After careful investigation, it was found that the Wuzhou Army's achievements were true. "Records can be faked, but those corpses can't be faked. However, Yang Yue's people were a little mistaken, and they counted the tribal people of the three tribes killed by the Tiele people into the results of the Wuzhou army. In particular, the more than 10,000 Xi people who were driven by the Tiele people to the front of the Huaihuang Army and were shot to death, all of them were counted in the achievements of the Huaihuang Army. Whether they were driven out or voluntarily, judging from those who investigated, since they were Hu people who attacked the Wuzhou army formation and died under the arrows in front of the Wuzhou army formation, it was a true result of the Wuzhou army. Under such a difference. The number of killings of the Huaihuang army exceeded the actual number of at least fifteen thousand.

Yang Jian no longer doubted, Yang Youming was the Shaoqing of Dali Temple on his face. Dali Temple is the main prison and reviews serious cases in prisons around the country. Shaoqing is the second official of Dali Temple, from the fourth grade. Dali Temple is equivalent to the modern Supreme Court, and Yang Yue, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, is naturally very powerful. However, in fact, Dali Temple has one Zhengqing and two Shaoqing, and Yang Yue, the Shaoqing, is not really in charge of the prison in Dali Temple. Yang Yue's position as Shaoqing is just to facilitate his real work. His true ministry was Yang Jian's eyes and ears. In his hands, he has a secret monitoring team, which is responsible to the emperor alone. Because of his special physical condition, Yang Yue can easily enter and exit the palace. and has strong work ability, so he was finally appreciated by Yang Jian and led this secret agency for him. On the surface, he served as the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, which was also to cover and provide convenience for his real ministry.

There was a moment of effort. Yang Jian was silent. After confirming the results of the Huaihuang Army. What surprised him in his heart was the strength of the Wuzhou Army. A rabble that was established in such a short period of time had such combat power, which had to amaze him.

"The situation of the Wuzhou Army," he said slowly, "I have to know the situation of Qiqi." ”

"Please rest assured, Weichen has already sent more people to Huaihuang, and it won't be long before he arrives. He will definitely be able to grasp all the situation of the Huaihuang Army in his hands and report it to His Majesty. ”

There was silence for a while. Yang Jian took a cup of tea from a palace maid, not the traditional boiled tea, but the brewed tea that only began to spread from Jiangnan this year, the faint fragrance of tea was refreshing, he gently smashed it with his lips, and he had begun to gradually get used to this kind of green tea. Thoughtfully looking at the Yuejiao celadon teacup in his hand, this green tea seems to be the first fried method invented by Yang Lin, and now it is said that the green tea trade in the south of the Yangtze River is mostly concentrated in the hands of King Jin. From this, he further thought that it seemed that in Yang Lin's Wuzhou army, there seemed to be a part of the people who used to be the trusted guards of the King of Jin. His second son Yang Guang and his long-lost eldest grandson Yang Lin, is there any connection between them?

Yang Yue seemed to guess what the emperor was thinking, in fact, in his series of investigations of Yi Feng, he also found some hidden clues. For example, during the time when Yi Feng went south to Jianghuai, the prince's black iron guard used to be active in Jiangnan. And during that time, King Jin's cronies were also frequently transferred. Moreover, this green tea business was originally owned by the Gao family, but now it is completely under the secret control of the Jin Palace. In Yi Feng's Wuzhou army, there are also many guards and military attaches of the Jin Palace. In addition, there are many such clues, but he did not investigate further, and the eldest brother Yang Su had vaguely hinted at him, and there seemed to be something in it that could not be touched.

Therefore, he immediately accused the direction of the investigation, and those clues were cut off by him, but they were not hidden.

He was waiting for the emperor to find out about those problems himself, lest he really find out any big problems in the future, and he would not be able to afford it himself. As long as it is a problem discovered by the emperor himself, no matter what the big problem is, the emperor can always cover it in the end.

"Yang Yue, I heard that the Wuzhou army currently has 100,000 soldiers and horses?" Yang Jian stood up, paced back and forth in the study, and then asked in a low voice in a somewhat stern tone.

"Back to His Majesty, the preliminary news I got was that Yi Feng, who had just won a great victory in the north, had completed another expansion of the Wuzhou Army. He recruited more than 10,000 recruits in the northern Sanfan, and then recruited a large number of recruits in Huaihuang. Now under Yi Feng's command, there are three field armies and three garrison armies. Each army numbered nearly 18,000 men, and the six armies combined did indeed number 100,000. ”

"Field Army? Garrison? Yang Jian asked.

"This is the establishment of soldiers and horses under the command of Yi Feng, the field army is the establishment of the battalion, is the most elite soldiers and horses under his command, each army is organized by battalions and regiments, with a total of six battalions and five regiments, a three-step battalion, a cavalry battalion, a car battalion plus a baggage battalion, in addition to six regiments directly under it. This is the most elite soldiers and horses under Yi Feng, and they are usually stationed around Huaihuang Liancheng. The three garrisons were town garrisons, with a battalion of 500 men and horses stationed in each town and a team of 50 men and horses stationed in each fort. Wuzhou originally 14 military towns and more than 100 forts, this time Yi Feng went north and Sanfan after the alliance, Yi Feng has reached an agreement with the Xi people, the Wuzhou army in the west of Xi in the mountains and valleys to build forts, reclamation and hoarding, build roads, strengthen trade, so Huaihuang is building a large number of military forts and patrols and inspection divisions. As a result, the number of garrisons has increased greatly, and now they are also organized into three armies, but the combat strength of these three armies is not as good as that of the field army, and they are only responsible for guarding the castle and patrolling the roads. ”

Yang Jian secretly took a breath, he thought that 100,000 people was just an imaginary number, but it turned out to be a real 100,000 people. This made him a little in a trance, how could Yang Lin pull out such an army in such a short period of time.

"Your Majesty actually doesn't have to worry too much, the real elite soldiers of the Wuzhou Army are only twenty or thirty thousand, and Yi Feng has vigorously expanded his troops and horses, it is said that he felt the oppression of the Turks, and had to make every effort to prevent it. However, if Yi Feng maintained the scale of 20,000 or 30,000 people, his combat power of soldiers and horses would be the best, but now it has expanded to 100,000 all of a sudden, and he is afraid that his combat power will not increase but decrease. Not only is it difficult to raise soldiers because of too many recruits, but most importantly, with so many soldiers and horses, it is very difficult to raise soldiers. What's more, Yi Feng's 100,000 soldiers are all standing soldiers! ”

"Standing Soldiers!" Yang Jian also knew what these three words meant. How many soldiers did the Great Sui have, and there were hundreds of thousands, but how many were the standing soldiers? The record of the military department is 700,000. However, among the 700,000, there are still many government soldiers who take turns to fight, and the real calculation is that the standing army of the Great Sui is estimated to be about four or five hundred thousand. Of course, this may also have to include some garrisons. Even in the Beijing Division, except for a small number of pro-Xun guards and Praetorian Guards, most of the soldiers and horses were also soldiers of the garrison who took turns to enter Beijing. Every time the Great Sui Dynasty fought a war, the vast majority of the soldiers had to be temporarily conscripted. It is really unthinkable to raise a standing army of 100,000 in one state.

Yang Jian shook his head, it seems that although his eldest grandson is brave and able to fight, and he also writes good poems and paintings, he is still too tender after all. The more soldiers the better, with Wuzhou, a newly established state outside the fortress, raising 100,000 standing soldiers, even if there is no need to hand over the taxes collected in the state to the imperial court, but so many troops, it will also suck that small border state dry, and it won't take long to suck it dry.

He thought about it, and felt that his grandson should not be so stupid that he couldn't even see this. That can only show one problem, it seems that the Turkic people are really under great pressure on Huai Huang, otherwise, he would not have made 100,000 standing soldiers so recklessly. After thinking about it, I thought it was normal. The geographical location of Huaihuang, which is outside the Great Wall, and Huaihuang outside the two Great Walls, there is no danger to defend at all. Although the Wuzhou army defeated the Tiele people in a row, after all, they were all divided and attacked, and they were all defeated one by one, and they mainly won in ambush battles, not defeated the Tiele people head-on. And this victory, on the contrary, may lead to greater retaliation from the Turks. In the event of a large-scale attack by the Turks, it will be difficult for Huaihuang to fight. Even if there is the support of the imperial court, I am afraid that it will be difficult to quench the thirst of the distant water. That's why he recruited so many soldiers and horses so recklessly.

"Maybe I should transfer Yang Lin back to Jingshi, after all, Huaihuang is too unsafe." However, this idea was only fleeting, and Yang Jian was planning a large-scale Northern Expedition to the Turks, preparing for a great battle. This is not a temporary idea, but a plan that has been planned for many years, and many preliminary preparations have been carried out beforehand, including dividing the relationship between Dulan and Tuli, such as marrying the princess to Tuli, and removing Dulan's princess Kehetun Qianjin, and even this year's Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo is just a preliminary preparation for a decisive battle with the Turks. The time has come when the multi-year plan is about to be revealed, and there is no room for hesitation.

The failure of the Eastern Expedition to Goryeo actually cast a shadow over this plan for a decisive battle against the Turks. Failed to suppress and deter the Turks as planned, but lost 300,000 horses in Liaodong, which greatly damaged the majesty of the imperial court. Yang Jian was very worried that when the decisive battle with the Turks began, Goguryeo, which had been secretly developing in Liaodong for more than 500 years, would take advantage of the fire to rob. If they join forces with the Turks against the Great Sui, this is very bad news. (To be continued......)