Li Yuan, the Duke of Tang, took Jiancheng, Shimin and a cadre of personal guards to see 100,000 Xiaoguo cross the Liao River. The untrained Heroes were in a chaotic manner, and people were constantly being squeezed out of the pontoon bridge and into the water. Whenever this happens, the people on the bridge always let out a loud laugh, "greeting" each other's parents and relatives, and throwing down the ropes to save their lives. The people in the water grabbed one end of the rope, crying and scolding back, and the sound of the south and north tones was endless.

"Child's play, they treat war as child's play!" Li Yuan thought worriedly. He didn't think that more than 100,000 ruffians would be enough to break through the Liaodong city wall when they arrived at the city of Liaodong. The unfinished task of the 600,000-strong army will not help to increase the number of 100,000 men. The reason why Liaodong City could not be captured was not because of the lack of troops, but because almost all of today's million-strong army were Xinding. The experienced soldiers of the old government were all buried in the confused battle last year, and the recruits had never even seen blood before, how could they capture a fortified city?

If the failure of the first conquest of Liao was due to His Majesty the Emperor's willful foolishness and the pedantic mistakes of the Chinese officials of the dynasty, the second long attack on Liaodong City is a true portrayal of the military strength of the Great Sui at this time. Whenever he thought of this, Li Yuan always felt very lost in his heart. In his youth, the Great Sui was not what it is today. At that time, the Great Sui could withstand the onslaught of the 200,000 Turkic army without preparation, and then kill the raiders from the steppe and flee. At that time, the Great Sui only used more than 400,000 people to completely sweep away Nanchen, and Jinling and Yuezhou, which were known as impregnable cities, were all swept down. But now, this tiger has lost its teeth and claws, and in addition to the appearance of a tiger, the force is no longer enough to shoot a wild deer to death.

The Great Sui Dynasty is old, and he is also old. Li Yuan's gaze was cast into the distance, staring at the battalion of men and horses who had crossed the river first and were sorting out the team at this time. The black armor in the team was obtained from the Western Regions when he was young, and Li Yuan used to wear it to follow the general Yang Su Beiding Desert. Now, this armor is too heavy for the blessed body, and it won't take long for the sweat on your face to roll down like rain after wearing it.

On the other side of the river, Xuzi, who was wearing black armor and riding a black war horse, looked very eye-catching. Even across the Liao River, Li Yuan could clearly distinguish him from the crowd. This junior of the same clan who was picked back by Tang Gong Li Yuanbai is like Li Yuan's appearance back then. Underneath the humble exterior lies unwillingness and arrogance. "He's still an untamed tiger!" Li Yuan smiled and thought, "One day he will understand that this world is not as simple as he thought!" ”

"Zhong Jian's soldiers are well trained!" Chen Yanshou, the first strategist of the Tang Mansion, stepped forward and said. Although it was also undertrained, the more than 10,000 soldiers of the Xiongwu Xiaoguo Battalion still stood out in the chaotic flow of people. The targeted training specially designed to cope with the Emperor's review maintained their military appearance well, and compared to the other battalions that were also composed of Xiaoguo, the Xiongwu battalion was more like a regular army, and the other battalions behaved like bandits.

"If he is given another year, maybe Zhong Jian will be able to train a truly combatable elite!" Li Yuan didn't look back, his eyes were still looking at the other side. Who would be the first to tame the young tiger, or become a victim of the young tiger's claws, he didn't want to know. He was sure that those invisible cages and shackles were enough for Asahiko to hit her head and break her blood. One day, when Xuzi is tired and tired, he will naturally think of the warmth of the Li family. At that time, if he turns back, he will become the most effective cadre of the Li family.

"What does Tang Gong mean is that the strength of the Xiaoguo Battalions is not enough for a battle?" Chen Yanshou smiled and asked.

"The city that can't be captured by 600,000 troops, do you think you can solve it by going to a gang of rogues?" Li Yuan shook his head, asked rhetorically, and turned the horse's head slowly to the west. Seeing this, other cronies of the Li family who were watching the excitement on the riverside hurriedly instigated their war horses to follow.

"Didn't you say that Your Majesty has already built the earth and is level with the head of the city?" The bewildered question came from Li Jiancheng's mouth, and he had just listened to the conversation between his father and Master Chen word for word. Although Xuzi has broken away from the Li family, Jiancheng still hopes that he can do what others can't. Maybe it's for the sake of face, maybe deep down, at this moment he has really regarded Xuzi as a friend.

"If the city is broken, the military department will not move forward. The first general to enter the city was promoted to the third rank and sealed ten thousand households, which was promised by Banzai himself. If the fruit were easy to pick, would you give it to others? Li Yuan looked back at his son and replied lightly.

"He is ungrateful, and he has no faith in his words, and no one will be able to make meritorious service in his turn!" Li Wan'er's words sounded extremely harsh, since the day Li Xu was appointed as the general, when it came to Xuzi, she was this gritted teeth.

It was true that it was not his turn, but not because of his bad character. Of these ten battalions, except for Zhong Jian, which of the other Lang generals is not from a high-ranking family? They can't give up the opportunity to seal their wives and shadows to others, but it's okay this way, Zhong Jian doesn't have to rush to the city wall to die! Li Yuan glared at his daughter and explained in a low voice.

"Dad thinks Liaodong City will be difficult to capture in a short period of time?" Li Shimin also rushed over and asked.

"A thirty-pace-wide earthen rampart can only ensure that our men rush to the top of the city. After rushing to the head of the city, you have to find a horse to go down to the city and cut the lock. The narrower the place, the less obvious the numerical advantage will be. On the contrary, the number of veterans and the individual combat effectiveness of soldiers have become the key......." Li Yuan did not directly answer his son's question, but used his own war experience to analyze the problems at hand.

However, the Goguryeo people didn't have much time left. Lord Yuwenshu has already cut down trees and built bridges by the Maqi water, and the sailors who came to Hu'er have also set sail for the sea! Even if Liaodong City can be defended until winter, Pyongyang will be taken by us, and the Goguryeo people will die like the country! Li Jiancheng analyzed wishful thinking. As a citizen of the Great Sui Dynasty, he always hoped that his country would win all battles.

"I hope our crusade will last until winter!" Li Yuan said with a wry smile. Jiancheng is a good brother and good friend, but he lacks the strategic vision to be a good head of the family. That's what worries him the most. Troubled times are coming, and every family may have the opportunity to move upward, but at the same time, there is a possibility of disappearing. A hundred years ago, on the land of Jiangnan, people would call Wang Xie, and now, who can see where the doors and windows of Wang Xie's two families are?

"Lord Yang Xuangan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, said that the canal is blocked by silt, and military rations cannot be issued for the time being!" Chen Yanshou couldn't bear to see Jiancheng continue to disappoint his father, so he deliberately brought up some seemingly trivial chores again at this time.

"This Lord Yang is too, why don't you mention it earlier. The army has been on its way for more than a month, and he is shouting again about the siltation of the river? Li Jiancheng frowned and said. Suddenly, as if he realized something, his eyes swept to Chen Yanshou, but he saw that Chen Yanshou's eyes were looking at him, and he was full of encouragement.

"So, what do we do then?" Li Jiancheng was dumbfounded, and after a while, he asked Ai Ai. He is a long history, and he knows the amount of grain stored in various parts of western Liaoning. If Yang Xuangan rebels and cuts off the grain route, within two months, the million-strong army of Liao will have no food to eat!

"We don't have any evidence to prove that Yang Xuangan intends to rebel! The two generations of the Yang family are both in the Shangzhu country, and they are known for their good reputation. Our Li family can't afford to bear the name of "harming the virtuous", and we can't slander the emperor indiscriminately! Li Yuan wrinkled his nose, as if the air was also filled with bitter taste.

Yang Xuangan is the son of Yang Su of the former Shangzhu State, with a heroic appearance, both civil and military, and he was famous all over the world when he was a teenager. Since he inherited the title of Duke of Chu, there have been many sages and countless talents. Even Yang Gongdao, the son of Guande Wang Fei * Ku * Net, Han Shige, the son of the famous general Han Baohu, and Li Mi, the young man who was famous and hereditary Pushan County Duke, were all his staff. This person once accompanied Yu Wenshu to the west to Tuyuhun and made outstanding achievements. After being transferred to the post of local official, he investigated corruption and impeached traitors, which also made the singing and dancing of the rule peaceful. If such a person who can govern the country and knows how to fight rebels in the rear, the fortunes of the Great Sui Dynasty are in jeopardy!

Before the Eastern Crusade, there were officials who had already dissuaded His Majesty the Emperor and asked him not to hand over the matter of supervising the transportation of military rations to Yang Xuangan. However, the Yang family has countless protégés in the court, and the guarantee of any person is more convincing to His Majesty the Emperor than the words of the official. After some private operation, His Majesty the Emperor not only did not doubt Yang Xuangan's loyalty, but also gave him a lot of gold, silver and jewelry to appease.

Even with conclusive evidence, Li Yuan did not have the courage to expose it to His Majesty the Emperor. The person His Majesty the Great Sui Emperor distrusts the most is surnamed Li, and once his suspicion is wrong, it will be a disaster for the Li family. Therefore, the only thing Li Yuan could do at the moment was to send a military letter, urging Lord Yang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, over and over again to transport the grain and grass hoarded in the Central Plains as soon as possible.

"Your Majesty hangs alone in Liaodong with the army of the country, and the military rations stored in the counties of Huaiyuan are less than one month. If the grain and grass are delayed, the army is in danger! That night, the military book that Li Yuan sent in an expedited manner of 800 miles four days ago was once again handed to Yang Xuangan.

"The army is not in danger, how can I do it! This Li Shude is really enough for mother-in-law and mother-in-law! Yang Xuan threw the military book to the ground with disdain, and his heart was full of contempt for Li Yuan.

In June (the third day of the first month), Yang Xuan was disgusted. The world shook.

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