Yingzhou, and Longcheng (now Chaoyang, Liaoning).

100,000 soldiers, 150,000 state and county soldiers, and 300,000 people gathered here one after another.

Prince Gao Xiaoyu was inspecting the baggage in the camp, and before sending out the army, his father repeatedly warned: If you want to die in Goguryeo, the first thing is logistics.

Now that Goguryeo is divided and mired in a long civil war, it is by no means an opponent of Daqi, and as long as it ensures its own logistics, it will not be difficult to destroy Goguryeo.

Before the expedition, Cui Che asked his four adult sons to draw lots, and the second son, Gao Xiaoyu, was lucky to be selected.

He came to Liaodong to join Duan Shao, and he did not bring his wife and concubine, but the four broken arrows did not leave him for a moment.

Gao Xiaoyu waited in Helongcheng for several days, and Duan Shao, who went to Liaoze to investigate the road conditions, finally rushed back from the front line.

"Why did King Qin carry four broken arrows with him?"

As soon as they met, Duan Shaobian asked the doubts in his heart.

Gao Xiaoyu knew the actual relationship between this cousin and his father, and he didn't dare to put the prince's score, but treated him with a younger courtesy, he explained:

"When I left Luoyang, my father sent me out of the city and gave me an arrow before leaving, so that I could try to break it.

I did as I was told, and the arrow snapped.

"My father then gave me three more arrows, tied them together and told me to break them.

With a little force, I broke all three arrows.

"My father praised my innate divine power, and ordered me to carry these four broken arrows with me at all times."

In addition to Gao Xiaoyu's explanation, there was also a smug look on his face, and it was always a joy to be praised by his father.

However, Duan Shao knew Gao Cheng, how could it really be a test of Gao Xiaoyu's strength, there must be something else, but Gao Xiaoyu didn't understand it.

However, Duan Shao did not debunk it, and sometimes it is not a bad thing to be immersed in his own misunderstandings.

Duan Shao asked Gao Xiaoyu:

"Does the saint have any other commands?"

Gao Xiaoyu replied:

"My father said that he handed over the Liaodong war situation to his uncle, so he naturally believed in his uncle, so he did not give instructions to his uncle."

Duan Shao bowed slightly, and he said:

"The sage ordered us to wait for the beginning of spring to send troops, but did not tell a specific time.

"I just went to Liaozedi to take a look, and now the Liaohe River is still in the dry period, and the roads in Liaozedi are easy to pass.

"It is time to send troops as soon as possible, otherwise when the climate is hot, the ice and snow melt, and the water volume increases greatly, the roads will be muddy, what does the king think?"

Gao Xiaoyu is colorful:

"Uncle doesn't have to ask me about things in the army."

Duan Shao frowned and said:

"You are a prisoner, how can you stay out of the matter."

Gao Xiaoyu explained:

"The little nephew has never participated in military affairs, and now he is also on the battlefield.

"When I came, my father told me that when I arrived at the front line, I was not allowed to interfere in military affairs, and my uncle was at the discretion of my uncle.

"My father appointed me to be a prisoner, but I was just asked to study with my uncle.

"The military is dangerous, every word and deed is related to the life and death of tens of thousands of soldiers, and the little nephew doesn't understand the situation and doesn't dare to express his position easily."

Duan Shao was relieved when he heard this, not only relieved by his cousin's trust in him, but also relieved, he was really worried that Gao Xiaoyu was in a hurry to perform and fight for power with him in the army.

Now, although this cousin has a little less understanding, he is also a smart man.

If you think about it carefully, with Gao Cheng's prudence, how could he send a prince who disobeys discipline to the front line and increase the factor of instability.

Since Gao Xiaoyu had no objections, Duan Shao immediately decided to go out of Helongcheng three days later.

Three days passed in a flash, the seventh day of the first month of the thirteenth year of Zhaode (560 AD), due to the high latitude of the western Liaoning region, although it has reached spring, the climate is still cold, and many places have not yet thawed, just like the Liao River, as well as the Liaoze land.

The roads in Liaozedi are still icy, which provides convenience for the passage of people and horses, which is also the reason why Duan Shao is in a hurry to send troops.

100,000 soldiers and 150,000 soldiers from prefectures and counties arrived on the west bank of the Liao River, and 300,000 people seized the time and were reluctant to cross the Liaoze day and night to deliver as much grain as possible to the front.

Since last year, the Qi army has been making up a big battle, and Goguryeo naturally has insight into Gao Cheng's ambitions.

But the blood feud between the two factions could not make them brothers against the wall and resist their insults.

After the bloody massacre of the Xiqun clan by the Luqun clan, the enmity between the two has never been reconciled.

And during this period, Gao Cheng was not only making military preparations, but he also never let go of diplomatic means.

After learning of the death of the king of Goguryeo last year, Gocheng immediately sent an envoy to Goguryeo to contact the forces of the Xiqun clan.

The candidate for the envoy came from the Boling Choi clan, which was none other than Choi Yoo, who had punched the king of Goguryeo in history.

Of course, this time as an envoy, Cui Liu remembered that his duty was to win over the Xiqun clan and try to keep the Xiqun clan neutral, rather than intimidating the other party.

Therefore, he also put away his fists and changed to a lure: Gao Cheng was willing to respect the interests of the Xiqun clan in the local area.

This is difficult to refuse for the Hosoqun clan.

The Lu Qun clan controls the center and holds the righteousness in their hands, so the small group clan is already at a disadvantage in the struggle against the Lu Qun clan.

Anyway, they all want to be dogs, instead of being a dog for the Lu Qun clan, why don't they fall to the Emperor of Great Qi.