"Master, Yang Gongzi asks to see!"

A personal guard walked into the station that had been burned by the fire in horror and reported to Zhao Deyan, who was flipping through the books.

Yang Gongzi here is a member of the royal family of the former Sui and Yang Shanjing, the younger brother of Princess Yicheng.

The Turks dared to carry out a large-scale invasion when the situation in the Tang Dynasty was turbulent, mainly because Jieli Khan could not resist the temptation given by Yang Shanjing and the pillow wind of Princess Yicheng.

Although the Sui Dynasty has been destroyed for a long time, the family background is still there.

It is said that after the fall of the Sui Dynasty, the surplus grain left in the granaries of various places was enough for the whole country to eat for 5-60 years.

The Great Sui Empire is also a powerful country that can unify the Central Plains and defeat the surrounding barbarians. But why did when Li Shimin ascended the throne, the granaries of all parts of the country were in an emergency, and there was a serious shortage of grain? !

There are several factors that contribute to this:

First: After the fall of the Great Sui Empire, members of the royal family like Yang Shanjing fled to the grassland with a large amount of food and materials as soon as possible, hoping to rely on these things as a basis for the restoration of the country.

Second: In the last years of the Sui Dynasty, the warlords fought chaotically, and the rebels from all walks of life were bent on seizing power and not producing. The opening of warehouses and the release of grain are only to compete for the hearts of the people and plunder the strong. The country's grain output is only in and out, and the consumption is serious.

Third: Li Shimin's throne was won by the change of Xuanwumen, and his name is not justified. In the early stage, it was not recognized by the Confucian scholars, and at the beginning of Zhenguan, natural disasters and man-made disasters continued, and people were panicked, and all places listened to the tune and did not listen to the announcement.

As soon as Yang Shanjing entered the door, he walked straight to the main seat with a black face, picked up the teacup and drank it by himself.

"The National Teacher is so powerful! It has only been a few years since the Turks arrived, and they have already been in a high position, which is gratifying! Now they all know how to instruct this king, and let this king be responsible for those logistics and transportation work! ”

Zhao Deyan waved his big hand, and after removing all the guards, he fell to his knees with a thud, and said with a handful of snot and tears:

"Shizi, the old minister is in his twilight years, he has no heirs under his knees, he has no ambitions, everything he does is to assist the prince to restore the country, the old minister's loyalty to the Great Sui Empire can be seen by the sun and the moon!"

Zhao Deyan's sincere attitude made Yang Shanjing, who was still indignant, lose his temper all of a sudden.

"Then why did you let this king escort the prisoners and supplies back to the grassland, didn't we just capture the two big cities of Danzhou and Yanzhou? Besides, Liaoxi City has been besieged for a long time, and sooner or later it will become a bag! ”

Zhao Deyan picked up the letter on the desk and handed it to Yang Shanjing, and said bitterly:

"Princess Yicheng has a letter, I hope you can bring this group of refugees back, look for strong people on the way, and create an elite that belongs to our Great Sui. The Turkic tribes are not monolithic, and we are not suitable for long-term residence. The old minister saw if he could annihilate the Wei Xiaojie cavalry and occupy the entire Danzhou for the prince after this battle. ”

Yang Shanjing was still a little unclear after reading the letter, so he helped up Zhao Deyan, who was still kneeling on the ground, and said:

"Since the current situation is clear, we will also take the whole of Danzhou, why do we still let this group of refugees go back and forth, isn't it a waste of food? Besides, wouldn't it be better to attack the city and seize the land, let this group of women and children be cannon fodder, and consume the enemy's supplies?! ”

The corners of Zhao Deyan's eyes twitched, how could he be a stunned master.

"Shizi, now there are still elite cavalry of the Tang Dynasty led by Wei Xiaojie in Danzhou, they come and go freely, if you don't manage to annihilate them all, then the Turks will not be able to attack Yuyang County with peace of mind."

"If we want to restore the country, if we want the Great Sui Empire to rise again, we must recruit talents and soldiers. If they absorb this batch of elites, give them weapons, and then use their families as cannon fodder, then they will probably have to mutiny! ”

"Besides, we have a stable foothold in Danzhou, and we still need to support some powerful families to check and balance the people, prevent people's hearts from being ancient, colluding with Wei Xiaojie behind their backs, helping them escape, and letting the duck fly away."

Yang Shanjing seemed to understand, but he didn't seem to understand, so he got up and left without saying a word, leaving Zhao Deyan with a blank face.

"Report! The cavalry led by the He clan of the Hu tribe was routed by Zheng Jun, the vanguard of Wei Xiaojie, on the north side of the Hengshan Valley, and Wei Xiaojie was slowly advancing towards our army. ”

"All tribes have received the military order of the national teacher, and they have gathered at the sandalwood post station in accordance with the requirements of the national teacher, and the three outer lines of defense have been properly arranged, but...

A spy ran in to report the military situation, and after half of the report, he began to twist and pinch, not daring to say anything.

"Just what?! If you have something to say, your national teacher will forgive you for your innocence! ”

Zhao Deyan lost his temper all of a sudden, and Lao Tzu dislikes those who talk halfway the most, damn it!

"Master Guoshi, although those tribes gathered around the post station as required, they also set up defense lines. But they complained that the military advisors had made them miss the opportunity to plunder for the sake of those thousands of cavalry. They suspected that the military advisor wanted to monopolize the materials and give up all the resources to Yang Gongzi! ”

Zhao Deyan just wanted to test where Wei Xiaojie's main force was at this time, but he didn't expect a sharp thorn to appear.

"Which tribe has the loudest complaints?!"

The spy swallowed his saliva and cautiously replied:

"Master Guoguoshi, the Yi Nan of the Xue Yantuo tribe is the most dissatisfied, and he also unashamedly instigated the leaders of other tribes to attack directly, and directly plundered the resources of the entire Danzhou after annihilating Wei Xiaojie's army."

"Good! Very good! ”

Zhao Deyan likes these barbarians, he is straightforward and fast-hearted, compared to the deceit above the court. Dealing with the Turks is like playing with underage children!

Since this Yi Nan can see that I am working for the Great Sui Empire, he can't stay.

Instead of letting him stay here to bewitch the public and disturb the morale of the army, it is better to throw him out and fight Wei Xiaojie to the death.

If he took this opportunity to defeat the Wei Xiaojie cavalry, he could also cut off his Li Shimin's arm. In the future, with a little sub-planning, you can also separate these barbarians who don't know the height of the sky.

Yi Nan ran to Jieli Khan to complain three times and five times, and sometimes it also gave Zhao Deyan a headache. This time, if 5,000 elites are dispatched, they will not be able to defeat Wei Xiaojie, and they can also take the opportunity to suppress it.

"Someone! The herald ordered the Xue Yantuo tribe to lead 5,000 elites to attack Wei Xiaojie's army head-on, and strive to annihilate Wei Xiaojie's cavalry in the Hengshan Valley. The rest of the tribes strengthened their defense lines and increased guards to prevent Xiaojie from taking the opportunity to escape! ”

"In addition, inform Yi Nan that as long as he can complete the task of annihilating Wei Xiaojie this time, he will be the first to make the first contribution, and half of the prisoners and materials captured in Danzhou will be selected by his Xue Yantuo tribe."

"No!"

After the guard got the order, he left happily, thinking that if he brought the good news conveyed by Zhao Deyan to him, he might be able to get a reward from Yi Nan.