After the New Year, the countdown to the conquest of Goguryeo is about to begin, Yang Ming knows that he is the prince, and his father insists on the conquest himself, so he must sit in the capital division.

However, it is absolutely impossible for Yang Ming not to intervene in such a major all-out war that has watershed significance for the rise and fall of the Great Sui Kingdom.

Su Lie, Pei Xingyan, Luo Yi, Liang Shidu, Qin Shubao, these are young generals who successfully entered the military government through Yang Ming's recommendation and are expected to participate in the expedition in the future.

Don't underestimate young people, young people have the shortcomings of young people, but they also have strengths that older people don't have.

The junior general is arranged, then the next thing is the general.

Historically, Yuwenshu, as the generalissimo of the land march, can be described as a complete defeat, and the 350,000 elites who went out from Liaodong and entered the hinterland of Goguryeo were all sent by him.

There are many reasons for this, Comrade Yang Guang's micro-operation must be the best, but Yuwenshu's incompetence cannot be ignored.

On the Luoyang side, Wei Xianhui's father Wei Zhen is in Menxia Province, and the selection of generals for the future expedition to Goguryeo has come to an end, and Wei Zhen sent someone to Yang Ming early to send the list.

There were twenty-four people in the list, and there were twenty-four marching commanders of the land and water army, of which nine were under the control of Yu Wenshu, and the remaining fifteen were personally led by Emperor Yang Guang.

These nine roads are the vanguard army, which are Yu Wenshu, Yu Zhongwen, Jing Yuanheng, Xue Shixiong, Xin Shixiong, Zhang Jin, Zhao Xiaocai, Cui Hongsheng, and Wei Xuan.

The other fifteen roads are Su Wei, Lai Hu'er, Zhou Fashang, Dou Kang, Yang Zhiji, Hu Sizheng, Wei Yunqi, Liu Changgong, Mai Tiezhu, Yu Wenhua, Shi Xiang, Qu Tutong, Dugusheng, Guo Rong, and Ashina Danai.

Yang Ming knew from history that in fact, it was the nine-way army that fought Goguryeo, and there were fifteen roads left, except for the sailors who came to Hu'er, they didn't go at all.

Among them, there are many reasons, first of all, what Yuwenshu took away is the absolute elite, and the remaining fifteen roads are worried except for Yang Guang's guards, and besides, there is not enough food and grass.

An army of more than one million, people eat horses and chew horses, and they can't supply it with the strength of the country.

The total population of the Great Sui is 46 million, half for men and half for men, and half for the old and weak, that is, 11.5 million.

Yang Guang recruited and mobilized 1.13 million troops, and 2 million people were logistically guaranteed, totaling 3.13 million, accounting for a quarter of the total population that could be requisitioned.

Is this going to war?

According to historical records, the Great Sui conquered Goguryeo, from preparation to defeat, the overall death toll of the military and civilians was between 670,000 and 700,000, and one-tenth of the country's male labor force was consumed.

Five fierce men also died, Mai Tiezhu, Yu Wenkai, Yang Xiong, Yang Da, and Duan Wenzhen, and the losses were huge.

However, in this life, Yang Xiong bargained for a bargain and lived a very chic life in Beijing.

The defeat of the Ninth Route Army was just as miserable, and there was an unavoidable factor in this, that is, Comrade Yang Guang arranged nine consolation envoys in the Ninth Route Army, and to put it bluntly, they surrendered.

The consolation envoy was not controlled by the marshal of the army, and directly connected with the emperor, so that Goguryeo surrendered by fraud, Yu Zhongwen was not fooled, but the consolation made Liu Shilong intervene, and he chose to accept Goguryeo's surrender, and Yu Zhongwen couldn't control him.

If it was replaced by Gao Xi and Yang Su, maybe he would dare to disobey before the battle, but Yu Zhongwen didn't have the courage, although his grandfather Yu Jin was one of the Eight Pillars of the Western Wei Dynasty and was born in the orthodox Guanlong Group.

As a result, the plan was successful, and Goguryeo was given a yin.

In the list that Wei Zhen gave to Yang Ming, nine comfort envoys were impressively listed, and Liu Shilong's name was even more eye-catching.

Yang Ming can actually understand that because the highest level of pretending to be coerced is to pretend to be coerced in front of the living, not the dead, and the father set up a consolation envoy, in fact, he thought that Goguryeo Iron would definitely surrender, and he wanted to pretend to be this ratio in front of the king of Goguryeo and hundreds of officials.

Therefore, Yang Ming not only had to intervene in the selection of the Nine Roads General, but also crossed out the nine consolation envoys.

But to do these two things, in fact, is extremely difficult.

He can write letters to some bigwigs in the center and ask them to come forward to help, but in this way, the prince will control the Luoyang court, and his father will be suspicious and disadvantageous to him.

Moreover, these nine people are not easy to change, either they are old in qualifications, or they are the emperor's henchmen, or they are Yuwenshu who is easy to use.

Since the Ninth Route Army was handed over to Yuwenshu for moderation, first of all, we had to take into account Yuwenshu's dispatch and command, and if the following were disobedient, how could Yuwenshu lead the army?

Yang Ming has been having a headache because of this matter during this time.

If it was his personal conquest, Goguryeo would have been destroyed, but unfortunately there was no if.

But he can't go to Luoyang now, otherwise he can change a lot of things by himself, and even give him the marching marshal of Yuwenshu.

At present, there are indeed few Dasui military with higher qualifications than Yuwenshu.

The army pays great attention to seniority and prestige, which is very important to morale, and the prestige of the commander is not enough, and the morale of the soldiers below is unstable.

Yang Ming wants to change generals, but his father won't agree, what should I do? Then change the coach, although Dad will definitely not agree, but at least a stalemate, maybe he will allow himself to change generals.

This is bargaining, the price code is higher first, so that you can have a chance to make a small profit, otherwise if you directly open a low price, Comrade Yang Guang will not bargain with you.

So Yang Ming pondered for a long time that night, made a list, and sent someone to Luoyang Menxia Province, which presented it to the emperor in the court.

Otherwise, if he writes a letter directly to his father, he will definitely sink into the sea, as long as he can be placed in the court, many bigwigs who are good friends with him will be able to act at the opportunity.

This list is also nine people.

Yu Zhongwen, Xue Shixiong, Zhang Jin, Cui Hongsheng, and Wei Xuan remained unchanged, and Li Jing, Yang Yichen, and Zhang Dinghe, eight people, were returned to Shi Banzai.

You must know that Yuwenshu is older than Shi Wansui, and Shi Wansui's prestige in the army, after the death of Yang Su, Han Baohu, and He Ruobi, he should be the first now, of course, putting Gao Xi aside, Gao Xi has always been the first person in both civil and military affairs.

Yang Ming didn't need to ask Shi Wansui if he was happy, he was happy if Yang Guang was happy.

At the Luoyang Dynasty Meeting, Yang Da, the waiter of the Yellow Gate of the Provincial People's Republic of China, held the prince in both hands, and stood up and said:

"The crown prince recommended Long Live the Duke of Lu as the generalissimo of the march to conquer Fanbang, and recommended Li Jing, Yang Yichen, and Zhang Dinghe to replace Jing Yuanheng, Xin Shixiong, and Zhao Xiaocai as the head of the march, please Your Majesty."

As soon as these words came out, the court was in an uproar.

Yang Guang frowned suddenly, isn't this kid making iron? Do you want to intervene in this matter too? How much enmity does he have with Yu Wenshu?

"The head of the twenty-fourth road, Your Majesty has already made a decision, and the prince's recommendation this time is really a substitute," Yu Wenshu stood up, his face was ugly, and said: "The minister is already making preparations, and the change of commander at this time may affect the morale of the army, please Your Majesty Mingjian." ”

At the beginning, Pei Ju found out that Song Shu was presented by the province, and he knew what to do, and it was clear that the prince wanted someone to help him fight for him in the court, and he naturally took it seriously, so he smiled:

"Conquer Goguryeo, Your Majesty is scheduled for the beginning of spring next year, and there is still a year of preparation for the present, everything can be deployed calmly, and the war against foreign countries, Lu Guogong is indeed more suitable."

He is mocking Yu Wenshu for fighting internal wars, and Shi Wansui has always been responsible for fighting outside.

Otherwise, why are the Turks afraid of Shi Banzai? But I'm not afraid of Yuwenshu, because I haven't dealt with it.

Yu Wenshu suddenly became angry, pointed at Pei Ju and said: "Military affairs, such as facing the abyss, need to be carefully considered in the slightest, Pei Gong regards it as child's play, which is despicable." ”

Pei Ju smiled and spread his hands directly: "Xu Guogong can listen to everyone's meaning and see what everyone thinks, whether you are better or Shi Wansui is better." ”

"Of course it's Shi Wansui," Yang Yue said, "If I'm not mistaken, Xu Guogong has no experience in fighting against foreign races, right?" ”

Yu Wenshu knew that he couldn't let this position die, so he retorted reasonably:

"Shi Wansui is fighting the Eastern and Western Turks, which is completely different from Goguryeo, although Goguryeo is a state, but its customs and culture are roughly equivalent to those of the Central Plains, and the agricultural industry steals from me, and the scale is already there, how can it be the same as the nomadic barbarians?"

At present, there is a Turkic standing in the court, not an ordinary person, Chu Luo Khan, to be precise, now called Hosana Khan.

The reason why Chu Luo appeared here today is because Yang Guang wants to use their Turks, and now he is placed in Ashina Danai in Loufu County, with 10,000 Turkic elites under his command, Yang Guang has incorporated them into the army, and appointed Ashina Danai as the head of one of the marches, and Chu Luo felt that he should go, so he met Yang Guang today.

Yang Guang had already rejected him just now, and he was in a bad mood, but now he was taken out by Yuwenshu and counted, saying that their Western Turks were not as good as Goguryeo, and he was definitely not happy, so he said in Chinese that he learned from his mother Xiang:

"If you are so powerful, why was it Shi Wansui who fought the Western Turks in the first place, instead of Ling? Is it because you're too good? So why haven't I heard of it? ”

In fact, he had heard of it, and now it was just a deliberate mockery.

Yuwen Shu was angry: "Do you need to hear about it? Barbarians, generals of defeated armies, what qualifications do you have to speak here? ”

"Xu Guogong lost his words," Niu Hong suddenly frowned: "Although he is a minister, he is also a khan, and he is a guest and friend of my Great Sui, not something that Xu Guogong can insult at will." ”

This is a fact, people are not prisoners, and the treatment of people in Dasui is provided according to the standards of foreign lords.

You can't insult this person, you can't kill it, because you have to take care of the feelings of the Western Turkic people.

Don't look at the current Western Turkic Great Khan who can't wait to kill Chu Luo, but if the Great Sui kills people, the Shooting Khan is happy, and there will be a justifiable excuse to invade the Great Sui border in the future.

Yang Guang reprimanded Yuwen Shu, and then appeased Luo Dao:

"Don't worry, I have state affairs to discuss, you can go down first."

Chu Luo glared at Yuwen Shu fiercely, and made a Turkic insulting gesture, then saluted Yang Guang and left.

That insulting gesture, Yu Wenshu couldn't understand it, but Pei Ju understood it.

It's just like Da Sui's entry into your mother, one meaning.

(End of chapter)