When Yang Guang saw Li Jing, he saw him in private, in his self-cultivation Huiyou Palace.

However, Li Jing was summoned after being hung for many days.

Under the instruction of Yang Guang, Li Jing pointed to the map laid in the palace and explained his views on this expedition to Goguryeo.

Yang Guang also listened very seriously, in fact, he was never ambiguous in major matters, but sometimes it was very outrageous, and the outrageous was not ambiguous at all.

Li Jing got up and said: "The soldiers are not tired of deceit, Goguryeo is ready, waiting for the arrival of our army, and the minister thinks that the enemy army should be confused in the timing of the troops." ”

Yang Guang nodded and said, "How can you be confused?" ”

Li Jing said: "At present, the whole world knows that His Majesty intends to lead a large army to conquer in the spring of next year, so Goguryeo must be strictly guarded against at this time. ”

Li Jing was also very helpless, because Comrade Yang Guang had done one of the most taboo things for soldiers in ancient and modern times, that is, to play cards.

When did the Great Sui fight Goguryeo, who were the 24 road governors, and where did they go from, he actually showed the world in advance, and the people in Goguryeo already knew.

The point is that this is not a means to confuse the enemy, this is really how people arrange it.

This is a reason for the landlord to play the card, because the card is too good, but it doesn't matter if the landlord loses, it is not a joke to lose the war.

Yang Guang is too arrogant.

Li Jing's suggestion was to make up for his arrogance.

It's a pity that Yang Guang didn't listen, only to see him smile and say:

"I have made up my mind and will not change it, otherwise the world will regard me as a person of no faith."

Li Jing was helpless in his heart, in fact, he also knew that he should not be persuaded, but the pros and cons should be clearly explained in advance.

"In this case, the soldiers are fast, the vanguard of our army needs to cross the river as soon as possible and go straight to Liaodong City, which is the first fortified city in the northwest of Goguryeo, and it needs to be taken at any cost, as long as Liaodong City is taken, our army can use this as a fortified base, sweep the surrounding mountain cities, control Daliang Shui, Xiaoliaoshui, and open up a road to the south, as for the Buyeo City in the north, it only needs to be besieged, and it is not suitable to fight."

To the north of Pyongyang, the capital of Goguryeo, there are five fortified cities, Liaodong City, Buyeo City, Domestic City, Black Bone City, and Humble City, in addition, there are more than 200 large and small mountain fortresses, which can be described as a camp step by step, which is very difficult to bite.

Li Jing's plan was to ignore the northernmost city of Buyeo, first take Liaodong, then occupy Wugu, besiege Beixu (Dalian), and open up a passage to attack Pyongyang in the south, in order to meet with the naval army that came to Hu'er as soon as possible, as long as Pyongyang was taken and Gao Yuan was captured, the rest could be slowly cleaned up.

This strategic policy is roughly the same as that of Yuwenshu, the only difference is that Yuwenshu hopes that after occupying Liaodong City, the Nine-Route Vanguard Army, with him and Yu Zhongwen as the main force, will go straight to Pyongyang, and the remaining seven-way east-west strategy to block the enemy forces in the surrounding mountain cities.

But there is a problem with him doing this, that is, once he can't capture those mountain cities, he and Yu Zhongwen's main forces will be dragged down.

Li Jing, on the other hand, was relatively conservative, believing that the road to the south should be cleared before he could consider fighting Pyongyang.

One radical and one conservative, which do you think Yang Guang will listen to?

"You lead the troops steadily, I have heard of it, the prince often praises you in front of me," Yang Guang said lightly: "However, if you come to protect the water army, you will go straight to Pyongyang by sea, if you use the method of you, you will come to protect your children early, but the main force by land will not arrive, and the water and land cannot take care of each other, and one of them may have changes, and the changes will be unpredictable, which is not conducive to the overall situation." ”

The sailors who came to Hu'er were actually covering the land route, responsible for dragging the main force of Pyongyang so that it would not dare to transfer the army away from the capital, and relieving the pressure on Yuwenshu's side.

Therefore, the navy also needs to leave early, and if he goes late, the main force of the people guarding the area around Pyongyang can free up the effort to attack Yuwenshu in the north.

Although Goguryeo's territory was small, there were quite a few troops, and it was very difficult for the Sui army of more than one million to launch a position in this place.

Because Goguryeo is also a place with many mountains and few plains, first of all, Changbai Mountain, is the northern barrier of people, Buyeo City, Domestic City, which are all in the mountains, very difficult to fight, the best and the smoothest road, is the line of Liaodong, Wugu, and Pyongyang, but this line can not accommodate too many troops.

Everyone knows that the Sui army must take this line, so the armies in other parts of Goguryeo will inevitably exert a huge amount of pressure on this marching route, as long as it can force the Great Sui to not take care of each other by land and water, it will be half the success.

Li Jing believes that we must not be in a hurry, and that we must slowly open this line before we can fight Pyongyang, otherwise the situation will be extremely critical once we are trapped.

Yang Guang still disagreed, because Goguryeo intended to divide the land and water armies of the Great Sui, so the Great Sui must ensure that the two armies meet as scheduled, and it is not appropriate for anyone to meet sooner or later.

After all, this line to attack Goguryeo is a coastal line, if Laihu'er can't destroy Goguryeo's sailors, people's sailors can harass along the coast, but after it is destroyed, if Yuwenshu can't catch up, Laihu'er will be very dangerous, either withdraw directly, or go ashore to fight, there are only two ways.

In fact, there is only one way, which is to go ashore, because Laihu'er does not dare to withdraw, but if you go ashore, you are alone, which is very dangerous.

Therefore, Yang Guang hopes that Yu Wenshu can arrive at the established place as soon as possible and attack Pyongyang with Laihuer.

"You also said just now, the soldiers are fast, I agree," Yang Guang said: "The battlefield is changing, the opportunity is fleeting, you are young, you are so conservative, it can be seen that you are just a fierce general who attacks the city and plunders the land, but you are not a handsome talent." ”

Li Jing was helpless in his heart, Goguryeo has complex terrain, it is a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, under many years of operation, the fortifications are all over the field, and the army wants to drive straight in, how can it be so easy? People's arming on this line must be extraordinary, and if you really want to do this according to Yuwenshu, you will definitely be pitted with Laihu'er.

The emperor did not accept either suggestion, but Li Jing did not give up.

Because what he just said is a big strategic layout, and he is here to fight for the head of the march, since he can't change the big strategy, then change himself.

"The minister is willing to lead the elite, attack Liaodong and Wugu, encircle the humble luxury, flank the western road of the army, and protect the main force to go south smoothly."

Yang Guang smiled: "Today, I am in the Great Sui, there is the benefit of refining steel, the soldiers are stubborn, it can be described as indestructible, the enemy chieftains of several cities will inevitably fall to the wind, Liaodong and Wugu are already vulnerable, and whoever goes is the same." ”

Li Jing was stunned for a moment, his heart was like ashes, it seemed that the emperor seemed to have a prejudice against him, perhaps because the admonition just now was contrary to the emperor's original intention, so that the emperor didn't want to use him.

Then, Yang Guang said: "But I, I still want to give you a chance, I am old and serious, and I can use it for national politics, but when I use soldiers, sometimes I make mistakes, the prince has high hopes for you, and so do I, this time I go north, forget all the sets that Yang Su taught you, lead the troops well, and don't let me down." ”

Li Jing was immediately overjoyed and said, "The minister should serve his life to thank Your Majesty." ”

Yang Guang smiled and nodded: "Duan Wenzhen of the Ministry of War, I have told me, the prince has already given you some things in the Ministry of War, I asked you to replace Zhao Xiaocai, and command 30,000 people in the headquarters of the Right Xiaowei, plus 20,000 people in the Right Guard, a total of 50,000 elites, Xin Shixiong and Mai Tiecane are under your command, responsible for the flank of the main force on the western front, and the specific matters can be negotiated with the Ministry of War." ”

Li Jing half-knelt on the ground and saluted: "If the minister fails, he will apologize with death." ”

"Go down and prepare," Yang Guang waved his hand, and Li Jing stepped back.

Next, Yu Shinan, who had been packing up the books next door, came in, he was the emperor's living room, an absolute confidant, and knew secrets that others didn't know.

"Bo Shi thinks that the prince's suggestion that Yongji Canal is half grain and half goods is reasonable?" Yang Guang asked.

Yu Shinan sorted out the books on the shelves, and said with a smile: "If you want the horses to run, you have to give the horses some grass. ”

Yang Guang said with a smile: "He is also too easy to speak, and now everyone will go to him to intercede, as if I am unreasonable, only the prince is reasonable." ”

"They are afraid of Your Majesty, but they are not afraid of the prince, the reason is that as Your Majesty said, the prince is easy to speak," Yu Shinan said with a smile.

Yang Guang nodded: "This point is very similar to Zhao'er, more than sleek, not domineering enough, there are too many things to do for others, if you don't do it one day, you will be hated immediately, and there will be a headache for him in the future." ”

"The human heart is like this," Yu Shinan nodded.

Yang Guangdao: "Take the prince's letter this morning, and I will take a look at it again." ”

Yu Shinan took out the family letter from a pile of files, the content of the letter Yang Guang had already read, and the prince wanted to recommend Yuwen Jingli to be a consolation envoy under Li Jing.

In fact, at the beginning, Yang Guang didn't plan to use Li Jing, but after seeing his son's letter, he changed his mind.

Because in his son's letter, Li Jing's appointment as the head of the march has been regarded as an established fact, as if Li Jing would definitely go.

In ordinary families, fathers will also take into account their son's thoughts, not to mention the royal family, of course the emperor needs to take into account the prince's thoughts, in fact, Yang Guang takes the prince into account the most.

Because the prince is under one man.

So Yang Guang handed the letter to Yu Shinan again, and asked the other party to take a look at it, and after Yu Shinan finished reading it, Yang Guang asked with a smile:

"How? Do you still think the prince is easy to talk to? ”

Yu Shinan said with a smile: "Then Your Majesty seems to be going to change what you just said, it is more than sleek, but it is not necessarily not enough to be domineering." ”

Yang Guang laughed and said, "Tell me, how should I change it?" ”

After Yu Shinan thought about it, he said: "If you lift weight, lift lightly if you are heavy." ”

It's shallow, you don't understand, do you think he put Yuwen on the front line, is it a punishment? People are paving the way for Li Jing.

He was originally opposed to me setting up a consolation envoy, so it can be seen that Yuwen Jingli's arrangement was aimed at Li Jing, so that Li Jing could be a leader with no distractions and peace of mind.

This child's scheming is not something you can comprehend.

Easy to talk to? I say he's easy to talk to, is he easy to talk?

Yang Guang said with a smile: "The eight words of Bo Shi are just right. ”

(End of chapter)