Xi, not counting the country, is at most a big tribe, mainly hunting and animal husbandry, but also has a small amount of farmland, and the territory is very small, that is, it is active between several rivers in the north, including Chengde City, Hebei Province.

In the northeast direction of Xi, there are two large tribes, one is called Xi (xi), the territory is in the Zalut Banner, the Horqin Right Wing Middle Banner, and the Bahrain Right Banner, which are other species of the Xiongnu.

The other is the Khitan, which is located in Chifeng City, Tongliao City, and Baicheng City in Inner Mongolia, and belongs to the same race and different tribes as Xi, Xi is a descendant of the Yuwen Department of the Xianbei Nationality, and the Khitan is a descendant of other tribes of the Xianbei Nationality.

Xi, Xi, and Khitan are the three nomadic tribes that are separated between the Great Sui and Goguryeo, and they basically have no right to speak.

Whether it is the Sui army or the Goguryeo army, it can be said that they can pass through their territory at any time, and they dare not fart.

One of the main reasons why the Great Sui looked down on these three places and wanted to smash Goguryeo to the death was that the difference between nomadic people and agricultural civilization was in the impression of the Central Plains people, but if it was an agrarian society, it was my land, and if I didn't take it down, the country would not be unified.

In fact, Goguryeo did belong to the Central Plains Dynasty in the Han Dynasty, and Yang Guang wanted to own the land owned by the Han Dynasty, but if it was a nomad, the Central Plains people would feel that they were two types of people from me, and they couldn't communicate.

The Goguryeo army that entered the territory of the Xi people this time, led by Gao Jianming, the cousin of the king of Goguryeo, had 6,000 light cavalry, such a force could be regarded as a great threat, and it was only two hundred miles away from Yuyang County.

Gao Jianming is from Buyeo City, and the current supreme governor of Buyeo City is called Fusa, which is equivalent to the local governor of the Great Sui, which is equivalent to the governor of a certain area, and is also the head of the tribe, while Goguryeo only has five Fusa, all of whom are members of the royal family.

The Goguryeo royal family consisted of the Buyeo people and was divided into five major tribes: the Juan Nu (western), the Jeunu (northern), the Shunnu (eastern), the Gunu (southern), and the Gyelou (Huang)

The Fusa of Buyeo City is the leader of the Absolute Slave Tribe, and he can also be called the Lord of the North, he is Gao Jianming's father, the younger brother of the previous Goguryeo King Gao Yangcheng, Gao Daozong.

Gao Jianming entered Xi this time, and he still brought light cavalry, in order to attack the Great Sui march, he would definitely not go south, and the south is Zhuo County, Yuyang County and Beiping County.

It's very difficult for the Great Sui to beat you, it's even more difficult for you to beat the Great Sui, and six thousand light horsemen are not enough to stuff your teeth for the current Zhuojun.

Wei Yunqi's side, after receiving the news of the scout's investigation, had already ordered Fan Shiye, the general under his command, to lead 4,000 light cavalry into Yuyang County, and then go north into Xi, responsible for driving Gao Jianming's cavalry.

The two cavalry armies chased me in the territory of Xi, Xia, and Khitan, and in the end, Fan Shiye really couldn't catch up with the other party, and the grain and grass he carried was about to run out, so he could only lead his troops back.

On the Linyu Pass side, the scouts sent out could only come back three or two, but these people who came back still brought back a lot of useful information, Goguryeo's army in the Panghaidao was more like a miscellaneous army composed of soldiers and civilians, and they set up all kinds of obstacles along the way, especially on some easy to march roads, sprinkled with thistles, in order to hinder the eastward advance of the army in the future.

Tribulus terrestris is made up of four iron spikes sticking out, this thing is the size of a palm, and it is not easy to find when thrown on the ground, and it is specially used to stab horseshoes.

"Tribulus terrestris, only in the case of surprise can reap miraculous results, at the moment the enemy army is blatantly spreading, intended to hinder the march of our army, it seems that Fanbang is not ready, so I want to delay the eastward advance of our army."

Zhuojun Taishou Wei Baoluan said: "Liaodong is too guarded by Deng Wei, and Liucheng is too guarded by Yang Linfu, and they have sent border guards to clean up, if we can't clean it up, it will be a lot of trouble for us." ”

Liaodong Taishou is Deng Wei, Yanjun Taishou is Wei Yunqi famous, in fact, Deng Wei is also in charge, Liucheng Taishou is Yang Linfu, these three places, located in the north of the sea road, in the major branches of the Yanshan Mountain Range, the western Liaoning corridor from north to south overlooking the trend, used to belong to Youzhou.

These three counties belong to the border pass county, and most of the people in the territory are the few people who moved from the end of the Su Dynasty to the interior, and belong to the mixed area of Hu and Han, Liucheng County only has one county in Liucheng, only Yan County in Yan County, and only Tongding Town in Liaodong County.

Originally, in the middle of Yan County and Liaodong County, there was also a Liaoxi County, and there were three towns: Liaoxi, Luhe, and Huaiyuan, but these three towns did not send any officials, and all the towns were inhabited by young people from the Northeast tribes, and the Great Sui was completely indifferent.

The town is not a township, and the garrison is a town, which means suppression, and here it refers to the border military town.

Wei Yunqi's current identity is the commander-in-chief of Zhuo County's soldiers and horses, which is basically equivalent to the previous governor of Youzhou, and he has the right to control the three counties.

I only heard him say: "Send a message to Deng Wei and Yang Linfu, make every effort to clear the obstacles, and do not delay the march of the army." ”

As he spoke, he looked at Wei Baoluan again and said, "Which soldiers and horses will arrive in Zhuojun first?" ”

Wei Baoluan said: "It should be the Xue Shixiong Department and Jing Yuanheng Department of the Wei General Manager of the Eastern Route Army, they are the first to take the canal. ”

Wei Yunqi nodded, looked at He Hou and said with a smile: "At that time, after Chief Manager Xue and Chief Manager Jing arrive, the two of them will cooperate with you and go to the Liao River to prepare for the construction of the bridge." ”

Wei Yunqi's current power is not small, but he still has to be polite to He Chou, because he is the inspector of Taifu Temple, which is equivalent to the temporary head of a temple sent in the local area, which is higher than his rank.

Xue Shixiong and Jing Yuanheng, with a total of nearly 70,000 people, can fully afford the task of erecting pontoon bridges.

But He Chou smiled and shook his head, and said: "It's not that I don't want to, but Your Majesty intends to march the army at the same time, although there is no will now, but I know that the two managers, Xue and Jing, will not listen to you." ”

Wei Yunqi frowned suddenly, he really knew in his heart that the emperor intended to gather troops and horses in Zhuo County, and then march in the spring of next year.

But in reality, if you don't take advantage of the cold winter to quickly erect a pontoon bridge and wait until the spring of next year to repair it, it will be too hasty at that time, right?

In Wei Yunqi's view, Xue Shixiong and Jing Yuanheng could set off first, stationed in the four towns of Liaoxi, Luhe, Huaiyuan, and Tongding, and prepare for the bridge as early as possible, and confront Liaodong City across the river from the opposite bank.

In this way, the entire Ponkaido will be completely under the control of our army, unlike now, when the enemy army is actually sprinkling thistle?

And Wei Yunqi didn't want to send troops to drive away, you drove away, people ran, you left, people came again, back and forth, the best way is tantamount to entering the four military towns early, but unfortunately, as he said, he can't control Xue Shixiong and Jing Yuanheng.

Wei Yunqi looked at Wei Baoluan helplessly, and said: "Although Your Majesty has not made it clear, I have already heard that the army will converge in Zhuojun and open at the same time, but in this way, the pontoon bridge will be rebuilt in the spring of next year, which may delay the military aircraft." ”

"Don't talk nonsense, the war hasn't been fought yet, where are the military planes?" Wei Baoluan said with a smile.

Wei Yunqi was stunned and said: "Gao Jianming is running around in Xi and Khitan, what kind of Zhongmuro Wei is there in the Haidao, this is not considered a military situation?" ”

Zhongmuro Wei is the great model of Liaodong City, and the big model can be understood as the great general.

The official name of the chief official of Liaodong City, called Lu Jinzhi, is almost the meaning of a state assassin history, a county Taishou, it can also be called a Taoist envoy, and the Taoist envoy of Liaodong is called Yilide, but he can't control the defense of Liaodong, and the person in charge of the defense of Liaodong City is Gao Yuan's younger brother Gao Jianwu.

Gao Jianwu would fight the first battle with the Great Sui in Liaodong.

Wei Baoluan smiled and said: "The edict to ask for Goguryeo has not yet been promulgated, so we nominally haven't turned against Goguryeo yet, how can you fight?" ”

Wei Yunqi looked deflated, took a kettle and poured a few sips, and said:

"An army of a million, it will arrive one after another, crowded in such a place as Zhuo County, people eat horses and chew, how much grain and grass will be wasted? Why couldn't the vanguard army be sent sooner? ”

"The vanguard army has been decided, it is Li Jing, but the people haven't arrived yet, Your Majesty asked him to fight the vanguard, but the people haven't arrived, how can they fight?" Wei Baoluan smiled again, he felt that he was a brother of the same clan and a good hand in the march, but this political consciousness was really not good.

The emperor said that whoever is the pioneer is, even if he is the last to arrive, he has to fight the vanguard.

Wei Yunqi is completely helpless, this is completely out of order, and he has to pick a day to fight? Everyone has already provoked to the door, I can't move?

In normal times, he can move, which is called the responsibility of guarding, but at the moment, he can't move, because the emperor wants to be pro-conscript, what is pro-conquest? You started fighting before I arrived, so it's still called a pro-campaign?

"What then? Nothing at the moment? Wei Yunqi said.

Wei Baoluan nodded, looked at He Chou and said, "The crossing of the river in Mrs. He's Mansion still has to be prepared, and Liaoshui has also been measured, so you can't go wrong here." ”

He Chou said: "There are many difficulties, but I will overcome them." ”

He already has a topographic map of the vicinity of Liaoshui, and has also chosen the location of the pontoon bridge, a total of two, with 130 boats, but he knows that there is a huge difference between the design you have designed on paper and the actual operation.

So the pressure on him is a lot.

In history, after Yu Wenkai dropped the chain, he wiped his ass, not that he was better than Yu Wenkai, but that Yu Wenkai had already given him a field operation, so when he took over again, it would be very easy to do.

After all, Yu Wenkai is actually three meters shorter.

At present, He Chou is alone with this arduous task, it is impossible for him not to be nervous, if according to what Wei Yunqi just said, the army will be stationed in the four towns early, then he can go to the bank of the Liaoshui River to personally investigate and study on the spot, so as to make a fool of everything.

It's a pity that he didn't have this opportunity.

At this time, Luoyang's will was delivered, and the emperor said that Wei Yunqi would not move, and only send reconnaissance rangers to pay attention to the movements of the enemy army at all times.

Wei Yun wilted, took a sip of the hot water handed by his brother Wei Baoluan, and sighed:

"Send a message to the generals of the border guards, without my general order, you are not allowed to leave your post without permission."

Wei Baoluan patted him on the shoulder with a smile and said, "Wait with peace of mind." ”

(End of chapter)