Chapter 45: Plan

"What is the connection between Zhou Aiqing, Silla and Baekje?" Yang Yong changed the topic.

It has been nearly two months since the envoy of Silla and Baekje reached an agreement with the Great Sui Dynasty. Due to distance, Yang Yong handed over the contact with the two countries to Zhou Fashang.

When Zhou Fashang heard the emperor mention the army of the two countries, he showed a hint of shame on his face: "Go back to His Majesty, Silla, and Baekje have sent troops according to the agreement. However, due to the obstruction of the Hufeiling Mountains, they have not conquered their passes and cannot make any progress."

"Hmph, if you don't have to make progress, I'm afraid you don't want to do your best." Yang Yong said lightly.

As the chief naval army who sent troops this time, Zhou Fashang naturally knew the real intention of the Emperor's alliance with Silla and Baekje. It was Silla and Baekje were not fools. After the Goguryeo army retreated to the Hufeiling Mountains, the two countries had already divided up a lot of Goguryeo's land. They just wanted to attack the Hufeiling Mountains. They naturally had to measure it a few times. If Goguryeo's defense was not tight, they could attack. However, Yuan Taizuo's defense was tight and he tried to attack a few times, but he refused to work hard.

As soon as the emperor said, a minister immediately responded: "Your Majesty is right. Barbarians are barbarians and have no faith. Fortunately, some people in the court want to tell these barbarians what integrity they have to tell these barbarians?"

This sentence clearly means something else. Everyone knows who it is, but except for this reckless minister, no one wants to offend Nayan Yang Da. Yang Da himself disdains to distinguish and calms down on the boat for a moment.

"Zhou Aiqing, tell me the situation of the Goguryeo army on the south bank."

"Yes, I am obeying the order." Zhou Fashang was stunned. When he guessed the emperor's intention, he felt ecstatic. As the commander of the first army, no one was willing to waste time in the long siege: "Go back to your Majesty, the Goguryeo army on the south bank has about 90,000 people, including 20,000 cavalry and about 70,000 infantry. Although these people are simpler than our army, because of their long-term combat with Baekje and Silla, this army can be said to be one of the strongest troops in Goguryeo. The commander is Moli Zhiyuan Taizuo of Goguryeo. According to the information provided by Baekje and Silla, Yuan Taizuo was over thirty years old and has rich combat experience. He is considered a good general. There are still about 20,000 people behind this Goguryeo army, but they are all guarding the pass of the Hufeiling Mountains and cannot be moved without action."

Baekje and Silla people seem to have a high evaluation of Yuan Taizuo. They have rich combat experience and can be considered a good general. I am afraid that the two countries have suffered many defeats under the Goguryeo Moli branch. Yang Yong's thoughts turned quickly and asked: "Zhou Aiqing, do it, if you want to eliminate the Goguryeo army on the south bank, how many troops do you need to dispatch to win, and how many casualties will our army be?"

Before Zhou Fashang could answer, Yu Zhongwen, Du Hun and others were overjoyed and stepped forward to fight.

"Emperor, Goguryeo is just a landslide. If there is no city wall, it will be easy to break it. I only need 50,000 troops."

"If 50,000 imperial guards are dispatched, anyone can win. The emperor, the empress only needs 40,000 troops."

"I only need 30,000 troops."

...

Everyone fought for a long time, and in the end someone wanted to defeat the Goguryeo army with 10,000 or 20,000 troops, as if the Goguryeo people on the south bank were really weak. It was not their fault. He Ruobi, Shi Wansui, Luo Yi and others had already eliminated more than half of the cities in the north of Goguryeo, seized and captured countless prisoners, not only made great contributions, but also gained a lot of benefits.

This time, the court continued the main strategy of conquering the Eastern Turks. All captured and captured can be exchanged for rewards from the court. Although this reward is only half of the time when conquering the Eastern Turks, the number of people in Goguryeo gathered much closer than the Eastern Turks and was richer.

Although the Sui army did not obtain any spoils after the capture of Liaodong City, the next step was the Sui army's harvest period. After continuously destroying dozens of northern cities in Goguryeo, the Sui army seized countless gold and silver, and did not have time to destroy the food and grass. They captured hundreds of thousands of Goguryeo residents and were continuously sent to the south through water transportation, becoming the river craftsman of Tongji Canal. The war has been going on until now, even if the Sui army immediately withdraws its troops, Goguryeo has actually been greatly damaged.

However, the more than 100,000 troops under the city of Pyongyang did not make any contribution except to destroying more than 10,000 naval troops in Goguryeo. The navy was regarded as civilians for transportation. Those soldiers who followed the navy could not even treat them as civilians. They were guarding the city of Pyongyang for nearly three months. Although due to sea transportation, there was no shortage of materials in the Sui army. They only guarded for three consecutive months, except digging trenches and practicing every day, and they also had to accept wind and rain. How could the feeling of living in a tent be compared with housing? To be honest, if the emperor had not personally led the army to siege for several months without sieging the city, I am afraid that the military camp would have had a long time ago.

Looking at his subordinates who were in high spirits of fighting, Yang Yong nodded in his heart, saying that the generals who could defeat Goguryeo's 80,000 troops were so proud that they could not find the North. However, this kind of pride is not necessarily bad. Now is the time when the Han people are most martial. This kind of martial arts comes from a series of victories since the founding of the Great Sui Dynasty. Only the strong can have this kind of pride.

Yang Yong had no intention of suppressing the martial spirit of the Han people who rose up again and were proud of it. However, he did not want the generals to bring this pride to specific battles. Unless it was absolutely necessary, if he really ran to fight 80,000 enemies with 10,000 or 20,000 people, it would not be pride, but just stupid.

"Dear friends, don't worry, fighting with Goguryeo is not a matter for the Great Sui family. Don't forget it? Silla, Baekje and the two countries have long established a covenant with the Great Sui to destroy Goguryeo. How could this war be done without their participation? Everyone has fought, and perhaps the entire army can be dispatched."

Let Silla and Baekje participate, and everyone on the ship's eyes lit up. It seems that the emperor will take action against Silla and Baekje together this time. But aren't the troops of the two countries blocking the south of the Hufeiling Mountains? How can they reach here and participate in the attack on Yuan Taizuo's army?

"His Majesty has forgotten that Silla and Baekje's army have been south of the Hufeiling Mountains. Even if they are willing to work hard, how can they get here?" Nayan Yangda couldn't help asking, only he would ask so directly.

"As long as they are willing, of course they can come over. My dear friends might as well think about how they come over?" Yang Yong did not answer directly, but instead raised a question.

Lu Mulin, Fang Xuanling and others all smiled, obviously they had long been confident about this issue. Zhou Fashang, Yu Zhongwen, Du Hun and others frowned and pondered. The Hufeiling Mountains were traversing thousands of miles. If you want to bypass them, you have to go at least thousands of miles more. Silla and Baekje can break through the pass on the Hufeiling Pass in a short time, how can they come here unless...

Yu Zhongwen, Du Hun and others turned their attention to Zhou Fashang, and Zhou Luohu and the others had a clue. Unless they used a naval army, they would have used a naval army, but if they used a naval army, although the Goguryeo naval army was no longer in existence, and the two countries did not have to worry about the enemy's attack, could they fully trust the Great Sui Dynasty? Whether it was riding their own small fishing boats or borrowing the Great Sui ships to transport troops, as long as they entered the sea, their life and death would be completely held in the hands of the Sui army. As long as the Sui army was willing, they could completely let the army of the two countries sink into the sea to feed the fish.

"Your Majesty, I thought of it."

"Your Majesty, I thought of it, but..."

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"Just what? I'm worried that the coalition forces of the two countries will not dare to go into the sea?" Yang Yong showed a mysterious smile on his face, and all the ministers shuddered in their hearts. Silla, Baekje and the two countries will definitely be in trouble.

Sure enough, the emperor's next words confirmed everyone's guess: "I didn't ask them to transport people in one go, and I could completely agree to transport them in three times. They could use their own fleet. If the transportation capacity was not enough, the Sui Dynasty could provide them with ships and there was no need to return them afterwards. If they still pushed three obstacles and four obstacles, and even refused to take this risk, why should I promise them the land south of the Yalu River? After the Sui Dynasty defeated Goguryeo, as long as they left a small amount of troops to garrison at Hufeiling, they would still not be able to advance. If they offended the Sui Dynasty, the Sui Dynasty could destroy Goguryeo, and naturally they could destroy Baekje and Silla."

These words are murderous, with threats and favorable temptations. People die for money and birds die for food. The land area in the south of the Yalu River in Goguryeo alone is a little more than the sum of the two countries. How can the monarchs of the two countries get rid of the temptation of this bait?

Although the Sui Dynasty intended to eliminate Silla and Baekje together, there was no need to attack them when they came on a boat, but when they all arrived at the plains on both sides of the Beshui River, both food and grass and retreat were in the hands of the Sui army. Even if they could not think of all their strength, the Sui army could completely watch the wall. After the three countries had almost fought, they launched a move and wiped out all the troops of the Three Kingdoms. Without this army, Silla and Baekje could only become the fat meat in the mouth of the Sui Dynasty.

"The emperor is wise!" This plan is undoubtedly the most labor-saving method. Although it is not as good as just a real sword and a gun, what's wrong with winning at the smallest price? The ministers were immediately convinced.

As early as in Liaodong, Yang Yong discussed this plan with Fang Xuanling, Lu Mulin and other close people around him several times, but of course they would not stand up and grab the emperor's credit.

"Report to the emperor, I am willing to go on a mission to Silla and Baekje. I will convince the kings of both countries with my fair share of my tongue." Liu Kang, the deputy minister of the Honglu Temple, stood up and said.

"Okay, I'm sure, but to avoid delaying time, Liu Aiqing can be the envoy to Baekje, so the envoy of Silla will be taken by Fang Aiqing."
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