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Chapter 1343: Cruel Yang Guang

It was still the large mansion that Yang Jian had rewarded before, but now the sign at the door had been changed to "County Lord's Residence".

The children, who were already four or five years old, and some even seven or eight years old, had been traveling for nearly a month and were extremely uncomfortable. As soon as they touched the ground, they swarmed into the house, chattering and making a lot of noise.

Before Wang Yan even entered the house or had time to pack up, he was called into the imperial city by people who had been waiting there for a long time. He went to the East Palace and met the high-spirited Crown Prince Guang.

"Zi Yan, haha, it's been a long time since we last met." Yang Guang greeted him warmly and patted Wang Yan's arm respectfully.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince looks really energetic." Wang Yan continued to compliment him.

After saying these two nonsense words, Yang Guang said, "We are fighting with the Turks. The King of Han is in charge of the troops. Do you know that?"

"Yes, the messenger said that he wanted to transfer me there. Your Highness fought for it, right?"

"Didn't you say you wanted to be the general manager of the army? This time, I'll let you be the general manager of the army and kill as many people as you want on the grassland."

Neither of them mentioned that the naval power built up by Wang Yan had been taken away, and that it would be impossible for Wang Yan to return to Yangzhou in this lifetime.

Yang Guang was already the crown prince, and Yang Jian boldly delegated power to Yang Guang, allowing him to intervene in government affairs. Now Yang Guang was almost half an emperor. He was already thinking about his country and not allowing powerful ministers to appear under him.

Wang Yan asked, "Are you still going to Bingzhou?"

"Yes, you are more familiar with the situation over there, and this time you are also interested in supporting the Youbi tribe. What do you think?"

After a moment's silence, Wang Yan said, "Your Highness, there is no point in supporting the Youbi tribe. It will only create another Dulan and another Tuli. It can only provide temporary stability, but it is difficult to ensure eternal peace. They are barbarians who fear power but not virtue. They are all ambitious and wicked. It is really not worth it.

It is better to defeat the Turks in one battle, and then move some people from the Central Plains to the grasslands and intermarry with the Turks. After a few generations, the Turks will truly become the people of the Sui Dynasty. And if we can really govern the grasslands, we can also give poor scholars a chance to become officials. If they can endure the hardships of the grasslands, they will surely be able to make a career.

When these people grow up, they will also help His Highness to deal with the wealthy and powerful families. Do they think that without them, there will be no one to serve as officials? Without them, my Great Sui will be in chaos? Without them, my Great Sui will only be better! "

Yang Guang was very satisfied with Wang Yan's idea of ​​getting involved in a wealthy family, but he did not agree with Wang Yan's proposal.

He shook his head and said, "Zi Yan, you think too simply. Now our Great Sui is surrounded by wolves. Lingnan and Baiyue are unstable. Tuyuhun has also been making trouble recently. Last year, my useless brother led 300,000 troops to attack Goguryeo, but returned empty-handed. This has further encouraged the arrogance of the barbarians, who have frequently invaded. It will take time to destroy the Turks. It is really difficult to do so in such a situation."

"I don't know about others, but if Your Highness sends me to lead the army, all the barbarians can be pacified."

Yang Guang laughed: "I know you have great ambitions, don't be impatient, there will be a time for you to show your talents. Your suggestion is good. Although we cannot completely destroy the Turks, we can always start with the Yubi tribe as a base for practical governance. With your ability as a prince, you will definitely be able to conquer a large area of ​​land during this expedition. It is also okay to advance slowly.

But these are secondary. The main thing is to beat down the Turkic people's tails and make them behave like a dog that doesn't bark. This will also prevent the four barbarians from being rampant and trying to stroke the tiger's whiskers of the Great Sui Dynasty."

"Yes, Your Highness. I wonder when you will go to war, and what unit you will lead?"

"Don't worry, I will discuss your proposal with the other ministers. You have been exhausted from the journey, so you should rest for a few days and wait for His Majesty to summon you. Go back now."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Wang Yan responded, then left the East Palace and went back home to take a bath.

While he was bathing, he heard someone come to report that Li Jing was coming.

Li Jing is really a good friend and brother, otherwise he would not have come to my house right after he came back today. But the timing was just right, they came back at noon, and after all the trouble, it was already afternoon, so it was almost time for dinner.

Wang Yan didn't pack up. After taking a shower, he simply put on a loose and comfortable thin shirt, with wet hair, and went to meet Li Jing.

"Pharmacist, how are you?"

"Thank you for your concern, brother. I'm doing fine. I'm still in high spirits." Li Jing laughed.

The two chatted and laughed as they walked to the dining room. The family had already prepared food and wine, so they started drinking right away.

Li Jing also understood Wang Yan's intentions, so he asked, "Brother, the navy you built up was divided up by others. Are you willing to accept this?"

Wang Yan shook his head with amusement. A person's experience determines his attitude. Now Li Jing asked him if he was willing, but he didn't want to hang out with Li Er in the future. In his old age, the door of his house would not be closed.

"If I don't want to, I'll die. What do you think I should choose?" Wang Yan took a sip of wine and said, "Although there is a vast world overseas, I want to die in China. Besides, I was born as a soldier, and now I have been promoted to the rank of county lord. It is a blessing from heaven. Why should I cling to power and not leave? Why would I cause trouble for nothing?
But Pharmacist, don't worry, even if the power of the navy is divided among people now, I still have some brothers I trust. I can't guarantee anything else, but your Li's fleet will definitely not be affected."

Taking advantage of the good relationship between Li Jing and Wang Yan, the Longxi Li family integrated family resources early on and followed Wang Yan to go out to sea to make a fortune. When the news of the Sui Dynasty was just beginning, Li Jing wrote a letter with a somewhat shameful and embarrassed tone, asking Wang Yan to help the Li family make a fortune.

Li Jing shook his head: "I'm not worried about that, I'm just afraid that my brother will be unhappy."

"That's because the pharmacist underestimated me. I had nothing to begin with, but now I have gained a lot. I am very satisfied." Wang Yan asked, "Why didn't you bring your sister-in-law with you?"

Li Jing risked great disapproval and married Hong Funu, a singer from Yang Su's family. He also met Zhang Zhongjian, but Wang Yan had never met him.

"She was a little embarrassed."

"Not high enough status?" Wang Yan said with a smile, "What's the problem? You know I hate these things the most. Status is ultimately determined by fists. Whoever has the bigger fist has a higher status. Who dares to look down on me now, as a wealthy family? Even if you curse me to death thousands of times in your heart, don't you still have to smile and give me gifts?
My family doesn't care about these things. Your sisters-in-law, including the princess, the Chen imperial concubine, the peasant girl, and the guilty daughter, are all fine. Go back and tell her to visit my family more often in the future. In this huge Daxing City, the only people I can trust are you and General Shi. With my current status, I will definitely not be able to take my family to fight in the future, so I should visit them more often."

"Okay, I'll bring her over later."

Li Jing responded and asked, "Brother, are you going to fight the Turks this time?"

"It's about this matter. I just came back and was called over by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. He said that this time I was asked to be in charge of a large army. We must beat the Turks from wolves to dogs." Wang Yan responded with a smile.

Li Jing is now a deputy minister of the Ministry of War, responsible for the management of cattle, horses, carriages, post stations, etc., and is a sixth-rank official. Therefore, Li Jing can still get in touch with some military secrets, and there is already support in the court, not just from Yang Guang's people.

This was a national war. Although the Sui Dynasty could suppress the Turks, the civil and military officials in the court were also annoyed by them, especially after the unsuccessful war against Goguryeo last year. No one was very happy.

The Five Barbarians had caused chaos in China, but now China is the legitimate dynasty again, and everyone is still very motivated. If we failed to defeat Goguryeo, we must not fail to defeat the Turks, otherwise morale will plummet and the impact will be huge. Where is the dignity of the Celestial Empire?
So they thought of General Wang, who had the most outstanding military record, and sent him to beat up the Turks and beat them half to death. Some people even started to talk about the battle with Goguryeo last year, saying that Wang Yan should have been sent last year. He could have led 1,800 elite soldiers and broken through the Goguryeo army and even reached the peninsula.

At the same time, they also used this to attack King Yang Liang of Han, questioning his ability to control the army and attack the Turks again.

This was obviously done by Yang Guang, because Yang Liang was not convinced by his good brother, so Yang Guang must have wanted to give his good brother some scorn. But no matter what, Wang Yan's fighting ability was recognized by the whole court, and everyone took it for granted that as long as he went to battle, he would be able to achieve different results. Even if he could not win the overall victory, on the local battlefield, Wang Yan himself could definitely beat the barbarians.

There is nothing wrong with this. After all, Wang Yan faced a worse situation in his famous battle. His army of 600 grew to 4,000, and he dared to fight against tens of thousands of Turks. The key is that he won the battle. There is no place to complain.

After suppressing Wang Yan for so many years, Wang Yan made a breakthrough in the navy. Yang Guang became the crown prince again and it seemed that he could no longer suppress him. At the same time, he divided up the navy, which gave Wang Yan another chance to fight on the battlefield.

From the ninth year of Kaihuang to the nineteenth year of Kaihuang, Wang Yan also grew from eighteen to twenty-eight, all the way...

There weren't many ups and downs.

Wang Yan's own strength is still very good, and he doesn't care whether he can go to the battlefield. As long as he continues to develop, everyone is his people, and the result will be the same...

"Brother has finally taken command of the army. Who knows, after this battle, brother will become a county duke."

"It's enough to have a noble title. It's not good to have a noble title that's too high. It will only make people suspicious."

"Who in the world doesn't know your brother's loyalty to the crown prince and the royal family?"

"People's hearts change easily." Wang Yan said with a smile, "No matter how loyal I am, I can't resist others' slander and framing. So I won't show off. I will do whatever you ask me to do and live my life peacefully and steadily, and live a long and prosperous life."

He looked at Li Jing and asked, "I know that you are a man of strategy. Are you willing to fight in the grasslands to show what you have learned? Now that Your Highness is the crown prince, there is no longer the previous dispute over the throne, so you don't have to worry about this."

Li Jing nodded, Yang Guang's position as crown prince was still very stable.

He also knew what Wang Yan meant. It didn't matter that they had a personal relationship, but going to the grassland to fight with Wang Yan was different. It meant that he had become a member of the prince's party and had surrendered to Crown Prince Yang Guang.

Wang Yan said that there was no previous dispute over the throne, which also meant that Yang Guang was better than Yang Yong as the crown prince and it was impossible for him to be deposed. This was also the consensus of the court officials.

Moreover, after Yang Guang became the crown prince, he was actively making friends with the ministers and expanding his influence. After two years, Yang Guang had become very authoritative.

Li Jing hesitated for a moment and asked uncertainly, "Is it feasible?"

"Why not?" Wang Yan said with a smile, "I can transfer you to join me in the war. You are a general with a thousand soldiers. It will be easy for you to fight with me and win some merits. It depends on whether you are willing to go. If you are willing, I will tell His Highness. His Highness will definitely not mind. After all, I am a general. This kind of thing is nothing."

"Okay, brother, I'll go with you!" Li Jing raised his head and drank the liquor, very heroically.

Wang Yan laughed: "No need to do that, it's like we're heading for death. We fight to live, to live better, not to die. Even if it's a dragon's den or a tiger's lair, what can we do? Killing dragons and tigers is easy."

"The words of dragon slayer are taboo, so it's better for you to stop talking about them, brother."

"It's just you and me, so what's the harm? Come, drink, and win!"

Li Jing was still loyal to his emperor and patriotic, and he reminded his good brother to be careful with his words. But he didn't know that his good brother really held the Dragon Slaying Sword and was going to kill the dragon...

Wang Yan drank with Li Jing until midnight again. The next day, Wang Yan went to talk to Yang Guang about transferring Li Jing to his side. Of course, Yang Guang didn't say much and agreed to it very straightforwardly. He helped Wang Yan with the operation and also rewarded Li Jing with a set of armor and weapons.

Two days later, Wang Yan was summoned into the palace.

He did not meet Yang Jian alone, but a large group of military advisors, including Yuwen Shu, Pei Ju and others.

At this time, civil and military affairs were inseparable, and no one could be granted a title without military merit. Those who could be in the imperial court were not necessarily good at fighting, but they were definitely good at fighting. They all had some martial arts skills and some knowledge of military tactics.

It was also at this time that Wang Yan's specific position was determined. He was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Yanmen Army, commanding 20,000 troops to march out of Yanmen.

The main purpose of summoning him here is that everyone wants to know how far he can fight. This is not to force him to sign a military order, but to cooperate with the overall battle situation and make adjustments and arrangements.

The reason was that the grassland was too vast and the front line was too long, stretching from Bingzhou to Liangzhou, from the north to the northwest, spanning more than a thousand miles. The military information and transportation on the battlefield were not smooth, and big problems could easily arise.

This is also where the role of the marching general comes in, to serve the overall situation and to be flexible and adaptable to solve local problems, thus involving the overall situation.

Wang Yan's combat effectiveness is too strong, and his command ability has also been tested. No one knows how well he can perform if he is given 20,000 elite soldiers of the Sui Dynasty, and what impact it will have on your battle situation.

Therefore, they need to know what Wang Yan can achieve at least, so as to mobilize other forces to cooperate.

It's all about cooperation.

After Wang Yan was transferred to join the war, generals who had been famous for many years, such as Yang Su and Shi Wansui, also lost their luster and had to serve as foils for Wang Yan. Wang Yan's military achievements were already catching up with Wei Huo. He did not surpass them because the Turks were not destroyed.

Of course Wang Yan told them the truth and revealed everything to them.

Of the 20,000 troops under his command, only 7,000 were cavalry, and the rest were infantry. He promised that after this battle, the least that could be achieved was that all the infantry would be able to ride horses.

Now everyone knows that with more than 10,000 horses, at least 30,000 Turks must have been killed or injured, and the combat range must cover half of the grassland. Combined with Wang Yan's past record, the number of Turkic casualties must be much higher. In this way, Wang Yan can defeat a Turkic army of 100,000 by himself.

The total strength of the Turkic army was only a few hundred thousand, and everyone was a soldier. Wang Yan defeated an army of 100,000, which was basically equivalent to crippling the Turkic army.

For a moment, everyone was very happy and everyone was thinking about winning.

No one said what would happen if they lost. After all, Wang Yan’s battles were the most dangerous, and if they lost, Wang Yan would not be able to come back.

Wang Yan didn't care about all this. He just looked at Yang Jian's expression and gave Yang Guang a thumbs up.

Yang Jian's complexion was very bad, and his weakness was visible to the naked eye. Compared with the time when Wang Yan was promoted to a higher rank, his condition had taken a sharp turn for the worse, and it looked as if he would not live for many more years.

Yang Guang is still cruel.

After taking the position of crown prince, Yang Guang's ambition could no longer be controlled. He was unwilling to wait for his father to slowly die, and unwilling to be crown prince for more than ten years. He wanted to take the throne as soon as possible to show his ambitions, but he could only let Yang Jian down...

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