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Chapter 1346: The Merit of Destroying a Country
"I didn't expect that my brother would actually predict it."

Li Jing sighed, but also had some regrets. After all, if the war continued in the spring, in just five or six months, the Turks would be wiped out and all resistance would be driven to the Western Regions.

However, it was precisely because of this understanding that the Turks, who were already divided, split up and fought among themselves. They killed their leader and asked for surrender. As long as they stopped fighting and their wealth was guaranteed, they would negotiate anything.

Wang Yan saw Li Jing's regret and said with a smile: "Pharmacist, there is no need to sigh. The Turks are just grasshoppers in autumn. Now that Du Lan is dead, the wolves are leaderless. They are unwilling to accept each other and have their own plans. It is difficult for them to achieve anything.

Now they have taken the initiative to surrender. Fighting means death, and peace means slower death. They must want to die slower and find a chance to get out of the predicament. However, now it is all in our Great Sui, whether it is war or peace, they will agree to any conditions.

As long as the Great Sui Dynasty truly governs the grasslands, in just a few years, these chieftains and khans will fall apart. From then on, there will be no more wolves in the northern borders in the Central Plains. "

Li Jing nodded and understood what Wang Yan meant.

He was also very familiar with the conduct of the officials of the Sui Dynasty. At present, there were people from the Central Plains migrating here to integrate the population, officials governing, and a large army at the side. Those officials really dealt with the Turks like a piece of cake. It was not easy, but it didn't take much effort either.

Those chiefs, this Khan and that Khan, are really not worthy of being played with by the officials of the Sui Dynasty. They are not cunning enough.

But Li Jing couldn't help but sigh: "After all, we failed to destroy the Turks. It's a pity that my brother didn't get the great achievement of destroying the country."

Wang Yan laughed: "Pharmacist, you look down on me. How many times have you said that? I was born as a soldier. I am lucky to have come this far. I have all the wealth and honor. How can I not be satisfied?

War means death. Even if the Turks are not a match for the Sui Dynasty, there will still be many casualties. Even if we destroy a country, how much benefit can the brothers who fight for it get? Isn't it the children of the rich and powerful who are forced in to earn fame and fortune?

The pharmacist is also well-read in history books, but can you see a few despicable people between the lines? History books are thick, but they are too small to contain our brothers who fought with their lives. A general's success is the result of the sacrifice of thousands of soldiers. If you can avoid fighting, then don't fight. Does the pharmacist think that I am a warlike madman? No, I want to live a stable life more than anyone else. "

Li Jing felt the big brother's broad mind and his magnanimity to help the people, and felt the sincerity in his words.

He was silent for a while, and then whispered, "Brother, I still have something to say. You should know that when the rabbit dies, the dog is cooked, and when the bird is dead, the bow is put away. General, you are safest only on the battlefield. If you are trapped in Daxing, you will be at the mercy of others, brother..."

This is the truth. Wang Yan smiled and nodded: "At least within the next twenty years, there is no need to worry about this problem. Your Highness is still young and has a long life ahead of him. I am not arrogant, but who else can lead the army to fight? Regardless of whether I am allowed to go to the battlefield or not, as long as I am here, I will be the mainstay of the Sui army. This is why I will live. As for other things, we will see after twenty years. I was originally a nobody, but I have never been afraid of death."

Li Jing understood the meaning of Wang's words. When the monarch and his subjects get along well, a good elder brother is a good subject. When the monarch and his subjects do not get along well, the good elder brother may also rebel.

He thought about it, and it seemed that Wang Yan had never said anything about loyalty to the emperor and patriotism to him. Wang Yan's loyalty to Yang Guang and the royal family came from the support of Yang Guang and the royal family, which allowed him to hold a high position, live a good life, marry a princess, and raise his status.

But these things were mutual, and Wang Yan also gave enough, even excessive rewards. He helped Yang Guang to gain merit and became the crown prince, he helped the royal family to fight against the wealthy and powerful, he studied various things, developed overseas lands to obtain overseas money and grain, and now he used the least cost and the shortest time to fight the Turks to pieces. All these things can be said to be more rewarding to Wang Yan.

Li Jing knew that the good elder brother was always a reasonable person. He would respect whoever respected him, regardless of their status. He had seen Wang Yan talk to the little boy in a good way, he had seen Wang Yan support the old man and the old lady attentively, and he had seen Wang Yan treat the surrendered Turkic soldiers without looking down on them.

He also heard about which wealthy family Wang Yan had dealt with, which senior official Wang Yan had scolded by name, which wealthy family Wang Yan had fought against, whose fleet Wang Yan had sent people to destroy overseas, how many people were killed, etc. On the grassland, he also saw the cruelty of the second, third, or even several generations of young masters who came to gain military merit but ruined things.

Whatever attitude others have towards Wang Yan, Wang Yan will treat others with a better or worse attitude...

He was silent for a longer time, and in the end he didn't say anything, just sighed.

He felt sad about this. Perhaps it was because he participated in the war this time and followed Wang Yan, which made him feel the difficulty of being a commander-in-chief and the absolute power of the commander-in-chief during wartime, and thus he began to distrust the emperor...

This is of course a good reflection, and Wang Yan was also relieved that Li Jing still had some loyalty and patriotism. When the world was in chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, he was still thinking about running to report to Yang Guang, but was caught by Li Yuan, so he surrendered to Li Yuan, and then followed Li Shimin and entered the Tiance Mansion.

Wang Yan certainly would not hand over his life to others and let them decide his life or death. That's why he started preparing for a rebellion. This was a reform, but it was also a way to save his life.

This was not a conflict between him and Yang Guang, but a conflict between him and the position of emperor.

It's not anyone else's fault, it's just that he's too capable.

Yang Guang was a ruthless man, there was no doubt about that. So no matter how good the relationship between Wang Yan and Yang Guang was, when Yang Guang felt that Wang Yan was a threat, he would study Wang Yan. Of course, his friendship with the emperor could not be counted.

Emperors are all dictators. The more ambitious an emperor is, the more dictatorial he is. There are few who are prudent and confident. Being an emperor is a high-risk job. People lack a sense of security and see everyone as a traitor.

Not to mention Yang Guang, whose own father even attacked him, Wang Yan is not much of a threat...

But the current situation is definitely very good.

The Turks cut off Du Lan's head and sent people to Yang Su for peace talks, led by Changsun Sheng. However, the document of the withdrawal of troops was still not delivered to Wang Yan.

So Wang Yan fulfilled his duties as the commander-in-chief of the Yanmen march conscientiously. As the thaw began and the weather became warmer, the 50,000 troops under his command also began to move. After staying out all winter, either drinking or whoring, it was time to start some restorative military training.

In addition to training, they also slowly moved toward the grassland. Thousands of elite scouts and rangers who had fought in past battles began to spread out and conduct preliminary reconnaissance activities.

It was very simple and straightforward. The scouts sent by the Turks to monitor Wang Yan's movements were killed. Then the Turks received the news, and the speed of the negotiations suddenly accelerated. When the grass sprouts once again broke through the grassland, Wang Yan received the official document to stop the war!
The condition for the withdrawal of troops was that all the Eastern Turks, including the Western Turks, would submit to the unified management of the Sui Dynasty, maintain and implement the policies of the Sui Dynasty, and cooperate with the officials of the Sui Dynasty in governance. The Turkic nobles had no room for resistance. They were already divided and their hearts were no longer united. If they continued to fight, they would all die. However, not all of them submitted to the Sui Dynasty. A considerable number of them still took their tribes and fled to the Western Regions.

This is a good thing for the Sui Dynasty. Those who left must be troublemakers who refused to obey discipline, which saved a lot of effort. Moreover, they would definitely be dishonest when they went to the Western Regions, and would cause trouble there, which was a good thing for the Sui Dynasty.

The submission of the Turks marked the demise of the Turkic regime. From this perspective, Wang Yan also achieved the great feat of destroying a country in one battle.

At the same time, the influence of the fall of the Turks was not limited to this. As the news spread, Tuyuhun became obedient, and the various tribes on the western plateau also became obedient. Goguryeo became much more stable. This battle gave the Sui Dynasty another period of stable development, so that it could safely manage the Baiyue and Nanyue regions...

Faced with the order to withdraw troops, Wang Yan did not complain at all. He fulfilled his final duties as the commander-in-chief of the march, reorganized his 50,000 troops, integrated the Han and Hu troops, and arranged their respective garrisons.

After all, the grassland is a newly acquired area, and it is necessary to suppress the reaction by force. We must not let the Turks catch their breath and then come back to cause trouble again.

At the same time, Wang Yan also once again confirmed the post-war compensation and other things, as well as some of the Wang family's own care to win people's hearts.

After all the arrangements were made, the troops scattered in various places were led by various governors or grand governors, or even more miscellaneous military generals. There would be no commander-in-chief like Wang Yan.

Wang Yan's status had changed from a military commander to a commander a long time ago. That was when he first formed the navy. The team was getting bigger and bigger, and he was in charge of more and more things. Although he was still only the General of the Cavalry of Yangzhou at that time, he was actually the commander of the navy.

It was only in this annihilating war against the Turks that he officially took charge of the army for the first time. This marked his first time becoming a de facto military commander and a real military leader.

His army was naturally composed of the troops he had commanded, the navy of Yangzhou, the Sui army on the grassland, and the Turkic army. During the war, he had promoted countless people on the battlefield. After the war, after the unified rewards, these people were destined to be separated. At that time, his influence had expanded to the entire army.

Even though this is also beneficial to Wang Yan, it is much less threatening than if these people gathered together. This is a necessary restriction imposed by the old Yang family on a commander like Wang Yan.

After all, it really remains the same, nothing is changed. With Wang Yan's prestige, his documents may be more effective than those of the court. Wang Yan can directly mobilize troops.

Moreover, Wang Yan does not need to mobilize all the troops. As long as he can mobilize a part of them, the rest will naturally follow. That is the real threat.

Instead of this, it would be much better to let Wang Yan spread his influence throughout the army, but he would not be able to mobilize the troops effectively and could only use his connections in the army to get things done.

I can't really kill Wang Yan...

They came with a large group of people and traveled lightly, and the return trip was roughly the same. It was just that a large number of children from wealthy families who risked their lives to gain credit did not leave. They are still officers at all levels. Some do not want to leave, and some want to be transferred. Then the families behind them will have to use various means.

Wang Yan didn't think these people were eating into his foundation, they didn't have the ability. The main reason was that he won the battle this time and gained a lot of favors from the wealthy and powerful. It was Yang Guang who put them in, but it was obviously not the case.

Because Wang Yan was the head coach, he had countless ways to kill these people. But he didn't do that. He only killed a few people who really did bad things. The rest of them were given the credit they deserved, and they were not deliberately targeted for promotion.

Even for those who died, the family still had to thank Wang Yan. After all, a war between two countries was no joke. Before Wang Yan went to war, he would chop down a few people he didn't like to sacrifice and show his military power. They were all prepared, and they didn't make a fuss about it and use it as a political attack. It was good enough that they didn't hold their families accountable.

Of course, their gratitude was just on the surface. After all, the dead were their own family members, so just showing an attitude was enough. Everyone still couldn't stand it.

The same goes for those wealthy families. Human feelings are human feelings, but they still look down on Wang Yan. After all, Wang Yan is an outlier.

Wang Yan didn't care about that. He returned to Daxing with his troops and the extra Li Jing. He arranged all the affairs of Li Jing, and he was transferred back with him.

There is no point in staying there. After all, the Turkic nation has been destroyed. Apart from suppressing rebellions, there are no major wars. It's meaningless.

On his way back, someone had sent news of his return to Daxing in advance.

So when he returned to Daxing, he met Yang Guang and a large number of court officials who came out of the city to greet him ten miles away. This was already a very high courtesy for Wang Yan. After all, he did not bring a large army back, and Yang Guang was the successor to the emperor, and there were various ministers, so the standard was already very high.

“Zi Yan, hahahaha…”

Yang Guang hugged Wang Yan warmly, punched his solid chest hard with his fist, and laughed happily, to show his kindness and trust in Wang Yan, and also to let other court officials see how he treated his top subordinates.

"I have been fortunate to have fulfilled my mission and lived up to the expectations of Your Majesty and Your Highness."

"More than that, you have not let me down. You have made immeasurable contributions. You have left your name in history and are a famous general. As long as my Great Sui has you, Prince Yan, there is no need to worry about its prosperity. Hahaha..."

"This is not the work of me alone. It is due to your majesty's brilliant plan, your highness's support, the joint efforts of all the officials, the concerted efforts of the generals, the bloody battles of the soldiers, and the great Sui Dynasty's efforts to ensure that our army is well-equipped, well-fed and well-clothed. Only in this way can we achieve such a great victory..."

Wang Yan and Yang Guang exchanged some business boasts, shared the fruits of victory, and returned to the city...

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