The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 279
"Your Highness, something happened in Liangzhou."

Back at the Martial God Palace, when Yang Tong and Xiao Wu walked to a palace, Du Ruhui ran over from afar with a look of anxiety on his face.

Yang Tong was taken aback for a moment, then looked at Xiao Wu apologetically, and said in embarrassment, "Xiao Wu, I'll take a walk with you another day."

"Husband, you have important business to do." Xiao Wu smiled slightly.

"Okay!" Yang Tong immediately led Du Ruhui to the Chaoyang Palace.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness has not only recovered the vast land, but now even Liaodong has been brought back. I will definitely be able to recover Liangzhou and rule the world." Seeing Xiao Wu's worried face, Yin Mingyue said comfortingly: "Your Highness is so powerful, The generals under his command are also very powerful, maybe Liangzhou has been recovered, and when the world is unified, the empress will be the queen who will do her part."

"These words can't be said indiscriminately. The world has not yet been unified. Husband still needs to cross the river by feeling the stones. I can't be optimistic! As a wife, I can't be self-righteous, so as not to affect my husband and make him slack. Husband There is a good saying: "Worry and labor can rejuvenate the country, and Yiyu can perish." This sentence is not only suitable for the king of the country, but also suitable for a family. Yin Xiaowei will also become the housewife of the family, so you can keep it in mind." Said Speaking of her husband, Xiao Wu was in high spirits.

"No!" Yin Mingyue replied.

"We're going to sister Xiuning now. I heard that she's not feeling well recently. In addition, younger sister Wugou and Tianji sent more supplements and sent more guards. The three younger sisters can't have any problems."

"promise!"

When Yang Tong and Du Ruhui arrived at the Chaoyang Hall, they found Yang Gongren, Fang Xuanling, Yang Shidao, Wei Yunqi and other ministers present, and immediately sat on the main seat and asked, "What happened?"

"His Royal Highness, Liang Shi couldn't hold on anymore and was about to defect to Li Gui. He was shot and killed in Pipa Gorge by General Duan Decao. After the rest of his troops surrendered, he continued to confront Li Shimin in the name of Liang Jun in Hualong County, Xiping. Governor Li Jing of Yongbei thought that This is an opportunity to attack Guanzhong," Wei Yunqi, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, said.

Yang Tong was noncommittal and asked, "Tell me about Li Yuan's military strength."

"Li Yuan had a total of 35 troops in Guanzhong, of which 20 were elite soldiers, and the other 15 were reduced to the Tuntian Army. In order to take down Liang Shidu and Xue Rengao brothers, Li Yuan gave Li Shimin 15 elite troops, one of which confronted the 'Liang Army' in the In Hualong County, Xiping County, a part led by Chai Shao fought against the Xue brothers in the West Sea. Another 25 elite soldiers were stationed in various places in Guanzhong. As for the [-] garrison troops, they were mainly in Tianshui, Longxi, Lintao, Jincheng, and Fanghan. So, once Li Shimin encounters problems in Liangzhou, he will immediately have an army of [-]." Wei Yunqi said carefully.

"25 troops, that's a lot!" Yang Tong couldn't help frowning.

"It's quite a lot!" Wei Yun nodded, and said, "According to our analysis from the population of Guanzhong, if our army makes a large-scale attack, the desperate Guanlong dignitaries can support Li Yuan's 60 to [-] young and strong, as well as a steady stream of people. Money and food. And this is still a conservative estimate.”

"The nobles in Guanlong are so strong!" Yang Tong was shocked when he said this, no wonder the two Emperors Wen and Wu of the Great Sui Dynasty tirelessly wanted to fight Guan Long, their strength was astonishing.

"After the great development of the Western Wei Dynasty, the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and the Great Sui Dynasty, the strength of the Guanlong nobles is indeed unimaginable." Wei Yun nodded, and then said: "Guanzhong is the core of the Guanlong nobles headed by Li Yuan. Attacking, in order to defend their core interests, these people will inevitably be united and united. With the strength and strength of our army, if we fight head-on, we will naturally be able to win, but it is estimated that it will be a miserable victory. The final winner will be the Central Plains Wang Shichong, Li Mi and others."

"So, the outcome of this battle is more than half!" Yang Tong frowned even deeper.

Wei Yunqi smiled and said: "Your Highness, you are worrying too much, our army's chances of winning are actually more than [-]% to [-]%."

“How come you see?”

"Five or 60 young and strong seem to be strong, but they are actually slaves of the nobles of Guanlong, not a regular army. Their combat power is similar to that of Wagang in Zhai Rang's period. They pose little threat to our army. This is the first; second, fifth 60 people are distributed in various counties in Guanzhong, if we quickly seize one or two counties in Guanzhong, and some large manors of Guanlong nobles, they will not be able to gather together; thirdly, it is also the most critical point."

"Domestic slaves are slaves for a day, for life, and for generations. Slaves are the most humble group of people, and their fate and future are in the hands of the master. Their fate is the fate of the master, and the fate of future generations is still the same. For the master’s family, according to the old law, the master’s family can execute the slaves at will, and they only need to compensate their family members for some losses, and they don’t have to bear legal responsibility at all. Animals are no different... In the past, only when slaves were freed from slavery and became civilians could they use words such as "to establish a family, honor the ancestors, and lintels"...In the past, civilians voluntarily served in aristocratic families in order to avoid taxation, military service, and corvee service. Working as slaves under the sect, they would rather accept the exploitation of various aristocratic families, which resulted in a large number of slave groups who were not in the official status, and the aristocratic families hid the population and embezzled the taxes and corvees that should have been due to the country as their own. This accumulated over several generations and gradually developed. And my tax system in the Sui Dynasty is to collect taxes from the fields based on the abundance and apology, and there are no other exorbitant taxes. This has a fatal attraction to the slave group, because as long as they are normal people, they don’t want to pay for generations. In the Sui Dynasty, we had fair and just compulsory education and the imperial examination system. These are the policies that the slave group yearned for and dreamed of. As long as our army kills the villains and promises to share the land equally and give them official status, the bitter Tang Dynasty will be over for a long time Not only will the slave groups not resist, but they will also support them. Therefore, the large number of slave groups in Guanzhong not only poses no great threat to our army, but may become our army's arm." In the end, Wei Yunqi had already It's a look of reverence. Many princes only consider the big families and only value the children of the family. Yang Tong went the opposite way and won the hearts of the low-level people who formed the foundation of the country with various policies that benefit the people. Out of the anger that has accumulated for hundreds of years, the aristocratic family is simply a car with the arms of the mantis.

"Haha!" Yang Tong was worried, and said with a big laugh, "Open the door to welcome the King of Sui and Qin. When the King of Qin comes, he will not rob the grain. He will fight the local tyrants to share the land equally, and the serfs will stand up and sing." Ling Jing's eyes lit up, and he said: " You can let the slogan of "Xi Zuo" spread to Guanzhong."

Yang Tong smiled and nodded: "That's exactly what I mean, Ling Shangshu is operating."

The first two sentences caused the Ming Dynasty to be played to death by Li Zicheng, but Li Zicheng's "not paying food" also brought troubles to the later policy. After all, a court needs to operate normally, and it is impossible not to accept it, but if it is accepted, it will stay. The criticism of repeating what you said and what you said was not popular, so Yang Tong changed a word, although the power has been reduced a lot, but there are still the last two sentences.The last two sentences made the great people create a great country, and now they are combined into one. Yang Tong doesn't believe that they can't attract the people in Guanzhong and the huge slave group.

"Here!" Ling Jing saluted and left in a hurry.

"Probably temporarily solve a huge problem. In other words, our enemy is only Li Yuan's 35 army, or even less, right?" Yang Tong asked Wei Yunqi.

"Exactly!" Wei Yunqi said with a smile: "Now the main force of the Tang army is in the Yongliang area, so I suggest that it be divided into three divisions to fight. The absolute superior force is responsible for destroying the main force of the Tang army outside the Great Earthquake Pass; with Honghua County Governor Pei Xingyan as the commander of the Central Route Army, it is a great achievement to invade Beidi County and hold off the Guanzhong Tang Army; , take Pujin Pass, and lead the Hedong Army into Guanzhong; the East Route Army will send troops from Hedong to cross the natural danger of the Yellow River. Once Pujin Pass is lost and Guanzhong is shaken, Li Yuan will definitely call Li Shimin back to help. If Li Shimin's troops are wiped out on the way , Chang'an will be destroyed without attack!"

After Yang Tong listened, he nodded in satisfaction. Wei Yunqi's multi-pronged strategy of pinning down the enemy's army is all about winning with superior strength and minimizing the casualties of his own troops. This is a strategy he admires very much. .

"What Wei Shangshu said is that Li Dudu's mission is the heaviest along the way. You can ask General Qin Qiong, General Cheng Yaojin, and General Xie Yingdeng to help. They are all unstoppable brave generals, and they will definitely have miraculous effects. It is best to capture them alive. Kill some of the chief generals of the Tang army," Fang Xuanling said.

"Okay, let's do it like this. Immediately send an eagle letter to Shubao, asking him to bring [-] Turkic soldiers to help."

"promise!"

"Is there anything else to say?" Yang Tong asked. With Li Tang's current strength, he is definitely not his opponent, but Li Yuan, who has the full support of the Guanlong dignitaries, has a strong foundation, and it is a golden finger. If you can't kill him, even if he is disabled, he will be able to fly soon.Only when he was kicked out of Guanzhong, did he lose the chance to rise again, which is the meaning of this battle.

"there is none left!"

Everyone shook their heads.

"Where are the siege equipment and crossbows made by the Ministry of Industry? Does the pharmacist have any?" Yang Tong thought for a while and asked again.

Jiang Xingben said with a smile: "Since the strategy of fighting off the customs was set at the beginning of the year, a large number of equipment has arrived in secret, and it will never hold back the army."

"Okay!" Yang Tong stood up and said, "The army is going to set off tonight, and I will leave everything to everyone in the court."

"This is a matter of duty. I hope His Highness will return in triumph!"

Yang Tong asked Wei Yunqi to arrange it on his behalf, while he ran to the harem, only to see Xiao Wu, Wugou, and Tianji all comforting Li Xiuning, who was vomiting and tearful, and the maids around were holding clean bottles and towels, coming in and out. busy.

"Why is Ning'er's reaction so severe?" Yang Tong asked with a frown.

"Your Highness, don't worry, this is a normal reaction of pregnant women. Concubine Li just needs to eat some porridge and light food. After a few months, this reaction will disappear!" An old doctor comforted.

"Xiao Wu, Wugou, Tianji and the others are not like this!" Yang Tong looked at Li Xiuning with distress.

"Everyone's physique is different, and their reactions are also different." The old doctor answered patiently.

Yang Tong nodded, looked at Li Xiuning who had almost vomited up, and said softly, "Ning'er, are you feeling better?"

"Husband, I'm fine! Don't worry too much." Li Xiuning forced a smile on his face.

"The four empresses must be accompanied by someone at all times. If there is any problem, immediately notify the imperial doctor! There must be someone at the Imperial Medical Office within [-] o'clock every day, so that they are on call."

"Don't worry, Your Highness, since the princess was pregnant, the Imperial Medical Office has been like this." The old doctor said with a smile.

"Okay!" Yang Tong nodded in satisfaction, looking at the four wives, he didn't know where to start!The day when Xiao Wu gave birth is not far away, and the other two are only a month or two away!And Li Xiuning didn't know what to say, she had such a big reaction now, she couldn't tell her: I'm going to destroy your natal family, right?

In the end, he could only say: "Northwest made something up, and I need to deal with it."

"This!"

The four wives all stared at Yang Tong at once.

Xiao Wu was extremely reluctant, but still said: "How long will my husband go on this expedition?"

"The battle will be resolved within three months! Just in time for the baby to be born! After this battle is over, I will stay in Yecheng honestly and accompany you to give birth!" Yang Tong said confidently.

Xiao Wu said angrily: "I say this every year, but every year, within a few days, I will go to war."

"So! In order to be able to accompany my wife with peace of mind in the future, I want to end this damn troubled world as soon as possible!"

Seeing Yang Tong's inexplicably high-spirited fighting spirit, Xiao Wu, Wugou, Tianji and Xiuning smiled wryly at each other.

(End of this chapter)