The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 316

Fang Xuanling laughed. Yang Tong was really powerful, and he guessed his own thoughts immediately: "Li Gui is weak, and he doesn't have much to do with the aristocratic family. When he is destroyed, the southern princes don't have much reaction. Without him, the Silk Road can be restarted and the court will have more income."

"Where is Tuyuhun?" Yang Tong asked, "This seems to be a hard bone, not easy to chew on."

Fang Xuanling smiled and said, "I'll ask Yang Pu to shoot this."

Yang Gongren is not only knowledgeable, but also familiar with military books. He can also mount a horse and kill the enemy. He is the most outstanding son of the royal family, bar none.

Later, Yang Gongren served as the prefect of Zhangye with outstanding achievements. He also personally led troops to suppress many bandits and bandits. Lu Qu Tutong, the third route came to protect children, and the fourth route was Yang Gongren. Yang Gongren defeated the rebels at Poling, and then pursued with Qu Tutong to Yan Township, where they captured Yang Xuangan and Yang Jishan brothers. Discussing the doctor, Yang Guang praised him again and again: "I heard that during the battle of Poling, you fought desperately and made great achievements. I only knew that you obeyed the law and obeyed the law, but I didn't know that you were so brave in battle." Prime Minister Su Wei sighed: "The benevolent There must be courage, sincerity does not lie."

Moreover, he won more victories than lost in Yang Guang's attack on Tuyuhun, so he was hailed as a representative of Confucian generals.

Only Yang Gongren participated in the battle of Tuyuhun. He had the most right to speak on the issue of Tuyuhun. He pondered for a moment and said: "In the fourth year of Daye, in order to complete the mission of Emperor Wu to conquer the Western Regions and contain Tuyuhun, Pei Ju was ordered to instruct Gao The car went to attack Tuyuhun, and Tuyuhun asked for help from the Sui Dynasty. Emperor Wu took the opportunity to send troops, and destroyed Tuyuhun the next year."

Everyone: "..."

Yang Tong wondered: "How did you fight Tuyuhun back then?"

"It's similar to how His Highness dealt with the Turks. He pursued a policy of extermination. After defeating Tuyuhun, he occupied thousands of miles of land and established four prefectures: Heyuan, Xihai, Qiemo, and Shanshan, and sent troops and officials. Go to garrison. Tuyuhun was born in an alpine region, and it was difficult to reproduce. After experiencing the devastating blow of Emperor Wu, he has not recovered! But Tuyuhun has healed and his scars have forgotten the pain. Seeing the civil strife in the Sui Dynasty, he began to feel uneasy It was divided, not only to support the Xue brothers with money and food, but also to directly send troops to participate."

Speaking of this, Yang Gongren immediately expressed that Tuyuhun was very ambitious. They participated in the civil war of the Sui Dynasty, and they had an attitude of not taking the Sui Dynasty seriously.He also said that today's world is no longer what it used to be, and we will only fall behind if we remain complacent. We should open our doors to foreign lands and conduct business with other countries again, so as to promote our own development.For the future of the Sui Dynasty, the Silk Road must also be restarted.Where Tuyuhun is located, the main route of the Silk Road is blocked. It only takes one charge to cut off the Silk Road in the Hexi Corridor.Judging from Tuyuhun's recent performance, if left unchecked, within five years, Tuyuhun will surely become the biggest cancer on the Silk Road.He also suggested that Yang Tong kill the weak Tuyuhun again when there is no internal war.

Yang Tong was also amazed when he heard this, he knew that Tuyuhun had become one of Li Tang's great enemies more than ten years later, and that Li Shimin's first battle in the Western Regions was to annihilate Tuyuhun.

People who are not of my race must have a different heart. If Tuyuhun is given the opportunity to develop, after more than ten years, the "old things" will repeat themselves!
Yang Tong doesn't need to wipe out Tuyuhun, he just needs to send them to the snow area in the south. The powerful Tubo has not yet appeared. The current snow area includes Tubo, Nuerguo, Subi, Yangtong, Bailan, Dangxiang, Fuguo The tribes in the slave society, such as Jialiangyi, Baoji, etc., all acted their own way and fought endlessly. One more Tuyuhun, who was half-feudal, half-slave and half-residual, might be able to delay the unification of Tubo.

"Our strategic goal in the next few years is to wipe out the surrounding foreign races." Having said that, Yang Tong glanced at everyone, and then said: "Without foreign aggression, we can let go of all decisive battles with domestic princes, even if we really fall into In a protracted war, there is no need to worry about foreign invasions and threats to the rear. I don't want the Great Sui to spend half of its energy on defending against aliens when fighting civil wars like the Northern Zhou and Northern Qi. In all wars, intelligence comes first. Taiwan' is in charge. Be sure to find out all the big and small alien races around the Sui Dynasty, and don't miss it because a small tribe is inconspicuous. At the same time, sort out all the grievances of each ethnic group. Baba's hard information."

"Here!" Ling Jing complied awe-inspiringly.

"Tuyuhun still has a life-threatening problem!"

"what is the problem?"

Hearing what Yang Gongren said, everyone became serious.

Yang Gongren said very distressed: "Simply speaking, it is the acclimatization. When I came to Tuyuhun, I would suffer from pain, palpitation, shortness of breath, loss of appetite, fatigue, fatigue, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension, diarrhea, chest tightness and pain, Insomnia, vertigo, drowsiness, dizziness, numbness in hands and feet, convulsions and other symptoms of acclimatization. As a result, morale collapsed and they were unable to fight. Many people fell asleep in their dreams and fell asleep without knowing it. It was very scary."

Yang Tong's face became serious when he heard this, he knew that Yang Gongren was talking about altitude sickness, and among the sitting, no one knew better than him how great the influence of altitude sickness on ancient wars was.Even in the twentieth century, it is still impossible to restrain this altitude sickness well.Even those whose military qualities are as strong as those of the 'Hong' army will not do.

The Tang Dynasty was seriously ill-prepared for the plateau climate, so there were four major defeats in the battle with Tubo, namely the Battle of Dafeichuan, the Battle of Qinghai, the Battle of Suluo Khan Mountain, and the Battle of Yinshijia River.

In the battle of Dafeichuan, more than 18 troops of the Tang Dynasty were wiped out; in the battle of Qinghai, 20 Tang troops died, almost nine out of ten, and almost the whole army was wiped out; The [-] Tang army was wiped out in the battle of Shijia River.

It is worth mentioning that these places are all located on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Although the strength of Tubo was also one of the reasons for the defeat of the Tang army, the existence of the plateau climate was indeed a nightmare for the Tang army.

Generally speaking, in the battle between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo, the Tang Dynasty had more victories than defeats, but because of altitude sickness, they all won small victories and could not achieve a brilliant victory.Therefore, after being reminded by Yang Gongren, Yang Tong must stop this kind of thing from happening.

Seeing the ugly faces of the people, Yang Tong said, "The only way to deal with dissatisfaction is to adapt. Now Xihai and Heyuan counties are under the control of our Sui Dynasty. We can send troops to garrison them. Within half a year, the soldiers will die." It will adapt to the climate there. As long as this naturally existing problem is overcome, how can a mere crippled Tuyuhun stop the great Sui iron cavalry?"

"wonderful!"

Everyone applauded, Tuyuhun is not an enemy of the Sui now, and they will not take the initiative to attack when they send troops up. If they really attack when the Sui army is weak, they will retreat back and adapt to another place.

"Your Highness is considerate, and I fully agree." Wei Yunqi, Minister of the Ministry of War, got up and suggested: "Our army is mostly based on plains, and large-scale operations are naturally not a problem, but in special areas, we cannot perform at our due level. , Different types of troops must be trained on fundamentally different terrains!"

"For example, there are many and steep mountains in Bashu. The conventional army and conventional combat mode can't play a role there. The cavalry, which can be called a sharp weapon in the Sui Dynasty, can't play a little role. If there is a war in the future, the dangerous terrain of Bashu will make us It is difficult for the army to move an inch! It is very necessary to train the troops in the hands of Su Dingfang and Xue Wanjun into agile troops who are proficient in mountain warfare and jungle warfare for future use."

"Wei Shangshu's suggestion is very good! It is very timely! It is also very necessary. The Ministry of War immediately issued an order to the designated party and Wan Jun to change the previous training method to the mountain and jungle warfare. The training method needs their specific needs. And to explore it. At the same time, let them send special workers into Shu to collect as much as possible the detailed topography and general climate of Bashu."

"Here!"

"In addition, loyal and reliable personnel are sent to lurk in every dangerous fortress. The number of personnel is determined according to the size of the city. This task is still assigned to the 'Black Ice Platform'."

"Here!"

"Your Highness! Bashu is mountainous, the roads are difficult and dangerous, and long weapons are not conducive to combat. During the turnaround, I even pushed myself down the cliff because I hit the mountain wall. I thought that I could develop some special short blades and climbing equipment. "Jiang Xingben, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, got up and suggested.

Since it is a special unit with special terrain, how can it lack special equipment?My group of counselors are all so advanced in thinking, could they all be time-travelers? .

When Yang Tong thought about it, he nodded his head and said: "Jiang Shangshu also mentioned a very critical issue. From now on, let the Ministry of Industry and Kaitian Academy take on this task. Not only weapons and climbing equipment, but also boots. Attach anti-skid function! Although it cannot be completely eliminated, we, as superiors, need to be responsible for the safety of each of our soldiers, and try not to let my warriors of the Sui Dynasty fall off the cliff because of the slippery road, resulting in non-combat casualties .It is best to design armor, helmets, and even fire pockets.”

"Here!"

"Your Highness! According to His Highness's birth date, as well as the five elements, Feng Shui, and stars... the Ministry of Rites has already deduced the best auspicious day for the enthronement ceremony!" Kong Yingda said cheerfully.

"What day is it?" Yang Gongren asked excitedly.

Kong Yingda said happily, "November [-]."

Yang Tong: "..."

"His Royal Highness, there is a message from Turkic." At this moment, a guard hurried over with a brass pipe in his hand.

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(Important reminder: The next chapter will introduce the history of grievances and grievances between the Great Sui Dynasty and the Turks. I don’t like to be cautious! I write this way to facilitate the development of the plot in the future. Everyone has their own writing style, I hope everyone understands.!)

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