The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 336 Literati Women and Enemies

On this day, a mighty Sui army that stretched for several miles came out of Yiwu and approached Gaochang.The sharp spears of the [-] army shone coldly, and the hooves of the horses neighed.

Su Dingfang sat on a tall black horse, and the extremely sharp knife in his hand exuded a bitter chill.However, his eyes did not fluctuate at all, as calm as a mountain.

Seeing that it was getting late and there was an open area in front of him, Su Ding ordered to his side: "Send the order and set up camp on the spot."

"Here!"

With an order, the army quickly set up camp.

"Mr. Du, how do you think this battle should be fought?" Su Dingfang sat on his horseback and asked Du Ruhui, the military strategist accompanying the army, for his opinion on marching and fighting!
"What does General Su think?" Du Ruhui asked back.

Su Dingfang said: "Most of the countries in the Western Regions have one city and one country, and their power varies among each other. However, the Western Regions are not without big countries. Gaochang is a big country with a population of tens of thousands."

"Gaochang is the only country in the Western Regions with the Han nationality as the main body. The war in the Central Plains at the end of the Western Jin Dynasty led to the influx of Han people from Yongliang to the relatively peaceful Hexi area. Later, Fu Jian Dongping six states. Wanting to map the Western Regions, tens of thousands of troops were sent westward. Ping Liangzhou. Therefore, the previous wave of refugees who flocked to Hexi, together with the newly joined Hexi local residents, and the Han Dynasty garrison officials who settled here before, and the left-behind soldiers of the Western Conquest constitute the main ethnic group of Gaochang State. Although Gaochang’s military strength There are only about [-] troops, but all of them are brave and skilled fighters."

"Gaochang originally surrendered to our Great Sui Dynasty. Unfortunately, the Great Sui Dynasty has suffered numerous civil wars and been torn apart in recent years. Our Great Sui's influence in the Western Regions exists in name only. Gaochang is now not only the number one country in the Western Regions in terms of military power, but also has a close relationship with the Western Turks. In addition to intermarriage, the two also share common political and economic interests. If we pass by like this, Gaochang may not feel at ease."

Su Dingfang continued: "If Gaochang is uneasy and kind, then we can only attack one way. This Gaochang implements the county system like us, and there are eight cities in the big city alone, namely Gaochang, Baili, Hengchuan, Linchuan, Tiandi, Dujin, Shichang, and Jiaohe, among which the Gaochang King City and the second largest city, Jiaohe, must be repaired by the Gaochang kings of all dynasties. After hundreds of years of repairs, the city may not be as strong as Chang'an, Luoyang, Yecheng, and Zhuojun. But it will not be much inferior. These two cities are located in dangerous terrain, easy to defend and difficult to attack, if you want to capture Gaochang, these two cities will be the biggest threat."

Du Ru secretly praised Su Dingfang for his insight: During the reign of Emperor Wu, he established a tribute system under which all countries were subject.The vassal states regard the Sui Dynasty as the suzerain state, pay tribute regularly, and all countries live in peace.If someone is unwilling to surrender, the Sui Dynasty resorts to war to subdue them.If a country invades another country, the Great Sui will help the weak country defeat the strong country in order to maintain the tributary system.If all countries submit to Tai Sui, Tai Sui will also give preferential feedback.Under such a diplomatic concept, the magnificent situation of all nations coming to the DPRK emerged.

In the fifth year of Daye, when Emperor Wu was on a tour to the west, 29 kings from the Western Regions rushed to Wuwei to have an audience.However, that has become the past after all. The countries in the Western Regions are now subject to the Western Turks. They may not agree with the Great Sui, and they may even cooperate with the Western Turks to harm the Great Sui. There are many things like people taking tea to cool down.

At this point, Du Ruhui said: "Gaochang has a large territory. There are four counties and eighteen counties in total, with a population of hundreds of thousands. If Qu Boya surrendered the Western Turks with all his heart, there would be [-] soldiers, and he could With the rapid withdrawal of tens of thousands of troops, and the fact that it has countless heavy cities, no matter how hard we force and fight, we cannot take it down quickly. In this case, we simply designate it as an enemy and leave in another way.”

"Gaochang is still nominally a vassal state of the Sui Dynasty. We can send a team of elites to go there with great fanfare in the name of the Sui Dynasty. Even if Qu Boya is dissatisfied, we can only receive them. Moreover, we are small in number and cannot attract the Western Turkic garrison. Even if they come to inquire, there are only a few garrison generals and others. At that time, we will take the opportunity to kill the people of Western Turks and force Qu Boya to surrender to Sui. If he is obedient, he will continue to be his Gaochang king. If he dares to be disobedient, So I took the opportunity to capture him alive, and then recruited Gaochang's generals in his name, as long as these people are under control, we can let Gaochang's army help us fight."

"It makes sense." Su Dingfang said here, his eyes suddenly lit up, and said: "Gaochang was originally the hometown of Che Shiren, and it was the hub of east-west traffic. Because of its geographical location, Emperor Xuan of the Western Han Dynasty set up Wuji Xiaowei to garrison here. The Han people began to enter the area on a large scale. In the 18th year of Taiping (460) in Beiliang, Rouran attacked Gaochang, and established Kan Bozhou as the king of Gaochang, which was the beginning of the founding of Gaochang. During this period, the Kan family, Zhang family, Ma family, and Qu family Rule. The current king of Gaochang, Qu Boya, is ambitious. With the support of the Western Turks, he has encroached on the surrounding area and expanded Gaochang from one city to four counties and eighteen counties. If it is allowed to develop, it will definitely become the enemy of the west. We Simply destroy him in the name of Tongxi Turks. Take Gaochang in a legitimate way, merge it into the Great Sui Dynasty, and become a county in the Great Sui Dynasty. Maybe His Highness will name it after us."

Since Liaodong had the "Xuanling City" and the system of naming counties, counties, and cities after the commander-in-chief's name after expanding the land thousands of miles away, every civil and military man in the Sui Dynasty dreamed of a place named after himself, and Su Dingfang was no exception. .

"Your Highness has long wanted to restart the Silk Road, and this Gaochang lies on the Silk Road, and sooner or later it will become a cancer of the Sui Dynasty. We should take precautions and wipe it out in the bud. This is the first; Boya was first a minister of our Sui Dynasty, but he was in collusion with the Western Turks, and he was in collusion. This is disloyalty and must be eliminated. Inhumanity, the common people were dissatisfied with him long ago, we destroyed him, it was an act of righteousness that conformed to the hearts of the people; third, Gaochang took the Han people as the main body, and as the suzerain of the Han people, I, the Sui Dynasty, had the responsibility and obligation to seek justice for my compatriots... Su Are you right, General?" Du Ruhui pointed Gao Chang arrogantly, with the spirit of pointing out the country, and counted Qu Boya's ten deadly crimes in one breath.

Su Dingfang was a little stunned when he heard it, and nodded quickly, pretending to be a gentleman: "Mr. Du is right, and I think Qu Boya is heinous! Then..."

"Fuck him!" Du Ruhui said with great momentum.

"How?" Su Dingfang asked shamelessly.

"Don't we have a group of tigresses?" Du Ruhui chuckled.

"You mean General Yinmingyue?" Su Ding's expression became strange.

Yang Tong has a team of heroic female sword attendants, who are usually trained by Yang Tong. Yang Tong is no longer taught by Li Jing's wife Hongfu. The number has grown from three hundred to five hundred. Their leader is Yin Shishi. Daughter Yin Mingyue.

This time, they really had more civil servants, so Yang Tong assigned 200 people to protect Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and the others, which made the literati lose face and lost face to the whole army. .

Du Ruhui was supposed to focus on protecting animals, and because the troops led by him and Su Dingfang were insufficient, Wei Yunqi assigned him a hundred female soldiers. Not only were the other officials not jealous, but they also wished that Wei Yunqi would send all the female soldiers to Du Ruhui. .

Du Ruhui understood that Su Dingfang was laughing at him, so he laughed and said: "Although these sword attendants are daughters, they are outstanding in martial arts, especially General Yin, who is more outstanding in martial arts, military art, strategy, and everything. However, there are many talents under His Highness's account, so she has no chance to show them off." .”

"Concubine Wu led the flying feather bow and cavalry, crossed the world, and made great achievements. Even I dare not say that her martial arts can match; Tang's number one hero, so I don't mean to belittle women!" Su Dingfang smiled wryly.

"That's right." Du Ruhui clapped his hands and said, "Now, General Yin and I will display the Great Sui flag and enter Gaochang City in a grand manner."

"That's it!" Su Dingfang agreed with a smile.

Literati and women are indeed more likely to be looked down upon.

(End of this chapter)