The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 526 The five defeats of the Sui Dynasty, the respondent gathered

In Luoyang in the afternoon, groups of people gathered in the streets and alleys, talking about the recent situation in the city.

"Is there going to be a war again? Why have a large number of troops been sent to the south recently? When I left the city today, I passed by Yishui, where martial law was enforced. I looked at it from a distance, and there were at least a few thousand transport ships there." ?”

"Not only that, there are still many troops going to the southwest. It seems that they should go to Hongnong."

"I haven't seen the imperial court conscripting civilian husbands. It's impossible to fight."

The so-called three armies go first without using food and grass. In this era, the transportation carrying capacity is limited. Generally, before the war, civilian workers will be recruited to transport food and grass. For an army of 5 people, the logistics will have to recruit [-] or even more civilian workers. The staggering large-scale battles are actually counted by civilians, and sometimes there are not enough soldiers to fight.

"You don't know that! The Holy Majesty never conscripted civilians in wars, and these were all done by slave soldiers and slaves; now there are only two types of corvee service, military service and forced service; military service means joining the army, but now the treatment of soldiers is the highest and the highest. Well, there are countless people who want to join the army. If you want to go to the court, you don’t need you. Of course, when it’s slack time, the counties will organize everyone to train. The difference from the military soldiers is that they don’t need to bring their own equipment and food. Reserve soldiers, which means that if the standing army headed by the top ten legions suffers large-scale losses in the war, they will organize reserve soldiers to defend their homes and the country, but isn’t it what we should do to protect our parents, wives and children? As for Forced labor is to do things in the county without being far away from home. In fact, it is to do things for the imperial court in name, but it is convenient for us to build bridges, pave roads, build water conservancy, and strengthen dams; In the places where the war is fought, two years of corvee will be exempted, and after the victory, the rest of the land will be exempted from one year of corvee."

"The Holy Spirit, I hope to win"

"Oh, the Holy Majesty is the number one military god in the world, and all the generals are also victorious generals, so it's no wonder if you can't win."

Counting from Wang Bo's rebellion, the troubled times have lasted for more than ten years, and the people are naturally quite war-weary. But before the unification of the world, the people knew that the war would not end. As for when it will be fought, no one can say, but For the coming of war, basically everyone from the high-ranking officials and nobles to the traffickers and pawns was mentally prepared.

The atmosphere in Luoyang City, with the frequent mobilization of the army, has become a little dignified, but what reassures the people who have just become citizens of the Great Sui Dynasty and don't know much about the Sui system is that the imperial court has never issued an order to recruit soldiers. Not only that, but also officials They went to various lifangs to appease them, saying that the war would be fought, but this was a war initiated by the Sui Dynasty and would not affect Luoyang.

Driven by this dignified atmosphere, in the past two days, many people in the court have begun to express their views on the war. It must be fought, but it is endlessly arguing about which prince to start first. They think Dou Jiande should be beaten, but more people think that Li Yuan is better to fight, and they should deal with him first, and then talk about others.There are also some civil servants who have even drawn up a budget, thinking how much they should be beating Li Yuan, and how much they should be beating Li Mi...

When the news quickly spread to Yang Tong's ears, a bunch of plans followed. Looking at these, Yang Tong was stunned. The battle must be fought, but did I say who to fight?But you have even figured out the military expenditures needed to fight so-and-so, isn't this too exaggerated?This is not an exaggeration, the most exaggerated thing is that on the issue of which prince to fight first, they quickly converged into one voice-"Li Yuan is easy to mess with, let's attack him first." '

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"It's true that not everyone can be an emperor. If there are few talents, there will be worries about few talents, and if there are many talents, there will be troubles with too many talents!" In the side hall, Yang Tong read the battle plan, money and food budget one by one, and couldn't help sighing for a long time. He breathed a sigh of relief, "This should be regarded as happiness's distress."

Wei Yunqi, Yang Shidao, Fang Xuanling and others were speechless
The word 'show off' came to mind at the same time.

But in fact,

Yang Tong is not showing off, but rather helpless.

Although it is said that Yang Tong employs people who are capable and mediocre, the talents in his hands are not mediocre, but too many evildoers will suppress some people, and sooner or later there will be conflicts between them; Therefore, Yang Tong must think of a way to arrange the courtiers and elders reasonably in advance. If he ignores it and ignores it, if some big event happens in the future, it will be too late to regret it.

This is not understood by people who are courtiers.

Naturally, no one would answer this question, Wei Yunqi coughed lightly, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, we have been beating the Puppet Tang all these years, so that most people think that we are going to fight the Puppet Tang, and I am afraid that the same is true inside the Puppet Tang I think it's a pretty good cover-up."

The battle did start right away, but this time Yang Tong and the ministers were not fighting Li Yuan, but Li Mi.

Dou Jiande's surrender gave Sui another 10,000+ active troops. If his 15 army was reorganized, at least 20 to [-] elite soldiers would be acquired. Yang Gongren's elite division was no less than [-]. Not to mention the slave soldiers who acted as cannon fodder.Li Jing, who was staring at the Wei army in Yingchuan, also had [-] troops. The combined strength of the two was equal to the more than [-] Wei army before the war.However, Li Mi and Du Fuwei fought a few big battles, which consumed some troops. The strength of the troops is definitely not as good as that of the Sui Dynasty. If the Sui Dynasty took action at this time, Li Mi would have to divide his troops to defend Du Fuwei in Huainan, so the troops he can use Far inferior to Yang Gongren and Li Jing.Although the side with more troops may not necessarily win the final victory, the chance of winning is at least higher than that of the side with fewer troops. With the military standards of Yang Gongren and Li Jing, they can fully use their superiority in troops to mobilize the Wei army before the battle and let the opponent follow along. Their rhythm comes to play.

"Order Xue Wanjun to launch a fierce attack on Zhuyangguan!" Yang Tong smiled and added: "Since everyone in the world thinks that our army is going to attack the puppet Tang Dynasty, let's make a play!"

"My lord, the Sui, Wei, and Huaibei battles are estimated to last for several months. Don't waste this time. From my point of view, when General Xue launched an offensive against Zhuyang Pass, let the right servant shoot and attack Xiyang. Give Zhu Yangguan a fatal blow from behind; and General Qin's second army is responsible for keeping Li Yuan in the direction of Nanyang." Wei Yunqi suggested.

"Does Zhongfu shoot mean that the fake show is real?"

"That's right!" Wei Yunqi laughed and said, "Zuo Pushe and Li Shangshu are more than enough to deal with the Wei army. Apart from the strength of the two of them, our army still has more troops than the puppet Tang. It is no problem to deal with the second Li."

"That makes sense!" Yang Tong thought for a while, and then said, "Let's do it this way, only at the end of the year. If the army progresses and wins, it will continue to fight; if the battle is not going well, stop and wait and see. If everything goes well, then Just keep hitting."

"Your Majesty's method can stimulate the fighting spirit of the two armies, which is very good." Wei Yunqi agreed.

"Then do it!"

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Naturally, Luoyang's big move could not be concealed from Tang Jun's eyes and ears. After a few days of deliberation, Li Yuan had already received the information that the Sui Jun Daxing was invading.

On the second day after Yang Tong made the decision to fight the second Li, Li Yuan in Xinye urgently called a military meeting.

At this time, the civil and military camp of the Tang Army gathered together, and the hall was full.

Li Yuan was dressed in military attire, holding a sword hilt, sitting high on the main seat,

Right below him, Pei Ji was talking loudly, "Your Majesty, maybe others think that Yang Tong has millions of elites, countless food and grass, and a stable rear. It seems that he will surely win, but I think Yang Tong has five defeats."

"Where are the five defeats?" Li Yuan's spirits lifted. The battle was imminent, and the soldiers were all a little uneasy, just in need of a reason to boost their morale.

"First, Yang Tong, who ascended to the throne of God, is no longer the enterprising King of Qin. His fighting spirit has been worn down by the luxurious life, and he has become indecisive and hesitant."

"Why do you see that?" Li Yuan looked around for a week, and his eyes finally fell on Pei Ji.

"Returning to the Holy One, the army in Nanyang was in chaos not long ago. It was undoubtedly a good thing for Yang Tong to send troops. However, although Yang Tong had ideas, he was afraid that Qin Qiong's army would suffer losses if he went deep alone, so he sent Yang Shanhui to help. When Yang Shanhui arrived, it was already A good opportunity was missed, and the Holy One was given enough time to rectify the army."

"That makes sense! Go on."

"Second, the world has not yet been unified, so they are eager to enjoy themselves. The magnificence of Ziwei City is not enough to satisfy their ambitions, resulting in the destruction of a large number of palaces, and a large number of buildings are built from the ruins to build more luxurious palaces; in order to enjoy themselves as soon as possible, Zheng Ding Millions, rushing to work day and night, but those who are slow will be whipped by cruel officials; their violence is worse than Yang Guang! Such a thug will be abandoned by the people sooner or later."

"Third, since Luoyang came under his control, Yang Tong has been arrogant and conceited. He divides his troops and conquers all directions, completely treating the heroes of the world like nothing. "

"Fourth, the outside is magnanimous, but the heart is extremely suspicious. The most typical example is that when he went south, there were many people who offered the city and surrendered. However, they were slaughtered one by one by Yang Tong. There is a lesson from the past , who dares to surrender?"

"Fifth, the Sui army regards themselves very high and is arrogant. They are arrogant soldiers. Once they are frustrated, their morale will definitely drop."

Speaking of this, Pei Ji cupped his hands and said: "Yang Tong, who has five defeats like this, will be fine if he faces the princes all the way, but he will fight in an all-round way, and the terrain he will face is completely different from that outside the Great Wall. Most of them are proficient in the art of war and know how to use various types of terrain to fight. Once a big war breaks out and the Sui army fails to win the first battle, if there is a slight change in the battlefield, the Sui army will undoubtedly be defeated. It is an opportunity for heroes from all walks of life to be defeated."

"Well said!" Li Yuan looked at Pei Ji's 'Five Defeats Theory' that shocked Wenwu, and he was immediately delighted, "Yang Tong in the past was indeed terrible, but since he hid in Luoyang, I started to disdain him. It is because he is ambitious, wise, and courageous; he is eager to dominate the world and fight everywhere, so I have no fear of him, because he is arrogant; Dou Jiande's battle with Wang Xiaohu is just the time for him to occupy Qingzhou. Such an excellent opportunity, but he missed it, causing Dou Jiande to restrain his army of more than [-]. Not long ago, he also missed the opportunity to capture the entire Nanyang County; This is a great opportunity for me, Datang Yi, to avenge my shame."

He pulled out his sword violently, only to see that the blade of the sword was colorful and gleaming, with the two seal characters "Ju Que" written on it, and said loudly: "If Yang Yu wants to fight, then let's fight, pass on the order, Get ready to meet the enemy, Datang will surely win this battle."

Li Yuan cut the case in front of him into two with a sword, showing his determination to be incompatible with Yang Tong.

"The Great Tang will win." The generals shouted excitedly one by one. Although some other people were a little worried, they would not say anything to damage their morale at this time.

Immediately, the respondent gathered.

Pei Ji looked at Liu Wenjing proudly, and realized that the other party was also looking at him. From Liu Wenjing's eyes, he saw a big stupid pig.

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