The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 804 Next Step Strategy

Although the three original Subi tribes were solved, Yang Tong was not very satisfied. These three tribes were too small to belong to his goal. His goal was the powerful Tubo, Turkic, and Tiele tribes.But it is not easy to deal with these big guys, and it is not possible to eradicate them in one or two wars, because these countries and tribes are located in places where the land is sparsely populated. If they hide with their families, the expeditionary Sui army will In danger of running out of food, this needs to be dealt with in the long run. Not only is it more than a military strike, but also slowly isolating some countries and tribes from the economic and political aspects.

What Yang Tong has to do now is to turn the Sui Dynasty into a fierce tiger that is daunting to other races through war, and establish the supreme authority of the Sui Dynasty, instead of an empty "Heavenly Kingdom" and "Saint Khan".

The first step of this strategy is undoubtedly to kill Langri Zanpu. Although this guy's strength has been greatly damaged, his personal prestige is too strong. If he returns to Tubo alive, he will soon pull out another army , it will become a border problem at that time, and more importantly, he has already formed a deep hatred with Da Sui.With such a heroic character, sooner or later he will come back for revenge.And his first target should be the people who betrayed him. If he annexed various ministries by means of a big purge, Tubo, headed by him, would be reborn and reborn just like the current Sui Dynasty.

To some extent, Langri Zanpu is a rare hero of the surrounding alien races. His outstanding talent is much higher than that of Jieli Khan. After he inherited the position of Zanpu, it took only a few short years He unified the plateau, and under his leadership, the various ministries gradually got rid of the nomadic life in the past, and gradually settled in the Luoxi area, living a half-agricultural and half-pastoral life, and are developing in the direction of a centralized state.Once they have successfully transformed into a country with faith and a clear national concept, the Great Sui can only take the road of annihilating the country and genocide, which will be more than a hundred times more difficult than it is now.

But Yang Tong is also aware of the internal crisis in Tubo. The reason why they have signs of nation-building is not because of the development of productive forces as in the Central Plains, but was forcibly blended by Langri Zanpu because of internal conflicts of interests. To form a great unity in thought, once the powerful Langri Zanpu dies, the interior of Tubo will fall apart, and the dream of founding a nation will also come to naught.

Therefore, before Ba Dianzebu, Nong Chihuo, Caibang Suhan and other guys stand firm, Yang Tong should kill Langri Zanpu as soon as possible, so that they can establish the country without any worries, thus opening up the country. The situation of the separatist regime.

With the end of the war on the western battlefield, the Great Sui not only wiped out the main force of Tubo, leaving its domestic forces empty, but also occupied the strategic fortress of Doma, forming a high-pressure state on Tubo in terms of terrain. As long as this place is in hand, the Sui army will continue to You can invade the hinterland of Tubo at any time.

But Langri Zanpu is not dead, Yang Tong is still uneasy, so it is imminent to send his troops eastward.

However, there are many follow-up things.

First of all, before the Kunlun Pass in the Doma South Valley is completed, a general must be arranged to guard it.

As a defensive general, prudence is the first choice, followed by fame, which can shock the various tribes and tribes of Tubo in the south, so that they dare not act rashly. The first person Yang Tong thought of was Wang Fubao, who commanded the decisive battle in Doma Town. He is now He has ability and fame, but it is a waste of money for such a commander-level figure to guard the gate.

Although the army in Tubo is empty and its strength has been greatly reduced, Li Mixia's thousands of elite soldiers can't destroy these lands. At most, that guy will only find some small tribes to loot, and then return to the country to reorganize his troops. In other words, some of the wealth and the Tubo royal family had to be taken by the Sui army, and the people who went on the expedition were none other than the Ninth Army headed by Fei Wang Fubao.

After thinking about it, Yang Tong couldn't help looking at Liu Rengui who was busy in the tent, "It's regular."

"The last general is here!" Liu Rengui quickly put down the roster in his hand, stood up and saluted.

"I will give you [-] soldiers to guard the Doma South Valley and concurrently serve as the magistrate of Kunlun County, responsible for supervising the construction of Kunlun Pass and Luntai City by the captives."

"The final general obeys orders." Liu Rengui hurriedly obeyed.

"Laiji, I appointed you as the county magistrate of Kunlun County to assist Prefect Du in receiving ransoms, slaves, and opening fields from various ministries."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Laiji is also an aspiring person, and he was not disappointed because of a mere border county magistrate. Instead, there was a hint of excitement in his eyes. In the hinterland of the Sui Dynasty, as long as things are done step by step according to the ruling outline, it will be fine. There is no challenge, even if the place is well managed, it is nothing special. Although the border is a bit more difficult, if you start from scratch and do things to perfection, you will often be promoted faster than the hinterland, such as Yin Hongzhi, Gu Yan and other rising stars , which doesn't start from the hardest place?Even Zen Master Yang, Yang Siyi, Yang Sixun and other clan members also work in difficult and barren places. What else can he say?

"Tubo invaded the border of the Sui Dynasty on a large scale, and the domestic forces were empty. After this battle, only the army in the hands of Langri Zanpu and Niang Shangnang remained as its main force. As long as these two armies are captured, many Subi tribes will be lost. Tubo will be powerless and will no longer fight."

Speaking of this, Yang Tong said to Wang Fubao: "General Wang, I appointed you as the Grand Marshal of the Luoxie Road Marching Army, leading [-] soldiers and [-] slaves of the Ninth Army to attack Luoxie; The Tubo royal family, Geer family, Meng family and those who tried to resist, regardless of men, women and children, were all slaughtered. All the tribes in the territory also killed all the leaders of the clan, and took their tribesmen, slaves, and wealth to go north."

The five clans of Supi, Tuoba, Caibang, Ba, and Nong need time to establish a country, and the Niang’s country has to destroy Nian Shangnang before making a decision. In order to ensure that there are no accidents in Tubo, Yang Tong decided to kill the Tubo people with swords The savagery was completely wiped out, making them frightened by the Sui Dynasty and obediently accepting the placement and rule of the Sui Dynasty.In addition, there are two important purposes. One is to keep the soldiers of the Sui Dynasty alive forever, making them the most vicious tigers and wolves in the world; The Wu Clan and the surrounding Xiangxiong, Tianzhu, Nuerguo, Nipoguo, Big and Small Bolu, and Nanzhao ministries knew that the price of offending the Sui Dynasty would be corpses and rivers of blood. When these countries face the Sui Dynasty in the future, He could only bow his head in apprehension in fear.

"The last general obeys." Wang Fubao happily obeyed the order. In the territory of the Sui Dynasty, he tried not to kill the defeated army, let alone harm innocent civilians, but there were no such restrictions outside the territory.

"Niu Jinda, Su Wu..."

"The end is here." Niu Jinda and Su Wu got up and saluted excitedly.

"I appointed the two of you as the deputy commanders of the Luxedao March." In order to prevent Wang Fubao from being alone, or being overwhelmed by altitude sickness, resulting in no generals to lead the army, Yang Tong decided to send him two more deputy commanders.

"As ordered!"

"You guys discuss everything more, go prepare." At this point, Yang Tong remembered something again, and quickly added: "Lu Dongzan's son must be wiped out, especially the one named Qinling. You must identify the authenticity. I would rather kill a thousand by mistake than kill this son."

"Here." Under the envious eyes of the generals, the third general happily walked out of the big tent.

But the general in the tent soon became excited, and only heard Yang Tong say: "The western battlefield has happened, and the follow-up matters will be taken care of by Governor Du, Liu Rengui, and Lai Ji. Tomorrow morning, everyone will follow me on the eastward expedition."

"The last will obey."

"Wei Chen obeys."

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When everyone left, Yang Tong asked Wei Fengwu, Shui Tianji, and Yin Mingyue to be called over.

"The last general will see the Holy One." Three heroic female generals lined up.

"Sit down." Yang Tong said with a smile.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." This is the front tent, where the military situation is discussed, and the three women are doing business.

Yang Tong looked at Wei Fengwu and said, "Xiao Wu, Tian Ji, I will give you two a task."

"What mission?" Wei Fengwu asked.

"Although our army has achieved a brilliant victory, we have also sacrificed thousands of soldiers, and many soldiers suffered from trauma. In this bad weather, it is difficult for the soldiers to recover from their injuries, and some soldiers even died. The wounds are getting worse. If we don’t move down to the plateau as soon as possible, I’m afraid that many wounded soldiers will never wake up after sleeping. I don’t want these heroes who have made great achievements for the Sui Dynasty to die worthlessly in the ice and snow .”

"Your Majesty wants me and Tianji to return to Daxing first with the wounded soldiers?" Wei Fengwu understood what her husband meant.

"Yes, I'm going to give you [-] soldiers and [-] Asura guards, and bring the ashes of the wounded soldiers and martyrs, as well as the trophies, back to Daxing first." Yang Tong said, "I've already sent the eagle letter to the third younger brother, asking them to go to Zongzheng Temple. Find a place with geomantic omens outside Daxing City, and build a cemetery for the martyrs of the Sui Dynasty day and night. When you return to Daxing, let the left-behind officials properly arrange the wounded soldiers, and then find an auspicious day to bury the martyrs. Going to pay respects, Rong'er will also participate."

"Okay then, when are we going to leave?" Although Wei Fengwu was reluctant to leave her husband, she agreed after a little thought.

After all, his son is about to appear in front of officials and common people for the first time. The word-of-mouth feedback from the people is extremely important to him, and these days he is very concerned about "seeing the big from a young age". If the child makes a mistake because his parents are not around, it may affect his reputation for the rest of his life. , image.As a mother, how dare Wei Fengwu be careless?

"The wounded soldier's injury cannot be delayed. It can be done tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. In short, the sooner the better, as long as Du Shangshu is ready, you can set off."

"Tianji will lead the troops, and local officials will contact us along the way. We can go by ourselves. Du Shangshu is the mastermind of the Holy Majesty. If he leaves too... who will advise you?" Wei Fengwu worried.

"It doesn't matter." Yang Tong said with a smile: "Warning nomads is a collision of strength, not that complicated. And the war has progressed to the present, Langri Zanpu has all kinds of tricks, and he can't change the fact that he is weak."

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