Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 329
Beiping County, Lulong.

Linyu Palace.

The emperor left Zhuojun in February and arrived in Lulong, Beiping at the beginning of March. He summoned the Eastern Expedition Civil and Military Forces in the Linyu Palace and held an imperial meeting.

Linyu Palace is a palace built by the emperor for the Liao Dynasty. This palace is not very luxurious, but it is extremely strong. It is actually a castle full of military fortresses. Sturdy, with a large amount of food, grass and equipment in it.

After the Linyu Palace was built, the imperial court established Linyu County where the Linyu Palace was located, moved the original Yuguan to the southeast, established Linyu Pass in front of the Linyu Palace, and established Linyu Army Town.

The palace hall.

All civil and military officials stood in shifts.

Emperor Yang Guang is in good spirits today, sitting on the dragon chair and smiling.

"My dear dears, please stay safe."

"Your Majesty, minister Duan Wenzhen has something to announce!"

When Yang Guang saw that it was Dr. You Guanglu, General Zuo Wuhou, and Minister of War Duan Wenzhen, he said, "Aiqing has something to say." There was a plan, but there were two people who really decided on the Eastern Expedition. One was Yinqing Guanglu Doctor Pei Shiju, and the other was Minister of War Duan Wenzhen.

Pei Shiju has always been trusted and relied on by Yang Guang, and he is the maker of Yang Guang's foreign strategy.Conquering Goguryeo was Pei Shiju's advice.As for how to conquer Goguryeo, it was Duan Wenzhen who formulated the military plan.

"Your Majesty, the former Liaodong sent back the victory report. Luo Cheng, the left vanguard general of the Liao Dynasty, made another victory report. After capturing the two cities of Xuantu and Cangyan, he will capture the city of Nansu. General Luo has won seven battles and seven victories. Liaodong has gained a foothold, and the thieves in the Xincheng area who have been killed are terrified, and they hide in the cities and dare not go out."

Yang Guang laughed and said, "What Duan Qing said is true, the Marquis of Xiangyang is beyond my expectation. When I took him as the vanguard, I never imagined that he could make such great achievements. Seven battles and seven victories, consecutive victories The three cities wiped out more than [-] enemies and captured more than [-] people, which can be called amazing."

"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Xiangyang was indeed unexpected. Because of this, I think it is necessary to adjust the previous battle plan." Duan Wenzhen said.

"Oh, how do you think Duan Qing should adjust?"

Duan Wenqing said, "It was originally planned that the 24th Army would go out first and arrive in Huaiyuan Town in March. The Sixth Army of the Imperial Battalion would go out later and arrive in Huaiyuan in April. But now it seems that the spring march has still delayed the speed. The fastest of the former Ninth Army is only We can reach Huaiyuan by the end of April, while the other armies will have to wait even later. In order not to affect the summer offensive, I think that the armies can be readjusted."

As he spoke, Duan Wenzhen handed over a memorial.

Yang Guang asked the waiter to come up.

Open it for a closer look, Yang Guang nodded.

"There is indeed some truth."

The original plan was to send out twelve armies on the left and right flanks, then the six armies of the imperial battalion, and then the armies of the Donglai waterway. Each army was equipped with a huge number of stragglers and civilian husbands. The army would reach more than 100 million , send out an army every day, and the soldiers will shine in the world.

But the current situation is that they are assembled from Zhuojun to Huaiyuan Town, Liaohe, but the road is difficult and the march is slow, especially the large number of heavy soldiers and civilians they carry, which seriously affects the speed of the march.

On the other hand, originally it was only a vanguard army that was partial to the division, but after crossing the river, it showed great power. The previous plan was too conservative.

If a vanguard army can beat the Goguryeo people so tightly, why bother to send out millions of troops.

Therefore, Duan Wenzhen's new plan is to reorganize the various armies and reduce the number of troops on the Eastern Expedition.

In the new plan, the number of the Eastern Expedition Army was reduced to 24 armies, which were [-] armies on the left and right wings, plus the sixth army of the imperial battalion.

These thirty armies will be divided into three attacking groups.

They are the Pyongyang Naval Group, which has eight armies. The second, third, and tenth of the left army, and the second, fourth, sixth, tenth, and eleventh of the right army are all awarded to the soldiers and horses assembled in Dongnae County. It was formed into the Eighth Army of the Sea.

The commanders of the eight armies on the sea route are Rong Guogong and General You Yiwei to protect the children, and the deputy general is Zhou Fashang, the former Nanchen general who is proficient in water warfare.

The remaining sixteen armies in the 24th army are all land forces.

Duan Wenzhen divided the sixteen armies into two groups, six of which were aimed at Pyongyang. These six armies were the No. 11, No. 12, and No. [-] armies on the left wing, and the No. [-], No. [-], and No. [-] armies on the right wing. The combat mission of the Sixth Army is to take advantage of Pyongyang and join the navy to attack Pyongyang, the capital of Koguryo.

The remaining ten armies.

The [-]th, [-]th, [-]th, [-]th, [-]th, and [-]th on the left, and the [-]th, [-]th, [-]th, and [-]th on the right, these ten armies are targeting between the Liaohe River and the Yalu River.Their goal is to attack Liaodong and take control of this area before the Sixth Army of the Imperial Battalion crosses the river.

Solve the worries of the six armies that went to Pyongyang before.

As for the Sixth Army of the emperor's imperial battalion, the combat mission is to protect the emperor and his accompanying civil and military troops, and serve as a strategic general reserve.

"Your Majesty, the original armies consisted of 2 soldiers, 4 auxiliary soldiers, and [-] soldiers in one army. However, the minister's new plan plans to increase the number of soldiers to [-] to [-] in each army."

Originally, after the 24th Army, there were still many armies, but now Duan Wenzhen cut down and compressed them into 110 armies.An army of [-] to [-], and [-] armies, can also reach more than [-] million.

The number of soldiers in each army has increased, but the total number of armies has decreased, which is also to facilitate unified mobilization and combat after entering Liaoning.

"What do you love dears?" Yang Guang asked.

Yu Wenshu, the general of the left guard, came out.

"Your Majesty, I think this plan is good, but if the Liaodong cities are not destroyed, it is still very risky to let the Sixth Army go straight to Pyongyang. After all, the distance from Liaohe to Pyongyang is extremely long. If the rear cities are not destroyed, there will be no food supply. Be able to carry food and grass with the army. Even if an army carries a hundred days of food, it will still be in danger of running out of food at any time."

"Does Aiqing think this plan is not feasible?" Yang Guang asked Yu Wenshu.

"I think Duan Bingbu's plan is very good, that is, the Sixth Army in Pyongyang should be strengthened, and the Sixth Army can be changed to the Ninth Army. In this way, there will be at least 30 troops. Such a large army, carrying a hundred days of food and grass, will fight all the way to Pyongyang , along the way, the Goguryeo people in the Liaodong cities did not dare to stop them, if they fought, they would defeat them."

Duan Wenzhen plans to send out six armies with about 20 soldiers.But Yu Wenshu said that he would send out the Ninth Army, with at least 30 troops.

"Your Majesty, soldiers are more expensive than many. If you send out the Ninth Army, there will be too many soldiers, which is not beneficial." Duan Wenzhen still thinks that the Sixth Army is enough.

After all, he believes that the navy still has eight armies, and these eight armies are only marines, and the Jianghuai sailors are not counted among them.

Six armies from Liaodong, and then eight armies from the sea, after converging under the city of Pyongyang, there can be fourteen armies, each with more than 3 troops, and the total strength can reach more than [-].

"I think the six armies are enough, and I also recommended the left vanguard general Xiangyang Hou Luo to be the general of the first army." Duan Wenzhen said again.

(End of this chapter)