Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 358

"Your Majesty, Da Sima is dead."

In the middle of the night, a servant entered the back bedroom of the palace and reported bad news to the emperor.

Yang Guang shook his dizzy head, "What did you say?"

"Your Majesty, Da Sima is dead."

The emperor sat there without saying a word.

The servant thought the emperor hadn't woken up yet, so he said, "Shangshu of the Ministry of War, Duan Wenzhen, Marquis of Beiping, just passed away."

The Minister of the Ministry of War is also known as the Great Sima, and Duan Wenzhen, the Minister of the Ministry of War of the Marquis of Beiping, is also the General of the Left Marquis Wei and the General of the Fifth Right Army.

But before the three armies crossed the river, the commander died.

"Dead of illness?" The emperor finally spoke, but his voice was extremely cold.Duan Wenzhen is not old, but his health has been bad for the past two years, but the emperor didn't expect it, so he will be gone no matter what.

"Yes, the sudden onset of illness, the imperial doctor has already seen it in the past, the sudden onset of illness, the imperial doctor can't save it."

"Hey!"

Yang Guang let out a long sigh.

At the beginning of the war, the commander who formulated the military strategy died of illness, which gave Yang Guang a very bad premonition.

"Issue an imperial edict to posthumously present Dr. Duan Wenzhen Guanglu and Shangshu Youpushe as Zhao Guogong, posthumously titled Xiang!"

"One thousand pieces of gifts, two thousand stones of millet and wheat, and the advocacy of the majesty, sent them to the tomb."

The servant led the order to retreat.

Yang Guang sat on the bed, unable to fall asleep for a long time.

Duan Wenzhen died like this, so who will take over the positions of Shangshu of the Ministry of War, General Youwuhou, and General of the Fifth Right Army?
Who will be the coach of Liaodong City?
The current servant of the Ministry of War is Ming Ya, who is just a relatively mediocre official. Duan Wenzhen died, and Ming Ya will definitely not be able to take on the important task of being a minister.

sleepless nights.

On the second day, the emperor issued an edict to serve Duan Wenzhen for three days.

At the same time, an edict was issued that Pei Shiju, the servant of the Huangmen, was the servant of the Ministry of war, Luo Yijin, the Duke of Yan State, the general of Youwuhou, and Pei Shiju was also the general of the fifth right army, responsible for commanding the fifth right army, the left seven, the seventh right army and the third army to attack Liaodong City.

Yang Guang summoned Duan Lun, son of Duan Wenzhen, in the palace.

Duan Lun was Yang Guang's personal guard at this time. He entered the palace to meet the emperor and presented his father's legacy.

"For many years, my father has been unwell. I suddenly wrote this form a few days ago, but my father actually left just as soon as he said it."

Yang Guang comforted Duan Lun a few words, this noble son is usually known for his chivalry, very brave, he always loves him.

Received the legacy form.

"The flood is falling, so don't delay it. I only hope that the army will be strictly controlled, and the stars will move forward quickly, and the land and water will move forward. If they don't expect it, the isolated city of Pyongyang will be pulled out."

Duan Wenzhen only mentioned three things in his posthumous form. One is that the Turkic people are wolfish ambitions, and they will be a national disaster in the future. They say that their nature of the barbarians is not affectionate and greedy. When they are weak, they will surrender and surrender. One bite, this is their nature, when the Qimin army was defeated, they were resettled inside, and their wives were returned as princesses, but now they are rebellious and strong, they should be sent back in time, and they should be moved back to the outside of the Great Wall, and they should not live in the south of the Yin Mountain for a long time.

In order to prevent the Turks, it is necessary to send troops to guard and defend the border areas. This is the long-term solution.

He also talked about the battle of the Liao Dynasty, saying that it was the rainy season at this time, and there should be no delay. If the army wanted to destroy Goguryeo once and for all, then it would not be possible to confront the Goguryeo people head-on.The Goguryeo people built countless mountains and cities. If they attack one by one, they will fall into the trick of the Goguryeo people to exchange space for time. The best strategy is to advance all kinds of soldiers and horses quickly, advance by land and water, and hit Pyongyang by surprise. An isolated city is bound to be conquered, but defeating the enemy's king's capital and capturing the enemy's king can destroy the country in one fell swoop.

In the end, Duan Wenzhen said that Cao Langhusizheng, the minister who the emperor usually relied heavily on, was insidious and mean, and secretly made friends with brother Yang Xuangan, saying that this person should never entrust any important matters, and advised the emperor to be more vigilant against Yang Xuangan, saying He made friends with officials of honor and relatives everywhere, and his schemes were not small.

"As a mediocre and humble person, I was fortunate enough to be in a prosperous age, and I received rewards and promotions. My honor surpassed that of my peers. However, my intelligence has nothing to gain, and I have received too much. Therefore, I often recite the great favor of the country and forget to eat and sleep. , I often want to imitate the efforts of dogs and horses, in order to repay the great kindness of the country. But I have no way to take care of myself, so the disease is very serious. With such deep guilt, I will be buried in the ground forever. I cannot bear the great regret , so I briefly stated my opinion. I think this Liaodong clown refused to accept the severe punishment. Our country surrendered to the Sixth Army, and the emperor personally marched. However, the Yi and Di cheated a lot, and the emperor should be more careful. They often say surrender in their mouths, but in their hearts If you want to betray, it can be described as cunning. Please don't accept their surrender at will. The water level is just dropping now, and our army can't hesitate. I hope the emperor will strictly order all the troops to gallop in the starry night, advance by land and water, and catch them by surprise. Then the isolated city of Pyongyang can be attacked. They have come down. If Pyongyang is captured, their roots will be dug up, and the rest of the cities will be pacified. If it is not pacified on time, if it encounters continuous autumn rains, it will be deeply blocked, and the soldiers will run out of supplies. Later, hesitating, this is not the best policy."

After reading the obituary, Yang Guang sighed again.

Duan Wenzhen knew what he meant, but it was a pity that he left so early.

"Duan Lun, your father was hardworking, hardworking and loyal all his life, but he died young. Although you are young now, I hope that you can carry on your father's behest, and in the future you can well carry forward your Duan family's lintel."

The emperor issued an edict ordering Duan Lun to inherit his father's title of Marquis of Beiping, and also conferring on him the post of General Yingyanglang.

three days later.

Yang Guang rushed from the Huaiyuan Palace to the front line of the Liaohe River, and arrived at the camp of the three armies of the Liaodong City Group that was about to cross the river.

"Now that the water level of the Liao River has receded, it is a good time to cross the river. Yu Wenkai immediately built a pontoon bridge, and the troops are ready to cross the river."

Pei Shiju, the new general of the Fifth Right Army, Mai Tiezhang, the general of the Seventh Left Army, and Yang Yichen, the general of the Seventh Right Army stepped forward to receive the order.

Yu Wenkai, a master architect who was in charge of designing and building Daxing Palace and Luoyang Palace, led the decree.

A large number of civilians began to build pontoon bridges on the Liaohe River, building three pontoon bridges at a time.

The pontoon bridge was built quickly.

Yang Guang personally stood on the west bank and watched. Seeing that the pontoon bridge stretched all the way and was about to be completed, Yang Guang could not wait to give the order to cross the river and attack.

"The three armies cross the river and encircle Liaodong City!"

"Long live!"

Hundreds of thousands of soldiers from the three armies chanted Long Live the Emperor, and then they rumbled onto the pontoon bridge, rushing to the east bank.

The majestic Liaohe River is rough and the waves are undulating.

The craftsmen are making their final efforts, and the bridge is about to be completed, only a few feet away from the east bank.

But right now.

A craftsman was suddenly surprised to find that a black tide suddenly appeared in the distance on the opposite east bank.

"Goguryeo, the Goguryeo Army is here!"

　Muzi wishes everyone a happy new year, and wishes everyone a happy and prosperous Year of the Pig!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)