Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 474
Liaodong.

Liaodong City has been renamed back to the old name of Xiangping, but the joy of victory that the imperial driver conquered the most important city in Liaodong did not last long.

"Your Majesty, Yang Xuangan rebelled in Liyang!"

When he first heard the news, Yang Guang didn't believe it.He used to be afraid of Yang Su, forced Yang Su to death, and later suppressed the Hongnong Yang family, but in the past few years, he felt that the older generation of the Yang family was dead, and Yang Xuangan, the younger generation, was in charge, and Yang Xuangan and his brothers were killed by them. The training is still very obedient.

Otherwise, this time he would not let Yang Xuangan sit in Liyang to supervise the transportation of grain and grass.

Yang Xuan, who thought he had been tamed long ago, turned his back on him, and stabbed him in the back at such a critical moment. This huge contrast made Yang Guang almost faint.

"Your Majesty, Yang Xuangan caused chaos in Liyang, and the number of rebels reached 20 million in an instant. Now Hebei is in chaos. Yang Xuangan personally led [-] to attack Luoyang, Li Mi led [-] to Zhuo County in the north, and Wang Bo led [-] to Qi County in the south."

"Your Majesty, Bandit Yang has a heart to punish. He sent Li Mi northward. This is to break our way back." Wang Rengong reminded the emperor.

Wang Rengong was a general who performed very outstandingly during the second Eastern Expedition and was highly valued by Yang Guang.Wang Rengong started his career with military merits. He was the subordinate of Qin Wang Yang Jun at first. Later, he was promoted by Yang Su during the conquest, and later served as the governor of Luzhou, the governor of Weizhou, the prefect of Jijun, and the prefect of Xindu;
He accompanied him on both expeditions.

At a glance, he saw the killer move Yang Xuangan sent Li Mi to go north.

Although this Eastern Expedition did not gather as many troops as last time.But in Liaodong, there are still 40 soldiers and horses gathered, not to mention a large number of civilians. The food for so many soldiers and horses has to be transferred from within the pass, especially relying on the lifeline of the canal.

Now Yang Xuangan is causing chaos in Liyang, not to mention directly threatening Luoyang, the eastern capital, and will inevitably cut off the supply of food and grass in the canal.And when Li Mi led his troops to the north again, he was clearly going to Zhuojun. When he captured Zhuojun and blocked Linyu Pass, they would not be able to go back.

"Your Majesty, Hu Sizheng has escaped and defected to Goguryeo."

Just at this time, another bad news arrived.

Hu Sizheng, Minister of the Ministry of War, had always been trusted by Yang Guang, although Duan Wenzhen repeatedly reminded the emperor that this person should not be used.But the emperor still used him, and now he's gone.

He also ran to the Goguryeo people.

"Hu Sizheng was originally on good terms with Yang Xuangan. He must have heard the news, so he defected to Goguryeo."

Wang Rengong yelled badly.

"Your Majesty, Hu Sizheng defected to the Goguryeo people, and he will definitely tell the Goguryeo people the truth about our side. Maybe even Hu Sizheng has already secretly communicated with the Goguryeo people. Now Yang Xuan feels the opposite, When Li Mi went north, he was afraid that the Goguryeo people would counterattack."

Yang Guang panicked.

With an army of 40 in Liaodong, it will be difficult for them to persist once the canal runs out of food. If the Goguryeo people cooperate with Li Mi's pincer attack, they may be defeated again.

"Your Majesty, I suggest that before Li Mi captures Zhuojun and Linyuguan, he should immediately withdraw to Guanzhong, first to quell the internal strife, and then to conquer foreign enemies."

Qu Tutong also asked the emperor to return to Zhuojun first.

"But Ping-Liao is now at a critical time. I have just captured Liaodong, and Luo Cheng has just captured Beisha. Now I can continue to advance eastward, besiege the country, and destroy Goguryeo in one fell swoop!"

"Your Majesty, Ping Liao is not in a hurry. If the Central Plains is in chaos, the world will be in danger!"

"But Yu Wenshu, Yang Yichen and the others have already led the six armies eastward."

"You can immediately summon them to withdraw their troops."

Undoubtedly, in the eyes of these courtiers, the Central Plains is more important to conquer Liao and quell chaos.

"I have conquered Liaodong, and the next step is to break through the country, and then recruit Liaodong and conquer Liao and North Korea!" Yang Guang's eyes were full of pain. He tried his best to resist all opinions, why did he insist on conquering Goguryeo again?
Wasn't it because the last Eastern Expedition, even though it was defeated, had already seriously injured the vitality of the Goguryeo people, so he fought against everyone's opposition and carried out a dangerous second expedition. 40 soldiers sacrificed in vain at one time, wanting to get it done once and for all.

But this damn Yang Xuangan!

"What if I only send one army back to guard Zhuojun?" Yang Guang asked.

"Your Majesty, even if Zhuo County is not lost, the canal is broken, and the food and grass cannot continue to be transported. How can the hundreds of thousands of Liaodong troops support it? If Goguryeo counterattacks again at this time, my hundreds of thousands of Liaodong troops will be completely wiped out." Danger, please think twice, Your Majesty!"

"Stop, stop, stop!"

When he yelled these three words, Yang Guang really felt all hope was lost.

All the efforts have come to naught.

"edict."

"Give Li Jing the prefect of Zhuojun, and fire the troops from the headquarters back to Zhuojun."

"Let Luo Yi be the prefect of Liaodong to guard Xiangping, transfer Li Yuan to be the prefect of Xincheng to guard Xincheng, and Wang Rengong to be the prefect of Liaoxi to guard Huaiyuan. Qu Tutong is the prefect of Liucheng to guard Liucheng."

"Urgently summon Yu Wenshu and Yang Yichen to lead the six armies back."

"Order Luo Cheng to lead the navy back to Henan to quell the chaos."

The issuance of several edicts in a row also means that the Second Eastern Expedition is over.

Yalu River Estuary.

Luo Cheng led an army of [-] to the mouth of the Yalu River by boat. The emperor's edict had not yet come, but Luo Cheng already knew the news of Yang Xuangan's rebellion, which was sent by Zhang Liang.

After reading the secret letter, Luo Cheng sighed softly.

"It's still here."

On the west bank not far from the mouth of the Yalu River is Dahang City, which he captured last time, and later tens of thousands of defeated soldiers from the Eighth Army were taken in here.At this time, the Goguryeo people had once again been stationed in this city. Because Gao Jianwu was king in the domestic city, additional troops were stationed in the Dahang City and Bodiao City in the downstream Jiangkou.

In just over half a year, Dahang City was even reinforced.

Dahang City has [-] troops stationed there.

guarding the river mouth.

"Master, what's the matter?"

Seeing that Luo Cheng has not given the order to attack for a long time, Lai Huer came to inquire.

"Something happened in the Central Plains. Yang Xuangan launched a rebellion in Liyang. Now he leads his troops to attack Luoyang, Li Mi leads his troops to attack Zhuo County, and Wang Bo leads his troops to attack Qi County."

Lai Huer was taken aback.

"Yang Xuangan actually rebelled!"

"Well, it's a rebellion." Lai Huer shook his head and sighed. Back then, he had conquered Yang Su from east to west. He had a lot of love with Duke Chu's mansion. Who would have thought that Yang Su had only been dead for a few years. Now Yang Xuangan actually rebelled, and it was still at this critical time of the Eastern Expedition.

"Prepare to retreat!"

Zhou Fashang, who had just arrived, asked worriedly, "Your Majesty has not issued an order, and we withdraw without an order. Is it feasible?"

"Suppressing the chaos is the most important thing. If the civil strife is uneven and the morale of the army is unstable, how can we fight this battle? Moreover, once the emperor receives the news, he will definitely have to withdraw his troops. By then, all land troops will withdraw. Will our navy attack the inner city alone? "

Regardless of the worries of the generals, Luo Cheng gave an order to withdraw the whole army to the Central Plains!

(End of this chapter)