Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 518
In autumn, the red leaves are more and more colorful, and the Penglai Wharf is getting more and more lively.

Under the order of the Eastern Expedition again, Donglai once again served as the naval base camp, and countless sailors, government soldiers, and food and grass gathered here.

And because Lushun has become a newly occupied county of the Sui Dynasty, the [-] Sui troops stationed in Lushun and Jian'an also completely depend on supplies being transported from Donglai Port.

"The assembly is starting now, but it is estimated that the official expedition will wait until after March next year, or even April or May."

The father and his son were walking on the pier of Penglai Port, watching the countless streams of people.

"Conquer the East every year, and now I don't know why I have to conquer the East." The old man sighed.

Luo Cheng didn't speak.

Initially, there was nothing wrong with the plan of conquering the east. After all, the threat of Goguryeo was real.The mistake can only be said that there were some mistakes in the strategy at the beginning, too many troops were sent for the first time, or the command was not unified.

Then the second Eastern Expedition was a bit reluctant. The Central Plains was turbulent, but the emperor was anxious for the second expedition.These two expeditions finally encountered a major rebellion. Although the rebellion was quickly put down, the emperor immediately went to the third expedition. The emperor only stared at Liaodong, but he didn't know that the situation had already changed.

Although Goguryeo is getting weaker and weaker every time, the Central Plains is also getting more unstable every day.

"When will father come to Beijing?"

Luo Gui shook his head, "Si Ye is already married, what else am I going to do in Beijing?"

Siye got married in August, and the emperor really loved Princess Izumo very much. It is said that on the day of the wedding, she sent her off ten miles away.

The emperor not only gave the princess the fiefdom of 100 households, but also took out [-] million guan of money and silk for the wedding and rewards. The emperor also directly transferred the residences of Li Min and Yuwen Eying in Luoyang to his heirs. Industry.

"Now you have six brothers, only Xiao Liu is still unmarried."

"Father, I discussed with Shiji before, and he also told his father that Uncle Xu agrees with the marriage between Xiaoliu and Xiaoniang of the Xu family."

"Just agree. The Xu family agrees with me, so naturally I have no objection. I'll just have one thing, hold the wedding as soon as possible, and get married early." Dad is more worried about Xiao Liu's affairs. Although this kid is only seventeen, his wife hasn't married yet. There are quite a few women in the room, and now there are four or five children, and the oldest is four years old, which is really a bit of a nonsense. "The Xu family knows that Xiao Liu has a concubine's child, right?"

"Yes, they have nothing to say."

Taking a concubine before marrying a wife, or even raising children by a husband, is considered a very common thing in this era, especially those from big and famous families, and there is nothing against it. It can't compare to the birth.

"Fighting for years, never stop, hey."

Dad sighed.

Luo Cheng could only smile wryly. Since the Eastern Expedition began, he was out fighting almost all year round. Every time he came back, he only stayed for a day or two. The last time he didn't even stay for a day.

Right now, he just came from Jiangnan and is going to Liaodong again.

Many soldiers hoped to have a vacation and let them go home for a reunion, but the decree was to let them go directly to Liaodong, and Luo Cheng couldn't help it.

"I hope that after Yang Xuangan's rebellion is put down this time, Henan will be able to stabilize for a while."

The next day, Luo Cheng bid farewell to his wife, concubine and son, and set off again.

pier.

Li Xuanba came on horseback.

"Brother-in-law, wait for me."

Luo Cheng looked at Xuanba, "Why are you here? Didn't you agree to let you stay in Donglai to take care of your sister?"

"My sister is fine. I want to go to Liaodong with my brother-in-law. Brother-in-law, look at me, I have been recuperating my body every day according to the prescription you gave me, and I went for a run every morning. I have been pulling bellows and swinging hammers in the iron workshop for almost a year. , look how strong I am now."

As he said that, Xuanba also took out a hammer.

"This hammer is as heavy as yours, brother-in-law. You can see that I dance very smoothly."

Luo Cheng looked at this kid, this year's work has really changed a lot.

He was weak before, but Luo Cheng knew an earthwork for him, and then asked him to exercise more. This kid listened to Luo Cheng very much, ran every day, and actually went to the iron workshop to learn how to forge iron, starting from pulling the bellows, to the back Swing a sledgehammer.

Every day, I take a lot of precious medicinal herbs to take a medicinal bath, and in summer, I swim in the sea again.

After practice and practice, this kid has changed from a sick child abruptly. Now he has grown a lot taller, his body is much stronger, and his arms are full of muscles.

A hammer swung to the ground with the whistling wind.

"Does your sister know you're coming?"

"I know, the third sister said that I will follow you."

"Okay, then you can join my white horse righteousness and follow me."

"Thank you brother-in-law." Xuan Ba ​​was very happy.

In Donglai Port, Luo Cheng and his party transferred to Donglai's large ships, many of which can carry 800 people on the five-tooth warship, and there are also yellow dragon warships that can carry 500 people. It is good for sea navigation, but fortunately they only sail along the coast and do not sail in the deep sea, and there are no major storms in this season.

In addition to these high-rise ships, there are also many warships and fighting ships suitable for sea warfare, as well as some fast-moving speedboats.

These ships are very new, built in recent years for the Eastern Expedition.

The crew and sailors are basically young and strong from Jianghuai and other places. Most of these people are fishermen and crew members living along the river and coast, and they are good at sailing boats.

In addition to transporting Luo Cheng's 5000 people, the fleet was followed by a large fleet, some of which were loaded with supplies for Lushun and Jian'an, and some of which were loaded with criminals exiled to Liaodong. Most of these people were thieves during the Yang Xuangan Rebellion last time, and they were exiled from Donglai to Liaodong one after another at this time.

As many as nearly 10 people were sentenced to exile in Liaodong. After leaving Donglai Port, some people have been put on the islands along the way.

The islands of the archipelago, which were relatively desolate a few years ago, are now full of people. These refugees can only cultivate wasteland on the island, fish, and do some things such as repairing and supplying passing ships.

"Shicheng, there is an acquaintance on the boat behind, and Wang Bo is also there."

Qin Qiong came over and said to him.

"He's not dead?" Luo Cheng was a little surprised. After all, he was the Duke of Qi, a pseudo-Chu, and he was regarded as an important leader.As a result, Qin Qiong said that because Wang Bo surrendered earlier and directly led 5 subordinates to surrender together, he was lucky this time. He was not executed, but all his family property was confiscated, and then the whole family was exiled to Liaodong.

"Call him here."

When we met again, Wang Bo was much older, his beard and hair half gray.

Luo Cheng poured him a glass of wine.

Wang Bo drank it down in one gulp, full of bitterness.

"What are your plans for going to Liaodong?" Luo Cheng asked.

"What plans do you have? Exile in Liaodong and monitor the land reclamation."

"Why don't you come to our army and follow me to conquer Goguryeo, which is also considered a redemption."

Wang Bo was so surprised that he couldn't speak.

"It's fine if you don't want to."

Wang Bo was dazed for a long time, then Fang said, "I am willing."

(End of this chapter)