Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 749
Liaodong City.

Grand Marshal's House.

Luo Cheng is discussing matters with Wei Zheng, Hou Mo Chenyi, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and others.

"Yuan Taizuo has sent envoys again to present the surrender form, the map of mountains and rivers, and the household registration form, saying that he is willing to go to the king's title and return to the imperial court. To show his loyalty, the commander-in-chief is requested to send officials such as the governor and the captain."

Luo Cheng shook his head.

"Yuan Taizuo is even capable of killing the king, so it can be said that it is completely unbelievable."

Hou Mo and Chen Yi said, "I think Yuan Taizuo panicked after the Battle of Fuyuchuan, especially the actions of Tudiji in Sumoshui shocked him, so now he is willing to say anything in order to protect himself .”

"If this is the case, then the imperial court will decree that the land still occupied by the Yuan family will be organized into two counties, and the domestic and black bone cities on the west bank of the Yalu River will be unified as Xuantu County, and Pyongyang Lelang The lands owned by the Yuan clan south of the county shall be designated as Daifang County."

In the past, the imperial court divided the Yuan family into five counties. Among them, Yang Wanchun took the Pyongyang area as Lelang County, then there were two counties on the west bank of the Yalu River, one in Fuyuchuan, and one in the south of Lelang.

Now Le Lang Yang Wanchun's county has been controlled by Song Laosheng because of his death.

Therefore, Daifang County in the south of Lelang has actually become an enclave of the Yuan family. Although it is still controlled by his men and horses, it is far away.

Now that Fuyuchuan has been captured again, only the two hundred cities on the west bank of the Yalu River are left in the Yuan clan. There were three counties before, but in the past two years, Luo Cheng has continuously sent troops eastward, building forts and encroaching on the fields, making the Yuan clan territory is constantly shrinking.

Although the land is still very large, Luo Cheng is only willing to give him one county.

"Yuan Taizuo was granted the title of prefect and governor of Xuantu County, and he was conferred the title of Founding Duke of Xuantu County and Doctor Qing Guanglu. The soldiers and horses supported by him were only awarded one army establishment, and the military title was Guishun Army. Let Yuanshi build roads and set up post stations in the county."

"As for Daifang County, you can also click here."

As for Yuan Taizuo, although sooner or later he will send troops to defeat him, but there is no spare power right now.

Therefore, as long as he is willing to be soft, let him go first, but also take the opportunity to remove his title of king, so that he can legally submit to the imperial court, leaving behind for future troops.

"Will you send officials such as the county magistrate, county magistrate, county magistrate, county magistrate, post magistrate?"

"Yes, we will also send an army disarmament envoy to urge the Yuan family to dismantle their troops and keep only one army in each county."

Hou Mochen reported another matter.

"Tudiji recently launched a surprise attack on the Bodou tribe. The results were good at the beginning, but the Bodou tribe joined forces with the Anchegu tribe by the Nanshui River. How much advantage he took. He sent someone back and asked for reinforcements."

Luo Cheng shook his head.

"Reinforcement is impossible. We are now focusing on the Central Plains. But Tudiji is very loyal, so we can't ignore him. Let's let the Khitan soldiers support him. In addition, give Tudiji a batch of weapons and armor. Of course, you can’t give it to him for free, let him exchange Mohe prisoners of war from Boduo and Anchegu, as well as captured cattle, horses, livestock, and furs.”

"Next item."

"Wang Junkuo sent a message from the Central Plains, saying that Dou Jiande's general, Cao Bao, the governor of Weizhou, has led his troops across the Yellow River and went south to collect four counties."

"It seems that Xia Jun can't bear this temptation. Where's Li Mi? What's going on?" Luo Cheng asked with a smile.

This is excellent news.

"Li Mi, of course he was very angry. He was dispatching troops to punish the generals. He originally wanted Li Yuan to seize the four counties for him. He wanted to borrow food as a condition. When Li Yuan took the four counties and gave them to him, he would give them to Li Yuan. Make way to go back to Guanzhong. Unexpectedly, at this time we suddenly gave the four counties to Dou Jiande."

"It's a good show." Luo Cheng was very satisfied, "Where is Liu Wuzhou, when can we send troops?"

"This is a bit difficult. Liu Wuzhou's army is short of food, and he killed Wang Rengong to seize power. There are many dissatisfied in the army, so now they are busy consolidating power, and have been borrowing food from General Siye."

Luo Cheng shook his head, "It seems that Liu Wuzhou can't be counted on to defeat Dugu usurper, what about Siye?"

"Siye said that it would be difficult for Dingxiang to send troops if the horses are cold and thin today. He said it would be better to wait until winter and spring, and then send troops in early summer."

"So, the Xuanwu Army can't count on it for the time being?"

"The Xuanwu army is still busy dealing with Wang Xuba. It is really difficult to send troops until next summer."

Wei Zheng is quite optimistic, "As long as the towns of Mayi and Dingxiang don't make trouble for us, it's fine. It doesn't matter if we can't send troops for the time being. At least with them around, we can contain Fan Yang Dugu, Hebei Dou Jiande, and Hedong Yang Yichen. A lot of troops can also be regarded as support."

"But as long as Dugu usurps guard Linyu Pass and Lulongsai, then we still won't be able to attack hard." Fang Xuanling reminded.

"It's okay, we can bypass Linyu Pass and Lulongsai." Luo Cheng said with a smile.

"How to get around? The Yanshan Mountains are not easy to get around, especially because there are Great Walls in the pass."

"Mountains and cities are not easy to get around, so let's go by sea."

Luo Cheng asked someone to fetch a map, and then pointed to the east of Yuguan not far away.

"Is this Qinhuangdao?"

"Yes, this island, like Qingdao and Lushun, has an ice-free port, which is extremely rare in the north. Even the mouths of big rivers in Hejian and Beiping counties are mostly frozen in winter, but this harbor But it is a natural ice-free port. During the Eastern Expedition, we took advantage of the ice-free advantage of this port and delivered grain, grass, supplies, and supplies to the Liaodong front line in winter and spring."

Qinhuangdao is only about fifty miles away from Linyu Pass.

However, Linyu Pass is not to the east of Qinhuangdao but to the west.

In the Sui Dynasty, Linyuguan was not located in the later Shanhaiguan Pass, but was built about [-] miles west of it, along the Yu River, so it was called Linyuguan.

At this time, Yushui originated from Yanshui, with abundant water and rapid current, so it is very dangerous to set up a gate according to the water.

But compared with Shanhaiguan in later generations, it is still much worse.

No matter how turbulent the Yushui is, in winter, it still freezes, and you can still ride on the glacier.

Although there are Jieshi Mountain and Xiangshan Mountain behind Linyu Pass, there is still a big gap in the south of the sea.

"As long as we transport troops from the sea and quietly arrive at Qinhuangdao Port to land, we will be able to catch Linyu Pass by surprise. But now in winter, when the water in Yu is frozen, Linyu Pass has lost its greatest support. We can even completely bypass Linyu Pass." Yu, don't attack him at all, and directly attack Beiping and Fan Yang."

"But if Linyu Pass is not captured, then with such a fortress behind us, our soldiers and horses entering Hebei will not be able to get supplies. This is very dangerous." Du Ruhui reminded Luo Cheng.

Why in ancient wars, it was necessary to attack cities and seize fortresses, it was for logistical supplies.If you don’t lay down the nail behind, then he can threaten your supplies at any time, and if the army cuts off the supplies, it will be dangerous. Even if there is such a fortress, it will cut off your retreat.

Therefore, in conventional combat, it is necessary to take down the city passes on these roads.

Of course, if it is a special operation, you can also take a risk.

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