At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 117: Straight Talk
There were soft rustling noises from outside the cave, and it was snowing again, and the bone-piercing wind occasionally poured in, making people's hair stand on end. Gao Bufan couldn't help throwing more dry wood into the fire to make the bonfire even more vigorous .Fortunately, there is a bush forest not far from the cave, so it is convenient to get firewood, otherwise the night will be difficult.

Yu Juluo listened to the sound of snow falling outside, his face was a little dignified, and he murmured: "This year's snow falls a bit more frequently, and it's only the middle of winter, if there are a few more white disasters in the twelfth lunar month, we will wait until the beginning of spring. The Turkic people may not be able to sit still."

Gao Bufan wondered, "Why?"

Yu Juluo explained: "When the white disaster comes, even cattle, sheep and other livestock can't withstand it, and there must be many casualties. These are the rations of the Turkic people. There is no food in the beginning of spring. The Turkic people, apart from going south to plunder the Sui Dynasty, There is no other way."

"If there is a chance, it shouldn't happen!" Gao Bufan said.

Yu Juluo sneered and said: "If Qimin Khan is still there, it is true, but the current Shibi Khan is hard to say. This person has always been extremely dissatisfied with the weakness of his father Qimin Khan. He sat on the throne of Khan. He immediately stopped and continued to pay tribute to the Great Sui. Although he still surrendered to the Great Sui on the surface, he was actually dissatisfied. Now that the whole country of the Great Sui is attacking Goguryeo, it is a good time for him to go south to herd horses. The Turks are not comparable to the Khitan , not only has a vast territory, but also has much stronger soldiers and horses, which is a serious threat to the northern side of the Sui Dynasty, but Goguryeo is located in a corner of Liaodong, and the threat to the Sui Dynasty is almost non-existent."

Gao Bufan's heart moved, it seemed that Yu Juluo was also opposed to the Eastern Conquest of Korea, so it was reasonable for Yang Guang not to use him.

"Senior Yu, what do you think the emperor's chances of winning the Eastern Conquest of Korea are?" Gao Bufan asked calmly.

Yu Juluo didn't seem to have any scruples, and maybe he really regarded Gao Bufan as a life-and-death friend, and said very calmly: "If the emperor sits at the rear with peace of mind, this battle will surely win, if the emperor comes to Liaodong in person, the outcome is uncertain!"

A flash of surprise flashed in Gao Bufan's eyes. He also asked Li Jing this question before, but the latter kept it secret, and he didn't continue after halfway through the sentence. unanimous.

"Senior Yu means that the emperor will not lead the army?" Gao Bufan asked cautiously.

Yu Juluo shook his head and said indifferently: "That's not the case. The emperor is actually well versed in the art of war and has rich experience. When the emperor was still the king of Jin, he served as the commander-in-chief and wiped out Nanchen. There is no doubt about his ability to lead the army, and the emperor is also very smart, even smarter than the previous emperor, those who call the emperor a fool are just ignorant people who are hearsay, don't pay attention to it!"

Gao Bufan was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Yu Juluo's evaluation of Yang Guang to be so high, which was very different from the evaluation of the world and history books.

"In this case, why does Senior Yu think that if the emperor sits at the rear with peace of mind, he will win this battle, but if he comes to Liaodong in person, the victory will be unpredictable?" Gao Bufan asked puzzled.

Yu Juluo sighed lightly and said: "Actually, for a king, knowing how to use people is more important than knowing how to use troops. The battlefield is changing rapidly, and the fighters can be manipulated a little bit. If the frontline soldiers are too tightly bound, they cannot adapt to the situation , ranging from a missed opportunity to a complete failure.

If the emperor sat in the rear with peace of mind and allowed the soldiers in the front to do things cheaply, it would not be a problem to defeat Goguryeo with the millions of soldiers of the Sui Dynasty. On the contrary, after the emperor came to Liaodong in person, the soldiers in the front would inevitably be restrained everywhere, and it would be difficult to use them freely, so the outcome is unpredictable.

Moreover, the current emperor is no different from his early years. When the emperor was Jin Wang, he was humble and studious, but now he is more and more self-willed, unable to listen to different opinions, and only thinks that everything is under control. "

Gao Bufan couldn't help sweating and said: "Senior Yu, be careful!"

Yu Juluo said disapprovingly: "I, Yu Juluo, have acted in an upright manner all my life. Even in front of the emperor, I am outspoken. There is no need to hide it, and a certain family has a relationship with the little brother. That's why I'm talking about these things. If someone else , a certain family is too lazy to poach him."

Hearing this, Gao Bufan couldn't help admiring him. If Yang Guang could reuse a minister like Yu Juluo, it is estimated that the Sui Dynasty would not have died in his hands. However, with Yang Guang's heart, the more ministers like Yu Juluo, the more Impossible to be reused!
Yu Juluo tightened his clothes, and asked back: "Now that the first-line army in the west of Liaoning is gathered, and the food and supplies are basically ready, little brother, when do you think the emperor will officially send troops?"

"It should be after the beginning of spring. It's freezing cold now, and it's inconvenient to march!" Gao Bufan replied.

Yu Juluo smiled mysteriously and said, "I think the Goguryeo people think so too!"

Gao Bufan was slightly startled, no way, could it be that Yang Guang would launch an attack in the twelfth lunar month of winter?However, this can indeed be done by surprise, but can the Sui army's logistics support keep up with this kind of harsh weather conditions?It seems to be choking enough, don't steal the chicken or turn back the rice.

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The man in the golden mask walked in front of him at a moderate pace, and Wang Xuba followed behind with Li Shanfei in his arms.Li Shanfei's sternum was shattered by a landslide hit by Yu Juluo, and his heart and lungs were probably severely injured, but this man's life was so hard that he hadn't completely died at this time.

After walking across the Tuhe River along the ice, the man in the golden mask stopped and turned around slowly. Wang Xuba also stopped and said with a calm expression, "Let's do it, let our brothers die here!" That's fine too."

But the man with the golden mask took out a porcelain bottle and threw it over. He said in a cold voice, "This is Xueshenwan. It can temporarily hang your life. Whether you can live or not depends on his own good fortune."

Wang Xuba quickly put Li Shanfei down, opened the porcelain bottle and smelled it, his eyes lit up, and carefully poured a red pill from it into Li Shanfei's mouth.

The man in the golden mask took out another bottle of gold-chuang medicine and threw it at Wang Xuba's feet, and said calmly: "Let's go, you are free, and you will have nothing to do with Jinghua Shuiyue Tower in the future." After speaking, he turned and wanted to leave.

"Wait a minute!" Wang Xuba looked a little excited.

The man in the golden mask stopped, but did not turn around. Wang Xuba calmed down and said in a deep voice, "Is this what the landlord meant, or are you making your own decisions?"

The man in the golden mask turned around and looked at Wang Xuba with emotionless eyes. The latter said with awe in his heart, "Although your eyes and voice are the same as those of the landlord, I know you are not the landlord at all. Are you Hanyue, or Lenglou?"

The man in the golden mask slowly took off his mask, Wang Xuba was stunned for a moment, then he lost his voice: "It's you!"

The man in the golden mask put on the mask again, and said calmly: "You are free, this is what the landlord means, go!" After speaking, she jumped up and disappeared into the night after a few ups and downs. Although her voice was still cold, But it's not old at all, it sounds young.

Wang Xuba expressed gratitude, bowed deeply to the back of the golden masked man, then picked up Li Shanfei and strode away, but the scene of the golden masked man taking off his mask was still replaying repeatedly in his mind.

(End of this chapter)