Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 354
After Sun Xiangfu handed over the news from Zhao Long to Li Shimin, Li Shimin was overjoyed, and immediately discussed with Fang Xuanling, Li Jing and others how to make use of Gao De to make a fuss.

Regarding military strategy, Sun Xiangfu is self-aware, and it seems more reliable to let Li Jing and Fang Xuanling make suggestions. Fortunately, the Northeast Fourth Division is still obedient. After Li Shimin talked to them, they immediately agreed to the plan to send troops, but it was a little unexpected His own army became the main force of the Tang Dynasty so quickly. Historically, when Li Shimin conquered Goguryeo, the four of them played both positive and negative roles. For example, the Mohe tribe first helped Goguryeo, and then voted for the Tang Dynasty. .

In life, distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors, but it is not necessarily the case at the level of national warfare. On the contrary, it is something most leaders are willing to do.

Therefore, ministers such as Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling still agree with the loyalty of the four chiefs, and gave them some promises. Mansion, use the model of Anbei Daduhufu to develop Andong Duhufu, and make the entire Northeast region rich as soon as possible.

Several leaders were overjoyed when they heard the words, because after the establishment of the Anton Protectorate Mansion, from the army to the management, they will all be the people of their four departments. In terms of economy, the annual tribute required by the court is very small, so they all expressed their willingness. Fully cooperate with the emperor's plan, and don't object to handing over the army to Su Dingfang to lead.

After negotiating this matter, several leaders and Su Dingfang led a small number of light cavalry to set off overnight, and Sun Xiangfu also had one more person in the team returning to Chang'an, Hou Junji.

Li Shimin has always been very accurate in employing people. As the next successor of the Minister of War in his mind, Hou Junji is the best at military training and strategy among the generals of the guards. There is more than a little preparation for a large army to go on an expedition. Hou Junji had to seize all the time to prepare, and Sun Xiangfu became the second in command of the preparation team for the great war. Hou Junji was in charge of troop deployment and training.He is mainly in charge of military equipment and food and grass logistics. In addition, he has the position of deputy chief examiner of the imperial examination on him. Before arriving in Chang'an, Sun Xiangfu felt a lot of pressure.

"Lu Gong, next year to conquer Goguryeo, His Majesty has stated that he will send out the best of the sixteen guards. I don't know how many elites there are in the sixteen guards?" Sun Xiangfu, who had never participated in military aircraft at the national level, took advantage of the time between changing horses and resting. Like a novice, he asked Hou Junji.

"The sixteen guards consist of more than 25 to [-] people. They are elite, referring to the veterans who have been on the battlefield. Excluding those who stay behind, there are almost [-] soldiers in each guard who want to participate in the battle! Plus auxiliary transportation Supply folks, next year we will dispatch at least [-] people."

"More than 25?" Hearing this number, Sun Xiangfu's scalp felt a little numb.

With such a large scale of battle, many people will die if you think about it with your ass. It is also because Sun Xiangfu has not read enough history books. In history, Li Shimin fought Goguryeo. The total number of recorded beheadings alone is nearly 10. The specific casualties must be much larger than the number of beheadings, but even so, he did not defeat it, which shows the scale of Goguryeo's defense against the Tang army at that time.

"Why? Do you think there are many? In fact, it is His Majesty who cares about the people and minimizes the scale of the battle. Goguryeo has 37 counties, more than two hundred cities, and more than one million households. This is not counting their major allies. Long before my Great Tang, they could support more than 50 motorized cavalry. Even if there are some rebellions now, I estimate that they have at least [-] troops in the country. Why do you think they dare to treat my Great Tang? Gong? That's because they have such strength, even Yang Guangzheng's army of one million can't attack them, which shows that they are not so easy to fight."

It is said that Sun Xiangfu had a concrete understanding of the strength of Goguryeo. No wonder Wang Hao tried every means to make Tang Dynasty attack Goguryeo, and Li Shimin had always been eager to try Goguryeo in his heart. A series of methods have improved Datang's national strength a lot, and his war potential is really not lower than that of Datang.In history, Li Shimin was able to rise a bit because of the surprise attack that killed Jieli. Otherwise, it is really hard to say who the overlord of East Asia is at this time. At least Tubo and Goguryeo are no better than Li Tang in terms of military strength. How much worse.

Many historians of later generations believe that in the early Tang Dynasty, the number of Goguryeo's troops should be more than 60, and the reason why Gaozong won the victory is because Taizong had already accumulated certain battle results.

Li Shimin conquered Goguryeo and captured more than ten fortress cities such as Xuantu, Hengshan, Gaimu, Momi, Liaodong, Baiyan, Beisha, etc., tearing apart Goguryeo's strongest line of defense against the Tang Dynasty, not only their main battle After the army was disabled, more than [-] households with a high degree of Sinicization and strong productivity in these places were included in the Tang Dynasty.

Afterwards, generals such as Niu Jinda, Li Ji, and Li Hai'an led the water armies to harass Goguryeo continuously, so that they were too tired to deal with it and could not give birth and recuperate.

Therefore, this war is likely to be protracted and cannot be taken lightly. Then, the task of providing food, grass and equipment for the 25 army is even more difficult.

Soon, after Sun Xiangfu obtained the daily consumption data of various soldiers from Hou Junji, he suddenly felt a stone on his chest.

It's no wonder that a powerful country often falls into economic difficulties because of a war, turning from prosperity to decline. It turns out that in ancient times, war was the most expensive job, and there was no one.

A young and strong soldier needs to eat three meals a day during the war. Moreover, it does not rule out the cold in winter, and extra meals to nourish. The consumption of food alone is more than one stone per month for each soldier, and there are even those who eat a lot If it costs more than two shi, then the 25 troops will consume more than 40 shi of food in a month, and about 500 million shi in a year, which is almost half of the rice production in Jiangnan. The grain is transported to the front line, and the other half of the production is almost taken in.

This is only for people to eat. Horses and livestock are the most consumed. In the plan, there will be almost 10,000 cavalry preparations for this expedition. Then, the number of horses and livestock that need to be fed may be as high as 500+. The consumption of fodder and soybeans is about three times the value of human consumption. Sun Xiangfu is not good at arithmetic, so he roughly calculated it in his heart. At the current market price, it is only a matter of solving the problem of eating. In the end of the year, it will cost nearly [-] million guan.

Then, including the more expensive ironware, armor equipment, and warships, the investment of 1000 million yuan is estimated to be far from enough.

After calculating this account, Sun Xiangfu knew why a country would have to accumulate years, or even a generation, to launch a national war. Based on the tax balance of 300 million yuan per year in the past, none of them were more than five years old. How could one dare to fight a war of this scale, and even if it was fought, it would not dare to fight for a long time. It must end within a year.

"I figured out why His Majesty made such an understatement, so I assigned this task to me. It turned out that I was afraid that if I said it in too much detail, I would postpone it. No, Lu Gong, I have to go back. I can't do this job!"

"Hehe, if you can't do this job, no one in Tang Dynasty can do it. Don't worry, didn't you give you the right to special expropriation? Although the amount is large, you can go to various places to collect it, and it may not be possible. I can't make it up." Hou Junji seemed to have more confidence than Sun Xiangfu himself.

During wartime, all apportionments from the imperial court will definitely go to the people. In ancient times, when wars started, it was the common people who suffered the most. If you ask Sun Xiangfu to extend his hand to the poor common people, he must be won't do it.

Therefore, during the next time on the road, Sun Xiangfu was always thinking about how to solve the problem without passing these war expenses on to the common people.

After a journey of more than 2000 miles, the fast horse walked for seven or eight days before finally arriving. When the exhausted Sun Xiangfu led the guards to the front of his castle-like mansion, there was no one to greet him. There are many guards, looking like they are facing an enemy.

"Governor, you are finally back! Madam is about to give birth, and many midwives have come to see her, and the imperial doctor..."

Sun Xiangfu didn't have time to listen down. He lost the reins and ran towards the house. After entering the hall, he found that besides everyone in the Yu family, Empress Changsun was also there, with an anxious expression on his face.

"I have seen the empress, how is the situation now?"

Empress Changsun extended her hand to avoid Sun Xiangfu's gift, but she couldn't answer. She looked at the royal doctor and the two old women who were in charge of childbirth in the palace.

"Sun Dudu, the situation is not good. Mrs. Jun has had abdominal pain for two hours, and the baby hasn't come out yet, and, and..."

"And what?"

Seeing that the old imperial doctor's eyes were evasive and he didn't dare to answer directly, Sun Xiangfu grabbed the imperial doctor's arms and asked nervously.

"Besides, Mrs. Jun's physical strength is getting worse and worse, I'm afraid..."

The couple's physical strength began to decline, and the child hadn't come out yet. To put it in a simple term, it would be "dystocia". .

No wonder Yu Chang and his wife clenched their fists pale.

"Zhengming, I have asked the imperial doctor to boil the hundred-year-old ginseng to feed Xiu'er. Maybe, when the medicine's power is fully exerted, she will be able to regenerate new energy and give birth to the baby."

When Empress Changsun gave birth to Li Chengqian for the first time, it didn't go well. She relied on ginseng to boost her energy and persisted for a long time before Li Chengqian was born. Now, if there is no other way, she can only drink ginseng soup.

Hearing this, Sun Xiangfu always felt unreliable, and soon he came outside Yu Xiuer's delivery room, and heard the heart-piercing and weaker cries in the room, Sun Xiangfu finally yelled at Zhang Ke, "Bring the knife I prepared."

After all, Sun Xiangfu was about to open the door and go in, but was stopped by the old lady waiting in front of the door.

"Captain, the delivery room for pregnant women is a filthy place, you'd better not go in."

The Imperial Physician ordered Zhen Chen to hear what Sun Xiangfu said, but he was shocked, and rushed to stop him, "Dudu Sun, please forgive me, the doctor is not guilty, it is actually the wife of the county who is pregnant with twins in her first child..."

"Get out of the way, the governor asked for a knife, not to kill you doctors, but to quickly perform a caesarean section."

Time was urgent, and Sun Xiangfu was too lazy to explain to them too much, but hearing him say the word 'caesarean section', even Empress Changsun turned pale. As a woman, he couldn't see this kind of thing happening in front of his eyes.

"It's not right, the child can be reborn if it's gone. If you do this thing of saving your son and killing your wife today, I won't let you go."

Hearing this, Yu Chang and his wife also blocked the door from left to right, and said with tears all over their faces, "My son-in-law, my little girl conceived and gave birth to your grandson's family. You can't end up like this. If you want to cut your little girl's abdomen , and please cut off the heads of my husband and wife first."

Hearing this, Sun Xiangfu was speechless for a while, what is it all about!

"Hey, who said that caesarean section will kill people? I, Sun Zhengming, am not such a wolf-hearted person. If you don't get out of the way, Xiu'er will really be in danger."

At this moment, what Sun Xiangfu hopes most is that what Li Chunfeng said in his crow's mouth is true, because he was worried about Yu Xiu'er's birth, so he started to do theoretical research in a hurry, but there is really no real truth. Have practiced it!In case of failure, the wife and children will have three lives. The pressure can no longer be described in Shanda.

(End of this chapter)