Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 316 The Pioneer Opens

On this day, all the other generals arrived at Qin Palace, except Hanoi prefect Zhang Dinghe who was still on the road.

In the hall, hundreds of officials gathered, including six departments, three platforms and eleven temples, and Yang Ming presided over the discussion.

Gao Jiong sat at the top on the left, and his appearance undoubtedly boosted everyone's confidence.

Shi Wansui and Li Hun, as the highest-ranking military leaders staying in Beijing, are juniors in front of Gao Jiong. After all, Gao Jiong's military achievements are too high, Yang Su can't compare, the only one he has ever had in his life The defeat was due to assisting the Han king Yang Liang to attack Goguryeo in the capacity of Marshal Chang Shi.

And everyone who participated in that battle knew that it wasn't Gao Jiong's fault, because Yang Liang didn't listen to him at all.

The title of the Duke of the State also refers to the vassal states of the Spring and Autumn Period, and the most honorable title of the Duke of the Sui Dynasty was the Duke of Qi in Gao Jiong's time. Yang Su was not named the Duke of Chu who was inferior to the Duke of Qi until his death.

During the meeting, Shi Wansui said:

"Tuguhun's cavalry should account for more than [-]% of its total force. Most of the infantry guards the royal city, which is Fuqi (Si) City (Gonghe County in the east of Qinghai Province). In addition, there is Qingshui River Different from the Central Plains, the five big cities of Chishui, Jiaohe, Tuquzhenchuan, and Fuluochuan are different from those in the Central Plains. If you don't attack the city, you should find the main force to fight against Tuyuhun."

Although Tuyuhun was a nomadic people, under the presidency of the previous Khan Kwalu, they began to imitate the Sui system and set up a court with princes, servants, ministers, and doctors. Although the sparrows were small, they had all the internal organs.

But in fact, it is the tribal leaders below who are really in power. The Sui Dynasty is collectively called Mingwang. Although they have their own titles, the Central Plains will not recognize them, because their titles are Nanchang King, Dingcheng King, and Zhongliu. Wang, King Guangding, King Gaoning, King Zhao, etc., upon hearing this, I thought it was the king of the Sui Dynasty.

Famous kings vary from big to small, depending on the size of their tribe, the few have a few thousand households, and the many have tens of thousands of households.

Nomads have a characteristic, they live by water and grass. Although Tuyuhun has started large-scale farming and even has many smelting mines, the roots are still inseparable from water and grass.

Therefore, to defeat Tuyuhun and walk along the river, you can definitely find their main force, because they have no logistics troops, and their logistics is nature.

Gao Jiong more or less agrees with Shi Wansui's point of view. After all, Shi Wansui has more experience than him in foreign wars, but he still puts forward a different opinion:
"The main force of Tuyuhun is the cavalry, which gallops in the wilderness with its mobility, disappearing like ghosts and ghosts, but Taiping Gong said that there is no need to attack the city, but I don't agree with it. Their royal city Fucheng, the enemy forces from all sides will lead troops to rescue them, we can divide and attack them, it is easier than searching for the main force of the enemy army in the wilderness."

His strategy was to encircle the spot to fight for reinforcements, saving time and money searching for the whereabouts of the main forces of the various tribes of Tuguhun, after all, they were all cavalry, and they came and went without a trace.

Shi Wansui frowned and said: "When the battle starts, Murong Fuyun will definitely lead his troops outside. If we besiege his royal city, the opponent may not be fooled."

Gao Jiong said: "If he doesn't come to rescue, then we will take advantage of the situation and take down the city of Fuqi. The main force of our Sui Dynasty is the infantry. It is safer to defend the city and fight than to be attacked by most of the enemy's army outside."

"This strategy is feasible," Yang Ming nodded and said, "Tuyuhun knows that our main force is the infantry, so we must use its strengths to attack our weaknesses. Combining the forms of both sides, it is very necessary for us to take down some cities and fortresses. For the stronghold, we must find a place to stay for the rear supplies."

"Soldiers are very fast. When fighting against cavalry, it's a surprise attack. You don't need too many supplies," Shi Wansui said, "We can grab wherever we fight. We just need to walk along the river, and we don't have to worry about nowhere to eat."

Gao Jiong smiled wryly and said, "What we want to destroy is the king of Tuguhun, not the people of Tuguhun. If you eat all their food, what do they eat? Even if we destroy Tuguhun, we won't be able to stand there." stable."

Shi Wansui was stunned and said: "I understand Duke Dugu's meaning. I know that after conquering Fanbang, counties will be set up in the local area to consolidate the territory. However, it is possible to relocate people with minor crimes from the Central Plains to reclaim land. Why rely on them?"

Yang Ming explained: "Four words are enough to sum it up, and the environment is not acclimatized."

"That's the reason," Gao Jiong said, "Even if I migrated from the Sui Dynasty, without the help of the local Hu Xiyi, it would be very difficult to adapt. The fusion of Hu and Han is a hundred-year plan."

"I understand, just as I have diarrhea as soon as I arrive in the south, it's a reason," Shi Wansui laughed wildly.

Everyone in the hall also joined in the fun.

Yang Ming nodded: "Take Dugu Gong's policy as the general direction for the time being, and we will discuss the specific matters with Pei Ju after we get there."

The royal city of Tuguhun is on the easternmost side of Tuguhun, bordering on the Xiping County of the Sui Dynasty. This place is often invaded by Tuguhun, and it belongs to the Sui Dynasty in name, but the control of the Sui Dynasty over the area is actually very small.

During the reign of Emperor Kaihuang, this place was called Shanzhou, and the government was located in Huangshui County. At that time, the Sui Dynasty had absolute control over Shanzhou, because when Kwalu Khan was in power, he made a deal with Yang Jian.

His son Murong He was afraid of being killed by Kua Lu, and the famous king Tuoba Mumi wanted to lead his tribe to move to the Sui Dynasty, but Yang Jian did not agree, so Kua Lu took the initiative to give up Shanzhou as a reward.

Once Yang Jian died, the fragile agreement disappeared, and Tuguhun began to invade Shanzhou. However, because there was still a Huangshui County in this place under the control of the Sui Dynasty, when the local administration was reformed, it was named Xiping County. The prefect is not as good as a county magistrate, it is an absolute chore.

Sending troops from here is only five hundred miles away from the royal city of Tuguhun. There are four big rivers in the radius, Huangshui, Changningchuan, Niuxinchuan, and Haojin (wei)chuan, so it is destined that many tribes will live here.

According to Gao Jiong's strategy, it is actually not easy to send troops straight in from here.

Because Li Hun had no errands on him, he was very relaxed. Of course, his self-esteem was somewhat hurt.

After all, the absence of him in Yang Ming's big list shows that Yang Ming doesn't like him.

But people in his position have thick skins, so they don't care. What he cares about is that Yang Ming has transferred his right Xiaowei away, and the transfer is full, 4000 people, plus a grandson Sheng .

The original plan was to withdraw 5 people from Guanzhong, but his right Xiaowei accounted for half of them, and Yang Ming also asked him to lead all the military mansions in the Jingzhao area.

how do i leadI've become a bare-bones commander.

Giving authority in name, but in reality evading it, made Li Hun feel helpless, so he hoped that Yang Ming could express his opinion in front of so many people, who exactly did he lead?

"The army has been transferred, and Guanzhong is empty. Your Highness entrusts ministers with important tasks. I don't know who is the consul under his command?" Li Hun asked.

Yang Ming knew what he was thinking, so he said with a smile: "The prestige of Duke Yi is enough, why do you need other people's assistance?"

As he said that, Yang Ming looked into the hall: "When the king is not in Beijing, all the military mansions in Jingzhao are under the control of Duke Yi. Anyone who dares to disobey orders will be executed!"

After finishing speaking, more than [-] generals stood up immediately and said in one voice:
"The last general takes orders!"

Now, Li Hun felt relieved, one military mansion had one master, he could control You Xiaowei, but he couldn't control others, Yang Ming didn't let go, those people were hard to restrain.

At this time, Yang Ming looked at Yang Xiong again, and said with a smile:
"In His Majesty's will, although the King of Hedong temporarily leads the defense of the capital, with Yang Zhongshu as his assistant, but the affairs of Guanzhong still have to rely on the King Guan, you should work harder."

Yang Xiong stroked his beard and smiled: "King Qin, don't worry, he will be considerate in every response."

Yang Ming nodded, and then said, "Yang Xuanting."

"The last general is here," Yang Xuanting came out and said.

Yang Ming said: "I ordered you to lead the right-waiting vanguard army with 1 horses, and go to Zhangye County immediately. After arriving, after a little rectification, they went out of the border and plundered the army horses. I will only give you [-] horses, and you will raise the rest yourself."

"The last general takes orders," Yang Xuanting immediately stepped forward to receive the troop badge.

What Yang Ming meant was to let him snatch it. The lack of horses on the Sui side was a major disadvantage. The early harassment was also convenient for attracting Tuguhun's attention, because Zhangye County was directly north of Fucheng City.

And Yang Ming and the others planned to attack from Xiping County, which is due east of Fucheng City, so he needed to inform Pei Ju one step ahead and send someone to Xiping County to contact him.

On the side of the Sui Dynasty, in addition to the 30 troops, [-] civilians had to be recruited as logistical supplies. This part was handed over to Wei Jin, the servant of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. As for the preparations for the recruitment, it was Yang Yue's business.

Changsun Sheng will take [-] elite cavalry to set off first, head to Lintao County, and join Mai Tiezhang's [-] cavalry.

Yang Ming, on the other hand, waited until the troops from Henan, Shanxi and Hebei arrived before moving out.

Historically, the battle to conquer Tuguhun was fought by Yang Guang himself, and Yu Wenshu was the general manager of the march, but Murong Fuyun was allowed to run away. The latter took advantage of the civil strife at the end of the Sui Dynasty and successfully restored the country again. It was not until the period of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty that It was destroyed by Li Jing.

So this time, Yang Ming would definitely not let him run away, and even all the tribal leaders of Tuguhun had to be killed to avoid a resurgence.

If you want to conquer a place, you need to rely on force in the early stage, but you have to rely on management in the future. Only after the culture, language, and beliefs are completely unified, can this place truly belong to the Sui Dynasty and integrate into Chinese culture.

Fortunately, Tuguhun is different from Tie Le. Tie Le speaks Turkic dialect, but Tuguhun mainly speaks Xianbei and Chinese, so there is no obstacle in communication.

What they believe in is shamanism, that is, primitive witchcraft such as "respecting ghosts and gods, worshiping the heavens, the earth, the sun, the moon, the stars, the mountains and rivers", which are unreliable.

At the beginning, Kwalu Khan was also aware of this problem, and turned to respect Buddhism, and built temples in the local area to worship Sakyamuni Buddha statues, but so far, the effect has not been very satisfactory, because the popularity among the people is not high.

You can imagine how difficult it is for them to believe in Buddhism in a place where they depend on the sky.

(End of this chapter)