Emperor Sui Yang

Guanzhong can send up to [-] troops, which is already the limit, because the Great Patriotic War took place in Guanzhong. Although they won a great victory, all the counties were plundered by the Turks.

The county seat is fine, but the county seat also relies on the countryside.

The population of the Great Sui Dynasty was not like that of later generations where the county town occupied most of the population at the county level. In the Great Sui Dynasty, the population of the county town was just more concentrated. Most of the population was still distributed outside the city because the people lived on the land. of.

A big battle was won, but Guanzhong was already devastated, and Guanzhong was the capital of the country, so even if Yuwenshu was not happy, he would not dare to recruit too many troops in Guanzhong. Otherwise, if Guanzhong rebelled, it would really kill him. Dead.

"You should go to Luoyang early. The prince recommends you to be the commander of his majesty's guards. His majesty also thinks highly of you. Go there early and prepare." Just after the new year, Yu Wenshu told his eldest son Hua Ji at home to pack his bags and leave early.

Yu Wenhua had already prepared Yang Guang for thousands of years and was deeply trusted. However, no matter how much Yang Guang trusted Yu Wenshu, he would definitely be willing to keep the other party's eldest son by his side, which was somewhat like a hostage.

Therefore, everyone is satisfied with Yang Ming's suggestion.

Yu Wenhuaji frowned and said: "Zhao Deyan has received news that the new Khan Ashina Dujishi is already making preparations, and the Eighteen Grassland Departments are also urgently mobilizing. Although Shibi died in Guanzhong, most of the Eastern Turks The losses are not heavy, the main force is still there, and according to Zhao Deyan, the opponent's force can recruit at least 60 grassland cavalry. This year's northern expedition will be difficult to fight."

Yu Wenshu also sighed and said: "It's not the best time to send troops, but it's not impossible to fight. We, the Sui Dynasty, led the attack to destroy the power of Goguryeo, and our morale was extremely high. The East Turks lost another battle in Guanzhong, and they died at the end of the battle. They are afraid of me, the Sui Dynasty. Since they are timid, if they are in decline during the battle, they will easily be defeated. This can be used to my advantage. What they really have to worry about is the rear. The prince's burden is too heavy this time. ”

"It seems like he can't do anything, right?" Yu Wenhuaji said: "The treasury has no money and no food, and all of it has been allocated to the army. If there is a fire in the backyard like the last expedition to Goguryeo, the prince will have no way to save the day."

Now almost everyone knows that if there is a war, there will definitely be trouble everywhere.

Yuwen Shu said: "So we have to fight quickly. The war should not be delayed for more than half a year. The longer it is delayed, the more difficult it will be for the prince. Now the relationship between the prince and us is easing, so we cannot make it difficult for him. Your Majesty is very happy to have achieved success. If the Turks surrender, We must accept the surrender this time. In this way, His Majesty's face will be taken into account, and the difficulties of the prince in the rear will also be taken care of. As ministers, you should serve your king with all your heart. If you can do this well, your appointment in the court will be precarious. We can never fail."

Yu Wenhuaji nodded and said: "I'm stupid and not very good at talking. It's best to let Shiji Zhiji go to Luoyang with me. Then we can also blow some wind in front of His Majesty and promote the surrender. Zhao Deyan also needs to have some fresh air." , he is now following the third son, Ashina Dubi (Jieli), and is quite popular."

Yu Wenshu shook his head: "Don't say hello to Deyan. As a Han Chinese, if you encourage the Lord to surrender, you will be jealous. In the future, when the war starts and the Turkic army is deployed, he will find a way to send someone to inform me, so this victory is extremely unlikely." Big, the key is to fight quickly, which is why Yang Yue wants to be my general manager, Shi, and I decisively agreed. This person's god of military use is not much different from Yang Su. With his assistance, I have a greater chance of winning."

Yu Wenhuaji said nothing more, but greeted his two younger brothers and asked them to pack up and go to Luoyang with him.

Yang Guang, who is in Jiangdu, has not yet left because the taxes in Jiangnan are being collected, and half of the counties and counties have not yet paid.

Moreover, this time the imperial court also wanted to recruit 10 troops in the south.

One hundred thousand from the south, 15 from Guanzhong, [-] from Yang Guang were actually from Guanzhong, [-] from Luoyang, and the rest were recruited from Shanxi, Hebei, and Shandong.

For these three places, 15 people will be enough.

Yang Guang is not stupid. He is also worried that Hebei and Shandong are too resistant and cannot trip over the same stone twice. He always has a little memory, although not much.

But here comes the problem. It is true that there are only 15 soldiers, but more than 100 million civilians, the pressure is still on the four provinces of Shanhe. These four provinces have been suffering from bad luck for eight lifetimes. What Yang Guang has done since he ascended the throne is the whole fault. These four provinces are on top.

People from the south would not go north to work as husbandmen for you, and Yang Guang did not dare to do so. He knew better than anyone how unstable the south was.

Furthermore, the trade in the south was now the most developed place in the entire Sui Dynasty. Yang Guang would definitely be reluctant to mess up this place, otherwise the north and south would be in chaos, and the situation would be impossible to clean up.

Historically, the Xiaoguo Army was a new army recruited from the people of Guanzhong during Yang Guang's second conquest of Goguryeo. It was a recruitment, not a conscription.

Those who are recruited are called compulsory soldiers, and those who are recruited are called mercenaries.

In this life, the Xiaoguo Army also appeared, this 10-strong Southern Army. This [-]-strong army was divided into ten commanders, each with [-] men, named Ying Yanglang General. Most of the generals were locals from the South. people.

This group of people, Yang Guang, did not stay with him, but was assigned to Lai to protect his children.

Historically, the Xiaoguo Army was Yang Guang's imperial guard, but in this life, Yang Guang's left and right Yi guards and the main force of the left and right Bishen Mansion were all there. How could he use such temporary soldiers as his imperial guards?
It’s extremely helpless to come to protect the children. I’m not worthy of being the main force, am I?
To fight Goguryeo, what did you allocate to me?This time to fight the Turks, give me another group of these things?

Fei Qingnu, the confidant general, said in the mansion where he came to protect his son in Jiangdu: "It's another group of new troops. We don't even have time to train."

Cousin Lai Chengmin said: "Fortunately, there are many people here, who were from the Jianghuai Army who accompanied us on the expedition. The deployment should be okay, but the problem is that the military pay owed last time has not been paid out, and all the generals below have They are arguing."

The eldest son Lai Kai said: "Father, why don't you raise some money from the elders in your hometown to make up for the gap first? When you return from the expedition in the future, we will find a way to pay back the money. Otherwise, we will go on the road with a group of debt collectors. I'm afraid The military's morale is unsettled."

Lai Hu'er smiled and said: "No need, why did Your Majesty change Jiangnan soldiers to recruiting soldiers? It's because they still owe military pay, so they can't be recruited. If it is changed to recruiting soldiers, the accounts will be separated, and the money from last time will be the last time. , this time is this time." When recruiting soldiers, you don't give money first, but slowly, give some when you go out for the expedition, give some halfway, give some before the battle, and settle the account after the battle.

The final settlement is a big one, and according to the current national strength, it will basically be in arrears.

But this money, in name, cannot be regarded as supplementary military pay from last time, but can only be regarded as this time's salary.

Because if you count this money as repaying military pay, the soldiers will still not be able to be recruited, because the guards will think, how long will you owe me after I fight this time?If I die, will the pension money be lost?

Because now the court is giving priority to the living when allocating military pay, because the living will make trouble, but the dead will not.

Fei Qingnu frowned and said: "Zhou Fa is still in Pyongyang, Fan Zigai is in Wuwei, and I don't know half of the generals of Xiaoguo Army this time. Coordination and mobilization will not be easy."

Lai Hu'er said: "We set out from Zhuojun. It is just a flank, not the main force to attack the enemy. As long as we involve the six tribes on the east side of the Eastern Turks, we will be successful. There is Pei Ju in Zhuojun, and he is already deploying. You go now. In each camp, please find out for me which Ying Yang Lang generals can be used and which ones cannot be used. At least we must have a clear idea."

Lai Chengmin nodded: "Don't worry, brother, you still need to know people when hiring. Although these people are arranged by His Majesty, you are the chief manager. If you want to change them if you don't feel comfortable, His Majesty will not stop you."

Lai Huer smiled and didn't answer him. Can it be changed?It cannot be replaced.

The ten Ying Yang Lang generals are Sima Dekan and Hu Ben Lang General of Zuo Beishen Prefecture.

Yuan Li, from the Yuan family in Luoyang.

Liu Dewei, the son of Liu Zijiang, the governor of Piling County.

Wang Jingyu, the brother of Wang Zhuoling, the concubine of Yang Guang.

Wang Shichong, the county magistrate of Jiangdu.

Xiao Xuan, the governor of Danyang County.

Xiao Mian, a famous person and the leader of the great rebels in the late Sui Dynasty.

Xie Wu, the prefect of Qinghe County, was born in the Xie family of Chen County. Yang Guang was once Qianniu Beishen. He is the younger brother of Xie Wen. Generally speaking, the elder brother is a literary person, and there must be a younger brother with a single character of martial arts. Anyway, China has had this since ancient times. Naming habits.

Cai Yuankai, the son of Cai Yan, the current imperial doctor of the Imperial Academy, was a wine minister in the palace of Yang Guangjin.

Shen Shuyi, Shen Wuhua's younger brother.

Among these ten people, only Sima Dekan and Yuan Li had actually fought in the war. The reason why the rest were appointed as Ying Yanglang generals was for one reason: they could recruit soldiers and horses.

This is the role of people. Not to mention Wang Shichong, after working as the magistrate of Jiangdu County for so many years, he has become familiar with the local aristocratic families.

The two people named Xiao have their base camp in Jiangnan. The Xiao family has a good reputation and is also the main funder of recruiting troops. Xiao Xuan and Xiao Xian are the two who went with the army to get credit.

The remaining Wang, Xie, Cai, and Shen are all powerful families in the south. They are not called clans here, but their influence on the local area is similar to that of clans, except in the imperial court.

This arrangement is actually very obvious. Whoever can recruit soldiers will be the general, but when the war actually breaks out, they have to listen to the deputy general.

Because they are really incompetent. Half of the ten people are weak scholars and have no idea what a battlefield is like.

This is the most troublesome part of coming to protect children, but he can't say that the emperor's arrangement is inappropriate. If they don't arrange it this way, where will 10 people come from?

Treat the local with the local, this is the only law.

You must be afraid of your village party secretary, but you may not be afraid of a mayor from out of town. That's the reason.

The Xiao family has made a lot of money relying on water transportation in the past few years. They were originally Yang Guang's small treasury. Now that you are needed this time, there will naturally be a lot of money. The Xiao family has provided one-third of the money needed to recruit soldiers this time. one.

To fight is to fight for money.