Emperor Sui Yang

Yang Ming, who is in Luoyang, has been paying attention to the war on the front line. Once the military information is sent to Luoyang, it will be sent to the East Palace as quickly as possible.

Officials at all levels are not allowed to go home during this period. They are all stationed at various government offices in the imperial city, waiting for the prince's call at any time.

"Xingyang has been stabilized. Qu Tutong sent a message saying that Xuanzang has continued to pursue the enemy eastward and that the Shandong rebels have dispersed," Fang Xuanling said.

Li Jing raised his eyebrows and said, "At this time, we should send troops to Xingyang. The crisis in Dongdu has been resolved."

Xingyang is right on the edge of Dongdu and is the lifeblood of the canal. As long as there are no problems in this place, there will be no threat to the east of Luoyang.

In this way, the army stationed in Luoyang can be moved. No matter how many soldiers you have, if you don't use them, they will be nothing.

"Is there any news about Xuan Zong?" Yang Ming asked.

Fang Xuanling shook his head: "Xuan Ting and Xu Shiji are resting in Xingyang. Hou Junji has borrowed some food and is already on the road. Counting the days, they should be in Dongjun. Without His Highness's order, they will not enter Shandong. "

To the east of Dongjun are Dongping County and Jiyin County in Shandong.

Now that Zhang Xutuo is not in Shandong, Yang Ming will not let the army take risks easily. Defending Dongjun means guarding the passage from Shandong to Luoyang.

Yang Ming's decision was to attack Hebei first. As long as Hebei and Henan are stable, Shandong will be easy to deal with. After packing up Shandong, they can then go all the way south to reach Jiangnan.

"We still need to give instructions to Xuan Zong, lest he be tempted by the enemy and advance rashly," Li Jing suggested.

This suggestion can only be made by him, because it sounds like he is worried about Xuan Zong and the others, and can easily be understood as saying bad things. It can easily be understood by Xuan Zong as saying that you look down on me?

If others say this, Xuan Zong will hold a grudge, but Li Jing is fine.

Yang Ming smiled and said: "People, when their brains are hot, they dare to do anything. The pharmacist's suggestion is right. I have ordered Xuan Zong not to leave Dongjun under any circumstances."

"Taiping Gong has stationed in Liyangcang. It is the end of the twelfth lunar month and the Wagang bandits may attack Wei County at any time. We should send troops," Tu Wanxu reminded.

Yang Ming nodded: "Deploy 1 people from the Luoyang Garrison, led by Tu Wanxu, with Su Lie as the deputy general, and go to Banzhu Pier. After confirming the safety of the route along the river, we can board the boat to cross the river."

To put it lightly, it actually takes a long time to prepare, and mobilizing 1 people cannot be so fast. This is why a general's temporary indecision can delay important events.

Tu Wanxu didn't expect that the prince would do things so happily. He thought he would discuss it with everyone before making a decision, but in the end he made a prompt decision.

Others were happy, but he had no reason not to be happy. Tu Wanxu stood up quickly and said, "I will go down and prepare now."

Yang Ming nodded and said: "Send an order to Qu Tutong to supply the army from the north. If he mobilizes it, he will eat Xingluocang."

Tu Wanxu was overjoyed, as this meant that his logistics supplies had been clearly arranged.

"There are too many thieves in Hebei. Even if Tu Wanxu goes, we still don't know whether we can resist the Wagang thieves," Dugu Zuan said with a frown after Tu Wanxu and Su Lie left.

Yang Ming smiled and said: "This time, Hebei is the most important to suppress the rebellion. Jijun is the stronghold on the north bank of the army. There is no room for failure. I have gone out to vent my thoughts. I have not enough to retreat the enemy, but more than enough to resist. When the news from Dongjun comes, the pharmacist will Let’s take my Dong Palace Guards on the road.”

Li Jing nodded: "I accept your order."

Then, Yang Ming looked at Wuhua and said: "As for the civil unrest in various parts of Henan, we are ordering all counties and counties to recruit [-] to [-] troops as appropriate to quell the civil unrest within their jurisdiction as soon as possible. Those who delay will be punished with the loss of cities and land, and they will be confiscated at the same time. They have to figure out how to raise taxes this year and how to recruit soldiers, but the taxes cannot be touched."

Wu Hua nodded and said, "I understand."

At present, in Henan, although there are still some riots in various places, they are not large in scale and have not become a climate.

If there was too much chaos, Yang Ming would not dare to issue strict orders to the local officials, otherwise he would force them to make actions that were detrimental to the court.

In a place of great chaos, be gentle and treat small chaos as normal.

At this time, Xue Shou, who had been hesitant and silent, suddenly said: "I think that this is the only time to send troops. The snow has stopped and the road has become frozen. If there is another snowstorm, the march may not be able to make it."

Yang Ming was stunned for a moment. This was the disadvantage of not going out. He didn't expect this.

Yang Yichen frowned and said, "But there is no news from the direction of Xuanzong. We don't know what happened to him. If there is a fierce battle in Dongjun, it may not be appropriate for us to rashly transfer the garrison."

Li Jing shook his head and said: "Since the last heavy snowfall, it has been cloudy and sunny, which is not conducive to snow melting. If there is another heavy snowfall, the army will not be able to mobilize. Bo Bao's (Xue Shou's) concerns are justified. If Ji County cannot protect the , the impact is too big.”

At this time, everyone looked at Yang Ming, waiting for him to make up his mind.

After a while, Yang Ming said in a deep voice: "There are many gates around Dongdu. Even if the army is transferred, the impact will not be too big. As the pharmacist said, Ji County is now the key to my northward journey. Its importance has exceeded Xingyang. According to my general order, Li Jing will lead [-] Donggong guards, Huangfu Wuyi will lead [-] garrison troops, and they will follow and cross the river as soon as possible." "I accept the order!" Li Jing and Huangfu Wuyi stood up and said.

Huangfu Wuyi was nominally a stay-at-home officer in the Eastern Capital. This position could not be moved by anyone except the emperor and the prince. Now that the prince was in Luoyang, his stay-at-home position was in name only.

This is not an attempt to evade rights; it is called suppression of rights.

In fact, Jijun was about to start a fight at this time.

It's incredible to say that the Shandong rebels were torn apart. Many rebels fled in all directions. Some people robbed some boats from villages along the coast and crossed the river to the north. Some even swam across the Yellow River.

The strong vitality can be seen from the fact that some people can freeze to death outside, and some dare to cross the Yellow River in winter.

So, people’s physiques vary greatly.

The Yellow River here is basically in the middle and lower reaches. It is not as fast as the upper reaches, but it definitely does not meet the conditions for crossing.

After crossing the river, the rebels scattered in scattered directions, looking for places to plunder. They knew better than anyone where there were officers and soldiers, because they only dared to plunder places where there were no officers and soldiers garrisoned.

So Zhai Rang, who was in Neihuang County, learned that the imperial army had arrived in Liyangcang.

"I sent an order to Situ Zhaihong who was stationed in Tangyin to immediately send troops to attack Wei County," Zhai Rang said in the lobby.

He looks very fierce, but his smile makes people feel very friendly, especially when matched with his eyes, it gives people a very trustworthy feeling.

Although he is a rebel, there must be something special about being able to get to this point.

As for Situ Zhaihong, he is his brother. Now the Wagang Army has played the tricks of the imperial court. Although Zhai Rang did not become king, he proclaimed himself Otsuka Zai, which is the official system of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Yang Jian did this .

This is simply an insult to Yang Guang.

The team under the Wagang Army was also roughly organized according to the imperial court.

Situ Zhaihong, Sikong Wang Bodang, left servant shot Wang Ruxin, right servant shot Bing Yuanzhen, Shu, Ji Yuan Baobao, Ministry of War Shangshu Zhai Mohou and so on.

He even went as far as to confer Huang Junhan, his savior at that time, as the Duke of Dongjun. How could Huang Junhan dare to recognize this?Didn’t you sell me out?
This is the lure of power.

Historically, there were many talented people in Wagang Village, and most of them came for Li Mi. This is why Li Mi was able to seize power. Why am I from a noble family in Guanlong, why should I help you, a poor guy?Are you dreaming?

Bing Yuanzhen said in a deep voice: "It is unknown how many people came from Liyangcang, but it is certainly not many. The weather is very cold, and the Luoyang army has just fought a battle with the Shandong rebels. They should not have time to take care of Ji County, right?"

"Don't be delusional now, you are just comforting yourself," Yuan Baobao said with a look of defeat: "The 15-strong army was defeated just like that? The Luoyang defenders can already free up their hands to go north."

Wang Bodang frowned and said: "Li Deyi is also a hero. Shandong dominates. How can he be so vulnerable?"

Yuan Baobao regretted it now. He was originally the magistrate of Wuyang County. He couldn't defeat the Wagang army when they attacked the city, so he directly tied up the prefect Lu Chisong and presented the city to surrender.

He said with despair: "The prince is sitting in Luoyang and leading all directions. You have not realized the seriousness of the matter. The prince has never failed. If we want to be an exception, we must make plans early."

"You still call Hunjun's son the crown prince?" Zuopushe Wang Ruxin sneered: "One minister does not serve two masters. Brother Yuan, you are not sitting up straight."

"Stop arguing," Zhai Rang said in a deep voice:

"I often tell you that you must never underestimate the enemy. What's more, our opponent this time is the son of Thief Yang. This son has a very high prestige in the army. Yang Su's old troops and Shi Wansui's old troops are all his supporters. Shandong The rebel army has encountered a tough situation this time. The defeat is understandable. If you don't want to follow in the footsteps of others, we should mobilize all the troops now and attack Wei County and Liyangcang with all our strength. Otherwise, wait until the weather warms up and the army crosses the river and goes north. , we will have no way to retreat."

Yuan Baobao hurriedly said: "Otsuka Zaiyingming, we can only attack Hebei if we block him from the other side. The southerner named Xiao Mian is now heading south and will probably arrive in Wu'an in the late first month of the first month. It is the best policy for us to invite him to join forces." ."

Xiao Xian went all the way south and kept greeting various princes, saying that I am going back to Jiangnan, so don't stop me, and I don't care about your business.

We are all rebels, so we are naturally accommodating. What's more, the soldiers in their hands have refined weapons. If we really want to fight, they will be the ones who suffer.

"Can he come down? Zhang Xutuo would let him go south so easily?" Bing Yuanzhen said.

Wang Bodang nodded and said: "Zhang Xutuo obviously wants to continue going north to attack Geqian with Lai Hu'er. The others should not confront Zhang Xutuo for the time being, but Xiao Xian is going south and may go from Shandong. No You must pass through us."

After Zhai Rang pondered for a long time, he said: "Send someone to contact Xiao Xian. As long as he is willing to help, I will give him half of the Liyangcang. They have no food. They can't go to Jiangnan hungry, right?"

"Otsuka Zai Takami, that's exactly how it should be," Yuan Bao said with great joy.