The Summoning of the Troubled Times at the End of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 112 Handing over positions, preparing the army for war

"Pei Aiqing, this time I announced that the purpose of your coming here is to hope that you can replace Zhang Xutuo, guard the Central Plains, and deter the local Xiaoxiao."

"I wonder if Pei Aiqing has any difficulties?"

It's just that after Yang Guang finished dealing with Pei Yuanqing's affairs, he announced Pei Renji.

Hearing this, Pei Renji looked joyful, and immediately said: "This minister has already had the heart to serve the country, and is willing to guard the Central Plains for His Majesty."

"As long as the humble minister is alive, he will definitely keep the Central Plains intact."

Immediately, Pei Renji, who had been waiting for this moment for a long time, could not help but smile, and promised.

"Okay, I'll be waiting for your good news at any time!"

Yang Guang breathed a sigh of relief after the candidates for guarding the Central Plains were confirmed.

However, Yu Shiji, the servant of internal history, raised another problem.

"Your Majesty, although the main general in the Central Plains has been determined, Yanmen County has not yet been settled."

"If Gao Qi led the army to march eastward and left Yanmen alone, then the barbarians outside the Great Wall would definitely take the opportunity to invade Yanmen, and then herd their horses southward, threatening the capital."

I saw Yu Shiji, the servant of internal history, continued to raise the hidden dangers and said.

Hearing this, Yang Guang couldn't help thinking for a while.

Yes, Hu people outside the Great Wall are a big hidden danger.

If Yang Guang didn't care about it at this time and forcibly ordered Gao Qi to go to the east, that's not impossible.

But among them, the barbarians outside the Great Wall will definitely invade Yanmen County again.

And the empty Yanmen will definitely not be able to resist.

As long as the Hu people gain a firm foothold in Yanmen County, there will never be peace in northern Xinjiang.

I am afraid that if it is more serious, the Hu people will take the opportunity to go south, and it is not impossible to repeat the scene hundreds of years ago.

Therefore, after thinking of these things, Yang Guang, who has always been tough, couldn't help but feel depressed.

Suddenly, the hall suddenly became quiet, and all the officials were silent.

After a long time, the servant of the Huangmen stood up and said slowly: "Your Majesty, if you must march eastward, I can recommend someone to replace the high consort."

"Furthermore, based on his prestige, being stationed in Yanmen can deter the Hu people from the outside, and can suppress the local opposition to the Sui armed forces at home."

"Oh, who is it?" Hearing this, Yang Guang suddenly became interested and asked.

"This person is His Majesty's uncle, the backer king!"

"Yang Lin?"

In an instant, Yang Guang muttered, followed by endless joy.

It's like lighting a bright light in the dark.

Yang Lin, this is a legendary figure.

The most important thing is that guarding Yanmen County with Yang Lin's prestige is more than adequate.

Yang Lin, one of the Nine Elders of the Kaisui Dynasty, was named the backer king because of his outstanding military exploits.

If you want to talk about who is the biggest hero in the Sui Dynasty's destruction of the Northern Qi Dynasty.

Then you don't have to think about it, you will always say Yang Lin.

Yang Lin, whether it is personal bravery, the way of commanding troops, or even morality and prestige, can be described as having both ability and political integrity.

In the end, after careful consideration, Yang Guang ordered Yang Lin, the backer king who guarded Qingzhou, to be the marching commander, and lead the army northward, stationed in Yanmen, and guarded against the northern border.

Due to Yang Lin's transfer, Yang Guang worried that Pei Renji might be alone in the Central Plains, so he ordered Changping Wang Qiurui to go to the Central Plains to garrison together.

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After everything was ready, Yang Guang officially promulgated the imperial edict.

He ordered Hussar General Gao Qi to rendezvous with Zhang Xutuo, the chief general of the town, and lead his army to join Youzhou Beiping.

Immediately with Zhang Xutuo as the commander-in-chief, he prepared to conquer Goguryeo for the fourth time.

The news of the Eastern Expedition soon spread to Yanmen County.

For a while, after Gao Qi learned about it, he was extremely focused, and couldn't help being shocked.

He actually ordered himself to lead the army to Youzhou, and then went east to conquer Goguryeo?

Others don't know, so how could Gao Qi not know the harm of Goguryeo?
In history, Yang Guang sent large-scale armies to the east twice.

But what is the final result?Not only was the national power and military power consumed, but the hundreds of thousands of troops in the eastward expedition to Goguryeo lost more than half of it, but it was still in vain and achieved nothing.

In the end, due to Yang Guang's large-scale eastward expedition and domineering, he forced the people to build the Grand Canal, which led to an increase in domestic conflicts.

Following that, the so-called 'Great Sui Dynasty' came to an end under the outbreak of the uprising army.

And in this life, if it wasn't for Gao Qi's sudden birth, I'm afraid there will be anti-kings everywhere.

I thought that Yang Guang, who had gone through two disastrous defeats in the Eastern Expedition, would learn a lesson.

But Gao Qi never imagined that the illustrious prestige he played for the Sui Dynasty not only did not dispel Yang Guang's idea of ​​going east.

Yang Guang also magnified this idea infinitely, and finally issued this ridiculous decree.

Yes, in Gao Qi's view, the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo is an absurd decree.

You know, in the original history, it took decades from the Yang Jian period to the Li Zhi period before Goguryeo was destroyed with difficulty.

But Li Zhi's Tang army's demise of Goguryeo was largely due to the strong national power and military prestige under the excellent governance of the Tang Dynasty at that time, Khan Li Shimin.

And the Tang Dynasty united with Silla and other countries next to Goguryeo to destroy Goguryeo.

Therefore, Gao Qi believes that if you want to destroy Goguryeo, you must first have a rich country and a strong military, without giving Goguryeo any respite, and relying on a steady stream of logistics supplies as support to destroy it.

But the current situation is that the so-called Great Sui Dynasty has long been strong on the outside and on the inside, ruling the internal treacherous ministers and controlling the government.

Foreign aristocratic families control various places, and anti-kings in various places hide in the dark, waiting for opportunities to move.

Coupled with the instability of law and order in various places, bandits have flourished everywhere.

Under such circumstances, Yang Guang will continue to go his own way and order the Eastern Expedition.

If this is not an absurd decree, what is it?
But lamentation is lamentation, now that the imperial decree is below, Gao Qi has nothing to do.

He had to call all his subordinates together to discuss countermeasures.

Soon, all the Yanmen generals quickly gathered together.

Immediately, Gao Qi, who was above the main seat, coughed, and said, "Everyone, the world has issued an order to order our army to go to Youzhou and join Zhang Xutuo's troops to conquer Korea."

"Presumably you all know about this matter? I don't know what you think?"

As soon as the words fell, the hot-tempered Dian Wei said in a Weng voice: "Eastern expedition to Goguryeo? But if our army withdraws now, what if the barbarians outside the Great Wall harass them again?"

Just to say, Dian Wei's words reached the hearts of all the generals in an instant.

All of a sudden, all the generals agreed with Dian Wei and spoke.

And seeing that Dian Wei could see the current situation so clearly, Yang Guang still insisted on going his own way.

Now Gao Qi was thinking in his heart: "It seems that such a stupid emperor deserves the death of the second generation."

Suddenly, Liu Bowen stopped the generals with his words, shook his feather fan, and slowly analyzed: "This is not the most important thing."

"It should be noted that the climate in Liaodong is extremely harsh. Our soldiers are all from the Central Plains, and they are not familiar with the terrain at all."

"Also, the local environment and climate are not familiar at all."

"Under such circumstances, it is very easy for our army..."

(End of this chapter)