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

Chapter 156 The war is over, troops are stationed in Qi County

As the soldiers of the Sui army were filled with righteous indignation, Jin Jie angrily chased and killed the Goguryeo army.

In the end, Yuan Gai Suwen, who was seriously injured, had to lead more than [-] remnants to retreat to Lingli Pass.

In this battle, the Sui army did not take any prisoners, but only one word, that is to kill!

A long road passed by, and the entrance was a bloody road stained with blood.

Along the way, there are all the corpses of Goguryeo soldiers.

It can be said that he was really killed, with corpses strewn all over the field and blood flowing like rivers.

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After repelling the Goguryeo army, Gao Qi took advantage of the Sui army's hatred of Goguryeo.

Order Zhang He, Su Lie, Qin Qiong, Luo Cheng, Wei Chigong and others to lead a team to attack various places in Liaodong.

Due to the complete withdrawal of the armed forces of the Goguryeo Army from Liaodong, coupled with the ignorance and backwardness of the indigenous peoples of Liaodong.

The various legions of the Sui Army almost won consecutive battles all the way, destroyed Liaodong, and swept Liaodong.

So far, after several months of hard work by the Sui army, Liaodong was finally incorporated into the territory of the Sui Dynasty.

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On the occasion of the Sui army's large-scale eastward expedition, Yang Guang also led all civil and military officials, as well as the children and concubines of the harem, to the south with great fanfare and under the escort of Tianbao General Yuwen Chengdu.

Yang Guang and his entourage set off from Luoyang, the eastern capital, on a dragon boat, and headed for the Yangtze River to inspect the south of the Yangtze River.

Jiangnan, Jiangdu City
"Report, Your Majesty! Good news from the Eastern Expeditionary Army."

Just to say, a guard of the Royal Forest Army quickly walked into the palace and reported to Yang Guang who was correcting the memorial on the dragon chair.

"Oh, good news? How is the situation in Zhengdong?" Hearing this, Yang Guang immediately became interested and asked anxiously.

If you want to say why Yang Guang is so eager, it is mainly because of Yang Guang's style.

There is no doubt that Yang Guang's first ideal is to build the Grand Canal across the north and south.

The second is that the Sui army was able to gain a decisive advantage in the battle of conquering the east, thus destroying Goguryeo.

Therefore, Yang Guang was so happy and impatient when he heard the good news from the East Conquest Army.

Hearing the decree, the soldiers of the Royal Forest Army who delivered the order did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly clasped their hands and said: "Your Majesty, the latest information has come from the Eastern Expedition Army."

"Now our Great Sui Heavenly Army has captured Anshi City, wiped out the counties in Liaodong, and completely eliminated the anti-Sui forces in Liaodong."

"Ha ha!"

Hearing this, Yang Guang laughed out loud.

How heroic, mighty and domineering there is in the laughter.

It should be noted that Yang Guang also had two records of Eastern Expeditions before this, but they all ended in failure.

But this time the Eastern Expedition was based on Zhang Xutuo's Central Plains soldiers, Yan Wang Luo Yi's Youzhou Army, and Gao Qi's Yanmen Army.

But these three teams add up to only 20 soldiers and horses.

However, they captured Anshicheng, the hinterland of Goguryeo, and swept across the counties in Eastern Liaodong.

Such brilliant victories have never been achieved in the Sui Army's first two Eastern Expeditions!
After pondering for a while, Yang Guangcai said excitedly: "I pass on my will, order the commander Zhang Xutuo to continue to lead the army."

"Using Liaodong as the rear base, continue to lead the army to conquer Goguryeo, and make sure it wipes out the barbarians in Goguryeo."

Although Yang Guang's edict was very optimistic, the reality is often cruel.

Suddenly, the Imperial Forest Army soldier took out a letter chip from it.

Immediately, Yang Guang couldn't help being puzzled, took the letter chip from the waiter, and started to watch it.

As time went by, Yang Guang became more and more frightened the more he looked at it.

After watching it, Yang Guang suddenly looked up to the sky and sighed, "It's a pity, the heavens won't help me defeat the barbarians of Goguryeo in the Sui Dynasty!"

It turned out that this letter was exactly a letter written by Zhang Xutuo and handed to Gao Qi when Zhang Xutuo led the army to act as a bait.

And specifically confessed that if he died unfortunately, he would submit this letter to the emperor.

For a moment, Yang Guang's emotions became excited in an instant.

Because this letter shows the situation where Zhang Xutuo has already died in battle.

Who is Zhang Xutuo?That is one of the authentic 'Xing Sui Nine Old Men', the real founding general, who made great achievements in the Sui Dynasty.

After a long time, Yang Guang roared loudly and issued an order: "Quickly go and tell all the civil and military officials to come to the hall to discuss matters."

"Promise!" Wen Xun, the soldier of the Royal Forest Army who delivered the order promised, and immediately stepped back to inform the officials to leave!

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"All my dears, everything is going well with the East Conquest Army, and they have already occupied Anshicheng, the hinterland of Goguryeo."

"Divide Liaodong and Goguryeo into two, and the armed forces of Liaodong Goguryeo withdrew.

"Now, the land of Liaodong has been included in our territory of the Sui Dynasty."

Hearing Yang Guang's "golden mouth and good words", all the civil and military officials of the ranks bowed their hands and congratulated him with the voice of "Your Majesty is wise and powerful in the Sui Dynasty".

In an instant, the joy in the hall was beyond expression!

After waiting for a burst of applause from all the officials, Yang Guang made another expression of heartbreak, and said with compassion: "Although our army captured Anshi City and swept across the counties in Eastern Liaodong."

"But the price paid in the end is that the coach Zhang Xutuo personally led the army to attract the attention of the Goguryeo barbarians."

"Thus creating an opportunity for the siege army to capture Anshi City."

Hearing this, the hall fell silent in an instant, and all the officials sighed.

Zhang Xutuo, because he is one of the "Nine Elders of the Xing Sui Dynasty", has a stable temper and a stable personality.

Therefore, Zhang Xutuo had a very good relationship with many officials in the court.

Therefore, after hearing the news of Zhang Xutuo's death in battle, the officials who had a good relationship with Zhang Xutuo felt sympathetic.

Today, there is almost no distinction between surprise and depression.

On the one hand, the Sui army swept across Liaodong and took the initiative.

It can be said that when the Sui army attacks Goguryeo again in the future, Liaodong can be used as a springboard.

In this way, the war against Goguryeo will be much easier.

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However, due to the accidental death of Zhang Xutuo this time, the Sui Army lacked a coach.

Originally, Yang Guang hoped that the Sui army would continue to lead the army to raid the hinterland of Goguryeo.

However, due to the death of the coach Zhang Xutuo, Yang Guang's layout was completely disrupted by formulating a prescribed plan.

Although before leaving, Zhang Xutuo also ordered Gao Qi to temporarily take command of the Sui army.

However, just above the word 'temporary generation', it is okay for Gao Qi to rule temporarily for a short time.

But if you lead for a long time, once the generals disagree, the soldiers will have no fighting spirit.

Then I'm afraid the Sui army is not far from defeat!
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In the end, after discussions between Yang Guang and all the officials, the Eastern Expedition ended with the complete occupation of Liaodong.

Immediately afterwards, Yang Guang ordered Luo Yi, the King of Yan, to expand his territory, and the Central Plains soldiers who stayed behind Zhang Xutuo to station troops in Anshi.

Manage Liaodong internally, and look down on Goguryeo externally, hoping to march east again at any time.

Immediately afterwards, Yang Guang ordered Gao Qi to lead the crowd under his command to transport Zhang Xutuo's body back to his hometown of Qi County for burial.

Then, Gao Qi stationed troops in Qi County, accepted the restraint of Pei Renji, the current general of the Central Plains, and assisted Qi in guarding the Central Plains, deterring Xiao Xiao from all over the country.

With the issuance of this decree, it was announced that the third Eastern Expedition launched by the Sui army would end with the complete victory of the Sui army in Liaodong County.

(End of this chapter)