Turbulent Times Chapter 1239: Snake Island Discussion
The muddle-headed fiasco last year wiped out hundreds of thousands of veteran soldiers. Many of these recruits had never even seen blood. How could it be possible to capture a strong city?
"The Great Sui Dynasty is coming to an end, and every major war will accelerate the decline of the Great Sui Dynasty." After returning to his tent, Li Yuan waved back and forth, leaving only himself and his two sons in the tent, he couldn't help sighing.
Li Jiancheng also sighed: "What my father said is very true. The disastrous defeat of the Goguryeo campaign last year was certainly due to the emperor's constant tricks, treacherous ministers' slander, and some pedantic mistakes by civil officials. But this time these factors are gone, but still The inability to attack Liaodong City for a long time is a true manifestation of the decline in the strength of the Sui army."
Li Shimin did not show any worry or disappointment. Just as he was about to say something, Li Yuan sighed again: "When the Sui Dynasty established the country, it was not what it is today. Under such circumstances, they withstood the furious attack of the 200,000 Turkic cavalry, and then killed the Turkic and Tuyuhun people and fled. In the Sui Dynasty, only 400,000 people were used to completely wipe out Nanchen, Jinling, Yue These so-called impregnable cities in Liaozhou were all swept down. But now, the Great Sui has dispatched millions of troops, but they can't take down a Liaodong city."
Li Shimin, who is only 16 years old this year, said: "Father, eldest brother, Da Sui is getting old and may have come to an end. Father needs to think about the future of our family as soon as possible."
Li Yuan lifted his spirits and said, "That's right, after this battle, no matter what the result is, I need to seek the position of prefect of a rich and prosperous county, otherwise, in troubled times, if I don't control a county, it will be difficult to protect my family." Safe."
Li Jiancheng was still thinking about what happened just now, and couldn't help asking: "Father, I know about the decline of the Sui Dynasty, but why does my father think that the army will definitely not be able to capture Liaodong City in a short time? Even if it is life-consuming, it can exhaust the defenders of Liaodong City."
Li Yuan frowned slightly and didn't say anything, but Li Shimin asked loudly with confidence: "Brother, the strong city of Liaodong that cannot be captured by 600,000 government troops, brother thought that there were 100,000 recruits who were not as good as rogues." , you will be able to attack."
Li Jiancheng is good at literary affairs, but not very good at military affairs, but he was upset when his younger brother refuted him like this, and asked again: "Second brother, yesterday
Then news came that His Majesty had ordered the army to level the base of soil with the head of Liaodong City. Although my brother had never led troops to attack the city, he also knew that the day of breaking the city was not far away under such circumstances. "
Li Shimin glanced at his father, and saw that the latter was listening attentively to their brothers' arguments, so he cheered up even more, and said: "Brother doesn't know, if the city is about to be broken, His Majesty will not order the transfer of 100,000 Xiaoguo." Step forward. Moreover, His Majesty personally ordered that the first person to enter the city will be promoted to three levels and ten thousand households will be sealed. With such a heavy reward, if Liaodong City can be breached quickly, how can such a great achievement be given to these heroes. "
"And now Na Yuan Gai Suwen is in charge of the defense of Liaodong City. I remember that when King Qin An went to Fanyang County two years ago, when he passed by our house, he once said about this son, saying that the talent of this son is still with his father. On top of Yuan Taizuo, last year Yuan Taizuo defended Liaodong City, Yuangai Suwen may be even more difficult."
Li Jiancheng couldn't say no to Li Shimin, so he turned to Li Yuan and said, "Father also thinks that Liaodong City will be difficult to capture in a short time?"
Li Yuan smiled and did not answer. Instead, he motioned to his second son Li Shimin to explain. Go to the top of the city. After rushing to the top of the city, you have to find a horse to go down to the city. The narrower the place, the less obvious the advantage of numbers. On the contrary, the number of veterans and the combat effectiveness of individual soldiers become the key, and we The soldiers of the Great Sui Dynasty are now at a time when they are in short supply."
Li Shimin's analysis and explanation were very professional and convincing, but it made Li Jiancheng even more embarrassed. After all, anyone who was refuted by his brother would feel very uncomfortable.
Seeing that the eldest son's face was flushed by the second son's words, Li Yuan couldn't help but said: "However, the Goguryeo people will not last long. His Majesty the Emperor has ordered Yuwen Chengdu to lead people to cut trees and build bridges by the Mazhai water. It is impossible for King Qin An to remain silent in Annan County. Even if Liaodong City can be defended until winter, if Pyongyang City is captured by our Sui army, Goguryeo will also perish, so what can we do if we leave an isolated city in Liaodong!"
"What my father said is very true, and my child thought the same way just now." Li Jiancheng glanced at Li Shimin, his face looked better, and he said calmly.
Li Yuan nodded, but he sighed in his heart
The eldest son, Jiancheng, is talented in civil affairs, but lacks in military affairs. This is not a good thing in troubled times, and he lacks the strategic vision to be a good patriarch, which is what he is most worried about matter.
The troubled times are coming, and every family may have the opportunity to develop upwards, and at the same time, it may disappear. A hundred years ago, on the land of the south of the Yangtze River, people must call Wang Xie, but now, who can see where the doors and windows of Wang Xie's family are?
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Snake Island, in the square building hall that Nie Xiaoyu built for himself, Wang Junlin looked at the map hanging on the north wall behind his hands behind his back.
This is not a map of Goguryeo, nor is it a map of the main battlefield of Liaodong or the border between Annan Kingdom and Goguryeo, but a map with Hongnong County as the center overlooking most of the Sui Dynasty.
Since Yang Guang forced the second conquest of Goguryeo, Wang Junlin's attention or focus was all on Hongnong Yang's Yang Su, except for Fang Qiao and Luo Chunlai who were far away in Annan at the beginning. , Liu Yidong, and Li Xuanba ordered troops to be sent to fight on the border between An Nanguo and Goguryeo. Apart from expressing something, he never paid attention to the war in Goguryeo.
When Wang Junlin went to Luoyang last year, he told Yang Guang that the Yang family of Hongnong had the intention of treason. Yang Guang also knew that Yang Su was probably still alive. Li Zixiong, who was closely related to Yang Su, was the governor of Youzhou, and the surrounding counties of Hongnong Yang sent their confidantes to serve as prefects and generals of Yingyang Lang.
But Wang Junlin knew that for Yang Su, when Yang Guangyu personally conquered Goguryeo, it was the best time for them Hongnong Yang's rebellion. In fact, all the clues that Shen Guoer found showed that Yang Su was indeed preparing to rebel.
"The emperor's arrangements for the counties near Hongnong County are actually very careful. The total number of soldiers and horses in each county is no less than 100,000. The expedition to Goguryeo deliberately did not mobilize the soldiers and horses of these counties. Even if Su rebelled, he had no chance of winning, and if Yang Su couldn't get out of Hongnong County in a short period of time, occupy a large area of land, control the land above the five counties, and wait for the imperial army to return, Hongnong Yang's rebellion would be easy Exterminated." It was Luo Shixin who spoke, and the military discussion was going on at this time, and according to Wang Junlin's habit, everyone could speak freely.