Chapter 058: Metamorphosis
Xue Ju led his troops into Tutunshe's palace. When he glanced around, he saw that the entire huge room was resplendent in red and purple. The floor was covered with gorgeous lichen from Persia. The table was covered with gold vessels and silver bottles. It was surrounded by gold and silver bottles.
There is a tall porcelain vase in the corner, but it is an artifact from the Central Plains. On one wall hangs a Persian lichen, and on the other hangs a calligraphy from the Central Plains. It is a combination of Chinese and Western styles, but it looks neither fish nor fowl.
There was a large ivory bed in the middle of the room, with glittering gold carvings on both ends. The silk quilts on the bed were rolled up in a pile, but there was no one there.
"General Xue, there is someone under the bed."
A soldier suddenly saw a woman's foot exposed under the bed.
The quilt was thrown to her, and she hugged it tightly and shivered on the ground. When she saw the bloody blades, she was so scared that she couldn't even scream.
The two soldiers glanced at Xue Ju, put their spear poles under the bed and swept them violently. A woman's scream suddenly sounded from under the bed, and another man shouted in Turkic language, "Spare your life!"
"Get out!" a soldier shouted in Turkic.
After a while, a fat middle-aged man slowly crawled out from under the bed. It was King Tutunshe. His exposed fat could not help trembling. Behind him were two women, each of them half-clothed and frightened.
He looked at the room full of soldiers. He thought it was over, but soon eight more policemen filed out.
"..." Xue Ju and others unanimously glanced at Tutun She's lower body, but nothing was revealed except a big belly.
"You can't do this..." Tutunshu thought it was the Chuyue people from the north who were coming to kill him. He saw these soldiers staring at his lower body with malicious intent. He was so frightened that he moved back and begged in fear: "Shatuo
Khan said he would not invade Iraq, but you cannot do this."
"We are not barbarians, we are soldiers of the Sui Dynasty!" the soldier who could speak Turkic explained.
"Sui army?" Tutunshe was dumbfounded for a moment, as if the Sui army's attack on Yiwu was something unbelievable and ridiculous.
"Are you the Sui army?" Tutunshe changed his voice to Chinese this time. His Chinese level was not very good, but he could still communicate in general.
"Yes!" Xue Ju was worried that he wouldn't be able to hear Chinese, and said in a slow tone: "Yiwu is ours, and we naturally want to take it back. If you dare to resist, not only will your whole family die, but the entire Yiwu City will also die.
Can’t survive.”
Tutunshe broke into cold sweat after hearing this. He knew that the Sui Dynasty wanted to restore Yiwu and its rule over the Western Regions, so the Yiwu country, which was stuck at the choke point, was the first to perish.
"There are tens of thousands of our Sui army outside the city, and the palace has been controlled and conquered by us." Xue Ju drew out his sword, put the tip of the sword against Tutunshe's throat, and then pushed forward little by little: "You know what this is
What does it mean? It means that you have become very cheap now and are of no use to me, Sui Dynasty. If you don't surrender, I will be happy to kill the king."
"I am willing to surrender!" Xue Ju's strong murderous aura and the stinging pain in his throat made Tutunshe scared to death. He kept saying: "Don't kill me, I am willing to surrender!"
"You are wise." Xue Ju returned the sword to its sheath, with a friendly smile on his stern face: "The Sui Dynasty is a country of etiquette, and our Sui soldiers never do barbaric things. Don't worry."
Tutunshe covered his throat where blood was rising, and looked at the blades that were still dripping with blood. He was speechless for a moment.
With Tutunshe's cooperation, things became simple. Xue Ju followed Yang Ji's instructions and ordered Tutunshe to urgently summon civil and military officials and noble family heads into the palace, and then captured them all in one fell swoop. More than a thousand soldiers in the city were also in Tutunshe
Put down your weapons on command.
When Tutunshe was taken to the city gate, they found that the city gate had been controlled by the Sui army. They lit piles of bonfires. In the wilderness far outside the city, a black cavalry came on the moon, crying like
Thunder, the evil spirit surges into the sky.
More than 10,000 horses rushed to the gate. It was as bright as day and the city slowly slowed down. When Yang Ji saw that the city was full of Sui soldiers, he knew that Xue Ju and others had taken control of Yiwu City, and this battle was not going to happen.
Needs to be beaten.
He issued an order to enter the city. After giving the order, Sui soldiers lined up to enter the city. Under the leadership of generals at all levels, they were like long black dragons, seizing various streets and strategic locations.
"How about this beheading operation?" Yang Ji suppressed the excitement and pride in his heart, and pretended to be calm and said to the generals: "Did you not disappoint everyone?"
Wang Bian sighed and said with sincere admiration: "Your Highness is very resourceful. It seems that the general is really old."
"It's not that powerful. To put it bluntly, it means taking the enemy by surprise and attacking them unprepared. Even the ancients were bad at it." Yang Ji looked serious and said meticulously: "I just applied the assassin's method to the confrontation between the two countries.
, not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning...Pfft...haha..."
He really couldn't pretend anymore and couldn't help it anymore, so he just burst out laughing.
It's not that he has no future, it's that this march is too exciting.
He was leisurely and leisurely, bringing the God of War and Overlord with him without any scruples, without any sense of worry. But when the battle was about to begin, the God of War and Overlord who relied on him as his arms were useless, and he was suddenly confused.
In desperation, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and plan this beheading operation with an uncertain future. However, this was not a war game or a war on paper, but a real war. Not only was it related to the lives of 20,000 soldiers, but it was also related to the Sui Dynasty's strategy of the Western Regions.
His historical mission was closely related. This heavy pressure almost crushed him to death. Now that he finally won, his tense heartstrings relaxed, and it was good that he didn't cry.
Everyone was stunned for a long time, and then laughed loudly.
They all understood Yang Ji's mood at this time. This was the first battle in his life, but he could easily kill a country.
Although this country is small, no matter how small a mosquito is, it is still flesh. This is already an amazing achievement for a novice coach. Can he not be excited? Can he not laugh?
Besides, who among the people here is not excited?
"Damn, fighting isn't as difficult as you think, isn't it?" Yang Ji laughed wildly for a long time, then cursed and said, "Just keep your head strong."
Just for a moment.
Everyone felt that Yang Ji seemed to have changed. They couldn't tell exactly how or where he had changed. However, when they thought about Yiwu City, which was related to his change, most people understood.
His Royal Highness King Wei seems to be more calm and confident than before.
It was such a simple thing, but even Yang Ji himself didn't know where the confidence came from. He said nothing more and rode into Yiwu City under the protection of his own soldiers.
As soon as he passed the city gate, Xue Ju, Hao Yuan and others lined up to salute: "Your humble duty will fulfill your mission. Please enter the city, Your Highness."
Yang Ji motioned for them to excuse themselves and said to Xue Ju, "You have done several times better than I imagined in this mission. I will take credit for you. Your name can at least be entered into the roster of the Ministry of War. With the Ministry of War's registration, you are
A military attache from the Ministry of War."
Xue Ju cupped his hands and said, "Thank you very much, Your Highness, but I only want to be by Your Highness's side."
Once he gained fame, Xue Ju separated from Prince Wei's palace. More than ten years ago, he might have foolishly thought that he could use his skills to achieve great fame without having to protect someone's disciples. But now he has seen thirty years, and when he was a boy,
The edges of his body have been smoothed by the difficult world. He knew that with his humble status, even in the Ministry of War, it would be difficult for him to obtain practical positions and promotion opportunities. Instead of going out and getting a bloody head, it would be better to continue to follow Yang, who has a promising future.
Gather around.
Hao Yuan next to him also had the same intention. When he saw Yang Ji looking at him, he quickly expressed his position: "Even though I am in a humble position, I just want to be with His Highness."
"Forget it." Yang Ji nodded slightly and looked at a group of people kneeling on the roadside. The leader was Tutunshe.
Xue Ju quickly pointed at Tutunshe and said: "Your Highness, this person is Tutunshe. He has surrendered. He speaks Chinese fairly well and can carry out simple communication."
Yang Ji did not dismount. He looked down at Tutunshe and said calmly: "It is a good thing that the king is willing to surrender to the Sui Dynasty. The Sui Dynasty will not be like the Turks in levying and extorting money. Instead, it will make the people of Yiwu live a prosperous life through trade."
Tutunshe asked in disbelief: "General, are you saying that the country of Yiwu can still be retained?"
"Whether the country's name can be retained depends on the king's attitude. As long as you surrender to the Sui Dynasty and obey the arrangements of the Sui Dynasty, the Sui Dynasty will naturally let you continue to appease the Yiwu people."
It's hard to say what will happen in the future, but Yang Ji still needs him and the title of Yiwu Kingdom to appease the Yiwu people and prevent the Sui army from being enemies both inside and outside when the Western Turks counterattack; but this king has become a puppet in name only.
The Sui Dynasty took root and sent him to the capital to retire.
After all, Tutunshe is the leader of a country. Being able to survive among the six major forces for so long is considered a skill. He keenly heard that the key to the survival of the Yiwu country is "obedience" and "pacifying the Yiwu people."
, said quickly: "Xiao Wang is willing to obey all arrangements of Sui Dynasty."
"Okay!" Yang Ji searched the kneeling crowd for a while, and finally settled on four people dressed in Turkic clothes. These four people, one old and three young, seemed to be father and son, so he asked: "Who are they?"
people?"
"Back to the general, it's Tutun and his son from the Western Turks." Tutunshe said quickly.
"Bring one old man and two young men here."
"Here." The soldier obeyed.
"King, kill them now and show me your will."
"Okay." Tutunshe took the sword handed over by the Sui soldiers and stabbed the three men to death without hesitation.
Yang Ji pointed to the remaining young man and said, "Give him a horse and let him go."
After the Turkic boy was released, he glared at Tutunshe fiercely, took the horse given to him by the Sui army, got on his horse and ran wildly out of the city.
Tutunshe didn't know Yang Ji's sinister intentions until now. Tutun was a fat man, so the people who held this position were all members of the Ashina family. In other words, he killed not only Tutun, but also Ashina.
The son of the family has now become enmity with the Western Turks. Now he has no choice but to work hard for the Sui Dynasty.
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ps: The modern military system is very scientific and reasonable, but I personally think it is not suitable for the Sui Dynasty.
First of all, ancient wars usually involve multiple arms fighting together. All arms cover each other and are indispensable. If the arms are divided into different arms, they will be easily annihilated one by one by highly mobile cavalry. For example, crossbowmen cannot resist the impact of cavalry without spearmen, and
Pike soldiers cannot be without sword and shield soldiers to block arrows; maybe some people think that all pike soldiers can be replaced by sword soldiers, let alone the country.
The problem of strength is that the astonishing weight alone means that this army cannot attack long distances. As for the crossbowmen, they also need arm strength to fire the bow. Three-stage shooting may be good, but how many times can one person fire the bow? Can we count on the enemy to fire the bow every time?
Stupidly rush forward to die? If the enemy attacks when the troops are separated, and the military formation cannot be formed in time, and the enemy cavalry outflanks them from both sides, the crossbow formation will be destroyed immediately.
Secondly, there were very few professional soldiers in ancient times. Most of the soldiers who fought were recruited temporarily. Even during the slack period, training was mainly based on battle formations. Once they arrived on the battlefield, they could respond to the enemy as a whole. If they were divided, how could they do it?
Fight? Each one fights alone? Moreover, when the communication conditions are not good,
In the developed ancient times, night raids were common. If there were strangers on both sides, would soldiers dare to trust strange comrades? They also had reservations about trusting them, and even disbelief would lead to the collapse of the entire army...
Professionalization is good, but please consider the productivity of the Sui Dynasty.
Third, in ancient times, scouts were an army that combined reconnaissance, intelligence collection, vigilance, and espionage into one unit. They were the elite among the elite. However, during wartime, the commander was usually temporarily appointed by the court, and he would assign tasks to the scout battalion based on actual needs.
Then the scout battalion assigns tasks. If the scouts are divided into several groups, it will simply cause trouble for these commanders who have taken office in a hurry and do not know the generals.
Fourth, the logistics equipment in ancient times was far less complex than today. In ancient times, soldiers carried weapons and equipment themselves, and sometimes they even brought their own food. Therefore, the only things that heavy troops had to take care of were simple supplies such as food and large siege equipment.
There is no need to subdivide it; if it were subdivided, it would not be said that there were ten sheep and nine shepherds, but there would still be countless redundant people, and they would blame each other for things, and trouble would happen even if nothing happened.
Fifth, as for the planning department and staff department, they will not appear in this book, because war will not be prepared for you calmly, nor will it be fought according to your script, so having a few reliable think tanks around you is enough.
If you have too many, you will suffer the consequences. For this point, you can refer to Yuan Shao, who has many advisers, and Liu Bei, who has only Kong Ming.
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I don’t know much about military affairs, and the above are mostly my personal opinions, but based on these few points, this book will not contain those messy names; anyway, I am too lazy to look for modern military information, to sort out the functional relationships of various departments, and to set official names and
Grade, etc., so rather than being neither fish nor fowl, it is better not to use them. It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone.
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In addition, some friends please don’t always think that having a modern soul means you must be better than the ancients.
Before you say that Yang Ji is a waste, please put yourself in his shoes. If you were your friend, what would your knowledge allow you to do in the Sui Dynasty? Who could you defeat?
The system of officials created by Yang Jian to avoid their own state and move to other states upon expiration may not have been implemented at the time, but these systems are still in use today. The current official system also evolved on the basis of the three-province and six-ministry system and the local official system of the Sui Dynasty...
...The imperial examination system introduced by Yang Guang is now tested every year. He
In terms of military achievements, apart from the Battle of Goguryeo, which war has he not won personally? Some people may say that it is the credit of his staff, but what commander does not have staff? The poems he wrote are classics in themselves, and there is no need for others to flatter them.
...Do you think you can beat Yang Jian and Yang Guang?
If the so-called foresight is used on a large scale, the entire era background will also change. After losing the foresight, who can compete with that pitiful knowledge?
In terms of industry, even if someone is proficient in encyclopedia and can build Tianhe N, spaceships, and stealth fighters, at least there must be a complete industrial base to support it? Wait for your team to make a certain necessary item in the Sui Dynasty.
When the instrument is taken out, the bones will probably be brittle and turn to ash. How can we build an airplane? Masturbation is just about the same.
So instead of building aircraft and artillery that are unlikely to succeed, it is better to capture Japanese slaves and give them to Sun Simiao, the imperial doctor, and Taoist priests to study poisons and plagues; if this thing is released, it can knock down a large area, which is much more powerful than aircraft and artillery, and
It is not unexpected to appear in the Sui Dynasty.
As for the protagonist, his value in science and technology is discovery and guidance, rather than deliberately building something that is impossible to succeed: 1. In terms of discovery, for example, Xiao Ying invented a body armor, but she herself did not realize the use of a love vest.
The protagonist discovered the value, and then asked people to further improve, utilize and promote it... 2. In terms of guidance, for example, it was created by He Chou
Glazed glass is no different from natural colored glaze. The protagonist can guide him to study glass; in the Liuhe City he built, the doors and windows can open and close automatically, and the alarm can be automatically alarmed. The bed crossbows in the city can also automatically lock on the target and launch automatically... But these ingenious things
Mechanics, but only for fun. The protagonist can guide him and let him apply these techniques to military, construction, etc...
In short, technology will appear appropriately based on the background of the Sui Dynasty, but it will not be out of touch with thousands of years. If cars, artillery and pistols appeared in this book, I would feel better than the fighting generals and generals that were seriously dismissed.
It's a billion times more disgusting than rushing into battle.
This description is a bit long, but if you open a separate chapter, I guess no one will read it. Fortunately, this is a public chapter, so it will have no impact.
Chapter completed!