The conquest of Tuyuhun was a matter of great importance, not only for the interests of the people of Liangzhou, but also for the Yan, state and county officials of the Sui Dynasty. They did not dare to hesitate for a moment; when Yang Ji had arranged for the envoys to Yizhou and Yongzhou to be selected;

The prefects who came from the local area also

Reported to Yang Ji and others, braved the heavy snow and returned to the station to prepare for war. Among the state-level officials, Er Liu, Wang Cong, Yu Shinan, He Tuo, Liu Zi, Cen Zhixiang and other civil servants also dispersed on their own and ran back to their respective places.

Headquarters officers convene subordinate officials to discuss matters.

This military meeting is a bit like following a fixed flow, but Liangzhou's highly efficient machine also shows that it is different from other states at this time. Governments at all levels and officials at all levels are busy and orderly, but

But it is tightly centered on the heart of Zhou Mufu.

Once the meeting is over, the civil servants will return to their posts and make every effort to prepare for the battle. There is no need for Yang Ji and state-level officials to worry.

Seeing everyone being so self-aware, trying their best, and being so unrestrained, as well as Yang Ji, Yang Shanhui, Li Jing, Yang Yichen, Fan Zigai, Huangfu Wan, Guo Xuan and other "newcomers", I was just dumbfounded and dumbfounded.

Not to mention anything else, just in terms of being vigorous, orderly, and operating efficiently, Liangzhou has far surpassed other states; and Chao, since ancient times, has been the most procrastinating place in the world, and the Sui Dynasty was no exception.

There is no way to compare it with Liangzhou speed.

Yes, they all felt uncomfortable; one of them also became nervous.

When they arrived, they thought that Yang Ji would just do it. After all, it was freezing and snowy, so they had plenty of time to prepare. However, Yang Ji didn't even have food, so he took everyone into the military aircraft war room.

Until now, they finally understood why Yang Guang said that Yang Ji was both a sick cat and a ferocious tiger.

When they took office, Yang Guang specifically reminded him: When he said that Yang Ji was fine, he acted more like a lazy sick cat than anyone else; but once he said that Yang Ji was fine, he immediately transformed into a tiger.

He was a powerful boss, so he told them to be careful no matter how small they were, and not to be careless in major matters; otherwise, even if he became the emperor, he would not be able to save them.

However, these days, they were very disappointed. If Yang Ji was as slow as a few days ago, they would all think that Yang Ji had fallen.

Especially Yang Yi, who was both Yang Ji's nephew and Yang Ji's teacher; he felt very sad for Yang Ji's drunken life and death; now it seems that Yang Ji is not a degenerate at all, but has full confidence in Liangzhou.

Yang Yichen and others all have rich combat experience. Although they are a little uncomfortable with the sudden change in painting style of Yang Ji, Yang Shanhui, Li Jing and others, everyone is not surprised. They feel that such style is very suitable for them.

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The military aircraft room was brightly lit and stars gathered together.

Yang Ji disliked the heat in the room and ordered people to open the window. At this time, a scenery covered in silver came into view.

The cold wind that came in through the window did not blow onto everyone's body, but instead gave them a refreshing feeling, making everyone's minds clear.

There is a huge sand table in the middle of the military aircraft room. This sand table is modeled after the real terrain of Liangzhou and Tuguhun. It includes mountains, deserts, rivers, cities, villages, bridges, hills, and forests. Although it is not very detailed,

But it presents the situation between the enemy and ourselves very intuitively...

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Yang Yichen's eyes were filled with confusion and he praised: "This is a good thing!"

As early as the pre-Qin period, the sand table had been put into the battlefield, so there was no place in the east of the sand table that Yang Yichen should be alarmed about, but what he saw in front of him was completely different from what he had seen before.

This one was made lifelike, as if it were alive. It was infinitely more advanced than what he had seen before. The overall three-dimensional effect was very similar, just like the shrunken earth.

"This is the sand table that He Gongcao and his craftsmen spent more than half a year making based on the map and Master Kanyu." Yang Ji said at the side: "However, the topography is too difficult to understand and survey, so this sand table

There are still many flaws; especially the enemy country, there are many, many details that need to be added. Wait until the end and I will give you one!"

"Da, I can be considered your master; you can't lie to me!" Yang Yichen stepped forward and carefully looked at the sand made of clay, as well as the cities, villages, and bridges carved out of wood on it. The more he looked at it, the more...

I wish I could move this sandbox away immediately.

“With a model, a skilled craftsman only needs to look at it carefully to make something.

They are exactly the same. There is nothing to lie about." Yang Ji naturally understood the great military use of the sand table, but after listening to Yang Yichen's words and looking at his salivating expression, he still felt dumbfounded.

He looked at the Tuyuhun area of ​​the sand table in front of him and began to meditate silently.

The territory of Tuyuhun is surrounded by the Qilian Mountains, the Altun Mountains, the Qimantag Mountains, the Kunlun Mountains, and the Animaqing Mountains, and in the eastern region there are Lenglongling, Daban Mountains, Yueri Mountains, and Jishi Mountains.

, Taizi Mountain and other big mountains.

Within it, it is divided into east and west by the northwest-southeast-trending Xitishan Mountains. The population of Tuyuhun is mainly concentrated in the east, and the west is the famous Qaidam Basin in later generations.

Now faced with Tuyuhun, which is like a turtle shell on the outside and a "maze" on the inside, Yang Ji also feels a little tricky. If it is a simple fight, Yang Ji is not interested, but Tuyuhun is not a sudden attack in the north after all, and it is not done after fighting.

. When he explained his concerns one by one, Yang Shanhui, Li Jing, Murong Sanzang, Zhang Xutuo, Yang Yichen, Xue Shixiong, Qian Shixiong and others all started thinking about it.

Halfway through, Yang Ji said: "Since ancient times, the conquests have been based on land, population, and wealth. Sincerely, the land in Tuyuhun is barren and the population is sparse. It is almost a waste of food and waste. But the strategy of Tuyuhun is

The location is very important, we must take it back and bring it back. Although Tuyuhun has a sparse population, there are only one or two hundred people there. If we resist in the future and attack the government and the garrison, it will be troublesome."

When everyone heard this, they were immediately frightened, thinking that Yang Ji was going to kill all the people in Tuyuhun.

Based on what they had done to Yang Ji, Yang Ji would definitely be able to do such a thing. Moreover, if they wanted to wipe out Tuyuhun, the method was actually very simple. They only needed to send out a few elite troops to slaughter the livestock one after another, destroying the output.

In the highland barley farms, the Tuyuhun people would starve to death and freeze to death in just one winter. But this place is different from the Turks and the Great Lakes, so we can’t do this!…

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Yang Shanhui was anxious and said loudly: "Since Tuyuhun is located high up, he can easily conquer the Hexi Corridor in the north, Yongzhou in the east, and Yi in the south. Therefore, to destroy Tuyuhun, the Sui Dynasty must occupy it. If they kill them all, they will occupy it in the future."

What is its use? What is it used to maintain the rule of the Sui Dynasty in Tuyuhun? What is it used to support the officials and the army above?"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Li Jing also said nervously: "With so many, how can we support the government and the garrison in the future? If we slaughter them, it will be a piece of white land, and the supplies will also need to be transported up from the mountains. In the short term,

You can. But it’s not a long-term solution.”

Yang Ji waved his hand to stop the others who were about to start, and said, "Then how are you going to fight this battle?"

"..." Everyone looked at Yang with a look of resentment, and they just looked at him like this. They thought to themselves: If you let us come up with our ideas directly, why do you have to make it so scary?

No, Yang Ji himself said it again: "One or two million people cannot be wiped out, but the Tyuhun people are very temperamental. If we don't defeat them completely, there will definitely be endless rebellions to greet us in the future. So this

The war must be fought hard, hard, and ruthlessly. Only by beating them until they have no temper and no resistance will they be able to stay in peace and accept the imperial decree and the local government's arrangements."

Yu Chigong was confused after hearing this, and hurriedly asked, "Da, we all know what you are talking about, so let's just tell him how to fight!"

"Why are you so anxious? You will die when I finish laying the groundwork!" Yang Ji glared at Yuchi Gongyi who was smiling, and then looked at the snickering crowd. Then he picked up a wooden stick and pointed at Xiti Mountain on the sand table.

Mountain, said: "The Xitieshan Mountains break Tuyuhun into the east

Based on the characteristics of this terrain, we opened up two battlefields in the north and southwest. In order to avoid having to attack one city and one place in the future, we will annihilate the main force of Tuyuhun on this battlefield and severely attack the momentum of the Tuyuhun people.

,will."

Yang Ji then drew his wooden stick on the narrow grassland at the southern foot of Qilian Mountain and said: "The main battlefield in the east is in Qilian Yuan."

Qilian was originally a flat alpine meadow area that was wide from east to west and narrow from north to south; it was sandwiched between the Qilian Mountains and the Chewozhen Mountains, which later became Qilian County.

The Babao River running from east to west collides with each other here, and then forms a river that turns north and directly enters Zhang. If you follow the Che Wo Zhen Mountain, there are countless rivers washed out by the river.

To the south of the pass, you can enter the core area of ​​Tuyuhun and the Qinghai Lake area.

Therefore, Qilianyuan was an extremely important strategic location for the Sui Dynasty and Tuyuhun. During the conflict that year, it had been captured by the Liangzhou Army. Now it is the focus of the confrontation between the Sui Dynasty and Tuyuhun.

, the three confrontations located in Xiping, Qihe, and Lintao seem a bit insignificant.

Everyone stared and nodded: "Qilianyuan is indeed the best main battlefield in the eastern battlefield."

Yang Ji glanced past the eager crowd, and finally fixed on Zhang Xutuo, who was guarding Qilianyuan, and said: "General Manager Zhang! You are very familiar with the situation of Qilianyuan and the enemy. I now appoint you as the marching commander of the eastern battlefield.

Grand Commander; Murong Sanzang served as the Deputy March Commander, Li Jing served as the March Commander, and Xue Ju and Yu Chigong served as generals to accompany the army in combat."….

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"The eastern battlefield is the core of Tuyuhun. It has a large number of troops, a large population, and the terrain is relatively complex. In addition to the 25,000 troops in Qilian Yuan, I will give you another 50,000 main battle troops."

"General, please obey your order!" Zhang Xutuo, Murong Sanzang, Li Jing, Xue Ju, and Yuchi Gong raised their hands and accepted the order.

"Xiping, Chuihe, and Lintao each have a confrontation, which is also very important." Yang Ji paused for a moment, then nodded and said: "Liang Yuan, I appoint you as the marching commander of Xiping Road; Yang Yi, I appoint you as the commander of Chuhe Road.

Marching Commander; Zhou Fa, I appoint you as the marching commander of Lintao Road. The three of you will lead your troops and horses to coordinate with Commander Zhang, and you must obey Commander Zhang’s orders.”

"General, I will obey the order!" Liang Yuanli, Yang Yichen, and Zhou Faming solemnly obeyed the order.

Yang Ji looked at Fan Zigai, the prefect and general manager of Wuwei, and Zhang, the prefect and general manager of Wuhan, and said: "Fan Zigai serves as the general manager of the rear army in the eastern battlefield, and Zhang Shou serves as the deputy general manager of the rear army. You two are responsible for supervising the transportation of weapons and equipment.

Food, grass and other supplies.”

"The general will obey your orders!" Fan Zigai and Zhang Shou were overjoyed. They were officials in the middle of the country and thought they had no hope of participating in this. Unexpectedly, Yang Ji gave them the opportunity to make meritorious deeds.

The rear troops who supervise the transportation of food are generally helpless, but as long as the supplies are successfully moved before the battle, it is a great achievement.

"The eastern battlefield will be left to you. You can contact Shi Wansui and Murong Zhao on your own." Yang Ji looked at them and then said: "In addition to capturing the eastern region, you also need to capture Murong Fuyun.

This man is an owl. If he is not there, Tuyuhun will be restless; no matter whether he is alive or not, you cannot let him go."

"Here!" everyone responded with a roar.

Seeing that Yang Ji had finished making arrangements, Xue Shixiong raised his hand and asked: "Da, where is the western battlefield? I wonder who will be the general manager?"

"The main battlefield of the Western Battlefield is located at the confrontation point at Dangjin Mountain Pass." Yang Ji pondered for a while and then said, "I personally serve as the general manager of the Western Battlefield."

The western battlefield is the Qaidam Basin. This basin is surrounded by six mountain ranges: Qilian Mountains, Altyn Mountains, Qimantage Mountains, Kunlun Mountains, Burhan Buda Mountains, and Xitieshan. The whole basin is like a mouth with a depression in the middle.

Iron pots. At the foot of the mountain are scattered various widths.

Although this basin is vast in area, it has extremely low water resources and is dotted with large tracts of desert and Gobi. Therefore, the sparse population is scattered in the grasslands at the foot of the mountains. People and animals rely on springs flowing from the mountains to melt ice and snow.

Water for drinking.

It cannot be said that the grasslands are all hopeless. There are also countless Danshui lakes for people and animals to live in. These lakes are collected by the melt water of the five mountain ranges. The six mountain ranges are covered with ice and snow all year round. In summer, the ice and snow melt, and a large number of springs gather into the grassland.
To be continued...