With the smooth crossing of the river by Mai Tiezhang, Goguryeo's coastal defense line was completely defeated and the formation was in chaos. Mo Kehe Shili had no choice but to retreat towards Sanfo Village.
This place is the key to the coastal defense line. By guarding Sanfo Village, the remaining five villages located in the surrounding areas can respond to each other based on the favorable terrain and take care of each other. However, if Sanfo Village is lost and the remaining five military villages are
It’s in name only.
The two sides fought fiercely for a night and a day, and the battle losses varied greatly. On the Sui army's side, the vanguard Xue Zuo had 300 killed and 500 wounded, while the Heshili tribe on the opposite side was covered with corpses all over the mountains and plains.
How much.
After the Mai Tiezhang tribe entered the scene, the three sons rushed to the direction of the Wuyu Mountain tribe to support them. Mai Tiezhang ordered the army to quickly clear the battlefield and recover the arrow clusters and scattered corpses of the soldiers.
The main reason for collecting the corpses was to avoid having the armor and stomach removed from the guards, because this was what Goguryeo was doing.
They also discovered that the reason why the Sui army across the river was so powerful was because the weapons were too sharp and the armor and stomach were too strong. Therefore, in small-scale battles, the Goguryeo side would fight desperately to snatch corpses, while the Sui side would fight tooth and nail.
Guard the body.
Mai Tiezhang has given the order: Those who leave their armor and stomach behind will be beheaded.
As soon as this order came out, several fire chiefs were immediately killed on the front line as a warning to other combat units at all levels, including government, regiment, brigade, team, and fire. Once a comrade around them was killed, they would first remove the armor and stomach to avoid falling.
Enter the enemy's army.
After all, their armor stomachs are envied by countless people. If they lose too much, the troops who are not equipped with refined armor will become dissatisfied.
All dissatisfaction comes from unfairness. Why do you have me and not me?
Did you lose it? OK, I'll report you.
Mai Tiezhang is a rough man and does not have such a delicate mind, but after he gets mixed up, he has many aides and disciples around him, and these people are responsible for giving him various ideas.
From Zhuojun to Liaodong, the two lines, Banghai Road and Lulong Road, are now experiencing a scene unprecedented in thousands of years, and countless people are setting foot on this rarely visited land.
Yang Guang was the last one to set out. When he learned that it took Li Jing nine days to arrive at Tongding Town, he immediately dismissed Yang Linfu, the governor of Liucheng County, and escorted him to the capital to be questioned by the prince.
Yang Linfu is also wronged. I have already sent Wei Yun a letter asking for reinforcements. This guy is the one who is standing still. Can't you blame me?
But he did not sell Wei Yunqi because he knew that even if he was escorted back to the capital, nothing would happen to him.
Because he is the distant cousin of King Guan Yang Xiong and belongs to the Sui clan.
Yang Guang immediately ordered that Tu Wanxu must attack Liaodong City before April 20th and capture it before May 5th.
Why?
Because Yang Guang plans to enter Liaodong City on May 5th.
He couldn't be in a hurry. The baggage and supplies behind him were now in a mess, and civilians kept running away, making it difficult to catch them.
Yang Yue, like his brother Yang Su, was a very ruthless man. He asked the emperor to personally lead 2,000 people and started killing people everywhere.
Forget about running away, if you don't obey, you will be killed immediately.
Although the method was extremely bloody, killing seven to eight thousand people, the effect was very satisfactory, and the tendency of civilians to flee was effectively suppressed.
Yang Guangda was so happy that he directly conferred the first rank of Yang Yue, Doctor Zuo Guanglu.
Wang Bo's slogan, which can be described as murderous and heart-wrenching, has spread to the Zhuojun area, so that half of the civilians who fled from the front went to Shandong, and the other half went to Hebei.
Zhang Xutuo received 300,000 shi of food sent by Yang Xuangan. He originally planned to provide relief to the victims. Unfortunately, the victims in Qi County now do not want your relief food, but want to steal your relief food.
In desperation, Zhang Xutuo used this food to recruit soldiers from among the people, formed an army of 5,000 men, and headed towards Wang Bo's base camp, Changbai Mountain.
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Lingnan, Ningyue County.
Ning Changzhen received the letter from Shen Wuhua, but he did not pay attention to it. Instead, he put it aside casually and continued to feed the caged bird.
The three sons, Ning Huizao, Ning Can and Ning Ju, are all here.
The eldest son, Ning Huizao, married a daughter of the Xian family, Ning Can married a daughter of the Feng family, and Ning Ju married a daughter of the Tan family. These three families were all powerful chieftains in Lingnan.
"Father, do you think we should borrow this grain?" Ning Huizao asked cautiously.
Ning Changzhen strolled leisurely in the garden and said calmly: "No."
"Well...it seems there is," said the rather sincere second child Ning Chu.
Ning Changzhen smiled: "You have what you need."
Lao Sanning said with a playful smile: "Father was joking. So, do you think you shouldn't give it?"
Ning Changzhen said calmly: "It's not that I don't want to give it, this is the first time she has asked me to do something. In terms of friendship, I should give it, but I can't, otherwise the emperor will think that you are willing to provide food for a woman.
But why are you unwilling to share my worries and offer me food?"
The eldest son Ning Huizao suddenly realized: "The Emperor of the Sui Dynasty was stubborn and could not tolerate others. Or my father was considerate and could not borrow this food. But how should I explain it to the prince?"
"Just say there is no food," Ning Changzhen said: "There are bandits everywhere in the area under my jurisdiction, and we are exhausted to deal with it. There are few acres of land, it is difficult to pay taxes, and there is no food in the treasury."
"Isn't it bad to offend the prince?" Ning Huizao frowned and said, "My son heard that the current prince is very popular, and Feng Ang intends to make Yuzhi the prince's woman. If this happens, Feng An's status in Lingnan will be greatly reduced."
No one can shake it, and it will be detrimental to my tribe."
"Feng An?" Ning Changzhen said with a chuckle: "He is much more difficult than me. Being valued by others is also being cared for. If someone steps on the edge of a knife, if he does not do well, he will hurt himself. He seeks the outside to protect the inside.
, Little do you know, I, Lingnan, have been targeted, so instead of asking for help, it is better to protect myself."
Ning Huizao asked in confusion: "What is self-protection?"
Ning Changzhen walked slowly and said leisurely:
"The current emperor has great ambitions. He has only been on the throne for six years. Major events are happening one after another. For the Sui Dynasty, the Turks and Goguryeo are foreign troubles, while we, Lingnan, are internal troubles. Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, the northern and southern dynasties have treated us
Lingnan has always adopted the strategy of restraining the barbarians, which is what they call using the barbarians to control the barbarians and governing their customs with their customs. This is still the case today. However, when the current emperor was the general manager of Yangzhou, he once said to people that Lingnan should not be special.
Taxes should be paid according to different places, and people have long wanted to take advantage of us."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Ning Changzhen continued: "So in the future, we in Lingnan should not communicate too much with the outside world. The only way to consolidate our foundation is to stay on our own and take good care of ourselves. If
The laws of the Great Sui Dynasty were promulgated in Lingnan, and the good days of the chiefs of various tribes came to an end."
"How can it be so easy?" Lao Sanning said with a smile: "What many emperors in the past have been unable to do, the current emperor can do it?"
Ning Changzhen said: "The Eastern Capital, the canal, which thing has been accomplished by the emperors of the past dynasties? Didn't others accomplish it in the same way? Feng Ang is a fool. He doesn't know that the policy of restraining others is beneficial to me. Instead, he likes a dog to curry favor with others.
Little do they know that Lingnan is a powerful family of theirs, and if the imperial court wants to move Lingnan, it must first deal with him."
"It seems that it is a good thing for us that there is a rebellion in Shandong. In this way, the emperor conquered Goguryeo and still needs to rectify Shandong, and has no time to take care of Lingnan." Ning Huizao frowned and said: "It's just that in this way, the emperor and the prince
If you are all offended, we will only have difficulty every step of the way in the future."
Ning Changzhen said: "Let's talk about the future. Goguryeo is not that easy to fight, otherwise it would not have recruited a million troops. But since ancient times, no dynasty has been able to provide food, pay, and supplies for a million troops.
There will definitely be logistical problems with this expedition."
"Now that father has made up his mind, how should we deal with Cui Wei who came from the East Palace?" Ning Huizao said.
Ning Changzhen said: "Of course we invite him in, tell him our difficulties, and let him come."
Cui Wei, who was placed in the guest room, was led to the back garden. After seeing Ning Changzhen, Cui Wei smiled and said:
"How are Ning Shijun thinking about it?"
Ning Changzhen's biggest position was the pacification envoy of Lingnan Road, so he was called the envoy. Cui Wei was a messenger, so he was called the envoy.
"I ordered people to check the warehouses yesterday. The food stored in the warehouses is less than 200,000 dan. Although I have the intention, I can't do it," Ning Changzhen sighed:
"Let's see. Although the letter is written by my sworn sister, I know that it is the prince's intention. To stock up on food, Cui Lingshi can take away 100,000 stones to solve the prince's urgent need."
I ask you for one million, and you give me one hundred thousand. This is for me to beg for food. If you really don’t have it, I won’t say anything, but I know you have it.
Cui Wei said with a smile: "Lingnan doesn't care about worldly affairs and just settles down in a corner. How can it be so difficult?"
"Farming is insufficient and farmland is limited. It cannot be compared with the prosperous places in the Central Plains," Ning Changzhen said with a smile.
Cui Wei smiled and nodded: "In this case, I am a messenger and can't make the decision, so I won't ask any more questions. However, the prince intends to ask Ning Shijun's eldest son Huizao to come to the capital to meet him. I happen to not have enough manpower here to escort these 100,000 yuan.
Shi Liangliang, why don’t you let Dalang go back with me?”
In his sentence, the word "request" has a stronger pronunciation.
Ning Huizao was stunned for a moment and looked at his father in surprise. It was obvious that he was going to take him as a hostage.
Today's prince is quite shady.
Ning Changzhen looked at his eldest son and said with a smile: "Since the prince is interested, you can go ahead."
"Father..." Ning Huizao was stunned and looked for help. He hoped that his father would refuse.
In Lingnan, a group of him went to the capital in a dashing way, which is bullshit.
Ning Changzhen smiled and said: "Isn't Yuzhi also in the capital now? If you go there, you will have someone close to you. After you meet the prince, you will come back as soon as possible."
He was hinting to his son that he must get closer to Feng Yuzhi. In the capital, the only one who can protect you is Feng Yuzhi.
Ning Huizao's face is ashen. Will I be able to come back after seeing the prince? When I will come back, I can't help myself.
But he is very afraid of his father, and he knows his father very well. He knows that what his father decides cannot be changed.
So Ning Huizao could only politely bow to Cui Wei and say:
"From now on, Cui Lingshi will have to take care of you."
As long as he leaves Lingnan, he will have to rely on others. He still understands this truth.
Cui Wei smiled: "Dalang's escort team needs to prepare their own rations. Otherwise, if one hundred thousand shi goes all the way north and people eat what horses chew, only ninety thousand shi will be left by then. This number is not auspicious."
He was also hinting to Ning Changzhen that the little food you gave him was unlucky for you.
Ning Changzhen felt deeply that this person was difficult to deal with, so he smiled and said, "That's how it should be."
Cui said that he was Yang Yue's confidant. He had no skills and would not be placed next to Yang Yinjiang.