After Princess Leping left the palace, Yang Guang hurriedly ordered people to recruit Zuo Pu She Yang Su and Minister of War Yu Wenshu into the palace. After deliberation for a long time, Yang Su and Yu Wenshu left the palace until late at night.
Early the next morning, Yang Guang issued an imperial edict, appointing Zuowei General Yuwen Chenglong as the commander-in-chief of the march, commanding 50,000 horse and infantry troops, including the Zuowei Army, to set out on a selected day to quell the rebellion of Han King Yang Liang.
Yang Guang's move almost aroused unanimous opposition from the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, except Yang Su and Yu Wenshu.
Isn't this a joke? Han King Yang Liang ruled fifty-two states (counties), which basically included the original four states of Ji Qingyou and Hebei. These places have always been famous for producing excellent soldiers and generals.
In addition, Yang Liang has been planning for many years, so he can be said to have a well-equipped army.
Conservative estimates suggest that the number of troops Yang Liang can mobilize should reach more than 200,000. If Yang Liang plays a risk and leads an all-out attack, the army will exceed 500,000!
Furthermore, Yang Liang had powerful generals like clouds and advisors like rain.
Among them, there is the famous Nanchen general who was originally known as a peerless brave general along with Yu Juluo, and the super cuckold general Xiao Maha.
There is also the younger brother of Wang Fan, an old minister of the Southern Liang Dynasty who drank the ashes of well water.
These two people have one thing in common: they were not reused during the reign of Emperor Wen!
Xiao Mohe is a general of Nancheng, and more importantly, his daughter is the concubine of Chen Shubao, the empress of Chen. In other words, Xiao Mohe is Chen Shubao's cheap father-in-law. He was just given a green thumb by his own son-in-law.
A green and environmentally friendly father-in-law!
For such a sensitive person, no matter how capable he is, it is impossible for him to gain Yang Jian's trust! Especially he cannot command the army!
After surrendering to the Sui Dynasty, Xiao Mohe was only given a casual position in the Third Division of Kaifu Yitong. Later, he followed Yang Liang to Bingzhou, and it was not until Yang Liang was preparing to rebel that Xiao Mohe was re-employed.
As for Wang Yan, this guy is not as tough as his second brother Wang Yan who drinks ashes water.
Wang Yong did not do his job properly when he was a child. Later, he was taught a lesson by his elder brother Wang Yong, so he began to study hard and became famous.
During the reign of Emperor Wen, Wang Kun became a doctor with his profound knowledge and wrote thirty volumes of the Five Classics and Ten Volumes of other anthologies.
Moreover, this Wang Qi was also quite knowledgeable in the art of war and had great ideas.
It's a pity that Wang Kun was sent to Lingnan for committing a crime. Later, by chance, he arrived in Bingzhou. When Yang Liang was preparing to rebel and began to recruit talents, Wang Kun joined Yang Liang as a consultant.
join the army.
This time, Yang Liang's rebellion was carried out under the banner of "Qing Jun Side", which was the result of Wang Qi's plan.
In addition to these two celebrities, Yang Liang also has many children from aristocratic families, such as Pei Renji and his son, who were born in the Pei family of Wenxi, and another Pei Wen'an who was also born in the Pei family of Wenxi.
Even if we don’t mention the above, several other generals under Yang Liang such as Yu Zhengzheng, Qi Liang, Liu Jian, Qiao Zhongkui, Wang Danzi, He He Shangui, Ruru Tianbao and others are also veterans on the battlefield and can conquer the enemy.
war.
In the view of these civil and military ministers of the Sui Dynasty, any one of the above characters should be picked to deal with Yuwen Chenglong, a rookie general who has never been on the battlefield, and it should not be much harder than beating his son!
What's more, the news coming out now seems to be that basically all of these people are here!
As a result, Yang Guang actually sent a young brother who was new to the battlefield, a rookie who had not yet faded his hair, to lead the army on the expedition. Isn't this making fun of the national destiny of the Sui Dynasty?
In the spirit of strong patriotism, many civil and military officials asked Yang Guang to withdraw his orders and rearrange the expedition.
What's more, he took this opportunity to clamor for Yang Guang to kill Yuwen Chenglong, the pretty boy who was the face of Princess Leping!
I don’t know what happened to Yang Guang. Faced with so many objections, Yang Guang didn’t pay any attention to them. Instead, he waved his sleeves and said in a leadership style, “This matter is settled!”…
Next, Yang Su, who was Zuopushe, and Yuwenshu, the Minister of War, began to make intensive preparations for the expedition.
The situation of the Left Guard Army is special. Most of them are prince soldiers, and they are currently in the stage of reorganization. Even the Xiaoqi of the Twelve Prefectures are temporarily replaced by Princess Leping's personal guards, so naturally they cannot go on an expedition like this. Therefore, they are temporarily transferred. It is very necessary for a group of officers to enrich the leadership.
With the joint efforts of many forces, a list of officers who seemed inconspicuous but were actually luxurious was sent to the hands of Yuwen Chenglong, including the former Youtun Guard Chariot General Mai Tiezhang and the former Youwuhou Chariot General Qu Tutong, Yitong Sansi Zhang Xutuo, the Palace Chief Li Jing, Zhili Lang Gao Jian, the former Governor of Yi, Shi Dugu Lingyun, the meritorious Cao Dugu Pingyun, etc.
It is said that they are inconspicuous because these people were originally officials of the fifth rank and below, and their backgrounds were not very prominent. Now that they are serving as a knight in the Zuo Wei Army, they are basically promoted!
Because although Zuo Weijun Xiaoqi is also an official of the fifth rank, his position is special. Basically, after stepping out from here, the road to promotion will be smooth!
Therefore, even if they are temporarily transferred to the Zuo Wei Army, these people have no sense of grievance. The only thing that makes these people feel unhappy is the Zuo Wei General Yuwen Chenglong, who seems to have a shady background and a not very good reputation!
But it is hard to disobey the sacred order. Although they are reluctant, these people still have to report to Yuwen Chenglong's staff!
As for luxury, it goes without saying!
The arrival of another person was a bit beyond Yuwen Chenglong's expectations, and that was Yuwen Chenglong's second brother, General Youwei Yuwen Chengdu!
However, although Yuwen Chengdu came, he came alone. The Right Guards did not come with him because they still had to garrison the capital.
Seeing that the lineup of his generals is already luxurious enough, Yuwen Chenglong's confidence has also increased a lot, from the six-level winning ticket to the eight-level and above now!
"Well, since Yang Guang is willing to lend his second brother to me temporarily, then, right?"
After thinking about it in his mind, Yuwen Chenglong made a rare trip to Baoguo Duke's Mansion.
When Yuwen Chenglong left the house again, there were a few more followers behind him, but they were Yuwen Chenglong's third uncle Yuwen Zhiji, his third brother Yuwen Chengxiang, and the former coachman's follower Shen Guang, the little fat boy!
Not surprisingly, when Yuwen Chenglong brought this group of people into the military camp and assigned them to their duties one after another, there was once again a sound of criticism from both the government and the public!
"Nepotism! This is typical nepotism!"
"Does this pretty boy want to turn the Zuo Wei Army into the Yuwen family's private army? This is simply treasonous!"
"Will the empire of the Sui Dynasty be defeated at the hands of this treacherous villain?"
Out of righteous indignation, several imperial censors who had eaten too much and had nothing to do directly concocted a memorial to impeach Yuwen Chenglong and handed it to Yang Guang's imperial court.
After Yang Guang looked at this with great interest, he simply said "I understand" and said nothing further!
After returning home, after pondering secretly for a long time, these censors finally figured out that the root cause was still with Princess Leping! As long as Her Royal Highness the Princess' favor for the little Mugler of the Yuwen family continues, no matter how much she is given,
The little black spots are of no avail.
"It's true that it's hard for women and villains to take care of each other!"
No matter what everyone thought, after several days of intense military preparations, Yuwen Chenglong finally led the army to set off and went straight to Pujing Pass to kill.
Perhaps because Yuwen Chenglong's career was too high-profile and eye-catching, no one noticed that just before and after Yuwen Chenglong's expedition, two other teams also left the capital in a low-key manner.