On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 300 The Four Nobles Exist

"Have you heard that during the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo, more than 100,000 people died there without any gains?"

"Yan Gong led us to fight in the fortress four times, and the casualties did not exceed ten thousand people. Gao Chuan had an army of 300,000, but he lost more than half. There is a reason why he cannot be ranked as a world-famous general with Yan Gong and others."

"One general was incompetent, and the three armies were exhausted. It was a shame that he was entrusted to an inhumane person, and more than 100,000 soldiers were buried in a foreign land."

Both inside and outside Jicheng were full of discussions about the Battle of Liaodong, and even Cui Che had heard about it.

In fact, he also knew that Gao Jiong could not be entirely blamed for this incident.

Different from later generations, from Jixian County to the east, you can take the Liaoxi Corridor.

Before the Tang Dynasty, no one was willing to take this road along the sea. It was actually full of swamps, no less than in Liaoze.

We had to wait until the Liao and Jin Dynasties, when the Liaoxi Corridor gradually became easier to navigate after being developed by the survivors.

Nowadays, the only way to go from Jixian to Yingzhou is through the hills of western Liaoning, and the road is rugged and steep.

This is also the reason why Cui Che decided to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao and attack the Khitan rear instead of directly rescuing Longshan County.

Gao Zong's army walked through the hills of western Liaoning, passed through more than 2,000 miles of mountain roads, and crossed more than 200 miles of Liaoze to rush to Liaodong. It was already at the end of its war effort.

However, the Goguryeo people were unable to hold on, and logistical supplies could not be supplied in time. Even if Cui Che replaced Gao Jiong, he would be helpless.

On the seventh day of August in the seventeenth year of Kaihuang's reign (AD 597), Han King Yang Liang was the first to arrive in Daxing. As soon as he entered the main hall, he knelt down in front of Yang Jian and Dugu Jialuo, crying that he almost died at the hands of Gao Jiong.

Yang Liang was full of complaints against Gao Jiong and lashed out at Yang Jian and his wife for being stubborn and unwilling to adopt good strategies, which led to the disastrous defeat of the army.

Needless to say, Dugu Jialuo, before the expedition, she deliberately put aside her old grudges and asked Gao Jiong to take good care of Yang Liang. Now that she heard that her son had escaped from death, the old and new grudges were being settled together. If she wanted to, Gao Jiong would have to be

You can't eat it alive.

Yang Jian was even more disappointed with Gao Jiong.

He was very shameless. When he learned that Dulan Khan had rebelled, even if the opponent was far away in Mobei, he still had to let Cui Che go out to pursue him. Now that he had suffered such a big defeat, one can imagine the anger in his heart.

When Gao Jiong was afraid of returning to the capital to plead guilty, Yang Jianqiang suppressed his anger and did not punish Gao Jiong seriously. He only reprimanded and fined him.

Gao Jiong fulfilled his duties and assisted him for seventeen years. His achievements could not be completely erased because of a defeat, but the last trace of affection between the emperor and his ministers was almost severed.

However, for such a defeat, someone had to take responsibility, so Wei Chong, the general manager of Yingzhou who was responsible for supplying military supplies, was dismissed from his post as a civilian.

Appointed Sima, the former general manager of Youzhou, and general Liu Fang as the general manager of Yingzhou to guard against Khitan and Goguryeo.

Not only that, Yang Jian was also intensively planning the second war against Goguryeo, and the candidate for the main general was Cui Che, who was stationed in Youzhou at this time to frighten northern Xinjiang.

Although the casualties of more than 100,000 people were tragic, they were still within the range that the Sui Dynasty could bear.

The reason why he eagerly wanted to send troops for the second time with thunderous momentum was not only to lose face, but also because he was worried that other forces in the border areas would imitate Goguryeo.

However, Goguryeo itself was not feeling well either. The siege of Gaojun for more than 20 days not only caused a certain amount of damage to Goguryeo, but more importantly, Goguryeo mobilized more than 100,000 people and only harvested the corpses abandoned by the Sui army.

The rewards after the war were a considerable expense. Silla and Baekje in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula, especially Silla occupying the Han River basin, saw the main force of Goguryeo advancing westward and tried to attack Pyongyang.

King Gaoyuan of Goguryeo had no choice but to send an envoy to the court to apologize to Yang Jian and call himself "Yuan, a minister of dung soil in Liaodong."

Yang Jian had already learned from the generals about the difficulties of the eastern expedition to Goguryeo, and when Gao Yuan gave him some advice, Yang Jian gave up.

In this battle, the Sui Dynasty won face but lost face.

However, Yang Jian did not recall Cui Che. Instead, he recalled Li Jingzheng, the general manager of Youzhou, to the court and appointed Cui Che to be the general manager of Youzhou again.

The root cause lies in the disastrous defeat in Liaodong, which caused heavy losses to the government troops in Hedong and Hebei. Generals had to be stationed in Youzhou to intimidate Monan.

Looking at the government and the public, there is no more suitable candidate than Cui Che.

Not only is he his own son-in-law, but he also has deep prestige among the various ethnic groups in the Monan Grassland.

However, Yang Jian sent someone to remind Cui Che not to have another conflict with King Xi Ahui Lusu. He was also worried about forcing Kumo Xi to go to Goguryeo's camp.

When the news spread to Hebei, the soldiers and civilians in the fifty towns of You, Ping, Yi, Xuan, Yan, and Heng all clapped their hands and celebrated.

Li Jing, who had left office, was sitting on the carriage, looking through the carriage window at the people of Jicheng who were rushing to tell each other, and couldn't help complaining to Chang Shi:

"When I was the general manager of Youzhou, I tried my best to govern the people. When I was leaving, there was no one to see me off. I was only congratulating Yan Gong for leaving town."

Chang Shi shook his head and said:

"The land of Yan is very martial, and although the pacification of the invaders can protect the country and the people, they have no outstanding achievements, and their reputation is naturally not as good as that of the Duke of Yan."

Li Jing smiled bitterly and said:

"In the final analysis, more than 100,000 civilians were recruited to escort the grain and fodder. The journey was difficult and the people complained a lot."

Chang Shi remained silent.

Cui Che stood at the top of the city, watching Li Jing's carriage drive farther and farther out of the city.

Li Gang behind him said doubtfully:

"Why don't Ming Gong give him a gift?"

Cui Che withdrew his gaze and said:

"After all, we are not from the same group."

As he spoke, he smiled at Li Gang and said:

"Wenji has to worry about the government affairs of the general manager's office again."

Cui Che was re-appointed as the general manager of Youzhou, Li Gang was still appointed as the general manager Shi, and Sima was appointed by Mai Tiezhang.

"It's my wish, but I don't dare to ask my ears."

Li Gang smiled and said.

At the same time, Yang Jian was also preparing to put down the Lingnan rebellion.

As the saying goes, conquering Liaodong in summer and conquering Lingnan in winter, this is also a battle that has been planned for a long time.

All the generals asked to lead troops, but Yu Qing stayed out of the matter.

But Yang Jian already had his favorite candidate. He said to Yu Qingze:

"You are the Duke of Jin, and your official position is to worship the prime minister. Now that the country is in trouble, how can you remain indifferent."

Yu Qing hurriedly knelt down to plead guilty, and was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the march, taking over the burden of suppressing the rebellion.

It's just that although Zhao Shizhu, who served as the commander of the march, was Yu Qingze's brother-in-law, he had an affair with his brother-in-law's favorite concubine.

He was worried that his brother-in-law would blame him if the matter was revealed, so he spread rumors everywhere and slandered Yu Qingze. These rumors also reached Yang Jian's ears, making Yang Jian very dissatisfied with Yu Qingze.

Even when Yu Qingze said goodbye to Yang Jian, Yang Jian didn't give him a good look.

After Yu Qingze put down the Lingnan rebellion, he sent Zhao Shizhu to the DPRK to report his victory.

Zhao Shizhu took the opportunity to falsely accuse Yu Qingze of plotting rebellion. Yang Jian was furious and ordered the relevant departments to conduct a thorough investigation. Even though no conclusive evidence was obtained, on the tenth day of December, Yu Qing, an important member of the prince's party and one of the Four Nobles, was arrested.

Qing will be executed.

Zhao Shizhu, who had falsely accused his brother-in-law, was also granted the title of Zhuguo.

(End of chapter)