Wang Shichong also laughed with Yang Guang, and after laughing, Yang Guang seemed to think of something, and said: "By the way, Wang Aiqing, is it enough to change generals?" What else do I need to do? ”

Wang Shichong nodded and said: "In the humble opinion of the minister, this is the first, Your Majesty should still drive the personal expedition, although Weichen did not dare to express some opinions on His Majesty's imperial driving and personal expedition last time, but this time, it is necessary for Your Majesty to destroy Goguryeo!" ”

Yang Guang said softly: "What is the reason for this?" ”

Wang Shichong said: "Our army has suffered such a fiasco, the morale of the whole army is not as high as last time, it is foreseeable that if the expedition is repeated in a year or two, then both the strength and morale are quite different from the last time, in this case, it is more necessary for Your Majesty to take the lead and personally command the expedition, otherwise, it is not enough to inspire morale, otherwise, it is not enough to extinguish Goguryeo." ”

Yang Guang nodded: "Wang Aiqing is very reasonable, it is exactly the same as my idea, and this time, I want to take the imperial camp and march in the front army column, and take everyone to advance together, instead of staying away from the front line like last time." ”

Wang Shichong sneered in his heart, with Yang Guang's virtue, it would be good to be able to leave the frontline battlefield within three days, but he still had a deferential expression on his face: "Your Majesty's motivation for the fighting spirit of the soldiers of the whole army is the blessing of my Great Sui, and the soldiers of the whole army thank Your Majesty for your holy grace." ”

Yang Guang smiled and waved his hand: "But I won't interfere with the decision of the front-line generals, this military matter is better left to Xue Shixiong to be in charge." Wang Aiqing, what do you think of this? ”

Wang Shichong said with a smile: "Your Majesty is well aware of military law. It is a blessing to the army. This is the first thing Weichen wants to say just now. The second thing. It is necessary to take this time as a lesson and move the military rations further forward, after all, this time after all, the city of Wuli Luo was seized on the east bank of the Liaohe River, and Liaodong Town was set up, although it is not big, but it can also be regarded as an advance base, and the grain of Huaiyuan Town can be transported here for transit. The target of this attack is still Liaodong City, and if Liaodong City is captured, the entire Liaodong City will be pacified, and Liaodong City can be further used as a base for advancement, and then the army rations and supplies will be accumulated, in order to conquer Goguryeo again in the coming year. ”

Yang Guang nodded again and again when he heard this, and when he said the last few words, his brows gradually wrinkled again: "Wang Aiqing, what do you mean." Can't you destroy Goguryeo at once next time? ”

Wang Shichong nodded and said, "Weichen understands Your Majesty's desire for revenge. Wechen didn't want to destroy Goguryeo in one battle, but this time, we must not make the mistake of taking the plunge last time, to be honest, if it weren't for the internal contradictions of Goguryeo that were more serious than we imagined, Wechen would not have advocated that His Majesty immediately organize a second expedition. ”

Yang Guangyi was interested when he heard it: "Internal contradictions? What does this mean? ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "Although Goguryeo won this time, but it only took advantage of our army's own mistakes, their Liaodong and the other four divisions were almost completely separated, Yuan Taizuo was struggling to support in Liaodong City, Gao Yuan and Ezhi Wende did not send a single army to rescue, although Ezhi Wende annihilated my army to the south, but Yuan Taizuo still strongly refused Ezhi Wende's army to enter Liaodong to pursue our army, which shows that the contradiction between Yuan Taizuo and Ezhi Wende is irreconcilable. ”

"Not only that, but I also heard that during the battle of Liaohe, Yuan Taizuo also deliberately borrowed the hand of our army to kill Yang Qianshou, the city lord of Anshi who had always intended to welcome Gao Yuan's headquarters army into Liaodong, and the son of Yang Qianshou who escaped with his life, Yang Wanchun, the current owner of Anshi, has completely fallen to Yizhi Wende, and formed a mortal enmity with the father and son of the Yuan family, and now Yuan Taizuo simply let his cronies Pang Chengzhe take over Anshi City, but he was driven out by the people of Anshi, I think, between Liaodong and the king of Goguryeo, There are deep contradictions within Liaodong, and this will provide an opportunity for our army to attack Liaodong again. ”

Yang Guang said with a smile: "What does Wang Aiqing mean is that we can find a way to surrender or win over a faction?" ”

Wang Shichong shook his head: "No, in the face of foreign enemies, they will still be very united on the surface, but between Yuan Taizuo and Yizhi Wende, it is unlikely that they will rescue each other, and Yuan Taizuo himself will not want the army of his headquarters to cross the Yalu River north and enter the territory of Liaodong." Therefore, we can take advantage of this to storm Liaodong, and for the headquarters of Goguryeo, it is better to let the general's sea-crossing expeditionary force garrison Nanjinpu and contain it. ”

Yang Guang stood up, paced a few steps, and finally stopped, looked at Wang Shichong, and said, "But if everything goes well, after our army captures Liaodong, why can't we continue to attack the mainland of Goguryeo?" ”

Wang Shichong said with a smile: "Liaodong City is strong, not a day or two can be conquered, I am afraid that our army needs to besiege this city for a long time, Yuan Taizuo should be the same as this time, the military and civilians outside the city are concentrated in Liaodong City, in this way, although our army is not easy to capture, but their food consumption will also be very huge, after this attack of our army, Liaodong's food this year is almost gone, plus guarding Liaodong City for more than three months, to supply hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians, the grain should also consume a lot, so Weichen is foolish, If you want to attack Liaodong City again, instead of bothering and trying to attack, it is better to besiege it, and finally trap it to death and starve to death! ”

As soon as Yang Guang thought of staying in that desolate place in Liaodong for half a year, or even longer, he couldn't help but feel numb on his scalp, and the uncomfortable feeling of being bitten by mosquitoes everywhere on his body seemed to come back all of a sudden, and his brows furrowed slightly: "It has to be so?" ”

As soon as Wang Shichong saw Yang Guang's appearance, he guessed a rough idea and said with a smile: "Of course, if our army has high morale and is well prepared, it can also be attacked, but under the fortified city, it is possible to counterattack Yizhi Wende with the army of his headquarters, so for the sake of insurance, the long-term siege and reinforcement are the most suitable." ”

Yang Guang gritted his teeth and said: "Rong Zhen will think about this matter again, Wang Aiqing, I called you this time, because there are some domestic affairs that need your help to discuss them, and if the country is unstable, I am afraid that it will be difficult for me to go on the expedition again." ”

Wang Shichong knew that Yang Guang was going to get down to business this time, he nodded, and said respectfully: "Wechen listens attentively, it is the greatest honor of Wechen to be able to solve problems for His Majesty." ”

Yang Guang lowered his voice and said: "The first thing is that the former Imperial Doctor, Jiangdu is too guarded by Zhang Heng, since he was dismissed from the official at home a few years ago, I heard that he complained and has been dealing with unknown people, Wang Aiqing, Zhang Heng's case was handled by you at that time, you say, how to solve this matter now?" (To be continued.) )