Chapter 1145: The Last Word (2)
Duan Wenzhen said faster and faster, his eyes blazing: "At present, the water level of Yalu Water, Sa Water, and Bei Water is just dropping, and our army must not hesitate, I hope that the emperor will strictly order people from all walks of life to gallop under the stars, advance by land and water, and take it by surprise, then Pyongyang, a lonely city, can be captured." If Pyongyang is laid, their roots will be dug up, and the rest of the cities will be pacified. If it is not pacified on time, if it encounters a continuous autumn rain, it is deeply blocked, the army rations are exhausted, the enemy's newly recruited strong troops are in front, and the Tatars and Khitans attack and harass the rear of our army, and hesitate, this is not the best policy. ”
Yang Guang laughed, patted Duan Wenzhen's hand, and said: "Duan Shangshu's thoughts are exactly the same as mine, the reason why I have been besieging this Liaodong City and not sending a large army to take Liaodong directly is mainly because I am worried that there will be a shortage of food and grass, and my army will be in danger of overturning. ”
"But now I tell you a good news, the Tang Guogong who supervised the grain and grass in Huaiyuan Town has arrived, and he said that it will not be a problem to supply grain and grass for another year, and there is also Pyongyang City, where General Lai Hu'er has defeated the Goguryeo army, beheaded his royal brother Gao Jian, and approached Pyongyang City. Now that Yu Wenshu and other generals have taken the initiative to ask for battle, I have already ordered to send General Yu Wenshu and General Yu Zhongwen to lead an army of 300,000 and bring March grain to Pyongyang! ”
Duan Wenzhen's eyes glistened with tears when he heard this, and said: "That Weichen, Weichen congratulates Your Majesty, I wish Your Majesty, and my Great Sui army, you can finish it, finish it in one battle, and destroy Goguryeo!" ”
Yang Guang smiled and nodded: "Then I will ask Duan Shangshu Jiyan, you still have to rest, and when you are well, you and I will have a drink in the palace of Goguryeo." ”
Duan Wenzhen shook his head: "Your Majesty." The minister has a few more words. Please listen. ”
Yang Guang wanted to leave after a few words at first. What Duan Wenzhen said today is not much different from what he said before, but he finally made up his mind and accepted the method he had been emphasizing to divide troops to attack Pyongyang City, and when Duan Wenzhen said this new sentence, he nodded and sat back in front of the bed.
Duan Wenzhen pondered for a moment and said, "One thing is the troops who rushed to Pyongyang this time. His Majesty is not allowed to give General Yuwen full powers, so as not to cause changes. ”
Yang Guang was slightly stunned, this was the first time he heard words unfavorable to Yuwen Shu from Duan Wenzhen's mouth, and said strangely: "General Yuwen has always been the pillar of the country, and he is also the person who recommended your Duan Shangshu, why do you say this?" ”
Duan Wenzhen closed his eyes and sighed: "A person is about to die, and his words are also good, General Yuwen has the grace of recommending the old minister, it stands to reason that the old minister should not say that he is not." But now the old minister is leaving, I'm afraid. I am afraid that no one around Your Majesty dares to point out the shortcomings of General Yuwen, so the old minister must say this before he is about to die, in order to repay His Majesty's kindness. ”
Yang Guang nodded: "Say it, Duan Shangshu." ”
Duan Wenzhen opened his eyes and said slowly: "There is no doubt about General Yuwen's loyalty to His Majesty, but his people are greedy, profiteous, and meritorious, these are his Achilles' heels, and Your Majesty also knows it. ”
The corners of Yang Guang's mouth hooked, noncommittal.
Duan Wenzhen continued: "If it is usual, there is no problem with these problems of Yuwenshu, at most it is just to be greedy for money and fight for some merit, but, but this time, this time the matter of the Liao expedition is related, it is related to the country, Your Majesty, the minister is really worried, Yuwenshu, Yuwenshu This time, it will ruin Your Majesty's major affairs." ”
Yang Guangqi said: "What is the meaning of this? ”
Duan Wenzhen gritted his teeth and continued: "As far as the minister knows, General Yuwen has always been extremely optimistic about the prospects of this expedition to Liao, and in the previous war, he only followed the rules and distances, not seeking merit, but seeking no fault, but this time, as soon as he heard that Laihu'er went straight to the city of Pyongyang, Yuwenshu, Yuwenshu took the initiative to ask for war, Your Majesty, does Your Majesty know the reason for this?" ”
Yang Guang sighed: "Don't you want to rob this great achievement of breaking the country and capturing the king, and don't want to be protected by Lai'er." ”
Duan Wenzhen nodded: "This time, this time Goguryeo sat back and watched Liaodong City be besieged, but the headquarters did not send a single soldier to rescue, they, they did not have this strength, but they accumulated troops, wanted, wanted to take advantage of the fatigue of our army and division, and then fought a decisive battle with our army, so our army must not advance lightly, if so, if it is ambushed by the enemy, I am afraid, I am afraid that this time His Majesty's ambition has to be suspended." ”
The corners of Yang Guang's mouth hooked: "I don't believe how many ambushes there are in the Goguryeo people, they have all been beaten to the city of Pyongyang now, and any ambush soldiers will be used, how can there be any strength left to deal with Yuwenshu's army?" ”
Duan Wenzhen sighed: "Your Majesty, Pyongyang City is stronger than Liaodong City, not to mention, not to mention whether Goguryeo is a plan to lure the enemy, to protect the army and horses, it is impossible to conquer Pyongyang independently, Yuwen Shu If it is, if there is a desire to make a profit, it is no longer a steady and steady battle, but a light army is adventurous, Your Majesty, the old minister, the old minister is really worried." ”
Yang Guang pondered for a moment and said, "Is there any good plan for that section of Shangshu?" ”
Duan Wenzhen's eyes lit up: "The old minister suggested, suggesting that Your Majesty give Yu Zhongwen a secret edict, if it is Gao Yuan, the king of Goguryeo, or the great pair of Lu Yizhi Wende, come to ask for surrender, these two people must be detained, and they cannot be allowed to go, in addition, please Your Majesty give Yu Zhongwen the authority of the former enemy, and the affairs in the army, Yu Wenshu and Yu Zhongwen should discuss together and decide, Yu Zhongwen has a calm personality and will not be greedy for merit, which can make up for Yuwenshu's weaknesses." ”
Yang Guang stood up, paced back and forth a few steps, and shook his head: "The so-called general is outside, the king's order is not affected, I have already arranged for Yuwen Shu to be the general of the former enemy, and I want to use it in this way for Zhongwen to contain him, I am afraid that I will miss the military plane." ”
Duan Wenzhen coughed violently a few times, and said with difficulty: "Your Majesty, this time is different, this time, this time the generals all want to rob the merit of destroying the country, if you can't form a constraint, let, let Yuwenshu's family dominate, he is very likely, it is very likely that he will throw down the generals in the form of a military order, and he will lead the way forward, so that almost, almost an ambush will be found, only let him, let him and Yu Zhongwen restrain each other, and the whole army will fight steadily and steadily, so that there will be a chance to win!" ”
Yang Guang nodded, to be honest, he was a little uneasy to hand over all the troops to Yuwenshu, so he deliberately sent Yu Zhongwen to follow, since Duan Wenzhen, who knew the military affairs, also said this, then he had nothing to worry about, and said: "Then approve Duan Shangshu's proposal, what is the second thing you want to say?" ”
Duan Wenzhen's eyes flashed: "This second thing is related to Wang Shichong and Hu Sizheng, Your Majesty must not let these two people take charge of the army and participate in the secret!" (To be continued.) )