At the same time when the Khitan attacked Liucheng on a large scale, the news that the Sui army had conquered Beilu City and captured the Liaodong Peninsula seemed to have wings, and it quickly spread to all counties in the world.

In particular, the defeat of Goguryeo and the capture of the Liaodong Peninsula have a special feeling for the Great Sui people, which will be reminiscent of the successive fiascos of the Great Sui in Liaodong a few years ago, and finally the world's public resentment boiled.

And Zhang Xuan seized the Liaodong Peninsula almost without spending any people's power, which gave people a sense of pride, and countless people began to pay attention to the further development of the situation in Liaodong.

After the news reached Zhongdu, there was a boiling in Zhongdu, and tens of thousands of scholars who came to participate in the imperial examination were infected by the news of victory, and their young passion was ignited, and they walked out of the inn and wine shop, singing and dancing on the street, celebrating the victory of the Sui army.

When the news reached Chang'an, the streets of Chang'an were also full of jubilation, and the 40,000 scholars who participated in the imperial examination in Chang'an completely forgot that they were in Chang'an, the capital of another dynasty, and the national blood in their bones burned, and tens of thousands of scholars marched on Zhuque Street to celebrate the victory of the Han nation and celebrate the recovery of the Han homeland by the Sui army.

Although the Chang'an court was silent about this, the Tang officials privately admitted that this was an extremely beautiful propaganda war, you must know that the three Goguryeo battles all started from the occupation of the Liaodong Peninsula, which was a very common thing at that time, but now it has become a national victory, the whole people are jubilant, and in the guidance of propaganda and public opinion, Zhongdu is much more clever than Chang'an.

In the sea outside the city of humble luxury, a transoceanic boat is slowly approaching the bay, there are dozens of important ministers of the Great Sui standing on the deck, the leader is Zhang Xuan, behind him are two Xiangguo and five Shangshu, except for Wei Yunqi, the secretary of the ministry, Wei Yunqi did not come together, he is responsible for the operation of the imperial court, and there is no chance to come to the Liaodong Peninsula to inspect.

Although this trip was a bumpy sea route, it was a serious consideration for the elderly and officials who were not in good health, but Su Wei and Pei Ju, who were in their seventies, insisted on coming to the Liaodong Peninsula to have a look, this was the first time in their lives that they landed in this Han homeland, which had been occupied by foreign races for hundreds of years, and everyone was very excited.

The big ship walks slowly on the calm sea, in front of you is an endless blue gem, overhead is a white cloud, the sea and the sky are the same color, the big ship seems to melt into the blue sky, a flock of seagulls hovering on the boat, making a crisp chirping, everything is so beautiful.

"Your Highness, we're in luck!" Su Wei said to Zhang Xuan with great interest.

Zhang Xuan stretched his body for a long time and smiled with satisfaction, "It's really lucky, how many times have I been to the sea, and it's the first time I've encountered such good weather and sea conditions, it seems that God favors us very much." ”

"Your Highness, is that the city of despicable luxury?" Li Jing, the secretary of the military department, pointed to a castle on the bay in the distance and asked.

Zhang Xuan shook his head, "The Humble City is not on the seaside, it is still some distance from the sea, but it can also be called the Humble Outer City, where the Humble Luxury City enters the sea." ”

At this time, Zhang Xuan saw Pei Ju alone on the side of the boat, his face was a little ugly, so he slowly stepped forward and asked with concern, "Does Pei Gong feel uncomfortable?" ”

"It's okay now, it's just that I was seasick all night last night, and an old bone was almost dismantled, and I haven't recovered yet."

Zhang Xuan said with a smile: "There is a kind of herb on the Liaodong Peninsula, we call it anti-dizziness grass, use it to decoction water, basically do not get seasick, but unfortunately I didn't think of it before, it would be good to introduce it to Beihai County as soon as possible, this time we will pick a little more, everyone can take it." ”

Pei Ju was overjoyed, "This is good news, I won't be afraid to go back, and I'm not afraid to go to sea by boat in the future." ”

At this time, several Sui Dynasty warships came head-on, and there was a veteran standing on the first warship, it was the sailor master who would protect the child, and after a while, he came to the big ship and gave a deep salute to Zhang Xuan, "See the marshal!" ”

Zhang Xuan smiled slightly, "I should call the old general a general!" ”

This is Zhang Xuan's promise, if Lai Hu'er can occupy Liaodong without blood, Zhang Xuan will make him a general.

Lai Hu'er was a little ashamed and said: "I am really ashamed to be ashamed, a total of forty-seven brothers were killed and eighty-eight were injured in the whole battle, I dare not say that the soldiers are bloodless." ”

Zhang Xuan smiled slightly, "Whether the soldiers are bloodless is not decided by the old general, nor is it decided by me Zhang Xuan, but by the military department, but only more than 100 casualties annihilated 8,000 enemy troops, this record is only like Sun Wu's reincarnation." ”

"Humble duty is not modesty, there are indeed a lot of luck factors in it, and even thanks to the letters written to me by my nephew, in short, humble positions really dare not accept the position of general, which will make other generals dissatisfied, they are the ones who work hard."

Lai Hu'er has figured it out, he really can't accept this general, he just became Zhang Xuan's subordinate and took the position of general, isn't it jealous, he is making enemies for himself, and it will not be good for his children and grandchildren in the future, it is better to keep a low profile, and when everyone is promoted, it is not too late for him to be promoted to general.

Lai Hu'er said sincerely: "I am willing to accept the reward for my humble position, but I can't accept the position of a general, I hope Your Highness understands the difficulties of humble duties." ”

Zhang Xuan understood his difficulty, so he was no longer reluctant, and nodded with a smile, "Let's talk about this later!" Let's go ashore first. ”

Lai Hu'er greeted the other ministers again, and then commanded the big ship to sail into the bay, and the ministers finally got off the boat, and one by one they were very excited, and with the support of the soldiers, they walked along the mountain road to the top of the mountain.

At this time, Lai Hu'er walked to Zhang Xuan's side again and said in a low voice: "I just received the news that Yancheng was broken by tens of thousands of Khitan troops, and after being ransacked, I went to Liucheng again, there are about sixty or seventy thousand Khitan troops. ”

This news really surprised Zhang Xuan, why did the Goguryeo army become the Khitan army again, could it be that the Khitans were also fighting the idea of Liaodong?

Zhang Xuan pondered for a moment and then asked, "Is there any news of the Goguryeo army here in Beixu City?" ”

"No, not even a single ship came to check on the situation, as if Goguryeo didn't know anything about the situation on the peninsula, but in fact they knew that they sent the Eagle Letter when we captured Huilong Town, and now they are eerily quiet."

"Actually, it's not weird, Goguryeo is just beyond the reach of the humble city, Goguryeo has now put its energy on Liaodong, and can't take care of the peninsula for the time being."

"I see!"

Walk up to the top of the mountain, everyone changed to a carriage and went to the city of luxury, under the city of luxury, only to see a group of prisoners of war soldiers being escorted by the Sui army to pave the road with rammed earth, 5,000 prisoners of war to build a straight road to Huilong Town, the city of luxury and Huilong town directly connected, the road is two zhang wide, rammed extremely strong, not a single inch of grass grows.

Hundreds of tents were erected at the foot of the mountain, surrounded by high barracks, surrounded by guard towers, and this was the prisoner of war camp, and there was a military camp next to it.

"Your Highness, how long are the prisoners of war going to be here?" Su Wei asked curiously, looking at the prisoners of war in the distance.

"Not necessarily, there is no detailed rule yet, but according to the convention, it is generally three years, and after three years of hard labor, you can go home."

"It's going to take three years! Will they survive? Zheng Shanguo, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, asked.

Zhang Xuan smiled slightly: "There should be no problem, just let them do some manual work, and not abuse them, the prisoners of war caught in the future, I am ready to transport all the prisoners of war to the peninsula, mining, logging, road repair, quarrying, building cities, building docks, there are too many things to do, and the general public is unwilling to come to the peninsula, so they have to let them do it, all in all, the more prisoners of war, the better." ”

Everyone talked for a while, everyone immediately went to the city of humble luxury, Zhang Xuan climbed to the top of the mountain step by step, standing on the top of the mountain to look at the tower mountain, the beautiful scenery around immediately fell into the eyes, the continuous mountain, the lush forest, the blue sea in the distance and the clear sky.

Zhang Xuan's eyes fell on the north, although he could not see the coast of Liaodong from here, he could reach the coast of Liaodong by boat for two days.

At this time, Lai Hu'er, who accompanied Zhang Xuan to inspect the humble city, finally couldn't help it, and bowed down and asked: "Your Highness, let the humble post go to support Liucheng!" ”

He is very worried about the situation in Liucheng, he knows the defense situation of Liucheng better, I am afraid it will be difficult to support the fierce attack of tens of thousands of Khitan troops, once Liucheng is lost, it is essential to slaughter the city, and it also means that Liaodong has completely fallen.

Zhang Xuan still shook his head, "I know very well in my heart the defense situation of Liucheng, the Khitan can't attack it, our target is not the Khitan, but Goguryeo, if my expectations are good, once the Khitan retreats, it will be the time for Goguryeo to send troops."

Lai Hu'er pondered for a while and said: "In addition, there are only 20,000 brothers in the hands of the lowly office, and a part of the army must be assigned to defend the peninsula, whether it is to support Liaodong or attack Pyongyang, the number is far from enough. ”

"Don't worry about this, in two days, our main army of 100,000 will set off."

"If the 100,000 army can arrive in time, it will be worry-free, but in fact, I am just worried that when the Goguryeo army attacks Liucheng again, I am afraid they will not be able to hold it."

Zhang Xuan smiled faintly, "I won't give the Goguryeo army this chance again." (To be continued.) )