Zhang Gongjin's mission this time was actually to come to politely refuse Zhang Xuan's request to send troops, but Zhang Xuan proposed that if the Qingzhou army defeated Gao Kaidao, he would garrison troops in Liaodong, which made him unexpected, Zhang Xuan's forces entered Liaodong, which was by no means something that Luo Dudu wanted to see.

He rushed back to Youzhou with his entourage early the next morning, Luo Cheng did not go back with him, nor did he stay in Qingzhou, but took two entourages to the Central Plains.

Zhang Xuan no longer had time to take care of all kinds of trivial affairs in Qingzhou, he immediately arranged military affairs, and rushed to the mouth of the Juyang River with a team of personal soldiers, and he was going to start preparing for the northern expedition to Liaodong.

Zhang Xuan wanted to seize this opportunity to gain a foothold in Liaodong, take Liaodong, and add the humble and luxurious cities on the Liaodong Peninsula, and his forces formed a pinzi-shaped encirclement of the Hebei region

Zhang Gongjin galloped all the way, and rushed back to Jixian County, Zhuo County in three days, he came to the Governor's Mansion non-stop, turned over and dismounted and walked up the steps and asked, "Is the Governor here?" ”

"Qi Qi Changshi, the governor has just come back, and he is in the official room!"

Zhang Gongjin walked into the mansion quickly and walked towards Luo Yi's official room.

Luo Yi was quite proud during this time, he became the biggest beneficiary of Guo Xuan's death, not only took over Guo Xuan's army, but also was officially named the governor of Youzhou, the general of Zuo Weiwei, and the doctor of Zijin Guanglu by the Son of Heaven, and at the same time added the prince of Beiping County, with a bounty of 5,000 taels.

Although he was complacent, Luo Yi still encountered a very unpleasant thing for him, that is, the Son of Heaven appointed Li Jing to stay in Xijing as the general of Wuwei, serving as the Taishou of Yuyang County, and at the same time responsible for taking care of Lushuicang in Zhuo County.

Just a few days ago, Li Jing led 5,000 troops from Feihu Road and stationed in the Luxian warehouse group, plus the original 3,000 troops. Li Jing actually controlled 8,000 troops, which made Youzhou have a second imperial army, and Li Jing was still a general.

This made Luo Yi extremely dissatisfied, on the side of the couch, how could he allow others to snore, but he had no choice. Zhuojun's Lushui Cang has never been under the jurisdiction of Youzhou, it is directly under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, with a large amount of grain and military funds, and has always been the target of coveted by all forces, and it is completely reasonable for the imperial court to strengthen its control.

It's just that these warehouses are not handed over to him Luo Yi to manage, which is obviously a distrust of him, and the additional army is also a containment of him to a certain extent, which makes Luo Yi very annoyed, but he never dreamed of it. Increasing the number of troops to control the Lushui warehouse turned out to be Zhang Xuan's suggestion.

At this time, there was a report from the soldiers outside the official room: "Governor Qiyu, Zhang Changshi is back." ”

Luo Yi was in good spirits, Zhang Gongjin came back so soon, and he hurriedly said, "Invite him in!" ”

Luo Yi is also very concerned about Zhang Xuan's movements, since Zhang Xuan forced the Bohai Society to withdraw from Youzhou, he realized that Zhang Xuan was secretly controlling Hebei, which made him realize Zhang Xuan's strength. I don't dare to take Jaang Xuan's suggestion lightly.

In addition, Liaodong is the back of Youzhou. Zhang Xuan suddenly proposed to march into Liaodong to exterminate Gao Kaidao, which immediately aroused Luo Yi's vigilance.

After a while, Zhang Gongjin walked into Luo Yi's official room in the dust, and he bowed and saluted, "Subordinates see the governor!" ”

"Changshi has worked hard, please take a seat!"

Zhang Gongjin sat down. The tea boy served herbal tea, Zhang Gongjin drank a bowl of herbal tea, the heat disappeared, he saw Luo Yi looking at him with anticipation, so he said slowly: "I have told Zhang Xuan the truth about the will of the governor." We will not participate in the extermination of the High Open Dao for the time being, for the same reason that we discussed earlier. ”

Luo Yi frowned, "I want to know, how did he send troops to Liaodong?" ”

"He said by sea!"

"By sea?"

Luo Yi was stunned, since the sailors of the Great Sui were disbanded and thousands of warships were concentrated in the Beiping shipyard and demolished, he forgot about the sailors' operations, but he didn't expect Zhang Xuan to go to Liaodong by sea, does he have so many warships?

At this time, Zhang Gongjin continued: "Zhang Xuan also said that if he defeated Gao Kaidao, he would probably garrison troops in Liaodong, hoping that the marshal would understand, and he said that he was unwilling to let Goguryeo's forces invade Liaodong. ”

Luo Yi's heart jumped suddenly, which was equivalent to saying that Zhang Xuan knew the relationship between Gao Kaidao and Goguryeo, Luo Yi's heart suddenly became troubled, and he began to realize that he underestimated the deep meaning of Zhang Xuan's layout in Liaodong.

Zhang Gongjin said slowly: "Qiyu Governor, Zhang Xuan already knows that Gao Kaidao entered Liaodong from Beiping County, he is actually warning the Governor not to describe Liaodong too much to the imperial court, otherwise he will be unfavorable to the Governor." ”

Luo Yi didn't say a word, pacing back and forth in the room with his hands in his hands, he was in a state of confusion, Zhang Xuan actually knew that Gao Kaidao was going to Liaodong from Beiping County, and knew his relationship with Goguryeo, so should he send troops or not?

In addition, what puzzled him even more was that Zhang Xuan could transport how many troops to Liaodong, if there were only a few thousand people, it would not be a worry, if he transported one or two thousand people, Gao Kaidao would definitely not be able to resist.

After a while, he sighed and said, "Changshi go and rest first!" Let me think about it again. ”

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The mouth of the Juyang River in Beihai County is different from the civilian river port at the crossing of the Yellow River, but it is the military port of the Qingzhou Army, where hundreds of warships are moored in the inlet, especially the four huge transoceanic boats are particularly conspicuous.

On the east side of the estuary, there are more than 2,000 big tents, the military camp is more than ten miles long, the flag is like a cloud, the camp tent is neat, it is very spectacular, there are 10,000 elite Qingzhou troops stationed here, commanded by the commander Zhang Xuan personally, followed by Luo Shixin and Pei Xingyan two deputy generals, in addition to Su Dingfang, Qin Yong, Zhao Liang and other generals, and has been following Zhang Xuan's general Wei Chi Gong is sitting in Qinghe County, this time did not follow Zhang Xuan to the north.

Zhang Xuan stood on the dock with his hands in his hands, looking intently at the crane in the distance being carrying military rations and supplies onto the ship, at this time, Luo Shixin walked up to him and asked in a low voice: "Does the marshal know about the situation in Gao Kaidao?" ”

Zhang Xuan glanced back at him and said with a faint smile: "Gao Kaidao's army is also the remnants of Ge Qian, a group of rabble, you don't need to know them. ”

Luo Shixin was really a little worried, "Didn't the marshal say that Goguryeo would support Gao Kaidao?" I am worried that the enemy we are facing is not a thief army, but a Goguryeo army, which is only nominally under the command of Gao Kaido. ”

Zhang Xuan laughed, "You have such worries, which means that you have made progress in thinking about the problem, but I can answer you frankly, even if Goguryeo peeks into the Central Plains, its army still does not dare to take a step across the Liao River at this stage, at most it can only support thieves like Gao Kaidao and collude with the Bohai Society." ”

"Why is the marshal so sure?" Luo Shixin asked puzzled.

"Because now the Great Sui is not in chaos, the Son of Heaven is still in control of Sheji, Zhuojun still has a large number of supplies, once Goguryeo crosses the border, the Sui army will quickly enter Youzhou from the Flying Fox, you understand why I suggested that the Son of Heaven send an army to strengthen the guard of the Zhuojun warehouse, this is actually for Goguryeo to see, it really dares to send troops to Liaodong, the Sui army will immediately enter Youzhou, once it and the Sui Dynasty break out again, I am afraid that the Silla in the south of it will not miss the opportunity, so I am sure that the Goguryeo army does not dare to enter Liaodong for the time being, Even if it is a thief army disguised as Gao Kaidao, it is impossible. ”

Luo Cheng suddenly realized, he nodded again and again, "I finally understand, I do think about the problem too simply." ”

At this time, a partial general hurriedly came to report: "Qi Qi Shuai, all the supplies, grain and grass have been put on the ship!" ”

Zhang Xuan nodded and said to Luo Shixin: "Go back and think about it again, but now notify the whole army, board the ship and set off at dawn tomorrow!" ”

Liaodong in the Sui Dynasty consisted of three counties from east to west: Liaodong County, Yan County and Liucheng County, bordering Khitan to the north, Goguryeo to the east, and Beiping County to the south through the Liaoxi Corridor.

Since the Sui army ended the third Goguryeo campaign two years ago, the army withdrew to the Central Plains, and the defense of Liaodong has become increasingly relaxed, and the total number of garrisons in the six military camps in the three counties is less than 10,000.

At present, the Sui army is only defending Liucheng County, and the remaining troops are less than 3,000, led by an eagle strike general.

Liucheng County is the county of Liucheng County, and it is also the largest city in Liaodong, with a large population and prosperous commerce, especially after the Sui Dynasty launched the Goguryeo Campaign, Liucheng County has also become a transit station for the army and materials, not only rebuilding and expanding the city, but also building dozens of warehouses of large and small sizes in the city, storing a large number of grain and military materials, making Liucheng's material storage second only to Zhuojun.

It was these warehouses full of materials that attracted Gao Kaidao's extreme coveting, and he personally led the army to attack Liucheng three times, but the 200,000 soldiers and civilians of Liucheng worked together, coupled with the high and wide city walls, they defeated Gao Kaidao's attacks again and again, and finally held Liucheng County.

However, after the city was broken, the pressure of slaughtering the city was always like a boulder, weighing heavily on the hearts of everyone in the city. (To be continued.) )