Chapter 69: Top, Middle, and Bottom Strategies

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The ministers in the full tent all turned to look at Chen Kefu in the last seat, Chen Kefu at this time came directly from the battlefield, and his body was still wearing a body of armor, and in the purple robe in this big tent, it was also a little conspicuous.

Chen Kefu got up from the mat, bowed to Yang Guang and said, "Your Majesty, although I have never seen the traitor Yang Xuangan and his mastermind Li Mi. However, I have also heard the names of these two people, and I know that these two people cannot be compared with the rebellious people in Shandong, Henan, and Jiangbei regions today. Although the two rebellions can't be compared with the adults, they are all talented. If we take it too lightly, I'm afraid we will suffer. ”

At this time, Yang Yichen and Yuwenshu had not left, and when they heard this, Yuwenshu said with a smile, "Then how can Yang Yi be powerful, I think when I fought the world with the emperor, he was not born yet." When I fought the world with His Majesty the Emperor, Yang Yi was only afraid that he was still breastfeeding. For such a young brother with low eyes, it is enough to have me alone, not to mention that His Majesty also asked General Yang to accompany him. You don't have to worry too much about breaking the army, just a rebel, that's not just a hand-to-hand capture. ”

Yang Yichen also laughed a few times, "Isn't it that the broken army also wants to go to quell the chaos together?" But your performance has been eye-catching lately, so let's let the old knives go, and it proves that we haven't rusted yet. It is best for you to stay by Your Majesty's side and protect Your Majesty's safety. ”

The ministers also laughed when they heard this, thinking that Chen Kefu also wanted to follow, and wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to make a contribution.

Yang Guang smiled, "Chen Pojun, you don't have to go, your 10,000 people only have 5,000 light horses, and half of them are heavy horses, what you need to put down the chaos this time is speed." Besides, the soldiers who have fought many times in the broken barracks are also tired, so let them rest and rest first. This Goguryeo is still going to be destroyed, and I am afraid that there will be no chance of meritorious service? ”

Chen Kefu smiled, "Your Majesty and the adults have misunderstood the meaning of the minister, although the minister has not read many books, but since he came to the barracks, he has also read a lot of military books and war books. Know some of the art of war. Now Yang Yi has rebelled in Hebei and cut off my grain and grass. You all think you can get your hands on it, but you ignore a very important thing. ”

Seeing that Chen Kefu said so seriously, Yang Guang couldn't help but become serious, "Ignore something, you say, if you say it well, I will be rewarded." ”

"Your Majesty, I want Yang to rebel, Your Majesty thinks that if you think about it from another position, what does Your Majesty think Yang will do next? Chen Kefu asked.

"Empathy?"

"Oh, it's from Yang Zhi's perspective to consider the situation in front of them and guess the direction of their next move."

Pei Renji, the general of Zuo Wuwei, said disapprovingly, "This is still a guess, of course they are recruiting troops and horses, attacking the city and plundering the land." ”

Chen Kefu said with a smile, "General Pei is right, of course they will recruit troops and horses, attack cities and plunder land. But where will they go to attack the city and plunder the land after they recruit troops? Now that Yang has rebelled at the beginning, there are only 10,000 people, and he will definitely not sit and die in Liyang and wait for our army to encircle and suppress. So they will definitely attack the city, but where will they go? ”

"Luoyang, the eastern capital, Yang Yi is most likely to fight Luoyang, Luoyang is the capital, as long as Luoyang is taken, the world will definitely be shaken." Old Nayan Su Wei said.

His words obviously represent the views of many ministers, now the Central Plains is empty, the army and generals of the DPRK and China are following the emperor's eastward expedition, it can be said that the Central Plains does not have much defense force, and even the capital Luoyang does not have many soldiers and horses. If Yang Wei really kills Luoyang, this is undoubtedly a good choice, as long as Luoyang is attacked, then the families of the ministers, the royal family of the Great Sui will all fall into the hands of Yang Wei, which will undoubtedly be a great harm to the Great Sui.

Chen Kefu nodded, and shook his head again, "The old man is only right about one of them, and now my million-strong army of His Majesty Sui is personally driving to conquer Goguryeo, all in Liaodong. If I were Yang Xuangan and Li Mi, then there are three strategies to choose from, and no matter which of these three strategies is, it will be very dangerous for my Great Sui. ”

Yang Guang's face sank like water at this time, standing in front of the desk, his hands behind his back, his eyes glared at Chen Kefu and said, "If you are Yang Cheng, what are the three strategies?" Quickly and quickly! ”

Chen Kefu arched his hand, "Your Majesty, if I were Yang Xuangan or Li Mi, then now facing the question of where to go, there must be three choices. The best policy is that the Son of Heaven personally went out to Goguryeo, far away in Liaodong City, that is, thousands of miles away from Beiping County, there is the sea in the south, and there are powerful Turkic, Khitan, Xi and other Hu people in the north, and there is only one passage in the middle, and the situation is extremely difficult and dangerous. If we take our troops by surprise and drive straight into Beiping County, defend the dangerous points, and choke their throats, then our way back will be cut off. When the Koreans learned that they must follow him, within a month, all the supplies, grain and grass were exhausted. In case Yang Li Erzhi contacts the Hu people again, and then attacks are flanked on three sides, the army will definitely be defeated, and even we and the others may be captured without a fight! ”

Chen Kefu's first rebel might have said it, which suddenly made the ministers a little frightened. If it is really as Chen Kefu said, when they are trapped in Liaodong, the millions of troops will not even have a single grain and grass, and they will really be besieged on three sides, and they will starve to death if they are hungry without fighting. At that time, don't say that these ministers will be captured without a fight, even Emperor Yang Guang is estimated to be unable to escape.

Yuwenshu shook his head and said, "This plan is really vicious, but even if Yang Wei really goes north to Beiping County as you said, but now I am about to lead 100,000 elite horsemen to Beiping, they are just newly recruited soldiers, how can there be so many horses?" Without waiting for them to rush to Beiping to conquer Beiping County, we have already arrived in Beiping, and they came from afar, didn't it just let me wait for work and annihilate them all in one fell swoop? ”

Chen Kefu shook his head, "My lord, this Yang rebelled against the army, after the East knew it, and then sent a fast horse to report it, this East Capital is extremely far away." Even if it is a fast horse, it takes a lot of time to run here. What's more, how can we know how long after the rebels rebel rebellion? If the rebels had already set out to come to Beiping County by the time the news was known, how could they dare to guarantee who would arrive first and who would have been the last to do so. The most important thing is that even if the rebels don't have enough horses, they only need to select a fine cavalry to go north and take Beiping County, even if most of the rebels don't arrive, with the city of Beiping County in hand, even if Lord Yuwen rushes over, they will be helpless. What's more, adults should not forget that there is a Grand Canal in the Central Plains that leads directly to Zhuo County. Transporting troops by water is much faster than walking. ”

Yang Yichen also had a gloomy face, and said a little unhappily, "Chen Pojun, what you said is also in case, how can you know that it is not us who arrived first." ”

"General, the rebels can bet on this, we can't bet, we not only have generals here, but also Your Majesty. How can we, as courtiers, gamble with Your Majesty's safety? ”

Chen Kefu's shameless expression of loyalty and sycophancy blocked Yang Yichen at once, but Yang Guang looked at Chen Kefu very happily, it seems that he likes Chen Kefu's words of loyalty very much.

Yang Guang groaned, "If Yang Li Er's rebellion is really as Pojun said, then it will really be a troublesome thing." However, Yang Xuan felt that person, and I saw that he was ambitious and talented, and he cherished his life for people to do great things, and forgot his life when he saw small profits. This strategy may make it very dangerous for us and others. However, for Yang Rebellion, it is not extremely dangerous to choose this road, one is not good, if I wait to occupy Beiping County first, or even if he arrives first but can't get Beiping County, then Beiping will be Yang Rebellion's burial place. Yang Wei is not the kind of person who dares to go out, and he will definitely not do such a thing with no way out. Break the army, you can talk about their other two choices. ”

Chen Kefu has been paying attention to Yang Guang's expression, although Yang Guang said that Yang Xuangan would definitely not choose this strategy to attack Beiping, but Chen Kefu saw that Yang Guang's face at this time was worse than just now. He understood that Yang Guang was a little scared, yes, even Yang Guang, who had led troops many times, and even he had personally conquered several times after ascending the throne, he did not dare to gamble with his life at this time.

He is an emperor and extremely precious, how can he be willing to gamble with Yang Xuangan with his life. In the past, when he led his troops, he was defeated by the outnumbered and the weak by the strong, but he really had never encountered such a dangerous situation as now.

"Your Majesty, if Yang Xuangan doesn't dare to take the best strategy, then it will be good news for us and others, although the other two strategies will cause some trouble to my Great Sui, but they are not a big deal. Now there are two roads in front of Yang Xuangan, there are dangerous passes on all sides of the Guanzhong land, it is the country of abundance, although there is a general Wei Wensheng to guard it, but the soldiers and horses are not strong. If Yang Li Erzhi does not choose the best strategy to attack Beiping, the army can advance westward, pass through the city along the way, do not attack, and take Chang'an City directly. Then, collect the local heroes, comfort the local people, and defend Chang'an City with the danger, even if His Majesty returns from Liaodong with a large army, it will be difficult to pacify them immediately for a while, and then they can slowly plan according to Guanzhong. ”

Yang Guang nodded, "Guanzhong has always been a battleground for soldiers, and now Guanzhong is also empty, if Yang Cheng really rushes to Chang'an, it is really possible for him to succeed." If he is allowed to occupy Guanzhong, this mess may drag on, and it is not an overnight thing to calm down, but I am afraid that Guanzhong will be eroded. This is really a problem of the heart, it is indeed the middle policy, although it is not as good as the best policy, but there is not much danger, I am afraid that ordinary people will choose this one. ”

However, although Yang Guang said that if Yang Xuangan went to Chang'an, it might be a rebellion in his heart, but he wished that they would go to Chang'an. As long as it doesn't threaten his life, even if it is a few years of fighting in Guanzhong and eroding from then on, he doesn't care too much. In any case, it's better than being trapped here.