Zhang Gongjin's mission this time was actually to come and decline Zhang Xuan's request for troops, but Zhang Xuan proposed that if the Qingzhou army defeated Gao Kaidao, he would station troops in Liaodong, which unexpectedly made him expect that Zhang Xuan's power would enter Liaodong, which was definitely not something Governor Luo would like to see.

He rushed back to Youzhou with his entourage early the next morning. Luo Cheng did not go back with him or stayed in Qingzhou. Instead, he took two entourages to the Central Plains. He felt bored and wanted to travel around and relax.

Zhang Xuan had no time to take care of all kinds of trivial matters in Qingzhou. He immediately arranged military affairs and led a team of personal soldiers to the mouth of Juyang River. He was about to prepare for a northern expedition to Liaodong.

Zhang Xuan wanted to seize this opportunity to gain a foothold in Liaodong and take over Liaodong. With the Beishe City on the Liaodong Peninsula, his power formed a siege siege siege siege siege in Hebei.

Zhang Gongjin ran all the way and rushed back to Ji County, Zhuo County in three days. He came to the Governor's Office without stopping, turned over and got off the horse and walked up the steps and asked, "Is the Governor here?"

"You have reported to the Chief Secretary, the Governor has just returned and is in the official room!"

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

Luo Yi was quite proud of this period. He became the biggest beneficiary of Guo Xuan's death. Not only did he take over Guo Xuan's army, but he was also officially appointed as the governor of Youzhou, the general of the Left Wei Guard, and the Grand Duke of Zijin Guanglu. He was also awarded the title of Duke of Peiping County with a bounty of 5,000 taels.

Although he was full of complacent intentions, Luo Yi still encountered something that made him very unhappy, that was, the emperor appointed Li Jing, the left-behind guard of Xijing, as the general of Wuwei, as the prefect of Yuyang County, and was also responsible for the supervision of Lushui Cang in Zhuo County.

Just a few days ago, Li Jing led 5,000 troops from Feihu Road to enter the Lu County Warehouse Group. With the original 3,000 troops, Li Jing actually controlled 8,000 troops, which gave Youzhou a second imperial army, and Li Jing was also a general.

This made Luo Yi extremely dissatisfied. He could not allow others to snore on the side of the bed, but he had no choice. The Lushui Cang in Zhuo County has never been under the jurisdiction of Youzhou. It is directly under the Ministry of War, with a large amount of food and military funds, and has always been the target of coveting all forces. It is completely reasonable for the court to strengthen its control over it.

However, these warehouses were not given to him by Luo Yi's jurisdiction, which was obviously distrust of him. To some extent, the additional dispatch of troops was also a restraining force on him, which annoyed Luo Yi. However, he never dreamed that increasing troops to control the Lushui warehouse was actually Zhang Xuan's suggestion.

At this time, a personal soldier outside the official room reported: "Report to the Governor, Zhang Changshi is back."

Luo Yi was so energetic that Zhang Gongjin was back so soon. He hurriedly said, "Please invite him in!"

Luo Yi was also very concerned about Zhang Xuan's movements. Since Zhang Xuan forced Bohai to withdraw from Youzhou, he realized that Zhang Xuan was secretly controlling Hebei, which made him realize Zhang Xuan's strength and dared not look down on Zhang Xuan's suggestions at all.

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

Soon, Zhang Gongjin walked into Luo Yi's official room in vain and bowed, "See the governor!"

"Thank you for your hard work, please sit down!"

Zhang Gongjin sat down, and the tea boy served herbal tea. Zhang Gongjin drank a bowl of herbal tea. The heat disappeared. Seeing Luo Yi looking at him with anticipation, he slowly said: "I have told Zhang Xuan the governor's will truthfully, and we will not participate in the extermination of Gao Kaidao for the time being. The reason is the ones we discussed before."

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

"He said to pass by the sea!"

"Sea Road?"

Luo Yi was stunned. Since the Sui Dynasty's navy was disbanded and thousands of warships were concentrated in the Beiping yard and demolished, he forgot the navy's battle. Unexpectedly, Zhang Xuan actually took the sea to Liaodong. Does he have so many warships?

At this time, Zhang Gongjin continued: "Zhang Xuan also said that if he defeated Gao Kaidao, he would likely be stationed in Liaodong. I hope the general would understand it. He said he was unwilling to let Goguryeo's forces invade Liaodong."

Luo Yi's heart suddenly jumped, which meant that Zhang Xuan knew the relationship between Gao Kaidao and Goguryeo. Luo Yi's heart suddenly became upset. He began to realize that he underestimated Zhang Xuan's deep meaning in Liaodong.

Zhang Gongjin said slowly again: "Report to the Governor, Zhang Xuan already knew that Gao Kaidao entered Liaodong from Beiping County. He was actually warning the Governor not to describe the affairs of Liaodong too much to the court, otherwise he would be unfavorable to the Governor."

Luo Yi said nothing and paced back and forth in the room with his hands on his back. 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 how many troops Zhang Xuan could transport to Liaodong. If there were only a few thousand people, it would be no need to worry. If he transported 10,000 or 20,000 people, Gao Kaidao would definitely be unable to resist.

After a while, he sighed and said, "Changshi, let's go and rest first! Let me think about this matter again."

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The Juyang River Estuary in Beihai County is different from the civilian river port at the Yellow River Ferry. It is the Qingzhou Army's military port. Hundreds of warships are anchored in the water bay, especially the four huge Hengyang boats are particularly conspicuous.

On the east side of the river estuary, there are more than 2,000 large tents distributed. The barracks are more than ten miles long, with clouds and neat and spectacular tents. There are 10,000 elite Qingzhou troops stationed here, led by the commander Zhang Xuan himself, followed by two deputy generals Luo Shixin and Pei Xingyan, as well as Su Dingfang, Qin Yong, Zhao Liang and other generals. Yuchi Gong, who had been following Zhang Xuan, was in charge of Qinghe County. This time, he did not follow Zhang Xuan in the north.

Zhang Xuan stood on the dock with his hands behind his back, looking at the tower in the distance carrying military rations and supplies on board. At this time, Luo Shixin walked to him and asked in a low voice: "Does the Grand Marshal understand Gao Kaidao's situation?"

Zhang Xuan looked back at him and smiled faintly, "Gao Kaidao's army is the remaining troops of Ge Qian, just a group of mobs, and there is no need to know them."

Luo Shixin was really worried, "Didn't the Grand Marshal say that Goguryeo would support Gao Kaidao? I'm very worried that the enemy we face was not a thief army, but a Goguryeo army. They were just nominally commanded by Gao Kaidao."

Zhang Xuan laughed, "You have such concerns, which means that you have made progress in your consideration of the problem. However, I can answer you frankly. Even if Goguryeo peeks into the Central Plains, its army still dares not cross the Liaohe River at this stage. At most, it can only support rioters like Gao Kaidao and collude with the Bohai Sea."

"Why is the Grand Marshal so sure?" Luo Shixin asked in confusion.

"Because the Great Sui Dynasty is not in chaos, the emperor still controls the country, and Zhuo County has a large amount of supplies. Once Goguryeo crosses the border, the Sui army will quickly enter Youzhou from Feihu Xing. You understand why I suggest that the emperor send troops to strengthen the guards of Zhuo County warehouse. This is actually for Goguryeo to show it. If it dares to send troops to Liaodong, the Sui army will immediately enter Youzhou. Once it breaks out with the Sui Dynasty again, I am afraid that Silla to the south will not miss the opportunity, so I am sure that Goguryeo's army will not dare to enter Liaodong for the time being, even if it disguises as a thief army in Gaokaidao, it is impossible."

Luo Cheng suddenly realized, and he nodded repeatedly, "I finally understand. It's really too simple to consider the problem."

At this time, a side general hurriedly came to report: "Report to the Grand Marshal, all the supplies and supplies have been on the ship!"

Zhang Xuan nodded and said to Luo Shixin: "Go back and think about it again, but now I will notify the entire army to board the ship tomorrow dawn!"

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

Since the Sui army ended the third Goguryeo Battle two years ago, the army withdrew from the Central Plains, and the defense of Liaodong has become increasingly relaxed. The total number of troops stationed in the three counties and six barracks was less than 10,000. A few months ago, Gao Kaidao led 20,000 troops to take advantage of the situation and defeated the Sui army one by one.

At present, the Sui army only defended Liucheng County to death, and the remaining troops were less than 3,000, led by a general of the Eagle Fighting Lang.

Liucheng County is the county seat of Liucheng County and the largest city in Liaodong. It has a large population and prosperous business. Especially after the Sui Dynasty launched the Goguryeo Battle, Liucheng County also became a transit station for the army and materials. Not only did it rebuilt and expand the city, but dozens of warehouses of all sizes were built in the city, storing a large amount of grain and military resources, making Liucheng's material storage second only to Zhuo County.

It was precisely these warehouses filled with supplies that attracted Gao Kaidao's extreme covetousness. He personally led the army to attack Liucheng three times, but the 200,000 soldiers and civilians in Liucheng worked together, and the city walls were tall and wide, they defeated Gao Kaidao's attacks again and again, and finally defended Liucheng County.
Chapter completed!