Chapter 557: Bingcheng Strategy
Yang Xuangan's story is now well known.
Emperor Yang of Sui originally wanted to use Li Yuan to solve Yang Xuangan, but Duke Tang was a smart man who took advantage of the loss of reinforcements from the Li family this time, just to not accept the order.
Emperor Yang of Sui was anxious that he didn't want to leave time for Yang Xuangan to prepare. The troops who came to Hu'er were already trying to return to Penglai near Yanmen Pass to quell the rebellion. It was really not something that could be done in a few days.
Emperor Yang of Sui had already been sent to the hands of all generals, not only the Duke of Tang, but also the promotion and wealth that could be promoted after the battle against Yang Xuangan was completed.
With such a plan, even the people in the green forest of the rivers and lakes want to get some benefits.
Duke Li Yuan of Tang received news that if he did not take action, he would have to let others take the lead. So when many people were eager to try, the Li family mobilized 30,000 troops to Penglai to quell the rebellion.
Li Jian became the main general, and Duke Tang stayed in Taiyuan Prefecture and continued to operate his power.
Li De, who was far away in the military city, was watching the letters sent by Emperor Yang of Sui, and the lieutenants were all sitting around the conference table waiting.
They still attached great importance to the emperor's letters. They all wanted to know what was written in Emperor Yang of Sui. Yes, this time it was not a handwritten order or an imperial edict, but a letter was really written.
After reading it, Li De's expression was still dull. The lieutenants were all anxious and wanted to know what the emperor said in his letter. They knew that it would be better not to stand out at this time.
"Are you curious about what was written in His Majesty's letter?" Li De asked.
"Cough..." Several people solved the embarrassment by coughing.
"Your Majesty sent someone to deliver the letter, let alone you, I'm curious. Let me tell you about it now." Li Dedao.
"Grandmaster..."
He Bida thought Li De was just saying it because he wanted to speak out, but Li De stopped him.
"It's okay, the things mentioned in Your Majesty's letter are closely related to you." After Li De said that, the few people around him were even more curious about what was related to them.
"Your Majesty is interested in attacking Goryeo. If we are willing to give generous conditions for the vanguard, we can not only allocate Goryeo to Youzhou, but also be promoted to the general for the Tenth Chiefs."
Several governors looked at each other. The general was the top military general's official position. If they were awarded another title, they would have to be promoted, which means they would have their own background.
Future achievements will be limited.
"Governor, where are you?" He Bida said curiously.
"Haha, King Youzhou!"
He Bida and others did not expect that they all stood up together, and they bowed their hands and fists and said in unison: "I wish to be loyal to the King of Youzhou to the death!"
Li De can actually be called the King of Youzhou in their hearts, but this form is not really recognized by the people and officials in the world.
This is the case with the feudal system. It will not convince people if they say something wrong. Just like Li De’s achievements now, it is clear to those who understand the inside story. Where is the strength of the Li family?
The pioneer soldiers are the foundation of Youzhou City, but there is a premise that they are all officials of the Sui State. Although Li De's separatist side was not favored by the emperor and the court, it was legitimate to the people.
With the development of Youzhou City, even if you have enough strength, you cannot get rid of the title of Sui officials. Even if they are tough, the same is true. It can only make people dare not speak out when they see it.
After all, the vanguard troops are powerful, and all the sixteen states of Youji are truly in charge of Li De.
Now the emperor has opened a golden mouth. Once he attacks Goryeo Li De, he will be the legitimate King of Youzhou. The royal family will inform the world that they will resolve their embarrassing relationship now.
The cleverness of Emperor Yang of Sui was that the ten governors under Li De were all from the generals. If Li De became the legitimate King of Youzhou, their relationship with their families would be restored and would not have a bad impact on the generals.
Their achievements in becoming generals were actually to bring honor to their ancestors.
It is a lie to say that he is not moved. He Bida and others are very smart. In fact, even if Emperor Yang of Sui doesn't say that these titles will definitely achieve such success in the future.
The power of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youji and the development of several major cities such as Youzhou, they believe that there will be several more Chang'an and Luoyang cities here in a few years.
When the water rises and the ships rise, they will naturally be chief officials of the border and important officials of Youzhou.
Now that the emperor's affirmation and promise is shortened to several battles, how can they not be moved?
Li De suppressed everyone's emotions, and it was not appropriate to say these problems at this time.
"Is the King of Youzhou? It's not easy for you to realize your dream of becoming a general. We have discussed the situation of Goryeo during this period. There are two ways to get Goryeo. One is to cross the Northern Barbarians by land, and the other is to take water, which is not that easy."
Li De calmly stopped the thoughts of the few people.
"Grandmaster, at present, the safest way to build a ship is to carry waterways," said He Bida.
Among the two choices, He Bida advocates waterways, because as long as there are enough ships at a distance, they can transport troops and supplies. Direct landing and combat have great advantages for them. The disadvantage is that they need to build a large number of ships, which takes time, which may be three years, five years, or even ten years.
Therefore, Shi Huaiyi and others agree with the route of taking the Northern Barbarians, first attacking the Northern Barbarians and then taking Goryeo. The problem is that they are still restricted by the terrain and need to travel for a long distance, and the material pressure is very high.
The advantage may be that it can first conquer the Northern Barbarians and generals Liaobei and all the forces in Youzhou were in the hands of Youzhou.
They have been discussing these two choices for a long time, but in the end they have not come to a conclusion.
Li De did not nod. He was inclined to take the land route because he did not want to attack Goryeo from the beginning, so occupying Liaobei was his purpose.
But if you can take down Goryeo and Silla Baishuoduo in one fell swoop, it might be a good thing.
As soon as Li De began to talk, the lieutenants were excited again. The battles on the battlefield were what they were interested in. The country they had won was more reliable than those given by others. At this moment, all the benefits to Emperor Yang of Sui were thrown behind.
They know that all the benefits are based on their ability to defeat Goryeo. It is easy to say but not by courage and number of people.
"How to decide, please let the Grand Governor make clear," said He Bida.
Li De had long thought about this issue. If you want to be strong, you can't dominate by land alone. Sooner or later, you have to develop the ship industry. The resources of the sea are incomparable to land.
It has unique strategic significance.
But now, HNA cannot be started directly. Now, the pioneers and soldiers have great achievements but they cannot make as much money as they have no foundation. That will not last long.
"The vanguard soldiers and the Northern Barbarians are destined to be in a battle, and the Turks and Tiel tribes are in contact. Now the Turkish soldiers and horses are very damaged and they will definitely be united with other tribes. We cannot unite them. Our battle plan should be arranged as soon as possible."
Chapter completed!