Lu River is named after it flows through Lu County, Zhuo County. It flows all the way to the southeast and finally injects into the Bohai Sea. The canal to the north also runs across the Lu River, making Lu River an important channel for the canal to enter the sea.

After entering the Lushui River, the canal boats traveled eastward for more than a hundred miles and then drove into the sea. It is precisely because of this that the Lushui River estuary became the base of the Sui Dynasty's naval army.

In a river berth about tens of thousands of acres, nearly a thousand large sea boats were densely moored. The last two hundred large ships coming from the mouth of the Ruhekou also sailed into the river berth, and at the same time brought three thousand shipwrecks. They would change their identities and become crew members who drove the sea boat.

The entire naval base is temporarily in a state of ships but no soldiers, and there are 3,000 defenders to protect the safety of the base. However, with the arrival of Yang Yuanqing leading 30,000 elite troops, the naval base began to become lively.

Thirty thousand soldiers began to build tents in the camp on the shore. Under the escort of hundreds of personal soldiers, Yang Yuanqing immediately looked out from a high ground and looked at the bay.

A large amount of river sand comes with the river. After tens of millions of years, a gourd-shaped bay appeared at the mouth of the river. This bay covering an area of ​​tens of thousands of acres of water has become a natural port for the navy. Thousands of years later, the bay gradually evolved into land, and the gourd-shaped mouth more than 20 miles away has become the famous Dagukou.

More than a thousand sea ships in the bay are arranged densely in the distance, with hulls like mountains and masts like forests, covering the sky and the sun, which is spectacular.

Near the estuary, there are thousands of flat-bottomed tugboats, which are ships transporting military supplies from the canal. They are moored on a field of thousands of acres of water near the shore.

The water two miles ahead was filled with wooden stakes. This row of wooden stakes lasted for several miles, dividing the entire water into two. There was a water gate in the middle, and there were water village post towers on both sides. Hundreds of naval troops patrolled the post towers. This was mainly to prevent canal ships from approaching sea ships.

At this time, dozens of cavalrymen rushed over from afar, and soldiers beside them said, "General General Hu'er is here!"

Yang Yuanqing also saw the leader wearing a silver helmet and all his hair and beards. Although he was old, he was still agile, no less than a young man. Yang Yuanqing knew him, and he was the former Sui Dynasty naval army's great general to protect his son.

There were not many veterans in the Sui Dynasty in the past, and in the Sui army, there was only one Lai Hu'er left, next to Lai Hu'er. The person who accompanied him was also the general Niu Jinda.

Niu Jinda and Qin Qiong were both generals who came to Hu'er before, but later they were transferred to Zhang Xutuo's tent.

Lai Hu'er arrived at the military port three days ago. The more than 5,000 people he brought were all elite naval forces. He has been inspecting warships for the past three days, and each ship must be carefully inspected.

This is his usual style, "If you want to do something well, you must first sharpen your tools." If you want to succeed in the expedition, you must make sufficient pre-war preparations.

Yang Yuanqing urged his horse to run down the hill. Lai Hu'er rushed over and got off the horse. He turned over and got off the horse and knelt down on one knee in front of Yang Yuanqing, "Old minister comes to Hu'er, see Your Highness, the King of Chu!"

Yang Yuanqing turned over and dismounted, stepped forward and helped him up, "The old general was exempted from the gift!"

He helped Hu'er up and looked at him up and down, and saw that he was majestic and majestic. He couldn't help but exclaim: "I haven't seen him for several years, and the old general is still not old, which is gratifying!"

Lai Huer had the best relationship with Li Jing back then, and Yang Yuanqing was dismissed from his post to protect Li Jing back then, which made Lai Huer always feel grateful to Yang Yuanqing. This gratitude became a kind of trust after a long time.

It was precisely because of this kind of trust that came to protect his son and went north to build a country for Yang Yuanqing and to create a wealth and prosperity for his children and grandchildren.

Lai Hu'er also bowed and smiled, "Fifteen years ago, when I talked about the future with Ling Zu, Ling Zu said that the future of the Yang family will be on His Highness. I only now understand that Ling Zu was not completely correct in fact. It should be said that the future of the Great Sui Dynasty is on His Highness."

After all, Lai Hu'er is a veteran. After a long time of human nature, his flattery without any trace made Yang Yuanqing very useful. Yang Yuanqing also smiled, "There is no country in the family, no country, how can there be a world without a country? The old general is my grandfather's old subordinate, and now he is wronged by my general again."

Lai Hu'er sighed, "Although I am an old subordinate of Duke Chu, the world is indefinite and the Xuangan Rebellion is my order to suppress it, which is also a helpless thing."

Although Lai Hu'er surrendered to Yang Yuanqing, he also had a little bit of a heart attack, that is, he and Yuwen Shu jointly suppressed Yang Xuangan's army in the ninth year of Daye. At that time, he attacked Yang Xuangan's rear army, and dozens of Yang's children died at his hands.

He must explain this matter clearly to Yang Yuanqing, otherwise it will be a hidden danger in the future.

Yang Yuanqing also knew Lai Hu'er's worries. He had to untie Lai Hu'er this knot in order to make Lai Hu'er loyal to him in the future.

He said lightly: "Loyalty to the emperor is the duty of the general. General Lai is always loyal to the late emperor, loyal to the Sui Dynasty, and not moved by personal feelings. This is the admirable thing. I naturally understand in my heart that General Lai should not have any scruples."

Yang Yuanqing did not mean that the past was not pursued. He implicitly told Lai Hu'er from another perspective that loyalty to the emperor is important. This not only affirmed Lai Hu'er's justice in eradicating Yang Xuangan back then, but also told Lai Hu'er that he was loyal to Yang Guang in the past and that he would be loyal to him in the future. Then there would be no problem in following the order.

Lai Hu'er understood what Yang Yuanqing meant. He was grateful and sighed in his heart. Yang Yuanqing's statement meant that he would not be liquidated in the future because of the Yang Xuangan case.

Lai Hu'er gave a deep bow, "Your Highness will solve your doubts, let's remember it in your heart."

Yang Yuanqing smiled and turned around, "General Lai is very familiar with the sea conditions in the Bohai Sea and Goryeo. I wonder if he can go out to sea now?"

"Report to the general manager, it is early September now. In a few days, the sea will gradually be dominated by westerly winds. That is a good opportunity to go to Goryeo. In the past few days, soldiers should be asked to take more boats to adapt to the sea navigation."

Yang Yuanqing nodded, "From now on, you are the deputy commander of the navy, and you are fully responsible for the training of the army!"

"Abide by the orders!"

Yang Yuanqing returned to his big tent. At this time, Luo Shixin followed up with the big tent. He heard that Lai Hu'er was appointed as the deputy commander of the navy, and he was a little worried. Because Yang Yuanqing himself served as the head coach, Lai Hu'er actually controlled the Sui navy.

"General Manager, I heard that it is not something that the minister should do for his ministers when he comes to Hu'er to compete for military power in Xiliang. This is a big ambition, so the general manager still needs to be more careful about him."

Yang Yuanqing shook his head, "This is the moment, that is the moment! Come to Hu'er to seize military power in Xiliang, more for self-protection. Xiao Xian is a narrow-minded person, without tolerance, and has a strong suspicion. His generals, those who have made great contributions will surely die. How many of his lords are willing to serve him?"

Speaking of this, Yang Yuanqing patted Luo Shixin on the shoulder and said, "Whether a general is loyal does not depend on the general himself, but on the monarch's means and sincerity. I will protect my son with sincerity. With a strict military system, he will not have the opportunity to hold troops and respect himself. He will definitely be loyal, just like when he was the last emperor Yang Guang, you would not worry too much."

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Five days later, as Tathagata Hu'er judged, the west wind was getting tighter, and the time for sending troops came, and various supplies transported from Taiyuan also arrived one after another.

On the morning of that day, the Sui army held a ceremony to kill three animals and sacrifice flags. Thirty thousand of the most elite soldiers of the Sui Dynasty began to board the ship one after another, including five thousand cavalry, three thousand heavy armored infantry, and three thousand powerful crossbowmen. Except for the heavy armored cavalry that did not follow the army, the other elite troops followed Yang Yuanqing to fight.

In addition, there are also a large number of heavy siege weapons, as well as tinea oil, food and other items, and 1,100 large ships formed this huge expeditionary force.

There were more than 20,000 boatmen operating the large ship alone, plus 30,000 soldiers, a total of more than 50,000 people participated in this expedition to Goryeo.

Thousands of sails are like clouds, thousands of masts are like forests, and the flags are flying under the blowing of the west wind. Yang Yuanqing stood at the bow of the largest handsome ship, and was about to set off. Looking at the sea and sky, he couldn't help but feel proud.

At this time, Lai Hu'er strode forward and knelt down on one knee to ask for instructions, "Report to the general manager, the warships are all ready, please give the general manager order!"

Yang Yuanqing nodded and said in a deep voice: "Fleet sets off!"

With the sound of war drums, the coaching ship pulled up the main sail, the main sail was agitated, and slowly sailed eastward. One large ship after another started, and the fleet stretched for more than a hundred miles, heading towards the east.

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It is not very far from Luhekou to the Goryeo Peninsula. You have to cross the Bohai Bay first, drive from the Bohai Strait into the East China Sea, which is later the Yellow Sea. Then drive northeast for a few days to reach the Goryeo Peninsula. In a good wind, you can reach it in seven or eight days.

That afternoon, the fleet passed by the Bohai Strait. Yang Yuanqing stood on the side of the ship and stared at a black dot in the north for a long time. The black dot was the southernmost point of the Liaodong Peninsula. At this time, the Liaodong Peninsula was still under the control of Goryeo.

Lai Hu'er slowly walked forward and pointed to the distant peninsula and said, "Then is Bishe City. When Bei Zhi led his army to capture Bishe City, he wanted to ask the late emperor to divide the Liaodong Peninsula into the territory of the Great Sui Dynasty. Why is the Sui army at the end of its strength? The late emperor had no intention of conquering Goryeo again. He just accepted the surrender of the other party and captured Husizheng, and then withdrew his troops back to the Central Plains. Bishe City was also taken away by the Goryeo army again, and the Liaodong Peninsula eventually became a dream."

Speaking of this, Lai Hu'er sighed long and her eyes burst into infinite melancholy.

Yang Yuanqing's eyes were not too focused on the Liaodong Peninsula. The strategic focus of the Great Sui Dynasty is now on the Central Plains. This expedition to Goryeo is also to better control the Central Plains. It is too early to talk about controlling the Liaodong Peninsula.

"How confident is General Lai is our expedition?" Yang Yuanqing turned around and asked him with a smile.

Lai Hu'er's thoughts were also taken back. He pondered for a moment: "If Your Highness wants to destroy Goryeo, it will not be possible with just 30,000 troops, but if you just want to attack Pyongyang, it should be possible. The key is to evacuate before the main force of the Goryeo Army arrives. The only thing that Bei Zhi is worried about is the main force of the Goryeo Army."

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[Because people are not at home, they use their mobile phones as servers to surf the Internet. The China Unicom 3G signal here is very weak, causing inconvenience to everyone. I'm sorry! When I go home tomorrow, everything is normal.] (To be continued...)
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