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Volume 2: The Wild Horse, Chapter 622: The Beacon Smoke Rises

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    readx; (Thank you for your enthusiastic support, thank you. Please subscribe, ask for monthly votes, and ask for recommendation votes. Although the guaranteed chapter has been changed, the number of words is not small. I encourage everyone to vote monthly. There will be no double Mid-Autumn Festival at the end of this month. Next  Only available from the 1st to the 7th of the month) The second year of Chengtian, August 1st.  Five days ago, the Imperial Navy landed from the Taedong River on the peninsula to attack Pyongyang, and the entire army was almost annihilated.  Five days later, the empire's army in the Qingchuan River area that attempted to attack Wandu also suffered a severe blow.  The seven greedy wolf guards secretly sent by Emperor Yang Kui to Goguryeo played a great role in this.  After the seven greedy wolf guards left Liaodong, they defected to King Yingyang of Goguryeo, the kind of upright kind.  King Yingyang naturally had a hard time believing that these seven Greedy Wolf Guards had good intentions, for fear that they were sent by the Sui State to play with Infernal Affairs.  The seven greedy wolf guards changed King Yingyang's attitude with just one sentence - What do you have that others covet?  King Yingyang couldn't help but think, "Yeah! What do I have? Even though the Sui army lost more than 200,000 naval troops, the basic momentum of being outnumbered and outnumbered did not change at all. They had more than 1.1 million infantry and cavalry.  If you want to defeat Goguryeo, why do you need to use conspiracy?" So he warmly entertained the seven Greedy Wolf Guards and reused them On July 22, when the Sui army's soldiers and horses on the waterway surrounded Pyongyang, the Sui army surrounded Pyongyang.  The soldiers and horses on the army's land route also reached the Liaoshui River. The emperor ordered the construction of three bridges for the army to cross smoothly.  Wei Xiaokuan, the left general, suggested that there was no need to go to such trouble. The Sui army was located at the tail end of the Liao River, and it would take two days to reach the hinterland of Goguryeo.  The emperor refused and said that this move would show the majesty and strength of the empire and would make the Goguryeo people frightened. ??????? Actually?  The emperor gave the Goguryeo army time to prepare so that they could counterattack.  Before the bridge built on the Liao River reached the other side, the Goguryeo army launched an attack on the Sui army at the suggestion of the seven Greedy Wolf Guards, and effectively repelled the Sui army and destroyed the bridge.  The emperor was not discouraged and continued to build the bridge three times.  Finally fixed.  The Sui army crossed the river and surrounded Xinbincheng, Goguryeo's frontier bridgehead, and captured it in one day.  On July 25th, the Sui army was defeated on the waterway.  The soldiers and horses on the land route came to Qingchuan River, which was only thirty miles away from Wandu City, the capital of Goguryeo.  The imperial court officials all believed that Goguryeo would be destroyed in just ten days.  Something happened!  More than one piece!     one.  The rebels within the empire who opposed the conquest of Goguryeo became increasingly fierce.  The growth is frightening.     two.  The swarming of rebels directly caused the grain and grass transportation lines that were good in the past to be intercepted and harassed one after another, making it difficult to transport grain to Liaodong Prefecture.     three.  Even if the supply of the Sui army was temporarily interrupted, at least Youzhou, Zhaozhou, Yanzhou, and Liaodongzhou were close to each other, and reserves could be mobilized for emergencies to ensure that the soldiers had enough to eat.  But as the army entered Goguryeo's territory, the Sui army's logistics supply was ambushed by Goguryeo due to the planning of the seven Greedy Wolf Guards.  In order to solve this problem.  The emperor ordered each soldier to bring his own food.  This greatly increased the burden on the soldiers, and many soldiers threw away the food they brought in order to lose weight.  By the time the Sui army arrived at the Qingchuan River, supplies were severely lacking.  Problems broke out from all sides, and the Sui army had to stay near the Qingchuan River. This stop was broken!  The seven greedy wolf guards teamed up with Goguryeo general Ulji Mundeok to take advantage of the Sui army's break and called on hundreds of thousands of people to build dams on the upper reaches of the Cheongcheon River to store water.  On July 29, the Sui army received an order from the emperor to cross the river and attack Wandu.  Finally set off.  At that time, the Qingchuan River was very shallow. The Sui army thought it was caused by the heat and drought, so they waded across the river without hesitation.  When the Sui army crossed the river.  Eulji Mundeok opens the gate to release water.  Fire and water were merciless, and tens of thousands of Sui troops were drowned and drowned.  Eulji Wende then led the Goguryeo army to launch a fierce attack on the Sui army, whose formation was in disarray.  The battle lasted from dawn to sunset. The 300,000 soldiers dispatched by the Sui army suffered more than 100,000 casualties. Most of the remaining people dispersed and escaped secretly.  Only less than 3,000 people actually returned to the Liaodong camp!  It¡¯s night.  The north, which had not rained much all summer, ushered in continuous heavy rain.  ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ The second year of Chengtian¡¯s reign, August 8th.  Less than two days apart, the empire suffered two defeats in Goguryeo with more than 100,000 casualties. News spread throughout the country, arousing unprecedented heated discussion.   Some people are worried about the safety of their relatives, some are yelling at the generals who are in charge of the army as idiots, some are criticizing the emperor for being stubborn, and some are wondering whether there is any need to continue to attack that small country.  These have nothing to do with Yang Xuangan, he is currently discussing it with others.  What to discuss?  Let¡¯s rebel!  Ever since Pan Qiaoyun told Yang Xuangan about the nursery rhyme "Two Yangs, who is the elder" in Luoyang, he had been frightened every day. The slightest disturbance could make him think that the emperor was going to destroy the Yang family in Hongnong.  Especially a few days ago, after Wu Fan added some information to Yang Xuangan The strength of the Hongnong Yang family should not be underestimated. How could they not have their own intelligence channels? I heard from people around me that Huang Gatekeeper was active around him frequently, with very specific intentions.  Unsure, Yang Xuangan suddenly became confused.  The first thing Yang Xuangan did was to go to Hongnong to invite the Yang clan elders and ask for their opinions.  Next, he contacted the six younger brothers of three legitimate students and three common students.  Finally, he gathered his close friends to help "Rebellion may lead to losing your head. Yang Xuangan is not an idiot, so the people who discussed with him were all very, very close people, only nine in total.  .  Yang Xuangan sat in the first place, looking at the others with serious faces, and said: "A crisis that has not been seen in a century is imminent. Everyone expresses his or her own opinion. I don't want the Yang family to perish when our generation comes." Everyone was silent.     for a long time.  Yang Xuanzang, who looked most similar to Yang Xuangan, said: "My fifth brother Wan Shuo and I served in Liaodong and participated in the empire After the defeat of Qingchuanjiang, we secretly led five hundred of our followers back."  The second son of Yang Xuangan, the second younger brother of Yang Xuangan, and Yang Wanshuo ranked fifth. They were both Tiger Generals and followed the emperor to attack Goguryeo, and were recruited by Yang Xuangan's secret letter.  Yang Wanshuo has a delicate face, resembling a scholar, and he was clever in the past. Now he said hesitantly: "I always feel I feel the true purpose of the emperor. It doesn't seem to be to defeat Goguryeo. But I can't think of any other reason.  " "No matter what the emperor thinks, Yang's situation is clear!" The person who spoke was the only outsider in the room, Zhao Huaiyi, the governor of Ji County.  Like Yang Xuangan, he was responsible for the rear supply line of the empire's attack on Goguryeo, and was the second level. He was Yang Xuangan's close friend: "If you continue to break up, you will suffer chaos! There are countless popular uprisings in Shandong, Hebei and other places, with millions of participants."  Isn't it enough to show the support of the people?" Yang Wanshuo agreed: "It is better to fight to the death!" Zhao Huaiyi said again: "Xuangan! You are from the Hongnong Yang family and have a noble status.  I am worried that no one will respond!" He stood up and bowed, and said sincerely: "If the emperor is not the king, then the ministers will not be the slaves! The emperor of the Yang family is ruthless and cruel The people of Li are suffering and are in urgent need of rescue!  Support justice. Only assist Ming Gong, clear up the world, bring order to the world, and bring peace to the world! " Yang Xuangan slapped the table and said: ""  The second year of Chengtian, August 9th.  Wang Bo and Meng Rang's rebel army collapsed internally due to Zhang Xutuo's violent suppression, and the two parted ways.  Twenty days ago, Wang Bo crossed the Yellow River and headed north.  Zhang Xutuo was unable to continue his pursuit this time. He encountered a bigger problem.  The empire attacks Goguryeo.  The deployment of soldiers and civilians made the people in Jizhou and Qingzhou unemployed, the land was barren, and the weather was unfavorable. A severe drought in the summer directly led to the destruction of the few crops.  There is a shortage of food in the north.  The South has also been greatly affected by the Nanliang Restoration Uprising this year. It is still self-sufficient, but it is difficult to distribute food evenly to the North. In addition, merchants are obstructing it and driving up food prices Gradually a famine develops.  Dongjun, where Zhang Xutuo arrived, was almost the most serious place.  Zhang Xutuo decided to open a warehouse to release grain and provide relief to the victims.  The officials of Dongjun County all thought: "We must wait for His Majesty's edict. We cannot open warehouses to provide food relief privately." Zhang Xutuo said angrily: "Now that Your Majesty is far away, it will definitely take several days or more than ten days to send envoys back and forth."  Time. The people are in a hurry. If they wait for the report, they will fill the hole! If I am convicted of this, I will die without regrets. ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Can be chopped first and then played, and the granaries can be opened to store grain.  Zhang Xutuo couldn't stand the eyes of the people who were numb due to hunger. When he first joined the army, his hometown was in famine and he didn't have enough to eat. He was more aware of the virtues of some corrupt officials, so during the whole period of opening warehouses to release grain, he fought hard with long swords.  Supervise and give no one a chance.  Wang Bo got a chance to breathe and united with fellow Taoists from Yangping County in Jizhou, Sun Xuanya, Shi Jianjun and Hao Xiaode.  It is worth mentioning that Sun Xuanya, if nothing else, thisIt is women who do not give way to men.  Wang Bo, as the pioneer of the rebel army, has a very high reputation. In a short period of time, he pulled out a force of more than 20,000 soldiers and horses, joined the soldiers and horses of the other three people, and created an army of 50,000 people!  Wang Bo took a fancy to the military rations transported northward by the Grand Canal to Youzhou and Liaodong Prefectures, and continuously intercepted them and gained a lot.  Wang Bo used military rations to distribute to the poor people, and the rebel army suddenly increased to 100,000 people!  Seeing that Wang Bo was getting bigger, Zhang Xutuo quickly sent his troops northward to continue chasing him.  Zhang Xutuo used the tiger symbol to order the navy on the side of the Grand Canal to compete with Wang Bo for the advantage of water transportation, and led 20,000 infantry and cavalry to attack the rebels.  The rebels were both good and bad, and Zhang Xutuo was defeated.  Wang Bo's army collapsed and reached Leping, where it was blocked by Qinghe County soldiers protecting the Cui family.  Zhang Xutuo and the soldiers of Qinghe County attacked in a pincer attack, and killed Shi Zhiqian and Hao Xiaode in formation. They defeated the rebels again and captured their family's heavy baggage, which they could not count.  Wang Bo and Sun Xuanya were missing, and Zhang Xutuo could not find them, so he had to return to Qingzhou.  It happened that Pei Changcai and Shi Zihe led 20,000 rebels to attack Licheng and plundered the city.  When Zhang Xutuo first arrived, he didn't have time to recruit soldiers, so he personally led five cavalry to fight against the rebels.  The rebels were attracted by it and led troops to besiege him.  Zhang Xutuo was trapped in a tight siege, with many injuries on his body, and his courage was extremely strong.  Reinforcements arrived in the city, and the rebels retreated slightly.  Governor Zhang Xutuo fought again and defeated the rebels, and Pei Changcai fled.  ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ The second year of Chengtian¡¯s reign, August 13th.  Early morning.  A large number of memorials are displayed on the desk of Emperor Yang Kui.  The defeat of Pyongyang City and the defeat of Qingchuan River, the two major defeats almost achieved the goals that Yang Kui expected. It cannot be said that the military power controlled by the noble families was completely taken back by him, at least their vitality was seriously damaged.  Yang Kui¡¯s face was gloomy, but his heart was excited. He felt that it would not be long before he could let the Tian family royal family completely suppress the noble family for the first time.  But Yang Kui is not without worries.  As Wu Fan warned earlier, aristocratic families will be blinded by temporary gains. They will eventually realize something is wrong and will definitely resist.  This is the reason why Yang Kui, knowing that the situation in the Central Plains was so corrupt that it had to be suppressed, still pretended to be furious and refused to return to the undefeated Goguryeo.  , all the backbone of the military were imprisoned.  You must know that once Yang Kui leads an army with a huge base of more than 800,000 people southward, the rebellion in the Central Plains will be put down in an instant!  Looking at the heavy rain outside the window, Yang Kui was lost in thought for a long time. Suddenly he shivered, felt the coldness, and tightened his tight clothes.  Yang Kui slowly looked through the memorials and smiled contemptuously when he saw that he had sent an envoy to urge Yang Xuangan to transport grain and grass, and Yang Xuangan's words of complaint.  Seeing Zhang Xutuo's impassioned speech about beheading first and then replaying, and opening the granary of Dongjun to relieve refugees, I murmured praises.  Seeing the chill on his body became more and more obvious, Yang Kui's hands suddenly trembled, then his whole body swayed, and he fell down with a "bang".  The guards and maids serving Yang Kui were immediately in chaos.  Yang Kui, I'm sick.     evening.  Wu Yong, who has been lurking in Wagang Village for a long time, has long been integrated into this green forest bandit den. Sometimes he almost forgets who he belongs to.  Until someone contacted Wu Yong and told Wu Yong what to do, he suddenly remembered who he was.  These days in Wagangzhai are very sad. One of the two reasons for sadness is the loss of financial resources.  When the empire conquered Goguryeo, Xingyang was the source and core of the transportation supply line. Large quantities of military rations, ordnance, etc. were sent from here. Such an important place should have a heavy stockpile of troops.  ??The Green Forest Bandit is the Green Forest Bandit after all. How can he dare to easily provoke the army?  The other of the two reasons why Wagang Village is having a hard time is the increase in the number of people.  There are too many people fleeing from Qingzhou.  " Among them are people who are also green forest thieves. Most of these people are Shan Xiongxin, the leader of the seven-state green forest, who gave it to his sworn brother Zhai Rang, the leader of Wagang Village. It is difficult to refuse, otherwise how will the people on the road look at you and evaluate you?  The lack of money and food and the increasing number of mouths to eat made Zhai Rang very distressed.  Xu Shiji, a man from Lihu in Dongjun, is only seventeen years old. He is tall, brave and resourceful.  His family was originally rich, with many children and servants, and accumulated thousands of bells. Both he and his father Xu Gai were philanthropists, helping the poor regardless of their relationship.  Seeing the chaos in the world, he was unwilling to be alone, so he defected to Zhai Rang in the same county.  (To be continued.)
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