Chapter 72 Erpei digs a hole

Looking at Pei Yun wearing a Jinxian crown and a purple court uniform, Chen Kefu never wanted to step on this guy like today. He was mentally prepared for the court, but facing the current situation, Chen Kefu was angry. Such a person is no longer a politician or an official, but has become a politician. Apart from playing with power, such a person can be said to be of no benefit to the court.

Although people like Yang Su, Duke of Chu, also excluded the strangeness, Yang Su had the ability to govern the country. He squeezed out others and he himself managed the prosperity and strength of the country. But like Pei Yun in front of him, he was completely a villain who had power. Apart from excluding the strangeness, he completely ignored the overall situation and had no real ability, which made him look down on him from the bottom of his heart.

Chen Kefu raised his head and looked at him with his eyes extremely sharp. The eyes shining with cold light suddenly scared Pei Yun. This kind of gaze was like the gaze of a wolf wandering in the darkness. As soon as he touched it, it made people tremble in his heart.

"Your Majesty, for General Li's loyalty and wise men, let me spare General Chen once. If Your Majesty is still dissatisfied, I am willing to serve him. Since Xiaochen entered Liaodong and formed the Pojun camp, General Li has been helping Xiaochen. Xiaochen has not cared for the elders of his family since he was a child. General Li treats me like a relative. Now General Li has had it, and I am willing to punish him."

Chen Kefu no longer thought about other things at this time. He really treated Li Benlei as his grandfather. At this time, he completely regarded him as his relative and wanted to save him.

Yang Guang was silent for a while with a dark face, "Chen Pojun, since you are the chief general of the first army, you should know the military laws and regulations. No matter how well Li Benlei treats you, you are the chief general in the army, and don't abolish the public for personal gain. Today's affairs are due to his loyalty and martyrs and your face, so I will not pursue them again, but I don't want such a thing to happen again in the future. If it happens again, I will not let you go. Take him down and go back to clean up and prepare. When the third update comes, I will follow me back to the court."

"Thank you, your Majesty!"

Pei Yun was very unhappy when he saw the emperor letting go of this matter so easily, so he hurriedly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, if you have any principles, you will be rewarded if you have any merits, and if you have any mistakes, you will be punished if you have any mistakes. Although Chen Pojun has made several military achievements, His Majesty has also rewarded him well. Now that he has committed any mistakes, His Majesty will not punish him. So what will be the other ministers think about in the future? Isn't this to make those meritorious ministers feel arrogant and extravagant? If this continues, he will not have His Majesty in his heart. He will be arrogant and arrogant and disobey discipline."

Yang Guang nodded, "What Pei Aiqing said makes sense. Today, Chen Pojun is not strict in discipline, so he should be accused of his crimes. But today, Chen Kefu has made contributions to analyzing Yang Ni's three future choices. I see, today I will have to pay off my merits and demerits. I will not reward Chen Pojun and will no longer punish him. This matter will be over, and the censor should not say anything more."

The emperor's words were like clearly protecting Chen Kefu. Although this made Pei Yun very unhappy, he was helpless. As the censor, he did have the right to impeach officials inappropriately, but if the emperor asked him to forget about it and he would still have to be entangled, it would not be that he was doing his duty, but that he would take revenge on his own, and he would suffer losses.

However, Pei Yun didn't plan to just let it go. After getting up, he turned to Pei Shiju again. Pei Shiju looked at Yang Guang and knew that Yang Guang would not be able to do anything to Chen Kefu today. He turned around and a plan came to his heart.

"Your Majesty, although Goguryeo has been beaten by our Great Sui Dynasty so hard that he dared not show his head. The military spirit is completely extinguished, but it is not easy for millions of people to retreat together. Especially with so many civilians in the army, they have to pass through several rivers to return to the court along the way. This is to attack the military strategists. If our army crosses the river, the enemy follows and attacks it halfway, it will be very unfavorable to our army."

"you mean?"

Pei Shiju stood there and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty ordered the camp to remain unmoved, and the entire army would leave the camp at the third update. However, if Your Majesty could send another general and a soldier to the palace and leave the temple first, then the civilians and the army would go first, and there would be hundreds of thousands of people left in the camp. As long as the civilians were all put on armor, pick up weapons, and hold on to the camp, the Liao people mistakenly thought that the army was still there, then as long as we stay for ten days and half a month, then our army had returned to Beiping County. At that time, Your Majesty would ask for troops to be taken back to the court. Isn't this a big strategy? The army can return to the Central Plains as soon as possible at full speed to quell the chaos, and secondly, it can also prevent the Liao people from following and attacking."

When Yang Guang heard this, he stroked his beard and nodded. The millions of troops left together, although they could be silent. At most half a day, the Liao people would find that with so many civilians along the way, the speed of the march would definitely not be fast. If the Goguryeo people left the city and followed the army and attacked them halfway while the army crossed the river, it would indeed be possible to cause chaos. Wasn’t the Sashui defeat the first time because they were attacked by the Liao people halfway when they retreated?

"What you said is reasonable, but who do you think can take on this responsibility?"

"If you go back to Your Majesty, you don't need too many troops left. It is best if the troops left behind can take over the four cities including Xincheng. Otherwise, if the enemy knows that the defenders of the four cities abandon the city and leave, they will definitely doubt it. Leaving too many troops will not achieve the goal of retreating. Therefore, I think it is best to send a general with talented commander and lead an elite soldier to command everything. At a short time of ten days or half a month, the task can be completed. Of course, the army that is best to stay is cavalry. In this way, the maneuverability can be stronger, and it is best to be able to defend and fight."

When Chen Kefu came out, he knew what he was going to say. Although he couldn't count, he guessed that he must have come to slap himself. Unexpectedly, he could really think about it and wanted to withdraw all the troops and leave a single army. Leaving an army alone is nothing. After all, if it is a cavalry, it can come and go freely. But this guy actually wanted to keep hundreds of thousands of civilians to show off, and he also had to defend four cities. Isn't this pushing people into a trap?

Thinking about the requirements he mentioned, what he left behind was cavalry, elite cavalry, not too many, a general commander, and a general had to have a commander. Chen Kefu listened to it as if Pei Shiju was tailor-made for himself. His own military camp was cavalry, and also elite cavalry, and the number was not large, ten thousand people, not too much, not too much, not too little, not too little.

The commander of the army was a general. He is now a second-rank Zhuguo, and he is one of the four generals in the Zuo Beisen Mansion. He was praised by Yang Guang for not only having a general but also a handsome talent. Pei Shiju completely tailored the conditions for his figure.

Chen Kefu looked up and met Pei Shiju and Pei Yun. The three of them had a tacit feeling in their eyes. Chen Kefu's face was neither happy nor angry, and the ancient well was like no waves. But Chen Kefu was thinking carefully and calculating in his mind at this time.

If he wanted to stay, it would undoubtedly be an excellent opportunity now. He could borrow a bridge to cross the river without even asking for it himself. Not only that, he could pretend not to stay. I believe that the more he was unwilling to stay, the more Pei Shiju and Pei Yun would definitely let him stay.

Even if he makes any requests or something, they will definitely agree. Chen Kefu even guessed that if he stayed, these two guys would definitely have a back seat. He said that when the army arrived, he would send troops to support him. It is estimated that he would not be able to wait.

At most, there will be less than a month left. Liaodong will enter the rainy season, followed by heavy snow in winter, until May next year, which is not the time to march. At that time, these two guys will definitely find ways to stay here, and before May next year, there will be no reinforcements, logistics, food and grass and other supplies. The eight months are long, and it is eight months in bad weather.

Chen Kefu believed that as soon as the Sui army left, those Goguryeo who finally learned the information would definitely have a final counterattack. Then he would have ten thousand people, what would he do to deal with the Liao people? However, Chen Kefu has been in Liaodong for so long, and he has not had the same view of Liaodong City as Pei Yun and Pei Shiju.

If you want to gain a foothold in Liaodong, the most important thing is whether you can win the Liaodong City. As long as you get the Liaodong City, not to mention eight months or one year, Chen Kefu also believes that he can hold on. As long as he survives the initial wave of Liao people's counterattack, the situation here will be almost fixed in the future.

Yang Guang stroked his long beard and said, "Does Pei Qing have a suitable candidate in his mind? The General Yuwen Shu of the Left Guard and Yang Yichen of the Left Guard will be the vanguard this time, and they cannot stay. The General Jing Yuanheng of the Left Guard, Xue Shixiong of the Right Guard, Zhang Jin of the Right Guard, Zhao Xiaocai of the Right Guard, Cui Hongsheng of the Left Guard, Pei Renji of the Left Guard, Wang Rengong of the Left Guard, Yu Wenhui of the Left Guard, Yu Wenhe, who is the right general to stay?"

Pei Shiju smiled and said, "Your Majesty, although these generals you mentioned are all first-class generals in the court, they are not young anymore and are more calm and may not be strong enough. Staying alone in Liaodong, this must be both a general who can attack and rush, and a commander who can plan and strategize. And not only is the commander capable, but the soldiers must also be strong."
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