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Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Ling Jing smiled knowingly, knowing who the "old man" Yang Tong mentioned was. As important ministers of the Sui Dynasty and Yang Tong's confidants, these ministers not only knew that Yang Guang and Yang Yichen were still alive, but also paid homage not long ago.

However, the Yang Guang they saw was no longer the arrogant, arrogant and arrogant Emperor Daye who directly designated his reign as "Daye", but a stubborn old man who made people laugh or cry, and was a bit rogue.

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"Ling Shangshu, tell me about Zhang Shigui's situation." Yang Tong said.

"Your Majesty, Zhang Shigui still has about 40,000 troops, currently stationed in Puci County. Zhang Shigui also took the initiative to attack General Xue Wanjun's Sixth Army. According to General Xue's feedback, perhaps they are not good at night fighting, so the combat effectiveness of this army

They are generally not strong. As for the equipment, they are all the standard armor of the Sui army, which is very similar to what we wear, except that the helmet is painted white to show the difference."

"It is well known that the Tang army lacked soldiers and armor. How did it get such good weapons and equipment?" Yang Tong asked curiously. The performance of the Sui army's previous standard equipment was actually not bad.

Ling Jing said: "This question is easier to answer. Zhang Shigui initially rebelled in the Hongnong and Henan areas. This area served as a buffer between the two capitals. Therefore, the imperial court not only garrisoned troops, but also had many soldiers and armor in various palaces. These became

After Zhang Shigui's rebel capital was reduced to Li Yuan, under Li Yuan's instructions, he captured cities and territories in Henan. While developing his power, he consumed Wang Shichong's war potential. From time to time, he attacked when Wang Shichong and Li Mi were fighting, and gained a lot from this.

Weaponry."

"That's it!" Yang Tong nodded and said with a smile: "So, this is a relatively independent small warlord in the Tang Dynasty?"

"That's more or less what it means." Ling Jing said with a smile: "In fact, it is not difficult to annihilate Zhang Shigui. The city of Puci County is weak and cannot resist the army's siege. It can be destroyed with one blow. We have more troops than Zhang Shigui, equipment, and morale.

They are better than him in other aspects, and it will be easy to annihilate them all. The difficulty is that half of his troops are children of Ziyang people. Their families live in Ziyang area, and they are related to each other. If these soldiers are killed, we will

The Great Sui Dynasty will completely lose the support of the people in Ziyang."

Yang Tong pondered for a moment and then asked: "Will he surrender to the Sui Dynasty?"

Ling Jing sighed, "If he was willing to surrender to the Sui Dynasty, he would not have followed him from Xiyang to here. I think the possibility of his surrender is extremely small."

"Why?" Yang Tong was a little confused.

"Your Majesty, since he surrendered to Li Yuan, he sent his parents, wife and children to the capital of the pseudo-Tang Dynasty. Only his eldest son Zhang Ai was with him. This is one; second, he was actually trained by the Dou family. If there were no Dou,

I'm afraid he wouldn't dare to surrender to me in the Sui Dynasty even with his consent. There is another reason. The long history beside him is Master Yuan Ren. In name, he was sent by Li Shimin to assist Zhang Shigui, but in reality he was to monitor him and prevent him from having any alien intentions.

Wei Chen said he would not surrender to the Sui Dynasty."

Ling Jing smiled bitterly and said: "This is the problem. On the one hand, we need to persuade Zhang Shigui to surrender in order to keep the soldiers and lay the foundation of popular support for future governance. On the other hand, the possibility of his surrender is extremely low, which is indeed a bit difficult to handle."

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"We won many times in the battles of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Li Yuan put in a lot of effort. After we have finished, we can repeat our old tricks and use the power of fending off the enemy for ourselves..." Yang Tong smiled: "I remember the intelligence sent by Chengdu Xiaozuo

Said: There is a pseudo-Tang clan relative who is highly valued by Li Shimin, but he surrenders to me in the Sui Dynasty. Maybe this person can help us."

Li Shimin was a very important part of the plan to attack Shuzhong.

Regarding the current Li Shimin, Yang Tong believed that he had a relatively thorough understanding, he was capable, and he dared to hire people freely, but he was more impetuous and did things regardless of the consequences. The starting point for his previous independent behavior was certainly to jump out of the muddy water of party struggle and use

There were not many capable people to save the Tang Dynasty, but the result was that Li Yuan's already dwindling reputation and majesty were exhausted. After all, the emperor's sons had rebelled, so what did others think? The subsequent palace coup shook the Tang Dynasty even more.

The stability of the Sui Dynasty made the hearts of various factions unstable and divided. When he was creating trouble for himself and the Tang Dynasty, he gave the Sui Dynasty the opportunity to send troops. From then on, the Tang Dynasty became more chaotic. The unfavorable national situation made Li Shimin unable to

If he did not sink his mind to seek development, accumulate strength, and win over various factions, although his performance was not outstanding, it was still satisfactory. If the Sui Dynasty attacked the land in the middle of Sichuan, it would cause great damage to people's livelihood. Therefore, Yang Tong prepared to attack the heart first.

No matter how disappointing Li Shimin's previous performance was, after all, it was the banner of the Li Tang Dynasty, and he knew that the Sui Dynasty would not forgive his powerful people. The current backbone of the family, only Li Shimin lost his cool. Then, what will guide Li Shimin's behavior next?

It becomes possible.

Therefore, Yang Tong decided to take advantage of Li Yuan, who was now valued by Li Shimin. Once Li Yuan, a clan member and confidant, betrayed, and Zhang Shigui also turned against him, what would Li Shimin think? Will he still trust the generals ahead?

Yang Tong thinks not.

In my memory, the reason why Li Shimin dared to use Li Jiancheng boldly was because the overall situation had been decided. The war-torn soldiers and the people did not want to fight. Even if these people wanted to avenge Li Jiancheng, they did not follow them to rebel, so the general situation was at hand.

Li Shimin is confident; today's general environment does not allow him to boldly employ people.

"What do you mean by the Holy Spirit to force Zhang Shigui to rebel?" Ling Jing said with a smile.

Yang Tong smiled and nodded, and said to Ling Jing: "Ask Ling Ling Yi to tell this chess piece that as long as he and she do this well, I can give him a prosperous life with no worries about food and clothing."
Chapter completed!