Chen Qing knelt in the hall. At first, he heard that Yang Guang was giving Chen Kefu a bonus and rewarding money to the land. He was also very excited and happy.

Later, when Pei Shiju proposed to reward the generals of Liaodong, he heard that he had also promoted the fourth-rank general of Hu Ben Lang, and he was happy. Especially when he heard that he wanted to give them a title, he felt even more excited.

Not long ago, His Majesty the Emperor had abolished all titles below the marquis, which means that he was at least a marquis. Even if he was a small short marquis, he was from the second rank. What's more, there was nothing in the titles of the Great Sui Dynasty that were not hereditary or not. All titles could be passed on to descendants. I think Chen Qing was just an ordinary family in Chenjiazhuang, not like Mao Yi and others, but a noble family of the Southern Dynasty.

Although he was awarded the title of Hu Ben Lang General, although he was promoted several levels at once, compared with the title, these seem insignificant. It is said that looking for a title for a marquis for thousands of miles is nothing more exciting than a title for a marquis.

However, the more he listened, the more he felt something was wrong. In the end, all the generals of the Liaodong camp were basically transferred. At Pei Shiju's proposal, the generals at the first level of the Liaodong camp were basically promoted to the various guards of the Great Sui Dynasty.

All the generals at each army level were promoted to General Hu Ben, and even the first-level generals of the battalion were promoted to General Hu Ya Lang. You should know that each guard of the Sui Dynasty had only four generals of Hu Ben and six generals of Hu Ya Lang. The twelve guards combined were only forty-eight generals of Hu Ben and seventy-two generals of Hu Ya Lang. In addition, the four prefectures were only sixteen generals of the fourth rank. Now, in Pei Shiju's plan, the Liaodong camp was to be promoted to two generals of the twelve guards, thirteen generals of the Tiger Ben and forty-nine generals of the Tiger Yang Lang, the other fifth-rank Yingjilang, from the fifth-rank Yingjilang, from the fifth-rank Wu Yonglang, and from the Wu Zhilang, and from the Wu Zhilang.

It feels like these senior general positions in the Great Sui Dynasty have become worthless things, and you can give as much as you want.

The so-called abnormality is a monster. Although Chen Qing is young, he is not stupid. After thinking about it carefully, he almost understood the causes and consequences. With so many generals and generals, the Liaodong camp cannot be resettled.

Then, the generals must be transferred back to the Central Plains Guards. But, in this way, what should they do if their Liaodong camps are going to restoration with the Chen family of the Great Commander? Could it be that they fought desperately with the Great Commander, but in the end they would suddenly turn into clouds?

"Your Majesty, I have something to say." Chen Qing could no longer sit still. He could not watch the general's efforts and plans turn into vain.

Yang Guang smiled slightly, "Why, I think it's too low to call you the fourth-rank Hu Ben Lang? Then I will add you to Marquis of Jinshan?"

"I thank Your Majesty for the reward, but I forgot to report to Your Majesty for the important military information just now!"

"Oh, what other important military information has been forgotten? Have you made any great contributions? Then, I will definitely reward you with all of them!"

"Your Majesty, this time the little minister rushed back to the Central Plains, and was actually here to ask for reinforcements from Your Majesty! Liaodong is very critical now, and the captured cities such as Liaodong City may be recaptured by the Liao people at any time. The money, grain and equipment they robbed may be recaptured by the Liao people at any time. There are the newly formed Liaodong camp troops and horses that may be defeated by the Liao people at any time."

Yang Guang's smile froze and he said with some confusion, "Didn't you just say that Chen Pojun won a great victory in Liaodong and defeated the 78,000 Liao army. And he also captured more than 100 cities on the front line of the Liaohe River, captured 400,000 and 500,000 Liao people, and seized millions of food, grass and equipment? Why is it said that Liaodong is so critical now?"

"Your Majesty, the Liaodong victory is indeed correct, but this victory comes with a dangerous situation. On that day, I broke into the military camp and left 10,000 troops to stay in Liaodong City. There were more than 10,000 soldiers and more than 100,000 people in Liaodong City. In the end, the commander succeeded in the night attack based on the secret passage left by His Majesty and captured Liaodong City in one fell swoop. After that, he used the military talisman seal of the Liaodong City King Rongliu King Gao Jianwu, and first lured the troops of Anshicheng into Liaodong City, and closed the door and beat the dog. Finally, he also used the seal to deceive the Fuyu City defender Yuan Taizuo out of the city and was ambushed by our army in Jinshan Canyon."

"After this, there were no Liao soldiers on the Liaoshui front line, and the rest were all empty cities. Only then did my general have the opportunity to take over more than 100 cities on the Liaoshui front line. However, Liaodong is already gathering heavy troops. According to the information we found out about the horse, the Liao people will assemble 150,000 troops to attack Liaodong before the first snow. Although the commander of our army has ordered His Majesty to summon 100,000 civilians to be the army, these soldiers are all new soldiers. How can they fight a tough battle?"

"In desperation, the general had to use a slow-down strategy to exchange Liao prisoners for our army's prisoners, and to delay the time when they negotiated with the Liao people. However, this is not a long-term strategy. It won't take long to go north and fight head-on. I'm afraid that our army will not be able to meet you. Therefore, the general sent me to Jin to meet Your Majesty and ask Your Majesty to send reinforcements quickly to defend the land of Liaodong."

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire hall quieted again. No one expected that there would be such a turning point. To put it this way, Chen Kefu's previous victory was just a lucky chance. But now it is a real crisis. Chen Pojun only had 10,000 veterans, but there were 150,000 Liao people. Although Chen Pojun had a Liaodong city, 150,000 to beat 10,000, and whoever wins and loses is very obvious.

In the battle of siege, as a rule, if the troops on the siege reach seven times the strength of the defending city, the city will be destroyed. In the current situation, Chen Kefu's troops can only be counted as about 20,000, but the opponent is 150,000, which is more than seven times.

Yang Guang also suddenly fell silent. The comments from the ministers such as Pei Shiju just now have been hit hard recently, and his personality has become more suspicious, and he has become a little afraid of Chen Kefu.

After all, Chen Kefu was the legitimate son of the former crown prince of the Southern Dynasty. Now he holds 100,000 troops in Liaodong, as well as countless food, grass and equipment, and a strong city to defend. The land of Liaodong is not as good as that of the Central Plains, where the power of the Great Sui Dynasty is beyond reach.

Nowadays, great nobles like Yang Xuangan who have received national favors have all rebelled, not to mention Chen Kefu, the prince of the previous dynasty. In the past, he did not care about Chen Kefu's identity as the royal family of the previous dynasty because Chen Kefu was just a young general, with three thousand men, which was insignificant.

But now it’s different. Chen Kefu is already at a young age and has no title. What’s more important is that Chen Kefu’s ability to fight is even more powerful. With ten thousand people, he can defeat Liaodong, which has not been captured in three consecutive conquests by the Sui Dynasty.

Now that he has soldiers, power, money, food and city, he, as the emperor, had to be wary of Chen Pojun. Pei Shiju's proposal for the feudal division was just a breach plan. He could tell at a glance, but he didn't say a word, even agreed. Because Chen Pojun has made great achievements now, he felt suspicious.

But he never thought that things were still in trouble now. No matter who fought against Liaodong, Yang Guang would never give up. Especially at this time, he needed Liaodong's victory to shock the world.

But I never thought that Liaodong was so critical, so at this time, it would be out of place to enfeoff the plan. Liaodong was already inadequate. If Liaodong was not strong enough, if he transferred back to Liaodong at this time, Liaodong would definitely lose it.

Chen Pojun could lose power later, but Liaodong City could not be careless at all.

"Transfer my order to prepare the troops of various departments of Gaoyang County. I will lead the general to the north immediately in three days and then conquer Goguryeo again."

As soon as Yang Guang finished his words, the ministers in the hall changed their colors. No one expected that Yang Guang would have to conquer Goguryeo at this time, and his face was very ugly. It was already mid-September. If the conquer Goguryeo at this time, then the army would go north and reach Beiping County, it would be October. At that time, the entire Liaodong had already entered winter. Not to mention the rain and snow along the way, the road was muddy and difficult to walk. Even the cold northeast wind in Liaodong would not know how many people would be frozen to death.

The ministers sitting in this hall set off from the eastern capital in the first month and had been struggling with Yang Guang for almost a year. The ministers were ordinary and older. At this time, when they went north to Liaodong, they would have to lose their skin even if they were not dead.

Yu Shiji, among the five nobles, hurriedly stepped out, "Your Majesty, you must not! It is almost October. At this time, the marching is impossible to maintain. The weather is cold and the road is difficult, which is extremely unfavorable for marching. When our army arrives in Liaodong, it will take at least two months. Moreover, with such a climate, the soldiers will definitely suffer from frostbite. Even if they arrive in Liaodong, they will not be able to fight. What's more, now that Yang Nichu is pacified, but the world's thieves are rising, and His Majesty needs to be in charge of the Central Plains. How can he go north to Liaodong again? To send troops to Liaodong, at least you have to wait until winter passes and you can go north after the spring next year."

Yang Guang said dissatisfiedly, "Our dynasty conquered the land of Liaodong four times, and the number of soldiers and generals has exceeded one million. Now Chen Pojun has taken the Liaohe line, how can he give up at this time? I should lead the army north and take this opportunity to pacify Goguryeo in one fell swoop."

"Your Majesty, Liaodong is indeed important, but it is not so important that your Majesty needs to go north at this time. Our army is now Gaoyang, too far from Liaodong. And now Chen Pojun has taken the Liaohe line, so I think that Your Majesty can send a general from Hebei, and there are not too many soldiers, and 30,000 to 50,000 northwards is enough. There are the strong city of Liaodong, and there are also 30,000 elite soldiers. There are sufficient food and equipment in the city of Liaodong, so there is no need to transport it from the Central Plains. Then you can definitely defend the Liaodong city. As long as you stick to it for a month or two, when the snow in Liaodong is blocked, the Liao people can only retreat. In this way, after the spring of next year, Your Majesty may send a large army to Liaodong north, using Liaodong as the base for advance, and pacify Goguryeo in one fell swoop."
Chapter completed!