At the same time when the Khitan attacked Liucheng in a large-scale attack, the news that the Sui army conquered Beishe City and seized the Liaodong Peninsula seemed to have grown wings and quickly spread to the counties in the world. No matter which dynasty, the news of defeating foreign races and regaining the Han family's hometown would always make people feel excited.

Especially defeating Goguryeo and seizing the Liaodong Peninsula, this has a special feeling for the Sui people. It reminds people of the continuous defeats of the Sui people in Liaodong a few years ago, and the people in the world were in full swing.

Zhang Xuan seized the Liaodong Peninsula almost without spending any people's efforts, which gave people a sense of pride. At first, countless people were paying attention to the further development of the situation in Liaodong.

After the news reached Zhongdu, the Zhongdu was in full swing. Tens of thousands of scholars who came to participate in the imperial examination were infected by the news of victory. Their youthful passion was ignited and they walked out of the inn and out of the restaurant, singing and dancing on the streets to celebrate the victory of the Sui army.

When the news reached Chang'an, the streets of Chang'an were also full of joy. Forty thousand scholars who participated in the imperial examinations in Chang'an completely forgot that they were in Chang'an, the capital of another dynasty. Their national blood was burning in their bones. Tens of thousands of scholars marched on the Zhuque Street to celebrate the victory of the Han people and celebrate the regaining of the Han family's hometown by the Sui army.

Although the Chang'an court remained silent about this, the Tang Dynasty officials all admitted privately that this was an extremely beautiful propaganda war. You should know that the three Goguryeo battles all started with the occupation of the Liaodong Peninsula. At that time, it was extremely common, but now it has become a national victory, and the whole nation is jubilant. In terms of propaganda and public opinion, they are much smarter than Chang'an.

Outside the sea of ​​Beishe City, a strait boat was slowly approaching the bay. On the deck were dozens of important officials of the Sui Dynasty. The leader was Zhang Xuan. Behind him were two prime ministers and five ministers. Except for Wei Yunqi, the Minister of Personnel, Wei Yunqi did not come together. He was responsible for the operation of the court and had no chance to come to the Liaodong Peninsula for inspection.

Although the trip was bumpy and serious considerations for the elderly and poor officials, Su Wei and Pei Ju, who were over 70 years old, insisted on coming to the Liaodong Peninsula to take a look. This was the first time they had landed in this homeland of the Han Dynasty that had been occupied by foreign races for hundreds of years. Everyone was very excited.

The big ship was slowly moving on the calm sea. In front of him were endless blue gems, and white clouds above his head, the sea and sky were the same color. The big ship seemed to melt into the blue sky. Groups of seagulls hovered on the boat, making crisp chirping, everything was so beautiful.

"Your Highness, we are lucky!" Su Wei whispered to Zhang Xuan with great interest.

Zhang Xuan stretched out his body for a long time and smiled with relief, "I am really lucky. How many times have I gone to sea? It is the first time I have encountered such good weather and sea conditions. It seems that God is very kind to us."

"Your Highness, is that the city of Beishe?" Li Jing, the Minister of War, asked, pointing to a castle in the bay in the distance.

Zhang Xuan shook his head, "Pixaishe City is not by the sea, it is still a long way from the sea, but it can also be called the Beixai Outer City, where the Beixai City enters the sea."

At this time, Zhang Xuan saw Pei Ju alone on the side of the boat, and his face looked a little ugly, so he slowly walked forward and asked with concern: "Does Pei Gong feel uncomfortable?"

"It's okay now, but I was seasick all night last night, and my old bones almost broke up. I haven't recovered yet."

Zhang Xuan smiled and said, "There is a herb on the Liaodong Peninsula. We call it to stop the haze and use it to decoct it in water and take it. You will basically not be seasick. Unfortunately, I didn't expect that it would be better to lead it to Beihai County as soon as possible to plant it. This time we pick more, so everyone can take it."

Pei Ju was overjoyed, "This is good news. I won't be afraid when I go back, and I won't be afraid of taking a boat to sea in the future."

At this time, several Sui Dynasty warships rushed towards him. A veteran was standing on the head warship. The navy leader came to Hu'er. After a moment, Hu'er got on the big ship and bowed to Zhang Xuanshen, "I'm not good at it and see the general!"

Zhang Xuan smiled slightly, "I should call the old general!"

This is Zhang Xuan's promise. If he came to Hu'er and could occupy Liaodong without bloodshed, Zhang Xuan would grant him the general.

Lai Hu'er said a little ashamed: "I am really ashamed of being a humble official. A total of forty-seven brothers were killed in the entire battle and eighty-eight were injured. I dare not say that the soldiers were not bloody."

Zhang Xuan smiled slightly, "Whether it is a bloody sword or not, it is not the decision of the veteran general, nor is it me, Zhang Xuan, but the judgment of the Ministry of War. However, only more than 100 casualties were killed or killed, and this record would be like this even if Sun Wu was reborn."

"The humble position is not humble. There are indeed many lucky factors in it. It is even thanks to the letter my nephew wrote to me. In short, the humble position really dares not accept the position of general. This will make other generals dissatisfied. They are working hard and making great contributions."

Lai Hu'er figured it out. He really couldn't accept this general. He took the position of general as soon as he became Zhang Xuan's subordinate. Wouldn't it be jealous? He is making enemies for himself and it is not good for his descendants in the future. It would be better to be low-key. When everyone is promoted, it will not be too late for him to be promoted to general again.

Lai Hu'er said sincerely: "I am willing to accept the rewards, but I am really unable to accept the position of the general. I hope your highness understands the difficulties of the position of the humble position."

Zhang Xuan understood his difficulties, so he stopped forcing him and nodded with a smile, "Let's talk about this again! Let's go ashore first."

Lai Hu'er greeted other ministers again, and then directed the ship to sail into the bay. The ministers finally got off the ship. They were extremely excited. With the help of soldiers, they walked along the mountain road to the top of the mountain.

At this time, Lai Hu'er walked to Zhang Xuan again and whispered: "I just received the news that Yancheng was captured by tens of thousands of Khitan troops. After being plundered, he rushed to Liucheng. There were about 60,000 to 70,000 Khitan troops."

This news really surprised Zhang Xuan. Why did the Goguryeo Army become the Khitan Army again? Are the Khitans also planning to attack Liaodong?

Zhang Xuan pondered for a moment and asked again: "Is there news about the Goguryeo army in Beishe City?"

"No, there was not even a ship coming to check the situation. It was as if Goguryeo knew nothing about the situation on the peninsula, but in fact they knew that when we captured Huilong Town, they sent the Eagle Letter, but now they were strangely quiet."

"Actually it's not weird. Goguryeo is just out of reach for the city of Beishe. Goguryeo has now focused on Liaodong and cannot take into account the peninsula for the time being."

"I see!"

Walking up to the top of the mountain, everyone changed to carriages to Beishe City. Under Beishe City, teams of prisoners of war were escorted by the Sui army with rammed earth and paving the road. Five thousand prisoners of war were about to build a straight road to Huilong Town, connecting Beishe City and Huilong Town directly. The road was two meters wide and was extremely strong and no grass grew.

Hundreds of tents were built at the foot of the mountain, surrounded by high camp bars and mail towers. This is the prisoner-of-war camp, and there is a military camp next to it to guard it.

"Your Highness, how long will the prisoners of war work here?" Su Wei asked curiously as he looked at the prisoners of war in the distance.

"Not necessarily. There is no detailed rule yet, but according to the practice, it is usually three years. After three years of coolies, you can go home."

"It will take three years! Can they survive?" asked Zheng Shanguo, Minister of Rites.

Zhang Xuan smiled slightly and said, "There should be no problem. Just let them do some physical work. It is not to abuse them. I will transport all the prisoners of war I will go to the peninsula to mine, log, build roads, quarrying, build cities, and build wharfs. There are too many things to do. Most people refuse to come to the peninsula, so they have to let them do it. In short, the more prisoners of war, the better."

Everyone was talking, and everyone immediately went to Beishe City. Zhang Xuan climbed to the top of the mountain step by step. Standing on the top of the mountain, looking at Tashan Mountain, the beautiful scenery around him immediately fell into his eyes, the continuous mountains, lush forests, the blue sea in the distance and the clear sky in the blue sky.

Zhang Xuan's eyes fell in the north. Although he could not see the Liaodong coast from here, he could reach the Liaodong coast after taking a boat for another two days.

At this time, Lai Huer, who accompanied Zhang Xuan to inspect Beishe City, finally couldn't help but bow and asked for an order, "Your Highness, let Beishi go to support Liucheng!"

He was very worried about the situation in Liucheng. He knew Liucheng's defense situation more well, and it would be difficult to support the fierce attack of tens of thousands of Khitan troops. Once Liucheng is lost, a massacre of the city is indispensable, and it also means that Liaodong is completely lost.

Zhang Xuan shook his head, "I know very well the defense of Liucheng. The Khitan cannot conquer it. Our target is not the Khitan, but Goguryeo. If what I expected is that, once the Khitan retreats, it will be the time for Goguryeo to send troops.

Lai Hu'er pondered for a while and said, "In addition, Bei Zhi only has 20,000 brothers, and he also has to divide a part of the army to defend the peninsula. Whether it is supporting Liaodong or attacking Pyongyang, the number of people is far from enough."

"Don't worry about this. In two days, our 100,000 main force will set off."

"If a hundred thousand troops could arrive in time, it would be worry-free. In fact, Bei Zhi was just worried that when the Goguryeo army attacked Liucheng again, they might not be able to defend it."
Chapter completed!