Chapter 361: The Yang Family's Decision
"With your help, I believe that this day will come soon, everyone please sit down, let's discuss the current situation, how to deal with it!" Zou Yu arched his hand and said.
"Lord Wang, in the opinion of his subordinates, he should find a way to occupy Luoyang, Luoyang has the title of the world, connecting the north and south, Yongji Canal to Zhuojun, Tongji Canal connecting Yuhang, the location is very important." Bing Yuanzhen reminded.
"I also know this, but as a person invited by Wang Shichong, if you occupy Luoyang, it is really against morality!" Zou Yu said embarrassedly.
"The prince should know that Hanjia Town is the Hanjia granary, right?" Yang continued to arch his hand.
"You know that, right?" Zou Yu asked puzzled.
"Everyone in the world knows that Yongfeng warehouse, Changping warehouse and Taicang are the three most important warehouses in Daxing! And Luoyang is just a place for grain collection, but I don't know that Luoyang is the real storage place.
Hanjia granary, Xingluo granary, Huiluo granary, Heyang granary, four large granaries were built near Luoyang, we all know that Luokou has a lot of grain, Li Mi, Wang Shichong has fought many times, but the most is not Huiluo granary, nor Xingluo granary. Yang Xu said with a hint of sneering on his face.
"Could it be that the most grain storage is the Hanjia granary?" Xu Wenyuan asked in surprise.
"Isn't that right? I went back to Luocang Wagang twice to open the warehouse and put grain, and carried so many walks, but they still let them fight endlessly, there is a lot of grain, I know this very clearly, if there is more grain in Hanjia granary, why will Wang Shichong lack grain and grass? Bing Yuanzhen frowned.
"Wang Shichong has Xingluo granary, often closed, naturally did not pay attention to the grain in Hanjia granary, and now Changping and other places are lost, this is the key to his lack of food! As for the Hanjia granary, the largest storage is still underground! This was secretly prepared by the first emperor when he built Luoyang, and all the laborers later either died in the construction of the canal or the construction of the Great Wall, so not many people know about it now. Yang Xu said with a smile.
"It's no wonder, presumably the grain is also stored little by little, without attracting attention at all." Bing Yuanzhen said with a hint of admiration, for Yang Guang's handwriting, there is really no one who is so atmospheric, and at the same time, he sighed again for his vision.
"Luoyang's grain and grass exchanges are very huge, and secretly turning a part of it will not attract the attention of others at all." Xu Wenyuan sighed.
"Yes, Hanjia City itself has guards, and it is normal to transport grain and grass back and forth, even if it feels a little more, it will be ignored because it is a granary in Luoyang." Xue Deyin sighed.
"In the past, the guard of Hanjia granary was the Xiaoguo Army, and he was a confidant of the first emperor, so naturally he would not reveal the secret, but with the Xiaoguo Army almost completely wiped out, even less people knew about this matter. At least Wang Shichong didn't know, and when the ground warehouse of Hanjia granary was consumed, he didn't notice that there was still underground. Yang continued.
When Zou Yu heard this, he couldn't help but be secretly happy, fortunately he didn't show anything strange to the Yang family brothers, which made the two decide to tell the secret, otherwise they wouldn't know the cheap one.
It's just that in this way, Luoyang is even more unlikely to give up, and if he doesn't give up Luoyang, he thinks that he will give up Wang Shichong, which needs to think of a way.
"Since Luoyang can't give up, his subordinates suggest that he borrow a knife to kill people!" Bing Yuanzhen's eyes flashed.
"Borrow Li Shimin's knife? But if Li Shimin enters the city, what is Luoyang's surname, I'm afraid it's hard to say, right? Xue Deyin said.
"Nope! There is no need for Li Shimin to enter the city, as long as Wang Shichong decides that Luoyang cannot be defended, let him abandon the city and flee. Bing Yuanzhen shook his head and said.
"Wang Shichong's foundation in Jianghuai is not small! If Luoyang can't hold it, it's really possible, escape! It depends on how it works. Xu Wenyuan frowned.
"This is easy, even if Li Shimin attacks Luoyang, he will choose an easy place to attack, as long as the prince is tough, he will naturally go to fight the place guarded by Wang Shichong! When he is worried about internal and external troubles, when the time comes, the prince will persuade him again, and his subordinates will guarantee that Wang Shichong will abandon the city and flee, after all, his character is a big deal to make a comeback. Bing Yuanzhen analyzed.
Bing Yuan really deserves to be a certain master of Li Mi, there are many ways, and he knows Wang Shichong very well, and Zou Yu nodded again and again after analyzing it.
"Leave the internal worries of this internal and external troubles to us, there are some people who have long wanted to vote for a long time when they see the strength of the Qi country, we are provoking it, and then let Wang Shichong find out, as long as it is a few more times, I am afraid that this Luoyang City will make him even more uneasy." Yang Xu smiled.
"Good! That's it! But don't put yourself at risk, in my opinion, Wang Shichong is not as important as any of you! Even this Luoyang can be taken in the future! Zou Yu slapped his palm lightly, and then arched his hand.
"Thank you for your care, we can save it!" Whether it was sincere or false, at least Zou Yu's words moved them very much.
"Well, it's good that you understand, the territory is big enough now, I don't care if there is Luoyang or not, but without you, it will really be my loss." Zou Yu smiled and nodded.
Taking advantage of the night, several people left, and it didn't take long for the Yang brothers to come back, and Zou Yu was still receiving them in that room.
"I've seen the prince!"
"You may be seated! What are you? Zou Yu asked a little puzzled.
"I can't hide it, there are some things that our brother doesn't vomit and are unhappy, and it's not good to say them in front of outsiders, so he came back to disturb the prince again." Yang Xu smiled apologetically.
"There are no outsiders now, the two of you have something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it." Zou Yu nodded slightly.
"Lord Wang! Whether you continue to support the Sui Dynasty in the future, or replace it, we, the Hongyin Yang Clan, have no opinion.
With the death of the first emperor, the Sui Dynasty has become a thing of the past, and the Yang family has reached a consensus on this. Yang Xu explained solemnly.
Zou Yu was a little surprised, he didn't expect their brother, so he came back on purpose, just to explain this matter.
In fact, this is normal, the Sui Dynasty can rightfully inherit the throne, that is, Yang Yu, and Yang Zhengdao, who is only a few years old, belong to Yang Guang's grandson.
If the Yang family has great power and the power is still there, they still have some ideas, but now they see it very thoroughly, and they don't have their own strength at all, and it is a little unrealistic to think about that position again. and the rest for the sake of the throne to bury the entire family. It's better to settle for the next best.
A hundred years of throne, a thousand years of family, this point for the family, belongs to their deep-rooted thoughts, after all, since the Shang and Zhou dynasties, only the Han Dynasty has been longer, even the Han Dynasty, it has gone through twists and turns, how many times it almost perished.
In the end, it is not a puppet, the Yang family wants not to become a puppet, the best way is to become a courtier.
"I won't hide it from you, whether it's Concubine Wei or Empress Xiao, I think the same as you. The bloodline of the first emperor will not be severed, and they have the ability to benefit one party, and they can be a rich man if they don't have the ability, this is my guarantee to them. Zou Yu looked at the two seriously, and saw that they didn't seem to be fake, so he was silent for a moment.
"The prince is magnanimous!" The two brothers breathed a sigh of relief, their faces were happy, and Yang Xu bowed.
"Xiao Yu worships me as a teacher, how can I harm him, when he succeeds in his affairs, his reputation in the future will not be under the first emperor, and the history books must have a thick sum of him." Zou Yu said with a smile.
"This..."
Facing the puzzled gazes of the two, Zou Yu continued: "It's food! At present, he is experimenting with the cultivation of excellent varieties of grain, and there has been some progress, and in another year or two, it will definitely be better! Now the grain produced in Jinyang, the yield per mu has been twice as high as that of other places, although there are reasons for intensive cultivation, but the variety is also the key. ”
"You'll know about this when you get to Jinyang in the future." Seeing that the two of them were surprised and confused, knowing that they still didn't know, Zou Yu shook his head with a smile and said.
He strongly advocates intensive cultivation and seed selection! Cultivating excellent seeds, and now achieving results, of course, I really want to share it with people who don't know, which is also a kind of heart with a little show-off, but it's a pity to show the blind man, and the two don't understand it, so he laughed.
However, the two of them knew that this was a good thing, and they also understood that he would not be afraid of the Yang family, and that was enough. Li Yuan is seeking the world of the Yang family, of course, he will not be their first choice, and he takes refuge in Zou Yu, but he doesn't want him to have any concerns, so he comes to explain, although the explanation may not make people believe, but it is better than not to say it.
The two of them saw what they had to say, and then they left again with a relaxed body.
Zou Yu thought for a while, summoned Gao Kan and Xin Wenli, gave an order, and then rested.
The next day, there was a change at the head of the city, Zou Yu asked the guards to contribute the shields, and let the iron shields at the head of the city be lined up, plus the iron armor of some of the guards, so that Li Shimin's men and horses outside the city had no desire to attack at a glance.
Things were not as they expected, Li Shimin was worried that Dou Jiande's soldiers and horses would attack in the rear, so after the trial, he began to storm Luoyang. It's just that on Zou Yu's side, he just arranged for someone to contain him.
Every time they launched a siege, the soldiers just shouted and rushed to the city, and when they were still five hundred meters away, they retreated.
Zou Yu didn't care, as long as they didn't attack the city, they would stay at the head of the city with peace of mind, and they still had time to observe other places with binoculars.
Things are so weird, the place where Zou Yu guards, the wind is calm, and the place where Wang Shichong guards is in full swing.
This has been the case for several days, Wang Shichong hurriedly asked Zou Yu to guard other places, but every time Zou Yu's banner arrived, as soon as the ironclad soldiers went to the city, there was no sound outside the city, and within a thousand meters, not even a single figure could be seen.
This has been the case several times in a row, Wang Shichong's face is green when he dies, he doesn't know if this is Li Shimin's despised people, or if he has something to discuss with Zou Yu, but he has a fire, and he doesn't dare to shoot at Zou Yu, so he can only hold back.
Of course, Li Shimin did it on purpose, of course he knew about the strength of the people in Jinyang, but this was not the main reason for him to avoid the war. deliberately did not fight Zou Yu, but also wanted Wang Shichong to be suspicious of Zou Yu, after all, the alliance is always divided from the inside, which is easier.
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The sound of Luoyang killing shook the sky, and the grassland was not clean, Li Jing slowly eliminated a lot of Turks who delayed him, Jieli Khan saw several other defeats, he couldn't bear it anymore, and personally led his men and horses to fight against Li Jing.
It's just that now he wants to fight, Li Jing is unwilling, after all, he has received the news that Shuofang and Youzhou's men and horses have won big victories.
attracted Jieli Khan and ran around for several days, only then did he catch up, but the location was calculated by Li Jing earlier.
Jieli Khan had 100,000 iron cavalry, while Li Jing only had 20,000 Xue Yantuo cavalry and 40,000 foot soldiers, which seemed to be much weaker.
The autumn wind was blowing on the grassland, and some of the grass had turned yellow, and Jieli Khan was even more anxious, if he could not repel Li Jing, he would inevitably delay the herdsmen in harvesting the grass for the winter, and he didn't know how many cattle, sheep and horses would die in so many days, and he would be even more sad next year.
Seeing that he had caught up with Li Jing, he was always a little relieved, and seeing that Li Jing had already set up the formation, he did not rush to attack, but asked Ashina and Simo to go to see Li Jing.
"General Lee! Our khan said that as long as you promise not to attack the steppe again in the future, we will let you go! Ashina and Simo said loudly.
"You think you've won?" Li Jing asked with a smile.
"This is a very obvious question, 100,000 iron horsemen, in this kind of plain terrain, how can you win!" Ashina and Simo nodded confidently and said.
Although Li Jing let 40,000 foot soldiers set up a phalanx instead of a circle formation that was more conducive to defense, which made him a little strange, he didn't think that simple foot soldiers could be attacked by local cavalry, even if there were 10,000 cavalry on the left and right wings.
In order to protect the left and right wings, the cavalry will not dare to stay away, which also gives the opportunity to encircle and annihilate, so no matter how you think about it, Li Jing's chance of winning is very small.
"General Li, please think twice, the Khan really wants to be friendly with you! I don't want everyone to see each other, after all, it's not good for everyone. Ashina and Simo said sincerely.
"Needless to say, let Jieli let the horse come!" Li Jing didn't bother to say more, and waved his hand a little impatiently.
"Alas!" Ashina smiled bitterly, shook his head and rode his horse back.
"What did Li Jing say?" When Jieli Khan saw him return, he immediately asked impatiently.
Li Jing refused! Let's let the horses go! Ashina and Simo shook their heads and replied.
"Humph! I really don't know how to lift, since I can't get along with Ben Khan, then don't blame me for being rude. Jieli Khan said angrily with a gloomy face.
"Khan think twice! The subordinates look at Li Jing's subordinates, they are well-equipped, and even if they are defeated, the losses may not be small. Ashina and Simo persuaded him.
"Do you want Ben Khan to go back like this?" Jieli Khan glared angrily at Ashina and Simodao.
"The clansmen have already suffered such serious losses, if there is any more damage, when Li Jing makes a comeback, what will we do to resist?" Ashina and Simo frowned.
"Next year, we will retreat to Mobei, recuperate, and when the Central Plains is weak, we will come back to take revenge!" Jieli Khan's eyes were full of murderous aura, and he said viciously.
"Khan! In that case, why not retreat now. Ashina and Simo asked puzzled.