Chapter 140: Wang Lin
Just when Xiao Yao led the infantry battalion to block the Qi army, the urgent news of Chen Guo's northern expedition across the river had also been sent to Yecheng quickly, and Gao Wei was so angry that he immediately summoned his ministers to discuss countermeasures!
"I didn't expect that these cunning people of Chen Guo stopped for half a year, and suddenly invaded Huainan again! Could it be because we sent Wei Pohu to Xuzhou in the south, divided Gao Changgong's military power, and prepared to transfer Gao Changgong back to Yecheng, so Chen Guo dared to attack us so recklessly? Gao Wei thought of the previous rumor that Chen Jun was afraid of Gao Changgong.
"Your Majesty, these are just coincidences, Chen Guo has coveted the Huainan region for a long time, and their heart for the north has always been there! It was only delayed for half a year because of a sudden typhoon! This time it was not because we were about to transfer Captain Gao that they attacked. Sikong Zhao Yan said deeply.
"So what now? Liyang of Qin County was besieged by Chen Guo, why didn't they send reinforcements to repel Chen's army? Do you want me to let Gao Changgong regain military power? The seeds of jealousy in Gao Wei's heart have sprouted, and he still thinks that Gao Changgong is a key factor.
"The emperor is angry, Captain Gao has led 30,000 elite soldiers south to Xuzhou, but this time Chen Guo gathered 100,000 troops to invade Huainan in three ways, but I am afraid that Huainan's troops are not enough, it is difficult to resist the attack of the Chen army, and the minister suggested sending another 30,000 elite soldiers south to reinforce!" The main battle faction Feng Deputy Minister asked to play.
"And send troops? And to send 30,000 elite soldiers? Or let Gao Changgong rule? Gao Wei is inseparable from Gao Changgong.
"I don't think I need to send troops south for reinforcements! At this time, it was the time of spring ploughing, and Chen Guo made a big move, attacked Huainan, and harassed the people, which must have caused the dissatisfaction of the people of Huainan! Moreover, in the past few years, the war has been continuous, our army has been defeated, and the mood of the people of Daqi is restless, if we continue to send troops south to fight against the Chen State, I am afraid that the Turks in the north and the Zhou State in the west will take advantage of the emptiness of our Central Plains troops and take the opportunity to invade! Therefore, we still lightly pay for the meager endowment, cultivate and recuperate, so that everyone can live a harmonious and stable life, then it will naturally return to our Daqi, and then Chen Guo will not be afraid! "The Lord and the Assassin of Pening Prefecture objected.
"Are you watching Huainan being taken away by Chen Guo now?" Deputy Feng argued.
"The minister thinks that Chen Guo is arrogant and domineering, and we must make a strong counterattack in order to show the military might of our Great Qi! However, Wang Tingshi's words are also very reasonable, if we send additional reinforcements to the south, it will definitely lead to the emptiness of troops in the Central Plains, which will give people a chance! Why don't we send Wang Lin south and let him assist the defenders of Xuzhou to resist the attack of Chen! Zhao Yanshen suggested.
"Wang Lin?" Gao Wei couldn't remember who it was for a while!
It's no wonder, after all, this Wang Lin is an old general of Southern Liang, and he was also Wang Zengbian's subordinate at the beginning, and he was a general under the same command as Li Yan, Li Yan, and was one of the heroes who pacified the Hou Jing Rebellion that year!
After the death of Emperor Wu, the Xiao clan had a civil war, and Wang Zeng and Chen Baxian, who held the military power, also fought for power and profit, so Wang Lin also threw himself into the chaotic war in the south, and led the army to constantly fight with Chen Baxian!
However, Wang Lin is changeable, after Chen Baxian attacked and killed Wang Zengbian, because he fought with Chen Baxian all the year round, and was often defeated, his strength was declining! In order to preserve his strength, Wang Lin presented himself to the Northern Qi Dynasty and offered an elephant; Then, in order to rescue the captured wives and children, he sent Ran Xizhou to express his willingness to return; In the end, he also identified Xiao Yuan, who was established as the emperor by the Northern Qi and Wang Zeng, as the ministers!
Later, Chen Baxian usurped the throne and became emperor, and killed Xiao Fangzhi, at this time, Wang Lin, who had recovered his breath and recovered his strength, immediately summoned the old troops and horses to conquer Chen Baxian, and surrounded Jiangzhou, where Li Yan was stationed.
Because Wang Lin surrendered to Zhou and Qi, but he was still a minister under the Xiao court, in Li Yan's opinion, he was a three-surnamed slave who had forgotten his ancestors, and he didn't want to be with him! Therefore, Li Yan can only unite with Chen Baxian to resist Wang Lin and defend Jiangzhou! In the end, Li and Chen's two armies combined to defeat Wang Lin and relieve the siege of Jiangzhou, but Chen Baxian took the opportunity to seize Li Yan's military power and let him disarm and return to the field.
The defeated Wang Lin did not give up the conquest of Chen Baxian, because he had always regarded himself as an old minister of the Liang Dynasty, and the usurper Chen Baxian was a rebellious minister and thief, and he was obliged to conquest him! Moreover, the two countries of Zhou and Qi were also happy to see the civil war between these two former ministers of the Southern Dynasty, so that the southern regime could not unite for the Northern Expedition, so they supported Wang Lin and let him continue to lead the army to fight against the Chen State, and reap the benefits of the fishermen himself.
Moreover, in the battle between the two sides, Wang Lin once had the upper hand, and even defeated the current Northern Expedition Governor Wu Mingche, and beat him to flee, which also made Wu Mingche deeply ashamed, and vowed to defeat Wang Lin, shame before the snow!
In the end, the old man was not on Wang Lin's side! In the Battle of Wuhu, Wang Lin wanted to use fire to deal with the Chen army, but unexpectedly, the wind direction changed abruptly, and the wind burned the fire to Wang Lin's own fleet, as a result, the Chen army took the opportunity to rush and kill, and Wang Lin's army was wiped out, and even the Northern Qi reinforcements who came were defeated by the Chen army, Wang Lin could only take his family and cronies, and dozens of people fled to Qi together.
Wang Lin, who first arrived in Qi State, was still very much used by the Gao royal family at the beginning, and appointed him as a hussar general, and sent him to guard Shouyang with Xingtai Shangshu Lu Qian, but Wang Lin and Lu Qian did not agree, and often had conflicts, and finally could only be transferred back to Yecheng, and at this time, the emperor of Qi had already become Gao Zhan!
Gao Zhan is not an emperor with great ambitions, and he is also peace-oriented to Chen, so he is not very interested in this Wang Lin who is bent on Chen, and ignores him, and Wang Lin, who was left out in the cold, also became depressed and low-key, and has been unknown for several years.
In the end, Gao Wei, who is even more mediocre than Gao Zhan, came to power, and he only knows dogs and horses on weekdays and indulges in pleasure, but now of course he can't remember who this Wang Lin, who has been low-key for a long time, is!
"Wang Lin is an old minister of the Liang Dynasty, and when Emperor Xiaozhao was in power, he always advocated a crusade against the Chen State! And he was originally a Jiangnan person, and he has a high reputation in the Huainan area, and he can respond to every call! If we send him to Huainan and use his appeal to recruit Ding Yong and organize a force of tens of thousands of Rao, we can resist the Chen army, and these soldiers are all locals, with the same customs and habits, and they will definitely work hard to kill the enemy! Zhao Yanshen analyzed.
"Wang Lin is an old minister of the Liang State, if we give him the power to organize tens of thousands of troops this time, will he support the army and respect himself at that time, and even be opposed by Chen Guoce, turn the gun head, and turn against us? After all, they are all southerners, and their hearts will be different if they are not of my race! Vice Minister Feng said worriedly.
"Don't worry about that! The Chen family usurped Xiao Liang, and Wang Lin has always had a quick attitude towards the Chen country, and he will never bow down to the Chen family. So this time we sent him south to organize the army, he will definitely cherish this opportunity and go all out to deal with Chen's army! And don't we still have tens of thousands of elite soldiers in Xuzhou? At that time, even if Wang Lin loses to the Chen army in Huainan, he will definitely lose both sides with the Chen army, then our defenders in Xuzhou will be able to reap the benefits of the fishermen! Zhao Yanshen analyzed.
"In this case, why don't we send one more lieutenant general to assist Wang Lin, first, we can help him resist Chen's army, and second, we can keep an eye on him at all times!" Vice Minister Feng suggested.
"This must not be done! Now we need to use his strength to resist Chen Jun, if we don't put our hearts on him, and send people to monitor him, and restrain him everywhere, it will definitely be self-defeating and cause a catastrophe! Zhao Yanshen hurriedly said.
"You don't need to send reinforcements, and you can solve the war in Huainan, Zhao Sikong is really a way to get the best of both worlds! Since this is the case, pass on my will, and immediately send Wang Lin to the south, recruit Ding Yong, organize the army, and fully assist Yu Pohu and them to resist the attack of the Chen army! Gao Wei clapped his head.