Chapter 190: Scheming
Yang Liang's ascension to the throne in Jiangnan has also reached the final stage.
At this time, Yuwen Chengdu, their three uncles and nephews and the Wu brothers were arguing over who would guard Jiujiang.
Jiujiang is the Chaisang of the Eastern Wu period.
The terrain here is dangerous, and the waterway traffic extends in all directions.
Guarding Chaisang is equivalent to choking seven inches of the Yangtze River.
When Sun Quan founded the country, he was always worried about the establishment of the capital. The two suitable places in his heart are Jianye and Chaisang.
Relatively speaking.
With Chaisang as the capital, it is equivalent to choosing a safe place to hide in the south of the Yangtze River for self-protection.
It has been built as the capital, although it is a little dangerous, but it can inspire Sun Quan to continue to advance north.
But now it seems that Chaisan is not so safe either.
After all.
Even if Yang Liang was self-reliant, he also relied on the power of Jiangnan.
The family in Jiangbei did not support him.
Moreover, the territory controlled by Yang Liang is definitely not as good as Nan Chen.
He can only control Jiangnan, the core of Nan Chen.
As for Jingzhou's second population center of gravity, it has now been completely taken by Yang Guang.
Jingzhou is gone, and there is no land in Jiangbei.
Chaisang must always be on guard against sneak attacks from the upper reaches and Jiangbei.
Whoever guards Chaisang is firmly confined there, which is very detrimental to the development of their family.
Yang Liang also understood their thoughts. It was difficult to decide for a while, so he asked Gong Li Jiancheng in Xin'an County.
"Your Highness, Yuwen Cheng is a very loyal person. And the Wu brothers...... There is news in the capital that they are the descendants of Er Zhurong. If they are allowed to guard the important town of Chaisang, after a long time, I am afraid that they will have two hearts. Isn't it the best of both worlds to send the loyal Yuwen Chengdu to Jiujiang to guard the town, and at the same time make his two ambitious uncles lose their support? ”
Yang Liang nodded: "This is reasonable!" ”
Li Jiancheng smiled secretly.
As long as Yuwen Chengdu is not supported by Yang Liang's side, it won't be long before this new emperor will become the puppet of the clan gate.
A monarch who does nothing is what the family needs most.
Just when the two of them had different thoughts, Yuwen Chenglong hurriedly came to the room.
"Your Highness! Big things are wrong! ”
"What's wrong? What's going on again? ”
"Liu Wen has seized military power in Jiangzhou and redeployed the men and horses there in a chaotic order. Now the entire Jiangzhou, as well as Jingkoudu, Yanling, Jurong, Qu'a and other places, have completely fallen under Liu Wen's control. ”
"What!"
Yang Lang stood up suddenly, his eyes widened, and his eyes were full of anger.
Li Jiancheng immediately suggested: "Your Highness, it is imperative that you take advantage of Liu Wen's unstable foothold to get rid of this scourge as soon as possible!" ”
"But ......"
Thinking of Liu Wen's force, Yang Liang hesitated slightly.
Yuwen Chenglong probably guessed his thoughts, and came up with an idea: "Your Highness, as long as you prepare more crossbowmen and shoot them in batches, even if he has the ability to reach the sky, he will not be able to do anything." ”
"And he seized the military power of Jiangzhou in a hurry, and there are definitely not many men under him. We can divide our troops into several ways to attack it, and spread suspicions and confusion, so that Liu Wen can't tell where our main force is. When the time comes, several suspicious soldiers will contain him, and the army will directly cut off his grain route and seize the city. At that time, not only Liu Wen can be destroyed, but the Purple Shark Gang who don't listen to your orders can also be pacified. ”
"Good! What Aiqing said is very true! Yang Liang was overjoyed.
Li Jiancheng looked at Yuwen Jackie Chan, who was happy after being praised, and secretly sighed in his heart.
'What a clever guy on paper!' Even if your plan succeeds, it will ruin the good deeds of your two uncles......
Now that it's time to tear his face, Yang Liang can't care about the fact that he is hiding in Jiangnan.
Immediately, with the help of the 'Wu surname' clan in the southeast, he contacted the Great Sui garrisons from all over the country who had taken refuge in him, and soon formed an army of 50,000 people and headed towards Jiankang.
And Liu Wen also took the opportunity to show his banner and gathered the stragglers who were unwilling to take refuge in Yang Liang.
In the end, he also obtained more than 13,000 soldiers and horses.
When Yang Liang's vanguard arrived in Jiangzhou two days away, Liu Wensheng discussed the matter and recruited all the generals into his tent.
"Everyone, I can tell you clearly, according to the emperor's will, as long as we withdraw the soldiers and horses to Jiangbei, this is a victory."
"But as the defeated generals who fled, even if we flee back, what face do we have?"
"So I personally decided to be a little more daring. If it can be done, it will keep Jiangzhou and the area under its control. If there is difficulty, then retreat to Jiankang City and rely on a few surrounding fortresses to hold on. Let that anti-thief Yang Liang have no place to be the emperor! ”
"As long as we do it and provide an effective opportunity for the imperial army, then this is a great credit."
"Even if we can't do it, we had a good fight in Jiangnan, but in the end we were outnumbered, and we won't be ashamed to say this!"
"Now I just say a word, if you are willing to stay, then follow me with one heart, don't delay when the time comes."
"If you are afraid of danger, leave now, and the court will definitely not blame. Not only can you go, but your family can also leave together. Even people you know who want to cross the river and return to the north can take them with you. We, the Great Sui, won't keep you here! ”
"Now, if you are willing to fight, stand on the left, and if you want to go, stand on the right, choose!"
After Liu Wen finished speaking, everyone stood on the left with a burst of footsteps.
After all, those soft bones have already taken refuge in Yang Liang, how can they lead the people and horses back again?
"Good! If you have a small family, send them to Jiankang City first, and when we can't hold it here, we will send them back to Jiangbei in advance, and we can also defend the city with peace of mind. You all go back and make arrangements. ”
"Yes!"
The generals retreated.
Two days later, Liu Wen led 3,000 soldiers and horses to meet Yang Liang's vanguard army in the south of Qu'a.
The rivers and lakes in the south of the Yangtze River are like a net, and small boats are used for transportation.
Therefore, there are not many war horses.
Moreover, the terrain here is not suitable for large-scale cavalry charges.
The men and horses on both sides are mostly infantry.
That is, some of the main generals rode horses.
Because Liu Wen didn't bring a chestnut-skinned yellow flower tiger, he could only take an ordinary painting halberd.
The two formations of players, Liu Wen heard the other party shouting and scolding, and immediately rode out and rushed straight to the opposite position.
Unexpectedly, they had already prepared, and they ordered the arrows to be released without waiting for Liu Wen to get close.
And they finished one round, and the ones behind them came forward to pick them up, as if they never stopped.
Liu Wen rushed forward for a while, not only to block the arrows for himself, but also to protect the safety of the war horse, looking a little rushed.
Just when the other party's generals were secretly proud, someone on Liu Wen's side suddenly shouted: "Lu Wenlong is here, and the thieves are crazy!" ”
Lu Wenlong had already seen that the archers were specifically targeting Liu Wen, and one person and one horse bypassed them and rushed into the enemy formation, raising both guns on the left and right, and none of his subordinates were together, killing the opponent on their backs.
Lu Wenlong kept clashes in the enemy formation, rushing in the direction of the archers.
Those archers who were preparing immediately panicked when they heard the chaotic shouts of killing next to them.
Liu Wen took advantage of this gap, drew a halberd in his hand and made a move forward, leading the troops to cover the killing.
He and Lu Wenlong were unstoppable, the killing method was amazing, and his men and horses saw that the main general was brave and unstoppable, and the momentum was invincible, and the generals of Yang Liang's army could not resist, and they were killed in an instant, throwing away their armor and fleeing.
Liu Wen took advantage of the situation to lead the troops to chase, and within twenty miles, a small river appeared in front of him.
These southern soldiers went into the water one after another, and some of them swam to the opposite bank, and before they could get up from the mud, they slipped and fell to the ground, and the men and horses behind them rushed up again, and the deserters trampled on each other and died, and countless people died.
Liu Wen returned victorious.
In this battle, a large number of weapons were captured, a large number of prisoners were captured, and the enemy's camp and all grain and grass were captured.
not only gave Liu Wen a shot in the arm.
It also dealt a heavy blow to the morale of Yang Liang's rebels!