Chapter 1 Fifty-Nine: Do as you are told

Although Xu You comforted everyone bitterly, don't take the fall of Luoyang too seriously, but the shadow of the famous tree, Yuan Guang suddenly joined the battle, giving everyone too much psychological pressure, so even Tan Zhuo opposed continuing to besiege Junyi, but at any cost to solve Yuan Mulan first, and then turn back to fight with Yuan Guang.

Tan Zhuo's opinion was agreed by almost all of them, that is to say, a unity had been reached within the Chu army, and even Xu You could not easily change it, but he did not make a decision on this, but waited patiently for He Wei.

After another half of the ring, the sound of the wind blowing through the sand grains could be heard quietly in the festival hall, and He Wei opened his mouth and said: "General Cao and Tan Sima's ideas are good, but there are some wishful thinking. The Qinzhou army is far from being the opponent of Baibao Xianbei, if it rashly goes out of Tongguan, Hongnong has no danger to defend, Yuanguang only needs to divide 2,000 troops to raid, and the Qinzhou army can be defeated, and then accidentally lose Tongguan, the battle situation will be further ruined...... As for storming Junyi, it is feasible, Yuan Mulan is superbly using troops again, her lack of food and grass is the biggest flaw, and she should not be able to hold out for a few days...... It's just that you have ever thought that Yuan Mulan did not hesitate to put herself to death, and also lured the main force of our army out of Luoyang and contained it around Zhongmu, just to make Yuanguang's sneak attack successful, so far-sighted, how could she have no follow-up moves? ”

Xu You's heart moved slightly, and he said, "What does the sacrificial wine mean?" ”

"Yizhou! Sun Guan! ”

The house was amazed!

Tan Xiaozu grabbed the armrest of the chair, leaned forward tensively, and said, "Sun Guan wants to rebel?" ”

He Wei said: "Sun Guan is bound to rebel, but when will he rebel, the previous situation is not clear enough, whether it is the secret mansion or the military division, they have not been able to go deep into Heming Mountain to investigate, so they have not been able to determine Sun Guan's movements." Before the Luoyang War, the world thought that Wei was strong and I was weak, as long as the Northern Wei Dynasty dispatched the elite of the Chinese army, our army would become a fish on the grinding board, and let it be slaughtered, so Sun Guan could wait until after the defeat of our army, the morale of the army fell to the bottom, and it was not too late to rebel again. But in the current situation, our army has the advantage, but the defeat of the Wei army has been revealed, so Sun Guan will not wait any longer, the sudden appearance of Yuanguang is a clear signal, Yizhou, this should have been reversed......"

As if in order to confirm He Wei's divine decision, that night, Zhan Wenjun sent an urgent report from Jinling, in order to hurry, he actually let Sha Sanqing, the little master, be a messenger, he traveled day and night, tired of four horses, and it only took two days and nights to rush to Zhongmu and present Zhan Wenjun's secret letter.

The letter said that Sun Guan beheaded the green snake in Heming Mountain and raised troops, proclaimed himself the Holy Heavenly Master of the Xuanzheng Law, and was given the title of "Eternal Life" by the Heavenly Master of the Heavenly Master by the oracle of Taishang Laojun, and vowed to cleanse and clean up the world occupied by evil ghosts.

The twenty-nine counties of Yizhou responded at the same time, Liu Renfu, the assassin of Yizhou, and Li Taizhong, the Taishou of Chengdu, surrendered to the enemy, and almost instantly the Heavenly Master Dao occupied the entire Yizhou.

In addition to Yizhou, Ningzhou, Yuezhou, Guangzhou, Xiangzhou, and Yingzhou also had a large-scale wave of Tianshi Taoist people attacking the counties, and the rest of Yangzhou, Jiangzhou, Jingzhou, Yongzhou, Nanyuzhou and other places also had riots one after another, only Qingzhou and Xuzhou remained generally stable.

Heavenly Master Dao has been rooted in Jiangdong for more than 100 years, and its power is far beyond everyone's expectations, although they are all waiting for this day, but when this day comes, the momentum set off still shocks everyone.

Even Du Mingyu's White Thief Rebellion can't be compared to this time!

Fortunately, Xu You made careful arrangements before the expedition, and Yangzhou, Jingzhou, Yongzhou, Yingzhou, Xiangzhou and other important prefectures and counties that defended Gyeonggi responded quickly and strangled the signs of rebellion in the cradle. However, Jiangzhou, which was pinned on by An Xiulin, was caught off guard and ineffective in response to the unyielding handling and ineffective response of Jiangzhou's assassin Shi Wei, so that Tianshi Dao captured three counties and twenty-one counties, and connected with the thieves of the five counties that fell in Guangzhou, and relied on coastal waterways and dozens of islands, advancing and retreating freely, and seeing that he had to gain a foothold.

After the rebellion, the imperial court summoned the military generals of Wenchen to discuss countermeasures all night, and at first planned to use the Pingjiang Army and the Tianping Army as the main force, first blockading Yiling, suppressing Yizhou, so that the most elite troops under Sun Guan's command could not move, and then ordered the governors of each state to lead the state soldiers to quickly quell the rebellion in each state.

However, only two days later, the situation in Jiangzhou and Guangzhou also began to erode and the attitude of the courtiers changed, and Xie Xiwen took the lead in asking the emperor to issue an edict to summon Xu You and the army of the Western Expedition back to Beijing.

An Xiulin was still hesitant, and before he set out on the expedition, he promised Xu You that he would never interfere in the war in the north because of changes in the domestic situation. But Sun Guan is menacing, there is a great image of swallowing mountains and rivers, the people in Jinling City are panicked, and some people even have prepared chariots and horses and fine soft, ready to flee at any time, if Xu You is not recalled, the pressure on the court is too great.

Zhan Wenjun reminded Xu You to do a good job of pre-filing the edict to return to Beijing at any time, so as not to be caught off guard, because according to the news she inquired, not only Xie Xiwen, Tao Jiang and other old people in the Qiandi were on the stage, but even Yu, Liu and other surnames were also a little moved, after all, Xiliang has been won, the strategic goal of this expedition has been perfectly achieved, and the war with the Northern Wei Dynasty has been fought until now, although it still has the initiative and advantage, but it is obviously impossible to hit Pingcheng, and in the end, it is still necessary to retreat, rather than so, it is better to withdraw as soon as possible.

Although this was Zhan Wenjun's secret letter, not an official letter from the imperial court, Xu You still gave a detailed report to the generals. Everyone's reaction is different, Tan Xiaozu's Jingzhou department believes that the general will be outside the monarch's life, at this critical moment of the war between the two sides, should first annihilate Yuan Mulan's cavalry, and then defeat Yuan Guang and Baibao Xianbei, with Ye Min who is far away in Yecheng, will be turned upside down, Jizhou, Jeju, Xiangzhou and other places will be turned upside down, completely occupy Yuluo Erzhou, greatly promote the prestige of our country, so as to establish the strategic advantage of the confrontation between the north and the south in the next ten years.

Cao Qing and other people in the Chinese military system believe that Jinling is the foundation of the country and the foundation, if the foundation is turbulent, let Sun Guan run rampant and wreak havoc on the people, but the 200,000 army is alone, relatives and friends are in the rear, it is inevitable that the army will be unstable, and it is likely to suffer an unimaginable defeat, and then withdraw to Jiangdong after the fiasco, morale will be low, the army will not be available, and Sun Guan will not be able to stop him. This is a vicious circle, smart people should stop losses in time, take advantage of the advantage in me, and start negotiations with the Wei army on this, and the two sides end the battle with dignity.

Zuo Yan and others of the Qiantang Department only looked forward to Xu You's horse, and did not express their position directly, but Ming Jing interjected: Whether it is war or peace, we must consider the attitude of the Wei army, and we can't be wishful thinking, if we want to talk, we have to see whether Yuanguang is willing to talk.

The military department also agreed with these words, Cao Qing proposed to send someone to contact the Wei army first, to probe the other party's tone, while the news of the Tianshi Dao rebellion had not yet spread, the Wei army did not have many chips in his hand, and should be able to negotiate a treaty that was more in line with the interests of the Chu State.

He Wei sneered: "I said it, Sun Guan chose to rebel at this time, and he definitely has nothing to do with the foreign marquis, and Yuanguang must have known this news before us." What he is waiting for is that we take the initiative to negotiate with him, and at that time the initiative will be transferred to his hands, and it is good not to be swallowed by others, and he still wants to take advantage? Dream! ”

Cao Qing's forehead was bruised, and he forcibly suppressed his anger, and said: "The sacrificial wine is like a god, and we are far from it, but have you ever thought about the sacrificial wine, if the edict of the lord is really sent to Zhongmu tomorrow, what should the general do, so as to live up to the court and the people?" Yuan Mulan still has 30,000 horsemen, and Yuan Guang's 5,000 freshness and humility can be worth 50,000 elites, even if he does not obey the order and continues to fight, it will not be the work of ten days and a half months, I am afraid that the lord will not be able to wait for so long, and the fathers of Jiangdong will not be able to wait for so long......"

"Sun Guan is a mud shrine, looking bluffing, but in fact, it is vulnerable. Chen Jingwen, the captain of the Nanban, led 20,000 Chinese troops to garrison Yiling, and Zhang Huai's Pingjiang army sat in Xiangzhou, Di Xia's Tianping army defended Gyeonggi, and the Yangtze River defense line was impregnable, so why worry? In eight to fifteen days at most, we will be able to end the battle of Luoyang, and then return to the division to destroy Sun Guan...... The general swore an oath to govern the army, raised the flag to the west, Guanggu and rout, rolled the armor to the north, left a name in the history of the monarchs, promoted and bestowed knights, enjoyed wealth and wealth, and shaded the descendants, the Great Chu swept away the disadvantages of the three northern expeditions of the first emperor, and the lord ruled the government internally, and repaired the frontier externally, wouldn't it be the best of all three? ”

Cao Qing refuted: "Quan Changyi risked and died, the Luzhuang camp was repeatedly attacked, Jiluo Mountain lost troops, Zhongmu City was embarrassed, and the Yunmen Ferry Navy was gone, this is just Yuan Mulan's means, and now with Yuan Guang, who is invincible in the world, how can the sacrificial wine guarantee the end of the Battle of Luoyang on the eighth to fifteenth?" ”

He Wei narrowed his eyes and said, "Yuanguang is here, so General Cao is afraid?" ”

"You!"

Cao Qing stood up angrily, his hand pressed on the hilt of the knife, the iron armor roared, He Wei sat indifferently, put his hand in his arms and rubbed the ashes, and did not take Cao Qing's threat in his eyes.

There was silence in the lobby.

An imperceptible cold glint flashed in Tan Xiaozu's eyes, if Cao Qing really dared to be disrespectful to He Wei, he would have to come forward to teach these masters of the Chinese army a good lesson.

Zuo Yan was full of worries, the emperor's will had not yet come, and the Chu army had been divided to this point, how could this battle continue?

Cao Qing didn't dare to be presumptuous after all, turned around and knelt down to Xu You, and choked up: "General, the next heart is for the country, and there is no ambition, since He Saijiu suspects me of being cowardly, I am willing to be a pioneer under the festival, whether it is fighting the Wei army or suppressing Sun Guan, it is the forerunner, and I will not retreat!" ”

All the generals of the Chinese military department looked at He Wei together, their faces were not good, Tan Zhuo looked at Xu You's face, walked to the side, and personally helped Cao Qing, and comforted: "Everyone has their own opinions, disputes are inevitable, and there is no other intention to sacrifice wine, so don't worry about it." ”

Cao Qing still knelt down, Xu You scolded with a smile: "Okay, you Cao Qing is an iron-clad man, can you cry and become a girl?" ”

It's strange to say, being scolded by Xu You like this, Cao Qing felt comfortable, and quickly got up, the grievances were gone, and he obediently went back to his seat and sat down, but he no longer paid attention to He Wei, and it was obvious that there was a mustard.

The military discussion lasted until dawn, but still failed to reach an agreement, Xu You looked around at everyone and said: "Order all battalions to strictly guard the walled city, pay close attention to the movements of Luoyang and Junyi, and not be negligent." As for the rest, don't think much about it, for if the court has a will, we should do it. His voice was suddenly stern, and he said: "Remember, this is what I mean: the court has a decree, follow the decree, who dares to argue behind his back, behead!" ”