Chapter 529: The Fear of the Yan Kingdom
"How has Your Highness decided to divide the troops?" Liao Chuan asked. "The king will lead 14,000 men, and after crossing the Luoshui, he will march east along the road. In this way, the Yan army of Shanggu and Quang Ninh will inevitably attract the attention of my soldiers and horses. Liao Chuan, you led 3,000 elite soldiers to follow the light chariot and follow the Luoshui all the way east, and killed under the county seat of Xialuo. Deng Qiang, you also led 3,000 elite soldiers, but you crossed the mountain from the east of the city. When the battle to the north of the king begins, and the enemy's attention is diverted, he immediately captures the military capital. In this way, the initiative is in our hands, and we can calmly destroy all the enemy forces! Li Xin secretly instructed the two of them and ordered.
"The last general obeys!" Liao Chuan and Deng Qiang hurriedly received the order.
They all know that this is not an ordinary errand, and if they don't do it well, it may lead to a great change in the situation on the battlefield, and even drag down the overall situation.
Of course, if you do a good job, this credit is not small. If you are not a capable general, it is absolutely impossible to receive such a task.
After the discussion was completed, the Tang army quietly divided its troops in Dangcheng County and Luoshui. Because Li Xin still had a large number of soldiers and horses along the way, and he deliberately covered it up, outsiders didn't seem to notice that there were thousands of people missing.
Just as Li Xin was rushing towards Guangning and Shanggu County, Murong Ping, who had finally escaped with his life, was finally relieved.
At this time, he ran directly to Zhuo County, the capital of Fanyang Kingdom, because he was afraid of being questioned, so he didn't dare to return to the court immediately. I had to stay here with Murong You, the king of Fanyang, first, and wait for the order of the court while sending someone to report to the imperial court.
Fan Yangguo is located to the east of Wuruan Pass, so it can be said that as soon as you come out of Puyin, you will directly enter the territory of Fanyang Kingdom.
Therefore, as soon as Murong You, the king of Fanyang, heard that Murong Ping had been defeated in the north and returned alone, he was immediately frightened.
Without saying a word, he immediately mobilized his soldiers and horses in the feudal country and guarded Wuruan Pass to prevent the Tang army from coming from there. At the same time, he also continued to send people to Beijing to ask for the support of the imperial court.
In the same way as him, there were Murong Chong, the king of Zhongshan, who was located south of Changshan Pass, and the Taishou of Changshan County. When these edicts are counted one day, the shock caused in the capital can be imagined.
After hearing this, Murong Ke, the Dazai of Yan State and the King of Taiyuan, immediately convened a group of ministers to discuss the matter.
"Unexpectedly, it's only been a dozen days, and tens of thousands of troops have been defeated!" Above the main hall, the left servant sighed.
"Yes! At first, I thought that the Tang army was just a disease of ringworm, but with tens of thousands of troops led by King Shangyong to the north, plus the local soldiers and horses of Daijun, it should be effortless to deal with the 30,000 Tang army. Who would have thought that there would be such a defeat today! Taiwei Feng Yi also said helplessly.
"If I knew this was the case, it would have been better to let Dazai-sama go out in the first place, and the result would have been much better!" Sikong Yanglu said slowly. At this moment, he regretted it, after all, it was not he who stopped Murong Ke from leading the army in person.
"Even if this king leads the army, he may not be able to win. King Shangyong underestimated the enemy carelessly, so that he fell for Li Xin's plan, and there was such a big defeat. With Li Xin's ability as a soldier, even this king doesn't dare to guarantee that he won't be tricked! Murong Ke was silent for a long time before he spoke. What was different from the past was that his voice was a little hoarse at this time.
"Lord Dazai is the official of the country, the pillar of the Yan country, you must take care of your body!" Seeing this, Feng Yi hurriedly said with concern.
"Exactly, at this time of crisis, state affairs still need to rely on Dazai-sama!" Others said the same.
"It's okay, it's just an occasional chill. Gather everyone here today, let's discuss the strategy of retreating from the enemy first! Murong Ke waved his hand and said.
Where does he have time to take care of his body now! After all, Murong Ping's defeat was not just as simple as losing his teacher and humiliating the country, but more importantly, he lost the Flying Fox Ground. Now the threat of the Tang Army to the Yan State can be said to be on three sides.
"The only way to do this is to send another general to lead the troops to resist, there is no other way. The Tang army took Guangchang County and occupied the Flying Fox, and it will inevitably take advantage of the situation to plunder our county in the south! At this time, if there is no capable person to go to the town, I am afraid that Zhongshan, Fanyang, Changshan and other counties will no longer be owned by my Dayan! "When it comes to business, Feng Yi made a suggestion.
In fact, he doesn't say this, and everyone understands it very well. Fortunately, Murong Jun moved the capital to Yecheng two years earlier, otherwise, if the capital is still in Jicheng, I am afraid that the threat will be even greater now.
After all, as soon as he came out of the military capital, he immediately arrived at the city of Jixian County, and even after coming out of Puyin, it was only two or three hundred miles to the northeast to Jixian County. If the Murong clan in the capital was wiped out, the entire Yan Kingdom would be destroyed.
"It is necessary to send troops, but who will lead the army is the real question. After all, the King of Shangyong has just experienced a big defeat, and if ordinary people go, I am afraid that they will not be able to turn the tide and change the current decline! Yang Lu nodded, although he agreed with this proposal, but he had his own opinion.
"If it's possible, it's actually best for Dazai-sama to lead the troops himself. After all, there is probably no one in the whole country other than Dazai-sama who can handle this important task. Yue Wan thought for a moment and said in a deep voice.
In fact, everyone thought about this, the problem is, no one wants Murong Ke to leave! After all, under the current situation, Murong Ke is also needed in the imperial court, who will let the current Yan Kingdom be attacked by the north and south.
"This king has this intention, and this matter in the court is entrusted to you. This time the king led the troops north, at least a dozen days, at most a month or two can come back, think about it, there will not be too many problems! Murong Ke glanced at everyone and said lightly.
He's also helpless! After all, when there was no one available in the court, he had to go out in person. If it is to face ordinary enemies, he can also send some other generals over. But the problem is that this time the opponent is Li Xin, a young man who has not experienced a defeat in all these years.
Therefore, no matter who he sent, he had no faith. Even he himself was not very sure about this trip, and it was fortunate that he could block the offensive of the Tang army and make it impossible for them to continue south.
"Alas, the state affairs are so difficult, could it be that God does not bless me Dayan? After Dazai-sama is gone, what if something happens in the war in the south? "The candidate has been decided, but there are more questions later, and Mu Longyu asked.
That's the point! It's all war, and you can't give up the south in order to save the north! In case there is also a big defeat in the south, wouldn't it be the same bad if the Huan Wen army crossed the Yellow River north to attack Yecheng?
"There is King Wu in all parts of Xu Yan, and this king is relieved! In addition, there is a big river and a dangerous barrier, even if Huan Wen leads the army to kill, it is unlikely that he will come over! Compared to everyone's worries, Murong Ke's confidence in Murong Chui is much higher.
If so, you can rest assured! I wonder how Dazai-sama will solve the threat of the Tang Army when he sends troops this time? King Murong Zang asked.
"The Tang army has already captured the Flying Fox, whether it wants to go south or want to hold it, it is already free to advance and retreat. On the contrary, if we want to recapture the Flying Fox from the south and open the passage to Daijun and Yanmen, it is too difficult! Fortunately, the military capital is still in our hands, this time the king led the army north, naturally first to strengthen the defense of Zhongshan and Fanyang, and then led the army out of the capital to attack the enemy from the west of Shanggu and Quang Ninh two counties! If nothing else, he should meet Li Xin in Daijun and fight it out! Murong Ke pondered for a moment, and then said slowly.
"Listening to the words of the public, the lower officials are much more down-to-earth! The king is going north this time, and we will definitely deal with the affairs of the court, please rest assured! Hearing this plan, everyone was basically relieved, and Feng Yi even said.
At this point in the discussion, the Yan Imperial Court's response plan for the Tang Army basically came out.
However, by this time, the news had already spread in the capital and the surrounding counties. Many people were shocked when they heard that the Yan army was defeated in the north and that the Tang army had already killed on the edge of Zhongshan and Fanyang.
In the oral tradition of many people, the strength of the Tang army is getting stronger and stronger, and the number of troops is also increasing. From 30,000 horses at the beginning, it has now become multiple versions.
Some say that Li Xinqin led an army of 100,000 to the south, some say that the Tang army came with 200,000, and even more, that the Tang army has already been killed in Changshan County.
Anyway, the more the news spread to the south, and the farther away from Daijun's side, the more outrageous it became.
However, in such a situation, who can tell clearly. Not to mention that there are people from the Ministry of Labor operating inside, which makes the entire Yan Kingdom even more chaotic.
Especially for the description of the Tang Army, it almost depicts the soldiers of the Tang Army as invincible soldiers who are one to ten, or even one to hundred.
Anyway, listening to the rumors in the market, it seems that it is an invincible army, and how many people the Yan army goes to are just sending heads.
In this way, the people of Yan Kingdom were terrified, for fear that after waking up the next morning, the banner at the head of the city would have changed. Of course, what they are afraid of is not the change of dynasty, but the destruction of blood and fire brought about by this process.
Today's Yan Guo is like an overly frightened old man, and a casual little wind and grass can make him break out in a cold sweat.
The people have very few sources, so naturally they cannot distinguish the truth from the false. But there is one thing that everyone knows, that is, the Jin army in the south is going north, and the Tang army is victorious in the north, and the behemoth of Yan seems to be about to fall.
Even when the news came out that Murong Ke personally led the army to the battle, this tense atmosphere was not alleviated in the slightest.