Chapter 120: Victory in Hold
The sun is setting, Chengdu, Wen Weng School, the ceremony of worshiping the sages has just ended, the students scattered in twos and threes, before the government mobilized manpower and material resources to repair the school, and now the governor of the state came to preside over the ceremony, and the toss for a day is finally over. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Wen Weng, for the former Han Dynasty Emperor Jing Emperor Shu County Taishou, the name party, the word Zhong Weng, he in Shu County Taishou on the Xing education, raise talents, repair water conservancy, outstanding political achievements, and set up a public school, there is a fine house lecture hall in the public school, and there is a stone room.
This public school is also known as "Wen Weng School", "Wen Weng Stone Room", is the first local government school in the Han Dynasty, Wen Weng School was founded not long ago, it is famous for its outstanding style of learning and talents.
Because the reputation of Wenweng School is getting bigger and bigger, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered the whole country to follow Wenweng to build schools, and Wenweng School experienced the incident of "state seizure of county school" in the Later Han Dynasty, and Wenweng School was opened as Yizhou State School since then.
Hundreds of years have passed, the Wenwen School has continued to this day, as long as the local officials of the past dynasties have a little sense of responsibility, they will repair it, and after the Zhou army recovered Shu, the Wenwen School has also been valued by Xi Piluo, the governor of Yizhou.
As a shepherd, Xi Piluo not only had to guard Yizhou and monitor Guanzhong Yu Wenliang, but also had to conscientiously perform his duties as a magistrate, so he did not delay too long in repairing the Wenwen Academy.
This kind of thing that helps to enhance fame, the more the merrier, Sipilo came to the school to preside over the ceremony, in fact, he was not too tired, at this moment, he was stopping in front of the portrait displayed in the school.
These are the portraits of Confucius and his seventy-two disciples, painted by the local officials of the Southern Dynasty Qi when they repaired the school, and after the rebellion of Hou Jing, the Xiao Liang sect was in the house, and the Wei (Western Wei) general Wei Chi Hui pacified the Shu land, and the successive magistrates repaired the Wenwen school.
When the prince Yu Wenxian, Yu Wen Zhao, and Yu Wen Jian were appointed as the governor of Yizhou, they all repaired the Wenwen School, and when the prince Yuwenda was the governor of Yizhou, the portraits displayed in the school were increased by two, and the people painted on them were Su Sui and Lu Wei, and these two were the formulators of the six official systems of the Zhou State.
At this moment, Sipila looked at the portraits and was fascinated, not feeling the sages, but lamenting the impermanence of the world.
At that time, the Gongyu Wenxian of the State of Qi, and later became the king of Qi, with outstanding military achievements and high prestige, but he was killed by his nephew who had been on the throne for less than a month.
At that time, Yu Wenjian, Yu Wenda, and Zhao Guogong Yu Wenzhao, and later ascended to the throne of King Chen, Dai Wang, and Zhao Wang, Yu Wenjian died of illness after Zhou Guopingqi, and the other two clan vassal kings all lost their lives in the second year of the elephant.
There is another governor of Yizhou, Wang Qian, the prince of Yongguo, who responded to Wei Chi's rebellion against Yang in the second year of the elephant, but was defeated and died, and the five former governors of Yizhou, no matter what their age, are all gone.
Xi Piluo, the current governor of Yizhou, thought of the stories of his five predecessors, and naturally felt a little nostalgic, after all, as an old minister of the Qi State, he lived longer than several clan nobles of the Zhou State.
Except for Yu Wenjian, who died of illness, compared to the other four predecessors, Xi Piluo only felt very fortunate that the high-ranking vassal kings of the year, whether it was the Qi State clan or the Zhou State clan, had died very little.
And when the Zhou army attacked Jinyang, Xi Piluo, one of the generals of the Jinyang Qi army, has survived to the present, what did he rely on?
It's a matter of luck.
The State of Qi perished, the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs surrendered, and became a courtier of the State of Zhou, but in the chaos that began in the second year of the elephant, some people chose the wrong camp and lost their lives, and some people chose the right camp and also lost their lives.
Sipilo can live until now, and live a relatively happy life, relying on the original judgment, and more importantly, luck, but luck will always run out, so in the next changes, how to protect the whole family and status is a problem that Sipilo has to consider.
There is no doubt that the Yu Chi family has an absolute advantage, but Xi Piluo considered one point, that is, his location is actually isolated outside the territory of the Yu Chi family, once the Yu Chi and Yuwen families turn their faces, Yizhou, which is the sphere of influence of the Yu Chi family, has no foreign aid at all.
Of course, Xi Piluo didn't think that Yuwenliang still had the strength to attack Yizhou under the east-west attack of Hedong and Shudi, but if Wei Chidun couldn't defeat Yuwenliang quickly, and even the confrontation between the East and West Wei appeared back then, and Guanzhong and Shannan were still in the hands of Yuwen's family, then where should he go?
He was appointed as the governor of Yizhou and attacked Guanzhong Yuwenliang, which was the trust of the prime minister in him, but as a constraint, Sipiro's family stayed in Yecheng, including his eldest and only son.
Xi Piluo's second son had been assassinated in Yecheng a few years ago, and now he has his only son left to continue the incense, so the Wei Chi family can be regarded as grasping his weakness, but once Yu Wenliang has a firm foothold in Guanzhong and Shannan, Xi Piluo may not be able to last long by relying on Yizhou, which is hanging alone.
It really can't be surrendered, but his son can't be saved, although Sipilo still has a younger brother Sichaluo, but he still hopes that his father and son can be safe.
So the problem is that once the two families of Weichi and Yuwen break up, they must defeat Yuwenliang in Guanzhong as soon as possible, and keep in touch with Yizhou and Yecheng on the one hand, and it is based on this consideration that Xi Piluo has not dared to relax since he became the governor of Yizhou, and the soldiers and horses are ready at any time, just waiting for Yecheng to march eastward under an order.
Or send troops down the river to support the marching marshal Cui Hongdu, who was stationed in Jingzhou (Chen Guojingzhou), to attack Jiangling, and then plan for the Luozhou and Yuzhou armies to attack Shannan, and he was ready for both plans, waiting for the secret envoy from Yecheng to arrive.
Thinking of this, Sipilo saw that it was getting late, so he rode back to the house, and just arrived at the gate of the mansion, the butler greeted him, and after listening to his whispers, Sipilo turned into the study without changing his clothes.
There was a man in the study, his face was exhausted, as if he had just finished a long journey, and when he saw Sipilo coming, he held a letter in both hands: "Chief, the letter has been sent here on the orders of the prime minister, please check it." ”
Sipilo recognized this person as a small official of the Prime Minister's Office, he carefully opened the envelope and pulled out a letterhead, on which there were only a few lines of poetry, the content was somewhat inexplicable, but Sipilo soon found three marks on the letterhead, which were the code that he had agreed with the Prime Minister Wei Chi Dian in advance, to prove that the letter was written by Wei Chi Dian himself.
These lines of poetry, literally, do not show any secrets, but for Sipilo, it is a clear message, and these lines of poetry are also the code of the better Wei Chi Tang and him, representing the beginning of the war.
Sipila carefully read the letterhead a few more times, lit it with a candle flame and burned it, and then said to the visitor: "You have worked hard all the way, when did you set off from Yecheng?" ”
"Back to the general manager, the lowly rank set off from Yecheng and arrived here through Chang'an, and it has been thirty-six days."
Yecheng to Chengdu, if you pass through Guanzhong halfway, the distance is nearly 3,000 miles, and the secret use is 36 days to complete, considering that the Shu Road is difficult, it is already a very fast speed.
The reason why Sipila asked the other party when he would set off from Yecheng was to understand one thing from the side, and now it seems that the prime minister made the decision to start a war a month ago, and he should have the chance of victory.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but be full of confidence, feeling that his previous worries were completely superfluous, looking at the far southeast, Sipila let out a long breath.
Yu Wenliang, you're done!
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As the sun sets, the evening breeze brings the subtle fishy smell of the river, and the marching marshal Cui Hongdu stands at the head of the public security city, looking at the river in the distance, this level of fishy smell is nothing to him who has been on the battlefield for a long time.
As the sky gets late, countless fires light up on the river, which is a common sight in the Yangtze River basin, because fishermen often fish at night and light torches to attract fish in the water to gather for fishing, but the scene in front of them is different, because the river is full of warships that are about to sail at night.
The son said on the river, the deceased is like a husband, looking at the rolling Yangtze River east of the passing water, Cui Hongdu is a little distracted, and the past is vivid.
He was seventeen years old that year, skilled in bow and horse, brave and resolute, was introduced as a cronie by Otsuka Zai and King Yuwen of Jin, and was awarded the governor, and he was transferred to the governor of Dadu.
Cui Hongdu was born in a famous family - Boling Cui's family, he was reused at a young age, at that time he was high-spirited, the future is limitless, but the political situation is changeable, Emperor Yuwen Yong stabbed to death the minister Yuwen Hu, the situation changed suddenly.
Yuwen Yong did not cut all the henchmen of the King of Jin to the roots, Cui Hongdu escaped, but since then the career has been difficult, when Yuwen Yong died Yu Wenyun succeeded to the throne, it was easy to have the opportunity to pacify Huainan with the army, and soon after the end of the war, Yu Wenyun died.
Yang Jian, the father of the queen, assisted the government, and Wei Chi, the governor of Xiangzhou, raised troops against Yang in Yecheng, and Wei Chi Yuan, the son of Wei Chi Yuan, married Cui Hongdu's sister, so the Cui family and the Wei Chi family are in-laws, and under the dilemma, Cui Hongdu can only follow the army to fight against Wei Chi Yuan.
The Sui State was established, he became a courtier of the Sui State, and after eight years of disputes between the two countries of Zhou and Sui, the victory and defeat were finally separated, and Cui Hongdu became the Zhou minister again, but he and his younger brother Cui Hongsheng had a stain and were criticized.
Therefore, if Cui Hongdu wants to develop in his career in the future, it is not enough to rely on his sister to blow the wind on the pillow, he must make military achievements, and he must be a key military merit.
And now, it's the moment of truth.
Thinking of this, Cui Hongdu gave an order: "Pass the order, the navy will set off immediately!" ”
The herald received the order, ran down the city wall and rode on horseback, and galloped towards the riverside water army camp, the naval warship was ready, and once the commander gave the order, it would set sail and march towards Jiangjin, which was more than 70 miles upstream.
Cui Hongdu, who was dressed in armor, glanced at the trance boat shadows reflected by the firelight on the riverside, turned around and walked down the city wall.
In the open space outside the north gate, countless torches illuminated the wilderness as if it were day, and Cui Hongdu couldn't help but feel surging when he looked at the spectacular scene in front of him.
As the marshal of the march, he led the Zhou army to attack Xinzhou, Jingzhou and Wuzhou of Chen, and held the mouth of the Yangtze River Gorge.
Today the Son of Heaven got married, and according to Prime Minister Wei Chi Dun's letter a month ago, today is also the day when the Wei Chi family and the Yuwen family broke up, so Cui Hongdu, who was stationed in Jingzhou (Chen Guo) Prefecture to govern the public security, wanted to raid Jiangling, the capital of Liang State in Jiangbei, by land and water.
Liang is a vassal state of the Zhou State, and its capital Jiangling has been a battleground for soldiers since ancient times, and there is a garrison of the Jiangling Governor's Office of the Zhou State to assist in the defense, and the Jiangling Governor is a person of the Yuwen family, since it is necessary to break up, then Jiangling must be taken.
The public security is located on the south bank of the Yangtze River, Jiangling is located on the north bank of the Yangtze River, and the public security is about seventy or eighty miles downstream of Jiangling.
As a result, in the early hours of the morning, the navy was just able to attack Jiangjinshu, southeast of Gangneung, and seize this important Jiangbei wharf.
There is danger in sailing at night, and it is precisely because of this that the Jiangjin defenders will take it lightly, and Cui Hongdu will personally lead the soldiers and horses to the north by land, and arrive at the Matouan on the south bank opposite the Jiangjin garrison, just so that the naval army that captured the Jiangjin garrison will receive the soldiers and horses to cross the river.
So tomorrow morning, the army will be able to march under the city of Gangneung.
Take Jiangling, join up with the Yizhou soldiers and horses who came to help from the upstream, and you can wave your army north to attack Xiangyang, and respond to the Luozhou army and the Yuzhou army to take Shannan, and copy the lair of Yuwen's family.
You can also send naval warships down the river to coerce the mouth of Dongting Lake, so that Yu Wenming, who is in Xiangzhou, south of the Yangtze River, cannot calmly mobilize a large army to return to Shannan, this is what Wei Chidun arranged for his wife and brother Cui Hongdu to do.
It is conceivable that at the same time, there are also Bingzhou Wei Chi Qin and Yizhou Xipiluo, such a careful arrangement, the Wei Chi family has the chance to win, and it only takes a few months for the Yuwen family to be completely finished.
Cui Hongdu is convinced of this, so from now on, it is the best time for him and his younger brother Cui Hongsheng to make contributions, his sister is the princess of Shu, and his son is the prince of Shu, and the Cui family has a bright future in the new dynasty.
"Boss! The generals are ready, please order! ”
"Very good, all the troops are leaving!"
The sound of the horn came and went, and the fire that gathered into the sea boiled, and in the darker and darker sky, a fire dragon slowly formed, advancing towards the north, and Cui Hongdu, who was riding a horse, suddenly turned his head to look at the southeast.
He was not looking at the public security city, but at the distance, looking somewhere in the far southeast.
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Sima Cui Hongsheng, the marshal of the Lingnan Road march, arrived at Hukou a few days ago, and summoned several marching commanders and major generals to discuss today's meeting, because the stakes were so important, even he had to participate.
Xu Shao, as the right county guard, in addition to the responsibility of the county guard, is also responsible for the dispatch of military supplies, as a baggage transfer center of the Zhou army, is very important for the next operation, and the discussion of this meeting is about the next operation.
Regarding related matters, Cui Hongsheng probably revealed some tone in advance, that is, because the official army was not in a good position in Jiangnan, it was necessary to guard part of the Lingnan Road in Jiangzhou and march eastward for reinforcements.
The first is the naval army, which needs to approach Jiankang from the upstream direction, and the second is the infantry army, which wants to attack Huiji from the Dongyang Trail, copy Jiankang's back road, and force Jiankang Chen Army to divide his troops.
That's all there is to it, and the specific affairs need to be determined through the meeting, but the most important thing is to announce some decisions, because it stands to reason that Marshal Yu Wenwen has the final say on the march of Lingnan Road, and Marshal Chi Youqi of the march of Jiangnan Road has no right to mobilize the generals of the march of Lingnan Road.
However, Yuwen Wen, as the marshal of the marching army, was not allowed to return to the division without the imperial court's edict, so it was impossible to convene the generals at Huangkou at this time, so...
In front of the official office, more than ten horses had just stopped, Xu Shao saw this, pulled the reins, stepped forward quickly after dismounting, and saluted to the other party: "Xiaguan has seen a long history." ”
"Oh, it's Xu Mingfu." Cui Da nodded, his face was tired, it seemed that he had just finished a long journey, Xu Shao saw Cui Da enter the official office first, looked at the other party's back thoughtfully, and then followed.
The meeting hall was brightly lit, and many generals were already waiting inside, and Cui Dali saw the marching marshal Sima Cui Hongsheng, the marching commander Shi Wansui, Fan Zigai, Chen Wudi and other major generals, and his heart fluttered.
He rushed from Panyu in Guangzhou to Jiangzhou Huangkou, more than a thousand miles away, ten days to arrive, if it is in the plain is not unusual, from Panyu to Huangkou along the way water, land alternate, as well as rugged mountain roads, that is not the same as the usual day.
So Cui Da, who had just entered the mouth, only felt that the bones in his whole body were almost falling apart.
But if you don't hurry, this is the decision made by the prime minister who is far away in Yecheng, and the other party suddenly ordered someone to bring a message that he must arrive at Huangkou on time, so no matter how tired he is, Cui Da has to hold on, and Yu Panyu hurried away immediately after resigning to Yuwenwen.
When he first arrived in Nanchang, he sent someone to rush to Huangkou in advance to inform the generals who had been summoned by Cui Hongsheng, saying that he had brought Yu Wenwen's latest order, and he would announce it in public at the upcoming meeting.
Today's wedding of the Son of Heaven, the dust has settled on the side of Yecheng, so...
Cui Da's heart beat violently again, and his right hand clenched unconsciously.
With such a careful arrangement, the Wei Chi family will inevitably win, so the time has come for me to make meritorious contributions!