Ling Jing and Yu Juluo had a dispute, Ling Jing believed that now the Sui army had the advantage, and once the situation in the Central Plains was stable, Hexi would be alone, and some things could be done first; Yujuluo believes that this is the return of the Great Sui, Wang Xuba and others began to establish a base area, which is a signal that the Sui army is insufficient, and in the long run, the Central Plains will be fragmented sooner or later, and now it is still necessary to wait for a clearer signal according to Yang Chong's statement.

A group of civil and military men argued, and Yang Chong came to the map and said: "Wang Suba is the model of the northern counties, backed by the Turks, and if he wins, he will move south, and if he loses, he will flee to the desert." In my opinion, there are actually only three people who really threaten the Great Sui, Dou Jiande in Hebei, Zhai Rang in Wagang, and Du Fuwei in Huainan, who are located on key roads and threaten Zhuojun, Luoyang, and Jiangdu; As long as a big victory can change the situation in the Central Plains, so that countless wandering thieves will go to defect, and it is possible to expand to 100,000 people in a month or two. ”

Song Qian said in disbelief: "But Dou Jiande and Du Fuwei are not in the climate now, Zhai Rang is defeated every time Zhang Xutuo is defeated, if it weren't for Lu Mingyue's supreme army harassing Zhang Xutuo behind his back, Wagang would have been out of danger a long time ago." ”

Yang Chong nodded and said: "The moment Lu Mingyue's army is defeated, that is, when Zhai Rang and Zhang Xutuo are in a decisive battle, the Wagang army will show the courage to break the cauldron and take the initiative to provoke Zhang Xutuo; As long as Zhang Xutuo is defeated, the battle situation in Henan will collapse for thousands of miles. Guo Xuan is in Hebei and Chen Ling is in Huainan, which is also a predicament, and the results can be seen in a year and a half at most. ”

Yu Juluo twisted his beard and smiled, Yang Chong's strategic vision was as always, from Jiangnan to Hebei to kill lively, in fact, it was really like Yang Chong said, it was the decisive battle of these three opponents. Fang Xuanling asked, "Are we waiting for them to divide the winner?" ”

Yang Chong shook his head and said: "The show is on the stage, we will appear last, we are waiting for Dou Jiande, Zhai Rang, and Du Fuwei to be defeated, or the Wagang army to attack Luoyang." ”

This is the first time that Yang Chong has said his plans in public, and his words are full of pride, including Yu Juluo, all of them are excited. Dou Jiande, Zhai Rang, and Du Fuwei were all defeated, indicating that Yang Chong was ready to fight with Yang Guang, the son of heaven; The Wagang army attacked Luoyang, then it must be a decisive battle in the Central Plains, and it was at the right time, so that this life would be in vain.

Yu Juluo's heart moved, and he said: "Zhai Rang may not be Zhang Xutuo's opponent. ”

Yang Chong pondered for a moment and broke the news: "Xu Shiji is in the Wagang Army, in fact, the Wagang Army can fight Zhang Xutuo now, but Zhai Rang and Lu Mingyue both want to reap the benefits of the fisherman, and after waiting for a few years, they have lost confidence a little. There was news from Tianqi that Li Mi, the prince of Pushan County, had arrived at Wagang and was now Zhai Rang's deputy. ”

No one has any objections, Li Mi is one of the few people in the later generation who can be compared with Yang Chong; Xu Shiji is a famous general that Yang Chong has said many times, and in Yang Chong's mouth, only Li Jing in Chang'an and Yujuluo in the hall can be compared. With such a lineup, the Wagang Army may really be able to defeat Zhang Xutuo.

After Li Zhengming arrived in Chang'an, things went very smoothly, the Ministry of Rites checked the tributes and gifts, this time Yang Chong's gift was not a little, in addition to giving Yang Guang a treasure knife that sharpened iron like clay, and gave Yang Qi, the king of Yan, Yang Tong, the king of Yue, and Yang Yu, the acting king, each of them a cart of biscuits, a turtle horse, and a set of silver armor. Li Zhengming also brought a letter to the left-behind division, Yang Chong believed that Guo Rong, the general of the Right Hou Wei, was nearly seventy years old, and Chang'an should send a general to replace him as soon as possible, so as not to cause chaos in Longyou.

Wei Xuan was suddenly angry, is this kind of thing something that Yang Chong can talk about? Gu Yi stopped Wei Xuan, who was about to go berserk, and prudently persuaded: "Wei Gong, from another angle, what Yang Chong said is not unreasonable, now the Fufeng war is non-stop, if there is a mess in Longyou, we will not be able to whip at all; If Yang Chong doesn't ask, he may be in trouble with Hexi, and if he sends troops, he won't be able to do well afterwards. ”

Wei Xuan said angrily: "He will not ask, he wrote this letter to reserve an excuse for interfering in Longyou in the future." ”

Yin Shi Shi smiled and said: "Gong Wei, then you should pay more attention to it, it is best not to have problems." Once Yang Chong is given a chance, even if it is returned to the counties of Longyou afterwards, the material population will probably be looted. ”

Wei Xuan was stunned, Chang'an had already received the news that Guo Rong was seriously ill and reported it to Jiangdu, and had been waiting for the decision of the Son of Heaven, it was obvious that this would give Yang Chong a chance. If Yang Guang's decision didn't arrive, General Guo would have died, and someone would take the opportunity to make trouble, wouldn't it be in vain to cheapen Yang Chong; To make matters worse, Yang Chong may also deliberately bribe a few officials from Longyou to make trouble.

Wei Xuan immediately changed his words: "What the general said is extremely true, and he summoned everyone to discuss this matter. ”

There is no room for negotiation in this matter, Chang'an cannot replace Guo Rong, what can be done is to send someone to assist Guo Rong, and the candidate valued by the Yin Shishi is Li Jing; In the end, it was decided that Li Jing would go to Jincheng to visit Guo Rong as an envoy and have the power to handle all affairs. Wei Xuan had the intention of asking Li Jing to attack Wudu'er, afraid that Yang Chong would respond to Liupan Mountain and issue an edict to Yang Chong in the name of Yang Yu, the acting king, without the permission of Chang'an, he was not allowed to interfere in the affairs of Longyou and other places, even if the Longyou counties were lost.

Yin Shishi specially instructed Li Jing in public: "Pharmacist, you go to Longyou, find an opportunity to go to Huining and Wuwei to see Yang Chong's army, and if it is convenient, get some samples of equipment back." ”

This is Duhu's idea, Zhou Qian's whole army was annihilated, and the intelligence network in Hexi was cracked by Yang Chong, and now it is no longer advisable to investigate secretly, it is better to ask Yang Chong directly, even if the price is a little higher, it doesn't matter, after all, Yun Dingxing is still in Chang'an, as long as there are samples, it can be imitated on a large scale. Li Jing himself paid attention to military affairs and knew how powerful it was, so he didn't say a word of excuse, but nodded in agreement.

Li Jing and Li Zhengming walked together, Li Keshi and the Red Whisk Girl were unwilling to let go of this opportunity, and they were entangled with Li Jing for a long time, and finally agreed to go together; What is surprising is that Wei Yi's grandson Wei Yi was somehow moved by Yao Yi's words and followed him to Hexi. When everyone arrived in Jincheng County, Guo Rong was already bedridden and confused; Because Guo Rong was also the county guard, only the county Cheng Wei Ji, Ying Yanglang General Zhong Juqiu, and Jincheng County Ling Hao Ying came forward to receive Li Jing.

Li Jing could only read out the will of Chang'an and temporarily take over Jincheng County, and Li Keshi and Wei Yi followed Li Zhengming to Huining County; The county guard Fang Yiwu and Ying Yanglang greeted Xiang Yang in the long pavilion, and it was Li Zhengming who was clearly picked, but in fact it was Yuan Xiren. Everyone knows in their hearts that although Yuan Xiren is Yang Chong's concubine, she is also a nobleman, and she has the support of the Yuan family behind her, so you can't slack off; The Yuan raiders went into the city to rest in the post house, Fang Yiwu invited Li Zhengming to discuss things, and Li Keshi and Wei Yi went to the streets accompanied by Yao Yi.

(End of chapter)