Chapter 827 Preparing for Yandong, the Chu envoy visited
In March, Lin Feng led hundreds of thousands of troops through the state and county, and while enjoying the rivers and mountains of Dayan, he led the army forward rapidly.
This time to block the five southern countries, the Yan army won a complete victory, but also paid a heavy price, although the casualties were lower than expected, it still made Lin Feng feel distressed.
However, at this time, he will not be too sad, and he will not dare to grieve, the war in the south is not over, there are rebels in Yandong, and the Chu army is elite, and it is urgent to solve the problem.
On the way back to Beijing, Lin Feng did not delay too much, and arrived in Yanjing City with the main force in early April.
The people in Yanjing City learned that the army had defeated the coalition army in the south, which made Yanguo raise their eyebrows and go out of the city one after another, welcoming the returning soldiers.
On this day, the city of Yanjing is full of joy and sorrow, and the people of Yanjing experience the separation of yin and yang, joy and sorrow.
Lin Feng didn't care about mourning the dead and wounded soldiers in the war, and quickly devoted himself to dealing with the government affairs, the war in the south was about to settle, and he had to solve the matter of Yandong with the momentum of thunder.
This time, the Five Kingdoms' attack on Yan was only the beginning, but fortunately, the Yan army worked together to defeat the coalition army.
However, this does not mean that the war is over, on the contrary, it is only the beginning, Dayan is getting stronger and stronger, and the southern princes and armies are united, but it will not cause too much harm to Dayan, on the contrary, it will also prompt Dayan to embark on the road of hegemony.
At present, the Yan army has defeated foreign enemies, but it must not fall into internal strife, otherwise, the strength of the Great Yan State will weaken, and it will inevitably arouse the covetousness of all countries, including the Song State.
Therefore, nothing is as important as quickly quelling the Yandong rebellion.
According to the information collected by Su Qin who sent members of the Dark Sword to infiltrate the Yandong area, Lin Feng almost knew everything about Yandong.
The rebellion is different from what is imagined, but it is very cumbersome and involves huge interest groups.
According to the intelligence description, Lin Xiao and Liu Xuanyuan led 200,000 cavalry, left Yanjing City, and after the long journey to Jinyang City, Liu Xuanyuan quickly launched a military mutiny, imprisoned Lin Xiao, Ashina, Li Kui and other generals, and purged 100,000 cavalry under Lin Xiao's command with lightning speed.
At present, Liu Xuanyuan firmly controls the 200,000 cavalry in his hands, with Jinyang City as the bridgehead and Yandong as the base, and basically kills the county and state officials who are loyal to the court.
And Chu Fuyan, Gu Lefeng and the children of the Su family, who trained sailors in the Yandong area, refused to surrender to Liu Xuanyuan after the rebellion began, and at present, they are all concentrated in Yanhai City in Yandong, fighting in a lonely city.
The water master did not suffer much loss, which made Lin Feng's hanging heart relax slightly.
In order to train the sailor, the court invested a lot of manpower, material and financial resources in the Yandong area, shouldering the hope of the rise of the Great Yan Sailor.
Although the treasure of Tiangong is already in the bag, but before the treasure is opened, it is difficult to predict how much wealth is hidden, so Yan Guo can't waste too much money and food.
At this time, Lin Feng planned to go to Yandong in person to defuse the rebellion, rescue Lin Xiao, and appease the people of Yandong by the way.
At first, when he heard that there was a rebellion in Yandong, he subconsciously thought that Lin Xiao chose to stand on his own in the Yandong region in order to seek the throne and compete with him.
After collecting more and more information, all the spearheads were pointed at Liu Xuanyuan, and the other party united with the Yandong family and the southern gate lords to raise troops in Yandong to stand on their own, preparing to establish a vassal state representing the interests of the family gate lords.
Although Liu Xuanyuan had already launched a rebellion, Lin Feng still hadn't figured out why Liu Xuanyuan had joined forces with the family gate lords to establish a kingdom in Yandong that represented the interests of the nobles.
The Liu family, the Wen family, and the Yanjing family are all Yanjing families, even if he has repeatedly eliminated the power of the domestic family, actively promoted the officials of the Shu family, and treated the Liu Wen family, but he did not owe anything at all.
In particular, the Liu family reused Liu Chengfeng in the court, and Liu Xuanyuan was the generalissimo of the Yan State, and the Liu father and son were second only to the royal family members in the Great Yan status.
It stands to reason that even if the Liu father and son represent the interests of the family, they should not secretly accumulate strength and collude with the gate valve.
Whenever he thought of the rebellion of the Liu family and his son, Lin Feng thought about arriving in Yandong quickly, asking the Liu family and his son why they started the rebellion in person, and giving him an excuse to start a rebellion.
At this moment, the news of the rebellion of the Liu family and the family in Yandong has spread among the government and the opposition.
The ministers of the court were indignant and suggested that troops be sent to the campaign, and among the people, they condemned the Liu father and son, cursing the two for being ungrateful and deserving of death.
When the news reached Lin Feng's ears, he became calm, and after thinking about it, he prepared to take the imperial expedition in person and resolve the crisis in Yandong.
However, at this time, the ministers of the court were one-sidedly opposed.
In the main hall, Situ suggested that the Yan State is strong, the fierce generals are like clouds, the emperor is the respect of the Ninety-Five, and the safety is related to the survival of the empire.
Wen Jishi also said that he thought that it was a very irrational act to drive the imperial expedition, which not only endangered the emperor's safety, but also made a bet on the future of the empire in the long run.
Lin Feng did not deny the words of the two, but he knew his character, let him stay in Yanjing and govern the country with peace of mind, he could easily do it, however, the army was fighting everywhere, his heart would be like a cat scratching, and it would be difficult to sit still, and in Yanjing City, his heart had flown to the battlefield.
Therefore, the princes are not destroyed, and the world is not unified, he will always insist on leading the army to fight and lay an iron bucket for future generations.
Wanyan refused the minister's kindness, Lin Feng made up his mind to take the ironclad infantry and go to Yandong in person, while the blade soldiers secretly followed, one bright and one dark, to quell the Yandong rebellion.
Lin Feng insisted on pro-Zheng, Situ, Wen Jishi and others, and it was difficult to change his mind.
However, at this time, Xiong Hui arrived in Yanjing City with the Chu State delegation and delivered documents to the imperial court through the officials of the Ministry of Rites.
This move interrupted Lin Feng's idea of going east, and he had no choice but to temporarily give up the eastward advance and take the lead in sending the Chu delegation out of Yanjing City.
Xiong Wu sent Xiong Hui to Yanjing, and the speed was so fast, it was far beyond Lin Feng's expectations.
Since Han Zhitong, Yue Yunshan, Chen Tongyu and other Chu generals were captured, and many Xuanjia soldiers became prisoners of the Yan army, Lin Feng expected that the Chu State would send a delegation to ransom Han Zhitong and the Xuanjia soldiers prisoners.
After all, the Xuanjia soldiers were the elite of the Chu army, with 800,000 people, but in the previous battle, as many as 350,000 were annihilated by the Yan army, and more than 40,000 warriors were destroyed by the Yan country, which was a force to be reckoned with for the Chu state.
Xiong Wu sent the sixth prince Xiong Hui to Yanjing City, in addition to preparing to redeem the Xuanjia soldiers, his intention was to put it on Han Zhitong, Shen Painful Yue, and Yue Yunshan.
Thousands of troops are easy to get, and it is difficult to find a general, and Han Zhitong and the three of them are the most important figures in the Chu army, and if they are lost, the combat effectiveness of the Chu army will not be reduced, but they will not occupy an advantage in the battlefield and in terms of tactics and strategy.
According to his estimate, Xiong Wu will definitely redeem Han Zhitong and the others at any cost