The news of the raid on Yanzhou spread like a plague and soon spread to Chang'an City, and the bad news set off a turbulent wave above the court. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

A considerable number of the hundred officials were panicked, but Liu Yan did not reprimand these gaffes too harshly, because even he himself was shocked when he heard the news.

At this time, Chang'an City can be said to be precarious, because the main forces of the northern and southern battalions have been dispatched, and now only the Imperial Forest Army and thousands of defenders in Chang'an City can be used, and these troops have no actual combat experience, even if they are well-equipped, it is difficult to be reassured.

The only thing that is gratifying is that Liu Yan followed Wu Sicheng's advice and set aside a part of his troops to be stationed between Luoshui and Jingshui, and now this force has become the most powerful military force that can be mobilized near Chang'an City.

Among the ministers, the most calm were Taichang Shaoqing Wu Sicheng, Xue Boren, the squire of the Ministry of War, and An Jingbian, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and Liu Yan naturally cast his eyes on these three people.

Xue Boren was the first to come out and play: "Your Majesty, as far as the current situation is concerned, Abicheril will definitely take advantage of the victory and continue to go south. If he is blocked by our army in Luoshui, then he has two options, one is to wait for the follow-up troops to come and engage our army, and the other is to advance along the north bank of Luoshui to Danzhou. Weichen believes that in terms of Abicheril's character, the second possibility is greater, and the strength of Danzhou City is insufficient, I am afraid it will be difficult to resist the Tuqi troops, once Danzhou is lost, the Tuqi army can attack Fangzhou in the west, or attack Tongzhou in the south, and may even cross the Yellow River in the east to attack Hezhongfu. No matter which of these three places fails, it may directly threaten the safety of the Jingshi. At this time, if the response is misbehaved, it will not only threaten the capital, but also cause chaos among the generals on the front line, leaving an opportunity for Tuqi to take advantage of.

Based on this, Weichen thought that the top priority should first order the commander of the front line to stabilize his position, and then seek King Qin; Secondly, everything possible should be done to delay the southward movement of the Tuqi army, so as to gain time for the arrival of the army of King Qin in various places. Judging from the current situation, Danzhou City may be difficult to preserve, even if it is too late to send troops to rescue now, it may be broken by the Turkic army. Therefore, Weichen thought that the army stationed between Luoshui and Jingshui should be allowed to immediately return to the south to help Fangzhou, and at the same time strengthen the defense of Tongzhou, and then order the king of Zhongyi County to send troops to strengthen the defense of Hezhongfu. Please make another decree to immediately transfer back the reinforcements sent by our side to Youzhou, let them go up the Zhangshui River into Yangquan, and then return to Cizhou through Taiyuan Prefecture, waiting for the opportunity to recover Danzhou and Yanzhou, and cut off the back road of the Turkic army. ”

An Jingbian also came out and said: "What Xue Shilang said is very true, please go to Tongzhou immediately to preside over the defense affairs, and ask Lord Xue to go to lead the Luoshui garrison to come back for reinforcements." ”

"If Lord An can go out in person, it is naturally incumbent on him." Xue Boren immediately responded.

It is rare for these two opponents to have a common tone, which can be regarded as a rare scene since they worked together. But it also reflects that the situation has indeed reached a very critical juncture, and these two incompatible political enemies have to cooperate in the face of the danger of the country.

Seeing the two of them like this, Liu Yan glanced at Wu Sicheng who was standing on the side again, only to see Wu Sicheng bowing slightly, obviously he also agreed with the opinions of these two, or there was no other way to think about it at the moment.

Liu Yan immediately ordered An Jingbian to lead the defense envoy of Tongzhou, and immediately led the remaining troops of the northern and southern battalions to Tongzhou to garrison; Xue Boren was the defense envoy of Fangzhou, and he went to the Luoshui garrison with a festival and brought the Luoshui garrison to Fangzhou for garrison.

After retiring from the dynasty, Liu Yan left Wu Sicheng alone and asked: "At this time, Liu Xianzhi is fighting against the Turkic army in Taiyuan, does he have the ability to divide his troops to go to Hezhong Mansion?" Will the reinforcements we sent to Youzhou be able to rush to Cizhou in time to fight? ”

Wu Sicheng shook his head and said: "The reinforcements who go to Youzhou, I'm afraid that it will be difficult to quench the thirst of the distant water." However, Weichen heard that His Royal Highness the King of Zhongyi County had sent his cavalry general Ge Boling to attack west along Xinzhou, and seemed to have sensed Abicheril's intentions, so Weichen thought that with the wisdom of His Royal Highness the King of the County, he would not fail to notice the problems of Hezhong Mansion. At this time, the biggest problem for His Royal Highness is the lack of troops. Therefore, in the humble opinion of the ministers, His Majesty did not follow the holy decree to allow His Royal Highness the King of Zhongyi to arbitrarily transfer the imperial court troops into his defense area. In this way, once the reinforcements recalled by His Majesty from Youzhou arrive in Yangquan, His Royal Highness may not throw them into the direction of Cizhou, but directly go to the front line of confrontation with the Tuqi army, and His Royal Highness the King of the County can march south to aid Hezhong Mansion one step earlier, so that the army can also avoid the pain of long-distance travel, I don't know what Your Majesty wants? ”

Liu Yan nodded and smiled: "It's better to think about it, just do it!" But even so, it will take more than a month for our army to recover its inferiority. Will you be able to withstand the onslaught of the Turks during this time? ”

Wu Sicheng replied: "It depends on how many follow-up troops there are in the Turkic Army. With the current strength alone, it seems that it is not difficult for our army to hold off the Turbid army, but if the other side's reinforcements continue to arrive, then the problem will be serious. And the weather is getting colder and colder, and the Yellow River will freeze thicker and thicker, which is very bad for us. ”

When the two of them said this, they suddenly saw Ji Chongxin running in a hurry, holding a secret letter in his hand, and said, "Your Majesty, the secret letter of Lord Wang Hanxin, the general of Dingxi!" It was sent by Lord Chen Shijie himself! ”

As soon as Liu Yan heard it, he knew that this letter was very important, otherwise Wang Hanxin would never let a general like Chen Shijie come to deliver the letter in person, so he hurriedly took the secret letter and said, "What about Chen Shijie?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, Lord Chen has been traveling without sleep for five consecutive days, and after the letter was delivered, he was tired and collapsed, and now he is asking the Imperial Doctor for treatment." Ji Chongxin replied.

Liu Yan didn't continue to ask, he carefully read the secret letter, and suddenly showed an indescribable expression on his face, and threw the secret letter to Wu Sicheng and said: "Look, look!" This Wang Hanxin actually treats me as a chess piece! ”

Wu Sicheng hurriedly opened the letter to take a look, it turned out that Wang Hanxin suggested to Liu Yan in the secret letter that he must delay Abiciel's pace no matter what, even if he let him hit Chang'an City, it doesn't matter, because judging from Abichelil's long-distance attack, it is impossible for him to carry any siege equipment, so as long as he can't hold out, the Tuqi army will not be able to climb into Chang'an City for a year. Wang Hanxin advised Liu Yan not to worry about the invasion of the Tuqi army at all, but instead thought that this was a golden opportunity. Because Abicheril actually threw himself into the net and ran to the hinterland of the Silk Country, just in time to annihilate it in one fell swoop. Wang Hanxin also assured Liu Yan that he would be able to completely cut off Abiciel's reinforcements within ten days, and then he would only have to figure out how to encircle and annihilate Abiciel.

After reading this letter, even Wu Sicheng couldn't help but wonder: no wonder Liu Yan showed such an expression, Wang Hanxin actually used the emperor as a bait, trying to lure Abicialir to continue to go deep into the hinterland of the Silk Country, so as to create an opportunity for the encirclement and annihilation of Abiciel.

However, Wu Sicheng also saw from the attitude of Emperor Liu Yan that Liu Yan was actually very interested in this plan, although this would make the people of the imperial city tremble, and it was also possible that the walls of Chang'an City would be damaged by the enemy for the first time, but this was like a sweet fruit full of thorns, which made people feel related but difficult to give up. (To be continued.) )