Chapter 243: Fighting for the River Bridge and Generous and Sad Song (15)
So much attention was on Zhao Gui, which brought him a lot of pressure, but Zhao Gui was able to lift weights like light, and finally said slowly, "Gao Cheng'er is dead." This conclusion is in everyone's hearts, but only Zhao Gui said it. And Zhao Gui is particularly convincing when he says it.
Yu Wentai also raised his head and looked at Zhao Gui thoughtfully.
The arrow that hit Gao Cheng was shot by Zhao Gui, and he knew the severity of the attack. The scouts sent messages back and forth were also summarized to Zhao Gui. Zhao Gui has always been bold and careful, strategic and decisive. Therefore, Zhao Guilai's conclusion is very credible.
The key is that Zhao Gui said what everyone wanted, and everyone hoped so in their hearts, and imagined it like this, because it was echoed by others, it became true.
Suddenly, the hearts of the generals of the Western Wei Army were boiling.
Yu Wentai glanced at Yu Jin.
Yu Jin then Zhao Guidao, "Lord, Prime Minister, Chen Yuankang's service is not for Gao Aocao, but for Gao Cheng, so Hou Jing is not wearing mourning clothes, because he has hated Gao Cheng for a long time, and now there is no need to be afraid." All the imperial doctors were gone, and even Hou Jing's son was injured and untreated, and he was grounded by Chen Yuankang's anger. Because he couldn't treat the general's arrow wound, he was killed by Chen Yuankang in anger, which is unknown. ”
Yu is the most careful, and the details he sees are extraordinarily real. Affection is affection, and as Chen Yuankang, he doesn't need to obey Gao Aocao, but it is different for Gao Cheng. "Why did Chen Yuankang lead his troops to attack Kim Yong City? Don't you know that you don't have a sure grasp in your heart? Yu Jin glanced at Zhao Gui.
Everyone looked at Zhao Gui again. "I'm really here to take revenge on Brother Yuan." Yu Jin finally said this sentence. Chen Yuankang also knew that Kim Yong Cheng would not be able to attack it, but the old master had been lost, and even Chen Yuankang, a steady and forbearant person, had lost his sense of proportion, and wanted to capture Kim Yong Cheng and take Zhao Gui to avenge Gao Cheng, which was a loss of life.
In this way, Hou Jing and Chen Yuankang each have one mind. Chen Yuankang wanted to attack Kim Yong Yong to take revenge, but Hou Jing didn't think so. Li Hu said suddenly.
Yu Wentai stared at Li Hu, thinking that the man with Qiao makeup must have been Hou Jing who secretly wanted to send Kim Yong Yong to sue for peace, but was caught by Chen Yuankang, which caused the two to turn their faces publicly. It's no wonder that Hou Jing didn't have any news about these things in Heyin City, it was really because Gao Aocao and Gao Cheng died one after another, and he was too busy to take care of himself. In addition, because there is no Gao Cheng to suppress it, the contradiction between Hou Jing and Chen Yuankang suddenly becomes abrupt, so it is inconvenient to move, for fear of being caught by Chen Yuankang.
"The army's heart is uncertain, the troops are damaged, the commander is lost, and the general is killed, isn't this a great opportunity?" Li Bi also asked.
Yu Wentai leaned forward slightly, as if he wanted to get up, but he didn't, and sat back again.
Gao Cheng is dead. Once this news was confirmed, he was a little incredulous. Is he really dead? He couldn't even tell what was feeling in his heart at the moment. Gao Cheng's death was great news for Western Wei, especially in such a war situation. But Yuwentai was inexplicably sad and happy in his heart. If you think about it carefully, these days, the clues that have been explored little by little, as well as the current facts in the Eastern Wei army, can only be such a result. He didn't want to believe it, and he had to believe it.
"In this way, Hou Jing and Chen Yuankang are waiting for news from the Jinyang Mansion." Yu Wentai said as he glanced at several overseers. Gao Cheng is dead, and naturally the power of the country returns to the prime minister Gao Huan. The war was interrupted, the boss and the general died, what to do next, Hou Jing and Chen Yuankang did not have the power to cut, they had to obey Gao Huan's orders.
In fact, it is not difficult to guess that Gao Huan will first stabilize the situation to seek peace, and then talk about the next step. Gao Cheng's coffin naturally couldn't stop in Heyin City all the time. At this time, the fate of the overlord has not arrived, and the hearts of the people in Heyin City are fluctuating, which is the best opportunity to attack.
"Prime Minister should not hesitate to miss the opportunity." Zhao Gui urged.
Yu Wentai waved his hand to stop him, and continued, "The mourning soldiers will win, it is not appropriate at this time, you can also see Chen Yuankang." At this time, everyone in Heyin City may not know that Gao Cheng is dead, and when the life of Jinyang Bafu has arrived, and Gao Cheng's coffin returns, everyone knows that people's hearts are floating, and there will be chaos in Heyin City. At this time, Gao Huan will not criticize Hou Jing, he has to rely on him, Hou Jing relies on his power and taboos Chen Yuankang knows a lot, I am afraid that he is not good, and he will definitely make trouble. Or take the opportunity to eradicate Chen Yuankang is unknown. At that time, it is the best time, and Heyin City will definitely be destroyed. ”
Several governors listened attentively. I have to say that Prime Minister Yu Wentai has a unique vision, and he is precise, accurate and ruthless at the right time. Imagine that Heyin City will inevitably take advantage of the chaos to obtain, and then seize the river bridge, take the tiger prison, get the fortress, and return the road to yourself, so that the Western Wei can go back and forth without hindrance and go deep into the hinterland of the Eastern Wei Dynasty. Waving the army to the north can directly attack Shangdang and attack Jinyang; Pointing to the east, you can go down to Yecheng and fall into the capital of the Eastern Wei Dynasty. The governors of the Western Wei Dynasty were already boiling in their hearts.
Emperor Yuan Baoju silently glanced at the several generals who had already exchanged heads and ears to discuss the battle situation, and no one noticed that Prime Minister Yu Wentai got up and walked outside the main hall, his shadow was standing alone, looking extremely lonely, and his steps were extremely heavy.
When the door of the hall opened, Yuwentai walked out, and was stabbed by the too bright sunlight outside, his brows were deeply locked, and his lacquer-like eyes were slightly closed, and he walked towards the head of the palace city after a short pause. waved his hand, and did not allow the slaves and maids outside the temple to follow.
Originally, he should have been happy, but he couldn't be happy anyway. These days, I have been thinking about it left and right, and I have just ordered the strategy that I have thought about thousands of times in my heart, and at this moment, it seems that I have unloaded the burden of my heart at once, and I am extremely tired. And because the fact that he had thought about many times in his heart was finally revealed before everyone else, or the little hope he once had in his heart was all shattered, which made him feel empty at the moment. There was a feeling that he didn't know where he was or where he was going, and he didn't even want Gao Cheng to die.
When I think of Gao Cheng, the memory is like a frenzy. Jiankang first met, Luoyang said goodbye, Tongguan faced each other with a sword, and Pusaka slept together...... They had fought over many things, fought so many times, and now they no longer heard him call him "uncle". There is a corner in his heart, and he has always been his "Cheng brother".
It's not that he is willing to fight with him, which of the two of them is not involuntarily? Yuwentai walked up to the city and looked at it from afar, the sky was so blue and clean, and there was not a trace of clouds. He couldn't see Heyin City from here, and he couldn't see those green eyes anymore, and his heart ached a lot when he thought about it.
Things gradually came to light. When the news spread that the Eastern Wei general Gao Cheng had died, the news also spread among the Eastern Wei troops in Heyin City.
At this point, there is no need to hide it. The coffin of the great general Gao Cheng was prominently placed in the Yazhong of Heyin County. The general's henchman before his death, the auxiliary general Chen Yuankang did not ask about idle matters, and now the only big thing he had to do was to guard the coffin and prepare to escort it back to Yecheng.
Hou Jing and Chen Yuankang did not make their affairs public, but they went their separate ways, and they turned a blind eye to each other, obviously they already hated each other and waited for the opportunity.
The order of the overlord has arrived, and sure enough, it is still ordered to temporarily guard Heyin by the assassin of Yuzhou, and Chen Yuankang is ordered to send the coffin of the general Gao Cheng back to Yecheng on a certain day. The news soon reached Kim Yong Cheng's Yuwentai ears. Knowing that the Eastern Wei army was no longer interested in the war and the people's hearts were distracted, Yuwentai finally gave orders to the governors and generals, preparing to win with one blow. There is no second chance for such a thing.
For the Eastern Wei army, the best result at present is to keep Heyin City, hold the river bridge, and stick to the tiger prison. The Eastern Wei soldiers retreated and did not have the courage to fight again, which was a favorable condition for the Western Wei army to go further at this moment.
The night was pitch black. The huge coffin in the Yazhong of Heyin County was quietly parked in the hall. The tablet reads "The Late Bohai King of Wei, the Governor of Gyeonggi, the Minister's Minister, and the General Gao (讳) Cheng's Spiritual Seat". The spark of the plain candle swayed, and this bright light could not play a role in illuminating, and it seemed that the entire mourning hall was mysterious and deep.
Chen Yuankang was slashing in full form, burning something in the brazier on the ground in front of the coffin, looking very serious and fake as true. Then he stood up and scanned the various arrangements in the mourning hall in the darkness, and then wandered around the courtyard before finally going to the back of the house.
At this time, Gao Cheng's arrow wound had healed a lot. Although I have insomnia for days, other problems such as high fever and cough are basically no longer affected. He was young and healthy, and as the doctor said, he recovered quickly. These days are laborious, but they are not strenuous and my body is much stronger.
By the time Chen Yuankang came, Gao Cheng was already in good spirits.
As soon as Chen Yuankang came in, he couldn't wait to remove the decaying crown on his head.
"Brother Changyou, is there anything abnormal?" Gao Cheng also immediately asked.
"Don't worry, it's all arranged." Chen Yuankang looked at Gao Cheng carefully in the dark. For fear of attracting attention, there is no light in this room. But Chen Yuankang's eyes had adapted to the darkness, and he could see clearly through the clear light of the moon that was as round as a jade disk outside.
Gao Cheng didn't speak, obviously not very relieved.
"Is the prince worried about Hou Jing?" Chen Yuankang asked.
Gao Cheng still didn't speak, but raised his head in the dark and looked outside the house, Gao Cheng has never been out of this house these days, and he hasn't seen the situation outside with his own eyes, it all depends on Chen Yuankang to go back and forth.
"Brother Changyou, Hou Jing's mind is unfathomable. But forgive him and don't dare to have an outside heart at this time. Gao Cheng was sure in his heart.
"Shizi is right, Hou Jingqi has seven tricks in his heart, can't he see who Yuwen Black Otter is? How could he take such a great risk to turn his back on the king and the prince? What's more, if he can win this battle, he will still have great merit. Chen Yuankang also has his reasons.
The two of them reached a consensus, and their hearts were a little lighter. Then they all fell silent, this is a battle that breaks the boat, and the outcome is crucial. Both of them were thinking about the deployment of troops in Heyin City in their hearts. Calculated carefully, the difference in the number of troops between the two Wei is not large, this is a real psychological warfare, and the opportunity for the victory of the Eastern Wei lies in surprise. As long as the Western Wei army can be lured to take the bait, pour out of the nest, and pour into Heyin, then the victory will be in hand.
"There are already many people under the Governor of Yuwen Black Otter, and they all have his trust. There are colleagues who were together in Hebayue in the past, and there are also Guan Long's upstarts later, how can Hou Jing go to Yuwen Black Otter at this time? "In the dark, Gao Cheng opened his mouth first to untie Chen Yuankang's knot." Even if Yuwen Black Otter and Hou Jing interact with each other, there is actually no surprise, but they are just seeking a way back from each other, and they may not be useful. Since you may not be able to use it, you don't need to do it too wholeheartedly. Hou Jing and Yuwen Black Otter are not fools, so they naturally understand this truth. Where is there anyone who has cut off the root in order to find a way out? Hou Jing will not damage his roots. He is only afraid of me, but which of the high king and the Yuwen black otter will value him, he knows in his heart. ”
"That's what the prince said." Chen Yuankang listened to what he said thoroughly and put his mind at ease.
"If you win this battle, Hou Jing will have a great contribution to King Gao. And if this battle is lost, Hou Jing is just a favor from Yuwen Black Otter, and it is not worth Yuwen Black Otter to treat him with blue eyes for this, and Hou Jing is also very clear in his heart. Gao Cheng grasped it well.
Glancing up at the outside, the sky was getting brighter, and he commanded, "Go ahead, pay more attention, and seize the opportunity." ”
Chen Yuankang should go. In fact, he didn't know that what Gao Cheng said this time was almost right, and he completely guessed Hou Jing's thoughts. But there is only one thing, Gao Cheng and Chen Yuankang didn't expect it. When Hou Jing was trying his best to prepare for the war, he not only hated Gao Cheng to the core, but even wanted Chen Yuankang to immediately slash his head.
I couldn't tell whether it was day or night, and the sky was gray and lifeless. The Western Wei army in Kim Yong City was ready to go, and the atmosphere was a little heavy in tension. Except for the governor Li Bi who temporarily stayed in Jin Yong City with the emperor's Yuan Bao Torch, the Western Wei army was about to bet all its strength on this raid on Heyin City.
The war was about to break out, and just when Yu Wentai, the prime minister of the Western Wei Dynasty, wanted to give an order and the governors would act according to the instructions, a trace of inexplicable uneasiness suddenly flashed in his heart. Seeing that Yu Wentai's whip was gently lowered again, the generals were puzzled. I have never seen the prime minister so hesitant, and the idea of retreating from the battle is a great unstable factor in the morale of the army.
Zhao Gui, Yu Jin, Li Mu, and Li Hu all waited for the order, and no one dared to look at Yu Wentai in vain at this time.
Yu Wentai suddenly turned around, pointed at Kim Yong Cheng with his whip and called, "Hussar General Li Hu!" ”
Li Hu immediately stepped forward and replied loudly, not knowing what the prime minister meant, waiting for his order.
Yu Wentai seemed to hesitate slightly, and after thinking about it again, he ordered, "General Jinghe is the only one in Kim Yong City to guard the holy car, and Wen Binru also stays in the city to guard the grain and grass, just in case." ”
Jinghe refers to Li Bi, and Li Bi's important duty in this crusade was to protect the emperor's ingots torch. Wen Bin is Li Hu, and staying behind Kim Yong to guard the grain and grass is an issue that was not there before. No one knows why the prime minister suddenly came to the battlefield and made such a decision. Li Hu had no choice but to accept the order. This is not the time to discuss and dispute such details, the opportunity must not be lost, and if you miss the opportunity, you will lose the chance of winning.