Chapter 42: Conquering Tongguan

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The old and dilapidated hall was dusty and rustic. Gao Jishi, who was as anxious as ants in a hot pot, was turning around in the hall. Chen Yuankang went for a long time and didn't come back, and he didn't know what the attitude of the general Gao Cheng was, so he hesitated.

Gao Cheng's hakama temper Gao Ji style is not unknown, and now he feels a little reckless when he is angry. But since he came, it was impossible to leave the city immediately without even seeing Gao Chengmian. Anyway, it's too late to regret it now.

At this time, I didn't intend to look outside, and I happened to see Gao Cheng and Chen Yuankang having passed through the courtyard one after the other and were walking towards the hall.

"General!" Gao Jishi immediately ran out of the hall with a loud shout.

According to the rules of Gao Cheng to worship as an uncle in Gao Aocao's camp in the past, from the genealogy of the Gao clan in Bohai, Gao Cheng should also be called Gao Ji's "uncle", and Gao Cheng can only be regarded as Gao Ji's grandchildren. But of course, he didn't even dare to think about it, unless Gao Jishi didn't want to live anymore.

Gao Cheng's attention was not on Gao Jishi's body at all, he suddenly shouted and suddenly ran out and appeared in front of Gao Cheng's eyes, which startled Gao Cheng. Looking at Gao Jishi's dusty appearance, his eyes were full of expectations, as if a child had been wronged and was waiting for an adult to vent his anger, Gao Cheng felt funny in his heart.

"Why didn't Zitong guard the shackles and come to Heyin to do something?" Gao Cheng doesn't have any ill feelings towards Gao Jishi. Somewhat of the reason for Gao Aocao. Gao Jishi is Gao Aocao's beloved younger brother. is also because of the fact that Gao Zhongmi's rebellion is remarkable, and Gao Jishi can be regarded as a meritorious denunciator.

Gao Cheng walked up to the hall, Gao Jishi also followed, and Chen Yuankang walked last.

Gao Jishi only felt poor at this time. He was ordered to guard the fortress, and no one asked him to reclaim the Tiger Prison. He went privately, even if the Tiger Prison was recovered and he was robbed of his merits, it would be a military dispatch without a general's life, and it would not be his turn to sue.

"Zitong, the general knows all about you." Chen Yuankang saw that Gao Jishi didn't speak, and he looked slightly embarrassed, so he rounded the field for him.

"General, Hou Jing is cunning and treacherous. It doesn't matter if he is blinded, the general must not be deceived by him. This heart is extremely sinister, and I am afraid that it will be unfavorable to the general. Gao Jishi had the courage and words at this time, and he was immediately full of anger.

What Gao Jishi said was not what Gao Cheng and Chen Yuankang thought. It's just that Gao Cheng doesn't need to scold Hou Jing here in unison with Gao Jishi, it doesn't make sense at all.

"Zitong is so worried about me, and I feel guilty." Gao Cheng was patient, his tone was still peaceful, and he sat down on the Hu bed in a big way. "Hou Yuzhou is still loyal to King Gao, and it is also a good intention to take the tiger prison, which is always beneficial to the battle in Henan."

Gao Cheng seemed to remember that Gao Jishi was still standing when he said this, and he pointed down to the mat on the ground.

When Gao Jishi heard Gao Cheng's words, his heart was cold, and he felt that Hou Jing was powerful, and even the general couldn't help him. Seeing Gao Cheng let him sit again, he was flattered, shook his way, and sat down on the ground.

Chen Yuankang also sat down.

"Zitong," Gao Cheng said earnestly, "you must not have any resentment in your heart. ”

There is a deep meaning in what I say. only said that Gao Jishi should not have grievances, but he did not say that he should not have grievances against anyone, let alone not to have grievances against Hou Jing.

Chen Yuankang looked at Gao Cheng as if he hadn't heard it, and then prompted, "Zitong, how can a general command a million troops, how can he be as willful as Er?" The Great General has his own difficulties. ”

Gao Jishi suddenly understood, and immediately knelt down and said, "Zitong has no second heart for the general, and is willing to be honest and sincere, and willing to look forward to the general." ”

Gao Cheng felt extremely comfortable when he said this, and finally breathed a sigh of relief and ordered, "You can quickly return to the fortification, and the city is in sight." What do I mean, Changyou will naturally inform you. ”

Gao Ji didn't even breathe, and was pushed back by Gao Cheng.

"Don't move lightly." Gao Cheng finally said lightly.

Chen Yuankang kept sending Gao Jishi out of the city, during which he repeatedly advised, "Don't go out lightly." ”

When Chen Yuankang returned to the county office, Liu Taozhi also came back and told him that the prince was in the backyard.

Chen Yuankang entered the backyard and found Gao Cheng in the house.

This room is still the same as the one when Gao Cheng was healed by an arrow that day, and it is still cold and dim. At this time, there were only Gao Cheng and Chen Yuankang who had just come in in the entire courtyard.

Chen Yuankang came in and saw Gao Cheng sitting on the couch pondering.

Gao Cheng heard Chen Yuankang come in, raised his head and called, "Brother Changyou." ”

"Is the general worried about Hou Jing?" There are only two people, and there is no need for Chen Yuankang to hide his words.

Gao Cheng actually sighed.

"There is no one but his father who can restrain him." Gao Cheng's biggest headache is this matter.

Now that Hou Jing occupies the Tiger Prison, Henan was originally the area he has operated for many years, and at this time, not only has his power increased, but he has also become a hero of the Great Wei. If he is not appeased, but is responsible, Gao Cheng will become a hero who cannot be credited, and he will be criticized behind his back. If there is a gap, who knows if Hou Jing will be the second Gao Zhongmi and rebel according to the tiger prison?

If that's the case, the consequences are devastating.

Gao Jishi is right, Hou Jing is treacherous and cunning, if he wants to move him, if he doesn't get it right, he will startle the snake. We can only wait for the situation to calm down and then slowly weaken it.

The only thing Gao Cheng could do now was to send a special envoy to Xingyang to appease and praise Hou Jing, of course, in the name of King Gao.

The atmosphere in Pusaka, which is far away from Henan, is even more tense than in Henan.

In fact, the crown prince Yuanqin and the general of the Zhu Kingdom, Dugu Xin, got along well.

Dugu Xin also saw that the prince had always been full of resentment since he left the capital Chang'an. There is no need to ask, Dugu also understands why in faith. After all, he was also present in the Liangyi Hall that day. In the previous Liangyi Palace, he also saw what the attitude of the prime minister Yu Wentai towards the prince was.

Dugu Xin is a calmer and more cautious person than Yu Jin. It's even a little too cautious. Of course, he would not say that the prime minister had a problem in front of the prince, nor would he persuade the prince in turn, he would not mention it at all. Although Yuan Qin was dissatisfied, he would not be frivolous enough to casually confide in one courtier about his dissatisfaction with another.

In Yuan Qin's heart, Yuwentai is the minister of the Great Wei. This is actually the source of his resentment.

But the prince's attitude towards Duguxin is not bad. Because Dugu Xin took the initiative to ask Ying to help him. The prince must be respectfully called "Dugu General" or "Dugu Da Sima".

Dugu Xin also felt that the prince was worthy of being the king of a country, like a sharp person.

In fact, the most important thing in guarding Kamasaka is to judge the situation and respond to the north and south. However, it didn't take long for something to go wrong. And Yubi is the most worried about going wrong.

Gao Huan, the prime minister of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, personally led the Jinyang army to the south along the Fenshui. On the eastern road, Hussar General Wang Sizheng had anticipated this situation before the war and asked for orders to defend it. There is no doubt that Wang Sizheng is a general. However, it couldn't withstand Gao Huan, and Yubi was in a hurry.

When the news was sent to Pu Han, Prince Yuanqin was flustered and excited when he first came to this change, and at the same time he was eager to try.

He was thrown from Chang'an to Pusaka by Prime Minister Yu Wentai on the grounds of experience. Yuan Qin remembered the worried eyes of his father and the emperor of the Liangyi Palace and the cold face of the prime minister at that time. The change of Yubi, this is his chance to prove himself.

He can not only discuss politics in the Liangyi Palace, but also command Ruo Ding to pacify the world. If he reinforces Wang Sizheng and retreats from the Eastern Wei army, he can soothe his father's worries and dispel the arrogance of Prime Minister Yu Wentai.

Yuan Qin didn't think about it, but Sima Duguxin, who got along well with him, resolutely opposed it.

Dugu Xin's reasons are also very strong. First of all, he felt that Wang Sizheng would not lose the jade wall. Even if Yubi is really lost, it is not too late to send troops. In fact, it is because there is no order from Prime Minister Yu Wentai, how can the heavy troops be light?

None of these reasons can be considered reasons in Yuan Qin's place. Isn't it possible to respond to things suddenly? Prevention is better than prevention, if you really wait for the jade wall to be lost, and then want to regain it, is it too late?

The news spread more and more accurately, and the battle situation of Yubi seemed to have become what the prince saw with his own eyes. Yuan Qin even knew how Gao Huan set fire to burn it, poured it with water, built ladders to attack it, and hit it with chariots. He almost couldn't sit still in Kamasaka Castle.

The prince was determined to personally be the reinforcement and ordered to gather, and who could stop him in Pusaka City? Only then did Dugu Xin know how stubborn the prince was.

The prince is the foundation of the country, and protecting the prince is definitely more important than protecting the city. When Yuan Qin finally agreed to let Dugu Xin lead the army to Yubi to rescue, and he stayed in Pusaka to hold on, Dugu Xin finally breathed a sigh of relief.

In Duguxin's view, this is a simple matter. As long as the prince does not come out of Pusaka, if he leads his troops to Yubi if there is no danger, he will go back and there will be no accidents. It's better than the prince going there and going wrong.

Of course, Dugu Xin also knows that the jade wall must not be lost. Especially now.

However, as soon as Dugu Xin left Pusaka, news came from the war in Henan. Prime Minister Yu Wentai has formed a stalemate with the Eastern Thieves in Henan, and he can no longer open up the situation as he did a few days ago. On the contrary, I heard that the Dongkou general Murong Shaozong led his troops to take Hengnong, and arrived at Tongguan in one go.

This news is more heart-wrenching for Prince Yuanqin than the danger of Yubi.

Tongguan is the barrier of Chang'an, the national capital, if it is really Tongguan lost, the national capital is in danger. At this time, the six armies poured out of the country and seized Henan Prefecture under the leadership of Yuwentai. Tongguan's Zhuguo general, Sikong Li Bi, did not have many troops, and I don't know if I can hold it.

At this time, Yuan Qin really hated Yuwentai for only caring about himself and bent on fighting for hegemony and ignoring the safety of Chang'an's emperor Yuanbao Torch, which made Chang'an empty. If the East Thief broke through the Tong Pass, how could the Yuan clan be saved? He heard that Yuwentai was very affectionate with Gao Huan and Gao Cheng father and son before.

Yuwentai can be a courtier in Yecheng, but if his father and he, the crown prince, are really captured by the East Thief, what can they do except be humiliated and die? Yuan Qin remembered at this time that he had heard before that during the Battle of Heqiao, Yuwentai had already been defeated, but he was captured and released by Gao Chengsheng. This is very strange.

Prince Yuanqin couldn't sit still anymore.

It's okay if Kamasaka really loses it? Tongguan is not to be lost. He is the prince of a country and the son of a man, how can he not protect his father's homeland?

Tong Guan guarded Li Bi and was stumped by a big problem that fell from the sky.

Li Bi is a man who has been fighting for a long time. He knew that it was better to stay than to go out. The situation in Henan is changing rapidly, and holding Tongguan is to defend the rear defense for Prime Minister Yuwentai, and it is a major event to stabilize the morale of the army. Guarding Tongguan is also a major matter related to the safety of Chang'an, the national capital.

Sometimes, however, this is the kind of situation that can be extremely difficult. Li Bi had to go out of Tongguan at this time. He never thought that the crown prince Yuanqin would suddenly lead troops from Pusaka and be defeated by the Eastern Thief Murong Clan.

The prince was still alert, and he entered the small pass to refuse. Murong Shaozong's soldiers were outside the pass, looking like they were going to capture the prince alive.

Xiaoguan is not a place to stay for a long time, and Li Bi is also facing a difficult choice. Baotongguan or Baotaizi? After protecting Tongguan and seeing the prince defeated and captured, what did he do? Prince Bao, lost Tongguan, and even the country fell, isn't he a big deal?

Li Bi had no choice but to order the general to guard the pass, and he went out to Xiaoguan to save the prince.

However, things were really as Murong Shaozong had predicted in advance. Li Bi fought with Murong Shaozong, but rescued the crown prince Yuanqin, but there were almost no subordinates left.

Murong Shaozong easily captured Tongguan, but it was really because there was no one to guard the pass.

Li Bi could only join forces with the crown prince Yuanqin, and ensured that the prince would return to Pusaka first, waiting for Duguxin to come back.

However, to their surprise. Da Sima Duguxin soon returned.

It turns out that there is no crisis in Yubi. Daxingtai Wang Sizheng garrisoned the jade wall like copper poured iron, and it was Gao Huan, the prime minister of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, who really attacked it.

Dugu Xin knew that someone was cheating, and he was shocked and returned quickly. At the same time, the scout also sent back the news, which was a fake news released by Murong Shaozong, the general of the Eastern Wei Dynasty. Then Dugu Xin also knew, and Murong Shaozong intended to send a message after he left to let the prince know that Tongguan was in danger, and the prince was worried about the safety of the national capital, so he led troops to reinforce him.

The next thing is to lose Tongguan and return to Pusaka.

As soon as Tongguan was lost, the psychology of the two Wei armies in Henan changed. At this moment of crisis, it is impossible to move lightly, not to mention that the loss of the ministry is almost the same.

Dugu Xin noticed that Li Hu, another general of the Zhu Kingdom, led his army to bypass Tongguan, pass through Shangluo and Wuguan, and go straight to Henan. It seems that Li Hu's purpose is very clear, that is, to go to Henan for reinforcements, and he doesn't care about Murong Shaozong's next move.

In fact, Dugu Xin didn't believe that Murong Shaozong really dared to go deep alone to take Chang'an lightly. He also didn't believe that Murong Shaozong would have backup. With the talent of Murong Shaozong's general, he should not make such a rash decision. If this is the case, he only needs to keep an eye on Murong Shaorong in Pu Han. He does not move, he does not move, if he goes out, he also goes out.

Duguxin really guessed wrong.

Murong Shaozong was not a person with a lot of concerns. He really has the heart to take Chang'an. As soon as the national capital is broken and the Western Wei is defeated, Gao Cheng, the general on the battlefield in Henan, will be able to wipe out the Western thieves in one fell swoop.

Murong Shaozong is not without backup. It's just that Duguxin didn't think of it.

If Chang'an is in danger, whether it is the prince of Pusaka, the two pillar states, or the king of Yubi, the king of Daxingtai, they must all regard the national capital as the most important place. I'm afraid that even Yu Wentai, the prime minister on the battlefield in Henan, will immediately return to the army to save him.

In this way, Gao Huan, the prime minister who led the Jinyang army, and Gao Cheng, the general who led the party army, will definitely swarm and sweep Chang'an, can the Western Wei Dynasty still survive?

However, what Murong Shaozong didn't expect was that such a great opportunity would be missed. It's not that there's something wrong with his strategy, it's that there's something wrong with his reinforcements. (To be continued.) )