Chapter 43: The Confrontation in the Mountains (1)
In the past few days, General Wuwei's mood Hou He has been unprecedentedly happy. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
There is news that his father, Yuzhou Assassin Shi, and Situ Hou Jing recaptured the Tiger Prison Pass in one fell swoop. Gao Zhongmi committed treason and surrendered to the West according to the Tiger Prison, and it was Hou Situ who recaptured the Tiger Prison. Although Gao Zhongmi was not captured, but the fortress was recovered, then Gao Zhongmi's person would be insignificant.
The key is this merit and glory, and Hou He can't help but show off his might in his heart. In Heyin City, the name of General Wuwei is also known by more and more people. Hou He even felt that wherever he passed, he often pointed at the soldiers, and his face was full of envy.
The general Gao Cheng didn't care about him, and Hou and himself were immersed in feeling good about themselves.
Gao Cheng had never noticed that the moonlight was so bright and bright in Yecheng. In the early winter, the weather gradually became colder, and it was quite chilly on the walls of the urn city at night. The suburbs of Heyin City are full of people, and at night they are even more silent.
Gao Cheng and Chen Yuankang walked along the city wall together.
"Is the general worried about King Gao?" Chen Yuankang saw that Gao Cheng was silent for a long time, full of worries, and couldn't help but ask.
Yubi's news has never been broken. It's just that the war has been stalemate in recent days. Wang Sizheng couldn't defend it, and Gao Huan couldn't attack it for a long time. What worries Gao Cheng the most is that winter has arrived, and the weather is bound to be cold day by day, and it will be even more difficult to attack the city in the future. And in a secret letter in private, his father Gao Huan was infected with a small illness. I'm afraid that the morale of the Jinyang army is also low.
"Brother Changyou, the Yuwen Black Otter has been frustrated, and it is time to take advantage of the situation to pursue again. Winter has come, the time is not long, procrastination is beneficial to the thief and not beneficial to me, it is better to go out of the decisive battle quickly. Gao Cheng didn't mention the matter of Yubi.
Chen Yuankang felt that Gao Cheng was very reasonable.
Xikou was badly injured when the river bridge was burned, and he is adapting to go further. If we can't win a decisive battle in winter, and then drag it out until spring, the situation will be difficult to say. Li Hu, the general of the Western Wei Dynasty, had already led reinforcements across the Kunshan Mountains and went east to the Han Valley. If you wait any longer and wait for the reinforcements of the Western Wei Dynasty, you will have no certainty of victory.
"General, there is no worry about the tiger prison for the time being, Yangzhou corresponds to me, and it is appropriate to take advantage of the fact that its reinforcements have not arrived and arrive in Bishan, set up a formation, and fight again with Yuwen Black Otter. General Murong took Tongguan, and it was when the Xikou people were panicked, and they could be used. Chen Yuankang is in favor of an immediate march.
Gao Cheng nodded thoughtfully and did not speak.
The atmosphere in Luoyang City is very different from that in Heyin City.
Yu Wentai's whiplash wound was almost completely healed. He hasn't seen Gao Zhongmi again these days. Gao Zhongmi is almost ignored in Luoyang, except for Yu Jinchang to ask Yuwentai, no one mentions him. Gao Zhongmi felt that the soldiers of the Western Wei Army were wary of him, far less comfortable than the one he was honored in the Eastern Wei Dynasty.
Gao Zhongmi felt lost and regretted in his heart, but it seemed that there was no turning back.
The news of the loss of Tongguan was personally sent by Yu Jin. Of course, Yu Jin knew that this news should not be leaked, especially when Gao Zhongmi, an outsider, was here.
Yu Wentai listened to Yu Jin's detailed explanation, and was so angry that he kicked over a few cases, and said angrily, "The shaft is so restless, how can Dugu be so indulgent to him as he wishes?!" ”
Yu Jin watched several cases overturn, and the books and other things displayed on the cases fell to the ground one after another, the sound was huge, and Yu Wentai shouted so loudly, presumably it could be heard clearly outside. Fortunately, he had already broken everyone apart before he came in just now.
Yu Jinxian is not easy to persuade. Yuwentai angrily called the prince a "vertical son", although he is Weng's son-in-law, he is also a monarch and minister, so angry and scolding, this is indeed too out of proportion, and it is not suitable for outsiders to hear. Yu Jin of course understood why Yu Wentai was so angry, and he also felt that the prince was arbitrary, unclear, easy to be induced, and insisted on exercising power, so that the loss of Tongguan was too light. And Dugu Xin is a person who has been fighting for a long time, so he should be advised at this time, why do you follow the nonsense, and really lead the troops to Yubi?
"The lord is angry, the matter has come to this, and it should be mended." Yu Jin saw that Yuwentai didn't scold anymore, so he persuaded him. "General Li Wenbin has already left Hangu Pass, the lord might as well wait for reinforcements, and then join forces with Wenbin and attack Dongkou hard. The weather is getting colder, Gao Cheng regained the tiger prison, there is no worry, and there is Gao Yue stationed in Yangzhou, presumably he is trying to fight a quick battle with the lord. When he is in full swing, it is advisable to avoid his edge, and it is advantageous for me to drag it out and it is powerless for Dongkou. ”
Henan is already in chaos like a pot of porridge, the war has burned to its own territory again, the situation between the confrontations is unpredictable, Yuwentai has never been so chaotic that his heart can't be quiet for a moment. No matter how reasonable Yu Jin said, he didn't listen to a word, and suddenly asked, "Sijing, if Gao Cheng wants to fight a decisive battle, where will the soldiers come from?" ”
Yu Jin thought for a while, "The river bridge has been restored, it should be his intention." If you don't want to, you don't have to rush to repair the river bridge. In order to prevent it from approaching Luoyang, the lord may wish to deploy troops in Bishan first, so that he cannot go south. ”
Yu Wentai settled down in his heart and slowly calmed down. Yu Jin's strategy was the same as what he thought.
"General." Yu Jin suddenly heard the voice of his own henchman outside the door.
When Yu Jin came in just now to report the news, he opened all the people in the courtyard and asked his henchmen to guard the door. At this time, the henchman came to see him, presumably because there was something important.
Yu Wentai immediately became alert when he heard this voice and stared at the door.
Yu Jin was inconvenient to go out at this time, so he asked, "The lord, he is the minister's henchman, I don't know if there is an important military situation to disturb at this time, can the lord allow him to come in and return?" ”
Yu Wentai's expression softened slightly, "Since you are Sijing's confidant, you can let him come in and show it." ”
Yu Jin personally went to bring the general in. The general didn't expect the prime minister to listen to him in person, but he became nervous.
Yu Jin brought him in, didn't ask a word in private, and went straight to Yu Wentai and said, "What is the matter, one by one, the prime minister." ”
The partial general knelt down and straightened up and said, "Back to the prime minister, the scouts have found that the Dongkou army has arrived in the north of Luoyang City, occupying the mountain, arranging troops, camping and blocking, and confronting me......" The general didn't dare to raise his head, and his voice was a little restrained and did not dare to raise his voice, and even a little nervous, with a slight trembling.
I didn't expect this news to come so coincidentally. Yu Jin didn't speak to the general just now, and he only heard the news at this time. I just discussed with Yuwentai about garrisoning Bishan, but I didn't expect Gao Cheng to occupy Bishan in one step faster, as if there was a providence in the dark.
Yu Jin's heart sank, and he always felt ominous. He glanced at Yuwentai as if he had not yet done so. Yu Wentai didn't speak, his face was terrifyingly cold.
The general knelt for a long time, feeling that the air was so tense that it was not moving, and he almost suffocated. At this moment, I suddenly heard the voice of the prime minister.
"Gao Cheng'er came just in time, and he threw himself into the net. General Li Wenbin has led reinforcements to the valley, and will arrive in Luoyang in a few days, I am about to fight a decisive battle with Xiao'er, didn't he send himself to death? Yuwentai's voice was full of smiles.
Hearing that Li Hu's reinforcements had left Hangu Pass, the general suddenly looked up at Yuwentai with a look of surprise on his face. I also heard that the prime minister had long wanted to fight a decisive battle with Dongkou, and it seemed that he was confident, and the general also fell to the ground, and immediately replied with a hundred times more energy, "I am willing to listen to the prime minister's dispatch and fight to the death with the Dongkou." ”
Yu Wentai smiled and comforted a few words, looking extremely patient, and then ordered the general to go down. I don't know if he noticed the overturned cases and the books that were scattered all over the ground.
As soon as he got out, the room was suddenly a little quiet.
Yu Jin's heart was also entangled. In fact, he wanted to retreat from the army. Henan has been unable to make a plan, and lost Tongguan, in order to avoid greater losses, it is appropriate to return to the army. Although the two Wei will decide to live and die sooner or later, this is not an overnight thing, and it cannot be done rashly. But how dare Yu Jin say this to Yuwentai?
"Si Jing ......" Yu Wentai stood up from the Hu bed, "Things should be done sooner rather than later, Li Wenbin has not arrived for a while, Gao Cheng Xiaoer has seized the opportunity, if you wait any longer, the result is unpredictable." It is better to take advantage of its unstable foothold and attack it, and it will definitely be hit with one blow. Regardless of victory or defeat, when Wen Bin comes, he can attack him again, so that he is overwhelmed, and Gao Cheng will be defeated. ”
There is no doubt that Yuwentai has made a decision.
It should be said that Yuwentai is a person who can calmly make decisions at critical moments. The previous Xiaoguan, Shayuan, and Heqiao, each time Yuwentai decided decisively in the midst of thousands of difficulties, and made the right decision to save the Western Wei Dynasty from danger.
Yuwentai would ask his subordinates before making a decision every time. However, when he asked, he already had a plan in mind, perhaps just to hear what others really thought about those who disobeyed and disobeyed him, and he himself did not follow the orders of others, and never hesitated to make his own decisions.
But this time, Yu Jin felt very bad, he couldn't tell what was wrong, and he felt that something was wrong.
"The prime minister doesn't have to be in a hurry, Gao Cheng is close at hand, it's better to prepare well and strike again." Yu Jin didn't believe in anything, taking advantage of his unstable foothold. Gao Cheng came prepared, with a clear goal, how could there be any unstable foothold?
"Am I just for Gao Cheng? Yuan Gui is still in his hands, I am worried, how can I not save it? "Yuwentai has never been so anxious.
Yu Jin was also entangled. Zhao Gui is not only Yu Wentai's confidant, but also Yu Jin's close friend, how could he not want to save Zhao Gui?
camped in Bishan, looking at the joint venture, almost impossible to see at a glance, Gao Cheng was actually both excited and heavy in his heart. This is not the first time he has faced off against Yuwentai in Bishan. It's just that twice it's completely different. The last battle was guided by Yu Wentai, and now that I think about it, I feel like I'm being led by the nose.
This time the war was caused by Gao Zhongmi's rebellion, and the Eastern Wei Dynasty was at a disadvantage, but he had the ability to turn the tide and not let it succeed or lose, and he already felt much calmer in his heart.
Bishan is a place that Gao Cheng doesn't like. When he was alone with Yuwentai, he stumbled and fell into a fantasy world, and then those dream-like things kept him in the deepest place in his heart. That series of nightmares involved too many people around him, and there were many things that seemed to have happened and seemed to have not happened, making it difficult for him to distinguish between the real and the fake.
The candles in the tent were dim, but they were not as bright as the braziers. Gao Cheng didn't know that the weather was as warm as a small spring a few days ago, and there was a sudden heavy snow tonight.
There was no bed in the tent, a pillow was set on the ground, the book in his hand slipped down, and Gao Cheng woke up suddenly. It turned out that he had fallen asleep while reading a book. Picking up the volume of "Warring States Policy", which he had read for a long time, he suddenly felt something unusual, and when he raised his head, someone silently entered his military tent.
The smiling patriarch is holding a white and chubby baby in his hands.
Gao Cheng was shocked, it was actually the master Patriarch Bodhidharma who had not been seen for many years, and the baby that the patriarch was holding was Gao Xiaowan, the only son of him and Yuan Zhonghua.
Gao Cheng immediately threw down the book and got up to meet him, and called out in surprise and joy, "Why is Master here?" "Suddenly I remembered that the ancestor was cultivating in Shaomu Mountain, and it was not far from here. Just how did you go to Yecheng to pick up Bodhi first? Wouldn't it take a lot of effort to go back and forth?
Bodhi babbles without crying or making trouble, and looks very happy.
"Children are better than Ah Hui." The patriarch hugged Bodhi and said with a smile.
Gao Cheng walked over a few steps and stretched out his hand to take Bodhi, but as soon as he stretched out his hand, he actually pounced. He didn't care, knowing that the master was a mysterious body.
"The disciple has not served in front of the master for a long time, and he is ashamed of the master." Gao Cheng thought about it and recognized the patriarch from Jiankang Tongtai Temple, and then he never saw each other again. Although I have received guidance from the master many times, or vaguely feel that the master is by my side, I have not shown up after all.
"No hurry, no hurry, there is still some time." Patriarch Bodhidharma said with a smile.
I remembered the last time I was in the illusion in the ancient tomb of Bishan, it was the master who pointed out the maze. Just thinking of this, Gao Cheng blurted out and asked, "Disciple, please Master, whether the things in the ancient tomb are true or false." ”
The patriarch laughed, "If it is true, it is true, and if it is false, it is false." If you can do what you want, you can let go of everything, and you don't want to be moved. Ah Hui has always had Huigen, why don't you remember? ”
Gao Cheng's biggest worry was to see Yuan Zhonghua die in the ancient tomb, and when he saw the patriarch holding Bodhi, he wanted to ask even more.
"General!" Suddenly, there was a loud shout in my ears.
Gao Cheng's eyes lit up, and when he looked at him again, he was the only one in the tent, it turned out that it was a dream within a dream just now.
"Is the general sleeping peacefully?" This is Chen Yuankang's voice.
Gao Cheng high-fived.
Chen Yuankang heard the voice and stepped into the tent.
Chen Yuankang's body was covered with snow.
"General, the Western Thieves are coming." Chen Yuankang's voice was slightly excited.
"Just in time!" Gao Cheng also became excited, forgot all about the dream just now, and threw it all aside.
"The general wants him to pounce?" Chen Yuankang asked.
"Brother Black Otter is too scheming, but he is eager to lose Tongguan. Be careful, let him not know. Gao Cheng smiled.
"Don't worry, the general is snowing heavily tonight, just to help, it will definitely make Yu Wencheng believe it and think it is true, and he will not realize it." Chen Yuankang is already eager to try.
The camp of the Eastern Wei army was brightly lit.
The snow didn't fall too long, but the snow was already thick.
There was not a single open space in the camp where the snow was intact, and there was confusion everywhere. The soldiers' footprints, hoof prints, rut prints, were a mess. At a glance, it can be seen that the Eastern Wei army has just been encamped here, and it must be the time when it is exhausted.
There was silence, as if I had just slept peacefully. (To be continued.) )