Chapter 262: The Butterfly Effect
"If a butterfly on Ryukyu Island flapps its wings, after a long wait, it will eventually cause a tornado in Pengrai!" Yang Yu patted Yang Ji'er's head and said earnestly.
Yang Ji'er's eyes widened and said disdainfully: "Impossible, you liar? How can a small butterfly cause a tornado! In the spring, I caught a lot of butterflies in the garden, and those butterflies were very weak, and before I could use any force, the butterflies died! ”
"Butterflies fanning their wings to cause tornadoes, but it takes time to brew?" Yang Yu smiled and explained softly.
Yang Ji'er was still at a playful age, and after a while, she forgot about it and began to show off her heroic deeds of catching butterflies with Yang Yun, as well as her plan to catch butterflies this spring.
Yang Yu listened quietly, did he cooperate with Yang Ji'er a few times, and a comfortable morning was over.
At noon, Yang Yu accompanied Yang Jier and Concubine Wei for lunch.
During the New Year, Yang Yu did not go to court, and the war stopped in winter, and there was very little government affairs, so as long as he had free time, Yang Yu would eat with Concubine Wei.
In the afternoon, Yang Yu came to the Chengtian Palace, as always, to study the surrounding situation.
"His Royal Highness the King of Qiyu, now General Qu is besieging Huoyi, Huoyi City Liu Wenjing and Li Jiancheng are resolutely resisting, if they attack I'm afraid our army will suffer heavy casualties, General Qu is besieging Huoyi, or it won't be long before Huoyi runs out of ammunition and food." Fang Xuanling pointed in the direction of Huo Yi.
Yang Yu nodded. For example, it is freezing today, and Huoyi City has been built on a large scale before. It has become a military castle, and now the assault is indeed worth the loss.
Fang Xuanling's finger moved to the left, pointing in the direction of Longquan County.
"General Li Jing has sent good news, our army has conquered Wencheng County, Li Yuan has retreated to Longquan County, and General Li Jing is pursuing."
Yang Yu showed a happy smile, Li Jing's military talent had gradually been displayed, and he conquered Wencheng County in less than a month.
"Shuofang County and Longxi are covered with heavy snow, and Liang Shidu and Li Liang have not moved. Southern Sichuan and Shu are stable, and only Shangluo will be harassed by Zhu Can from time to time! Fang Xuanling simply reported the surrounding situation.
"Zhu Can!" Yang Yu's eyes were cold.
"His Royal Highness. Zhu Can has brutalized Jianghuai for many years. has been evil for many years, and according to reports from secret agents, wherever Zhu Can's army went, they burned, killed, looted, and did all kinds of evil. Even when there is a shortage of food. Also feed on people! Fang Xuanling's face was full of anger.
"Zhu Can must be exterminated as soon as possible!" Yang Yu nodded at Shangluo and said.
"But the Shangluo area is not under the control of Daxing City! In case ......," Fang Xuanling worried.
Daxingcheng controlled the counties of Guanzhong. You can use any troops in the counties of Guanzhong, but if you suddenly march into other counties now, I am afraid that Luoyang and Jiangdu will misunderstand.
"I can't do that much anymore. Zhu Can can't be allowed to wreak havoc, otherwise I don't know how many people in Lu Dao will be displaced and their families will be ruined, and the General Staff will formulate a plan to eliminate Zhu Can as soon as possible. Yang Yu said toughly.
"Yes!" Fang Xuanling responded. He knew that Zhu Can was too brutal, and it had already aroused the anger of His Royal Highness the Acting King.
"What is the current situation in Luoyang?" Yang Yu asked.
He had already received the news of Wang Shichong's fiasco, but he didn't expect that because of the stimulation of his big victory over Li Yuan, Yang Tong actually asked Wang Shichong to attack in advance and attack Li Mi's camp.
Although the time was advanced, the ending was strikingly similar, a large number of soldiers fell into Luoshui and drowned, Li Mi took advantage of the situation to break the camp in Luoshuibei, and Wang Shichong fled alone.
"According to the news from Lord Tian, the director of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Wang Shichong has bound himself to ask for sin, His Royal Highness the King of Yue has pardoned the crime of defeat, rewarded wealth and beauty to comfort him, Wang Shichong is now gathering the remnants of the army and stationed in Hanjia City." Fang Xuanling said.
Tian Xiu, the director of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, was appointed as the representative of Daxingcheng in Luoyang, responsible for negotiating with the hundred officials of Luoyang, and at the same time conveying some information from Luoyang to Daxingcheng.
"Poof!"
Yang Yu sneered, "The second brother is getting more and more disappointed, Wang Shichong even rewarded treasures and beauties after losing the battle, it is simply a big joke in the world, no wonder Luoyang has repeatedly lost battles." ”
Fang Xuanling also shook his head with a wry smile, these simple tricks to buy people's hearts may have a significant effect on people who have just entered the officialdom, but on an old official like Wang Shichong, there is no effect at all, after this incident, I am afraid that Wang Shichong has seen through Yang Tong's bottom line, and he will be even more fearless in the future.
"Report!"
A guard hurried over and handed over a secret letter.
"Eight hundred miles expedited?" Yang Yu and Fang Xuanling glanced at each other and couldn't help frowning.
Fang Xuanling took it and handed it to Yang Yu.
Yang Yu opened the secret letter and pulled out a piece of rice paper.
"What a piece of crap?" When Yang Yu saw the contents of the rice paper, he was immediately furious.
"His Royal Highness the Acting King, what's wrong?" Fang Xuanling asked, and at the same time, a bad thought spontaneously arose.
"See for yourself!" Yang Yu said angrily.
Fang Xuanling took it and couldn't help but exclaim!
"What, Duan Da and Wei Jin led troops to meet Li Mi, Duan Da took the lead in escaping, and Lord Wei died in battle."
Seeing such a terrifying battle report, Fang Xuanling really didn't know what to say, Luoyang was defeated twice in a short period of time, and let the Ministry of Civil Affairs Shangshu Weijin die, now I am afraid that Luoyang does not have many troops, and Luoyang is already in danger.
"It seems that the second brother is stupid, the enemy is currently sending a civilian official to the battle, is his head caught in the door panel, or there are no more generals to fight in Luoyang City." Yang Yu hated it and rebuked angrily.
Of course there are generals in Luoyang! Huangfu Wuyi, the general of the right military guard, is a veteran of a hundred battles, but Yang Tong actually asked Huangfu Wuyi to stay and defend the city, and sent Wenchen to the battle, and he also sent two Wenchen.
It is already a disaster for an army to be led by civilian officials, and it would not be even worse if this army were still led by two civilian generals.
As a result, Duan Da was frightened when he saw Li Mijun's might, and he took the lead in escaping without saying a word, putting Wei Jin in danger, Li Mi's army didn't have to do anything, just wait until the Luoyang army escaped and pursued behind, and then he could fight down.
Li Mi is already very skilled in this kind of thing, the last time Wang Shichong retreated, he pursued like this, this time Duan Da retreated, Li Mi attacked again, Wagang's two big victories were easy to get without effort, it seems that Li Mi has found a peerless way to deal with Luoyang.
Fang Xuanling smiled bitterly, he was speechless for His Royal Highness King Yue in Luoyang, compared with His Royal Highness the Acting King in front of him, His Royal Highness King Yue was like a child, although he was indeed a child.
"His Royal Highness! Luoyang sent a request for help, wanting to dispatch General Pang and General Huo to defend Luoyang City. Fang Xuanling looked at the secret letter and said. (To be continued......)