Chapter 892: Instructed by the Imperial Court
Hua'an naturally would not take the risk of Luoyang City being breached, and hastily led troops to reinforce the Yanzhou Legion, of course, if the defensive force in the direction of Luoyang City was enough to ensure the safety of Luoyang City, then Hua'an would not hesitate to lead troops to reinforce Yanzhou, and together with the Yanzhou Legion, launched an attack in the direction of Qingzhou.
"Your Majesty, the Yao Xiang army has just received the assistance of Yan State, and I am afraid that it will not launch an attack on Yanzhou in a short time, our army can use this time to work hard to build the defense of Luoyang City, and after the defense of Luoyang City is strong enough, I believe it will be too late." Wang San looked at Hua An and said softly.
Hearing this, Hua An nodded, and said softly: "It seems that this can only be the case, let the army near Luoyang City step up training, and also, the soldiers and horses under the command of the two of you must also be trained seriously, so that when you attack the Qingzhou Legion in the near future, you can defeat the enemy." ”
"Don't worry, the king, we will definitely train the soldiers and horses strictly." Wang San and Deng Qiang hugged their fists and led the way.
Subsequently, Hua'an discussed with these two people the specific plan to reinforce Yanzhou, and analyzed the feasibility of several plans, as well as how to make decisions once the Jingzhou army went north.
After a period of discussion, Hua An, Wang San, and Deng Qiang all believed that in order to prevent the Jingzhou army from interfering in this matter, it was necessary for them to go to the imperial court, and in the name of crusading against the rebellion, they asked the imperial court to order him to lead the troops to attack the Yao Xiang army in Qingzhou. In this way, it is natural to lose the hearts of the people of the world, if it wins, it is fine, in case of failure, the consequences are even more unimaginable, for this reason. When the Jingzhou army marched north, they would consider this matter very carefully.
Of course, there is also a big disadvantage to reporting such a big matter to the imperial court, that is, it will leak secrets, so that Yao Xiang can learn about Hua'an's intentions and prepare accordingly, and at the same time, Huan Wen and Murong Jun will also learn the news. And come up with strategies to cope.
And this point is very unfavorable for Hua'an, for this reason, Hua'an is also very hesitant, but, after thinking about it again, Hua'an still decided to report the request to the Great Jin Dynasty to the Great Jin Dynasty. and asked the imperial court to give a formal crusade will.
Hua An wrote down the reason for leading his troops to defeat Yao Xiang in the recital, and sent his henchmen to his subordinates. At the fastest speed, this piece was sent to the direction of Jiankang City and handed over to the Great Jin Dynasty.
It didn't take long for Hua'an to personally lead the troops to defeat Yao Xiang, which was sent to Jiankang City in the south of the Yangtze River and handed over to the Empress Dowager Chu Garlic.
Seeing Hua'an's request for life. Chu Lianzi was a little puzzled, after all, Hua'an at this time already had the privilege of crusading against rebellion, and he was not allowed to inform the imperial court at all, so he could directly lead the troops to attack in the direction of Qingzhou. Hua'an's doing this seems to be an overactive act, which makes people very confused.
In order to find out Hua'an's intentions, Chu Lianzi immediately summoned Xie An, and planned to ask Xie An for advice to see if Xie An could understand Hua'an's intentions.
After all, only by figuring out Huaan's intentions can we make the next decision and give Huaan an an answer.
Soon, Xie An was ordered to arrive at the palace and meet Chu Garlic.
"Xie Aiqing, take a look at this piece first!" Chu Garlic was not polite, and directly handed over Hua'an's recital to Xie An.
Xie An took the fold, looked at it carefully, and said in surprise: "Queen Mother, Weichen really didn't expect that the Northern King was going to attack Yao Xiang so soon, and he was fast enough!" After saying that, he was surprised.
When Chu Lianzi heard this, he said softly: "Xie Aiqing, the king of the north has the right to crusade against rebellion, and he doesn't need to ask the court for instructions at all, what purpose will he have by doing this?" After speaking, he looked at Xie An.
Xie An thought for a while, hugged his fists and said: "Queen Mother, the king of the north must be worried about doing this, so he went to the court and asked the court to order a crusade against Yao Xiang, so that it is even more justifiable!" ”
"There is anxiety, what is the king of the north worried about?" Chu Garlic asked curiously.
Xie An said with a straight face: "Queen Mother, what do you think!" If the king of the north led the army to attack in the direction of Qingzhou, wouldn't the defensive force in the direction of Luoyang City be empty? In this way, if the king of the south leads a group of soldiers and horses to raid Luoyang City, it is really difficult to say whether this Luoyang City can hold it! The king of the north was worried that the king of the south would make a move, so he used the power of the court to put pressure on the king of the south to stop making a risky move. ”
When Chu Lianzi heard this, he seemed to understand a little, he looked at Xie An, and said with a straight face: "Since the king of the north has such a request, should the mourning family agree?" ”
Xie An said with a smile: "Queen Mother, the Northern King's crusade against Yao Xiang is bound to win, even if the Queen Mother does not agree, I am afraid, he will lead his troops to attack in the direction of Qingzhou, agree or disagree, the result is the same, then our court, why should we offend the Northern King?" Why don't you just promise him! ”
"Since Xie Aiqing thinks so, the mourning family officially issued an order to let the Northern King lead the main army and go to Qingzhou to defeat the rebels." Chu Garlic said.
Xie An nodded and said: "Queen Mother Shengming, however, once the Northern King defeats Yao Xiang and takes the land of Qingzhou, looking at the whole world, there will be no one who is the opponent of the Northern King, and once such a situation occurs, Weichen is very worried in his heart!" After speaking, he sighed slightly.
"Aiqing is worried that the Northern King will rebel." Chu Garlic asked softly.
Xie An said softly: "Even if the Northern King has never made a rebellious move, but his strength is there, and it is completely a big tail!" This is not a good thing for my Great Jin Imperial Court. After speaking, he frowned.
"Then in Aiqing's opinion, what should I do?" Chu Garlic asked nervously.
Xie An thought for a while, and said: "Empress Dowager Qiyu, Weichen doesn't have any good way to deal with it, I just hope that all forces will contain each other, so that it is the blessing of the Great Jin Dynasty, as for this matter, as long as it leaks out, King Nan, King Yan and Yao Xiang will be ready, let them contain each other, maybe it can reduce the pressure on the court." ”
Hearing this, Chu Garlic nodded, and said, "Okay, this matter will be handed over to Aiqing to deal with." ”
"Wechen takes orders." Xie An accepted the order with his fists clenched.
Subsequently, the Great Jin Dynasty officially issued a decree to let Hua'an lead the army to defeat the rebels in the direction of Qingzhou, and immediately sent this will to the direction of Luoyang City, and at the same time, the news that Hua'an was about to conquer Qingzhou in person was leaked out so that all parties could prepare.
Soon, Hua'an officially received the instructions of the imperial court and immediately began to prepare for the eastward expedition to Qingzhou, and at the same time, Yao Xiang in the direction of Qingzhou also learned the news.
Hearing such important news, Yao Xiang was extremely nervous and had a feeling of fear. After all, although Yao Xiang received a lot of assistance from the direction of Yan State, his strength was really very limited, and if Hua'an really mobilized the main force to attack Qingzhou, he would be difficult to resist no matter what.
In order to deal with Hua'an's pro-expedition to Qingzhou, Yao Xiang immediately gathered his subordinates and gathered together to study the strategy of coping.
Yao Xiang looked at the generals under his command, and said: "Generals, now, there is news from the direction of Jiankang City, the Jin Imperial Court has officially issued an order to let the Northern King lead the main army to attack my Qingzhou, so that my Qingzhou will face the joint attack of Yanzhou soldiers and horses and Luoyang at the same time, which is a great pressure on our army!" After speaking, he frowned.
"General, if the soldiers and horses in the Luoyang area and the soldiers and horses in Yanzhou attack our Qingzhou at the same time, our army will be almost impossible to resist! What can I do? One of the generals said loudly and worriedly.
"Yes! General, the strength of the Yanzhou Army is strong enough, if even the soldiers and horses of Luoyang City launch an attack on our Qingzhou, it will be difficult for our army to resist at all. Another subordinate showed a pessimistic expression.
"General, the last general doesn't think so, although our army is weak, but with Mount Tai as a support, our army can rely on Mount Tai's natural danger to block the enemy's attack, if the enemy wants to destroy me, it is not so easy." A general, who spoke out differently.
"Fifth brother, the soldiers and horses in the direction of Luoyang City have not yet set off, it is better for our army to attack Yanzhou immediately, and before the soldiers and horses in the direction of Luoyang arrive in Yanzhou, the soldiers and horses in Yanzhou will be broken individually, so that our army may still have a chance to win." Yao Chang said loudly.
When Yao Xiang heard this, he fell into deep contemplation, he knew that the strength of the soldiers and horses under his command was still very weak, and he could not confront the hundreds of thousands of troops under Hua'an's command, so he must take a way to outwit and use his own advantages to defeat the army under Hua'an's command.
He looked at Yao Chang and said: "Our army immediately launched an attack in the direction of Yanzhou at this time, which is indeed a good way, but at present, the recruits of our army have not yet been trained, and at this time to attack Yanzhou, these recruits cannot play their due role!" What should we do if we abandon these recruits, and then our strength will be much weaker? ”
"General, although the training of the recruits has not yet been completed, these recruits already have the initial strength to fight, it is better to let them train while staying in Qingzhou, so that our army can concentrate 80,000 main forces and calmly launch an attack in the direction of Yanzhou!" A subordinate general looked at Yao Xiang and said loudly.
When Yao Xiang heard this, he was slightly stunned, just let these recruits who had not yet completed their training stay in Qingzhou, he was really a little worried, after all, these recruits had not experienced combat, and once they encountered the enemy's invasion, it was unknown whether they could defend Qingzhou well. (To be continued......)