Chapter 459: Between Two Corners
In the spring of the second year of Jianwu.
The cold winter is gone, and the spring cicadas are shedding their shells.
On the cold winter night that had just receded, a rebellion broke out in the pickaxe capital city controlled by the Zhou army.
The Tiger General Xia Jieshu and the leader of the Five Cavalry Forces, Ling Chuan, colluded with the Huan clan to assassinate Emperor Xia Gongni of the Zhou Dynasty and Yang Xian, the Prime Minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
This rebellion was quietly resolved, and at the same time, 100,000 Liang troops in Nanyang invaded Shangguan, but they were surrounded by the two armies of Zhichong and Changce, the general Chu Lian was killed, and the remnants of the Liang army general Guo Wei surrendered.
Then, Yang Xian did not delay for a second, and let the 100,000 Chong army enter Nanyang and capture Wancheng.
"Chang Yu! Chang Yu! ”
Reading this name, knowing the truth, Emperor Liang Huan was furious. Under his command, the courtiers were silent.
Chang Yu died not long ago, according to the official account of the Zhou room, he died of illness. But all the important ministers of the Liang family in this room knew that there was a difference.
In the assassination of the imperial palace in the capital city on the night, Huan Qi invested almost the last monk strength of the Huan clan in Yongzhou. And with the failure of this operation, the internal guard and the god machine guard declared the total annihilation.
At this point, the strength of the monks cultivated within the Liang court, the system of three guards and one mansion completely collapsed. What's more, the whereabouts of Fang Yuting, the Great Grandmaster, are unknown.
Although Chang Yu failed, in this operation, it was the Liang army that suffered the heaviest losses. Now within the Liang court, there are only two monk forces left in the Liang court, Niu Wei and the school office, and the 50,000 northern army in Nanyang has not been defeated, which also marks a significant reduction in the military strength of the Huan clan.
After Guo Wei, the general of the Liang army, led his troops to surrender to the Zhou army, he acted as the vanguard army and led the 100,000 Zhichong army into Nanyang. As for this time, the entire Nanyang was already under the control of the Zhou army.
The reason why Nanyang County is important is because it is an important place to control the center, and the reason why Huan Qi sent 50,000 northern troops to Nanyang is because this place is lost, and the Central Plains is in danger.
And at this moment, there is another problem in front of Huan Qi, moving the capital!
In the palace, there are not only Huan Zhong and Huan Gong and other Huan generals, but also many generals and advisers with foreign surnames.
Among them, Huan Wu's confidant Zhao Ye was among them, and in order to avoid Huan Wu's father Huan Ye, he changed his name. He stood up and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, at this moment, the thief army is on the cutting edge, the world is turbulent, once the lord of Wu Chu succumbs to the thief's power, then my big beam will be attacked by the enemy." The land of the divine capital is the thoroughfare of the world, accessible to the four directions, not conducive to guarding the palace, and it is appropriate to be a good place, and the temple is migrated. ”
Nanyang is based on the 100,000 Zhichong army, and there are 100,000 Changce troops and 50,000 black lizard troops in the pass, and they can launch a flanking attack on the gods at any time.
If the Huan clan does not move the capital again, once the military defeat is lost, the country is breached, then the Great Liang will be equivalent to the destruction of the country.
More importantly, Nanyang was in the hands of Da Liang, and at most suppressed Wu and Chu. can be placed in Yang Xian's hands, then it will be completely different.
The Zhou army could go down the river, advance in three ways, and besiege the Chu State, the Chu army did not have an advantage in the water battle, and there was no chance of victory in the infantry battle.
And when the state of Chu died, the state of Wu could not exist alone.
Therefore, once Wu and Chu succumbed to the Zhou army, then Daliang fell into a situation of being attacked on all sides.
In this case, if Liang Ting stayed in the Shendu any longer, then it would be too dangerous. Militarily speaking, once Wu Chu became a vassal, as long as one of the parties broke through the defenses of the Liang army, then all the previous achievements would be wasted. The eight passes of the divine capital, 100,000 northern troops are no longer enough to guard. In other words, the risk to be guarded is too great, because it is the capital of the Great Liang, which has special significance.
It's just that Huan Qi knows that he wants to move the capital as soon as possible, but he hasn't decided where to move yet.
At this moment, the Liang court was divided into two factions, one faction was dominated by the Huan clan, and thought that it should be moved to Shenwu City.
Shenwu is the largest city in Jizhou, and it is also the fundamental place of the Huan clan in addition to the divine capital and Hojing. The city is high and deep, and the economy is prosperous. What's more, Deep City has enough depth to defend against invasions from all sides, and it is safe enough.
Although the Huan clan lost Yongzhou, the land they could occupy was still the largest among the princes in the world. The Lidu is deep, and the Huan clan is able to use the Shendu as the first line of defense against their worst enemies.
The other faction is dominated by generals with foreign surnames such as Yang Jian, who believe that God must never be lost. Therefore, they suggested that the capital should be moved to the city of Shaojin.
The two parties soon quarreled in the temple, and the quarrel made Huan Qi have a headache.
"Enough!"
With a loud shout, the ministers in the hall fell silent. Huan Qi was a little tired and looked at the sheep inspection.
"Jianzhi, you talk about it first."
The sheep inspector stood up and bowed.
"The general trend of the world is between Liang and Shu, and the dispute between Liang and Shu is on the line of Guanzhong-Shendu. General Zhu Jian is still leading the army to defend the east of the river at this moment to resist the thief army. And once the capital is moved to Shenwu, the east of the river will be lost. Hedong was lost, and the state was also plundered by thieves. For a long time, the gods are in danger. His Majesty sits in Shaojin, condescending, can deter the thief army, and when our army recovers, it can be Yong and Liang. ”
In the view of Yang Jian and others, the focus of Liang Jun should be on merging states. The terrain of the state is dangerous, and it is much easier to defend than the gods. If the capital is moved to Shaojin, a large amount of military resources will also be tilted to the state. In this way, whether it is the divine capital or the annexed state, it will be stable.
On the contrary, once the capital is moved, then the state and the divine capital will become the outer defense line of the beam. Over time, it will definitely be taken advantage of by Yang Xian.
The sheep inspection is old and serious, and he sees the node of the dispute between Zhou Liang. Hedong County is small, but it must not be lost.
Lost in one place, lost everywhere.
Once the Liang army lost Hedong County, it was the beginning of the transformation from a national power to a local prince.
But from the perspective of the Huan clan, they don't think so.
Bingzhou is the base camp of the Yang clan. After the 10,000 rhino cavalry retreated from the land of Hehuang, they were stationed around Shaojin City. And Xie Niuwei has a great relationship with the Yang family.
If the capital is moved to Shaojin, the influence of the Huan clan will definitely be greatly weakened, and the Yang clan will have the upper hand.
Huan Li stood up and angrily scolded the sheep inspection.
"Shaojin City is small, and the state is narrow, how can there be a big country atmosphere, worthy of the Son of Heaven to live? And at this time, the thieves are in full swing, what is the difference between moving the capital to Shaojin and staying in Shendu? Yang Jian, you don't miss the old clan, so you want to cooperate with Yang Xian and the outside, and I am from the Huan family! ”
"Shut up!"
Huan Qi stopped Huan Li, and his anger soared. The identity of the sheep inspection has always been a thorn in the hearts of most Huan clansmen. But Huan Li said these things in the court at this time, but it was not appropriate at all, but it would make the ministers above the court centrifuge.
"The Yang clan was personally activated by the first emperor. Huan Li, you don't have any objections to this. ”
"Don't dare! How dare the minister talk about the first emperor, the minister is just in a hurry........"
Huan Li knelt down and kept kowtowing.
Huan Qi was fed up with Huan Li's set, and he didn't feel a little angry.
"The matter of moving the capital, let's discuss it later!"