When the news that Guangling had been recovered by Chen Baxian's troops came back, Wang Shengbi had already led his men back to Jiankang to station.

When the messenger of the news came to the hall to announce the good news, the expression of the king monk who was deliberating with the generals was abruptly stagnant, and the generals of the Liang army in the hall burst into discussions, and their expressions were full of surprise.

Bang!

There was a loud bang in the hall, and the people who were discussing suddenly stopped, and when they followed the prestige again, they saw the Taiwei Wang Seng Bian, who was sitting above, slapping his hands on the desk with a gloomy expression.

"Deliberations in the hall, Hugh is wanton and noisy!"

Wang Seng rebuked angrily in an irritable tone, and even though he raised his hand to accept the detailed battle report submitted by the messenger, he did not immediately read it, but lowered his eyes to look at Hou Yao, who was kneeling down to plead guilty, and said angrily: "Tens of thousands of strong troops, when they see the enemy, they will be defeated, and the army will be defeated and humiliated the country, what crime should Hou be guilty of!" ”

Hou Yao bowed to the ground with a disgraced expression, and said in a bitter voice: "The last general knows that he has sinned too much, but the Qi army is indeed cunning and difficult to prevent. There was a letter before reporting that he was rushing to Zhongli, but he suddenly appeared outside Xuyi City, and the last general and other troops were all in a foot formation, and they were struggling to attack the city, and they were suddenly attacked by the enemy, so that they were overwhelmed, and it was not a crime of war......"

After hearing this, Wang Sengbi's expression suddenly became more annoyed, and Hou Yao angrily reprimanded: "Mediocre people are still quibbling!" Could it be that the armies in Jiangbei are the only ones who are attacked by you and other troops? Guangling was also attacked by the enemy, why was the army of Jingkou able to hold on and not be defeated, and it was more capable of Kexiong City? ”

Hou Yao couldn't help but be a little ashamed when he heard this, although he was defeated and returned, he still fought with the enemy, which was better than besieging Liyang's troops who returned in vain.

Of course, he didn't dare to say this directly in front of Wang Sengbian, only slandering in his heart, but he still couldn't help but bow his head and said: "Chen Sikong is invincible in Lingnan, invincible, first-class in the world with the art of war, and there are many brave people under his command, and the final general is ashamed and dare not dare to compare!" ”

When Wang Shengbi heard this, he fell silent again, and after a long time, he said in a deep voice: "Bound this criminal to Jiangling, and ask the Lord to judge his crime and punish him." There was also the news that Gangneung had been restored, and sent it together, and asked the Lord to choose a virtuous and good guard to guard it. ”

When the congregational heard this, their eyes lit up.

Since the Hou Jing Rebellion, the original military structure of the Southern Liang State has completely collapsed, although the Jiangling side has also organized and developed new armed forces in the process of counterinsurgency, but these armed forces are not completely subordinate to the Jiangling court, and most of them are the private songs of the powerful and powerful. It is precisely because of this that whoever recovers the territory of the city is generally naturally defended.

In particular, Guangling hangs in the north of the river, and the process of Chen Baxian recovering this city is difficult, and the generals have also heard of it. Now that it is overcome, it is also the right thing for others to arrange the defense. But listening to what Wang Taiwei meant, it seems that there are other thoughts in his heart?

Not to mention that the generals are thinking and calculating in their hearts, Wang Shengbi is in a messy mood at this time. After hastily dealing with the defeat of the generals, he was not in the mood to continue to discuss the follow-up matters, so he simply signaled the generals to return to the camp.

After everyone withdrew in turn, Wang Seng Biancai picked up the battle report again and read it carefully, held it in his hand and read it several times in a row, and then he sighed and said: "Chen Baxian is really brave and resolute, far beyond ordinary people. Before, I secretly complained that Li Boshan refused to conspire with me, but instead sought the near and far, but now it seems that Li Boshan is indeed a good observer! From now on, I will be inferior to the overlord. ”

After Wang Xuan, who was standing in the hall, heard his father's emotion, he couldn't help but say: "Why should my father be ambitious? How can a long-term victory or defeat be determined? What's more, if it weren't for General Li going to Huainan in person and sniping many Qi troops, so that Yu Kou would not dare to act without permission, how could Chen Baxian successfully take Guangling?

Chen Baxian's first brigade was biased, stubborn and greedy, and got lucky. But the father needs to take charge of the overall situation, has many concerns, and cannot do anything willfully. This time, Chen Baxian disobeyed the order and did not retreat, and if he did not succeed, he was guilty, like a bit of lonely courage in a broken boat. But my father can't be so ignorant of the general situation, but it's a pity that the king doesn't know the accurate military situation in Jiangbei, and suddenly spread the chaos of life, so that my soldiers dare not continue to forge ahead, so they can only regretfully withdraw the troops. ”

"Yes, if it weren't for Jiangling's order to withdraw the army, it wouldn't be difficult for me to recover Liyang."

Hearing his son say this, Wang Sengbi's face improved slightly, but he soon sighed and said: "Ordinary people only see your father Xuanhe's majesty, but in fact, I am just a sword and artifact in the hands of people. Even if the sword is sharp, it also needs the master's skill to be invincible and invincible. Although it is now timely, it is not in the world, and it is still like a bird in a cage, and it is difficult for the ambition to stretch.

Speaking of this, I am inferior to Li Boshan with Baxian, this person has everything, and now he is already in a good position, and it seems that there will be more places to climb in the coming year! If the situation in Jiangdong is really out of control in the coming year, you can return to the north to serve his people, and you will not lose a future. ”

Although it also opened Wang Xu's eyes and benefited a lot during that time in the north, when he heard his father's slightly lazy words, he still quickly shook his head and said: "General Li is indeed a heroic and grand general, but after all, he is only a general of other countries. My father is now an important minister of the society, and he is responsible for the fortune of the country, and his son should serve his family and country, so how can he turn to other countries. ”

Not to mention the exclamations of Wang Shengbi's father and son about current affairs, the news of Chen Baxian's successful recovery of Guangling also spread rapidly westward along the river, and soon arrived in Jiangling. Before that, the news of Li Tai's capture of Hefei had also reached Jiangling first, and it had already caused an uproar in the city.

"How many means do the Qiang slaves have? In the past, according to Badong, and now that Hefei has been captured, do you really want to trap me here? ”

Before, the Western Wei people and horses entered Badong, only one step away from the gorge, which had made Emperor Xiao Yi of Liang nervous, and he could only comfort himself with the reason that the Wei army did not have a strong boat division, even if he entered Badong, he would not have much to do, and now he learned that Hefei was actually obtained by Li Boshan, Xiao Yi couldn't help but be more panicked in his heart.

Although on the surface, Western Wei had a friendlier attitude towards Southern Liang than Northern Qi, but as an emperor, Xiao Yi naturally would not be naïve to think that there were really jackals in this world who did not eat meat. Especially in the Western Wei Dynasty, Xiao Jing, the king of Liang, has always been supporting him, which is equivalent to having an alternative that can replace him at any time.

Therefore, despite the close interaction between the people of Jiangling and the northern part of the country, Xiao Yi has always been secretly wary of the Western Wei Dynasty in his heart. This vigilance is much greater than that of Northern Qi, although Northern Qi also took advantage of the fire to rob, double-faced, and hated it very much, but at least they did not have the idea and plan to prepare a puppet to replace him at the moment.

Although Hefei is still far from Jiangling, Xiao Yi does not plan to die in Jiangling for the rest of his life. At the moment, the situation is just unstable, and he still needs to stay in Jiangling for the time being, as long as the conditions allow, Xiao Yi still hopes to return to Jiankang.

Originally, although Hefei was not owned by the Southern Liang, the Northern Qi seemed to be fierce in Huainan, but in fact the threat to the Jiangling regime was not great. On the contrary, the Western Wei Dynasty, which was warm and affectionate on the surface, had already quietly advanced its forces to only one step away from Jiangling.

After seizing Hefei, the Western Wei Dynasty was tantamount to controlling the Jiangbei land from Xiakou to the Weixukou, no, from Badong all the way to the Weixukou, the control of the northern line of the Great River was much longer than that of the Northern Qi Dynasty in terms of distance. Especially after entering Hefei, it directly blocked the interaction between the Southern Liang and the Northern Qi, and even the retreat of the Southern Liang people in Jiankang and other places downstream had to be obstructed!

Xiao Yi knew that if he continued to wait so passively, he would probably be sitting still, but now the main force of Nanliang is in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and even if the main force is still in the town, Xiao Yi does not dare to change the current situation through military means.

"Quickly release the envoys of Qi and quickly arrange for them to go out of the east of the city!"

After a little silence, Xiao Yi finally thought of a way that was not a solution, and he still had to use his strength.

Hefei was snatched by Li Boshan from the Northern Qi Dynasty, and the Qi people must be unwilling and will definitely find a way to fight back and recapture it. The Southern Liang could also take advantage of this to deepen contact with the Northern Qi, and when the Qi army sent troops to capture Hefei, he could send troops to block the line from Weixukou to Dongguan, cut off the back road of Hefei, and then use this to negotiate with the Western Wei.

As long as the Western Wei Dynasty was willing to return Xiakou and other northern Jiangbei garrisons, the blockade of the Dongguan line could also be opened, so that the Western Wei people in Hefei could withdraw safely.

Although this is tantamount to directly abandoning the original covenant between the two sides, but now that the Western Wei Dynasty is stepping forward and is about to reach the moment of seeing the poor dagger, I am afraid that the situation will be really irreparable.

It's just that the matter of resuming peace talks and liaison with the Northern Qi must be carried out quietly, and must not be discovered by the Wei envoy. Because he knew that Jiangling's personnel had been deeply infiltrated, in order to avoid leaking the news, Xiao Yi could only order a few of his henchmen to escort Qi Envoy East to Yingzhou, and then go to Guyu all the way day and night, and then cross the river north from Jiankang and return to the country to report the letter.

Just as Xiao Yi began to run his self-conceived plan, not long after sending the Qi envoy out, a new battle report came from the east, and Chen Baxian had already recaptured Guangling.

Needless to say, Guangling is of great significance to the defense of the Southern Liang River, and it is undoubtedly worth celebrating to be able to capture this important town in the north of the Yangtze River, but this incident should not have happened at the moment when Xiao Yi was determined to deepen his ties with the Northern Qi Dynasty to break through the blockade of the Western Wei Dynasty!

"Thief Qiu Ba, I don't know how to stop my edict! Recklessly, without a king's father, don't you know that this is a foolish plan to seek skin with the tiger? ”

After receiving the battle report, Xiao Yi had no joy on his face, but couldn't hold back the anger in his heart and scolded him.

What angered him the most was that Chen Baxian not only flagrantly violated his orders and insisted on attacking Guangling, but the record of recovering Guangling was still based on the cooperation with Li Boshan's march into Huainan.

The information revealed in this made Xiao Yi dare not imagine how the Northern Qi monarchs and ministers would think of him once they learned of this, and how they would think of the plan he proposed to deepen cooperation.

Obtaining a Guangling cannot reverse the bad situation faced by Nanliang on the overall front. The loss of Northern Qi's strategy and assistance made the Jiangling regime even more powerless to struggle in the face of the encirclement of the Western Wei Dynasty. The downstream general's own assertion further aroused the sense of crisis in Xiao Yi's heart, and the current Chen Baxian seemed to be a chaotic minister and thief with evil intentions in his eyes.

"Hate this old man, old and stupid, lure the wolf into the house, and mess up my country!"

Xiao Yi was full of grief in his heart, and simply walked to the hall dedicated to his father, Emperor Wu of Liang, Xiao Yan, looked at the wooden statue and scolded: "I am not a descendant or a long-term in the country, if I am not affected by this troubled world, how can I be forced to fall by this?" The chaos did not start with me, but it was determined by me, and it is worthy of the family and the country. Only this old thing is particularly deep in disaster, and now it is full of evil disasters, destroying the country and destroying the heirs, and its evil karma! Now I sacrifice them, lest no one sacrifice me, withdraw, withdraw! ”

As he spoke, he waved his arm and ordered the eunuchs, slaves and maids to remove all the enshrinements in the hall, so that he could also enjoy the retribution of luring wolves into the house and causing trouble to the family and country.

Different from Xiao Yi's anger when he heard the news, when the Guanzhong people heard that General Li defeated the Qi army in Huainan and went down to the next city, they not only felt accustomed to it, but at the same time they all smiled, and sighed that he was worthy of being General Li.

The masses just watched the excitement and rejoiced in the great achievements of their own generals, but they did not know much about the meaning contained in it, and even if they gathered to discuss it, they often did not understand the essentials.

However, the ministers of the Chinese and foreign governments who dealt with the important military and political affairs of the country understood the great significance of Li Tai's capture of Hefei, which was in no way inferior to the previous great achievements.

Although today's Western Wei is located in Guanxi, even if Hefei is obtained, it is difficult to fully exert the geographical advantages of this important town in Huainan, but it is also of great significance, especially in the plot of Jiangling regime, after taking Hefei, it is equivalent to pushing this idea forward a whole big step, which not only locks the next strategic choice of Southern Liang, but also excludes Northern Qi.

Yuwentai was also very happy, and couldn't help but praise Li Tai when he talked about it several times: "Boshan anticipates the enemy's first opportunity, and the movement is moderate, Hefei has been acquired, Huainan is divided, and Jiangling has been half of me!" ”

However, at this time, there are always people who pour cold water.

Since the new monarch succeeded to the throne, the reform of the country has been frequent, and Yuwen Hu, who was originally sitting in Hedong, returned to serve in the Chinese and foreign governments, but he has a different view compared to the optimistic attitude of the masses inside and outside: "Today, our country's strength can not be called majestic, and it is possible to forge ahead while the time comes, but it is difficult to resist all sides." The monarchs and ministers of Jiangling are dim-witted, scheming and decisive, and it is not difficult for our army to go straight out of the military pass and break it, so there is no need for extraneous branches.

Now Li Boshan invaded Huainan, it can be said that it is too much, it seems to take into account all aspects, but in fact it angers the enemy, if the eastern thieves are provoked, our country's plan will be hijacked, and it will be difficult to carry out! ”