As the army of Guanzhong successively marched and arrived at Tongguan, this Guancheng also became unprecedentedly lively, and the divisions and brigades crossing the border went eastward like the endless flow of the Yellow River in Guanbei.

Otsuka Zai Yu Wentai also swept away the previous decadence, the whole person became emotional, full of energy, after arriving at Tongguan, he first summoned Li Yuan and others, who had been preparing for the battle in Hongnong before, to ask how the enemy was doing.

"Lord Qiqi, in the autumn of last year, the thief lord Gao Yang personally entered Heluo, called Xingbing, but in fact, he was building a city to defend it, and he did not dare to enter the map. Although the armies of western Henan did not compete, the passages in and out of Heluo such as Xin'an, Jiuqu, and Yichuan were still under my control. All you need to do is uproot the fortifications that the thieves have set up around Heluo, and the army will be able to enter Helok and fight the enemy for a decisive victory."

After arriving at Tongguan, Li Yuan briefly explained the current situation between the enemy and us.

In the middle of last year, Gao Yang, the lord of Qi, led a large army to Heluo to invite the battle, but at that time, the Western Wei Dynasty was focused on the war against Jiangling and ignored it. Even Li Boshan of Jingzhou went to Huainan in a hurry and captured Hefei, an important town in Huainan.

Of course, the subsequent changes in the situation are a bit unpleasant, but last year, the Qi lord Gao Yang came to Heluo and did not cause much damage to the personnel arrangement of the Western Wei Dynasty in this regard, and the two roads of the Cuihan Road, including Yichuan and Sanya Road, which connected to the north of the country, were still in the hands of the Western Wei Dynasty.

However, the arrival of Gao Yang did not completely change the confrontation situation between Heluo, although the Western Wei side still maintained a solid self, but the Northern Qi side was greatly strengthened.

It is not wrong that Li Yuan said that the passage is still in his hands, but the Northern Qi Dynasty has added many new fortifications at the exit of the original passage. In addition to the original Yiyang, Baiting and other old cities have been greatly repaired, and the city of Evil, Yancheng, Xincheng and Henan City has been added.

Although it is said that the distribution of forces in the Western Wei Dynasty has not changed much, you have not changed at all when others have strengthened their armaments and garrison strength, which is a kind of backwardness in itself. The current situation is that it is more difficult for the Western Wei to enter the Heluo region than before.

Of course, Li Yuan is not blindly reporting good news and not bad news, especially when it is necessary to make such an important strategic decision, in the past period of time, Li Yuan has already reported to the Chinese and foreign governments in detail and objectively various changes in the situation and the comparison of strength, but Yuwentai still made such a decision, it can be seen that in Yuwentai's mind, those objective problems are small problems, and they are not enough to prevent him from making such a decision.

Under such circumstances, Li Yuan could only put aside those unfavorable factors and describe the situation from the perspective of his own side.

But hearing Li Yuan's report so lightly, Chen Xin and several other generals who came to see him were still a little apprehensive, and even added when he opened his mouth again: "Last year, the thieves increased their defenses, and many passages were blocked. The thieves built the city in a hurry, because they had not fought before, and the ministers did not know when they could capture the city. If it is a fool's plan, it is better to first make the elite soldiers advance eastward, and attack and uproot the thief city one by one, and if the war goes well, then come ......east with a large army."

Before Chen Xin finished speaking, Yu Wentai's face had become sunk, and Wei Chi Gang next to him looked at his face, pointed at Chen Xin and said angrily: "Yu Chi Xin has been a border general for a long time, and he is short-sighted, how can he know that the national plan is grand! How can the gathering and distribution of a large army be the same as child's play? Now that the army has arrived, it will win the battle and will do its deeds!"

After Chen Xin was reprimanded by this, he saw that Otsuka Zai was also silent, and he couldn't help but feel speechless in his heart. As Wei Chigang said, he has been a border general for a long time, and he only knows about the military affairs in the western part of Henan, and he does not know much about the changes in the situation in the country and the disputes between the people.

"Qing and others are loyal ministers and good generals who defend the border for the country, the reason why the family and country are stable and not disturbed by the East Thieves is that the Qing and others have drunk blood to kill the enemy, don't you know the inside story? This time, the soldiers were used to cleanse Heluo, sweep away the eastern thieves in this situation, in order to relieve the danger of the soldiers in western Henan, and enable the Qing and other loyal and righteous people in western Henan to ascend to the dynasty and be rewarded, so as to enjoy the honor!"

At this time, Yuwen Taicai spoke again, comforting Chen Xin and other generals in western Henan, and ordered his own soldiers to lead them down to give them food, and he continued to discuss military affairs with his cronies.

"The Eastern Thieves have set up additional garrisons in Heluo, making our army's advance and retreat not as calm as before, and this matter is indeed a worry. However, the facts are there, no matter how deeply you consider it, but if you have the heart to attack, this matter needs to be met after all

Yes."

After Chen Xin and a few others were lured out, Yuwen Tai spoke again, he did not make this decision out of recklessness, on the contrary, he also considered all aspects very clearly.

"Since ancient times, the victory of confrontation has never been determined by the solidity of the city, but by the trend of the people. Since the thief rebelled, he has been fighting for many years, and the soldiers are tired and sick, so in recent years, he is no longer in a hurry to show people with swords, but to build fortresses on the four sides. This is true of Heluo, and so is Beishan."

Hearing Yu Wentai's words, everyone present also nodded.

It is true that Gao Yang, the lord of Qi, has been suffering from mania since he usurped the country and established himself, almost seeing who fights whom, and going out to fight year after year, but since last year, some changes have obviously taken place, although he did not immediately stop the foreign campaign, but he should also feel the pressure brought by several fronts of combat to the national strength.

Just when his people were busy fighting with the Turks, Rouran and other ethnic groups in the north, the Western Wei had already made a big breakthrough in the south, the Jianghan was all embraced, and the Jianghuai also occupied nearly half, although most of this part of the results were also invaded and occupied by Li Boshan, but at least it was also reflected in the enhancement of the national strength of the Western Wei.

On the other hand, in the Northern Qi Dynasty, although it was also a lively battle between the south and the north, it didn't seem to have achieved any major improvement except for the commotion. Therefore, the strategic defensive position was gradually emphasized by the Northern Qi, and the construction of the city between Heluo was only one aspect, and the Great Wall was also begun to be built on the line of Luliang Mountain in the West River and Beishan in the north of Jinyang at the junction of the Western Wei River. This year, millions of laborers were levied in Hebei, and the situation naturally could not be concealed from the Western Wei Dynasty, which paid close attention to the Northern Qi Dynasty.

"Today's Eastern thieves, the army and the people are exhausted, and there are Turks who want to do it with me, and they all want to do it, if we don't attack at this time, when will we wait? If we miss this time, it will be even more difficult to recuperate for a short time and the national strength will recover."

The overall growth of the Western Wei Dynasty did not mean that the strength of the hegemony increased, which was naturally a very embarrassing situation for Yuwentai, who needed a brilliant victory to consolidate his already shaky authority.

It took a lot of effort to contact the Turks, and the Turks did not give a clear answer, until the Northern Qi began to levy labor and build the Great Wall on a large scale to prevent them, and the Turkic Khan finally made up his mind to launch an attack on the Northern Qi in alliance with the Western Wei.

Yuwentai knew that the strength of the current overlord had not only not increased, but had weakened, and if he hadn't taken advantage of the Turkic reinforcements to take the initiative to launch an offensive and the Northern Qi army and civilians were exhausted, then he would probably have fewer opportunities.

"God helped me to enter the army this time. Shannan was disrespectful, and my elbows and armpits were troubled, which made me lose my calmness in advancing and retreating. Fortunately, the revival of the Liang State has changed drastically, and the southeast is unstable, since Li Boshan seeks to stand on the outside and does not dare to compete for strength inside, how can he miss this opportunity to continue to encroach on the Liang State?"

Speaking of this, Yuwentai also had a smile on his face, it was usually difficult for him to admit the threat of Shannan Province, but the change in the situation in Nanliang today would inevitably have a certain impact and impact on the neighboring Shannan Province Taifu, which was also a good opportunity for him.

Li Boshan has always been cunning and keen, and since he took charge of the southeast, he has grown rapidly with the rule of a ruined state in Jingzhou, the key to which is to seize every opportunity of turmoil to encroach on the population and land of Nanliang. It can be said that in the process of Nanliang's disintegration, he is the biggest beneficiary!

According to his usual style of acting, how could he miss the turmoil that is now happening in Jiankang in Nanliang? Even if you can't directly enter Jiankang, I'm afraid you will have to continue to try to annex the land of the prefectures and counties in the south of the Yangtze River.

In this delicate confrontational relationship between each other, no one dares to use all their strength to try elsewhere, so they can only stare at each other with big eyes and small eyes.

However, Jinyu Wentai took the initiative to give up this delicate confrontation and instead launched an attack on Northern Qi, which can be regarded as loosening the containment of Shannan Province and allowing Li Boshan to exert more strength to seek benefits. Whether to continue the attack on Nanliang, which has been torn apart and is on the verge of death, or whether to be ungrateful and commit a conspiracy to make a mess, I believe that his people can also make a wise choice.

After listening to Yuwentai's analysis, all the henchmen couldn't help but nod their heads in agreement, now may be the best time to attack Northern Qi. Miss this time, if the Northern Qi completes the strategic adjustment of the turn, and then look at the main Gao Yang

With the outstanding military talent displayed, it will probably become more and more difficult for the Chinese and foreign governments to gain the advantage of fighting with the Northern Qi alone.

Among all the henchmen, only Yuwen Hu understood in his heart that in addition to the reasons stated earlier, there was a more important point that prompted his uncle to decide to send troops, that is, Yuwentai's own health was also more worrying.

After the meeting was over and everyone had withdrawn, Yuwen Hu, who was left at the back, couldn't help but step forward and whispered, "How is Uncle in his body today?"

"I was already depressed, but seeing that the situation finally had a chance to break through, my mood and body became lighter, and I didn't have a headache for a few days!"

When Yu Wentai heard this, he replied with a smile, since he sent out the army, he did feel quite good, and the depression that had been squeezed in his heart for a long time was also swept away, and he saw that Yu Wenhu was still worried, so he said, "You don't have to worry too much, I know that I am not a healthy boy. This expedition does not hope to be able to settle Heluo forever, as long as he returns to Jingluo, he can triumph."