Chapter 135: Arrogant and impetuous
Gao Cheng and Gao Chen don't have much intersection, and they don't have much affection for the uncle who died because of stealing his sister-in-law.
But he really didn't have the idea of beating Yuan Jiyan, even though the two were only two years apart.
The original owner can fornicate with his mother-in-law, and Gao Yang can be his mother-in-law, but it doesn't mean that he also has to be on par with these two brothers, otherwise he won't refuse Zheng Dache's closeness.
Inquire among Gao Cheng's cronies, who doesn't praise Xiao Gao Wang is not a woman.
Outsiders' misunderstanding of him is only because he is Gao Huan's son and is tired by Gao Huan.
For Yuan Jiyan, Gao Cheng is more sympathetic.
This sympathy also retains a sense of reason, otherwise she would not have emphasized to her that it was within her power.
Although he didn't know why Gao Huan changed his mind and insisted on raising Gao Rui in the Bohai Palace, Gao Cheng still wrote a letter for Yuan Jiyan.
persuaded Gao Huan with as euphemistic words as possible, hoping that he could understand the hardships of Yuan Jiyan's situation for the sake of the Yuan family.
This incident also reminded Gao Cheng that in the future, the father and son must join forces no matter what, otherwise even if they are reminded in advance, they will not be able to withstand Gao Huan's temporary change.
Since he was confident that Du Jianyi had broken Erzhu first, and then subdued the Sudouling Department, even Hu Huang, who had plagued the border for many years, was easily solved.
Pride and contempt for the enemy is not just a matter of Gao Huan alone, but a common sentiment of the whole army.
Otherwise, in the battle of Shayuan, Gao Huan clearly thought that with a fire in the wind, he would be able to burn Yuwentai in the reeds to death, but under the persuasion of Hou Jing and Peng Le, he was worried that he would not be able to identify Yuwentai's corpse, so he decided to hand over troops and attack.
And the generals under his command also regard Yuwentai as a person waiting to die, and on the battlefield, everyone is competing for the expected head of Yuwentai, causing the team to be disjointed.
In the end, the 200,000-strong army was ambushed, losing 80,000 soldiers and discarding 180,000 armor.
Even if Peng Le cut off his intestines on the battlefield and led his troops to inflict a large number of casualties on the Western Wei army and achieve a partial victory, it was difficult to change the outcome of the Eastern Wei rout at Shayuan.
With the Bingzhou Hu in the hands of Gao Huan, Gao Cheng also thought of the Gyeonggi soldiers under his command.
These days are busy with political affairs, and they have indeed neglected the army.
Gao Cheng temporarily inspected the Gyeonggi Army stationed at major Buddhist temples.
The results were not surprising, whether it was the pacification of Sanjing, Yanzhou, Xuzhou, or the successful rescue of Dou Tai, this series of victories also permeated the whole army with impetuousness.
For this reason, Gao Cheng deliberately took time out of his time to recruit his generals, Gao Aocao, Yaoxiong, Duan Shao, Hu Luguang, Murong Shaozong, Gao Jishi, and even his cronies Wang Sizheng were able to attend.
Gao Cheng swept over the generals in the hall and said:
"Today I went to the battalions to inspect the hearts of the soldiers, you have done a good job these days, and everyone dares to fight and is willing to fight.
"But there is a lot of contempt for Kansai in his words, and I think that it will be easy to destroy Kansai, which is what worries me.
"The Legend of the Fairy Tree"
"Wei Xiang once said, 'Relying on the greatness of the country, the people of the people, and those who want to see the enemy, they are called proud soldiers, and those who are proud of the soldiers are destroyed.'" This is said to be the defeat of the arrogant soldiers.
"Great Qin Fujian led millions of people to the south, thinking that he could block the river by throwing the horsewhip, and the enemy was so weak that there was a defeat in the river.
"The ancestors have learned from them, you must not ignore them, you generals have been in the army for a long time, you should understand the truth.
"Now the generals of the Kansai region, the money and grain, and the household registration are far inferior to the Kanto region, but they occupy a favorable geographical position and defend themselves with the pass, which is not easy to go down.
"The gentlemen have fought with me in all directions, and they have made many meritorious achievements, but Guanxi Xianbei also rode with 2,000 steps to pacify Guanlong, and it should not be taken lightly.
"Today's words may raise the morale of others, but they all come from the heart of Cheng, I hope that you can warn your subordinates, don't be arrogant and underestimate the enemy, and repeat the mistakes of Fu Jian.
"Victory will definitely belong to Kanto, but the process is destined to be difficult, only by treating the enemy cautiously, can we survive a hundred battles, and on the day of the destruction of Kansai, please also ask the monarchs to lead the founding duke in person."
Gao Cheng's speech has always been okay.
First affirmed the efforts of the seven generals during this time, and then expressed their worries, using Fu Jian and Guan Long's righteous army as examples, warning the generals not to underestimate the enemy, and finally hoping that the generals could come to him in person to receive the founding duke after pacifying Guanxi, which not only inspired, but also made everyone feel Gao Cheng's love.
The seven generals were excited to respond to the order, and Gao Cheng asked them to return to the army to rectify the arrogant and impetuous atmosphere.
As soon as Gao Jishi walked out of the gate, he couldn't help but lean towards the third brother Gao Aocao and asked:
"Brother, Fu Jian, I know who it is, but who is Wei Xiang?"
Gao Aocao glanced at him and said in his heart: You ask me, who do I ask? If you don't read, do I do?
But he didn't want to lose face in front of his younger brother, so he said nonsense:
"Wei Xiang, naturally, refers to the Great Wei Prime Minister."
Gao Jishi suddenly realized:
"It turned out that King Gao said it."
Gao Aocao denied:
"In the past, there was more than one prime minister in the Great Wei, if it was King Gao, the son would be called his father."
"Brother knows a lot."
Gao Jishi's eyes were full of worship.
Gao Aocao's face was proud:
"Of course."
Gao Jishi pulled Gao Aocao again and said:
"Let's go! It's getting late, so my brother will go back with me to drink a few jars first, and I'll deal with the affairs of the army tomorrow. ”
Looking at the back of the Gao brothers leaving, Duan Shao suddenly said to Hu Luguang on the side:
"I'm going to quit drinking."
Hu Luguang didn't say anything to agree, but he looked in agreement.
Gao Cheng's teachings obviously had a role, at least when he visited the camp after a while, when he talked to the soldiers and asked them what they thought of Kansai, few people thought that Kansai was within reach.
Most of them hold Gao Cheng's opinion: victory will definitely belong to Kanto, but the process is destined to have a slight twist and turn.
Sure enough, you can come whatever you want.
After Wen Zisheng, who was sent to the south, succeeded in bringing back the alliance with Xiao Liang, Gao Ziang and his party who fled back from the north also brought the news of Rouran's alliance with Kansai.
That's not all, the spies lurking in Xiao Liang also sent back information.
Soon after the departure of the Kwantung mission, the Kwantung mission made a big detour from Longshan to Shudi, and finally arrived in Jiankang.
And he was warmly received by Nanliang, and the covenant was concluded on the same day.
In fact, when Gao Cheng heard that Rouran had appeared in the Kansai Mission, he already knew that it was impossible for Yuwentai to let go of Nanliang, an ally who could be wooed.
It's just that it has to be detoured from Shudi, which delays time.
Nowadays, the situation between the Kanto and Kansai regions is becoming more and more severe, and there is basically no non-governmental business and trade exchanges between the two sides, which also means that it is becoming more and more difficult to transmit information.
Gao Cheng took the letter of alliance between Kanto and Xiao Liang, as if he had a pile of waste paper.
But wasn't this outcome expected a long time ago?
Neither Rouran nor Southern Liang wanted to see the Gao clan unify the north.
Gao Huan sent an envoy to form a friendship with Rouran and Nanliang, hoping that the two sides would stand by and watch when they attacked Kansai, which was already doing useless work.
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Let's change two thousand words first, a bit of a cardin.
Hold back a big chapter in the evening