Chiayi in the autumn of the second year

When Xiao Ju's second decree was issued to the kings, the twists and turns brought to Xiao Ju were still refusing to obey the edict.

So Xiao Ju issued a third edict, asking the kings to enter Beijing.

But as Xiao Ju expected, this edict was rejected here.

At this moment, Xiao Ju had completely lost patience with the vassal kings.

Directly issued an edict the next day, demoting the six kings of Zhao Wang Xiao Yin, Chu Wang Xiao Gui, Han King Xiao Liang, Yongwang Xiao Zhi, Gucheng Wang Xiao Yun, and Ancheng King Xiao Han to concubines.

This edict is to be announced to the world from now on.

There is an edict that says

Since I succeeded to the throne, I have been thrifty and diligent, and I only seek to rule the government and sweep the world. He chased the Central Plains day by day, won the world, and returned to the old capital. However, the kings have their own ghosts and have unpredictable thoughts. Politically unaccomplished, unsympathetic to the people, looting the people. Now it is the will of Heaven that I have abolished the kings as concubines.

After receiving the edict, the king of Han immediately issued a letter to beg for thieves in Xichuan.

But Xiao Ju was not mentioned, but only said that the traitor Wei Ran controlled the government, Xiao Ju was provoked by the villain Wei Ran, and now he wants to slaughter the clan, which is the scourge of Daqi, and now he wants to do the right thing for the sky, kill Wei Ran, and return to Xiao.

King Xiao of Chu returned, King Yong Xiao blamed, and King Xiao Yin of Zhao took the lead in responding as soon as possible.

Xiao Liang, the king of Han, raised 100,000 troops, Yan Fushui entered the Yangtze River, and marched east along the waterway, and Xiao Gui, the king of Chu, took the important town of Jiangling for the first time.

The intention was to use the family members of the Gangneung Army to control the Gangneung Army, but a surprising scene happened.

There were no family members of the Jiangling army in Jiangling, which made Xiao Gui feel a burst of fear.

Xiao Gui hurriedly found Xiao Yin, who was looking for Yang in Jiangzhou at this time.

Xiao Gui came to Xunyang, and suddenly found that Hengzhi was also looking for Yang, and Xiao Gui was horrified.

"Why is Heng Gong here?"

"The King of Chu is not entertaining the old man. Since you have already prepared for the Qingjun side, and the old man stays in Jiankang, isn't it really self-defeating? Hengzhi said puzzled.

"Why did the King of Chu come here in a hurry, the matter of Jiangling has already been done?" Hengzhi only remembered at this moment that Xiao Gui should stay in Jiangling to prepare to receive Xiao Liang's army, why did he suddenly come here.

"After I invaded Gangneung, I wanted to hold the families of the generals of Gangneung hostage according to the plan. However, who would have thought that not only were all the family members not in the palace, but even the families of ordinary soldiers were not in the city, and the money and grain in the government treasury were also removed, and Gangneung had nothing left except the population. ”

Hearing Xiao Gui's words, Hengzhi was also shocked in his heart, and it was impossible to even shout.

"How can this be done, 50,000 troops. Hundreds of thousands of family members. How could it disappear silently. Hengzhi is also numb at the moment.

According to Hengzhi's plan, the first step is to attack Gangneung, control the families of the soldiers in Gangneung City, and force them to defect.

But now none of the family members have been caught, which means that they have lost their bargaining chips to hold the Gangneung Army hostage. Then King Yong's blame is basically abolished.

The Jiangling army is all on the border of Yongzhou, and when Song Wuwei does not defect, Xiao Zhi is defeated and invincible.

At this time, Hengzhi felt that something was wrong, and said to Xiao Gui: "We may have fallen into Wei Ran's trap." ”

Xiao Gui is also a human spirit, and he woke up on the spot and said, "You mean, Wei Ran had long expected that we would rebel?" So you prepared early? ”

Hengzhi nodded, then looked at the map. Then analyzed: "Wei Ran transferred the Jiangling army to Xiangfan, called the north to attack Northern Qin, if everyone sends troops together, he will really attack Northern Qin, if he does not send troops, he can take advantage of the situation to encircle and suppress King Yongwang Xiao Zhi." ”

"However, Wei Ran forgot one thing, I have already won over Wang Xian, and Wang Xian still has tens of thousands of people in his hands, which is enough to contain Song Wuwei." Hengzhi sneered: "He thought that only he could pinch and calculate in the world." It can perceive people's hearts. ”

Xiao Gui hurriedly said at this time: "Don't trust Wang Xian, this person is Wei Ran's protégé. What if this person surrendered? ”

"He has sent two sons to our army as hostages, and the tiger is poisonous and does not eat children, how can he easily sacrifice the lives of his children in exchange for the trust of his father?" Hengzhi sneered and said: "Since the Jiangling army can't be coerced, simply let Xiao Liang directly let Jiangzhou join the division and go directly along the river." I still have internal response in Jiankang City, what is there to fear. ”

Xiao Yin said at this time: "My Jiangzhou army currently has 50,000, Yingzhou army 30,000, Xiao Liang has exhausted the troops of Xichuan, and our army has as many as 180,000 troops. ”

"Where is Hengxuan's nephew?" Xiao Gui asked at this time.

"My son Hengxuan has gone to the fiefdom of Nanyu Prefecture, cutting off the back road of the Huainan Army, and the Huainan Army has also been pinned."

Xiao Gui calculated carefully at this time, so now Wei Ran can use up to 100,000 soldiers, which also includes the soldiers of Sanwu County and the Xiangzhou army.

Although Hengzhi was quite old at this time, he still said arrogantly: "Right now, I only need to send fierce generals to attack Baling and block the Xiangzhou waterway." It was difficult for the armies of Xiangzhou and Jiaoguang to support in a short period of time. Great things can be done! ”

In the Shangyuan Palace in Taicheng, Wei Ran and others gathered together.

"Now that Hengzhi has gone out, the messenger went to Northern Qin on the same day." Wei Ran said.

"So how does Wei Di think the enemy will ban the army?"

"If the thief army ignores Jiangling and Yongzhou, gathers forces to approach Jiankang, fights a decisive battle with our army in Ochre, conquers Ochre in a battle, and then coerces Jiankang and coerces the people, this is the best policy."

"If the thief army divides the west of Jiangzhou, competes for national strength, and then slowly recovers Xiangzhou and other places, and finally comes by land from Yuzhang to Danyang, this is the middle policy."

"If the thief army storms Baling, intending to cut off the connection between Jiankang and Xiangzhou Jiaozhou, this is the next policy."

Xiao Ju was very puzzled after hearing this, so he said to Wei Ran: "But didn't Brother Wei say that there is a way to defeat the thief army by hoarding heavy troops and ochre, why is this really the best strategy for the enemy army?" ”

Wei Ran was heroic at the moment, and said heartily: "Your Majesty, the two armies are fighting, meeting on a narrow road, and the brave take the lead." The two sides were in close contact with each other in the area of ochre, and although we had made arrangements, the battlefield was changing rapidly, and the enemy still had a chance to win. ”

Seeing Xiao Ju's face change slightly, Wei Ran said with a smile: "Your Majesty, don't worry, even if the enemy army wins, I can stick to Dongxiliang Mountain, then the Qin army will definitely have conquered Xichuan, and the news will reach the army, what should the Xichuan army led by Xiao Liang do?" ”

Xiao Ju just sighed helplessly and said, "Although what Wei Di said is good, I always feel so uneasy. ”

Cui Huan saw Xiao Ju's concerns, and explained for Wei Ran: "Your Majesty doesn't need to worry, Duke Qin is just killing two birds with one stone." Even if we have Xichuan, if there is no change in the north, it will not help to force the Northern Expedition, and when Houqian was at its peak, even Qingzhou was in the hands, but how about the Northern Expedition? After repeated setbacks, the troops went to Henan and did not move forward. Now that he has lost a Xichuan and obtained the civil strife in Northern Qin, Weichen thinks it is very worthwhile. ”

Cui Huan's words seemed to give Xiao Ju a reassurance, Xiao Ju nodded slowly, and then asked, "Which path does Wei Di think the thief army will choose?" ”

"If you are upright, you will use soldiers. He will definitely attack Baling first, intending to cut off the connection between Xiangzhou and us, but I have already sent people to defend Baling, and at the same time the Jiangling army is in Yuzhang, Xiangzhou. ”

Wei Ran casually pointed his finger at the magpie tail and said: "In fact, no matter how Hengzhi uses his troops, he will inevitably be pinched from above to cut off the grain road." No matter how much Hengzhi cares about the grain road, he can't imagine that the place where I cut off the grain road will be under his nose. ”

When Xiao Ju saw Wei Ran's finger, he could only say with emotion: "Yes, this place is indeed unexpected." But Hengxuan has gone to Nanyuzhou, and he has been guarding Nanyuzhou for many years, which can also be said to be deep-rooted. Nanyuzhou is between healthy elbows and armpits, what does Wei Di think? ”

When Wei Ran heard this, he laughed and said nothing.

Xiao Ju was very puzzled by this, and Cui Huan said at this time: "Your Majesty, rest assured, Hengxuan will definitely be beheaded within ten days." ”