In the city of ochre, thousands of defenders who were still defending the city saw that Hengheng was dead, so they opened the city gate and surrendered to Southern Qi.

At this time, Pei Tu had already come to Wei Ran's tent, and when he saw Wei Ran, who was pale, Pei Tu did not hesitate, but knelt down directly and said: "King Qin, the last general was fortunate not to be dishonored, and he kept the magpie tail, the rebel general Yuan Yi escaped and surrendered more than 10,000 people, and the second lady of King Qin personally led the army to capture Xiao Yun." ”

Wei Ran was indeed surprised at this moment and asked, "Who do you say led the army to capture the traitor Xiao Yun?" ”

"Second Lady of King Qin." Pei Tu also said: "The second lady is really a heroine, leading 20,000 troops to forcibly cross Quewei and Nonghu, occupy Qianxi and camp, and then cut off Yuan Yi's grain route, and together with the king of Xiang, he defeated Jiangzhou reinforcements many times, Xiao Yun was captured when he forcibly transported grain to Nonghu. ”

Hearing Pei Tu's words, Wei Ran also smiled awkwardly, although he felt relieved in his heart, he still complained: "Your Majesty is really, how can you make a woman lead the army." ”

"King Qin's mansion is really Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, even a small general, he actually has a lot of ability."

After listening to Pei Tuhua talking about Wei Wu's command, Wei Ran couldn't help but feel a little ashamed. I have been in the mansion for many years, first I looked away, but I didn't see that Weber was the king of Taiyuan, and now I actually found that the inconspicuous general in the mansion turned out to be a person.

Wei Ran coughed slightly, and then asked, "According to General Pei's words, now the generation from Ochre Qi to Qianxi has been controlled. So at present, Yongzhou and Jiangzhou, Jiangling, are still in the hands of the rebels? ”

Pei Tu nodded after hearing this, but then added: "There is also the direction of Huiji County, which is still in the hands of the rebels, but the specific battle situation is not clear, and now Xiao Yun has been arrested, Yuan Yi has fled, and Yiyang Taishou Wang Xian has taken the opportunity to annex Xiao Yun's subordinates, and is currently appointed as the general manager of Yongzhou and Yizhou, this person now has nearly 100,000 mercenaries in his hands, which is the largest combat power in Jiangzhou." ”

Hearing this, Wei Ran couldn't help but laugh, only he and a few people knew that Wang Xian was the internal response he arranged.

Now that I heard that Wang Xian has been so reused, then Jiangzhou is not at your fingertips.

At this time, Wei Ran heard that Pei Tu was planning a surprise attack on Yiyang, and Wei Ran hurriedly dissuaded: "No! ”

Seeing Pei Tu's puzzled face, Wei Ran explained: "General Wang is the king's henchman, and committing himself to the thief is the king's one-step killing move. Now that the situation has been reversed, there is no need for him to make a decisive move. ”

When Cui He had just finished counting the military horses from Ochre Qi and returned to the camp, he saw what Wei Ran and Pei Tu were saying.

After listening carefully, Cui He immediately spoke: "In this way, you can calculate the plan." ”

Cui He's sudden appearance startled Wei Ran, and complained: "Brother Cui didn't say a word when he came in, so he scared the king." ”

Cui Huan laughed, and then said to Pei Tu: "Pei Tu can lead the army to attack Wang Xian, but he is not allowed to win." ”

Pei Tu was very puzzled at this time, Wang Xian was his own person, why did he attack him.

But Wei Ran reacted, so he explained: "Within a few days, the Jiangzhou rebels were defeated one after another, and there was a feeling that the general trend was gone. If Wang Xian can win consecutive battles at this time, then Hengzhi will definitely lead him as the main force, and when we send troops to Jiangzhou, we will definitely let Wang Xianchi help Jiangzhou, and then we should join forces with the outside, and then we can break through Jiangzhou in one fell swoop. ”

"Exactly." Cui He nodded again and again when he heard this,

The soldiers were very fast, Wei Ran then ordered Pei Tu to take the men and horses of his headquarters to immediately send troops to attack Wang Xian, in order to avoid the leakage of news, Wei Ran did not plan to report to Wang Xian.

Pei Tu was puzzled at this time: "If the prince doesn't report to General Wang, I'm afraid it will be difficult for General Wang to know the true intentions of the prince." What then? ”

Wei Ran shook his head and said: "After all, Qianxi was still Xiao Yin's territory in the past, if you send someone to inform you, if you are not careful, your efforts will be wasted." Wang Xian will only send troops to resist when you don't know about it, and you only need to show your flaws, and he will naturally know that you are trying to deceive. If you don't even have this in your eyes, you won't be able to use it again in the future. ”

It turned out that Wei Ran had deeper considerations, and now that Song Wuwei is dead, Wei Ran will also need to think carefully about the ownership of the Xiangfan defense line in the future, and just take this opportunity to see if Wang Xian can have the ability to take charge of himself.

Just when Pei Tu went to prepare, Chen Qing, the Taishou of Linhai, and Zang Hong, the assassin of Minzhou, had already led troops to conquer Huiji County, and Kong Fan, the guard of Huiji County, was exiled to the island, and Wang Lie also led the army to recover Wu County, and the civil strife in the land of Sanwu was completely quelled.

But unfortunately, Chen Qing, the Taishou of Linhai, was shot by a stray arrow during the battle and unfortunately died.

When the news reached Jiankang, the ministers suggested that Chen Hai, the son of Chen Qing, take his place, but this move was opposed by Xiao Ju.

Xiao Ju explained: "Everyone, how important it is for a county to be too guarded, how can it still be as childish as before, the father dies and the son succeeds, and the brother dies and the brother dies." ”

The ministers suddenly realized at this time, Xiao Ju seemed to be determined to abolish the filial piety system.

But at this time, the ministers suddenly found that they seemed to have no way to deal with Xiao Ju, but to persuade Wei Ran morally.

Zhou Pu took the lead at this time and said: "Your Majesty, Chen Taishou sacrificed his life for the country and made great contributions, but now he treats his son like this, I am afraid it will chill the world." ”

This hat made Xiao Ju snort coldly, and then said: "Lord Zhou's words are wrong, when did I say that I would treat Chen Hai badly?" Spread my will, crowned Chen Hai as the prince of Linhai County, and ordered him to come to live in Jiankang. ”

The position of the county prince is much more noble than that of Taishou, but now Xiao Ju only gives the title, not the official position, and the implication is obvious.

Those who have made meritorious deeds can indeed obtain glory and wealth, but this is not the same thing as participating in court politics.

Now that Chen Qing has died in battle, Chen Hai should be rewarded, and he simply directly rewarded him with the title of duke of a county, so how can the world say that Xiao Ju treats Chen Hai poorly?

Zhou Pu didn't say much when he heard this, he thought that the northern faction that was always upright and upright was now rebelling, and the southern party could finally dominate the imperial court, but at this moment, he suddenly realized that the southern scholars had no way to say anything in the imperial court as before.

Today's Southern Qi has gradually gathered imperial power, and the power falls on Xiao Ju and Xiao Ju's favored ministers.

Xiao Ju's favorites are naturally Wei Ran, Yuan Muzhi, Cui Huan and others.

Zhou Pu then branded Wei Ran's party with a brand new label, called the Xingchen group.

As the name suggests, it is by virtue of good luck that he has been favored by His Majesty.

Wei Ran is still fighting at the front, but the Southern Party in Jiankang has already considered how to liquidate Wei Ran in the future, if this matter is known to Wei Ran, Wei Ran will inevitably have another bloodbath.

Xian Hui had already led 40,000 troops to Xiangzhou at this time, and when she learned that Xiao Yi had gone to Qianxi.

Xian Hui did not hesitate, but immediately rushed to the vicinity of Baling, and at the same time got in touch with Zhang Da in the city to discuss the next move.

Zhang Da was also very helpless at this time, he was ordered to garrison Baling, and he couldn't get out lightly without Wei Ran's order.

So Zhang Da sent a letter to Xiao Yi in Qianxi, and Xiao Yi learned that Xian Hui was coming with a slang warrior, so he sent a message to Wei Ran in Ochre Qi in order to make the next move.

As for Yuan Shu, he had already rushed to Ochre Qi to meet with Wei Ran at this time.

When the husband and wife meet, they are naturally Xiao Biesheng's new love, Wei Ran is physically inconvenient, but Yuan Shu has a different flavor.

On the second day, Cui Huan saw Wei Ran with a dejected expression, and couldn't help laughing: "King Qin is really brave, and he is already looking down on him when he is seriously injured. ”

Wei Ran glanced at Cui He angrily.

Cui Huan said at this time: "There is a letter from the direction of Qianxi, Xian Hui led the army from Jiaozhou to help in the battle, a total of 40,000 people, and the direction of Jiangzhou should also get the news." Now we have 100,000 troops in Qianxi, and General Pei Tu is already preparing to attack Wang Xian, if nothing else, the decisive battle is coming. ”

After Wei Ran listened, he nodded slightly heavily, and now the war has been going on for four months, from June to October.

Wei Ran wanted to end the war before the winter, but Wei Ran was still not at ease, looked at the map and said: "What I am most afraid of now is that the north will take this opportunity to attack Xiangfan, if it is forcibly attacked Jiangzhou, it is not impossible for Hengzhi to make a desperate bet and give up Xiangfan and Yiyang." ”

Wei Ran's worries are indeed not unreasonable, after Yuwenzhi conquered Chengdu, after Sima Linhai arrived in Chang'an, he immediately said to Yuan Shanjin: "Xiao Liang, this person, as his name suggests, is thin and cold in nature, and extremely selfish. If Jiangling is really in danger, he will inevitably ask Xiao Yin to give up Xiangfan and Yiyang, and concentrate his forces on Jiangzhou to Jiangling, in order to protect himself. ”

After hearing this, although Yuan Shan was moved, he was not carried away by the huge benefits, but asked Yu Wenzhi's opinion.

After Yuwenzhi got the news, he hurriedly returned to Chang'an from Chengdu, and the three of them had a long talk.

Yuwen was full of spirit at this time, if he personally led the army to capture Yongzhou and Yizhou in the Southern Dynasty, then the Southern Dynasty would be compressed south of the Yangtze River and become a lamb to be slaughtered.

Today, Northern Qin has a population of 30 million, and there are countless war horses.

After the Southern Qi lost Xichuan, the population was already less than 10 million, if Yongzhou and Yizhou were lost, plus Nanyu Prefecture, which was soon to be captured by Fu Yuan, the population of the Southern Dynasty would be less than 7 million.

The only thing that worries Yuwenzhi is that Zhao Zhao's army is now outside the fortress, and the national strength of Northern Qin is huge. But the initiator Yuan Shan also realized that something was wrong at this time, and Zhao Zhao's troops not only had frequent good news, but also seemed to have no worries about food and grass.

But Zhao Zhao kept accusing the problem of grain and grass in the book, if the grain and grass were enough, he would have already broken through the Shanhu Royal Court.

Thinking of this, Yuan Shan no longer hesitated, and ordered to supply Zhao Zhao with all his strength, so as not to start a war on both fronts.

Then Yu Wenzhi said: "Now I am worried that Xiao Yin will not give up Xiangfan, but listening to what Master Sima said, it is indeed not unreasonable. Don't miss out on this opportunity. ”

Immediately, Yuwen Zhi looked at Sima Linhai and said, "Since Master Sima said that this is a great opportunity, dare to ask what is the best plan?" ”

Sima Linhai came prepared, so naturally he would not be afraid of Yuwenzhi's questions. Instead, he said: "General Yuwenzhi can lead the army into Wancheng, and then disrupt the troops, and a small group of men and horses will enter Nanyongzhou first, pretending to be civilians, and waiting for the opportunity to blend into Xiangfan City." ”

Sima Linhai immediately said: "Enter Wancheng, but don't send troops, don't make too many movements, so as not to arouse the other party's alertness, the disrupted troops slowly approached Xiangfan from the path, and hid in the nearby mountains." Now that there is a civil war in the Southern Qi Dynasty, there will certainly not be spies going back and forth too much on the border line, and then only need to wait for news from Jiangzhou, if Jiangzhou is in an emergency, Hengzhi can only recruit troops from Jiangling and Xiangfan, and then wait for the opportunity to find an opportunity to blend into the city, and then the inside and outside should be combined, and the time will be made to capture Xiangyang. If Xiangyang is lost, Fancheng will definitely not be able to hold it. ”

After listening to Sima Linhai's words, Yuan Shan looked at Yu Wenzhi.

Seeing Yu Wenzhi's brows furrowed, but after thinking about it carefully, Yu Wenzhi nodded slowly.

So Yuan Shan was overjoyed and said: "Then General Yuwen and General Sima will lead the army together, and this king will sit in Chang'an to preside over the overall situation." ”

Hearing Yuan Shan's shameless words, Sima Linhai was a little embarrassed. Presiding over the overall situation is to take credit in the middle.

But Yuwen Zhi had long been used to it, and left the Yuanshan Mansion after making peace.

Yuan Shan had already introduced Sima Linhai as a confidant at this time, and after Yuwenzhi left, Yuan Shan said to Sima Linhai: "Sima Gong, if this king can get great things, he will divide Nanyongzhou and Nanyi Prefecture to Sima Gong, and then Sima Gong can establish a country within a country here, isn't it beautiful." ”

In the face of such a huge temptation from Yuan Shan, Rao is Sima Linhai couldn't resist after all, and bowed his head and knocked down: "How can Weichen be so favored by His Majesty." ”

Listening to Sima Linhai's words, Yuan Shan was also completely floating.

After Yuan Shan's arrogant laughter, he said in the direction of the imperial city: "Yuan Zhen'er, see how long you can sit on the throne." ”