Yu Wenzhi, the general of Western Qin, after receiving Yuan Shan's edict, had nowhere to vent his inner depression.

"Your Majesty is just messing around, now Fu Yuan is confronting Min Guan on the battlefield of Luoyang, and the army has not yet broken through the tiger prison and cannot join forces with General Fu Yuan, and now he wants us to attack Yiyang, doesn't this completely push the Southern Dynasty to Min Guan?"

Listening to Yu Wenzhi's complaints, Sima Linhai didn't know what to say.

When Yuan Shan first ascended to the throne, the throne was not stable, so it was urgent to show force to deter the ministers, especially after Yuan Frame was also proclaimed emperor.

But a two-front war is really a taboo for kings.

Sima Linhai had already followed Yuwenzhi to the camp outside the city at this time, Yuwenzhi looked at the Northern Qin soldiers who were practicing, and said: "Your Majesty's order has to be obeyed, how is it good now?" In the past, Yiyang's 50,000 Yuanxi army was beaten by Wang Xian less than 10,000 people, and there were spies who gave the news, and in recent days, there have been large trucks entering Yiyang, I suspect that Yingzhou is transporting grain to Yiyang, and it seems that Yiyang has already taken precautions. ”

Sima Linhai picked up a longbow at this time, tried it slightly, handed the longbow to his subordinates, and then analyzed: "Fu Yuan abandoned Min Guan and threw himself to us, at this time the main focus should be on Fu Yuan, Fu Yuan now occupies Lianghuai and most of Henan, the geographical location is extremely important, if you can't break through the tiger prison, Guanzhong and Guanwai will not be able to connect together, if you want to support Fu Yuan, you must march from the direction of the hanging gourd, I am now worried, Min Guan will reach a cooperation with Wei Ran, if Fu Yuan is attacked from both sides, Fu Yuan will be defeated." ”

Yu Wenzhi doesn't know the truth here, but Emperor Yuanshan has made an order, and if he doesn't obey it, he will resist the order.

Sima Linhai whispered at this time: "I heard news in the past few days that Tuoba Yuan had sent someone to send a secret letter to Chang'an. ”

Yuwen Zhi's heart moved when he heard this, and then he pulled Sima Linhai aside and said, "Why didn't Sima Gong tell me earlier?" ”

Sima Linhai said unhurriedly: "Tuoba Yuan has a special identity and has the right to deliver secret letters to the imperial court, I didn't think much about it, but after the secret letters, His Majesty's holy decree was ushered in, I guess that this matter must be inseparable from Tuoba Yuan." Maybe Tuoba Yuan gave His Majesty the illusion that Yiyang could be broken with a snap of his fingers, and General Yuwen could order Tuoba Yuan to lead the army to attack Yiyang and defend Xiangyang himself. ”

Although Yuwenzhi is quite moved, but the situation at this moment is different from before, now Min Guan occupies Hebei, the connection between the Liaodong Tuoba clan and the imperial court was cut off by Min Guan, if Tuoba Yuan is damaged, then the Tuoba clan will inevitably fall directly to Min Guan.

But Sima Linhai has a different opinion, he thinks that Min Guan is in a critical situation now, if he wants to turn the tables against the wind, he can only form an alliance with Nanqi and attack Fu Yuan together, and now Tuoba Clan's own attitude is also secretly regretful, although Tuoba Yuan is in the Yuwen Zhi army, it seems to be a member of Yuanshanmen, but this is before Yuanshan ascended the throne.

Now that Min Guan ascended the throne, the Tuoba clan did not make much move, obviously not wanting to be an enemy with Min Guan, so he had to find a way to involve the Tuoba clan in the battlefield.

Yu Wenzhi was still worried and said, "You mean, let Tuoba Yuan die in Yiyang?" ”

Sima Linhai didn't nod, but he didn't shake his head either, he just looked up in the direction of Jiankang, and seemed to be distracted for a while.

"Sima Gong? Sima Gong? ”

Hearing Yuwen Zhi's shout, Sima Linhai came back to his senses, and then said slightly apologetically: "General Yuwen, I was just thinking that if Nanqi really formed an alliance with Min Guan, then we can blame Tuoba Yuan's death on Min Guan, how could the Tuoba clan still help Min Guan at that time?" If the Tuoba clan attacks Youzhou, Min Guan will definitely be unable to take care of it, so he can only send Zhao Zhao's Bingzhou army to meet the battle, and we are bribing the Turkic tribes with a lot of money to make them attack and merge the state, and Min Guan will definitely be in trouble. ”

Yuwenzhi pondered for a moment, and then called Tuoba Yuan.

Tuoba Yuan was dressed in military uniform at this time, and was hunting nearby, and when his subordinates came to call, Tuoba Yuan said reluctantly: "This Yuwen Zhi, how can this son be seen when he says it." ”

"Young master, don't be willful, Yuwen is now an official and worships the general, and our Tuoba clan is now separated by Min Guan, so it's better to be cautious."

Although Tuoba Yuan still looked disdainful, his expression was a little more solemn, and then he threw away his longbow and returned to Xiangyang City.

When Tuoba Yuan saw Yu Wenzhi, he didn't salute, but said, "The general came to me, but something?" ”

Although Yu Wenzhi was also quite dissatisfied with Tuoba Yuan's unreasonableness in his heart, he still said patiently: "Your Majesty has an order for our army to attack Yiyang, is General Tuoba willing to go?" ”

When Tuoba heard this, he didn't care about it at the moment. Although he had been on the book before, he had participated in Yuwenzhi's empty consumption of troops and stagnated in the land of Xiangfan, but he didn't expect Yuwenzhi to ask him to lead the army to attack Yiyang.

But then Tuoba Yuan thought that the defenders of Yiyang were not led by some famous generals, so he said immediately: "Naturally, I am willing to go." ”

Yu Wenzhi nodded, and then pretended to be concerned and said: "Wang Xian is not incompetent, there are no less than 50,000 Qi troops near Yiyang, and I will give you 100,000 troops, which should be fine." ”

How could Tuoba Yuan not understand the contempt in Yuwen Zhi's words, and immediately said: "Is the general looking down on him? A nobody, what is there to fear? I'll take 50,000 troops. ”

Seeing Tuoba Yuan so big, Yu Wenzhi also sneered in his heart, but he still reminded kindly: "General Tuoba , the siege of the city is not a field battle, it cannot be broken without several times the force, and now with the same strength, I am afraid it will be difficult to conquer." In the past, His Majesty's younger brother, the army of 50,000 was broken by Wang Xian's 10,000 people, and the general should not underestimate the enemy. ”

"Am I comparable to those who have no ethics?" Tuoba Yuan immediately retorted, then stood up and said to Yu Wenzhi: "I'm going to prepare first, and I'm going to capture this Yiyang." ”

On the Southern Qi side, seeing that spring had begun, Wei Ran gathered 100 large ships in Jingkou, requisitioned 20,000 elite Tianxiong troops, and 30,000 Wu soldiers, and marched up the river, preparing to go to Yingzhou first.

At the same time, Zhang Gui was transferred from Huiji County to Guangling, and Liu Renye was the general of the expedition to the north, and Zhang Gui was the vanguard, and all the Huainan troops in Guangling City were recruited, and at the same time, 20,000 troops were recruited in eastern Zhejiang, totaling 60,000 people, to attack Huaiyin and Zhongli first.

Wei Ran wrote in a secret letter to Liu Renye: "First recapture the land of Southern Yuzhou, advance the battle line to the Huai River, and then Chen Bing did not move, waiting for news. ”

Of course, Liu Renye carried out this unconditionally, although he was also quite puzzled in his heart, why Wei Ran still led the army to Yingzhou, but he still followed Wei Ran's order and began to transfer troops, and at the same time sent spies to investigate the reality of Huaiyin and Zhongli and other cities.

Wei Ran was originally reluctant to send troops to Xiangfan and Jiangling, but the news from Yiyang made Wei Ran excited.

Yuwen Zhi ordered Tuoba Yuan to lead the army to attack Yiyang, and the two sides had fought three battles.

"Tuoba Yuan? This battle first charged Webb some interest. Wei Ran had already made up his mind at this time, and he must be far away.

And Min Guan in Yecheng, after getting the conditions for the alliance of the Southern Dynasties brought back by Min Shichuan, was also the first time to camp happily.

Fu Yuan looked at the battlefield in Henan, and captured three cities one after another, and the momentum was shocking, and the people of Henan and Qingzhou were panicked.

Min Guan fell into a very embarrassing situation at the moment, he had soldiers, but no good generals.

At this time, Min Shiyuan pushed the door and said to Min Guan: "Father, now that the country is in trouble, the child is willing to lead the army to conquer Henan." ”

Min looked at his twenty-three-year-old son, and couldn't make up his mind for a moment.

Min Shiyuan has no experience in leading troops alone, although he and Zhao Youzhi have fought against the Liangzhou rebellion together, but Min Shiyuan is only at the disposal of Zhao Youzhi most of the time, and now he is allowed to lead the army alone, Min Guan is still a little relieved.

"Father rest assured, the child has been in Yecheng for several years, in order to deal with possible attacks from the north, he has also studied hard day and night. Besides, although Fu Yuan's momentum is fierce now, we must make a strong response, although the Southern Dynasty promised to form an alliance, but Wei Ran will not send troops too soon, he will wait until we contain Fu Yuan, and then we will send troops to Huainan, so we can't delay. ”

Min Guan looked surprised at this time: "How do you know when Wei Ran will send troops?" ”

"Wei Ran, Xiao Xiongye. The national strength of the Southern Qi Dynasty has been greatly reduced, and Wei Ran has to face the pressure of Jiangling, so he will let the DPRK provide grain and grass and military resources before he is willing to send troops. Moreover, if Wei Ran attacks too early, Fu Yuan will definitely be able to arrange reinforcements in time, and he will make a wedding dress for us at that time, so according to his temperament, he will definitely wait until our side and Fu Yuan are in the middle of the war, and will exchange the smallest loss for the greatest benefit. ”

Listening to Min Shiyuan's analysis of the Tao, Min Guan couldn't help but nodded, and the more he looked at the son in front of him, the more he liked it.

Min Shiyuan said again: "Father, besides, now is not the heyday of Great Qin, the child thinks day and night, if he wants to really do something, he must be like Wei Ran, and grasp the power and military power in his own hands. The regime is easy to grasp, and the military power is rare, so this is also the best time to establish prestige in the army. ”

Min Guan looked at Min Shiyuan in shock at this time, although this remark was quite rebellious, but it was not unreasonable to think about it. Now Zhao Zhao is in Bingzhou, not only to guard against the Turks, but also to guard against the raids of the remnants of Shanhu, and to support Youzhou at any time.

Although Qingzhou's Duan rival is quite famous, it is still a signal that he is unwilling to send troops to Henan.

The Tuoba clan of Liaodong in Youzhou, whose son-in-law is still in the Yuanshan Dynasty, although he has recently shown favor to Min Guan, but it is only a source of left and right.

Eastern Qin really needs a strong leader, especially in today's situation, Wei Ran's age has become his biggest advantage.

He still has decades to dominate the world, and if Min Shiyuan, who is about the same age as him, has the talent to compete with Wei Ran, it must be an excellent thing.

Thinking of this, Min Guan no longer hesitated: "You immediately lead the elite of Yecheng and rush to the Henan battlefield first, and the remnants of Luoyang will also be dispatched by you, and at the same time, you will send 30,000 troops to each of the three states of Youqing for your dispatch." ”

"Zhao Zhao will definitely send troops, and Youzhou is no big problem, is this Qingzhou Thorn History Duan matched?" Min Shiyuan said suddenly.

"If Duan Pidi is so ignorant of current affairs, when Fu Yuan is cleaned up, he will clean up this old man when he turns around." Min Guan also suddenly became ruthless at this time, said coldly, and immediately said to Min Shiyuan: "There is another thing, your brother wrote that Wei Ran's second lady is the princess of my dynasty Mingyue, who eloped to the Southern Dynasty seven years ago, and everyone thought that Mingyue was dead, and now Wei Ran wants us to restore Mingyue's status, what can you do?" ”

"Where do the people know the strangeness, we say that Wei Ran and Yuan Shu had a marriage contract in the past, when Wei Ran fled south, Yuan Shu followed Wei Ran for love, and the court is now grateful for Yuan Shu's infatuation, and thought of the withering of the royal blood, so in accordance with the last wish of the first emperor Yuan Shu, officially restored the title of Princess Yuan Shu Mingyue, and announced this marriage to the world, and from then on Nanqi and I Qin are the country of in-laws."

Min Shiyuan then persuaded the wavering Min Guan: "Father, don't hesitate, this is a plan to kill three birds with one stone, one can make Wei Ran reduce the resentment towards me and others, the second can let Yuan Shan dispel the idea of alliance with Southern Qi, and the third can use this to test the opponents of the court, why not?" Besides, it is the royal face that is lost, and it is not the face of our Min family! ”

After listening to this, Min Guan suddenly felt like an empowering, and involuntarily patted Min Shiyuan and praised: "Wu'er is not weaker than Wei Ran. ”

On the battlefield in Henan, after Fu Yuan broke through Hongnong, the army was stationed in Hongnong, but Hongnong, who was originally the granary of Luoyang, had no food, and even Baixin was moved, which made Fu Yuan suddenly thunderous.

At present, he has nearly 200,000 troops on the battlefield in Henan, and in addition to the 150,000 Huainan troops at the beginning, he has also incorporated many Henan soldiers, and his momentum is huge.

Originally, he hoped that the grain and grass in Hongnong County could support the army, but now that there was a shortage of grain and grass, Fu Yuan had no choice but to order the soldiers to take grain on the spot.

The so-called local grain is to rob the people, but I don't want this opening up, the soldiers under the tent are particularly excessive, and many soldiers even began to rob the people's daughters, causing the people in the surrounding counties to be in danger and begin to form villages to protect themselves.

Suddenly, Fu Yuan lost the hearts of the people around Luoyang. In desperation, Fu Yuan had no choice but to forcibly lead his troops to attack Tiger Pass from the east.

Li Sizheng is a ruthless man, and under the double-sided attack of Fu Yuan and Chen Hu, he took advantage of the natural danger of the Tiger Prison to resist the simultaneous attack of both sides.

The Tiger Prison Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack, not only because of the steep terrain, but more importantly, the army cannot be carried out, although Fu Yuan has a large number of people, most of the soldiers can only stare dryly.

In desperation, Fu Yuan could only adopt the combat method of attacking in turns and staying up all night to consume the sharpness of Li Sizheng's soldiers.

It's a pity that people are not as good as heaven, Fu Yuan met Chen Hu, a pig teammate, Chen Hu didn't see Fu Yuan's intentions clearly, and the programmed attack during the day and repaired at night, so that Li Sizheng had enough time to repair his soldiers and horses. After all, Tiger Prison Pass has accepted a lot of displaced people, and now there are 100,000 people, plus Hongnong's grain and grass, which is enough to hold on for a year.

Now all Li Sizheng has to do is to stick to and wait for help, but Li Sizheng did not take the usual path, and even took advantage of the night to sneak attack Chen Hu's camp, and the straw bag general Chen Hu was killed and lost his armor and had to retreat twenty miles to camp.

This also made Li Sizheng laugh and said: "Chen Hu, a real slave!" ”