In March, the weather is a little warmer, but still cold.

Tongzhou, an imposing mansion. The pavilions and pavilions are all beautiful, and it looks like a fairyland.

In front of a water pavilion, a thin layer of ice floats on the pond, and occasionally a koi fish or two float to the surface to breathe.

Suddenly, there was a roar, and the fish was startled by the sound, and quickly dived down and disappeared without a trace.

Northern Zhou Otsuka Zaiyu Wenhu was furious, a copy was overturned to the ground, and various official war reports were swayed all over the place, "Waste, waste!" You're all rubbish! ”

He was still angry, and kicked Guo Rong, who joined the army, to the ground, "150,000 people!" We have 150,000 people! was actually pressed by Hu Luguang to fight in the same state for half a month, and he didn't even have a chance to fight back! What is the use of me keeping you? ”

Guo Rong had just gotten up from the ground and kicked on his shoulder again. Yuwen Hu looked at him condescendingly and said, "The old man trusts you so much, you have lost seven times in the past half a month, and the old man's face has been lost to you!" ”

Yuwen Hu is fifty and seven this year, but his body looks quite tough, his beard and hair are all gray, but he is well-maintained, and he looks only about forty years old. At this time, his face was flushed, and it was obvious that he was really angry.

"Otsuka Zai is angry, let him go for the time being, spare his life......" General Liu Yong saw Yuwen Hu scolding and scolding, and beat him, and his anger must have almost disappeared, so he came out to dissuade him.

"How can the old man calm his anger! At the beginning, he swore to the old man that in less than three days, he would defeat the Qi army, but to this day, Hu Luguang's handsome flag is still planted under the city! Yuwen Hu gritted his teeth, "He's slapping the old man's face!" Can the old man not be angry? ”

If it weren't for that, why would he Yuwen Hu have to worry about a little Guo Rong? is the emperor in Chang'an City, who made those sneaky little tricks, and he just regarded them as petty fights.

"But Otsuka Zai, it's not that we haven't organized a large army to besiege and kill the Qi army, but the combat power of the Qi army is really beyond imagination...... It can be called the best ...... in the world"

Hou Longen also began to interject, and said: "A few days ago, we were angry that Yu Wenxian was defeated so quickly, and now it seems that Yu Wenxian can deal with Hu Luguang for so long, and he is really ......."

It's okay that he didn't mention Yu Wenxian, but as soon as he mentioned Yu Wenxian, Yu Wenhu became even more angry.

The Eastern Crusade is the meaning of Yuwen Hu, Yu Wenxian is responsible for making suggestions, it is Yu Wenxian who suggested that he should attack Yiyang, and Yu Wenhu gathered troops to sit in Tongzhou.

Originally, the fight was quite smooth, Yu Wenxian dragged Hu Luguang on the side of Dinglong Yiyang, and later Hu Luguang withdrew from Dinglong, and Yu Wenxian pursued with the acquiescence of Yuwen Hu.

Yuwen Hu originally wanted to use a vigorous victory to open the way for the Eastern Crusade, if he could capture Hu Luguang alive, it would definitely increase his might! In the future, it will not be difficult to directly take Luoyang and drive the hinterland of Qi for a long time.

But who would have thought that Yu Wenxian did not win, but was defeated like a mountain, losing most of the soldiers and horses!

So the situation immediately turned around, and tens of thousands of Qi troops passed through Dinglong, which was weakly defended after the defeat, and directly gave Yuwen Hu and Zhou Jun a blow to the head!

At this time, Yuwen Hu didn't even know that Yu Wenxian had lost!

"Yu Wenxian...... That is, he ran to Dinglong, otherwise the old man would definitely kill him! Yuwen Hu said fiercely. In his opinion, if it weren't for Yu Wenxian's uselessness and easy fall for Hu Luguang's tricks, how could Zhou Jun be defeated so quickly?

From beginning to end, Yuwen Hu was not prepared at all, and was completely led by Hu Luguang, if he hadn't reacted in time later, maybe Tongzhou had been taken by Hu Luguang! He Yuwen Hu will also become a prisoner of the Qi army!

It's not that he didn't think about self-defense and counterattack, but the organized groups of people were defeated by Hu Luguang one after another.

wanted to rely on the advantage of soldiers and horses to directly defeat Hu Luguang, but the area of Tongzhou was small and could not be used at all, so he went out to find a decisive battle with the Qi army, and in the end he could only end up being divided and surrounded.

Guo Rong was finally liquidated by Yuwen Hu after several defeats in a row.

At this time, Yuwen Hu's attention had been successfully attracted by the name Yu Wenxian, but he was in no mood to pay attention to Guo Rong anymore.

"Yuwen gendarme was defeated, and he absconded in fear of crime, and the old man will definitely punish him heavily!" Yuwen Hu snorted and said, "If you lose more than 50,000 people in a battle, even Your Majesty can't protect him!" ”

"The old man originally wanted to give them a chance, but they themselves were too angry, and when they went underground, they saw the first emperor, and the old man also had a clear conscience!"

Everyone was silent for a while, and everyone knew that the first emperor in Yuwen Hu's mouth was not Emperor Xiaomin Yuwenjue, nor Emperor Ming Yuwenyu, but Yuwentai. It's just that Yuwen Hu can really have a clear conscience?

The reason why Yuwen Hu can control the authority is because he is Yu Wentai's minister.

Before Yuwentai died, all the sons were young and could not take on the big responsibility, so they entrusted Yuwen to protect him.

Yuwen Hu deposed the Yuan clan of the Western Wei Dynasty and established the Zhou Dynasty by Yuwentai's third son, Yuwen Jue.

Because Yuwen Hu monopolized the power, Yu Wenjue was dissatisfied, and Yuwen Jue's arrangement was known to Yuwen Hu in advance, so Yu Wentai killed Yu Wenjue again and supported Yu Wenyu, who was also the son of Yu Wentai, to ascend the throne.

Yuwen Yu is very intelligent, and Yu Wen Hu often feels frightened, so he poisoned Yu Wen Yu and supported an emperor from Yu Wentai's son, this is Yu Wen Yong.

After Yuwen Yong ascended the throne, he was more obedient to Yuwen Hu than those two elder brothers, and never refuted any of Yu Wenwu's proposals.

Yuwen Hu's mother was returned by the Northern Qi, and Yu Wenyong treated her like his own mother, carefully letting Yuwen Yong live until now.

Yuwen Yong has long been an adult, but Yuwen Hu still controls the power of the court, which makes some courtiers feel dissatisfied, and Yu Wen Hu also has a sense of crisis.

The reason why Yuwen Hu went east this time was also to use a victory to increase his prestige in the court. At that time, if he wants to do something again, no one will be able to restrain him.

To put it bluntly, the motive for this war is a struggle for power.

Yu Wenxian has always been close to Yu Wenyong, and if he is separated from Yuwen Hu, Yu Wenhu will never give Yu Wenxian this opportunity to strengthen his strength.

But Emperor Yuwen Yong didn't know when he had a group of strong supporters, and after the game, Yuwen Hu finally chose to take a step back and put Yu Wenxian into the army, allowing him to temporarily grasp the real power.

In fact, how could he not see the little calculation of Yu Wenyong and Yu Wenxian? No matter what kind of credit Yu Wenxian gets in this battle, Yu Wenhu is the highest commander in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and he is destined to stabilize Yu Wenxian.

The greater Yu Wenxian's achievements on the front line, the more outstanding his Yu Wen Hu's exploits will be. He has been working hard for many years, and he has already rooted his power in every corner of the court and the army, and he can't shake it if he wants to.

No matter how powerful Yuwen Xian is, Yuwen Hu wants to deprive him of all his power, but it is just a matter of one sentence.

As for Yuwen Yong, if he is obedient, Yuwen Hu doesn't mind letting him live a comfortable life for a few more years, if he is not obedient...... Scold......

He has abolished three emperors in his life, and he doesn't care about this one.

Just when Yuwen Hu's mind was turning around, someone suddenly came with a military report, "Report! Report! Otsuka Zai, the Qi army has begun to withdraw! ”

Yuwen Hu was stunned for a moment, and then showed a look of surprise, and stepped forward and asked, "You, what you said is true?" ”

"It's true, we are in the city, and we have seen the Qi army pull out of the camp with our own eyes! According to the scout's report, the rear camp of the Qi army had been evacuated yesterday, and the cavalry was sent to harass them, and they ignored it, it is certain that the Qi army wanted to evacuate! ”

"There are also two latest battle reports sent from Yubi here!" The flag officer fished out two battle reports from his arms.

Hou Longen couldn't wait to open a letter to watch, and immediately changed his face:

"Qi Guogong led more than 30,000 troops, crossed the Yellow River from Longmen, attacked the Qi army garrison, Qi general Mo Duo Lou Xianjing was beheaded, and Qi Guogong occupied three fortresses of the Qi army! ……”

"Huh? Seriously? "Yuwen Hu can't stand the shelf anymore, I've seen it here.

"There's a ...... behind it"

"Quick, take it apart and read it to the old man!"

"The Qi general Gao Changgong led 10,000 troops to block the Duke of Qi in the north of Fenshui, and the Duke of Qi was defeated, and the three cities he occupied returned to the hands of the Qi army......"

Yuwen Hu almost pulled off his beard, only to hear Hou Longen read again: "Wei Xiaokuan of the Zhu State sent troops to reinforce, and the Duke of Qi and Gao Changgong are now facing off on the front line of the Fen River, and the battle situation is ...... stalemate."

"Otsuka Zai, no wonder the Qi army wants to withdraw, Yu Wenxian has stepped on the tail of the Qi army!" Hou Longen looked at Yuwen Hu with a complicated expression.

Yuwen Hu also threatened to kill Yu Wenxian before, but now it seems that it may not work, and this battle is enough for Yu Wenxian to make up for it.

The general Liu Yong immediately reacted and said: "Otsuka Zai, Hu Luguang evacuated in such a hurry, I am afraid that Yu Wenxian made too much noise in Fenbei, so he will be so impatient to return to the army to rescue." This is a good opportunity, we can go east to Luoyang again! ”

A few days ago, Yuwen Hu might have been interested in this proposal, but now......

"It's not proper, the Qi army must have an ambush, in case our army chases out, and they are like defeating Yu Wenxian in Anye, so they can make a move back to the horse pistol, what should I do at that time?" Yuwen Hu naturally wanted to refuse.

"Otsuka Zai, this is a godsend, don't let it go!" Liu Yong said anxiously, indeed, once Hu Luguang went away, and Luoyang strengthened its precautions, Zhou Jun would have no chance at all.

"This is a military order, the old man said not to go, just not to go, Hu Lu Mingyue is so cunning, how can there be no backhand for us to pursue?" Yuwen Hu was repeatedly contradicted by his subordinates, and no matter how good his mood was, he was a little unhappy.

"What we need to pay attention to now is Fenbei! Gao Changgong is in Fenbei, and now Hu Luguang is also gone, Yu Wenxian and Wei Xiaokuan are still weak in the final analysis, and our army is afraid that it will suffer! In terms of replenishing troops and transporting grain and grass, we must make adequate preparations! The old man has a hunch that this will be a big battle that can affect the fortunes of the country! ”

Under the canopy, in the reckless mountains, the Qi army was marching.

Dugu Suda rode his horse in the marching column.

Hu Luguang was looking into the distance from a mountain at the back.

Dugu Xuda looked at the back curiously, climbed up the hill, and asked, "Zuo Xiang, what are you looking at?" ”

Hu Luguang didn't even bother to look at him, and replied sullenly: "I'm looking to see if this old thing Yuwen Hu catches up......"

Dugu Xu Da paused for a moment, and then said with a smile: "We are walking so fast, he must not have reacted, so there is a chance to catch up?" ”

"You know a...... Hu Lu glanced at him, then looked into the distance, muttering to himself: "No, why didn't this old thing catch up?" You're catching up......"

“…… Has this old puppet changed his temper? His tone began to grow a little impatient.

Dugu Suda's smile froze on his face, and he began to realize that he didn't actually understand Zuo Xiang's thoughts...... He is, I wish Yuwen Hu would catch up?

After a long time, Hu Luguang smacked his lips regretfully and said, "Don't take the bait...... There's no way around it...... Let's go to Fenbei......"

Dugu Suda: "......"

You're just making up your mind now, aren't you? It's all a joke to say you want to leave before?

In Fenbei, Yu Wenxian was watching the battle on the mountain, and the tide-like Zhou army and the Qi army collided together, shouting and killing to the sky.

A quarter of an hour later, Yu Wenxian rode away, and the Zhou army announced the withdrawal of troops.

General Xin Wei ran to his side, "I originally thought that Gao Changgong was good at attacking and not defending, but now it seems that Gao Changgong is also very good at defending the city......"

"Yes, Gao Changgong has made great achievements, and he does have a hand in using soldiers......"

"What do we do next? Keep attacking?"

Yu Wenxian's face was expressionless, "Yes, continue to fight, spread out the troops, drag Gao Changgong, and the remaining dozen or so cities will be fought one after another, I don't believe that the Qi army can really surround all the cities like iron buckets!" ”

Jinju Road, a silent march of the Qi army rushing from Jinyang, is like a river of steel.

His Majesty issued an edict from Yecheng and ordered Duan Shao, the prince of Pingyuan, to lead troops to aid Fenbei.

Inside the carriage, a short, thin old man was drinking with a man.

Duan Shao narrowed his eyes and asked, "So, Your Majesty has lined up Your Highness here to train you?"

As soon as Gao Yanzong arrived, he received the warm hospitality of Duan Dazai, wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and said with a smile: "Yes, Your Majesty appointed me as the deputy governor, in fact, it was for me to come and practice...... I don't have real power, so you don't have to be polite to me, just be called by your subordinates......"

After a glass of wine fell into his stomach, Gao Yanzong felt that Duan Shao was much more kind. In the rumors of the outside world, Duan Shao is a handsome and dashing Confucian general, but the old man in front of him has nothing to do with the handsome and dashing. There is no murderous spirit, but he looks like a rich old man.

Duan Shao poured himself another glass of wine and tasted it carefully. smiled at Gao Yanzong and said, "Okay, the old man has a bottom in his heart...... Your Highness, please come back......"

Gao Yanzong's eyes drifted to the wine jug, and just as he wanted to grab it and fill it again, his hand was held down by Duan Shao.

"I'll have one more drink and I'll go......"

"What kind of wine are you drinking, Your Majesty asked you to come here to practice, did you let you drink?"

So Gao Yanzong was driven out of the carriage, "Young man, do a good job, there will be a chance!" ”

Then the carriage bones flew away, Gao Yanzong was angry, and pouted: "I heard that this old man slammed the door, I didn't believe it just now, but now I believe it, this is a real fucking pick!" ……”

"Turning your face is faster than turning a book...... As soon as I heard that I didn't have the power in my hands, I immediately stopped recognizing people, the old guy is a dog-faced?"