Chapter 369: The Way of Heaven (I)

Yang Jian's defeat of Weinan was already expected by Yuwen Yong, so Yu Wenyong did not pursue it, after all, it was promised a long time ago, and Yang Jian's decision was a great achievement, and all the previous ones were written off...... On the contrary, it was Yu Wenyong, who rushed away, returning in vain, and his heart was depressed, needless to say.

After rushing back to Chang'an overnight, Yu Wenyong immediately prepared to "move the capital" and repel the Qi army. Since Wang Liang guarded Chang'an, he has been properly arranged, and he has the demeanor of a famous general, although he does not say that he is attacking the Qi army head-on, but it can be regarded as a back and forth, and when the Qi State is surrounded and suppressed by heavy troops, it is quite good to have such a record...... So, this gave him some hope.

As a king with great ambitions, Yu Wenyong was unwilling to accept the result of fleeing to Shuzhong from the bottom of his heart. After all, since he sat on the throne, he hoped that one day he could unify the north and establish a dynasty that would not be easy to come;

But the reality today is that his army of 200,000 is ...... Almost all the strength of the heart of the Great Zhou was annihilated, and the iron horses of the Qi people even drank horses in Weibei, chasing and beating Chang'an every day. This is also difficult for Yu Wenyong, who has strong self-esteem, to accept!

To turn back the situation, we can only hope for a military miracle similar to "Weishui" and "Shayuan", and most of this hope has to be pinned on Wang Liang.

Since Yuwentai can break Gao Huan with one or two hundred thousand people, why can't Yuwenyong? After all, Yuwenyong's capital is much stronger than that of Yuwentai back then...... However, this is also destined to be only Yu Wenyong's wishful thinking.

There are three reasons for this:

First, in the abstract, the "potential" actually lost the "potential" in the Northern Zhou Dynasty since the loss of Xiangyang, Nanyang, and Jiangling, which is equivalent to being castrated.

Western Wei and Eastern Wei and even Northern Zhou and Northern Qi attacked each other for decades, fighting endlessly in Hedong and Henan, after seizing a large area of territory in southern Jin, Northern Qi has actually threatened the heart, and it is expected that Northern Zhou will not dare to act rashly, so he unexpectedly went south to take the important town of Xiangyang, this battle made the Great Zhou lose more than two million people and a large area of fertile land...... The national strength of the Northern Zhou Dynasty was greatly damaged, until it developed to this point, whether in terms of military strength or military equipment, the Northern Zhou Dynasty was not the opponent of the Northern Qi.

Second, Yu Wenyong and the nobles shouted toughly, in fact, even fools now know that he wants to run, this time it is not a false accusation or rumor-mongering, this is based on facts!

Since Yuwenyong returned to Chang'an, within half a day, the families of high-ranking officials and nobles have been running to Ma Weiyi, and the cars and horses have blocked the south gate, when the people and soldiers are blind? And now he is pinning his hopes on the Zhou army to create a miracle to defeat the Qi people back...... Is this the truth in the world?

Chang'an belongs to the emperor, and it's not us who are bitter soldiers, why do we have to work hard when the emperor Lao Tzu runs away?

Three to ...... This is also the most direct reason. As I said before, the courage of the Great Zhou army has been destroyed by the Qi people, and they are unwilling to fight a war that they think is "death", which can be seen in a previous encounter in Weinan, to the point of being terrified to death when they see the word "Duan"!

Even if Yu Wenyong wants to save morale, he can't find a good opportunity for the time being...... I'm afraid I won't be able to find such an opportunity again.

Yu Wenyong was unwilling to think about it, and found Wang Liang to probe: "I heard that Aiqing came back from a tour of the city, so he summoned him, what is the morale of the army now, can he fight?" During the day, there were enemy horsemen to provoke, why did Qing close the door and not fight? ”

Wang Liang replied calmly: "The morale is acceptable, but Your Majesty has just returned, the barriers have not been erected, and the soldiers have worked hard, so there are many ills in the short term...... Moreover, there were 40,000 elite armor in the city, and the soldiers were afraid that they would go out of the city in anger and trample on each other, so they closed the door to stop them and did not make a light battle. Just waiting for the army to rest and recuperate, pack up the morale and appearance, and then designate the battlefield and fight again. ”

Hearing the battle is joyful, which is a manifestation of the high morale of the army.

Hearing this, Yu Wenyong's eyes lit up, and he suppressed his joy and asked, "Aiqing thinks that if she fights with Qi people soon, can she have a chance of winning?" ”

Wang Liang glanced up at Yu Wenyong in surprise, and looked at the emperor's fanatical eyes, knowing that he had misunderstood something. After a while, Ne explained:

“…… If Your Majesty is talking about preserving Chang'an and defeating the Qi people head-on, there is no chance of victory. The minister's plan was that on the way to Shuzhong, if the Qi people came to chase him, the minister was sure that he would be able to intercept it. ”

"I heard that Chen Ji has gone on a northern expedition, so are you sure of defeating it?"

Wang Liang felt the emperor's scorching gaze, hung his head in shame, and replied: "No, the minister thinks that the south can't beat Huaibei, and even can't live Shouchun." Even if he can succeed, how can His Majesty dare to guarantee that Gao Wei will be shaken by the Huainan war situation and withdraw in a hurry, giving His Majesty a chance to take advantage of? ”

Yuwen Yong frowned, obviously dissatisfied with Wang Rail's words, and after waiting for a long time, he still didn't see Wang Rail's "change of mind", and he knew that he was probably unable to return to the sky, so his eyes flashed sharply, and said:

"The great inheritance passed down by my father and brother has been completely corrupted here, and I am really unwilling! is defeated, I don't let Gao Wei be proud, and leave a complete Chang'an for him! ”

Now, Chang'an has to give up, even if Yu Wenyong is unwilling in his heart, he is unwilling and powerless...... It's just that what he said is also reasonable, Gao Wei is in trouble at this time, the emperor of the Southern Dynasty Chen Ji ordered 100,000 troops to cross the river and go on a northern expedition, Yangzhou assassin Shi Lu Qian and others couldn't resist it, and the news of defeat came frequently, which made the top of the Qi army anxious for a while.

Originally, Chen Ji planned to appoint Chun Yuliang as the commander, but many ministers of the DPRK and China had deep objections to this, and at this time, the Southern Dynasty Shangshu Zuo Servant Xu Ling, who had previously promoted diplomatic relations between the north and the south, strongly supported the Northern Expedition, and strongly recommended Wu Mingche as the commander of the three armies, saying: "Wu Mingche's hometown is in Huaizuo, and he knows the local terrain and customs, and in terms of qualifications and strategy, only Wu Mingche can take on the important task of the Northern Expedition in the Manchu Dynasty." "Duguan Shangshu Pei Ji is also highly recommended.

Chen Ji was greatly satisfied, and immediately ordered Wu Mingche and Pei Ji to lead the border army of the Southern Dynasties and the Taiwan army (Taicheng Forbidden Army) to the north with 100,000.

Huang Fayan led his troops to attack Daxian, although Lu Qian was prepared, but his strength was not good, and he was defeated by Huang Fayan...... He Ruobi, the cavalry general stationed at Yuxikou, was shocked when he heard the news, hurriedly abandoned the station, and sent troops to rescue Liyang, intercepted Huang Fayan's pursuers, "broke it", and the siege of Liyang was temporarily lifted.

But then, Wu Mingche ordered Cheng Wenji to lead the dead soldiers to attack the Qi army, pull out the wooden village set up by the Qi army at the water barrier, and enter the siege of Qinzhou. He Ruobi was difficult to support alone, especially after the death of the Qi general Changsun Hongluo, several reinforcements from Lu Qianfa were intercepted by the southern army, so he had to temporarily abandon Liyang and retreat to Dongguan...... Huainan is in a hurry!

In the past few years, not only the Northern Qi Dynasty has been accumulating strength, but the Southern Dynasty has also been sharpening its troops and horses. Just wait for the Qi lord to march west, the two northern dynasties attacked each other when they went north, the Northern Qi was very well defended in Huainan, but the generals of the Southern Dynasty were not vegetarians, and the recruits were all aimed at the key points of the Qi army.

This is obviously targeted, the Southern and Northern Expedition is definitely not a whim of Chen Ji's head, it must have been carefully considered, just looking at the posture of their three-way army, you can know that this stroke is by no means small! Huainan is in a hurry!

The news has been transmitted to Yecheng, and from Yecheng to Cushman & Wakefield, which has been delayed for nearly four days! Gao Wei pressed the defeat report and didn't mention it, and said to everyone with a smile: "The Southern Dynasty was treacherous and self-defeating, and was defeated by He Ruobi and Lu Qian. ”

Fortunately, no one dared to come out to question the emperor, you must know that this is a big crime that shakes the morale of the army, so even if everyone has doubts in their hearts, they have to hold it in their stomachs, and only hide it from the soldiers...... Gao Wei was joking and calm on the surface, but when the generals dispersed, his face gradually sank, and he was furious:

"Lu Qian and Yuan Wen Yaonuo have great reputations, but they are mediocre talents? I misused these two people, so that I was defeated, and the southerners entered hundreds of miles, and I couldn't meet them with a single arrow, which is annoying and hateful! If we don't remedy it early, I'm afraid that this huge Huainan may not be able to defend it for a long time! ”

The emperor's tent was surrounded by a forest of armor soldiers, and there was no one to vent his anger...... There were still a few henchmen in the tent standing aside, listening to the emperor's words, and they were also frowning.

Shangshu Tang Yong and others knew that the emperor was angry, and they may not really be dissatisfied with Lu Qian and others, so they admonished:

"Lu Qian's use of troops is still decent, so there will be no chaos. Several small defeats, most of which were due to the rapid offensive of the Southern Dynasties, and the fact that our army did not arrive, in winter, the river froze, causing the southern troops to break in...... Fortunately, He Ruobi and Lu Qian used their troops to stop losses in time, so there was no big defeat for the time being.

Even if the southern soldiers gain momentum for a while, there is no big problem. Liyang is still there, even if Huang Fayan and Wu Mingche go in person, it will take a month to capture Liyang. The imperial court has heavy troops in Huainan, so it is impossible to do nothing, right? Wang Lin has arrived in Shouyang, and with his strategy in his chest, it is enough to repel the southern soldiers. ”

Previously, it was set to break Chang'an in three days, and the generals also swore to vouch for it, but now they have not even taken Liyang; Now that Huainan is in danger, they have come to guarantee that it will not be tight...... The emperor was already angry, and when he heard this kind of rhetoric at this time, he couldn't help but sneer:

"The Southern Dynasty attacked me in three ways, come prepared, I am waiting here, it is impossible to advance or retreat, can I retreat from the enemy with my tongue? If you stay here for a long time, Huainan will win everything to say, in case of disadvantage, the army's heart will inevitably be shaken, he Yuwen Yong will fight back at that time, I should jump into the Yellow River, talk about quenching thirst! ”

The ministers were immediately awe-inspiring, and some of their cronies and important ministers were even more anxious, and they bowed down one after another to ask for guilt. Only Zuo Xiang smiled solemnly and said:

"Your Majesty doesn't need to worry too much, Zhou Zuo's destruction is only in front of you, and there have been many things that have gone wrong before, but our side is too light on the enemy and underestimates the ministers of Zhou Guo...... If you really ask Your Majesty to jump the Yellow River, not only our courtiers should be killed, but even the way of heaven will be gone.

Please rest assured, Your Majesty, before the New Year's Festival, the ministers will break Chang'an! ”