Beiyan, Heluo City.

Nearly a year has passed since the unforgettable offensive and defensive battle of Mou Lianghu, and the traces left by the Huaizhou army of Southern Qi in Heluo City have gradually been erased.

The collapsed part of the city wall in the northern part of the city was finally repaired, of course, by the Gaomen clan in the city, and the craftsmen and people in Gyeonggi were recruited.

Sooaked in the chill of late autumn sunshine, the group came to the vicinity of the reunited northern city and climbed the newly renovated and fortified city walls.

The person at the head is the marshal of the Dajing South Academy, Wang Qingyugong of Changshan County.

A group of personal guards fell behind, and in addition to the generals of the Jing army, who followed Qing Yugong, they were several important ministers who were struggling to maintain the operation of the Northern Yan court, among which the status of Prime Minister Wang An was the most noble.

Today's Emperor Yan is five years old, and he is a little doll that Qing Yugong asked people to find from the Zhang family in Jingshan, and according to the genealogy, he is Zhang Can's nephew.

Among these four people, Wang Shidao is in charge of the Prosecutor's Office, Chen Xiaokuan is in charge of the Privy Council, and Wang An and Yin Chengchangyan of the former Heluo Mansion are the left and right ministers respectively.

Wang An, as the left minister and the head of the Zhai Lin Wang family, the first gate lord in the north, is undoubtedly the first person in the Beiyan court today, but he still respectfully bows his subordinates in front of Qing Yugong, and this is the case.

"Duke An Zhong, the army needs a huge amount of food and grass and military salaries, and I hope you and the princes of the court will have a lot of trouble."

Qing Yugong looked at the newly built city wall and commanded in a gentle tone.

An Zhong is Wang An's expression, although Qing Yugong did not look back, Wang An still showed a flattered expression after hearing this title, and said humbly: "The prince also asks the name of the lower official, and he can't afford to be a public official." Regarding the food, grass and military salaries required by the army, how dare the subordinates and their colleagues take it lightly, and they will definitely complete the tasks assigned by the prince. ”

Qing Yu walked forward with his hands and smiled: "Very good, this king will not forget your merits." Meritorious service should be rewarded, and mistakes should be punished, this king has always paid attention to rewards and punishments, and at this tense moment of the war, there is no room for a corpse or a ghost in his heart. An Zhonggong, you are now the left minister of Yan Kingdom, you must restrain the people below, this king does not want to see the chaos in the first two years. ”

"The lower officials will obey the orders of the prince."

Wang An's facial expression was seamless, but he was a little uneasy in his heart.

When the Huaizhou army of Southern Qi captured Heluo, there should be no flaws in the few scenes he and Lu Shen played in front of the Northern Yanmen lords, but he was not sure whether Qing Yugong would be unhappy.

Especially in the recent period, as the checkpoint guards on the border of the Yan Kingdom have reached an unprecedentedly tight state, Mo said that the secret information channels of their Wang family, even the manpower of the Weaving Division in Heluo City could not transmit news to the south.

Wang Shidao turned out to be Qing Yugong's most loyal eagle dog.

These circumstances gave Wang An a deep sense of crisis.

However, the goal of Zhai Lin Wang's thousands of people is too big, and he can't go if he wants to, so he can only take one step at a time for today's plan.

Fortunately, Qing Yugong only made a slight beating today, and after a simple arrangement, he let several important ministers of Beiyan who were walking on thin ice retreat.

He led a group of Jingjun generals to continue forward, walked to the outside of the city wall, looked at the continuous houses outside the city, and said lightly: "Mou Lianghu, tell me the details of the collapse of the city wall that day." ”

Mou Lianghu's old face turned red, the battle of Heluo was the biggest shame in his thirty years in the army, and others didn't dare to mention it deliberately in front of him, but Qing Yugong asked, he could only honestly tell the details of the day, without the slightest concealment.

In fact, as early as when Heluo fell, Mou Lianghu had already sent the battle and the guilty plea to the capital of the Jing Dynasty, and in the end Emperor Jing just reprimanded him severely, but it was Qing Yugong who helped him intercede, otherwise the lowest would be the end of dismissal.

After all, the words on the paper are not as good as the reproduction on the spot, and the generals of the Jing army listened to Mou Lianghu's statement, combined with the scene they saw now, and had a clearer understanding of the collapse of the sky and the earth in Luocheng that day.

"Cave Siege ......"

Qing Yugong's eyes narrowed slightly, and he immediately looked at the only middle-aged scribe next to him: "What do you think?" ”

The scribe's name is Zhong Xiaotong, and he is now the head of the staff of the county king's mansion.

Although he was born in the Qi people of the North, unlike Wang An, who later returned to the Jing Dynasty, his father had fled to the territory of the Jing Dynasty when he was young, and was appreciated by Qing Yuding, the father of Qing Yugong, because of his outstanding learning, and was included in his command as a staff member.

Zhong Xiaotong's son inherited his father's business, and he won the trust of Qing Yugong, in essence, he was already a real Jing Dynasty person.

He thought for a moment and said slowly: "Lord Wang, this kind of cave siege method is mainly about the excavation of the underground space and the placement of gunpowder. Nanqi Lu Shen is obviously a smart person who has learned from the sidelines, whether this method is his own idea or not, it will have an extremely important impact on the future war. According to the villain, there are two difficulties in this matter, firstly, the gunpowder used to make fireworks cannot produce this kind of power, and secondly, how to place the gunpowder, so that the power of the explosion can destroy the support of the ground at one time, so that the entire section of the ground will collapse. ”

Qing Yu Gong bowed his head and said: "It's not terrible to have difficulties, the key is to find the direction." The Southern Qi Dynasty has always been good at defending, and there is a high wall of Xiongguan Jiancheng as a barrier, and our army suffered a lot of losses at the beginning. Now that Lu Shen has come up with this method, how can we not make more use of it? You are in charge of this matter, and no matter how many craftsmen and silver you need, you will be satisfied, and this king will only see the results. ”

Zhong Xiaotong's heart swelled with emotion that the person who died as a confidant, and bowed and said, "The villain must do his best!" ”

Qing Yugong smiled slightly, then pressed his hands on the wall, and asked another military general beside him, "Have you collected all the intelligence in the south?" ”

The man said respectfully: "Lord Yu, after our army launched an offensive at Dingfeng Road and Qingliu Pass on Dongyang Road, the Jingzhou Army of Southern Qi strengthened its vigilance on the border. From Shiquan City on the western front to Gaotang City on the eastern front, it can be seen that the Jingzhou army is very well guarded, and all the pass cities have entered a state of imminent battle. ”

These words did not surprise the generals of the Jing army around them.

With the Jingyan coalition army attacking on both fronts of Dongyang Road (i.e., Dingzhou of the Qi Dynasty), the governors of the major border armies of the Southern Qi Dynasty must be able to realize that the crisis is coming, and even the most mediocre generals know to be prepared, let alone a famous general like Li Tianrun.

If the Jingzhou army did not react, and foolishly thought that the Jingzhou army would only target the Dingzhou border, the tiger generals surrounding Qing Yugong would be puzzled at this moment.

Qing Yugong pondered for a moment, turned to look around at everyone, and then said: "These two places in Dingzhou seem to be fighting very lively, but in fact, you all know that our army has not yet made any efforts, and it is only creating a false impression of a strong attack for the enemy. In the next step, this king will send someone to test the details of the Jingzhou army. Remember the key, strike on all sides, kill the enemy, and don't fight. ”

The generals responded in unison and firmly engraved these twelve words in their hearts.

Qing Yugong immediately dispatched troops, and after arranging the candidates for attacking Jingzhou, he turned his head to look at Mou Lianghu, looked at the veteran who had followed him for nearly 20 years, and said gently: "Although the crime of the Battle of Heluo is not yours, Your Majesty is furious. In order to intercede for you, this king made a promise in front of His Majesty that you will not be negligent in the future. ”

Mou Lianghu didn't hear his name, knowing that he would not appear on the battlefield of attacking Jingzhou in the south, he was originally a little lonely and disappointed, but at this moment, his eyes couldn't help but light up, and he immediately knelt down on one knee and said: "Thank you for giving the last general a chance to atone for his sins, the last general would rather die on the battlefield than live up to the trust of the prince!" ”

"Okay, get up."

Qing Yugong said more and more kindly: "After the war in the south starts, I want you to take a partial division composed mostly of Yan troops through the Leize Plain and surprise attack the heart of Dingzhou. ”

Although Mou Lianghu is accustomed to enjoying glory and wealth in Heluo City, he has not lost his vision of decades of military career, and he can probably guess the deep meaning of Qing Yugong's arrangement after a little thought.

The so-called surprise attack is just a bait that has no return.

He looked up at Qing Yugong, a touch of tragedy and grandeur gradually appeared in his eyes, and he took a deep breath and said, "The last general will take the order!" ”

Qing Yugong bowed slightly, reached out and patted him lightly on the shoulder, and then walked towards the stairs at the corner of the city wall.

Mou Lianghu still maintained a kneeling posture, his eyes followed Qing Yugong's back, and muttered to himself: "Thank you Lord Wang, you won't be able to die like this." ”

……

On 29 September, 5,000 cavalry of the Jing Dynasty suddenly appeared outside Shiquan City in the eastern part of the Jingzhou defensive line, and they ignored the defenders who were waiting inside the city, swaggering around the city and heading south.

On 30 September, another 6,000 cavalry of the Jingjun Army passed through the plain west of Yongqiu City on Moyang Road and reached Baima Pass on the southern borderline, which greatly nervoused the Jingzhou Guangji Army, which was responsible for the defense of the central line.

Fan Wending, the commander of the Guangji Army, kept a close eye on the movements of the Jing Army's cavalry, and at the same time asked Pegasus to pass a letter to the Dadu Governor's Mansion in the rear.

On the same day, Su Ning, the general of the Jing Army, led more than 10,000 soldiers and horses of the White Army and appeared in Guicheng, more than 50 miles southeast of Yongqiu City.

On the first day of October, Niu Cunjie, the general of Moyang Road in North Yan, gathered heavy troops, changed the situation that he could not hold out before, and pressed towards Gaotang City, an important town on the western front of Jingzhou, and it seemed that there was also a Jing Dynasty army in the rear of this Yan army.

In Niu Cunjie's view, now he wishes that the Jingzhou army would take the initiative to attack, so as to give the Jing army a chance to seek a decisive battle in the field.

For a time, the Jingzhou defense line was surrounded by enemies on all sides, and urgent reports of military situation from all over the country flew like snowflakes to the Jingzhou Governor's Office.

When the time came to the 5th of October, the Dingzhou Governor's Office also received a military briefing from Jingzhou.

In the festival hall, Li Jingda looked at the briefing in his hand, his brows couldn't help but wrinkle into a Sichuan character, and said slowly: "It turns out that Jingjun's real target is Jingzhou, no wonder Governor Li replied to the letter before, and he will not send reinforcements to Dingzhou for the time being." ”

There is another person in the hall, that is, Hou Dayong, the commander of the Dingwei army brought by Li Jingda from the capital.

He stepped forward and lowered his voice and said, "Governor, the situation in Jingzhou is so tense, I'm afraid our army can't sit idly by. ”

Li Jingda raised his eyes to look at this person, and his eyes flashed with a somewhat complicated look.

Of course, he knew what Hou Dayong wanted to say, if the real target of the Jing army was Jingzhou, then their previous strong attack on the two defense lines in Dingzhou was just an illusion.

During this time, Li Jingda strictly abided by the admonition of the Son of Heaven, did not take a rash step, and honestly provided support to the front-line soldiers.

And now...... Once again, he was caught in the battle between heaven and man, and his expression was extremely deep.

(End of chapter)