In May and June, the situation in Henan can only be described as dizzying.↗
It can be said that since the rise of the Wagang Army, eastern Henan has become a mess.
The Wagang Army started as mountain bandits. From Zhai Rang and Li Mi to Xu Shiji and Shan Xiongxin below, as well as Pei Renji, Bing Yuanzhen, Wei Zheng, Qin Qiong and others who later defected, none of them even thought about gathering the people and appeasing the local area. , in a few years, the prosperous eastern Henan region was reduced to a scorched earth.
Of course, this does not mean that they are short-sighted. There are many reasons. The most important one is that Li Mi, Zhai Rang and others are all trying their best to move towards Luoyang, the eastern capital. They are probably thinking of conquering the eastern capital. What's more, they are indeed not short of food and grass.
Therefore, the desire for farming is not strong.
However, after years of fighting for the Eastern Capital City, it has never been defeated. This has brought endless troubles to Li Mi's subordinates. Years of fighting have made them feel exhausted.
When Yu Wenhuaji led Jiangdu Xiaoguo to the north and attacked Liyang, Li Mi also felt that he could no longer hold on.
At this time, Henan truly became the place of the Four Wars.
Although Yu Wenhuaji is now the target of public criticism and has become a street rat that everyone shouts to beat, this rat is very strong.
He has the food of Jiangdu, and the royal Xiaoguo, who is known as the most elite in the Sui Dynasty, as his wings. The officials of the Sui Dynasty who are brought here are also the elites of the Sui Dynasty. Although there are constant rebellions, there are still some people who, for the sake of their lives, will give Yu Wenhua came up with the idea.
Therefore, Yu Wenhua and his brothers formed an army of tens of thousands, and their cohesion was not very good, but their momentum was indeed not small.
Xu Shiji guarded Li Yang and did not dare to fight.
Yu Wenji also had an affair with Yuan Wendu, the internal historian of the Eastern Capital, and Yuan Wendu immediately petitioned the Emperor Yang Tong to say that Yu Wenji wanted to join him. It was not as good as Lian Yu Wenji to attack Li Mi together.
Once this matter was raised, it was immediately opposed by many people led by Wang Shichong.
Everyone can see Yuan Wendu's selfish motives. He just wants Yu Wenhuaji to enter the Eastern Capital and help him consolidate his power.
But others would not agree to this matter, not mentioning Yuan Wendu's selfishness. He would not be able to do it if he only talked about justice.
Yu Wenhuaji had just killed Emperor Yang Guang, and Yang Tong, his son, was about to accept him into the court. How could he tell others about this reputation?
Yuan Wendu has obviously done something stupid. It's not a big deal these days that you have a relationship with Li Yuan, Dou Jiande, etc., but it's too bad that you have a relationship with Yu Wenhuaji.
There is no need to elaborate on the truth behind this. Even before Yang Guang died, he had been criticized by thousands of people and his infamy spread all over the world. But no one wanted to touch his blood with their own hands.
Especially since Yuwen and his son were deeply favored by Yang Guang, it would be even worse.
At this time, there were many civil and military ministers in Dongdu. Wang Shichong and Yuan Wendu were the leaders. In addition, there were five other dignitaries in front of others. The people of Dongdu called them the Seven Nobles of Dongdu.
Yuan Wendu made a wrong move and was immediately caught by Wang Shichong. Taking advantage of the situation, he cut off his party members.
Yuan Wendu was furious and secretly conspired with Lu Chu and others to kill Wang Shichong. Wang Shichong had military power and no one in Dongdu could threaten him, so leaking the news was an inevitable result.
After Wang Shichong learned the news, he immediately led his army and captured Yuan Wendu and others. This truly established Wang Shichong's position as one person below ten thousand people in Dongdu. Emperor Yang Tong became a complete puppet.
Later, Wang Shichong turned around and expressed his goodwill to his old enemy Li Mi. The anxious Li Mi heard the elegant meaning of Xiange and took advantage of the situation to declare his vassalship to the east and relieve the siege of Luoyang. He led his troops eastward to fight against Yu Wenhuaji one after another.
First, they defeated Yu Wenji in Liyang, then crossed the Yongji Canal, and fought a decisive battle with Yu Wenji at the foot of Tongshan Mountain, completely driving Yu Wenji out of Henan.
By this time, the general trend of the world was actually very favorable to Dongdu.
Li Mi declared himself a vassal, and Jianghuai Du Fuwei also professed his vassalship to the Eastern Capital. At the same time, Xiao Mian also expressed his intention to surrender and sent people to the Eastern Capital.
Zhu Can, the man-eating demon king who was driven out of Jingxiang by Xiao Mian, also came to join in the fun.
Dou Jiande of Hebei was even more decisive. He ignored Li Mi and directly asked for the title of Dongdu, and took advantage of the imperial court's grant of official status to attack Hejian County.
No matter whether they are hypocritical or have other agendas, in fact, it is just their righteousness that is at work.
At this time, many people believed that Emperor Tai of the Eastern Capital had inherited the Sui Dynasty's orthodoxy and had a sense of surrender.
When the situation was great, Wang Shichong, who used the emperor to control the princes, made a foolish move.
He wanted to take advantage of Li Mi's loss of troops to completely eradicate this old enemy, so he sent troops to attack Li Mi.
This time, the appearance was too ugly. Wang Shichong was actually famous for his capriciousness before, but now he went back on his word. As a result, Du Fuwei lost follow-up news, and Xiao Mian and Zhu Can became emperors one after another.
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Dongdu doesn’t have the air of a king, so why should we be polite?
In the blink of an eye, Dongdu has improved, and the situation where it can even try to compete with Kansai Li Yuan has collapsed.
In the past few months, a series of intrigues and deceitful dramas have unfolded here in Henan, which is dizzying to watch.
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At this time, Daizhou was actually similar.
Li Po had the intention of sending troops north, so he immediately summoned everyone to discuss the matter for several days.
The debate was fierce, but after Li Po, the commander-in-chief of Daizhou's march, made up his mind, the opinions gradually became unified.
Now there are a few people around Li Po who can talk things out.
Three commanders and one long history are all people with ideas. On the contrary, the generals in the army all look up to Li Po and act like they are ready to attack whomever you say.
This situation cannot be said to be good, but it is definitely not bad. Those who hold military power these days can only keep their word.
Moreover, Li Po himself was not without his own opinions. When he made up his mind to lead his troops north, neither Chen Xiaoyi nor Wen Yanbo could make him change his mind unless there was a convincing enough reason.
Obviously, although these two people were worried, they did not persuade this person to change his mind.
On the contrary, after they thought deeply, they both felt that this was indeed a good opportunity to completely eliminate the threat from the north.
As a wife, Li Bi was more worried. She was afraid that what happened in the north was a trap, and competing with the Turks on the grassland would certainly bring countless dangers.
Wang Qing, on the other hand, was calculating the cost of food and grass, and only told Li Po that as long as the goal of this battle was clear and the war went smoothly, Daizhou could fully afford the food and grass expenditure.
Moreover, as long as this autumn's harvest comes in, Daizhou will definitely not be short of food in the next one or two years, as long as there are no major changes.
Of course, what several people are most worried about is Jinyang.
If Li Po leads his troops northward, and if Jinyang takes the opportunity to send troops to attack, there will definitely be no problem in defending the city, but this year's autumn harvest may not be possible.
There is also the resettlement matter. Although it has been ongoing, if there is a war, many things will be delayed. We can only wait for the war to be arranged.
Between the pros and cons, it is difficult to say whether sending troops this time is right or wrong.
At such a time, it is indeed necessary for a decisive person to take charge of the overall situation and look around. It is difficult for a hesitant person to make a decision in such a situation.
Of course, Li Po belongs to the former. From a small Heng'an general to his current position, his already strong determination has become more condensed, and his bold yet cautious cunning style has become more obvious.
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Especially when it comes to war, Li Po has always done his part, which is much easier than letting him govern the territory under Daizhou's jurisdiction.
In fact, he had already thought about it when he agreed to the Turkic envoys to send troops outside the Great Wall.
This first battle was not against the Turks, but against Li Yuanji of Jinyang.
Since he joined the army, he has rarely suffered a defeat, not to mention winning every battle. Unknowingly, he has developed the belief that he will win every battle in war.
Therefore, he did not regret at all that he should not have captured Fenyang Palace and aroused Jinyang's vigilance and hostility.
He just thought that since he had worries about his future, he should get rid of them before heading north.
This was the main reason why he had to wait for a while before sending troops.
But at this time, names like Li Yuan and Li Shimin were no longer useful to him.
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In early June, it just rained lightly, and the heat and heat of summer in the North were driven away without a trace.
In a courtyard of the palace of the Marching Administrator of Daizhou, Dou Jing stood with her hands behind her hands, looking out the window at the greenery swaying in the breeze.
He has stayed here for more than ten days. There is no shortage of food and tea, wine and meat, and the servants who serve him are all respectful.
His servants lived in other courtyards, and when they came to talk to him, no one came to stop him.
But if you think about this area, there will definitely be guards with cross swords appearing and asking you to retreat to the courtyard.
At the beginning, Dou Jing was still contemptuous. Since she didn't dare to kill him, what was the use of acting like this?
But not long after, his retinue came to report and heard from his subordinates that Daizhou sent troops to capture Fenyang Palace. Dou Jing was shocked at that time.
Thinking about it more deeply, a layer of cold sweat broke out on my back. Not long after he went to Daizhou as an envoy, Daizhou sent troops. What the hell is this?
Was it Dou Jing who forced Li Po, the commander-in-chief of Daizhou's march, to rebel?
So, he immediately wanted to ask to see Li Po, but no one listened to him. After a few days of anxiety, Dou Jing's heart became cold. Looking back on the process of his meeting and conversation with that man, he had to admit that he seemed to be
People have been offended.
Especially when he sent a message to Duke Qi to invite this person to Jinyang...
Thinking of this, Dou Jing also sighed. If he was convicted after going back, it would not be unjust, but could he still go back?
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