"What, His Highness was in danger, Xu Huai didn't escort His Highness to Caizhou for temporary refuge, but went to Luoyang instead?"
Above the Caizhou Yamen Hall, in addition to the officials of the various departments in Caizhou, there were also Cao Yi and others who had led King Qin's troops to Caizhou to accept Hu Kai's generals. They heard Lu Xiong and Qian Shangduan talking about Xu Huai and
When King Jing Zhao Tuan met him in the south of Yanling, and then escorted King Zhao Tuan to Gong County, everyone looked shocked.
"Not to mention the significance of Your Highness's trip to Gong County. At this time, on the north bank of Yingshui River, there are enemy reconnaissance cavalry. Not even a fly can penetrate through. What are your Highness's shortcomings? Can Xu Huai bear this responsibility?"
"His Highness also insists on this..." Qian Shangduan said.
Regarding the fait accompli, Qian Shangduan had no intention of following others to accuse Xu Huai. The most important thing was to obtain reinforcements from Caizhou. Otherwise, it was hard for him to imagine what the few troops and horses around Xu Huai could do.
"Qian Langjun, you are also confused - as a good person, you are responsible for admonishing. Why didn't you fight to stop His Highness, instead of letting His Highness be bewitched by Xu Huai?" Wu Shigong, the judge of Caizhou Tong, was also unkind to Qian Shangjing.
accused.
Dai Viet restricted the prince from interfering with the government and making friends with foreign ministers, but the officials were still happy to advise and leave their names: Even if King Jing Zhao Tuan stood in front of him, Wu Shigong would dare to accuse him of taking the risk and going to Gongxian, which was against the government's principles, not to mention that Qian Shangduan was only Jing.
Yishan from the royal palace.
Under normal circumstances, King Jing Zhao Tuan would definitely be impeached if he acted without authorization; and Qian Shangjing, as Yishan who was responsible for admonishing and guiding the prince, would definitely be punished.
As a member of Wang Zhen's staff, Lu Xiong did not have a formal official status, so he could not speak out on this occasion. He just looked at Hu Kai with a gloomy face.
He also knew very well in his heart that even if Hu Kai refused to send troops, the Chushan Inspection Department was currently Xu Wuqi, and Su Laochang was in charge of the military and political power on Xu Huai's behalf, and he would definitely send elite troops to reinforce Gong County. But in that case, everyone in Tongbai Mountain would
It would lead to a serious quarrel with Hu Kai, and it would also deepen the world's impression of Xu Huai as a man of power and domineering.
No matter how open-minded Hu Kai was and how much he valued Xu Huai's talents, he couldn't be happy to have a subordinate who didn't listen to greetings at all, right?
Everyone who was willing to speak out expressed their position, and everyone else also looked at Hu Kai: In the end, Hu Kai had to make the decision on this matter.
When Hu Kai took office in Caizhou, he went on a killing spree. He held the emperor's talisman and had exclusive power. At least in this yamen, no one was willing to disobey Hu Kai's power.
"If something happens to His Royal Highness King Jing, I cannot absolve myself of the blame. However, the country is in danger, and His Highness does not hesitate to risk his life. This is indeed a great blessing for Vietnam. Now that the captive cavalry has surrounded Zhengzhou, this situation has become the king's prime minister.
His Highness King Jing said that Xingyang, Hulao, and Gongxian are the eastern gateways of Luoyang Prefecture, and they are also the only way for the Western Army to advance eastward. If Zhengzhou falls, all the cities at the northern foot of Songshan Mountain will fall into the hands of thieves, and the captives will not retreat, and Bianliang will be in danger.
, are we still going to sit here and continue to argue in panic?" Hu Kai patted the case in front of him, stared at everyone, and asked sternly.
Everyone looked at Hu Kai in shock, and then they all lowered their heads, not daring to look directly into Hu Kai's stern eyes.
"Yang Lin is willing to lead his troops to help His Royal Highness King Jing!" Yang Lin stood up and said proudly.
"Besides reinforcing Gong County, Caizhou has nothing else to do," Hu Kai said. "In the past, we relied on the Western Army to advance eastward to break the siege of Bianliang, so we thought that if we defended Xu Chen and Cai Ru, it would be regarded as meritorious.
But at this time, it is known that the captive cavalry is encircling Zhengzhou with the intention of blocking the Western Army's eastward advance. How can we place all our hopes on Gongxian? From tomorrow on, you must follow me to Xuzhou to take charge and try your best to
Xuzhou has restrained the captive soldiers and played a more or less role in relieving the siege of Bianliang - Cao Dutong, you lead the Xiangyang army and go to Liang County of Ruzhou immediately to take charge and ensure that there is no worries there!"
Ruzhou Prefecture governs Liang County, located between Funiu Mountain and Song Mountain. There is a valley road from Yichuan County in the southeast of Luoyang to Liang County, and then goes eastward along the Ru River. After passing through Xia County, it is Xuzhou.
They were unable to ensure the gains and losses of Hangu Pass and Gongxian, and they did not have the elite combat power to fight with the Luqi in the field. The only solution now was to ensure that the southeast gorge road of Luoyang was not lost, thinking that they might be able to pick up part of the Western Army there.
Enter Hehuai.
Cao Yi did not dare to lead his troops to fight in the field with the captives, but he also did not dare to say that he did not even dare to defend the city. After accepting the offer, he asked: "But I don't know who the envoy will send to assist Gong County?"
Cao Yi hoped in his heart that it would be best if Zhengzhou could be defended. However, if Zhengzhou fell and the soldiers still wanted to block the Western Army's eastward advance, the focus of the attack would definitely be on the three cities in the north of Songshan Mountain, and they would not rush back to the south of Songshan Mountain.
Coming from Ruzhou.
Even for his own sake, Cao Yi hoped that Gong County would be impregnable at this time.
"Marquis Deng Jun, you and Xu Huai worked together to suppress the bandits in Huaiyuan. You selected three hundred good mountain climbers from your own troops, and I sent Hu Yu to lead two hundred soldiers at your disposal," Hu Kai said.
"Second Young Master aspires to take the imperial examination, but he is not good at bow and horse. How can he lead troops in battle? Going to Gong County is too dangerous." Yang Lin advised in shock.
"If something goes wrong with Your Highness, I cannot absolve myself of the blame. I should have personally led the reinforcements to Gong County, but I have the responsibility of commanding the troops and cannot go to relieve His Highness personally. I can only ask Hu Yu to serve His Highness on my behalf."
"Moreover," Hu Kai said, "Furthermore, Your Highness dares to put himself in danger for the sake of the country. How can I, father and son, run away and avoid him? How can the generals run away and avoid him?"
When all the generals and officials saw that Hu Kai had sent their son to a dangerous situation, their expressions remained unchanged. They were also terrified at the moment. They knew that some dangerous combat mission was assigned, and whoever dared to push back would definitely not get good results from Hu Kai.
Deng Gui stood up and accepted Hu Kai's military order.
Seeing Hu Kai's determination, Yang Lin stopped trying to persuade him and said, "Take Qi Ye and the second young master to go to Gong County together!"
"Okay, it would be better if Qi Ye can accompany him." Hu Kai couldn't live without Yang Lin, so he let Yang Lin leave. When the time came, the soldiers and horses of King Qin of the Qin Dynasty did not listen to his orders, and it was difficult for him to restrain him. He asked Lu Xiong again, "Xu Huai is not here."
Chushan, who is the best general to lead the reinforcements from the Chushan camp to Gongxian?"
Lu Xiong knew that besides Xu Huai, Xu Wuqi was the most stable in employing troops, but Xu Wuqi wanted to lead the Tongbai soldiers who stayed in Chushan on behalf of Xu Huai, so he said: "Jingping is in chaos, Xu Wujiang has great martial arts, Xu Xin'an, Tangpan
Others can also be generals!"
Hu Kai pondered for a while and then drafted a military order: "His Royal Highness said that Gong County still needs a thousand reinforcements. No matter how many troops and horses there are, it will not help if the mountain road is difficult to climb. So I will use Xu Wujiang and Tang Pan as generals.
From the Chushan camp, we will select 500 elite soldiers and quickly go to reinforce Gong County! Pan Chenghu and Xu Xin'an will lead a thousand soldiers from the Chushan camp and go to Caizhou to await my call!"
Lu Xiong didn't waste any time, leaving money and Shang Duan to discuss the specific march plan with Deng Gui, Yang Qiye, Hu Yu and others in Caizhou City. He and Hu Kai's messengers rushed to the camp of Chushandu Inspection Department to meet Xu.
Wu Qi, Xu Wujiang et al.
When Lu Xiong and Qian Shangduan rushed to Caizhou City to meet Hu Kai, Xu Huai naturally sent someone to the headquarters of the Chushan Inspection Department to send a message back at the same time.
Xu Wuqi, Xu Wujiang, Su Laochang, Pan Chenghu, Liu Qiong'er, Xu Xin'an, Tang Pan and others had already assembled the reinforcements and were waiting anxiously in the camp for Lu Xiong to ask for Hu Kai's transfer order.
"What did Hu Shijun say, do you agree with us to send troops to help Gong County?" Xu Wuqi saw that Lu Xiong's arrow had not hurt him, so he came with his own soldiers and ordered him to rush forward on horseback. He stepped forward to help Lu Xiong hold the horse, and asked anxiously.
They will definitely send this reinforcements, but without Hu Kai's permission, the gap will be huge.
At least at this moment, they were getting along well with Hu Kai.
Chushan County was able to accomplish something in just one month, and Hu Kai's support was a great contribution.
They did not want to destroy the harmonious relationship with Hu Kai unless they had to.
"Hu Shijun is a good minister of Vietnam!" Lu Xiong did not have much contact with Hu Kai, but he was impressed by Hu Kai's decisiveness and courage today.
After the soldiers passed Hu Kai's order to Xu Wujiang, Lu Xiong told Xu Wuqi, Xu Wujiang and others about the process of Hu Kai's meeting with the generals in the Yamen today.
From the perspective of speed and ease of command, it is best to transfer a thousand reinforcements directly from the Chushan Inspection Department.
A thousand horse infantry have been assembled here, carrying heavy shields and crossbows, ready to rush to Gongxian for reinforcements at any time; they have also dismantled only a dozen three-bow bed crossbows into parts and will be assembled after being transported to Gongxian.
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Of course, Xu Wuqi could also understand the painstaking efforts or determination of Hu Kai to order Deng Gui, Yang Qiye and his son Hu Yu to lead an elite force to help.
As the commander-in-chief of the camp in Caizhou, Hu Kai could not rely solely on the soldiers of Tongbai Mountain for everything, even if he sent other soldiers and horses to die when he was able to mobilize the soldiers and horses of King Qin gathered in Caizhou.
The same is true for Xu Huai's military use. Although each dispatch is small-scale, and the generals who lead the troops with him are relatively fixed, the military officials and soldiers dispatched are rotated by Tongbai Mountain soldiers. On the one hand, facing the military officials below,
Soldiers are more fair. On the other hand, as many soldiers and soldiers as possible can be tempered in frequent small-scale contact battles.
Next, Hu Kai will personally rush to Xuzhou, which is closer to Zhengzhou, to take up a position in the north. The soldiers and horses stationed in the Caizhou camp will also be fully tilted towards the northern line.
At the same time, Hu Kai also wanted to transfer a thousand elites from the Chushan Inspection Department to Xuzhou to participate in the diversionary operations against the Japanese soldiers. Xu Wuqi, Xu Wujiang, and Su Laochang certainly had no objections...
