“What’s the current situation in Northern Yuzhou?”
After returning to Shangyang Palace, Li Tai summoned the relevant personnel to the hall and took a quick look at the letters and newspapers sent back from the east.
The emergency report received by Bafu this time came from more than one source. In addition to Zheng Wei and his son who had led their troops to Northern Yuzhou and settled in Hulao City, they also included Li Renjie from Yichuan and Wei Fabao from Yiyang.
The abnormal personnel affairs prove that Sima Xiaonan in Northern Yuzhou has indeed settled in the city and started an uprising.
After confirming this situation, Li Tai couldn't help but feel overjoyed.
Because he had long known in his heart that Sima Xiaonan was transferred to the West during the same period in history, and Li Tai was not sure whether similar things would happen again in the world that he had been deeply involved in and affected.
So he also arranged many personnel arrangements around this goal, including but not limited to spy infiltration, profit inducement, and a series of other methods. He also made a plan that even if Sima Xiaonan refused to surrender in the end, he could still be in this position.
Prepare for big news and use it as a new starting point for the next confrontation between East and West.
As the first perspective, the report of Zheng Wei and his son gave the most detailed description of the incident in Northern Yuzhou. When he saw that Zheng Wei actually sent his son to Hulao City to handle the matter, Li Tai couldn't help but sigh: "Xiangcheng
My father-in-law is eager to perform meritorious service when he returns home, and he does not hesitate to spare his dear children. If we can fully understand this war, it will be a great achievement!"
In the early years of the reign of Emperor Tong, Dugu Xin led his army to attack Luoyang. Zheng Wei originally lived in seclusion in Xingyang Township, so he took the opportunity to mobilize tens of thousands of village volunteers to respond. However, due to the unfavorable war in Heluo, the Western Wei army withdrew to Guanzhong after the Battle of Heqiao.
Wei Bian could only lead Xiangqu Zhui into the dynasty, and then moved around in and out of the Western Wei Dynasty. He was basically in a marginalized state, and his situation was not even better than that of Yang Guo, who still had a base in Shaozhou.
Later, when Li Tai went out to control Shannan, he also recruited Zheng Wei and others under his command. He had previously appointed Zheng Wei to take charge of Xiangcheng to replace Guo Xian.
As early as the Datong period, Zheng Wei could gather tens of thousands of people in the countryside. Although times have changed, some personnel relationships have been retained. In addition, the Bafu has given Zheng Wei a lot of financial budget, so Zheng Wei
Wei was quite effective in penetrating Northern Yuzhou, especially Xingyang County under his rule.
Although the process of Sima's efforts to solve the problem of Xitou this time is quite different from that in the original history, the result is better than that in the original history.
Historically, the Northern Zhou Dynasty was still somewhat dubious about this. Although it also sent two generals, Yang Zhong and Da Xiwu, to lead troops to Northern Yuzhou to relieve Sima, they were probably worried about repeating the mistakes of the Battle of Mangshan in the previous year, so they did not send them.
If this opportunity was used seriously, it would just be to take Sima Xiaonan and his troops back to Guanzhong. At best, it would only disgust Beiqi, but it would cause almost no actual damage to the opponent.
But this time, Li Tai calculated with his heart and without intention. He even promoted this situation vigorously. Of course, he could not let this matter end in an anticlimax. Of course, he must seize the opportunity to make a bigger breakthrough!
While he was still analyzing and sorting out the current situation, a group of Ba family members came to the hall one after another, many of them still wearing fashionable clothes and smelling of alcohol.
After all, today is the Shangsi Festival on March 3rd. Many ministers of the Bafu have taken leave to go home to celebrate the festival. Some are still going on an outing with their families, or watching martial arts performances in the sand garden, and some gather friends to play the elegant game of water drinking wine.
, after receiving the notice from the government officials, he didn't even have time to go home and change his robes, so he went straight to Shangyang Palace.
"Everyone, something big has happened again! Sima Xiaonan, the governor of Yuzhou in the north of the Qi Dynasty, moved the state to seek annexation. General Zheng, the Duke of Xiangcheng, has already led his troops to garrison in the city. The Qi Qi Luozhou and Heyang are in chaos, and they are unable to put an end to the chaos in time.
Peace of mind."
After everyone arrived, Li Tai raised the letter in his hand and said with a smile.
"Is this true?"
"It's Northern Yuzhou again..."
"What is Tang Gong's plan?"
As soon as Li Tai finished speaking, everyone in the hall looked surprised. Immediately, they each spoke and started buzzing with discussion. At that time, they could talk about anything. Although Li Tai had made relatively long-term personnel arrangements around Northern Yuzhou, Ba
Not many people in the government knew about this, so when they learned about it, most of their immediate reactions were surprise.
That's fine with other words, but "It's Northern Yuzhou again" sounds a bit harsh. What does adding "again" mean? Do you think Northern Yuzhou is a den of thieves, and those who come out of it are all rebellious officials and traitors?
Li Tai clapped his hands vigorously in the banquet, first suppressing everyone's comments, and then said seriously: "I know that many of you are surprised, but regardless of the hidden reasons for the time being, the matter is already conclusive. At this moment,
The plan is to respond as soon as possible and not give the thieves a chance to suppress this civil unrest!"
After hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement, and some even said with a very optimistic smile: "In recent years, I have heard that the thieves in the Qi Kingdom have committed violent crimes, which makes people marvel that they are not like the world. Now there are even generals guarding the border who have betrayed the Qi Kingdom.
, the signs of national subjugation are clear! In recent years, our country has relied heavily on the benevolent rule of the Tang Dynasty, recuperating and recuperating, and its soldiers and horses are strong. It is time to take advantage of this opportunity to regain the old capital of Heluo, attack Yecheng, the den of thieves, wipe out the giant bandits, and restore our mountains and rivers!
"
Compared with the Northern Qi Dynasty, which had already completed the Zen Dynasty and entered a new historical stage, the Western Wei Dynasty, which still retains the legal tradition of the Yuan and Wei Dynasties, undoubtedly has a stronger desire to eliminate the Northern Qi Dynasty and unify the north, because this goal was originally the Western Wei Dynasty, and the Northern Zhou Dynasty
The fundamental meaning of the existence of political power.
Therefore, including the original history, although the Western Wei and Northern Zhou Dynasties were still much inferior to the Eastern Wei and Northern Qi in terms of national strength in the early stage, their attitudes have always been more aggressive than those of the Northern Qi.
It can even be said that the Eastern Wei Dynasty basically gave up the idea and attempt to unify the north after the Battle of Gao Huan's Jade Bi. The only idea that could be classified as such was Lu Shuhu's proposal to Gao Yan to pacify the West, and the result was also because Gao Yan
After the death of Emperor Wucheng Gao Zhan, the upper class of Northern Qi basically had the idea of enjoying themselves in time, eating and waiting to die.
It's just that although the bolder the imagination before the war, the more exciting it is, the formulation of specific goals must still be based on reality. Although Qi's leader Gao Yang has become increasingly tyrannical and crazy, the two pillars supporting the Northern Qi regime, Jinyang Xungui Armed Forces Group and
The hematopoietic ability of Hebei's prefectures and counties has not been seriously damaged, and it is still too early to discuss the attack on the Northern Qi Dynasty.
Next, Li Tai announced that the entire Western Wei Dynasty was in a state of mobilization. The troops from various military offices who participated in the Shangsi Festival military exercises first divided out 20,000 elite troops. Under the leadership of Zhu Guo Yang Zhong, they entered Tongguan as a vanguard. At the same time, he sent orders to those stationed in Xin'an.
General Han Xiong controlled the armies in western Henan and was ready to attack Heluo at any time.
Next, when delineating the areas for recruiting troops, except for Liangzhou, Lingzhou, Yizhou and other prefectures and counties that bear important border defense tasks, Li Tai included other prefectures and counties in the recruitment scope, which greatly swept the country.
The strength of the army.
In the next month, the total number of troops that need to be mobilized by the entire Bafu will reach 160,000! And if the number of rationed soldiers is added, this number will more than double again.
No fight is too much.
Everyone in the Ba Mansion was a little surprised when they heard that Tang Gong had made such a huge conscription plan. Some of the subordinate officials who were clamoring to regain Heluo and crush Yecheng felt in their hearts at this moment.
He couldn't help but murmur, wanting to advise Mr. Tang not to be too excited and impulsive.
After all, although it is a good thing to come to Northern Yuzhou to invest, the last time I made a bet to buy big, the result was not ideal. Although Tang Gong's past achievements in Heluo are admirable, such a similar situation is also
It will inevitably make people hesitate, and they always feel that there is no need to pretend to bet on the fate of the country just because of this matter.
Therefore, while Li Tai was issuing various conquest orders, Zhu Guoyu Wengui couldn't help but said: "In the old days, Tang Gong had tens of thousands of divisions and troops, and he could conquer Heluo, and no one could defeat him. Nowadays, there are fewer and fewer famous generals among thieves.
, there is no one who can compete with the Tang Dynasty. Although we should not underestimate the enemy in recruiting troops, it seems that it is not necessary to recruit such a strong army today."
After Li Tai heard this, he laughed and said: "There are many famous military experts in the world, and there are also those who can be called wise and brave among thieves. Compared with others, I may not have a superior strategy and it is difficult to match it. I just have to make a thorough calculation before using the army, so I can win a little. At that time, my power was quite weak.
As for thieves, they always resort to dangerous strategies in order to win by surprise. Now that the warehouses are abundant and the soldiers and horses are strong, and the thieves can be subdued with majestic power, why not do it?
What's more, the thieves at the border have turned against each other, and who can predict that there will be more changes after the battle. Instead of just lamenting what can be done, it is better to gather people to prepare for changes. Although Huazheng Gong is serious about his luck, such accidents are contrary to the norm.
It’s not like we should deal with it normally.”
The reason why he wanted to recruit troops and prepare for war with such great fanfare was naturally to add fuel to the flames, further aggravating and expanding the impact and scale of this situation, so that Northern Qi had to mobilize more forces to cope with the situation. As the amount of force invested increased,
, some personnel cracks and loopholes that can usually be covered up will become more apparent, thus bringing more opportunities.
The second purpose is to test the strength and efficiency of the Western Wei Dynasty's military mobilization today, and to conduct a brief drill for larger-scale mobilization in the future, so as to accumulate experience and improve the process.
And this time his plan does not stop at the battlefield of Heluo. Even Heluo is not the main battlefield. Such a large-scale, cross-regional military operation is also the first time for him. Therefore, he must recruit enough soldiers before the war begins.
, can not only prepare for changes, but also be courageous.
In addition to mobilizing the military power of the Western Wei Dynasty to prepare for the start of the war with the Northern Qi Dynasty, Li Tai also did not intend to leave Nan Chen idle, so after issuing a series of mobilization orders, he sent people to Chang'an, where he would still be studying in the Imperial College.
Chen Chang, son of Chen Baxian who was studying, came to Shangyang Palace.