After hearing what Li Tai said, Zhao Gang lowered his head and began to ponder, but after a while, he still shook his head helplessly and sighed. It was really difficult to deal with Murong Shaozong in the Huainan area.
Regardless of Murong Shaozong's current power and ability, Huainan alone is too unfriendly to the Western Wei Dynasty.
Most of the border states and counties here surrendered to the Eastern Wei Dynasty, even if it was only a nominal restraint, but the people's support for it speaks volumes. The Western Wei Dynasty could be said to have no deterrent or attraction in this land.
Now that the troops have entered Yiyang, it has already reached the limit of the power development of the Jingzhou General Administration. If it extends outwards and the battle line is further stretched, various hidden dangers will be exposed one after another. And once there is a setback, it will not only be a defeat.
Such a simple withdrawal of troops would lead to a chain collapse of the areas controlled by the Jingzhou Governor's Office, and the outcome would probably be even more tragic than Wang Sizheng's.
Zhao Gang dared to put himself in danger and personally sneaked into Yiyang to rebel against the barbarians and seize the city by surprise. He was by no means a timid person. However, when he heard that Li Tai planned to invade Huainan and fight to the death with Murong Shaozong, he was extremely unfavorable in his heart.
If a battle between the two sides is really unavoidable, then it would be better to fight with all their strength when Murong Shaozong's soldiers invaded Mianbei, at least they would still occupy a favorable location at that time.
Nowadays, the new annexation of the Eastern Wei Dynasty and Han Dynasty has not yet been decided, and there is no foundation in Huainan. His own strength has not increased significantly. On the contrary, Murong Shaozong marched into Xuanhu with his troops, and then recruited many armed forces to attach themselves to the past. His power was stronger than before when he invaded Mian
It was even more majestic in the north.
In the past, Li Tai was able to force Murong Shaozong to retreat without losing his composure, but now Yiyang Chad actually wants to start a decisive battle with Murong Shaozong in Huainan. In Zhao Gang's view, this is really unwise!
When Li Tai saw Zhao Gang sighing and being silent, he naturally knew what he was thinking, so he smiled and said: "The decisive victory of the master lies in the use of force. Although Murong Shaozong is a famous general among thieves, if the matter is not his own, he will still have to do it."
Their hands and feet are tied up. They have been stuck on the road for a long time, not knowing where to go. Their energy has been lost, and it is bound to be difficult for them to fight hard. The reason why I did not fight with force in front of me is to sharpen their sharpness and vent their energy, so that they can defeat the enemy without success. The teacher is tired and lazy.
Heart."
No matter how wise a general is, it is difficult to fully instill his own tactical ideas into every soldier. The vast majority of generals and soldiers use direct external manifestations such as gains and losses in advance and retreat to judge the success or failure of an action.
Since the Battle of Hanshanyan, Murong Shaozong has defeated powerful enemies and has an aura of repeated victory. The soldiers under his command must also have high morale. Fighting with such an army is the most dangerous, because it is impossible to
Knowing when they are on the battlefield, they can directly activate Wushuang.
In Mianbei, due to Li Tai's strong formation, Murong Shaozong was unwilling to pay a high price and took the initiative to lead his army to retreat. There was no way to tell who would win, but for his officers and men, it was always in vain.
This slightly interrupted their winning streak.
When Zhao Gang heard this, his expression softened slightly, and he reluctantly accepted this explanation, but he still couldn't help but said: "Nowadays, many parties in Huainan are following the orders of the Eastern Dynasty. Once they know that I am entering the country to fight with the thieves, I am afraid..."
When talking about this issue, Li Tai was no longer worried, and laughed directly and said: "Nan Liang surrendered, but when he saw Hou Jing's giant invaders causing chaos in the country, he did not dare to raise an army to resist. Seeing that your father was suffering deeply, he stood aside and stood aside.
I am competing with the Eastern Bandits for supremacy, and I am just leading my troops to watch the battle. It would be most satisfying to see both of us lose, so how could I easily enter the battle and die for the Eastern Bandits?"
This reason was so powerful that Zhao Gang had no way to refute it, but he still had some worries and felt that it was too aggressive.
Li Tai also understood that Zhao Gang was not unwilling to agree with this plan to offend his majesty, but he just did not want to overturn the good situation by blindly taking risks. He also had enough patience for such a helpful subordinate, so he transferred his
The plan is to be more specific.
"Although there are many people from Huainan Prefecture who have descended to the east, they rarely respond to each other. They are just keeping their own interests, and it is difficult to form a unified force. As long as I hold this thing, I can travel freely throughout the territory without any restrictions, even directly.
Take Shouyang!"
While talking, Li Tai put out several items, including the imperial edict and talisman tokens from the Eastern Wei Dynasty appointing Xia Houqiang as the governor of Nansi Prefecture, which were all confiscated from the prisoner Xia Houping.
Because Zhao Gang had no further ideas to make further progress, he had already captured Yiyang City, and Xia Houqiang had already fled to Sangui. Therefore, although he had seized the tokens such as the seals and orders sent to him by the Eastern Wei Dynasty, they were only regarded as ordinary seizures.
, and didn’t take it to heart.
But this was a big surprise for Li Tai. He had always been good at using the power of a fox as a tiger, and now that he had a token personally given by the Eastern Wei court, of course he had to make full use of it.
Although most of the Huainan prefectures defected to the Eastern Wei Dynasty, they had no authority over each other. Li Tai took this token to take advantage of the road, and they must not dare to refuse. This gave him the opportunity to advance without any bloodshed.
It is estimated that Murong Shaozong has not yet received the official order from the Eastern Wei court, so he is still lingering in Xuanhu and does not dare to march to Huainan. But Li Tai will naturally not be polite. He can use this disguise to rush all the way and grab the opportunity.
Murong Shaozong invaded and occupied Shouyang City.
After Hou Jing raised his troops and went south, he left behind his cousin Wang Xiangui to guard Shouyang City. But when his rebel army was still besieging Jiankangtai City, Poyang King Xiao Fan, who was staying in Hefei, sent his generals to attack Shouyang and captured it.
In Luocheng, Shouyang, the king and his disciples were trapped in the golden city.
Forced by helplessness, Wang Xiangui surrendered the city to the Eastern Wei Dynasty. However, at that time, the Eastern Wei Dynasty had not yet solved the Wang Sizheng Department stationed in Yingchuan, nor had it increased its troops in Huainan. Wang Xiangui still stayed in Shouyang.
Poyang King Xiao Fan was afraid that attacking Shouyang again might offend the Eastern Wei Dynasty, and King Qin's war in Jiankang was not going well, so he also suspended his attack on Shouyang.
However, Xiao Fan's forbearance and retreat did not win the Eastern Wei's courtesy. After the Battle of Yingchuan, Gao Cheng immediately sent Li Bomu, the governor of Western Yanzhou, to lead his troops to Huainan to press Hefei.
Regarding this situation, Xiao Fan felt like crying. On the one hand, he was afraid of the Eastern Wei Dynasty. On the other hand, Xiao Zhengde, who was being tricked by Hou Jing in Jiankang City at this time, was resentful and sent a letter to summon him.
Xiao Fan led his troops into Beijing.
Although the letter was obtained by Hou Jing and Xiao Zhengde was executed for it, Xiao Fan still learned about it and decided to go to Jiankang.
So when the Eastern Wei army was approaching Hefei, Xiao Fan took the initiative to sue for peace. He was willing to dedicate the Hefei he guarded to the Eastern Wei Dynasty, and begged the Eastern Wei Dynasty to send troops to help him put down Hou Jing's rebellion. Then he led his 20,000 troops to leave Hefei and make this important city.
He surrendered, and then sent an envoy to escort his two sons to Yedu as hostages, imploring the Eastern Wei Dynasty to send troops, and then led his troops happily to Ruxukou to dig lotus roots and collect water chestnuts.
As a result, Hefei, an important town in Huainan that Sun Shiwan once dreamed of and never thought about, was easily picked up by the Eastern Wei Dynasty. If it weren't for the discounts sent by the Xiao family, it would be unimaginable.
Although Xiao Fan paid such a high price, of course there would be no reinforcements from the Eastern Wei Dynasty. Even Li Bomu, who was tightly closed in the capital, could only lead a few thousand troops, and there were no elite Jinyang soldiers accompanying him.
Li Tai learned all these situations from Liu Zhongli. Although Liu Zhongli himself was not very good, when he talked about Xiao Fan's actions of handing over his hometown in Hefei to others, cutting off his own retreat, and at the same time, he led Hou Jing to Zi Jiankang.
, Liu Zhongli couldn't help but ridicule and scold him.
After listening to Li Tai's explanation of the plan to attack Shouyang, Zhao Gang still felt that it was quite dangerous, but after careful consideration, he also felt that this plan was very feasible. Even if he did not say that he attacked Yiyang, Li Tai had captured Hanzhong before.
It is much more dangerous than capturing Shouyang. After all, the only defenders in Shouyang City now are Hou Jing, a member of the party, a prominent member of the royal family, and his remnants.
But below Shouyang, Li Bomu stationed in Hefei is also an unstable factor. Even if they succeed in taking Shouyang and Murong Shaozong leads his troops south to fight, if Li Bomu attacks Shouyang from the north, they will be attacked from both sides.
Also at a disadvantage.
When Zhao Gang raised this question again, Li Tai couldn't help but chuckle twice, and then turned to look at Gao Le, who was coming with the army.
"Li Bomu is the brother of my Situ Gong's wife and father-in-law."
Li Bomu was born in the Li family of Zhao County, and was the uncle of Gao Zhongmi's ex-wife Li family. Of course, he was now considered a relative of Gao Cheng, so he was quite trusted and was sent to lead troops to Huainan.
Hearing what Gao Le said, Zhao Gang's mind immediately started to think about various operations such as lobbying and alienation, but Gao Lexuan even said: "Although he is outside the Dianjun country, he is not known for his courage. If he dares to lightly intervene in the war situation
, the last general will be captured in battle!"
After recounting all aspects, Zhao Gang thought about it again, and couldn't help but feel that although this plan was still a bit risky, it also had a lot of room for maneuver. How can there be any guarantee in military affairs?
Now, Zhao Gang no longer worried that this plan was too aggressive, but rather worried that Murong Shaozong would see something bad going on or lead his troops away, thus missing an excellent opportunity.
After all, their own strength is limited. Even if they can advance into Shouyang, they will never be able to occupy it for a long time. If the army hangs outside for a long time, it will not only increase the cost of military supplies, but also increase many unpredictable risks.
Li Tai was not worried about this at all. As long as he could enter Shouyang, he would be absolutely sure that Murong Shaozong would come south to fight!