When the news came back that Guangling had been recaptured by Chen Baxian, Wang Sengbian had already led his troops back to Jiankang to garrison.
When the messenger came to the hall to report the good news, Wang Sengbian, who was discussing with the generals, suddenly paused, while the Liang Jun generals in the hall started talking loudly, their expressions and tone were full of surprise.
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There was a sudden loud noise in the hall, and everyone who was discussing suddenly stopped. When they heard the sound again, they saw Taiwei Wang Sengbian sitting above him, with a gloomy look on his face, and clapped his hands heavily on the case.
"Don't make any noise when discussing matters in the hall!"
Wang Sengbian yelled angrily in a deep and irritable tone. He immediately raised his hand to take the detailed battle report submitted by the messenger, but he did not immediately start reading it. Instead, he lowered his eyes to Hou Qi who was kneeling down in the hall to apologize.
He said angrily: "Tens of thousands of powerful troops collapsed at the sight of the enemy. The army was defeated and the country was humiliated. What crime should Hou Mou deserve?"
Hou Zhen bowed to the ground with a dejected look on his face, and said in a harsh voice: "The general knows he has committed a serious crime, but the Qi army is indeed cunning and hard to guard against. There was a letter reporting that he was running towards Zhongli, but unexpectedly he suddenly appeared in front of him.
Outside Xuyi City, the generals and other troops were all in foot formation, and they were trying their best to attack the city. Suddenly they were attacked from both sides and were overwhelmed. It is not a crime of war..."
It would be a waste not to say this. After hearing this, Wang Sengbian's expression suddenly became even more angry. He pointed his halberd at Hou Qi and angrily rebuked: "Mediocre people are still making sophistry! Is it true that among the armies in the north of the Yangtze River, you are the only one who is the enemy? Guangling is also the enemy.
During the attack, why was the army at Jingkou able to hold on and be more capable of defeating the city?"
After Hou Yi heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little ashamed and angry. Although he retreated in defeat, it was better to fight with the enemy than to besiege Liyang's troops who returned without success.
Of course, he did not dare to say this directly in front of Wang Sengbian. He only cursed in his heart, but he could not help but bow his head and said: "Chen Sikong travels across Lingnan, he is invincible, his military skills are the best in the world, and his subordinates are also very skilled.
All brave people will be ashamed and unable to compare, and they will not dare to dare to compare!"
After Wang Sengbian heard this, he fell silent again. After a while, he said in a deep voice: "This criminal is imprisoned in Jiangling. Please judge his crime and punish him. There is also the news that Jiangling has been restored."
Send it to us, and ask the Lord to choose a good person to guard it."
After hearing this, the eyes of all the generals in the hall became lively.
After the Hou Jing Rebellion, the original military structure of Nanliang Kingdom completely collapsed. Although Jiangling also organized and developed new armed forces in the process of countering the rebellion, these armed forces were not completely subordinate to the Jiangling court. Most of them were organized by various powerful forces.
Private song. Because of this, whoever regains the territory of the city will usually defend it as a matter of course.
In particular, Guangling hangs in the north of the Yangtze River, and Chen Baxian's difficult process of regaining the city has been well heard by all the generals. Now that it has been conquered, it is appropriate for his people to arrange the defense. But listening to Wang Taiwei's intention, it seems that in his heart
Any other ideas?
Not to mention that the generals were thinking about their own plans, Wang Sengbian was in a mess at the moment. After hastily dealing with the defeated general, he was not in the mood to continue discussing the subsequent matters, so he simply signaled to the generals to go their separate ways.
Return to camp.
After everyone exited one by one, Wang Sengbian picked up the battle report and read it carefully. He held it in his hand and read it several times. Then he sighed and said: "Chen Baxian is really brave and decisive, far beyond ordinary people. Before, I secretly
I blame Li Boshan for not being willing to conspire with me, but instead seeking the far side instead of the near. Now it seems that Li Boshan is really good at judging people! From now on, I will be inferior to the overlord."
After Wang Fan, who was standing in the hall, heard his father's emotion, he couldn't help but said: "Why should my father be as ambitious as others? How can a mere victory or defeat establish a long-term situation? What's more, if it weren't for General Li,
He personally went to Huainan and killed many Qi troops, so that none of the remaining bandits dared to take action without permission. How could Chen Baxian successfully capture Guangling?
Chen Baxian's brigade was partial to the enemy, stubbornly greedy for merit, and succeeded by luck. But his father needed to take charge of the overall situation and had many concerns, so he could not do anything willfully. This time Chen Baxian refused to retreat, and he was guilty of failure if he did not succeed. He seemed to be a bit of a lone warrior who could sink his boat.
.But my father cannot be so ignorant of the general situation. It is a pity that your Majesty does not know the accurate military situation in Jiangbei, and sudden rumors of chaos have made our soldiers dare not continue to make progress, so we can only withdraw our troops with regret."
"Yes, if Jiangling hadn't ordered the troops to withdraw immediately, it wouldn't be difficult for me to recover Liyang."
Hearing what his son said, Wang Sengbian's expression improved slightly, but he soon sighed again and said: "Ordinary people only see your father as majestic and majestic, but in fact, I am just a sword in human hands. Even though the sword is sharp,
After all, it also requires the master's clever use to be invincible and invincible. Although it is available in time, it cannot be used by others. It is still like a bird in a cage, and its ambition cannot be extended.
When it comes to this point, Ba Xian and I are both inferior to Li Boshan. This man has accomplished everything. He is already in a good position now, and he seems to have even more heights to climb in the coming year! You have worked under him for a while.
With good luck, if the situation in Jiangdong really deteriorates out of control in the coming year, you can return to Mianbei to serve his people and still have a bright future."
Although Wang Yan's time in Mianbei opened his eyes and benefited a lot, when he heard his father's slightly lazy words, he quickly shook his head and said: "General Li is indeed a heroic and majestic general.
Lord, but after all, he is just a general of another country. My father is now an important minister of the country and is responsible for the destiny of the country. My son should return to serve his family and country, so there is no reason to switch to another country."
Not to mention the lamentations of Wang Sengbian and his son about current events, the news that Chen Baxian successfully recaptured Guangling also spread rapidly westward along the river, and soon arrived at Jiangling. Before that, the news that Li Tai captured Hefei also spread first
Arriving at Jiangling, it caused an uproar in the city.
"How many means do the Qiang slaves have? They once occupied Badong and now they have captured Hefei. Do they really want to trap me here?"
Previously, the troops of the Western Wei Dynasty occupied Badong, which was only one step away from the mouth of the gorge. This had already made Liang Emperor Xiao Yi very nervous. He could only rely on the fact that the Wei army did not have a strong naval force. Even if they invaded Badong, they would not achieve much.
To comfort himself, now that he learned that Hefei was actually acquired by Li Boshan, Xiao Yi couldn't help but feel even more panicked.
Although on the surface it seems that the Western Wei Dynasty has a friendlier attitude towards Nanliang than the Northern Qi Dynasty, as an emperor, Xiao Yi is naturally not naive enough to think that there are really jackals who don't eat meat in the world. Especially in the Western Wei Dynasty, there are always
Supporting a Liang Wang Xiao Qi is tantamount to having an alternative that can replace you at any time.
Therefore, despite the close interaction between Jiangling people and Mianbei, Xiao Yi has always been secretly wary of the Western Wei Dynasty. This wariness is much greater than that of the Northern Qi Dynasty. Although the Northern Qi Dynasty also took advantage of the situation, was duplicitous, and was very annoying, but at least they
At the moment, there are no ideas or plans to prepare a puppet to replace him.
Although Hefei is still far away from Jiangling, Xiao Yi has no intention of dying in Jiangling for the rest of his life. The current situation is just unstable, and he has to stay in Jiangling for the time being. As long as conditions permit, Xiao Yi still hopes to return to Jiangling.
Healthy.
Although Hefei was not originally owned by Nanliang, the Northern Qi Dynasty seemed to be aggressive in Huainan, but in fact it did not pose a great threat to Jiangling's regime. On the contrary, the Western Wei Dynasty, which seemed gentle on the surface, had already quietly pushed its power as far away from Jiangling as possible.
It's only one step away.
After capturing Hefei, the Western Wei Dynasty basically controlled the land north of the Yangtze River from Xiakou to Ruxukou. No, it was from Badong all the way to Ruxukou. Simply based on distance, it controlled the north line of the Yangtze River far more than
Northern Qi will be much longer. Especially after advancing towards Hefei, it directly blocked the interaction between Nanliang and Northern Qi. Even the retreat of Nanliang troops in Jiankang and other places downstream was blocked!
Xiao Yi knew very well that if he continued to wait passively like this, he would probably have to sit back and wait for death, but now the main force of Nanliang was in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and even if the main force was still in the town, Xiao Yi did not dare to use military means to change the current situation.
"Hurry up and release the Qi envoys and arrange for them to leave the east of the city quickly!"
After pondering for a while, Xiao Yicai finally thought of a way that was not a solution, but he still had to use his own strength.
Li Boshan snatched Hefei from Northern Qi. The Qi people would definitely not be reconciled and would definitely find a way to counterattack and take it back. Nan Liang could also take this opportunity to deepen ties with Northern Qi and send troops when the Qi army sent troops to capture Hefei.
Blockade the line from Ruxukou to Dongguan, cut off Hefei's retreat, and then use this to negotiate with the Western Wei Dynasty.
As long as the Western Wei Dynasty is willing to return Xiakou and other Jiangbei garrison defenses, the blockade on the Dongguan front line can be relaxed, allowing the Western Wei Dynasty's troops in Hefei to withdraw safely.
Although this would be tantamount to a direct betrayal of the original covenant between the two parties, the Western Wei Dynasty is now advancing step by step, and it is about to reach the point where it is finally revealed, so I am afraid that the situation will really be irreversible.
However, the matter of resuming peace talks and contact with Northern Qi must be carried out quietly, and must not be discovered by Wei envoys. Knowing that Jiangling's personnel has been deeply penetrated, in order to avoid leaking the news, Xiao Yi could only order a few close men to
He was responsible for escorting the Qi envoy east to Yingzhou, and then went to Gushu all the way by day and night, then crossed the Yangtze River from Jiankang to the north, and returned home to report the news.
Just when Xiao Yi started to implement what he thought was a comprehensive and meticulous plan, not long after sending the Qi envoys out, new battle reports came from the east. Chen Baxian had actually recaptured Guangling.
Needless to say, Guangling is of great significance to the defense of Nanliang River. Being able to capture this important town in the north of the Yangtze River is undoubtedly something worthy of celebration, but this incident should not have happened at a time when Xiao Yi was determined to deepen ties with the Northern Qi Dynasty to break through the blockade of the Western Wei Dynasty.
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"The thief Qiu Ba, even after receiving my order, he still doesn't know how to stop! He acts arbitrarily and has no father. Don't you know that this is a stupid plan to seek the skin of a tiger?"
After receiving the battle report, Xiao Yi's face was not happy at all, but he couldn't hold back the anger in his heart and cursed.
What made him most angry was that Chen Baxian not only blatantly violated his orders, but insisted on attacking Guangling and regaining Guangling. This achievement was based on the cooperation with Li Boshan's march into Huainan.
The information revealed in this made Xiao Yi unable to imagine how the Northern Qi monarchs and ministers would view him once they learned about this matter, and how they would view his plan to deepen cooperation.
Obtaining Guangling will not reverse the bad situation faced by Nanliang on the overall front. Losing the support and assistance of Northern Qi will make the Jiangling regime even more unable to struggle in the face of the siege of the Western Wei. The downstream generals will be more provocative if they make their own decisions.
This aroused the sense of crisis in Xiao Yi's heart. In his eyes, Chen Baxian was already a traitor with evil intentions.
"I hate this old man, he is old and dim, he leads wolves into his house and brings chaos to our country!"
Xiao Yi was filled with worry and anger, so he simply walked to the hall dedicated to his father, Emperor Wu of Liang Xiao Yan, looked at the wooden statue and cursed: "I am neither the direct descendant nor the elder of the country. If I hadn't suffered in this troubled times, how could I have suffered like this?"
Forced to fall? The chaos did not originate from me, but was decided by me. It is worthy of my family and my country. But this old man has buried a deep trouble. Now evil disasters are everywhere, destroying the country and exterminating heirs. It is his evil deeds! Now I sacrifice him,
I’m afraid there will be no one to sacrifice me, so withdraw, withdraw everyone!”
As he spoke, he waved his arms and ordered the eunuchs and slaves to remove all the offerings from the hall, so that he could enjoy the retribution of bringing a wolf into the house and causing trouble to the country.
Unlike Xiao Yi, who was furious when he heard the news, when the officials in Guanzhong heard that General Li defeated the Qi army again in Huainan and captured the city, they felt accustomed to it, and at the same time they all smiled. They sighed that he was worthy of being called General Li.
He is considered to be a great general of the country and the enemy of the Eastern thieves. He will add another great achievement quietly.
The masses just watched the excitement and were delighted that their country's generals had made great achievements again. They did not know much about the meaning contained in it. Even if they gathered together to discuss it, they often couldn't get the point.
However, those officials in the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office who dealt with the country's important military and political affairs understood that Li Tai's capture of Hefei was of great significance, and it was no less important than his previous great achievements.
Although today's Western Wei Dynasty is located in Kansai, even if it takes Hefei, it will be difficult to fully utilize the geographical advantages of this important town in Huainan, but it is also of great significance, especially in plotting the Jiangling regime. After taking Hefei, it is equivalent to
It took this idea a big step forward, which not only blocked Nanliang's next strategic choices, but also excluded Northern Qi.
Yu Wentai was also very happy. When he talked about this matter several times, he couldn't help but praise Li Tai: "Boshan anticipated the enemy's opportunity and measured his movements. Hefei was gained, Huainan was divided, and Jiangling was already halfway within our reach!"
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However, at this time, there are always people who throw cold water on the situation.
Since the new emperor came to the throne, the country has undergone frequent reforms. Yuwenhu, who was originally based in Hedong, returned to serve in the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office. Compared with the optimistic attitude of the people at home and abroad, he had a different view: "Today, our national strength cannot be said to be great. When the time comes,
It is possible to be aggressive, but it is difficult to resist all forces. The kings and ministers of Jiangling are ignorant and make many plans but few decisions. Our army goes straight out of Wuguan and it is not difficult to defeat it. There is no need for extraneous branches.
Li Boshan's attack on Huainan today is an act of overdoing and underdoing. It seems to be balancing all aspects, but in fact it angers the enemy. If the bandits from the east are provoked and swarm in, our country's plans will be hijacked and will be difficult to carry out!"