The thrilling night passed quickly. When the morning light was thin, the troops scattered in the surrounding area came here one after another. The first one to arrive was Wei Xiaokuan.
Wei Xiaokuan led hundreds of light cavalry and fast horses to the city garrison. When he saw that it was Li Tai's Jingzhou army occupying the city defense, he couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Ever since he had a deep talk with Li Tai in Chang'an City at the beginning of the year and reached a consensus and tacit understanding with each other, Wei Xiaokuan has been looking forward to the big event planned by Li Tai. After Tongzhou received the notice of sending troops, he sent his subordinates to spread the news first. Convey to Mianbei that I hope Jingzhou General Manager’s Office can make early preparations.
But when he knew about this, Yuwenhu had already set off and arrived at Mianbei. Just as Wei Xiaokuan was regretting that the good situation in the southeast might be overturned, he learned about Li Tai from Li Licheng, who risked his life to join the army and reprimanded the generals. There are still follow-up plans. Then when passing through Caiyang City, I learned a more accurate plan from there.
Despite this, Wei Xiaokuan was still quite uneasy. Among the several Zhuguo states, although Yu Jin was not known for his might, he could be regarded as the most brilliant in terms of military tactics and strategy. Even General Li had been prepared for the victory. It's really hard to predict what the outcome will be. Especially now that we are at the gate of the country, if we can't make a quick decision, it will have a very serious negative impact on the subsequent plans.
Therefore, Wei Xiaokuan spent a very restless night, barely falling asleep, and before dawn, he led his followers to the south in order to know the final result as soon as possible.
When he learned of Wei Xiaokuan's arrival, Li Tai also hurriedly stepped out to greet him. He walked forward and smiled at Wei Xiaokuan who turned over and dismounted from his horse, saying with a smile: "The matter is settled here, Mr. Wei is here to help!"
After hearing these words from Li Tai, Wei Xiaokuan finally breathed a sigh of relief, then waved his hand and said: "Although I have been worried and troubled along the way, it is just mediocre trouble. Everything was planned and executed by Duke Taiyuan, and I An dares to take credit, he only hopes that under the leadership of Duke Taiyuan, he can directly break through Jiangling and help make up for the great division between the north and the south!"
At this point, he asked again: "How is Chang Shangong doing now? Is he willing to calm down the public?"
After hearing this, Li Tai nodded and said: "Chang Shangong is still aware of the general situation and has not given up because of a momentary miscalculation. When the armies gather later, Lao Wei will come out to appease him."
Changing adversaries on the spot will always damage the morale of the army, not to mention that Li Tai originally used unconventional means to replace Yu Jin.
The reason why he did this is that Jingzhou itself has a very considerable armed force. However, if the troops from the south are too disorganized and distracted from supervision and control, it will not be conducive to the attack on Jiangling. Therefore, it is best to maintain a On the surface of a peaceful handover, there is no need for the soldiers to know about the dirty power struggles inside.
In one morning, several teams and more than 8,000 soldiers arrived in Shicheng. It can be seen that if Li Tai had not directly interfered with the city defense, Yu Jin would have been able to control it in the shortest time until these troops arrived one after another. , a big fight is inevitable.
Although the battle last night only lasted a short time, some rumors spread to the surroundings, especially the sudden appearance of more than 30,000 Jingzhou Army land and sea soldiers, which also made the soldiers of the army startled and confused.
However, Wei Xiaokuan was responsible for recruiting and settling them, and these soldiers settled down a little, but they still felt guilty to a certain extent. This was because their trip was to seize the opportunity of the Jingzhou Army to attack Jiangling, and General Li had always had a tough attitude, and now he was
If caught red-handed, each of them can't help but secretly worry that they may be blamed.
Fortunately, Li Tai did not show up to reprimand the generals. Instead, he ordered people to carry down the grain carried by the boats anchored by the Han River and distribute it according to the proportion of the number of troops.
Since all the grain, grass and military supplies in Jingzhou were dispersed by Li Tai in advance and distributed among the states and counties, these incoming troops had to not only raise supplies but also maintain a high-speed march. They were hungry and full after a few days.
Yes, now we finally have enough food supply, and the public is naturally in good spirits.
In the evening, when the smoke from stoves and cooking fires rose in the military camps, Li Tai and Yu Jin went out to patrol the camps and announced the news that their troops from the south would accept Li Tai's control of Daxingtai on Guandong Road. As for the original plan,
Yu Jin, the commander-in-chief of the army, had to stay in Shicheng to recuperate for the time being due to a sudden illness.
After the military commanders and generals learned about this situation, they naturally felt a little strange in their hearts. But when they saw Chang Shangong Yu Jinzheng being disgraced and following General Li with a tired look on his face without saying a word, they all also
He closed his mouth knowingly, not daring to ask any more questions.
As for the sergeants in the army, they didn't feel anything was wrong at all, and they were even vaguely happy in their hearts.
Although Changshan Gong Yujin also worked hard and made great achievements in the country, but compared with Taiyuan Gong Li Boshan who has been in the limelight in recent years, repeatedly defeated powerful enemies, and maintained an almost complete victory record, he is still slightly inferior. And the reason why he wants to
Adding the word "almost", the battle lost was also the Battle of Mangshan more than ten years ago. The Duke of Taiyuan, as well as the generals of the Duke of Changshan, were beaten by the Eastern bandits and fled in embarrassment.
Even putting aside his past military exploits, Duke Taiyuan is still the landlord here. Not only did everyone have enough to eat as soon as he became the general, what else could they be dissatisfied about?
Yu Jin was originally coerced by Li Tai to go out of the city to appease the troops. After walking around the city, he saw that all the soldiers calmly accepted this. Even some sergeants who were not good at hiding their emotions even showed a little joy.
Even worse, after returning to the city, I felt really dizzy and bedridden.
Li Tai gathered the troops in Shicheng to appease the troops on the middle road. At the same time, the envoys sent to other roads also set off immediately. The first to arrive was Wuning, who was closest to Shicheng.
Wuning is located between Xiangyang and Jiangling, which is later known as Jingmen City. It is located in the north of Jianghan Plain and at the southern foot of Jingshan Mountain. It is also one of the few beautiful places between the north and the south, and has become the link between Yongzhou and Jingzhou in Nanliang.
dividing line.
Wuning was originally in the hands of Jiangling. After all, Liang Wang Xiao Jin was already in a relatively weak position in the contest with Jiangling. But before, Li Tai directly sent Liang Shiyan to send troops to Wuning to maintain control over Jiangling.
Military deterrence continues to this day.
However, the current situation in Wuning has undergone new changes. Liang Shiyan's Jingzhou Army, which was originally stationed here, was expelled outside the city and stationed at the foot of Jingshan Mountain. Those who entered the city were replaced by Yuwen Hu and Li Mu.
The army from Guanzhong that came from Guanzhong led by him also camped in Wubangcheng of the Xiangyang tribe belonging to Liang Wang Xiao Jin, forming a completely different situation of host and guest.
Among these people, Liang Wang Xiao Jin was the most eager to attack Jiangling, so when Hou Mo and Chen Shun arrived in Xiangyang and expressed that they wanted Liang Wang to lead his troops south to help the battle, Liang Wang almost did not hesitate at all.
People from Xiangyang came to the south.
But although he was in an urgent mood, he did not have a high say in the matter. It was the vanguard general Yu Wenhu who really decided the advance and retreat of the army. And Yu Wenhu, who had received a lesson in Mianbei, now also obeyed Yu Jin's instructions and knew how to attack.
He was not good at fighting, so after stationing in Wuning, he was not in a hurry to go south to fight the Liang people.
On this day, Liang Wang Xiao Jin once again went to the city to ask for a battle but to no avail, and returned to the military camp outside the city with a depressed look. The sound of singing, dancing and opera came from the big tent in the camp. It was Wei General Hou Mo Chenshun who was serving as the supervisor of the army.
pastime.
The King of Liang did not go directly into the big tent, but turned to the small tent on the side. He summoned his subordinate Wenwu who had followed the army into the tent, and sighed: "The Duke of Zhongshan, Wen Sabao, still does not allow the army to go out to fight. I am worried about the Wei people."
They have the intention of surrounding and forcing Jiangling to surrender!"
After hearing this, everyone in Xiangyang in the tent also became worried. If this is the case, it will undoubtedly be disastrous for them. If the Jiangling monarchs and ministers surrender, then their Xiangyang masters and subordinates will lose their greatest value, and they will continue to
I probably no longer have the qualifications to be a puppet.
When Cai Daye, who was accompanying the army, heard what King Liang said, he sighed and said: "Wei has many ministers who are tigers and wolves. No matter the Duke of Zhongshan, Wen Sabao, or the Duke of Anping, Mo Chenshun, there is no sage who upholds faith."
Yu, my friendship with Xiangyang is shallow, and there are many variables in conspiring with them.
Before the Eastern Expedition, General Li of Taiyuan specially sent an envoy to tell him that he would collude with his lord to deal with Jiangling after his triumphant return. With this promise, we, the Xiangyang Division, did not have to rush out. But now, not only is it contrary to the previous
Alliance, and even forced Wu Ningliang to open a mansion..."
Hearing what Cai Daye said, everyone looked a little unnatural, and Liang Wang Xiao Jin couldn't help but have a hint of shame on his face.
However, when a general, Yin Deyi, heard this, he frowned and said: "What Cai Canjun said is wrong. How can I betray the alliance with this march? It is clearly a internal struggle in Wei, with top and bottom fighting. The kings and ministers of his country do not respect Li Boshan. Our vassal vassal
What reason do the people have to cling to the old alliance and entrust all their plans to those who have lost power?
When you join the army, you know that there are many tiger and wolf ministers in the Wei Kingdom, but don’t you know that Li Boshan is the most vicious among them? When he came south, he captured Fancheng, and our future friendship was just to use my lord’s power to get involved in the Han Dynasty.
Land. It extends from a corner in the north to a territory of two thousand miles from east to west. Can I, Xiangyang, benefit from an inch of land?
Li Boshan is a famous general in the world, and his master is not as good as Heaven. He still wants to save me, Liang Zuo! Among the generals he has entrusted to him today, Yu Wenhu is frivolous and unintelligent, while Hou Mo, Chen Shun, and the veteran are greedy and happy. In terms of talent, they are not as good as Li Boshan.
"If you plan with the mediocre, you can still hope to counterattack; if you plan with the wise, if the enemy is destroyed, I will inevitably feed him!"
After hearing this, King Liang's face turned away from shame, and his tone became tougher: "The attack on Jiangling is a major plan of our country, and the key to the survival of the country, how can it depend on Li Boshan's words? How can he commit suicide just before the battle?
When I went to Huainan, it was he who abandoned me, not me who rebelled against the alliance. Don't talk about joining the army again!"
Not to mention the plans of the people in Xiangyang, in the big tent, Hou Mo Chen Shun was leisurely enjoying Wu opera singing and dancing, but next to him, Hou Mo Chen Qiong said with a sad face: "Brother, can you ask Zhongshan Gong for me to fight again?
?I have been in the military government for a long time, and although I have done nothing, I have always received courtesy from Duke Taiyuan. But now I have left the military government. If I have no achievements, I may be despised by the masses even if I am not retaliated by Duke Taiyuan!"
After hearing this, Hou Mo and Chen Shun waved their hands indifferently and said: "Do you think Chang Shangong led the generals to come south just to conquer Jiangling and had nothing to do with anything else? Li Boshan was indeed famous in the past, but since then he may have become more powerful.
No more, if you don't know how to keep a low profile and still show off your talents, I'm afraid your life will be in danger. You don't have to be in a hurry to show off. This time King Yuwen wants to make his children famous and successful, and even an old man like me is just a foil to the army.
"
While he was talking, Hou Mochen picked up his wine glass and drank it all in one gulp, his eyes never leaving the dancing and graceful actors.
In a place in Wuning City, there were also people drinking, but they were not as leisurely and content as Hou Mo and Chen Shun, but rather a bit depressed.
"Fill it up, fill it up again!"
Li Mu pointed at Tian Hong opposite and shouted loudly: "Jiangling is close at hand, and the great achievement of destroying the country is in front of us. We should drink and celebrate. Soon, our entire generation will be remembered in history!"
Tian Hong covered the wine glass with both hands, shook his head and said: "I can't drink anymore, I really can't drink anymore! The general has to be straight today, and Wu An is also drunk. It's better to go back and rest quickly. Don't drink drunk before the battle."
Harmful!"
After Li Mu heard this, he rolled his eyelids and sneered: "Jianling is nothing, not worth mentioning! Even Li Boshan, who is famous all over the world, was easily seized by me and Zhongshan Gong... Zhongshan Gong was very resourceful and used tricks like
God, I am driven by him like an ox or a horse!”
Tian Hong and Li Mu were not only colleagues, but also fellow villagers. After hearing this, he hurriedly stepped forward to cover Li Mu's mouth and whispered: "Mr. Wu An, be careful what you say! This matter was discussed in secret by us.
Duke Taiyuan feels sorry. But if it was just Duke Zhongshan's private plan, how could he dare? It is clearly the Lord... Well, in short, we just bowed down and accepted orders, and Duke Wu An did not intend to be hostile to Duke Taiyuan."
"It's precisely because it's not intentional that it makes people even more angry! If the Lord really considers me as his confidant, why not tell the truth? Could it be that I really refuse him because of my friendship with Duke Taiyuan? This time I am not being used for my loyalty and courage.
, because I am stupid and ugly! Mr. Taiyuan has the grace to save my life, and I treat him as a supporter, but if the Lord really wants me to control him, I will not dare to say goodbye. But now I don’t tell you,
He didn’t even complain…”
Li Mu was extremely angry. The Lord refused to report the matter to him. He clearly did not trust him enough and had reservations about him. Furthermore, he was kept in the dark and helped Yuwenhu go to Mianbei to seize power. In the end, he was left alone.
He was disloyal and unjust, so he became increasingly depressed.
After Tian Hong heard this, he didn't know how to comfort Li Mu for a while. Apart from anything else, he himself felt that the way the Zhongwai Mansion had seized the power of the Jingzhou Military Mansion was a bit inappropriate, but this kind of upper-level
The competition and fights were not something they could interfere with. Even though they felt a little aggrieved towards their old boss, Li Tai, they dared to hide it in their hearts.
At this time, there were soldiers outside the door who came to report to Liang Shiyan and asked to see him. Seeing that Li Mu was already a little out of control, Tian Hong wanted to refuse, but Li Mu said: "His army was driven out of the country, what's the matter?"
The dilemma is difficult to solve. I have already owed Duke Taiyuan, so I should also take some care of his subordinates."
Liang Shiyan was soon brought in, followed by more than a dozen soldiers, escorting a large car all the way to the front of the hall. He cupped his fists at Li Mu who came out drunkenly and said, "I'm sorry for disturbing you. Please forgive Mr. Wu An for today."
I am asking for an audience because I feel that the general will not be able to participate in the Jiangling war again. People who are not talented should be abandoned. However, it would be a pity if all the fine armor, weapons and staffs in the army are idle. Because I know that Duke Wu An and my husband have a deep friendship,
So I made my own decision and dedicated it to Duke Wu An, hoping to help Duke Wu An achieve great achievements!"
Li Mu couldn't help but feel even more ashamed after hearing this, but he also knew that the Jingzhou Army had always been well-armed, so he couldn't help but step forward and open the boxes and cages on the car. Soon he saw the sophisticated armor shining with metallic luster inside, and he couldn't help but think again and again.
Call it good.
Liang Shiyan sent a lot of armor, weapons, and staffs, which were loaded onto several carts, and hundreds of soldiers were responsible for escorting them, but they were all blocked outside. So Li Mu waved his hand and signaled to let them all go.
He came in and warmly invited Liang Shiyan to have a drink with him.
After they had a few drinks with each other in the hall, Liang Shiyan pretended to be mysterious and came up to Li Mu and whispered: "Please Mr. Wu An, please temporarily exclude the remaining people. I will tell you something confidential in the end."
Li Mu's defensiveness was greatly reduced at this moment. After hearing this, he did not doubt that he was there. He waved his hand to signal the guards in the hall to leave. He stared at Liang Shiyan with drunken eyes and said with a smile: "Why did Liang Kaifu sue me?"
Liang Shiyan put away his smile at this moment, stepped forward and threw Li Mu down on the table, pulled out his sword and put it on his neck, and said sternly: "By the orders of General Li of Taiyuan, Daxingtai of Guandong Road,
Enter the city to capture the guilty general Li Xianqing! Li Xianqing, since you were ordered to go to the stage, you did not stay in Mianbei to wait for the order from the stage, but instead led the army south to Wuning. Do you know your crime!"
"Guan, Daxingtai, Guandong Road? This, this... Liang Shiyan, you are so presumptuous!"
Li Mu was drunk at the moment, his thinking and reactions were quite slow, and he was caught off guard by Liang Shiyan, who knocked him down and pointed him at him. He was mumbling incoherently, but suddenly he seemed to have grasped the key point and exclaimed: "Are you affected by Guandong?"
Daxingtai command? Where is Mr. Taiyuan now? Could it be that he has also come to Wuning..."
Liang Shiyan saw that Li Mu was a little unconscious, so he grabbed the copper basin for washing hands next to the dining table, poured all the water in the basin on Li Mu, and then roared: "Mr. Taiyuan has returned to town from Hefei, and it happened to be Mr. Chang Shang."
He was suffering from a serious illness, so he was ordered to take charge of the armies coming from the south. I wrote and ordered according to this! The envoy from Taiyuan told me that if Duke Wu An still feels his old righteousness, he will send another private letter to him. If Li Xianqing gets lost and does not return, he will be beheaded and dedicated to him.
!”
While he was talking, he swept away all the food and drinks on the dining table and took pictures of all the letters sent by the master's messenger on the table.
"Chang Shangong is ill..."
The amount of information in this series of messages was so great that Li Mu couldn't react for a while. He grabbed the letters on the case and read them one by one. He was silent for a long time and held his head in silence for a while before shaking it vigorously.
He raised his head and looked up at Liang Shiyan who was standing on the side holding a knife and said: "How could I forget the friendship with Duke Taiyuan? This time I came to the south, I was deceived by others, and I didn't know the inside story. I drank in the hall because of guilt.
May I ask Liang Kaifu, where are the private messages from Duke Taiyuan? I am not greedy for life, I just want to see what else Duke Taiyuan has to say to me."
After Liang Shiyan heard this, he handed another letter to Li Mu. Li Mu quickly opened this letter and read it, his expression became serious, and he said in a deep voice: "Taiyuan Duke hopes that I can counterattack."
Zhongshan Gong, I will conquer Jiangling's vanguard army. I am not courageous, but there are more than 30,000 troops here. Thousands of people in the vanguard are with me and Zhongshan Gong. However, there are still more than 20,000 troops for the Liang Army in Xiangyang and
Under the control of Anping Gong, I am afraid that both parties will refuse to submit!"
After hearing this, Liang Shiyan replied: "Xiangyang has been occupied by our Xingzhou Marine Division, so Liang Jun has nothing to worry about. As for Anping Gong, if you don't obey the order, you will die!"
"This, this... Mr. Taiyuan is really far-sighted, and even Xiangyang is involved in the plan. It turns out that all the people from the south are blind ants in his palm!"
When Li Mu heard this, he suddenly felt mixed feelings in his heart, and once again felt the dangers of the world. He had felt ashamed and angry because he ignorantly helped Yuwen Hu seize power, but he did not expect that Li Boshan's plan here was more far-reaching.
When it comes to relationships, all of them are scheming and dirty-minded guys. In the entire Wei Dynasty, he is the only one, Li Xianqing, who is as innocent as water and as stupid as a pig!
Li Mu slapped his face with cold water again, trying to make himself more awake. At the same time, he was thinking and weighing nervously in his mind, and finally decided to help Li Tai deal with Yu Wenhu.
On the one hand, he also had some opinions on Yu Wenhu. After coming south, there were some military negotiations and there was almost no conversation. On the other hand, Li Tai even controlled Yu Jin and took the retreat in Xiangyang. Even if he refused to be accomplices, he could
These people can't do anything. At least if they cooperate with Li Tai, they can ensure that the attack on Jiangling continues instead of falling into meaningless internal strife.
It was very simple for Li Mu to get Yu Wenhu, and even the reasons were ready. After tidying up himself and the hall, Li Mu invited Yu Wenhu to come here and select a batch of gifts from Liang Shiyan.
of fine armor to arm his own soldiers.
Yu Wenhu was very enthusiastic about this. After hearing the news, he immediately led a group of soldiers to Li Mu. When he saw the various exquisite armors displayed in the hall, he smiled brightly and touched them one by one. He couldn't put it down and looked at them.
Liang Shiyan, who was standing aside with his head bowed, frowned and said displeasedly: "This batch of fine weapons is thought to be in Jingzhou's treasury, but Liang Kaifu only dedicated it to Duke Wu An. Could it be that he still blames me for taking away your city defense?"
"How dare you, the general! Duke Zhongshan and Duke Wu'an are both on the throne, so it is natural for them to use the treasury. The general did not dare to disturb Duke Zhongshan because he was afraid that Duke Zhongshan would be busy with military affairs, so he asked Duke Wu'an to transfer it to him."
After hearing this, Liang Shiyan quickly lowered his head and said.
"Xingtai Zuo?"
When Yu Wenhu heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then said with a sarcastic smile: "Yes, yes, I have forgotten that I am also the director of the station. I should have the right to dispatch the arsenal ordnance!"
"Since Duke Zhongshan knows that he has this duty, don't blame the general for being rude!"
After hearing this, Liang Shiyan raised his eyebrows again and shouted loudly: "According to the orders of Daxingtai, the director of the station, Shi Yuwenhu, neglected his duties and abandoned his duties. Now he needs to be arrested and brought back to the government for severe punishment!"
As he spoke, he and the two powerful soldiers behind him rushed towards Yu Wenhu and pushed him down in the hall.
Yu Wenhu's confidant Hou Longen also came to the hall. Seeing this scene, he hurriedly drew his sword and rushed towards him: "The dog thief is so reckless, don't hurt my lord..."
However, before he could swing his sword, the wind in front of him suddenly stopped. Li Mu held a long spear in his hand and pierced the man's chest with a single thrust. The surging blood immediately covered the face of Yu Wen, who was still struggling to protect his head.
Hot blood suddenly poured into his mouth and nose, and Yu Wenhu was so frightened that he froze in place, not daring to move at all. He only said in a trembling voice: "Don't be impulsive, don't..."