The North Town warriors headed by Yu Wentai were able to gain a foothold in Kansai. In addition to the various contests between forces and the evolution of the situation, there were two important moral supports.
The first is that they put down the Wanqi Chou Nu rebellion that had lasted for many years in Kansai and made the people miserable, so that Kansai regained order and people's livelihood gradually recovered.
The second is that under the leadership of Yuwentai Bafu, they defeated the Eastern Wei army led by Gao Huan several times from attacking Guanzhong. Although this was also a major matter related to the survival of their own power, it objectively ensured the safety of Guanzhong.
peaceful.
In particular, the latter laid the foundation of public opinion for Yuwen Taiba's government in Kansai. When the emperor was already a puppet and the court was in name only, the recovery and development of people's livelihood in Kansai was entirely attributed to Yuwen Taiba's government.
Governance.
Of course, in these ancient troubled times, the so-called public opinion had little influence on the rise and fall of a military regime. But the public opinion in Kansai is the basis for the Chinese and foreign government to build the military force of the government. It is precisely because the hegemony has the skills to rule, so many
The powerful officials of Guan Long are also willing to accept the reorganization and leadership of Ba Mansion.
Yuwentai has also been working on internal harmony over the years. The establishment of Fubing means that Bafu and Guanlonghao have established a stable tacit understanding and subordinate relationship. However, what happened recently south of Wuguan has
This has cast a shadow over this internally harmonious situation and added various dangerous variables.
Since the Bafu dispatched as many as 60,000 troops to the southeast this time, the scale of mobilization was second only to Yuwentai's Eastern Expedition since the establishment of the government's military system. Therefore, it was difficult to conceal such a big change.
It soon spread throughout Guanzhong.
However, due to the conflict between the Jingzhou Military Government and the Chinese and Foreign Governments, it had not been revealed before. Even when Li Boshan returned to China at the beginning of the year, he was still trying hard to win the title of king for Yu Wentai, acting as a confidant of the Chinese and Foreign Governments.
Therefore, even though something like this happened, the vast majority of the people in Guanzhong currently do not regard this as a sign that Li Boshan has betrayed the Chinese Foreign Ministry, but only regard it as an outbreak of personal conflicts between him and individual generals in the Southern Expedition Army.
Of course, some people at the core of power knew very well that Li Boshan and the Jingzhou Military Mansion behind him were completely out of control. A total of 60,000 troops were actually seized by him so easily. In addition to his far-reaching planning and
In addition to the ingenious layout and the strong military strength of the Jingzhou Military Palace itself, these soldiers must also have his internal support.
Yu Wentai had also imagined what would happen if things didn't go smoothly, but he still underestimated Li Tai's fierce and decisive counterattack. He didn't expect to lose so quickly and completely, so from the incident to now,
He basically has no backup plan.
He just sent an elite team to Wuguan as soon as he got the news, and tightly monitored all the personnel in the past. Especially the subsequent changes in the development of the situation must not spread before he knew it.
The Kansai veterans, with the Beizhen soldiers as the main body, can be said to be the most elite and reliable force under the Bafu. However, after all the battles, these Kansai veterans also suffered heavy casualties.
Far less powerful than the old guys from Jinyang’s Six Towns.
Especially after the Battle of Mangshan, Bafu pursued the strategy of recruiting powerful chiefs of Guanlong into the army, and Yuwentai rarely emphasized the existence of these veterans. Except for some veterans who were retained in the establishment in the form of generals' private armies.
After coming down, the others were basically dispersed and incorporated into the armies.
But something like this happened in the southeast. If Yuwentai wanted to master a loyal, pure and brave armed force at the first time, these veterans were one of his few choices. And if he wanted to
The characteristics and means of quickly identifying them and stimulating their sense of honor are also obvious, that is, the Shayuan soldiers!
Since these veterans have already served as commanders and generals in the Fubing armies, a major feature of the Fubing organization is that all the soldiers they supervise take the surname of the general.
So a few days later, the number of people gathered in the sand garden waiting for the banquet and review reached more than 20,000, and this was only the people stationed in Tongzhou and Kinki. Others who went to the south of Wuguan and guarded the river were still not there.
Summoned.
However, more than 20,000 troops are not a mobile force that can go to distant places at will. They can only be stationed in Guanzhong to wait for changes. As for some powerful governors of Guanlong, they have recently been assigned to river defense in batches.
Today's Yu Wentai is not sure how deeply Li Boshan has penetrated Bafu's personnel, and how many Guanzhong lords are willing to serve as his ears, eyes and minions, so he is wary of those lords. He is not at ease with these people no matter where they are appointed.
, they can only be used with confidence in river defense, because once they neglect river defense and mess up their position, allowing the Northern Qi troops to break through the river defense, their hometown will immediately be devastated!
When these Shayuan veterans gathered one after another, another bad news came from the south of Wuguan: a riot broke out in Mianbei, and Yuchi Jiong, who stayed behind, died at the hands of the rioters!
"My poor brother..."
After Yuchigang, who had just escorted the emperor to Shayuan, heard the news, he burst into tears. While crying, he loudly said: "Uncle, let me lead the troops south! Let me kill Li Boshan."
You ambitious thief, avenge my brother!"
Yu Wentai could still maintain a certain calmness and calmness at first, but when he learned the news of Yu Chijiong's death, he was filled with grief and the wrinkles on his face became even deeper.
"It's not the time, it's not the time! The people in Guanzhong have not yet started to stir up trouble because Li Boshan is the enemy. If I rush to attack him, the matter will be revealed to everyone. The southeast is not settled, and Guanzhong will also be uneasy!"
Yu Wentai suppressed the grief in his heart, patted the sobbing Yu Chigang on the shoulder and said: "Wait a minute, wait a minute! Although Li Boshan is hateful, his actions are worthy of your imitation. Although he captured the army, he did not
He did not take advantage of the situation to counterattack Wuguan because he knew that he was in the wrong. If things went wrong, his sinister actions would no longer be covered up.
For me, the most important thing is not to crusade and retaliate, but to consolidate myself. Taifu Li and I planned that Douluning would become the Bodhisattva, and the Bodhisattva would lead the Long Master Brigade back to Guanzhong. He would first consolidate my roots and have others stay in Tongzhou.
, I will not have any worries and can personally lead the army to the south to conquer!"
"Then I'll go to Wuxiang and capture Li Boshan's parents and relatives!"
Hearing what Yu Wentai said, although Yu Chigang was filled with grief, he could only suppress his hatred for the time being, and then stared again and said.
After hearing this, Yu Wentai shook his head: "The development of the current situation does not depend on the orphans, widows, old and weak in the village. I have ordered Chengxian to go to the village prison to guard his family and relatives. Human affairs here are more important. Now, you are the only one available.
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Speaking of this, Yu Wentai suddenly felt a sore nose again. Originally, their family was prosperous with many relatives and friends, but during the Six Towns Mutiny, his father and brother died violently. Yu Wentai was just the youngest in the family, but in the end he became the only pillar.
, seeing that his nephews and nephews were gradually able to take charge of the affairs, but each suffered disaster, made him feel unbearably sad.
He did not allow Yuchigang to go to the countryside to capture Li Boshan's relatives because he was worried that Yuchigang would do something extreme out of grief and anger. It would be best if Li Boshan's rebellion could be resolved smoothly, but if not, they would have to consider negotiating with each other.
Already, he also had to consider the possibility of the return of the living, so it was not appropriate to do anything for the time being.
A few days later, more and more people gathered on the old battlefield of Shayuan, and Yuwentai also accompanied the emperor to give a feast to the soldiers in the Wanshou Palace, recalling the difficult situation and glorious victory in the battle of Shayuan in the old year,
These generals who had personally experienced the war were also very sad.
Generals such as Li Bi, Da Xiwu and other generals who made special achievements in the Battle of Shayuan were greatly praised. Their respective ranks were further improved and they were awarded to a son. As for these participating generals, they were also given one rank each.
life, and even rare physical rewards such as silk and silk. For a time, the entire Shayuan was filled with an exciting feeling that a soldier would die for his bosom friend.
This feasting party lasted for a full ten days, and combined with the previous preparation time, nearly a month passed in the blink of an eye, and the time soon came to mid-November.
Just when Yu Wentai was consciously creating a good atmosphere and could make the next stage of personnel arrangements, new news came from Wuguan: the army led by Li Boshan successfully captured Jiangling City, and captured Liang Emperor Xiao Yi alive in the city and captured Nan Liang.