As the armies from Guanzhong gradually set off and arrived at Tongguan, the city became more lively than ever before. The passing divisions and brigades headed east like the endless flow of the Yellow River in the north of Guan.
Otsuka Zaiyu Wentai also swept away the previous decadence and became excited and full of energy. After arriving at Tongguan, he first summoned Li Yuan and others who had gone to Hongnong to prepare for the war and asked about the enemy's situation.
"Your Majesty, the bandit leader Gao Yang personally entered Heluo in the autumn of last year. He called it to raise troops. In fact, he was to build a city for defense and did not dare to enter the map. Although the armies in western Henan did not compete with him, Xin'an, Jiuqu, Yichuan and others
The passage in and out of Heluo is still under my control. I only need to remove the additional fortifications built by the thieves around Heluo, and then the army can go straight into Heluo and decisively defeat the enemy."
After arriving at Tongguan, Li Yuan briefly explained the current situation between the enemy and ourselves.
In the middle of last year, the leader of Qi, Gao Yang, led his army to Heluo to invite battle. However, at that time, everyone in the Western Wei Dynasty was focused on the war against Jiangling and ignored it. Even Li Boshan of Jingzhou took a leisurely trip to Huainan and captured
Hefei is an important town in Huainan.
Of course, the subsequent changes in the situation are a bit unpleasant, but the arrival of Qi leader Gao Yang to Heluo last year did not cause much damage to the personnel arrangement of the Western Wei Dynasty in this regard. The two-way Xiaohan Road includes Yichuan connecting Mianbei,
Sanya Dao is still in the hands of the Western Wei Dynasty.
However, Gao Yang's arrival did not completely change the confrontation between Heluo and Luo. Although the Western Wei Dynasty still maintained its independence, the Northern Qi Dynasty increased its power greatly.
It is true that Li Yuan said that the passage is still in hand, but the Northern Qi Dynasty added many new city garrison at the exit of the original passage. In addition to the original Yiyang, Baiting and other old cities were greatly repaired, more
He defeated the evil city, Yan city, Xincheng, Henan city and other city garrison.
Although the Western Wei Dynasty has not changed much in the distribution of forces, you have not changed at all while others are strengthening their armaments and garrison strength, which is a kind of backwardness in itself. The current situation is that the Western Wei Dynasty wants to enter the Heluo area even more than before.
Difficulties.
Of course, Li Yuan does not blindly report good news but not bad news, especially when such important strategic decisions need to be made. In the past period, Li Yuan has made a detailed and objective comparison of various situation changes and strength comparisons on this side.
The report was given to the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office, but Yuwentai still made such a decision. It can be seen that in Yuwentai's mind, those objective problems are only minor problems and are not enough to prevent him from making such a decision.
Under such circumstances, Li Yuan could only put aside those unfavorable factors and describe the situation from a perspective that was beneficial to himself.
However, after hearing Li Yuan's understatement in his report, Chen Xin and other generals who came with him were still a little uneasy, and they immediately added: "Last year, the Qi thieves increased their defenses, and many routes were blocked.
The thieves' construction of the city is mostly in line with the situation, because they have not fought before, and the ministers do not know when they can capture the city. If you follow the foolish plan, it is better to send elite soldiers as the vanguard to advance eastward, capture the thieves one by one, and eradicate the thieves' city. If the war goes well,
, and then come east with a large army..."
Before Chen Xin finished speaking, Yu Wentai's face had already darkened. Yuchigang next to him looked at his face, pointed at Chen Xin and said angrily: "Yuchi Xin has been a border general for a long time, and he is short-sighted. How can he know the national plan?"
Magnificent! How can the gathering and dispersing of a large army be treated like child's play? Now that the army is here, the battle will be won and the action will be accomplished!"
After Chen Xin was reprimanded, he saw that Otsuka was also silent, and he couldn't help but feel guilty. As Yu Chigang said, he had been a border general for a long time, and the only thing he knew about was the military in western Henan.
I don't know much about the dispute, so I can only take it as it is and dare not say anything more.
"You and others are all loyal ministers and good generals who guard the country's borders and resist aggression. The reason why our country is stable and has not been disturbed by eastern thieves is all because you drink blood and kill the enemy. Don't you know the inside story? The purpose of this military use is to cleanse Heluo.
, wipe out the rebels in the east, relieve the military danger in the west of Henan, and enable your loyalty and loyalty in the west of Henan to be rewarded by the court and enjoy honor and support!"
At this time, Yuwen Taicai spoke again, giving some comfort to Chen Xin and other generals in western Henan, and ordered his soldiers to bring them down and give them meals, while he continued to discuss military affairs with his cronies.
"The Eastern bandits have added city garrisons in Heluo, which makes our army advance and retreat less calmly than before. This matter is indeed a worry. However, the facts are there. No matter how deeply you consider it, if you have the intention to attack, you will eventually have to face this matter.
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After Chen Xin and others were led out, Yu Wentai spoke again and said that he did not make this decision out of recklessness. On the contrary, he had carefully considered all aspects of the matter.
"Since ancient times, the victory of a battle has never depended on whether the city is strong or not, but on the will of the people. Since the rebel leader was established, he has been fighting for years, and the soldiers are tired and sick. Therefore, in recent years, they are no longer eager to show off their swords, but to build fortresses.
On the four sides, it is like this in Heluo, and it is also like this in Beishan."
After hearing Yu Wentai's words, everyone present nodded.
It is true that the leader of Qi, Gao Yang, has been suffering from mania since he usurped the country and established himself. He almost fights whoever he sees and goes to war year after year. However, some changes have obviously taken place since last year. Although he did not stop the foreign wars immediately, it should be
I felt the pressure brought by the war on several fronts to the national strength.
While his people were busy fighting with the Turks, Rouran and other tribes in the north, the Western Wei Dynasty had already made a big breakthrough in the south. Jianghan was all supported, and Jianghuai also occupied nearly half of it. Although most of these achievements were captured by Li Boshan.
Occupation, but at least it was reflected in the increase in the national power of the Western Wei Dynasty.
On the other hand, the Northern Qi Dynasty, although it was also busy with the southern and northern wars, did not seem to have any major improvement except for its beauty. Therefore, the strategic defensive gradually became the focus of the Northern Qi Dynasty. The extensive construction of fortifications between Heluo and Luo was only one aspect.
The Luliang Mountains of Xihe across the river from the Western Wei Dynasty and the Beishan Mountains to the north of Jinyang have also begun to build the Great Wall. This year, millions of people have been ordered to work in Hebei. Naturally, the situation cannot be hidden from the Western Wei Dynasty, which pays close attention to the Northern Qi Dynasty.
"Today, the soldiers and civilians of the Eastern bandits are exhausted, and there are also Turks who share the same desire with us. They all want to take advantage of us. If we don't attack now, then when will we wait? If we miss this moment and wait for a short period of time to recuperate and restore our national strength, we may be
It’s even harder to pull off.”
The growth of the overall national power of the Western Wei Dynasty does not mean the improvement of the Bafu's strength. This is naturally a very embarrassing situation for Yuwentai. He needs a brilliant victory to consolidate his already shaken authority.
They had spent a lot of effort to contact the Turks, but the Turks did not give a clear answer. It was not until the Northern Qi Dynasty began to recruit laborers to build the Great Wall on a large scale to protect them from the Mobei Hu tribe, that the Turkic Khan finally made up his mind to fight with the Western Wei Dynasty.
jointly launched an attack on Northern Qi.
Yuwentai knew that the current Bafu's strength had not increased, but had actually weakened. If he did not take advantage of the strong support of the Turks and launch an offensive while the army and people of Northern Qi were still exhausted, I am afraid that there would be no chance for him.
will be less.
"It can be said that God helped me to advance this time. Shannan was disrespectful and had troubles in my elbows and armpits, which made me unable to advance or retreat calmly. Fortunately, Liang Guo experienced great changes and the southeast was unstable. Since Li Boshan wanted to stand on the outside, he did not dare to compete with others.
How could you miss this opportunity to continue to encroach on Liang Guo?"
Speaking of this, a smile appeared on Yu Wentai's face. It was usually difficult for him to admit the threat of Shannan Road, but the changes in the situation in Nanliang today will inevitably have a certain impact on the adjacent Shannan Road Taifu.
Impact, this is also a good opportunity for him.
Li Boshan has always been cunning and sharp. Since he went to the southeast, he has grown rapidly with the help of a broken state in Jingzhou, Mianbei. The key is to seize every unrest opportunity to encroach on the population and land of Nanliang. It can be said that in the process of Nanliang's disintegration
, he is the biggest beneficiary!
According to his usual acting style, how could he miss the current turmoil in Jiankang in Nanliang? Even if he could not directly invade Jiankang, he would probably continue to plot to annex the prefectures and counties in the south of the Yangtze River.
Nowadays, the Zhongwai Mansion and the Shannan Daotai Mansion are a bit like a snipe and a clam. In this subtle confrontation with each other, no one dares to use all their strength to plot something else. They can only stare at each other with big eyes and small eyes.
With.
But Jinyu Wentai voluntarily gave up this subtle confrontation and launched an attack on the Northern Qi Dynasty. This was considered to have loosened the grip on Shannan Road, allowing Li Boshan to exert more power to seek benefits. It was to attack the already torn and dying South
Liang continued to attack, but he was still ungrateful and committed a conspiracy to cause chaos in Guanzhong. I believe that he can make a wise choice.
After listening to Yuwentai's analysis, all the confidants couldn't help but nod in agreement. Now may be the best time to launch an attack on Northern Qi. If you miss this time, if Northern Qi completes its strategic adjustment, then look at Qi's leader Gao Yang.
With the outstanding military talent he displayed, it would probably be increasingly difficult for the Chinese and Foreign Governments to gain an advantage in fighting the Northern Qi Dynasty alone.
Among all the confidants, only Yu Wenhu understood in his heart that in addition to the various reasons stated before, what prompted his uncle to decide to send troops was also a more important point, that is, Yu Wentai's own health condition was also relatively worrying.
When the meeting ended and everyone left, Yu Wenhu, who stayed at the back, couldn't help but stepped forward and asked softly: "How is uncle feeling today?"
"I was already suffering from depression, but when I saw that the situation finally had a chance to break through, my mood and body became lighter. I haven't had a headache in a few days!"
When Yuwentai heard this, he smiled and replied that since he sent out the army, he had indeed felt quite good, and the depression that had been squeezed in his heart for a long time had been swept away. Seeing that Yuwenhu was still worried, he said again:
"You don't have to worry too much. I know that I am not a healthy young man. I don't expect to be able to permanently conquer Heluo during this eastern expedition. I only need to return to Jingluo to triumph."