The Western Wei Dynasty might send troops to intervene in the war between the two countries. Such a situation was not unexpected by Northern Qi. However, sending troops so quickly, investing so many troops, and attacking so swiftly and fiercely greatly exceeded Northern Qi's expectations.
After all, the Western Wei and Nanliang had old grudges over the Battle of Jiangling, and the Western Wei had just experienced a series of turmoils such as the change of power. In addition, the East and West had just vowed to stop fighting in the Luoshui League. Even if they fell out, it would be difficult to
There should be some concerns.
The Western Wei Dynasty's fall out of favor was certainly beyond Northern Qi's imagination, and the Nanliang's tenacious fighting spirit and fierce resistance were something Northern Qi could not have expected at the beginning of the war. After all, Chen Baxian had just stabbed an ally in the back, and he had not been in power for long, and the country was experiencing ups and downs.
The rebellion proved that his people still did not have the ability to control the overall situation.
Various wrong judgments and overly optimistic imaginations led to the inevitable defeat of Northern Qi's war.
The loss of Liyang was not immediately reflected on the battlefield, which had a bad impact on the Qi army, which was still maintaining its offensive posture. The Qi army was even trying to cross the Qinhuai River and complete the north-south rendezvous east of Jiankang City.
However, the sudden heavy rain restricted the movement of the northern and southern armies. In view of the fact that the Qi sergeants in the north of Jiankang were particularly affected by this harsh combat environment, Chen Baxian chose to lead his elite troops to attack the enemy camp at the foot of the Shogunate Mountain.
, captured the camp in one fell swoop, causing a chain-like collapse of the surrounding enemy forces.
Many soldiers rushed back to the river, trying to board the ship and escape. However, due to the surge in the river, it was difficult for them to reach the warship anchored in the harbor. Some used reeds to tie rafts, and some directly threw logs into the river. But these
Unreliable methods failed to save them, and soon the riverside along Zhidu was filled with drowned corpses.
As the landing camp at the foot of Shogunate Mountain was breached, the rest of the Qi army fighting in other places suddenly became an isolated and helpless army. Naturally, they were in a state of confusion. They no longer had the majestic momentum they had before. They were attacked and killed by Liang troops from all walks of life.
They all fled in all directions.
The heavy rain and muddy environment also restricted Liang Jun's performance, making this pursuit battle very difficult, and the efficiency of killing the enemy became very slow. When the rain was at its worst, there were people lying everywhere on the battlefield.
With the Qi army behind them, Liang Jun's victory became more and more obvious.
Chen Baxian suppressed the joy in his heart, and immediately ordered to summon 3,000 elite troops, and ordered his general Shen Tai to lead his troops across the river to attack the Qi army's stronghold Guabu on the north bank of the river, so as to prevent the Qi army from the north from crossing the south of the river again.
The situation repeats itself again and again.
After making these explanations, Chen Baxian led a group of soldiers back to Taicheng to report to the emperor the news of a complete victory in the battle and to appease the ministers. However, the crowd here cheered for victory not long after they were sent to cross the Yangtze River.
The generals who went to fight returned dejectedly.
"Could it be that we lost the battle?"
When Chen Baxian saw this, he frowned and asked, Guabu on the north bank is the closest ferry to Jiankang. As long as this place is not captured, the Qi army from Qinjun, Guangling and other places can still control the boat to come south.
After hearing this, Shen Tai shook his head and said: "No, it's not true. Before the general reached Guabu, he was blocked from returning to the middle of the river. It was the Wei army. The Wei army had already captured Guabu first."
"Wei Jun?"
Chen Baxian frowned immediately after hearing this, and then asked Shen Tai in detail about the scale of the Wei army's battle. After hearing Shen Tai's story, his brows couldn't help but frown even deeper.
Here Chen Baxian led the army to fight hard and finally won the victory in the Jiankang defense battle. The Western Wei Dynasty, which entered the battle at the right time, also gained a lot.
In addition to Liyang, an important town in Jiangbei, the navy that followed did not directly join the fighting around Jiankang. Instead, they bypassed the fierce battlefields and went straight to Jiangbei in Northern Qi. Base melon step.
At this time, most of the Qi troops in the north of the Yangtze River had gone south, and there were still more than 30,000 troops scattered in Qinjun, Guangling and other cities in the north of the Yangtze River. However, only Zhao Yanshen from Xingtai and several thousand soldiers and soldiers were stationed in Guabu.
The navy of the Western Wei Dynasty seemed to have descended from the sky and rushed out of the rain. The Guabu camp was immediately thrown into chaos. Zhao Yanshen was not known for his military skills. This time, the main task of uniting the army in the south was to coordinate. The generals and supervisors were responsible for the logistics tasks, so when fighting on the front line, he only sat in the rear. At this time, he was caught off guard and was attacked. It was difficult to resist. He quickly led the remaining defeated soldiers to retreat to Qin County.
As the advance base of the Northern Qi army, the Guabu camp accumulated a large amount of supplies, including hundreds of large and small boats. There were also a large number of money, silk, rice and armored weapons. Naturally, they were packaged and accepted by the Wei army, and led the boats Li Zhen, Xu Shipu and other generals who had marched here were naturally very happy when they saw such a huge harvest.
However, it is still not a good time to celebrate the victory and take stock of the results. Fearing that the Qi army in the north of the Yangtze River will counterattack again, Xu Shipu and other navy generals took the lead and ordered the soldiers to carry the supplies to the ships and then transport them to Liyang.
As for Li Zhen, he once again assumed the role of envoy and led more than a hundred soldiers in a small boat to Jiankang City to ask for an audience with Chen Baxian and explain to him the actions and performance of the Western Wei Dynasty in this war.
At this time, the news of Wei Jun's intervention in the war had also been known to the soldiers of Nanliang. However, when Li Zhen came to Jiankang City, he did not receive a warm welcome. People such as Hou Andu and others directly glared at him. See.
The reason is also very simple. Although the Western Wei Dynasty also joined the battle, the Nanliang soldiers actually did not feel much relief as the pressure was shared. On the frontal battlefield, they still won the victory through their bloody fighting.
As a result, when the results were finally taken into account, the biggest gain was obtained by the Western Wei army traveling outside the frontal battlefield. However, they seemed to have attracted the main force of the Qi army to the Western Wei Dynasty. This would not be easy for anyone to accept for a while. .
Fortunately, Chen Baxian was more open-minded than the generals. When Li Zhen was introduced to Taicheng, he stood up from the table to greet him and said with a smile: "Tang Gong is a true believer. He sent troops before, but Governor Li and others did not." Overdue."
After Li Zhen heard this, he also leaned forward and said: "Chen Situ is the real husband of Jiangdong. The former general manager of Yingzhou in our country, General Wuyang Gongdou Lu, decided to use troops to block the river first to cut off the thieves' way, and then fight with Chen Situ." The army will attack the enemy who landed on the east side of the Yangtze River. Halfway through the execution of the plan, Chen Situ has defeated the enemy, and a group of disciples are also deeply impressed!"
What he said is true. After all, Tang Gong really wanted to establish a long-term friendly and interactive relationship with the Jiangdong regime. Therefore, the frontline generals formulated the battle plan based on this, rather than taking advantage of the two sides to fight. In the heat of battle, they maliciously seize the victory.
The reason why the Southern Liang people will feel like they have been robbed of the victory this time is not to blame the Western Wei Dynasty. It is simply because they fought too fiercely. If they continue to stand in a stalemate with the Qi army for a period of time, they will wait until the Wei army has cleared the surrounding areas and join them. On the frontal battlefield, they could feel the strong goodwill of the Wei army.
Chen Baxian did not care about Li Zhen's advantage and good behavior, but directly said: "Today, the Wei navy has successively attacked Liyang and Guabu, and must have gained a lot. Our army has been fighting hard for many days in Jiankang, and the surrounding food roads are mostly due to rain. It is difficult to move forward, and there is a shortage of food in the city. Can the Wei army provide some food? The soldiers are seriously injured due to overwork, and the result is very little. The public is uneasy. If they cannot be properly appeased, it will hinder the subsequent plans of both parties."
Chen Baxian spoke so frankly and directly that it was difficult for Li Zhen to avoid this question. Moreover, he did feel the dissatisfaction of the soldiers and understood that what Chen Baxian said was true. After thinking for a while, he said again: "Chen Situ Now that I have spoken, I will nod in agreement no matter what. However, there is another general who is in charge of the use of troops this time, so I can only report this situation to Duke Wu Yang. It is not up to me to decide what Duke Wu Yang will do. Once it happens, Good news, I will definitely report to Chen Situ again as soon as possible!"
Hearing Li Zhen's statement, Chen Baxian nodded and said nothing more about it. Compared with the generals being dissatisfied with the results of the war and being invaded, what he really paid attention to and worried about was another issue, that is, what the Western Wei Dynasty had shown Strong attack and quick action.
Although the fighting downstream was fierce and Jiankang attracted the main force of the Qi army, this battle also showed that the Western Wei Dynasty already had the naval combat capability to directly attack the downstream and advance and retreat without hindrance.
Especially now that Liyang has been acquired by the Western Wei Dynasty, the entire Huaixi region has been completely occupied by the Western Wei Dynasty, and the Western Wei Dynasty has control of the upper reaches of the Changjiang River, which makes the Western Wei Dynasty become the biggest threat to the Jiangdong regime. !
Chen Baxian also knew that driving the tiger to devour the wolf was a dangerous strategy, but the situation after the war turned into such a dangerous one, which he did not expect. However, this situation had already been revealed when the Hou Jing Rebellion was still going on. , and then Liang Emperor Xiao Yi failed to effectively restore it, and now it has become somewhat difficult to recover. Chen Baxian did not have a good way to solve it for a while.
At the moment, all he can do is try to gain as much benefit as possible from this cooperation, so after thinking for a while, he said to Li Zhen: "The people of Qi are arrogant and arrogant. After this battle, they may not be able to win." I have completely given up. Tang Gong said in the preface that trade and exchange is indeed beneficial to both countries, and I am very eager to promote this matter. However, the defense of the Yangtze River is in ruins, and commerce is difficult to flourish. Therefore, I would like to ask the Wei army to help for a while to help return Qin County. If it succeeds, it will be a win. gratitude!"