All the forces and people who paid attention to the movements of Sui Emperor Yang Guang were shocked by this sudden rumor.
The venomous man behind the rumors already has a certain authority in public opinion. Regardless of whether his guess is correct or not, the possibility is alarming enough.
Not to mention the reaction of the Luodu court, at least the senior officers and soldiers of Xingyang, who had been confronting the Wagang army for several months, were greatly affected at this time.
Just as the generals of the Wagang army were upset and angry, the generals of the Xingyang army at this time were also in a very anxious mood.
It has been almost four months since I fought with the Wagang military commander.
Who would have expected that they had been fighting against the Wagang generals for so long without a single death in battle.
If you tell me this, your colleagues will be shocked.
But this is the fact. Not only Zhang Xutuo was unhappy, but also all the officers and generals were in a bad mood.
Ever since Pei Yuanqing was taught a lesson by the second leader of the Wagang Army on the opposite side, the officers and generals knew that there was a stronger opponent on the opposite side.
As for the officers and soldiers, there are naturally stronger generals.
It's a pity that with Zhang Xutuo's status and reputation, he can't be mobilized at all.
Fortunately, after such a long confrontation with the Wagang Army, neither Sui Emperor Yang Guang nor the court officials meant to blame him.
After all, Xingyang is the gateway to Luodu, and there is also a Zheng family here with the fifth surname and Qiwang.
Both Yang Guang and the court bosses are aware of the situation in Xingyang.
Besides, such an attractive thing about fighting generals naturally attracted the attention of everyone in the court.
It didn't matter that this attention was paid to him, the power of General Wagang shocked everyone in the court.
No matter it is Zhang Xutuo, his three powerful generals, or the generals such as Pei Yuanqing who were later recruited, none of them are easy to do.
The generals of the Wagang army were not only able to withstand the attack, but also fought vigorously with the generals of the Xingyang army. Such a performance is not surprising.
They also knew that the Wagang army had adopted a posture of not letting a mouse out of its hole, and Zhang Xutuo did not forcefully attack in order to avoid heavy casualties among the officers and soldiers.
In short, everyone in the court looked at the strength of the Wagang Army in a different light.
I don't know if it's because the Wagang Army's performance is relatively low-key and has not stimulated the sensitive nerves of Yang Guang and the court bosses. Until now, no one has taken the initiative to send Yang Guang's pro-army troops south.
Of course, Zhang Xutuo's failure to ask for help was also one of the main factors.
But being in a stalemate all the time is not a problem. For this reason, Zhang Xutuo and his generals spent a lot of time thinking about various strategies and tactics.
I just didn't expect that before I could figure out a way to target the Wagang Army, Sui Emperor Yang Guang in the rear would cause trouble.
They hadn't thought much about it before, but after the venomous tongue lashed out by the person hiding behind the scenes, Zhang Xutuo and his generals suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
"Mr. Zhang, will the rumored thing happen?"
On this day, in the back hall of the Tongshou Mansion in Xingyang, a group of military generals gathered together to talk about the fighting generals of the Wagang Army. After such useless words, Luo Shixin couldn't bear to ask curiously.
As soon as this statement came out, the other generals all looked at Zhang Xutuo eagerly, and they also wanted to know.
It's not that I really care about the life and death of Sui Emperor Yang Guang, but that such a thing is really too exciting, isn't it?
"I'm not sure about this!"
They were all confidants in the trenches. Zhang Xutuo did not lie, and his expression was full of solemnity and uneasiness.
Based on his knowledge of certain aristocratic families, it is not surprising at all to do such a thing.
For the so-called family interests, you can really do anything.
Before, he just felt that there was something wrong with Sui Emperor Yang Guang's northern tour at this time, but he didn't think too much about it.
But after being reminded by the venomous person behind the scenes, he was shocked to find that Sui Emperor Yang Guang was simply risking the country and the country of the Sui Dynasty.
As a leading general from a wealthy family, how could he not guess Yang Guang's thoughts?
I bet that the Turks did not dare to send troops, and I don’t know what Yang Guang was thinking.
As for the one from Hedong, Zhang Xutuo couldn't help but sneer with disdain.
"Humph, didn't the rumors say that?"
Qin Qiong, who had always been calm, suddenly said excitedly: "Once your Majesty encounters trouble, he will completely lose control of the north!"
"The one from Hedong has basically completed the task of suppressing bandits. If he wants to stay and take charge of the military power, he naturally needs a reason!"
Cheng Yaojin's face was as dark as water, and he answered coldly: "The Turks threaten the frontier, which is a very good reason!"
"By the way, with the help of the Turkic cavalry, the disobedient border guards will be replaced, and the entire Hedong will be completely controlled!"
"Okay, stop talking!"
Zhang Xutuo waved his hand and interrupted his subordinates' speculations impatiently: 'Don't waste your energy on guessing about things that haven't happened yet!'
"Mr. Zhang, it's always good to be prepared!"
Qin Qiong disagreed and said in a deep voice: "If what is rumored really happens, we can't have no reaction at all!"
The Xingyang garrison was one of the local armed forces that Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty rarely trusted.
Zhang Xutuo himself was deeply trusted by Sui Emperor Yang Guang.
As Zhang Xutuo's general, Qin Qiong and others benefited a lot, and easily became leading generals with their merits.
If it were other officers and soldiers, they would have to put in a lot of effort if they wanted to get ahead.
It's okay to not know anything about the matters related to Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty. Now that people are shouting vicious words behind the scenes, it's hard for them to turn a blind eye even if they want to.
Besides, as a passionate military general, Qin Qiong and others actually quite agreed with the vicious rhetoric behind the scenes and felt that what he said was sincere.
Anyone who dares to collude with the Turks does not belong to the Central Plains forces and will be punished by everyone.
"If something bad happens, we must not just sit idly by and watch!"
Seeing the resolute attitude of his trusted generals, Zhang Xutuo had to say some words of comfort: "It's just that the Wagang Army on the opposite side may not let us escape easily!"
Hearing this, Qin Qiong and other generals were speechless for a moment, and the back hall fell into silence, falling into an awkward and dull atmosphere.
Obviously, their worries are somewhat unnecessary.
The senior officials of the Wagang Army were very considerate and sent a letter shortly after, clearly telling Zhang Xutuo and other officers and generals that if what was rumored really happened to Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty, the Wagang Army would not stop the Xingyang army from marching north.
action.
The letter made it very clear that after almost half a year of confrontation, the mood of the Wagang Army was very anxious. I guess the officers and soldiers were also about the same, so it was better not to torture each other.
Zhang Xutuo didn't know what to say for a moment, but he still trusted the letter sent by Wagang Army.
What else is there to say? After establishing a tacit understanding, the two parties did not even continue the routine battle show, but withdrew their troops and waited to see how things would develop.
In other words, the previous four months of fighting had a considerable effect on the training of the participating generals.
Apart from anything else, Luo Shixin's martial arts skills improved a lot under the encouragement of the fighting generals, and were no longer as rough as they were at the beginning.
Coupled with his natural divine power, his combat power has been improved by several levels.
The strength of Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin has also improved a lot.
It's just that as time goes by, the foundation accumulated through previous training is completely exhausted, which is the pure tempering of character, and all the generals can't stand it anymore.
At this time, the most important thing to do is to calmly practice martial arts and accumulate knowledge, rather than risking injury or even death by continuing to participate in the battle.
Wu Dong had already seen the problem, so he naturally took the opportunity to stop the drama with the officers and soldiers.
Anyway, the group of second-rate warriors under him, after such a long period of training as warriors, the most talented and diligent ones have reached the peak level of second-rate warriors and are not far away from the level of first-rate warriors.
They can start more in-depth physical training, and I believe that in less than a year, they will all be able to reach the level of first-class generals.
Once there are more than a dozen first-class military generals under his command, he will not need to worry about future expansion, and he will be able to achieve his maximum goal naturally.
In short, when Wagang's army and Zhang Xutuo's troops stopped fighting with a tacit understanding, they carefully took stock of the harvest of these days, and they were all quite satisfied.
Apart from anything else, simply talking about the strength of generals is completely different from what it was at the beginning.
As long as you are not facing off against an enemy that you know almost everything about, you can easily deal with any team you encounter.
Let’s not talk about the affairs in Xingyang, but let’s talk about Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty.
I don’t know what happened, but the poisonous tongue behind the scenes made it so clear that Yang Guang seemed not to have heard it and still rushed to Hedong with hundreds of thousands of pro-army troops.
In fact, Yang Guang did not hear the rumors outside, and he probably wouldn't care even if he heard them.
Arrogant and complacent people are extremely confident in the decisions they have made. At least they will not listen to anyone else until they hit a wall.
In this way, Yang Guang led his troops to the outside of Yanmen Pass.
If he hadn't suddenly received a message from Princess Yicheng, who had been married for many years, and reported that hundreds of thousands of Turkic troops had been dispatched, preparing to kidnap the Sui Emperor along the way, he would have probably continued deep into the area outside the Great Wall, and directly entered the tiger's mouth.
Yang Guang was so frightened this time that he immediately led his people back to Yanmen Pass. At the same time, he sent a group of troops to station in nearby towns to form a corner defense.
At this time, hundreds of thousands of Turkic troops swept in, directly outside Yanmen Pass, and blocked Yang Guang and his party in the city.
It wasn't until he sent out an envoy to ask for help that the shocking incident became known to the outside world.
Suddenly, the Northland was in an uproar and the whole world was shaken!
The poisonous tongue who had been hiding behind the scenes directly spread rumors that all officials in Hedong should be killed, especially Li Yuan, the leader of the Li clan. If he said that the attack of the Turkic army had nothing to do with him, even a fool would not believe it.
Of the forty-one cities attached to Yanmen County, thirty-nine cities fell overnight. However, no news was leaked at all. The soldiers who defended the city were all dead...