After hearing the words, everyone was shaken up, and their moods seemed to be swayed by the river wind. Yuchi Gong even strode forward, snatched the battle report from the soldiers' hands, and unfolded it, looking at ten lines, and his surprise was beyond words.
, laughed twice, turned around and handed his defeated hands to Li Zhi, and said loudly: "God will help your highness!"
The destruction of the private army in the south of the Yangtze River cast a heavy haze over the heads of the Jin King's family. The navy launched a surprise attack regardless of the turbulent crisis in the south of the Yangtze River, and its powerful combat power caused the Jiangnan reinforcements to die before they could go north, causing the Jin King's seizure
The great cause of the great emperor suffered a major setback.
How can we counterattack Chang'an and defeat the East Palace with only tens of thousands of Youhou guards and horses?
For the current plan, we can only have a chance of winning by waiting for the Shandong private army to arrive as soon as possible and join forces together. However, the strength and decisiveness of the navy puts the Shandong private army in a huge threat, in case it is controlled by the navy.
As for the Yellow River, I am afraid that the Shandong private army can only follow in the footsteps of the Jiangnan private army.
By that time, Tongguan will be isolated and helpless. Apart from surrendering, there is no way to turn defeat into victory...
But now that Shandong's private army has arrived, they only need to cross the Mengjin Ferry to reach Luoyang. Then, whether they go from the Xiaohan Ancient Road to reinforce Tongguan and join forces, or they go straight into the middle of the pass along the Shangyu Ancient Road and attack the Tongguan army from both sides, they have a good chance of winning.
increase.
The Sixteenth Guards Army in Guanzhong, which is still standing by and watching the success or failure, is very likely to defect when the King of Jin shows his superiority. Coupled with the left-wing guard Cheng Yaojin who is leaning towards the King of Jin, they will crush the East Palace.
With such momentum, the autumn wind sweeps across Chang'an like fallen leaves, determining the overall situation...
The situation suddenly reversed.
Li Zhi's hands holding the battle report were trembling slightly. He read the contents at a glance and handed it to Xiao Yu, who was beside him. He breathed out fiercely, clenched his fists, and praised: "The Shandong family is loyal to the country, and it is worth it."
If you can stand up when the country is in danger and the country is in danger, you should be a model for the world!"
With his words now, if he ascends the throne in the future, the status of the Shandong family will be self-evident.
Xiao Yu no longer cared about suppressing the Shandong family, and said excitedly: "Hurry back to the city gate to convene everyone to discuss matters, and coordinate the Shandong private army to cross the Yellow River as soon as possible."
"That's how it should be!"
Li Zhi's eyes burned brightly, and he turned around and left.
Everyone quickly followed him and returned to the barracks under the city gate to hold an emergency meeting.
Cui Xin, Chu Suiliang and others, who had already obtained Xin'er earlier, hurried over and joined Li Zhi, Xiao Yu, Yu Chigong and others. The waiter served the fragrant tea and then left. Everyone in the room was in high spirits.
Xiao Yu took a sip of tea and said: "Shandong reinforcements will arrive on the north bank of the Yellow River in the near future. Your Highness should send an army to Mengjin Ferry to clear the tidal flats on the south bank so that the army can quickly cross the river to avoid accidents caused by the long crossing time."
Mengjin Ferry is not a single ferry, but a group of seven or eight ferry crossings along the Yellow River north of Luoyang. But even so, there has never been a river crossing experience of more than 10,000 people. The tidal flats are narrow, the roads are not smooth, and the ferry crossings are
The group is somewhat scattered. If there is no overall planning in advance, it will easily cause riots when crossing the river and affect the speed of crossing the river.
The navy was heading north from the Tongji Canal into the Yellow River. If the Shandong reinforcements were not all across the river but were blocked by the fleet of navy, they would suffer huge losses.
This is still a good thing. Once the navy arrives too quickly and blocks most of the Shandong private troops to the north of the Yellow River, making them unable to cross the river, it will be a tragedy...
Cui Xin glanced at Xiao Yu, nodded and said: "The Duke of Song Dynasty is right."
This time, the Shandong reinforcements came to help, which changed the current situation in one fell swoop. The Shandong family was indispensable, and he should be responsible for arranging the crossing of the river. However, he also saw that Xiao Yu couldn't wait to speak, obviously intending to take the lead. After thinking about it for a while, he did not agree with him.
Fight.
The nobles from Shandong and Jiangnan jointly entered the court, originally intending to support the prince together, but later found that the king of Jin had "unusual things to live in". The risk was indeed great, but the benefits obtained after successfully supporting the king of Jin to ascend the throne were not the same.
, so they decided privately to change their tune and support the King of Jin.
Now that the private army in the south of the Yangtze River was defeated by the navy, the losses in terms of soldiers, civilians, food, supplies, etc. were incalculable, which severely damaged the foundations of various families in the south of the Yangtze River. At this time, if the Shandong aristocratic family suppressed the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River, they would certainly be able to completely dominate.
But there will inevitably be discord between the two powerful factions.
At this critical moment, we should focus on the overall situation and let Xiao Yu take the lead, while the Shandong family can gain real merits.
When the great event was accomplished and the King of Jin ascended the throne, how could the Jiangnan gentry, which had been severely damaged, compete with the Shandong aristocratic family with deep foundation and powerful power?
Let him take a step first...
After Li Zhi heard Xiao Yu's suggestion, he immediately looked at Cui Xin, fearing that the head of the Cui family in Qinghe, who had lived in Shandong for a long time, would be angry and lead to internal instability. When he saw Cui Xin understand the general situation like this, he would not argue about the short and long of the moment.
, deeply gratified.
Yuchi said respectfully: "This matter is easy to handle. I will order Su Jia to lead a team of elites to Mengjin Ferry to help the reinforcements cross the river."
No one has any objections.
Li Zhi also warned: "Send more scouts and horses along the Yellow River to explore the location of the navy, and be sure to keep track of its whereabouts to avoid any complications."
Nearly 100,000 private troops in the south of the Yangtze River were beaten by the navy across the river with a barrage of artillery bombardment and were completely defeated. The navy's tyrannical combat power was evident. How dare you be careless now?
Yuchi Gong immediately accepted the order, then quickly walked out of the barracks, convening the generals to arrange tasks. Soon after, a group of more than a thousand riders roared out of the camp. The defenders opened the Tongguan city gate and galloped towards Luoyang.
After everyone dispersed, Xiao Yu invited Chu Suiliang to his residence and asked his servants to serve him tea. Then he dismissed him and sat with Chu Suiliang in front of the window to drink tea.
Seeing Chu Suiliang's gloomy expression, he sighed and asked, "But are you worried about your home?"
Chu Suiliang paused briefly and nodded.
Although their family has been an official in Guanzhong since the Sui Dynasty, their foundation is in Qiantang, their ancestral temple is also in the old house, and they have 10,000 acres of fertile land. They are one of the top wealthy families in the area. This time the private army in the south of the Yangtze River was defeated.
The navy will definitely pursue the case afterwards, and others can do so easily, but Qiantang, where the Chu family is located, is a place where the navy is rampant. It only needs to send a team of soldiers to land and destroy the Chu family with no effort.
Because he was forced to seek refuge with the King of Jin, which led to the destruction of his family, how could Chu Suiliang feel at ease?
If he really attached himself to the King of Jin, that would be it. The winner would be the king or the loser, but he was forced to do so!
Where can I go to reason...
Xiao Yu sighed, his face also full of sorrow: "This time the Jiangnan incident failed, I am afraid that there are countless people who will be implicated, and your family and I will bear the brunt. Fortunately, Fang Xuanling is in Huating Town now and will not let the navy do anything.
, otherwise, under Fang Jun’s order, the Navy would not know how to wreak havoc in the south of the Yangtze River with its gang of arrogant and powerful generals.”
Chu Sui's conscience moved, and he nodded without showing his face and said, "That's right. Fang Jun is arrogant, domineering, greedy, and exploiting people in the south of the Yangtze River, which makes every family in the south of the Yangtze River dare to be angry and dare not speak out. Now he will take advantage of the opportunity to say
We may have to peel off a layer of skin from every family in the south of the Yangtze River."
He was wary of Xiao Yu's words. It is said that the leaders of the Xiao family who raised private armies in Jiangnan families were both the initiators and organizers. Now that the matter failed, it was natural for him to be sanctioned by the Navy.
It is natural to say "bear the brunt", but even if he defected to the Jin Dynasty camp to report the prince for "poisoning the late emperor", how could he deserve the same status as the Xiao family?
Even if the navy followed Fang Jun's order to punish various families in the south of the Yangtze River, the Chu family in Qiantang would just go along and never deserve the position of "bearing the brunt".
Xiao Yu looked up at him, snorted and said, "Do you think I am deliberately exaggerating here to deceive you?"
Chu Suiliang naturally refused to admit it: "How dare you lower your rank? Duke Guo Song, you are mature and prudent and have far-reaching wisdom. You must be able to see what I can't see. I will listen to my teachings."
I'd rather hear your explanation.
Xiao Yu drank the teacup in the cup and raised his hand to get the teapot. Chu Suiliang had already stood up and held the pot to pour him tea. Xiao Yu thanked him, picked up the teacup and took a sip, and then said: "This time His Royal Highness the King of Jin has launched an army.
The most important thing is not whether he has the imperial edict in his hand. In the face of real strength, or in the face of life and death, how many loyal and courageous people are willing to risk their lives to defend the late emperor's edict? They are just a group of gamblers.
, because you may gain unprecedented benefits by following the King of Jin, that's all. What's really important is that you accuse the prince of "poisoning the late emperor" and "persecuting his brothers", turning the prince into an unfaithful, unfilial, unkind and unjust person.
It is no longer a question of who will be the emperor, but a thief who is so cruel and vicious that everyone will kill him. So the result of this mutiny is that if the prince wins, the king of Jin may live, if the king of Jin wins, the prince will die, and no matter who
Sheng, you have no reason to survive..."
Although he had already realized his fate, when Xiao Yu said it so bluntly at this moment, Chu Suiliang was still shocked and bitter.
Ever since Changsun Wuji forced him to deliver medicine to His Majesty Li Er, he had fallen into this bottomless pit and could not extricate himself. Even if he risked his life and property to confess everything to His Majesty Li Er, it would not matter.
No help.
In the end, it became a pawn in the struggle between all parties.
And it must be the discarded chess piece...
But at this time, what did Xiao Yu mean by saying this?
Is it to drive a wedge between Prince Jin and me? In fact, Prince Jin and I are not close at all, let alone trust or reuse. I am just a tool to slander the prince. What is my image and status in front of Prince Jin?
, what does it matter?
It's just one death...
Xiao Yu obviously didn't have the energy to go around in circles with him, and said bluntly: "Don't make blind guesses. The reason why I said this today is to tell you that although death is inevitable, there is still a big difference in whether one person dies or the whole family dies.