Being able to use Wang Gui's head to pay homage to Li Cheng's father and the others must be gratifying to their souls in heaven. I only wish they could bless them to break through Luoyang, enter Yecheng, and succeed in the Northern Expedition.
When I succeed in the Northern Expedition and return in triumph, I will pay tribute to them properly.
"I see your Majesty!" Yang Su and Chen Yu came hand in hand.
Li Xingchen nodded slightly, waved his hand to offer a seat, and immediately said: "You have all seen the good news about the battle of Hangu Pass."
Yang Su nodded: "I would like to congratulate Your Majesty."
"We only captured Hangu Pass, Luoyang is still far away." Li Xingchen said in a deep voice.
Yang Su and Chen Yu exchanged looks. One of them was from the north, and the other had been collecting intelligence from the north for a long time. They understood what Li Xingchen meant.
During the previous confrontation between the Northern Qi and the Northern Zhou, Luoyang had undoubtedly developed into a fortress and defense system. The word "Luoyang" no longer only refers to this city, but also includes the numerous fortresses surrounding Luoyang.
The trenches and the continuous barracks extending from Beimang to Longmen.
At that time, the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the Northern Qi Dynasty had several duels outside Luoyang City. The Northern Zhou army was unable to advance at all. In the end, they made a breakthrough from the direction of Jinyang in the north. This shows how strong Luoyang is. Even the emperors of the Northern Qi Dynasty were more capable of messing up than the last.
, there is no way to shake the foundation of Luoyang city defense.
Now the Han army is only approaching Henan City on the west side, and has not yet broken through Xuanyuan Pass on the south side, so it is still far away from Luoyang's core defense line - Beimang and Yique Longmen.
This battle is not that easy to fight. In the past, Northern Qi was able to rely on Luoyang City to defeat the weak and the strong several times, but now it is not impossible for Yuchi Jiong.
"Your Majesty," Chen Yu said immediately, "it may be a pity that Yuchi Jong was not captured alive in this battle at Hangu Pass, but Yuchi Jong returned to Luoyang, and everyone from his nephew to his staff basically fell into our hands.
In our hands, firstly, there are few trustworthy people around Yuchijiong, and secondly, Yuchijiong has returned alone at this time, and his family members and nephews have all fallen into our hands. Who can guarantee that Yuchijiong will still be loyal to the people of Zhou?"
Li Xingchen nodded slightly. The most worrying person in the battle of Luoyang was the most experienced Yuchi Jiong. In terms of familiarity with Luoyang, even Yu Wenxian was probably no match for Yuchi Jiong. This time, Yuchi Jiong was defeated in such an embarrassing manner.
It is evident that he was able to escape.
But it is true that the big man captured Yuchiqin and Yuchiyou alive in this battle. There were not many useful people around Yuchijiong. Even Yu Wenxian could still trust Yuchijiong. What about the other people in the Northern Zhou Dynasty?
Does everyone think that Yuchi Jiong will still be loyal and fight for the Great Zhou Dynasty with high morale?
Has Yuchi Jiong already lost his fighting spirit a long time ago and has no intention of fighting the big man to save his family and descendants?
Could it even be possible that Yuchi Jiong was captured by the Han army and was deliberately released by the Han army to act as a traitor?
Could it be that this battle itself was a conspiracy between Yuchi Jiong and the Han army, taking the opportunity to destroy the main force of the Northern Zhou Dynasty's defense of Luoyang? After all, when Yuchi Jiong asked for a decisive battle with the Han army, many people had raised objections.
, even Yu Wenxian asked Yuchi Jiong for his opinion many times, but Yuchi Jiong ignored all opinions and sent troops to Hangu Pass.
Now that Yuchi Jong is defeated, what does that mean? Is Yuchi Jong dictatorial or incompetent?
The ability of a famous general like Yu Chijiong is generally recognized and there is nothing to question. That means there must be something wrong with his mentality or thinking. So what is the problem?
Yang Su and Li Xingchen both thought of this and exchanged glances subconsciously.
It would be great if the public opinion could hit Yuchi Jiong hard, thereby greatly weakening the morale of the Zhou people, and even try to trigger civil strife among the Zhou people.
It's a pity that Xu Shanxin, who was left in the north by the Han Dynasty, is under house arrest - Yu Wenxian is not willing to do anything to Xu Shanxin. The two countries are at war, and it doesn't matter if they don't behead the envoys. In history, the heads of envoys were beheaded.
Quite a few. The key point is that the battle is completely unfavorable to Yu Wenxian. Yu Wenxian hopes to win a victory and use it as a basis to negotiate with the big man again. At that time, Xu Shanxin will need to speak.
Secondly, several big families in the Northern Zhou Dynasty were also trying to save Xu Shanxin. After all, for them, Xu Shanxin was proof that they had contributed to the Han Dynasty before. If Xu Shanxin could not be saved, then the Han army would invade Ye.
City, they really have no way to prove their innocence.
However, judging from the current situation, spreading rumors related to Yuchi through Xu Shanxin does not seem to be a good choice. Yu Wenxian is not a bunch of fools and lunatics like the Gao family of the Northern Qi Dynasty. This person is very sensible.
He was very capable, and Li Xingchen didn't think he would lose it all just because he ascended the throne. Yu Wenxian had always maintained a high degree of trust in Yuchi Jiong, which showed that Yu Wenxian was very accurate in judging people.
And if the relevant rumors were spread from Xu Shanxin, as long as Yu Wenxian still had some brains, he would naturally be able to see that this was just a rift between the Han troops.
So we can only start from other places and through other people.
Baipao is naturally the perfect candidate for estrangement, and Li Xingchen does not intend to sow discord between Yu Wenxian and Yuchi Jiong. Sometimes the more no one talks about it, the easier it is for people to think that the matter may be true.
, people’s self-examination may come up with some magical ideas.
So we can only start from Luoyang and the defenders of Luoyang.
"This is the time when the Luoyang army's morale is wavering, and Yu Wenzhao's trust in Yu Chijiong is as firm as Yu Wenxian's." Li Xingchen said directly.
"What your Majesty said hit the nail on the head." Chen Yu nodded slightly.
Judging from the current appearance, Yuwenzhao did not fully trust Yuchijiong as he did in the previous battle of Hangu Pass. After Yuchijiong escaped and returned, Yuwenzhao did not hand over the soldiers and horses that Yuchijiong had barely rescued from outside Hangu Pass.
Yuchi Jiong, on the contrary, was in his own hands and Chen Bing was east of Luoyang, deliberately keeping a certain distance from Yuchi Jiong who had already entered Luoyang first.
Yuwenzhao nominally wanted to hold on to several fortresses east of Luoyang, but everyone knew that although these cities could be called fortresses, they did not play much role in the defense of Luoyang in general. The Han army was completely
You can enter Mang Mountain from the northeast and then attack Luoyang, thus completely avoiding the defense line extending from the southeast to the east.
Therefore, there must have been a gap between Yuwenzhao and Yuchijiong, especially when Yuwenzhao asked Yu Wenxian for orders to allow Fei Yejin to commit crimes and perform meritorious services. This shows that Yuwenzhao did not intend to save face for Yuchijiong at all.