Yuchi Jiong looked solemn: "Yes, Hanzhong has changed hands. We must be more careful."
Although Yu Wenxian has never fought in the south, he is also aware of the threats that Hanzhong poses to the surrounding areas, especially the fall of Hanzhong and the cutoff of the upper reaches of Mian River. Nanchen, or to be precise, Nanchen and Bashu have formed a situation of flanking Xiangyang. This situation
The threat to Xiangyang is of course fatal.
Especially now that there are not many troops defending Xiangyang, it is conceivable that Xiao Mohe will definitely take action next. However, Yuchi Jiong's troops are still in Guanzhong and are the only troops Yu Wenxian can rely on now. They will not be able to do so for a while.
May go to Xiangyang for rescue.
Once Xiangyang is lost, the Mianshui defense line will collapse, and the enemy's military front will be directed towards the Central Plains and Guanzhong! Yu Wenxian trembles all over at the thought of the stakes here.
This Li Xingchen really has everything under control.
What surprised him even more was that Niu Hong, who was recognized as a leader among the younger generation, surrendered to Li Xingchen so easily. There must be someone behind this. And who could make Niu Hong obey orders like this...
··I’m afraid that’s the only one left.
And that person helped Yu Wenxian escape from the city not long ago.
"Yang Su..." Yu Wenxian chewed on this name. He knew very well what this name represented, not just a person, but also the huge strength behind this person.
The Guanlong Group has been running rampant in Guanzhong for several generations. Is it just talk? If they really want to support someone and mobilize their full strength, neither Yu Wenxian nor Yang Jian may be their opponents.
In this way, is Li Xingchen the lord that Yang Su finally chose? Because he already had a candidate in mind, so he refused him directly.
Yu Chijiong knew it early and had obviously figured out the key here. The smile on his face was a bit bitter no matter how you looked at it.
As one of the first generals to deal with Li Xingchen, Yuchi Jiong had to lament that Li Xingchen had unknowingly grown into the most terrifying enemy of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
Yu Wenxian murmured: "The Guanzhong family can be said to have contributed a lot to Mr. and Mrs. Wang's escape from Chang'an City this time. But if Yang Su, Niu Hong and others had already planned to seek refuge with Li Xingchen, why did they come to rescue him?"
Yuchi Jiong was startled for a moment, and his expression became serious. Since the Guanlong Group has turned to Li Xingchen, it feels wrong to help Yu Wenxian at this time. Could it be that turning to Li Xingchen was just the personal behavior of Yang Su and Niu Hong?
Yu Wenxian frowned, the matter must not be that simple. Yuchi Jiong seemed to have thought of something first, and whispered: "Perhaps His Highness and Duke Sui finally fought so hard that today, it was Li Xingchen who instigated the Guanzhong family to do what they did today.
,"
"What?" Yu Wenxian felt his hands and feet were cold.
And Yuchijiong smiled bitterly: "The contradictions and misunderstandings between His Highness and Duke Sui, or His Majesty, have existed since the death of the late emperor, but now they have become more and more intense, and finally reached the point where they had to fight with each other. In the final analysis, it still lies in the past few months.
The reason why the dispute in the court suddenly became fierce is that Sui Guogong has received the support of His Majesty, and His Highness has also received explicit or implicit statements from the Guanzhong family. Therefore, each has his own confidence, and naturally they are not afraid of each other.
No."
Yu Wenxian remained silent, but his expression became more solemn.
"But then I thought about it, whether your majesty or your highness, there are shadows of control from the Guanzhong family behind the scenes. The Guanzhong family naturally wants to make the struggle between your highness and Duke Sui completely unsolvable.
In the end, the entire Zhou Dynasty could only fall into internal fighting," Yuchi said after careful consideration, "When trouble arises from Xiao Qiang, it is always the outsiders, such as Li Xingchen, who gain the advantage."
Yu Wenxian clenched his fists. He admitted that he had not thought of this. He had to admit that Li Xingchen seemed to be controlling the direction of the entire Northern Zhou Dynasty by controlling the Guanzhong family. Why did Li Xingchen go to Jiankang Mansion, the capital of Nanchen?
, this seems understandable afterwards.
He wanted to divert the attention of the Southern Chen court, so that the Northern Zhou side could free their hands without external pressure. After all, it was a good choice to resolve their own disputes while others were also in civil strife.
Yang Jian must have had similar thoughts, so he has been stepping up his pace these days.
However, Li Xingchen decisively withdrew from Jiankang Mansion, which caused everything to deviate from the track. The internal fighting in Nanchen came to an abrupt end in this weird way, but the internal fighting in Northern Zhou Dynasty had just begun, and from the current situation
It seems that it has reached a point where it is difficult to stop. Everyone has drawn their weapons and it is impossible to sit down and negotiate peacefully.
This made Yu Wenxian and Yang Jian very embarrassed. Whether they should continue fighting or not was a question.
"This Li Xingchen really seized the most fatal moment." Yu Wenxian said solemnly, "Or rather, he single-handedly facilitated such an opportunity."
Yuchi Jiong didn't know how to answer for a while, and the cruelty of the facts made him feel a little dazed.
Li Xingchen is not only a person who is good at seizing opportunities, but also a person who creates opportunities for himself. Such an opponent is the most terrifying.
Yu Wenxian gently urged the war horse. Although the situation in front of him was difficult for him to understand, he had to grit his teeth and go on: "Let's go back to Luoyang!"
"Yes!" Yu Chijiong responded hurriedly. At this time, for those of them who were united around Yu Wenxian, what they needed most was of course a backbone, but fortunately, Yu Wenxian did not seem to be knocked down by the difficulties before him.
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There was a muffled "bang" sound, and the wood hit a Bashu soldier heavily on the head. The soldier screamed and fell from the ladder. Several soldiers under the ladder hurriedly avoided it.
"What are you doing standing there in a daze? Hurry up and get going!"
The general below had his eyes widened, and he could be described as furious.
This battle was really fierce, and the Bashu army shed too much blood in the process of advancing to the pass. Yangping Pass can be called the "Gateway of Hanzhong", and it is indeed well-deserved. The towering mountains blocked the attack route, and the narrow pass
The road can only allow the soldiers to advance against the arrows shot down by the gate.
Although the trebuchets and bed crossbows at the rear are already working hard to suppress the city, they have no vision and are afraid of accidentally injuring their own people, so they can only extend as far back as possible, which will not be able to suppress the first line of the city.
Obviously, no one knows how many soldiers fell to the arrows that were as dense as locusts.
As the drumbeats became more intensive, more Bashu soldiers roared forward. One ladder after another was damaged, but more ladders were erected. Countless soldiers climbed along the ladders, and the rushing cars passed by.
The moat was filled with mud and corpses. In order to lay sandbags and wooden planks on the moat that were large enough for vehicles to pass, hundreds of soldiers fell down and became part of this simple bridge.