Li Siye had already left Nanyang at this time, and took a boat from the Han River to the vicinity of Jingmen. The capture of Xiangyang City allowed Hanzhong and Jingxiang to be connected. Zang Xiyan, who was stationed in Hanzhong, received Li Siye's order and sent a large number of soldiers to the upper reaches of the Han River.
A large number of trees were cut down in the hinterland of the Qinling Mountains, and they were tied into wooden rafts and sent down the Han River.
At the same time, Li Siye recruited all the boatmen and craftsmen from Luoyang to Xiangyang, processed and transformed the wooden rafts into large ships, and dragged the basalt cannons onto the ships one by one. This was a job of cutting firewood with sharpness, and sailing on the waterway was comparable to high-speed
highway.
The forward of his army, Fei Huqi, was already less than sixty miles away from Jiangcheng and slowed down to wait for the troops and ships behind him to load up their supplies.
In fact, he was rushing south to compete with Guo Ziyi for time. Today, Helan Jinming is still the governor of Jingxiang. Although Guo Ziyi has escaped, he must first go to Jiankang to obtain the emperor's imperial edict before he can quickly return to Jiangcheng.
Helan Jinming took away the military power.
Needless to say, this is again the fault of the system. With Guo Ziyi's prestige, he could have been killed first and then punished, but this is not as simple as killing people. Seizing power without the emperor's order is tantamount to rebellion in serious terms. A cautious person like Guo Ziyi will definitely not
Would you take such a strange risk in such a tense situation?
After Guo Ziyi arrived in Jiangcheng, he was welcomed into the city by Helan Jinming and hosted a banquet with fine wine and delicacies.
When Lao Guo saw the rich cups and plates and the greasy mutton, he couldn't help but think of Zhang Xun and others who were stubbornly resisting with their empty stomachs in Xiangyang City. How could their faces improve? It was just because of his identity and lack of Qi-nurturing skills.
Just an attack.
Changsun Quanxu was not as good-tempered as him. He stared with eyes like bells and threw the wine cup in his hand to the ground. He pointed directly at Helan Jinming's face and cursed: "Fifty thousand soldiers are starving in Xiangyang City."
You are starving, but you still have to fight with your life to kill the enemy. How many people have fallen to the ground from hunger! But you people are living in the rear, drinking and dancing, how can you eat."
Helan Jinming suddenly turned pale and stood up to argue: "It's wrong for General Changsun to speak like this. Wasn't I anxious when Xiangyang was besieged? As soon as I took over as the military envoy of Jingxiang, I personally led the army to recapture Jingmen, and led the army to recapture Jingmen."
The soldiers fought a decisive battle with the rebels who besieged Xiangyang. But you also know that the soldiers from the south can't defeat the cavalry from the north. It's not my fault that they retreated!"
"Fart, you are clearly afraid of fighting and avoiding the enemy. You said you lost the battle. How many troops did you lose? Three thousand, two thousand?"
Helan Jinming really didn't have the nerve to reveal the casualties. The total number of casualties after he captured Jingmen and then retreated was less than 500. The so-called war was just a formality. His behavior should certainly be despised, but the shrewdness of this man lies in his fundamental
There is no evidence of his inaction, and the most he can blame is the incompetence of one of his troops.
"Okay!" Guo Ziyi dropped the wine bottle heavily on the table and said in a slow tone: "Now that the enemy is facing us, you can't argue anymore."
After saying that, he turned around and walked away. Changsun Quanxu glared at Helan Jinming fiercely and followed Ling Gong out of the banquet.
Helan Jinming followed them hypocritically, licking his face and saying with a smile: "Your Majesty, I have cleaned up the house next to the Yellow Crane Tower. Please rest more."
After the two of them walked away, He Lan Jinming stopped his smile and showed a contemptuous look: "What the hell!"
Guo Ziyi and Changsun Quanxu were glaring at him before they took over the military power. Once they took control of the Jianghuai soldiers, wouldn't they want to hang themselves on the city wall?
He immediately waved to the tooth general beside him and said: "Send some capable people to monitor Guo Ziyi. He must not be allowed to get close to Dahu, and more importantly, he must stop those who want to see him."
"Guo Ziyi brought three thousand soldiers to the city. If they use force against us, it will be difficult for our brothers to resist."
"Don't be afraid of this. He has no royal authority. Using force in Jiangcheng is tantamount to causing rebellion. I just happened to borrow Eunuch Yu's hand to participate in his memorial."
"What if he crosses the river?"
Helan Jinming briefly thought about it: "I am the king of Fenyang County. Naturally, I can go wherever I want. We can't control it and we don't need to."
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Guo Ziyi left Helan Jinming's mansion and said to his eldest grandson Quanxu who was following him: "You shouldn't have had a conflict with Helan Jinming just now. This would only make him more wary of us. Now that there is a powerful enemy on the side, even if you and I are not angry,
The overall situation must be taken into consideration. Now that the relationship between the two parties is at loggerheads, Helan Jinming will definitely treat it negatively. Now I have to go south to Jiankang to see His Majesty, so that I can legitimately take control of the military and send troops to rescue Xiangyang. Alas, I just don't know if it will be late."
While the two were talking, a fast horse suddenly came running from a distance, and immediately came a messenger with three feathers on his back. The messenger came from the direction of Jingmen, and while riding the horse, he shouted loudly: "Get out of the way, Xiangyang."
Fallen, Yong's army is approaching Jingmen!"
Guo Ziyi was so sad that he clutched his chest and staggered. Changsun Quanxu hurriedly stepped forward to support him and comforted him: "Your Majesty, please don't be too sad. General Zhang Xun deserves to die. Today's plan is to defend Jiangcheng.
His sacrifice.”
Guo Linggong held back his heartache and said sadly: "The fierce battle in Xiangyang only delayed Yong's army for a year, and did not weaken the opponent's strength. Your Majesty evenly distributed the troops to defend the Yangtze River, how could it be compared to the opponent's concentrated superior troops to attack cities one by one?"
.Now Jiangcheng's 70,000 soldiers are not in battle formation. If we want to resist the powerful enemy, we must call in reinforcements from elsewhere. It seems that I must go to Jiankang to ask your Majesty to send reinforcements."
He repeatedly ordered his eldest son Quanxu: "You lead your personal guards to stay in Jiangcheng. If the Yong army quickly captures Jingmen, you will assist Helan to enter the Ming Dynasty to defend the city. Remember, whether it is persuasion or threats, you will definitely
If we want Helan Jinming to insist on defending Jiangcheng, he must also persist until I arrive with reinforcements."
Changsun Quanxu was a well-known man, and he immediately made a promise: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that as long as I am here, Jiangcheng will not be destroyed by thieves."
Naturally, he had full confidence when he said this. During the more than a year that he participated in the defense of Xiangyang, he learned the tactics of defending the city from Guo Ziyi and Zhang Xun, and was able to command soldiers and horses to block a city wall alone. After experiencing the brutal battle of Xiangyang, and then to
In other places, it is not easy to defend a city for one to two months.
Guo Ziyi felt relieved and took part of his entourage with him, commandeered a large ship and sailed down the Yangtze River to Jiankang.
The ship went down the river, passed through Anqing, passed Caishiji, and finally arrived at Yanziji Pier. After Guo Ziyi got off the ship and landed, she quickly entered Jiankang City.
As the only remaining meritorious prince in the Tang Dynasty, Guo Ziyi had the power to go directly to the palace to perform affairs. However, his whereabouts were soon known to the eunuch Yu Chaoen, and the powerful eunuch quickly came up with countermeasures.
He ordered Zhou Hao, the imperial censor, to impeach Guo Ziyi, accusing him of deserting before the battle and causing the fall of Xiangyang. This can be regarded as the evil man filing a complaint first. In fact, anyone who understands the situation in Xiangyang knows well. A city has been besieged for a whole year without supplies. It is long overdue.
It changed hands, and Guo Ziyi escaped at this time, but it was actually to take care of the overall situation.
However, Yu Chaoen had great power in Jiankang, and few people in the court raised objections. Emperor Li Yu ignored the backlog of impeachment memorials and went to the palace gate to greet Guo Ziyi in person.
He took Guo Ziyi's hand and walked into the palace, speaking very affectionately: "I have been in danger for more than a year in Xiangyang. I am very concerned about you. I hope you can escape as soon as possible. Last night I dreamed of a golden rooster in the west.
Crying, waking up and ordering a divination should be a sign of good fortune, but unexpectedly it has come true for your Majesty today."