Chapter 819: Audacity

Chapter 819: Audacity

In the living room of Zhongwai Mansion, Yu Wentai and Yu Jin were sitting opposite each other. Except for a few male and female waiters, there was no one else in the hall.

There was a map of Jingxiang on the table in front of the two of them. Several eye-catching signs on the map were the locations of Rangcheng, Xiangyang and Jiangling. In particular, the location representing Jiangling was marked with a red pen.

"In the matter of Jiangling, we still need to have labor insurance."

Yuwentai stared at the map for a long time, then looked up at Yu Jin and said in a deep voice. The original Taifu Wang Yuanxin of Guangling died of illness a month ago. Li Bi was promoted to Taifu from Taibao because he had recently unified the army to expel the invading Rouran troops, while Yu Jin was granted the title of Taibao.

After Yu Jin heard this, he did not immediately respond to the matter. Instead, after a moment of silence, he spoke again: "Taiyuan Gong had a deep intention for this, and he had been running it for a long time. When things came to an end, he was transferred to another member. It must be difficult for him for a while. If you accept it calmly, it will be particularly disturbing!”

He knew what this appointment meant. If he wanted to take over, then Li Tai and the Jingzhou General Manager's Office would be a problem that he couldn't get around. So before officially taking over, he had to figure out the scale of this matter with Yuwentai.

After Yu Wentai heard this, he also sighed and said: "Yes, people say that all military and political affairs are decided by the Chinese and foreign governments, but now that we are planning to destroy other countries, we still need to think deeply about Fang Zhen's will. Isn't it strange?"

He sighed first, then looked at Yu Jin and said: "The Taibao and I have known each other for many years. You should know that I am by no means a withdrawn, mean, and intolerant person. I am tolerant and considerate towards my colleagues, and I am also tolerant and considerate." How could I be so sinister and not allow this young man to come forward? If I really have this intention, how can anyone in the world know who Li Boshan is?"

At this point, Yu Wentai still felt a little embarrassed. After a short pause, he immediately said: "But this disciple's talent is too weird, and it has reached a point where people have to be vigilant. The Taibao and I are both Once you are successful and famous, you can compete with others without fear, but there are always children under your sect that you have to worry about.

Li Boshan's reputation for meritorious deeds is already the highest among young disciples. If he is not suppressed, he will only be one person in the world from now on, and there may be no room for his disciples to take charge of affairs. We and all of us decided to jointly reward the royal family at that time, because we wanted to share the glory with the country, but we were not just trying to do something for someone. Li Boshan was traveling too fast, so he should stop and wait for his relatives and friends of the same generation.

The Taibao may think that I am a bit narrow-minded in thinking this way, but Li Boshan is well-deserved today. Although this is the truth, it still makes people feel sad after all. The Grand Sima and I have known each other for a long time, and we can be called family friends. However, now that the Grand Sima talks about Li Boshan, he will definitely call him a good son-in-law and he will have no sons. It is really sad to see that my humble son is regarded as the lowest in the world. "

It was originally a discussion about national affairs, but Yu Wentai ended up getting involved in family feuds. He even had to talk about Dugu Xin's different attitudes towards his sons-in-law, which was indeed beneath his status. And the more this is the case, the more it shows that his reason for sanctioning Li Tai is untenable.

But many things tend to only look at the pros and cons rather than the right and wrong. No matter how many reasons and excuses there are, the fact is that Li Tai has grown so big that the personnel situation that Yu Wentai has worked hard to create for many years can no longer accommodate him.

When people's concepts change, their views on people and things will also change accordingly. Now Yuwentai has begun to face the threat posed by Li Tai, and some of his past words and deeds have also been re-examined. .

"There was something going on in the country at the beginning of the year. I had no intention of becoming famous, but Li Boshan used it to stir up trouble and connect the masses. Now that I think about it, he was indeed out of proportion, and his intentions may not be pure."

Speaking of this point, Yu Wentai sighed again and said: "This disciple's foresight has actually been revealed for a long time. When he entered Tongguan at the beginning of last year, he followed several favors and went to Yan's house. All the things he discussed were similar to the current situation. What happened back then It's just a frivolous young man talking, but looking back now, it's hard to tell whether the situation in the southeast was premeditated or not!"

Yu Jin had been silently listening to Yu Wentai's words, but when he heard this, he still couldn't help but frowned, secretly wondering whether the Grand Master was worried about Li Boshan and lost his guard, and was directly involved in the Battle of Mangshan. Is that a bit much?

At that time, Li Boshan had participated in the war under his command, but he was just a somewhat reckless young man. It is nonsense to say that he could make suggestions for the situation more than ten years later. What's more, the formation of the current situation in the southeast is largely due to Hou Jing's troubles in Nanliang after he crossed to the south. Even Gao Huan's resurrection may not have been able to predict this, but could Li Boshan have figured it out?

In short, Yu Wentai's nagging sounds to Yu Jin a little bit wanting to accuse you, and there is no excuse for it. We are all old friends, can I not understand what you are thinking? Don’t come up with any excuses to mentally build yourself up here. Let’s discuss what to do specifically.

So he spoke again: "If it were just the favor of the Jingzhou government, it wouldn't be a big concern. But nowadays, there are many scholars and people in Guanzhong who have deep contacts with the Duke of Taiyuan. This situation has to be investigated!"

He was reminding Yu Wentai that Li Tai was not only busy serving as your son-in-law, but also had close contacts with the powerful families in Guanzhong over the years. With the reform of the government army system, these powerful families have become the backbone of the government army, which is an issue that cannot be ignored.

Speaking of this, Yuwentai also had a headache. At that time, I didn't know why I agreed to export Guanzhong's wealth out of nowhere. I just thought it was very satisfying to sit on the ground and collect commissions. However, after carefully examining the relevant accounts, I discovered that the wealth resources had flowed from Guanzhong to Mianbei in the past few years. It's already very scary. Bafu can make a steady profit just by taking a commission from passing by. It is immeasurable how much benefit Mianbei has gained after a large amount of wealth has been injected!

"In terms of military morale and human relations, we need to rely on the Taibao to control and adjust in real time. During the journey, there is no other way but the marching method. With the Taibao in charge of the army, I have nothing to worry about! What's more, now there is no owner in Mianbei, Jiangling is ignorant, and everything has to be done at the same time. , just right!”

Speaking of this, Yu Wentai's mood became a little more exciting: "Although Li Boshan has far-reaching strategies, he is inevitably a young man with a strong temperament and is prone to fighting in everything. He is short of keeping a low profile and keeping a low profile. This time he sent troops to Hefei, it can be said that it was a trick, and he was trapped in the land of the Four Wars. In a land plagued by war, it is difficult to maintain a calm mind.

Now that I am attacking Jiangling, the generals of the Liang Kingdom who have formed an alliance with us will inevitably turn against each other. Although the bandits from the east are clamoring for Heluo now, once they know about my southern map, they will definitely send troops to rescue me for fear that I will become bigger. At that time, Hefei will be at the forefront, and it will be a dilemma to stay or leave. With Li Boshan's talent and strategy, it will be easy to defend the city against the enemy. However, if you want to take both internal and external considerations into consideration, you will inevitably make a miscalculation. "

Although on the surface Yu Wentai decided to attack Li Tai after being persuaded by Yu Wenhu and others, but in fact he is not stupid and cannot see things clearly now, so how could some of his thoughts not exist in his heart. In the past, it was just that the heat was not yet there, it was not necessary, or there was no suitable entry point. If a suitable opportunity comes, he will certainly not hold back.

Yuwen Hu also planned to use this to force him into Heluo to defend against the Northern Qi Dynasty, but Yuwen Tai knew that once the Western Wei Dynasty used troops against Jiangling, Hefei, where Li Tai was now, would become the focus of the war, and there would be no chance to go to Heluo. , the so-called Kanto Road Daxingtai is just a fiction!

After hearing this, Yu Jin also sighed secretly. Li Boshan's move to go to Hefei was indeed unwise and seemed too arrogant. At least if he stays in Mianbei all the time, even if the Chinese and Foreign Governments are wary of him, they will never dare to act like he did today. But today's army went straight out but left an empty Mianbei. They overestimated their own energy and underestimated the Chinese and foreign government's wariness against it.

After all, Li Boshan still lacks experience. When he reached the age of Xiaoshi when a certain order was established on both sides of the East and West, and he did not personally experience the rise of the six-town mutiny, when these town soldiers did everything they could for power, how could he survive to this day? Which one is not insidious and cunning?

One moment he was still enjoying himself, and the next moment he drew his sword and faced each other. This was a normal operation in troubled times.

In order to get closer to each other, Yu Wentai even adopted Dugu Xin's daughter as his adopted daughter. This shows that normal interpersonal interactions and official titles are no longer enough to coordinate each other, and Li Boshan should be vigilant. However, he still relied on his strength to start wars and create unintended affairs, and he was inevitably harmed by this in the end.

He was full of emotion here, and Yu Wentai said again: "Although it was accomplished by others, Li Boshan's previous contributions cannot be ignored. His wife is still my adopted daughter, and I heard that she is pregnant. When the soldiers return in triumph, I will honor his wife and children to praise his achievements!”

This is a hint to Yu Jin that he wants to control Li Boshan's wife and children as hostages, plus his relatives in Guanzhong. If Li Boshan dares to act differently, he will inevitably end up like his benefactor He Basheng. End!

Next, the two discussed the personnel for the expedition and finally determined a list for the expedition. Yu Jin is naturally the commander-in-chief of this army expedition, but Yu Wentai cannot easily grant the title of Xingtai to any Zhuguo.

From Jin below, there are the generals such as Hou Mo, Chen Shun, Yang Zhong, Wei Xiaokuan, Yuchi Jiong, etc., and then there are a series of Kaifu, Yi and other generals, with a total army of 50,000, plus Yu Wenhu, Li Mu and other 10,000 troops who had set out as the vanguard had a total of 60,000 troops participating in this battle.

It is easy to understand that Hou Mo, Chen Shun and Yu Chi Jiong were sent out to fight, and there is nothing to say. As for Yang Zhong, Wei Xiaokuan, Yu Wentai and Yu Jin, they have been calculating for a long time. Both of these two people have a close relationship with Duguxin. Now that the army, in addition to the expedition to Jiangling, is also tasked with removing Li Tai's military and political power, they have to be more cautious.

Yang Zhong himself was both wise and brave, and he was also responsible for the conquest of Handong in the past year. He had a good understanding of the personnel in Nanliang and was quite famous. When Li Tai and a group of generals in the Jingzhou Governor's Office were marginalized and excluded, he was the one who One of the few choices in Bafu.

"Yang Zhong is a person who specializes in things but not people. He can't even be used as a slave to the Great Sima, and he will not bend his will to serve Fang Zhen."

After weighing the situation, Yuwentai decided to send Yang Zhong to the expedition. Yang Zhong's personality can be said to be upright at best, but cold at worst. Although he had a good personal relationship with his late master Duguxin, he had very few political alliances and interactions, and he always maintained a cautious and independent attitude.

As for Wei Xiaokuan, it is even more of an inevitable option. This expedition to Jiangling is a battle to destroy the country. As a representative of the powerful generals in Guanzhong, if Wei Xiaokuan goes with the army, even if he does not arrange any important tasks or performs outstandingly, it will have a certain impact on the morale of the soldiers in Guanzhong. boosting effect.

Just as the Chinese and Foreign Governments were dispatching troops and generals, Li Tai, who was far away in Hefei, was also assessing the time, packing his bags and preparing to leave here and return west.

Although Hefei was not occupied for a long time, the progress of clearance and management was very good. People from all sides came here, and even the autumn harvest was completed in an orderly manner. It doesn't make much sense for Li Tai to stay here anymore. It's more important to go back and do business.

Before leaving, of course, Quan Jingxuan had to ask for advice in person. Li Tai did not go into too many details. After all, he trusted Quan Jingxuan, so he chose to guard Hefei. He was just giving a brief introduction to the drastic changes in the situation. Tips and foreshadowing.

"Although we are now on good terms with the Liang State, this state of affairs will not last long. The country must win Jiangling, and once it raises troops, it will break up. Fortunately, Liyang is still under the control of the Qi Army, and it will be difficult for the Liang Army to challenge them. Advance by land and water. Now that the water is exhausted in late autumn, it is difficult for the Ruxukou boat division to advance directly. As long as the Dongguan is defended, Liang Jun has nothing to worry about. "

After explaining the issues that need to be paid attention to in the Southern Liang area, Li Taixuan continued to talk about the Northern Qi Dynasty: "Now that the three kingdoms are in the same position, I have conquered the Liang Dynasty, and the Qi people should come to the rescue. Hefei will inevitably bear the brunt of the attack. But this is just a common sense theory that is divorced from reality. , the fact is that the Qi people have lost important towns in Huainan one after another, and have lost the qualification to advance and retreat calmly.

Moreover, the monarchs and ministers of Nanliang were not in harmony, and Chen Baxian and others frequently attacked the cities of Qi State, so it was difficult to transform into an alliance for a while. The Lord of Qi is short-sighted and has failed to gain a general strategy. He will not be eager to attack me at that time, but will be greedy for Guangling, or he may seek a situation where I can gain the Western Prefecture and he can occupy Jiankang. Therefore, the disturbance on the part of the Qi people must not be big, and they can concentrate on guarding the city and waiting for changes. "

Different from Yu Wentai and Yu Jin's judgment on the direction of the situation in Huainan, Li Tai has his own opinions, or plans. If he is just plotting Hefei, he does not need to join forces with Chen Baxian. Only Lu in this world understands Lu. Since Gao Huan's death, Yu Wentai understands nothing about people's hearts. He can't even grasp Li Tai, a confidant who grew up under him.

As for the leader of Qi, Gao Yang, there is no need to be intimidated by his reputation as a heroic emperor. Relying on the legacy of his father and brother, he is awesome if he can get over it if he is reckless. For all his strategies, the implementation of strategies that span too large a space is still a bit difficult for him.

Compared to fighting against Hefei and then rescuing Jiangling, there is no doubt that Guangling is more attractive to him. How am I worse than Black Otter? He captured Jiangling, but I can't capture Jiankang?

Compared with the first-generation soldiers who are full of resilience and become grandsons first and then masters, the second-generation people are mainly hot-tempered, flipping tables whenever they can, and playing chess with you step by step!

After explaining what happened in Hefei, Li Tai led his troops to leave. This time he did not retreat along the way he came, but headed south from Hefei and along the west side of the Yangtze River.

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This time, the Chinese and foreign government troops also moved very quickly. From the gathering of troops and horses to the departure and arrival in Mianbei, it took less than ten days. This also fully reflects the achievements of the military reform in the past years. Of course, with such a rapid recruitment and marching speed, the food and grass baggage carried by the army must be insufficient, and they need to rely on supplies along the way.

And when this army, which was several times larger than that of Yuwen Hu's troops before, entered Mianbei, even the most obtuse people noticed something was wrong. At this time, Yu Wenhu finally stopped hiding his intention and directly ordered the so-called Xingtai subjects to prepare for the arrival of the army.

Compared with the other panicked people in the General Manager's Mansion, Li Licheng, who took refuge in Yu Wenhu first, was much calmer and more active than before. He proactively offered to raise some supplies as a reward for the army to welcome the army. 's arrival

Of course Yu Wenhu would not refuse this. As a forward general, he came here first. Li Licheng's good performance means that he has done well. Now it was Li Licheng who took the initiative to volunteer, spending money and food and materials from the local people in Jingzhou, but what he did was make the armies grateful for his achievements and harvests, so why wouldn't he do it?

So under Li Licheng's busy schedule, a large amount of food and drinks were quickly shipped out from the city. Of course, these supplies are far from enough to meet the overall consumption of the army, but they are more than enough and rich to reward the middle and high-level governors.

Li Licheng also thoughtfully prepared chariots and horses, and asked to personally send them to the army.

Yu Wenhu was quite satisfied with his performance of being so knowledgeable and even expressed his agreement. After all, he still has to stay here, and he is not worried about any conspiracy, such as poisoning. There are 50,000 elite soldiers. If Li Licheng dares to mess with his food, he can be beaten into mincemeat by just one person.

Li Licheng rushed to meet the army more than 30 miles away from Rangcheng, and delivered the supplies to the army. Then he was called into the tent by the Lord General Jin to ask about the current situation in Jingzhou and what was happening with Li Tai's army. current situation.

Li Licheng did not hide anything about these things. He told everything he should know honestly. He then said with a smile that took credit for his work: "Zhongshan Gong has been diligent in his work since he entered the town. Even those in humble positions were deeply moved by his orders." We will prepare a batch of food and drinks to reward the soldiers. The people will be well fed and fed today. When they arrive in Rangcheng the next day, they also hope to express their gratitude to the soldiers and people of Rangcheng for their diligent service and not to disturb the soldiers. "

The crossing of large armies is never a good thing for the local area. Now a total of 50,000 troops have come directly to Mianbei without prior notice. There is no doubt that it will cause greater disturbance to the local area. Therefore, the people of Jingzhou have Such concerns are also reasonable.

Yu Jin did not doubt this, but then he thought about the close relationship between Li Licheng and Li Boshan. Now that they had been united, announcing the matter to the masses would also create the impression that Li Boshan was betrayed and the situation was over.

So he said with a smile: "Li Sima has also worked hard for the army. Today, the Chinese army is having a dinner, so you will stay here to meet the people and let them know who is enjoying this benefit."

When Li Licheng heard this, he was immediately surprised. He bowed and thanked him repeatedly: "This is a humble request, but I dare not ask you to listen! Thanks to the appreciation of Chang Shangong, I will work harder to persuade the people to donate materials to help the army. I dare not neglect!"

Yu Jin was already accustomed to this, but when Yu Yi, who was accompanying his father on the expedition, saw Li Licheng being so flattering, he couldn't help but snorted: "I wonder if Li Sima made such a statement before Taiyuan Gong left the town? That year in Chang'an The young people are all very envious of Li Sima for having such a brave relative as Lord Taiyuan!"

After Li Licheng heard this, his expression suddenly became stiff. After a moment, he lowered his head and said, "Both Duke Changshan and Duke Taiyuan are important ministers of the country. No matter who they belong to, it is an honor to hold humble positions!"

In the evening, except for the generals who stayed in the camps, most of the other generals came to Yu Jin's Chinese army tent. Different from previous years when gatherings of military generals were mostly filled with barbarians, now there are many Guanlong tycoons gathered here.

During the emergency march, the generals were a little overwhelmed. Seeing the abundant food and wine, they couldn't help but smile. As the person who provided all the ingredients, Li Licheng was also enthusiastically walking around among the tables, toasting and cutting meat, doing everything. This flattering gesture was seen by the generals who already knew the inside story, and they couldn't help but look down upon him.

Li Licheng didn't care about this. Taking advantage of the good atmosphere in the tent, he walked directly into the open space among the seats. After singing and dancing to attract everyone's attention, he bowed to everyone and asked questions loudly. He said: "Excuse me, generals, are the drinks and food delicious today?"

When everyone heard this, they all joined in and cheered, and some even shouted half-truthfully: "Li Sima is considered a landlord here. If the army was in Mianbei, if the supply was insufficient and it was not as good as it is today, we would not let him go." Pass you!”

Li Licheng was not angry after hearing this, but continued to laugh and said: "This is a matter of honor and humble duty. Moreover, Mianbei has always been known for its wealth. If we cannot even supply military supplies, I and the people of Rangcheng will undoubtedly be blamed." !”

After everyone heard this, they all applauded, but Li Licheng continued to smile and said: "It's just that when General Li, Duke of Taiyuan, left the town to go on an expedition, he had already emptied all the military supplies stored in Mianbei and took them away. Do you know that today? Where does the food come from?”

After hearing this, the expressions of everyone present were stagnant, and Yu Jin, who was sitting in the first place, frowned immediately after hearing the words. He even gave a look to the bodyguard beside him, asking people to take care of the somewhat bohemian Li Licheng. Go down.

However, before the guards had time to step forward, Wei Xiaokuan in the other seat had already raised his finger and pointed at Li Licheng and said: "Li Lang is drunk, how can you make a joke about military aircraft!"

"Wei Gong is ungrateful, how can he reproach me?"

When Li Licheng heard Wei Xiaokuan's voice, the smile on his face suddenly disappeared. He smashed the wine glass in his hand at Wei Xiaokuan and kicked over the food table in front of Wei Xiaokuan.

"How dare you be rude to Duke Wei!"

Seeing this scene, the generals in the tent who had already despised Li Licheng suddenly started to angrily rebuke him.

Wei Xiaokuan, whose face was also ashen, stood up from the table with his hand on his sword, and at the same time shouted at the guards who wanted to come forward and control Li Licheng: "Don't move, let him say it! Wei Mou thinks he has no shame, What bad deeds have caused this disciple to accuse me of being ungrateful!"

It was related to Wei Xiaokuan's reputation. Since he said this, no one could say anything else. Even Yu Jin waved his hand to signal the guards who came forward to step back.

"What bad deeds are there? What kind of face do you and other people from the south have to dare to say this? Do you really think that what you are doing can deceive the world? The people of Jingzhou have worked hard and managed it for several years, and all the people in the military government from the Duke of Taiyuan onwards have done it." He waited patiently and eagerly to achieve this feat, but when the trouble came, he ended up taking the trouble for the villain! "

Li Licheng knew that he didn't have much time left for him, so he looked around at everyone angrily and cursed: "You think you have a powerful army, but you don't know that the Mianbei treasury has no military resources. Everything you eat in today's banquet was taken from you." There are rich families inside and outside the city! Not only will we eat today, but we will eat tomorrow..."

"Shut up, don't let him say any more!"

When Yu Jin heard this, his expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly slapped the case and ordered.

Wei Xiaokuan, who was closest to Li Licheng, immediately rushed forward, tucked Li Licheng's back arm under his armpit, and said loudly: "Shu Zi, don't shake the morale of the army!"

"Huh, Mr. Zhongshan has been arrogant and unruly since he entered the town, and he has repeatedly violated Jingzhou's laws! In order to preserve the property of the families in Mianbei, I have to bend the rules and do it! Everyone here, who are you waiting for without property in Mianbei? If not The Duke of Taiyuan is ruling this town, how can you sit back and enjoy the benefits? It’s not because of me, but the people’s property in Mianbei has been invaded! Apart from the Duke of Taiyuan, who else in this world is willing to protect the property for you? "

Although Li Licheng was controlled, he still shouted loudly and loudly: "There are no military assets in Mianbei, but the treasury is rich, and all the assets in Guanzhong Township are owned by the people. Even if you and others do not leave here, the damage to Taiyuan Duke will only last a few years." Now that Hefei has been conquered and Huainan is under control, governance can still be achieved elsewhere! But you and other Guanzhong villagers are going to lose this good fortune that is enough to build a prosperous family. Rats, rats, extremely short-sighted..."

"Shut up!"

When Wei Xiaokuan heard Li Licheng's shouting, he became more and more arrogant. He hurriedly discarded the long knife in his hand, covered Li Licheng's mouth tightly, and dragged him out of the tent.

When Wei Xiaokuan returned, he saw that the big tent was already silent. The people who had been feasting now lost any appetite when looking at the sumptuous food on the table.

The current army is composed of Guan Longhao and his subordinates. Which of these generals does not have a business in Mianbei? I thought that when I came to the prosperous land of Mianbei, I could enjoy the autumn breeze happily, but I didn't expect that all the wealth and wealth of the people were scraped from them!

"I would like to ask Mr. Wei, Li Xiaoxi... Although he made a gaffe and lost his temper, what he said, alas, the laws enacted by Mr. Taiyuan in the government are always good. We are all here for the king's business, so we should not make mistakes. Well done!”

Seeing Wei Xiaokuan leave and come back, one of the governors worried that he would be unfavorable to Li Licheng and thus completely offend the Duke of Taiyuan, so he hurriedly spoke. Although the others didn't say anything, the meaning in their eyes was very obvious.

When Wei Xiaokuan heard this, he said coldly: "This disciple is deceiving the public with his evil words and is extremely arrogant. How can anyone in the world be spared? Could it be that before the Duke of Taiyuan came to rule, Mianbei was a wasteland, and the people in Guanzhong had no hope for their livelihood." …”

At this point, he paused suddenly, coughed twice, and then planned to go back to his seat to sit down. However, when he saw the table full of leftovers, his face suddenly became even more ugly.

"The march is hard, let's all retreat. Li Xiaoxie, a member of the Prefecture, is not in charge of the military aircraft, how can we discuss the matter! Mr. Zhongshan, uh, I will go to Rangcheng tomorrow, and we will discuss the rest later."

Yu Jin was also a little confused at this moment. He was really caught off guard by this blow. He never expected that he would be greeted by Yu Wenhu with such a big gift before he arrived at Rangcheng. Everything mentioned in the previous letter was under control. Was it a barking dog? ?

At the moment, he didn't want to pursue Li Licheng's crime any further. It was better to rush to Rangcheng and understand the actual situation for himself, so that he would feel at ease. If there is a problem with the basic supply of food and grass for an entire army of 50,000 people, the results will be absolutely disastrous!

"Still going to Rangcheng?"

"You don't have to go through Rangcheng when going south..."

After hearing this, the generals couldn't help but murmured. Although their tone was not firm and strong, they also revealed their respective thoughts. If what Li Licheng said is true, then they may have to search inside and outside Rangcheng to raise military supplies. Even if they can each guarantee the military orders and prohibitions, will others take action against his family's assets? It's better to just go south and rob the locals in Rangcheng. As long as you grab more quickly, you can recover your losses and even make a profit!

After Yu Jin heard this, his mood suddenly sank. Compared with the lack of food and grass, what was more serious was that the soldiers were confused! Originally, Yu Wentai ordered his troops to come here because of his prestige and strategy. As a result, the families of these military governors had been kidnapped in Mianbei, and they were worried that their family properties would be damaged. No matter how great his face and prestige, he could not It’s hard to compensate everyone with money and silk!

He knew that the distracting thoughts in the hearts of the masses were flooding like a flood at the moment, and it would be better to block them than to clear them out. If they were not guided out, more changes would probably occur, so he said in a deep voice: "Now that the army has come out of the pass, great achievements are in sight. Although I can thank you Your Majesty and King Yuwen appreciate it and appoint it as the commander-in-chief of the army, but they do not dare to underestimate the wisdom of the group. Now that the army has arrived in Mianbei and Jiangling is in sight, you can talk freely about your plans. "

In fact, the best strategy at the moment is to quickly lead the army back to Guanzhong while the situation is still under control, and then make sufficient and thorough preparations. But the most sensible approach was obviously unacceptable to Yu Wentai. Tens of thousands of troops marched south in full force, only to be frightened and turned back by a madman's arrogance. They failed to conquer the enemy country and failed to solve Fang Zhen. Undoubtedly, they became What a big joke!

So for now, he can only let everyone express their miscellaneous ideas, and then try his best to choose a plan that can meet everyone's wishes and implement it on the surface.

While listening to the generals' opinions, Yu Jin pondered in his heart, had Li Boshan anticipated today's situation and attracted the capital from Guanzhong Township to the south?

At the same time, he sent his people to the direction of Rangcheng to quickly recruit Yuwen Hu here and let him take a look at this mess!

The generals in the tent had different opinions, but they also provided many feasible plans. After all, they were veteran generals in the army, and they were used to poverty in the Western Wei Dynasty. The strategy of poverty and poverty was not a disaster. As long as Jiangling is successfully captured, all problems will not be a problem.

But no matter what their thoughts were, they all avoided Rangcheng in a tacit understanding. Regardless of whether Li Licheng's words were somewhat true or false, they still stirred up worries in people's hearts.

Now that Li Tai is not in the town, if the army enters Rangcheng, it will definitely have an impact on the people's livelihood in Rangcheng. It will probably be a trigger for anyone who suffers property losses. So the safest thing to do is to stop everyone from going. If you are close to Rangcheng, if one of them acts out of line, the rest will definitely be unable to hold it in.

The crowd was discussing in the tent, and it was not until midnight that Yu Wenhu came in a hurry.

He already knew what happened on the way. After entering the account, he drew a knife in his hand and looked for Li Licheng, the guy who had beaten him so hard. However, he was stopped by Yu Jin with a cold expression, and then he questioned him. Li Licheng said: is actually true.

No matter how stupid Yu Wenhu was, he knew that he would never admit it at this moment. He shook his head repeatedly to deny it, and directly showed the food supply plan. However, in his verbal explanation, he explained the long-standing tradition of the Jingzhou General Manager's Office as his own preparation for a rainy day. Send orders in advance to send food and grass to various places, thereby increasing the mobility of the army.

After learning about this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Although there are ways to play poor, but if you can have a full stomach, no one will hate it.

Although Yu Jin still had reservations about this, he would not question Yu Wenhu in public, and quickly summarized the subsequent battle plan. Yu Wenhu, who had just arrived, was unanimously elected as the vanguard of the army by everyone with a tacit understanding.

The reason why they are still willing to let him serve as a striker is of course not because of how well he has done in Rangcheng, but because everyone is worried that he will continue to stay here and stay as far away from Rangcheng as possible.

Although everyone didn't know the details of what he did after coming to Rangcheng, just seeing how Li Licheng was forced to act like that, we knew that this guy definitely didn't have any tricks up his sleeve! Fire prevention, theft prevention and safety protection are all right. There is no reason to put mice in a rice vat.

In short, the final overall idea is to win the battle quickly, stay away from Rangcheng and try to capture Jiangling as soon as possible. Other than that, there is no need to worry too much about other things for the time being.

After all the generals dispersed, Yu Jin left Yuwen Hu alone and asked again with a few key points. Yu Wenhu did not dare to be careless at this moment, and honestly told Yu Jin the situation in detail.

Yu Jin was silent for a long time after listening, and finally said to Yu Wenhu: "Wherever people's desires gather, there must be a strong atmosphere of evil. Miobei is a place that Taiyuan Gong has carefully managed for several years. Zhongshan Gong suddenly entered here, and accidentally Mistakes are inevitable. As long as colleagues can cooperate sincerely, even if there are mistakes, they can be made up for in time. It would be better to frighten them, wait until the army gathers, and attack them together!"

After hearing this, Yu Wenhu nodded repeatedly, and his attitude of admitting his mistake was sincere. He also took the initiative to say that he would still accompany Li Mu, the general, so that even if he made any negligence in the team, Li Mu would be able to make up for it in time.

Yu Jin is quite satisfied with this attitude. Since the situation prepared by Li Tai before is so good, the current Jiangling monarchs and ministers are trapped in place. As long as Yu Wenhu is careful and does not underestimate the enemy and rushes in, there is basically no chance of being trapped by Nanliang under the city. It is possible to blow them up, not to mention that Li Mu is accompanying the army.

In addition to Yu Wenhu and Li Mu setting off as the vanguard, Hou Mo and Chen Shun wanted to separate from Xiangyang and go south with Liang Wang Xiao Qi and Xiangyang troops. Yang Zhong followed the mainland and went straight to Lushan to block the river channel. These three groups of people had to leave early. Fortunately, Yu Wenhu was not completely unreliable. The food obtained in Xinye was just distributed among these three groups of people.

Yu Jin led the Chinese army with 15,000 men and horses down the Han River, and Wei Xiaokuan led 10,000 men to follow him. As for Yuchi Jiong, he needs to stay in Miobei to provide personnel support from the rear in case the war is unfavorable. At the same time, he also has the intention of defending Miobei.

However, in order to prevent the masses from being distracted during the war, Yu Jin did not send people to directly occupy Rangcheng. Instead, he asked Yuchi to go to Xinye. Geographically, Xinye could better respond to the war in the south.

When the army was about to set off, Yu Jin remembered Yu Wentai's other instructions, so he stated that he should invite the Lord of Xiangyang County to see him to show that this march was not maliciously targeting Duke Taiyuan, but he was immediately attacked by people in the mansion. It was told that because Mianbei is located in a place where the north and the south meet the hot and cold, the general had sent the county owner to Xingzhou for summer vacation and pregnancy as early as the middle of the year, but he has not returned yet.

After learning about this, Yu Jin felt an additional layer of haze in his heart, and the bad feeling in his heart became stronger and stronger. But there was no turning back when he fired his bow. Now that he was trapped in the situation, he had no way out and could only bite the bullet and continue moving forward.

Even if Li Boshan had any conspiracy, he would not be so crazy as to rebel on the front line of the war between the two countries and disturb his own troops, right? Even if he rushed back to Mianbei from Hefei to outflank the army's retreat, when Jiangling was captured ahead, the initiative was still not in his hands.

Facts have proved that Yu Jin's imagination is still a little lacking. When young people don't respect martial ethics, they are no less generous than them, or even more so.

Next, Yu Jin continued to lead his army south. Although the Chinese army had more than 15,000 people, in fact, there were not that many who followed all the way.

Although the supply lines along the way under the Jingzhou Military Mansion are available, they are prepared for a small group of elite cavalry. At most, two or three thousand people are the limit, but it is difficult to meet the consumption of tens of thousands of troops at the same time.

Therefore, if the army wants to have enough food, it can only march forward, otherwise it will face the dilemma of running out of food. Moreover, due to Li Tai's previous expedition to Huainan, grain and grass were mainly concentrated and stored along the Suilu line closer to Huainan, and the amount along the Han River was even smaller.

Fortunately, there was no danger along the way, and we finally arrived at Shicheng, which borders Nanliang. After arriving at Shicheng, you only need to cross the Han River to the west to reach the boundary of Jiangling.

Because it is the border between the two countries, there are many defenses on the front line of Shicheng. The guard stationed in Shicheng, Li Yunxin, had been waiting outside the city for a long time. However, after experiencing Li Licheng's lessons, Yu Jin knew that none of the Li family could be trusted, so naturally he would not enter Shicheng. Instead, he only sent a division to station in the city. He himself chose another city to garrison and settle down.

Due to the conflict with Li Tai, although Yu Jin has not yet entered the Liang Kingdom, he already feels like he is walking in enemy territory. After settling in, they immediately sent out scouts to inform all parties, ordering them to arrive at Shicheng within two days to assemble wherever they went.

At nightfall, Yu Jin was lighting up the night to look at the garrison map around Jiangling, and mentally conceived the next siege strategy. The scouts who suddenly returned came to report that Wei Xiaokuan's troops, who were supposed to stay overnight and guard the city after dark, had not yet arrived.

This inevitably made Yu Jin wary. At the moment, he did not dare to relax at any slight abnormality, and immediately ordered the soldiers in the city to take turns on duty at night. And he himself also put on armor and went out, preparing to patrol the city defense.

It was already dark at this time, and suddenly the sergeant looking over the city reported that many boats and sails had appeared up and down the Han River. When Yu Jin heard this, his heart tightened. Could it be that Liang Jun was actively attacking in a desperate struggle, or...

The abnormal situation in Hanshui River has not yet been determined, and the urgent and noisy sound of galloping horses can be heard in the countryside outside the city garrison. After hearing the sound, Yu Jin frowned: "Li Boshan is really so ignorant and daring..."

He immediately ordered all his troops to put on armor and prepare for battle, and he climbed to the top of the city to respond to the invading enemy. No matter who the intruder is, he is confident that with more than 3,000 elite soldiers in the city, he will defend until dawn. After dawn, there will be no way to hide whether he is a man or a ghost!

At this time, more and more armored soldiers gathered outside the city. By the light of the fire, Yu Jin could also see that the soldiers wearing weapons and weapons and staffs outside the city were undoubtedly Jingzhou troops. It seems that the worst situation has happened. Li Boshan really caused chaos before the war!

He opened his eyes wide and did not see Li Tai's flag appear in his field of vision, so he shouted loudly: "If General Li Taiyuan still adheres to the rule of the Wei Dynasty and considers himself a Wei minister, please come forward and answer!"

The soldiers outside the city ignored him and began to play with siege equipment under the city. Yu Jin panicked again when he saw this scene. He had naturally heard that Li Tai had a powerful siege weapon, the Heyang Cannon. Could it be that he wanted to experience it tonight?

Fortunately, the siege equipment that the soldiers finally deployed was not a trebuchet, but a ram, but the ram seemed to be more powerful. When it hit the city wall, the city wall immediately shook. After several collisions, , a section of the city wall suddenly collapsed.

When the smoke and dust from the collapsed city wall settled, Yu Jin and the defenders saw that that section of the city wall only had a layer of rammed earth on the outside, but was filled with wooden planks and weeds on the inside. It looked normal on the surface and could even support it. Live daily inspections of the city. But once you encounter such a violent impact, it will be difficult to resist it.

After seeing this, Yu Jin's face suddenly turned pale, and he froze on the spot, allowing the sergeants to drag him hastily into the city. At this time, the soldiers outside the city cheered and slowly advanced towards the city garrison with weapons in formation.