Chapter 823 Attack on Jiangling

Chapter 823 Attack on Jiangling

When various conflicts broke out in the Western Wei Dynasty for military power, the monarchs and ministers in Nanliang and Jiangling did nothing.

Of course, it’s not that we are doing nothing. All kinds of daily social gatherings are as usual, and court affairs are also going on normally. Emperor Liang Xiao Yi also took some time to talk about "Laozi" again, and he was still talking about a very special topic. The appropriate question is "the theory of misfortune and blessing". However, there was almost no targeted preparation and response for the military operations in the north.

It is not that the monarchs and ministers of Nanliang were unaware of the movements of the Wei army and had no sense of danger. Jiangling and Mianbei interacted frequently, and this kind of detection of each other's situation was mutual, so when Yu Wenhu and his troops arrived at Mian When traveling north, the news was conveyed back to Jiangling soon after.

When the news came back, instead of becoming wary and panicked, Jiangling's monarchs and ministers breathed a sigh of relief.

Because after Li Tai captured Hefei, Jiangling was surrounded on three sides, and the situation in Jiangling became very tense. He was worried that Mianbei would attack at any time.

But now Li Tai was appointed by the Western Wei Dynasty to be the Daxingtai of Guandong Province, and troops were sent from his country to support Mianbei. In the eyes of the Jiangling monarchs and ministers, this was probably a sign of an all-out war between the Western Wei and the Northern Qi. Li Boshan, who was so happy with his achievements and so arrogant, was finally convinced. His bellicosity attracted powerful opponents, and his military strength could no longer resist the Northern Qi's attack, so he had to mobilize reinforcements from home.

Based on this understanding, the Jiangling monarchs and ministers breathed a sigh of relief. Now that the two northern countries are at war, their Jiangling regime has naturally gained a breathing space. Moreover, the national power of the Western Wei Dynasty was not as good as that of the Northern Qi Dynasty. After Li Boshan, the Mienbei Tiger, was crippled by the Northern Qi Dynasty, they might even have a chance to calmly regain their lost territory!

Therefore, Emperor Liang Xiao Yi summoned the ministers to explain the mystical principles, not to make the ministers open their eyes and calm down to face the tragic fate, but to make a wave of ridicule at Li Boshan, who was extremely happy and miserable. Reliance, good fortune and misfortune lie in wait, you are arrogant, domineering and arrogant at a young age, and you will finally reap the consequences, all your previous efforts will be wasted!

What best reflects this change in the mentality of the monarchs and ministers of Nanliang is the treatment that Li Miao, the envoy from Mianbei, and his party received in Jiangling.

Li Miao and his entourage came to Jiangling a few months ago and never left. Although they were assassinated by Northern Qi envoys, they were still favored and entertained by Jiangling people.

Especially when the news of Li Boshan's capture of Hefei had just reached Jiangling, people from Jiangling's circles flocked to seek an audience with him. It was even more difficult to meet Li Miao than to meet with His Majesty the Emperor.

Even the emperor Xiao Yi sent the crown prince to visit and apologize for the lax guards in the city that allowed the Northern Qi envoy to escape from the city. For this reason, even the leader Hu Sengyou was ordered to go to Negongjing to plead guilty. The emperor and his ministers put on a great show, and then Obtained Li Miao's understanding.

However, after the news came that Yuwenhu led his army to support Mianbei, the treatment Li Miao received suddenly took a turn for the worse. There were also people who came to visit, but their attitude was not as respectful and enthusiastic as before, but asked in a questioning tone. Will their respective properties in Mianbei be affected by the war?

Li Miao and his party originally stayed at the home of Wang Bao, Zuopushe, the Minister of Finance. Wang Bao felt that Li Miao had been lingering in his home for a long time and refused to go, so that there were many visitors and the house was noisy, so Wang Bao took this opportunity to move Li Miao to his house. Please leave your home.

Li Miao and others had no choice but to return to the Buddhist temple in the city to stay, and soon disappeared from the social scene in Jiangling City and became unnoticed.

Probably because Mianbei was also involved in the war, the passage for people and goods in Shicheng was also closed, so that Jiangling could no longer obtain news from the north as easily as before. And when they learned about the new situation, the group of Western Wei troops who were supposed to reinforce Li Boshan actually came directly south to Wuning!

After Liang Emperor Xiao Yi learned about this, he was quite surprised. He deliberately stopped the lecture for one day and sent his people to the north to investigate the situation carefully. The news reported by the scouts was that this new Wei army had taken over the defense of Wuning City, and the original Wei army Liang Shiyan's tribe was expelled to station in the mountains and fields of Jingshan Mountain. At the same time, people from Xiangyang also came south.

This situation also made the people in Jiangling feel a little nervous. Could it be that what they knew before was just a conspiracy to make the war between the Western Wei Dynasty and the Northern Qi Dynasty fake, and it was used to cover up the invasion of Jiangling from the south?

But Liang Emperor Xiao Yi made his own judgment after thinking about it for a while, and directly told everyone with a smile: "It seems that the situation of the Qiang thieves is a bit worse than what they have seen before. Not only do they have to fight powerful enemies externally, but they also have to fight internally. Serious dispute!

Although Li Boshan was known for his tyranny, after all, he was just a minister of the Qiang court. He rashly attacked Hefei this time, thinking that he was acting on his own initiative without getting the approval of his country. The Lord of Qi is also young and tyrannical, so he will definitely blame Wei for this and retaliate with heavy troops.

Li Boshan was rebellious and arrogant, relying on his achievements. In the past, although his countrymen were jealous, they could do nothing about it. But now he has provoked powerful enemies for his country and is trapped in the army. If no sanctions are imposed at this time, how long will it take? That’s why the gangster Yu Wenhu came to the south in the name of aid, but in fact he only wanted to seize the power of Li Boshan’s military government! "

It was rare for Xiao Yi to see through such a convoluted matter at a glance, and the truth was not far from what he said casually. After hearing this explanation, all the ministers could not help but suddenly realize it, but some people still worried and asked: "Today Yueyang comes with the Qiang people, do you want to do something bad to me?"

Speaking of Xiao Jin, his nephew, Xiao Yi sneered: "Of course this traitor hates me to death, but he is unable to support himself, so he needs to rely on the Qiang country. Li Boshan used to have good relations with him, but now he has lost power. Of course he is We have to do our best to maintain our protection, and there may even be plans to incite the Qiang army to attack us. But now Wei has strong enemies to provoke us outside and tough ministers waiting to be punished at home. It can be said that we are troubled internally and externally, so how can we be here? Are you resenting me at this time?"

After hearing this, everyone nodded again and again, saying that Your Majesty is wise, watching the enemy's situation is as clear as watching fire.

Since these small things are not disturbing, the next step is to continue playing music and dancing. No, Jiangling's monarchs and ministers have already got rid of this low-level taste, and continue to hold philosophical seminars to explore the principle of good and bad fortune.

This self-deceptive song and dance to promote peace lasted until late October. After the Western Wei Dynasty general Li Mu settled the power disputes in Wuning, he directly led his troops southward. Thousands of fine cavalry bypassed Jiangling City and headed straight to Jiangjin, the ferry south of Jiangling City. go. The exciting sound of horse hooves circled the city, suddenly frightening all the soldiers and people in the city and couldn't help themselves.

Jiangling City is located on the north bank of the Yangtze River. To the south of the city is Jiangjin, an important ferry on the Yangtze River. There is a sandbar in the river with Jiangjin garrison on it. To the south of Jiangjin garrison is Ma Tou.

The elite cavalry led by Li Mu did not stop after arriving at the south of Jiangling City, but charged straight towards Jiangjin. At this time, there were many people and goods waiting in Jiangjin, and they were completely unprepared. Suddenly they saw the Wei army coming like wolves and tigers, and they immediately fled. Some boats scrambled to leave the shore and sail into the river, but most of them were abandoned in the docks on the shore.

Li Mu and his party easily occupied Jiangjin Ferry, and immediately detached another group of troops and rushed straight to Jinyang Gate in the south of Jiangling City. At this time, the Jinyang Gate had already received the warning and the city gate was tightly closed. No matter how many soldiers and people under the city were blocked outside the city, they begged and wailed but it was not answered.

"Your Majesty, the Wei army has arrived and has occupied Jiangjin!"

After the garrison in the south of the city ordered the city gates to be closed to resist the enemy, he sent people into the palace in a hurry to report the news.

Liang Emperor Xiao Yi, who was preaching "Laozi" in the hall, immediately changed his expression after hearing this, and immediately waved his hands and said: "Impossible, this is absolutely impossible... Even if the Wei army invades, they should not attack me Wansheng." Door?"

Seeing His Majesty the Emperor denying it so resolutely, the ministers thought he would have some insights. After hearing this, they tried their best not to roll their eyes. Wanshengmen is the north gate of Jiangling, and the enemy comes from the back. From the perspective of location, it is indeed Wanshengmen that is disturbed by the enemy first. But the question is, won't the enemy circle around the city and go to the south of the city? After all, as long as we control Jiangjin in the south of the city, we can catch them in a trap!

"Your Majesty, while the enemy is far away and newly arrived, we should quickly organize our troops to attack and recapture Jiangjin. This way we will not be restricted in our advance and retreat. Even if we are defeated, we will still have a way to escape temporarily!"

Zhu Maichen, the prefect of Wuchang, stood up quickly and spoke.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, Shangshu Zuopu shot Wang Bao and shook his head repeatedly and said: "No, no, this plan is very sinister! The former's holy words are broken, and the Wei State is in its own difficulties. It is not appropriate to attack us wantonly at this time. Today's plan They came to harass one of their cavalry, either because of other matters, or because they wanted to scare me, and were not ordered by their commander. If I attacked them rashly, I would be violating my previous alliance and breaking up with them at this time. Envoys should be sent to express condolences, explore their intentions, and resolve misunderstandings.”

After Liang Emperor Xiao Yi heard this, he nodded repeatedly and murmured: "Jiangling is an important town for our Jiang defense. If Wei wanted to come and take it, why would they only send Qingqi... What Pu She said was a prudent plan, and sent , Send an envoy to ask questions quickly!”

Everyone discussed again and finally decided to send Huang Luohan, the Taifu Qing, to lead his team out of the city to inquire about the purpose of this Wei army. But in fact, everyone knows in their hearts that thinking this way is just deceiving themselves. But the problem is that even if they don't think so, they are completely helpless at the moment.

While he was anxiously waiting for the messenger to deliver the message, the emperor thought of Li Miao, the messenger from Mianbei, and quickly looked at Wang Bao and said, "Where is Li Daochi, a member of the Li Boshan clan? Maybe because Li Boshan lost power, the Wei army came to arrest his members. , Although this situation is slight, we must be on guard to capture and recruit Li Daochi quickly, and be prepared and safe!"

Wang Bao looked a little embarrassed when he heard this, and quickly lowered his head and said: "Li Daochi has already left my home without saying goodbye. I have been busy with state affairs recently and have no time to ask where he is now..."

After hearing this, Xiao Yi's one eye suddenly glared, and then he said angrily: "Pu She is busy with state affairs, and I have nothing to do? How can you be so talented, but you don't know it? Go out of the garden quickly and find Li Daochi. Go quickly!"

Wang Bao did not dare to argue anymore. He hurriedly bowed and accepted the order and then quickly exited the palace garden and began to inquire around the city to find Li Miao's whereabouts.

"No matter why the Wei army comes, how can the country be defenseless? Lead the army and quickly command the city's guards, public and private slaves, and surround the city to build a long fence. If any of the officials and slaves dares to disobey, I will kill him!"

Xiao Yi said again with murderous intent in his eyes. It was obvious that he himself knew that something bad was going to happen, and his previous words were just delusions in the face of impending disaster, stress, and unwillingness to face the facts.

After Hu Senyou took the order and came out, Xiao Yi frowned and said: "It shouldn't be like this, it shouldn't be... Then Li Boshan was so arrogant before, but he didn't hinder his country's military even half a cent?"

He was still brooding over his previous misjudgment, and felt that even if the Wei army had a plan to attack Jiangling, at least the power struggle in the country would have to be resolved before any further action could be taken. The reason why he was not in a hurry to arrange a response to the enemy was because he felt that Li Boshan was not weak, and it would take a long time for the Western Wei Dynasty to completely seize the military and political power in the southeast from him.

Therefore, Xiao Yi is not in a hurry to recall Wang Sengbian and other troops from the lower reaches to defend Jiangling. Chen Baxian's self-initiated recapture of Guangling has shown signs of being out of control, and he must have enough troops to guard the lower reaches to guard against others. , Secondly, he did not think that Li Boshan could win the game with the Western Wei Dynasty.

Once Li Boshan is defeated, the series of situations he created will inevitably collapse. At that time, Wang Sengbian and other armies can move north along Dongguan and seize important towns such as Compound Fei. Taking advantage of the internal and external disputes in the Western Wei Dynasty, he can also You can reap the benefits of being a fisherman.

However, Xiao Yidun was caught off guard by the sudden intrusion of troops from the Western Wei Dynasty from the south. At the same time, he did not feel that his judgment was wrong. It should be that Li Boshan was too inflated, but ended up being vulnerable. After the Western Wei Dynasty quickly dealt with him, Only then did he have the courage to continue coming south.

"It's ridiculous that Li Boshan pretends to be a hero, but he is so indestructible. Not only will his own fame be ruined, but he will also expose me to a powerful enemy!"

Thinking of this, Xiao Yi said bitterly that he also misbelieved those rumors and public opinion, and thought that Li Boshan would be so brave and powerful and difficult to solve. As a result, he lost the southeastern business that he had been running for several years so easily, and also suffered losses. They Jiangling were completely exposed to the iron hoof of the Western Wei Dynasty.

Although he was full of anger, he still needed to try his best to save himself. Xiao Yi quickly sent envoys out of the city and went downstream to summon Wang Sengbian and others to quickly return to Jiangling. He hoped that Li Boshan would create some trouble for his country and make it difficult for the Western Wei Dynasty to attack Jiangling with all its strength. Buy some time for the returning reinforcements.

Not to mention the panic among the kings and ministers in Jiangling City, Li Mu outside the city was also a little confused by the attitude of the Liang people. He was also a veteran general who had experienced many similar battles. In previous years, he led his troops to commit crimes. In the city, the defenders often scolded him "You want to die", but the Liang people actually sent an envoy to ask him if he was tired, and even sent him a lot of wine, meat and food.

Seeing the diligent and enthusiastic look on Commander Liang's face, Li Mu felt a little self-doubt for a moment. It was just that he had no reputation in the Southern Kingdom. Could it be that even this look had no intimidation effect at all?

"There must be fraud in it!"

Even though Li Mu was not known for his resourcefulness, he had just been vividly taught a few lessons about treachery in Mianbei and Wuning. Now he would never be fooled by Liang Ren's superficial tricks. He immediately ordered Huang Luohan and other envoys were detained, and they did not listen to their sophistry. As for the food and supplies sent by the Liang people, they did not dare to touch them and just kept them.

Then he picked out two more people among the envoys and said angrily: "You, the kings and ministers of Liang State, have betrayed their trust and betrayed our former alliance. They have secretly collaborated with the Qi envoys to plot against our country. The former even connived the Qi envoys to murder our envoys. It is difficult to count the number of journeys. Now, under the orders of General Li, the Duke of Taiyuan in Guandong Road, I have entered the country to conquer the unjust country. I also informed the king and ministers of the country in the city that if I want to survive, I will prepare a letter of surrender quickly and wait for General Li's army. Lincheng!”

After saying this, he ordered his troops to drive the two envoys to the city and let them enter the city to report the news. He also supervised the Liang people who had been expelled from nearby to set up a temporary defensive camp near Jiangjin, and then Only then did he take the time to interrogate Huang Luohan and other personnel to find out what Liang Guo's conspiracy was.

Not to mention Li Mu's inability to understand the peculiar brain circuits of the Nanliang monarchs and ministers, the Nanliang monarchs were also somewhat incapable of understanding the strange changes in the situation in their Western Wei Dynasty.

"Kandong Daxingtai? Isn't that the position that Li Boshan received in vain? Li Xianqing said that he was driven by Guandong Daxingtai. Isn't he Li Boshan's general?"

Hearing the report from the envoys returning to the city, Xiao Yi felt dizzy for a moment. He felt that his previous series of inferences seemed to be overturned again. He stared at the two envoys and said angrily: "Are you sure? Did you hear wrong? If what you said is contrary to the truth, you will not be spared!"

The two men were frightened after hearing this. They each lowered their heads to recall, almost reciting what the enemy said to them word for word.

After Xiao Yi heard this, his brows suddenly furrowed again. In fact, it didn't matter to him now what the situation in the Western Wei Kingdom was like. This enemy general had already revealed his hostility unabashedly. Come out, this trip is to attack Jiangling.

However, Xiao Yi analyzed the national conditions and situation of the Western Wei Dynasty many times, and his conclusions were repeatedly overturned. Now it seems that there are signs of a reversal. This undoubtedly hurt his self-esteem, and he couldn't help but cursed: "Qiang thieves show." I!"

At this time, an eunuch hurriedly came to the palace to report: "Your Majesty, the king's servants have sent people to report that they have found the Wei envoy Li Daochi. They are all living in Puning Temple in the east of the city, but they are not invited. Leave the temple. Pushe, do you need to use force to enter the temple and capture them? "

"No, absolutely not!"

After Xiao Yi heard this, he waved his hands repeatedly, and at the same time secretly exclaimed in his heart that it was lucky that Wang Bao, a person with a charming nature, was sent this time. If he had been sent by a violent and domineering person, he would probably offend him again. Wei made it happen.

According to what the Wei general said, the other party had regarded being disrespectful to the envoy of their country as their own great sin. Now that the army was at the gates of the city, of course, they could not give anyone a reason to criticize them.

"Quickly tell Wang Pushe to treat the Wei envoy with courtesy and not to use force! Remember, if you dare to disobey, you will be severely punished!"

Xiao Yi hurriedly gave instructions at first, and then frowned deeply, wanting to use his power to sort out what the current situation of the Western Wei was.

However, this series of reversals caught many parties in the Western Wei Dynasty off guard. As an outsider, it was even more difficult for him to infer a full picture with limited information. Such persistent thinking only allowed him to temporarily escape the reality of the impending disaster and the danger to his family and country.

When Xiao Yi was still puzzled in Jiangling City, Li Tai had already gathered all the troops in Shicheng, and they were advancing by land and water along the tributaries of the Han River, and were coming to Jiangling in a mighty manner!