Chapter 899 Time waits for no one

Chapter 899 Time waits for no one

As the armies from Guanzhong set out one after another and arrived at Tongguan, the city of Guanzhong became more lively than ever. The passing divisions and brigades headed eastward like the endless flow of the Yellow River in the north of Guanzhong.

Otsuka Zaiyu Wentai also swept away the previous decadence and became excited and full of energy. After arriving at Tongguan, he first summoned Li Yuan and others who had gone to Hongnong to prepare for the war, and asked about the enemy's situation.

"Your Majesty, the bandit leader Gao Yang personally entered Heluo in the autumn of last year. He was called to raise troops, but in fact he was to build a city for defense and did not dare to enter the map. Although the armies in western Henan did not compete with him, Xin'an, Jiuqu, Yichuan, etc. The access to and from Heluo is still under my control. I only need to remove the fortifications built by the thieves around Heluo, and then the army can go straight into Heluo and defeat the enemy."

After arriving at Tongguan, Li Yuan briefly explained the current situation between the enemy and ourselves.

In the middle of last year, Qi leader Gao Yang led his army to Heluo to invite battle. However, at that time, everyone in the Western Wei Dynasty was focused on the war against Jiangling and ignored it. Even Li Boshan of Jingzhou took a break from his busy schedule to go to Huainan and captured Hefei, an important town in Huainan.

Of course, the subsequent changes in the situation are a bit unpleasant, but the arrival of Qi leader Gao Yang in Heluo last year did not cause much damage to the personnel arrangement of the Western Wei Dynasty in this regard. The two-way Xiaohan Road includes Yichuan and Sanya Dao is still in the hands of the Western Wei Dynasty.

However, Gao Yang's arrival did not completely change the confrontation between Heluo and Heluo. Although the Western Wei Dynasty still maintained its independence, the power of the Northern Qi Dynasty increased greatly.

It is true that Li Yuan still has the passage in hand, but Beiqi has added many new garrison at the exit of the original passage. In addition to the extensive renovation of the original old cities such as Yiyang and Baiting, additional city garrisons such as Fae City, Yan City, Xincheng and Henan City were added.

Although the Western Wei Dynasty did not change much in the distribution of forces, but you did not change at all while others were strengthening their armaments and garrison strength, which in itself was a kind of backwardness. The current situation is that it will be more difficult for the Western Wei Dynasty to enter the Heluo area than before.

Of course, Li Yuan does not blindly report good news but not bad news, especially when such important strategic decisions need to be made. In the past period, Li Yuan has made a detailed and objective comparison of various situation changes and strength comparisons on this side. The report was given to the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office, but Yuwentai still made such a decision. It can be seen that in Yuwentai's mind, those objective problems are only minor problems and are not enough to prevent him from making such a decision.

Under such circumstances, Li Yuan could only put aside those unfavorable factors and describe the situation from a perspective that was beneficial to himself.

However, hearing Li Yuan's understatement in his report, Chen Xin and other generals who came with him were still a little uneasy, and they immediately added: "Last year, the Qi thieves increased their defenses, and many roads were blocked. The bandit's construction of the city is mostly in line with the situation, because there has not been a battle before, and the ministers do not know when they can capture the city. If they follow a foolish plan, it is better to send elite soldiers as the vanguard to advance eastward, and capture and eradicate the bandit's city one by one. If the battle goes well. , and then come east with a large army..."

Before Chen Xin finished speaking, Yu Wentai's face had already darkened. Yuchigang next to him looked at his face, pointed at Chen Xin and said angrily: "Yuchi Xin has been a border general for a long time, and he is short-sighted. How can he know the national plan?" Magnificent! How can the gathering and dispersion of the army be like child's play? Now that the army is here, the battle will be won and the action will be accomplished!"

After Chen Xin was reprimanded, he saw Otsuka Zai also silent, and he couldn't help but feel that he had made a mistake. As Yu Chigang said, he has been a border general for a long time and only knows about the military affairs in western Henan. He also does not know much about the changes in the situation and the disputes among the people in the country. At the moment, he can only take it as he is and dare not say anything more.

"You and others are all loyal ministers and good generals who guard the country's borders and resist insults. The reason why our country is stable and has not been disturbed by eastern thieves is all because you drank blood and killed the enemy. Don't you know the inside story? The purpose of this military use is to cleanse Heluo. , wipe out the rebels in the east, relieve the military danger in the west of Henan, and enable your loyalty and loyalty in the west of Henan to be rewarded by the court and enjoy honor and support! "

At this time, Yuwen Taicai spoke again, giving some comfort to Chen Xin and other generals in western Henan, and ordered his soldiers to bring them down to give them meals, while he continued to discuss military affairs with his cronies.

"The Eastern Bandits have added city garrisons in Heluo, causing our army to advance and retreat less calmly than before. This matter is indeed a worry. However, the facts are there. No matter how deeply we consider it, if we have the intention to attack, we will eventually have to face this matter. "

After Chen Xin and others were led out, Yu Wentai spoke again and said that he did not make this decision out of recklessness. On the contrary, he had carefully considered all aspects.

"Since ancient times, the victory of a battle has never depended on whether the city is strong or not, but on the trend of the people. Since the rebel leader was established, he has been fighting for many years and his soldiers are tired and sick. Therefore, in recent years, they are no longer eager to show off their swords, but to build fortresses. It's the same in Heluo and Beishan."

After hearing Yuwentai's words, everyone present nodded.

It is true that the leader of Qi, Gao Yang, has been suffering from mania since he usurped the country and established himself. He almost fights whoever he sees and goes to war year after year. However, some changes have obviously taken place since last year. Although he did not stop the foreign wars immediately, it should be I feel the pressure brought by several front-line operations on national strength.

While his people were busy fighting the Turks, Rouran and other tribes in the north, the Western Wei Dynasty had already made a great breakthrough in the south. Jianghan was supported by Jianghan and nearly half of Jianghuai was occupied. Although most of these achievements were captured by Li Boshan. Occupation, but at least it was reflected in the increase in the national power of the Western Wei Dynasty.

On the other hand, the Northern Qi Dynasty, although it was also busy with the southern and northern wars, did not seem to have received any major improvement other than being a coquettish person. Therefore, the strategic defensive gradually became the focus of the Northern Qi Dynasty. The construction of city garrison between Heluo and Luo was only one aspect. The Great Wall also began to be built in Luliang Mountain of Xihe across the river from the Western Wei Dynasty and Beishan in the north of Jinyang. This year, millions of people were ordered to work in Hebei Province. Naturally, the situation could not be concealed from the Western Wei Dynasty, which paid close attention to the Northern Qi Dynasty.

"Today, the soldiers and civilians of the Eastern bandits are exhausted. Moreover, there are Turks who share the same desire with me and want to take advantage of them. If we don't attack now, then when will we wait? If we miss this moment and wait for a short period of time for them to recuperate and regain their national strength, we may be It’s even harder to figure it out.”

The growth of the overall national power of the Western Wei Dynasty does not mean the improvement of the Bafu's strength. This is naturally a very embarrassing situation for Yuwentai. He needs a brilliant victory to consolidate his already shaken authority.

They had spent a lot of effort to contact the Turks, but the Turks did not give a clear answer. It was not until the Northern Qi Dynasty began to recruit laborers to build the Great Wall on a large scale to protect them from the Mobei Hu tribe, that the Turkic Khan finally made up his mind to fight with the Western Wei Dynasty. jointly launched an attack on Northern Qi.

Yuwentai knew that the current Bafu's strength had not increased, but had actually weakened. If he did not take advantage of the strong support of the Turks to take the initiative and launch an offensive while the army and people of Northern Qi were still exhausted, I am afraid that the opportunity left to him would be There will be less.

"It can be said that God helped me to advance this time. Shannan was disrespectful and had troubles in my elbows and armpits, which made me unable to advance or retreat calmly. Fortunately, the Liang Kingdom was undergoing drastic changes and the southeast was unstable. Since Li Boshan wanted to stand on the outside, he did not dare to compete with others. How could I miss this opportunity to continue to encroach on Liang Guo?"

Speaking of this, a smile appeared on Yuwentai's face. It was usually difficult for him to admit the threat of Shannan Road, but the changes in the situation in Nanliang today will inevitably have a certain impact on the adjacent Shannan Road Taifu. Impact, this is also a good opportunity for him.

Li Boshan has always been cunning and sharp. Since he went to the southeast, he has grown rapidly with a broken state in Jingzhou, Mianbei. The key is to seize every opportunity of instability to encroach on the population and land of Nanliang. It can be said that he was the biggest beneficiary during the collapse of Nanliang!

According to his usual acting style, how could he miss the current turmoil in Jiankang, Nanliang? Even if they can't directly invade Jiankang, I'm afraid they will continue to plot to annex the land of the states and counties in the south of the Yangtze River.

Today, the Zhongwai Mansion and the Shannan Daotai Mansion are a bit like a snipe and a clam. In this subtle confrontation with each other, no one dares to use all their strength to plot something else. With.

But Jinyu Wentai voluntarily gave up this subtle confrontation and launched an attack on the Northern Qi Dynasty. This could be regarded as loosening the grip on Shannan Road, allowing Li Boshan to use more power to seek benefits. Whether to continue the attack on Nanliang, which has been torn apart and on the verge of death, or whether to be ungrateful and plot to cause rebellion in Guanzhong, I believe he can make a wise choice.

After listening to Yuwentai's analysis, all the confidants couldn't help but nodded in agreement. Now may be the best time to launch an attack on Northern Qi. If the Northern Qi Dynasty misses this time and completes its strategic adjustment, and looks at the outstanding military talents displayed by Qi Zhu Gaoyang, it will be increasingly difficult for the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office alone to gain an advantage in fighting the Northern Qi Dynasty.

Among all the confidants, only Yu Wenhu understood in his heart that in addition to the various reasons stated before, what prompted his uncle to decide to send troops was also a more important point, that is, Yu Wentai's own health condition was also relatively worrying.

When the meeting ended and everyone left, Yu Wenhu, who stayed at the back, couldn't help but stepped forward and asked softly: "How is uncle feeling today?"

"I was already suffering from depression, but when I saw that the situation finally had a chance to break through, my mood and body became lighter. I haven't had an unbearable headache in a few days!"

When Yuwentai heard this, he smiled and replied that since he went out to the army, he did feel quite good, and the depression that had been squeezed in his heart for a long time was all gone. Seeing that Yuwenhu was still worried, he added: "You don't have to worry too much. I know that I am not a healthy young man. I don't expect to be able to permanently conquer Heluo during this Eastern Expedition. I only need to return to Jingluo to triumph."