Chapter 1236: Resist Yuan and Aid Zhao
Chapter 1236: Resist Yuan and Aid Zhao
Chapter 1234: Resist Yuan and Aid Zhao
Let’s talk about Yue Fei’s letter first.
Yue Fei impeached Jia Xu in the memorial for his reckless command and arbitrary transfer of 50,000 troops from Jingzhou, which delayed the fighter plane and made the sacrifice of 8,000 soldiers meaningless, which ultimately caused the army's sergeants to become excited...
Looking at the resentment slowly unfolding, Qin Hao estimated that Yue Fei was really angry this time.
Although Jia Xu did not do anything for the sake of stability, it is an indisputable fact that the sacrifice of the eight thousand Xiangyang Qin army lost its due value.
Qin Hao guessed that the reason why Yue Fei was so angry was not because he was provoked by Jia Xu. After all, although Yue Fei's political attributes were not high, he still had a sense of the overall situation. He just felt unworthy for the sacrifice of the soldiers, so Want to seek justice for your soldiers!
Of course Yue Fei knew that Jia Xu was thinking about the overall situation, but the eight thousand people under his command could not die in vain, so he wrote this letter of impeachment full of resentment.
However, Yue Fei also knew that Jia Xu was his lord's uncle, so he didn't say anything about killing the traitor or any other request to embarrass Qin Hao. He only mentioned at the end that Jia Xu should be "severely punished".
It is difficult for Qin Hao to refuse Yue Fei's request. After all, Representative Yue Fei is the voice of Xiangyang's 60,000-strong army.
Jia Xu's arrogant maneuvers definitely delayed the opportunity to fight, but Jia Xu had just planned to retreat the Yuzhou Army and had made great achievements, so he definitely shouldn't be punished severely.
So, Qin Hao finally fined Jia Xu half a year's salary and demoted his official rank by one level. It was not painful for Jia Xu, but it also gave Yue Fei an explanation.
After talking about Yue Fei's petition, let's turn to Jia Xu's petition in the first month of the lunar month. Jia Xu was not exonerating himself, nor was he impeaching Yue Fei, but was asking for a reward for Zhao Kuangyin.
After reading Jia Xu's letter, Qin Hao's back was covered with cold sweat. He did not expect that Wang Mang, who was forced out of Bingzhou by him, would cause trouble at such a critical moment against the aliens, and actually persuaded Yuan Shu to attack. Sizhou.
Qin Hao didn't know how to evaluate it. Was it because Yuan Shu's brain was too stupid, or because Wang Mang's "smart tongue" had too strong an intelligence-lowering effect. In short, Yuan Shu could be said to have played a good hand of cards to pieces.
Yuan Shu took the initiative to provoke the war in a confused way, and then the war between Qin and Yu developed in a strange direction.
Yuan Shu chose to attack the Qin general Zhao Kuangyin, but he was forced to rebel by Jia Xu's estrangement. Then the Yuzhou army, which took the initiative to provoke the war, started fighting among themselves and attacking each other.
Not only did the Qin army win without a fight, but they also took back Xuanyuan Pass, which they had been unable to get back after many diplomatic negotiations, and also occupied three more counties in the southwest of Runan.
Now in order to fight against Yuan Shu, Zhao Kuangyin became the first prince to take the initiative to submit a letter of surrender, and it was naturally impossible for Qin Hao to refuse such a request.
After pondering for a long time, Qin Hao wrote: "My Majesty, Qin Hao, the general of the Hussars, is asking you to quickly grant Zhao Kuangyin, the Marquis of the Song Dynasty, the governor of Runan, as the Duke of Song Dynasty and the shepherd of Yuzhou, and to order him to lead troops to attack the rebellious Yuan Shu..."
Yuan Shu took the initiative to attack Sizhou at this time. Although he has withdrawn his troops now, this behavior is tantamount to rebellion.
Qin Hao represents the Luoyang court, and they have already been knocked on the door. If there is no response, then the court will definitely lose its prestige, let alone make the princes of the world surrender.
Since Yuan Shu dared to take the initiative to provoke him, Qin Hao naturally did not need to be polite. Now that Zhao Kuangyin was still weak in the confrontation with Yuan Shu, Qin Hao weakened Yuan Shu by supporting Zhao Kuangyin.
As the first prince to submit a letter of submission, the court should not be stingy in its treatment of Zhao Kuangyin, otherwise what would the other princes think?
Qin Hao assigned Yuzhou Mu belonging to Yuan Shu to Zhao Kuangyin, which left Song and Yuan, who were at odds with each other, without any possibility of mediation unless one party fell completely.
As for the position of Duke of Song Dynasty, to be honest, Zhao Kuangyin is not qualified to be granted the title of Duke now, but as long as he gets rid of the traitor Yuan Shu for the court, then he will naturally be qualified to be granted the title of Duke.
After finishing writing, Qin Hao picked up the letter and checked it again. After confirming that there were no typos, he couldn't help but sigh: "I don't know if helping Zhao Kuangyin at this time will create a big enemy in the future." The canonization edict was of little significance to him, but Zhao Kuangyin received not just a simple canonization edict, but great justice.
With this edict, Zhao Kuangyin would be just in the confrontation with Yuan Shu. On the other hand, Yuan Shu would become a traitor. Without it, he would be a traitor.
It was precisely because this edict was crucial to Zhao Kuangyin, and even the key to competing with Yuan Shu for Yuzhou, that he was willing to exchange the nearly 100,000 people in the three counties.
In Qin Hao's mind, Zhao Kuangyin was a much greater threat than Yuan Shu. Although Yuan Shu still had an army of 200,000 at this time, plus Lian Po, one of the four famous generals of the Warring States Period, it seemed that he had completely gained the upper hand, but the final result But it's still hard to draw a conclusion.
Even if Yuan Shu wins in the end, the Yuzhou Army will definitely be severely damaged. However, if Zhao Kuangyin wins, a difficult opponent will appear in the Central Plains, and the difficulty of conquering the Central Plains in the future will definitely increase.
Qin Hao knew this but still wanted to help Zhao Kuangyin, because the court at that time could not refuse the submission of any princes. In addition, helping Zhao Kangyuan could also weaken Yuzhou's overall strength to the greatest extent. In the end, the price paid by Zhao Kuangyin was enough to exchange for it. The imperial court recognized it.
In summary, the above three points made Qin Hao have to help Zhao Kuangyin.
“That’s all, it’s still too early to conquer the Central Plains and confront Zhao Kuangyin. The top priority is to deal with the enemy Temujin in front of us first.”
Whether it was the formation of the Southern Alliance Army before or the subsequent stabbing of trouble in the back, Wang Mang's existence has made Qin Hao intolerable. If he is not eliminated, he will definitely suffer greater losses in the future.
"Order the Seven Swordsmen of the Jinyi Guards to dispatch together to assassinate Wang Mang at all costs."
Now Wang Mang is on his way to exile in the Central Plains, and there is no army to protect him. There is only a Big Mac left by his side.
As the God of War, the Big Mac may have the combat power to match the Grand Master, but the combination of seven swords can surpass the Grand Master, so seven people working together is more than enough.
After handling Wang Mang's matter, Qin Hao turned his attention to the military affairs of Hetao.
After Qin Hao entered Hetao with 40,000 cavalry, he did not go to join the main force of the Jin army. Instead, he stayed in Yinchuan County to garrison. After that, Bai Qi's 100,000 troops and Long Qie's 10,000 light cavalry entered Hetao. Later, they also stayed in Yinchuan County together.
At this point, Yinchuan County has a total of 150,000 regular troops, including 100,000 infantry and 50,000 cavalry.
The reason why Qin Hao did not leave Yinchuan County and go north to join the main army was mainly because Yinchuan County's garrison was too weak. There were very few regular troops. Nearly 80% of the garrison personnel were newly recruited strong men from the common people.
Since the 400,000 Yuan and Mongolian cavalry entered the Hetao, the entire Hetao, which is flat and smooth, has been in emergency. The Yuan and Mongolian cavalry can gallop freely in the thousands of miles of Hetao, but the Han army can only passively defend and not stop it at all.
When Qin Hao arrived in Yinshan County, three of Yinchuan's seven counties had already been captured (it was originally ten counties, but Murong Ke burned three counties). Only with the efforts of Qin Hao and the generals, the other four counties were finally spared. Yu Difficulty.
It wasn't until Bai Qi's 110,000 troops arrived that Qin Hao successively took back the other three counties and completely drove Yuan Meng's forces out of Yinchuan County.
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