Chapter 1161 The Supreme One Calls

Chapter 1161 The Supreme One Calls

Although it was expected that the Western Wei Dynasty would send troops to intervene and take advantage of the situation after learning about the civil strife in the Northern Qi Dynasty, Gao Yan still did not expect that the Wei army's offensive would come so quickly and fiercely.

After browsing the letter and newspaper sent by Yedu, although Gao Yan's face remained calm, there was already a turmoil in his heart.

He was silent for a while before he could formulate the words in his mind, and sighed: "The Qiang thieves are really smart and cunning. Knowing that the situation in our country has changed, they immediately attacked to disturb them, completely ignoring that their army was exhausted from long battles and their people were injured due to heavy service." !

Perhaps they are still imagining that as long as this war can severely damage our country as before, we can use the proceeds from the capture and plunder of soldiers and horses to make up for the losses of their reckless militarization and blind recruitment of troops.

Li Boshan may also be dreaming that he can use his external achievements to overwhelm his country's favor, so that he can usurp the throne and stand on his own feet. Those people who have no ambition to fight to the death are just taking advantage of the situation. If they knew that everyone above and below me was determined to fight to the death to defend the country, they would be frightened and would not dare to fight to the end! "

Whether a leader is qualified does not depend on whether his talents are far superior to those of his subordinates, but on whether he can win over people's hearts and whether he can quickly grasp key issues and make strategic instructions when facing major events.

Gao Yan's performance is still up to standard. The emperor's many years of coma have caused deep resentment in the country. The failure of foreign wars and the deterioration of his own health make it difficult to suppress this resentment and are ready to come out. Gao Yan can keenly sense and The gathering and integration of these grievances became an important force supporting his coup, which can be said to be shrewd and capable.

Facing the Wei army's renewed attack this time, he quickly summarized several shortcomings of the Wei army. First, the long-term continuous battles made its soldiers and civilians exhausted, and secondly, the wealth and materials accumulated in the country were also seriously depleted due to the war. , the current Wei general must have been more cruel and greedy before.

Finally, the most important task of Li Boshan, the leader of the Western Wei Dynasty, is to achieve his goal of usurping the Wei Dynasty by establishing his power, but it is not to fight to the end with the Northern Qi Dynasty. Once he finds that the cost of continuing to fight is too high, he will no longer be like this The previous attitude was so resolute in promoting the war.

After Gao Yan's analysis, the mood of the generals in the tent was no longer as frightening as when they first heard about it. However, some generals could not help but sigh and said: "Since the war between the two countries, the Qiang people's military tactics have been unpredictable. , suddenly north and now south, with no definite pattern at all.

If the Qiang people's unpredictable military strength before was due to their high intelligence, then this time they were able to abandon the north and avoid difficulties and attack me unexpectedly. It was because of the indulgence of some people in the country! The King of Xianyang has already taken control of Qin Valley. If he can hold on and does not move, how can the Qiang army easily make an advance and retreat plan and move to fight thousands of miles away? "

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the tent suddenly sank again. Everyone also understood that this person meant that Duan Shao, king of Pingyuan, secretly negotiated with the Western Wei Dynasty and gave back his Qinshui retreat. For a moment, they couldn't help but look at Hu Luguang sitting in the tent.

After the defeat of Tongtanshui that day, Hu Luguang left Huiting and Duan Shao to take charge of the rear. He also launched a relatively beautiful counterattack and once advanced to Yining City where the enemy was stationed. He was naturally concerned about this matter. Have some say.

Although Hu Luguang was a little dissatisfied with Duan Shao's decision to hand over his achievements to the Western Wei Dynasty, he also understood that everyone's criticism of Duan Shao at this time was probably for the person rather than the matter.

Because Duan Shao's sudden march north shocked everyone involved, and finally because of Duan Shao's initiative to stop, the situation turned dangerous. A series of changes took place, making Duan Shao's attitude a decisive factor in the success of the coup. The biggest factor, in comparison, the performance of everyone involved in the coup process seems not so important.

This is naturally difficult for everyone to accept. It should be noted that no matter whether their role is important or not, when they decided to participate in the coup at that time, they made great determination and gambled on the future and lives of the whole family.

Now that things were finally in sight, their credit and performance were snatched away by the sudden appearance of the Pingyuan King, which naturally made people feel even more dissatisfied. In order to avoid being robbed of more credit by Pingyuan King and affecting the distribution of rewards at that time, they naturally have to take a slight blow to their reputation.

Moreover, this is a fact. If the king of Pingyuan had not communicated with foreign countries and secretly made peace with the enemy, it would have been difficult for him to intervene in the affairs of the country, and it would have been difficult for the Western Wei army to withdraw and return, and now they are launching an attack again from the south.

Although Hu Luguang was not as mature and thoughtful as his father in politics, he was not a narrow-minded, selfish person who ignored the overall situation. He knew very well that the most important thing at the moment was to clean up the situation at home and deal with external challenges, rather than haggle over the distribution of interests after the coup.

Therefore, when facing the gazes of everyone, he said in a deep voice: "The reason why the King of Pingyuan is like this is because he has no choice but to do so. Our army is weak and morale is weak due to the recent defeat, and it cannot continue to use things. Yang Min and others failed to supplement the situation in time, and it is difficult to organize a counterattack. If the confrontation continues, it will be harmful and useless for me to blame them for this matter, or it will be unfair..."

"The King of Pingyuan has been in charge of military aircraft for a long time and has made outstanding achievements. Since he has made such a choice, he naturally has his own considerations. We are all on the outside, so it is difficult to know the whole situation, so it is not appropriate to deny it. I will not ignore this matter for now, and let's talk about how to deal with the enemy."

Gao Yan was unwilling to hold Duan Shao responsible or question him for this. On the one hand, the two sides finally reached a tacit agreement. Duan Shao stationed troops in Wuxiang and stopped moving forward, which was regarded as tacit approval of his coup.

On the other hand, if further investigation is carried out, Duan Shao will not be unable to deal with it. He only needs to declare that the peace negotiation is based on the will of His Majesty the Emperor, and then raise the banner of King Qin. Then, will he accuse Duan Shao of collaborating with the enemy or Duan Shao will accuse him? It's hard to tell if they are plotting rebellion.

After everyone heard this, they all shut up. Without the support and instructions of the top dignitaries, they still did not dare to directly question and provoke Duan Shao.

As for the next discussion on how to deal with the enemy, it is another head-scratching problem. Although Gao Yan clearly analyzed the enemy's disadvantages, he did not tell them that their own disadvantages were actually greater.

The most basic point is that if you want the enemy to retreat despite the difficulties, they themselves must at least show their tenacious fighting spirit and united determination. But now they are still carrying out coups and forcing the palace, so there is no atmosphere of common hatred at all!

If you want to respond to the enemy, you must have troops and horses at your disposal. But now Gao Yan can only control the tens of thousands of troops outside Ganlu Temple, and they still need to stay outside Ganlu Temple and not be transferred at will. The other troops led by Duan Shao and Gao Sihao are currently unable to be used by him. Even if these people are not opposed to Gao Yan's coup, they are absolutely unwilling to go south to face a powerful enemy. If they are intimidated too much, the situation may change again.

Not to mention the independent generals, even the generals in the tent were silent in a tacit understanding. They have personal experience of the power of the Wei army. When the country was at its peak, the two sides fought with only five to five. Nowadays, the country is in turmoil and the soldiers are not interested in fighting. It is better to go to fight a powerful enemy at this time than to stay in Liaoyang and wait for the success to be rewarded.

Seeing that the attitude of the crowd was a little negative, Gao Yan felt helpless for a moment. After thinking for a moment, he said: "The Heyang defense line has been in operation for many years and is far from being easily broken by the enemy. Even with Li Boshan's ferocious stubbornness, he only stopped frequently. The city was defeated and returned.

What needs to be especially guarded about this time is the bandits from Jianzhou who fled to Huaizhou. In order to prevent them from continuing to harass the north, the defenses within the territory must be strengthened. There is a severe drought in Hebei this summer, and there is little harvest in the fields. I only need to stick to the city, strengthen the walls and clear the fields. The thieves will plunder the fields and gain nothing. It will not last long..."

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but feel sad in his heart. I recall that when the East and West were just divided, his father Gao Huan personally led the army to directly attack Guanzhong, but unfortunately he was defeated by the Shayuan. Now, decades have passed, and the situation has been reversed. Instead, Northern Qi has been counterattacked on the mainland, and even needs to consider occupying the territory to defend itself. The change of situation between them is really embarrassing.

But when he got to this point, there were still very few generals who responded. After a while, Hu Luguang stood up, clasped his fists and said, "The general is willing to go south and return to the capital to appease the people."

Seeing that Hu Luguang took the initiative to take on this task, Gao Yan was also quite moved. He stood up and stepped forward, holding Hu Luguang's wrist and said in a deep voice: "The safety of Jinei will be paid to the king. If something happens here, I will be the first." It’s time to send people to the rescue, and we will never let Brother Mingyue fight alone!”

Emergency messengers from Yedu arrived one after another, which made people upset. They felt that the situation was urgent and had no time to think carefully. When Hu Luguang took the initiative to ask for help, Gao Yan asked him to lead the people who had brought him before. The five thousand division brigade immediately set off to return to Yedu to aid.

A preliminary personnel arrangement had just been made for the war in the south. Before Gao Yan could take a breath, another incident that made him irritable was reported. Lou Zhongda from Ganlu Temple came to complain, and the emperor regained consciousness again, and asked the Baibao sergeants around him to convey his wish to see King Changshan.