Chapter 1228: The King's Assistance to Force the Emperor to Abdicate
Inside and outside the Jinyang Palace, armored soldiers stood in a row. People entering and leaving were tense and silent, and the atmosphere was solemn and heavy.
In the hall, Qi Lord Gao Yan leaned forward slightly, looking down at the ministers sitting in the hall, and said in a deep voice: "The Qiang bandits first occupied Jiahu Fort, attacked Liubi City again, and forced the Turks to send troops together. It can be known that there must be bandits coming to the north. How to deal with the enemy from all sides? Do you have any good plans to offer?"
When the people in the hall heard this question, they all looked worried, and their minds were all messed up.
It's not that they have no strategic ideas to deal with the enemy, but the situation changed too quickly. You must know that the last time the ministers and generals gathered together, it was the emperor's pre-war mobilization to recover Jianzhou. A mobilization meeting had just passed a few days ago, and the topic of this meeting turned to how to defend Jinyang.
The topic changed so quickly that everyone's thoughts had not yet turned around, and it was a bit difficult to adapt for a while.
Among the ministers in the palace, Heba Ren has rarely asked about worldly affairs in recent years. Today's attendance is just to create a united atmosphere of unity, but he no longer speaks out about specific affairs.
Hulugu has been gaining power in the country in recent years, because many of his views and opinions on military affairs coincide with those of the current emperor, and they have a very good relationship with each other. Not long ago, he married his daughter to the crown prince Gao Bainian, and became in-laws with the emperor.
Faced with such a situation, the ministers subconsciously looked at Hulugu, and Hulugu did not refuse. After a little hesitation, he said: "The enemy seems to be surging now, but what they do is all tricks. They borrow the road from Jiahu and connect with Jihu. There is no sign of the army entering or leaving. There is no need to be too nervous at the moment. Now Jinyang has sufficient soldiers. No matter where the enemy comes from, I will wait for them to tire out..."
"It is still not advisable to underestimate the enemy. Have you forgotten that during the old Wei Dynasty, Li Bo Shan Jin disturbed Jinyang? At that time, his followers relied on only a few thousand bandits, but they were able to roam freely here. Now they are feinting in various directions, and I don’t know where the killing moves are ambushed, but it is certain that their troops are heading straight for Jinyang. Jinyang is the foundation of our country and cannot be lost. Now the traces of the bandits’ army have not been fully revealed, so we should take this opportunity to prepare for war as soon as possible! "
As soon as Hulugu finished speaking, Dong'an King Lou Rui immediately spoke up, thinking that Hulugu’s attitude was still a bit arrogant.
After hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement. In general, more people supported Lou Rui’s views.
The current situation between the two countries is that the west is strong and the east is weak, and Jinyang is the biggest lifeline of Northern Qi. There is no room for disturbance and turmoil. Li Boshan has special damage and deterrence bonuses in attacking Jinyang, which makes people doubly vigilant and nervous. So for the sake of safety, it is not too much to pay attention to it!
After hearing these two opinions, Gao Yan couldn't help but frowned, and for a moment he was at a loss as to which to choose.
On the one hand, he felt that Hulugu's view was more realistic. Although the Western Wei had made some moves, they were all small tricks, and the actual number of troops and resources used was not much. It could not be determined that it was for a large-scale attack on Jinyang. It could not be ruled out that it was a retaliation against the Northern Qi because of the invasion of Yiyang.
If the rest of the troops were assembled in Jinyang for this reason, on the one hand, it would further increase the tension in the country, and on the other hand, it would expose other defense loopholes.
It should be noted that in the current situation of confrontation between the two countries, the Northern Qi side was already in a very passive position. Once there was an obvious defense loophole and the enemy seized the opportunity to attack, the situation would inevitably become more passive.
Li Boshan used many tricks in his military tactics, and he had learned a lot. He could not easily make any superficial judgments based on some superficial signs.
Just like the battle between the two sides at the end of the Tianbao period, when everyone thought that the Western Wei was going to take advantage of Sima Xiaonan's surrender and send a large-scale military force to Heluo, they suddenly sent a large army to attack Jinzhou, which put the Northern Qi in a passive position, and finally defeated it and paid a painful price.
This time, the possibility of the Western Wei repeating the old trick cannot be ruled out. At least in Gao Yan's opinion, if the Western Wei really intended to attack Jinyang, then it should not notify the Turks and ask the Turks to send troops together.
On the one hand, the Western Wei was absolutely capable of conducting such a war independently and did not need to rely on a third party, especially the Turks, who were definitely not reliable third parties.
Let alone the private flirting between the Northern Qi and the Turks, it must be known that Gao Yan's queen was still a Turkic princess. He and Li Boshan were brothers-in-law, and the other party could not have been unaware of this.
It was not wise to ask the Turks, who were fence-sitters, to join in when they were clearly capable. In Gao Yan's opinion, it was more like the Western Wei did it on purpose, misleading themselves through the Turks' tip-offs and putting pressure on the Northern Qi.
As for the purpose, it was also very obvious, that is, to make the Northern Qi concentrate its military forces in Jinyang under high tension, so as to create opportunities for the country to attack and engulf Hebei or other regions.
Judging from Li Boshan's past military style, this is very likely.
So the wiser approach at the moment is to maintain the status quo for the time being and wait for the enemy's true intentions and means to be exposed before responding. After all, Jinyang is the base camp of the Northern Qi, and the various internal and external defense arrangements are still very solid. Even if the Western Wei really invades Jinyang in a large-scale manner, it will not be so overwhelming that people have no room to react or struggle.
However, what if the real goal of the Western Wei Dynasty was Jinyang? It should be noted that no matter how comprehensive the defense arrangement is, it is people who will ultimately test the results. If the Western Wei army suddenly arrives, but the people in the country are in chaos because of wrong judgment, can the so-called peripheral defense really withstand the Western Wei attack?
Even if we don’t talk about Li Boshan’s bad past of surprise attack on Jinyang, if the defense around Jinyang is really reliable, then how was Fort Jiahu breached? How many inconspicuous and extremely fatal personnel loopholes did the Western Wei Dynasty secretly master? It should be noted that Li Boshan's family disappeared into Jinyang City quietly back then!
Thinking of this, Gao Yan's mood became more and more complicated. If possible, he really did not want to be an enemy of Li Boshan. Facing such an enemy, he had to consider not only the strength of the enemy and ourselves, but also all kinds of personnel risks, which were difficult to guard against.
In a daze, Gao Yan even thought of his brother Gao Yang. After Gao Yang lost the battle with Li Boshan and was trapped in Liaoyang, how similar was Gao Yang's mood to his own now? And when he thought of Gao Yang, the balance in Gao Yan's heart suddenly tilted.
"Instruct King Pengcheng to go to the south of Ye to take over the defense of Baigou, and King Pingyuan to go to Jizhou, Dingzhou, etc. to gather troops from Hebei, and return to Jinyang quickly! All the states in Hebei must guard their positions, and there must be no losses!"
After pondering for a while, Gao Yan said in a deep voice.
When Hu Luguang heard what the emperor said, he couldn't bear it any longer. He quickly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, please think twice. Today's thief..."
"King Xianyang, please don't say any more. I have made up my mind! Jinyang is the foundation of our country and the location of our ancestral temple. No matter what, we cannot allow any loss. The troops and troops of the country are gathered here to wait for the powerful enemy. If the thieves are just bluffing, they will attack again." Elsewhere, we can also dispatch divisions and brigades to rescue. It will be easy for me to save others, but it will be difficult for others to save me!"
Gao Yan frowned again and said in a deep voice, waving his hand to signal Hu Luguang not to say anything more about this.
This last sentence is what he is really worried about. The enemy may come to attack Jinyang or he may not come, but whether the people in the country are in Jinyang or not makes a big difference to him.
If Jinyang is not sufficiently prepared and the Western Wei army directly invades Jinyang, then Jinyang will be besieged and become an isolated city, his order may not be as effective as it is now.
Especially Gao Zhan, who has been managing his own power in Yedu these years, I am afraid that he will not have any awareness of overcoming difficulties with him. Therefore, while the Western Wei Dynasty has not yet launched a large-scale invasion and he has not completely lost control of the situation in the country, he should concentrate the power of the country in Jinyang as soon as possible.
Otherwise, when the Wei army comes to attack Jinyang, even if Jinyang can withstand the Wei army's offensive, its vitality will probably be severely damaged. If people from other places rush to Jinyang by then, it will be difficult to determine whether they will come to Qin Wang or force the palace. Got it!
Hu Luguang was good at military affairs but short on worldly affairs. In military affairs, Gao Yan naturally wanted to fully listen to and adopt his opinions. But now it was not just a simple military issue, so Gao Yan naturally couldn't listen to his opinions. .
He also knew very well that as troops from all over the country gathered towards Jinyang, loopholes would inevitably be exposed to the eyes of the Western Wei Dynasty. Even if the Western Wei Dynasty originally intended to take Jinyang directly, it would probably turn its sword and attack other places. There are more promising places and give up to gnaw on the hard nut of Jinyang.
When that time comes, we will inevitably have to make up for it again. But if he doesn't do this, as the situation develops, he may not even have the chance to make amends!