Governor please stay

Chapter 394

"Trash! They're all trash! Even a small Liyang City can't be conquered!"

In Xianyang Palace in Jiankangtai City, Xiao Gang was furious at the air impotently. The battle report sent by Liyang just now made his lungs explode.Liu Jin, who was watching his heart from the sidelines, didn't say a word, and didn't try to dissuade Xiao Gang at all.

Since "ascension to the throne", Xiao Gang's temper has grown a lot, and he hardly sees the gentleness of the past.Of course, this is also related to the current situation.

The battle situation in various places was not going well, especially the main force of the Forbidden Army led by Wei Can crossed the river from Jingkou to attack Guangling (Yangzhou), but was defeated by the private army led by Wei Zai, and fled back to Jingkou in embarrassment, with a great loss of morale.

As for Yang Kan, Yang Yaren and other powerful generals, Xiao Gang did not dare to use them. As the commander in chief guarding Jiankang, Lan Qin could not leave him lightly.Xia Houkui, Xiao Ying and other vassal towns talked about being kings, but actually did not take any action, which was extremely perfunctory.

If the battle situation is not going well, that's all.The most unfavorable situation now is that Xiao Xu, Xiao Yi and others are all using troops against Jiankang from the fiefdoms, and there seems to be a trend of "the first to enter Jiankang is the king".

This scene is very similar to the Rebellion of the Seven Kings in the Western Han Dynasty, but now there is neither "Zhou Yafu" in the court, nor "Liang Wang Liu Wu" who desperately dragged the rebel army of the vassal king in the Western Han Dynasty.

On the contrary, Xiao Xu, Xiao Yi and others were like a broken bamboo, and the cities along the road were waiting for the wind to surrender.What Jiankang needs now is a "new force" that can change the situation of the battle.

Originally, Xia Houkui, Xiao Ying and others could try their trilogy, but now, the attitude of these people seems to be superficial.

"Your Majesty, the only plan now is to shrink the front line and concentrate our troops. Several vassal kings all want to fight for the throne, but their hearts are not in harmony. When their troops arrive in Huaiyang, internal strife will naturally arise. When the time comes, we Waiting for work with leisure, you can break down one by one."

Liu Jin said in a low voice.

This move was not uncommon in the last years of Liu Song and Xiao Qi. After hearing this, Xiao Gang felt a little relieved.

"It's not enough to be beaten passively, what should I do?"

Xiao Gang still couldn't help asking.

A key factor in the current unfavorable situation is that the elite troops that Xiao Yan left behind to protect him were all left idle by Xiao Gangtou.For no other reason, I dare not use it at all.

At the beginning, he also infiltrated cronies in those teams, how can he believe that there are no other cronies in there now!To reorganize, we must wait for the political situation to stabilize a little bit.

"Your Majesty, why don't you invite Yang Kan to inquire."

Liu Jin persuaded.His son Liu Zhongli was unable to attack Liyang, and it was useless to be impatient.It can't be said that he didn't fight this battle well, so Xiao Gang is helpless, right?

It's just that in this way, Yang Kan will regain control of Jiankang's military power. This is something Liu Jin doesn't want to see, but he has no choice but to do so.

"That's fine."

Xiao Gang sighed, the situation was becoming more and more unfavorable to him, it seemed that he really wanted to find a way.

……

The layout of Jiankang City is a large area, small strongholds, and a city within the city.Because Yang Kan was not a direct descendant of Xiao Gang, he was released from the military power in Taicheng within a few days after Xiao Yan's death, and was transferred to Dongfu City to be on duty. There were also many fewer soldiers under his command, and he had basically withdrawn from the defensive core of Jiankang City.

Although Yang's position has been a firm "royalist" since crossing the river, the relationship between Yang Kan and Liu Yishou is very delicate.Back then when Xu Yangkan was plotted against by Liu Yishou in Qing Dynasty, he had to give his prostitute daughter to him as a slave.

But now it is heard that this woman is Liu Yishou's favorite concubine and she has a son.In the past, this kind of relationship was not worth mentioning, but at a critical moment, who can guarantee Yang Kan's position?
At first Xiao Yan didn't care because Liu Yishou was the son-in-law, and he didn't think there was anything to say.But Liu Yishou is not Xiao Gang's son-in-law!Weng and his son-in-law fell in love and killed each other a lot, and there is an allusion of "everyone can be a husband".Xiao Gang could only "listen to Yang Kan's words and observe his deeds" to Yang Kan, and he dared not entrust any important matters at all.

An hour later, Yang Kan in military uniform was brought to him.As soon as they met, Xiao Gang asked in a deep voice: "General Yang, I heard that you have a daughter who is Liu Yishou's concubine. Do you have any correspondence? How is the situation in Shouyang now?"

The lightning strike at the opening made Yang Kan's heart sink.But after thinking about it carefully, he has always been cautious in doing things, so there should be no small braids being caught.So Yang Kan cupped his hands and said: "Back to Your Majesty, since the death of the first emperor, there has been no contact. Eat the king's salary and worry about the king's worries. How can the general ignore business affairs at the end."

These words were impeccable, Xiao Gang could only nod his head slightly.

"Your Majesty recruited the last general to come, what is your order?"

Yang Kan asked cautiously. Obviously, seeing Xiao Gang's face sinking like water, he knew that the situation on the front line was not good.

"Do you need someone from me to explain the current battle situation around Jiankang?"

Xiao Gang asked with a cold face.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the general will pay attention to the situation of the battle day and night, and there is no need for His Majesty to send someone to explain it."

Yang Kan told the truth.Those who lead troops to fight, how can they not pay attention to the surrounding battle situation? In that case, the professional level is too bad.

"In your opinion, is there any adjustment needed at present?"

Hearing from Yang Kan that he was very clear about the battle situation on the front line, Xiao Gang looked much better. After all, this showed that although Yang Kan was transferred to Dongfu City, he still cared about the safety of the country.

"Returning to Your Majesty, we can train our soldiers and horses at Jingkou. From time to time, we will send sailors to cruise along the river into Guangling. After the defenders of Guangling City attack, we will come back again. This is a strategy to exhaust the enemy."

Sheep said calmly.

Xiao Gang frowned slightly, showing displeasure.

Wei Can also said not to attack Guangling City lightly, and not to push Xiao Lun too hard.Given Xiao Lun's position, it was very difficult to attack Jiankang.

Xiao Lun's only trump card is to cut off Liang Guo's "salt road".Guangling is the distribution center of Huai salt, and it was blocked by Xiao Lun, and most of the Liang country has no salt!
Although it looks critical, but because the salt will not go bad and is easy to store, there are still a lot of stocks in the Jiankang treasury.It is not a big problem to support it for a year and a half.

At present, this "battle for the throne" will not last long. There are really not too many coups in the Southern Dynasties. Judging from past cases, the winner will be decided within a year.

Of course, it is one thing to succeed to the throne, quite another to conquer rebellions across the country.

"anything else?"

Xiao Gang asked.

"Retreat Liu Zhongli's troops to Dangtu and Wuhu for repairs, and deploy defenses along the south bank of the Yangtze River. No matter Xiao Yi or Xiao Xu, the march must be along the Yangtze River.

Dangtu defends the Dajiang River, and Wuhu defends the land route on the south bank, which can stop the enemy's momentum. "

Yang Kan's suggestion basically overturned all of Xiao Gang's previous military deployments.That is to say, the small imperial court of Jiankang has shifted from "strategic offense" to "strategic defense".

The worst thing in the world is the truth, especially the truth that easily makes people angry.

Xiao Gang snorted coldly and said: "If Liu Zhongli can win Liyang, people's opinion will change. What's the use of sticking to it?"

"But……"

Yang Kan hesitated to speak, what he wanted to say was that Xiao Xu had already rushed to Shicheng (Anqing), and he was temporarily supplying supplies in Shicheng, repairing troops and horses, recruiting auxiliary troops to continue marching eastward along the Yangtze River, and then Let's make a big move.

If you still stare at Xiao Fan and Pei Zhigao at this moment, is it too small?At least the military structure is very small!
"Forget it, General Yang, step down, I have my own opinion." Xiao Gang waved his hands weakly and said, he didn't want to listen to Yang's chatter anymore.

"So then I will resign."

Yang Kan had just taken two steps when Xiao Gang suddenly called him, walked to Yang Kan's side and asked in a low voice, "General Yang wrote a letter to Liu Yishou, urging him to bring troops to King Jiankangqin, what can I give to Yang Kan?" You might as well give it a try, General."

Xiao Gang's voice seemed to be pleading.

Yang Kan said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty...that's all, I will do my best in the end."

Back then when Liu Yishou was framed for murdering the king, didn't he think that today would happen?

Yang Kan thought that if Liu Yishou had the temper, he would definitely ridicule Xiao Gang face to face.This prince's disposition is really like the phrase "very stupid and naive" that Liu Yishou often said, an amazing fit.

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Under the city of Liyang, Liu Zhongli looked up at the "small city" Liyang in front of him, which made him itch with hatred. He was also very disdainful that many prefects and governors in the Sanwu area did not listen to the instructions and did not cooperate with the court's actions at all.

Even Hefei, which is close at hand, is unwilling to send troops to Liyang, for fear of being attacked by Liu Yishou of Shouyang.In other words, in fact, Webster did not intend to use Hefei as the basis for self-protection.

Regardless of whether the emperor is Xiao Gang or not, as long as Hefei is still in Webster's hands, any person surnamed Xiao who ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor will have to curry favor with Webster's people.This is actually a very simple and easy-to-understand truth.

"General, something is wrong. There is a cavalry team coming from the northwest. It is only ten miles away from Liyang. It seems that the people who came are not good."

A scout came galloping on a horse and reported the military situation to Liu Zhongli.

"Ten miles?"

Liu Zhongli looked at the sky, the sun was about to set, and there was only a little peripheral vision left.This cavalry team is now ten miles away from the camp, but the opponent may not be foolish enough to charge directly!

You think about others running for ten miles, already exhausted, and then being ambushed by you.

Hehe, I can only say that the wish is too good, but the actual situation of the battle is far more than that simple.No matter how hard the board is, it is dead, so many people can use the board to practice boxing.

However, the chief general who commands the three armies, the enemies he faces are all wooden planks?
The last time Liu Zhongli sent troops to Lanling County, he suffered from the blind command of his superiors.This time, as the chief general, he has learned a lesson, and everything is based on military victory.

"Pass down the order to keep some people in the camp, and the rest of the people will evacuate now and cross the river to quarry. We are quarrying and waiting for work. If there is no attack after dawn, let the people who stayed in the camp also cross the river."

Before Xiao Gang gave the order to retreat, Liu Zhongli retreated first, he already smelled something bad.

Looking at the towns in Lianghuai, who can assemble a team of thousands of elite cavalry?There is only one answer, Liu Yishou who guards Shouyang, controls several states, and can mobilize all the troops in Huaihe and Huaihe Rivers in name!

Of course, that was the case when the official position appointed by Xiao Yan was still counted.If there is no official protection, Liu Yishou is a rebel occupying the important town of Huaihe River!This was also the reason why Xiao Gang was so strong against him at the beginning.

Now that Liu Yishou has dispatched cavalry to attack the siege team outside Liyang City to rescue Liyang from the siege.So it is enough to prove that there has been a major change in the battle situation!Now is the time to retreat.

If it's later, you won't be able to leave.

Liu Zhongli arranged calmly, and Zhao Bochao, the governor who is good at "turning in", has rich experience. 2 people left 2000 people to guard the camp, and the rest quickly evacuated the Liyang river into the Yangtze River by boat, and then camped in the quarry on the other side of the river.

That night, Liu Yishou sent two generals, Peng Le and Yang Zhong, with [-] elite cavalry, to attack the camp at night.Due to the loss of the general's dispatch, the defenders in the camp completely lay down and surrendered after a little struggle.

After the siege of Liyang was lifted, Xiao Fan and Pei Zhigao went out of the city to meet him in person after dawn. Yang Zhong brought Liu Yishou's words of entrustment and "thank you letter" to him.

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"Uh, Governor Liu, what should we do now?"

In the study room of the other courtyard where Xiao Huan was, the eldest son and son of Xiao Tong asked cautiously.

Xiao Huan was very cautious, and seemed afraid to call "Zhen" in front of Liu Yishou.Of course, it is right not to call me the king of a country because I have not yet experienced the enthronement ceremony.

Xiao Huan was a little excited at first, thinking that after arriving in Shouyang, he would send troops to Jiankang immediately.Unexpectedly, a few days passed, and nothing happened!

The only military action was Liu Yishou dispatching cavalry to relieve the siege of Liyang, and then nothing else.This situation seems to be different from Liu Yishou's hypnotic description at the beginning!

"It's not the time yet. Please rest assured, Your Highness, I'm already gearing up. Once the time is right, I can send Your Highness to Jiankang immediately. On this point, I can use my personality as a guarantee."

Liu Yishou said solemnly.

Originally I wanted to ask when would be the right time, but when I thought about the current situation, Xiao Huan felt a little regretful, it seemed that people used swords and me as fish and meat, even if they were so-called "relatives", there was no guarantee for their own life.

It is still my own uncle who sits in Jiankang now, can I go to Jiankang to join him now because of the closeness of blood?In the face of power, family affection is so thin that it is not worth mentioning.

"Your Highness, if there is nothing else to do, I will leave. Now everything is planned and expected, please rest assured, Your Highness."

Liu Yishou said softly.

"In that case, please leave Dudu Liu."

Xiao Huan said politely, his humility made Liu Yishou feel good about him.As long as there is no trouble, Liu Yishou doesn't mind letting Xiao's family live a few more years.

After returning to his mansion and sitting down in the study, Liu Yishou felt physically and mentally exhausted.

Now the armies of various vassal kings are gradually approaching Jiankang.The marching routes of Xiao Yi and Xiao Xu's troops overlap somewhat, one in front and one behind.Maybe the two of them will reach some kind of compromise, after all, Xiao Xu is a bit out of his mind.

And Xiao Gang, who sits in Jiankang, controls the righteousness of the court, and the troops in the direction of the Three Wus have not moved yet, not because they don't want to support Xiao Gang, but because they have the same calculation as Liu Yishou, wanting to "see first and then talk."

Once Xiao Gang sets out conditions that satisfy those people, there will definitely be someone who will go north to serve the king.

Liu Yishou felt that when he would make a move was actually a matter of deliberation.

At this moment, the door of the study was pushed open, and Yang Jiang came in like a thief, hugged Liu Yishou from behind, bit his ear and whispered, "Ah Lang, would you like me to write a letter to my father? When you lead troops into Jiankang, open a small gate in Taicheng to let you in?"

Her words were full of ambiguous hints, thinking that if Liu Yishou agreed, he would have to serve her comfortably tonight.

"Uh, I have received the letter your father wrote to me yesterday, and he has now been transferred from Taicheng to be in charge of the defense of Dongfu City. Even if you let me enter Dongfu City at that time, it will not be of much use."

Liu Yishou smiled bitterly helplessly.

"Ah?" Yang Jiang was stunned on the spot as if struck by lightning.

"Then he still asks me to borrow money? What do you want me to give him 100 million after it's done?"

Yang Jiang took out a letter from her arms, which was a private letter written by Yang Kan to her daughter.It said that as long as the daughter gave the money to respect herself, the father-in-law would naturally consider his grandson, and he would provide some convenience when Liu Yishou entered the city, but he didn't say what the specific convenience was.

"Sometimes, I feel that you are my relatives and friends. However, the real love is between me and your father."

After reading the letter, Liu Yishou put Yang Jiang in his arms and said with emotion.

(End of this chapter)