Northern Dynasties

Chapter 469 Don't Forget Mang Mountain
Heyang refers to the north bank of the river, and as a geographical term, it usually refers to the three military cities located in the north of Luoyang and across the Yellow River.

The three military cities are Beizhong City on the north bank of the Yellow River, Zhongyi City on the sandbar in the river, and Nancheng on the south bank. These three military cities are collectively called the Three Cities of Heyang.

Among the three cities, Beizhong City was built during the Northern Wei Dynasty, while Zhong and Nancheng were built during the Eastern Wei Dynasty, in order to deal with the confrontation between East and West, and the city on the north bank was also expanded at the same time. The three cities are connected by river bridges. They are connected to form an offensive and defensive front across the river.

Because of the existence of the three cities of Heyang, even if the Western Wei Dynasty occupied the Heluo area, it would not be considered stable, because the army of the Eastern Wei Dynasty could continue to fight south along the three cities of Heyang at any time.And if the Western Wei Dynasty wanted to gain a foothold in Heluo and then set foot in Hebei, Heyang is also the only way to go. The Eastern Wei army only needs to guard here to stop the Western Wei army from advancing northward.

Therefore, the importance of Heyang to the Eastern Wei Dynasty was not inferior to that of Yubi to the Western Wei Dynasty, and it was even more important to the court of Yedu.As Gao Huan's iron CP, Yu Wentai was able to think of capturing Heyang under such a background, which really gave people a feeling that was unexpected and reasonable.

But the problem is that if the current Western Wei Dynasty takes Heyang as the target of attack, it is very likely that it will repeat Gao Huan's mistakes.No, it will definitely be worse than Gao Huan.

Gao Huan lost to Yubi, it was because Wei Xiaokuan who defended Yubi City was awesome, it didn't mean that the Western Wei Dynasty as a whole was awesome.

Although the Western Wei Dynasty has initially completed the integration of Chinese and foreign armies, its strength can only be said to have improved compared to the tragic situation at the end of the Battle of Mangshan. How much has it recovered? Has it surpassed or is still not as good as it was before the Battle of Mangshan? Strength is still an unknown.

The strategic significance of Heyang lies not only in guarding the great river and its majestic geographical location, but also in the continuous Eastern Wei people behind it.

This place is one of the defense gates of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, not to mention how many troops are stationed at the moment, even if the Western Wei Qibing suddenly attacks and captures it, it will inevitably cause shock in the Eastern Wei Dynasty and rush to help.

At that time, the real confidant of the Eastern Wei regime was no longer Hou Jing who caused chaos in Henan, but the Western Wei who took the lead in Heyang. Of course, the whole country must attack when it survives!
There are still three thousand nails in the rotten ship, not to mention that the Eastern Wei Dynasty is far from being a rotten ship. Even if you don't talk about the Yedu court, the power of the Jinyang hegemony alone must not be underestimated.

Of course, if we look at it from an optimistic point of view, the new defeat of the Jinyang Overlord's army, Gao Huan's life and death are unknown, and encountering an old official like Hou Jing who is not easy to lose will definitely shake Gao Cheng even more. The authority of the overlord.

Now the imperial army in Yedu has been dispatched to the south to quell Hou Jing's rebellion, and the only thing Heyang can rely on is Jinyang's reinforcements.But the soldiers of Jinyang are newly defeated Jushi, and even Jinyang has been plundered by bandits and wars. Are these soldiers willing to rush to help Heyang, and how much morale and fighting spirit can they have even if they come to help?

On the other hand, in the Western Wei Dynasty, under Daxingtai’s years of hard work and hard work, the Chinese and foreign armies were ready, and the overlord’s government had amassed millions of shi with a single order, which shows that the potential for war is huge and the hearts of the people are available!

The situation between the enemy and the enemy is very different. If you dare not formulate a grand strategic goal and give it a try under such circumstances, it will be really disappointing.

After Yu Wentai put forward this strategic idea, he smiled and looked around at the hall, the expression in his eyes was full of elation or other meanings. When Hou Jingxin came down a few days ago, he only showed a little bit of intention to enter Heluo again. Intention, has been persuaded by the generals, and there is little enthusiasm for it.

But now more than two months have passed, the Eastern Dynasty has held back for so long and only sent a group of troops from Yedu to the south to suppress the rebellion, but the Jinyang Overlord Mansion did not make any real moves. First of all, it verified the fact that Gao Huan died , and secondly, his successor, Gao Cheng, simply couldn't handle this plate.

Under the current situation, Yu Wentai also wanted to hear that even if the generals were unwilling to go along with this plan, they had any new reasons to oppose it.

He raised his hand and pointed at Li Tai in the banquet, and immediately said with a smile: "Li Shizhong's prelude has already accumulated more than three million shi in the mansion, which is enough to cover the annual consumption of a huge army. Now the thieves may be neglected because of the death of the high-ranking thieves." He mourns the soldiers, but Hou Jing's rebellion is his elbow and armpits. The crowd is suspicious and uneasy, and they may not be able to work together. Or it is said that Hou Jing is treacherous, cunning, and capricious. However, the six squares of Yecheng There are many stubborn people in the crowd, and it is difficult to decide the outcome in a short time..."

Yu Wentai not only talked about his current superior and calm situation, but also listed the words that the generals might give advice.But it’s okay not to mention these things, but this list shows that he is a bit too optimistic about the current situation.

Among other things, why is the Eastern Wei Dynasty not considered a mourning soldier?Although there was Hou Jing dancing outside, but when you took over He Bayue's class, not everyone recognized you wholeheartedly.

As for the judgment that Hou Jing might have been entangled for a long time with the counter-insurgency troops from the south of Yedu, this is even less solid.The fighting power of the Central Guards in the Northern Wei Dynasty has been weakening for a long time. Even if it disintegrated into the Eastern Wei and Western Wei, this situation has not been reversed. Otherwise, it will be your turn to fight around?
However, the generals didn't have time to think so much for a while, but when they heard that so much money had been raised, they subconsciously looked at Li Tai for proof.

After seeing Li Tai nodding his head to confirm, many people were already beaming with joy. Ji Hui and others all stood up and asked for a fight, but Li Bi, the commander-in-chief of the Chinese army, was still sitting in the west, not expressing his position in a hurry, only looking at the Yu Jin who has been in the hall before.

Not only Li Bi, Li Tai was also observing Yu Jin's expression and reaction.The more confusing and changing the situation, the more a person's imagination will be tested.Of course, this so-called imagination is not self-indulgence without any basis, but the ability to sort out and summarize various clues and information and extend them.

Li Tai's coercion has a foresight of the follow-up situation. Although some places have undergone certain changes under his influence, the general trend can still be predicted. Therefore, the idea proposed by Daxingtai has its own reasons. Judgmental.

But he also wanted to hear Yu Jin's views and analysis on this matter, and to see how this top military and political talent judged the situation.

After the other generals had finished speaking, Yu Jin stood up, but before responding to Daxingtai, he looked at Li Tai and said seriously: "Excuse me, Li Shangshu, can you confirm that more than three million shi Can the funds be fully stocked in mid-May?"

After Li Tai heard the words, he nodded and said that, except for the grain that had been delivered to the local government, most of the grain was in his own granaries scattered around the country. Even if the transportation capacity of the state and county was lost, there were other ways to remedy it. Of course, he was sure. .

After receiving Li Tai's affirmative reply, Yu Jin's demeanor became brisk and joyful, and he turned to the Daxing platform in the hall to salute: "I congratulate the Lord, and since I was ordered, all the people in the house have taken it as their duty to help the general, and they have worked hard and never feared. After a fierce battle, the heavens have finally captured the giant bandits, and when the successors are prosperous, if they can capture Heyang and enter Hebei, wipe out the false dynasty, and smash Jinyang, this achievement will be unique in the world!"

Hearing Yu Jin's aggressive words, Yu Wentai also sat up a little excitedly for a moment and said in a loud voice: "The general also thinks that this is a good time to advance?"

After hearing the words, Yu Jin nodded his head again and said: "If the situation in the world continues to develop according to this, the thieves will become more chaotic and I will become stronger, I really can't think of any reason for not going forward! Now I can gather the Quartet's armored horses in the camp and wait for everyone After putting all the food and fodder into the warehouse, send it to the army, and they can go out of Shaanxi at the end of May..."

Li Tai originally thought that Yu Jin would have some ingenious thoughts and ideas, but he was a little blindly optimistic when he heard his words at first, and he was a little disappointed at first, but after listening to it, he felt something was wrong.

Although all he said was in favor of Daxing Taiwan soldiers heading to Heyang, he deliberately made the time and rhythm of dispatching troops very clear. Perhaps it can be said that his actions were specific, but some timing points coincided with subsequent changes in the current situation. time.

Of course Yu Jin didn't have the ability to be a prophet, but after listening carefully, Li Tai could tell that he meant to procrastinate.

People are too blindly optimistic, often due to insufficient information intake, and irrational magnification of the beneficial side of themselves and deliberately ignoring some bad variables, which is the current state of Yuwentai.And the last time he had this symptom was the eve of the Battle of Mang Mountain.

Yu Jin may not be aware of the future, but he is sure that as time goes by, many new changes will inevitably occur in Henan. With these new changes, the understanding of the situation will inevitably be clearer and fewer mistakes will be made.

As for directly denying Daxingtai's idea of ​​attacking Heyang, not to mention whether convincing arguments can be produced, even if he can win with theory, leaving aside the reason, it is tantamount to pointing at Yuwentai's nose and saying you Not even Gao Huan's son!

"However, if we dispatch personnel in such a step-by-step manner, it will take nearly two months at the fastest until all the soldiers and horses gather together, so it is better to simply dispatch a group of surprise soldiers to go east..."

When Yu Jin finished speaking, another general couldn't help but speak.

Without waiting for Yu Jin to answer, Li Bi opened his mouth and said: "Whether the general trend is the direction of the righteousness, the general trend, the victory or defeat depends on a sudden? The old man made a rash move in the battle of Mangshan. Now that the banditry has collapsed, it is better to plan before acting and calm down." send troops."

Speaking of the Battle of Mang Mountain, Yu Wentai's heart trembled, he nodded repeatedly and said: "What Li Taiwei said is right, plan before moving, calmly dispatch troops, don't rush forward rashly."

Once bitten by a snake and afraid of well ropes for ten years, the lesson of the Battle of Mangshan is much more painful than being bitten by a snake, and the time is far less than ten years. It is like three or nine days for the generals of the Western Wei Dynasty to mention this incident. With a bucket of ice water in his pocket, no matter how hot his blood boils, he must calm down.

(End of this chapter)