Northern Dynasties

Chapter 617
In Xuanhu City, when Murong Shaozong received the letter sent by Shouyang Wang Xiangui and read the contents, he immediately smiled and sighed: "My work is good!"

While speaking, he passed the distress letter to the members of the hall, and everyone exclaimed after reading it.The amount of information contained in this letter is too great, and many people cannot accept this shock for a while, and temporarily lose their ability to think.

After a while, Fang Bao, who joined the army, said: "These are all Wang Xiangui's one-sided words, I'm afraid it's not enough to believe it, please think carefully, Mr. Yan!"

When Murong Shaozong heard this, he asked with a smile: "Then according to what you saw in the army, why did Wang Xiangui deceive me with this?"

"It is also stated in the book that after the Qiangs plundered Yiyang, they were still greedy and continued to march. Wang Xiangui feared that the ruined city would be difficult to defend, so he boldly asked for help. Hou Jing was already a scourge in Jiangdong. If he failed , then there must be rumors from all sides, and now only Wang Xiangui speaks out, it is really not credible!"

After Fang Bao heard the words, he said again, at the same time, he couldn't help but feel a little strange, why did Murong Shaozong believe in such an obvious fraudulent statement?

When Murong Shaozong heard this, his expression sank, and he stood up and looked at Fang Bao and said in a deep voice, "What if this statement is true? Wang Xiangui was originally a sinner, and once he entered the country, his life and death were uncertain. If you are afraid of the danger of the war and tell this lie, even if you are saved for a while, the general Gao will ask you, will he be saved from death? If what he said is true, it is because of your cowardice, Fangbao, that you have passed on this national sacred object It was acquired by Qiang thieves, how will you atone for it?"

When Fang Bao heard this, his face suddenly became serious.Yes, this kind of thing should be believed rather than believed, especially now that the voice of revolution in the country is in full swing.

If they missed an opportunity to obtain the Jade Seal of Chuanguo and let them live in Kansai, no matter how great the merits they created before may not be enough to make up for such a big mistake.If someone makes use of it again, the serious crime of treason can even be held on the head!

"I made a mistake in my lowly position, please forgive me, Lord Yan!"

After realizing this, Fang Bao hastily apologized, and at the same time glanced at the other colleagues in the hall. Only then did he realize that it was because of his quick thinking that he realized that the matter was false. I am young and energetic, and like to show off, so I open my mouth to make fun of myself.

Seeing that no one questioned this anymore, Murong Shaozong distributed the military affairs to the people present, ordering them to settle the matter quickly, and then went south to rescue Shouyang.

When these subordinates retreated, only a few of his confidantes who had followed him for many years remained, Murong Shaozong led the envoys of Shouyang into the hall one by one, and interrogated them severely. Then I have a deep and comprehensive understanding of the situation in Shouyang.

Murong Shaozong didn't feel wrong about Yiyang remnants defecting to Shouyang.After all, the brothers Xiahou Dan and Xiahou Kui of the Southern Liang Dynasty had been in Shouyang for many years, and their clans were poor and defected to Shouyang.

As for Fang Bao's previous doubts, how could Murong Shaozong not realize it?But whether this matter is true or not, it has nothing to do with Murong Shaozong's original intention.

Previously, Xiahou Qiang voted according to Yiyang, which made Murong Shaozong very happy. He even conceived that after entering Yiyang, the west can frighten the Han, the east, the north, and the east can control the entire Huainan area. The confrontation between them escalated, and the personnel and materials in Huainan were gradually concentrated in Yiyang's own hands.

However, due to the restrictions of the imperial court in Yedu and the decisive attack of Jingzhou in the Western Wei Dynasty, Murong Shaozong's plan of self-strengthening the town was directly aborted, which made him deeply regretful.

Right now, Murong Shaozong urgently needs a logistics supply base to maintain his growing army.It belonged to Yiyang before, and it was also Yiyang who had the tendency to raise and control the Huainan area.Now that Yiyang is gone, going directly to Shouyang is also a good choice.

It's just that General Gao didn't give Murong Shaozong too much autonomy. Even if he wanted to go to Shouyang, he still needed an excuse and opportunity.Now the distress letter sent by Wang Xiangui is a perfect excuse for him.Even if this matter is false, General Gao will not need to bear any responsibility if he pursues it afterwards.

"The Qiang thieves are already in the middle of their march. In order to prevent them from entering Shouyang first, I will personally lead five thousand light cavalry to Shouyang, and occupy the city first to wait for the enemy to come!"

With the lessons learned from the fall of Yiyang last time, Murong Shaozong became more serious this time. He also found out about the advance of the Western Wei army in Yiyang. If he wanted to enter Shouyang before the Western Wei army arrived, he would rush there day and night It is the only choice, and five thousand Qingqi is the largest scale that Murong Shaozong can use now, which shows his attitude that he must win this trip.

"However, the defenders in Shouyang City have less than two thousand disciples, and the newly victorious army of the Qiang bandits may not be able to defeat them with only five thousand light cavalry!"

After hearing Murong Shaozong's words, the general said again, they are not in the state of mastering the tens of thousands of Jinyang soldiers and elites before, but now their headquarters and the powerful troops from all sides have a total of nearly Twenty thousand people.

All these men and horses were devoted to the battle with the Western Wei Dynasty and there was no absolute advantage, but Murong Shaozong planned to fight the opponent with five thousand light cavalry, and he was already at a disadvantage in terms of strength.

After Murong Shaozong heard the words, he said again: "The former Fangcheng met, the enemy will not come out of the formation, and they are timid to fight. Although they are occupying Yiyang first, their army is already extremely powerful, and they are not able to respond to each other. Go back to Huainan, What we are taking advantage of is nothing more than the inability to defend the land and looting people and goods, and we must not have the heart to occupy it for a long time. Seeing that we are well prepared for battle, we should not have the courage to fight fiercely. Moreover, Li Bomu has already occupied Hefei in Huainan. If you enter the country, you must be flustered, so you can take advantage of the situation and recruit your teachers to resist the powerful enemy together."

Just like Li Tai's previous judgment on Murong Shaozong's behavior, now that Murong Shaozong is the respondent, he also judged through various signs that although the Western Wei Dynasty marched with great fanfare, it actually had no plan to occupy Huainan for a long time, because there was no this strength.

Even without Murong Shaozong here, if the defense line of the Western Wei Dynasty were to be extended, the cost would be unaffordable for them.Therefore, as long as he could reach Shouyang in time, the invaders of the Western Wei Dynasty could only retreat back to Yiyang obediently like Murong Shaozong did last time when they saw that the situation was not going well.

If the troops of the Western Wei Dynasty were not as good as I guessed, and still determined to attack Shouyang, it would be more beneficial to Murong Shaozong.He can use himself as a bait to attract the main force of the Western Wei Dynasty in Huainan to Shouyang, and then use other troops to attack Yiyang. At that time, the enemy army will inevitably lose ground because of fear of gains and losses in the rear, and it is unknown if they will be directly defeated in Huainan. .

So Murong Shaozong ordered the troops behind to advance slowly, and march directly south to the north bank of the Huai River. If Yiyang City is empty of defenses, they can directly cross the Huai River and attack; Cooperate with the main force of the Western Wei Dynasty who retreated to the east.

After making these arrangements, Murong Shaozong led his 5000 troops who had already been fully equipped and headed straight for Shouyang. They traveled day and night all the way, and it took only five days to reach Huaishui opposite Shouyang. north shore.Under Murong Shaozong's excellent command and dispatch, the troops who marched for several days still maintained a certain amount of physical strength and could participate in the battle at any time.

However, this is not necessary for the time being, because the scouting station explored the Western Wei Dynasty. The boat division brigade starting from Yiyang is still in the upper reaches of the Huai River more than 70 miles away.

Due to the severe damage done by Nanliang to the Huai River several times, and the general disrepair of the weirs and dikes along the Huai River this year, the shipping conditions on the Huai River are even worse, so the Western Wei Dynasty boat division will not arrive here until the next day at the earliest. In the event of headwinds, silt, etc., the arrival time will be even later.

Murong Shaozong was quite satisfied with this situation, so he first dispatched troops to the Huaibei Wharf, where he dispatched a team of troops to cross the water in light boats, and went to Shouyang City to tell the guard general Wang Xiangui to come out to meet him as soon as possible, and immediately arranged Boats to cross the army.

However, Wang Xiangui and the others naturally couldn't see them. During Yang Zhong's entry into the city, Wang Xiangui and others were controlled and detained, and he distributed the wealth, goods, food and grass accumulated in the city to the soldiers in the city to win the hearts of the soldiers. Now the city has already been completely destroyed. Take control.

Faced with the request made by the envoy of Murong Shaozong, Yang Zhong only replied on behalf of Wang Xiangui: "I know that my old crimes have not been eliminated, and Murong Xingtai made meritorious service by pacifying Hou Ni. Today's Shouyang Jincheng is a certain class. In the lair where they lived, the thieves had not retreated, and the victory and defeat had not been decided, so they dared not leave the city easily for danger.

The Matou, Xiashi and other pass guards around Shouyang are still intact, and Murong Xingtai can send disciples to deter thieves.After the western army retreats, some ugly people who survived the robbery must go out of the city to pay homage to Murong Xingtai, and hand over the Jade Seal of Chuanguo.The boats and ferries are all moored at Xiashi, so the general can take them himself. "

When Murong Shaozong learned that Wang Xiangui refused to go out of the city to meet him, he was naturally resentful, but right now he has no time to worry about these things, the most important thing is to quickly cross Huainan to build a line of defense against the invading enemy.

(End of this chapter)