Jiuxi

Chapter 466 Chapter 464 [The beauty of the country]

Beiyan, Heluo City.

Nearly a year has passed since that unforgettable offensive and defensive battle for Mou Lianghu, and the traces left by the Southern Qi Huaizhou Army in Heluo City have gradually been erased.

The collapsed wall of the North City was finally repaired. Of course, it was completed by the rich and powerful families in the city who spent money and recruited craftsmen and civilians from the capital.

In the late autumn sunshine soaked with a hint of chill, a group of people came to the vicinity of the reunited North City and climbed onto the brand new solid city wall.

The leader was none other than Marshal of Dajing Nanyuan and Wang Qingyugong of Changshan County.

A group of personal guards fell behind. Following Qing Yugong were not only General Jingjun, but also several important ministers who tried to maintain the operation of the Beiyan court. Among them, Prime Minister Wang An was the most valuable.

The current Emperor Yan is five years old. He is a baby that Qing Yugong asked to find from the Zhang family in Jingshan. According to the genealogy, he is Zhang Can's nephew. Naturally, the power of the court is controlled by the important ministers who are close to the Jing Dynasty. It is basically a four-person structure with two kings, one Chen and one Cheng sharing power.

Among these four people, Wang Shidao was in charge of the Office of Supervisory Affairs, Chen Xiaokuan was in charge of the Privy Council, and Wang An and Yin Chengchangyan, the former Heluo Prefecture, served as left prime minister and right prime minister respectively.

As the left prime minister, Wang An is also the head of Zhai Lin Wang family, the largest family in the North. There is no doubt that he is the number one person in the Beiyan court today. However, he still respectfully and respectfully obeys his subordinates in front of Qing Yugong, just like this at this moment. .

"An Zhonggong, the food, fodder and military pay required by the army are very huge. I hope you and the other princes in the court will pay more attention to it."

Qing Yugong looked at the newly built city wall and gave instructions in a gentle tone.

An Zhong is Wang An's cousin. Although Qing Yugong did not look back, Wang An still showed a flattered expression after hearing this title and said humbly: "Your Majesty, please call me by my name. I cannot bear the word "gong". Regarding the food, fodder and military pay required by the army, my subordinates and colleagues dare not take it lightly. They will definitely complete the tasks assigned by the prince. "

Qing Yugong walked forward with his hands behind his back and said with a smile: "Very good, I will not forget your contribution. Merits will be rewarded, and mistakes will naturally be punished. I have always paid attention to clear rewards and punishments. At this tense moment of the war, I will not tolerate anyone. It may be that you have evil intentions. Mr. An Zhong, you are now the left prime minister of the Yan Kingdom. You must restrain the people below. I don’t want to see the chaos of the past two years. "

"I respectfully obey the prince's orders."

Wang An's facial expression was flawless, but he felt a little uneasy in his heart.

When the Huaizhou Army of the Southern Qi Dynasty captured Heluo, the scenes he and Lu Chen performed in front of the powerful people of the Beiyan clan should have been flawless, but he was not sure whether Qing Yugong would feel unhappy.

Especially in the recent period, as the checkpoint guards on the border of Yan State have reached an unprecedented tight state, not to mention the secret information channels of their Wang family, even the manpower of the Sutra Weaving Department in Heluo City is unable to deliver news to the south.

Wang Shidao turned out to be Qing Yugong's most loyal eagle dog.

These situations gave Wang An a deep sense of crisis.

But the goal of Zhai Lin Wang's family of thousands of people was too big, and he couldn't leave even if he wanted to. For the current plan, he could only take one step at a time.

Fortunately, Qing Yugong only made some arrangements today and asked several important ministers of Northern Yan who were walking on thin ice to retreat.

He led a group of Jingjun generals forward, walked to the outside of the city wall, looked at the continuous houses outside the city, and said calmly: "Mulianghu, tell me the details of the city wall collapse that day."

Moulianghu blushed. The Battle of Heluo was the biggest shame of his thirty years in the army. Others did not dare to mention it in front of him. However, when Qing Yugong asked, he could only honestly tell the details of that day. No concealment at all.

In fact, as early as the fall of Heluo, Mou Lianghu had already sent the battle history and apology memorial to the capital of Jing Dynasty. In the end, Emperor Jing just scolded him severely. It can be seen that Qing Yugong interceded for him, otherwise it would have been the worst. The consequences of being dismissed from office.

After all, words on paper are not as good as reappearing on the spot. After listening to Mou Lianghu's statement and combining it with the scene he saw, General Jingjun had a clearer understanding of the collapse of Heluo City that day.

"Cave siege..."

Qing Yugong narrowed his eyes slightly and immediately looked at the only middle-aged scribe next to him: "What do you think?"

The scribe's name was Zhong Xiaotong, and he was now the head of the staff of the county prince's palace.

Although he was born in Qi in the north, he was different from Qi people like Wang An who later surrendered to the Jing Dynasty. His father had already fled to the Jing Dynasty when he was young. Because of his outstanding knowledge, he was appreciated by Qing Yu Gong's father Qing Yu Ding. , was taken under his command as a staff member.

Zhong Xiaotong inherited his father's legacy and gained Qing Yugong's trust. In essence, he was already a real member of the Jing Dynasty.

He thought for a moment and said slowly: "Your Majesty, the key to this cave siege method lies in the excavation of the underground space and the location of the gunpowder. Southern Qi Lu Chen is obviously a smart man who has learned a lot, regardless of whether this method is good or not. He himself thinks that it will have an extremely important impact on future wars. According to the villain, there are two difficulties in this matter. First, the gunpowder currently used to make fireworks cannot produce such power, and secondly, how to place the gunpowder to make it explode. The power destroys the underground support at once, causing the entire ground to collapse. "

Qing Yugong nodded and said: "It's not scary to have difficulties, the key is to find the direction. Southern Qi has always been good at defending, and with the strong walls of Xiongguan and the city as a barrier, our army suffered a lot in the beginning. Now that Lu Chen has come up with this method, how can we Can you not make more use of it? You will be responsible for this matter. No matter how much craftsmen and money are needed, I will satisfy you. As long as I see the results."

Zhong Xiaotong felt the emotion that a scholar would die for his confidant. He bowed and said: "The villain must do his best!"

Qing Yugong smiled slightly, then pressed his hands on the wall, and asked another general beside him: "Has all the intelligence on the south been collected?" The man said respectfully: "Your Majesty, when our army is stationed on Dongyang Road After launching the offensive at Fengdao and Qingliuguan, the Southern Qi Jingzhou Army strengthened its security on the border. From Shiquan City on the west line to Gaotang City on the east line, it can be seen that the Jingzhou Army is heavily guarded, and all the pass cities have been guarded. Entering a state of war."

These words did not surprise the surrounding Jingjun generals.

As the Jingyan coalition forces launched an attack on two fronts on Dongyang Road (i.e. Qi Dynasty Dingzhou), the major governors of the southern Qi border armies were definitely aware of the approaching crisis. Even the most mediocre generals knew to be prepared, let alone Li Tianrun. Such a famous general.

If the Jingzhou Army showed no response and foolishly thought that Jingzhou Army would only target the Dingzhou border, the tiger generals surrounding Qing Yugong would be confused.

Qing Yugong pondered for a moment, turned around and looked around at everyone, and then said: "It seems that the fighting in these two places in Dingzhou is lively, but in fact you all know that our army has not yet contributed any force, but only created an illusion for the enemy to attack. Next In the next step, I will send someone to test out the details of the Jingzhou Army. You remember the key point, attack on all sides, the most important thing is to kill the enemy, don't be reluctant to fight."

All the generals responded in unison, engraving these twelve words firmly in their hearts.

Qing Yugong immediately mobilized his troops and generals. After arranging the candidates to attack Jingzhou, he turned to Mou Lianghu, looked at the veteran general who had followed him for nearly twenty years, and said gently: "He Luo Zhi Although the fault of the war is not yours, His Majesty is furious. In order to intercede for you, I made a promise in front of Your Majesty that you will not be negligent again. "

Moulianghu didn't hear his name just now and knew that he would not appear on the battlefield to attack Jingzhou in the south. He was a little lonely and disappointed at first, but now his eyes lit up and he immediately knelt down on one knee and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for giving me a Given the opportunity to atone for his sins, I would rather die on the battlefield than betray the prince’s trust!”

"Okay, get up."

Qing Yugong said more and more warmly: "When the war in the south starts, I want you to lead a partial division composed mostly of Yan troops, cross the Leize Plain, and make a surprise attack on the heart of Dingzhou."

Although Moulianghu was accustomed to enjoying the glory and wealth in Heluo City, he did not lose sight of his decades of military service. He could roughly guess the meaning of Qing Yugong's arrangement with just a little thought.

The so-called surprise attack is just a bait that will never return.

He looked up at Qing Yugong, a tragic and heroic look gradually appeared in his eyes, took a deep breath and said: "The last general takes orders!"

Qing Yugong nodded slightly, reached out and patted his shoulder gently, and then walked towards the stairs at the corner of the city wall.

Mou Lianghu still kept kneeling on one knee, his eyes following Qing Yugong's back, and murmured to himself: "Thank you, Your Majesty, it's not a shame to die like this."

……

On September 29, five thousand cavalry from the Jing Dynasty suddenly appeared outside Shiquan City in the eastern part of Jingzhou's defense line. They ignored the garrisoned defenders inside the city and marched around the city in a swaggering manner, meandering towards the south.

On September 30, another 6,000 Jingjun cavalry crossed from the plain west of Yongqiu City on Moyang Road to Baima Pass on the southern border, making the Jingzhou Guangji Army in charge of the center line defense very nervous.

Fan Wending, the commander of the Guangji Army, paid close attention to the movements of the Jingjun cavalry, and at the same time asked Pegasus to pass a message to the Governor's Mansion in the rear.

On the same day, General Suning of the Jing Army led more than 10,000 troops of the Bai Army and appeared in Guicheng, which is more than fifty miles southeast of Yongqiu City.

On the first day of October, Niu Cunjie, the general of Beiyan's Moyang Road, assembled a large number of troops. He changed his previous attitude of being unable to hold out and advanced towards Gaotang City, an important town on the western front of Jingzhou. Moreover, there seemed to be a scene behind this Yan army. The army pressed forward.

From Niu Cunjie's point of view, now he is eager for the Jingzhou Army to take the initiative to attack, so as to give Jingzhou Army the opportunity to seek a decisive battle in the wild.

For a time, Jingzhou's defense line was surrounded by enemies on all sides, and urgent military intelligence reports from various places flew to the Jingzhou Governor's Mansion like snowflakes.

When the time came to the fifth day of October, the Dingzhou Governor's Office also received a military intelligence report from Jingzhou.

In the festival hall, Li Jingda looked at the briefing in his hand, his brows furrowed into the Chinese character "Sichuan", and he said slowly: "It turns out that Jingjun's real goal is Jingzhou. No wonder Governor Li replied to the letter earlier and said that he will not send reinforcements to Dingzhou for the time being. "

There was another person in the hall, Hou Dayong, the commander of the Dingwei Army whom Li Jingda brought from the capital.

He stepped forward and lowered his voice: "Grand Governor, the situation in Jingzhou is so tense, our army cannot sit idly by and ignore it."

Li Jingda raised his eyes and looked at this person, with a somewhat complicated expression in his eyes.

Of course he knew what Hou Dayong wanted to say. If Jingjun's real goal was Jingzhou, then their previous strong attack on the two defense lines in Dingzhou was just an illusion.

During this period, Li Jingda strictly abided by the emperor's warnings, did not take any rash steps, and honestly provided support to the frontline soldiers.

But now... he is once again caught in the battle between heaven and man, his expression extremely deep.

(End of this chapter)