My older brother is Gao Huan.

Chapter 118 Strike a heavy punch!

Yang Jun also boasted that he was a seasoned veteran of the officialdom.

What storms haven't I weathered?

Upon hearing the news, he was still extremely flustered and stood up in shock.

"Can you say that again?"

“The towns of Huaihuang, Fuming, and Rouxuan are all in rebellion and have already attacked.”

The guard of the Wuchuan garrison commander added more details: "When my general ordered me to come and deliver the message, the vanguard of the rebel army was already less than a hundred miles away from Wuchuan City. The garrison commanders and soldiers in the forts outside the city surrendered at the mere sight of them. I'm afraid Wuchuan is now surrounded."

The Six Garrisons were not six military towns that were completely isolated in the northern border region.

Instead, they expanded outwards from the military town as the core, building numerous densely packed fortresses, each guarded by a garrison commander and his soldiers.

Before becoming the deputy commander of the town, Ge Rong was a garrison commander.

The east and west are separated by thousands of miles. How could they possibly defend against the Rouran people with just six isolated military towns?

It must have been that the military towns were connected by garrison forts.

Has the Great Wei dynasty truly collapsed?
How come it's as if they all planned this in advance, rebelling at the same time?

Yang Jun's head was buzzing, but he quickly recovered and hurriedly asked, "You came to deliver a message, did you leak it?"

The guard shook his head repeatedly, "My general personally instructed that the message can only be passed on to you."

"it is good!"

Yang Jun breathed a sigh of relief. "You've traveled through the night and must be tired. Take him down and let him rest first."

Yang Jun's mind raced; the situation was more serious than he had anticipated.

The good news is that Wu Chuanzhen, like himself, did not intend to rebel with the rebels, but instead resolutely resisted.

The soldiers of Wuchuan have always been brave and fierce. The town is well-fortified with high walls and ample weaponry. If they were to hold the city, they could resist for a long time.

Huai Shuo and Wu Chuan can form a defensive triangle, preventing the two rebel groups from joining forces and thus creating a true siege, which would greatly reduce the pressure on our side.

The bad news is that the news will inevitably leak out.

He can control the soldiers and civilians in the city, but what about the people in the fortresses outside the city?
"Somebody come!"

He immediately summoned his personal guards and ordered, "Relay my military orders!"

He had to strike first and use military orders to bring the people in the garrison forts around Huai Shuo City back to the city. As for the garrison forts further out, they must have already received the news. It was too late now, and he couldn't care less whether they rebelled or not.

After explaining all this.

Yang Jun came outside, looked up at the sky, and couldn't help but sigh.

Now he can only hope that the guards he sent out yesterday to deliver military intelligence to the court can quickly relay the message to Luoyang so that the court can send troops over immediately.

"Wuchuan is also struggling to protect itself, facing the rebels of three towns, so the pressure is even greater than in Huaishuo..."

There's another possibility he doesn't want to think about.

Four out of the six towns rebelled.

Even if the imperial court wanted to suppress it, could it do so with the current central army alone?

He didn't dare to think about it any further.

He fears.

Yang Jun shook his head. Gao Yu had already moved out of the city, and there were no particularly brave generals in Huai Shuo City.

He was also thinking of borrowing the Heba brothers, generals of Wuchuan Town, to help him resist the rebel army in Woye. Although the three Heba brothers were not as good as Gao Yu, their bravery was also extraordinary.

Even though Guan Yu and Zhang Fei together couldn't defeat Lü Bu, it doesn't diminish the fact that these two were considered invincible warriors during the Three Kingdoms period.

So many brave warriors during the Chu-Han Contention could not defeat the Hegemon-King, but how many Hegemon-Kings are there in this world?
"The Gao brothers..."

Yang Jun was at a loss for what to do.

Should we tell these two brothers about the rebellion in the east?

He is now afraid that once the Gao brothers find out that the three towns in the east have also rebelled, they will immediately change their minds and join the rebel army as well.

After all, the impact of a rebellion in just one town like Woye versus a rebellion in all four towns of Woye, Rouxuan, Fuming, and Huaihuang is not the same. After much deliberation, he finally made his decision.

"Somebody come!"

Yang Jun summoned another guard and instructed him, "Leave the city immediately and do not let the news leak out. After leaving the city, go to Loujiawu Fortress and tell the Gao brothers that the three towns of Fuming, Rouxuan, and Huaihuang have all rebelled and have already besieged Wuchuan."

"General?"

The guard was puzzled. "If we tell these two brothers this news..."

"Go ahead. I can keep ordinary people in the dark, but how can I keep these two brothers in the dark?"

Yang Jun also figured it out.

The Gao brothers even learned of the rebellion in Woye Town earlier than he did.

The Gao brothers would know about the rebellion in the three eastern towns within a few days, or even a day or two, so there was no point in hiding it.

It's better to inform the other party in advance and not hide anything, which makes you appear honest.

If the Gao brothers really wanted to rebel, he could take precautions early.

………………

Gao Yu was awakened from his sleep by a servant.

"Da Lang asked me to come and call you."

Gao Yu quickly dressed, not daring to delay, knowing that something important must be happening late at night.

He soon saw Gao Huan and then discovered that there was an armored soldier beside Gao Huan.

"Greetings, General Gao."

The armored soldier bowed and immediately spoke, "I am the general's personal guard. The general has ordered me to come here with important news. May I dismiss the others?"

Gao Huan waved his hand, and the servants and maids all withdrew.

Only three people were present.

The guard then spoke, “Eldest brother, second brother, my general has just received urgent military intelligence from Wuchuan. It says that the three towns of Fuming, Huaihuang, and Rouxuan have all rebelled, and their troops are already at Wuchuan. Wuchuan is fighting desperately.”

Gao Yu remained calm and noticed that Gao Huan also had no expression, only glancing at him.

The two brothers exchanged glances.

Gao Yu then spoke, "Go back and tell the general that we are aware of the situation and will take appropriate precautions."

The guard was a little confused, but he still retreated and went back to the city to deliver the message.

After seeing him leave.

Gao Yu frowned slightly. "I didn't expect that the three towns in the east would also be in turmoil. No, that's not right... it's normal for the three towns in the east to be in turmoil."

In the past two years, natural disasters have struck, affecting all six garrisons. The imperial court has refused to provide relief grain, and the Rouran people have been raiding southward from the three eastern garrisons, where the situation is far worse than in the west. In terms of severity, the three eastern garrisons are indeed in a more dire situation than Huai Shuo, and the people are finding it even harder to survive, making rebellion all the more understandable.

"Erlang, in your opinion, will Wuchuan persist to the end?"

"meeting."

Gao Yu said firmly, "The people of Wuchuan have close ties with the imperial court and will naturally fight to the death. How could they lower themselves to become rebels?"

The three Heba brothers all studied at the Imperial Academy in Luoyang, and the Yuwen family did the same.

If these powerful clans, who are highly respected in Wuchuan, do not rebel, Wuchuan's base of influence can be stabilized.

Moreover, the soldiers of Wuchuan are all brave and have a very strong fighting force. They are also defending the city, so it will be difficult for the rebels to break through the city easily. It is highly likely that the two sides will eventually reach a stalemate.

Gao Huan nodded and then asked, "So you mean we have to persevere to the end?"

Gao Yu nodded and said, "Even if all six garrisons rebel, they will fight their own battles, and the garrisons will even undermine each other. It will be very difficult to shake the foundation of the Great Wei."

Gao Huan remained noncommittal, pondered for a moment, and then asked, "If you were in charge of the court, how would you handle this?"

"What's so difficult about this?"

Gao Yu laughed and said, "Sending a large army to guard key passes and block the rebels in the north will be a good idea. The six garrisons each have their own agendas, and it's impossible for them not to have some grudges. Otherwise, they could detour south to plunder. If the court dares to engage in open battle, that would be great; if not, they can still return laden with spoils. Unfortunately, such a hypothesis is wishful thinking. In addition, the six garrisons are already short of food, so the court's army doesn't even need to take the initiative to attack. They can simply hold their ground in the city and wait until the rebels run out of food and their morale is low before going out to attack."

"Moreover, the court can send ministers north to contact the Rouran king, offer him great benefits, and invite the Rouran to come south to cooperate with the court's army. With a pincer attack from the north and south, how can the rebels resist? In addition to the Rouran, the court can also contact grassland tribes such as the Gaoche to jointly suppress the rebels."

Gao Huan glanced at him again. "The Rouran just raided south recently. Why do you think the court would ask the Rouran for help?"

"The grasslands have suffered from natural disasters and plagues. The imperial court has offered generous gifts, which is extremely tempting to the various tribes of the grasslands. The rebels, however, have no means to offer such great benefits to the various tribes of the grasslands."

"Inviting the Rouran to the south to quell the rebellion would at most be a loss of face, but if the Six Garrisons rebels were to cause trouble or even march south into the Central Plains, it would be a major event that shakes the very foundation of the Great Wei."

"Whether it's saving face or preserving the ancestral land and its people, the court should clearly distinguish which is more important."

"Actually, I would prefer..."

Gao Yu stopped mid-sentence. In fact, he was hoping the court would be confused and allow the Six Garrisons rebels to march south, completely disrupting the Central Plains, so that he and Gao Huan would have a real chance to rise up.

But then I thought that such a situation was unlikely to happen.

Gao Huan understood what he meant and said, "We've waited so many years, what's one or two more?"

After a moment of silence, Gao Huan spoke again, "I agree with your view. We cannot rebel, at least not for the time being, but the rebel army is coming on strong. Does Erlang have any countermeasures?"

Gao Yu frowned and pondered for a moment, "The most important thing is people's hearts."

“It is not enough for General Yang to open the granaries and increase patrols in the city. If only Woye Town rebels, and with the help of General Yang’s prestige, it can indeed prevent the people and soldiers in the city from rebelling. But if the news of the rebellion in the three eastern towns also spreads, and four out of the six towns rebel, the court will not win the hearts of the people in the six towns, and the people’s hearts are hard to predict.”

"We must take the initiative! Before the eastern and western rebel forces unite, I should lead the army to attack the vanguard of the Woye rebels."

"Firstly, the rebels in Woye Town are in high spirits. If I defeat their vanguard, I can severely damage their morale!"

"Secondly, we can use our great victory over the rebels to boost the morale of the soldiers and civilians in the city, and also to appease them!"

Gao Huan nodded in agreement, "What Erlang said is very true. We should make plans in advance."

"I will immediately send out scouts to gather information."

Gao Yu turned around and went to find Peng Le.

"What business does the general have with me?"

Peng Le was also awakened from his sleep.

"Go, take your brave warriors and come with me out of the city to scout out the enemy's situation."

"Here!"

Gao Yu did not wait for the message inside the fortified village. The transmission of the message took time, and various changes could occur during the transmission process. In addition, the transmission of language could also cause certain errors.

To avoid this situation.

The best option is to personally lead troops to the front lines to scout out the enemy's situation and gain a better understanding of the circumstances.

Since it's definitely in the west, there's no need for too many people.

Gao Yu led a total of fifty brave men, including Peng Le, out to gather information. Each man carried enough rations for ten days, five horses for each man, and ten men in a team. They went in different directions to gather information.

At the same time, Mulan was ordered to wait for military orders inside the fortified village, so that her soldiers would be in a state of combat readiness and ready to send troops upon receiving the news.

The distance between Huai Shuo and Wo Ye was not particularly far. Gao Yu only marched for one day before encountering the cavalry sent by the vanguard of the rebel army in Wo Ye Town.

Two people were shot dead, and one was captured alive.

Liu Yi brought the captured man before Gao Yu.

Gao Yu didn't waste any words, "Whose subordinate are you? How many troops have come this time? Where are the troops now?"

Even the toughest bones will give in after being tormented by Liu Yi and his group.

Gao Yu also learned the general information.

Po Liuhanbaling gathered a crowd claiming to number 200,000, which is certainly an exaggeration, but if the entire town of Woye were to rebel, the figure would likely be close to the truth.

The army of Woye had just set off, but Poluhan Baling sent his cousin Poluhan Kongque with 5,000 brave warriors as the vanguard to arrive ahead of time. They were already less than 100 li away.

The vanguard was located directly to the west of Gao Yu.

After learning the specifics...

With a single glance from Gao Yu, Liu Yi swiftly drew his sword and sent the Xiongnu cavalryman to his death.

He was looking due west.

It's already sunset, and the enemy vanguard will definitely be looking for a place to set up camp, which presents an excellent opportunity for a surprise attack.

"Liu Yi, I order you to ride back to Wubao immediately and have Mulan lead three hundred elite horses here at full speed. The men and horses must not rest and must arrive before dawn!"

"Here!"

"Liu Er, Liu San...you all go and contact Peng Le and the others now, and tell them to come here and assemble as soon as possible."

"Here!"

After giving all these instructions...

Gao Yu was left with only Liu Si by his side.

Gao Yu wanted more detailed information. "Let's go! Follow me and continue forward to gather intelligence!"

"My lord... this move is too dangerous, we must be cautious."

What danger could there be?

Gao Yu, however, did not take it seriously. To obtain firsthand information, one must take risks.

Liu Si did not try to persuade him further.

Instead, they were already prepared.

If anything unexpected happens, he will stay behind to draw the enemy's attention and buy Gao Yu time to escape.