Pseudo Zhou, Xiazhou.
The weather gradually turned cold, so Wei Xiaokuan wrapped himself in thick clothes and led many officials and generals to wait at the intersection.
Several generals were a little helpless.
"My lord, you are the general manager here, how can you take the initiative to greet these people?"
"We should welcome them and then take them to see you."
Yu Wenyong finally decided to adopt the suggestions of Yang Su and Yu Wenxian and gather his troops to join Wei Xiaokuan.
Then they launched an attack on the bandits' long defense line.
At the same time, he wrote to his old father-in-law, the Turkic Khan, hoping that his father-in-law could help hold Hu Luguang back and prevent Liu Taozi's rear troops from reaching the vicinity of Lingzhou easily.
The forces on both sides are ready to move.
After Wei Xiaokuan learned the news, he did not show any joy. He was as calm as ever. When the army was about to arrive, he chose to come out to greet it in person.
This made the generals under him somewhat confused. Yu Wenyong did not clearly indicate who would be the chief commander. The army sent out was dominated by the Duke of Shu.
However, the main force on the front line was Wei Xiaokuan, Duke of Yun State. The two men cooperated with each other and were not in a superior-subordinate relationship.
Who goes to see whom is actually a relatively important matter.
Is the army on the expedition helping the army on the front line to regain lost ground? Or is the army on the front line helping the army on the expedition to complete the purpose of the expedition?
Wei Xiaokuan currently has about 30,000 to 40,000 troops in various places, but Yu Wenyong cannot gather too many troops for the expedition. This time, the number of troops is only more than 27,000.
The number of troops on the front line is significantly higher than that of the troops on the expedition, and most of the food, grass, logistics and other aspects are borne by the states and counties on the front line.
Wei Xiaokuan turned around and looked at the generals, knowing what they were thinking.
He said softly: "In these days, we have fought against Gao Changgong many times, but we have not been able to gain any advantage...\n...It is rare for reinforcements to come, so why should we argue with them over some unworthy things?
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"Our purpose is the same, to defeat Gao Changgong and regain the lost ground."
"Since Liu Taozi invaded Yongfeng, we have gradually lost the natural protection of the north. The enemy's thieves often plunder our checkpoints and bully our people, becoming more and more rampant."
"Now Liu Taozi's main force is in Hanoi, and the domestic army cannot come easily. This is the best time for us to regain the lost ground!"
"But we must not delay important events for some unworthy reasons, otherwise, we will be sinners through the ages::::"
Wei Xiaokuan said it very sincerely.
When the generals heard what their commander said, they had no choice but to bow their heads and say yes.
General Han Xiong stepped forward and whispered: "Gong Yun, you don't have to worry."
"In order to defeat Gao Changgong this time, His Majesty has sent many princes, and they are like a cloud of fierce generals! All the top generals in the country are here. Even if Gao Changgong is good at fighting, can he still defeat so many people?"
Hearing Han Xiong's confident words, the sadness in Wei Xiaokuan's eyes became even more intense.
He whispered: "That's what I'm worried about.
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Han Xiong was stunned and couldn't quite understand Wei Xiaokuan's words.
They waited here for a long time, but still could not see the army arriving.
Everyone felt a little unhappy. Didn't they themselves send someone to say that they would arrive on time today?
Is this a deliberate attempt to despise us?
Just when the generals couldn't help but start talking, the army in the distance finally slowly appeared.
This time, Yuwen Yong summoned the three major military offices, and at the same time opened up the arsenal and gave priority to arming. This year, the Zhou Dynasty saved a lot of food. Yuwen Yong had previously attacked the wealthy clans and copied a lot of good things.
Of course, this did not allow Yu Wenyong to summon an army of one hundred thousand and twenty square meters. He could only use three military mansions.
Yu Wenyong chose to take the elite route. He chose three military mansions with the highest quality soldiers, fully armed, and then led by the top famous generals in the country to join Wei Xiaokuan.
The expeditionary army gradually approached, and its morale and equipment were obviously much higher than those of the soldiers brought by Wei Xiaokuan.
Looking at these tall and powerful sergeants, the generals behind Wei Xiaokuan could not help but lower their voices and their expressions became different.
Chi Jiong, the Duke of Shu, rode a war horse and swayed at the front of the team.
When he saw the flags flying to greet the army in the distance, Yuchi Jiong's eyes were obviously a little startled.
He turned over and dismounted.
Yuchi Jiong was much taller than Wei Xiaokuan, tall and thick, and did not look old at all.
"Duke Yun!"
"The Duke of Shu!"
He and Wei Xiaokuan bowed to each other, and Yuchi looked at the generals Wei Xiaokuan had brought with him, his eyes quite proud.
"How can we get Duke Yun to come and greet us in person?"
Wei Xiaokuan shook his head, "I have been on the front line for many years and have not made any achievements. I finally hope for help from the army, so why not go out to welcome it?"
Wei Xiaokuan placed his position very low, quite humble.
Before Yuchijiong arrived, he had thought about many situations, including how to "conquer" Wei Xiaokuan, the frontline commander, and make him obey his general's orders. Seeing his obedience, Yuchijiong took reassurance.
Without taking any precautions, he quickly took Wei Xiaokuan's hand and said, "I have come a long way and I don't know the enemy's situation yet, so I still need help from the Duke."
The two chatted affectionately for a few words, and then Wei Xiaokuan asked the generals to come and pay their respects.
At this moment, the other princes also slowly stepped forward.
Duke Quan Jingxuan of Qianjin County, Duke Yu Wenxian of Qi State, Duke Dou Chi of Deng State, Duke Yu Wenzhao of Zhao State... there are many other generals, including chariot and cavalry generals.
Wei Xiaokuan met them one by one.
Afterwards, they went to the nearest city to rest and discuss the major matters of the expedition.
The army was temporarily stationed outside, while the generals held a simple banquet in the official office.
There were so many generals at the banquet that one room could not accommodate them all.
Everyone was in high spirits and talking about important achievements.
Wei Xiaokuan asked Wei Chi, Duke of Shu, to sit in the upper position to show his respect for him.
Yu Chijiong was also polite.
After everyone met each other and got acquainted with each other, Yuchi Jiang just cleared his throat and talked about his marching arrangements.
"Now we are attacking with a large army. Gao Changgong's battle line is very long and the army is small, but we have many generals. We can deploy our troops on many enemy defense lines and then attack together...: Gao Changgong's army will not exceed
People from both sides are attacked from many sides. He will definitely be unable to fight back. Even if he wants to fight back, he cannot attack from multiple sides at the same time. As long as he can tear through the defense line at one place, his entire deployment will be disrupted...:
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"What the Duke of Shu said makes sense."
Quan Jingxuan spoke. Quan Jingxuan received many rewards for his previous achievements in Yuzhou.
He served as the governor of the Nineteenth Prefecture and the general manager of Jingzhou. He was originally based in the south. However, because the temple had recently repaired its relationship with the Chen State, it happened that Quan Jingxuan came to Chang'an again to report the front affairs, so Yu Wenyong simply sent this general there.
Capture him and let him go on the expedition together.
Quan Jingxuan first affirmed Yuchi Jiong's strategy, and then said: "However, I think Gao Changgong is good at attacking and running. If he separates the army and arranges it in various places, it will be easier for Gao Changgong to defeat them one by one, but he will lose
Understanding the significance of the army gathering, I felt that we should concentrate all our forces and advance all the way from the front.
Don't give Gao Changgong any chance...
Veteran Dou Chi laughed, "Push all the way??"
"It's easy for you to say. We sent troops this time because Liu Taozi's army was dispersed and we got a good opportunity. If we follow your strategy, just attacking Gao Changgong's headquarters will probably take half a year or more.
When there are many
How long can the Turks hold Hu Luguang at a heavy cost? They stabbed Hu Luguang in the back not once or twice before. When our army attacked and advanced all the way, Hu Luguang suddenly came in and we wanted to
what to do?"
"Wouldn't it be that we would lose the original results and make useless efforts?!"
Yu Wenxian interjected again: "I still think there should be multiple routes...
For a moment, the room was extremely noisy.
Only Wei Xiaokuan remained silent, sitting on the edge without saying a word.
General Han Xiong looked at the tense situation at the banquet. In an instant, he understood what Duke Yun just said.
Yuchi Jiong's face turned dark.
He is the commander!!
He was not discussing with everyone how to send troops, but reading out his own orders!
Yuchi said displeasedly: "This is a general order. If you have any different ideas, you can write to His Majesty and ask for the position of general!"
Quan Jingxuan was a little unhappy.
It turns out that when Yu Wenhu went out to conquer Qi, all the generals were defeated miserably. Only Quan Jingxuan escaped.
He made a lot of gains, so he received a reward, and then Yu Wenyong also awarded him a reward, and even intended to hand over the entire southern defense line to him to manage.
He was the leader in the south and was used to being the leader. Even though the other party had a higher official position than himself, he did not think that the other party was necessarily better than him.
He immediately retorted: "My lord, the purpose of the large army gathering now is to defeat Gao Changgong. Your Majesty has summoned so many generals here. Is it just to listen to your orders? Isn't it just for us to discuss and work out together?
A strategy to deal with the enemy?"
Yuchi Jiong was furious, "General Quan just doesn't know much about military matters. Doesn't he still know the daily system of one army and one order?"
"I realized something was wrong when we were marching. You disobeyed my order and went in another direction, wasting time.:
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"Oh, during the original crusade against Heluo, the general's military orders alone destroyed many troops!
If I was wasted, why did I arrive at the front first and stop waiting for the general to arrive?"
Quan Jingxuan may have received too many rewards, but his whole person has undergone great changes. He is no longer the humble general in the past. The arrogance in his words surprised everyone.
Not just him, the other generals also have their own ideas.
The banquet broke up unhappy. Yuchi Jiong expressed that he would write a letter to remove Quan Jingxuan and tell him to go back to the south. Quan Jingxuan also said that he would write a letter to report Yuchi's behavior of not listening to advice.
The generals left each other.
The young Duke of Wei, Yu Wenxian, looked at everything that happened and felt faintly uneasy in his heart.
He walked out of the official office, looking a little confused.
"Want to go for a walk?"
Suddenly, Yu Wenxian heard someone speaking behind him. He turned around quickly and saw Wei Xiaokuan with a kind face.
Yu Wenxian hurriedly lowered his head and saluted Wei Xiaokuan.
"General...
"Alas... Your Majesty is too afraid of Liu Taozi."
Wei Xiaokuan sighed with emotion and motioned for Yu Wenxian to follow him. The two walked slowly on the road. Wei Xiaokuan then said: "Your Majesty has never experienced a war, and many things are only what he has read in books."
"It does not mean that gathering many strong generals will definitely defeat the enemy."
"These generals today used to be leaders in their own states and counties, but now they are forcibly brought together.
They were not convinced by each other and each had their own opinions. In the past, when Yu Wenhu was still there, he personally sat in the rear, and the generals did not dare to quarrel. He made the decision. But now, it is not easy for His Majesty to go out in person, so the generals began to have disputes.
Already."
"Although Gao Changgong has a small number of people, everyone is willing to obey his orders, follow his advice, and will carry out any of his orders. Although there are many of us, we all have our own ideas and cannot work together."
Wei Xiaokuan slowly looked at Yu Wenxian.
"Qi Guogong, this is the time when you need to step forward."
"ah?"
Yu Wenxian quickly lowered his head, "General, although I know some military knowledge, the generals here are more senior than me, so I don't dare to speak rashly...\n."
"I can't help but speak."
"The Duke of Qi is your Majesty's younger brother. I'm not saying that you should be in charge of the army. I'm just saying that you should write to Your Majesty, or follow an edict, or maintain integrity, and then come and take charge of one side in your Majesty's place to ensure that no one can violate the Duke of Shu's orders.
Order, let everyone obey him...\n..\n.\n"
Yu Wenxian asked curiously: "Do you also think Duke Shu's strategy is right?"
"It's not about who is right or wrong, it's just that the army can only have one commander...and you must obey him. Once a separation situation occurs, failure is not far away."
Yu Wenxian immediately lowered his head, "I understand."
Looking at Yu Wenxian who was leaving quickly, Wei Xiaokuan lowered his head again, his mood was particularly dull.
The army arrived, but he didn't see much hope of victory. The situation seemed extremely unfavorable to Gao Changgong, but only Wei Xiaokuan, who had really been in contact with the opponent, knew the situation here. There were some things that couldn't be said clearly, and it would be a crime of disrespect to say so.
After Liu Taozi occupied these areas, he granted the land to the people and implemented many of Qi's past policies in medical and education.
Lingzhou has long become the Lingzhou of the Han Dynasty. In the past, people fled to Lingzhou in large numbers, but after Wei Xiaokuan came up, the situation eased and there were not so many people running away.
But even though Wei Xiaokuan was capable of benevolent government, he still couldn't break away from Zhou's own policies. Moreover, he needed a lot of money and food to maintain the army. Speaking of which, the people on the Zhou side were not as good as the people on the Han side.
In the past, Wei Xiaokuan led the army to regain his lost territory, but was betrayed by his own family. The common people revealed their location and even took the initiative to help Gao Changgong defend the city.
What the people want.
But how can we talk about this matter openly?
Wei Xiaokuan could only write a secret letter to the emperor: The enemy is very good at deceiving people, and the local people were deceived by the thieves.
As for how much the emperor understood, Wei Xiaokuan didn't know...::. Wei Xiaokuan believed that he could hold the front line.
But he didn't believe that Gao Changgong could be killed, because he himself had always firmly believed that those who win the hearts and minds of the people win the world.
Chang'an.
Yu Wenyong was sitting in the palace, surrounded by many urgent music.
The war has not yet begun, but these urgent documents have been delivered non-stop.
Yu Wenyong was stunned. When he picked it up and looked at it, he realized that the generals had a dispute with each other.
But Yu Wenyong doesn't think this is a big deal. Just like him, he usually manages government affairs and likes to let everyone put forward different opinions and absorb different suggestions in order to make correct judgments.
But the content of Yu Wenxian's memorial awakened Yu Wenyong. Yu Wenxian felt that it was best for an army to have only one commander, hoping that he could maintain integrity, like a military governor, and help Yuchi Jonglai unify his opinions.
Yu Wenyong did not make a decision immediately. After all, there were too many traditions of brotherhood, friendship and brotherhood in the Northern Dynasties...\n
A younger brother who was good at fighting suddenly wrote a letter saying that he wanted to help the general to take charge of the army... Well, if Yu Wenyong moved closer to the Northern Qi Dynasty, it would be time to clean up his younger brother's family.
But he didn't do that. After thinking about it again and again, he decided to agree to his brother's petition.
After all, I don’t know much about military affairs, so it would be better to let someone who does know how to handle it rather than make the decision myself.
After doing these things, Yuwen Yong asked his queen to come in.
Queen Ashina.
The two chatted about many things, and then Yu Wenyong took out a small box.
"Queen...During these days, I am always busy with state affairs and cannot always accompany you...\n
"Look."
Yu Wenyong opened the box.
In the box, there are two slowly glowing beads.
Queen Ashina was shocked.
"Is this... Night Pearl?"
"No, it's not the Luminous Pearl, it's the elixir!"
"This is the elixir that Zhang Bin and the others have practiced. Look at this elixir...
Yu Wenyong picked it up and showed it to Queen Ashina, "There is no fire, but it can shine by itself. It is even more obvious when it is dark...\n:.\n. I have already tasted it, and sure enough, it is delicious."
After taking one pill, I feel comfortable all over, and I don’t feel tired even after working until midnight.”
"They refined two more. I will give this one to you."
Queen Ashina was extremely moved, with tears shining in her eyes.
He was even able to share one of the elixirs with himself, which shows the emperor's love for him.
The two of them each picked up the luminous beads, ate them gently, and swallowed them with water.
"How is it? Do you feel it?"
"I...feel a little dizzy..."
Chapter completed!