Yang Ming, who is in Luoyang, has been paying attention to the war on the front line. Once the military information is sent to Luoyang, it will be sent to the East Palace as quickly as possible.
Officials at all levels are not allowed to go home during this period. They are all stationed at various government offices in the imperial city, waiting for the prince's call at any time.
"Xingyang has been stabilized, and Qu Tutong sent a message saying that Xuanzang has continued to pursue the enemy eastward and that the Shandong rebels have dispersed," Fang Xuanling said.
Li Jing raised his eyebrows and said, "At this time, we should send troops to Xingyang. The crisis in Dongdu has been resolved."
Xingyang is right next to Dongdu and is the lifeblood of the canal. As long as there are no problems in this place, there will be no threat to the east of Luoyang.
In this way, the army stationed in Luoyang can be moved. No matter how many soldiers you have, if you don't use them, they will be nothing.
"Is there any news about Xuan Zong?" Yang Ming asked.
Fang Xuanling shook his head: "Xuan Ting and Xu Shiji are resting in Xingyang. Hou Junji has borrowed some food and is already on the road. Calculating the days, they should be in Dongjun. Without His Highness's order, they will not enter Shandong.
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To the east of Dongjun are Dongping County and Jiyin County in Shandong.
Now that Zhang Xutuo is not in Shandong, Yang Ming will not let his army take risks easily. To defend Dongjun is to guard the passage from Shandong to Luoyang.
Yang Ming's decision was to attack Hebei first. As long as Hebei and Henan were stable, Shandong would be easy to conquer. After packing up Shandong, he would then go all the way south to reach Jiangnan.
"We still need to give instructions to Xuan Zong, lest he be tempted by the enemy and advance rashly," Li Jing suggested.
This suggestion can only be made by him, because it sounds like he is worried about Xuan Zong and the others, and can easily be understood as saying bad things, and can easily be understood by Xuan Zong as saying that you look down on me?
If others say this, Xuan Zong will hold a grudge, but Li Jing is fine.
Yang Ming smiled and said: "People, when their brains are hot, they dare to do anything. The pharmacist's suggestion is right. I have ordered Xuan Zong not to leave Dongjun under any circumstances."
"Taiping Gong has stationed in Liyangcang. It is the end of the twelfth lunar month and the Wagang bandits may attack Wei County at any time. We should send troops," Tu Wanxu reminded.
Yang Ming nodded: "Deploy 10,000 people from the Luoyang Garrison, led by Tu Wanxu, with Su Lie as deputy general, and go to Banzhu Pier. After confirming the safety of the route along the river, we can board the boat to cross the river."
It's a simple sentence, but it actually takes a long time to prepare. It can't be so fast to mobilize 10,000 people. This is why a general's temporary indecision can delay important events.
Tu Wanxu did not expect that the prince would do things so happily. He thought he would discuss it with everyone before making a decision, but in the end he made a decision immediately.
Others were happy, but he had no reason not to be happy. Tu Wanxu stood up quickly and said, "I will go down and prepare now."
Yang Ming nodded and said: "Send an order to Qu Tutong to supply the army to the north. If he mobilizes it, he will eat Xingluocang."
Tu Wanxu was overjoyed, as this meant that his logistics supplies had been clearly arranged.
"There are too many thieves in Hebei. Even if Tu Wanxu goes, we still have no idea whether we can resist the Wagang thieves," Dugu Zuan said with a frown after Tu Wanxu and Su Lie left.
Yang Ming smiled and said: "This time, Hebei is the most important to suppress the rebellion. Jijun is the stronghold on the north bank of the army. There is no room for failure. I have gone out to vent my thoughts. I have not enough to retreat the enemy, but more than enough to resist. When the news from Dongjun comes, the pharmacist will
Let's take my Dong Palace Guards on the road."
Li Jing nodded: "I accept your order."
Then, Yang Ming looked at Wuhua and said: "As for the civil unrest in various parts of Henan, we are ordering all counties and counties to recruit 800 to 3,000 troops as appropriate to quell the civil unrest within their jurisdiction as soon as possible. Those who delay will be punished by losing the city and land, and they will be confiscated at the same time.
They have to figure out how to raise taxes this year and how to recruit soldiers, but the taxes cannot be touched."
Wu Hua nodded and said, "I understand."
At present, in Henan, although there are still some riots in various places, they are not large in scale and have not become a climate.
If it was too chaotic, Yang Ming would not dare to issue strict orders to the local officials, otherwise he would force them to take actions that were detrimental to the court.
In a place of great chaos, be gentle and treat small chaos as normal.
At this time, Xue Shou, who had been hesitant and silent, suddenly said: "I think that this is the only time to send troops. The snow has stopped and the road has become frozen. If there is another snowstorm, the march may not be able to make it."
Yang Ming was stunned for a moment. This was the disadvantage of not going out. He didn't expect this.
Yang Yichen frowned and said: "But there is no news from the direction of Xuanzong. We don't know what happened to him. If there is a fierce battle in Dongjun, it may not be appropriate for us to rashly transfer the garrison."
Li Jing shook his head and said: "Since the last heavy snowfall, it has been cloudy and sunny, which is not conducive to snow melting. If there is another heavy snowfall, the army will not be able to mobilize. Bo Bao's (characterized by Xue Shou)'s concerns are reasonable. If Ji County cannot protect the
, the impact is too great.”
At this time, everyone looked at Yang Ming, waiting for him to make up his mind.
After a while, Yang Ming said in a deep voice: "There are many gates around Dongdu. Even if the army is transferred, the impact will not be too big. As the pharmacist said, Ji County is now the key to my northward journey. Its importance has exceeded Xingyang.
According to my general order, Li Jing will lead the 10,000 East Palace Guards, and Huangfu Wuyi will lead the 10,000 garrison troops, followed by Wan Xu, to cross the river as soon as possible."
"I accept your order!" Li Jing and Huangfu Wuyi stood up and said.
Huangfu Wuyi was nominally a stay-at-home officer in the Eastern Capital. Except for the emperor and the prince, no one else could move him to this position. Now that the prince was in Luoyang, his stay-at-home position was in name only.
This is not an evasion of rights, it is called suppression of rights.
In fact, a fight was about to break out in Ji County at this time.
It's incredible to say that the Shandong rebels were torn apart. Many rebels fled in all directions. Some rebels robbed some boats from villages along the coast and crossed the river to the north. Some even swam across the Yellow River.
The strong vitality can be seen from the fact that some people can freeze to death outside, and some dare to cross the Yellow River in winter.
So, people’s physiques vary greatly.
The Yellow River here is basically in the middle and lower reaches. It is not as fast as the upper reaches, but it definitely does not meet the conditions for crossing.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After crossing the river, the rebels were scattered and looking for places to plunder. They knew better than anyone where there were officers and soldiers, because they only
Dare to plunder places where no officers and soldiers are stationed.
So Zhai Rang, who was in Neihuang County, learned that the imperial army had arrived in Liyangcang.
"I sent an order to Situ Zhaihong who was stationed in Tangyin to immediately send troops to attack Wei County," Zhai Rang said in the lobby.
He looks very fierce, but his smile makes people feel very friendly, especially when matched with his eyes, it gives people a very trustworthy feeling.
Although he is a rebel, he must be exceptional for being able to get to this point.
As for Situ Zhaihong, he is his brother. Now the Wagang Army has played the tricks of the imperial court. Although Zhai Rang did not become king, he proclaimed himself Otsuka Zai, which is the official system of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Yang Jian did this
.
This is simply an insult to Yang Guang.
The team under the Wagang Army was also roughly organized according to the imperial court.
Situ Zhaihong, Sikong Wang Bodang, left servant Wang Ruxin, right servant Bing Yuanzhen, Shu, Ji Yuan Baobao, Minister of War Zhai Mohou and so on.
He even went so far as to confer Huang Junhan, his savior at that time, as the Duke of Dongjun. How dare Huang Junhan recognize this? Didn't you betray me?
This is the lure of power.
In the history of Wagang Village, there were many talented people, and most of them came for Li Mi. This is why Li Mi was able to seize power. I am from a noble family in Guanlong, so why should I help you, a poor guy? Are you dreaming?
Bing Yuanzhen said in a deep voice: "It is unknown how many people came from Liyangcang, but it is certainly not many. The weather is very cold, and the Luoyang army has just fought with the Shandong rebels. They should have no time to take care of Jijun, right?"
"Don't be delusional now. You are just comforting yourself," Yuan Baobao said with a look of defeat: "The army of 150,000 was defeated just like that? The Luoyang defenders can now free up their hands to go north."
Wang Bodang frowned and said: "Li Deyi is also a hero. Shandong dominates, how can he be so vulnerable?"
Yuan Baobao regretted it now. He was originally the magistrate of Wuyang County, but he couldn't defeat the Wagang army when they attacked the city, so he directly tied up the prefect Lu Chisong and presented the city to surrender.
He said with despair: "The prince is sitting in Luoyang and leading all directions. You have not realized the seriousness of the matter. The prince has never failed. If we want to be an exception, we must make plans early."
"You still call Hunjun's son the crown prince?" Zuopushe Wang Ruxin sneered: "One minister does not serve two masters. Brother Yuan, you are not sitting up straight."
"Stop arguing," Zhai Rang said in a deep voice:
"I often tell you that you must never underestimate the enemy. What's more, our opponent this time is the son of Thief Yang. This son has a very high prestige in the army. Yang Su's old troops and Shi Wansui's old troops are all his supporters. Shandong
The rebels have encountered a tough situation this time. The defeat is understandable. If you don’t want to follow in their footsteps, we should mobilize all the troops now and attack Wei County and Liyangcang with all our strength. Otherwise, wait until the weather warms up and the army crosses the river and goes north.
, we will have no way out."
Yuan Baobao hurriedly said: "Otsuka Zai Yingming, we can only attack Hebei if we block him from the other side. The southerner named Xiao Mian is heading south now and will probably arrive in Wu'an in the late first month of the first month. It is the best policy for us to invite him to join forces."
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Xiao Xian went all the way south and kept saying hello to various princes, saying that I am going back to Jiangnan, don't stop me, I don't care about your business.
We are all rebels, so we are naturally accommodating. What's more, the soldiers in their hands have refined weapons. If we really want to fight, they will be the ones who suffer.
"Can he come down? Will Zhang Xutuo let him go south so easily?" Bing Yuanzhen said.
Wang Bodang nodded and said: "Zhang Xutuo obviously wants to continue going north to attack Geqian with Lai Hu'er. The others should not confront Zhang Xutuo for the time being, but Xiao Xian is going south and may go from Shandong. No
You must pass through us."
After Zhai Rang pondered for a while, he said: "Send someone to contact Xiao Xian. As long as he is willing to help, I will give him half of the capture of Liyangcang. They have no food. They can't go to Jiangnan hungry, right?"
"Otsuka Zai Takami, that's exactly how it should be," Yuan Bao said with great joy.