Chapter 632 Weird things happen every year, especially this year
No matter how you think about it, the Yuan and Wei Dynasties are like people whose energy is as thin as a thread and their lives hang on a thread. Even if gods come to the world, it is difficult to recover.
Yuan Yi felt that all his thoughts were gone, but he still had to hold on to the last bit of energy: "It's Gu... I've had a misunderstanding... Now I can only ask you to stand together through thick and thin and do your best... But when the situation is finally settled,
The Queen Mother and Your Majesty, together with others, will surely be worthy of your efforts to turn the tide and turn things around..."
Yuan Yi has already spoken to this extent, why should the other five people not respond?
Even if you don't think so, you must still act grateful at this time.
The five people stood up quickly and bowed down: "I will definitely live up to His Highness's trust!"
Yuan Yi nodded heavily, looked around, and landed on Li Shao's face. He pondered for a long time, and finally turned into a long sigh.
If the Guanzhong nobles like Li Shao could put aside their past grudges, help each other, recruit all the Guanzhong children, and conquer all the food in Guanzhong, the imperial court might not be able to turn defeat into victory.
But it is a pity that neither Yuan Cheng nor Yuan Yao trust Li Shao. Otherwise, they would not first test him and then ask him to go to the north with the army.
Naturally, he was afraid that if he returned Li Shao to Guanzhong, it would be like letting a tiger return to the mountain.
That’s all, just leave it to fate...
Yuan Yiqiang braced himself and waved his hands in disinterest: "Everyone should perform his duties!"
Everyone said goodbye, and soon he and Yuan Qin were the only ones left in the tent.
Yuan Yi stared at the beams of the house in despair, feeling lost: "Since the general has no military orders for me, I will obey the previous orders and help County Master Cui to defend Longshan..."
How to defend Longshan?
Yuan Qin's eyes kept flashing, and he took courage for a long time before he asked cautiously: "May I ask, Your Highness, Shanshan's food and grass have been taken away by the Western Sea. Although there are some in Yuzhong now, they can provide at most more than 70,000 soldiers."
The horse has been chewing for more than a month. If the food is exhausted, how can it continue?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the huge hall fell silent. After a long silence, Yuan Yi sighed angrily: "I am just a supervisor of the army. I only care whether the military orders are in compliance with the laws and whether the laws are strict. No matter what,
He can't take care of food and grass either... Since Siruo is a Sima and is in charge of the rear army, if he has any doubts, he should ask the general for clarification..."
Yuan Qin's heart suddenly shrank and his eyelids were beating wildly.
May I ask about bird feathers?
Since there is no explicit order in the Yuan Yao, it is clear that it only talks about the results, not the process: since you, Yuan Qin, are Sima, you should be responsible for the food, grass, and military supplies. If something goes wrong, naturally you are the only one to blame.
The problem is, what should be levied has already been forcibly levied, and what should be borrowed has been borrowed partly through coaxing and partly through extortion. Where else can we find a solution?
After counting, it seems that there is only one way left: grab it!
Not only do we need to grab food, but we also need to grab men. Otherwise, Cui Yanbo's 70,000 defeated soldiers, who have lost their morale, may not be able to defend Longshan.
But in this case, even if the gentry and people in Guanzhong do not rebel, they will be forced to rebel.
Yuan Qin's thoughts moved slightly, and he finally knew why Yuan Yao ordered Li Shao to accompany the army, and even guessed why Yuan Cheng planned to order Li Shao and Yang Shu to return to Guanzhong to collect food and supplies.
Now that the army on the south route has become unsustainable, Yuan Cheng has nothing to do, but he doesn't want to bear a bad reputation, so he will most likely pull someone to back him up. After counting, Li Shao is the most suitable.
But even if it were replaced by Li Shao, the result would definitely not be much better. He would still be blamed for "the government forcing the people to rebel". Therefore, 90% of the time, Li Shao would not stop doing anything and directly launch an army.
But Yuan Cheng had already expected it, and Cui Yanbo's 70,000 troops were stationed in Longshan. How much trouble could Li Shao create?
If you can't defeat Li Chengzhi, you can't defeat a group of thieves who suddenly rebelled?
At that time, Yuan Cheng had a sufficient excuse: since he had rebelled, he was a traitor, so he had to kill the thieves chief and hand over the grain, grass and young men.
Yuan Yao was anticipating this event, so he came up with a trick to drain the fire...
It's hard to say who is right or wrong, it's just that Yuan Cheng is at a loss what to do and is even more at a loss to drink poison to quench his thirst.
But Yuan Yao still has a trace of fantasy left: What if the time comes?
Therefore, there must be no chaos in Guanzhong, at least until Li Chengzhi is pacified.
But where did the food come from, and where did the soldiers come from?
Shandong and Henan must not move lightly, otherwise Nanliang will be able to cross the Yangtze River at any time.
As for Hedong, it is not much better than Guanzhong...
The more Yuan Qin thought about it, the more anxious he became. He gritted his teeth and bowed deeply: "If you are stupid, I am really helpless. Please teach me, Your Highness!"
"Do you still need my teachings? Siruo, ah, Siruo, do you really think that the king of Rencheng is in chaos, and you are willing to rebel Li Shao, but you also want to force him to go to Guanzhong to collect grain? It's just playing hard to get..."
Yuan Yi shook his head as if he was laughing, "The king of Rencheng has been ups and downs in the officialdom. He has been wise for half his life. How can he suddenly become unconscious because of his power? Don't worry, Guanzhong will definitely not be in chaos..."
Yuan Qin was puzzled: "Where is the good strategy?"
"Ruosi, you still underestimate King Ren Cheng!"
Yuan Yi sneered and said, "He can trick the Queen Mother into borrowing 300,000 troops from Rouran and Tuyuhun. Why can't he borrow food and troops from Nanliang?"
Ask Nanliang to borrow?
Yuan Qin's heart shrank.
If you think about it carefully, Yuan Cheng and Yuan Ying worked together to oppress Li Chengzhi in every possible way, and they had already made a big mistake. But even though Li Chengzhi's words came true and Gao Zhao openly rebelled, he still didn't know how to correct himself and made the mistake instead.
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Up to now, it is too late to regret, and we can only make the mistake to the end: For Yuan Cheng, as long as he can kill Li Chengzhi, there is nothing he cannot sacrifice. Since he can bow to Rouran, he can then bow to Nanliang.
It doesn't seem that hard to accept the feud anymore.
As for the cost... there is no food, no silk, but at least there is land. The worst case scenario is to cut a few states to Nanliang and give up a few cities...
With such thoughts in his mind, within a moment, Yuan Qin's forehead was covered with cold sweat.
Dividing the territory and splitting the land, ceding territory and seeking peace... Yuan and Wei were not far from destroying the country...
"This move is no different from digging flesh to mend a sore or putting out a fire with a salary. But now that the matter has come to this, what can we do? Let's see..."
Yuan Yi waved his hand in low spirits, "The military situation is urgent. Yuan Qin should go on the road as soon as possible. As soon as possible, he will hand over the order to Cui Xianzi and Rencheng King to the general. You will not be left alone..."
Let's see... Is Yuan Yi really hopeless?
Yuan Qin's expression darkened, and his lips subconsciously moved a few times, but in the end he just sighed: "Your Highness, take care!"
Hearing the sound of footsteps going away, and then hearing the sound of the hall door closing, Yuan Yi felt as if all the bones in his body had been taken away, and he slumped, his tears flowing down like a flood that broke a bank, and there was a "chichi" sound in his throat.
, like a monster roaring: "Brother, Xuanren is not talented, he will eventually live up to his high expectations, and it is not a pity to die..."
After crying for a while, he gnashed his teeth and cursed, "If Gao Ying and Yuan Cheng hadn't insisted on going their own way and going against the grain, forcing Li Chengzhi to rebel, it wouldn't have been like this... These two thieves are the eternal sinners of our Yuan family...
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Crying and crying, Yuan Yi felt a sudden pain in his chest when he heard another "uh" sound, as if a needle pricked him. His throat bulged, and his mouth was fishy and salty. He subconsciously wiped it with his hand, and his palms were dyed red...
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Yuan Qin walked out of the state office in despair, like a walking corpse.
Even with Yuanyi's honest nature, he criticized Yuan Cheng with no trace of concealment, and even revealed his resentment towards the Queen Mother. What about the rest of the Yuan clan and Xianbei's important ministers?
Not to mention the Han ministers and generals, I am afraid they have long been disappointed with the imperial court.
Is it possible that we have reached the end of our rope and have no other way out?
The further he walked, the more confused he became, like a mess. He didn't know how long he had been walking, but suddenly he heard the sound of a gong, and Yuan Qin suddenly woke up.
When I looked up, I saw that the city was in chaos. There were shouts and curses everywhere. If you looked carefully, it seemed that the soldiers were forcibly conscripting soldiers from each household and ordered them to go to the city to help the soldiers defend the city.
Yuan Qin was horrified: "Could there be an enemy attack?"
The confidant glanced left and right, leaned into Yuan Qin's ear, and said in a low and low voice: "A moment ago, the governor of Xingdu sent an envoy to report, saying that Yuanzhou (formerly Gaoping Town) urgently reported, Yuwei County (today's Jingtai County)
Having lost the defense yesterday, the rebels have stationed troops in the river and are facing off against Yuanzhou County soldiers across the river... I saw that the county prince was deeply worried, so I did not dare to be alarmed..."
Yuan Qin's eyes suddenly bulged: Why did it happen so fast?
Yuwei belongs to Yuanzhou, on the east bank of the river. Once the Western Sea Army crosses the river, it will reach the hinterland of Longdong. It is only four to five hundred miles away from Lingzhou City at its feet or Longshan. If you hurry up, it will only take one more day.
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If it weren't for the big river and natural barrier, we might have reached Lingzhou City by now.
Apart from being frightened, Yuan Qin felt a hint of admiration in his heart: In terms of predicting the enemy's advantage, Yuan Yao was much better than Yuan Cheng.
If he hadn't urgently ordered the states and counties along the river to take strict precautions, the West Sea might have taken advantage of him and forced him to cross the river.
Nowadays, as long as we guard the few ferries on the east coast, burn down the pontoons, and seize the ships, we can only look at the river in the West Sea and sigh.
Thinking secretly, Yuan Qin's heart tightened: "Hurry and prepare your horses, and follow me to send a message to Mr. Cui..."
The confidant responded respectfully and said: "It's nearly a thousand miles away. If we have to travel day and night, how can the county man endure it? How about a handwritten letter from the county man, and the general will do it for him, and send it to Governor Cui urgently for 800 miles.
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He meant to flatter him, but he didn't want to slap him on the horse's hooves. Yuan Qin glared and scolded him coldly: "Just do as you are told. If you dare to make noise again, you will be killed without mercy!"
Regardless of Yuan Yao, why did he only convey military orders in the letter and not mention the rest of the story?
What I was afraid of was that the soldiers would learn the truth and it would disrupt the morale of the army.
Looking at Li Xian again, he ran with only one breath left, but he still didn't dare to use the general's orders to others. It's the same reason.
The same was true for Yuan Qin: even if he was exhausted, he would never dare to reveal a word about the general's love...
Not long after, the trusted aide brought the horses, and a group of more than a hundred riders headed east, crossed the river from Liziyuan, and then ran wildly along the east bank of the river toward Yuzhong.
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Weird things happen every year, especially this year.
Li Liang stood on the city wall of Zicheng County (today's Gaolan, Gansu Province), glanced at the rolling Lin River, and then looked north, his eyes full of doubts.
Cui Yanbo was defeated in Shanshan, and the counties in Jincheng have also received news one after another. Even the 300,000-strong army cannot stop the Xihai Army. There are hundreds of county soldiers. The city walls have been in disrepair for many years. How long can the dilapidated county seat hold on?
So when the army arrived, or the city gates were already wide open, the officials had already fled without knowing where to go. Or they were just pretending to be on the city, and as long as the army put on a posture of attacking the city, they all surrendered.
Therefore, Li Liang's capture of three counties in a few days was not an ordinary success.
However, when Zicheng County was captured and a partial division was sent to Yuwei County, which was less than 300 miles away, someone had already taken advantage of them.
Although he was a soldier from the West Sea, he still surprised Li Liang.
At first, he thought it was because he and Huangfu Rang failed to send the order, which led to a mistake. But when Tangqi came to report, he said that the flag with the word "Xi" was erected on the Yuwei County town.
All over the West Sea, there is only one person named Xi, Da Xi. This is the only family with no semicolon.
This made Li Liang even more surprised: How dare Lang Jun let Da Xi lead the army alone?