Chapter Five Hundred and Ten: The Great War Resurrects
In July of the first year of Emperor Tai of the Great Sui Dynasty and the second year of Yining, King Zheng Wang Shichong, who had proclaimed Yang Qing, the king of Xi, as emperor, suddenly issued a document to the world, claiming that Wanhe, the king of Liang who occupied Luoyang, was a comrade of the regicide and traitor Yu Wenji. The party, and led 60,000 Jianghuai soldiers, mobilized to attack Luoyang. Immediately afterwards, the bandit Dou Jiande, who had always dominated the Hebei area, suddenly declared his loyalty to Yang Qing and was conferred the title of Xia by Yang Qing. Wang, General Zuo Xiaowei, was the governor of the world's troops, and Dou Jiande, who surrendered to Yang Qing, also led an army of 200,000, combined with Wang Shichong's troops, to attack Luoyang.
As soon as this news came out, it immediately shocked the world, because the three forces involved in this news are all the most powerful forces in the world, not to mention Wan He and Wang Shichong. Just talking about Dou Jiande, since the East China Sea After the death of Gong Gao Shida, Dou Jiande gathered the remnants of Gao Shida and gradually inherited all of Gao Shida's strength. However, Dou Jiande and Gao Shida were different. At most, Gao Shida gathered those rebels who had surrendered to him and treated them as his vassals. , but Dou Jiande's method is even tougher, which is to directly contain those rebels who are willing to surrender to him. As for those who are unwilling to surrender, they are all eliminated. In the past few years, Dou Jiande has become the first military leader in the entire Hebei and Shandong. Apart from Gao Kaidao, this force has no other rivals. If the Youzhou veteran Xue Shixiong hadn't gone south, Dou Jiande would have wiped out Gao Kaidao long ago.
The previous incident in Jiangdu also allowed Dou Jiande and Gao Kaidao to see an opportunity and cross the Yellow River to go south. Dou Jiande even withdrew his main force from Hebei and personally led the army south to Henan, leaving Luo Yi alone to fight with Xue Shixiong. .
The alliance between Dou Jiande and Wang Shichong made the already chaotic situation in Henan even more complicated. Wang Shichong, who was originally at a disadvantage, immediately became stronger than Wan He, and was even a bit stronger than Li Yuan. Perhaps, it was just right. For this reason, neither Li Yuan nor Gao Kaidao, who went south with Dou Jiande, had any intention of responding to Wang Shichong's submission. However, even so, Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande's combined army still had nearly 260,000 troops. This is not the 500,000 mob in Wagangzhai before. This 260,000 army has been divided into three groups and is heading towards Luoyang.
It was under such a situation that a tense atmosphere filled the entire palace of Luoyang Chengliang Prince. From time to time, heavily armed sergeants came in and out of the palace, and Wan He's close confidants had been coming three or four times in a row. Tiandu stayed in Prince Liang's Mansion.
In the special meeting hall, Wan He and a group of his civil and military confidants frowned, thinking about the current dilemma. Changsun Wuji quickly raised his head and said: "Your Majesty, from this we can confirm that the disappearance of the King of Yue , It definitely has a lot to do with Wang Shichong’s dispatch of troops this time, and according to the Tianyin Sect’s intelligence, there are many Xiaoyao Sect masters around Wang Shichong. I am afraid that the kidnapping of the Yue King was done by these Xiaoyao Sect masters.”
Regarding Changsun Wuji's analysis, Wan He also punched his fist in annoyance and said with a look of regret: "Tsk, I should have thought of this earlier. If I had sent people from Tianyin Sect to garrison at Prince Yue's Mansion earlier, Then Yang Tong can’t run away either,”
"Your Majesty," Li Jing also stood up immediately, knelt on the ground with his fists clasped in front of Wan He, and shouted with a guilty look on his face: "I am not doing my job well, so please forgive me, I am willing to be punished."
Li Jing was in charge of guarding the Yue Palace. This time, Yang Tong escaped. Of course, Li Jing was the one who was most responsible. But after hearing what Li Jing said, Wan He waved his hand, shook his head and said, "Physician, I didn't consider this matter." It’s clear, it has nothing to do with you. Okay, Yang Tong just ran away. It’s no big deal. Get up. Now is not the time to hold people responsible. The top priority should be to find a way to deal with the coalition forces of Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande. "
After some consolation, Li Jing stood up and returned to his seat. However, Li Jing had secretly made up his mind to capture Yang Tong and make up for his mistakes this time.
At this time, Qin Qiong frowned and said to Wan He: "Your Majesty, I think that the King of Yue should still be in Luoyang City."
"Uh," Wan He, who had already let go of the matter, couldn't help but was stunned when he heard what Qin Qiong said, but he looked at Qin Qiong with some confusion. He didn't understand why Qin Qiong said that. Then Yang Tong finally escaped. After arriving at the Yue Prince's Mansion, why don't you quickly escape and stay in Luoyang, waiting for arrest?
But before Wan He could ask a question, Du Ruhui, who had been silent next to him, suddenly said: "Your Majesty, my subordinates also agree with General Qin's idea. Then Wang Shichong has already made King Xun the emperor. Even if the King of Yue goes to Wang Shichong's subordinates, that doesn't make any sense. Others may need the name of the King of Yue to establish a name, but Wang Shichong does not need it. Then Wang Shichong has only one purpose in rescuing the King of Yue, and that is to rely on the King of Yue's connections in Luoyang to secretly cause trouble for the prince. , even when Wang Shichong's army pressed on the border, the inside should be coordinated with the outside, "
After Du Ruhui's analysis, several others nodded in agreement. Wan He was even scared into a cold sweat by the last possibility Du Ruhui said. If this is really the case, then Luoyang would be really in danger, and Liu Wenjing At the same time, his eyes lit up and he said: "Your Majesty, what Mr. Du said is absolutely true. The prince asked his subordinates to investigate the whereabouts of Wei Jin, Huangfu Wuyi and others. Various signs also show that there seems to be someone above these people." He is controlling all of this, but the people under Yang Gongqing are all gangsters from various religions, and there are not many masters. At every critical moment, they are all escaped by the other party. Perhaps, this man who controls Wei Jin and Huangfu Wuyi The man is the king of Yue,"
Hearing what Liu Wenjing said, Wan He's heart became colder and colder. He thought that Luoyang was completely under his control, but he didn't expect that there was such a behind-the-scenes hand behind it. Wan He was the same. The more she thought about it, the more hairy she became. When she shouted in a deep voice: "No, we can't go on like this. Wen Jing, immediately close the net and arrest Wei Jin and others. As for the other party's masters, I will contact the masters of Tianyin Sect." Help,”
"Your Majesty, no," Liu Wenjing's face showed a hint of joy when Wan He suddenly issued such an order, while Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were startled. Fang Xuanling hurriedly shouted: "Wei Jin , Huangfu Wuyi and others are all important ministers in the court and are quite famous. They have not done anything now. If the prince rashly attacks them, he is afraid that it will cause a lot of discussion in the court and the public. In addition, the current situation will inevitably make People’s hearts are wandering, please think twice, Your Majesty,”
Du Ruhui also had the same idea, and his words to persuade Wan He were similar. But this time, there were not many who supported them. Even Changsun Wuji raised his eyebrows and did not speak. Wan He originally listened to the two people's persuasion, but still There was some hesitation, but now seeing the reactions of several other people, he has strengthened his determination. However, Wan He did not show that he was determined to have his own way. At least he had to convince Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, so Wan He scanned the crowd and finally His eyes were still fixed on Changsun Wuji, and he said: "Wuji, do you also think I shouldn't do something?"
Seeing that Wan He actually called his name, Changsun Wuji couldn't help but smile bitterly, but he still stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I think it is appropriate for Your Majesty to take action at this time. Perhaps, it can be done in one fell swoop." Catch the escaped King of Yue,"
Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui did not expect that Changsun Wuji, who had always stood on a united front with them, would make such a choice this time. They were both shocked. However, both of them were rare wise men in the world. Soon, Just as he started to lower his head and think about issues that he had not considered before, Changsun Wuji also continued: "In fact, as Keming and Qiao Song said, if we rush to arrest Wei Jin, Huangfu Wuyi and others, we will definitely provoke them. People in Luoyang were in a state of flux, and presumably the King of Yue would also take this into consideration. It was even possible that the King of Yue had spotted this point and was so bold in contacting Wei Jin at this time. Huangfu Wuyi, the prince did the opposite. , it will definitely catch the King of Yue off guard, and he will hit with one blow. As for the fluctuation of people's hearts caused by this, with the prince's current power in the court, his subordinates think that there is no need to worry at all. They only need to press a few charges to kill those clowns. , can’t afford to make any waves at all,”
Changsun Wuji's words made everyone nod, and then Wan He said again: "Of course, it's better to be on the safe side, so I decided to deal with Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande this time. We will no longer occupy the city. Instead of defending, take the initiative,"
As soon as Wan He said his last words, not to mention the judgment of Chang Sun Wuji and other think tanks, Li Jing and other generals showed excitement on their faces. As military generals, what could make them more excited than fighting? For the large army in Wagang Village, Wan He is short of soldiers and horses, and there are 500,000 troops in Wagang Village. They have no choice but to defend the city. Now they have a total of 160,000 troops. Although the enemy's soldiers There are still a lot more horses, but the gap is not that big anymore. Li Jing and others are all experts in the art of war who have the ability and confidence to repel the enemy. Immediately, Li Jing, Qin Qiong, Changsun Heng'an, The four generals, Pei Xingyan, reacted the fastest. They stood up directly, cupped their fists and shouted at Wan He: "Your Majesty, the last general invites you to fight."
Immediately afterwards, Cheng Yaojin, Luo Shixin and others also reacted, stood up, clasped their fists at Wan He and shouted: "Your Majesty, the last general invites you to fight."