By the time Yin Kaishan learned about the rebellion in Tongguan, it was already a day later. He had already been assigned by Li Yuan. As soon as Yin Kaishan got the information, he immediately raised a troop and marched directly towards Tongguan. When Li Yuan was interested, But for this reason, Tongguan, which was originally the most important, only had three thousand soldiers and horses defending it. In Weicheng, nearly ten thousand soldiers and horses were prepared. Yin Kaishan mobilized all his troops this time. He believed that there had just been a rebellion. Tongguan. Even if all three thousand soldiers and horses rebelled, they would not be able to exert their full strength in a short period of time. The ten thousand of them are enough to capture Tongguan. As for Qu Tutong, if I can defeat him once, I can defeat him a second time. Second time.
However, reality always disappoints people. When Yin Kaishan rushed to Tongguan overnight, what he saw was the completely destroyed ruins of Tongguan. And Qu Tutong's rebels had already destroyed Tongguan. .and fled away. In anger, Yin Kaishan originally wanted to continue the pursuit, but the news brought by the scouts sent out made Yin Kaishan's fire of war extinguished in an instant.
To the east of Tongguan, General Qin Qiong of the Liang Army was leading an army of 20,000 troops to station in Hongnong. The rebels led by Qu Tutong had already joined the Liang Army. After hearing the news, Yin Kaishan had no idea of continuing the pursuit. He With the 10,000 troops on hand, it is impossible to fight against the 20,000 troops under Qin Qiong, not to mention the rebels of Qu Tutong. If he rushes forward rashly, he will only die. He hesitated. After a while, Yin Kaishan could only lead his troops back to Weicheng. As for Tongguan, it was now in ruins. There was no value in staying behind.
Before finally leaving, Yin Kaishan couldn't help but turn around and looked at Tongguan, which had become a ruin. He remained silent. Qu Tutong was a famous general in the world, and his Xidu Iron Armor was one of the best soldiers in the world. If Li Yuan had treated Qu Tutong better and trusted him more, would Qu Tutong have defected? He had forced away a general for nothing. Is this the future he is following?
Thinking of this, Yin Kaishan couldn't help but shook his head. Finally, at the urging of his son Yin Jiao, he turned his horse's head and followed the army towards Weicheng.
At the same time, outside Hongnong City, Wan He, supported by Zhu Muwu and others, was walking towards the gate of Hongnong City. At the city gate, hundreds of civil servants and generals wearing civilian robes and armor were gathering. At this point, the 20,000 troops behind them lined up in a neat queue. They straightened their backs and stood guard outside the city. Seeing that Wan He and others were almost approaching them, the civil servants and generals knelt down to Wan He. .They all shouted in unison: "I see you, King Liang, thousands of years old. Thousands of years old. Thousands of years old."
And as these civil servants and generals knelt down, a large area of the 20,000 troops behind them knelt down and started shouting in unison. The 20,000 troops shouted in unison. The shouts continued over Hongnong City. The ground reverberated with great momentum. This shout made it clear that King Liang of the Sui Dynasty, Lord of Luoyang, and one of the top overlords in the world, Wan He, had finally returned to his territory.
Looking at this scene, Wan He's mouth curled up slightly, and a relaxed smile appeared on his face. He waved his hand forward and said with a smile: "Okay. Okay. Everyone, get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." There was another shout. The soldiers stood up. Then, they saw Qin Qiong and Pei Xingyan who were standing at the front. They walked forward quickly. They cupped their fists at Wan He and shouted: " The general's escort was late and the prince was frightened. Please punish me."
"It's too late. I think it's just right." Wan He said with a smile. He looked at Qin Qiong, Pei Xingyan and the Liang Jun soldiers behind them. For the past six months, Wan He's heart has been in his throat. .This is when he completely let go. Although Wan He was struggling a lot in Chang'an this time, he was still on tenterhooks all day long. It's different now. It's his own territory under his feet. He is surrounded by his younger brothers. Now even if he is Looking in front of Li Yuan, Wan He also dared to gesture towards him with his middle finger. After helping the two of them up, Wan He smiled again and said: "How about it? I heard that I am not here during this period. You have really troubled the North. Then Dou Jiande is almost tortured to death by you."
Wan He mentioned the war in the north. Qin Qiong immediately replied: "Report to the prince. Now the war in the north has changed again. Gao Kaidao sent troops to assist Dou Jiande. Luo Yi has been defeated by Gao Kaidao several times. Now Dou Jiande's army and Gao Kaidao's army has gathered together, but the troops of Luo Yi and Xue Shixiong were unable to defeat them for a while. The two sides faced each other in Hebei."
"Uh." Wan He had been walking in the tunnel for more than half a month and had lost contact with Luoyang. So he knew nothing about the changes in the battle situation in the past half month. After hearing what Qin Qiong said, Wan He He couldn't help but be stunned. This was not a good thing for him. If the war in Hebei cannot be resolved quickly and delayed any longer, things will change later. Wan He immediately asked: "What about Changsun Wuji and the others?" What’s the idea? Where’s Liu Wenjing?”
Liu Wenjing was the main person in charge of the Hebei war. So Wan He specifically asked about Liu Wenjing's situation. Qin Qiong also immediately replied: "Your Majesty, Lord Changsun and others are also discussing this matter in Luoyang now. However, several adults seem to have different opinions. opinions. They were at loggerheads for a while, so they couldn’t make a decision yet.”
After listening to Qin Qiong's words, Wan He's brows furrowed even more tightly. He immediately said: "Dispute. What's the dispute? Well, let's go to the city first. We'll talk after we enter the city." Originally, Wan He wanted to know what was going on immediately. But when I looked up, I found that a large group of them were standing outside the city. It was a bit unsightly to look like this. So I suppressed my thoughts, waved my hand, and went into the city first.
Under the leadership of Qin Qiong, Pei Xingyan and a group of Hongnong officials, Wan He and others immediately rushed to the prefect's mansion in Hongnong City. Wan He briefly arranged for Li Xiuning, Shang Ruyun and others. Then he brought everyone directly there After arriving in the hall and taking a seat, Wan He couldn't bear it any longer and asked directly: "What happened? What dispute did Changsun Wuji and the others have?"
In Wan He's memory, Changsun Wuji and the others have always had a unified plan. There are rarely any disputes. Even if there are some different opinions, after some discussion, they will immediately make the most correct decision. How could it be that, as Qin Qiong said, they couldn't make a decision without arguing? Qin Qiong also smiled bitterly after hearing Wan He's words. She shook her head helplessly and said: "Reporting to the prince, Mr. Changsun and the others are actually asking whether to attack by force this time." There was a dispute over Hebei and the strategy to attack Hebei. Master Changsun, Master Fang and Master Liu each held their own opinions. They had discussed it several times. But every time they discussed it, they were so noisy that no one could convince anyone. Your Majesty, before you left, you just let a few adults discuss everything. You didn't say who would make the decision. So no one of them was willing to act according to other people's plans. The whole thing is stuck here. Already."
Hearing Qin Qiong's words, Wan He was immediately speechless. He didn't designate someone to make the decision at first. He just considered that one person's resourcefulness is limited after all, so he asked Changsun Wuji and others to discuss it. Besides, they had behaved so harmoniously before. God knows why there was such a big fuss this time. Wan He immediately asked: "Then what kind of dispute do they have?"
Qin Qiong paused for a moment. Then he continued: "First of all, Mr. Changsun. Mr. Changsun believes that both Luo Yi and Xue Shixiong have been seriously injured. If they are allowed to attack the coalition forces of Dou Jiande and Gao Kaidao, I am afraid it will cause trouble. The two are dissatisfied. Du Fuwei's army should be dispatched from the south to assist the war. Then the four armies will join forces to completely defeat Dou Jiande and Gao Kaidao."
"Well, this is indeed a good idea." After listening to Qin Qiong's report of Changsun Wuji's plan, Wan He nodded repeatedly. He agreed with Changsun Wuji's analysis. After all, Luo Yi and Xue Shixiong had just joined the army. Come on, they are still somewhat wary. If they are allowed to work so hard, it may be counterproductive. Even if they defeat Dou Jiande and Gao Kaidao, it may not be a good thing.
Immediately afterwards, Qin Qiong continued: "As for Mr. Fang, he thinks that the war in Hebei has reached a stalemate. Moreover, Dou Jiande and Gao Kaidao have lost their troops and are trapped in a city. If they continue to attack Dou Jiande and Gao Kaidao, it will be inevitable. It will make them fight to the death. Our army will suffer heavy losses by then. On the contrary, we will retreat temporarily. Dou Jiande and Gao Kaidao are both ambitious people. Without external threats, their alliance will not last long. Wait until they become tigers. After the war, we are reaping the benefits. Instead of fighting head-on with them, we should take advantage of this opportunity to digest the newly acquired counties in Hebei."
After listening to Qin Qiong's words, Wan He couldn't help being stunned. Before, he thought Changsun Wuji's method was better. But now after listening to Fang Xuanling's method, Wan He felt that this method was not bad either. It's really true. Wan He could not tell which of the two methods was better. Wan He couldn't tell the difference. No wonder the two of them were arguing. Then Wan He suddenly remembered what Qin Qiong said before. It seemed that even Liu Wenjing had a method. .I also had a dispute with Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling. Apart from these two good methods, is there any better way?
It seemed that he had guessed what Wan He was thinking. Qin Qiong smiled bitterly a few times. But he looked around and made sure that those left in the hall were all Wan He's confidants. Then he lowered his voice and said: "As for Mr. Liu, The idea. But it is. But it is. Haha. What Mr. Liu means is to unite Du Fuwei's Jianghuai army. He is sending Brother Yao to lead Luoyang's troops and cross the Yellow River north. Generals Dou Jiande, Gao Kaidao, Xue Shixiong and Luo Yi .Catch them all in one fell swoop.”