Farmer of Shu Han

After conquering Gaoducheng, Wei Yan's tense mood finally relaxed:

"With Gaoducheng, the land of Shangdang, it can be said to be worry-free!"

Standing on the highest point, looking to the south, he even smiled and said to the crowd behind him:

"The thief's reinforcements arrived at Tianjingguan, but they missed the opportunity at the last moment. I don't know how the thief will feel at this moment?"

Wang Han and the others all laughed dryly.

General Zuo Hussar finally told a joke, wouldn't it be too embarrassing not to laugh?

Although the joke is a bit too funny.

After all, these days, in order to capture Gaodu City, the casualties of soldiers are a bit too high.

Everyone's mood is a little heavy.

Probably seeing the mentality of the generals, Wei Yan let go of his temper rarely, and explained a few more words:

"I besieged Gaodu City before and did not attack, except that I wanted the engineering battalion to completely destroy the periphery of Gaodu City so that it would be easier to attack the city later."

"Actually, it's also to attract as many thieves from Tianjing Pass as possible to come to rescue."

"What I want is to wait until the bandit army at Tianjingguan reaches the capital city, and then drive the army to break the city with one drum."

"At that time, there will be few guards at Tianjing Pass, and we will be able to break through the pass and enter by ourselves."

As he said that, Wei Yanyan made a move and shook it hard towards the south, as if he wanted to hold the courtyard gate in his hands:

"At that time, the generals of the Han Dynasty will be able to advance and retreat freely in Taihangxing, but the bandits in Hanoi will not be able to rest for a day."

Obtaining Gaodu City can only be regarded as closing the gap in the south of Shangdang County.

But if you want to enter Hanoi, you must master the Tianjing Pass.

Because Tianjing Pass is the most important and most dangerous pass on the Taihang Line.

"such a pity……"

It was a pity, some sighs, and some resentment.

Although it's a pity what, Wei Yan didn't say it clearly.

But the people present, hearing this, basically understood in their hearts.

Wei Chang opened his mouth, wanting to comfort his lord, but he closed his mouth again when he thought of being kicked the day before yesterday and almost lost his breath.

Forget it, at this time, don't touch the bad luck of adults anymore.

If Wei Chang didn't speak, the others couldn't speak either.

Anyway, Gaodu City has already fallen, even if General Zuo Hussar said some slightly exaggerated words, it would not hurt the seriousness.

After all, I heard that General Zuo Hussar had talked about the prime minister behind his back.

And there is one thing to say, what General Zuo Hussar said just now, in all honesty, is indeed a good strategy.

If the left hussar general really planned for so long, but was transferred at the last moment, resulting in a fall short, it is understandable that he would be dissatisfied.

Of course, General Zuo Hussars was at odds with Zhongduhu, and he didn't communicate well with Zhongduhu beforehand. The mistake caused by this may be God's will.

Wei Yan saw that everyone was silent, and no one refuted.

At the moment, he couldn't help but sneered to himself, and he was even more convinced that the reason why his plan was blocked was precisely because of the treacherous tricks of the gangster.

As for this plan, does it matter whether he prepared it early in the morning, or after listening to Guo Xun's persuasion?

Anyway, he only needs everyone present to know that the left hussar general could have won a bigger victory.

As he said back then, patting his chest in front of the late Emperor:

If Cao Cao came from all over the world, please reject it for the king; if a crowd of one hundred thousand came, please swallow it for the king.

Another example is to suggest in front of the prime minister:

Leading a partial division and attacking Chang'an will definitely make the thieves abandon the city and flee, and then they can go directly to Tongguan to resist the enemy. At that time, the prime minister will bring the army to take over Chang'an.

Isn't it normal to spray someone Feng now so that he can't take the opportunity to attack Tianjing Pass?

Anyway, let's talk about it first.

Of course, just because no one spoke, it doesn't mean that everyone agrees with Wei Yan's statement.

Wang Han, for example, wanted to defend Zhongduhu a few words.

After all, such things before the battle were not agreed in advance, how could the Central Guard guess what General Zuo Hussar was thinking?

It's just that General Zuo Hussar obviously wanted to take advantage of this incident to protect him from the Central Capital.

It's about the fighting skills of the two big men in the army, he said lightly, if he really dares to enter the arena rashly, he is afraid that he will die on the spot?

But after stepping back, Wang Han couldn't help but said to Wen Shi in private:

"As the saying goes: everything is forewarned, it will be established, and if it is not forewarned, it will be abolished. Even if there is forewarning, it will always be abolished."

"The former Zuo Hussar General didn't preview the future with the Central Guard, but now he uses the future to criticize the Central Guard. This is a bit too much."

Wen Shi is older and has more mature ideas, so he is more open-minded than Wang Han:

"The Central Capital Protector cannot stand alone, and the Left Hussar General is approaching the age of hearing. If the imperial court does not rely on the Central Capital Protector in the future, should it rely on the Left Hussar General?"

"Thus, even if the Central Guard is to be blamed for this incident, it won't hurt the muscles and bones, so why should you care?"

"Instead of being entangled in the matter of the left hussar general and the guardian of the central government, it is better to think about what to do after the engineering battalion."

Wang Han thinks about it too.

"A while ago, I thought reinforcements from thieves had appeared at Tianjing Pass. If General Zuo Hussars couldn't take down Gaodu City, I'm afraid it would be a desperate battle."

"At that time, the engineering battalion may not be able to survive alone. I didn't expect that at this time, it seems that I am worrying too much."

Wang Han thought for a while, "But now that the capital city has fallen, the engineering battalion has completed its task, and the reinforcements have arrived, so we may not be needed on the mountain."

Defending a city is far easier than besieging it.

At the same time, the high capital city is built on the mountain.

The rocks and forests all over the mountains and plains are the most convenient tools for defending the city.

There is no need for technical arms like the engineering battalion to prepare the wood and rolling stones.

And now that the left hussar general has enough troops, if he really wants to do something good, he probably won't get the engineering battalion in his turn.

"It's better to take this opportunity and retreat to the rear, so as not to block the eyes of General Zuo Hussar."

Wen Shi nodded and said yes.

Knowing that the engineering battalion had voluntarily applied to retreat to the rear, Wei Yan thought that they were sensible, so he was not polite, and agreed with a wave of his hand.

Next, he will strictly guard against the reinforcements from the thieves at Tianjing Pass to counterattack.

Right now, the walls of Gaodu City are dilapidated, and what they can rely on right now is naturally the hills connecting Gaodu City.

Naturally, Wei Yan would not forget about the fact that the engineering battalion at the front refused to go down the mountain to try to fire the stone cannon.

So now he simply doesn't let the engineering battalion get too close.

Just when Wei Yan arranged for manpower to build fortifications on various hills, in Taiyuan far to the north, the governor hurried into the governor's mansion without driving Li Xi.

Before he reached the place where Deng Zhi was, he kept shouting:

"Envoy, envoy!"

Upon hearing this, Deng Zhi came out of the room to greet her, and said with a smile:

"Why did Ji He lose his composure?"

Li Xun didn't answer Deng Zhi's words. Regardless of being rude, he directly grabbed Deng Zhi's arm and said in a panic:

"My lord, great disaster, great disaster!"

When Deng Zhi heard this, the smile on his face immediately disappeared:

"What disaster?"

Although Li Xun is a descendant, in the past few years, he has been a fair man and an upright official.

On the contrary, Deng Zhi, who is steadfast and simple, and who forgets his family when he is in office, gets along quite well.

At this time Deng Zhi heard Li Xun's words, so naturally she didn't dare to neglect.

"Shangdang..."

Li Xun just said two words, then looked around, then grabbed Deng Zhi's arm and led him inside:

"Go inside and talk."

When he arrived in the house, before he could sit down, Li Xi couldn't wait to speak:

"My lord, someone from my family came to report that something big will happen to the Shangdang."

Li Xun is a member of the Shangdang Party, the son of Li Xun, a great leader of the later Han Dynasty, and a rare high-ranking person, who is also well-known in the village.

Now hearing him talk about Shangdang, Deng Zhi's heart skipped a beat, and she hurriedly asked:

"What's the big deal?"

"I heard from the tribe that, these days in the Shangdang, there are people who have been secretly contacting to raise the banner of rebellion. It is true that they are traitors."

Hearing this, Deng Zhi frowned:

"Oh? There is such a thing? Who took the lead in the rebellion, Ji He knows?"

Li Wei shook his head: "I don't know. I heard from the tribe that the Shangdang might already have the Haoyou family involved."

He looked at Deng Zhi with a serious tone:

"My lord, in my opinion, since the thieves dared to contact the various families so boldly, they must have been prepared, so I'm afraid that something will happen right in front of them."

Deng Zhi nodded, then stroked his beard:

"What Ji He said is true, but I don't need to worry too much if I think about it."

"Although I sometimes dislike Wei Wenchang, I have to admit that he is also a man who knows how to fight..."

Before Deng Zhi finished speaking, Li Xun slapped his thigh:

"Hey! Your Majesty, the catastrophe I mentioned is precisely because of Wei Wenchang!"

Deng Zhi was surprised: "What happened to Wei Wenchang?"

Li Xi said in a hurried tone:

"Didn't Wenchang Wei lead the army to attack Gaodu? I heard from the tribe that because Gaodu has been unable to attack for a long time, all the elite soldiers in Shangdang are now transferred south."

"The eldest son of Huguan and other places can only be guarded by soldiers from the county led by Guo Xun, who joined the army."

"What!" Deng Zhi's complexion changed drastically when he heard the words, and he blurted out, "Isn't this the key..."

In the middle of speaking, he suddenly felt wrong, and quickly changed his words: "How could Wei Wenchang do such a foolish thing?"

What Wei Wenchang did at this time, isn't it the story of Guan Yunchang's Xiangfan battle?

This person's temper is more extreme than Guan Yunchang's on weekdays, so why do he have to compare with Guan Yunchang in such matters?

If Shangdang has only civil strife, or if there is no civil strife, only Wei thieves will attack.

Guo Xun led the county soldiers to guard Huguan, as long as they persisted for a while.

Wei Yan either leads the army back, or sends people back to help, so there is no need to worry too much.

I'm afraid, after the civil strife broke out in Shangdang, the Wei thieves attacked from Baixing again. Under internal and external difficulties, Guo Xun led the county soldiers, and I don't know if they can hold Huguan?

Thinking of this, Deng Zhi shook her head again and again: "It's too risky, it's really too risky!"

Li Xing stomped his feet and said:

"My lord, now we are not discussing why Wei Wenchang did this, but we should notify Wei Wenchang as soon as possible!"

No wonder Li Xun was so anxious.

After all, his hometown is in Shangdang.

If something happened to Shangdang and it fell into the hands of Wei thieves, then the in-laws and clansmen in Shangdang would definitely be implicated.

"Hey!" Deng Zhi also felt troublesome, "Although Shangdang belongs to Bingzhou, it is now under the jurisdiction of the Governor's Mansion in Hedong. It's not easy for me to intervene before the matter is clear."

There is no official document sent about the riots in the Shangdang, let alone the possibility of Wei thieves attacking from Baixing, it is just the worst possible outcome.

Everything has not happened yet, what reason do you have to send troops into Shangdang?

"Now it seems that the only way to do what Jihe said is to send a fast horse to Gaodu to inform Wei Yan of this matter and let him be careful in the rear."

Without the slightest hesitation, Deng Zhi hurriedly edited a book, and then sent someone to send it out immediately.

After sending someone to deliver the letter, Deng Zhi was still in the mood to comfort Li Xun:

"Ji He doesn't need to be so anxious. Since we know that someone wants to cause trouble in Shangdang, Wei Wenchang should have his ears and eyes to inform him."

"Maybe Wei Yan already knew about it before our fast horse arrived."

When Li Xi heard this, the corner of his mouth twitched.

It would be great if it was true.

But sir, don't you know Wei Wenchang's temper?

Even I know about the fact that the whole court is against him.

Can you still expect him to let go of his figure and make friends with the local elites of the Shangdang?

Dreaming!

Without Fang Haoyou's help, how could Wei Wenchang get the news so quickly like himself?

It's just that now, Li Xun also knows that it's useless to be anxious.

He sighed and comforted himself:

"I heard that Guo Xun, who joined the army, is quite talented and has made good friends with many aristocratic families. I only hope that he will be found out early and make preparations in time as the envoy said."

Upon hearing this, Deng Zhi immediately asked:

"Since the members of the Jihe tribe can hear the news so quickly, why don't they report to Guo Xun directly?"

Li Xi smiled wryly: "Your Majesty, there is no evidence for such pretentious things. How can I report? Isn't that a false accusation?"

"Besides, that's the Governor's Mansion in Hedong..."

The governor of Hedong Dudu Mansion is Wei Yan.

And after the Dahan regained Bingzhou, instead of being questioned, he continued to serve as Bingzhou Biejia, but it was because of the recommendation of the Central Guard.

Zhong Duhu and Wei Wen are in the same situation, if he really wants to let his clansmen do this, wouldn't he just hit the knife's edge?

He sighed:

"You are close to me, so even if you only listen to my family, you are willing to believe me. But the Governor's Mansion in Hedong may not be so."

Deng Zhi heard some words and said apologetically:

"I really didn't think about it carefully."

He thought for a moment, then said:

"As Ji He said, if there are people in the Shangdang who cause chaos, we would rather believe it than believe it."

"As for the fact that the Shangdang rebellion and the Wei thieves are both internal and external, even if it is our guess, we must make preparations early."

However, there is Yanmen in the north of Taiyuan, and Hedong and Shangdang in the south, so there is no need to worry about thieves coming.

And to the east is the Taihang Mountains, and there are some guards at the pass on weekdays.

In addition, in the past few years, most of the Xiongnu Hu people in the county have been relocated to Yanmen to realize the frontier fortress.

Therefore, most of the guards in Jinyang City are county soldiers, and their combat strength may be insufficient.

"Ji He, take a trip to Pingcheng for me, please protect Xianbei Colonel Lieutenant General Wang to come to Jinyang..."

Before he finished speaking, Deng Zhi shook his head and vetoed:

"It's not too late, I'd like to invite him to go to Yanmen Fortress. I will also leave immediately and go to Yanmen Fortress. In this way, I can save some time without talking."

Li Xi hurriedly cupped his hands:

"Follow your envoy's order."

After finishing speaking, he didn't dare to neglect, and quickly turned around and left the Governor's Mansion.

But before going to Pingcheng, he summoned the clansmen who came to report the news as quickly as possible, and ordered:

"You go back immediately and tell the clan that if something goes wrong with Shangdang, the whole family will flee to Jinyang immediately."

After the clansmen responded, Li Xun got on his horse and headed north.