Northern Dynasties Imperial Industry

The beacon smoke has not been extinguished on the battlefield, the messy flags are dancing in the wind, the ownerless horses are wandering hastily, and the defeated soldiers who have abandoned their weapons are begging for mercy. Only the corpses lying next to each other are the quietest, but the bloody scene is painful. eyeball.

"These Sixth Floor disciples are really getting worse and worse. They look so well-dressed, but it's hard to fight! It's ridiculous, it's hateful!"

Sima Shiyun and other generals chased the defeated army for a certain distance and then returned one after another. When they reached the high hill where Hou Jing was sitting, they laughed and said with an indignant look on their faces: "When King Gao was working hard with the masses on his affairs, he himself He conquered everyone with his might and was generous to his generals, but it is a pity that the tiger father gave birth to a son of a dog, and the general's son was an evil one. The family affairs and state affairs were actually left in the hands of such foolish and paranoid men! , Six squares of turbid things lead to confidants, how can the family business be undefeated!"

Hou Jing, commanding Ruoding, had just defeated the counter-rebellion army sent from the middle school. He was in a relaxed mood, and his already slightly red skin was even more red. After hearing this, he waved his hands and said with a smile: "Today's battle, It was just a small lesson given to the Xianbei boy, which is not worthy of praise compared with the people I defeated in previous battles.

The sons and sons carefully counted the battlefield and rewarded all the troops with whatever they captured. But remember to take it evenly. If there is a fight due to the difference in quantity, don't blame them! Such battles and captures will continue to come one after another. Anyone who is greedy for the present and harms his own life is definitely not worthy of pity! "

He runs the army with clear rewards and punishments, and he will not relax just because he has just won a great victory. He is generous in rewarding meritorious soldiers, but he will not be merciful to those who violate military orders.

After hearing the words, all the generals quickly responded with serious expressions. They restrained their slightly indulgent mood just because of the victory. They turned around and ordered their soldiers not to disobey the military orders, so as not to become extremely happy and sad.

The outcome of the battle that took place in the north of Yingchuan quickly spread to all directions. Nowadays, the changes in the situation in Henan have already touched people's hearts. When they learned that Hou Jing defeated tens of thousands of Yedu rebels in the first battle, all parties reacted differently.

The most shocked among them was naturally the Eastern Wei Dynasty. The crown prince Gao Cheng was trapped in the personnel situation in Jinyang. He finally arrived in Yedu after inspecting the states in Hebei and stabilizing the people's situation. He took advantage of his prestige of having been in charge of the affairs of Yedu for a long time. Send the Yedu Forbidden Army southward.

In Gao Cheng's view, Hou Jing raised his troops to rebel, and his troops would inevitably have guilty consciences and secretly swayed. After hearing that the imperial army went south to put down the rebellion, they would inevitably be timid and argue.

Even if the tens of thousands of well-armed Liufang Forbidden Army cannot defeat the unruly giant Hou Jing in an instant, they can still do it by holding a stalemate in Henan for a period of time.

Isn't the reason why the distinguished veterans of Jinyang despised him and even took advantage of this situation to threaten him was because they felt that he could only pacify Hou Jing by relying on the troops of Jinyang?

The army is at a stalemate, and even if there is no result in a short period of time, Gao Cheng can use this time in the country to divide and win over the veteran generals. He has even made a classification and step plan in his mind.

But he didn't expect that reality would give him another heavy blow. The tens of thousands of well-armed Liufang Forbidden Army only spent a few days on the march. As soon as they arrived at the battlefield north of Yingchuan, they were cleanly defeated by Hou Jing. !

This blow was so violent that Gao Cheng was shocked, but he also felt sincerely that Hou Jing's lame slave autocratic side was not in vain. It was indeed difficult to defeat the Liufang Forbidden Army in Yedu who had been neglected in military battles for a long time.

Although Gao Cheng was arrogant, he was by no means stubborn. After realizing the difficulty of the enemy, he quickly adjusted his strategy and no longer treated the distinguished veterans with an indifferent attitude. He was the first to make a good gesture, hoping that everyone could put aside their past grudges and get through this difficult time together.

As Gao Cheng bowed his head and expressed his stance, the personnel scheduling in the Eastern Wei Dynasty suddenly became smoother and more active, and the second military operation against the Henan rebels was quickly organized.

This time, with the newly promoted Situ Hangui as the commander-in-chief of the army, Grand Master She Diqian, Taibao He Baren, Sikong Ke Zhu Hunyuan and others went south to Xiaqiu. While appeasing the sentiments here, they also took a detour to Yingchuan. At the same time, Hu Lujin led Pan Le, Xue Guyan and other generals to Heyang to garrison troops to prepare for the Western invasion.

The series of personnel arrangements in the Eastern Wei Dynasty, which went from static to dynamic, not only worried Hou Jing, who had just won a new victory, but also dealt a heavy blow to the Western Wei Dynasty, which was gearing up to prepare for war.

In recent days, the original Ba Mansion has been filled with a cheerful and optimistic atmosphere, with many civil and military officials and subordinates talking about big plans. They believe that the turmoil in Henan is a rare opportunity for counterattack.

Among them, Zhongshan Gong Yu Wenhu and his party members are the most prominent. Although Daxingtai has not yet announced to the public the plan to plot Heyang, Yu Wenhu has already disclosed his strategic process to many people, so His ambitious plan has attracted many fans, and he has built momentum for his promotion.

But with the news that Hou Jing defeated the Eastern Wei rebel army, this optimistic atmosphere gradually became a little weird.

Because one of the prerequisites of this plan is that Hou Jing will have a period of stalemate with Yedu's imperial army in Henan, and neither of them can do anything to the other. This provides the Western Wei Dynasty with an opportunity to seize chestnuts from the fire and advance forward.

But judging from the current situation, Hou Jing seems to be a bit too strong. Tens of thousands of Yecheng Forbidden Army were eliminated like chopping melons and vegetables. Although he retreated to Yingchuan, he has no opponent to tie him up, and he can't. Put an end to the possibility of sending troops northward. Under such circumstances, even if the Western Wei Dynasty advances to Heyang, it is afraid that Hou Jing will block its retreat and become a lonely army.

The one who suffered the biggest setback was Yu Wenhu. He really put his heart into making this plan, and he also won the praise and approval of his uncle and the masses. He was also happily canvassing for votes, and he had imagined that this would be his life for the first half of his life. The most glorious page of resume, but unexpectedly the plan was aborted before it even started.

For a moment, Yu Wenhu was like a defeated chicken, dejected and spiritless. He even lived in isolation and refused to go to crowded places. He was so prosperous before, but now he is so lonely.

Soon, the military developments of the Eastern Wei Dynasty came quickly. When they learned that the Eastern bandits were sending more troops to Henan to continue to quell the rebellion, Yuwen Hu's party members became excited again and gathered at Yuwen Hu's mansion again, hoping that he would He who can take the lead in advising Daxingtai must seize this lost opportunity and take advantage of the internal weakness of the Eastern Wei Dynasty to send troops to march straight in and defeat the situation in Hebei in one battle!

After Yu Wenhu learned the news, he was quite excited at first, but he still had a little more strategy than the generals. After experiencing a blow, he did not dare to be purely optimistic anymore, and began to feel sad in his heart. Reflect.

At the beginning of Hou Jing's rebellion, there was no dynamic response from the Eastern Wei Dynasty for several months. However, today they launched two offensives in a very short period of time, and they became more and more courageous with each setback, and the investment was larger each time. This must be somewhat Unusual.

There is another point that makes Yu Wenhu doubt the feasibility of this plan, that is, whether the plan can be implemented depends on the enemy's war situation, but our own side is completely unable to make the best use of the war environment and conditions. Is such a passive situation worth it? adventure?

So this time he was not in a hurry to make public, but instead returned to his house to ask his uncle's opinion on this matter.

In the inner hall of Tai Mansion, Yu Wentai has not slept well in the past few days. He is waiting for the latest news from Henan every day. When he heard that Yu Wenhu was outside asking for a meeting, he was ushered in.

"Uncle, the East Thief has been making frequent arrangements recently. I would like to ask if the plan is still feasible?"

After sitting down in the hall, Yu Wenhu asked directly.

After hearing the words, Yu Wentai did not rush to answer, but said in a deep voice: "Although the veterans of He Liuhun's unit may not be as evil and unruly as lame slaves, they are definitely not obedient and kind. He Liuhunzi has recently Commanding is like an arm and a finger, which makes people wonder, do these people really have the heart to tolerate each other and serve the country? "

When it comes to military strategies, or Yu Wenhu's weaknesses, if there are questions in this regard, he has no shortage of ideas. After thinking for a while, he said: "The old and the new are changing, and there is no power without power. How to establish power? Kill to establish power! If there were no knife blades across the neck and iron rings through the cheek teeth, would all the townspeople be willing to bow their heads and become slaves?

Now that Hou Jing is making noise outside, he is actually trying to calm down the people inside and prevent He Liuhunsi from using force to establish his authority. It may not always be a good thing for the masses to obey the orders. How virtuous is this man to be able to control the masses? When something goes wrong, there must be a hidden agenda. I do feel that the bandits in the East seem to be respectful, but inside they may have a plan to support their troops and respect themselves. "

When Yu Wentai heard what Yu Wenhu said, he spoke again: "It's not unreasonable to say that. One or two of them may have this idea and want to take advantage of the situation to support the enemy. But if all the rumors are true, It is a cunning conspiracy and is not in line with the hegemony. I am standing on the outside of the matter, and the onlookers are still confused. The people inside the matter must not have a firm plan. "

Speaking of this, he said in a deep voice: "The plan to advance into Heyang may not be impossible, but it also needs to be carefully observed and acted upon. Heyang is the heart of thieves. If you are not strong enough to defeat him in one battle, you will have to fight repeatedly." Thirdly, it may make the thieves and policemen share the same hatred for life and death.”

The situation that was originally somewhat clear has become foggy due to changes in the situation in Henan.

Yu Wentai knew that if he intervened in the situation, it might make the people of the Eastern Dynasty alert, put aside their conflicts and deal with the outside world in unison. Therefore, when to intervene and how to intervene to obtain the maximum value also need to be seriously considered.

Now that the treasury is full and the soldiers are thirsty for battle, he has the initiative in tactical choices. There is no need to rush into the market before there are clear and visible benefits.

Just after Yu Wentai confirmed this idea, this opportunity soon appeared. Hou Jing was timid from the generals coming from the south of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, so he offered further sincerity to the Western Wei Dynasty and cut four cities in Henan directly in order to ask the Western Wei Dynasty to send troops. Save it.

The situation has developed to this point, and some patterns have actually been revealed, that is, whether the Western Wei Dynasty intervenes or not can indeed greatly influence the direction of the situation in Henan, and further affect the development of the situation in the Eastern Wei Dynasty.

Therefore, when Hou Jing proposed this condition, although the atmosphere in Ba's Mansion was relaxed and joyful, it was not urgent. However, the situation soon changed again. Wang Sizheng, the governor of Jingzhou, actually made the request without full communication with Ba's Mansion. He led his troops through Luyang to Yangzhai, and plunged headlong into the chaos in Henan!