Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 1902: Emperor Shenwu takes command, Han Xin goes to Guangyin

Even though Prince Jing absorbed the legacy of Huangfu Mingzhao's court, he did not fully master some of the royal family's background.

Like Huangtian and Huangying, only a handful of people know about these things.

And those people all died before and after the Battle of Tianjing. The last Huangfu Mingzhao, at the last moment of his life, had many things to arrange, and it was impossible for him to arrange everything in detail. Moreover, it was impossible for him to really give everything to Huangfu Guyuan without reservation.

Therefore, the existence of these people has become a real secret, known only to them.

In fact, the emperor knew not only the existence of Huang Tian and Huang Ying, but also Wang Xu, Zhao Huangchao, and Zhao Gongming, who also kept manuscripts.

After all, these people were all part of the imperial court system and needed to obey the imperial court's orders. Each family might not know who was in other families, but the imperial court knew who was in each family.

The reason why the court did not expose the existence of such people even though the Wang family of Zhendong and the Zhao family of Zhenxi betrayed one after another was purely because if it did so, it would only harm others and not benefit itself.

What Wang Xu, Zhao Huangchao, Zhao Gongming and others did over the years, do you think they were obeying the orders of the Wang family of Zhendong, the Zhao family of Zhenxi, or the imperial court?
The biggest beneficiary of what these people have done over the years is actually the imperial court behind them.

If the existence of these people were really exposed, everything the court had done secretly over the years would no longer be concealed.

There are some things similar to what happened after the Four Schools’ Discussion on Taoism, and some things on Mount Longhu will also be uncovered.

Therefore, it is completely harmful to others and does not benefit oneself, and there is no benefit at all.

But with the death of Huangfu Mingzhao, the existence of these people, except for the one or two people in their own families, will become a secret forever.

If Huang Ying's identity had not been exposed by Donghuang Taiyi, Huangfu Guyuan would not have known about this person at all. As for why Donghuang Taiyi knew Huang Ying's true identity, it was related to some stories when they were young!

At that time, Donghuang Taiyi was already a famous figure in the martial arts world, a master of the heavenly level with a great reputation throughout the world, while Huang Ying at that time was just a young boy who had just started out.

If he could get Huang Ying's support, Huangfu Guyuan might be able to get in touch with the unknown background of the royal family.

You know, Huang Ying represents more than just a master, he is also the number one person in the Da Cang Demon Sect, the leader of the Da Cang Demon Sect.

Although the Great Cang Demon Sect was torn into pieces, Huang Ying still controlled the sect's most powerful force. A huge force, at least more than one third of the Great Cang Demon Sect, was still under Huang Ying's control.

People like Huang Ying, most of them use methods to hide their identities, and most of them are extraordinary. Each of them has considerable power behind him. If their superficial identities are exposed, they will become famous figures in the world.

Otherwise, if he was just a master, how could he be qualified to be called a master? And such a deep hidden mastery?

However, although Huangfu Guyuan wanted to win Huang Ying's support, it can be said that he was both successful and failed.

Huang Ying disliked Huangfu Guyuan. If it weren't for the rebellion of the three kings back then, Da Cang would not have developed to its current extent, and those evil spirits would not have taken the opportunity to rise up.

Moreover, Huang Ying also believed that the one from Hexi Dao was the true descendant of Da Cang.

However, compared with Huangfu Guyuan, who occupied the most prosperous Henan Province in Da Cang, the strength of the small court in Hexi Province was indeed weaker.

Therefore, at this time, Huang Ying really couldn't make up his mind which one to completely support and give up the other.

Therefore, the group of people headed by him can only put the entire Huangfu bloodline first for now. As long as it is beneficial to the Huangfu family and to Da Cang, no matter who it is, even the most insignificant King Huangfu Guhan, they will go to help.

After all, no matter how rotten the meat is, it is still your own food. No matter how rotten it is, it will rot in your own pot first.

This is why Huangfu Guyuan's attempt to win Huang Ying's support can be said to be both a success and a failure. Huang Ying would indeed help him, but not just him as he wanted.

Moreover, the prerequisite for Huang Ying to help him is to comply with the interests of the Huangfu bloodline first. It is impossible to help him simply for the benefit of Huangfu Guyuan alone.

Let's go back to Tongcheng. The reinforcements sent by Huangfu Guyuan to Tongcheng set out first, and only then did they receive the news of Bu Fei's defeat. Therefore, even if the order regarding Bu Fei was sent at an accelerated speed, it was still two days slower than the arrival of the reinforcements.

Originally, General Gao Huan, the commander of the 80,000 reinforcements, would rely on Bu Fei after arriving at Tongcheng and Hutoushan, and Gao Huan would cooperate with Bu Fei to fight against the aggressive Han army.

However, due to Bu Fei's defeat, Gao Huan changed from playing a supporting role to focusing on him. Bu Fei, on the other hand, could not even be Gao Huan's deputy, but could only become a minor general, temporarily serving as a substitute for his crimes.

From an important general, he was directly demoted to a small lieutenant general. It can be said that he was almost demoted to the lowest level in one breath.

The Heyang Gao family is also one of the top families in Heyang Dao. It has many connections with Prince Jing.

However, because he was affected by the struggle between the Nangong family and the Tianshi Dao in the Heyang Dao, he had no choice but to turn to Huangfu Guyuan.

He himself came from an extraordinary family. At that time, in order to take advantage of the situation to suppress Tianshi Dao and King Wei, Huangfu Guyuan vigorously promoted the major families who came to join him. Coupled with his own talents, he quickly rose to prominence. In the battle with Tianshi Dao, he made extraordinary military exploits and his status continued to rise.

Gao Huan and Yuwen Tai, the founders of Northern Qi and Northern Zhou, were listed as the two most outstanding people in the late Northern Wei Dynasty. Each of them had his own strengths.

Relatively speaking, Yuwen Tai's starting point was higher. After all, he was a genuine Xianbei person, and his family was also a small military leader in the army, so he had some personal connections that he could use.

The latter was a pure pauper. His claim to be a descendant of the Bohai Gao family was just an attempt to curry favor with the wealthy. In fact, he had ended up living on the streets. If it had not been for the daughter of a noble family, Lou Zhaojun, who gave herself to him, Gao Huan would have never had the chance to rise to prominence.

In terms of political strategy and the ability to seize opportunities, Gao Huan is clearly superior. Of course, this is also obviously a strong point of Yuwen Tai, and Gao Huan can only be said to be slightly stronger at best.

Gao Huan first surrendered to Ge Rong, the leader of the Six Garrisons, and then turned to Erzhu Rong when he saw that the situation was not good. He cheated the latter of his territory and army, thus going from being penniless to being a powerful ruler. He then used the power of Erzhu to defeat the famous general Heba Yue, and quietly rose to become the number one strongman in northern China. Gao Huan, under the banner of revenge for Emperor Zhuang, successfully attracted many warlords like Gao Aocao to surrender. This method of doing unjust things in the name of justice undoubtedly reflects Gao Huan's conspiracy.

What is even more commendable is that after using these powers, he had enough wisdom to get rid of the control of others. Gao Huan used anti-corruption measures to eliminate the political power of old ministers and generals such as Sima Ziru, paving the way for Gao Cheng to succeed to the throne smoothly.

In terms of identifying and employing people, Gao Huan has a great advantage compared to Yuwen Tai.

Before his death, Gao Huan left a very insightful will to his eldest son Gao Cheng, listing the important officials in the court one by one, pointing out which ones can be used and which ones need to be guarded against. Every word was precious and every word came true.

For example, Gao Huan accurately predicted that Hou Jing "would always be arrogant and domineering", and indeed Hou Jing later rebelled; and those whom he valued, such as Hulu Jin, She Di Gan, and Heba Ren, eventually became the pillars of the Northern Qi Dynasty.

Gao Huan even thought highly of Murong Shaozong's talents and asked Gao Cheng to "treat him with special respect and entrust him with the task of managing the country." This profound insight into human nature was undoubtedly the valuable experience Gao Huan had accumulated over many years of political career.

In contrast, although Yuwen Tai had a good eye for people, he still made mistakes. For example, although he rejected Hou Jing's offer to "join the country with thirteen states", he was not wary of people like Li Bi and Su Cho, which almost led to a disaster.

Even more fatal was that he eventually entrusted power to his nephew Yuwen Hu, thus ruining his own lifelong achievements. This practice of being too relaxed about his confidants was also a major flaw of Yuwen Tai.

However, in terms of political ability, it is obvious that Yuwen Tai is better. In fact, it can be said that he completely overwhelmed Gao Huan. He was not only able to face up to ethnic conflicts, but also to carry out drastic reforms. The issue of the Fubing system made Yuwen Tai, who was weak at the beginning, have the strength to fight against Gao Huan.

In terms of military, both Yuwen Tai and Gao Huan were among the best at the time, but judging from their specific performance, Yuwen Tai seemed to have a slight advantage. However, overall, the military strength of both sides was quite close, which was also an important reason why the Eastern and Western Wei could hold out for ten years.

Gao Huan, who was Yuwen Tai's rival at the time, had attributes that were no worse than Yuwen Tai's.

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However, although Gao Huan now holds great power and controls a total of 150,000 troops, he is not as happy as he imagined.

There was no way. Although Tongcheng was a strong city, the strength of a city was not only determined by the height and strength of the walls, but also by the surrounding terrain. The surrounding plains were obviously extremely unfriendly to them.

Moreover, for Gao Huan, just defending Tongcheng is far from enough!
Without Weiguan, the northern gateway, and having lost the important passage of Hutoushan that could threaten the enemy's rear, the anti-Han army could attack from all directions. It would be useless to just guard Tongcheng while the rest of the area fell.

Therefore, 150,000 soldiers and horses does sound like a lot.

However, there are also many places where they have to garrison.

As soon as he took over the military power, Gao Huan appointed Bu Fei and Hulu Qiangju as generals, each leading 30,000 troops and horses, and stationed them in the surrounding cities to rebuild the defense line as soon as possible.

Although Bu Fei was demoted to the bottom in one breath, at least he had served as a general in the army for so many years and his prestige was still not bad. It would be difficult to choose a person to sit in a city and dominate an important node in the defense line.

Therefore, he could only be pulled out by Gao Huan again.

As for the Hulug Qiangju, their lineage, like the Hulug Jin and Hulug Guang father and son of the Han Dynasty, is actually not of pure Central Plains bloodline, but a fusion of Northern Di bloodline and Central Plains bloodline.

Among the Northern Di, a large number of Central Plains people have fled north in a panic, and in the Central Plains, there are also many Northern Di bloodlines who have migrated here for various reasons. Even after hundreds or even thousands of years of development, many of these people have also made it to the top in the Central Plains.

Among them, the Yuwen family of the Wei Dynasty is a typical example. After nearly two hundred years of development, it has gradually developed from a poor family that was forced to migrate to the Central Plains to a top family in the dynasty.

In comparison, the Hulu clan of Da Cang is far inferior.

Although both branches have the surname Hulug, they actually have no relationship. At most, they can be said to be one family a few hundred years ago.

Gao Huan was well aware of Hulug Qiangju's talent. He was a man of both courage and resourcefulness, so he entrusted him with important tasks at the critical moment.

Gao Huan also knew that facing the aggressive army of Wang Yu, he would probably not be able to defeat the enemy with only 150,000 soldiers and horses!
If we cannot gather the remaining garrisons to participate in this battle, the long-lasting war will only lead to disastrous consequences.

However, Gao Huan was currently unable to gather the remaining garrisons. Moreover, this could not be done in a short period of time.

Apart from anything else, the 100,000 troops west of Henan Road would definitely not be easily moved. Otherwise, if the Zhenxi Army took advantage of the opportunity, the final result would only be worse.

If this army is to move, it must at least reach a tacit understanding with the one in the west.

Although Guangyin Road and Heyang Road have a total of 150,000 soldiers and horses, they are not only the front lines against King Wei and Tianshi Dao Dayan, but also, according to the news received, Han Xin and Han Zhongyan of Yannan Road are leading an army of 100,000 and are eyeing Guangyin in the south.

Even the 50,000-strong Yannan Provincial Army showed signs of threatening to move southward.

The Tianhe navy patrolled the river and threatened the six areas of Hexi, Guangyin, Heyang, Qingbei and Qingnan.

In this southern expedition, Wang Yu mobilized four and a half of the five main field armies, plus half of the imperial guards. In total, 480,000 troops were mobilized on various battlefields.

Moreover, if other forces in Da Cang intervene, it is not impossible for the armies of various prefectures and the Guandong Army of Dongyi to be transferred to join the battlefield as appropriate.

Among all the main army corps, border troops, imperial guards and provincial armies, the 100,000-strong Guandong Army is the most powerful force under Wang Yu's command.

After all, the 100,000 Kwantung Army was originally composed of the most elite 100,000 troops in the Zhendong Army. Moreover, the composition of the troops had basically not changed until now, so they naturally maintained the most abundant combat effectiveness.

Moreover, this does not count the 50,000 Yannan Daofu troops that have already assembled and are pressing southward.

In addition, the Black Cavalry, the Golden Fire Cavalry, the Formation Trap...these were the elite troops that were not included in the various legions.