Reborn in the late Northern Wei Dynasty

Chapter 138
Yuan Jiyan's luck was very good. When Gao Huan received the letter, he didn't know the bad diplomatic environment facing Kanto.

Otherwise, they would not have the leisure to understand the pain of their mother and child being separated.

Gao Huan comforted You Niang, and said with a smile that they would work hard together, and they wanted a child of their own.

You Niang wasn't actually noisy, but she was shy about what Gao Huan said, but she also had some expectations.

Gao Rui was also sent back to Yuan Jiyan because of Gao Cheng's intercession.

Yuan Jiyan was grateful, and while taking care of Gao Rui every day, she chanted scriptures and prayed for Gao Cheng at home.

However, Gao Huan's good mood didn't last long, and before he and You had a younger brother for Gao Cheng, he learned that Guan Xi had successively formed alliances with Rou Ran and Xiao Liang.

Gao Huan was furious, but he was destined to be just incompetent and furious.

Now he really has nothing to do with Rouran and Nanliang, and Kansai is his number one target.

After much thought, Gao Huan decided to tentatively attack Kansai to find out the attitude and determination of Rouran and Nanliang.

He sent an envoy to Luoyang, recruited Sima Ziru to come to Jinyang, and was changed to Daxingtai Shangshu, and ordered him to lead Dou Tai and Han Gui to try to attack Tongguan.

Gao Longzhi, on the other hand, was promoted to Shangshu Youpushe, and he was still in charge of construction supervision.

The reason why Sima Ziru was chosen was firstly that he was witty and strategic, and secondly that this battle was just to test the reactions of Rouran and Nanliang, and he had to guard against Rouran, while Gao Cheng had to deal with Nanliang.

After Gao Cheng was notified, he immediately ordered Cui Xian to prepare food and grass, and recruited civilians to supply the Gyeonggi Army at any time.

As Gao Ziang returned to Luoyang with the rest of the embassy, ​​the court of the Eastern Wei Dynasty knew that Yuan Ang, the King of Anle, had defected to the Western Wei Dynasty.

Even Li Zuyi, who was originally sent back to her natal family in Hebei, was escorted back to Luoyang for trial.

The Shangshu ordered Gaocheng to think about the brother-in-law's friendship, and instructed Gaolong to write a letter requesting the pardon of Yuan'ang's wife and concubine.

In the end, it was only filled with Yuan Ang's family wealth, and among the family members, except for wives and concubines, all were sent to fill the side.

The people of Luoyang do not have a certain degree of misunderstanding about that behavior, but it is also harmful. What is clear will be clear, and what is turbid will be turbid.

Dadi King has always been afraid of my people's gossip.

In the seventh year of Taichang (535), on the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, Sima Ziru, Shangshu of Xiaoxingtai, led young generals Yi Hao and Dou Tai to retreat to Tongguan.

There is no lesson from Lou Zhao's loss of soldiers and generals in Tongguan. That time was Zhi Dicheng, and even Di Huan asked us to be cautious and avoid reckless retreat from the enemy.

Zhu Hunyuan, who was in Chang'an, had to hear that Tongguan was slowing down, so he gathered troops in Baxia again.

When the news spread to the south, Yi Hao, who had formed an alliance with Kanto and Kansai, also made his own choice: Yuan Jiyan led [-] troops to retreat to attack Southern Jingzhou.

Di Cheng, who was in Luoyang, learned of Gao Cheng's betrayal of the alliance, and didn't lose his composure because of anger. He just ordered Cui Jishu to fetch the letter of alliance with Gao Cheng.

"My son, what's the use of this thing for him?"

Cui Jishu brought the letter of alliance and asked curiously.

Based on my understanding of Gao Cheng's manipulation of people's hearts, I'm afraid that the special purpose of fetching Gao Cheng's alliance letter is to manipulate it and hurt Liang's morale.

Gao Cheng only spat out two words:

"Go to the toilet."

Gao Cheng, who always pays attention to personal hygiene, dislikes the cleanliness of the alliance book and even takes a shower before going to Yongning Temple to gather all the troops in Gyeonggi.

King to king, to generals.

Gao Cheng's No. 1 general like Yuan Jiyan naturally had to be dealt with by the soldiers of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

In Yongning Temple, the Gyeonggi soldiers gathered again with a full force of 7000 people. Gao Cheng stood on a low platform and gave a speech to the soldiers:
"You can see the fact that the affluent life enjoyed by the people in Kanto exists in Kansai.

"The Kansai ambitions used our force and tyranny to overwhelm and follow the people's yearning for unity.

"In order to realize our despicable intentions, we supported the false emperor in Chang'an and blatantly acted in solidarity.

"The people of Kansai are living in dire straits, day and night longing for Master Wang to retreat westward.

"In order to save the people of Xiaowei who are trapped in Kansai, and your brothers and sisters, you have no choice but to take up your sword and declare war on evil.

"Father and you have made very little effort, including sending envoys to the south to sign an alliance with the Liang people, in the hope of concentrating our forces and realizing the small unification of Xiaowei.

"But when your rear-line troops retreated to Tongguan, the Liang people shamefully betrayed you!
"We attacked Southern Jingzhou and tried to use despicable tricks to force the rear-line troops who were fighting for the unification of Xiao Wei to return to help. Liang people regard your Gyeonggi Army as something valuable. You know how they think. You are a low-ranking son Hui Yan is a superior! That breath!"

The guards spread the word of Gao Cheng's speech sentence by sentence, throughout the entire school grounds.

All the soldiers were so angry that even the soldiers of the Forbidden Army who were on duty far away from the Changhe Gate could hear the friendly greetings from the soldiers of the Jingji Army to Xiao Yan and Yi Hao as a whole.

After everyone vented their anger, Gao Cheng continued to speak:

"Liang people, Rouran people, we would like to see Xiao Wei rise again, we are afraid of you.

"People in Liang remembered Xiaowei's grand feat of drinking horses from the Yangtze River, and people in Rouran also recalled the ugly behavior of begging for mercy as a vassal of Xiaowei.

"So we colluded with Zhu Hunyuan and supported my shameful act of solidarity.

"We used our own wishful thinking to let the people of Kansai be driven by careerists to kill you brothers and sisters. When you are exhausted, we will go to the Central Plains.

"You know, no one will ask why you gave up Kansai.

"Soldiers! Once you give up Kansai and let Zhu Hunyuan sit in the coffin, then it will be Liangren and Rouran, and Zhu Hunyuan's minions will also attack you.

"We will abuse your wives and sons, enslave your children, and plunder your property.

"You are just fighting for Xiaowei's tiny unification! Fighting for more than [-] million people in the Kanto region! Fighting for the people of Xiaowei who are deeply trapped in the tyranny of Kansai! You are fighting for your homeland to be invaded!

"Only without realizing the slight revival of the country, the surrounding forces will kneel to you and show our respect.

"Soldiers! From Xiaomo to Chang'an, and then from Chang'an to Jiankang, an iron curtain surrounding the Kanto has descended.

"We seem weak, but behind that line are ambitious people with their own ulterior motives who care about their own gains and losses. You need to be afraid.

"In the Battle of Hanling, the destruction of Erzhu's 70 coalition forces tells you that there is no unbreakable alliance in this world.

"The Er and Zhu families are all blood relatives, yet they are suspicious of each other, let alone Zhu Hunyuan, Xiao Yan, and Ah Nan, who have always known each other.

"We gather because of profit, and we will also part because of profit.

"Then they need to show their bravery on the battlefield, let us see your intentions, and let us understand that obstructing Xiaowei's unification is killing ourselves.

"Today, you reiterated your original promise, in the process of pushing back the unification of the country, in the war with the Rouran people and the Liang people, the soldiers who died heroically, your family members will be taken care of;

"Soldiers who fought bravely, their merits will definitely be buried, and you will reward them with fields, houses, official positions, and property;
"Since the Gyeonggi Army became an army, how you treated them under the slightest care has never been more important to you.

"Now that we are fighting Yi Haodong again, if anyone on the battlefield obeys orders and retreats before the battle, he will not be subject to the military law, and it will also affect his family. That time, you will definitely tolerate it!"

After all, he threw his pocket to the ground viciously.

The school field fell into a short-lived mood, and then there was a burst of shouting like a tsunami:
"Willing to die for the little governor!"

"The little governor takes care of your wife and children, so why are you afraid of retribution!"

Gao Cheng immediately followed all the soldiers of the [-] Gyeonggi Army to rescue Southern Jingzhou.

The new Lord Zhu Hun, Chen Qingzhi, led the trilogy Baqian and guarded Luoyang with the imperial army under the command of Nanliang.

Before Gao Cheng put his successor Zhu Qinggong to death for beating and killing slaves, he immediately transferred Chen Qingzhi to Luoyang to take up the post of Yi Haodong.

Gao Cheng, who swore to be a master, has already settled down his family members, and I even greeted his wife Yuan Zhonghua who lives in Qinghe Prince's Mansion.

Therefore, there is only a low-ranking minister to see him off today.

Among them, there are no leading generals Nanliang and Zhu Hungong to Chen Qingzhi.

The first gate in the south east of Luoyang City, inside Kaiyang Gate.

Gao Cheng held Nan Liang's hand tightly and said with emotion:

"Cheng's expedition this time, Luoyang entrusted uncle, very lucky to have no uncle to preside over the front for you."

"But without you here, Ah Hui has no need to worry about the safety of Luoyang. Ah Hui must take care of his health. You are here waiting for the news of Ah Hui's triumphant return."

Nan Liang exhorted.

Low Cheng nodded, leaned closer and whispered loudly:
"If the father comes to Luoyang, please ask uncle to send the concubines to Yaoguang Temple for you."

Nan Liang froze on the spot when he heard the words.

After I realized it, Gao Cheng added another sentence:
"Chengxin married a concubine, and her sister is still living in Prince Anle's Mansion, please send her uncle to Yaoguang Temple, Wanmo let my father see you."

From Nanliang's point of view, it was absurd to still worry about those things after the expedition.

What's more, it is shameful to say that the son doubts the father.

But in the end it was the son of the same mother and sister, and the nephew of his own direct relative, so he could only nod in response.

Gao Chengwuru put a small stone out of my heart, and I went to Ke Chen Qingzhi again, and said sadly:

"I wanted to get together with Ke Yi Haodong for a while, but the military situation on the southern front is tense, so I can only reluctantly part with Ke Yuwentai."

After all, after waiting for Chen Qingzhi to reply, he took my hand and came to Yi Hao, and said to Nanliang:
"Uncle, Ke Yi Haodong is Cheng's confidant, he is trustworthy, if nothing happens, you can discuss with Ke Yi Haodong."

He turned his head and said to Ke Chen Qingzhi:

"Yi Haodong, leader Lou is Cheng's closest relative. To Cheng, respect and love are higher than his father's. Cheng is in the army, and he will serve Cheng with all his heart."

Nan Liang's words of respect and love because of Xiao Cheng are higher than that of his father, and he can be fierce for a long time.

But before Yi Haodong sent Gao Cheng away, he immediately wrote a private letter to his friend Liu Feng, the governor of Nanfen Prefecture, praising Gao Cheng's virtuous virtues and surpassing his father.

In Tongguan, Sima Ziru learned that Zhu Hunyuan had sent troops from Baxia to support Tongguan. He believed that Tongguan was difficult, so he crossed the north and went down to attack Huazhou (Huayin, Shaanxi) via Pujin.

Before discussing with Dou Tai and Lou Zhao, it was decided that Lou Zhao would be stationed in Hongnong, pretending to be a show of momentum, while he and Dou Tai went northward at night to attack Huazhou.

The governor of Huazhou at that time was the veteran Wang Wei.

Wang Wei is a native of Bacheng County, Jingzhao County (Xiaoli County, Shaanxi Province). The ancients called bears "Guan", and Wang Wei also lived up to that name.

In the first year of Xiaochang (525), the people of the eight towns launched a rebellion in northern Xinjiang and Hebei. Liang Jiang Sizhou Mu took the opportunity to retreat to attack Jingzhou. .

In the seventh year of Xiaochang (526), ​​the situation in the north became more and more chaotic. Sizhou Mu made a comeback and besieged Jingzhou again.

Until the seventh year of Xiaochang (528) when he withdrew from the siege, in the eight years, Wang Wei went through several fierce battles, and he must fight bravely.

In the seventh year of Yong'an (529), I was changed from Emperor Xiaozhuang to the governor of Qizhou, and I returned to Kansai.

Wang Wei is just a brave general. As a courtier in the era of Emperor Xiaowen, I used to be a civil servant. I was appreciated by Cui Liang because of my honesty in government, diligence in official affairs, and my temperament of hating evil.

If there is a mistake, it is Cui Liang who promulgates the age limit.

Such a character, Gao Cheng has admired for a long time, but my identity as a Kansai native is destined to be used by me at this time, and I occasionally sigh with embarrassment.

When Sima Ziru led the army and retreated to Huazhou City at night, Wang Wei didn't notice it at all. At this time, I was still sleeping soundly at home.

The ladders for repairing the city defenses stood in the city walls, and Sima Ziru even needed to use the siege equipment he carried.

The soldiers of the Eastern Wei Dynasty entered Huazhou City along the ladder, and the sound of fighting awakened Wang Wei.

Wang Wei knew that the invincible army was attacking the city at night, so I came in time to get dressed, with loose hair and bare feet, and I also knew where to find a wooden stick, and rushed out the door screaming.

Unexpectedly, the soldiers of the Eastern Wei Dynasty were frightened into the east gate, and Wang Wei was able to summon the soldiers and regain control of the gate.

Seeing that Mingming entered the city and was still driven out, the morale of the Eastern Wei Dynasty was immediately frustrated. Sima Ziru and Gao Huan's brother-in-law Dou Tai looked at each other in blank dismay, and finally had no choice but to stop fighting with hatred.

And Yi Hao, who was stationed in Hongnong, had fully learned the lesson of the next defeat, and only spread the flag widely, which was definitely out of the way, but it also made Zhu Hunyuan who was rushing to help Tongguan helpless.

It wasn't until I heard that Wang Wei attacked Sima Ziru and Dou Tai in Huazhou that I realized that I had fallen into Sima Ziru's scheme.

Rejoicing in my heart, I immediately sent an order to return to Chang'an.

Gao Huan, who was in Jinyang, learned about the whole battle, and also understood that although Sima Ziru had no strategy, he was really poor at leading the army.

That's why I stayed in Jinyang to succeed Chen Qingzhi as governor of Bingzhou, to advise me on military affairs, and to assist in the capture of Kansai.

Rouran, who was originally in the northern border without any changes, learned that before the Eastern Wei Dynasty entered the army, she also stopped her flag and drums.

And Yuan Jiyan also returned to Jiangling immediately.

That battle was not fruitless, at least Di Huan had felt the determination of Yi Rouran and Gao Cheng.

Going forward to attack Kansai, you will also be attacked by Rouran and Gao Cheng because you are prepared.

After setting off, Gao Cheng also expressed his attitude to Di Huan: there is nothing to do with Rouran from the north, but Xiao Liang from the south, who betrayed the alliance, must be punished.

Although I knew whether Gao Huan Wuyou felt offended by that sentence, I still refused Gao Cheng's request.

Therefore, when Gao Cheng learned of Yi Haodong's attack, I did not return to Luoyang with any of my troops. Instead, I made a detour and retreated eastward, heading straight for Southern Yanzhou, which originally belonged to the Northern Wei Dynasty and is now occupied by Gao Cheng, with the intention of regaining the old land.

　The big move has not been suppressed, and there are still at night.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)