Reborn in the late Northern Wei Dynasty

Chapter 226 Father and Son Dispute
The evening breeze in February was cool, and the candlelight was flickering, making the faces of Gao Huan, Gao Cheng and his son alternately bright and dark.

The atmosphere cooled down because of Gao Cheng's resolute opposition to the increase in distribution and advance tax collection.

The two looked at each other solemnly for a long time, but no one was willing to back down. Gao Huan suddenly eased his expression, and sighed:
"Ah Hui's age is just right, so naturally I don't feel the urgency to be a father. I am old and time is running out. I am in a hurry to march west just to remove the thorns from the thorns for you."

"The father is the hero of the world, but the child is not a mediocre person. Last year when he went to the west, the father was killed by Xini first. As a son, he cannot see the father in danger."

If it was something else, Gao Cheng would have responded to Gao Huan's white-haired words to him, even if he was enlisted to repair the palace for personal enjoyment, Gao Cheng would have accepted it.

But it happened to be preparations for the Western Expedition, and Gao Cheng was unwilling to give in on this point no matter what.

The first Western Expedition failed, with surprises but no dangers. It was not unacceptable to seize Tongguan and Yubi and block Yuwentai at the cost of [-] soldiers and tens of thousands of civilians.

But let Lao Gao send another wave, who knows what will happen again.

It is impossible for Gao Huan to know Gao Cheng's true inner thoughts. He really thought that his good son was worried about his safety because of what happened last year, and said with a smile:

"The defeat of Shayuan was due to arrogance and unpreparedness. After this catastrophe, the three armies have the ambition to avenge their shame, without arrogance. The bee chrysalis marched westward, and they were crushed like powder. Ah Hui, don't worry."

Gao Huan has not realized until now that his problem lies in his lack of ability to command large groups of troops. This is not just him, including Yu Wentai and the current Gao Cheng, who do not have this ability.

In the Battle of Mangshan, Yuwentai's troops were evenly matched to Gao Huan's. Although Zhao Gui was holding back, the Eastern Wei's commander Gao Huan abandoned his army and fled for more than [-] miles.

In this case, the Western Wei Dynasty could still be beaten to almost annihilate the entire army.

To put it bluntly, they are not used to fighting for wealth, but to put it bluntly, both of them are just a strengthened version of Gao Cheng's favorite general, Hou Yuan, in the military.

Er Zhurong's evaluation of Hou Yuan was:

It is his strength that Hou Yuan designed changes when the opportunity arises. If the general public is involved, they may not be able to use them. '

So Hou Yuan was able to defeat tens of thousands of soldiers in Hanlou with [-] riders, and captured and killed the fortune teller Liu Ling with a thousand riders to help shock Hebei.

It's okay to apply Er Zhurong's evaluation of Hou Yuan to Gao Huan and Yu Wentai.

Looking back on the family history of the two, Gao Huan used two rumors to separate the Erzhu family during the Guang'e battle, forcing his forces to withdraw from Hebei.

The Battle of Han Ling had conspired with generals Hu Sichun, He Basheng, Du De and others of the Erzhu family for a long time.

However, Yu Wentai faced the three armies of the Eastern Wei Dynasty in the Battle of Xiaoguan, and chose to ambush Dou Tai, forcing Gao Huan's other two armies to retreat.

In the historical battle of Shayuan, he even used himself as a bait to lure the generals of the Eastern Wei Dynasty to advance aggressively, and only then did they win.

When the two soldiers were young, they were able to win by strategy, but when they were in a crowd, they faced each other with an upright and upright army, but they fought a muddle-headed Mangshan battle.

If it weren't for Peng Le's unfathomable mind and letting Yuwentai go, the Western Wei Dynasty would not only lose the elite of Xianbei, but also the country's subjugation would only happen overnight.

Of course, it is one thing to be clear in the bottom of your heart, but you can't say it on the face, otherwise Gao Huan will become angry with embarrassment, and if he can't say it, he will go his own way and have to prove his ability.

Gao Cheng tactfully persuaded:
"There are only 300 million people in Kanxi, but there are 2000 million people in Kanto. The soil is barren, and the products in Kanto are abundant.

"The father and the king used fine horses to garrison jade, and the boy sent soldiers to Tongguan, plowed in spring and harvested in autumn, and harassed and knocked on the pass from time to time.

"Even if the consumption is doubled, the land cannot be satisfied with production, and Yu Wentai is exhausted.

"In the impoverished land of Kansai, within a few years, the soldiers and the people will be exhausted, so what's the difficulty in flattening Kansai!"

Gao Huan's military strength is impressive, but his strategic vision is on the line. Gao Cheng made it clear that he wanted to compete with Yuwentai in national strength. This is indeed the safest strategy.

2000 million against 300 million, how could the flying dragon lose!
But Gao Huan's problem was that he couldn't wait for such a long time. The frequent headaches last winter made him miserable.

Come a few more times, Gao Huan is sure that he will walk ahead of Yu Wentai.

"Ah Hui, my father came from a lowly background, and with today's power, I shouldn't have extravagant hopes, but if I don't take a look at Chang'an, my father will die with regret."

Gao Cheng saw Gao Huan's firm attitude, and even said that he would not die in peace, so he had to emphasize his tone:

"Father, for his own selfish desires, disregarded all the people in the world, expropriated and extorted violently, but the army marched westward, and the consumption was not mentioned for the time being.

"Nowadays Yu Wentai is not without the power to fight, the outcome is hard to tell, if he repeats the defeat in Shayuan, Cheng fears that the world will fall, and the Kanto will be reborn in disaster.

"It was difficult for the father to start a business (participating in the Duluozhou uprising in 525). It took 13 years of hard work to get to where it is today, but he was in a hurry, regardless of putting the foundation in danger. I'm waiting for my family's life!"

Hearing this, Gao Huan's face turned from red to green and then to purple. If Gao Cheng had been caught and beaten in the past, but now his health is not as good as before, and Gao Cheng is already in his old age, so he can no longer be beaten at will.

In fact, Gao Cheng was indeed exaggerating. Gao Huan just wanted to increase taxes and levy money from the West, which was far from extortionate taxation.

But the truth is this, the Western Expedition is risky, and you need to be cautious when entering the customs. There is a perfect plan that can kill Yu Wentai, but you don't use it. You have to fight a wave and give it a chance. No wonder Gao Cheng's words are fierce.

"You don't believe I can pacify Guan Long?"

Gao Huan also stopped calling Gao Cheng by his nickname, and asked with a sullen face.

Gao Cheng looked calm, and asked:

"Is the father sure of victory?"

This question caught Gao Huan, because of He Bayue's death before the Western Expedition, even if Yu Wentai quickly wiped out Hou Mo Chenyue, and even Tongguan ambushed Dou Tai, Gao Huan still looked down on him a bit.

But the failure of the Western Expedition made Gao Huan face up to this opponent, whether it was giving up on the steady state, actively seeking opportunities for combat, or the result of that battle.

They all told Gao Huan clearly that after instigating Hou Mo and Chen Yue to kill He Bayue, he found himself an opponent who was not inferior, even surpassed He Bayue.

Now Yuwentai has no less than [-] soldiers, which is not enough compared to Gao Huan's Bingzhouhu.

However, Yuwentai could gather state and county soldiers to assist in the local battle, but Gao Huan could not bring a large number of state and county soldiers to the west.

One is naturally to guard against Nanliang and Rouran, and the other is that the finances cannot support such a large-scale army going west.

Gao Huan asked himself, with the lessons learned from Shayuan, he was indeed not sure of victory, so the question came back to what Gao Cheng said just now, whether he really wanted to make up for his regret by disregarding the dangers of his family business.

After a long time, Gao Huan asked:
"If I insist on raising taxes and collecting money from the west, what will Ah Hui do?"

"Father has a word first, Jinyang governs the army, Luoyang administers, the child's power comes from the father, if the father wants to interfere in government affairs, please remove the child's authority first."

Gao Cheng bowed solemnly.

　Also, stay up late tonight, one chapter at two o'clock in the morning, one chapter at four o'clock, one chapter at six o'clock, one chapter at eight o'clock, and don't sleep until you write [-] words.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)