Reborn in the late Northern Wei Dynasty

Chapter 439 Qi Army Garrisoned in Liang (4000)

All the ministries of the Northern Qi Dynasty crossed the river in an orderly manner. Because Gao Aocao and Peng Le defeated the defenders on the south bank, they were able to calmly organize their queues. Gao Cheng also brought his five sons to the south of the Yangtze River.

The [-] troops crossing the river regrouped, and Gao Cheng immediately dispatched troops to Xinting to re-establish camps where Xiao Lun and Xiao Yi had once garrisoned.

However, Xiao Lun and Xiao Yi, who were rushing to attack Taicheng, were defeated and returned. The Northern Qi successfully crossed the river and appeared behind them, and they were in a dilemma for a while.

Fortunately, Gao Cheng didn't let the two suffer for too long in the dilemma, and soon ordered Sanqi's regular attendant Wang Wei to come to Jiankang to meet the two.

"I am about in-laws with Master Qi, and we have formed an alliance together, so why are we reneging on our alliance today and pressing us against each other?"

Xiao Lun suppressed the anger in his heart, gritted his teeth and said.

The two kings sat side by side in the hall, and there were many knives and axes standing in the hall, and there was a tripod in the courtyard, sparks were flying, and smoke was billowing. Judging from this posture, if they can't satisfy the two, Wang Wei will be cooked.

It’s just that the person waiting to be cooked in front of the hall looked calm. Wang Wei knew that this was just an act of intimidation by Xiao Lun and Xiao Yi, and he would not end up like Li Shiqi anyway, so he replied calmly:

"My Majesty made an agreement with the king not to invade Jingnan and Jiangzhou. Now, at the invitation of Lord Liang, Chen Bing Xinting has not committed any crimes against Jingnan and Jiangzhou. Why does Your Majesty take responsibility for breaking the alliance?"

"Use tigers to drive wolves away. The wolves have run away, and there are only one tiger left. What can I do?"

Gao Cheng told the envoy that he had promised not to interfere with Xiao Yi's actions in Jiangzhou, and there was nothing he could do.

That night, the Qi army withdrew from Jiankang one after another. Gao Cheng divided his troops into 5000 troops and stationed at Shitou City in the northwest of Jiankang City, Baixia City in the north, and Jiangcheng City in the northeast. He himself led the army to move to Jingkou.

Xiao Gang had no choice but to meet Gao Cheng in front of the gate of Taicheng Palace.

After all, this is the point of the talk, now that they are in a dilemma, Xiao Lun and Xiao Yi have no other choice.

When Gao Cheng learned that the two agreed, he immediately ordered someone to give Wang Wei a credit. At the same time, to show his sincerity, he also sent some food and grass to Xiao Lun and Xiao Yi's army.

Xiao Gang handed the note to Xiao Daqi, and said with a long sigh of relief:
"That's all! Even if Gao Cheng betrays righteousness and goes to Luoyang, you and my father and son still have a chance to survive. If treacherous people enter the city, they will only end up with their blood cut off."

When Wang Wei returned to Xinting camp, the Qi army had already built a pontoon bridge on the Qinhuai River.

Xiao Ji didn't even need to discuss this matter with Chen Ba first, and directly refused.

Xiao Lun did not rush to agree, and continued:

But Xiao Lun is not happy anymore, Chen Baxian is still attacking the city in Jingnan, saying that everyone will return to their territories, so where can he go.

When Wang Wei met the two kings before, he mentioned that even if they returned to their territories and proclaimed themselves emperors, the Qi army would not interfere.

Although Gao Cheng's so-called suggestion of stationing Qi troops in Liang was outrageous, the situation was stronger than others, and Xiao Gang agreed to them one by one.

I also don't know how the officials of the Northern Qi household department who accompanied him calculated the calculations. In short, they paid 30 bolts of cloth and silk for Gao Cheng's southward military expenditure.

"This time the army went south, and the troops went on an expedition. There were many criticisms from the government and the public. My son-in-law didn't go to Jingnan, but just wanted to get a place in Jingkou, so as to block the long mouth of Jiangbei."

"I heard that Xiao Gang invited Lord Qi to send troops with Jingnan as a reward. If Xiao Ji retreats, how many counties will Lord Qi leave for me as shelter?"

The rebels crossed the Qinhuai River one after another and stationed in Xinting, while Gao Cheng, after the Northern Qi soldiers took control of Jiankang, took his five sons and walked into the city he had always dreamed of.

Xiao Gang, the emperor of Dongliang, was furious when he heard the news, and hurriedly sent someone to Jingkou to uphold justice to his son-in-law Gao Cheng who was admiring the rolling Yangtze River.

Gao Cheng promised all the promises made by Wang Wei face to face, handed over Jiankang City Defense to the rebels, and handed over the newly built Xinting camp to Xiao Lun and Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi coughed lightly, changed the subject and said:
"I don't know how Master Qi will solve the fight?"

Xiao Lun snorted coldly, and stopped talking, Xiao Lun continued:
"Master Qi is determined to help Xiao Gang?"

Of course Xiao Gang disagreed. After a lot of bargaining, Gao Cheng finally stationed 5000 infantry in each of the three cities, and left 5000 in Jingkou, making a total of [-] troops. The food and salaries of the [-] soldiers were all provided by Nanliang.

As soon as Wang Wei spoke, Xiao Lun laughed angrily:
"So, I have to thank Master Qi."

"My Majesty is willing to let go of the road, so that the two kings will return to their teachers, and the two kings will return to their territories. Even if it is to proclaim the emperor and build a country, my lord will not intervene."

Crown Prince Xiao Daqi welcomes his relative Gao Cheng into the palace, but Gao Cheng does not go to Taicheng, insisting that Xiao Gang go out of the city to meet him.

Therefore, before handing over the city defense with Xiao Lun and Xiao Yi, Gao Cheng deliberately read out the military discipline again, prohibiting soldiers from looting.

"The son-in-law is here only to mediate the war in the south of the Yangtze River, and has no intention of occupying the magpie's nest. After this meeting, I will withdraw from Jiankang and ask Weng Zhang to organize an army and take over the city defense."

Let's talk about Xiao Lun and Xiao Yi, the two of them received the pardon edict and were happy to be teachers, while in Jiankang City, the nobles who had been raised by Xiao Yanen for nearly 50 years suffered.

When Xiao Yi returned to Jiangzhou, he entered and exited like the emperor, and planned with his subordinates to become emperor and stand on his own.

At the same time, Gao Cheng also spoke out in Jiankang. Now that the war in the south of the Yangtze River has finally stopped, if Chen Baxian dares to risk the world's displeasure, insists on breaking the hard-won peace, and continues to provoke wars, the Qi army will also fight against Liang Zhu's rebellion.

Chen Baxian was alone for a long time, and after a painful psychological struggle, he finally said the word "retreat" to the generals.

It's just that I didn't expect that I came here as a reinforcement.

Seeing that the soldiers of Qi entered the city without committing any crimes, there were quite a few bold Jiankang people crowded along the roadside, competing to watch the Northern Qi emperor.

It would be inappropriate to chant this poem again at this time.

The content of the peace talks between the Southern Liang and the Northern Qi also spread to the army, and the generals despised the Jiankang court and bowed their knees to the Northern Qi, clamoring to support King Wuling (Xiao Ji) as the emperor.

The two discussed again on the number of garrisons. Gao Cheng opened his mouth and wanted to garrison [-] troops in each of the three cities of Shitou, Baixia, and Jiangcheng. He also stationed [-] soldiers in Jingkou, and deployed [-] troops around Jiankang. .

Before Xiao Gang could be happy, Gao Cheng said again:

In fact, for Gao Cheng, to gain a firm foothold in Jingkou and the three cities of Jiankang, Jiangdong has long been in his pocket, so why bother to exchange political reputation for the land he must win.

The soldiers under his command were not as good as Bei Qi in terms of land warfare. During this period of time, they continued to storm Taicheng, and the soldiers were exhausted after a long battle, so they had to agree to suspend the offensive against Taicheng.

Xiao Gang sent [-] bolts of cloth to Jingkou on the second day as promised. Gao Cheng didn't care how much blood was stained on these cloths. If he stood in the wrong team, he should have paid the wrong price, not to mention that he didn't kill the person.

Of course, King Xiao Gao has always been warm-hearted. He suggested that if Xiao Gang raises troops to march west, he would be willing to defend Jiangdong for him, and would never take the opportunity to invade.

Xiao Gang believed that Gao Cheng would not take advantage of him by sending troops to seize it. After all, if he really wanted to break his promise, he could send himself to Luoyang when he entered Jiankang.

"In order to prevent the rebels from breaking their promises, I will station troops in Shitou City, Baixia City, and Jiangcheng City to defend Weng Zhang and build health. Since the sergeants serve Weng Zhang, weng Zhang will provide food and salaries.

"My son has always heard that the Lord of Qi has great trust, and now he is invited to rescue and seize his family's property. This unjust act is not the king's doing."

Because Gao Cheng urged for the first [-] bolts of cloth and silk, and at the same time, in order to retaliate against them for defecting to the rebels, in Jiankang City, the gentry wailed all over the place, Xiao Gang ransacked more than ten houses in a row, and the property he got was far more than what Gao Cheng asked for the first time. A sum of [-] bolts of silk also allowed Xiao Gang's treasury to recover.

At the beginning, Tuoba Tao, Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty, drank horses along the Yangtze River, burned, killed and looted along the way, which made the northern army have a bad reputation in the eyes of Jiangnan people.

But Xiao Gang is also lucky. Gao Cheng is such an enthusiastic and good son-in-law. He proposed to Xiao Gang that there were many courtiers in Jiankang City who were attached to Xiao Lun and Xiao Yi before. It is possible to ransack the homes of those people to make up for the shortfall of Northern Qi's troops.

He also said that if Xiao Gang doesn't do it, he can do it for him. No one is more experienced than him, Xiao Gaowang, among the local tyrants of the rich family of scholars.

After all, he ignored the defense of Taicheng and went straight back to the deep palace.

Gao Cheng dismissed Duan Shao from his position as Inspector of Hezhou, and was appointed general of Jingkou Township, commanding [-] troops stationed in Liang Qi.

Wang Wei was very clear about Xiao Lun's situation, and he proposed:

After the two exchanged polite greetings, Gao Cheng's first sentence dispelled Xiao Gang's biggest worry:

"No, everyone in the world knows that my lord doesn't like to fight, and he only likes to fight for people. Now I'm invited to go south, but I just can't bear to see my brothers kill each other. Li and Shu have suffered from wars, so I came here to mediate."

In any case, Jiangshan Sheji was preserved in the end.

By agreeing to Gao Cheng's conditions, Xiao Gang can be said to measure Jiangdong's material resources and win Gao Cheng's favor.

But before Dongliangshan was defeated, the morale of the army has never been restored, and it is okay to defend the city. If you really want to send troops to Jiangzhou, I am afraid that most of them will have to flee halfway.

The monarchs of the two countries stamped their seals on the draft peace agreement, Xiao Gang consciously fell into a trance for a while, and was able to stand firm only with the support of the prince Xiao Daqi.

Xiao Gang hastened to take care of the matter himself. If Gao Cheng was to do it for him, who knows what scope he would use to expand his scope of attack in the name of this.

On September 26, Xiao Yi proclaimed himself emperor in Xunyang, and the name of the country was still Liang, but in order to distinguish the Jiankang court, it was called Xiliang.

When Xiao Lun returned to his teacher, many cities in Jingnan became empty cities with few people inhabited. The war after Lingnan laid the groundwork.

But regarding what Gao Cheng said, asking him to subsidize the expenses of the Northern Qi's dispatch of troops, Xiao Gang expressed that he was powerless. Before defending Taicheng, he had opened up the national treasury and rewarded the soldiers, so there was no money left for King Gao.

Xiao Gang, who had been looking forward to the reinforcements, heard that the Qi army was approaching, and was unhappy instead of worried. He sighed with Xiao Daqi:

Besides, Chen Baxian was in a difficult situation after receiving Xiao Gang's edict ordering the withdrawal of troops and Gao Cheng's threats.

The Lingnan army retreated, but when Chen Baxian ordered the retreat, he ordered the soldiers to go south with a large number of people and supplies, and most of the people in Jingnan were taken to Lingnan by him.

Crown Prince Xiao Daqi saw the retreat of the rebels who besieged Taicheng, and hurriedly reported the good news to his father Xiao Gang.

The big guy went north, and the territory he had finally built was abandoned just because of an edict. The soldiers were naturally unwilling, but because of Chen Baxian's prestige in the army, he faithfully implemented his retreat order.

Since Gao Cheng did not send troops, Xiao Gang issued an edict to Xiao Ji, ordering him to attack Xiao Yi.

"The envoy of Jiankang did say this, but my lord ignored it, because he had no intention of going to Jingnan. At the beginning, the envoy made an alliance with the two kings, and the words were still in my ears. How could I lose faith in the world because of one Jingnan. After my lord crossed the river, the village Yu Xinting, instead of going west to Jiangzhou, is a clear proof! If King Shaoling's return is blocked, my lord is willing to fight the rebellion together with the king."

Of course, Xiao Gao Wang also sympathized with his father-in-law who could not afford so much at the moment, so he relaxed the payment conditions. The first batch of payment was 20 pieces of cloth and silk, and the remaining [-] pieces were paid in four years, and [-] pieces of cloth and silk were transported across the river every year.

Wang Wei's words really moved Xiao Yi's heart. Now that Taicheng is not under, the Qi army is like a thorn in the back, and the army has no fighting spirit. It is better to withdraw to Jiangzhou, proclaim the emperor in Xunyang, and become the emperor in Jiankang. no difference.

Afterwards, Gao Cheng promised face to face outside Suzaku's gate, and privately encouraged him, so he was even more confident.

On the same day, Xiao Gang issued an edict to pardon Xiao Lun, king of Shaoling, and Xiao Yi, king of eastern Hunan, and let them belong to each other. He also ordered Chen Baxian to return to Lingnan immediately, otherwise he would be punished as rebellion.

Wang Wei made a vow, and finally convinced Xiao Lun and Xiao Yi, and agreed to hand over the war to Gao Cheng for mediation.

"Father! The offensive outside the city has stopped! The Qi army must have crossed the river!"

After all, the generals also knew that facing the double threat of the Jiankang court and the Northern Qi Dynasty, they had no choice but to be soft.

"My Majesty will lobby Lord Liang, issue an edict to Lingnan, and order Chen Ba to retreat first. If Chen Ba retreats first, King Shaoling (Xiao Lun) will return to Jingnan. If he resists the order and does not respect it, King Wuling (Xiao Ji) will rebel. , order the world to discuss it together."

The next day, the people of Jingkou were organized to move to Jiangbei, and the same number of people from Jiangbei went south. The families of the garrison troops also moved from Luoyang to Yangzhou, Huainan.

It's just that the Emperor of Northern Qi was very cautious, sitting in the carriage, no one could see his true face.

On the third day of September, Gao Cheng led the army across the Qinhuai River and met Xiao Lun and Xiao Yi at Zhuquemen.

While the father and son were whispering, while the rebels were retreating, someone outside Taicheng shot an arrow and reported the news to the Qi army and even Xinting.

Xiao Daqi comforted:

At the same time, Xiao Gang promised to reduce the size of the Jiangdong Navy, the Jiangdong Navy would not go beyond the east of Jingkou, Xiao Lun and Xiao Yi would not be held accountable, Nanliang became a minister to Qi, and Chen Baxian was ordered to return to the army and a series of harsh conditions.

The post of governor of Hezhou will be taken over by She Diqian, and governor of Shouzhou will be transferred to a civilian position.

Since Gao Cheng came to power, he has been thinking about crossing the south of the Yangtze River all the time, and even planned to borrow a poem from Yan Liang after he entered Jiankang City:
"Wanli car books are all mixed up, how can there be no other borders in the south of the Yangtze River?"Raise a million troops on the West Lake, and immediately reach the first peak of Wushan Mountain. '

They didn't understand why Gao Cheng let go of this opportunity to seize Jiangdong. Is the so-called faith really so important?

The reason why the troops were dispatched in response to Xiao Gang's edict was that Jingnan was empty. Now that Xiao Yi has returned to his teacher, Jiangzhou's soldiers are strong and strong, so he was stupid to provoke trouble.

What's more, Xiao Lun is now in Jingnan all day long to organize the army and threatens to go south for revenge, so he will not accept this job.

Xiao Ji did not respond to the edict, so the Jiankang court had no choice but to pretend to be deaf and dumb, never mentioning Xiao Yi's proclaiming emperor.

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