Reborn in the late Northern Wei Dynasty

Chapter 446 Jingnan (4000)

With the full cooperation of the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of War, Northern Qi quickly dispatched supplies to aid Liang, and even thoughtfully transported them to Jingkou for Dongliang. Liang people only need to pick up the goods at Jingkou.

Xu Ling was not greedy for the scenery of the northern country, so he bid farewell at the right time, Gao Cheng did not force him to stay, and ordered Wei Shou to see him off on his behalf.

During this period, the long-awaited war between Jingnan and Lingnan finally broke out.

Xiao Lun in Jingnan was funded by the Northern Qi Dynasty, and his soldiers joined forces to fight for the rescue of his family, and he went south aggressively.

Xiao Ji in Lingnan entrusted all military affairs to the Prime Minister Chen Baxian, who led the army to resist.

There are five important passages across Nanling, namely Yuecheng Ridge, Dupang Ridge, Mengzhu Ridge, Qitian Ridge and Dayu Ridge, also known as Five Ridges, which are often used instead of Nanling Ridge.

In order to go straight to Guangzhou this time, Xiao Lun avoided the Yuecheng collar where Chen Baxian went north, but went south from Qitianling.

It's just that Chen Baxian didn't guard Yangshan Pass and other dangerous points, but allowed Xiao Lun to break into Lingnan, so the Northern Liang army was in full swing.

Xiao Lun was not aware of Chen Baxian's idea of ​​catching the turtle in the urn at first.

However, the supply line in Beiliang was stretched, and Chen Baxian encountered strong walls and cleared the fields along the way, unable to get supplements of food and grass on the spot. It was not until the soldiers were exhausted that Xiao Lun realized that Chen Ba first wanted to imitate Jiang Wei's way of defending Hanzhong, and tried to send his southern expedition The army swallowed them all.

Facing the reminder from the generals, Xiao Lun said contemptuously:
"Jiang Boyue collected troops and gathered in the valley, but he couldn't defend Hanzhong, what talent did Chen Baxian have, and he dared to imitate the old wisdom of his predecessors."

Xiao Lun's meaning was very clear. Jiang Wei tried to let the Wei army enter and wipe them out, but the winner was Zhong Hui. Now that he has encountered the same situation, he thinks he can get Zhong Hui's contribution.

It's just that although Xiao Lun studied history, he never studied the difference between the two.

It is said that Jiang Wei was guarding Hanzhong, but the actual strategic commander was Liu Chan, the empress of the Shu Han Dynasty. It was Hu Ji who guarded Hanzhong with Jiang Wei, who failed for no reason, which led to his previous defeat.

What's more important is that the imperial court has improperly employed people. With Uncle Jiang, who has long had the heart of rebellion, guarding the important town, there is a mistake in Hanzhong.

But now in Lingnan, although Xiao Ji is the emperor, Chen Baxian is widely popular, and all the generals strictly follow the military orders, stick to the city, and have never betrayed or surrendered.

I thought that the passes along the way that would go through fierce battles would go smoothly, but I never thought of the Nanling Mountains, but fell into the predicament of besieging the city in Shixing and other counties, and the grain road was often attacked by Chen Baxian. The soldiers complained endlessly. The military rations were gradually running low, and Xiao Gang finally had the intention to retire.

But as the saying goes, "close the door and beat the dog", it is easy to come in, but difficult to get out.

Chen Ba first ordered people to harass him day and night in order to delay Xiao Gang's retreat. When he stopped and stopped all the way, the army rations were exhausted, and the soldiers were exhausted, he personally led the army to intercept Xiao Gang outside Shanyang Pass.

Taking Hou Andu as the vanguard, he charged directly at Xiao Lun's army.

The army in Lingnan waited for work, but the soldiers in Jingnan were exhausted and lacked food and grass. Xiao Lun, the emperor of Northern Liang, only escaped with his own body. The army under his command either died or surrendered. Chen Baxian fought a battle of annihilation outside Shanyang Pass.

Xiao Lun fled back to Changsha City in embarrassment, worried that Chen Ba would go north first, and hurriedly asked Xiao Yi and Gao Cheng of Jiangzhou for help.

However, Jiangdong Xiao Gang was already restoring his military equipment at this time, and he often made detailed returns, which meant that he wanted to go west, so Xiao Yi did not dare to divide his troops.

On the contrary, Hou Jing, governor of Ezhou in the Northern Qi Dynasty, and Xue Xiuyi, governor of Yingzhou, learned that Xiao Lun's envoy had gone north to ask for help, and sent troops from Anlu and Jiangling to the south to help Xiao Lun defend Jingnan.

Regarding the outcome of this battle, Gao Cheng had expected it before. After all, Xiao Gang led the army on one side and Chen Ba took the lead on the other.

Therefore, Hou Jing and Xue Xiuyi were ordered early on to lead the troops southward if Xiao Lun asked for help.

But he never thought that he would be defeated so badly. Now that Jingnan's military power has almost collapsed, Xiao Lun had to forcefully conscript young men and impose exorbitant taxes. He hoped to rebuild the army, but the situation in Jingnan became more and more corrupt.

Revolts and thieves broke out in various parts of Jingnan, and Xiao Lun's decree could not even leave Changsha City.

Gao Cheng in Luoyang heard the news, summoned his confidantes and regular attendants to discuss, led Murong Shaozong to ride [-] southwards, helped Xiao Lun put down the rebellion, and at the same time actually controlled Jingnan.

And another edict was sent directly to Jiankang, asking Xiao Gang to send soldiers to Fujian to make a big splash, forcing Chen Ba to return to Guangzhou first.

As the saying goes, the son-in-law supported Jiankang with a large amount of supplies, and the father-in-law, as the son-in-law, had to follow Gao Cheng's wishes no matter what.

It's not that Xiao Gang never thought of resisting, after all, with so many armored weapons and bows and arrows, he inevitably mistakenly thought that he was backing up again.

But the ministers persuaded them and threatened them with the Northern Qi soldiers, so Xiao Gang asked his three leading confidants Wu Mingche, Liu Zhongli, and Wei Can for their opinions, but they all had the same opinion. favor.

As for the reason why Xiao Gang dared to divide his troops, it was also because Duan Shao's [-] troops defended him, and he was not afraid of Xiao Yidong going out.

Xiao Yi saw that Jiangdong's threat had gone for the time being, and he didn't have the idea of ​​attacking Jiankang. Instead, he planned to respond to Xiao Lun's previous request for help and go to Jingnan for a share.

It's just that the Northern Qi Dynasty had long regarded Jingnan as something in its pocket, Hou Jing quickly led his troops to move eastward, and it was difficult for the Xiliang army to enter, so Xiao Yi stopped his ambition.

Chen Baxian originally planned to contact Yuwentai to attack the Jingnan Qi army, but when he suddenly heard that Xiao Gang intended to attack Lingnan via Fujian, he had no choice but to retreat with hatred.

Passing through Shanyang Pass, Chen Baxian said with emotion to Hou Andu:

"Today's situation is like the six kingdoms governing the Qin Dynasty. One county is given away today, and one city is cut off tomorrow. With the limited land in the south of the Yangtze River, how can people's unlimited desires be filled? Why can't the members of the Xiao family join hands to prevent foreign aggression! "

Hou An didn't hesitate to speak, he said bluntly:
"If the other generation can be of the same heart, how can today's things happen."

In fact, both of them are clear that the Xiao family brothers know that they are fighting each other, but they have killed each other, it is nothing more than Gao Cheng's hypocrisy.

He used Yuan Shanjian as a horse bone, and convinced the Xiao family's children that even if they were controlled by the Northern Qi, it would be better than letting their brothers win the world.

After all, Gao Cheng would not want their lives, but these brothers want to cut off their descendants.

This is to give to outsiders rather than to family thieves.

Outside Shanyang Pass, there were no traces of the previous battle, only the two sighed.

Not long after Chen Baxian returned to Guangzhou, Jiangdong's troops threatening Lingnan also withdrew one after another.

In any case, capturing and beheading [-] people in Jingnan was a great victory. Under the hint of Chen Baxian's henchmen, Xiao Ji rewarded Chen Baxian for his meritorious service.

Things have come to this point, the process of usurping the throne is only left with the title of king, and the seemingly intimate relationship between Xiao Ji and Chen Baxian is also breaking down.

When Chen Baxian competed secretly with Xiao Ji, the puppet emperor, he did not forget to send envoys to Jiangzhou and Shu to make friends with them.

Supporting Xiao Ji before was just for fear of the Xiao family brothers attacking each other with all their strength. Now that Xiao Lun has been beaten and maimed, Xiao Gang is obedient to Jiangbei, and Xiao Yi is left alone to face the threat of Northern Qi. Naturally, he wants to seek help. It doesn't matter whether Chen Ba first usurped or not.

However, Yuwentai in the Shu region saw that the Xiao family was torn apart, and refused to allow Yuan Qin to be the king of the Liang Wei Dynasty. Instead, he re-raised the banner of the Yuan Wei Dynasty and proclaimed himself emperor in Chengdu.

As for Chen Ba first usurping Lingnan, Yu Wentai didn't care, what he needed was an ally who could fight Gao Cheng with him.

On August 552th of the fifth year of Zhaode ([-]), Xiao Ji secretly plotted to eradicate the powerful ministers but failed. Chen Baxian sent Hou Andu to lead the army into the palace, hanged Xiao Ji to death, and instead supported Xiao Ji's eldest son, Xiao Yuanzhao, as emperor.

Forced by swordsmen, Xiao Yuanzhao, with the merit of making a decision, named Chen King first for his father-killing enemy Chen Ba.

The news of Xiao Ji's death spread to the other three beams. Even though Xiao Gang and Xiao Lun clapped their hands behind their backs, they wanted to eat Chen Baxian's flesh and blood. After all, he killed his brother.

It's just that the rhetoric continued, but there was no move to send troops in the end. Gao Cheng's plan was to encroach on Jiangnan step by step. In his strategic plan, Lingnan was the last step after Shu.

Without Northern Qi's military and economic support, Xiao Gang and Xiao Lun could only show their teeth to Chen Ba first.

Xiao Yi, the only remaining member of the Xiao family brothers, remained silent the whole time.

Looking back at Jingnan again, after Murong Shaozong led his troops to the south, Hou Jing was still on the east side to prevent Xiao Yi from interfering with troops, while Xue Xiuyi sent troops to garrison the south bank of Yiling, blocking Yuwentai's east exit route, so that he could not join in the fun.

And Murong Shaozong was able to lead [-] cavalry and swept Jingnan.

How could those people who had just risen and had not been tempered by the flames of war compete with the elite of the Northern Qi Dynasty?

Xiao Lun originally wanted to execute all those who resisted, but Murong Shaozong got Gao Cheng's order before he went south, so he persuaded Xiao Lun to only kill the first offender on the grounds that there are few people in Jingnan and no more indiscriminate killings.

But Xiao Lun has a tyrannical temperament, he is not a person who can listen to persuasion, and he insists on doing things like punishing Lian. As long as he is a little self-aware, he will not offer poisoned wine to his father and brother in an attempt to poison them, and ascend to the throne by himself, and Gao Cheng also They will not control Jiangdong and Jingnan so easily.

In the beginning, it was Xiao Lun who jumped up and down and encouraged Xiao Yi to raise troops, which provoked this civil war between brothers.

Murong Shaozong saw that Xiao Lun was different from his elder brother Xiao Gang, and he was not willing to obey Luoyang's order. A riot broke out in Changsha City immediately. The Qi army entered the city and controlled Xiao Lun, but Murong Shaozong did not dare to abolish thing of standing.

He was very clear about his situation. It stands to reason that Murong Shaozong has made outstanding achievements, and he should have been the leading generals like Duan Shao, Hu Luguang and others, guarding one side.

In any case, he was Gao Cheng's confidant general for 20 years.

However, his close relationship with the Erzhu family makes Gao Cheng uneasy. The bottom line of King Gao is that he cannot let his sons develop power in the local area.

After all, no matter how powerful the DPRK and China are, if they want to cut them off, it is nothing more than sending imperial troops to knock on doors from house to house, but if it is a local power, civil war is a high probability.

Therefore, Murong Shaozong often led the army, but he never got the chance to go outside the town. When he returned to the Gyeonggi area, he had to hand over his military power obediently.

The emperor was secretly wary of him, so how dare he make his own claim to dethrone Xiao Lun, so he had to send a messenger to the north to ask Gao Cheng to make a decision.

After receiving the news, Gao Cheng considered that Xiao Lun's temperament was really not a good choice to be a puppet, so he ordered that his position as the king be abolished, and Murong Shaozong support his third son Xiao Ren in Chang'an.

Xiao Lun's eldest son, Xiao Jian, was executed by Xiao Gang together with Xiao Yi's eldest son after his incident. His second son, Xiao Que, was ambitious and appreciated by Gao Cheng.

But with Xiao Que's talent, he was not a suitable candidate for a puppet, so he surpassed him and supported Xiao Teng, who was of mediocre talent.

Of course, when Gao Cheng deposed Xiao Lun, he also intended to show him and Yuan Shanjian as horse bones, so he ordered Murong Shaozong to bring Xiao Lun, Xiao Que and his son to Luoyang.

And it was Gao Cheng's uncle She Digan who succeeded Murong Shaozong to lead the guard and control the Beiliang court.

After Xiao Lun came to Luoyang, Gao Cheng met him personally, and the two half-brothers finally met.

Gao Cheng granted Xiao Lun the Duke of Guiyang County, gave him a mansion in Luoyang, and gave him a copy of "Qi Lv", which did not completely restrict Xiao Lun's freedom, but when he travels, someone must accompany him to monitor him, so as not to prevent him from being Nausea from the South brings the North.

And because of the disintegration of Jingnan's own military power, Northern Qi's control over Jingnan is more thorough than that of Jiangdong.

If it is said that in Jiangdong, the courtiers of Jiankang had to beat the side drums, then in Jingnan, Gao Cheng's will was unimpeded, and the so-called Northern Liang was just a shell. It was smoothly incorporated into the Jiangbei system.

Previously, Chen Ba first plundered a large number of Jingnan people and moved southward, resulting in a vast land and sparse population, so Gao Cheng moved some people from the narrow and densely populated areas in Jiangbei, and the development of Jingnan area has been resumed.

At the same time, as production in Huainan and Jianghan areas has resumed, Gao Cheng is also determined to expand his troops.

The Northern Qi successively invaded Huainan, Jianghan, and Jingnan, and stationed troops in Jiangdong, but did not expand its military power.

It's just that there are too many places to defend, especially when 3 people are stationed in Jingnan. The shortage of troops has reached the time when it is necessary to expand the army.

After the autumn harvest in the fifth year of Zhaode (552), the treasury was able to breathe. Gao Cheng immediately issued an edict to expand the number of soldiers by [-]. The original number of soldiers was more than [-]. It was really difficult to support the defense system of Northern Qi. It's about stretching too long.

After all, the increase in the number of soldiers corresponds to the decrease in the number of state and county soldiers.

Gao Cheng has long since despaired of the combat effectiveness of state and county soldiers. The reason why he still maintains a certain number of state and county soldiers is to maintain local law and order and serve as auxiliary soldiers during wartime.

This expansion of [-] soldiers was not only limited to the Xianbei children in the six towns, but also opened to the Han people in the territory, and there were a lot of responders at once.

Among other things, being a soldier in the Northern Qi Dynasty was really well paid, and it is not the atmosphere of the Northern Song Dynasty now, and the soldiers are not thieves who join the army, and there is still a sense of honor in the army.

On the one hand, the source of soldiers is to select strong and strong people from the few state and county soldiers, and on the other hand, it is open recruitment, but there are requirements for innocence, age, physical condition, and skill level.

　There should be only this chapter today, and the missing [-] words will be filled in the day after tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)