Reborn in the late Northern Wei Dynasty

Chapter 475 Change
Li Yan was young and immature, with too little experience, Hou Mo and Chen Chong easily deceived his brother Li Yanbo into having correspondence with him in private.

But fortunately, Hou Mo and Chen Chong didn't look like they were about to report, so they finally felt at ease.

The window paper has been pierced, and the two stopped playing sloppy eyes, and agreed to pass on news to each other from now on, forming a secret alliance, and in the future, the Northern Qi will conquer Shu and welcome the Lord of Qi together.

Now there are powerful enemies outside, and monarchs and ministers fighting with each other inside, it is a sign of the country's subjugation, and it is not only Li Yan and Hou Mo Chen Chong who are looking for another way out.

Northern Qi and Southern Zhou are said to be the Huaishuo Group and the Wuchuan Group, but the Northern Qi did not lack people from Wuchuan who became officials, such as Hulu Qiangju, Hebayun and other sons.

Back then Gao Huan forced He Bayun to death, but he properly arranged for his sons and sent them to Luoyang to study with his sons. Either serve in the court, or serve in counties and counties outside.

That's right, after so many years of hostility, Huaishuo Xianbei and Wuchuan Xianbei have somewhat developed a bit of hatred, but this is not a deadly feud that cannot be resolved, especially Gao Cheng is known for his broad-mindedness.

As early as 30 years ago, the big guys all met in Hebei to revolt and jointly resist the rule of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Gao Huan also said to Xianbei, the six towns under his command, when he was in Xindu Jianyi:
'You and I are both guests in a foreign land, and we love the same family. '

And Gao Huan's first Western Expedition was defeated, and Yu Wentai was sent back to the Eastern Wei Dynasty to surrender, but he was also unwilling to slaughter the township party.

Now that everyone sees that the wrecked ship of Nanzhou is about to be silent, they are all trying to find a way out, and they are not afraid that Gao Cheng will not accept them.

Countless letters of surrender were sent to Hanzhong and Xiangyang, and were sent to Luoyang by Wei Xiaokuan and Li Yuan to present to Gao Cheng.

Looking at the familiar names, Gao Cheng finally understood that perhaps this war against Zhou did not need to start a great war.

Right now, Nan Zhou's heart is scattered, like a dilapidated house, it only needs to be kicked hard, and it will collapse.

So Gao Cheng resolutely adjusted his strategy and ordered Duan Shao, the governor of Jingzhou, to move to Hanzhong and become the governor of Liangzhou.

In addition, Hu Luguang was the general manager of Jingzhou, and he supervised the military forces of the four prefectures of Jing, Ying, Heng, and Hunan, with Gao Jishi and Hou Jing as his deputies.

Don't wait for next year's autumn harvest to launch a national war, but just after the autumn harvest of the tenth year of Zhaode (557).

Gao Cheng plans to use Duan Shao as the marshal of the march to the north, and enlist soldiers from Liang, Yong, and Qin prefectures, and prefectures and counties in total. There are another 20 soldiers in the prefectures and counties, a total of [-] troops, and they attacked Zhou in two ways.

This 20 army is not comparable to the previous battle against Chen, it is an elite force composed entirely of soldiers.

Considering that the attack on Shu might be inevitable, Gao Cheng mixed a large number of state and county soldiers.

Even if a large army of attacking Zhou consisted mostly of state and county soldiers, even if the number reached 20, it would indeed not be considered a great war for the Northern Qi Dynasty.

The military potential of the seven prefectures of Liang, Yong, Qin, Jing, Ying, Heng, and Xiang was not even fully mobilized, especially the two prefectures of Yong and Qin, which still retained considerable troops in Gao Cheng's plan to defend Tuyuhun and Turks.

Tuyuhun hadn't done much in recent years, but Gao Cheng wasn't sure that they would always be obedient, so he had to be on guard so that they wouldn't take advantage of Guanlong's emptiness and go east to plunder.

At this time, there was still some distance before the autumn harvest, Wei Xiaokuan and Li Yuan stepped up their contact with the internal staff, while Gao Jishi, Feng Zihui and others were also hurrying up to prepare for the battle.

At the same time, the infighting between monarchs and ministers in the Southern Zhou Dynasty did not stop because 16-year-old Yu Wenjue was deposed and killed.

Yu Wenyu, the heir to the throne, is Yu Wentai's eldest son. Now 24 years old, he is not a faint-hearted person, and he knows that the current situation should be united, but Yu Wenhu's existence makes him feel like a thorn in his back.

Especially after witnessing his third younger brother Yu Wenjue being killed by him, he doesn't want to be a puppet anymore.

Referring to Gao Cheng's past behavior, he might survive in his hands. After all, Gao Cheng did not make things difficult for Yuan Shanjian, Xiao Gang, Xiao Lun and others, and even spared Chen Baxian's family.

But he is willing to be a puppet for his cousin Yu Wenhu, fearing that he will kill him sooner or later.

Perhaps it is better to give to foreign enemies than to the psychological influence of family thieves, after all, foreign enemies may still save his life.

Yu Wenyu didn't care about the situation at all, and fought for power with Yu Wenhu in the court.

Previously, Yuwen Hu's abolition of the establishment and the killing of Yu Wenjue had already caused a lot of dissatisfaction. This time, he did not dare to play the cat like a tiger. If he really deposed two monarchs in succession, some troubles might arise.

But Yu Wenhu is also unwilling to hand over his authority. If he is really willing to give up, how can he violate Yu Wentai's last words.

Now that he had killed his master, he was even more worried that Yuwen Yuqiu would settle accounts and avenge his younger brother.

Yu Wenyu and Yu Wenhu vainly cared about state affairs, and fought endlessly among themselves, which also made most of the Southern Zhou civil and military lose their last breath.

On the twelfth day of September in the tenth year of Zhaode (557), just after the autumn harvest, Gao Cheng immediately promulgated an order to attack Zhou, and issued an edict to attack Zhou.

He ordered the two to recruit civilian husbands by themselves, and sent the tax and grain of Liang, Yong, and Qin to Hanzhong, and the tax and grain of Jing, Ying, Heng, and Xiang to Yiling to supply military supplies.

The call to action was sent to Shu, and before the Northern Qi army arrived, there were already rebellions in the Southern Zhou Dynasty.

The first to raise the banner of rebellion was Liang Guogong Mo Chenchong, who commanded one of the six armies, Hou Mochen's tribe. The passage from Yiling to Shu in the Northern Qi Dynasty.

Hu Luguang, Marshal of the South Marching Army, immediately dispatched general Xue Guyan as the vanguard to Chuzhou, and at the same time presented Hou Mo, Chen Chong, and Li Yan with the canonization edict that Gao Cheng had prepared.

Gao Cheng worshiped Marquis Mo Chenchong as the governor of Yizhou, made Xingyang the Duke of Xingyang, and Li Zang as the governor of Chuzhou.

Of course, these are only temporary appointments, for the bones of a thousand-mile horse. After the war, Gao Cheng will naturally conscript Hou Mo, Chen Chong, Li Yi and other descendants into the court.

Now that he has surrendered to Qi and received an official title, he has to contribute to it. After Hu Luguang's army is assembled one after another and stationed in Chuzhou, Hou Mo, Chen Chong and Li Yan will each lead their tribes as pioneers and approach the west.

Compared with Hu Luguang, who had Hou Mo, Chen Chong, and Li Zong surrendered, and progressed smoothly, Duan Shao, Marshal of the North March, was much more difficult.

The road to Shu is difficult and dangerous. Although there are occasional generals who offer their allegiance, there are also stubborn people who stick to the danger.

Seeing the invasion of the Qi army and frequent rebellions in the territory, Yu Wenhu immediately summoned Yuchijiong, He Lanxiang and others to discuss, and finally decided that He Lanxiang would strictly guard the northern pass, and then Yuchijiong would lead the army to the east to meet Hou Mo, Chen Chong, and Li Wei, and defeat the east. face the enemy.

(End of this chapter)