Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 698 The Wind Rises

Fancheng camp.

A group of cavalry galloped into the city. The two leaders were young but extremely skilled in equestrian skills. After the horses entered the camp, their speed did not slow down. The cavalry had already thrown off their saddles and dismounted, landing firmly on the ground.

The same goes for other cavalrymen.

Although the Heiyun Army is divided into infantry and cavalry, the infantry are also equipped with war horses, and their horse skills are no worse than those of the cavalry.

As soon as the war horses were taken away by the auxiliary troops, a messenger came, "General summons Lieutenants Li and Meng!"

Li You and Meng Kuan looked at each other and felt that today was a little strange.

"Just the two of us?" Meng Kuan said in a rough voice.

"General has been waiting for a long time." The messenger was very capable and didn't say a word nonsense.

The two had no choice but to follow the messenger to the central military hall.

Qin Biao also had a few strands of white hair on his temples, but he had been leading troops all year round and had more power. A look in his face could make people shudder. He waved the others to leave, then took out the yellow silk and said, "Your Majesty's order."

The two of them were shocked and bowed down on one knee.

"The second prince Li You was made King of Qin. Together with generals Qin Biao, Mi Jin and Meng Kuan, they selected three thousand elites and sealed the north of Tianshan Mountain."

Of course, the edict was not so concise, but Qin Biao's style was always concise and he never talked nonsense. He didn't even open the edict and gave it directly to Li You.

Li You looked dazed, as if he hadn't come back to his senses.

"Greetings to His Highness the King of Qin!" Qin Biao bowed down on one knee with unusual simplicity.

Li You was excited and rushed to help Qin Biao, "General Qin doesn't have to be like this."

Although the two of them were superiors and subordinates, Qin Biao certainly couldn't turn a blind eye to a prince in the army and took care of him secretly.

Li You knew it, he just didn't say it.

Meng Kuan on the side stood up and laughed loudly, "King Qin, we still seal the Western Region, Ayou can show off his talents!"

Qin Biao raised his eyebrows, glared at Meng Kuan and scolded: "There must be no distinction between superiors and inferiors in the army. Just now, His Highness and you were both captains, and there were no taboos. Now that His Highness is the king and you are a minister, how can you be so rude? Who is here? , drag him out and beat him with twenty army sticks!"

"Wei!" Immediately, two strong-backed guards opened the tent and entered.

"General..." Li You couldn't bear it. After all, the two had been inseparable for many years, and they were brothers and sisters.

Meng Kuan was also stunned for a while.

"Drag him out!" Qin Biao's face was as serious as iron. "The king is the king, and the minister is the minister. They cannot be confused. Anyone who dares to do this will be killed without mercy!"

Before Li You could persuade him again, the guards had already dragged Meng Kuan out and started beating him outside the tent.

Meng Kuan said nothing, Qin Biao also said nothing, and the hall fell into silence.

Meng Kuan was brave and good at fighting. He had risen to prominence in the army in the past few years. Coupled with his relationship with the emperor, he was indeed a bit arrogant. However, no matter how arrogant and unruly he was, he would not dare to make a mistake in front of a murderous general like Qin Biao.

He was beaten honestly.

After a moment, Li You seemed to have figured it out and said, "Thank you, General, for your advice."

Qin Biao's rock-hard face still showed no expression, "If your Highness has nothing else to do, you can pack your bags and leave in two hours."

"So fast?" Li You was slightly surprised.

"Military orders are like mountains!" Qin Biao showed the ability of a soldier from the inside out. He always regarded military orders as his life and did not even look at his family members in Luoyang.

But at this moment, there was a rush of footsteps outside the tent, "General, urgent report from the south!"

"Enter!"

The door curtain was opened, and the scouts who were tired of the journey bowed before Qin Biao, "Huan Wen led 20,000 elites down the river, Jiangling Yu Miao and Yu Youzhi summoned their old troops to rebel, the Wuling barbarian Wen Lu responded, and the Changsha demon thief Li Hong led the people to rise up! "

A few years ago, Huan Wen failed in his first northern expedition to Hefei. In order to establish his authority, he abolished the establishment and took the opportunity to eliminate dissidents.

The Yu family, who had important influence in Jingxiang, was falsely accused of assisting Sima Xi, the king of Wuling, in his rebellion. The Yu family was brutally purged. Yu Qian and Yu Rou, who were living in the temple, were imprisoned by the court captains and beheaded. Yu Yun drank poison and committed suicide. Yu Xize, Yu Miao and Yu You fled into Hailing Pize.

The once prosperous Yu family in Yingchuan suffered a major blow and was almost wiped out.

The hatred with Huan Wen is as deep as the sea.

You must know that Huan Wen once served as the forward commander under Yu Yi. The two had a good relationship and were both involved in the Jiangdong celebrity circle.

The reason why Huan Wen came to power was because the Jiankang court was afraid of Yu from the upper reaches and instead supported Huan Wen, who was acceptable to both parties.

Without Yu's nod, Huan Wen couldn't go up. Now that he has gone up, he will be the first to attack his old boss's family...

Blood revenge was popular in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Back then, Huan Wen killed his father's enemy with his own hands. Now, the Yu family followed the script and came to take revenge.

At that time, Yu Yi was in charge of the military affairs of the six states, the general of Anxi, and the governor of Jingzhou. His power was no longer that of Huan Wen's today, and a large number of old people were scattered between Jing and Hunan.

Now that the time is ripe, and the mysterious power is threading the needle, it will be a matter of course.

This time, the fear of chaos was quite large. Wuling Man Wenlu had 5,000 barbarian soldiers, Changsha thief Li Hong gathered more than 20,000 people, and the Yu family invested all their wealth, gathering more than 10,000 soldiers, and also received the secret support of Jingxiang powerful people. .

The three forces cooperated with each other and responded to each other. Even if Huan Wen returned to the army immediately, it would be impossible to pacify the three groups in a short time.

"Is there any movement in Xiangyang?" Qin Biao's eyes lit up.

Xiangyang and Fancheng face each other across the Han River. They have not been able to capture them for so many years, and they have always been upset.

The military achievements of Liang Jun in Jingxiang line have also been stagnant for many years.

Seeing other Pao Ze either conquering Guanzhong, subjugating Liangzhou, or venturing into the Western Regions, the Liang army in Fancheng naturally felt pressure.

"Huanhuo is in the city and no one is making trouble."

"What a pity!" Li You screamed secretly.

Qin Biao's expression became more and more excited, "If Jiangling, Wuling, and Changsha rebel, Xiangyang's power will inevitably be divided. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Send an order to the entire army to attack Xiangyang immediately! After six hundred miles, hurry up and send a letter to Luoyang on Pegasus, asking for reinforcements."

Opportunities are not always available.

In recent years, Xiangyang's strategic position has become more and more prominent, and Huan Wen personally guards the place.

Now Huan Wen leads his army south to threaten Jiankang. If he misses this opportunity, he doesn't know when he will wait in the future.

"General, the imperial edict..." Li You reminded.

"Think of priorities. Take Xiangyang first and capture Jingzhou." Qin Biao became energetic.

To break the North-South confrontation, the key lies in Xiangyang, in this battle.

As a general of the Liang Kingdom, Qin Biao still had some discernment.

The whole Fancheng suddenly became busy.

The sound of war horses neighing and armor clanking came like a tidal wave.

On the upper reaches of the Han River, large and small warships and rafts cover the river surface.

Mi Jin from Xincheng County upstream also came after hearing the news.

Xiangyang also reacted very quickly. There was a Han River between the two sides. Standing on the city wall, the soldiers with good eyesight could roughly see each other's movements.

After hearing the news, the navy of the Jin army downstream sent more than 300 large and small warships upstream.

The Han River flowed, war drums roared, and countless Jin troops walked onto the city wall carrying bows and crossbows.

A big war is about to begin.

(End of this chapter)