Jiuxi

Chapter 516 Chapter 514 [Swallowing mountains and rivers]

Jingchao, Dadu.

Lead singer Tian Jue walked into the palace with steady steps and was led by the eunuch to Hanyuan Hall.

Emperor Jing was reviewing a memorial.

He and Li Duan have many differences, but they are very similar in their diligence.

Tian Jue was accustomed to this and waited quietly after saluting.

Emperor Jing closed the memorial, raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows, and said calmly: "Speak."

Tian Jue said: "Your Majesty, the Dingzhou battlefield still maintains the previous situation. Our army has captured several forts, but has not yet completely broken through the defense line set up by the Qi army in the Jishantun area. On Moyang Road, The main force of the Qi army was outside Yongqiu City. Prince Changshan did not lead his troops directly to Yongqiu. Instead, he mobilized his troops to launch an offensive from the east and west fronts, forcing Li Tianrun to divide his troops for rescue. The latest news is that Shu Bulie led more than 10,000 troops. They raided Cuiting City on the east line on foot and were forced back by the Feiyu Army led by Li Tianrun's daughter Li Bingxue. This shows that Prince Changshan's strategy may be effective. "

This is information obtained by the Chief Music Department on its own and has nothing to do with the military report.

Emperor Jing asked calmly: "After the news spread that Qing Yugong personally led the troops south, the main force of the Qi army did not withdraw south?"

It was not surprising that the Nan Qi Jing Army sent reinforcements to cross the river and go north. It was not surprising that there were only 30,000 troops. After all, the most important duty of the Jing Army was to protect the capital. In addition, in order to deal with the sudden invasion of Nanzhao soldiers and horses, Southern Qi had already asked Zhang Xu, another military minister, to lead tens of thousands of Beijing troops southward.

Emperor Jing narrowed his eyes slightly.

But in the eyes of Emperor Jing, Xiao Wangzhi was now stuck in Dingzhou, and there was only the Jingzhou Army on the western front of Moyang Road. Qing Yugong could completely launch a long-distance attack before Li Tianrun could react, and use elite cavalry to cut off the Jingzhou Army's retreat to the south.

The monarch and his ministers came to the giant topographic map of the world. Emperor Jing looked at Heluo City a little below the map, and his eyes slowly moved to Beiyan Moyang Road in the south. After a long time, he said: "Qing Yugong's caution is not wrong. , A veteran like Li Tianrun is the most difficult to deal with."

Tian Jue muttered: "Your Majesty, with Lu Chen's status and reputation among the Southern Qi frontier army, as well as the military talents he has shown in the past few years, there is really no need for the Qi Emperor to force him to stay with him, unless there is a border war. A more important matter. This incident and the previous intelligence confirm that Emperor Qi's current health is just an illusion, and his health is very likely to be in danger. In the opinion of the minister, Li Tianrun is taking the initiative to attack. Take advantage of Prince Changshan’s caution to gain enough advantages before Emperor Qi’s death.”

"I understand."

The emperor made this decision partly because the Southern Qi emperor was about to expire. When the opponent really died, the Qi army would inevitably shrink its defense, and by that time there would be no chance for a decisive battle in the wild. On the other hand, they did not want to see Qing Yugong continue to slowly preserve his strength, and wanted to force him into a brutal hand-to-hand battle with the Southern Qi Jingzhou Army.

Tian Jue was slightly startled. This decree seemed to contradict the emperor's previous words. Since he thought Qing Yugong's caution was reasonable, why did he force Qing Yugong to make a quick decision?

While he was thinking about it, he instinctively responded: "I obey the decree."

Emperor Jing turned to look at this loyal minister and said, "In the eyes of our Changshan County Prince, a head-on battle is not without hope of victory. He just doesn't want to fight the Jingzhou Army head-on. Even if he wins, the Xiashan Army and Fangcheng Army will suffer heavy losses. These two armies are the capital for him to gain a firm foothold in the court, and they are also the source of the Qingyu family's strength."

The implication was that he believed Qing Yugong should cut through the mess quickly and not give Li Tianrun and the Jingzhou Army a chance to bite back.

Emperor Jing continued: "Go to the south again and tell Qing Yugong face to face that I want him to deal with the Southern Qi Jingzhou Army within two months. It is best to send Li Tianrun's head to Dadu."

There was no strange expression on the king's face. He raised his eyes and looked at Tian Jue and asked, "Has the situation in Nan Qi Capital been confirmed?"

He was obviously paying attention to Tian Jue's last sentence, so he asked, "What do you think?"

Qing Yugong had already explained in his memorial the reasons for the slow marching speed. First, Yongqiu City was easy to defend but difficult to attack. Niu Cunjie was able to defend this big city, and it would be difficult for the Qi army to break through the city defenses in a short time. The second is that he wants to put Li Tianrun into a dilemma through the pulling of the east and west fronts, further weakening and damaging the morale of the Jingzhou Army.

Tian Jue said: "I was about to report to Your Majesty. Now it has been confirmed that Liu Shouguang, the Minister of Military Affairs of Southern Qi, personally led two troops of 30,000 people in the Beijing camp to go north to Jingzhou for support. In addition, Lu Chen has been staying in the capital of Southern Qi and has not left."

Emperor Jing naturally understood this hint. He stood up and walked towards the side hall, followed by Tian Jue.

Tian Jue responded: "Yes, Your Majesty."

Tian Jue immediately woke up.

Tian Jue lowered his head and said, "Yes."

Emperor Jing remained silent.

This is obviously not just a national war between Jing Qi, but also a game between the emperor and Qing Yugong.

There is no doubt that Emperor Jing has an absolute first-mover advantage.

Emperor Jing said: "This time you go south with the imperial edict."

Tian Jue responded knowingly: "I accept the order."

Going south with the imperial edict was completely different from the previous trip to Heluo. That time Tian Jue only conveyed his opinions to Qing Yugong on behalf of Emperor Jing. The latter still had room for bargaining. Although Qing Yugong did not do that in the end, he did not lead the troops quickly either. Go south.

This time Tian Jue went to Moyang Road with the imperial edict, and Qing Yugong had no room for perfunctory behavior, unless he wanted to offend Emperor Jing and be accused of evil intentions by Sa Gai and others who had been eyeing him.

A memory suddenly appeared in Tian Jue's mind.

That was more than half a month ago. Qing Yugong had someone send him a secret letter, politely begging the emperor not to marry Qing Yu Huaijin.

Emperor Jing gave the secret book to Tian Jue for reading, and at the same time agreed to Qing Yugong's request without much hesitation.

Tian Jue couldn't help but feel excited when he thought of this.

Because he clearly remembered that there was a faint smile on the emperor's face at that time.

Only then did he realize that the smile had a cold aura. …

Outside Yongqiu City, the Qi army camped.

In the handsome tent, Li Tianrun looked at the armor and sat in trance.

Although he and Xiao Wangzhi were not the kind of coaches with strong martial arts skills, they had the experience of leading troops into battle when they were young, but those were very distant memories.

Shi Liliangyu, the governor of Jingzhou, walked into the commander's tent and saluted: "Father."

"Is everything arranged?"

"Yes, father, all the soldiers will have a good meal today and recharge their batteries at night so that they can attack the city early tomorrow morning."

Li Tianrun stood up, walked to the big case, took out a sealed envelope, turned around and handed it into Li Liangyu's hand, and said calmly: "Send this memorial to the capital as quickly as possible."

Li Liangyu responded: "Yes."

Li Tianrun waved his hand, and Li Liangyu stepped back respectfully.

Early the next morning, the soldiers of the Jingzhou Army, led by their respective generals, pushed various siege equipment and formed an array outside Yongqiu City.

The big flag is hunting and fluttering in the wind.

Eighty thousand troops were ready to attack on the east, west and south sides of Yongqiu City, with murderous intent rising into the sky.

More than ten large formations were formed continuously in the bright morning light of early spring.

This scene made Yan Jun on the top of the city feel cold in his heart.

During the siege for more than half a month, the Yan army went from nervousness at the beginning to exhaustion later. Instead, they hoped that the Qi army could launch an siege, which would be better than enduring such endless psychological torture.

However, when the war came, many people felt fear again.

During this time, Niu Cunjie tried every means to strengthen the city defense and made detailed arrangements for the defenders on all sides.

He personally took charge of the south city, the general manager Zhu Zhen guarded the north city, and the deputy general managers Cao An and Zhao Yinghu guarded the west city and east city respectively.

Standing under the city tower, looking at the majestic Jingzhou Army outside the city, Niu Cunjie looked very solemn.

The Battle of Xifengyuan has become a scar in his heart. If he cannot defend Yongqiu, he will definitely become the biggest joke in the world.

Just when Niu Cunjie was suppressing his emotions and giving orders, a tsunami-like shout suddenly came from outside the city, spreading from the south to the east and west. The cheers of the Jingzhou Army's 80,000 men seemed to lift the sky above their heads. This made the Yan army on the city wall even more panicked.

Niu Cunjie hurriedly came to the wall. He looked southward, and then his expression changed slightly.

On the vast land outside the city, an extremely elite guard battalion was seen guarding a middle-aged general appearing on the battlefield.

In the clear sky, the middle-aged military general stood on horseback wearing armor, with two large flags standing behind him.

On the left it says "The Duke of Huai'an County of Daqi" and on the right it says "The Governor of Jingzhou".

Everyone knows that Li Tianrun, as the coach, will not go into battle in person, but as long as he appears on the battlefield in uniform, the Jingzhou Army officers and soldiers will get the greatest encouragement.

As the spring breeze blew past his eyes, Li Tianrun looked up at Yongqiu City in the distance and said word by word: "Beat the drum, march."

"Follow the order!"

The herald shouted with his face flushed.

The majestic and sonorous drums resounded between heaven and earth, and the various units of the Jingzhou Army stepped forward amidst the drums, moving forward indomitably!

……

On the twenty-second day of the first month of the fifteenth year of Qi Jianwu's reign.

Li Tianrun, the governor of Jingzhou, personally commanded an army of 80,000 and stormed Yongqiu City where 30,000 Yan troops were still stationed.

In this battle, under the command of Niu Cunjie and others, the Yan army's resistance was quite tenacious. However, when Zhu Zhen, the commander-in-chief of Moyang Road's military and horse capital, defected and the Jingzhou Anping army broke through Beicheng, the Yan army immediately fell into panic.

Xu Gui, who was extremely brave, led the Anping Army and rushed straight from north to south, crushing countless obstacles along the way and successfully seizing the south gate of Yongqiu.

The city's defeat was a foregone conclusion. Some Yan troops turned to street fighting, while others fled or surrendered.

When Niu Cunjie and dozens of soldiers were surrounded by the Anping Army and had to be captured, the remaining Yan Army generals finally lost the courage to resist.

Yongqiu City changed hands.

The news that Li Tianrun had conquered Yongqiu in one day was like wings, flying quickly to the north and south, reaching everyone's ears.

Like a raging fire that sets a prairie fire on fire, the whole world is shocked!
(End of this chapter)