Chapter 46: The war is three months in a row (two)

The fierce battle at Hulao Pass is in full swing, and Li Yanqing has returned to Gong County to pay close attention.

However, he was not concerned about Li Mi, but Wang Shichong, who was in Luoyang. In Yan Qing's view, Xu Shiji guarding Hulao Pass, supplemented by Su Dingfang and Pei Xingyan, was enough to resist Li Mi's hundreds of thousands of troops. Don't think that the Wagang army has 200,000, which is a group of mobs after all. Although Xu Shiji only had tens of thousands of people, he was backed by a million people in Xingyang County, and there were also plenty of supplies in Luokou Cang.

Want to break through the Hulao Pass?

It doesn't seem to be an easy thing...

Li Yanqing remembered that when Li Mi was the strongest, there were less than 500,000 soldiers. And that happened only after he captured Xingyang County and captured Luokou Cang. Li Mi's fortune originated from Xingyang County. Now that Xingyang County has not yet been captured, Li Mi's 200,000 people should have reached the limit, and even has a certain amount of water.

Therefore, Yan Qing didn't care much about the safety of Hulao Pass.

What he cared more about at this time was what actions would Wang Shichong in Luoyang have taken. With his understanding of Wang Shichong, this person is good at capturing opportunities.

Xingyang County is facing attacks from hundreds of thousands of troops, which seems to be in danger on the surface.

If Wang Shichong was smart, he would definitely use the excuse to rescue Xingyang and send troops to Xingyang County. What Li Yanqing had to do now is to keep Wang Shichong out. He must not let him enter Xingyang County with one army or another, otherwise it would cause a huge disaster in Xingyang.

In fact, Wang Shichong did react.

On the third day of the Battle of Hulao Pass, Wang Shichong submitted a report to the court, requesting troops to send troops to Xingyang to assist Yang Qing in resisting the attack of the Wagang Army.

Now, there is no conclusion yet.

Therefore, if Wang Shichong wants to send troops, he must report to King Yang Tong of Yue to know and obtain the consent of the three left-behind assistant ministers. Duan Da supported Wang Shichong as always, and said that Xingyang has a great relationship with the Eastern Capital and must not make any mistakes. A capable person needs to be in charge of Xingyang.

Little did he know that his words annoyed Yuan Wendu.

Yuan Wen is considered Yang Qing’s uncle in terms of seniority. Isn’t your Duan Da saying that my nephew has no ability?

Therefore, before Lu Chu came out to stop him, Yuan Wen stole it, "General Duan's words are wrong. The governor of Xingyang County, Yang Qing, was a royal family member, and was loyal to the court. Since leaving Xingyang County, although he had suffered repeated military affairs, he has been safe in Xingyang County. At the same time, he also managed Xingyang to benefit and eliminate the Great Cold. There were countless refugees in various places, and riots continued. However, Xingyang County had not had any turmoil.

May I ask General Duan, is this not an evil ability?

Furthermore, under the jurisdiction of Xingyang County, the five military prefectures of the Right Guard were all brave and brave. Among the five generals, Xin Wenli was old and persistent, Xu Shiji's family background, Li Yanqing and Li County were even more experienced in battle formations. Since his birth, he has never been defeated and was called Li Wudi in Xingyang. As for Zhang Jixun and Zheng Weishan, they were all loyal and upright people. These five people were all under General Duan. Could it be that General Duan was saying that those who came from the Right Guard were all mediocre? If this were the case, would these five people be able to occupy a high position? Isn't it the fault of the Right Guard?"

"Ah...this...Yuan Taifu, this is not what it means."

Duan Da opened his mouth and blushed, but he didn't know how to refute Yuan Wendu.

He didn't question Yang Qing, but just wanted to take this opportunity to help Wang Shichong control Xingyang County.

Nowadays, Wang Shichong is the most powerful and has the most powerful force in the Heluo area. Although the Jiangdu side has not decided who will serve as the position of Henan ambassador for arrest, in Duan Da's opinion, it is only Wang Shichong. It is natural to let him control Xingyang first and then wait for the imperial court to come out. Taking a step back, even if he does not become the envoy for arrest, he can take this opportunity to grow stronger.

Duan Da was thinking well, but the problem was that he touched Yuan Wendu's bottom line.

Lu Chusen smiled, "What does that general mean? Could it be that looking at Dongdu, is it only Wang Shichong who has the ability?"

"Lones, you should know that I did not mean that."

Lu Chu is now appointed as the Inner Shi Ling, the Left General, the Left Secretary, the Left Chief, the Right Guanglu Dafu, and the Duke of Zhuo County. In terms of titles, he is one level higher than Yuan Wen; in terms of official positions, he and Yuan Wen are both equal. Both of them are also higher than Duan Da...

"I don't know what you mean.

I only know that there are countless capable people in Luoyang City. Not to mention the distance, Pei Renji, the general of the Right Supervisor, can Wang Shichong compare with him, regardless of his background or ability? Wei Jin, the Minister of Revenue, was the descendant of Wei Gong Xiaokuan, and his family background. Can Wang Shichong compare with him? Wei Deshen, the general of the Right Supervisor, traveled thousands of miles, crossed the river from Wuyang County to assist the Eastern Capital. He has a deep virtue. Even the local people in Luoyang praised him. Can Wang Shichong compare with him?

Not to mention General Hu Ben Pang Yu and Huo Shiju, who is not a veteran of all kinds of battles and has outstanding military achievements?

Why is it that Wang Shichong the general's eyes? I really want to know the mystery of this, so I would like to ask the general to solve my doubts."

All the civil and military officials in the court all stood up at Duan Da.

Pei Renji snorted hard and then closed her eyes, as if she didn't want to see Duan Da again.

Duan Da was hard to tell at this time. He was a great general and was very few to kill enemies in battle, but his words were not as good as Lu Chu and others.

Fortunately, Yang Tong is a gentle and heavy person, and he can't bear to see Duan Da too embarrassed.

So he spoke, "The emperor's uncle has not sent anyone to ask for help now, which means he is confident enough to protect Xingyang County. Since this is the case, there is no need to send troops to Xingyang. However, what Duan Qing said is not unreasonable. Although the emperor's uncle has not asked for help, we must guard against it. He ordered Pang Yu and Huo Shiju to lead their troops to guard the south of the Mangnan to reinforce Xingyang at any time; Wang Qing stationed in Jinyong City to protect the safety of the outer periphery of the Eastern Capital. General Pei and Shangshu Wei are responsible for the safety of the Eastern Capital. As for General Wei, please be responsible for the safety of the Duanmen."

"We will obey the king's orders!"

With Yang Tong's arrangement like this, everyone stopped arguing.

The matter of Wang Shichong trying to send troops to Xingyang came to an end.

"The King's Beard will never give up."

Du Ruhui said to Li Yanqing: "This time he chose someone wrong, so he was humiliated. But I concluded that he would find another way to send troops to Xingyang."

Yan Qing smiled slightly, "Yes, he really didn't give up."

As he spoke, Yan Qing took out a letter from the desk and handed it to Du Ruhui.

"Just just got the news, Wang Shichong wrote a letter to ask Liu Liangdi to be the queen mother, and the King of Yue also expressed his approval."

Liu Liangdi is not his name.

The original surname is Liu, and Liangdi is the rank of the concubines of the inner palace. This Liu Liangdi is also Yang Tong's biological mother. After Yang Tong ascended the throne, Liu Liangdi did not get the title of the Queen Mother due to her background. On the contrary, Yang Tong's younger brother Yang Xiu's mother, so the princess of the Crown Prince Yang Zhao, was respected as the Queen Mother. This also made Yang Tong very unhappy and always wanted to win the name for his mother.

It was precisely because Wang Shichong saw this that he suddenly gained Yang Tong's favor.

After reading the letter, Du Ruhui did not ask Yan Qing where the news came from. He just frowned and pondered for a long time, and said softly: "Wang Shichong is a wolf-like ambition, and King Yue is young, and he doesn't know that this person's heart is sinister, and sooner or later he will be harmed by Wang Shichong."

In fact, Li Yanqing is not unaware of this.

But now, he has no way to do this. He can't run to Luoyang and kill Wang Shichong. If he really does this, he will definitely be surrounded from all directions. This feeling of being isolated and helpless and can only act passively is very bad.

However, Yan Qing has no other choice now!

Wait a little longer, when did Li Yuan occupy Chang'an and gain a firm foothold in Guanzhong? That is, the day when he takes the initiative to attack.

But before that, Yan Qing could only grit his teeth and persevere...

"Yan Qing, something big is wrong!"

While Li Yanqing and Du Ruhui were discussing the matter, Xue Shou suddenly broke into the house.

Like Du Ruhui, he was Yan Qing's most trusted confidant planner and could freely enter and exit the Li Mansion. Otherwise, if you don't want to break in, you will be stopped by Shen Guang before you get close to the back house.

Xue Shou ran to Li Yanqing with an anxious look on his face.

"Brother, what happened? It made you so panic?"

"Just received a secret report..."

Xue Su lowered his voice, "Li Mi is not under Hulao Pass! It is said that the eight-day fierce battle has been commanded by Meng Rang and Li Wenxiang, and Li Mi did not appear from beginning to end. Not only that, Li Mi's inner army has never appeared, and now the whereabouts are unknown."

"Li Mi, aren't you under Hulao Pass?"

Li Yanqing was shocked when he heard this and stood up.

Without saying a word, Du Ruhui took out the map of Xingyang County and spread it on the desk.

Xue Shou continued: "It is speculated that Li Mi probably wanted to take a detour to capture Luokoucang. But the route he wanted to take was still unclear."

Yan Qing had no words, possessed her to view the map.

After a long time, he used a hard pen to draw a route on the map, "Now Kaifeng and Weishi are both in Li Mi's hands. If I were him, if I wanted to take a detour to capture Luokoucang, I would first take Xinzheng and then seize Dafeng Mountain, which would lead Zhang Jixun to rescue him, and then defeat him in one fell swoop.

In this way, not only can we open up the road between Xingyang and Jianghuai, but we can also reach Gongxian from Jishan..."

Yan Qing talked to herself and suddenly took a breath of cold air.

"No, Jishan is in danger."

Jishan is the gateway to the south of Xingyang County.

One side can directly connect to Jianghuai, and the other side is adjacent to Yingchuan.

Yan Qing straightened his waist and wandered around the room. While walking, he shook his head gently and smiled bitterly at Xue and Du and the others: "I underestimated Li Mi, I really underestimated Li Mi... I originally thought he would attack Hulao, but I didn't expect this guy to use the same trick again.

He used Zhai Rang to attract our attention before seizing Kaifeng and Weishi.

Now, he actually dared to use the same trick... This guy is really brave!"

"Yan Qing, now is not the time to feel sad. You need to notify Zhang Jixun as soon as possible and don't let him fall for Li Mi's fool."

"It's too late!"

Li Yanqing smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Since Li Mi dares to use the same trick again, how can he not calculate clearly?

I am sure that before the war in Hulao began, he had already persuaded the magistrate of Xinzheng County to seize Xinzheng County without any blood. Xinzheng was alone, and our army was dragged by Hulao Pass, so it was impossible to provide rescue. Eight days were enough for Li Mi to capture Jishan Mansion and kill Zhang Jixun...

I immediately sent my order to let Maizizhong's troops stick to Jiushanzhai, and I immediately sent troops to reinforce."

Li Yanqing did not want to confront Li Mi at the Heishi Pass. In that case, it would inevitably alarm Luoyang and cause uneasiness in the Eastern Capital.

Wang Shichong has always suffered from no excuses and was involved in Xingyang County.

Once Li Mi's troops arrived at Heishi Pass, Li Yanqing had no choice but to continue to stop Wang Shichong from coming.

For both public and private, Li Yanqing must block this war under Jiushan Village. However, Jiushan Maizizhong has only five hundred soldiers. Whether it can stop the attack of Li Mi's tens of thousands of internal troops is still unknown. When he thought that Jiushan was lost, Heishi Pass had to endure the baptism of war, Yan Qing was a little anxious. He immediately dispatched troops and generals, and on the one hand, he ordered Du Ruhui to go to Heishi Pass to strengthen his garrison, while on the other hand, he attracted Changsun Wuji and ordered Xue Shou and Changsun Wuji to stay in Gong County to ensure that Gong County is safe and sound.

That night, Gong County became boiling.

Through Chai Xiaohe, Li Yanqing issued a conscript order to gather young and strong towns in 21 towns under the jurisdiction of Gong County, ready to open Heishi Pass at any time.

At the same time, he ordered Wang Fubao to stay in Gong County and be responsible for preparing the troops.

He also ordered Xu Jingzong to rush to Xingyang County overnight to report the war to Yang Qing. The incident happened too suddenly! Originally, this conscript order had to be approved by Yang Qing, but now, there is no need to care about too much.

Li Yanqing met Chai Xiaohe in the county government.
To be continued...