Tiantang Splendid

4175 The chance of reversal
When everyone heard the words, they were all shaken up, as if their moods were blown up by the river wind, Yu Chigong even strode forward, snatching the battle report from the soldier's hands, and after unfolding it, he glanced at ten lines, and the expression of surprise was beyond words , laughed twice, turned around and handed the defeated hands to Li Zhi, and said loudly: "Your Highness is also blessed by God!"

The demise of the private army in the south of the Yangtze River cast a heavy haze over the head of King Jin's family. Regardless of the turbulent crisis in the south of the Yangtze River, the navy launched a surprise attack, and its powerful combat power caused all the reinforcements in the south of the Yangtze River to die before they could go north, resulting in the capture of King Jin. Tomorrow's great cause suffered a major setback.

How to counterattack Chang'an and defeat the East Palace relying only on tens of thousands of Youhou guards?
For the current plan, the only way to win is to wait for the Shandong private army to arrive as soon as possible and join forces.However, the strength and decisiveness of the navy put the Shandong private army in a huge threat. If the navy controlled the Yellow River, I am afraid that the Shandong private army could only follow in the footsteps of the Jiangnan private army.

By that time, Tongguan will be isolated and helpless, apart from disarming and surrendering, there is no possibility of turning defeat into victory...

But now that the Shandong private army has arrived, they only need to cross Mengjindu to reach Luoyang, and then whether it is to reinforce Tongguan from the Weihan ancient road, or go straight to the pass along the Shangyu ancient road and attack the Tongguan army on both sides, the chances of winning are great. increase.

And the sixteen guards in Guanzhong who are still standing by and watching success or failure are very likely to join in when King Jin shows his superiority. In addition, Cheng Yaojin, the left military guard who is inclined to King Jin, will crush the East Palace. The autumn wind sweeps across Chang'an like fallen leaves, and the overall situation is determined...

The situation suddenly reversed.

Li Zhi's hands holding the battle report trembled slightly. He read the content at a glance, handed it to the eager Xiao Yu, let out a deep breath, clenched his fists, and praised: "Shandong family is loyal to the country, worthy To be able to stand up when the country is in danger and the country is in peril is to be a role model for the world!"

With his current words, if he ascends the throne in the future, the status of the Shandong family is self-evident.

Xiao Yu didn't care about suppressing the Shandong family anymore, and said excitedly: "Hurry up and go back to Chengguan to gather everyone to discuss the matter, and help the Shandong private army to cross the Yellow River as soon as possible."

"As it should be!"

Li Zhi's eyes were burning, he turned and left.

Everyone hurriedly followed and returned to the barracks under the Chengguan all the way to hold an emergency meeting.

Cui Xin, Chu Suiliang and others who had already received Xin'er before all rushed over to join Li Zhi, Xiao Yu, Yu Chigong and others. The waiter served the fragrant tea and then retreated. Everyone in the house looked excited.

Xiao Yu took a sip of tea and said, "Shandong reinforcements will arrive on the north bank of the Yellow River in a few days. Your Highness should send an army to Mengjindu to clear the mudflats on the south bank so that the army can quickly cross the river, so as to avoid accidents caused by too long crossing time."

Mengjin Ferry is not a single ferry, but a group of seven or eight ferries along the Yellow River in the north of Luoyang.But even so, I have never had the experience of crossing the river with a scale of [-] people. The tidal flats are narrow, the roads are not smooth, and the ferry crossings are scattered.

The navy is coming from the Tongji Canal northward into the Yellow River. If the reinforcements from Shandong fail to cross the river, they will be stopped by the galloping navy, and the loss will be huge.

This is still good, once the navy comes too fast, blocking most of the Shandong private army to the north of the Yellow River, making it impossible to cross the river, that would be a tragedy...

Cui Xin glanced at Xiao Yu, nodded and said: "Song Guogong's words are reasonable."

This time Shandong reinforcements came to help and changed the current situation in one fell swoop. The Shandong family contributed a lot. It is reasonable for him to arrange the crossing of the river.However, he also saw that Xiao Yu's eagerness to speak was obviously intended to fight for the dominance, and after a little thought, he did not fight with him.

The elites from Shandong and Jiangnan jointly entered the court. They originally planned to support the prince together, but later found that the king of Jin "can live in rare goods". The risk is great, but once he successfully supports the king of Jin to ascend the throne, the benefits obtained are not the same , so it was agreed in private to change course and support King Jin instead.

Now the Jiangnan private army has been defeated by the navy, and the losses in soldiers, civilian husbands, food, supplies, etc. have been countless, which has severely damaged the foundations of the Jiangnan families. But there is bound to be trouble between the two big factions.

At this critical time, we should still focus on the overall situation, let Xiao Yu take the lead, and the Shandong family will make real contributions.

When the great event is accomplished and the King of Jin ascends the throne, how can the hard-hit Jiangnan gentry compete with the rich and powerful Shandong aristocratic family?

Let him go first...

Hearing Xiao Yu's suggestion, Li Zhi immediately looked at Cui Xin, fearing that the Patriarch of the Qinghe Cui family, who had lived in Shandong for a long time, would be dissatisfied and cause internal instability. , I am very pleased.

Yuchi said respectfully: "This matter is easy to handle, I will order Su Jia to lead a team of elites to Mengjindu to help the reinforcements cross the river."

Everyone has no objection.

Li Zhi also warned: "Send more scouts to explore the position of the navy downstream along the Yellow River, and we must keep track of their whereabouts to avoid any incidents."

Nearly [-] private troops in the south of the Yangtze River were bombarded by artillery across the river by the navy, and they were defeated and defeated.

Yu Chigong immediately took the order, and then walked out of the barracks quickly, summoned the generals to arrange tasks, and soon after, a group of more than a thousand horses roared out of the camp, the defenders opened the gate of Tongguan, and galloped towards Luoyang.

After everyone dispersed, Xiao Yu invited Chu Suiliang to his residence, asked his servants to offer fragrant tea, then retreated, and sat in front of the window to drink tea with Chu Suiliang.

Seeing Chu Suiliang's gloomy face, he sighed and asked, "But you are at Worry's house?"

Chu Suiliang paused for a moment, then nodded.

Although their family has been an official in Guanzhong since the former Sui Dynasty, their foundation is in Qiantang, the ancestral hall is also in the old house, and they have enclose ten thousand mu of fertile land. They are one of the most wealthy families in the area.This time the private army in the south of the Yangtze River was defeated and lost, and the navy will definitely pursue it afterwards. It is okay for others to say, but Qiantang, where the Chu family is located, is a place where the navy is rampant. It only needs to send a team of soldiers to land, and the Chu family will be wiped out without any effort.

Because he was coerced and had to take refuge in King Jin, which led to the destruction of his family, how could Chu Suiliang feel at ease?
If he really attached himself to King Jin, it would be fine, he would be king and loser, but he was forced!
Where to go to reason...

Xiao Yu sighed, and her face was also full of sorrow: "This time the Jiangnan incident failed, I am afraid that there are not many people involved, and your family is the first to bear the brunt. Fortunately, now that Fang Xuanling is in Huating Town, he will not let the sailors mess around. Otherwise, under Fang Jun's order, the navy would use a gang of arrogant soldiers to wreak havoc on the south of the Yangtze River."

Chu Suiliang's heart moved, and without showing his face, he nodded and said: "That's exactly the case. Fang Jun is arrogant, greedy, and exploiting Jiangnan recklessly, which makes every family in Jiangnan dare not speak out. He will take this opportunity to say It may not be necessary to peel off the skin of every family in the south of the Yangtze River."

He was full of vigilance for Xiao Yu's words. It is said that this time the various families in the south of the Yangtze River were the leaders of Xiao's family, the initiator and even the organizer of the private army. It is natural to say "bear the brunt", but even if he defected to the King Jin's camp and reported the prince "poisoned and killed the first emperor", how could he be worthy of the same status as the Xiao family?

Even if the navy was ordered by Fang Jun to punish various families in the south of the Yangtze River, the Chu family in Qiantang was just passing by, and they absolutely could not afford the position of "bearing the brunt".

Xiao Yu looked up at him, snorted, and said, "Do you think I'm deliberately exaggerating here to deceive you?"

Chu Suiliang naturally refused to admit it: "How dare I be an official? Song Guogong, you are mature, prudent, and resourceful. You must be able to see what I can't see, and I will listen to you."

I'd rather listen to your explanation.

Xiao Yu drank the teacup in the cup and raised his hand to get the teapot. Chu Suiliang had already got up and poured tea for him. The most important thing is not whether he has a will in his hand. In the face of real strength, or in the face of life and death, how many loyal and courageous people are willing to risk their lives to defend the late emperor's will? They are just a group of gamblers , looking at the possibility of gaining unprecedented benefits by following the King of Jin, that's all. The real point is that you report the prince for "poisoning the first emperor" and "persecuting siblings", making the prince unfaithful, filial, benevolent and unrighteous. It is no longer a question of who will be the emperor, but such a wolf-hearted thief, everyone can punish him. Therefore, as a result of this mutiny, if the prince wins, the king of Jin may live, and if the king of Jin wins, the prince will die, and no matter who Sheng, you have absolutely no reason to live..."

Although already aware of his own fate, Chu Suiliang was still shocked and bitter when Xiao Yu said it so bluntly at this moment.

Ever since Changsun Wuji forced him to deliver medicine to His Majesty Li Er, he has fallen into this bottomless pit and cannot extricate himself from it. No supplement.

In the end, it becomes a pawn in the struggle of all parties.

And it must be an abandoned chess piece...

But at this time, what does Xiao Yu mean by saying this?
Could it be to drive a wedge between me and Prince Jin?In fact, I am not close to King Jin at all, let alone have any trust or reuse. It is completely just a tool to slander the prince. What does it matter what image and status I have in front of King Jin?
Left and right are nothing but death...

Xiao Yu obviously didn't have the energy to go around in circles with him, and said bluntly: "Don't guess, the reason why I said this today is to tell you that although death is inevitable, in the end, there is still a big difference between dying alone or alone. .”

(End of this chapter)