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When the news came back that Guangling had been recaptured by Chen Baxian, Wang Sengbian had already led his troops back to Jiankang to garrison.

When the messenger came to the hall to report the good news, Wang Sengbian, who was discussing with the generals, suddenly paused, while the Liang Jun generals in the hall started talking loudly, their expressions and tone were full of surprise. .

boom!

A loud noise suddenly came from the hall, and everyone who was discussing suddenly stopped. When they heard the sound again, they saw Taiwei Wang Sengbian sitting above him with a gloomy look on his face and clapped his hands heavily on the case.

"Don't make any noise when discussing matters in the hall!"

Wang Sengbian yelled angrily in a deep and irritable tone. He immediately raised his hand to take the detailed battle report submitted by the messenger, but he did not start reading it immediately. Instead, he lowered his eyes to Hou Qi who was kneeling down in the hall to apologize. He said angrily: "Tens of thousands of powerful troops collapsed at the sight of the enemy. The army was defeated and the country was humiliated. What crime should Hou Mou deserve?"

Hou Zhen bowed to the ground with a dejected look on his face, and said in a harsh voice: "The general knows he has committed a serious crime, but the Qi army is indeed cunning and difficult to guard against. There was a letter reporting that he was running towards Zhongli, but unexpectedly he suddenly appeared in front of him. Outside Xuyi City, the general and other troops were all in foot formation, and they were struggling to attack the city. Suddenly they were attacked from both sides and were overwhelmed. It is not a crime of war..."

It would be a waste not to say this. After Wang Sengbian heard this, his expression suddenly became even more angry. He pointed his halberd at Hou Qi and angrily rebuked: "Mediocrity is still making sophistry! Are you the only one who is the enemy of the Jiangbei army? Guangling is also the enemy. During the attack, how could the Jingkou army be able to hold on and be more capable of conquering the city? "

After Hou Yi heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little ashamed and angry. Although he retreated in defeat, it was better to fight with the enemy than to besiege Liyang's troops who returned without success.

Of course, he did not dare to say this directly in front of Wang Sengbian. He only cursed in his heart, but he could not help but bow his head and said: "Chen Sikong traveled across Lingnan and was invincible. His military skills were first-rate in the world, and his subordinates were also very skilled. All brave people will feel ashamed and dare not compare!"

After Wang Sengbian heard this, he fell silent again. After a while, he said in a deep voice: "I will take this criminal to Jiangling and ask the Lord to judge his crime and punish him. There is also the news that Jiangling has been restored." Send it and ask the Lord to choose a good person to guard it.”

After hearing this, the eyes of all the generals in the hall became lively.

After the Hou Jing Rebellion, the original military structure of Nanliang Kingdom completely collapsed. Although Jiangling also organized and developed new armed forces in the process of countering the rebellion, these armed forces were not completely subordinate to the Jiangling court. Most of them were organized by various powerful forces. Private song. Because of this, whoever regains the territory of the city will usually defend it as a matter of course.

In particular, Guangling hung in the north of the Yangtze River, and Chen Baxian's difficult process of recovering the city was well known to all the generals. Now that we have conquered it, it is only right that his people arrange the defense. But from what Wang Taiwei said, it seemed that he had other thoughts in his heart?

Not to mention the various plans in the minds of the generals, Wang Sengbian was in a messy mood at the moment. After hastily dealing with the defeated general, he was not in the mood to continue discussing the follow-up matters, so he simply signaled the generals to return to their respective camps.

After everyone exited one by one, Wang Sengbian picked up the battle report and read it carefully. He held it in his hand and read it several times. Then he sighed and said: "Chen Baxian is really brave and decisive, far beyond ordinary people. Before, I secretly I blame Li Boshan for not collaborating with me, but instead looking for the distant. It seems that Li Boshan is really good at judging people! From now on, I will be inferior to the overlord."

After Wang Fan, who was standing in the hall, heard his father's emotion, he couldn't help but said: "Why should my father be as ambitious as others? How can a mere victory or defeat establish a long-term situation? What's more, if it weren't for General Li, He personally went to Huainan and killed many Qi troops, so that none of the remaining bandits dared to take action without permission. How could Chen Baxian successfully capture Guangling?

Chen Baxian's first brigade was partial to the enemy. He was stubborn and greedy for merit and succeeded by luck. But my father needs to take charge of the overall situation and has many concerns, so he cannot do anything willfully. This time, Chen Baxian refused to retreat, and he was guilty of not doing anything, and he seemed to be a bit of a lonely and courageous person. But my father cannot be so ignorant of the general situation. It is a pity that your Majesty does not know the accurate military situation in Jiangbei, and suddenly there are rumors of chaos, which makes our soldiers dare not continue to forge ahead, so we can only withdraw our troops with regret. "

"Yes, if Jiangling hadn't ordered the withdrawal immediately, it wouldn't be difficult for me to regain Liyang."

Hearing what his son said, Wang Sengbian's expression improved slightly, but he soon sighed again and said: "Ordinary people only see your father as majestic and majestic, but in fact I am just a sword in human hands. No matter how sharp the sword is, After all, it also requires the master's skill to be invincible and invincible. Although it is available in time, it is not available to others. It is still like a bird in a cage, and its ambition cannot be extended.

When it comes to this point, Ba Xian and I are both inferior to Li Boshan. This man has achieved everything. He is already in a good position now, and he seems to have even more heights to climb in the coming year! You once worked under his command, which can be regarded as a good relationship. If the situation in Jiangdong really deteriorates out of control in the next year, you can return to Mianbei to serve his people and still have a bright future. "

Although Wang Yan's time in Mianbei was eye-opening and he benefited a lot, when he heard his father's slightly lazy words, he quickly shook his head and said: "General Li is indeed a heroic and majestic general. Lord, after all, he is just a general of another country. My father is now an important minister of the country and is responsible for the destiny of the country. My son should serve his country, so there is no reason to switch to another country."

Not to mention the lamentations of Wang Sengbian and his son about current events, the news that Chen Baxian successfully recaptured Guangling also spread rapidly westward along the river, and soon arrived at Jiangling. Before that, news of Li Tai's capture of Hefei had also reached Jiangling, and it had already caused an uproar in the city.

"How many means do the Qiang slaves have? They once occupied Badong and now they have captured Hefei. Do they really want to trap me here?"

Previously, the Western Wei army occupied Badong, which was only one step away from the mouth of the gorge. This had already made Liang Emperor Xiao Yi very nervous. He could only assume that the Wei army did not have a strong naval force, and even if it occupied Badong, it would not achieve much. To comfort himself, now that he learned that Hefei was actually acquired by Li Boshan, Xiao Yi couldn't help but feel even more panicked.

Although on the surface, the Western Wei Dynasty had a friendlier attitude towards Nanliang than the Northern Qi Dynasty, as an emperor, Xiao Yi would not be so naive as to think that there really were wolves in the world that did not eat meat. In particular, the Western Wei Dynasty has always been supporting a Liang Wang Xiao Jin, which is equivalent to having an alternative that can replace him at any time.

Therefore, despite the close interaction between Jiangling people and Mianbei, Xiao Yi has always been secretly wary of the Western Wei Dynasty. This vigilance is much greater than that of Bei Qi. Although Bei Qi also takes advantage of the situation and is duplicitous, which is very annoying, at least they have no idea or plan to prepare a puppet to replace him.

Although Hefei is still far away from Jiangling, Xiao Yi has no intention of dying in Jiangling for the rest of his life. The current situation is just unstable, and he has no choice but to stay in Jiangling for the time being. As long as conditions permit, Xiao Yi still hopes to return to Jiankang.

Although Hefei was not originally owned by Nanliang, the Northern Qi Dynasty seemed to be aggressive in Huainan, but in fact it did not pose a great threat to the Jiangling regime. On the contrary, the Western Wei Dynasty, which seemed gentle on the surface, had already quietly advanced its power to be only one step away from Jiangling.

After capturing Hefei, the Western Wei Dynasty basically controlled the land north of the Yangtze River from Xiakou to Ruxukou. No, from Badong all the way to Ruxukou. Simply based on distance, it controlled the north line of the Yangtze River far more than Northern Qi is much longer. Especially after advancing into Hefei, it directly blocked the interaction between Nanliang and Northern Qi. Even the retreat of Nanliang troops in Jiankang and other places downstream was blocked!

Xiao Yi knew very well that if he continued to wait passively like this, he would probably have to sit back and wait for death. However, the main force of Nanliang was now in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and even if the main force was still in the town, Xiao Yi did not dare to use military means to change the current situation.

"Hurry up and release the Qi envoys and arrange for them to leave the east of the city!"

After pondering for a while, Xiao Yicai finally thought of a way that was not a solution, but he still had to use his own strength.

It was Li Boshan who snatched Hefei from Northern Qi. The Qi people would definitely not be willing to give in and would definitely find a way to counterattack and take it back. Nanliang can also use this to deepen its ties with Northern Qi. When the Qi army sends troops to capture Hefei, he can send troops to block the line from Ruxukou to Dongguan, cutting off Hefei's retreat, and then use this to fight against the Western Wei Dynasty. negotiation.

As long as the Western Wei Dynasty is willing to return Xiakou and other Jiangbei defenses, the blockade on the Dongguan front line can be relaxed, allowing the Western Wei Dynasty's troops in Hefei to withdraw safely.

Although this would be tantamount to a direct betrayal of the original covenant between the two parties, as the Western Wei Dynasty advances step by step, it is about to reach the point where it is finally revealed, and the situation may be truly irreversible.

However, the matter of resuming peace talks and contact with Northern Qi must be carried out quietly and must not be discovered by Wei envoys. Knowing that Jiangling's personnel had been deeply penetrated, in order to avoid leaking the news, Xiao Yi could only order a few close friends to escort the Qi envoy east to Yingzhou, and then go to Gushu all the way day and night, and then cross the river north from Jiankang. Go, return home and report.

Just when Xiao Yi started to implement what he thought was a comprehensive and meticulous plan, not long after sending the Qi envoys out, new battle reports came from the east. Chen Baxian had actually recaptured Guangling.

Needless to say, Guangling is of great significance to Nanliang Jiangdong. Being able to capture this important town in Jiangbei is undoubtedly something worthy of celebration, but this incident should not have happened at a time when Xiao Yi was determined to deepen ties with Northern Qi to break through the Western Wei blockade. !

"The thief Qiu Ba, even after receiving my order, he still doesn't know how to stop! He acts arbitrarily and has no father. Don't you know that this is a stupid plan to seek the skin of a tiger?"

After receiving the battle report, there was no joy on Xiao Yi's face, but he couldn't hold back the anger in his heart and cursed.

What made him most angry was that Chen Baxian not only blatantly violated his orders and insisted on attacking Guangling, but also relied on the cooperation with Li Boshan's march into Huainan to recover Guangling.

The information revealed in this made Xiao Yi unable to imagine how the Northern Qi monarchs and ministers would view him once they learned about this matter, and how they would view his plan to deepen cooperation.

Obtaining Guangling will not reverse the bad situation Nanliang faces on the overall front. Losing the support and assistance from Northern Qi would make the Jiangling regime even more unable to struggle in the face of the Western Wei's encirclement. The downstream general made his own decisions, which further aroused Xiao Yi's sense of crisis. In his eyes, Chen Baxian was already a traitor with evil intentions.

"I hate this old man. He is old and dim, leading wolves into his house and causing chaos in our country!"

Xiao Yi was filled with worry and anger, so he simply walked to the hall dedicated to his father, Emperor Wu of Liang Xiao Yan, looked at the wooden statue and cursed: "I am neither the direct descendant of the country, how could I have suffered this if I had not suffered in this troubled times" Forced to fall? The chaos did not originate from me, but it was decided by me. It is worthy of the family and the country. But this old man has caused a lot of trouble, and now he has caused evil and ruined the country. I will sacrifice him now! I’m afraid there will be no one to sacrifice me, so move away, move away all of them!”

As he spoke, he waved his arms and ordered the eunuchs and slaves to remove all the offerings in the hall, so that he could also enjoy the retribution of attracting wolves into the house and causing trouble to the country.

Unlike Xiao Yi, who was furious when he heard the news, when the officials in Guanzhong heard that General Li defeated the Qi army again in Huainan and captured the city, they felt accustomed to it, and at the same time they all smiled. They sighed that he was indeed General Li, and he could really be called General Li. He is regarded as a general of the country and the nemesis of the Eastern thieves, and he adds another great achievement quietly.

The masses just watched the excitement and were delighted that their country's generals had made great achievements again. They did not know much about the meaning contained in it. Even if they gathered together to discuss it, they often couldn't get the point.

However, those officials in the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office who dealt with the country's important military and political affairs understood that Li Tai's capture of Hefei was of great significance, and it was no less important than his previous great achievements.

Although today's Western Wei Dynasty is located in Kansai, even if it takes Hefei, it will be difficult to fully utilize the geographical advantages of this important town in Huainan. However, it is also of great significance, especially in plotting the Jiangling regime. After taking Hefei, it is equivalent to This idea was taken a big step forward, which not only blocked Nanliang's next strategic choices, but also excluded Northern Qi.

Yu Wentai was also very happy. When he talked about this matter several times, he couldn't help but praise Li Tai: "Boshan took advantage of the enemy's opportunity and measured his movements. Hefei was gained, Huainan was divided, and Jiangling was already halfway within our reach!" "

However, at this time, there are always people who pour cold water on it.

Since the new emperor came to the throne, the country has undergone frequent reforms. Yuwenhu, who was originally based in Hedong, returned to serve in the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office. Compared with the optimistic attitude of the people at home and abroad, he had a different view: "Our national strength today cannot be called great. When the time comes, It is possible to be aggressive, but it is difficult to resist all forces. The kings and ministers of Jiangling are ignorant and make many plans but few decisions. Our army can go straight out of Wuguan and defeat them easily. There is no need to add extra branches.

Li Boshan's attack on Huainan today can be said to be too much and too little. It seems to be taking care of all aspects, but in fact it angers the enemy. If the bandits from the East are provoked and swarm in, our country's plans will be hijacked and will be difficult to carry out! "