Chapter 443: Strength is the most important

On the fourth day of the sixth month, late at night, Yang Xuangan, who was sailing west on the Yongji Canal, received an urgent report from Yang Xuanting that Tang Wei rebelled and refused to retreat according to Linqing Pass, and the attack of the selective army was blocked.

Yang Xuangan disagreed, and Hu Shitan was calm and composed.

As expected, there were countermeasures. Although it was a shortcut to enter Hanoi and cross the river from Heyang to fight eastward, it could also form a force of attack from north to south with Li Fengyun, who had already broken through the defense line of the capital, and effectively restrained the garrison army of the East Capital, the wealthy families in Hanoi must launch a "controlled" attack on Yang Xuangan when the situation is still unclear. Even if they are pretending, Yang Xuangan must not be defensive. In addition, the Dongdu has a natural danger of the river and a defense line of the Mangshan line, and a large number of garrison troops. If Yang Xuangan concentrates all his troops in the direction of Heyang, the risk is too great. Once he is blocked by the Great River and cannot cross the Mangshan for a long time, it will not only waste precious time, but also seriously deteriorate his own situation and the consequences are extremely serious. Therefore, in order to be safe, Yang Xuangan divided his troops to attack Dongdu in two groups.

Yang Xuanting was the commander, and he attacked Hanoi under the banner of the selection army, and made a stance to cross the river from Heyang to attack the Eastern Capital. Yang Xuangan was the commander himself, taking the main force, taking a boat, passing through the Yongji Canal, then entering the river from the Qishui River, and then going upstream from Luoshui to the Eastern Capital.

If everything goes well in Yang Xuanting's side-level master, it can play a role in the direction of Heyang to attract the attention of Dongdu and cover Yang Xuangan's main force to arrive in Luoshui smoothly. Then, three groups of attacks against Dongdu, the situation is very good. On the contrary, if Yang Xuanting's side-level master is not smooth and the attack is blocked, then you must continue to fight, because it can also attract Dongdu's attention, and you can still cover the whereabouts of the main army.

In order to keep it a secret, Yang Xuangan did not reveal this attack strategy in the core circle. Apart from the plan's maker Hu Shidan and Wang Zhongbo, even Yang Xuanting and Yang Jishan didn't know. Now Wang Zhongbo is marching on the Qishui River with a fleet carrying the main army. He can enter the Dahe River without realizing it in the early morning. Because they were under the banner of merchant ships and pretended to be cargo ships, and Yang Xuanting was covering the customs clearance direction, the possibility of being discovered by Dongdu in the short term is not high, which is very conducive to the army's smooth entry into the Luoshui River and catch the defenders on the eastern front of the capital off guard.

However, Yang Xuanting failed in the first battle and was blocked by Lin Customs Clearance, which still had a certain impact on Yang Xuangan's attack strategy. After all, Lin Customs Clearance is the first pass to enter Hanoi County, nearly 500 miles away from Heyang, and the threat to Dongdu is really limited. When the news of Li Yang's rebellion was quickly transmitted from Tang Wei to Dongdu, Dongdu will inevitably adjust its defense deployment and strengthen the defense forces in the east and north directions of the capital. After the rebels were blocked by Lin Customs Clearance, Dongdu will inevitably be sent to Dongdu, Chen Chongjun on the front line of Luoshui. In this way, Yang Xuangan will be unprepared to attack Dongdu again, and it will be impossible for him to be surprised.

"Tang Wei? This person is a little courageous." Yang Xuangan sneered, "But the Hanoi people can think of things simply. Can you block someone from the time of customs clearance and get rid of your relationship with someone, draw a line, and keep it alone?"

"This represents the attitude of the Hanoi people." Hu Shidan smiled, "It is indeed difficult for them to be safe, but in the short term, as long as they stand on the north bank of the Great River and watch the changes, it will be very beneficial to us."

Yang Xuangan nodded in agreement, "According to the planned strategy, the side troops attacked Hanoi. Although they were blocked from customs clearance, they might not be able to fight. If you take a step back, even if you can't fight, it can still cause a certain momentum to attract the attention of Dongdu."

Hu Shidan nodded in agreement, "Since you want to create momentum, I will personally lead a fleet to make a follow-up army to arrive in Linqing clearance, while Ming Gong led his elite troops from Qishui to the river and rushed to Luoshui day and night."

"Good!" Yang Xuangan said, "After someone and the main force enter Luoshui, you will evacuate Linqing clearance, go south to Yanjin and board a boat to the west, and quickly come to the east to join the city."

On the fifth day of the sixth month, Chu Cui directly arrived at Tang Wei's secret letter and reported to King Yang Tong of Yue.

King Yang Tong of Yue was discussing with the ministers with the ministers to resolve the crisis in the Dongdu and alleviate the Tongji Canal crisis. Because the thief commander Han Prime Minister had captured Yique and threatened the security of the Dongdu, while the thief commander Bai Hai was burning, killing and looting on both sides of the Tongji Canal and Jishui, which had seriously endangered the safety of the major transportation arteries in the north and south. If Dongdu did not take effective countermeasures to reverse the crisis, the result was predictable. Everyone would pay the price for this, either losing their official position or losing their heads, and they could not escape. Therefore, King Yang Tong of Yue made a harsh statement and continued to discuss it if he could not come up with the countermeasures. No one could think of leaving the Shangshu Canal.

One day and one night passed, and the princes and ministers were exhausted and drowsy. At this moment, a bolt from the blue suddenly exploded, and everyone was shocked and everyone changed color.

Princess Bo Tangwei of Hanoi reported that on the third day of the lunar month, Yang Xuangan, the Minister of Rites, killed You Yuan, the Censor of the Secretariat, and joined forces with General Li Zixiong of the Left Guard, Wang Zhongbo, and other large number of military and political officials raised troops to rebel in Liyang. They are now leading their troops to quickly fight to the east capital.

The Dongdu crisis broke out, and bloody storm fell from the sky. A terrifying storm was whistling along the river to the East Capital, and in an instant it would sweep across the Dongdu and sweep across the Central Plains.

The lobby was silent, the atmosphere was stagnant, and the hot weather was like a big oven, which made the powerful men sweat and suffocate.

King Yang Tong of Yue was blushed and kept wiping the sweat beads on his face. He looked at the ministers who were close to Yang Gongren, Yang Hao, Cui Jie and Yuan Wen with help, hoping that they would speak and tell themselves the answer, is this true or false? If it is true, how to deal with it? More importantly, should we report to the Holy Lord far away in Liaodong? Once the report is reported, the second Eastern Expedition will definitely be suspended, and the serious consequences of this will be caused by King Yang Tong of Yue and a group of left-behind ministers.

Yang Gongren, Yang Hao and others closed their mouths and looked at Fan Zigai. At this moment, those who were qualified to come out to support the overall situation were, except for the nominal Supreme Military and Political Chief of the Dongdu, King of Yue, Yang Tong, the Minister of the Civil Affairs Department who actually held the military and political power of the Dongdu, who stayed behind Fan Zigai. Fan Zigai was suffering. In the past few days of fierce political games, he was isolated and helpless, basically empty, like a puppet. However, in times of crisis, someone needed to take responsibility and someone was needed to be a scapegoat, the puppet of Yue King Yang Tong was immediately protected, and he was naturally pushed to the forefront and used his weak body to withstand the most violent storm.

Fan Zigai was extremely angry, but there was no way. No matter how he cursed the shameless powerful people in front of him, he could not change the fate of his "puppet". His strength determines everything. His strength in Dongdu is too weak. If sheep enters the tiger group, who will be the prey if he doesn't make prey?

The only way Fan Zigai saved himself was to defend Dongdu, wait for the arrival of reinforcements, and wait for the arrival of the Holy Lord.

"Check the truth and falsehood of the news immediately." Fan Zigai finally spoke. A Tang Wei report could not prove the truth and falsehood of the news, and there was no way to hide the major matters like Li Yang's raising troops. If it was true, there would definitely be other people who rushed to report to Dongdu.

Soon some officials came to report that the reports sent from Liyang and its surrounding areas in the past few days are normal. Only the memorial from Princess Bo Tangwei of Hanoi today said that Liyang was rebellious, so they were anxious to verify the authenticity of the news.

Who is Tang Wei? Fan Zigai knew nothing, but he knew that the Tang family in Taiyuan, a famous northern family, and the Wang family in Taiyuan, one of the five super wealthy families in Shandong, as well as the Guo family in Taiyuan, Wen family in Taiyuan, and other aristocratic families in Taiyuan. Their strength should not be underestimated. Tang Wei was from the Tang family in Taiyuan and was a descendant of Jinyang native hall. Therefore, whether in terms of the interests of the nobles of Jin or the interests of the Tang family, Tang Wei would never be able to lie about military affairs, and would not aim his finger at Yang Xuangan, Hongnong Yang family and Heluo nobles. This was purely arousing two major interest groups. The battle between the two major families was too serious.

Fan Zigai was in a dilemma. This news must be true, but the problem is that if he confirmed that the news was true with his identity as Dongdu, the next thing would be complicated. The next step is to call all the power of Dongdu to block Yang Xuangan's attack, but he could not command the military nor call the treasure trove. In this case, even if the officials of the Central Government Office in the imperial city listened to him? What would he do to block Yang Xuangan without the army and without the money and food?

In addition, we have to report the Holy Lord and the Central Committee far away in Liaodong, which will inevitably affect the progress of the Second Eastern Expedition. When the Holy Lord was furious, he would definitely find someone to take the blame and vent his anger. Even if he was the scapegoat, he was confirmed. There is even more serious matter. Should we report this matter to Xijing as soon as possible? Should we ask Xijing for help? If Xijing had already secretly formed an alliance with Yang Xuangan, the target of Xijing was the imperial throne and the eastern capital, wouldn’t it be like digging a grave for him?

Fan Zigai has great power, but his strength is not good, but he has great power, so he cannot exert this power. The so-called government orders cannot be released at the Shangshutai. The power is undermined, and people are just puppets. Now Fan Zigai is in such a dilemma, and there are too few things he can do, so he can only let a group of powerful and powerful people slaughter his power at will.

Fan Zigai weighed the pros and consequently decided to compromise and exchange power for cooperation between powerful people such as Yang Gongren.

Only cooperation can protect Dongdu, and the basis of cooperation is trust. But the reality is that Fan Zigai is from a humble origin, a native of Jiangzuo, a firm reformist, and a confidant promoted by the Holy Lord. There is an insurmountable gap between him and Yang Gongren and other powerful people, and there is no possibility of building trust at all.

How could a group of meritorious and powerful people who conquer the world trust a poor civil servant who charges for the Holy Lord and specializes in attacking them with the speed of a rocket? What common language can a meritorious and a rebel leader have? Under normal circumstances, with the support of the Holy Lord, Fan Zigai can also fight against the powerful and powerful people, or even gain the upper hand. However, now the Holy Lord is far away in Liaodong, and Dongdu is in crisis again. In such a crisis, if Fan Zigai cannot see the situation clearly, recognize himself, and continue to compete for power and profit with the powerful people, it is seeking death. The powerful people have countless means to kill him.

"Duke Guan, can you have a solution?" Fan Zigai took the initiative to ask for advice.
Chapter completed!