Wuxiang.
"kill!!!"
Gao Yanzong's eyes widened, and the leader suddenly appeared at the gate of the city.
Wuxiang City never expected to be attacked by the enemy. There were few soldiers guarding the city. There was chaos inside and outside the city. People fled in all directions. In order not to alarm the soldiers on the wall, Gao Yanzong did not bring too many knights this time.
, there are only about thirty people.
Gao Yanzong wielded a spear in his hand. He was bloated, but his movements were extremely agile and powerful. He killed several soldiers at the city gate directly, and then occupied the city gate.
This cavalry raid tactic is also unique to the Northern Dynasties. When Liang Guogong of the puppet Zhou Dynasty led a dozen people to seize the city, as long as he controlled the city gate and allowed his family to enter directly, he would have won the city.
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The knights from the rear rushed over together and quickly entered the city.
The division of states and counties in the Puppet Zhou Dynasty was worse than that of Qi State. Just by looking at the general managers of ten counties and the general managers of nineteen states in their country, you can find out the clues.
Especially the prefectures and counties near Chang'an, which are called prefectures, are just counties, not even townships.
And such a state has to support a government army. Fortunately, according to the household registration documents, these states have "rich populations" and "food accumulation", so there is no need to worry about the burden on the people being too heavy.
When the Han army entered Wuxiang, Gao Yanzong went straight to the government office.
In front of the government office, we formally encountered the army here. There were only two to three hundred people on the other side, and many of them were dressed as officials.
Gao Yanzong took the lead, running from left to right, killing heads like a torrent, and no one could stop him.
After quickly capturing the government office, Yao Xiong and others could finally rest for a while.
They had not rested since they came from Longmen. The whole army was extremely tired. Fortunately, they successfully captured the city this time.
Gao Yanzong followed Yao Xiong and looked at various maps pulled out from the official office, including a defense map near Chang'an.
"Yanzong, you take the sergeants to rest in the city first, and I will be on guard."
"I will rest after you rest.
Yao Xiong frowned, "In the immediate surroundings, only Da Xiwu from the Yunzhou direction has the ability to send troops, but the situation on his side is very complicated. Without the emperor's edict, he would not dare to leave the defense area at all."
"Ah? Is there still such a thing?"
Gao Yanzong had been surprised before. Ever since they climbed the cliff, Yao Xiong had led them all the way, rushing to leave Da Xiwu's defense area. He thought it was just to avoid being entangled by Da Xiwu. Unexpectedly, there were other reasons.
Yao Xiong said disdainfully: "These Zhou people are plotting against each other. The emperor is not trusted by the generals, and the generals are not trusted by the emperor. How can they achieve anything big?"
"This Yunzhou was established for Wei Xiaokuan. How many years had Wei Xiaokuan been stationed here? He couldn't come out. Later, because no general could stop our heavenly troops, Wei Xiaokuan was asked to move to another place, and Da Xiwu was asked to come.
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"Da Xiwu is also a prince. This place is very close to Chang'an and the location is dangerous. How can the emperor not be on guard against him?"
"The emperor didn't trust him, so he wasn't allowed to come out privately, and Da Xiwu didn't trust the emperor either. Who knows if he sent troops because of King Qin, the emperor would blame him for it?"
"If you and your generals disagree, you will always lose."
Yao Xiong's analysis was so clear that Gao Yanzong was stunned.
This is simply not what Yao Xiong could say.
How could General Yao, who usually looks like a tough guy, see the relationship between the enemy's kings and generals so clearly, and even use this as the enemy's weakness?
Looking at the stunned Gao Yanzong, Yao Xiong continued to show off, "Besides, there is no need to worry even if he catches up. He is not sure whether we are the only one crossing the river. After this first time, he will be on guard."
The second time, even if he came to pursue us, he would not dare to lead the army."
Yao Xiong then analyzed the situation of garrisons and generals in various places for him.
After talking a lot, Yao Xiong patted Gao Yanzong on the shoulder and said, "Okay, you'd better go and rest first. We have to continue setting off tomorrow. We still have some things to do in Huashan County! Go and rest!"
Gao Yanzong saluted, then turned and left.
After sending Gao Yanzong away, Yao Xiong felt very comfortable. He used the old man's words to show off, which was really good!
good!
The entire Longmen strategy was the idea of ​​Old Man Bao. Of course, Bao Xian told Yao Xiong what happened to Da Xiwu and others. Bao Xian thought about this matter for a long time and thought a lot. He basically thought of everything he could think of.
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The Zhou people's way of going out to war was too fixed, and it was always the same two ways.
Baoxian knew very early on that his strategy would be useful one day.
After Yao Xiong and Gao Yanzong took turns to rest, they hurriedly left Wuxiang the next day and went straight to Huazhou.
By this time, reports had been received all over the country, and people were panicking when they learned that enemies were coming to kill them.
Fortunately, the officials of Zhou State are of high quality. They are not like those of Qi State who surrender when they know the enemy is coming.
Although the demons did not have an army, they still thought of all ways to stop the enemy, including destroying roads, strengthening city walls, and even setting fire to dense forests along the way.
However, these methods were of little use in front of the oncoming knights, and there was simply not enough time for them to prepare.
Yao Xiong led the army to capture Huayin County the next day.
The city wall in Huayin County was short. Three rounds of wheel throws caused most of the west wall to collapse, and then the warriors rushed in directly.
After Yao Xiong entered the city, he quickly occupied the official office and then captured several prisoners.
He asked his first question.
"Where is Yang Su's home??"
Chang'an.
The knights came running wildly, causing everyone to flee in all directions.
These knights were all hurried scouts, and no one dared to intercept them. They rushed all the way to the inner city, handed the letter to the guards at the city gate, and collapsed from exhaustion.
Inside the palace.
Yu Wenyong was sitting in his study, looking at the memorials sent from various places.
He is now trying his best to curb the big families in the country, forcing them to share their cultivated land and slave tenants equally, etc.
Those officials from various places who had been delaying and fooling the emperor were dismissed one by one by Yu Wenyong.
He replaced young people from the clan who were motivated and willing to do things as local officials.
These young men from the clan are really powerful. Relying on their status as clan members, they are not too afraid of the local big families and can act ruthlessly.
Soon, good news began to spread from various places.
Yu Wenyong looked at these documents with joy on his face.
It is indeed feasible to use the clan to defeat the wealthy clans.
When it comes to big families, the royal family is the largest. Local officials come from different families.
They all colluded with each other and would not carry out the emperor's orders at all, nor would they do anything to their own families.
But these clans were different. They would do whatever the emperor asked them to do, without hesitation at all, and they didn't care about the big family at all.
No matter how powerful your tribe is, can they be more powerful than mine?
Yu Wenyong looked at the confessions of these brothers and nephews, and the smile on his face became more and more.
The letters written by these young brothers were very simple and rude, and they did not have so many rules when it came to their own families. There were no red tapes. Most of them were just showing off to Yu Wenyong, saying how many wealthy people they had killed and how many good things they had stolen.
class.
Yu Wenyong nodded slowly.
It seems that the next step is to promote more clans. The wealthy families and nobles in the country are becoming more and more powerful, and only enough clans can suppress them.
Just as Yu Wenyong was thinking, Gao's voice suddenly came from outside the door.
"His Majesty!!!"
This exclamation directly interrupted all Yu Wenyong's thoughts, and Yu Wenyong was furious.
However, he realized that the person who spoke was talking about a high-level question, and his anger immediately subsided.
"Let him in!"
The next moment, Gao Ying was brought in by several soldiers. Gao Ying was holding a document in his hand, with a look of despair on his face.
"Your Majesty!! Something big happened!!"
"Don't panic, what happened?"
"There are bandits who have forced their way across Longmen, have conquered Wuxiang, and are heading towards Chang'an."
"What?!"
Yu Wenyong stood up quickly.
He snatched the document from Gao Ying's hand and lowered his head to read.
After looking at it for a few times, his face turned red.
"Okay, what a great Da Xiwu!"
"I asked him to sit in Yunzhou and take charge of the defense. Is this what he did? Thousands of enemy troops broke through under his nose? Okay, great!"
Yu Wenyong gritted his teeth and said, then looked at Gao Po, "Someone wrote to me earlier, saying that Da Xiwu did not pay attention to defense in Yubi City and spent all day eating, drinking and having fun. He also told his left and right that this is a garrison for old age."
"I didn't believe it at that time. I just thought it was a disagreement between the generals. Now I know that Da Xiwu really used the jade as a place to retire!!"
Gao Ying understood the emperor's anger very well, but now was really not the time to hold him accountable.
He hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, there are no large troops guarding the capital at the moment, but there are still troops in Chang'an."
"The enemy is heading straight for Chang'an. There are many villages and towns around Chang'an. If they cannot be evacuated in time, they may be plundered by thieves!"
"We should send people quickly to let everyone outside the city enter the city, and then strengthen the guard to stop the enemy...
"In addition, we need to send people to the surrounding military mansions to ask them to send troops to serve the king. We must not let Liu Taozi's troops destroy the capital again."
Yu Wenyong was really angry.
This is already the second time.
Why did Liu Taozi come to Chang'an so diligently? He was more diligent than his own generals!
But there is nothing I can do. Chang'an is a huge city. How huge is it? It can accommodate two postal cities.
For such a huge city, there are naturally countless cultivated villages and towns outside the city walls.
And the defense is also very strong.
It's because the city is so big. If 50,000 soldiers were to defend the post city, they would definitely be able to fill up the city wall. But in Chang'an...::.The points are so scattered that it would be extremely difficult to defend the city.
Yu Wenyong quickly issued an order and summoned everyone in the city to discuss retreating from the enemy.
"Brother! I am willing to lead the troops to repel the thieves!!"
The Duke of Wei, Yu Wenzhi, knelt in front of Yu Wenyong with a solemn expression.
Yu Wenyong was gathering his ministers to discuss how to defeat the enemy. Just as he was about to go back, Yu Wenzhi followed him.
He just knelt down in front of Yu Wenyong and asked to lead the troops to the expedition.
Yu Wenyong looked at his childish younger brother and said helplessly: "Zhi, the current situation really does not allow you to lead troops on an expedition. Just stay in the house and wait for my order."
Yu Wenzhi quickly raised his head, his face full of reluctance, "Brother, Yu Wenxian can lead troops to kill the enemy on the front line. I am the biological brother of your Majesty's first mother, so why am I not as good as him? Many other cousins ​​can also fight in various places.
When I lead the army and govern the government, why do I have to obey orders in the palace?"
As his name suggests, Yu Wenzhi was arrogant and straightforward in his speech. Yu Wenyong was not angry, but just pulled him up and asked him to follow him towards the study.
Walking on the road, Yu Wenyong said: "You also know that you and I are brothers from the same mother!"
"Look at what you do on a daily basis. Everyone else is studying and thinking about serving the country. You are the only one who doesn't study well. You spend all day playing in the house, just for fun. Your house hires people.
Why don't you even pay for the furniture? That slave of yours is even more vicious. Not only did he kill the craftsman, he also dared to beat Chang'an Ling. Do you know what kind of official Chang'an Ling is?? That's also your slave.
Can you beat me?"
The more Yu Wenyong spoke, the more anxious he became, and his words became a little irritable.
He is really worried about this younger brother,
Yuwen Yong had many brothers, but they were all half-brothers, and Yuwen Zhi was the only one with the same father and mother.
But this younger brother is the most domineering one among them all.
Yu Wenzhi slowly lowered his head and wiped his tears, "Brother, I already know my fault."
"I'm different from those people. They put on pretense and have different intentions, so they also want to deceive others' respect. But I don't need this. I just want to assist my brother, so I act eccentricly and can't hide it like they can...
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Yu Wenyong glared at him again.
"Does the common people have different intentions if they don't agree with each other?"
"How do you read this book?"
Yu Wenzhi stopped talking and just secretly wiped his tears.
Yu Wenyong said: "Don't cry anymore. I don't let you send troops. It's not that I don't trust you, nor that I despise your ability. It's just that the enemy is coming fiercely. Although Chang'an has many troops, they are not enough for defense. How can we defend again?"
Going out to fight in the city?"
"We are currently defending the city and can wait for reinforcements from various places to arrive. If we rush out of the city, the consequences will be disastrous if we fail."
Yu Wenyong analyzed the situation and reasoned with Yu Wenzhi very seriously.
Yu Wenzhi didn't know how much he had heard, but finally smiled and nodded, "Brother, I understand."
"In that case, can you let me do the job of defending the city?"
"I will never disappoint my brother!"
Yu Wenyong was silent for a moment. Of course he knew his brother in his heart, but he had already rejected him once. If he refused again, he would probably go to the Queen Mother to cry and complain, and then the Queen Mother would come to him again.
After all, they have the same father and mother, and it was he who killed Yu Wenhu in the first place.
Yu Wenyong decided to give his younger brother a chance. He said seriously: "Chang'an City is huge and cannot be garrisoned by one person. The north wall is newly built and is the most dangerous, so I will let you garrison it."
"Thank you, brother!!"
Yu Wenzhi raised his head, his eyes sparkling, "I can do what Yu Wenxian can do, brother, don't worry!!"
Seeing his brother leaving in a hurry, Yu Wenyong became even more sad.
How hard is it to do domestic affairs?
The Duke's Mansion of Weiguo.
Yuwen sat straight in the study, with many of his confidants surrounding him.
Most of these confidants are mainly Hunu, proficient in riding and shooting, and have excellent martial arts skills.
Yu Wenzhi usually liked to recruit these armed barbarians as followers, and selected those who were good at fighting among them to be his confidants, and he especially indulged and protected them.
Therefore, his reputation in the city is also the worst.
Yu Wenzhi smiled and raised the tiger talisman in his hand.
"Everyone, Yu Wenyong divided my camp into one, and there are more than 3,000 people under my command."
"If the enemy hadn't attacked, I would never have been able to capture these people."
"Now is the best time."
"We can seize the palace while he is unprepared, capture Yuwen Yong alive, and have him issue an edict to abdicate the throne of emperor to me, and then order various places to make the generals surrender...:
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Most of these warriors looked frightened when they listened to his words.
Even though they usually wield swords and guns and show off their power on the streets, they would not dare to look down upon such a big thing, where the entire clan would be killed at every turn.
Immediately, some barbarians spoke to persuade: "My lord, although you have an army in your hands now, there are Liu Taozi's troops outside the city. If we take action rashly and cause turmoil in the city, wouldn't we allow Liu Taozi to take advantage of the situation?"
Is it done?」
"It's better to wait until Liu Taozi's army is defeated and begins to retreat, and your majesty...\n.\n. When Yu Wenyong begins to take back the tiger talismans of the generals, we will move quickly to capture Yu Wenyong alive!"
"Time waits for no one!!"
Yu Wenzhi stood up with an angry look on his face.
"I helped him kill Yu Wenhu, but not only did he not thank me, he also made things difficult for me. Yu Wenxian was Yu Wenhu's minion, but he was highly used by him, but I was trapped in the house and had to even go out.
Ask him first!!"
"If I wait until the enemy retreats and King Qin's troops are all outside the city, how can I attack him?!"
"If we attack the palace and then control Chang'an with the emperor's decree, Chang'an will not be in turmoil. Even if Liu Taozi's thousands of people pile up, they won't be able to enter Chang'an City!"
Seeing how determined Yu Wenzhi was, everyone did not dare to persuade him.
"Then where do we attack the palace?"
"Suzhangmen!"
"Currently, the palace is under martial law. The generals are guarding many gates. Suzhang Gate is closest to us, so we will attack from here."
Yu Wenzhi looked to the left and right and asked: "I asked you to inquire about the information of each city gate. Now, who is ordered to garrison Suzhang Gate?"
The barbarian warrior reacted, stood up hurriedly and said:
"My Lord, he is a young general with no abilities."
Chapter completed!