Chapter 824 A bloody feud between the public and the private
Listening to Guo Chongtao's deep voice, Fu Xi nodded and responded, and then asked again:
"Now that our army has captured Qingchi City, the Henghai Army's capital, according to the words of Shangshu Guo, what should we do next?"
The proud expression on his face gradually faded. Guo Chongtao thought for a moment and then instructed Fu Xidao:
"At present, all the troops are no longer suitable to act rashly. If we take advantage of the situation to attack Wei, Bo and other Chuzhou Prefectures, they are closer to the capital and vassal states of the Southern Dynasty, and they are easily dragged and consumed by the enemy. After all, Your Majesty dispatched troops and generals in Taiyuan, and Luzhou, where the rebel general Li Jitao was in charge, our army had previously feinted the Yangwu Army as a suspicious army. This made the Southern Dynasty unable to judge the direction of our main attack.
But now he has taken the Henghai Army. If he fights south, it will be closer to Bianjing. The enemy troops from the Southern Dynasty can quickly meet in one place. Your Majesty competes with the Emperor of Wei to fight for hegemony, and it will not be achieved day and night. At least, except for Gao Siji, seizing the Henghai Army... the earliest agreed purpose of our army has been achieved. And you supervise the troops in Zhenzhou and pay close attention to the movements of the Yangwu Army Ge Congzhou side... "
Fu Xi heard this, naturally respectfully accepted the order. Guo Chongtao gave him another explanation and sent him to take care of the military affairs. When he was alone, Guo Chongtao spread out rice paper and wrote quickly. After a while, he wrote a memorial to report the victory to Li Cunxu, the Emperor of the Later Tang Dynasty. He carefully reviewed it again, and saw that there was nothing wrong, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and a smug smile appeared on his lips.
The reason why this battle was successful was not only Gao Siji, but also the tiger's teeth were drawn, and the Henghai Army was seized from the Wei Dynasty. It was indeed planned by Guo Chongtao, a powerful minister who was in charge of the Later Tang Army. He made such a great contribution and knew that he was one step closer to taking charge of the government and clearing the opponent's plan.
It is true that Guo Chongtao is also very clear that he is deeply trusted by the lord, but the Emperor Li Cunxu of the Later Tang Dynasty also favors the group of actors around him. Moreover, in the deep palace, Guo Chongtao, the eunuch party official, was also very despised...
But those actors are just good at lewd lyrics and erotic music, and are actually no different from the eunuchs who have an object in their crotch... Although Your Majesty is good at governing the country, he instigated these eunuchs to become rampant. They have not made any contribution to the country, but they dare to sing their teeth and claws in front of us founding heroes!
When he thought of the favored close ministers around Li Cunxu, Guo Chongtao still hated him so much that he bit his teeth itch. He also knew very well that he was different from those flattering villains who were flattering and flattering to gain power by flattering the country, and could only continue to make achievements for the country and compete with the actors and eunuch factions in the court... One day he would climb the peak of power in the Later Tang Dynasty.
However, Guo Chongtao did not only hate treacherous slanderous ministers who took power and ruined the country. In fact, even if he was a colleague, as Guo Chongtao's ambitions gradually expanded, many outstanding heroes and heroes in the Later Tang Dynasty were regarded by him as the targets that he would have to suppress and exclude in the future.
However, even if the selfishness grows, Guo Chongtao is extremely talented and can naturally be clear about priorities. According to his thoughts, after all, there is a great enemy of the Wei Dynasty, and he is in front of other generals...especially those adopted sons of the previous emperors should not be too terrified. Emperor Li Tianqu of Wei... Of course, he is also an enemy that must not be underestimated. However, it is precisely because of his wealth and strong military power and vast territory that I can win more opportunities and achieve success.
When Guo Chongtao dryed the ink scar on the memorial, he called another Yu Hou and ordered him to arrange a quick horse and send the documents to Taiyuan, Hedong as soon as possible. Before this time, the Later Tang Dynasty had agreed to establish a Privy Council. Guo Chongtao thought that with this great contribution, he should be able to be granted the title of Privy Council, and he would hold the military and political power in his own hands, and be able to engage in it cheaply...
At that time, not only will the evil and slanderous ministers around Your Majesty be able to find ways to eliminate them. Even the prestigious ministers and generals in the court will bow their heads to me... Compete with the Southern Dynasty to hegemony, one day, if you can finally get what you want, then you will be under one person and above ten thousand people. Your Majesty surrenders, in the court... and even in the future, I will respect me, Guo Chongtao!
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On the sixth day after the Henghai Army's capital Qingchi City was captured, Wang Jingren summoned troops from all provinces and entered the territory of Cangzhou. However, the vanguard was catching the enemy troops of Zhou Dewei and Li Siyuan who were successively capturing the towns and towns outside the capital.
Originally, he was caught off guard, and Zhou Dewei led the way, swung the hammer in his hand again, and rode a horse like a god of killing, rushing around the crowd. Until he was sweating and heavy armor, his body was still unscathed. The vanguard of the Wei army was defeated like a mountain, and he was beaten and retreated while being beaten. After leaving countless dead bodies, the remaining soldiers retreated dozens of miles, which made the Jin army win another victory.
When Wang Jingren heard the defeated generals and soldiers who fled back reported the military information, he was naturally furious. However, another fast horse scout came from an urgent report. Li Siyuan led another army and surrounded the troops, making a detour, making a move to intercept Zi En, Bo and other prefectures to lead the key retreat of the Henghai Army to Cangzhou.
After Wang Jingren heard the news, he immediately calmed down. Faced with the current situation, Qingchi City finally fell into the hands of the enemy, and the Jiedushi Gao Siji was defeated and killed. If he insisted on killing the vassal towns and recovering the lost territories, several groups of Later Tang troops were waiting for their hard work and were eyeing them covetously. Then his troops would inevitably repeat the mistakes of the Henghai Army...
After thinking about it, although Wang Jingren was unwilling to accept it, he could only shout angrily:
"The Jin people are powerful and cannot compete. Retreat quickly, retreat back to Bozhou, wait for the Paoze army, and work together to fight against the northern enemy!"
Wang Jingren led the troops of several states and then retreated to the territory of the Wei Dynasty south of Cangzhou. The news of Gao Siji's death in battle and the fall of Henghai Army was inevitably shocked to the dynasty. After Li Tianqu heard the news, he was very angry, but he knew that the Later Tang captured a vassal state of his own power, which also led to the defeat of Gao Siji and other tiger generals in the world. This was not impossible.
After all, compared with the Later Tang Dynasty, although the Wei Dynasty was more vast, because of this, Li Cunxu could choose the main attack target from Zhaoyi, Yangwu, Henghai... everywhere. Li Tianquxin said that although he had many generals under his command, each had to guard one side, and the Later Tang Dynasty could concentrate its military forces and launch a fierce attack suddenly and fiercely.
With Guo Chongtao's strategy, design and planning, and other famous generals who have been famous in history books such as Zhou Dewei, Li Siyuan, and Li Cunxian joining forces... Even if Gao Siji talks about horse warfare, infantry warfare, gun skills, and boxing skills, he is a little careless in the face of such a high-end combination and is likely to fall into the desperate situation...
After all, he lost a general. He thought of Gao Si's success in his past achievements and copied the four seasons of his fist classics that integrated his fighting skills. Li Tianqu was upset and practiced at night... He was naturally very sad.
Of course, Li Tianqu knew that the most grief was the one who was the most heart-wrenching person because of the deaths of Gao Siji, Gao Sixiang and Gao Xinggui.
The Gao family has a brave family. Gao Xingzhou and Gao Xinggui both have martial arts skills. However, the rest of their generation have not joined the army. So now, it can be said that the only one who wants to make contributions on the battlefield is Gao Xingzhou, who is the only one who wants to shine on the lintel...
After learning about the bad news that his father and relatives had died one after another, Gao Xingzhou Ru was killed by thunder and cried loudly. Then she rushed to the imperial city to ask for the emperor to meet the emperor. His eyes were already red and swollen. He knelt on the ground, and his words were choked, and he said angrily to Li Tianqu:
"The revenge of killing your father is irreconcilable! I dare to ask when your Majesty will launch an army to fight the northern expedition. The last general is willing to be the vanguard, sweep away the Jin thieves, recapture the Henghai Army, and go to the fire and blade. He will do whatever he wants, and he will definitely avenge his father, uncle, and cousin!"
Chapter completed!