In the lobby, the officials of the Henan Prefecture met with the governor who came to inspect, and Yang Anxuan offered some words of comfort.
After briefly asking about the government affairs of the county, Yang Anxuan left behind Yang Anyuan, Sima Cen Minghu and Chen Yu, the general of Mengjinguan Town who arrived.
Yang Anxuan asked: "The secret guard reported that the Qin soldiers have made some changes. I wonder what the situation is?"
Yang Anyuan said in a deep voice: "Mu Chong, the governor of Wei Yuzhou, is training troops and horses in the Heyang, Wenxian, and Pinggao areas. It is very likely that he will cross Henan to invade."
After the secret guard was established, Yang Anxuan asked Ding Quan and Huang Fu to pay attention to the situation of collecting important officials of Qin, Wei, Yan and other countries. Mu Chong (1) was Tuoba Gui's chief of bodyguards. Tuoba Gui was awarded the title of Shizhong and Taishi when he established the country. He holds the rank of lieutenant and has great trust in him.
A few years ago, Mu Chong and Wei Wei King Tuoba Yi rebelled against each other. After the failure, Tuoba Gui thought of the two men's contribution and kept it secret. He did not deal with it, and still let Mu Chong sit in Yewang City as the governor of Yuzhou (Wei).
"How many troops does the Wei army have? Can Luoyang resist?" Yang Anxuan asked.
Sima Cen Minghu reported: "According to the intelligence sent by the secret guards, the Wei army has about 30,000 to 50,000 people. Luoyang City can fight 8,000 infantry and 1,500 light cavalry. There are 8,000 garrison troops south of Luoyang. If we rely on the city to defend There are still more than 20,000 young and strong men who can be recruited in the city. The 50,000 Qin army attacked the city and retreated without success, so it is okay for tens of thousands of Wei troops to come."
Yang Anxuan nodded and said: "If the Wei army wants to attack Luoyang, they must first break through Mengjing Pass. There are not many defenders at Mengjing Pass. Two thousand more troops can be sent from Luoyang to garrison."
Chen Yu smiled and said: "Luoyang Navy has nearly a hundred ships. If Wei soldiers dare to cross south at Mengjinkou, I will teach them a lesson on the river first."
Seeing that everyone was confident, Yang Anxuan said: "I guess it is unlikely that the Wei army will directly attack Luoyang, but it is very likely that they will break through from the east of Chenggao and attack Xingyang."
Chenggao, also known as Hulao (2), Chenggao means high mountains and close to the Yellow River. It was a pass in the Qin Dynasty and a county in the Han Dynasty. This pass is connected to Songyue Mountain in the south and the Yellow River in the north. The mountains are intertwined, making it a natural danger.
To the west of Chenggao is the Luoyang Basin, and to the east is the plain area with vast plains. There is no danger to defend. Yang Anxuan speculated that it was unlikely that the Wei army would attack Luoyang. It was most likely that they would cross the river from Chengao to the east and attack Xingyang City.
Chenggao County is under the jurisdiction of Henan County and is more than 200 miles away from Luoyang. It has to pass through Yanshi and Gong counties. It is surrounded by mountains, cut off by natural barriers, and detoured roads. It takes less than four or five days to reach Chenggao County.
Yang Anyuan looked troubled and said: "If the Wei army attacks from Chenggao, Luoyang soldiers and horses may not be able to provide reinforcements."
Chen Yu said: "It will take a day for the navy to go along the Yiluo River for reinforcements."
Yang Anxuan asked people to hang up the map and said: "Chenggao is only sixty miles away from Xingyang City. I plan to place Chenggao under the jurisdiction of Hu Fan in Xingyang County, so that we will not be unable to command."
Yang Anyuan was silent for a moment, and Yang Anxuan smiled and said, "Second brother, it's better to take a broad view of the scenery. Why worry about a man having no place to use his talents?"
Yang Anxuan's eyes lit up. His third uncle Yang Siping was awarded the title of governor of Liangzhou by the imperial court. It was possible that his third brother meant what he said. Yongzhou is adjacent to Qin and Wei. In the future, it will not be difficult to regain the lost territory during the Northern Expedition and be promoted to governor.
After staying in Luoyang for two days, Yang Anxuan went to Yanshi. He wanted to recruit troops from the Pei and Yan families to guard Hulao Pass.
Pei Bo has passed away, and the head of the Pei family is Pei Sheng. With the passing of Pei Bo, the Pei family has shown signs of decline, and the Yan family has a tendency to catch up from behind.
Pei Qiang and Yan Ke defected to Yang Anxuan almost at the same time. Yan Ke was upright and brave in battle. Yang Anxuan liked him more, and he had more opportunities to perform meritorious service in battle than Pei Qiang.
Now Yan Ke is the fifth-rank General Ningyuan, who accompanied Yang Siping on his expedition to Liangzhou, while Pei Qiang is the sixth-rank Guangye General, guarding Hulao Pass.
When Yang Anxuan first became the governor of Yongzhou, he ordered Wubao to be brought under government management. Wubao, headed by the Pei and Yan families in Pingba Valley, had greatly assisted Yang Anxuan, so Yang Anxuan did not enforce it in the Pingba Valley area.
After discussing with Yan An, Pei Bo believed that the situation was difficult to resist. For the sake of their children and grandchildren, the two families took the lead in naturalizing the more than a thousand households sheltered in Wubao with the government. Driven by the two families, more than 20,000 people were naturalized in Pingbai Valley, making Yanshi Ling Yan Kai smile from ear to ear.
Knowing the purpose of Governor Yang's visit, Pei Sheng helped both publicly and privately. Although Wubao handed over many hidden households, it still took two days to collect 500
The Yan family also gave 300 people, and other families in Pingbai Valley also gathered more than 400 people, led by Pei Sheng's brother Pei Ping and Dong Qing, the head of the Dong family who volunteered to join the army.
When they arrived in Gong County, Yang Anxuan appointed Pei Ping as the captain of the school and asked him to lead 500 people to assist Gong County Magistrate He Li in defending the city. He took the remaining 700 people to Chenggao.
There were only a thousand guards in Chenggao. When they heard the news that the Wei army might go south, the people fled south one after another, and Chenggao County was in a state of depression.
When Governor Yang led his army to come to the rescue, Pei Qiang was overjoyed and hurried out of the city to greet him. Dong Qing and Pei Qiang were old acquaintances, and they came to see each other. On the way, Yang Anxuan told him that he would serve under Pei Qiang from now on. Pei Qiang knew that Dong Qing was brave and brave, so he was naturally happy to have an additional general under his command.
Yang Anxuan told Pei Qiang that Chenggao County was placed under the jurisdiction of Xingyang. If the Wei army came, they could ask Xingyang for help.
Pei Qiang laughed and said, "Chenggao is only one day's journey from Xingyang. There is sufficient food and grass in the city, and there are nearly two thousand defenders. No matter how many Wei troops there are, they cannot break the city in seven days."
Yang Anxuan said: "Yu Hui told Hu Fan to set up a stronghold on the east bank of Si River, with many rammed earth platforms and crossbows for defense, so as to prevent the Wei army from easily landing."
Pei Qiang puffed up his chest and said, "Don't worry, Governor Yang, if the Wei army attacks from Chenggao, I will definitely tell him to come back."
After resting for one night in Chenggao, Yang Anxuan rushed to Xingyang City with his guards the next day. He arrived at the prefect's mansion at noon, just in time to have dinner with Hu Fan.
Looking at Hu Fan who was sitting upright, Yang Anxuan smiled and said: "Brother Daoxu, you and I have been friends for many years. This is a private room, why do you have to do this."
Hu Fan responded sternly: "There is a difference between superiority and inferiority, and etiquette cannot be abandoned just because of a private room."
Yang Anxuan waved his hand with a headache. Since Hu Fan was observing etiquette, let him go. Yang Anxuan cut off a piece of mutton with a silver knife, stuffed it with green salt and stuffed it into his mouth. While chewing, he asked, "The Wei army may go south. How should Daoxu deal with it?"
"There are 5,000 troops stationed in Xingyang City, and more than 12,000 troops stationed in Aocang, Licheng, and Dasuo City. If the Wei army invades with 30,000 people, a frontal confrontation strategy will not be enough, but we must occupy the city and defend each city. They support each other, making it difficult for the Wei army to advance eastward." Hu Fan ordered the wine in the glass with his hand, and began to mark on the case as he spoke.
Yang Anxuan nodded, Hu Fan knew in his heart that it was impossible for the Wei army to bypass Xingyang and march eastward and south. Only by seizing Xingyang as a base could they rest assured.
"Yu has ordered Zhang Feng to lead 3,000 light cavalry, and then transfer 800 troops from each of Yingchuan, Xiangcheng, and Runan to make up for the lack of troops in Xingyang." Yang Anxuan said.
Hu Fan raised his brows and said with a smile: "Then the Wei army won't come to retaliate. If you really dare to attack Xingyang, Yu Ding will set up a battle to teach him a lesson."
Yang Anxuan reminded: "Daoxu, not only must we guard against the Wei army, we must also guard against Liu Gai."
"Liu Gai." Hu Fan's face became serious and he said, "Liu Gai has surrendered to the Yan Kingdom, does he still want to submit to the Wei people?"
Yang Anxuan said coldly: "The slaves of the three surnames are mothers if they have milk. Compared with Yan and Wei, they are more powerful. If Liu can surrender to Yan, he may also surrender to Wei.".br>
Hu Fan stroked his beard and said: "If Liu Gai leads his army from the west of Pengcheng, Xingyang will be attacked from both sides, which will be really troublesome. However, the soldiers and horses in Beiqingzhou are not strong in combat, and the morale of Yan State is getting lower and lower. We can seize Pengcheng before the Wei army moves. .”
Yang Anxuan laughed and said, "Yu and Dao Xu have the same idea. When the three thousand Qingqi led by Zhang Feng arrive, Yu will personally go to take Pengcheng."
Hu Fan pondered and said: "The Yellow River dries up between May and July. If Mu Chong wanted to invade south, he would definitely choose this time, fearing that he would not have enough time."
Yang Anxuan smiled and said: "The Art of War says that it is the best policy not to fight against the enemy's troops. I heard that the Lord of Wei was increasingly suspicious of his ministers. Mu Chong had participated in the rebellion. If Tuoba Gui heard any rumors, would he still let him rule? The army goes south."
Hu Fan's eyes lit up and he said, "Does An Xuan have a clever plan?"
Yang Anxuan said proudly: "You have ordered secret guards to spread the rumor that the emperor was killed by a traitor in the Wei Kingdom. What do you think Tuoba Gui will do when he hears this?" "
Hu Fan laughed and said: "An Xuan's strategy was to kill people without blood. Even if Mu Chong doesn't know how to kill, he probably won't dare to act rashly. Liu Gai's death has come."...
Pengcheng, the back house of the governor's office.
Liu Gai, the governor of Beiqing Prefecture (Yan), was already half drunk and said to his friend Sun Quan inarticulately: "... I am a general of foolish origin.
Men, once followed Xie Xianwu to defeat Fu Jian, and later became the most important of the King of Kuaiji. The King of Kuaiji made Yu a regular servant of the scattered cavalry, and served as the governor of Xuzhou to control Juancheng. Yu worked wholeheartedly for the court. "
Sun Quan was the prefect of Qinghe and Yangping counties. When he saw Liu Gai pouring most of the wine out of the bowl, he reached out to take the wine jar and advised him: "Ming Ze (Liu Gai), you are drunk, don't drink anymore."
Liu Gai picked up the wine bowl and drank it all again. He breathed out the wine and said, "Wang Gong is dead. The court wanted Xie Yan to be the governor of Xuzhou, so he drove Yu to Pengcheng. He said he was the governor of Beiqingzhou, but he only had four counties. . Haha, Xuan En, you are the prefect of Qinghe and Yangping counties, so you account for half of it."
Sun Quan sighed: "After all, I am from a humble background and cannot compare to a high-class noble like Wang Xie."
After saying that, Sun Quan took the initiative to fill up the wine bowls of the two of them, and said angrily: "We are going through life and death to fight for the country, it is not as good as those sons of the noble family to just sit back and enjoy the fruits of their lives and be in the first position."
Liu Gai swept the wine bowl down with his hand, poured the wine on the table, and said: "The Yan State sent troops, and Yu asked the court for help, but no one paid attention. The soldiers and horses in Beiqingzhou were only a few thousand, how could they The tens of thousands of Yan's opponents had to surrender in order to save the lives of the people."
Sun Quan drank all the wine in the bowl and said: "Beiqing Prefecture of Yan State and Beiqing Prefecture of Jin State are the same. Look, the people are not paying their taxes as usual, no matter who they give it to."
Liu Gai's face became ferocious and he said: "The Jin Dynasty appointed Yang Anxuan as the governor of Beiqingzhou. I'm afraid this will not allow Yu An to enjoy peace. In March, Duke Yidu of Wei and Mu Chong, the governor of Yuzhou, secretly sent someone to send a letter to Yu, asking him to As an internal agent, I will seize the land of Yuzhou and promise to recommend Yu as the governor of Yanzhou in Wei..."
Sun Quan's expression changed, and he lowered his voice and said, "Brother Mingze, you are drunk, be careful what you say."
Liu Gai stood up unsteadily, pulled out his sword from the wall, and waved it in front of the hall with the strength of his drink. He danced and said, "A man should rise up and seek merit. Xuan En will help me."
Sun Quan looked at Liu Gai, who had a fierce look in his eyes, and sighed: "I will live and die together with my brother Ming Ze."
Liu Gai laughed loudly, threw away the sword in his hand, sat back on the table, and said in a low voice: "Liu Taiwei will lead his army southward in June. At that time, you and I will lead our army westward, from Xiaoxian and Xiayi to Sui." Yang, there is no need for us to fight on the battlefield, as long as we wait for the Wei army near Suiyang City, we can sit back and enjoy wealth."
Sun Quan gritted his teeth and said, "In that case, Yu will go back to the county tomorrow to gather troops and mount an army together with Governor Liu."
After seeing off the maid, Liu Gai staggered back to the table, thinking that the entire Sun family was in Pengcheng, so they would not be able to report secretly. Even if he wanted to report, he didn't know who to report to, the Jin Dynasty or the Yan State?
Liu Gai laughed wildly. He turned out to be a bereaved dog. He didn't know who his master was. He was a slave of three surnames: Jin, Yan, and Wei.
"Everyone in the world knows that Lu Bu is a slave of the third surname. He is capricious. Only today do you know the hardships of serving the emperor." Liu Gai angrily turned over the table in front of him and shouted: "If you want to get riches and honors, what about the third surname? What about the fifth surname?" "
"Note (1): "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" records that Suo Du Zhen and Hu Silan attacked Xuzhou. According to expert research, Suo Du Zhen was probably Mu Chong's title.
(2): "The Biography of Emperor Mu" records: The emperor was hunting in Zheng, and there was a tiger in the grass. The soldiers of Qicui captured it and sacrificed it, and saved it in Dongguo, so it was called Hu Lao. The battle between the three heroes of Hulao Pass and Lu Bu is fake. The Battle of Chenggao, which determined the rise and fall of Han and Chu, and the Battle of Wulao, where Li Shimin captured Dou Jiande alive, are both here. "
