Chapter 2705: Sui’s proposal to move the capital, Tubo sent troops to aid Sui
Yang Guang is a man with double standards. He sent troops to the Western Regions with undeclared war and sneak attacks. However, he could do so, but he did not allow others to do the same. Otherwise, it would be shameless and unethical, and he would accuse the other party from the moral high ground. It was simply double standards. Marked to the extreme.
In fact, Yang Guang also understood that issuing an accusation would not have any impact on Da Qin. However, since the enemy was strong and we were weak, we could not severely injure our opponents on the battlefield, so we could only use this method to disgust our opponents.
But after getting high, the remaining problems still need to be solved.
"My lord, according to the intelligence reports, the force dispatched by Great Qin this time is probably no less than a hundred thousand troops.
Now that the east gate of Yuzhong has been lost, the major camps on the eastern front, Wubao, will certainly not be able to stop the attack of 100,000 Qin troops.
If we don't send troops to resist, I'm afraid Li Jing's army will be able to reach Daxing City in less than half a month. " Cheng Gongying said worriedly.
Yang Guang nodded seriously, he also knew the seriousness of the problem.
After the Sui State sent an army of 40,000 to the west, although there were still 210,000 troops in the country, they were scattered and stationed in various places, while the invading Qin army of 100,000 was very concentrated.
Although it is not difficult to defeat the 100,000 Qin army with 210,000 Sui troops, it will take time to assemble.
Yang Guang had high hopes for the two gates of Yuzhong and Heguan. He thought that if the Qin army invaded, they would be able to hold on for at least half a month so that he could mobilize troops and reinforce him. However, he did not expect that he would not be able to do so for even two days. keep on.
When he received the news that the Yingchuan and Dongjun defense lines had fallen, Yang Guang had laughed at Cao Cao in public, thinking that Cao Cao had spent so much effort on the two defense lines in the north and south, but it was of no use at all. He was defeated by Qin in just a month and a half. The army broke through one after another.
As a result, when we arrived at the Sui State, a strong city like Yuzhong fell in just two days, and its performance was even worse than that of the Wei State, which was simply embarrassing.
"Dong Yi is incompetent and has mistaken me for the Sui Dynasty."
Yang Guang reflected on himself with a face of self-blame, but did not realize his mistake at all. Instead, he put all the responsibility on Dong Yi, who had died in the battle.
After the fall of Yuzhong, Daxing was left with only Jincheng, the last barrier.
Note that this Jincheng is Jincheng County, not Jincheng County.
The name of Jincheng County comes from Jincheng County. Jincheng County was also the seat of Jincheng County. It was only because when the Qiang people ravaged Liangzhou, they were conquered many times by the Qiang people. The population loss was serious, so the political center was moved to a more geographical location. The superior Yunwu County is now Daxing City, the capital of the Sui Dynasty.
Although Jincheng County is still rich and prosperous today, it is no longer the center of Liangzhou. Both its political and economic status have been completely replaced by Daxing City and became the acropolis of Daxing.
"Yuzhong has been lost, and Jincheng is isolated and difficult to support. It must be supported as soon as possible. I propose that Governor Yang Su lead an army of 50,000 people and rush to Jincheng under the stars at night." Cheng Gongying added.
As soon as this statement came out, Li Delin, the second number one scholar of the Sui Dynasty, quickly stood up and objected: "Absolutely not. Although the Qin army sent 100,000 troops on the surface, no one knows whether there are any hidden back-ups. There may be other Troops followed.
The total number of troops in Daxing City is only 60,000. If 50,000 are directly sent out, once the Qin army breaks through from other directions, Daxing will be in danger. "
After hearing this, not only Yang Guang and Cheng Gongying, but also Prime Minister Gao Jiong fell silent, because what they said did make sense.
No one knows how much wealth Da Qin has. Although the Qin Army has only exposed 100,000 troops, it does not mean that the Qin Army has only dispatched 100,000 troops. If Daxing is emptied out in order to protect Jincheng, other situations may arise. Something is wrong.
The Sui State was the first country to adopt the imperial examination system, and the imperial examination system directly saved the Sui State and attracted a large number of civilian talents, and Li Delin was one of them.
In addition, there are Ban Gu, Ximen Bao, Zhao Xuan, Chen Leng and others.
Among them, Li Delin and Zhao Xu were both prime ministers during the period of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty. They assisted Yang Jian in establishing the Sui Kingdom and were major contributors to the founding of the emperor.
It is precisely with the assistance of so many talented people that the Sui Kingdom can develop so fast. Even if it occupies the barren Liangzhou and Haizhou, it is still a regional power.
As soon as Li Delin finished speaking, Zhao Xu also stood up and echoed: "My lord, since the Qin Dynasty invaded at this time, it must have come to destroy us, the Sui Dynasty. Simply sending reinforcements to Jincheng will not be enough to deal with this crisis. , I believe that this war should be fought as a war to subjugate the country."
Li Delin and Zhao Xuan combined their speeches one after another, and many people immediately objected. They felt that it was an overreaction to do so without knowing the specific information about the Qin army.
Even Yang Guang frowned, feeling that the two were making a fuss out of a molehill. However, Prime Minister Gao Jiong agreed with their views. After all, if the Qin Dynasty failed, it could come again, but if the Sui Kingdom failed once, it would be almost destroyed.
The Sui State could not afford to lose, so it had to be cautious.
"My lord, I also believe that this should be treated with caution."
Cheng Gongying also stood up to support, and then there were Ban Gu, Zu Jue and others, which forced Yang Guang to be cautious.
It has to be said that although the Sui Kingdom was weak in terms of strong generals, the quality of its civil servants was still very high.
The military advisors who provided strategies include: Gao Jiong, Cheng Gongying, Li Delin, and Zhao Xu;
The people who govern the country are: Ban Gu, Ximen Bao, Chen Leng
The commanders-in-chief include: Yang Su, Yang Shuang, Gao Huan, and Gao Changgong.
Only the fierce generals are slightly weaker, but there are also three war-god-level generals such as Gao Gao, Shi Wansui, and Wu Yunzhao, which are much stronger than Wu Guo, which only has Sun Ce, the god of war.
Seeing Yang Guang's relaxed attitude, Li Delin and Zhao Xuan were relieved. What they feared most was that Yang Guang was stubborn and would not listen to others' advice. After all, Yang Guang was indeed very wise when he was wise, but when he was stubborn, no one could help him. Can be persuaded.
At this moment, Gao Jiong stood up and said: "My lord, if we are going to fight a war to subjugate our country, I have three strategies.
First, immediately send a message to the whole country, asking the garrison generals in each city to be alert to the Qin army to prevent another attack, and to send additional garrison troops, especially Heguan.
Second, immediately mobilize the garrisons from Haizhou and Xiliang to come to Jincheng for support to reduce the pressure on Jincheng County.
Third, ask for help from Tubo and Shu Han. The Shu army's Chen Bing Jiange can contain the Qin army's troops, and the Tubo army's march to the plateau for reinforcements can reduce the pressure on our army. "
Gao Jong is worthy of being one of the nine elders of the Sui Dynasty, and the three strategies he proposed can be described as gems. Unfortunately, he did not know the specific intelligence of the Qin army and the deployment of troops, so these three strategies were quite conservative, otherwise he would definitely propose more radical and An effective ruse.
From God's perspective, although Gao Jiong's three strategies are useful, they cannot fundamentally solve the problem.
What Li Jing used was a decisive strategy. If you make a wrong move, you will be blamed for making a wrong move. However, Gao Qiao's three strategies obviously did not touch the root of the situation.
However, in the eyes of Yang Guang and others, Gao Jiong's three strategies were too good. Even if they had to directly repel the Qin army, they could also minimize the threat, so it was naturally impossible not to adopt them.
Gao Jiong was not as optimistic as Yang Guang, so he proposed moving the capital again.
"What? Moving the capital?"
Yang Guang looked in disbelief. He was not surprised by anyone who said the capital would be moved, but he couldn't believe that Gao Jiong, as the prime minister, would say such depressing words as moving the capital at this time. This would also be a huge blow to the morale of the Sui Kingdom.
This is not the first time that the Sui State has talked about moving the capital. After the three counties of Longxi, Wuwei, and Hanyang were occupied by Daqin, the Sui State proposed moving the capital more than once, but Yang Guang rejected them all for various reasons.
It’s not that Yang Guang didn’t know that after the counties in the eastern part of Liangzhou were occupied by Daqin, the city of Daxing in the middle was no longer safe, but the territory of Liangzhou became more barren the further west it went.
Yang Guang had spent so many years building Daxing into a royal capital that was not inferior to the big cities in the Central Plains. He was really reluctant to give up on Daxing and start from scratch.
In addition, considering the situation at the time, the Qin Dynasty would not send troops to the Sui State before destroying the Wei, Song, and Ming Kingdoms, so the Sui State had not yet reached the point where it was necessary to move its capital.
Coupled with the smooth signing of the Luoyang Treaty, the Sui Kingdom exchanged the ten counties of Wuwei for Heguan, completing the southern defense line of Jincheng County, and naturally there was no need to move the capital again.
Now that the Qin Dynasty has sent troops to the Sui State, all previous speculations have been shattered. However, precisely because the two countries have gone to war, Yang Guang will naturally not move the capital.
The current situation of the Sui Kingdom is completely different from that of Cao Wei who moved the capital before the war.
Xuchang, the former capital of Cao Wei, borders Da Qin on three sides, and is easy to attack and difficult to defend. If the capital is not moved, it will be too easy to be targeted. Moreover, when Cao Wei moved the capital, it had not yet started a war with Da Qin.
The Sui State was now at war with the Qin Dynasty, and the impact of moving the capital before the war was too bad.
When the heroes attacked Dong and Hulao Pass was breached by Ying Hao, Dong Zhuo also started to think about moving the capital before the war. As a result, the morale of the Xiliang army was turbulent and their combat effectiveness plummeted.
With Dong Zhuo's clear lesson in mind, how could Yang Guang move the capital at this time?
In Yang Guang's view, Daxing is the most fortified city in Liangzhou. The worst case scenario is a fight to the death with the Qin army in Daxing. Even if Daxing cannot be saved in the end, the Qin army will suffer heavy casualties.
The reason why Gao Jiong proposed to move the capital was due to more and more unknown circumstances. Although he didn't know what Da Qin was planning, it was enough to make him aware of the crisis and feel that the situation was gradually getting out of control, so moving the capital might not be a stopgap. A good way to lose money.
It can be seen that Yang Guang was so resistant to moving the capital, and Gao Jiong was very wise and did not mention moving the capital again. After all, the impact of moving the capital just after the war started was really too bad.
But what Gao Jiong never expected was that he didn't insist on his opinion this time, but it became the thing he regretted most in the future.
Li Jing's decisive strategy was too cruel and did not give Sui any chance.
If the Sui State moved the capital at this time, although it would have an impact on the morale of the entire army, it would still be able to retain a lot of strength and retreat to the Western Regions. Unfortunately, the entire Sui State did not agree to move the capital.
After Li Jing's plan was fully launched, the Sui State had no chance to move its capital and had no choice but to flee into the Western Regions in the most embarrassing manner.
"My lord, do you think the Western Region or Xiliang is more important?"
Cheng Gongying issued a soul torture, and Yang Guang replied without thinking: "Of course it's Xiliang."
"Then I propose to suspend the offensive in the Western Regions, recall the Western Expedition Army, and then continue the Western Expedition after the Qin army is defeated."
"What? No, absolutely not."
Yang Guang decisively refused. After all, he was not sure of victory when facing the Qin army. Even if the invading Qin army only had 100,000 people, he had an army of 210,000 people.
If he really couldn't defeat him, the Western Region would be his last resort, so how could Yang Guang recall the Western Expedition army.
When Cheng Gongying, Gao Juong and other counselors heard what Yang Guang said, they knew that Yang Guang didn't have much confidence, but they still wanted to protect Xiliang and the Western Regions.
But how can there be so many best of both worlds in the world?
The result of wanting it all is often losing it all.
Yang Guang insisted that Gao Jiong and Cheng Gongying had no choice but to act according to Yang Guang's orders.
Finally, Yang Guang ordered Yang Su to lead an army of 40,000 to Jincheng, and at the same time ordered to recall the Xiliang and Haizhou armies, preparing to use an army of 150,000 to face Li Jing's 100,000 Qin army, and also asked for help from the two major allies of Tubo and Shuhan.
In addition, Yang Guang was also worried about the safety of Heguan, so he sent a flying pigeon letter to inquire, but it happened to fall into the hands of Li Mu, who was preparing to march to Daxing.
With Li Mu's approval, Sima Xin's reply to Yang Guang was naturally that everything was fine at Heguan and that he had not been attacked by the Qin army. He was also vigilant and determined not to give the Qin army an opportunity.
After seeing Sima Xin's reply, Yang Guang didn't think much about it. He just thought that the Qin army concentrated its forces from the east front and did not focus on the west front. However, after all, there were only three thousand defenders at Heguan. Just in case, he We are still preparing to send an additional five thousand troops to Heguan.
After Li Mu received Yang Guang's reply, he was naturally overjoyed. He recruited Sima Xin and gained three mountains and five villages for free. He even sent 5,000 Sui army reinforcements as a gift. It was a great achievement.
At the same time, Tubo and Shu Han also held an emergency meeting after receiving Yang Guang's flying pigeon message.
King Songtsen Gampo of Tubo did not want to intervene in the Qin-Sui war, but Yang Guang's request for help painted the Sui Kingdom too miserable. Why did the Qin army not respect military ethics and go to war without declaring a secret attack to break through the gates of the Sui Kingdom? The army is about to attack the Great Rebellion in the near future. If the Sui Kingdom cannot hold it back, Tubo will be bullied by the Qin Dynasty...
Yang Guang's words reminded Songtsan Gampo of the humiliation of being rejected by Da Qin twice in his marriage proposal. At the same time, he did not feel resentful about Da Qin's alliance with Nanman and the marriage of Princess Nongyu to the Nanman king.
Songtsen Gampo was not greedy for beauty, but why?
Obviously everyone is a barbarian, why does the Qin Dynasty look down on the Tubo, but looks at the southern barbarians differently?
The more Songtsen Gampo thought about it, the angrier he became. It seemed to him that Qin's contempt for Tibet had reached the point where it was not concealed at all.
If the Sui State is really driven out of Xiliang, Tubo will be isolated in the western frontier and will definitely not be able to escape the oppression of the Qin Dynasty, so it must send troops to support the Sui State no matter what.
(End of chapter)
