Looking at the two counselors who had their own opinions in front of him, Yang Gao couldn't help but think of Yuan Shao, the great warlord during the Three Kingdoms period.
One of the important reasons why Yuan Shao, who originally had the upper hand in history, was defeated by Cao Cao was because of his own indecisiveness. The various counselors insisted on their own opinions and refused to give in to each other, and many good opportunities were lost in vain.
When he thought of Yuan Shao, Yang Gao secretly sounded the alarm for himself. Since he came to the throne, he has actually made many decisions based on the advice of intellectually strong men such as Yu Yunwen, Fang Xuanling and Liu Bowen. This time, two of his most trusted advisers had different opinions, and he was a little at a loss.
"This bad habit needs to be changed. After all, I am a person with an intelligence value of 93 and a political value of 94. I have to have my own opinion on everything. A wise man will make mistakes after thinking a lot. He cannot always rely on his subordinates to make decisions."
Yang Gao secretly made up his mind to himself, and immediately began to think about whether he should listen to Yu Yunwen or Fang Xuanling.
After a long time, Yang Gao suddenly had an idea in his mind and had an idea. He knocked on his desk and said calmly: "Two dear friends, after careful consideration, I have decided to transfer Yue Pengju back from the Central Plains and come to Jiangnan as the chief general to counter the rebellion."
Yu Yunwen wanted to say something when he heard this, but Yang Gao waved his hand calmly and said: "Yunwen, please be patient and listen to me. I believe Wang Shouren and Wang Taishou are also people who know military affairs. But I feel that the court Those in high positions should see a hundred steps behind when doing things. Wang Shouren is the prefect after all. After wiping out Hong Xiuquan, he still has to return to Jiangnan to govern the place. With Yue Pengju as the general, after he quells Hong Xiuquan's rebellion, I can treat these tens of thousands of troops as one A surprise force is here to use."
Having said this, Yang Gao winked at the eunuchs around him and Feng Zhishen. They understood and slowly exited the imperial study.
Yang Gao lowered his voice and said: "I decided to wait until Yue Pengju defeated Hong Xiuquan, and pretended to order him to go to Lingnan to guard. In fact, he secretly led his army to Jingnan and raided Bashu. Does Li Yuan, the old thief, really think that I am easy to bully? I will let him know What will be the consequences of offending me?"
Yu Yunwen suddenly realized it, raised his hands and praised: "Your Majesty's foresight is so far-sighted that I admire you greatly!"
Yang Gao smiled slightly. Who doesn't like to hear flattery, especially when he was praised by Yu Yunwen, whose intelligence value was as high as 95.
Yang Gao narrowed his eyes and nodded, then said: "But what Yunwen said is not unreasonable. It will take some time for Yue Pengju to arrive from Xingyang to Jiangnan. I then ordered Wang Shouren to lead the county troops to resist Hong Xiuquan's attack. "
Yu Yunwen and Fang Xuanling both bowed their hands and said: "Your Majesty is wise, I have no doubts."
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After Yang Gao made the decision, Dai Zong, the Shenxing Taibao, once again showed his power and rushed to Xingyang County in just six days, handing over the information from Chang'an Jinyi Guards and Yang Gao's transfer order to Xue Rengui.
After Xue Rengui read it, he did not dare to delay and quickly beat the drum to gather the generals. After all the generals entered the commander's tent, Xue Rengui immediately circulated the letter sent by Dai Zong to everyone.
After Wang Shichong read it, he immediately handed over his hands and said: "General Xue, Hongnong is a barrier to the Eastern Capital. Without Hongnong, Li Yuan's army can march straight in, all the way to Luoyang without any obstruction. The Yang family of Hongnong is also the local Ordinary people may not be able to suppress the local bully, so I will ask for orders to personally rush to Hongnong County to take charge."
Xue Rengui was overjoyed when he heard this, and Dai Zong sent a total of two letters. One was about the Tang Army's five-way march plan and the transfer order to Yue Fei, which was the one that Xue Rengui had just circulated to the generals.
The other was a private letter from Yang Gao to Xue Rengui, describing the court's response to the Tang Army's five-pronged advance. Yang Gao made it very clear in his letter that the Sui army was now unable to occupy the west of Luoyang, and Hongnong County was left to Wang Shichong to guard it.
Xue Rengui also agreed with Yang Gao's opinion, so when Wang Shichong came out to ask for orders, Xue Rengui immediately nodded in agreement.
Luoyang is Wang Shichong's foundation. If he misses it, all his hard work will be in vain, so he dare not neglect it. Seeing that Xue Rengui agreed, he immediately clasped his fists and said, "The military situation is urgent. I forgive Wang for being rude." Then he hurriedly left with his two nephews Wang Renze and Wang Yanzhang who had come to participate in the military meeting.
After Wang Shichong left, Xue Rengui turned his attention to Yue Fei aside, smiled slightly and said: "General Yue, Hong Xiuquan has rebelled, and Jiangnan is in danger. Jiangnan is the capital of the imperial court, and there is no room for loss. You should set off quickly!"
"I will obey your orders!"
Yue Fei cupped his hands and said with some regret: "It is rumored that Li Shimin, the second son of the traitor Li Yuan, has mastered the art of war since he was a child. After Li Yuan's rebellion, this son even made great military exploits for Li Yuan. Kill Song Laosheng and surrender. Suddenly, I defeated Xue Ju and Li Gui. I originally wanted to decide the outcome with him on the battlefield. Who would have thought that I would go to Jiangnan to deal with the magician Hong Xiuquan!"
Xue Rengui comforted him: "General Pengju, don't be upset. Although you were once a general in the court, you have been out of office for many years. Although Hong Xiuquan is very powerful, how much can a magician who relies on pretense and magic to deceive the people into rebellion know how to deal with it! Your Majesty asked you to deal with it. He also wants you to make more military exploits so that he can promote Brother Pengju in the future."
Liu Bowen also smiled and said: "Guanlong Li Yuan is your Majesty's enemy. As long as General Yue makes more military exploits, when he takes charge of the three armies to fight for your Majesty on the battlefield in the future, are you afraid that he will not have a chance to compete with Li Shimin?"
Yue Fei suddenly became enlightened after hearing this, and he raised his hands to everyone in the tent and said: "Generals, this time I will leave the little thief Li Shimin to you. Yue believes that you will be able to show your power and let the Li family and his son understand that, My Sui generals are fierce, brave and good at fighting. Sooner or later, I will surely march into Chang'an and wipe out these rebellious people."
All the generals in the tent clasped their fists at Yue Fei and laughed loudly: "General Yue, please don't worry, we will not let you down!"
Yue Fei cupped his hands and said "goodbye", and left the commander's tent with his eldest son Yue Yun.
After Yue Fei and Wang Shichong left one after another, Xue Rengui coughed and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, General Yue has gone to Jiangnan to make contributions. We can't lose to him. His Majesty sent a private message to Xue and suggested to Xue that we should first What do you think about destroying the weaker forces of Li Yuanji in Hanoi and Li Shiji in Liyang?"
Liu Bowen gently shook his feather fan and said calmly: "What your Majesty said is absolutely true. Now that the Tang Army's five-way march plan has been leaked, Wang Shichong has personally gone to Hongnong to take charge. Li Shimin will not be able to reach Luoyang for a while, so Li Yuanji will go deep alone. Didn’t Li Shiji and Li Shiji take credit for bringing him to our doorstep? How could we turn a blind eye? It’s just that we pity Li Yuan. He just redeemed his eldest son last year, and he will soon redeem his third son!”
