Feng An is not an ordinary person. Do you think he is very good at fighting? Not necessarily, he is a coach of a different nature, that is, he is particularly good at commanding troops.
I'm not good at fighting, but my ability to command an army is top-notch. I have 100,000 people under my command, and no one dares to disobey his orders.
In fact, in many battles, tactics and strategies come second. The most terrifying thing is to work together as one and the soldiers to sacrifice their lives.
Will people respect two traitors as the masters? That's impossible, it's just a drag-and-dagger tactic, first stabilize the trainer Qi and Lin Shihong, their goal has always been to protect the children.
He was an army of Lingnan disciples. They had poor equipment but considerable combat effectiveness. They were considered an elite division and they didn't take the rebels seriously at all.
Cao Shiqi was a pure stickman. After receiving the news, he was particularly proud. He felt that everyone in Lingnan was afraid of him and planned to follow him. He felt so happy that he privately named Feng An the marshal of the Zuo Army.
Of course, it was all in private, because Feng Ang was openly suppressing the rebellion.
The 40,000-strong vanguard army, led by eldest brother Feng Xuan, went directly north from Jian'an County into Yongjia County. Wang Hua, the rebel leader of Yongjia County, took the initiative to give up a passage to Feng Xuan.
Because the Feng family had contacted Du Fuwei a long time ago.
Navy chief Chen Leng received the news that Feng Ang was heading north, intending to enter Sui'an County and join forces with Yu Wenhua, Wang Shichong and others to attack Du Fuwei, so he sent a sea ship to bring the news to the front line in Jiangdu County.
At the end of July, the Jiangdu Army, which originally did not dare to go deep south, became emboldened with the help of Feng An. The 40,000-strong army, led by Wang Shichong, Yu Wenhuaji, and Yuwen Zhiji, went all the way south to pursue Du Fuwei. Rebels.
Yu Wenshu, who finally got the news, was already furious.
"Nonsense!" Yu Wenshu was furious at the Jiangdu Governor's Mansion: "Immediately send me an order to get Wang Shichong and the others back."
Yang Jian sat still, indifferent.
The guard who conveyed the order did not speak, and did not dare to move.
Yu Wenshu looked at Yang Jian with an extremely ugly face: "I said a few days ago that the army cannot cross Xuancheng County and go south for fear of falling into a trap. How can King Qi be so childish?"
Yang Jian frowned and said, "Does Mr. Xu think too highly of these rebels? After Huaji went to Xuancheng, he won three battles and three victories, and Xuancheng County has been captured. Why don't we go south at this time? Where should we go?"
Yu Wenshu puffed his beard angrily and glared: "Feng Ang went all the way north, and the rebels turned a blind eye. This already speaks volumes. Even a three-year-old knows that there is a scam, but the King of Qi can be fooled."
"Yu Wenshu!" Yang Jian slapped the table and stood up and said, "You look down on me too much. Du Fuwei's defeated army had Hua and Wang Shichong in front of him, and he was ready to protect him. It was time to annihilate him in one fell swoop. Your Majesty We are about to leave for Jiangdu, don’t you want to send a good news to His Majesty on the day of his arrival?”
Yuwenshu said angrily: "I'm talking about Feng Ang, what are you talking about?"
"Feng An will never dare to rebel," Yang Jian said hoarsely: "His Majesty will bring our most elite left and right guards and left and right guards to Jiangdu in the Sui Dynasty. How dare he dare to rebel?"
Yu Wenshu sneered and shook his head, and said to the herald: "Go to Xuancheng immediately and ask Wang Shichong and Yu Wenhua to retreat, and then order Lai Hu'er to send troops quickly to cover and retreat before it is too late."
The herald swallowed and looked at Yang Jian again.
"If you don't go, I will kill you now!" After saying that, Yu Wenshu stood up directly and pulled out the sword from a guard: "Go quickly."
The herald was shocked, turned around and left.
Wei Xuan sighed: "It's too late. Chen Leng's military information was first conveyed to Jiangdu, and then it was spread to Jiangdu. We knew it was too late, and the front line was already fighting."
Yu Wenshu was so angry that he felt dizzy and his body was shaky.
"Mr. Xu," Wei Yunqi hurried forward to help him.
Yu Wenshu grabbed Wei Yunqi's sleeve and said tremblingly: "Yunqi will go to Liyang quickly. He must see Lai Hu'er and ask him to cross the river quickly to rescue Wang Shichong. If this battle is defeated, there will be no return to the south of the Yangtze River." Technique."
Wei Yunqi nodded quickly, handed Yu Wenshu to his retainer, then turned around and left, without even looking at Yang Jian from beginning to end.
Yang Jian's heart was beating fast. Yuwen Shu was so angry that he felt a little uneasy. In his opinion, there was no need for Lingnan to rebel?
The current situation in Jiangnan is very favorable to the court. Du Fuwei is at the end of his strength. It is not the right time for Feng Ang to betray the court at this time.
He was anxious because Yang Guang was coming soon. He came to protect his son and took back five counties. His face was dull and he eagerly wanted to take advantage of the situation to destroy Du Fuwei so as to win Yang Guang's favor.
Yang Jian looked at the dead silence in the lobby and looked at everyone's faces, feeling increasingly uneasy.
Feng Ang did not go to Sui'an County at all, but diverted to Yuhang County. The prefect Yuanyou warmly received him and replenished the Lingnan Army with food and grass.
After Chen Leng received the news, he knew something was wrong and quickly sent someone to urge Feng Ang to march westward to Sui'an to support Huaji.
Feng Ang agreed verbally, and then entered Xuancheng westward, cutting off the retreat of Yu Wenhuaji and others.
Du Fuwei, who had lured Jiangdu's army across Huangshan, began a full-scale counterattack. The counterattacks of the seven-pronged army defeated Wang Shichong and others.
But it was hard to retreat, because they had already crossed Huangshan. Even if they successfully exited Huangshan, Feng An would still be waiting for him.
Did you come to protect your children and send troops? No.
Because the moment he saw Wei Yunqi, he knew that Jiangdu's army was finished and sending more troops would be of no avail.
"Rong Gong, Feng Ang entered Xuancheng, and Cui Hongjun who stayed behind was beheaded," the flag official reported urgently: "Feng Ang declared that he was following His Majesty's secret order to kill the traitor, this traitor, you."
Wei Yunqi's whole body was shaken: "No! Xiao Mian may be making some moves."
Lai Hu'er closed his eyes and sighed: "Send my order and the army will withdraw from Liyang."
Wei Yunqi was stunned: "Rong Gong, if you withdraw, you will be guilty of a serious crime. Your Majesty has already set off for Jiangdu. If you knew."
Lai Huer raised his hand to interrupt him and continued, sighing bitterly: "Zhang Shan'an is in the west, Feng Ang is in the east, and Xiao Mian is probably on the way here. If I can't evacuate in time, Jiangnan will lose everything."
After that, Lai Huer lamented: "What a great situation, why does it end like this?"
The eldest son came to Kai and said:
"If Wang Shichong and others are defeated, they will retreat to the Yangtze River. Cai Ju and Jiangdu Navy should be ordered to respond along the river. How much can be saved is counted, right?"
Lai Huer stood up and said, "Without further delay, let's leave immediately."
If you continue to cut off, you will be subject to chaos.
He came to protect his children in time. Two days after he left, Zhang Shan'an from Lujiang County, Zhang Xiu under Xiao Mian's command, and Feng Xuan's three-pronged army arrived at the city.
Liyang and Danyang were just lost.
Wang Shichong, Yu Wenhua and his brothers were defeated in Huangshan. After learning that Feng Ang had occupied Xuancheng, they fled to the east bank of the Yangtze River with only a few hundred followers, and were picked up by the navy.
At the same time that Yang Guang arrived in Jiangdu, Feng Ang had already begun to attack Jinling and Wujun. Emergency military situations came like snow.
Yang Guanglongyan was furious.
"waste!"
He came in good spirits, but his good fortune was ruined. Yang Guang was already furious.
"Come here, capture Wei Xuan and Wei Yunqi!" Yang Guang said angrily.
Immediately, guards took Wei Xuan and Wei Yunqi under control. Yu Wenshu, who was in poor health, quickly begged for mercy:
"It is not the fault of the two of us, it is my fault that I failed your Majesty."
Lai Hu'er said directly: "The fault lies with the King of Qi. He did not listen to Xu Gong's advice and used troops rashly, so that all our main forces were lost. Now Jinling and Wu Commandery are in danger, but our army is unable to cross the river. The situation is now in decline. Your Majesty should Punish the King of Qi."
"Come and protect your son!" Yang Jian stood up and said angrily: "You retreated without a fight, lost Danyang and Liyang, and left my army with no place to stay on the other side. How dare you blame me?"
"I am guilty!" Wei Yunqi, who was tied up, said loudly: "But the crime is not that of the King of Qi. Once the good situation is over, I am no more than a marching army commander. In terms of guilt, I am also behind the King of Qi."
"Okay, since I came to Jiangdu, you guys have not listened to my orders, and now you are all throwing dirty water on my face. Did you discuss it, right?" Yang Jian said angrily.
"Shut up!" Yang Guangmeng said with a flick of his sleeves: "Wei Xuan and Wei Yunqi reduced their titles and demoted them to common people. Wang Shichong, Yu Wenhuaji, Yu Wenshi and others who were greedy for merit and advanced rashly lost their elites and beheaded them in public."
"Your Majesty!" Yu Wenshu was shocked and quickly knelt on the ground, kowtowed and begged for mercy.
Among the ministers, many people also interceded for Yu Wenhua and his brothers.
Yu Shiji said: "Feng An's rebellion was unexpected, and Hua Ji's defeat was not a crime of war. Please give your Majesty a clear warning."
"Xu Gonggui is Sikong, so he should be judged according to the circumstances," said Duan Wenzhen of the Ministry of War.
"My decision has been made!" Yang Guangda said angrily: "Whoever pleads for mercy again will be punished with the same crime."
Yu Wenshu trembled all over and fainted.
Yang Jian was trembling unconsciously and kept silent. He did not expect that Yang Guang's sentence was so severe.
Wei Xuan and Wei Yunqi, this is easy to say. When Yang Guang's anger subsides, he can still come up but he can't kill him, but Wang Shichong, the three younger ones, can definitely be killed.
Yang Guang sat down slumped, looked at the officials kneeling all over the hall and Yu Wenshu who was being rescued, and sighed:
"Xu Gong worked hard and was loyal to the court. How could he have a son like this? I can't bear to kill him."
"Your Majesty!" Yang Rui stood up and knelt down and said: "Gong Xu has contributed to the destruction of the country. His son is not guilty of treason and should not be executed. Since your Majesty is compassionate and has the virtue of a good life, he can rebel and move away, but Wang Shichong must be killed." Comfort the spirits of the soldiers in heaven."
As Yang Ruixin's master, Yu Shinan also hurriedly said: "Wang Shichong should be killed immediately."
After Yang Guang was silent for a while, he calmed down a little and nodded: "Let's do this, recall the Xiangyang Navy and blockade the Yangtze River."
Feng An had already captured Jurong and other three counties on the south bank of Jiangdu County. The imperial army had no foothold on the other side. Without the navy, they would not be able to cross the Yangtze River.
Xu Xuanche, Wan Zan, Guan Chong, and Liu Yuanjin were currently fighting Feng Ang. Lai Hu'er didn't want to give up on these four people, so he requested an order and led his army to go south on a sea ship to defend the four counties.
Yang Guang agreed. (End of chapter)
