Chapter 404

Although Zuo Qianwei's soldiers crossed the huangniu River, to Fang Xie's surprise, the rebels did not fight back and allowed Zuo Qianwei to build a stockade on the Hebei bank. Fang Xie thought that even if left avant-garde didn't want to fight with the rebels, it would be a big step for left avant-garde to cross the river, even if it was just to build a camp. This is the first time that the imperial army set foot on this land after the independence of the three roads in the northwest. According to reason, the rebel response should be very fierce.

Letting the people of the imperial court come in is definitely a big blow to the morale of the rebels.

Although Li Yuanshan has not yet become emperor, he claims to be the king of the West. The three northwest roads are his territory. At the beginning, when the imperial army attacked, Li Yuanshan must have a fierce counterattack. Based on Fang Xie's understanding of Li Yuanshan, this man's ambition is definitely more than the three roads in the northwest.

For more than half a month, the left avant-garde camp and the rebel camp in Hebei are only less than 20 miles apart, but they are safe and sound.

Fang Xie sat under a big tree and looked at the training of people and horses in Shanzi camp. His eyebrows were locked deeply. He was most worried about whether Luo Yao secretly colluded with the rebels. If Li Yuanshan allied with Luo Yao, the great Sui Dynasty would really be in turmoil. It is said that the imperial court has organized more than one million valiant soldiers and mobilized 300000 more soldiers, which are ready to go. If Li Yuanshan and Luo Yao join hands, the court's war against the rebels will be more dangerous and less auspicious.

At the beginning, Li Yuanshan hooked up with the Mongolian Yuan people to raid the imperial court's Western army from behind. The knife Li Yuanshan stabbed in the back was too cruel, which directly led to the collapse of 700000 troops in ten days. And will Luo Yao be the one who stabbed this time?

While he was meditating, Zhuo Buyi came quickly.

"Something has gone wrong recently."

Zhuo Buyi said heavily after sitting down beside Fang Xie.

"What's the matter?"

Fang Xie asked.

"These days, there have been constant conflicts between the left avant-garde soldiers and the county soldiers and Minyong of Huangyang road. This morning, it is said that several left avant-garde soldiers were killed by Minyong. Wen Xiaodao personally led a team of elite riders into Minyong camp, captured dozens of people and cut off their heads on the spot. If Yang yanye, governor of Huangyang Road, had not tried his best to suppress them, Minyong would have fried the pot today... Thousands of people If Yang yanye hadn't rushed to the camp quickly, it wouldn't be a small-scale fight. "

"Why do I always feel that the left avant-garde soldier is deliberately picking things up?"

Zhuo Buyi frowned and said, "it is said that Luo Yao first urged Yang yanye to deliver the food and grass used by left avant-garde for a month. Yang yanye really can't get together, but he borrowed the food from the local gentry. These food and grass were only delivered. Luo Yao immediately sent someone to urge the food again, and it will take three months to open his mouth. If this force goes on, Yang yanye's patience will come to an end."

Fang Xie sighed: "That's what worries me most. I'm afraid Luo Yao's purpose in going north is not the rebels at all. It's Huangyang road. The four southwest roads are his territory, but Huangyang road is outside his control. Although the four southwest roads are rich, Luo Yao has been expanding his army and employing troops against the he people in recent years. No matter how rich the place is, he can't support it. If he wants to expand his army again, the four southwest roads can't support it at all He can't afford to support him... And Huangyang road has one of the largest granaries in the Sui Dynasty, Xinkou granary. If Luo Yao takes Xinkou granary, even if he supports a million troops, it's not a problem. "

Speaking of this, Zhuo Buyi suddenly changed his face: "xinkouchang is on Huangyang Road, and Huangyang road has no soldiers at all. Xinkouchang's garrison is less than 5000, and the combat effectiveness of the grain guards can't be compared with the soldiers... The rebels have separated the Northwest for two years, and haven't made an idea of xinkouchang for two years. Why?"

Fang Xie said: "Yang yanye formed the people's courage to resist. It's part of it. I'm afraid there are other secrets."

Zhuo Buyi thought carefully, and a trace of fear flashed in his eyes: "You mean, Luo Yao has been watching xinkouchang for a long time. The reason why the rebels don't take xinkouchang is not the fierce resistance of the people of Huangyang Road, but that they have long known that xinkouchang is what Luo Yao wants, and they dare not rob it. At this time, Li Yuanshan dare not easily offend Luo Yao, who supports 400000 soldiers. The tacit understanding between Luo Yao and the rebels is that he doesn't interfere with Li Yuanshan Li Yuanshan doesn't want to interfere in his affairs... "

"More than 400000..."

Fang Xie shook his head: "Haven't you seen it clearly yet? If Luo Yao wants to, the number of people and horses that can be pulled up in the four southwest roads in an instant is greater than that of Li Yuanshan. Over the past 20 years, the Sui court has taken care of the four southwest roads, especially the Pingshang Road, and continuously reduced money and grain, but the people are not very rich. Where are the food and money? They have been forcibly recruited and raised by Luo Yao!"

"Zuo Qianwei reported 200000 people to the imperial court, but we all know that there are no less than 400000. Now it seems... Not only these 400000. Luo Yao has completely turned the southwest into a huge military camp in the past 20 years in Yongzhou."

"My God..."

Zhuo Buyi said, "you mean, Luo Yao's heart must be reversed? Since you've noticed, why don't you go? We should return to Chang'an city to meet your majesty as soon as possible. If we delay any longer, when the court's anti rebel army is pulled out and the rebels join hands with Luo Yao, the court's army will be attacked..."

"Go?"

Fang Xie smiled: "these are just our conjectures. There is no evidence at all. Besides, how do you go now? All roads are blocked by left avant-garde people. If you want to go, you must cross the river and take the territory of the rebels. Huang Yangdao is not allowed to go out now, and our people can't be sent back at all."

"What about that?"

Fang Xie was silent for a moment and said: "If we can break the tacit understanding between the rebels and the left avant-garde and let Luo Yao fight with the rebels... Luo Yao sent troops across the river and the rebels stood still, which is unusual. In fact, people with a clear eye can see it. I can guarantee that Governor Yang yanye of Huangyang road noticed earlier than us, because Luo Yao has been forcing him since he arrived... I don't believe he won't find a way to fight the North Korea Ting sent the news, so I'm going to find a chance to see him. "

"Does he believe you?"

"After all, I'm from Chang'an City, not Luo Yao."

Fang Xie got up: "if I can't, I have to take a man and horse. I've started to make shanziying easy, so I can't just lose it. If I can't go back to Chang'an, I'll go to the king of Xujun."

"You've already planned?"

Zhuo Buyi asked suspiciously.

Fang Xie nodded: "from the day Luo Yao left me, I began to think about how to get away."

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Zhuo Buyi and Fang Xie stood on the South Bank of the huangniu River, watching the running huangniu River, the camp on the Hebei bank and the nine floating bridges on the river. Both of them fell silent.

"If the emperor did not secretly dispatch troops to the west, he would take the matter out and discuss it in the court." I'm afraid that the great Sui Dynasty did not have the current dilemma. Now think about it. It's basically wrong to have such a big thing in the matter, and the Emperor is going to hide everything. "

Zhuo Buyi sighed.

"The emperor was too confident. He felt that he could put aside the courtiers and avoid the disputes of the imperial court. He could carry all the rivers and mountains of the Sui Dynasty on his shoulders by his own ability. In the eyes of the emperor, none of those courtiers assured him, so he wanted to do everything himself. From the beginning, he didn't think that anything could not be done without the imperial court. He knew that conquering the West Once such a big thing as North China is put in the imperial court for deliberation, it will immediately set off a storm, so he wants to do it by himself. "

"It has to be said that the emperor is a wise man that few people can match. When he is calm, he really has the ability to control the overall situation."

Fang Xie's words became more and more disrespectful, but Zhuo Yi took his words seriously.

"Moreover, after the emperor ascended the throne, everything went smoothly. Those who had supported the crown prince and other princes in the imperial court were taken by the emperor quietly. The disharmony in the imperial court was gone, and the courtiers obeyed him. Then he secretly established a business firm to repair the walls of the Sui Dynasty that had not been repaired for a hundred years. This is the only thing Enough to leave a strong mark on the history books. "

"But just because the emperor was so successful in everything, his mind became bigger and bigger... He used goods to transport troops and grain quietly, and made it public after transferring 700000 troops to the northwest. The courtiers knew it was too late. However, the huge state machine was running at this time to support the war in the northwest. In fact, the disadvantages had already appeared..."

Fang Xie paused and continued: "Even without Li Yuanshan's rebellion, I'm not optimistic about the war in the northwest. Mongolia and Yuan Dynasty have been established for nearly a thousand years. How can they be easily defeated because of their solid foundation, huge army, strong national strength and reliable people's hearts? Without Li Yuanshan's rebellion, the army deployed by the imperial court in the northwest will also have problems because of many problems in the rear."

"After the defeat of the northwest war, the Emperor didn't listen to the suggestions of his courtiers and made confused decisions one after another... Huang Yangdao didn't send troops to garrison and recruited Minyong without restraint, all because he was guilty..."

"Guilty?"

Zhuo Buyi doesn't understand.

"Yes, because he was defeated, he felt that the courtiers must be secretly ridiculing him and laughing at him. So he became more and more withdrawn and disliked listening to people. He felt that he was right in everything and others were wrong. He felt that any views of the courtiers on the northwest war were deliberately embarrassing him."

Zhuo Buyi said, "maybe what you think is too arbitrary and pessimistic. After all, we are not in Chang'an City and don't know what happened in the capital."

Fang Xie shook his head: "I hope so."

"The emperor wanted to be calm about the Northwest... Just because he was nervous. As a result, he didn't dispatch troops in the fastest time and wanted to hide it, so that Li Yuanshan gradually controlled the three roads in the northwest. The people had to obey the rebels as a last resort. Since he didn't dispatch troops immediately, step by step, recover their strength first, and then use a few minutes According to the time arrangement of the year, the soldiers were gradually transferred. Slowly, it was also the right way, but the emperor was actually more anxious than anyone. He pretended not to care. He couldn't install it for a year, and began to transfer troops again... In order to gather people and recruit people as soon as possible, there was too much hidden danger... Or he would be so slow that he wouldn't go along either Avenue... "

Zhuo Buyi sighed, "don't the courtiers remind the emperor of these things?"

"Who can the emperor listen to? Peiyan?"

Fang Xie smiled coldly: "the first time I saw him, I guessed this man's temperament. He will only follow the emperor and never go against him."

Zhuo Buyi was stunned and sighed in his heart. He knew that Fang's explanation was right. Peiyan would never say anything to obstruct the emperor from his mouth.

At this time, several flying fish robes and a man came here at a fast pace.

"My Lord, there are people in the capital!"

A flying fish robe whispered.

Fang Xie hurried forward and held the tired man who had almost empty Trust: "Your Majesty's will?"

"No!"

The visitor took out an iron box from his arms and handed it to Fang Xie: "San Jin Hou... San Jin Hou asked me to hand it to you."

"Help him down and have a rest."

Fang Xie gave an order and immediately picked out the hot paint on the iron box. There was only one short message, a few dozen words. But Fang Xie's face changed immediately after reading it. The corners of his mouth trembled and couldn't help taking a deep breath: "it turned out... So, now I understand why the emperor even made faint moves."