Chapter 24 Chapter 24 Chang'an
Zhao Guangyi turned his head in amazement, and before he could say "who is it", a sharp bull-eared knife pierced his throat with a "poof" and went straight to the handle.
"Asura Blood Prison, one hundred thousand innocent souls in Jiangzhou are waiting for you!"
Zhao Guangyi didn't know when a person appeared beside him. That person was so close that he couldn't see his face clearly. There was only one pair of eyes, a pair of naturally charming peach blossom eyes, staring at him coldly with a fierce murderous aura. he.
Zhao Guangyi's whole body froze, and hissed air from his throat, he couldn't utter a single word.What he wanted to say, no one knew; what he was thinking, also no one knew, the two pairs of eyes just stared at each other until one pair of his pupils gradually lost their luster and turned completely dull gray.
At dawn, there was an exclamation from the large tent of the Chinese army, and a pale-faced guard of the forbidden army stumbled out. After a while, all the generals rushed towards the Chinese army as if they couldn't wait to see their eyebrows.
During the night, except for the imperial forest army, no one else is allowed to approach the imperial tent, so the commotion only affected a small area. think.When meeting with the emperor, it was probably similar to this at ordinary times. Although today's complexion was a little more serious, and his steps were a little hasty, who would have thought that the emperor would be decapitated in the midst of thousands of troops?
"Zengsheng is good? Zensheng is good?" All the generals looked pale and worried about each other.Faced with this situation, no one knows what to do.Even Li Jilong was distraught.
"Don't say anything, at this juncture, you must not say anything!"
Luo Kedi said in a deep voice, although he has never been loyal to Zhao Guangyi, he has won the trust of Zhao Guangyi, constantly ascended to high positions, and mastered military power. It is the Great Song Kingdom. The Northern Expedition has failed at the moment, and the pursuers are like wolves, chasing hard. It is conceivable that the Liao people will soon launch a retaliatory counterattack. The country will collapse without attacking.
"That's right, don't say anything." After being reminded by Luo Kedi, the uncle Li Jilong also came to his senses: "There will be no mourning, and the troops will withdraw as usual. In the name of the Holy One, continue to deploy border defense."
A general braved up and said: "General Li, this murderer of the king, we... shall we not pursue it anymore?"
"Nonsense!" Li Jilong said with a livid face: "How to track it down? Once the murderer is caught, the matter will be known to everyone. Could it be said that the Holy Majesty was assassinated, and there was no danger? The Holy Majesty never showed up again. You should be hundreds of thousands of people. The soldiers are all idiots?"
That general was not below Li Jilong's rank, but Li Jilong snatched him away, making his face flushed, Luo Kedi hurriedly smoothed things over and said, "General Qiu, it's not that I'm not willing to track down the murderer, but it's just that it's a small matter to arrest the murderer at this time. Besides, since the assassin sneaked into the tent of the Chinese army without anyone noticing, killed the emperor, and took away the head, he must have escaped by now. Even if he is still there, finding an assassin among the hundreds of thousands of soldiers How to find a needle in a haystack? Furthermore, the most worrying thing is that if the assassin is from the Liao Dynasty, the Liao army will not hesitate to chase after them when they learn that the Holy Majesty is dead. Here it is."
When Luo Kedi said this, that General Qiu couldn't help but change his face, secretly afraid.Luo Kedi turned to Li Jilong again and said, "General Li, the top priority is two important things to do. First, keep the mourning secret, stabilize the morale of the army, bring the troops back to the country safely, and deploy the border gates according to the strategy set by the Holy Majesty before his death. Defense, to prevent the Liao people from counterattacking. The second thing is to protect the remains of the emperor, quietly return to Tokyo, and immediately discuss the establishment of a new emperor in order to stabilize the court. The two things must be carried out at the same time. A place of no return."
Hearing this, Li Jilong couldn't help nodding his head repeatedly: "What General Luo said is that the last general's position has been messed up, he didn't think thoroughly enough, and almost missed a major event."
Luo Kedi had no time to be polite with him, and said in a deep voice: "For either of these two matters, there must be a general to preside over the matter. Luo Kedi presides over the Privy Council, and he is willing to undertake one thing. The other thing, It will be up to General Lee to bear it."
When Li Jilong heard this, he wanted to decline, but Luo Kedi stretched out his hand and said, "General Yuhou Cui, the capital in front of the palace, has not returned yet. You and I are the highest rank in the army. Besides, this time the army was defeated in Gaoliang River, and the army returned. Along the way, General Li's command was determined, so that the Liao people had no chance to take advantage of it, and our losses were minimized. No matter in terms of rank or ability, this is a worthy task. You don't want to refuse. It's just... to return the coffin to Beijing, Discussing the establishment of a new lord and taking over the military power, guarding the border, two things, I ask General Li to choose one of them."
"this……"
Regarding the abilities of these two men, the other generals were all convinced. They also knew that if Luo Kedi and Li Jilong hadn't held their ground in the defeat of Gaolianghe this time, the army that was able to return south might not even be able to survive. There is no half of them now, so they have no objection to Luo Kedi's proposal, and they all urged: "General Li, please don't hesitate, the situation is urgent, make a decision quickly."
Li Jilong frowned, pondered for a moment, stomped his feet heavily and said: "Success, then Li will not refuse anymore. Jilong is willing to lead the three armies, return south safely, preside over the border defense, help the coffin back to Beijing, and discuss the important matters of establishing a new monarch." , there is General Lauro."
Luo Kedi was startled for a moment, then nodded and said: "Okay, without further delay, we will start to act immediately."
Luo Kedi originally thought that Li Jilong would choose to help the coffin back to the capital. You must know that you are not completely out of danger yet, and even if you return to the territory of the Song Dynasty, you will not be able to relieve yourself of heavy responsibilities. You will soon face the counterattack of the Liao army. heavy responsibility.But returning to Beijing to discuss the establishment of a new monarch is a good thing. The new monarch ascends the throne, that is the merit of Conglong.One can imagine how another person would choose.
Li Jilong did this because of his journey back south. Among all the generals, only Luo Ke was the one who managed the enemy's troops the most. He had some sympathy with him and intended to give him a brighter future.Of course, Luo Kedi's official position is higher than his, and he is the uncle of the country. If he returns to Beijing at this time, even though everything is for the public, it will inevitably give people a chance to interfere in politics in the end. Anyway, he is the current queen and will soon become the queen mother No matter how honorable Li Niangniang's brother is, it's just icing on the cake, and there's no need to lose such a reputation.
In addition, it is dangerous to stay, but it is also equivalent to holding the command of the most elite imperial guards and border troops. He has just been promoted by Zhao Guangyi, and this incident will help him establish his prestige in the army. Leading the army outside, if there is any trouble in the court, he is also very important here.
In a short while, with such thorough thinking, Li Jilong's mind changed quite quickly.
At that moment, the two of them issued a military order, ordering all the generals and guards in the tent to keep the secret of the assassination of the Holy Majesty, and then immediately arrange to leave the camp and return to the south.
The army, completely ignorant of the inside information, quickly set up camp and continued to set off in a mighty way. Some people would leave the brigade for temporary convenience and go to the forest in the river ditch. Due to the chaotic organization of the troops and horses in each battalion, the generals secretly had something on their minds. Exhausted, and the occasional one or two who didn't make it back in time, who'd notice?
Bi Su escaped from the team by urinating, and returned to the camping place quietly. After cutting off the enemy's head, he didn't take it with him. Instead, he dug a hole and buried the head in it. He wanted to take this head to Shuiyue Worship at the grave.Where hundreds of thousands of troops were stationed, camps were set up to bury stoves, trenches were dug to deploy defenses, and he carefully concealed the ground. Who would pay attention to a piece of loose grass.
The Liao army has not caught up yet, and it seems that they are getting closer and closer to the border of the Song Dynasty, and the Song army is also converging more and more. The Liao army has gradually dispelled the idea of taking advantage of its defeat to wipe out its strength. They must shrink their troops. Waiting for further news from Shangjing, preparing for a big counterattack.
When I returned to the place where I camped yesterday, I saw a mess all over the place, flocks of birds looking for food flocked as I passed by, and occasionally a few wild dogs wandered among the piles of garbage abandoned by the Song army with their tails between their legs.Bi Su found the place where he buried his head, and saw that someone had already dug it open, he couldn't help but feel moved, he hurriedly drew his knife and looked around, there was no one in the vast plain.
He dug in the pit, but couldn't find the head. It took him a long time to find the unrecognizable head nearby. He thought it had been dug out and gnawed by wild dogs. The blood was so dripping that it was almost indistinguishable. Cloth, wrapped the head and carried it on his back, looked up to the sky and laughed three times, stood there for a long time, then suddenly burst into tears, the sky was high and the clouds were light, the surrounding fields were vast, and on the empty land, only the late autumn wind made him cry The sobbing spread so far...
It was getting late, and the chill in the wind was a little bit heavier, and Lin Yuehuan, the commander of Chang'an's deputy capital, rode his horse back to his mansion. Only a few of the senior generals of the Xiang Army were promoted through hard work, and most of the senior generals were airborne by officers from the Forbidden Army. He was the lucky one, but the salary of the Xiang Army was only half of that of the Forbidden Army. Not only in ordinary times, but even in wartime when performing the same tasks, Xiang Jun’s salary is half of that of the Forbidden Army, and the other benefits of the Forbidden Army are completely absent, so his life is not as good as other senior generals of the Song Army. He is a native of Guanzhong, and he has a big family to support, which is a heavy burden. Right now, there are no Xixia soldiers under the city of Chang'an, but the news has come that the Xixia army broke through Xiaoguan, killed Shang Boqian, and sent troops out of Qishan. Perhaps tomorrow morning, the Xixia soldiers will appear under the city of Chang'an. As the deputy capital of Chang'an The commander, the immediate boss Tao Xuanyuan is an official sent from Bianliang after Zhao Guangmei was put to death, he is not very familiar with this place, it can be said that 80% of the defense will fall on his head, how can he not feel heavy . Longguan and Dashanguan have been lost one after another, and Baoji may not be able to keep it. The barriers in the central and western regions of Guanzhong are already under the control of Xixia king Yang Hao. The tribal army of Dangxiang Bashi has occupied Pingliang, Jingchuan and Qinzhou. Now that the Xixia army has broken through the Dasan Pass, the next target must be the Jingzhao Mansion. The two great passes will be broken soon. Can I hold Chang'an? Especially His Royal Highness King Qi's paper submission has now become a sensation in the world. Not to mention the gentlemen, even the traffickers and pawns are talking about it. The piles and pieces listed above are all earth-shattering events, which seriously damaged the Holy Majesty. The prestige of the Xiang army is mostly soldiers recruited locally, and they have inextricable relationships with the local people. Although they are all bound in the barracks, they also know about these things through various channels. An emperor who murdered the king and usurped the throne, and the emperor was wrongly obtained, and he committed the act of killing his sister-in-law and murdering his nephew. His morale fell to the extreme for a while. Even if the Xixia soldiers were not so brave, this battle would not be easy... Lin Yuehuan frowned, and walked into the mansion worriedly. After hearing the news, his wife greeted him beamingly: "Master, why did you come back so late? There are guests at home, and I have been waiting for you for a long time." Lin Yuehuan was taken aback: "A guest? What guest?" Mrs. Lin smiled and said: "I heard that he is the uncle of the businessman surnamed Hu who used to come to our house often. Master, the businessman surnamed Hu has...hasn't visited the door for nearly a year? This time, he is old Uncle brought a lot of valuable gifts to our family, and there is also a gray mink fur robe, tsk tsk tsk, that is so beautiful, I don’t know if there is anything I need to ask the master for help.” "A businessman surnamed Hu?" Lin Yuehuan's expression changed immediately, and he couldn't help feeling flustered. This is a secret that is pressed deep in his heart, and no one knows it.The businessman surnamed Hu was none other than Hu Xier, and this Lin Yuehuan was also the senior general of the Guanzhong local army that he won over. But he escaped the catastrophe without any risk. Because Hu Xier was actually planning to win them over for the prince Zhao Defang. He didn't want Zhao Guangyi to act first, and took advantage of the assassin incident to force Zhao Guangmei to death. Zhao Defang also died on the way, so the matter was left alone.The incident had not yet erupted, and he had always been cautious in doing things, so he did not arouse anyone's vigilance, but unexpectedly, a year later, that Hu Xi'er, whose whereabouts had been missing for a long time, sent someone to come to the door again. What is he going to do? Mrs. Lin was still chatting: "Although you have become a high-ranking official, our family has a large population, and the family members of other officials are well-clothed and well-fed, but my slave's family doesn't even have a single piece of clothing. A mink fur robe, isn’t it worth thousands of gold? It’s getting cold this day, hehe, this winter, my family can go out in a beautiful way, hey, why isn’t the snow still falling..." "I said, can you say a few words less!" Lin Yuehuan was upset, suddenly stopped angrily, and shouted at his wife. "What's the matter, you lose your temper with others for no reason." Mrs. Lin was taken aback and said reluctantly. "Go, go, close the door, go back to the back house and stay, don't bother me." Lin Yuehuan yelled at his wife again, then turned around and left. When he reached the outside of the small study room where he received guests, Lin Yuehuan stopped suddenly, with a cloudy expression on his face, pondering for a while, before he lifted the curtain and entered. In the study, Xi Chuyun was sipping tea leisurely with his legs crossed, his eyes slightly closed. At the beginning, when the Song State attacked the Han State, Zhao Kuangyin accepted Yang Hao’s opinion and made a move against the Han State. The people of the Han State moved away from their homeland. Lin Pengyu, Qin Jiang, Lu Yuxuan, and Xi Chuyun were also swarmed by soldiers. Later, Yang Hao moved to Luzhou to recruit scholars and select talents. These four were the first to become his staff. Now among the four, only Lin Pengyu is the most famous. Although the other three have taken on quite important positions, they are unavoidably inferior to him, but there are only so many official positions in total, and their talents and abilities are not particularly outstanding. His eyes were hot, but there was nothing he could do.This time, one person was required to go to Chang'an to be a lobbyist. Xi Chuyun felt that his chance had finally come, so he volunteered to go to Chang'an first. This time, according to the military plan drawn up by the Metropolitan Governor's Office and the Ministry of War Minister's Office, Longyou is determined to win, while Guanzhong depends on the progress of Longyou. right.And once it is decided to enter Guanzhong, it is only possible to announce the call for Zhao Jiong, otherwise this step cannot be implemented. The release of "A Call to Zhao Jiong" is a double-edged sword, which can weaken Zhao Guangyi's ruling foundation to the greatest extent, attack his prestige, and win the hearts of the world. The opportunity to publish it is fixed when the troops leave Qishan and occupy Guanzhong. Once this step is reached, there is no way out. In the plan, it is safe to encircle Chang'an without fighting. First, take its outskirts and counties, and then take Tongguan to fill the Central Plains with reinforcements. The four keys in Guanzhong, the east gate is Hangu Pass, and Hangu Pass is in the canyon, as deep and dangerous as a letter.Among them, the road is fifteen miles long, with steep banks and steep walls, and in the shaded valley of cliffs and cypress trees, the sun is almost invisible.It borders Hengling Mountains in the west, Juejian in the east, Yellow River in the north, and Qinling Mountains in the south.It is the main throat to go to Luoyang in the east and reach Chang'an in the west. However, although the folks still refer to Hangu Pass when they mention the Four Keys of Guanzhong, they actually refer to Tongguan.Tongguan was built by Cao Cao at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. After Tongguan was built, Hangu Pass was abandoned.Tongguan occupies the key point of the three provinces of Qin, Jin and Henan.In the north is the water of Wei and Luo.The Yellow River meets the pass and descends; the Qinling Mountains in the south, there are twelve cities of Tongguan; the east and south mountain peaks are connected, the valley is deep and the cliffs are cut off; If Tongguan is seized, Xiaoguan, Dashanguan, Wuguan, and Tongguan will be obtained. Xiaoguan can guarantee the unimpeded exchange of food, grass, military equipment, and reinforcements. Dashanguan and Wuguan can cut off the possibility of the Song army attacking Guanzhong from the direction of Bashu. , so as long as Tongguan is taken down, Chang'an is just catching a turtle in the urn, and it is easy to catch. However, Yang Hao already knew that Zhao Guangyi was defeated in Youzhou. Over the years, the Feiyu communication channel that Young Master Ye painstakingly laid was a hundred times faster than a horse. It was a few days early to grasp the latest battle report under the city of Youzhou.As soon as Yang Hao heard the news, he knew that Zhao Guangyi would return to his teacher immediately. Once he returned to the Song Dynasty, God knows whether he would fight outside first or settle inside first?My original plan was to seek Longyou only, I didn't want to conquer Guanzhong, and I didn't want to publish "Discussing Zhao Jiong". Soldiers are expensive, so Yang Hao decided to divide his troops into two groups, one led by Yang Jiye himself to capture Tongguan, and the other led by himself to attack Chang'an directly. Otherwise, once Zhao Guangyi went crazy, the Sheliao people would ignore it and attack Guanzhong. The army responded with all its strength from within, and it would be a big trouble after all.Quickly gaining Guanzhong and living in Chang'an will not only further damage Zhao Guangyi's prestige, but also be of great significance to win over the vacillating former court officials such as Zhao Pu, Ludoxun, Pan Mei, and Cao Bin. What Yang Hao didn't expect was that Princess Yongqing, who was ignorant of military affairs and only observed the battle plan due to her status, first asked very naively if Chang'an and Tongguan would fight?After getting a negative answer, he named a few names. These names were all Guanzhong that the Zheng family had bought to her in order to win the trust of Yongqing and let her persuade King Qi Zhao Defang to flee to Guanzhong. The names of several major generals of the garrison, including Lin Yuehuan, the commander of Chang'an's deputy capital. So, Xi Chuyun came.
It was getting late, and the chill in the wind was a little bit heavier, and Lin Yuehuan, the commander of Chang'an's deputy capital, rode his horse back to his mansion. Only a few of the senior generals of the Xiang Army were promoted through hard work, and most of the senior generals were airborne by officers from the Forbidden Army. He was the lucky one, but the salary of the Xiang Army was only half of that of the Forbidden Army. Not only in ordinary times, but even in wartime when performing the same tasks, Xiang Jun’s salary is half of that of the Forbidden Army, and the other benefits of the Forbidden Army are completely absent, so his life is not as good as other senior generals of the Song Army. He is a native of Guanzhong, and he has a big family to support, which is a heavy burden. Right now, there are no Xixia soldiers under the city of Chang'an, but the news has come that the Xixia army broke through Xiaoguan, killed Shang Boqian, and sent troops out of Qishan. Perhaps tomorrow morning, the Xixia soldiers will appear under the city of Chang'an. As the deputy capital of Chang'an The commander, the immediate boss Tao Xuanyuan is an official sent from Bianliang after Zhao Guangmei was put to death, he is not very familiar with this place, it can be said that 80% of the defense will fall on his head, how can he not feel heavy . Longguan and Dashanguan have been lost one after another, and Baoji may not be able to keep it. The barriers in the central and western regions of Guanzhong are already under the control of Xixia king Yang Hao. The tribal army of Dangxiang Bashi has occupied Pingliang, Jingchuan and Qinzhou. Now that the Xixia army has broken through the Dasan Pass, the next target must be the Jingzhao Mansion. The two great passes will be broken soon. Can I hold Chang'an? Especially His Royal Highness King Qi's paper submission has now become a sensation in the world. Not to mention the gentlemen, even the traffickers and pawns are talking about it. The piles and pieces listed above are all earth-shattering events, which seriously damaged the Holy Majesty. The prestige of the Xiang army is mostly soldiers recruited locally, and they have inextricable relationships with the local people. Although they are all bound in the barracks, they also know about these things through various channels. An emperor who murdered the king and usurped the throne, and the emperor was wrongly obtained, and he committed the act of killing his sister-in-law and murdering his nephew. His morale fell to the extreme for a while. Even if the Xixia soldiers were not so brave, this battle would not be easy... Lin Yuehuan frowned, and walked into the mansion worriedly. After hearing the news, his wife greeted him beamingly: "Master, why did you come back so late? There are guests at home, and I have been waiting for you for a long time." Lin Yuehuan was taken aback: "A guest? What guest?" Mrs. Lin smiled and said: "I heard that he is the uncle of the businessman surnamed Hu who used to come to our house often. Master, the businessman surnamed Hu has...hasn't visited the door for nearly a year? This time, he is old Uncle brought a lot of valuable gifts to our family, and there is also a gray mink fur robe, tsk tsk tsk, that is so beautiful, I don’t know if there is anything I need to ask the master for help.” "A businessman surnamed Hu?" Lin Yuehuan's expression changed immediately, and he couldn't help feeling flustered. This is a secret that is pressed deep in his heart, and no one knows it.The businessman surnamed Hu was none other than Hu Xier, and this Lin Yuehuan was also the senior general of the Guanzhong local army that he won over. But he escaped the catastrophe without any risk. Because Hu Xier was actually planning to win them over for the prince Zhao Defang. He didn't want Zhao Guangyi to act first, and took advantage of the assassin incident to force Zhao Guangmei to death. Zhao Defang also died on the way, so the matter was left alone.The incident had not yet erupted, and he had always been cautious in doing things, so he did not arouse anyone's vigilance, but unexpectedly, a year later, that Hu Xi'er, whose whereabouts had been missing for a long time, sent someone to come to the door again. What is he going to do? Mrs. Lin was still chatting: "Although you have become a high-ranking official, our family has a large population, and the family members of other officials are well-clothed and well-fed, but my slave's family doesn't even have a single piece of clothing. A mink fur robe, isn’t it worth thousands of gold? It’s getting cold this day, hehe, this winter, my family can go out in a beautiful way, hey, why isn’t the snow still falling..." "I said, can you say a few words less!" Lin Yuehuan was upset, suddenly stopped angrily, and shouted at his wife. "What's the matter, you lose your temper with others for no reason." Mrs. Lin was taken aback and said reluctantly. "Go, go, close the door, go back to the back house and stay, don't bother me." Lin Yuehuan yelled at his wife again, then turned around and left. When he reached the outside of the small study room where he received guests, Lin Yuehuan stopped suddenly, with a cloudy expression on his face, pondering for a while, before he lifted the curtain and entered. In the study, Xi Chuyun was sipping tea leisurely with his legs crossed, his eyes slightly closed. At the beginning, when the Song State attacked the Han State, Zhao Kuangyin accepted Yang Hao’s opinion and made a move against the Han State. The people of the Han State moved away from their homeland. Lin Pengyu, Qin Jiang, Lu Yuxuan, and Xi Chuyun were also swarmed by soldiers. Later, Yang Hao moved to Luzhou to recruit scholars and select talents. These four were the first to become his staff. Now among the four, only Lin Pengyu is the most famous. Although the other three have taken on quite important positions, they are unavoidably inferior to him, but there are only so many official positions in total, and their talents and abilities are not particularly outstanding. His eyes were hot, but there was nothing he could do.This time, one person was required to go to Chang'an to be a lobbyist. Xi Chuyun felt that his chance had finally come, so he volunteered to go to Chang'an first. This time, according to the military plan drawn up by the Metropolitan Governor's Office and the Ministry of War Minister's Office, Longyou is determined to win, while Guanzhong depends on the progress of Longyou. right.And once it is decided to enter Guanzhong, it is only possible to announce the call for Zhao Jiong, otherwise this step cannot be implemented. The release of "A Call to Zhao Jiong" is a double-edged sword, which can weaken Zhao Guangyi's ruling foundation to the greatest extent, attack his prestige, and win the hearts of the world. The opportunity to publish it is fixed when the troops leave Qishan and occupy Guanzhong. Once this step is reached, there is no way out. In the plan, it is safe to encircle Chang'an without fighting. First, take its outskirts and counties, and then take Tongguan to fill the Central Plains with reinforcements. The four keys in Guanzhong, the east gate is Hangu Pass, and Hangu Pass is in the canyon, as deep and dangerous as a letter.Among them, the road is fifteen miles long, with steep banks and steep walls, and in the shaded valley of cliffs and cypress trees, the sun is almost invisible.It borders Hengling Mountains in the west, Juejian in the east, Yellow River in the north, and Qinling Mountains in the south.It is the main throat to go to Luoyang in the east and reach Chang'an in the west. However, although the folks still refer to Hangu Pass when they mention the Four Keys of Guanzhong, they actually refer to Tongguan.Tongguan was built by Cao Cao at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. After Tongguan was built, Hangu Pass was abandoned.Tongguan occupies the key point of the three provinces of Qin, Jin and Henan.In the north is the water of Wei and Luo.The Yellow River meets the pass and descends; the Qinling Mountains in the south, there are twelve cities of Tongguan; the east and south mountain peaks are connected, the valley is deep and the cliffs are cut off; If Tongguan is seized, Xiaoguan, Dashanguan, Wuguan, and Tongguan will be obtained. Xiaoguan can guarantee the unimpeded exchange of food, grass, military equipment, and reinforcements. Dashanguan and Wuguan can cut off the possibility of the Song army attacking Guanzhong from the direction of Bashu. , so as long as Tongguan is taken down, Chang'an is just catching a turtle in the urn, and it is easy to catch. However, Yang Hao already knew that Zhao Guangyi was defeated in Youzhou. Over the years, the Feiyu communication channel that Young Master Ye painstakingly laid was a hundred times faster than a horse. It was a few days early to grasp the latest battle report under the city of Youzhou.As soon as Yang Hao heard the news, he knew that Zhao Guangyi would return to his teacher immediately. Once he returned to the Song Dynasty, God knows whether he would fight outside first or settle inside first?My original plan was to seek Longyou only, I didn't want to conquer Guanzhong, and I didn't want to publish "Discussing Zhao Jiong". Soldiers are expensive, so Yang Hao decided to divide his troops into two groups, one led by Yang Jiye himself to capture Tongguan, and the other led by himself to attack Chang'an directly. Otherwise, once Zhao Guangyi went crazy, the Sheliao people would ignore it and attack Guanzhong. The army responded with all its strength from within, and it would be a big trouble after all.Quickly gaining Guanzhong and living in Chang'an will not only further damage Zhao Guangyi's prestige, but also be of great significance to win over the vacillating former court officials such as Zhao Pu, Ludoxun, Pan Mei, and Cao Bin. What Yang Hao didn't expect was that Princess Yongqing, who was ignorant of military affairs and only observed the battle plan due to her status, first asked very naively if Chang'an and Tongguan would fight?After getting a negative answer, he named a few names. These names were all Guanzhong that the Zheng family had bought to her in order to win the trust of Yongqing and let her persuade King Qi Zhao Defang to flee to Guanzhong. The names of several major generals of the garrison, including Lin Yuehuan, the commander of Chang'an's deputy capital. So, Xi Chuyun came.