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"Your Majesty, Yuan Jingzhi, the son of Yuan Quan, has come forward and hopes that we can send troops to the Northern Expedition to help him ascend the throne in Luoyang." In the imperial study room of Jiankang Palace, Liu Yishou said respectfully to Xiao Huan, and did not directly ask Yuan Jingzhi to follow him. Meet each other.

The Northern Expedition was imminent, and after "convincing" Yuan Jingzhi, Liu Yishou came to Jiankang non-stop and reported the matter to Xiao Huan.

In fact, there is no problem at all if we don't tell Xiao Huan about this matter. This actual puppet emperor can neither pay nor contribute. With Liu Yishou's current authority and reputation, it is not a big deal if he is not a bird.The courtiers of all dynasties have played like this.

However, Liu Yishou didn't see himself as a lawless warlord who didn't care about the consequences of his actions.

Since he was using Xiao's "plaque" to do his own business, he couldn't tear down the signboard at will.

Many times, an excellent politician has to maintain similar "plaques" against his will. This is the so-called overall situation.

Those who set the rules are the most taboo to break the rules with their own hands.

But having said that, Xiao Huan also didn't understand Liu Yishou's way of playing.It's not urgent to kill Wei, at least he thinks so.Liu Yishou didn't seem to need his consent to do anything.

For a moment, Xiao Huan asked in confusion: "It costs a lot of money and food for the army to go out. The Yuan family is not a relative of the emperor. Helping them restore the country...why bother?"

There was no chance to speak, Xiao Huan felt that it didn't matter how Liu Yishou played.

But now that the other party asked him what he thought, Xiao Huan felt that it would be better for Liu Yishou to send troops south to Guangzhou as soon as possible to get rid of Xiao Ying, Xiao Gang, and Chen Baxian.

As for sending troops to help the Yuan family restore the country, it doesn't actually mean much.If Liu Yishou hadn't mentioned it, he wouldn't have bothered to ask.

Xiao Huan naturally didn't expect that Er Zhurong could contain Gao Huan. He just thought that the people who directly threatened the imperial power were Xiao Ying, Xiao Gang and others.

Of course, Liu Yishou himself is the greatest threat to Xiao's imperial power, but does Xiao Huan dare to say that?
Not to mention the possibility of a good death in the future, if it is said, it will tear the face, what will happen is unimaginable.

"Your Majesty, humans are considered tigers, and tigers are considered humans. We are not the only ones who can take the initiative to attack, Gao Huan can too.

If we don't fight Gao Huan, Gao Huan will send troops south sooner or later, isn't that the case a few years ago?Supporting the Yuan family to enter Luoyang was just to create some trouble for Gao Huan.I hope His Majesty will see clearly. "

Liu Yishou cupped his hands and said.

Whether Xiao Huan recognizes it or not is one thing, it doesn't matter at all.What is important is that there must be such steps as "the monarch and his ministers answer each other".

"In that case, Uncle can deal with it on his own, I have nothing to say."

Xiao Huan said with a sigh.

"By the way, there is one more thing." Liu Yishou said slowly.

Anything else?
Xiao Huan was taken aback for a moment, and then asked unintentionally: "What is it?"

"This Northern Expedition will inevitably mobilize elites, and Guangling (Yangzhou) north of Jiankang will be empty. I want the king of Jiangling to move to Guangling and defend the capital."

Liu Yishou folded his sleeves and saluted.

The current King of Jiangling is Xiao Yu, Xiao Huan's younger brother.After Xiao Xi moved from Jiangling to Danyang, the position of king of Jiangling became vacant, and Liu Yishou let Xiao Yu take over Jiangling by the way.

Now that Xiao Yu is in charge of Guangling, it is to let him protect the north bank of Jiankang River, which is of great significance.

Of course, this is only reflected on the surface.No one knows what Liu Yishou is thinking in his heart, what is the ultimate intention of this move.

When Xiao Yu arrives in Guangling, he will definitely take his private army into Guangling on the other side of Jingkou.Xiao Huan is in Jiankang, Xiao Yu is in Guangling, and Xiao Xie is in Danyang.

Such an arrangement can be said to be the close branch of the clan defending the capital, and of course it can also be considered that Liu Yishou has hidden evil intentions and gathered all the power of Xiao Tongyi's line around Jiankang.
No matter how you look at it, Xiao Huan has no reason to refuse such a proposal.He refused, but Xiao Yu would not refuse.It is much faster to send troops from Guangling to seize power than to send troops to seize power from Jiangling.The closer the vassal fiefdom is to the capital, the more trusted it is by the court.

How could such Yizhen Xiaoyu refuse!

"It's just that the second younger brother (Xiao Yu) left Jiangling, who will check and balance the Xiangdong King who is about to move?"

Xiao Huan asked worriedly.

When the vassal king was in chaos last time, Xiao Yu cut off Xiao Yi's retreat, causing great trouble for the ambitious King of Eastern Hunan, and the two sides had deep ties.

Liu Yishou asked Xiao Yu to move to Guangling, and it was not without intention to lure Xiao Yi to send troops.

Xiao Huan only felt that this son-in-law, who had a deep relationship with his aunt, had thoughts as deep as the ocean, and it was difficult to fathom.

"As for the matter of the King of Xiangdong, I will naturally share the worries for His Majesty. The King of Xiangdong is afraid of the King of Jiangling, so isn't he afraid of my minister?"

Liu Yishou asked domineeringly.

Xiao Huan has nothing to say, who in Liang State is not afraid of Liu Yishou!Those who are not afraid are already dead, and the rest of the people are extremely afraid of this King Wu!
"That's fine, I also miss King Jiangling very much, and it will be more convenient to contact you in the future."

Xiao Huan nodded slightly and said.From the matter of Xiao Yu's move to the town itself, there is no way to see that it is not good for him, even if Liu Yishou's thoughts are as deep as the sea and cannot be fathomed.

"The matter of the Northern Expedition should not be delayed, I will prepare it now, please don't read it, Your Majesty."

Liu Yishou folded his sleeves and bowed deeply to Xiao Huan, then turned and left the imperial study.

"This time it's the real Northern Expedition."

After Liu Yishou left, Xiao Huan muttered to himself.

He still remembered that when Liang Guo sent troops to capture Nanyang, Qingxu was very powerful, but it was only a deception.Is Liu Yishou trying to deceive others this time?
Only Liu can care about Xiao Huan's suspicions. He has too many things to worry about.After bidding farewell to the puppet emperor, Liu Yishou did not return to Jiankang's mansion to rest, but came to Stone City non-stop.A forbidden army formed with the old white robes as the backbone is stationed in Stone City.

They will be the main force in this expedition to the north.

Chen Xin, the son of Chen Qing, served as the commander of this army.Joining the army, Ma Fonian, deputy generals Song Jingxiu, Yu Tianmin, Zhou Wenyu, etc., can be said to be a gathering of elites, and there are many who are accustomed to fighting.

On this expedition, Yang Kan originally wanted to send his sons to this army to do odd jobs for Liu Yishou, so as to gain military merits, but Liu Yishou flatly refused.

In the words of Liu Yishou, this is called "doctors do not heal themselves".The brothers-in-law were in the army, and they were afraid that they would be hurt when they were dispatched on missions, and it would be difficult to explain when they came back.If it is not used, it is like a decoration, which makes the generals feel alienated.

The few brothers-in-law are completely different under Yang Kan's command. If the son dies in the battle, the son dies, and no one will criticize him.

After hearing these reasons, Yang Kan couldn't help admiring Liu Yishou's sharp eyesight and understanding of people.

Rumors of the Northern Expedition to the Kingdom of Wei had already spread, and beyond Liu Yishou's expectations, there were many people invited to fight.Many domestic generals who have no clear attitude towards him, such as Wei An, Yang Yaren, etc., have expressed their hope to participate in it.

Liu Yishou arranged them in the second echelon, and also let these people travel northward by water, robbing local villagers along the way and going south to Liangguo for resettlement.As for those stubborn northern families, just speak with a knife.

Anyway, it was people like Yang Yaren who offended people, and Liu Yishou would not do those immoral things himself.Given his current status, it was impossible.

The news of Liang Guo's Northern Expedition was deliberately disseminated by Liu Yi's orderkeeper, and quickly passed to the north, and soon Sun Teng, who was sitting in Yecheng, received the news.

Frightened, he sent someone to deliver the news to Gao Huan, who was finishing the campaign in Xihe County and preparing to attack Jinyang.

……

"Everyone, what do you think?"

In the commander's tent, Gao Huan handed over the letter written by Sun Teng to all the generals under his command. As expected, the smiles on everyone's faces gradually disappeared, and their brows became furrowed.

This time sending troops to Hedong has been full of twists and turns.First, the attack on Yubi was unsuccessful, and then they went back to the north to attack Xihe County. After several bloody battles, Er Zhurong's forces were finally forced back to the north of Wu Ze.

This means that even if Er Zhurong can still defend Jinyang, he doesn't have enough food and grass to defend Jinyang for three to five years.

Conversely, the large tracts of fertile land around Wu Ze can provide enough food for Gao Huan's army.It was the first time they pushed Er Zhurong to this level!

Now let them go back to Yecheng, and then go south to Henan and Qingxu to fight against Liang Jun, who will be willing?

"King Gao, Yaoxiong's troops are now stationed in Qingzhou, and they still have the strength to fight. Er Zhu Rong is in serious trouble, and the gains outweigh the losses by withdrawing troops. I hope King Gao thinks twice."

Duan Shao pleaded.

"Chen Qingzhi's past is like yesterday, how can I not worry about it."

Gao Huan said with a sigh.

Rumors have been released from Liang Guo that this time it is Liu Yishou who leads the army in person, and the troops are divided into four groups to attack Wei.

According to the "semi-public" news, in this Northern Expedition, the Liang army went out from Nanyang to attack Nanyingchuan County, the Liang army went out from Xuanhu to attack Shangcai County, and the Liang army went out from Pengcheng to attack Qingxu.It is very likely that these three routes are all feigned attacks, and the main attack will still follow the old path of Chen Qingzhi's Northern Expedition last time, sending troops from Shouyang to attack Suiyang.

Liu Yishou has always claimed that he inherited Chen Qingzhi's mantle and Baipao's behest, and it is very possible that he did so.However, wars are never so simple and predictable.

Don't look at the seriousness of the news from Liang Guo, but the question is, are the enemy's words the truth?Wouldn't the semi-public news not be fake?
Maybe there will be a fifth army to attack Hebei by sea?
Maybe there is only one army in total, and the others are just a feint?

Maybe Liu Yishou just let it out, and the army wandered around the border and then went back. There was no Northern Expedition at all?

Does Sun Teng, who sits in Yecheng, dare to bet?Does Gao Huan, who leads troops northward to attack Jinyang, dare to bet?

It has to be said that Liu Yishou is well versed in the art of war, so instead of hiding his intentions and keeping his face, it is better to let the wind out in advance and interfere with the enemy's response.

Sure enough, his move really scared Sun Teng.The pot was too big, and Sun Teng couldn't bear it.If Liu Yishou played with the momentum of Chen Qingzhi back then, pierced through the south bank of the Yellow River and conquered Luoyang, how would he explain to Gao Huan?

Sun Teng knew exactly how good Liu Yishou was.This one is definitely not in vain.

In desperation, he didn't dare to make up his own mind, so he told Gao Huan the news.

Now Duan Shao says that Liu Yishou doesn't need to worry about those false tricks at all, just knock Er Zhurong to death, which also puts Gao Huan in a dilemma.

Gao Huan is not Gao Cheng, Gao Cheng thinks that Liu Yishou is nothing to fear, and Gao Huan has suffered a lot from Liu Yishou.

"If the Liang army attacks in an all-round way, there are only three troops left in the south of the Yellow River, Feng Longzhi, Li Yuanzhong, and Yaoxiong, and they are scattered far apart. How can we resist?"

Gao Huan did not directly veto Duan Shao's suggestion, but asked the other party a question that was difficult to answer.

Most of Gao Aocao's department was damaged, and they have been repaired by replying.It may not be an easy task for him to lead troops to fight across the Yellow River.

Hu Lujin, the old fox, just sent his eldest son, Hu Luguang, to Hedong to help out, and now he is too embarrassed to let the other party make a move.Hu Lujin is also very good at finding excuses to turn down such errands. For example, "the last time he dispatched troops suffered heavy losses" is a good excuse.

Li Yuanzhong's department and Feng Long's department have always been the old team of the Hebei family, and their will to fight is very doubtful, and they might fight tacitly with Liu Yishou.

Yaoxiong is brave in battle, he is down-to-earth and trustworthy, but he can be entrusted with important tasks.But the problem was that he didn't have many troops under his command, so it was too much for Yaoxiong to fight against Liu Yishou by himself.

The remaining elite soldiers in Yecheng were also transferred to Xihe County, and it is not easy to send them back now.

The question Gao Huan actually wanted to ask Duan Shao was: Is it worthwhile to give up all the land south of the Yellow River to Liu Yishou in exchange for Jinyang and Erzhu's demise?

"Back to King Gao, even if all the land south of the Yellow River is handed over to others, as long as Jinyang can be captured and Er Zhurong eliminated, these can be taken back slowly."

Duan Shao said in a deep voice, he understood Gao Huan's implication, but at this moment he was willing to go all out.

All the generals looked at Duan Shao in surprise, never expecting him to say such arrogant words.If all the land south of the Yellow River is given to Liang State, is Wei State still Wei State?

Then don't call Gao Wang, it seems better to call him "Hebei King".

"No need to say any more."

Gao Huan waved his hand and did not explicitly deny Duan Shao's suggestion, but he was obviously not in the mood to continue listening.Exchange the land south of the Yellow River for Er Zhurong, Gao Huan thinks Er Zhurong is not worthy!
In other words, the current situation has not deteriorated to such an extent.

Now that they have the strength to resist, and even defeat Liu Yishou, why not let the opponent attack the city south of the Yellow River?
Leading troops to fight is not the way to play!

"King Gao, Er Zhurong is unpopular, and there is nothing to fear in Jinyang. Even if he is left alone, Er Zhurong will not make any trouble.

But if Liu Yishou went on the Northern Expedition, he would not be as meek and inactive as Xiao Yan.Liang Guo stood behind Liu Yishou. Even if he could mobilize two or three out of ten of his strength, it would be enough to make waves.

Jinyang can attack again next time. If Luoyang is lost, it may not be possible to regain it next time.Look high Wang Mingcha. "

Sima Ziru stepped forward to comfort him.

Historically, the territory of the Eastern Wei Dynasty controlled by Gao Huan was roughly equal to the sum of the seven heroes of the Warring States period except Qin and Chu.If the land south of the Yellow River is lost, it is only equivalent to the land of Zhao State.

Regardless of the special circumstances, Duan Shao's suggestion is almost child's play!After losing the land south of the Yellow River, Gao Huan also lost the capital to fight for world hegemony.

At this moment, most of the generals under Gao Huan's command think this way.

"Let's work hard today, open your mouth to eat. Tomorrow, attack Jinyang quickly. If you can't take it, the army will withdraw to Yecheng and make further calculations."

Gao Huan gritted his teeth and made a very difficult decision.