The Summoning of the Troubled Times at the End of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 178

As the Sui army built docks everywhere on the shore, they divided their troops and garrisoned them.

The main general Gong Yuan had no choice but to order the whole army to attack Wubao.

However, how could Xue Rengui, who had already set up the defense line so impregnably, allow Xiao Liangjun to break through so easily?

That's right, although Gong Yuan attacked the city for two consecutive days, he gained almost nothing except the loss of soldiers and generals!
The Wubao defense line established by the Yanmen Army is still intact and its strength is still there.

After a few days, Liang Wang Xiao Mian's order finally reached the main general Gong Yuan.

After seeing it, Gong Yuan couldn't help but sighed bitterly, and said helplessly: "Oh, I think Gong Yuan has followed King Liang to fight north and south since ten years ago."

"During this period, Ben will never have any dissent."

"But, now..."

Immediately, Gong Yuan could only sigh bitterly, with a frown on his face.

At this time, the literati surnamed Cui walked out slowly and said, "General, the Sui army has already laid a solid line of defense on the shore."

"Let's say it took half a month to enter the hinterland of Nanyang. Even in a month, our army may not be able to break through the Sui army's defense line."

"It seems that Liang Wang has become suspicious of the general!"

Regarding this, the chief general Gong Yuan couldn't help but fell silent, and he didn't have the slightest way to crack it.

After Xiao Yue's army was completely wiped out by the Sui army at Xinye City in Nanyang, the chief general Gong Yuan knew that the courtiers who were at odds with him in the rear would definitely take the opportunity to make trouble and frame him.

But what Gong Yuan hates the most is that the treacherous officials in the court don't have the overall situation at all.

Don't they think about Liang Guo apart from fighting for power and profit?

Don't the so-called courtiers know that changing generals in battle is a taboo for military strategists?
If it is not serious, the whole army will fall into a situation of losing all morale.

But no matter how dissatisfied he felt in his heart, there was nothing Gong Yuan could do.

He had to order the whole army to rest for a day, prepare for war, and continue to attack early the next morning.

After more than ten consecutive days of strong attacks, although Gong Yuan aroused the fighting spirit among the soldiers, he attacked Wubao fiercely.

But the Yanmen Army, which is also an iron-blooded elite, also has a combat effectiveness that cannot be underestimated.

The soldiers on both sides launched a fierce offensive and defensive battle.

Although Xiao Liang's soldiers were indeed fierce, brave and tenacious, fighting to the death.

But half a month passed quickly, and Xiao Liang's army was still blocked on the bank of the Xiangjiang River, not allowed to enter.

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Now, in the royal palace of Jiangling City, there was once again a quarrel.

Seeing that Gong Yuan was still stagnant on the front line of Xiangjiang River for half a month.

This couldn't help but secretly excited the officials who were at odds with Gong Yuan again.

At this time, there were once again rumors that Gong Yuan had colluded with the Sui army, which resulted in repeated rejections.

It is necessary to dismiss Gong Yuan and escort him back to Wangcheng for disposal.

However, courtiers of Qingliu, who were concerned with state affairs, spoke out against it one after another.

"What nonsense!"

"Since the general received the order from King Liang, he led his troops to storm the Sui army's defenses day and night."

"For this reason, how many soldiers of our army died on the battlefield?"

"Now you officials are still impeaching the general, don't you have no shame?"

For a moment, the middle-aged minister named Yan Guang, the representative of the ministers of the Qing School, couldn't help being anxious, and stood up and spoke in righteous words.

In an instant, the treacherous minister couldn't help being blushed by Yan Guang's heroic words, and lowered his head in shame.

Hearing the battle report from the front line, the chief general Gong Yuan led the army to attack day and night in order to obey his orders.

Can not help but lead to huge casualties of the entire army!

At this time, Xiao Xian already knew that Gong Yuan would never collude with the Sui army.

Just about to order all the ministers to stop talking about this time.

Suddenly, an emergency message came from outside the palace!
The guards walked quickly into the palace and reported to Liang Wang Xiao Mian: "Liang Wang, there is urgent information from the city."

"All the people in the city gathered outside the palace gate, kneeling down and begging the King of Liang to dismiss the traitor General Gong Yuan and escort him to Beijing!"

"what?"

Hearing this, Xiao Mian was instantly furious, and couldn't help but slammed the desk in front of him.

If you want to say why Xiao Mian is so angry, it is of course because many people gathered together to petition.

You know, under the ancient feudal system with deep and strict hierarchy.

What is the Lord most afraid of?One is the great achievements among the generals.

The second is the fear that the people will unite and put pressure on the monarch.

Therefore, after hearing that the common people had gathered at the gate of the palace to jointly petition, Xiao Xian would be instantly angry.

After calming down, Xiao Mian asked in a deep voice, "How many people gathered to petition?"

Hearing this, the guard didn't dare to hide anything, and hurriedly reported the truth: "The people outside the palace gate are crowded with people, as far as the eye can see."

"It is estimated that there are more than half of the people in the city, and many wealthy and famous families have also joined the petition queue."

In an instant, not only Xiao Mian was shocked, but even all the ministers under his rank turned pale with fright.

What kind of concept is that for half-city people?
Jiangling is originally a big city in the south of the Yangtze River, with a dense population of about 10.

In an instant, Xiao Xian's face darkened, and he sent an order: "Order Xiao Zhi, the servant of the left guard, to persuade the people with kind words."

"Let's just say that the court will definitely deal with the matter of General Gong Yuan. Don't worry, everyone, go back!"

After all, it was a petition of hundreds of thousands of people, and Xiao Mian could not suppress it by force.

It is easy to lose popular support!
It just said that Xiao Zhi, the servant of the left guard, temporarily dispersed the people's good words.

But a few days later, seeing that Gong Yuan was still serving as the commander in chief of the army, many people could not help but gather at the palace gate to petition again.

But this time, the scale was even bigger. Not only the common people petitioned, but even the generals of the Xiao Liang army stationed in various places petitioned one after another.

For a while, Xiao Mian, king of Liang, was in a stalemate with the people and generals.

However, in the end, due to the pressure of the generals and the common people and the pressure of the form, Xiao Mian had to compromise.

The chief general Gong Yuan who was commanding the army at the front could not help but be dismissed and escorted back to Wangcheng.

And the one who succeeded Gong Yuan as the chief general was Xiao Ling, Xiao Xian's relative, and a brave general.

Compared with Gong Yuan's ability to command troops, Xiao Ling was far behind.

It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a child of a stubborn family!

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"Wenhe, your strategy really worked!"

"The latest battle report came from Rengui. The enemy general Gong Yuan has been dismissed and escorted back to Jiangling."

"And the one who took over as the commander-in-chief of the army is Xiao Ling, the relative of the traitor Xiao Xian, who is just a stubborn son."

"Rengui asked, is it possible to carry out the next plan?"

He only said that the person who spoke was Gao Qi.

This time, all the plans for Gong Yuan's dismissal were out of Jia Xu's handwriting.

Whether it is spreading rumors or petitions by the people and the generals of the Xiaoliang Army, they are all inseparable from Jia Xu's plan.

Because Gong Yuan accepted Xiao Xian's order to advance to Nanyang for half a month, he couldn't help attacking the city on a large scale, resulting in huge casualties for the entire army.

Therefore, the people in the rear hated Gong Yuan one after another.

At this time, Gao Qi sent Wang Xuance's shadow carefully crafted to sneak into Jiangling City.

Taking advantage of the hatred of Gong Yuan among the people in Jiangling, he persuaded him to petition to force Xiao Xian to dismiss Gong Yuan.

Now it seems that Jia Xu's plan can be described as a success.

Everything happened as Jia Xu expected!
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On the other side, Xue Rengui also followed the instructions and began to implement the next plan.

(End of this chapter)