It was Yuwen Yong's expectation that Yang Jian's defeat in Weinan was something that Yuwen Yong had never pursued. After all, he had promised it long ago. After Yang Jian's decision, he made great achievements. All the previous things were written off... On the contrary, Yuwen Yong left in excitement and returned in vain, and he felt depressed in his heart.

After rushing back to Chang'an overnight, Yuwen Yong immediately prepared to "moving the capital" and repel the Qi army. Since Wang Gui guarded Chang'an, he has arranged it properly and has a great style of famous generals. Although he does not mention attacking the Qi army head-on, it can be considered a return and return. It is quite good to have such a record when Qi's heavy troops encircle and suppress it... So, this gave him some hope.

As a king with great ambitions, Yuwen Yong was unwilling to accept the result of escaping to Shu. After all, since he sat on the throne, he hoped that one day he could unify the north and establish a prosperous dynasty that would never be easy forever;

But the reality is that his 200,000 army... Almost all of his strength in the heart of the Great Zhou Dynasty was annihilated, and the iron horses of the Qi people even drank on Weibei, chasing Chang'an every day. This is also called Yuwen Yong, who has a strong self-esteem, cannot accept it!

To get back to the situation, we can only hope for a military miracle like "Purification Water" and "Shayuan", and most of this hope is placed on Wang Gui.

Since Yuwen Tai can defeat Gao Huan with 10,000 or 20,000 people, why can't Yuwen Yong do it? After all, Yuwen Yong's capital is much stronger than Yuwen Tai's back then... However, this is destined to be Yuwen Yong's wishful thinking.

There are three reasons:

First of all, the abstract "power" actually lost Xiangyang, Nanyang, and Jiangling, and the Northern Zhou Dynasty had lost its "power", which was equivalent to being castrated.

The Western Wei and Eastern Wei and even the Northern Zhou and Northern Qi attacked each other for decades, and fought endlessly in Hedong and Henan. After seizing a large area of ​​territory in southern Shanxi, Northern Qi had actually threatened his heart. He expected that Northern Zhou would not dare to act rashly, so he unexpectedly went south to capture the important town of Xiangyang. This battle caused the Great Zhou to lose more than 2 million people and a large fertile land... The Northern Zhou Dynasty suffered a great loss of national strength. Until it developed to this point today, whether in terms of military strength or military equipment, Northern Zhou was not a match for Northern Qi.

Secondly, Yuwen Yong and a group of nobles shouted tough, but now even fools know that he is going to run away. This time, it is not a frame-up or a rumor-making incident. This is based on facts!

From Yuwen Yong's return to Chang'an, within half a day, the families of dignitaries and nobles were running towards Mawei Post, and the carriages and horses blocked the south gate. When the people and soldiers were blind, he now hoped that the Zhou army could create miracles to fight the Qi people back... Is this the truth in the world?

Chang'an belongs to the emperor, and we are not those who are suffering from the army. Why do we still have to fight to the death if the emperor runs away?

Third... This is also the most direct reason. As mentioned earlier, the courage of the Great Zhou army has been destroyed by the Qi people and is unwilling to fight a war that they thought was "deadly dead". This can be seen from a previous encounter in Weinan. It was so shocking that it was so horrified that it saw the word "duan"!

Even if Yuwen Yong wants to regain morale, he can't find a good opportunity for the time being... I'm afraid he will never find such an opportunity again.

Yuwen Yong was unwilling to accept his wish, so he came to Wang Gui to tentatively: "I heard that my beloved came back from patrolling the city, so I summoned each other. How can the morale of the army be so strong? Can you fight in one battle? In the daytime, enemy cavalry came to provoke him, why did you stay in the bridge and not use it to fight?"

Wang Gui replied calmly: "Morita is good, but His Majesty has just returned, and the barriers have not been established, and the soldiers have worked hard, so there are many problems in the short term... Moreover, there are 40,000 elite armors in the city, and the soldiers are afraid that they will be angry and will trample on each other easily, so they will stop each other and do not fight lightly. They are waiting for the army to rest, clean up their morale, and then set up a battlefield to fight another battle."

When you hear the battle, you will be happy. This is a manifestation of the high morale of the army.

When Yuwen Yong heard this, his eyes shone, and he asked with joy, "I think if you have a chance of winning when fighting with Qi people right away?"

Wang Gui looked up at Yuwen Yong in surprise, looked at the emperor's crazy eyes, and knew what he had misunderstood. After a while, Na Na explained:

"...If Your Majesty is talking about protecting Chang'an and defeating Qi people head-on, there is no chance of victory. My plan is to retreat to Shu, if Qi people come to chase him, I am sure to intercept him."

"I heard that Chen Xu had made a Northern Expedition. Is he confident of defeating this?"

Wang Gui felt the emperor's burning gaze, lowered his head in shame, and replied, "No, I think the southern country cannot defeat Huaibei or even pass Shouchun. Even if he can achieve success, how can Your Majesty dare to guarantee that Gao Wei will be shaken by the war situation in Huainan and withdraw hastily, giving Your Majesty an opportunity to take advantage of?"

Yuwen Yong frowned, obviously dissatisfied with Wang Gui's words. After waiting for a while, he still couldn't see Wang Gui's "changing his mind". He also knew that he was probably powerless to turn the world back, so he flashed a sharp look in his eyes and said:

"I am really unwilling to accept the great foundation passed down by my father and brother. Even if I lose, I will not let Gao Wei be proud. I will leave a complete Chang'an for him!"

Now, Chang'an has to give up. Even though Yuwen Yong was unwilling to accept it, he was unable to turn the world back... But what he said made sense. Gao Wei was in trouble at this time. Emperor Chen Xu of the Southern Dynasty ordered a 100,000 troops to cross the river and fight north. Yangzhou governor Lu Qian and others could not resist it. The news of defeat came frequently, which made the senior executives of the Qi army feel anxious.

Originally, Chen Xu planned to appoint Chunyuliang as the commander, but many ministers in the court had deep objections to this. At this time, Xu Ling, the Minister of the Southern Dynasty, who had previously promoted diplomatic relations between the north and the south, strongly supported the Northern Expedition and highly recommended Wu Mingche as the commander of the three armies, saying: "Wu Mingche's hometown is in Huaizuo, and he is well aware of the local terrain and customs. From the perspective of qualifications and strategies, only Wu Mingche can take on the important task of the Northern Expedition." The Minister of the Chief Pei Ji also strongly recommended it.

Chen Xu was very satisfied and immediately ordered Wu Mingche and Pei Ji to lead the Southern Dynasties border troops and the Taiwan Army (Taicheng Imperial Army) to fight 100,000 Northern Expedition.

Huang Faqian led his troops to attack Daxian. Although Lu Qian was prepared, his strength was not good and was defeated by Huang Faqian... He Ruobi, the general stationed at Yuxikou, was shocked when he heard the news. He hurriedly abandoned his garrison and sent troops to rescue Li Yang, intercepted Huang Faqian's pursuers, and "defeated them", and the siege of Li Yang was temporarily removed.

But immediately, Wu Mingche ordered Cheng Wenji to lead the deadly troops to attack the Qi army, remove the Muzhai where the Qi army was located at the water barrier, and advance to the Qinzhou. He Ruobi was unable to support himself, especially after Qi general Changsun Hongluo died in battle, several reinforcements from Lu Qianfa intercepted the Southern Army, so he had no choice but to temporarily abandon Liyang and retreat to Dongguan... Huainan was in an emergency!

In recent years, not only did the Northern Qi Dynasty accumulate strength, but the Southern Dynasty was also preparing for war and sharpening its swords. Just waiting for the Qi emperor to fight westward, the two northern dynasties attacked each other and went north. The Northern Qi was very strict in Huainan, but the generals of the Southern Dynasty were not vegetarians, and their moves were all aimed at the key points of the Qi army.

This is obviously targeted. The Southern and Northern Expeditions were definitely not a sudden idea when Chen Xu slapped his head. It must have been carefully considered. Just looking at the posture of their three armies, you can know that this move is absolutely small! Huainan is in a hurry!

The news reached Yecheng, and from Yecheng to Gao Wei, which had been slow for nearly four days! Gao Wei pressed the defeat and did not mention it, and said to everyone with a smile: "The Southern Dynasty was betrayal and overestimated its abilities. He actually sent troops to attack me. He was defeated by He Ruobi and Lu Qian. Such rats only dared to stab the sword in the back. When I pacify the Zhou Kingdom, the next one is the Southern Dynasty!"

Fortunately, no one dared to come out to question the emperor. It must be known that this is a serious crime that shakes the morale of the army. Therefore, even if everyone has doubts in their hearts, they have to hold it in their stomachs and hide it from the soldiers... Gao Wei was joking and calm on the surface. When the generals disperse, his face gradually calmed down. The hammer case was furious:

"Lu Qian, Yuan Wenyao's reputation is really a mediocre person? I misused these two people and even ran away. The southerners entered hundreds of miles, but I could not greet each other with a single arrow. It's annoying and hateful! If I didn't make up for it early, I might not be able to defend this huge Huainan forever!"

The emperor's tent was located, surrounded by soldiers, and there was no sound. Only the emperor was venting his anger... There were still several confidant officials standing beside him, and he frowned tightly when he heard the emperor's words.

Shangshu Tang Yong and others knew that the emperor was angry, and they might not be really dissatisfied with Lu Qian and others, so they advised:

"Lu Qian's use of troops is still considered to be the most important thing, so there will be no major chaos. Several small defeats are mostly considered to be the rapid offensive in the Southern Dynasty. However, our army has not arrived. In winter, the river surface freezes, causing the southern troops to break into... Fortunately, He Ruobi and Lu Qian's use of troops to obtain the law and stop the losses in time, so there is no major defeat yet.

Even if the Southern Army gained power for a while, it would be fine. Liyang is still there, even if it was Huang Faying, Wu Mingche went there in person, and it would take one month to capture Liyang. The imperial court had heavy troops in Huainan, so it was impossible for him to have no movement at all, right? Wang Lin had already arrived in Shouyang, and with his strategy in his heart, he could defeat the Southern Army."

Previously, it was decided to break Chang'an for three days, and the generals also vowed to come and guarantee it, but now it has not even been released from Liyang. Now Huainan is in crisis, and they come to guarantee it again is not a big deal... The emperor was already full of liver fire, and when he heard this statement, he couldn't help but sneer:

"The three routes of the Southern Dynasty attacked me and came prepared. We are here, but we cannot advance and retreat. Can we retreat with our words? If we rely on this for a long time, Huainan will be successful and everything will be said. If it is unfavorable, the morale of the army will inevitably be shaken. When Yuwen Yong counterattacks, I will jump into the Yellow River to quench my thirst!"

The ministers were immediately in awe, and some of the trusted and important officials even looked anxious and bowed to apologize. Only the left minister smiled and said solemnly:

"Your Majesty, don't worry too much. The destruction of Zhou Zuo is only in front of you. There were many disagreements before, but we underestimated the enemy too much and underestimated the ministers of Zhou... If you really ask Your Majesty to jump into the Yellow River, not only will our ministers be killed, but we will not even have the way of heaven.

Please rest assured that before the festival, I will break Chang'an!”
Chapter completed!