Changxiang Hou Wang Yong was in Qilun, Jing Qiongwen

With the help of others, the capital of Shu is currently under control. Cao Gan led his troops to Lizhou. Han Yuantong's surrender also brought Jianmen Pass, the most important gateway in northern Shu, into their control. However, the You Qingjiang Army was still stationed in southern Sichuan.

It was unclear, and Zhao Mengji and Wang Xiaoxian led 70,000 elite Shu troops. They had occupied Fengzhou and Qizhou on the western flank of Guanzhong. Not only could they counterattack Liangzhou from Baoxie Road and Chencang Road, they could even attack Liangzhou from Fengzhou.

The Yinping Road to the west of the state goes straight to the middle of Shu.

The Yinping Ancient Road is difficult to walk from south to north. There are several mountains blocking the pass. The south slope is dangerous and the north slope is gentle. During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Deng Ai led his troops to conquer Shu and walked the Yinping Road from north to south.

They first climbed up the north slope, then wrapped the soldiers in thick blankets and slid directly down the steep south slope, and then the road was opened from north to south.

Now we cannot rule out the possibility that Zhao Mengji and Wang Xiaoxian could lead their troops back to Shu through this road.

Even if Wang Yong currently controls the capital of Shu, the direct troops and horses he can use are still very limited. Even if the soldiers and horses who have surrendered are not half-hearted, their morale is low at this time, and it is difficult to say that they have any combat effectiveness. We really need to count on these surrendered troops and horses.

To block Zhao Mengji, Wang Xiaoxian's army might surrender as soon as they engage in battle.

Of course, for Guo Rong, Li Changfeng, Wen Bo, Tan Yuliang and others, the top priority is to strengthen the defense of the cities in Liangzhou. They not only bear the main task of intercepting Zhao Mengji and Wang Xiaoxian's counterattack, whether Liangzhou's defense battle can be fought successfully,

It also determines whether they can better capture and control Liangzhou during the war.

However, since it was agreed in advance that Liangzhou would be controlled by the Xiangbei Army, the two cities of Baocheng and Mianyang to the west of Liangzhou City, which had better defensive tasks, would be controlled by Yuhou Chai, the son of Li Xiu and Chai Jian, the first capital of the Zuo Shenwu Army.

The training officer is responsible for leading the defense.

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Although the Changxiang Marquis Wang Yong did not directly usurp the throne, the mutiny was considered an initial success. After Cao Gan led his troops to Jianmen, he also brought the official credential of vassalage signed by Wang Jian, the Lord of Shu, and proposed to seal it, which he carried out on the 24th.

Send it to Canglang City to replace the previous "Certificate of Credence".

Afterwards, Cao Yong and Wang Ang, who was granted the title of grandson, were escorted by Huo Li, together with Chen Ruyi, the permanent attendant in the Chongwen Palace, Yao Xishui, the weaving envoy, and Xu Jing, and they took a merchant ship from the Chishan Society and sailed down the Han River and the Yangtze River.

, arrived in Jinling in early February and declared himself a minister.

At this time, only twenty days had passed since the secret document signed by Li Changfeng, Guo Rong and others arrived in Jinling, and the court was still arguing over how to deal with Li Changfeng's "unauthorized behavior".

Yang Zhitang and others in Shouzhou even strongly advocated a strict decree to order the right Shenwu army to withdraw from Liangzhou and strictly prohibit the left Shenwu army from acting rashly, but they did not expect that the matter would become a foregone conclusion so quickly.

The credential of the Lord of Shu, Wang Jian, claimed that the crown prince Wang Hongyi, Zhao Mengji, Weihou Wang Xiaoxian and others had conspired to rebel. In addition to professing vassalage, directly ceding the province of Xiazhou, and paying an annual tribute of 200,000 yuan in grain and grain, he also requested the Chu army to send troops to Liangzhou to eliminate the rebellion.

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At this point, there is no longer any chance of making peace with Zhao Mengji and Wang Xiaoxian, and the strategic significance of Xiazhou and Liangzhou is self-evident in the eyes of the princes. Of course, at this time, Li Changfeng, Wen Bo and others were not ordered to

The reason why people withdrew their troops from Liangzhou.

No one in the court really naively believed that it was against morality to encourage the country prince Wang Yong to usurp the throne. The key was to see the gains and losses of Da Chu's intervention.

The original plan was to join forces with Shu to invade Guanzhong and dismember the Liang army in Guanzhong so that the Xiangbei army, Tangyi and Huaidong troops could take advantage of the opportunity to cross the Huaihe River and attack the Hehuai land. However, the news of the demise of the Jin Kingdom was secretly concealed by Li Changfeng.

When news came back to Jinling, Shen Yang, Yang En and others were still extremely wary of the fact that the Mongol people were far more powerful than previously expected.

Even though they had previously been inclined to advocate that Li Changfeng and the others should withdraw from Liangzhou and not intervene in the civil strife in Shu, there were some different voices in the DPRK and the Central Government regarding whether they should cross the Huaihe River and attack Hehuai in the future.

From a more cautious perspective, Shen Yang, Yang En and others were inclined to postpone the attack on the Hehuai River.

Now that Cao Yong and Wang Ang have entered the dynasty, Wang Yong's usurpation of the throne has become a foregone conclusion. In addition to becoming a vassal, the Shu Kingdom can greatly increase Chu's face, and can greatly satisfy his vanity both inside and outside the court. The acquisition of Qizhou can completely reverse the situation in Jinghu. When it is complete, it will not be as uncomfortable as being stabbed in the waist by the Shu army in the past. In the future, it will be much more convenient to attack Guanzhong from Liangzhou than to take the Wuguan Road.

Under the current situation, it is not a losing deal by any means.

Even more sinisterly, Zhao Mengji and Wang Xiaoxian really wanted to bypass Liangzhou and directly counterattack Shu from the Yinping Road. In the follow-up, it might be a good opportunity for the Chu army to advance into Shu in a large scale and seek to seize Shu.

As a result, no one will delve into the collusion between Han Qian and the Marquis of Changxiang Wang Yong long ago.

After all the princes and ministers discussed secretly in the political hall all night, and on the day after Cao Yong and Wang Ang arrived in Jinling, orders and edicts were quickly drawn up, stamped with seals and sent out from Chongwen Hall.

Since Wang Hongyi, the prince of Shu, conspired to usurp the throne, and Wei Qun, the envoy of Shu, was an accomplice, it was natural that he would be detained here first, and then escorted back to Shu at the appropriate opportunity.

When the Shu Kingdom ceded Kia Province, there was absolutely no reason for Zhang Wei, who had not made any achievements and had not participated in the secret treaty, to send troops to take over and occupy it. Instead, he directly issued an order to place Kia Province under the jurisdiction of Hunan Xingshangshu Province, and ordered Hunan to declare peace. Huang Hua sent officials to Jiazhou to take over the military administration.

At the suggestion of Cishou Palace, Han Daoming and others, Liangzhou was placed under the control of the Xiangbei Defense Envoy. Li Changfeng, the minister of the Ministry of War, and the political counselor of the Ministry of War, were appointed as the military envoy of the capital, and also led the Liangzhou governor. He was temporarily in charge of Liangzhou. war.

In addition to the Right Shenwu Army, the left Wuxiang Army and the Left Shenwu Army were ordered to enter Liangzhou to fight.

Zhou Pang left his post without authorization and was dismissed from the post of governor of Jiangzhou in Shangzhou and demoted to governor of Guangzhou in Xiazhou. At the same time, the military and political affairs of Guangzhou were placed under the control of Tangyi Xingyingzhifu.

This is also a secret agreement between the two families to exchange the two states. Others cannot intervene and can only sit back and watch the results. However, for the imperial court, being able to merge Kiazhou into the Hunan Province is also a real benefit.

This time, after Emperor Yanyou and the other princes learned about Zhou Tan's role in Canglang City, they made a prompt decision and quickly transferred Chen Jingzhou back to Jinling from Guangde Mansion and promoted him to Minister of War.

Chen Jingzhou returned to Jinling. Before he could formally take up his post at the Ministry of War, he had an important task to complete first, which was to bring an order to Shu to renegotiate the peace negotiations between the two countries.
Chapter completed!