However, the development of the situation gradually exceeded Yang Yue's expectations, and after the combined forces of Silla and Khitan attacked Yingkou, Han Xifan did not send troops to block the attack, but took the initiative to give way to the passage. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The Khitan and Silla allied armies, jumped over Yingkou, rode 300,000 steps, drove straight in, and went straight to Pingzhou and Jizhou in the south.

Pingzhou and Jizhou are the gateways of the Tang Dynasty in the north.

For the troops of the two places, Yang Yue's heart is like a mirror, the two places were defended by the right military guard in the past, and when the right military guard conquered the northwest, he fully retreated and handed over to the left guard to garrison.

However, Yu Wentai, the general of the Left Guard, led the army to return to the dynasty early, and at present, only Li Xuanji has 50,000 Zuo Qianniu Wei under Li Xuanji's account to undertake the defense of the northeast.

According to Yang Yue's understanding, Li Xuanji annexed Youzhou, and Jizhou and Pingzhou were empty in defense.

If the coalition army conquers Jizhou and Pingzhou and arrives in Youzhou, there will be a fierce battle with Li Xuanji, and it will be difficult to stop the menacing 300,000 coalition troops with Li Xuanji's 50,000 Zuo Qianniu Guards alone.

The loss of Youzhou not only caused the situation to be tense, but also the pattern of Datang became complicated.

The severity of the situation exceeded Yang Yue's expectations.

Li Xuanqi, Fan Hengwen, and Xiao Yun were urgently summoned to discuss, and the three agreed that no matter whether the Silla prince was killed, or the Khitan caravan was wiped out.

Everything happened near Youzhou, and most of the court members artificially diverted their attention and deliberately provoked a war in Youzhou, wanting to transfer Yang Yue away from Chang'an.

After all, the Khitan and Silla united and both sent troops to attack the Tang Dynasty, which was unprecedented.

However, the Khitan repeatedly provoked, colluding with Han Xifan to plot the northeast of the Tang Dynasty, Yang Yue sat in Youzhou, led the army to hit it hard, and the Khitan gradually quieted down.

Now, less than two months after Yang Yue left Youzhou, the Khitan simply united with Silla and led his troops south.

The intention is self-evident.

Yang Mingkun summoned the military generals of Wenchen to enter the court, and the hundred officials were stunned, and most of the military generals of Wenchen seemed to coincide, and their eyes were focused on Yang Yue.

In the main hall, without waiting for Yang Mingkun to speak, the prince and the king of Shu successively proposed that Yang Yue personally take the right guard to Youzhou to guard the border pass.

He Hengrui, the secretary of the ministry, Li Minhao, and Gao Shengyan, the secretary of the soldiers, all met the list and proposed that Yang Yue go to the north.

In Liu Zuoyang's case, Gao Shengyan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, was calculated by Yang Yue and was sceptered by the emperor.

At this moment, in order to expel Yang Yue from Chang'an, he directly explained to Yang Mingkun: "Your Majesty, the Khitan and Silla are both tiger and wolf divisions, and the generals of the imperial court have fought against the Khitan many times, but only the King of Yan is stationed in Youzhou to reverse the situation and ensure that the north is quiet." ”

Gao Shengyan, as the secretary of the military department, almost hinted to Yang Mingkun that if Yang Yue was not sent to Youzhou, there would be no generals in the court to stop the enemy from the north.

When Yang Mingkun was thinking, the crown prince stood up again and said: "Father, Youzhou is the only source of war horses in the imperial court, if Youzhou is lost, the Tang Dynasty will completely lose the source of war horses, and in the future, it will completely lose its advantage in fighting with the northern tribes." ”

In order to transfer Yang Yue out of Chang'an, the prince and the king of Shu abandoned their previous suspicions, and the king of Shu united with the prince, and the five surnames and seven wangs, and the military family, calculated Yang Yue together, step by step, and had strict deployment.

The king of Shu selected elite people in Zuo Xiaowei and secretly went to Jizhou and Youzhou, and was supposed to kill the Silla and Khitan caravans, but when he was in Jizhou, he learned of the traces of the prince of Silla.

After the attack of Zuo Xiao's guards was successful, the prince and the king of Shu secretly collected evidence and united officials in the court, large and small, to prove that Yang Yue could block the enemy from the north.

The plan was implemented step by step, Yang Yue concentrated on the business of change, and did not pay attention to the military affairs of the north, and unknowingly, fell into the trap of the prince and the king of Shu.

Although Yang Yue discussed with Li Xuanqi and Fan Hengwen and learned that someone was secretly targeting him, Yang Yue could not come up with any evidence, not to mention that the Khitan and Silla coalition troops were pressing the border, and they could capture Youzhou at any time, which is an out-and-out fact.

On the dragon chair, Yang Mingkun heard the words of the prince, the king of Shu and the ministers, and hesitated.

The Khitan and Silla jointly sent troops, which exceeded his expectations, and the court was defenseless.

Due to the war in the northwest, the northeast only left Zuo Qianniuwei, and there was no extra strength to block the invading enemy.

What's more, Li Xuanji reported that the Khitan and Silla coalition forces had 300,000, which was extremely rare.

Among the generals in the DPRK and China, only Zhang Chenfeng, Yu Wenshi and Yang Yue had experience in commanding large-scale battles.

However, Zhang Chenfeng was too old to personally lead the troops into battle, and Yu Wenshi led the army to fight and control hundreds of thousands of troops, Yang Mingkun had concerns.

Looking around, in the court, it seems that the only general who can confidently defeat the Khitan and Silla coalition forces is Yang Yue.

However, at the beginning of the reform, the imperial court needed Yang Yue, and he led the army to lead the army to fight, and the change may be greatly resisted.

When he was in a dilemma, Yang Mingkun asked Yang Yue loudly: "Liulang, the army is coming, what is your good way?" ”

Hearing this, Yang Yue probably guessed Yang Mingkun's new central thoughts, and said: "Erchen is the main battle, however, with only 50,000 right military guards under Erchen's account, it may be difficult to stop the incoming enemy." ”

Yang Yue expressed his worries in his heart, no matter how fierce the right military guard is, it is impossible for the 50,000 death squad to defeat the 300,000 Khitan and Silla coalition forces.

"Will you go on the expedition yourself?" Yang Mingkun heard the sound and asked excitedly.

"Father, what the prince said is true, if you lose Youzhou, the court will lose the source of war horses, and it will be very difficult to fight against the enemy army in the north in the future." Yang Yue glared at the prince and said tepidly.

The crown prince stood up and shot back: "Father, the situation is tense, Liulang took the initiative to propose to go to Youzhou, and Erchen suggested that Liulang take the lead in the right military guard and the flying cavalry, 150,000 cavalry, and go to the north." ”

In the eyes of the prince, Yang Yue must be cut off.

Yang Yue returned to Beijing for two months, turning the capital upside down, black smoke miasma, if the reform continues to be implemented, Yang Yue will be reused, will definitely threaten his position as the crown prince.

If Yang Yue led 50,000 right military guards to conquer Youzhou, he believed that unless Yang Yue had the ability to return to heaven, he would be able to command the reversal of the situation and block the 300,000 cavalry of the Khitan and Silla.

Otherwise, Yang Yue will go here and there will be no return, and he will not have any worries about the position of the prince.

The heart of the prince is insidious and cunning, and he wants to use his opponent to eradicate Yang Yue.

Such a clumsy plan, Yang Yue saw through it at a glance, and in the court, other officials also knew it, and the left servant shot Gao Xiaoyun stood up, and after saluting Yang Mingkun, he said dissatisfiedly: "Your Majesty, the combat effectiveness of the Silla army is unpredictable.

However, the Khitan cavalry had strong combat effectiveness, and the ordinary army in the Sixteen Guards could not stop the Khitan cavalry.

Now, the prince suggested that King Yan lead 150,000 troops to Youzhou to defend against the enemy, not to mention, whether there are personal grievances among them, just from the overall situation, whether the prince's suggestion is correct or not is debatable.

Wei Chen suggested that not only the right guard must go north, but the right guard must also go north, plus the tiger army and the flying cavalry army trained by King Yan, a total of 300,000 troops, may be able to block the invading enemy. ”

(To be continued.) )