My older brother is Gao Huan.

Chapter 561 Heading Straight to Luoyang!

Ye City, inside the Bronze Sparrow Terrace.

Yuan Shanjian sat in front of the imperial desk, facing all the civil and military officials, but his eyes were fixed on Gao Yu, who was standing in front of the imperial desk to his right.

"Your Majesty! The traitor Erzhu Rong has launched an invasion of Sizhou, and Sizhou is in dire need of help!"

"That scoundrel Erzhu Rong, how dare he!"

Despite his young age, Yuan Shanjian had quite a bit of an air about him. He slammed his fist on the table in anger, and then looked at the ministers.

"Given this critical military situation, do any of you have a good strategy to repel the enemy?"

Gao Yu also turned around to look at everyone, "His Majesty is asking for advice. If any of you have good ideas, why don't you quickly offer them to His Majesty?"

Feng Longzhi spoke first.

"Your Majesty! A valiant general shall be appointed to lead a large army to Sizhou to defeat the rebels!"

Sima Ziru echoed, "We must strike a blow against the arrogance of the traitors!"

Yang Dun said with great concern, "Right now our army is stationed at Yewang and is facing off against Erzhu Rong's army. If we were to conscript more troops now... our logistics and supplies would be in jeopardy."

Sima Ziru glanced at him and said coldly, "Does Lord Yang mean to abandon Sizhou?"

Yang Dun frowned. "I never said anything like that."

"What does Lord Yang mean by this?"

Yang Dun explained, “What I mean is, why not let the army originally stationed in Hedong go to meet the enemy? The army in Hedong is already close by. If we were to temporarily assemble a large army now, we might miss the opportunity to strike.”

His suggestion is reasonable and well-founded.

Sima Ziru was at a loss for words.

Actually.

Sima Ziru and his group proposed to continue conscripting local soldiers who were on leave to form a new army. Their core objective was to elect a general from Hebei to lead the army.

After all, the people under Gao Yu's command who are able to lead troops outside are mainly the core group from the original Shandong Tian Ce Mansion.

The powerful institutions like the military naturally attract the attention of wealthy families in Hebei, who also want a share of the spoils.

For a moment, the entire court fell silent.

Seeing this, Gao Huan stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, no one knows military affairs better than the Prime Minister. We hope that the Prime Minister can give us some guidance."

Yuan Shanjian nodded repeatedly, "Indeed, no one in the world knows more about military affairs than the Prime Minister. I hope the Prime Minister can relieve my worries."

Gao Yu looked at everyone expressionlessly, then turned around and bowed to Yuan Shanjian, saying, "Your Majesty, what Lord Yang said is true. Distant water cannot quench a nearby fire. We should quickly send someone to Hedong and order General Yang Zhong to lead a large army to rescue Sizhou first."

"but……"

Gao Yu changed the subject, saying, "The words of the Left and Right Ministers of the Ministry of Personnel are not without reason."

"We should conscript soldiers from various prefectures in Hebei who are on leave, and then form a large army to go to Sizhou. We should be prepared for both possibilities. This is the safest approach."

Sima Ziru and Feng Longzhi exchanged a glance, then quickly bowed to Gao Yu and said, "The Prime Minister is indeed the most knowledgeable person in the world when it comes to military affairs. His foresight is truly admirable!"

Upon seeing this, Yuan Shan asked, "Is there anyone suitable to lead the troops?"

Gao Yu nodded, "Why don't we let General Han Gui of Pingyuan lead the troops?"

Hear this familiar name.

Sima Ziru nodded slightly.

Although Han Gui was not from Hebei, he had a very good personal relationship with him.

The powerful families of Shandong.

Using him as a link, the Hebei aristocratic families could unite with the Xianbei forces originally under Gao Huan to fight against powerful enemies, which was not a bad idea.

Prejudice between the Han and non-Han peoples can be temporarily set aside.

The enemy of the enemy is the friend.

Gao Yu naturally had his own considerations. Sizhou and even Hengzhou to the north were indeed within the territory of his Xianbei forces, and it was easy for friction to arise if Yang Zhong, a Han general, led a large army there.

Han Gui's identity can act as a mediator.

Gao Huan is his brother-in-law, and most importantly, Han Gui himself is very brave and capable.

Yuan Shanjian nodded, "Since he is the one recommended by the Prime Minister, he must be right. Then let General Pingyuan lead the army to Sizhou to meet the enemy. We must take back the lost territory and severely punish the arrogance of the rebels! Let us show the might of our Great Wei!"

The meeting dispersed.

Gao Yu then summoned everyone to the Golden Phoenix Terrace.

Everyone knew that Gao Yu must have other plans, but it was inconvenient to bring them up in court.

After everyone arrived, Gao Yu looked at Yang Yin, the person who was in charge of his money.

"Zunyan, are the grain, fodder and weapons in the treasury still sufficient?"

"Please rest assured, Prime Minister... The treasury in Hebei is running low, but we can requisition supplies from Shandong."

Shandong, as an old revolutionary base area, is Gao Yu's core base.

These years have been free from war and have also seen several years of favorable weather, resulting in a full treasury, which is Gao Yu's most important source of wealth.

It is true that they are constantly draining resources from Shandong.

"And... if all else fails, we can also conscript troops from Henan."

In the past two years, production in Yuzhou has been steadily recovering. It is a fertile land that has been well developed. As long as there is a stable environment, the grain yield can be continuously increased.

This is Gao Yu's biggest advantage over Er Zhu Rong!
Gao Yu has too many 'blood packs' in his hands!

Shandong, Hebei, Henan...

As long as we appease the Southern Liang in the south and prevent them from taking the opportunity to cause trouble.

Erzhu Rong simply couldn't outlast him.

How can the Guanzhong Plain plus the Taiyuan Plain compare to Henan and Hebei?
According to the news sent back by the caravan heading to Jiankang.

Xiao Pusa was still engrossed in worshipping Buddha and seemed to be planning to sacrifice himself at Tongtai Temple again. He had no interest in the affairs in the north.
He would love for the Eastern and Western Wei states in the north to keep fighting each other, so that they wouldn't have the energy to think about moving south.

"Ah."

Gao Yu nodded. "If that's the case... Changyou, could you write a letter to Ning Shi for me?"

Chen Yuankang quickly picked up paper and pen, "Prime Minister, please speak."

"Let Ning Shi find an opportunity to head north and seize Gaodu and Jianxing, and let Xiao Xian also lead a large army forward to harass Beizhong City, making it appear as if he is about to attack the city, thus continuously putting pressure on Luoyang!"

"Tianbao's sudden departure of troops from Jinyang and march north was clearly an attempt to divert my attention and relieve the pressure on Luoyang. I'm not going to let him have his way!"

The side with the greater advantage can be so capricious!
Gao Yu has a large number of soldiers and supplies.

Even if troops are deployed in multiple directions, they can withstand the attack!
and……

Beat the snake to play seven inches!
The army that marched north from Jinyang must have been troops conscripted from various parts of Bingzhou.

This way.

This would mean that the defenses within Bingzhou would be completely vulnerable.

In particular, Shangdang County, in order to prevent Gao Yu's army from attacking the city, can only defend to the death, and therefore cannot provide any assistance to Jianxing and Gaodu in the south!
Gao Yu's goal was very simple.

Completely conquer Jianzhou, and then finally take over Beizhongcheng!

This way.

This would allow him to prepare for the subsequent crossing of the Yellow River by the main army.

It's that time!
The army can then march straight towards the walls of Luoyang!

(End of this chapter)