Wu Qu said: "It is true. Marshal Yang once had six sons and one daughter. Five of them died in the war in the past fifty years, leaving only one younger brother, Yang Xuancao, and the youngest daughter Yang Xuanyi."
"I have heard that Yang Xuancao has outstanding marksmanship and military skills. If the old commander hadn't been jealous, he would have become one of the top figures in the military. But I don't know much about this Yang Xuanyi."
Wu Qu smiled and said: "Yang Xuanyi is the son of an old marshal. He is just twenty-eight years old now. He has mastered the Yang family's marksmanship and once studied with the guy across from Jiang. He combined the strengths of the two families' marksmanship. In terms of pure marksmanship attainments. , even surpassing Brother Nai. There are also rumors that this Yang Xuanyi is also better than Yang Xuancao in terms of military tactics and tactics, but under normal circumstances it is difficult for women to join the army, so this statement cannot be confirmed. "
Jiang Fan nodded: "It depends on what King Jin chooses. If Marshal Yang is reborn, it will be a major event that shakes the five countries..."
Wu Qu said: "Your Majesty really hopes that Yang Wudi will come back to the world?"
Jiang Fan smiled and said: "Yes, at least for now I am very hopeful. After all, I don't want Jin to perish yet, and wouldn't it be great if someone can support the situation."
Wu Qu said: "My lord still hopes that the four countries will be in chaos within a certain limit."
"I hope, but I don't hope... If they mess up, it will be a good thing for the Qin State, but it is a pity... the people will suffer."
Wu Qu said: "My lord, you should understand that this is inevitable."
Jiang Fan smiled bitterly: "Understand, these are troubled times. If the five countries are not unified, the people will never have a good life."
Wu Qu said with a hint of respect: "Just based on the Lord's care for the common people, he is worthy of being the emperor of a generation."
Jiang Fan shook his head: "Don't mention this matter..."
Wu Qu nodded slightly: "Wu Qu understands."
He doesn't understand. Jiang Fan actually wanted to say it. My thoughts are not about being a human emperor at all...
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An unexpected war of aggression broke out suddenly, shocking the world.
On June 27th, General Yinglu of the Chu State suddenly sent his troops to attack Jin, and an army of 200,000 thundered over the border.
On the first day of July, the Chu army broke through the Jin border at lightning speed and occupied four fortified cities in Linzhou in less than two days and nights.
On the third day of the lunar month, Linzhou was completely lost, and all five counties and twelve cities in Linzhou fell.
On the fifth day of the lunar month, half of Dengzhou fell, and the Chu army marched straight in.
On the sixth day of the lunar month, the entire territory of Dengzhou fell.
At this moment, the Jin army, which had just recovered from the shock and hurriedly organized, rushed to the front line to set up defenses.
Yinglu, who was good at raids, didn't give them a chance at all. Taking advantage of his unsteady footing, he staged a textbook blitzkrieg. The army divided into two groups and directly broke through the Jin army's defense line. Not only did it cut off the Jin army's defense, but also The troops came to Xianzhou and Tongzhou, and the flames of war burned crazily in the southern land of Jin.
The current commander-in-chief of the Jin State, Sima Yanlu, was in a hurry. He hurriedly picked up the remaining soldiers and put out the fire everywhere, but Yinglu led him by the nose and ran away.
On the ninth day of the lunar month, Xianzhou fell.
On the tenth day of the lunar month, Yinglu used Xianzhou's plan to lure the great Sima Yan into a trap. The 120,000 troops that had finally been collected were scattered again. Yan Lu was lucky enough to escape with his life and retreated with 20,000 cronies. Tongzhou and asked the King of Jin for help.
On the 12th, the King of Jin was still in shock. Yinghu and Yingbao, the sons of Yinglu, had rushed to Tongzhou. The forward army arrived at the important town of Tongzhou, the strong city of Luling. The Ying family brothers and Yan Lu and Luling defenders Confrontation and siege are imminent.
At the same time, Yinglu himself led an army of 100,000 to raid Lingzhou and captured Baifu, the important town of Lingzhou, in a fierce battle overnight.
From then on, the two armies of the Chu army advanced in parallel and blossomed at both ends, forming a trend of responding to each other from a distance and supporting each other.
And when the Jin Dynasty was in chaos, another frightening news came.
The eldest son who suddenly occupied Jing'an openly rebelled and sent out 100,000 troops to raid Ningzhou. The purpose was very obvious. He took advantage of the chaos to raise troops and occupied Ningzhou as a foundation in an attempt to regain power.
The court suddenly became a mess, and King Jin was so angry that he vomited blood.
Fortunately, at the critical moment, Bai Shigong controlled the court and urged General Zhang De to be the commander in order to save the situation. Zhang De was also a well-known general in the Jin State. He immediately mobilized 200,000 troops and horses in two groups to intercept Yinglu and his son. He also sent an officer straight to Minzhou and asked Minzhou Mu to mobilize troops and horses to aid Ningzhou.
At the same time, Crown Prince Sima Ji quickly began to mobilize soldiers and horses from all over the country to reorganize the army. He also issued a large-scale recruitment order, requiring men over the age of fifteen and under fifty to join the army and prepare for war.
But none of this can be accomplished instantly, especially for a country like Jin that is relatively unarmed.
Duke Bai Shi made a decisive decision and asked his superiors to send envoys to Taiyue as quickly as possible to request the Holy Land to stop the war.
With the efforts of Bai Shigong and Sima Ji, Jin State finally entered a state of all-out war.
However, it is a pity that the envoys sent by the Jin State to Wei and Xia for help were not unexpectedly rejected.
Wei's reason is very simple. The two sides are originally hostile countries, and signing the armistice agreement is already a big deal. They expect us to send troops to rescue them. What did you think when you united with Xia to attack me?
The Xia State was even more brutal, directly reprimanding the King of Jin for violating the covenant, causing the Xia State to fall into a lonely battle and unable to help at all.
Jin State was completely isolated.
In almost half a month, the Jin State had lost four states, and the north bank of the Longjiang River was basically lost.
Although the newly appointed general Zhang De rushed to the front line at full speed, he did not have time to save Lu Ling. After five days of frantic siege, the Ying brothers captured this important town in Tongzhou. General Lu Ling was killed in battle, but Yan Lu survived the disaster again and led 30,000 defeated soldiers to escape to the north of Tongzhou and defended Yancheng.
Finally Zhang De arrived, and the two armies contained the Yinglu and Yingjia brothers in Lingzhou and Tongzhoubei respectively. The battle between the two sides was very stalemate.
At this critical moment, another change occurred. Sima Jing's 100,000-strong army completely controlled Ningzhou and defeated the Minzhou soldiers who came to help. Sima Jing, who was gaining momentum, sent his troops northward without saying a word, heading straight for Minzhou.
The current war situation is obvious. Most of the eight states south of the Longjiang River have been captured by the Jin State. If the remaining Minzhou, Tongzhou, and Lingzhou are completely lost, the south bank of the Longjiang River will be completely lost.
But the problem is that Chu State's careful planning and the support of Wei Xia's private alliance made it easy to fight, but the Jin army simply responded in a hurry, and Zhang De was not a talent like Yinglu at all, and it was simply miserable to deal with it.
The Jin army retreated steadily and slowly retreated to the south coast of Longjiang River. At this time, there were only twenty-seven cities in Jin's hands, and only eight important towns.
At this time, Zhang De not only did not take a more radical approach to concentrate his forces to attack the two armies of the Chu State, but instead lost confidence in the successive retreats and chose to disperse his forces to defend based on eight important towns along the river.
This move directly gave the Chu army an opportunity. They went around and captured the remaining cities on the south bank of the Longjiang River. However, they did not garrison those unimportant cities. They just killed the defenders, plundered the food and grass, and then concentrated their forces to attack them one by one. Attack the last eight important towns.
