At first, Mao Xiuzhi saw that Yang Anxuan knew there was an assassin in Lashan but still wanted to go, thinking that the assassin was a deliberate arrangement by Yang Anxuan. When Ding Yi appears, Mao Xiuzhi confirms that Liu Yu really sent someone to assassinate Yang Anxuan.
Mao Xiuzhi knew Ding Yi. This big man was Liu Yu's personal guard and was extremely brave. Liu Yu sent him here with the intention of killing him.
When I think about it carefully, I am afraid that no matter whether Ding Yi can assassinate Yang Anxuan, he will not be able to escape the blame. Liu Yu clearly counts himself among them.
Ding Yi's assassination cut off the last trace of wait and see in Mao Xiuzhi's heart, and he devoted himself to Yang Anxuan. This was considered unintentional. Yang Anxuan, relieved of his worries, stayed in Yanzhou until July 16, then took a warship from Dongping Lake into the Yellow River and sailed up the river to land at Mengjinkou.
Entering Luoyang City again, I found that there was a lot of construction work in the city. Lu Zongzhi was repairing the palace in accordance with his instructions. There was a lot of construction work everywhere in the city, and he was reorganizing and planning the layout in preparation for the emperor's return to the capital.
Yang Anxuan was a little surprised. Although the weather had been good these past few years, the people had some surplus food in their hands, and finally they no longer had to worry about hunger. He built the Western Market in Xiangyang and raised money from all over the world, but it was still difficult to build the academy with the funds. If it were not for the financial resources of the treasury of Qin and Shu, I don't know how long it would take to complete the academy.
The financial resources required to rebuild Luoyang are probably astronomical. In order to deal with Liu Yu, he invited himself to take over the administration of Jiankang and petitioned the emperor to return the capital to Luoyang. In fact, he was just talking about it. I didn't expect Lu Zong to actually do it.
Lu Zongzhi smiled and said: "My lord, how much savings does the Sizhou government have? Last year, King Langya sent Sima Daoci, counselor of the Sima Mansion, to come to pay tribute and clean up the mausoleum, and half of the stockpile has been used."
Yang Anxuan knew about this. After he petitioned to return the capital to Luoyang, King Langya sent Sima Daoci to Luoyang in the name of the emperor to inspect. Then Sima Daoci was transferred to Sima of Northern Jizhou and served under Liu Jingxuan.
Lu Zongzhi continued to explain: "After the Lord petitioned to return the capital to Luoyang, many noble families sent people to Luoyang to rebuild their old houses, and many merchants also came to buy land and build houses. Many Han people returned from Qin, and Luoyang was more prosperous than before. Much more concubine."
Yang Anxuanping conquered the Qin State and granted him the title of Duke Yong. All the noble families saw his strength. Regardless of whether he would return the capital to Luoyang in the future, it would not be wrong to use this as an opportunity to establish a relationship.
The ship of the Sima family will sink at any time. It doesn't matter to the family whether Jiangshan's surname will be Liu or Yang in the future. What matters is the family inheritance. The best way to bet on both sides is.
Duke Yong said that he wanted to return the capital to Luoyang, so he should come as soon as possible to get a seat. When Yongjia crossed the south, Wang Xie and Yuan Xiao were members of the four major families, just because they had to cross the river early.
There are many families with inheritances of more than 100 years, some even more than 300 years. The family savings over hundreds of years are considerable. Top families like Wang Xie can be said to be as rich as the country.
It is a good thing that these people are willing to spend money to rebuild Luoyang. Yang Anxuan smiled and said: "It is not unreasonable for the family to survive."
Lu Zongzhi greeted him and said: "The Yang family of Hongnong passed down Confucianism to the family and has been famous for generations since the Han Dynasty. Only such a family that has accumulated good deeds can produce such a talented person as my lord."
Yang Anxuan laughed and said: "The governor of Lu is in charge of one side. Xiangto is even more brave and has made many military exploits. The Lu family in Fufeng can be passed down for thousands of years."
The post house in Sizhou is Xiulin Garden. When Yonggong came, he naturally stayed in the best distant friend's residence in the garden.
Yang Anxuan stood outside the far friend's house. Twenty years ago, Wang Xu came to declare an edict and embarrass the Yang family. He was still vivid in his mind. Now his father and uncle have passed away. Wang Xu, Wang Guobao, Sima Yao, and Sima Daozi are all dead. Time flies, and time waits for no one.
After moving into Yuan Peng's Residence, there was an endless stream of descendants from powerful families who came to visit him. Wang Xie, Yuan Xiao, Wen Yu Xi, and the high-ranking families sent people to visit him and give him gifts. As for the small families, they also found various connections to come to visit him. Come on, Yang Anxuan smiled bitterly that he is now "hot".
Yang Anxuan was not in a hurry to return to Xiangyang. Firstly, he wanted to get closer to the nobles and nobles, which Liu Yu could not match him. Secondly, he was ready to wait in Luoyang for news of the successful attack on Anding County.
Although he is sure that Wang Zhenxie can seize Anding County, he is still worried before the victory comes, and there are variables. How will Helian Bobo respond? Being in Luoyang, closer to the front line, he can respond at any time.
Five days later, Wang Zhen'e sent people to deliver good news: On June 10, Wang Zhen'e arrived at Quaigu City and ordered Wang Hong and Li Qiang of Yinmi City to lead their troops to join forces; on June 15, the Western Qin begged to capture Tanda. Wushi City moved more than 20,000 people to Wuhan. Xia and Wei Gonghe sent 2,000 soldiers and horses to intercept them, but were defeated by the Western Qin soldiers. On June 20th, Wang Zhenye took Lu Gui as the vanguard. , attacked Anding City, Helianli came out of the city to fight, but was defeated by Lu Gui; on June 23, the attack on the city began; seven days later, Helianli fled from the north gate, and Wang Zhene recovered Anding County.
At the Xia king's tent, Helian Bobo learned that the Jin army was attacking Anding City, and immediately led 20,000 light cavalry south to attack Suyi City. Suyi City originally had 2,000 defenders, plus 3,000 reinforcements from Cen Minghu, who were waiting for reinforcements.
After Cen Minghu led three thousand light cavalry to Suyi City, he followed Wang Zhene's instructions to strengthen the walls and clear the fields, and the people moved into the city. Although Helian Bobo had many soldiers and horses, he did not carry any siege equipment. After three days of forcibly attacking the city, Helian Bobo decided to bypass the city and continue southward to Pinyang.
With Anding City already under attack, Wang Zhene asked Meng Longfu, who had not participated in the battle, to lead 5,000 light cavalry back to Pinyang City to aid. Meng Longfu first returned to Fuping City, the seat of Beidi County, and rested for two days before leading 500 chariots, 3,000 infantry, and 5,000 cavalry to reinforce Pinyang.
Yang Anxuan took Chang'an and obtained more than 10,000 armored riding equipment and nearly 10,000 armored horses from the Qin army. Yang Anxuan took away less than half of this batch of armored riding equipment, and the remaining 6,000 pieces of armor were given to Wang Zhenxie and 2,000 to Meng. Longfu has one thousand and five hundred, Kuai En has one thousand and Yang Anyuan has one thousand and five. Among the five thousand cavalry led by Meng Longfu in this expedition, one thousand are armored heavy cavalry.
Helian Bobo did not attack Pinyang directly, but instead looted grain and supplies everywhere. When he learned that the Jin army was coming to the north, he fought with Meng Longfu forty miles outside Pinyang City.
Meng Longfu arranged his chariots in a square formation, with three thousand light cavalry as two wings, and two thousand heavy cavalry hidden in the formation. The Xia army's 20,000 light cavalry spread out, with a majestic momentum that could not be seen to the side.
Helian Bobo was deeply ashamed of the disastrous defeat in Yiyang Township. Seeing that the Jin army dared to confront him, he immediately ordered an attack. The Xia army was familiar with pommel horse riding and shooting, and the quality of their ordnance had been significantly improved. Thousands of horses galloped in like a raging tide, and they were likely to drown the Jin army in one fell swoop.
Meng Longfu had fought with the Wei and Qin armies, and was familiar with the offensive methods of the prairie light cavalry. He was flexible and could diffuse the bows and arrows to find loopholes, and then rushed into the formation like mercury, dividing and annihilating the opponents.
The horn sounded, and Meng Longfu led the Qingqi from both sides, enclosing the Xia army's Qingqi in the middle. Helian Bobo had already seen the formation of chariots in the middle of the Jin army, and he didn't think much of it. What kind of formation could block an arrow from the soldiers. The Han people like to make mysteries the most. I want them to see what a great prairie army is.
The light cavalry was two hundred steps away from the chariot formation, the crossbows on the chariot were fired, and eighty crossbows were fired side by side, covering a wide area. A row of crossbow arrows were shot out, causing people to flip over and nearly a hundred horsemen fell to the ground after being struck by arrows.
The Qingqi who missed the arrow continued to charge forward. One hundred and fifty paces, the second wave of crossbow arrows arrived, and this time nearly 200 Qingqi fell down. Helian Bobo was shocked. He had heard from his ancestors that Wei Qing and Huo Qubing used Wu Gang chariots to defeat Qingqi in the Han Dynasty, and he didn't think so.
Wu Gang's chariot is heavy and cannot move, at most it is like a tortoise shell. The light cavalry is flexible and can be detoured from the side. Besides, the grassland is vast and you can gallop anywhere. Why bother with the chariot? Use bows and arrows to kill the people on the chariot during the cruise. Soldier, that chariot is just a decoration.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they engaged in the battle, Xia Qi suffered a big loss from the crossbow arrows fired from the chariot. The arrow was on the string. At this moment, he could not withdraw his troops, so he had to risk the crossbow arrows and move forward.
After advancing a hundred steps, Xia's army could fire their bows and arrows. At this time, hundreds more riders fell in a pool of blood. The arrows filled the air and shot towards the Jin army, but they were mostly blocked by the cloth curtain hanging above the chariot. Only a few people in the Jin army were hit by the arrows.
Seeing the chariot that looked like a city wall, Helian Bobo felt that a hard attack would cause heavy casualties, so he ordered the light cavalry to spread out from both wings, and first strangled the Jin army's light cavalry led by Meng Longfu.
The chariots moved slowly and were strangled with the Jin army. It was impossible for the crossbows to shoot. After the group of Jin cavalry was eliminated, they could calmly deal with the formation of chariots.
Tens of thousands of war horses galloped across the land, the sound of hooves was like rolling thunder, the swish of cold arrows, the clanging of weapons, the sound of roars, and the neighing of horses and shouts made people feel excited and suffocated.
Meng Longfu held the horse spear in his hand and moved forward without hesitation. He stabbed, blocked, and swept with his long spear, knocking the Xia Jun in front of him off his horse. The horse's hooves trampled on the Xia Jun who landed on the ground. The blood was ignited by the blood, and his eyes were filled with blood.
When the front was clear, Meng Longfu realized that he had already killed Xia Qijian. He looked behind him and shouted killing sounds. Most of the soldiers were still fighting hard against Xia's army. With only a hundred riders around him, Meng Longfu said with great pride: "Brothers, do you dare to fight again?"
The soldiers beside him were covered in blood, holding up their steel swords and shouting loudly: "I am willing to follow the general to kill the enemy."
"Okay", Meng Longfu urged the horse to straighten up, turned the horse's head and killed Xia Jun behind him.
Helian Bobo was commanding his men to surround hundreds of Jin cavalry, preparing to use wolf pack bite tactics to devour this group of Jin cavalry. He heard the rapid sound of horse hooves behind him, and when he saw a group of Jin cavalry turning around to fight, Helianbobo shouted, "There are also brave men among the Jin army."
General Yangwu beside him chided Nuhou and responded with a raised voice: "I am willing to behead the Jin generals for your majesty."
After finishing his words, Pegasus came out and headed straight for Meng Longfu who was more than ten feet away. The horse in Meng Longfu's hand was wide open and closed, and he was getting ready to kill. Chi Nuhouti came over with a spear, and the sharp spear pierced Meng Longfu's chest with a sharp roar.
Meng Long, an expert in fushu skills, was brave and did not dodge. He stabbed Chinuhouti back with his flat end of his horse spear. The spear was short, so Chi Nuhou was startled and hurriedly pushed the spear outward.
Meng Long's talisman was so powerful that only Lu Gui and Kuai En could compare with him in the Jin army. The spear shaft could not push the horse's shaft, but only pressed the shaft upwards, and the bright tip pointed toward Chi Nuhouti picked up his right shoulder.
With a "plop" sound, the tip of the spear penetrated the leather armor and picked out several pieces of meat from Chi Nuhouti's shoulder. Chi Nuhouti screamed, and the heroic spirit he had just dissipated without a trace in the face of life and death, and he rode his horse to the left to escape.
Meng Longfu threw off the meat at the tip of the tree, and did not chase after him. He rushed towards the place where the shouts of killing were fierce. The Xia army kept stepping forward to stop them, but they were all knocked off their horses by Meng Longfu. The trapped Jin army saw reinforcements arriving. , with high morale, they broke out towards the reinforcements. Xia Jun could not stop them, and Meng Longfu joined them.
The number of people increased to five or six hundred, and Meng Longfu's courage doubled. He was not in a hurry to break out, but led his men to search for the besieged Pao Ze in Xia Qi. Helian Bobo discovered Meng Longfu's intention and sent an order: "There is no need to fight the Jin army to the death, but only to hold the Jin army back, and then destroy it in one fell swoop after the Jin army's strength is exhausted."
After fighting fiercely for more than half an hour, Meng Longfu felt that the horse in his hand became heavy. Seeing the tired faces of all the men around him, he knew that he could not delay any longer, so he turned the horse's head and fled south.
Helian Bobo led five thousand soldiers and horses and had been waiting for the opportunity. Seeing that the Jin army was finally exhausted and ready to flee, he loudly ordered: "Sound the horn and kill all these Jin cavalry."
After fighting for more than half an hour, the men and horses were exhausted. Xia Jun's five thousand cavalry never joined the battle, waiting for the order to attack. Hearing the sound of the horn, five thousand horsemen rushed forward like a flood, chasing the Jin army a hundred steps away.
Helian Bobo chased at the front with his sword drawn, a cruel smile on his face. He wanted to chop off the heads of these Jin soldiers and pile them outside Suyi City to build a palace. When Suyi City was conquered, he would build a large palace in the city. Come.
Meng Longfu ran at the end of the queue and saw Xia Qi chasing after him menacingly. At this time, the Jin army opened the hinges that fixed the chariots and pushed every other chariot outward, revealing a passage about ten feet wide.
The sound of heavy hoofbeats came from behind the chariot. The two thousand cavalry galloped out unhurriedly. Meng Longfu led the light cavalry to go around from both sides. The five thousand light cavalry led by Helian Bobo were only two feet away from the heavy cavalry. More than ten steps.
A large number of war horses galloped so fast that it was difficult to slow down. The five thousand light cavalry of the Xia army crashed into the heavy cavalry of the Jin army, like waves hitting the rocks, scattering "blood" flowers.
Helian Bobo was heartbroken. Unexpectedly, the Jin army was hiding heavy cavalry. He recognized at a glance that these heavy cavalry were wearing the armor and riding equipment of Yao Qin. When he was General Anbei under Yao Xing, he had The request to Yao Xing for 800 pieces of armor and riding equipment was rejected, and the Jin people destroyed Yao Qin. Tens of thousands of pieces of armor and riding equipment from Qin State fell into the hands of Yang Anxuan.
The horse was reined in, and the bodyguards beside him used their bodies to block the impact of the light cavalry behind him. Xia cavalry, all of whom had excellent riding skills, bypassed Helianbobo and continued to rush forward. Then they were crushed by the Jin army's heavy cavalry and fled in all directions.
He Lianbobo fled northward desperately. The speed of his heavy cavalry was slow. He only needed to escape for ten miles to regain his strength. He had 20,000 men under his command, so he could fight again.
Meng Longfu gathered his Qingqi to pursue the defeated Xia army. He had ordered his reconnaissance cavalry to go to Suyi City to deliver a message to Cen Minghu, asking him to lead his army to attack the Xia army.
Ten miles away from Suyi City, Cen Minghu led three thousand light cavalry to prepare for the attack. Scattered Xia Qi appeared in front. Cen Minghu raised the three-pointed two-edged sword in his hand and shouted: "Kill the enemy!"
Xia Qi was waiting for work, and there were pursuers behind him. Xia Qi did not dare to fight, and they all rode their horses to make detours on both sides. Helian Bobo could not stop them, and they were defeated all the way back to Fenglin City. Nearly half of the 20,000 light cavalry he led on this trip were lost.
Helian was furious and prepared to gather the tribes to go south again. However, his eldest brother Helian who was stationed in the royal court sent someone from Youdi to report urgently. The Wei army took advantage of his southward attack on Jin to recapture Tujing City. They were gathering on the east bank of the Yellow River. Crossing the river. Helian Bobo had no choice but to lead his troops back north.
Anding County was placed under the jurisdiction of Beiyong Prefecture. Wang Zhenye appointed his third brother Wang Hong as the prefect of Anding, Guo Gong as the farewell officer, and Li Qiang as the Sima, leaving 10,000 soldiers and horses to guard it. Wang Zhene returned to Chang'an, Kuai En was still stationed in Chencang, and Lu Gui received an urgent call from Yang Anxuan and returned to Xiangyang City.
Some people died, but not completely...
