After returning to the capital, Sima Dewen did not go to the East Hall due to physical discomfort. Anyway, the court was controlled by Liu Yu's cronies, and it didn't matter whether he went or not, and he was too lazy to see the hypocritical faces of those ministers.
Every day, Sima Dewen would enter the palace at Chen time and leave the palace at noon. Sima Dewen would accompany his brother Sima Dezong to have breakfast and lunch, and take him to Hualin Garden for a few laps. After several days of recuperation, Sima Dezong's face became more rosy.
I don't know when, the news of the Song Dynasty's great defeat of Yong's army spread a lot among the streets in the capital. There were a lot of calls for the ten counties to be granted the title of Jiuxi. The rumors became more and more intense. Even the porters and soldiers would discuss and sigh a few times. sentence.
Sima Dewen had also heard the rumors in the capital. This time Fu Liang accompanied him back to the capital. Sima Dewen had anticipated his purpose. During the trip, Fu Liang made insinuations and said that Song Gong had made great contributions, and the implication was that he would reward him.
Sima Dewen was ready to add Liu Yu to the state, but if it was not feasible, he would add one or two counties as fiefdoms. I didn't expect that Liu Yu would take such a big step and directly wanted to add Jiuxi and enfeoff ten counties. He will probably force him next year. Emperor, please give in.
The situation was so desperate that there was no way to retreat, but Sima Dewen looked away. Originally, as long as Liu Yu could treat the clan well, it would be okay if the world of this existential family was left to Liu Yu. However, judging from Liu Yu's various actions, he was ruthless, even if he let Liu Yu He may not be able to save the clan's life.
When Huan Xuan usurped the throne, he came from a wealthy family and was inextricably involved with the royal family. At least his life was safe. However, Liu Yu came from a humble background. Once he became the emperor, his family would be in trouble. Sima Dewen made up his mind not to let Liu Yu get his way easily.
The storm in Beijing was turbulent, and the civil and military ministers who were aware of the situation wrote memorials one after another, preparing to wait for Liu Muzhi's petition to second their opinions, so as to cling to the new king. It's just that King Langya has been back in Beijing for ten days and has not shown up in the East Hall. This made the ministers who were preparing to report to Song Gong Jiuxi feel even more anxious. They had prepared great articles, but they were useless.
Liu Muzhi was extremely efficient in his work. He had recruited 16,000 soldiers, 400,000 stones of corn, and 8,000 kilograms of pill fire from the land of Sanwu. They were all loaded on ships and ready to go north at any time.
The military situation was urgent and he could not afford to delay, so Fu Liang decided to lead the ship to Pengcheng first and then to Suiyang.
Before leaving, Fu Liang visited Liu Muzhi again and said sincerely: "It is our business to capture the city, conquer the battlefield, and annihilate Yang Anxuan; it is your duty to assist the prince, stabilize the court, and maintain military resources. Sui If the sun is down and the nine tins are not up, you should ask the public for his fault."
At this time, Liu Muzhi had made up his mind and said solemnly, "Ji You, don't worry, the memorial with Jiuxi added to the Lord has been sent to the palace. King Langya avoided it and deliberately delayed it. But he can't escape the fifteenth day, but he can't escape the first day." First, in the first dynasty of the first lunar month, King Langya will accompany the emperor to accept the congratulations from the ministers. At that time, he will lead the civil and military officials to make an invitation and ask for the gift of nine tins for Duke Song. "...
On June 16, Yang Anxuan, who was in Yunshe City, received news from the capital that Liu Yu was seeking the gift of Jiuxi. The movements in the court were closely related to the victory or defeat on the battlefield. Liu Yu wanted to get the title of ten counties. Shou Jiuxi still needs a big win to push forward.
The five battlefields are all in a stalemate. If Liu Yu wants a big victory, he should win in Suiyang. Yang Anxuan received a battle report from Suiyang from Wang Zhene two days ago. Suiyang was surrounded by Liu Yu's army. Liu Yu's army was harvesting food everywhere. It was estimated that they would launch an attack when reinforcements arrived.
Yang Anxuan's mouth showed a contemptuous sneer. Liu Yu wanted to step on him to get the upper hand, so he broke his dream. There is no one named Liu in this world.
To defeat Liu Yu, the current troops and horses alone are not enough. The summer grain has been harvested, and Yang Anxuan decided to recruit troops on a large scale.
Meng Longfu of Northern Yongzhou presided over the alliance in Fenglin City. Through coercion, inducement, and wooing, he successively recruited 24,000 warriors from various tribes. There were originally more than 20,000 soldiers in Beiyongzhou. With these tribal warriors, there was no need to worry about He Lianhuang and others. Even if the Wei army came from the east, they could easily resist it.
Sima Chu's troops are approaching Jiangling City, and there are more than ten thousand Yong troops under his command. They have the upper hand and there is no need to take care of it for the time being. The war in Yizhou is tense. Yin Ji and Du Ji are in a stalemate with Tan Daoji and Liu Cui in Nan'an. Zhu Chaoshi and Zhang Feng are defending Jiangzhou City. However, Yufucheng was captured and the waterway in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River was controlled by Liu Yu's navy. The situation was not optimistic.
He has been running Liangzhou for many years, introducing grain into Liang through the lifting of the salt ban, abandoning camps to benefit the Endi, Qiang and other ethnic groups, building roads and bridges, unblocking waterways, strengthening trade through caravans, and winning the hearts and minds of the people through Buddhist and Taoist families. ,encourage
The officers and soldiers intermarried and settled down with the local people. Liangzhou gradually became more stable, and the people of all ethnic groups lived and worked in peace and contentment.
Liu Yu wanted to divide Liangzhou through Suo Miao, Xie Xun, Tan Hezhi and others, but he calmly resolved it, forcing Xie Xun and Tan Hezhi to leave, leaving Suo Miao alone, and Liangzhou was already monolithic.
Yang Anxuan cherished Suo Miao as a brave general and sent people to persuade him to serve for him many times. Suo Miao refused and opened a vegetable field in the south of the city. He took several of his guards to plant vegetables, fish and hunt every day. Yang Anxuan could only give up. .
He has been kind to the Di, Qiang and other tribes, now it is time for them to serve him. Yang Anxuan said to Yu Ying: "I sent Feng Ying away from Liangzhou and asked him to recruit strong men from the Di and Qiang tribes to join the army. He should recruit six to eight thousand people before August to go to Nan'an to support Yin Ji."
Next is Liu Huaishen's army. Liu Huaishen's army was blocked outside Daxian Mountain. Hu Fan sent a letter stating that Liu Huaishen's army would never be able to pass Muling Pass. In the letter, Hu Fan told Yang Anxuan that he had sent a partial division into Yishan to wait for an opportunity to attack Liu Huaishen's army from the southwest flank.
Hu Fan was always cautious in his actions, and Yang Anxuan was very assured of him. If Liu Huaishen wanted to break through the Daxian Mountain pass, he would have to have at least several times more troops. If Hu Fan is given the chance, Liu Huaishen's army will probably be defeated at Daxian Mountain.
However, we must guard against Liu Yu sending his navy to attack Beiqingzhou from the sea. Beiqingzhou faces the sea on three sides, and can enter the Yellow River to launch attacks from the north to Qing, Yi, Yan, Si and even Beiyong.
The intelligence sent by Ding Quan stated that Liu Yu had a navy lurking in the Zhoushan Islands, which was apparently a merchant ship trading with Wei. The load of these large ships was close to ten thousand stones, and each ship could transport nearly a thousand soldiers. , judging from the scale detected by Ding Quan, the number of large ships is more than thirty, which means that Liu Yu can launch an attack on Beiqingzhou from the sea, and the number of troops may reach 30,000.
This may be the trump card that Liu Yu left for himself, Yang Anxuan showed a mocking smile on his lips. The Yu family's shipyard in Kuaiji was quietly moved to Laoshan Bay, Changguang County, Beiqing. Liu Zhong personally went to supervise the construction of keel warships. In May, he wrote a letter saying that five keel warships had been built and two more warships would be built after the year. Trial voyage.
Liu Zhong brought 800 soldiers from the Yong Army Navy, using these as the backbone, and recruited 1,200 fishermen from Beiqingzhou as oarsmen. He is currently intensifying training at sea to debug and improve the warships.
Liu Zhong was extremely satisfied with the performance of the keel battleship, and Yang Anxuan could feel his passionate enthusiasm from the letter. In Liu Zhong's view, the previous Jianghe navy was simply not good enough for naval divisions to compete for supremacy. "Eggshell-like ships can be crushed directly in front of keel battleships without hitting them."
Although only five warships have been completed so far, Liu Zhong firmly stated in the letter that even if he encounters an enemy ten times more powerful at sea, he can easily defeat him. Liu Zhong said excitedly that given time, when the number of keel warships reaches twenty, he will lead the navy south and north to dominate the world for his lord.
Normally, it takes two to three years to build a keel warship. The construction of these five warships has almost used up the aniseed materials in Yu's inventory. Yang Anxuan asked the secret guard to go to Sanwu Shipyard to purchase wood, but it could meet the needs of the keel. The aniseed is limited. .
In order to prevent Liu Yu from secretly learning technology, the shipyard was located in Laoshan Bay. Fishing boats were not allowed to fish here, and a military stronghold was built on land. Yang Zijing followed Yang Anxuan's request and sent 3,000 troops to guard the perimeter of the shipyard to isolate it. Contacts with the outside world.
Yang Anxuan wrote a reply to Liu Zhong in his own hand, telling him that Liu Yu's navy was likely to launch an attack on Beiqingzhou, and asked him to send more eyes and ears to pay close attention and not to be careless.
The only ones left are Wang Zhongde and Liu Yu. After Qian Lei defeated the Zhuangkou and Xiakou divisions, Wang Zhongde stood still, letting Yang Anxuan's plan to annihilate the enemy during the movement come to nothing.
Liu Muzhi urgently mobilized 400 warships from Yangzhou, Yuzhou, and Jiangzhou and sailed to Xiakou one after another. Yu Qiujin re-established a water stronghold at Xiakou, and blocked the eastward waterway with archery towers, ramming platforms, and catapults along the coast.
As for the situation in Suiyang, it is even worse. Liu Yu has surrounded Suiyang. The levy officials are constantly building fortifications towards Suiyang City, squeezing the space in Suiyang. Wang Zhene's four thousand Qingqi have entered the city and are moving. The space is getting smaller and smaller.
To win in these two ways, planning alone is of little use, and you must rely on strength to win.
Wang Zhongde has nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses under his command, and he only has 7,000 men in Yunshe City. Even with the help of Qian Lei's 6,000 navy, if he wants to
It is difficult to capture Anlu City and recover Jiangxia County.
As for Suiyang, plus Wang Zhen'e's four thousand Qingqi, there are only more than ten thousand soldiers and horses in the city. The defense of the city is very tight, and there is no way to counterattack. Liu Yu placed his breakthrough point in Suiyang. He had to send heavy troops to support him within two months before he could have a chance to break the siege of Suiyang.
It was time for Liu Yu to see his strength. Yang Anxuan said to Yu Qing: "Zhong Jin, draft a message for Yu to recruit troops and horses to attack Liu Yu."
Yu Ying thought for a moment, took the pen in his hand, and wrote with a swipe: Liu Yu restored the country with common people and a man, and made outstanding contributions. The emperor rewarded him to the extreme. He was given the title of Duke of Song and ascended to the throne of the third Duke. It is not unfair. However, Liu Yu relied on his arrogance, bullied heaven and earth, and bullied the emperor. He served the emperor in four seasons and worshiped in the palace. Therefore, Wei General Liu Yi, Right General Liu Fan, former General Zhuge Changmin, Shangshu Pushehun and other meritorious heirs were killed without guilt. Liu Yu was a poor Taiwanese pastor, and he was in charge of the throne. He sought for the Nine Tins, and his ambition to win the throne became more and more obvious, and he suddenly lost the courtesy of being a minister. Duke Yong would like to announce his great righteousness to the world, raise righteous soldiers, clear the emperor's side, and kill the stubborn villain. I hope that the people of the world will enthusiastically join the army and kill this thief together.
Messages and conscription orders spread throughout the states, and people under Yongjing's rule went to the government to join the army one after another.
In Wujia Village, Xinxicheng, Runan County, Wu Xiong returned home and listened to his wife talking about the bad weather this year while eating. The cotton output was only 60% of last year. His son was slapped on the palm by his teacher in school, and he asked him to bring something to thank him another day. …
When Mrs. Wu Chen saw that her husband was silent, she asked, "Xionglang, what's the problem? Didn't you catch the cotton thief? Myolie, you're not allowed to steal food, do you hear me?"
Wu Xiong is a wanderer in the countryside, in charge of patrols and arrests within a radius of dozens of miles. Although there are no robbers and bandits under his rule, there are still a lot of thefts. Two days ago, Wu Chen heard that someone was stealing cotton at night, and she also I wonder if you caught it?
Wu Xiong put down his chopsticks, looked at his wife solemnly and said, "Yonggong raised an army to fight against Liu Yu, and my husband plans to re-enlist in the army."
Mrs. Wu Chen's hands shook, her chopsticks fell on the table, and she asked in a trembling voice: "You are a wanderer in the countryside and have served in the military. How come you are called into the army again?"
Wu Xiong said softly: "Liu Yu led his army to invade the territory, seize a large area of Yonggong's land, and seize grain for conscription. Yonggong decided to recruit an army to fight back. Our family owes everything we have to Yonggong. How can we back down when Yonggong is called to be our husband?" .”
Standing up straight, Wu Xiong said loudly: "My husband is an elite in the army. He is better than those new recruits. Maybe he can become a county captain when he returns from the war."
Wu Xiong's son Wu Xing bowed to his father and said, "Sir, he said that every man has the responsibility to protect his family and the country. Please go ahead with peace of mind. The child will take good care of his mother and sister at home."
Daughter Wu Xinggang was only six years old. She followed her brother and learned the language: "Master, go, mother and brother will play with the slave."
Mrs. Wu Chen knew that her husband had made up his mind, so she hugged her daughter and cried bitterly.
Yanling, a military camp, a recruitment notice was posted at the gate of the camp. A strong man waved his arms and said with a smile: "I finally waited for my opportunity."
Several men on the side said to each other: "Let's go together, let's go together."
Qinghe Village, Shang County, Shangluo County. The old man Ye Qiu came back from the market in the city. He called his two sons into the house and said, "Yonggong is recruiting an army to attack Liu Yu. Which of you two wants to join the army?"
Ye Laohan's family were Han slaves rescued from Yao Qin, and his two sons were vying to join the army. Ye Qiu said to his second son: "Rong'er, you haven't married yet and have nothing to worry about. You can go ahead. Go to the army and kill the enemy bravely to repay Yong Gong's kindness and also strive for fame."
In half a month, more than 80,000 young men from all over the country came to apply. Yang Anxuan ordered the elites to be selected from these young men and divided into two routes, one across the Han River to Yunshe City, the other from Zhaotian to Yingchuan to Chenliu, gathering troops and horses along the way to Xiangyi City.
In July of the twelfth year of Yixi (416 years), things were destined to be turbulent and the world turned upside down.
