Luoyang was the capital of the Zhou Dynasty and the center of the world. Although the Emperor of Zhou no longer has the ability to rule the world, and the seven kingdoms have successively proclaimed themselves kings and are equal to the Emperor of Zhou, the King of Zhou is still considered the Son of Heaven, which cannot be replaced by any other king: they may be able to sacrifice their own Ancestors and gods, but you can never sacrifice to heaven, because heaven is the father of Emperor Zhou. No matter how strong you are, you can't recognize other people's father as your father!
The place where the Emperor of Zhou lived was naturally called the Royal City. However, during a rebellion more than 200 years ago, the favored prince drove the prince out of the royal city. The prince had to build Luoyang City forty or fifty miles east of the royal city. Later, the prince living in Luoyang City received the support of the powerful Jin State at the time, drove away the prince dynasty, and became the only emperor of Zhou. However, he did not move back to the royal city, but continued to live in Luoyang City, where he lived for more than 200 people. Year. More than a hundred years ago, civil strife broke out again in Zhou Dynasty. A few months after the crown prince came to the throne, he was killed by the second son. A few months after the second son came to the throne, he was killed by the third son. The third son was afraid of being killed by the fourth son, so he sealed the fourth son. When he arrived at the royal city, he was called Duke of Zhou. Since there was no king in the royal city, it was renamed Henan City. After the death of Duke Zhou in Henan City, his two sons also had conflicts. The prince inherited Henan City, and the younger son established his own kingdom in Gong. He did not dare to claim the title of duke, but the title of king. Those in Henan City are called the Western Zhou Dynasty, and those in Gong are called the Eastern Zhou Dynasty; the king of the Western Zhou Dynasty is called the Duke of Western Zhou, and the king of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty is called the Lord of Eastern Zhou. As a result, three capitals appeared in the Luoyang area: Henan City of the Duke of Western Zhou, Luoyang City of the Emperor of Zhou, and Gongcheng of the Lord of Eastern Zhou. The storm in the teapot is also extremely complicated.
The complicated story about Luoyang is not over yet. After Zhou Wangyan ascended the throne today, he naturally still lived in Luoyang City. But now Qin Wangji's brother Qin Wu Wang insisted on going to Luoyang to visit Zhou Ding, and the Emperor of Zhou naturally refused. So King Wu of Qin drove Emperor Zhou out of Luoyang City. From then on, the Emperor of Zhou and the Duke of Western Zhou lived in the royal city - now called Henan City. Nearly forty years have passed since this happened. King Qin has changed from his elder brother Qin (Wu) Wangdang to his younger brother Qin Wangji, and the Emperor of Zhou is still Zhou Wangyan.
The Emperor of Zhou pitifully stayed under the fence, but the land of Luoyang was a treasure land of geomantic omen. Not only was the land fertile and suitable for farming; Emperor, the handicraft manufacturing industry was still unique in the world at that time, especially the manufacturing of jade, no one could compare with it; the culture and education were also second to none. Luoyang was the richest and most prosperous place in China at that time, and it was undoubtedly the center of the world.
A hundred miles west of Henan City in the Luo River Valley is the Korean city of Yiyang. Before Korea moved to the state of Zheng, there were three capitals: Pingyang, Yiyang and Yangzhai. As the former capital of South Korea, Yiyang was "eight miles across the city, with hundreds of thousands of men and women, and several years of millet production." It once independently resisted the siege of the main force of the Qin army for half a year, and was an important strategic pivot in the Luoshui River Valley. The place where the Qin army and the Han army agreed to meet is here.
In addition to the Qin army that set out from Xianyang, Qin also recruited about 5,000 people from Nanyang County and Nanjun in the original Chu land. This was the first time that the original Chu people participated in the Qin's battle. These five thousand people are commanded by Zhang Tang, the official of Nanjun Wei Gong. They are expected to leave Nanyang from Fangcheng, pass through Ye, Liang, and Huo, and enter Luoyang. Ye County was originally Han Yi, but after the Battle of Huayang, it was exchanged to Qin; while Liang and Huo were originally two Zhou vassal states with the surname Ji, which were destroyed by Chu, later belonged to Han, and now belong to Wei. After the Qin army leaves Fangcheng in Chu, soldiers from various counties in South Korea will join in one after another and provide logistical support for the Qin army; and the King of Han will also send elite Korean soldiers from Zheng State, plus the Shangdang troops, and finally the general The number of troops will reach 30,000, which is equal to Qin's strength - because after all, they are attacking the city for Han. After entering Liang and Huo, the Wei army will also send a smaller Wei army to mainly provide logistical support.
The Qin army had a large number of troops and did not station in Yiyang City. Instead, they camped in Juyi along the Luoshui River. Senior generals including Hu Yang lived with the camp and closely controlled the troops to prevent any unexpected situations. Yiyang City is no longer the capital, and naturally there will not be "one hundred thousand talented people", but there are still five thousand elites, which is more than enough to cause some trouble for the Qin army! The Qin army had to take precautions.
On the night of the camp, Hu Yang received a mysterious guest: Doctor Wei of Ye County. Ye County belongs to Nanyang County, and Ye Xi's troops should have participated in the battle within the formation of Nanyang County. But among Nanyang counties, Ye County has its own particularities. First of all, Ye County is outside Funiu Mountain and is the passage from Nanyang to Luoyang; secondly, Ye County once belonged to South Korea, unlike other counties in Nanyang County that usually belong to Chu. The people of Ye County have experience in dealing with Koreans and can listen and understand. Talk about Zheng Yin and Han Yin. Therefore, Hu Yang ordered in advance that the soldiers in Ye County did not need to wait for the main force in Nanyang, but could first join him in Yiyang to assist in coordinating with the Korean army.
Ye Xi is no longer young, and his face is full of vicissitudes of life. He was a doctor who was promoted after the Battle of Huayang. He has been serving as Lieutenant Ye for just one year. He entered Hu Yang's tent at dusk holding the Festival Talisman.
The two sat down and Ye Xing said: "I served in Huayang and served under the guest Qing, and I got this merit."
Hu Yang cupped his hands and said, "How lucky that we are old friends!"
Ye Xing said: "I am lucky to be able to obey orders again."
Hu Yang didn't say too much and went straight to the topic: "How many troops are there in Ye County? How many troops are there in Nanyang?"
Ye Xidao said: "I heard that Nanyang conscripted two thousand troops and Nanjun conscripted three thousand troops. There were few nobles, but they led the army with their confidants. Ye County was taught to recruit a hundred people, and Han, Chu, Qin and Wei were mixed. I was sent to Zhong Geng to teach and not to return to Nanyang. It is better to go first. Yang, ten miles away from here. I will surrender to the camp first."
Hu Yang said: "What is the sentiment of the people in Ye County?"
Ye Xidao said: "Ye County, the former Ye Kingdom, Xu Jun moved to Yan, first attached to Chu, and then returned to Han. The number of his kings changed, and people from all over the world gathered. Even though they have entered the Qin Dynasty, the people have settled down and settled down. Their towns should be Wanwan. On the great road of Luo, soldiers and bandits are fighting each other, and the people are also fond of martial arts. However, they are more than enough to defend their homes, but not enough to conquer them. Although the laws of Qin are implemented, they are not believed in. I led an army of hundreds of people, but I was still thinking hard, fearing that it would disperse. "
Hu Yang said: "We are going to attack Zhao now. The road is steep. There are Korean troops again. I am afraid that they will not surrender, so I would like to have my lieutenant help me. Now there are hundreds of people in Ye County who are willing to consider themselves as the camp and follow them around. There are people from all countries in the camp, although it is difficult to reconcile them." But it is not difficult to apply it by applying Qin laws, clarifying rewards and punishments, guiding them to benefit, and pursuing them to harm."
Ye Xi said: "I am so lucky to be able to serve Zhong Geng on my left and right, and my achievements are all given by Zhong Geng."
After a while of discussion, Hu Yang asked Zheng Anping, who was born in the state of Zheng, and Ye Xi to go together to welcome hundreds of people from Ye County. On the one hand, Lieutenant Lan Tian was asked to set aside a place in the middle camp for Ye soldiers to camp. Since the Qin army lived in civilian houses in the suburbs of Yiyang, it was not difficult to free up two courtyards.
Ye Zu, like Qin Zu, carried fried millet with him. But when you live in a folk house, you still eat millet rice or millet porridge just like at home. The food used naturally belongs to the owner of the yard where he lives.
Hu Yang went there in person, accompanied by Zheng Anping and Chen Si into the courtyard, comforted the soldiers of Ye County, and once again announced the military discipline, rewards and punishments of the Qin army to them face to face. Then they were asked about their origins, careers, family situations, and their ideological trends after entering Qin, etc., so that they could feel the "fellow robe" emotions of Qin people. He introduced to them that he was from Hu, Chen Si was from Chen, and Zheng Anping was from Zheng State and had served as a soldier in Wei State. Tell them that if they serve as soldiers in the Qin State, no matter which country they are from, as long as they fight bravely, they will be rewarded! After leaving the two courtyards, Hu Yang returned to his tent to rest.
While waiting for soldiers from various countries to gather, Hu Yang visited each battalion every day and occasionally went into the city to inquire about the developments of the Korean army. Five days later, the armies of Han, Wei, and Qin gathered. After two days of rest, the South Korean coach Gongzi Jiu came forward and contacted the ferry. The troops successively drove to Mengjin and crossed the river by boat.
On the other side of Mengjin is Jinnanyang. This was originally the territory of the emperor's king. After the Jin Dynasty drove away the princes and dynasties, the restored Emperor Zhou gave this area to the Jin Dynasty as a reward for their Qin Wang. After Sankong was divided into Jin, Wei, Zhao, and Han all had cities here. During the Battle of Qifeng, the State of Wei donated its ten-man city in Nanyang, and the State of Qin used them to exchange South Korea's land in Chu Nanyang, so South Korea is now the most powerful in Nanyang.
The front troops of the Korean army crossed the river first and set up camp for the main army. Then they pass by in the order of Qin's former army, Han's middle army, Qin's middle army, Han's rear army, Qin's rear army and Wei army, one batch every day. The hydrology of the Yellow River is complex. You have to wait until the sun rises very high before you can cross the river, and you stop crossing the river at dusk. Due to proper arrangements, there was no chaos when crossing the river. All the personnel and baggage were safely crossed to the other side of the river and entered the residences that had been arranged for them. On the way, Chen Sidu drew the terrain he saw on pieces of white cloth.
The State of Qin is also located in a basin, surrounded by many high mountains and ridges, but the people of Qin were still amazed when they saw the Taihang Mountains. After walking on the plains for two days, the army entered the mountains. Entered Shangdang from Taihangxing. The ancients described it as "Taihangxing, three steps wide and forty miles long", which is very dangerous. If South Korea had not opened up the road, it would be difficult to pass here. Under the guidance of the Korean army, this force of tens of thousands carried heavy baggage and trudged through the mountain valleys, with Qinshui rushing through the valleys. A group of people entered the mountain in the morning. Along the way, there were two walls and there were few people around. After some rapid march, the army finally walked out of the valley and entered a relatively flat plain formed by the alluvial deposits of Qinshui River and Danshui River. This place is under the jurisdiction of Gaodu, South Korea, but it is still quite far away from the county seat. After sleeping in the open all night, the army set off again. After another day of walking, they finally saw the city walls of Gaodu.
Gaodu is built with Danzhu Peak on its back, guarding the access to Shangdang. The army set up camp in this steep mountainous area to rest and organize. On the one hand, the scouting horses were sent forward to conduct search and reconnaissance.
Gao Dushou was brought by Gongzi Jiu to meet with Hu Yang. Hu Yang inquired in detail about the situation in Shangdang area. Although Shangdang is separated from Gaodu by a mountain, it is still very different. The Qin and Dan rivers flowing through Gaodu have nothing to do with Shangdang. Shangdang has little flat land and many mountainous areas. Most of the people live in the mountainous areas, forming many cities and towns, making it difficult to establish county management. South Korea only established Shangdang County there.
