Time seems to be passing slowly like this!
The sixteenth year of Qianhe of the Han Dynasty was the first year of Dabao of the Han Dynasty without changing the Yuan Dynasty!
On Renchen Day (the fourteenth day of August), in order to establish diplomatic relations with distant and close enemies, the State of Zhou sent Cao Bin, the general envoy to the West, to the State of Wuyue. In order to strengthen the relationship, Cao Bin was asked to bring 200 sets of armored battle clothes for cavalry and 5,000 sets of armored battle clothes for infantry. Weapons such as swords, guns, swords and halberds were not included, and they were prepared to be given to Qian Hongshu, King of Wuyue.
Unexpectedly, the fleet just approached the waters of Hangzhou Bay and encountered five pirate ships wandering on the sea. Not only were these pirates extremely arrogant, they also claimed to be Pacific pirates and did not take Wu Yue's navy seriously at all.
They have strict combat coordination and usually hide in nearby islands. In recent years, these scattered pirates on the sea have gradually been led by a man named Captain Jike, and formed an organization called the Pacific Pirates. There are nearly three to four thousand pirates, large and small, under his command, and the fleet has reached the combat power of dozens of ships, completely blocking the vast waters of Wuyue Kingdom.
Qian Hongshu, the leader of the Wuyue Kingdom, naturally heard about it and sent military ships twice to exterminate the pirates. But not only were all the troops killed by arrogant and organized pirates, but in order to frighten them, these pirates even went ashore and attacked the prefectures and counties twice, warning Wu and Yue not to invade each other. Qian Hongshu had no choice but to let them go. Who knew that such a thing would happen now.
This Cao Bin is also a famous tiger general among the young generation of Zhou Kingdom. After being surrounded by pirates, he remained calm in the face of danger. Although his force was comparable to that of the pirate leader Captain Jike, the accompanying soldiers were killed by the pirates.
He has never seen such powerful and combative pirates. These pirates are simply like well-trained troops. Finally, under the siege of Captain Jike's powerful crossbow machine, Cao Bin saw that the situation was over and had to surrender with his five subordinates.
The proud Captain Jike did not kill Cao Bin's six men, but took the loot and dived back to the sea with Cao Bin and his party's two boats. Cao Bin and the other six were driven offshore and kicked into the water, and the six of them swam ashore to escape.
After receiving urgent appeasement from the Wuyue Kingdom, the leader of the country, Qian Hongshu, was so frightened that he ordered people to go to sea to seize them, and at the same time ordered people to comfort Cao Bin and the six others. Of course, Qian Hongshu could only show off in front of Cao Bin. As for the arrest, it was naturally just a lie. After comforting the six of Cao Bin, he ordered people to escort the six of Cao Bin back to Zhou Kingdom. After Cao Bin and others spread the word, the Pacific Pirates and Captain Joke became famous all over the world.
Previously, Li Jingsui, the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, was poisoned by Yuan Congfan, the envoy of the Zhaoqing Palace, and died on Gengchen Day in August (the second day of the lunar month), one day earlier than the Han Emperor Liu Sheng. However, Liu Sheng's obituary arrived first in Tang Dynasty because of important state affairs. After all, the emperor was older than the prince, so Tang Dynasty was ready to send envoys to Prince Xing's Mansion to pay his respects.
But because of the death of the emperor's younger brother, Li Jin, the leader of the Tang Dynasty, did not know the real reason. He felt that the brotherly relationship was deep, so he sent someone to Prince Xing's Mansion to inform him half a month after he was named the crown prince.
However, in the three prefectures of Jiangning, Jiangdu and Hongzhou in the Tang Dynasty, there was a rumor that the new crown prince Li Hongyi had instigated Yuan Congfan and killed the emperor's younger brother Li Jingsui.
Because originally the leader of the Tang Dynasty, Li Xing, wanted to pass the throne to the emperor's younger brother, people in the Tang Dynasty became panicked as soon as this rumor came out. Prince Li Hongyi also became uneasy and secretly prepared many private soldiers and dead soldiers just in case.
However, Liu Jixing, the new emperor of the Han Dynasty, suddenly ordered people to find Li Hongyi, the crown prince of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and told him the man behind the rumor. Li Hongyi naturally caused a bloody storm in the country.
News spread everywhere in Shu that Zhou was going to attack Shu, but no one from Shu came out to refute the rumors, and people everywhere in Shu became panicked. However, the Lord of Shu sent someone to Prince Xing's Mansion to discuss with Liu Jixing, saying that last year he sent Hu Lizhi to deliver a letter to Zhou in the hope of reconciliation. The State of Zhou did not answer itself, but now it wants to attack with momentum. If the State of Zhou attacks its own country, it is hoped that the Han State can attack Zhou Xingfeng, the Chu land that is attached to the State of Zhou, to support itself.
Liu Jixing must be happy in his heart. Just when he was about to make progress in Chu, someone sent him an excuse. In front of the Shu envoys and other envoys from Prince Xing's palace, he ridiculed the Lord of Shu whether he wanted to be the leader of the country or the emperor.
Secretly, he asked Song Xing, the Shu envoy who had been staying at Prince Xing's Mansion, to return to Chengdu and convey the news in a subtle way that he wanted to attack Zhou Xingfeng. Of course, I hope that Shuzhong can help open up the connection line between the two countries with Chu in the middle, and also randomly start to put pressure on the border between Shuzhong and Hunan.
In early September of the first year of Dabao, a special envoy from Lin Keguo, a subsidiary state of Dali, entered the court without a doubt. He led more than 300 people from the three kingdoms of Puyi, Yelang and Liao to accompany him. Emperor Liu Yuan (Liu Jixing) sent Xue Yongpi, the Minister of Rites, to greet him ceremoniously.
Emperor Liu Yuan of the Han Dynasty agreed to Lin Keguo's request to marry Princess Yiping of Baiyi next year, and he and Lin Keguo would become friends of the Qin and Jin Dynasties.
At this time, Lin Ke State had actually been reduced to the management of three large ethnic groups. The leader of the country was called Tou Ren, also known as Luo Shigui by people at the time.
This Baiyi princess Yiping is actually the current leader of the Puyi tribe. Her parents are mixed blood of the leaders of Puyi and Liao countries.
Moreover, Lin Keguo (Luo Shigui) had nominally surrendered to Dali at this time. It was a vassal state among the many ethnic groups of Dali, but its territory was vast but barren. After the Han Dynasty conquered Lingnan West Road, it was closely connected with the Han Dynasty. .
Liu Jixing had previously ordered the secret party to take action and asked several literati to infiltrate Lin Keguo for development. For more than half a year, these smart scholars played a major role in every aspect.
Now when Prince Xing's Mansion is about to implement its expansion strategy, it has indeed played a key role in Lin Ke's country. It not only strengthened the unity of surrounding forces, but also enabled Liu Jixing to develop his ambitions.
On September 14th, the Han army successfully passed through Lin Ke State and reached Qianzhou on the border of central Sichuan more than 20 days later.
Due to the overwhelming cleanup along the route, there were not many powerful armed forces in the mountainous area. Even outside the border of Lin Ke State, they occupied a large area in Zhouxingfeng, Hunan, including a lot of land in the four prefectures of Cheng, Hui, Jin, and Xi. The vanguard was directly bordering the Nanping border.
Of course, these mountain marine soldiers who were trained by Liu Jixing in the standard way of special forces of later generations of the army have given full play to their advantages in the mountainous areas of Hunan and Guizhou.
Zhou Xingfeng was caught off guard and saw that the Han army was unstoppable along the way. Mountain bandits and water thieves were everywhere and joined the Han army. Under the leadership of the Han army, they occupied the local county military camp. Granaries were opened to release grain and bullies were eliminated, and the people rose up to welcome the Han army. As if the Han army was an army of benevolence and righteousness, Zhou Xingfeng knew that he could not do anything and could only obey the orders of Langzhou Prefecture in Wuping Jiedu Fan Town.
Among them was his sworn brother Zhang Wenbiao, the governor of Hengzhou, who wanted to cut off the retreat of this advance force in Quanzhou and Chengzhou, and surround the entire army in the Chu region and strangle it.
The Shuzhong army also sent troops from Qianzhou from time to time, but unexpectedly found that the Han army not only occupied Lin Ke's border between Shuzhong and Hunan. And officials from the Han Dynasty immediately followed, occupying the county government, calling on the local people to recognize the regime of the Han Dynasty and appease the lives of the local people.
This vanguard force, led by Guo Jing, who was called the first regiment trainer in the southwest by the Han Kingdom, opened up a route connecting the border with central Shu in just over half a month.
The Han Dynasty also completely separated Hunan, Shuzhong and Lin Ke. This strip of more than a hundred miles wide was later called the first road into the Central Plains!
The hedonistic Shuzhong Dynasty did not pay attention to its important role in opening up this road for the Han Dynasty. Lin Ke's several small allied countries also remained silent and acquiesced after accepting various food items sent by the Han Dynasty.
Surprisingly, Dali did not interfere with the Han Dynasty's actions, nor did it send anyone to inquire about Lin Ke's promise.
Liu Yuan (Liu Jixing) allowed the secret parties in Chu, Shu, and Linke to play a huge role in consolidating and strengthening the control of this first road into the Central Plains. More than a dozen selected secret party members were dispatched, each leading his own team to steadily strengthen the forces around him, and then gradually advance deeper into Hunan.
The members of the secret party who had infiltrated into Hunan, the Chu region, launched large and small resistance and riots in various places, leaving Zhou Xingfeng with no energy to suppress them.
This first road into the Central Plains is getting wider and wider, and it is becoming more and more stable. With the addition of 3,000 regular army special forces sent by Liu Yu and Liu Jixing, the troops recruited from various places in the occupied areas were strengthened. The bandits and water pirates mobilized by the conquests in various places became more concentrated, and the so-called army on this road reached an astonishing nearly 30,000 people.
As an exception, the young Guo Jing was appointed as the Northwest Road Recruiting Envoy and placed under Pan Chongche's command. Later, his two assistants were also named deputy recruiting envoys.
Here, Gao Baorong, the king of Nanping, who has always been known for his shamelessness, was intimidated and lobbied by the Zhou State. He constantly sent people to persuade the Lord of Shu to surrender to the Zhou State. Shuzhong had no choice but to get angry, so they had to secretly turn to Guo Jing, the Han northwest envoy who was active on the border.
So, the Han Dynasty suddenly sent a team of 2,000 people to cross the river in the rain and attack the county on the border of Nanping. The sudden attack not only easily captured the county government office, but also made Nanping, who had always been accustomed to adapt to the wind, panic, and even scared Gao Baorong to the point where he did not dare to leave his base.
Because in the seventh month of this year, the Qingyuan Jiedushi envoy Liu Congxiao, who had been attached to the Tang State, suddenly sent his tooth general Cai Zhongbin to secretly send a message to the Zhou State, saying that he was willing to leave the Tang State and join the Zhou State as a vassal.
The secret party of the Han Dynasty intercepted Cai Zhongbin unexpectedly and found out about it. After Liu Jixing ascended the throne in August, he told the Tang envoys who came to Prince Xing's Mansion about this matter, questioning Liu Congxiao for destroying the balance between regions and asking the Tang State to send troops to conquer Liu Congxiao. The Tang State did not believe it, did not dare to make any changes, and reprimanded Liu Congxiao. effect.
However, Liu Jixing set out from Chaozhou in mid-September and sent troops to approach the Qingyuan Army to question Liu Congxiao on the grounds that Liu Congxiao would destroy the balance of power and stability of neighboring countries, hoping that he would come out to explain the matter.
In Fujian, there are descendants of other branches of the Wang family dynasty, and descendants of Wang Yanzheng who moved to Tang Dynasty to become Anle Gong. They all sent people to stand up and question Liu Congxiao.
Liu Congxiao did not expect such a big reaction, so he cursed Cai Zhongbin in his heart and tried his best to suppress it in the hope of calming down the matter. However, secret party members in various places played an important role, leading people to expose the evil deeds of the Liucongxiao group, and even launched attacks on county governments in various places, mobilizing the people to accuse Liucongxiao of causing the people to fall into the flames of war.
Liu Jixing unceremoniously ordered 10,000 infantrymen to launch an open attack from Chaozhou on land at the end of September, while the navy attacked from three routes. In less than a day, the Han army successively occupied Dongshan Island, Kinmen Island and Xiamen Island (Tongan County).
Then, using the three islands as a stronghold, they continuously attracted the country's initially well-trained troops, and even launched a combined land and water attack on the territory under the jurisdiction of the Qingyuan Army. Of course, most of the land along the way was the territory that the Tang State occupied in Fujian.
Moreover, in less than five days, the navy marines of the Han army established water village military camps on the three islands to garrison. Especially in Tong'an County (Xiamen Island), a capital command post with 3,000 people was established.
The powerful warship force of the Han Dynasty made Liu Congxiao frightened and went all out to face the enemy. But he didn't understand why the Han army was so popular with the people. Wherever the army arrived, the people welcomed it and joined forces to attack the Qingyuan Army.
In less than three days, the Han army on land had approached thirty miles outside Zhangzhou City. Combined with the command and guard post established in Tong'an County, the Tang garrison and the troops encircling and suppressing the Qingyuan Army were continuously defeated, causing the Qingyuan Army to retreat steadily.
The most surprising thing is that the generals sent by the Han army turned out to be only two unknown Zhi Tingxiao and Li Chengwo.
Zhi Tingxiao was a friend of King Wei when he was the prince. After adhering to Liu Jixing's wishes, he was reused by Liu Jixing this time. As the coach, Zhi Tingxiao played overland from Chaozhou to Zhangzhou. Of course, he understood that this was not his ability. He did everything according to Liu Jixing's wishes, and with the leadership of the generals trained by Green Camp, Zhi Tingxiao was invincible all the way, which made him admire Liu Jixing.
What is shocking is that the general who assisted him on the Dahan Waterway turned out to be a civilian official Zhao Cijian. This former magistrate of Bao'an County served as the Northeast Recruitment Envoy of the Han Dynasty Navy during this military operation.
At first glance, this official position was invented by the Liu family who were good at creativity. However, with the name of suppressing bandits and pirates, and the role of putting pressure on the Qingyuan Army, he entered Liu Congxiao's territory. According to the truth, the entire Tang Dynasty was stunned. .
Zhao Cijian led a fleet of six warships with high spirits and encircled Dongshan Island, Kinmen Island, and Tong'an County.
As the supreme commander of the Han Dynasty navy, Wu Yanrou, the Han Dynasty naval envoy, sent only one tooth general, Wang Rui, to serve as Zhao Cijian's deputy. The navy and marines of the Han Dynasty easily broke through all the defense lines of the Qingyuan Army and played a major role in Zhi Tingxiao's land attack.
As the land deputy commander of this operation, Li Chengwo had always studied with General Wu Xun. At first, he worked at the grassroots level of the army for more than ten years, and was promoted by Emperor Liu Jixing. He studied the Xiang Army under General Wu Xun, and was reused in just one year.
As expected, he did not disappoint Emperor Liu Jixing. He led his elephant army with great pride and made the Qingyuan Army's formation break in the wind. He almost marched in as the vanguard of the Han army, causing the Qingyuan army to flee in all directions.
The Tang State finally heard that there were six warships attacking the Han Dynasty on the sea. When Liu Congxiao was in a state of distress, he couldn't help but want to teach Qingyuan Army Liu Congxiao a lesson. However, the Tang State was far unable to keep up with the speed of information acquisition by the Han State. By the time they took action, the Han State's goal had been achieved. Of course, the Tang State still sent the Baisheng Jiedu envoy to Longyan, Fujian Province, and the Yongan Jiedu envoy to Dehua Prefecture. The small Qingyuan army stayed behind and Congxiao was attacked on three sides.
It wasn't that the Qingyuan Army, which had always been good at fighting, failed, but that the Han army's quick movements and tactics of predicting the enemy's opportunities caught the Qingyuan Army's military command by surprise.
What surprised the commander of the Qingyuan Army even more was that many natives of Fujian took the initiative to serve as guides for the Han army, destroyed the Qingyuan Army's military garrison, and disturbed the Qingyuan Army's spies.
What's more, the combat effectiveness of the Han army also opened the eyes of the Qingyuan Army. These people can often attack a military camp with more than ten people, which makes the Qingyuan Army really shudder.
The Han army had already occupied Zhangzhou City before the Tang army could arrive. In less than ten days, the Qingyuan Army's territory was reduced by one-third.
The powerful naval attack on the sea made the Qingyuan Army even more panicked. The well-prepared navy actually took the initiative to attack Quanzhou, an important city of the Qingyuan Army. Liu Congxiao hurriedly sent envoys over and met with the land commander Zhi Tingxiao and Shui. Army coach Zhao Cijian negotiated and hurriedly sent people to Prince Xing's Mansion to discuss with Liu Jixing.
October in the South passed slowly like this! Some people feel that time flies, while others feel that every day is like a year!
Liu Jixing looked curiously at the unsurprising man in front of him, but could not feel any special aura about him.
But for him to be so highly praised by Yang Jiong, there must be something extraordinary about him! What's more, in the days to come, Liu Jixing knew that this man would leave his name in history. Although he is only a senior general under Congxiao now, even Zhangzhou City, which he just captured, is under his jurisdiction.
Liu Jixing sat there without moving. After meeting such outstanding people as Xia Qinghou, Pan Chongche, Shi Wu, and Yang Jiong, he knew that this world was different from his own, and that they were completely different concepts from what he knew.
What's more, when I was first cleansed by Tao Zun Zhenren Shi's magic stick, I learned more that there are still some people in this world who are chasing the way of heaven. Although I am confused and don't have any high cultivation level, I still have some things left by Dao Zun in my body. So he looked unfathomable and sat there waiting for him to say it!
The man looked at Liu Jixing quietly, without a trace of hostility in his eyes, and even smiled.
He did not hide the surprise in his eyes: "I heard that Brother Yang mentioned Your Majesty several times in the letter! A certain family has always been curious about what kind of person Yang Jiong, the world-famous sick tiger, would admire so much. Today I saw His Majesty and it really felt like It’s extraordinary!”
Liu Jixing looked at him noncommittally. Naturally, he would not be carried away by what he said. He smiled slightly and said: "General Chen is a well-known person in southern Fujian and even in the world. He should have a better understanding of the living conditions of the people in southern Fujian. I feel that I am now a big Han army." What do you think about moving in!”
The man said slowly and thoughtfully: "Your Majesty's army has not done any harm to the people, which shows that your Majesty has commanded the troops well and has a good command of his troops. The strong cohesion and loyalty of the army shows that your Majesty has enough confidence and strong control. This This army is the most energetic army that a certain family has ever seen. It is no exaggeration to say that it will definitely be the most effective army in a few years. When a certain family returns to southern Fujian, they will definitely absorb the essence of His Majesty's army and make it their own. The army officers and soldiers are trained like an iron wall!" He actually laughed! And he blatantly told Liu Jixing that he wanted to imitate him.
Liu Jixing gently touched the handle of his dragon chair and understood what this man meant! I thought a little bit self-deprecatingly, this is indeed the world-famous Xiao Wen Hou Chen Hongjin! It seems that he can't change the fact that he has ruled southern Fujian for more than ten years! Unless he destroys the Qingyuan Army or destroys him now.
Although I don't know if my actions will change history, if I can destroy the forces in Fujian, I will be directly bordering Wuyue and Tang. This time they took advantage of the situation to attack Wuping Jiedu in Hunan, but Zhou Xingfeng and the others did not react. As long as this dispatch of troops could train a group of generals, they would not mind changing history.
Seeing that he has not given up at all, if he attacks him now, I wonder if Yang Jiong, Shi Shao, and Chang Yang and Xie Qiongqi behind them can keep this person on the celebrity list!
This man is the famous Xiao Wen Hou Chen Hongjin on the Qiyi list. It is said that his ranking is still in front of Pan Chongche and Yang Jiong, and is almost the same as Ghost Hand Shiwu. According to Yang Jiong, there will be a battle between him and Shi Wu sooner or later, but Liu Jixing doesn't feel that Shi Wu has this intention.
Chen Hongjin seemed to have read Liu Jixing's heart, and said with a faint smile: "It is said that the Taoist gods value your majesty very much! It is indeed a blessing to meet you today! Your majesty's cultivation should have broken through the innate realm, and he must be peerless at your age. Unparalleled! If your majesty is a general, he will definitely be able to surpass a certain family's cultivation level in a few years. At this time, your majesty's military power will be the highest ranking emperor among all the emperors in the world!"
Liu Jixing looked at Yang Jiong involuntarily, and Yang Jiong looked at him with a smile and nodded in response.
He seemed to have a good relationship with Chen Hongjin. He nodded to Chen Hongjin first, and then said to Liu Jixing: "The magic sun-shooting skill practiced by Brother Chen is said to come from ancient times. A certain family and General Pan also talked about it in the past. If in this world, If we join forces to stop Brother Chen, we may not be able to keep him! Your Majesty's cultivation comes from the guidance of Taoist gods. If you strengthen your ability to fight against the enemy in battle for another year or two, maybe Brother Chen will not be your Majesty's opponent in the future. !" His statement seemed to be giving guidance to Liu Jixing, but in fact it was a warning to Liu Jixing not to act recklessly.
Hearing what Yang Jiong said, Liu Jixing was a little shocked. He didn't expect that Chen Hongjin was so powerful. Of course, he also knew what Yang Jiong meant! If Chen Hongjin wanted to escape, no one here would be able to keep him. Unless the indifferent Xia Qinghou took action, I don't know how sure he was. Liu Jixing had no doubt that Xia Qinghou would definitely pay attention to him with his spiritual thoughts, especially with such a powerful master coming into the palace. But he may not take action, after all, he is not in danger!
"I will definitely ask General Chen for advice when I have the opportunity! I just don't know what constructive news and sincerity General Chen brought to Liuliu Hou this time when he came to Xingwang Mansion! I knew that Liuliu wanted to do something with Zhou Guo on the coast. And a needle from the south!" Liu Jixing knew he couldn't do anything, so he naturally changed the subject!
"The purpose of staying behind is naturally to hope that Your Majesty will not misunderstand the Qingyuan Army! Because when our Wang family in Fujian Province surrendered to the Tang State, it was just because the Tang State was undoubtedly the strongest among the countries in the south of the Yangtze River! But now the Tang State itself has been Zhou Guo's attack was powerless! After the Wang family surrendered, they no longer managed the Fujian territory. Liu Hou was worried that if Tang himself was reduced to the king, the status of Liu Hou and the Qingyuan Army in the Fujian territory would not be guaranteed, so he decided to I sent someone to contact Zhou Guo!" Chen Hongjin had no expression on his face.
Liu Jixing laughed loudly: "The Zhou Kingdom in the Central Plains was just a vassal town! It has been forty years since the founding of the Han Dynasty, and it has never been a model for the Central Plains. General, look at the army of our Han Dynasty and the lives of the people in Prince Xing's Mansion. I thought that the Zhou Kingdom could only be established for a few years in the war, and the people could not even feed themselves. But now the people of our Han Dynasty are focused on everything. One day I will definitely send troops north to the Central Plains. After staying, why should we abandon the near and seek the far away! The general should also have Decide!”
Chen Hongjin had undisguised surprise on his face. Looking at the young Liu Jixing's resolute look, he smiled and said, "Your Majesty's ambition is not small. When someone returns to Fujian, he will definitely convey it to his successor!" He saw it more clearly than anyone else. Although he was surprised, he still He won't reveal too much.
"General, don't worry! If you lead the Qingyuan Army to join our Han Kingdom after you stay, I will definitely make him the hereditary king of southern Fujian. Even the general, I will treat him as a military envoy first!" Liu Jixing looked at Yang Jiong and thought deeply. , then he looked at the few accompanying officials lightly, and then said: "General, you can go down to rest first. I will write a letter to draft a decree first. If you agree with me after staying, I can consider returning it to the south of Zhangzhou." The land! If you don’t know why you want to stay, I don’t mind managing southern Fujian for the Tang State, which is currently in a state of distress!" Liu Jixing stood up with a confident look on his face.
Liu Jixing now knew that he was not acting on a whim. The powerful combat effectiveness of the navy made him full of confidence. If he could really occupy the entire southern Fujian, it would be a good thing!
Chen Hongjin was obviously a little surprised that Liu Jixing would be so direct. Of course, he also understood the current strength of the Han Dynasty and its actions during this period, and had directly fought against the Han army. He had no doubt about the strength of the current Han Dynasty, so he offered his hand to Liu Jixing He bowed and withdrew without mentioning it.
