Chapter 207 Unexpected
In the fifth year of Yongjia, early March.
In the name of Qi Gong and General Zhengdong, Liu Yu swore an oath in Qingzhou and issued a proclamation to formally send troops to attack Taifu and King of East China Sea Sima Yue.
He also sent someone to appeal to Emperor Sima Chi of Luoyang, threatening: "Sima Yuanchao is an unjust prime minister and has caused chaos in the world. How can Liu Jixing do this unjustly?"
At the same time, he went to all the states to enumerate Sima Yue's crimes and called on the benevolent and filial people to gather together for important events.
The warm spring breeze was blowing on the earth. In the wilderness outside Linzi City, 20,000 Qingzhou regular soldiers and 20,000 auxiliary soldiers had already been fully equipped and were heading west in sequence.
After tens of thousands of people set off, the marching column moved forward along the winding road like a long snake.
Dozens of military flags were flapping in the wind. Liu Yu was riding on the fine horse donated by Cao Yi. Looking at the mighty army of tens of thousands, he couldn't help but feel bursts of pride in his heart.
"Someone once said that there are no heroes in this era, which made Zhuzi famous. I hope that after this march, someone will mention this era again and remember these Qingzhou soldiers who went to the Central Plains to save thousands of Han people. They are of this era. hero."
Liu Yu murmured to himself, lost in thought.
Ran Liang, who was following Liu Yu, heard Liu Yu say some strange words again. He was already used to it and was not surprised at all. Although Ran Liang couldn't understand the intention of Liu Yu's words, he didn't understand. Not too curious. Anyway, even if Liu Yu told him, he probably wouldn't understand.
"Qi Gong, the Xiaojie Camp of Donglai County has been deployed. All the regular soldiers have been deployed and can set off." A cavalryman rushed to Liu Yu, dismounted and trotted over to report.
The so-called "Xiaojie Camp" refers to the military soldiers of Donglai County. Originally, according to Liu Yu's intention, the military soldiers of each county can be divided into two to three battalions, which means more than 2,000 to more than 4,000 people. With people around, each battalion can be arranged in order like "First Battalion", "Second Battalion", and "Third Battalion".
However, Liu Yu did not expect that his suggestion would be opposed by all the Qingzhou Army generals. They all felt that Liu Yu's title method was unimpressive, just like numbering cattle and horses.
Finally, Liu Yu saw that it was hard to go against public opinion, so he could only give each battalion some names that were "full of the characteristics of the feudal army".
This led to the name of each battalion. Because of Liu Yu's eccentric taste, he used a large number of military horns from later generations during time travel, and they were immediately full of the characteristics of the ancient army, such as "Xiaojie" and "Guoyi". , "Heiyun", "Hengchong", "Bashan", "Tielin", "Black Crow" and other titles.
"Okay, now that the efficiency camp behind the palace has set off, let's catch up with them."
Liu Yu said to the soldiers on his left and right, and then shouted to his mount, thinking of the long marching array of the Qingzhou Army in front of him and chasing after him.
Because this fashion was traveling in Qingzhou, Liu Yu could still be so calm. If he had crossed Jibei County and entered Yanzhou, he would not have been so calm. After all, the newly appointed governor of Yanzhou, Yang Mao, was the subordinate of Sima Yue, King of the East China Sea. The party members will definitely not let Liu Yu pass easily, and naturally a fierce battle will be necessary.
Yuzhou, Liang State, Xiangcheng.
Inside the city is the temporary residence of Sima Yue, King of the East China Sea.
The disfigured Sima Yue, who had been tortured by illness, was leaning on the couch and weakly explaining his funeral affairs to Wang Yan and others gathered in front of the couch.
"Yifu, I'm afraid I'm going to die. It's a shame that the Hu thieves and the Qingzhou thieves haven't been eliminated. After my death, you must find a way to return to Donghai Kingdom, where I still have the foundation that I have been running for many years, and then wait until Pei in Luoyang When the concubine and the prince return to the East China Sea, you can go south to the east of the Yangtze River. The situation in the north is already beyond control."
After hearing what Sima Yue, King of the East China Sea, said, Wang Yan and others also felt bursts of sadness. Several old friends who had good friendship with Sima Yue secretly wiped away tears, but they didn't know it was for Sima Yue's sake. Are they crying when they are about to die, or are they crying because they will have to bear the monstrous flood after Sima Yue's death.
In February of the fifth year of Yongjia, Shi Le of the Xiongnu Han Kingdom immediately turned his troops westward and attacked Xincai and Xuchang after attacking Suiyang of the Liang Kingdom. King Sima Que of Xincai and Pingdong General Wang Kangdu were defeated and defeated. Killing, in this way, the way back to Luoyang for the 100,000 soldiers and ministers of the Chinese army stationed in Xiangcheng was blocked, and the two armies that were supporting them also suffered a devastating blow.
The Jin army in Xiangcheng is now a lone army in an isolated city.
The most frightening thing is that worse news followed one after another. First, Liu Yu, the governor of Qingzhou, officially led an army to attack Sima Yue. The Qingzhou soldiers claimed to have an army of 100,000.
After entering Yanzhou, the Qingzhou soldiers seemed to be in uninhabited territory. The four counties of Dongping, Rencheng, Lu and Gaoping all surrendered. The newly appointed governor of Yanzhou, Yang Mao, was defeated in both battles and led the remaining defeated soldiers to retreat to Chenliu.
In this way, these Jin court soldiers and ministers in Xiangcheng will face the threat of Qingzhou soldiers, and the threat of these Qingzhou soldiers is not weaker than the threat of the Xiongnu and Han Dynasty.
Facing Sima Yue, the king of the East China Sea, who "spoke kindly even when a man was about to die", Wang Yan, as the leader of the officials, immediately spoke to comfort his old friend.
"Taifu, there is no need to be so depressed. All the officials and the army are still waiting for Taifu to take control. Taifu's illness will definitely get better soon after a few days of recovery. You must not feel sorry for yourself like this."
Wang Yan's words seemed perfunctory and unconvincing. Not only did no one of the high-ranking officials or princes present believe it, but even Sima Yue, who was already seriously ill, didn't believe it.
However, Sima Yue had no extra strength at this time due to his continuous illness. After a few words of instructions to Wang Yan and others, Sima Yue narrowed his eyes tiredly, looking very tired.
Upon seeing this, Wang Yan immediately waved his hand and led all the high-ranking officials and clan members to retreat.
As soon as he arrived in the outer hall, someone immediately asked Wang Yan.
"My lord, the great kindness that the master said is great, but how can we walk hundreds of miles to reach the East China Sea?"
At this time, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of the Xiongnu Han Kingdom Zhao Gu were active between Donghai Kingdom in Xuzhou and Xiangcheng where Wang Yan was located. These people had cut off road traffic in Xuzhou, Yuzhou, and Yanzhou. If they wanted to return to Donghai Kingdom, It is necessary to cross this terrible dangerous zone.
"Don't worry, we still have 40,000 elite Chinese troops. As long as we can stabilize the morale of the army and let all the soldiers perform their duties, those Huru bandits will definitely be no match." Wang Yan said.
However, Wang Yan's words have no prestige at all, not only because Wang Yan has a reputation of "talking nonsense", but more importantly, the current 40,000 elite Chinese troops are already demoralized. If Sima Yue If they die again, I'm afraid no one will be able to command these proud soldiers anymore.
Wang Yan and the other ministers and kings present then began to discuss how they, the followers of East China Sea King Sima Yue, would face Emperor Sima Chi if King Sima Yue of East China Sea died.
Although the person who wields power is Sima Yue, King of the East China Sea, Wang Yan and other ministers are also real accomplices. If the emperor in the future punishes them for their crimes, they will all be guilty of crimes that cannot be escaped.
However, Wang Yan, who still maintained the demeanor of a celebrity, was not worried at all, he comforted him.
"Today, He Lun and other generals are left behind in Luoyang. These people were all promoted by the Taifu. As long as we can control the central army in Luoyang, who else can we rely on in the future? In this way, we all can still be our The position of public minister."
After hearing Wang Yan's explicit words, everyone present felt that they were reasonable. No one felt that there was anything wrong with Wang Yan's words.
At this time, a young official in green clothes suddenly ran in from outside. As soon as he entered the door, the young official shouted loudly.
"No, no, no, the emperor of Luoyang has issued a secret edict to ask Yang Mao, the governor of Yanzhou, to surrender to Liu Yu, and he has actually made Liu Yu the Duke of Qi!"
As the clerk spoke, he raised his hand and held up a report.
Wang Yan was shocked when he heard this. If this happened, then the emperor of Luoyang and Liu Yu of Qingzhou would become one with each other. How would they, the officials in power, deal with themselves? ! ? !
He snatched the report from the clerk's hand, and many ministers gathered around him regardless of their appearance, leaning their heads against each other to watch.
Wang Yan had no choice but to read it out loud so that many high-ranking officials could hear it.
When Wang Yan thought about it, Emperor Sima Chizhen appointed Liu Yu as Duke of Qi, General, and Governor of the military affairs of the six states of Qing, Xu, Yan, Yu, Jing, and Yang. Everyone present was shocked. , wouldn’t the Qingzhou Army, which was already strong in military strength, have a real reputation for justice?
The original idea of Sima Yue, King of the East China Sea, was to let the heroes of Xuzhou, Yanzhou, and Yuzhou defend their own homeland, and use the name of the imperial court to reward the heroes of each county, so that these densely packed powerful forts could stop the Qingzhou soldiers.
However, once the secret edict issued by Emperor Sima Chi is announced to the world, the so-called "righteousness" status will change hands in the blink of an eye.
Sure enough, the worse news was yet to come. At the end of the edict, Emperor Sima Chi made it clear that he would demote Sima Yue, King of the East China Sea, to the county king. Although he changed from a county king to a county king, he was still the king of the clan. But such an obvious signal has already Put Sima Yue in the position of traitor.
When Wang Yannian came here, the people who were already shocked had not made any expressions. Suddenly, two muddy roars came from the room inside.
"Sima Chi, my son! Zhuzi!"
"Shu Zi! You are no longer worthy of being a king!"
Then, there was the sound of a mess of things falling to the ground, and there was a loud clanging sound.
Hearing Sima Yue's roar, Wang Yan and others immediately rushed into the inner room to check.
Wang Yan, who was rushing in front, was the first to enter the door. He saw Sima Yue, the king of the East China Sea who had once dominated the imperial court, with his head on the ground and his body left on the couch in a miserable and lifeless state.
Wang Yan immediately rushed forward and subdued Sima Yue's heavy body. However, Sima Yue's body seemed to become extremely heavy, which made it very difficult for the old Wang Yan.
At this time, a Langguan squeezed in from the side, stretched out his hand to try the neck of Sima Yue, King of the East China Sea, and then said with a sad face.
"My lords, Your Highness the Grand Tutor, he, he has passed away."
Yanzhou, Chenliu County, Cangyuan.
Yang Mao, the governor of Yanzhou, was holding an edict written on plain paper in his hand.
Judging from Yang Hao's many years of experience as an official, the Emperor's Seal on it is 100% genuine.
However, the content above made Yang Hao very difficult.
In this edict, Emperor Sima Chi asked Yang Mao, the governor of Yanzhou, to obey Liu Yu's command, because Liu Yu had been appointed as a general and a governor, and he was the governor of the six states of Qing, Xu, Yan, Yu, Jing, and Yang. , and Sima Yue, King of the East China Sea, who was the benefactor of Yang Mao, the governor of Yanzhou, was demoted to the county king.
"Hey, this is really a good idea."
On one side is the emperor who represents the authority and orthodoxy, and on the other side is the benefactor Sima Yue who manipulates real power. This really puts Yanzhou governor Yang Mao in a difficult position.
As soon as Yang Hao sighed, a voice came from outside the door, and then a dusty scholar quickly walked into the room.
"Your Majesty, there is nothing to hesitate about!"
When Yang Hao saw the visitor, he was immediately overjoyed, as if he had met his backbone.
"In the text, how is the situation? Is there any news about the Taifu?"
This person was Xu Chongxu Wenzhong from Yanzhou, who was Yang Maoyi's mastermind. After retreating from Cangyuan of Chenliu County, Yang Mao was helpless, so he sent Xu Chong to find Sima Yue, King of the East China Sea in Xiangcheng, to ask for advice on how to deal with the situation. , after all, after the defeat of the two battles, Yang Hao now has no troops, and nothing he wants.
Upon hearing Yang Mao's inquiry, Xu Chong immediately sighed and said.
"Your Majesty, the road south to Xiangcheng has long been cut off by Hulu Shile and others. Several of the more than 20 people who followed Xiaguan were also killed. If Xianguan's horses had not been good, they might have been killed by now. Died in the wilderness.”
After saying this, Yang Mao saw that Xu Chong's clothes were torn in several places.
"Moreover, not only was I unable to see the Tutor, but just before I entered the city, I also received news that the beggar commanders Tian Zhen, Chen Wu and others in Hebei Province also knew about the emperor's edict. I heard that several people had gathered together. Thousands of people are about to go south!"
When Yang Mao, the governor of Yanzhou, heard this, he immediately asked, "Go south, where are you going south?!?!"
Xu Chong raised his eyelids and said helplessly.
"Where else can I go? Of course I have to cross the Yellow River south and come to Yanzhou to submit to Liu Yu of Qingzhou."
"Ah! This, this, what to do! If we want to cross the river south, don't we have to cross the river from Chenliu? Then what should we do with Cangyuan City!?"
Chenliu County is an important place to cross the river to the south, and Cangyuan City is close to the river. If the begging army going south is the army of Liu Yu, the Qingzhou thief, then Cangyuan City will have to face tens of thousands of begging soldiers.
When Yang Mao thought of this, he trembled all over. He knew about these begging soldiers. He heard that these begging soldiers were so poor in Hebei that they couldn't even eat. If they came to Cangyuan City, what would happen to these tens of thousands of begging soldiers? It’s not like we can chew down the entire city wall.
"Well, there is no other way now. Wen Zhong, I have to ask you to go one more time. Take my seal ribbon and surrender to Liu Yu."
After Yang Hao finished speaking, he collapsed on the ground.
