Within the Eastern Jin Dynasty, there were mainly aristocratic families in power.
The most famous among them is naturally the Wang family, which is known as the king and the horse share the world. The head of the family, Wang Dao, assisted Sima Rui in establishing the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Together with his brother Wang Dun, they took charge of the power of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
How powerful was the Wang family in the Eastern Jin Dynasty?
Wang Dun raised an army to rebel, demanding that the emperor be deposed and lead Yangzhou as a herdsman, almost treating the emperor as a plaything. Only after he died of illness in the army did anyone dare to liquidate him.
However, the settlement of crimes only focuses on Wang Dun's sins alone, and cannot affect other members of the Wang family.
Director Wang not only escaped unscathed, but also still held power and won Sima Rui's trust.
After Sima Rui died, Director Wang asked his lonely and important ministers to assist Sima Shao, the Emperor of Jin and Ming Dynasties.
This kind of example of rebellion but being able to preserve the family could only occur in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
In the world of China.
Sima Shao and Wang Dao were also in charge of the government. Although the Xie family in Chen County had famous ministers and generals such as Xie An and Xie Xuan, they could not shake Wang Dao's status.
In history, why did Xie An live in seclusion in Dongshan?
In order to avoid being suppressed by other families, he would only come out when his reputation was so great that he could no longer suppress the suppression.
To put it simply, in Sima Shao's heart, Xie An was only a second-class figure.
And Xie An and Xie Xuan obviously had no intention of risking their lives for the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
They are not Director Wang, and they are too deeply bound to the Eastern Jin Dynasty to be untied.
When the Eastern Jin Dynasty was in crisis of destruction.
Xie An naturally chose to preserve his family.
Again, there are many princes in the world of China today. It is not like in the original history that there was only one orthodox Han dynasty in the Eastern Jin Dynasty that could not choose.
When given a choice, a smart person, especially a smart person with a family, will never hang himself on a rope.
At this time, Xie An made the choice that was best for the family.
After hearing the family leader's decision, the clan members nearby also nodded secretly.
They have all heard of King Huai's reputation.
Although the Huai Army was not friendly to aristocratic families, it was not absolutely exclusive.
It is said that Bu Zhi, a famous minister of the Eastern Wu Dynasty in the original history, defected to King Huai early and became one of the important ministers in charge of military affairs.
With such examples, it will naturally dispel some of their worries. Moreover, the Xie family of Chen County has its own family tradition, and is not the kind of person who only relies on the family.
"If you want to defect to King Huai, the head of the family may wish to send a message to Youdu. If you can let Youdu defect to the family together, King Huai will definitely be very happy and pay more attention to my family!"
The tribesman next to him reminded.
Xie An nodded slightly and said with a smile: "This is what it should be..."
at this time.
In addition to Zhu Yuanzhang and Xie An, there were many top monarchs and famous ministers who were good at looking at the situation in Jiangnan.
Many monarchs in the Central Plains, Guanzhong, and Hebei only glanced at the situation in Jiangnan with mild interest and did not pay too much attention.
No way, the distance is too far.
Before the spread of transportation using spirit stones as energy sources shortened the communication distance between places, there was only some communication between the Central Plains and Jiangnan. It was extremely difficult for other places to communicate with Jiangnan.
The monarchs in various places have strong enemies on their side. Even if they make distant friends and attack closely, they will not go as far as the south of the Yangtze River.
The only people paying attention to the situation in Jiangnan are the famous ministers and generals who have not yet defected to the monarch, as well as the Southern Chen, Southern Song, and Ming Dynasties.
Liu Yu's reputation in the south is second only to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Now he died on the battlefield, which shocked everyone.
This news is only circulating among the ninth-level powerhouses at this time, but in just a few days, the news will spread throughout the south.
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Defeat powerful enemies and seize the city.
Wang Jing and the many generals of the Huai Army were even busier at this time than during the war.
The first time he entered Changzhou City, Wang Jing issued two military orders in succession.
First, Fu Youde and Zhang Hao were sent with 50,000 elite troops to immediately go north to intercept the Liu Song army that had withdrawn from Jiangyin. This army must not be allowed to return to Danyang.
Secondly, He Ruobi, Yuwen Chengdu, and Gan Ning were sent to lead 50,000 elite troops to attack all the way, bypassing various towns along the way, and directly attack Danyang City.
A group of dragons without a leader is not a good thing for the world.
With Liu Yu gone, Liu Song lost its foundation.
But Liu Song also had Liu Yilong and Liu Muzhi! If they were given time to react and mobilize the soldiers and horses scattered around, it would take two or three times more effort to capture Danyang.
At this time, even if the soldiers of the Huai Army are exhausted after a battle, they must set off again to seize the opportunity.
Fortunately, there are ninth-level warriors in the army, but the opponent's army is distracted, and the winner can be determined without a fierce fight.
"Your Majesty, both armies and horses have set off... General Zhou Panlong is cleaning up the city, counting prisoners and supplies! General Shi Wansui, who was seriously injured, has sent a carriage to Jiangyin!"
"All the injured soldiers of our army were sent to the wounded barracks..."
Wen Yang, who temporarily serves as the commander of the personal guards, is reporting to the government office in Changzhou City.
Wang Jing listened quietly.
In order to capture Changzhou, the Huai army paid a high price.
In addition to this decisive battle with Liu Song's troops, Fu Youde had previously sent troops to attack the city in turns, losing at least tens of thousands of soldiers.
Including this loss, there were a total of 30,000 to 40,000 casualties.
Of course, only more than 10,000 of them died in the battle, and the other wounded soldiers could return to the army after treatment.
"Send someone to Yangzhou immediately and bring Su Wei, Zhang Dun, and Hu Zongxian to obey your orders!"
After listening to Wen Yang's report, Wang Jing immediately issued a transfer order.
This big win went beyond original plans.
According to the original strategy, Gao Xi and Cen Wenwen were enough to support Soochow, but now that Liu Song was suddenly defeated, Liu Song's territory would also fall into the hands of the Huai army.
At this time, people who are good at internal affairs are needed to suppress and sort out the situation.
Su Wei and Zhang Dun were both talented prime ministers in history, and Hu Zongxian was also an important minister on the management side. With their arrival, Wang Jing no longer needed to personally deal with those extremely trivial matters.
"Well, send people to recruit doctors and doctors from all over the world, and then send people to Jiangyin to ask Xiao Daocheng to send medicinal materials. Since the injured soldiers survived the battlefield, I will never tolerate them dying in the military camp!"
Wang Jing looked solemn and said in a deep voice.
Wen Yang, who was still relatively young at this time and only showed his talent as a fierce general, couldn't help but respect his king even more after hearing these words.
Such a kind and wise king who loves his soldiers as his sons deserves to die for him!
"General, do it immediately!"
Wen Yang raised his hands in excitement and quickly went out to give orders.
After he left, Wang Jing's expression became calm.
With a status as high as his, with tens of millions of people under his control and more than a million soldiers and horses, the number of soldiers killed in battle has become a simple number to him.
He also understood in his heart that the soldiers who died on the battlefield were all living human lives.
But kindness does not command troops.
Especially the leader of one party who commands tens of millions of people must cut off certain emotions.
Including Soochow, Southern Qi, and the Liu Song Dynasty that will soon be included in the control, the number of people under the Huai Army will definitely exceed 50 million. After reorganizing the hidden refugees in various places, it is not surprising that another 10 to 20 million will be added.
This kind of population is already the peak of the historical dynasty.
What Wang Jing has to consider is the direction of the upcoming dynasty and the fate of hundreds of millions of people.
The loss of tens of thousands of soldiers was only something that the leading general and the six central departments had to consider.
"If we can capture Jingkou, we can pose a threat to Jinling! How about taking advantage of Zhu Yuanzhang's army to attack Jinling again and capture Jiangnan in one fell swoop?"
Around the hall, the bodies of the bodyguards, who were as energetic as smoke, stood upright. Wang Jing was the only one left in the hall.
In this quiet environment, Wang Jing thought of the scene when he killed Liu Yu. Liu Yu's energy turned into a golden dragon, and he was the most powerful monarch in the Southern and Northern Dynasties.
Wang Jing defeated him and naturally absorbed most of the opponent's strength.
At that moment, Wang Jing's thoughts, spirit and soul, as condensed as substance, were strongly stimulated and nourished, pushing his life level forward and touching the barrier of heaven and earth.
It seemed that as long as he exerted all his strength, he could cut off the shackles of heaven and earth on his body and cross over to another level.
This is not an illusion, this is real.
After Wang Jing absorbed the energy of Emperor Wu of Liu Song Dynasty, his heavenly energy became stronger, and he also stepped into the earth realm with half a foot. As long as the concentration of heaven and earth energy increased slightly, he could enter a new stage and quickly reach the peak of the earth realm. .
Under the sudden increase in strength.
Wang Jing felt greedy in his heart. With his current strength, he does have a good chance of winning by leading troops to attack Jinling. Neither Xu Da nor Li Wenzhong are his opponents...
However, after this emotion appeared in his heart.
Wang Jing suddenly thought of Liu Yu and immediately cut off this greed and arrogance.
"I was impulsive..."
He calmed down and cleared away all the messy thoughts.
Liu Yu, who had just died in battle, vividly demonstrated to him the consequences of a monarch who leads a personal expedition and uses unparalleled force to easily go into battle.
In the current world of China, Liu Yu can definitely be called the strongest person.
Perhaps Li Cunxiao from the Five Dynasties period, Lu Bu from the Three Kingdoms period, Xiang Yu from the Qin and Han dynasties, and Yue Fei from the Song dynasty were stronger than him.
But at this time, he was indeed at the limit of his force.
If it's one-on-one, even ten thousand enemies like Yuwen Chengdu and Zhang Hao will suffer under his hand. Like Shi Wansui, if he is not careful, he will be hit hard and have to go back to practice.
Such strength can make Liu Yu invincible on the battlefield.
Liu Yu also relied on his unparalleled force to suppress famous generals with heaven-level potential such as Xu Da and Chang Yuchun when facing off against the Ming army.
only. The son of a rich man cannot sit down in court, and Liu Song's hegemony rests entirely on his shoulders. If Liu Yu accidentally dies in battle, Liu Song will never have a chance to fight for hegemony again.
So what if the strongest man who is known as the ultimate force of force can't bear the bombardment by the six generals of the Huai Army and Wang Jing.
The same goes for Wang Jing.
The method he practiced brought him extremely strong vitality and longevity, but he was besieged by Chang Yuchun, Xu Da, Li Wenzhong, and possibly Qi Jiguang and Yu Daqiu, and he was also unable to defeat the four with his fists.
Although the chance of this is relatively small.
But Wang Jing can't take risks...
The situations of the Huai army and Liu Song were somewhat similar.
The similarity is that the rise and fall of power depends on the monarchs of the two parties. If Liu Yu dies, Liu Song will collapse soon.
And if Wang Jing dies, with his eldest son's current age, he will not be able to control the ministers at all. It will not be long before he will be divided by monarchs such as Zhu Yuanzhang and Cao Cao.
"The reminders of Chen Yi and Bu Zhi were right! The monarch cannot leave the battle easily!"
Wang Jing thought to himself.
In the future, he must take Liu Yu as a warning. Of course, he must take action when it is time to take action. For example, it was necessary to take action when Liu Yu was not in good condition not long ago.
Wang Jing constantly sums up experience.
Time passed quickly, and a day or two passed in the blink of an eye.
The spies of the Military Intelligence Department became even busier, constantly conveying news from various places to Changzhou. After Wang Jing led the army to leave Suzhou, there was still some turmoil in various places in Soochow.
But as the urgent military information from thousands of miles away was sent to Suzhou, those wealthy families who had grass in their hearts immediately became extremely silent.
They did not dare to put up any resistance to the Huai army.
However, their unusual movements had already been detected by spies from the Military Intelligence Department, and Gu Yong also quietly delivered information related to these wealthy families... These were all recorded in a small notebook.
Wang Jing would indeed not clean up Soochow rashly.
But in the future, these wealthy families must not make any mistakes. As long as they make mistakes, the things written down in these notebooks will become fatal things.
The generals in various parts of Soochow who had not yet surrendered and wanted to observe the direction of the wind also changed their banners and became members of the Huai army when they heard that Liu Song's army was defeated and Liu Yu died in the battle.
These civil servants and generals will need to be screened and reorganized in the future.
However, in order to stabilize the situation in various places and take over the city peacefully, Wang Jing and Gao Xi were willing to endure it.
…
With the defeat of Liu Song's army, all parts of Soochow completely surrendered.
At the same time, the Liu Song army of more than 100,000 people retreating from Jiangyin was also intercepted by Fu Youde's troops. Two top ninth-level generals were stationed in the army. The Liu Song army of more than 100,000 soldiers and horses were quickly defeated.
Fu Youde divided half of his troops and asked Zhang Hao to escort the prisoners to Jiangyin for custody.
He took the remaining troops and horses and rushed directly to Jingkou.
The most important territory of the Liu Song Dynasty was the three major cities. Danyang, as the temporary capital, was the core of the Liu Song Dynasty, while Jingkou was an important town guarding the Yangtze River.
To the west is the Jurong Camp, the front line against the Ming army.
The Huai army moved very quickly.
Within two days of taking Changzhou, they defeated another large army of Liu Song and quickly attacked Jingkou and Danyang.
But both Wang Jing and Fu Youde knew it in their hearts.
The Huai army will never be able to capture all of Liu Song's territory.
Especially Jurong and other places to the west will definitely fall into the hands of the Ming army.
After all, Jurong is relatively close to Jinling. As soon as they know that Liu Yu has died in battle, Xu Da and Li Wenzhong will lead their troops to attack... As for Changxing, Huzhou and other places that were just captured by Liu Song, they will also fall into chaos.
Danyang City.
The huge city that originally had a population of hundreds of thousands was now filled with panic and uneasiness.
Many aristocratic families in Danyang City secretly packed their bags and moved to the south and west.
Those people who were unable to leave were powerless to do anything except worry about military chaos.
In the city, in the palace.
Liu Laozhi's face turned a little pale. It was obvious that he had rushed out in a very short period of time, which made his strong body feel a little empty.
Liu Yilong looked nervous. He sat at the top and looked at the left and right sides.
Apart from Liu Laozhi, there was Liu Muzhi who looked a little gloomy and his eyes were no longer bright.
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