"Brother Daohe, the situation is critical right now. You must make up your mind whether to fight or leave. If we leave, where will we go? If we don't make a decision, the Huai Army's soldiers and horses will come to Danyang City!"
Liu Yilong didn't speak when he saw the leader.
Liu Laozhi coughed and spoke proactively.
The bad news he brought back was so shocking that Liu Yilong lost his mind and Liu Muzhi remained silent. But this is not the way to go.
Now that all the elites of Liu Song Dynasty have been lost, only a part of the soldiers and horses of the Jurong camp and a few elites used to suppress Danyang territory are left.
After the monarch died on the battlefield, Liu Song instantly became a fish belly, and the Huai army and Jinling troops would soon collide and fight for Danyang and other places.
They didn't even have any room to intervene, and could only watch their own business being divided up by other forces.
When I heard the words that the Huai army was about to approach Danyang City.
Liu Yilong trembled slightly and took the initiative to say: "Uncle Daohe, I leave it to my uncle to decide where my Liu family and the many soldiers of the Beifu Army will go!"
When Liu Laozhi told everyone about the battlefield situation just now, he did not tell Liu Yu's last words.
Liu Yu wanted his children and future generations to hide and be ordinary people and stop pursuing power.
This was his sincere entrustment to his children and future generations after reading the history books.
In the original history, it was the last emperor of the Liu Song Dynasty who said that he wished to never be born in an imperial family again. When Liu Yu saw this sentence, no one knew what he was thinking.
But we can get a glimpse of it from his last instructions.
As for why Liu Laozhi didn't say anything, it was because even Liu Laozhi knew that it would be more uncomfortable to make Liu Yilong and many other clan members give up their wealth and become weak-legged than to kill them.
After finally becoming a master, why should we return to the lowly soil and let others trample on us?
Even Liu Laozhi himself does not want to become a countryman in the future. He is a master of martial arts and strategy, and he will not be willing to die if it is buried.
Therefore, Liu Yu's later entrustment, in Liu Laozhi's words, just turned into asking them to leave Danyang as soon as possible.
Liu Muzhi raised his head slightly, his eyes were still dim, but his expression barely recovered.
"Right now we can only follow His Majesty's instructions and abandon Danyang as soon as possible. If I am not wrong, the Huai army will definitely seize Jingkou as soon as possible after defeating the main force of our army..."
"In other words, we are only left with places like Danyang and Huzhou!"
"Staying in Danyang is just sitting back and waiting to die!"
He said calmly.
Liu Laozhi immediately said: "Then which direction should we leave? And where will we stay in the future... Our army still has some troops in Huzhou, and the surrounding area of Huzhou is relatively safe. Why not go to Huzhou first?"
He offered his opinion.
Liu Yilong also somewhat agreed. To the east of Huzhou is Jiaxing and other places, but the southwest part is blocked by mountains and rivers, and the terrain can be used to block the army.
You can barely take a breath by going here.
Liu Muzhi waved his hand and said: "If His Majesty is still there, it is okay for us to go to Huzhou, but without His Majesty's suppression, let alone Huzhou, even in Danyang City, it is not certain whether those military lieutenants, generals, and soldiers will continue to be loyal. !”
"Since we lost, we must recognize the reality,"
"What we have to do now is to gather the family members and summon the elites of the Beifu who still obey our orders to go south first, then cross the boundaries of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and continue westward..."
"We can go to Jingchu and settle down. If there is no hero in Jingchu, we will start again in Jingchu. If there is a hero, then we will turn north and enter the realm of Nanyang!"
Liu Laozhi suddenly understood and said, "Brother Daohe wants us to defect to His Majesty Guangwu?"
Liu Muzhi nodded.
Going from Danyang to Jingchu is a journey of thousands of miles. If we go from Jingchu to Nanyang again, we don’t know how long we will have to travel. For ordinary people, it is extraordinary that they can travel hundreds of miles in the wild.
You know, there are many strange beasts and monsters in the wilderness at this time, and there are many dangers deep in the mountains and forests. Even warriors who have mastered Gang Qi dare not stay alone in the wilderness for too long.
But for the remaining people in Liu Song, the wilderness mountains and forests are not too dangerous. With Liu Laozhi, a ninth-level general, and Liu Muzhi, who is good at looking for energy, as long as there is no army to intercept them, they will be able to achieve their goal sooner or later. land.
At this time, Liu Laozhi became somewhat silent.
In his mind, he wanted to go to Huzhou with Liu Muzhi and the remaining elites of the Beifu Army. Whether they continued to exist independently based on Huzhou or defected to the Southern Song Dynasty, it was acceptable.
But when he heard the name of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, he couldn't help but get entangled. His sight suddenly rose from Jiangnan to the entire land of China.
There is no way, for a military general, especially a historical general, what he dreams of is to defect to a wise master, and a wise master who can start and end well with the hero.
Historically, very few have been able to do this. Any king who founded a country would take action against the arrogant soldiers and generals under his command after the founding of the country.
The ones with the best reputations are naturally Liu Xiu and Li Shimin.
Moreover, Liu Muzhi and Liu Laozhi both came from the Western Han Dynasty clan and defected to other princes, but they did not defect to a Ming Lord with the same surname who had an excellent reputation and was both civil and military.
When Liu Laozhi thought that he was serving under Emperor Guangwu, not only did he not resist, but he felt a little relaxed, he understood his subconscious choice.
"Forget it, now that His Majesty died in battle, Liu Yilong is not a hero who can dominate the world. It is not bad to become His Majesty Guangwu's general! With His Majesty Guangwu's ability, he will definitely be able to suppress the Central Plains..."
Liu Laozhi thought of this and completely changed his mind. He automatically gave up the option of starting a new business in Jingchu.
Liu Xiuyuan was thousands of miles away, and there were two famous ministers and generals, one civil and one military, who were ready to drag his family and family to join him. What role a monarch's reputation can play can be seen from here.
"Okay, what brother Daohe said makes sense. In that case, then just do what brother said! I will gather the elites right away, and the young master will also pack up and prepare to set off..."
After making up his mind, Liu Laozhi immediately acted vigorously and resolutely.
"That's...okay!"
Liu Yilong was still a little hesitant. Unlike Liu Laozhi, he was somewhat resistant to going directly thousands of miles away.
However, after meeting Liu Muzhi's eyes, he reluctantly agreed.
After his father's death, he considered himself the head of Liu Song and the Liu family. However, in front of the two elders Liu Muzhi and Liu Laozhi, he could only obey their decisions.
"By the way, don't recruit too many soldiers. Just a thousand elites are enough. It's not convenient to replenish food and grass in the wilderness! And too many people can easily be chased!"
Liu Muzhi gave a final reminder.
After they make a decision.
Danyang City, which was originally in panic and turmoil, became even more turbulent because the aristocratic families in the city who had not yet escaped suddenly discovered that the Liu family's children were also cleaning up their weaklings.
This is preparing to abandon the city and leave.
Even the monarchs of Liu Song Dynasty abandoned the city, which shows how critical the situation is.
Those aristocratic families who had not yet left also began to mobilize their family soldiers, win over the soldiers in the city, and prepare to drag their families along the west side of Taihu Lake to Huzhou, and then enter the territory of the Southern Song Dynasty to settle down.
Among these princes in the south of the Yangtze River.
Neither the Huai Army nor the Ming Army had much favorable impressions of the aristocratic families. The Huai Army was better off. As long as they abided by the rules of the Huai Army and Wang Jing, the aristocratic families could live a stable life.
But under the rule of the Ming army, the aristocratic families were greatly suppressed. In Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, these aristocratic families themselves carried original sin.
The Eastern Wu and Eastern Jin Dynasties, which were friendly to aristocratic families, have been destroyed, and the other is about to be destroyed.
The Southern Song Dynasty was the only choice left.
"In the Southern Song Dynasty, facing the Huai army and the Ming Dynasty in the north, they are just fish and meat. They will be destroyed sooner or later! If you go to settle in the Southern Song Dynasty now, you will fall into the hands of these two forces in the future!"
"I just don't know who has better means, the Huai Army or the Ming Dynasty! Judging from the current situation, the Huai Army has the upper hand!"
Liu Muzhi was naturally aware of the movements of these wealthy families.
However, he stood aside and allowed them to move around, and even opened the city gate to let them out.
As the chaos in Danyang City intensified, many green-skinned gangsters began to fish in troubled waters, smashing, looting, and causing chaos on the streets.
When walking out of Danyang Palace, Liu Muzhi saw the scene in the city.
He shook his head slightly.
He could no longer control these things, but the vanguard of the Huai Army was very fast, and they would be able to reach Danyang in a short time. After the city fell into the hands of the Huai Army, the gangsters who fished in troubled waters at this time would inevitably be beheaded in public.
"Brother Daohe, we are ready!"
Liu Laozhi personally urged the horse to come.
On the streets, thousands of Beifu cavalry were guarding hundreds of carriages. On some of the carriages were Liu's female family members, as well as the family members of Liu Muzhi, Liu Laozhi and Beifu's elite soldiers.
Another part of the carriages contained grain and equipment.
At this time, a cavalryman rushed over and reported: "Prime Minister and General, Liu Bi led hundreds of guards and left from the south gate towards Huzhou..."
"Liu Bi is gone?"
Liu Laozhi frowned immediately.
Liu Bi is the nephew of the great ancestor Liu Bang. He is the elder among the Liu family members. It would be somewhat beneficial to take him to Nanyang.
Liu Laozhi was about to order him to be recovered.
Then I heard Liu Muzhi say: "Let him go. People's hearts are scattered. I've done it wrong by waiting. Why force others to stay! Time is urgent now. Don't waste any words. Let's go!"
"Walk!"
Now that Liu Muzhi had spoken, Liu Laozhi naturally had no objection. He immediately gave a sharp shout, led a thousand fine cavalry to protect the family members, and the carriage began to roll forward.
He deliberately displayed the aura of a ninth-level warrior and took the lead, causing the originally chaotic streets to disperse immediately.
When leaving Danyang City Gate.
Liu Yilong turned his head to look at the seal characters engraved on the city gate, and a trace of loss and sadness suddenly appeared in his heart.
He is different from the two ninth-level civil and military figures.
He had truly been an emperor, and had experienced the feeling of changing the lives of millions of lives with just one word. This supreme power was like poison, and it was unforgettable after experiencing it.
pity.
He was not capable enough to compete for hegemony in this troubled world, unable to confront the Huai Army and the Ming Dynasty. Any ambitions he had were extinguished by the cruel reality.
Even if he defected to Liu Xiu in the future, he could only stay at home and enjoy his wealth.
…
The ground shook, and tens of thousands of cavalry seemed to be sweeping across everything.
He Ruobi took the lead, leading Yuwen Chengdu, Gan Ning and tens of thousands of elites to gallop non-stop. Along the way, they passed through chaotic counties, villages and towns, and passed through wild wilderness swamps.
Stimulated by the capture of Danyang and the complete destruction of Liu Song, the entire army was in a state of excitement.
Since ancient times, the success of destroying a country has been rare.
Any general who can destroy a country will be remembered in history.
His name will go down in history and be passed down through the ages. This is the best compliment for a general.
Although the main contributors to the fall of the Liu Song Dynasty were King Huai, who killed Emperor Wu of the Liu Song Dynasty, and Fu Youde, who surrounded Changzhou. But apart from them, there are also secondary merits and the credit for pacifying the cities in Liu and Song Dynasties that no one claims.
And he, He Ruobi, was going to take the second step in destroying Liu Song!
Since millions of Huai troops went south, He Ruobi first swept across the southern part of Soochow, then surrounded Jiaxing and forced Suzhou... In terms of credit, he is only inferior to Fu Youde.
Now with Liu Song's contribution, the Huai Army's position as the second general has begun to stabilize.
Shi Wansui still wants to take credit from him... Haha, it is said that this guy has been sent back to Yangzhou for training and will no longer be able to participate in the next battle. In this situation, do you still have the nerve to compete with yourself?
When He Ruobi thought about Shi Wansui's fate, he couldn't help but feel gloating in his heart, and felt happy for a while.
"General, Danyang is two hundred miles away..."
Sentries scattered dozens of miles ahead of the army returned to report.
When He Ruobi heard this, his spirit suddenly shook.
"Okay! Finally here!"
"In addition, the villain also saw many wealthy people driving their carriages southward, as if they were running for their lives!"
Tan Shao hesitated in the end.
"It must be the wealthy families in Danyang who knew the danger in the city, so they took their families to escape... Humph, no matter where they are, the so-called wealthy families are like this!"
"General, you might as well give me a thousand cavalry. I can guarantee that I will block these wealthy people and capture them all!"
There was a cold look on Gan Ning's lips, and he took the initiative to ask for orders.
He Ruobi frowned slightly, thought for a moment, waved his hand and said: "No need, important things come first!"
Gan Ning was not angry at being rejected.
Because he also knew that the mission of their troops was to capture Danyang. Beyond that, nothing matters.
Boom!
After getting past these little episodes.
Tens of thousands of Huai Army cavalry rushed all the way to the outskirts of Danyang City.
What makes He Ruobi a little strange is that the scouts who dispersed did not find any blocking soldiers and horses, and there were no defenders even at the head of Danyang City...
"Is this... an empty city plan?"
Such thoughts emerged subconsciously in He Ruobi's heart.
But he quickly suppressed it.
"Under my Huai Army cavalry, it doesn't matter whether you are planning an empty city or not, it's useless!"
He Ruobi did not hesitate and continued to lead his troops all the way to the gate of Danyang City.
Outside the city gate.
Tens of thousands of Huai Army cavalry finally stopped. He Ruobi and the other three looked towards the city, and could vaguely see the firelight pouring out of the city, as well as chaotic shouts.
They arrived so quickly that no aristocratic family came out of the city to greet them.
"Enter the city!"
He Ruobi ordered in a deep voice.
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