The expressions of Deng Yu and Wu Han kept changing with Liu Xiu's words.
What Liu Xiu said is actually very reasonable. The three Han Dynasties came from the same source. As long as one of them is willing to make sacrifices and set an example, there is a high chance of achieving unity.
The unification of the three Jin Dynasties in history was purely due to the huge threat faced by the three kingdoms of Zhao, Wei and Han from the Qin State. Many people thought of reorganizing the Jin State that originally dominated the Spring and Autumn Period.
But the monarchs of the Three Kingdoms were originally ministers of the Jin State, and their surnames were all different. If they were to be unified, what would happen to their ancestral temples and communities?
What is the difference between losing the position of monarch for the sake of unity and being attacked and destroyed by Qin? Therefore, the integration of the three Jins into one sounds fierce, but if you want to actually implement it, there is no foundation.
The three Han Dynasties in the Chinese world are different. They really come from the same origin.
If Liu Xiu was willing to give up his position as monarch, there would be no obstacles for the civil servants and generals of the Eastern Han Dynasty to integrate into the Western Han Dynasty.
With the broad mind of Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he would definitely treat the many famous ministers and generals of the Eastern Han Dynasty as the same as his ministers.
"I have no objection to the unification of the Three Han Dynasties, but if this is the case, Your Majesty's sacrifice will be too great!"
Deng Yu was silent for a moment before speaking.
He was very close to Liu Xiu. When Liu Xiu was studying in Luoyang, they were classmates, and because they were from the same hometown, the two formed a friendship very early.
This is also the main reason why Liu Xiuyuan knew that Deng Yu's ability to lead troops was not very good, but was still willing to give him the opportunity to command the army.
At this time, if Deng Yu had anything to say, he said it directly. At this time, he and Liu Xiu were not only monarchs and ministers, but also brothers.
"The situation is like this. If I had no choice, why would I ever want to make such a sacrifice!"
Liu Xiu sighed slightly.
The Eastern Han Dynasty was now facing threats from the Xia army in the southeast, and Luoyang was not stable at the rear. Even if Liu Xiu wanted to withdraw his troops and choose to merge with the Western Han Dynasty, he had to first demoralize the enemy troops and buy some time for the Eastern Han Dynasty's next actions.
Also, since the Eastern Han Dynasty was going to merge with the Western Han Dynasty and Liu Xiu was willing to abdicate, the good luck that consumed the life span...except that the life span could not be compensated for the time being, the consumption of luck can be regarded as a waste of money.
The depletion of luck has forced him to abdicate, and sooner or later he will have to abdicate, so it is better to use his own luck to cast a secret method as a last-ditch effort.
From this perspective, the price Liu Xiu paid was not that high.
"Our court is no match for the Xia Army. It will take time to integrate with the Western Han Dynasty. If we don't find opportunities to severely damage the Xia Army, we won't even be safe if we retreat... I have made a decision on this matter, and you don't need to persuade me anymore!"
After Liu Xiu sighed, his voice became decisive.
Deng Yu and Wu Han looked at each other and could see the helplessness in each other's eyes. They wanted to persuade, but they both knew in their hearts that what Liu Xiu said made sense.
It seems that this is the only way out for the Eastern Han Dynasty. If you insist on holding on, the Eastern Han Dynasty will be defeated soon.
By that time, there were two different situations: being prepared to integrate into the Western Han Dynasty and being forced to flee.
"I understand..."
Deng Yu sighed helplessly.
There was some disappointment in his eyes. After integrating into the Western Han Dynasty, his status in the court would inevitably drop significantly. Compared with Xiao He and Zhang Liang, he could not be compared to him in any way.
Outside Hulao Pass.
In Daxia's endless camps, inside the main tent, many generals of Han Xin and Xia Jun had smiles on their faces, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious. They were the first to know about Wei Rui's victory.
Fu Youde, Han Qinhu and others were all famous generals, so how could they not understand what Wei Rui's victory meant.
"General Wei invades Luoshui with his navy. The next step will be to threaten Luoyang. Hey, if the Han army still holds on to Hulao, our army will just attack Luoyang and turn the Han army into a sourceless water!"
Han Qinhu joked with Chen Qingzhi and Murong Shaozong beside him.
Chen Qingzhi nodded slightly and said: "What the general said is true, but looking at it from below, the Han army in the pass should also be aware of this. The other party is likely to abandon Hulao and withdraw their troops and return to Luoyang..."
There is a saying that when fighting foreign forces, one must first settle the domestic affairs. Although this saying was corrupted in later generations of the original world, it became a derogatory term.
But the truth it contains is not false.
From the strategy of one dynasty to the struggle between two armies, if you cannot stabilize your rear and rectify the internal chaos, the dynasty will collapse and the army will be defeated.
As a famous general, Chen Qingzhi could easily predict the next move of the Han army.
"General, our navy has won a great victory. In order to prevent the withdrawal of the Han army in the pass, the last general suggested that the army launch a strong attack to hold the enemy back..."
A general stood up and made suggestions.
Han Xin's eyelids did not move, there was just a slight smile on his face, his eyes were bright, and his mind was as steady as a lake. Even the news of the victory did not make him too excited, and he remained calm.
He glanced slightly at the proposed general. He knew in his heart that the other party was right, but when he wanted to give an order, he seemed to be blocked. He felt a little strange in his heart and was unwilling to give an order.
"General?"
Fu Youde's expression changed slightly when he saw this.
Han Xin suppressed the strange feeling in his heart, and the thoughts in his mind were whirling back and forth. From the strength gap between the enemy and ours to the changes in the situation on both sides, he quickly recalled and found nothing wrong.
He said: "Even if the Han army wants to withdraw, it will not be able to evacuate in a day or two. Just now, His Majesty has sent a decree that he intends to come to watch the battle in person. My general wishes that it will not be too late to attack Guancheng after the imperial commander comes in person!"
Han Xin seemed to delay a little time unintentionally.
Fu Youde, Han Qinhu and others did not notice anything was wrong. Instead, they felt that Han Xin's emotional intelligence had greatly improved.
Waiting for His Majesty to arrive in person before attacking. When the chance of victory has appeared, this is to take the initiative to let Your Majesty gain the reputation of defeating Liu Xiu of the Han army.
If Han Xin had had such emotional intelligence, the original world would not have ended up like that in history.
Amidst the different thoughts, all the generals had no opinions.
soon.
Two days passed, and no major battle broke out between the two sides. Even the usual routine attacks were reduced by most.
For hundreds of miles around, those strong men above the ninth level seemed to feel the calm atmosphere of the impending rain.
This feeling reached its peak when Wang Jing's chariot arrived outside Hulao Pass.
After seeing the dragon flag of the Emperor of Daxia, both the Xia army and the Han army, the middle and upper-level generals realized that there was a great chance of a war breaking out between the two sides.
No one would think that the Emperor of Daxia would come to the front line to sit on the front line for no reason.
This day.
The sky was clear and the cold wind suddenly picked up, which eliminated the scorching heat not long ago and brought the coolness of autumn and winter. The walls of Hulao Pass were stained with dark red bloodstains.
Under the city wall, there are still corpses that cannot be completely cleared away. There are also a lot of traces of smoke, fire and stone bombardment.
The two armies have been attacking and defending each other at Hulao Pass for so long, which is a torture for the soldiers of both sides. However, the Xia army, which is on the active side, can switch successively and more calmly adjust the body, mind and morale of the army.
At this time, hundreds of thousands of Xia army elites poured out of the camp like a tide, forming an orderly array on the wilderness.
A solemn evil spirit surged straight into the sky.
When the invisible army formed in front of the pass with great momentum, all the Han soldiers on the wall felt the strong pressure coming towards them.
This kind of momentum gave people the feeling that Xia Jun wanted to start another war.
Once the war begins, the Xia army attacking the city will certainly lose a lot of elite troops, and the Han army defending at Hulao Pass will also lose some soldiers. The Han army will definitely lose less than the Xia army. But Xia's army can't stand it. There are so many generals.
It is not easy to replenish the Han army at Hulao Pass after its losses.
"Xia Lord's dragon flag..."
Liu Xiu, Wu Han, Deng Yu and others had already climbed onto the tower and saw the Xia army's array in the distance. Deng Yu glanced at it and immediately discovered the dragon flag canopy in the formation.
He immediately looked at Liu Xiu with a questioning look.
Liu Xiu nodded slowly and said in a deep voice: "It happens that Master Xia is also in the formation. After I use my secret method, Ziyan, you will command the entire army and take advantage of the opportunity to go out and attack the enemy..."
Wu Han looked solemn and took the order in a deep voice.
Not only Wu Han, but also all the generals in Hulao Pass knew Liu Xiu's plan in the past two days, and they were greatly touched by Liu Xiu's sacrifice.
Before retreating, they were willing to devote all their strength to defeat the enemy in front of Liu Xiu.
On the wall, 20,000 elite Han troops gathered together. They were wearing red armor and following instructions, they formed a slightly strange formation. At first glance, this formation looked very similar to the Suzaku star in the sky.
When Liu Xiu activated the formation, the entire formation trembled, and an invisible wave penetrated into the endless void...
kill!
When Liu Xiu secretly activated the secret method, Han Xin waved the command flag, and Han Qinhu and Gao Aocao, who had just defected, commanded their troops and began to launch a strong attack on Hulao Pass.
A large part of the soldiers and horses under their command were soldiers drawn from Cao Wei's surrender.
If a city is attacked by force, the party taking the initiative to attack will inevitably suffer serious losses.
Whether it is Wang Jing or Han Xin, they will not waste the lives of Daxia's elite soldiers. The elite soldiers of the Xia army are the foundation of Wang Jing's dynasty. In battles that require the consumption of a large number of lives, they must try to avoid their consumption.
Therefore, what was consumed became the surrender of the original Cao Wei.
Han Xin has already issued military orders. If these surrendered soldiers want to become members of the Great Xia warriors and enjoy the treatment of the Great Xia warriors, they must make sacrifices.
As long as they are a member of the Daxia War Soldiers, even the most ordinary soldiers can get fields in Daxia, and they can also receive additional rewards every time they participate in an expedition.
The treatment and status of soldiers in the Daxia Dynasty were almost comparable to those of lower-level officials. After hundreds of families in the army were disabled, they could be transferred to local inspections to guard the place for Daxia...
The soldiers of other dynasties died as soon as they died. They received no pension and their status was not very high.
Among Cao Wei's soldiers, except for the highest-ranking Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, the other soldiers were no different from consumables in the eyes of General Cao's army.
Therefore, after knowing the treatment of Daxia soldiers, Cao Wei's surrender troops quickly returned home. It's just that the salary of the fighting soldiers is so high, and there are still a large number of guard soldiers in the rear of Daxia waiting to be added to the fighting soldiers...
If they, the surrendered soldiers, crossed over from Daxia's guards and directly enjoyed the treatment of fighting soldiers, who would be convinced if word spread?
If you want to get something, you must give something.
Therefore, the soldiers who served as the vanguard of the attack became the regiment composed mainly of Cao Wei's troops.
Boom boom!
Before Xia Jun came to the city wall with ladders, giant tower carts and other siege equipment, the spiritual fire bombs all over the sky were like meteors falling from the sky, crossing half an arc in the air with their flaming tail flames, and struck hard towards the city head.
The firelight was also mixed with waves of arrows.
The two sides had been fighting for a long time and were already familiar with their opponent's tactics. In just a few moments, the confrontation between the two armies became intense.
Wang Jing stood under the canopy, looking far ahead.
The previous offensive and defensive battles were not much different from the siege battles he had experienced. The only difference was that before, he led his troops to the enemy's city, and it didn't take long to break the city.
This attack on Hulao Pass was the longest siege of the Xia Dynasty.
"There seems to be some changes in the Han army today..."
Murong Shaozong, who was following Wang Jing, did not lead the front line. He looked at the battlefield ahead and his brows moved slightly, as if he noticed something was wrong.
He murmured, wanting to say what was specifically wrong with the Han army but couldn't.
Wang Jing glanced at Han Xin when he heard this.
Han Xin seemed to be aware of it. The troops he brought out to attack the city this time were much more than before. Wang Jing also discovered that the military formation without siege troops seemed to be the Ten Directions Kunyuan Formation...
At this time, a whistling sound suddenly came from the direction of Hulao Pass.
Hoo ho ho!
The wind was howling, the void was trembling, as if ghosts were crying, and a mighty qi machine was like a sharp arrow piercing the sky, rushing into the sky with a bang. The next moment, the void above Hulao Pass seemed to be torn apart, and a huge crack appeared.
"What kind of magical power is this?"
Wang Jing's eyes trembled, and he was a little shocked when he saw this scene. He could feel that behind the crack in the distance, there seemed to be an endless starry sky.
Murong Shaozong beside him also changed his expression wildly, and he keenly sensed something was wrong.
Han Xin was very decisive. He immediately stretched out his hand to grab it, and the general's flag leading hundreds of thousands of elite troops appeared in his palm.
He shouted sharply, and the energy of all the soldiers in the hundreds of thousands of troops suddenly gathered together, and the ground for dozens of miles around trembled slightly.
The Shifang Kunyuan formation that Han Xin had defeated the Han army was ready again.
call!
The sky gradually turned red, and an invisible pressure pressed on all the soldiers. The soldiers of the Xia army who were attacking the city at this time also stopped subconsciously and looked at the sky.
The Han troops on the wall also looked up at the sky.
The torn void quickly turned red, and the next moment, a huge meteorite glowed with fire, summoned by an invisible force, and squeezed out of the crack with a slow death speed.
boom!
After the red meteorite was squeezed out, everyone could not only feel the intense crushing, but also felt a heat all over their body.
"This... is a meteorite?"
"The Han army actually used magical powers to tear apart the void and pull meteorites from the starry sky!"
At this moment, generals such as Fu Youde, Han Qinhu, and Murong Shaozong were all shocked when they saw the huge meteorite that looked like a mountain and roared down from the sky.
Although Heaven Realm experts like Fu Youde and Han Qinhu have the power to destroy a city with one strike, facing the falling meteorite carrying billions of pounds of force, they would be killed if they tried to resist.
At this moment, Wang Jing instantly thought of Liu Xiu's most famous nickname in later generations... Son of Destiny, Great Magician.
What the hell, he’s going to use meteorites to bombard his army!
(End of chapter)
