The capital of Jie Zhao was originally in Xiang State.
In the second year of Jiaping of Zhao Dynasty, Zhang Bin once advised Shi Le: Handan Xiangguo, the old capital of Zhao, is close to the mountains and dangerous, and the situation is solid, so we can choose two cities to make the capital.
Shi Le then chose Xiang State because of its superior location, with Youyan to the north, Bingdai to the right, and Jiluo to the south.
Then the world was divided into three states and twenty-four counties, and Xiangguo City was built. The city wall could be used to sleep on an ox, so it was called Waniu City. There were four sub-cities outside the city to defend it. It took 18 years to complete the construction.
At its peak, the population of Xiang State was as high as 700,000.
It is the most important nest of the Jie people, and its status is no less than that of Yecheng.
Now there are more than 100,000 Ran Wei troops gathered under Xiangguo City, stretching as far as the eye can see.
However, the Wei army continued their fierce attack for more than 20 days, but only managed to break through one sub-city. The Jie people in the city burned themselves to death, and the country of Xiang was as stable as Mount Tai.
Many of the Jie people in the city were "nationals" who had been brought back from Yecheng, and they were completely devoted to Jie Zhao. Even if Ran Min re-established the Great Chanyu and recruited the Hu people, they remained unmoved and resolutely resisted.
Governor Ran Min fought to the death, dug tunnels and built mountains of earth, but they were unable to defeat him.
So they built houses outside Xiangguo City, strengthened the forts, and plowed the ground, thinking that it would last long.
Under the city wall of Xiangguo, there were piles of rotting corpses, and the city was dyed dark red.
On the city wall, the banner with the word "Zhao" fluttered wildly in the cold wind.
Ran Min felt agitated in his heart. Since he ascended the throne, he has been invincible and invincible. Seeing that Jie Zhao was on his last breath, Xiang Guo could not be captured no matter what.
And he clearly felt that the morale of the Wei army was not as good as before.
"Your Majesty, here comes the report from Yanzhou." With his prophecy skills, Fa Rao gradually gained Ran Min's attention.
During this expedition, he left Wang Jian in Yecheng and took him north, which shows how much he was valued.
"Read it." Ran Min was not very interested.
"I Yue said: Your Majesty is ahead of the attack on the Xiang Kingdom. However, the Murong clan went south and invaded Jidong prefectures and counties. In fact, they were secretly spying on the situation in the Xiang Kingdom. If your Majesty cannot defeat the enemy and defeat the Xiang Kingdom, I am afraid that the Yan thieves will stop in the blink of an eye... "
Hearing this, Ran Min became even more irritated, "What does he want?"
"Send troops north to resist Murong Jun!" Fa Rao quickly glanced at the bamboo slips and said concisely.
However, in his heart, he was criticizing the poverty of Yanzhou, and was reluctant to part with even a piece of yellow silk.
"Oh?" Ran Min's irritable mood calmed down a little.
The Heiyun Army fought with the Yan Army, and he got what he wanted.
"Captain Li is somewhat loyal." Looking at the cartload of money and silk sent by Yanzhou, Fa Rao said something nice.
Yanzhou is not happy to give gifts. Others give him ten carts or hundreds of boxes. Only Yanzhou is the poorest, with not even a single piece of gold for a cartload of silk.
However, Fa Rao is still very trustworthy. If you accept other people's things, you will definitely get things done.
"Loyal?" Ran Min sneered, "If he was really loyal, he wouldn't have met me with swordsmanship in Lu County last year! This time he went north, he just took advantage of the opportunity."
Fa Rao hurriedly said: "Although I am taking advantage of a weak point, it will also be beneficial to Your Majesty."
Xiang Guo could not be attacked for a long time, Murong Jun was waiting in the east, Yao Yizhong stood still at Shetou, and Shi Kun gathered the defeated troops in the battle of Cangting in Handan and captured 40,000 troops.
The situation is not good for Ran Wei.
Ran Min didn't have the time to deal with the Black Cloud Army for the time being, "The imperial edict decrees that Li Yue be made the Governor of the East, and it's a holiday."
Li Yue stayed in Liyang for more than half a month, and the Heiyun Army patrolling Hebei gathered one after another.
Chen Liu's granary also arrived across the river, and Liyang became the first place for the Heiyun Army in Hebei.
After conquering Yangcheng, the soldiers took turns taking a bath for a month and a half to reunite with their families and relieve their fatigue.
It was not until after the autumn harvest that hunting began in various places, and hunting could also relax the body and mind, otherwise the Xiongnu Liu family and Jie Zhaoshi family would not be tired of it.
"Captain, the order from Lord Wei has arrived!" Chang Wei held a piece of yellow silk.
The military situation was urgent, and Ran Min was in the army. He kept everything simple and did not perform so many ceremonies. He sent a fast horse to deliver the edict and returned.
Li Yue spread out the edict and felt happy after seeing the appointment.
It doesn't matter if you want to challenge the Governor of the East, but holidays are very important.
Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the authority to hold the festival has been divided into four levels. If the emperor comes in person, he can kill the general. Envoy Chijie can kill officials weighing less than two thousand stones. With integrity, he can kill officials weighing less than 2,000 stone in wartime. During holidays, he has no power to deal with people in peacetime, but in wartime he can kill generals who do not obey military orders.
To frighten the mighty power of Jidong, one holiday is enough.
"Where is Murong Jun?" Li Yue asked.
Zhang Shengye cupped his hands and said: "The Yan army's light cavalry came like the wind. Zhangwu and Hejian counties both surrendered. Murong Jun ordered Murong Ping to attack Bohai County. They were defeated by Youzhou Governor Liu Zhun, Bohai Governor Pang Yue, Jia Jian and others. We resisted and could not attack for a long time. In addition, Murong Ke attacked Zhongshan. The prefect of Zhongshan, Hou Kong, built a strong wall and cleared the countryside. Murong Ke also could not attack for a long time."
The Yan army's light cavalry marched south, and it was difficult to break through the city. Zhangwu and Hejian counties should have surrendered directly, otherwise they would not have been so quick.
Hou Gong, the governor of Zhongshan, was an unexpected surprise. He was loyal to Ran Min and could withstand Murong Ke's attack. He was considered a good figure.
There are many powerful people in Bohai County, but Murong Jun is not so easy to win.
Liu Zhun, Pang Yue and Li Yue had already heard about it, and they were the first to respond when Ran Min founded the country.
However, Jia Jian and Li Yue have no image.
Zhang Shengye said: "Jia Jian was once the commander-in-chief of the Jie Zhao Palace. He had extraordinary arm strength and could shoot a three-stone bow. When the Wei Dynasty was established, Jia Jian saw that Ran Min was killing heavily. He was disheartened and abandoned his official position and returned home to support his tribe. Thousands of families were stationed at Wubao."
As long as he can resist the Murong clan, he is his ally.
"Command the army to set off immediately to rescue Bohai!" Li Yue did not hesitate.
If Bohai County is captured by Murong Jun, the situation in the east of Jizhou will be over.
The soldiers had been waiting for a long time, just waiting for Li Yue's military order.
The army followed the Yellow River eastward and headed straight for the Bohai Sea.
With Ran Min's edict, no one dared to stop him along the way, and Heiyun Junqiu made no mistakes.
Entering Qinghe County, a group of Qiang cavalry followed and peeked behind.
"Jitou is two hundred miles away from here. Yao Yizhong must have sent him here." Chang Wei said.
A few months ago, Yao Xiang's tens of thousands of troops attacked Fangtou and were defeated by Fu Hong. More than 30,000 people were captured and killed. Yao Yizhong's vitality was seriously injured and it was impossible to recover so quickly.
If Chang Wei hadn't mentioned it, Li Yue would have almost forgotten about this person.
"Don't pay attention. If they dare to come, destroy them all!"
Yao Yizhong stayed in his lair, and Li Yue had nothing to do, but if he sent troops, Li Yue wouldn't mind letting him have a taste of the Black Cloud Army's knives.
Yao Yizhong couldn't even defeat the Fu family, let alone a field battle with the Black Cloud Army.
Sure enough, the more than a thousand Qiang cavalry were just hanging at the back. Seeing that the Black Cloud Army was heading eastward and had no intention of heading northward, they retreated.
However, the Qiang cavalry retreated, and the Cui family of Qinghe came up again, killing pigs and sheep to reward the Heiyun army passing by.
Cui Jin held a high position in Yanzhou, and the Cui family welcomed him back into the clan. With Li Yue's acquiescence, many Cui family members also entered Yanzhou to develop.
When the Black Cloud Army passed by, they naturally did not miss the opportunity to show their courtesy.
The pigs and sheep presented were nothing more than the hundreds of livestock the Black Cloud Army was lacking, but the information sent by Cui made Li Yue's eyes light up.
The Cui family has been rooted in Hebei for hundreds of years. They have a clear understanding of the local snakes among local snakes, the Yan army's deployment, strength, logistics supply routes, Bohai mountains and rivers, etc.
Even Yao Yizhong reported that he was ill in bed...
A century-old noble clan is truly extraordinary.
(End of chapter)
