In the second year of Liang Zhengxing's reign and the first year of Jinping's reign, Huan Wen formally petitioned for the Northern Expedition.
The Jin Dynasty granted him the title of Yangzhou Shepherd, Recorder of Secretariat, Fake Huangyue, and Commander-in-Chief of all Chinese and foreign military affairs.
Huan Wen brought 40,000 elite men into Ruxu, and his army numbered 70,000. He joined the armies of Yuan Zhen and Xie Shang, with a strength of nearly 100,000. They advanced by land and water, and attacked Hefei with great momentum.
Huan Chong and Huan Huo were sent into Wancheng to spy on Xu Luo. Yin Kang and Mao Anzhi each led their headquarters to help defend the new field, acting as each other's horns.
Yin Kang was born in the Yin family of Chen County and was the cousin of Yin Hao.
Mao Anzhi was the son of Jingxiang General Mao Bao more than ten years ago.
On the tall Hefei city wall, Liang Xiao silently looked at the end of the wilderness in the distance, the gray line coming like a tide, his eyes gradually became determined. He had waited for this moment for too long, "My sons, today is the day to kill the enemy, serve the country and make contributions!"
"Kill, kill, kill!" The soldiers raised their swords and spears.
The Jin army soon swarmed to the bottom of the city, so densely packed that it was impossible to see the end.
Thousands of sails stood on the river, and heavy crossbows stood on the bows.
Countless young men from behind pushed up siege equipment one after another.
Since Huan Wen launched the Northern Expedition, he would definitely go all out.
The Jin army at this moment is very different from the Jin army of Yin Hao and Xun Xian back then. Most of them are refugees from the north. They share the same blood as Liang Jun and are as brave as Liang Jun.
"This is a tough fight!" Liang Xiao was mentally prepared.
Although the Liang Kingdom is the strongest in the world, the Jin army has a huge advantage on the Jianghuai battlefield. The water network is densely covered, and the Jiangdong navy can gallop freely.
"Recover China!"
"Recover China!"
The shouts first sounded from the southeast, and then spread throughout the battlefield, one after another, one wave after another, and the sky and the earth were filled with shouts.
Hear his voice and know his ambition.
Huan Wen not only cheered up Jiangdong's national power, but also inspired Jiangdong's people.
No matter what his intentions were during the Northern Expedition, he still dared to show his sword to Liang Guo.
After shouting for nearly half an hour, the infantry in the front line moved forward, swords and crossbows came in unison, approaching the place where they could be fired. Then ten thousand crossbows were launched together, and flew into the city with a letter of persuasion to surrender.
"You are all Jin people, how can you fight against the imperial court? If Kaicheng surrenders, the Grand Sima will receive a heavy reward!" Hundreds of people in the infantry shouted in unison.
The city was agitated.
The Heiyun Army naturally had a look of disdain, but the town army who assisted in defending the city had a look of astonishment on their faces. Many of the town army were descendants of Jianghuai. Looking at the "Jin" flags under the city that looked like they were entering the forest, their eyes gradually became confused.
In any case, the Jin Dynasty is orthodox in the minds of many people. They may not flee into Jiangdong, but they will still be a little unbearable to fight the Jin army.
What's more, Huan Wen's momentum was so great that the Zhenjun, who had not experienced a bitter and bloody battle, could not help but be shaken.
"You are already Liang people, don't listen to their deceptions!" Liang Xiao pulled out his long sword and looked at the soldiers on the city with murderous intent.
Everyone who was touched by his gaze was shocked.
"Those who backslide and surrender to the enemy will sit together with their families!"
The usually kind-hearted officials suddenly became vicious.
More than a hundred black cloud generals were walking back and forth at the top of the city with swords in their hands, "Everyone in the east of the Yangtze River is a rat! No one else can ask for this great credit, but it falls on you!"
Under their watch, morale gradually improved.
The Jin army's war drums sounded, shaking the heaven and earth. The densely packed Jin army surrounded them. Various siege equipment moved forward slowly like giant beasts. Although they were not activated, they pressed the city to the point of being suffocated.
Huan Wen used the art of war to take the advantage of taking the lead and overwhelming others with force to the extreme.
The most frightening moment is when the sword is about to be drawn but not yet drawn out.
However, just when the war was about to break out, a huge "beam" appeared on the northeastern horizon, waving back and forth in the east wind, and then a black and red cavalry stretched across the plain like a long dragon.
"It's General Xu! Shouchun's cavalry has arrived!" The city of Hefei was filled with joy.
The most important thing to avoid when defending a city is to defend it to death, but it will be different if there are reinforcements.
Morale immediately rose.
Gao Yun's cavalry appeared very timely. Although there were not many troops, they happened to hit the morale point of the Jin army.
"Bang the drum!" Liang Xiao shouted.
War drums beat in the city of Hefei, and the pressure exerted by the Jin army was swept away.
In the middle of the sea of swords and spears under the city, under the tall tusks, Huan Wen looked to the northeast, "There are so many generals in Di Liang. He ordered the three armies to build deep ditches and high bases!"
The Wu Yangyang Jin army slowly retreated...
Boom, boom, boom...
In Ye City, the clang of armor shook the whole city, and the horses' hooves neatly hit the bluestone, making a crisp sound.
On the long street, people came out to see him off one after another, with proud expressions in their eyes.
It was as if they were the ones setting off on the expedition.
When Li Yue's guard of honor passed by, the voice of "Long live" came.
The soldiers raised their chests silently amid the shouts.
After cheering, some people told their children to "fight the enemy bravely", "everything is well at home", "don't miss home"...
The rise of the Liang Kingdom was not only its national power, but also its martial style that had been lost for seventy or eighty years.
The whole country felt lucky to join the army and proud to kill the enemy and serve the country.
In this atmosphere, Li Yue was extremely ambitious.
This southern expedition is not only to defeat Huan Wen, but also to shatter Jiangdong's illusions and let them see who is the orthodoxy in the world!
The army left the city one after another. Wang Meng had been waiting outside the city for a long time.
"Huan Wen surrounded Hefei without fighting because he was waiting for me to come and show off!" Li Yue was dressed in red armor, with a long sword hanging from his waist. He was riding on a white horse. The horse's name was Zhuiyun, and it was the divine horse presented by Murong Chui. .
Wang Meng, however, only wore a piece of Confucian armor and a crane cloak. He was quite a fairy. "The decisive battle in Hefei can be used to the advantage of the navy. Huan Wen comes well prepared, so we should not underestimate him."
"He has the advantage of the navy, and I have the advantage of the cavalry. He wants to wait for work in leisure, and I also want to use Hefei to drain the blood of Jiangdong!" Li Yue could mock Huan Wen unscrupulously in terms of strategy, but in terms of tactics, Huan Wen did not fall behind. Downwind.
But the Jin army could not stay on the ship forever.
As long as they fight in the field, the world is dominated by the Black Cloud Army.
And Hefei is not easy to capture. Li Yue has full confidence in Liang Xiao and Heiyun soldiers.
At that time, Sun Quan's six attacks on Hefei were all defeated and fell into the sand. Zhuge Ke's 200,000 troops attacked the city, but they were still repelled by 3,000 Wei troops.
Today's Hefei has become the strategic fulcrum of Liang Guo in the Jianghuai River. It has a strong city, sufficient food and grass, and 5,000 Heiyun elites and 10,000 suppressing troops, with Shouchun's support behind them.
"In this case, Huan Wen is not your Majesty's enemy." Wang Meng cupped his hand.
"Jinglue is also victorious!" Li Yue raised his whip and chased the clouds with four hooves, and the monarch and his ministers separated.
Wang Meng led 50,000 troops to the southwest, and Li Yue led 70,000 black cloud elites to the southeast.
At the same time, Tuoba Shi Yijian finally sent out troops. Fifty thousand Qingqi were divided into seven groups, plundered Henan, and went all the way south into Kou Fufeng County.
Murong Chui sent his elite cavalry to the west, plundered Suyi, Baishui and other places, and fought with the Qin cavalry more than ten times, with both sides winning or losing.
The elite Qin army in Chang'an was divided into two groups, crossing the Qinling Mountains and rushing to Hanzhong with Fu Ya from Longyou...
(End of chapter)
