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Chapter 411 When something goes wrong, there must be a demon

The small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty caused quite a stir.

As soon as Yangzhou changed its defensive posture, the army began to change to an offensive posture. A large number of navy ships also concentrated towards Jingkou, and the fine operations of the Jin army began to appear in Xuzhou.

In parts of Jingzhou, a large number of horse-drawn carriages continued to transport supplies to Xincai County. The head of the state, Chu Po, wrote many lyrical poems about the Northern Expedition. A savage savage.

"So, Huan Wen had no results at all in Jiankang?" Liu Yan knew that the strategy of "harmony with Jin" was correct and was working in this direction. Otherwise, he would not have sent Huan Wen, one of the Nine Qings, as an envoy to Jiankang. Kang.He showed the irritation on his face, but it was not directed at Huan Wen. He said, "Jingkou is the gathering point of the Jin navy, right?"

Wang Meng nodded quickly. The main anchorage of the Han fleet was in Jiangdu.

The distance between Jiangdu and Jingkou is not far. If the weather is clear, they can see each other's water village with naked eyes. It can be said that they can see each other's every move.

"The Jin army and navy have assembled about [-] large and small ships, and they are practicing day and night." Wang Meng is Liu Yan's secretary. He can consult a lot of documents, and his understanding of the dynamics of all parties is even better than that of the senior officials.He was slightly confused and said: "To make such a big noise, it's more of a demonstration than an actual attack."

Liu Yan sneered for a moment.

The fleet size of the Han army in Jiangdu has never been less than [-] large and small ships, and the most even reached [-] ships.Some time ago, the Han fleet sailed to the hinterland of the Yangtze River. At that time, the Jin army navy did not dare to appear in the Han fleet's channel, and the private fishing boats did not dare to appear in the Han fleet's sight.

In terms of water warfare, the Han Dynasty did not have outstanding commanders, but no country could match the quantity. Liu Yan did not seem to need excellent commanders. Anyway, once a water war broke out, he would just fight for his life.

Fu Wei, the commander of Jiangdu, had already sent a request to the central government of Han, saying that it was necessary to teach the Jin navy, which was becoming increasingly arrogant, a lesson, or at least to block the Jin navy in the water stronghold and not dare to go out.

Ji Chang suppressed Fu Wei's request, and gave Liu Yan the opinion that he either does not fight, or if he fights, he will completely wipe out the Jin army's navy, and he should even make a landing operation, not for occupying much land, but for The small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty was stunned and frightened at once, and we will discuss the possibility of peaceful coexistence later.

Liu Yan ordered: "Find out whether it is the demands of the small court or a group of aristocratic families making trouble."

Wang Meng naturally obeyed.

Chu Po, the patriarch of the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and Xie Shang of the Xie family got mixed up and became political allies.Since Yu Bing's death, what they have been doing is to erode the political power of the Yu clan and win over the aristocratic families who originally joined the Yu clan.

In this way, it stands to reason that the Chu family and the Xie family should not have acted rashly before suppressing and integrating the power of the Yu family.

Huan Wen reported to Liu Yan and speculated that this was a bluff by the Chu family and the Xie family, and at the same time, they were trying to take advantage of the Han Dynasty's war in the Central Plains by relying on intimidation.He suggested that the greatest possibility was to make the Han fleet disappear from the Yangtze River and allocate the territory on the north bank of the Yangtze River, including Jiangdu, to the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

One thing Liu Yan didn't know was that if history hadn't been changed by him, Yu Yi would indeed have taken Xuzhou's land on the north bank of the Yangtze River, so that Jiankang, the capital of the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, would not be directly threatened.

As the capital of the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Jiankang was directly exposed to threats. One could imagine how restless the small imperial court was. It must have been a dream to remove the threat.

The expansion of the Han Dynasty to the north bank of the Yangtze River, and the establishment of a fleet station in Jiangdu, the number of ships that appeared was frighteningly large, which directly led to the establishment of a defense belt at least [-] miles deep by the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

It is not easy to build a large-depth defense belt. It is not known how much manpower and material resources should be spent. No one can be sure how effective it will be even if it is done. Then there is no way to eliminate the danger more than pushing the front line forward. Moved.

【a few millions? 】Liu Yan was still very skeptical that the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty could gather so many people. He thought: 【The one who heard the chicken dancing only brought a few thousand people to the Northern Expedition, and Yu Liang also had more family armed forces than the imperial army in the Northern Expedition.How many people did the poet Guozhang lead in the Northern Expedition in history?Anyway, it didn't exceed [-].Where did they get hundreds of thousands of troops for the Northern Expedition? 】

Now that history has been changed, considering that Liu Yan issued a strong challenge to the Sima royal family for the Zhengshuo dispute, it seems that it is not impossible for the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty to go crazy.

Liu Yan walked quickly to the case table. He needed to re-examine the situation about the Yu family's encounters in the political struggle.

Since the death of Yu Bing, only Yu Yi is supporting the huge Yu clan.

Yu Yi was dismissed from many local official positions, and also resigned from the vain position of the Central Committee with a big name but no real power. According to the unspoken rules of the past officialdom, he did this in order to retreat, but it happened to include Xie, Some leaders, including the Chu family, no longer played with unspoken rules, which led to the retreat of the Yu family and turned into a political collapse.

"Your Majesty's thinking is correct." Xie Ai and Sang Yu were summoned by Liu Yan together.He listened to Liu Yan's train of thought and said, "There must be some reason why we must do it, otherwise, how could the aristocratic family break the established rules?"

Liu Yan immediately said: "What I want to know is, what is the 'must do' that makes those powerful and aristocratic families lose face."

Sang Yu has been paying close attention to the actions of the Eastern Jin Dynasty's small court recently, and found that the Eastern Jin Dynasty's small court and Shijie Zhao State have actions that echo each other. The cooperation between the two countries can even be said to be very coordinated, and they feel a strong threat in an instant.

The Kingdom of Han has expanded to Yuzhou, and Yuzhou is not only adjacent to Yanzhou, but also has direct borders with Jingzhou, Xuzhou, and Yangzhou. It is not an exaggeration to say that Yuzhou is a place of the Four World Wars.

It has only been more than a year since Yuzhou was recovered by the Han army. The Han State has not been able to form effective control for the time being, and there are local tyrants and powerful families everywhere in the area to protect themselves.

Ran Min brought a large number of people from Guanzhong to Yuzhou, and the reorganized troops numbered [-]. Counting the original garrison in Yuzhou and the troops dispatched later, it is not wrong to say that Yuzhou is the most important station for troops in the Han Dynasty.

"We will let the troops in the direction of Yuzhou go northward, all the way from the south of Yanzhou to the Puyang battlefield. Because there is no cover-up, not only Shijie knows the intention, but also the small court." Sang Yu is sorting out his thoughts: " The small imperial court definitely didn't have hundreds of thousands of troops to go north, at most seven to eighty thousand. Shijie's troops in Chenliu and Liang counties should have around one hundred thousand troops, but they were a remnant with low morale after one defeat after another. military."

Liu Yan kept his eyes on the thoughtful Sang Yu, eager to hear any new ideas.

"Shihu will know that Sun Fudu's troops are not resistant to war at all." Xie Ai was talking about a fact: "Just the [-] troops that set out from Xuchang in advance were fighting against Sun Fudu's troops and kept squeezing them Pressing towards Yangcheng, will Shi Hu promise something to the little court in order to threaten the rear of Yuzhou?"

"It should be." Sang Yu agreed with Xie Ai's point of view, but said with a mocking smile: "The possibility of land is not high, maybe Shihu promised to become a vassal or something."

It is completely possible, and it is the greatest possibility.The situation at the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty cannot be judged by common sense. Looking at the previous interaction between Murong Huang and the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and then thinking about the relationship between Zhang Liangguo and the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty may really have some famous names. To do something inexplicable.

Hu Lu attached great importance to fame, but he didn't pay much attention to fame when necessary.Shi Hu proclaimed himself emperor at first, but later changed his name to Tianwang by removing the title of emperor. He also made a move to proclaim himself a minister to the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, which forced Yu Liang to stop his Northern Expedition.Murong Hao even relied on the act of becoming a minister to obtain a lot of support from the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, including some capable bureaucrats, and even a large number of craftsmen.

Seeing that Sang Yu and Xie Ai had the same opinion, Liu Yan immediately smiled wryly.

In the history of China, there are not too many things that give up actual interests for the sake of face, and it is not uncommon to be fooled and played repeatedly.

The Sima royal family of the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty now has nothing but status. The clans and aristocratic families that actually rule south of the Yangtze River will not allow their status to be shaken. It is estimated that even if they know Being teased, he was willing to cooperate with Shijie Zhao Guo, and even Murong Yan Guo, who had just "rebelled", would become a good friend again.And the original intention may only be because Liu Yan challenged the Zhengshuo status of the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Xie Ai actually wanted to suggest that Liu Yan change some of his ideas, such as changing the country's name, pretending to give up challenging Zhengshuo, or even accepting the surrender move that the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty wanted.In this way, he can be sure that the external environment on Liu Yan's side will be completely improved.

【Your Majesty will definitely not agree. 】Xie Ai looked at Liu Yan who was talking with Sang Yu, and thought: 【Even if it is a fake move, the king will not agree.Maybe the king wasn't out of face or something like that, nor did he have enough confidence in the big man, but just a necessary persistence? 】

Liu Yan would indeed not agree to those things, even if they were fake.Once some things are done, the bad environment may be changed, but once the things he insists on are changed, he will be discouraged. He is fighting with a philosophy and will not allow any wavering.Now that he takes a step back, he feels that he will become a person who is used to giving in. Not only will he lose his vigor, but Han will no longer be a country that wants to recover the territory of the Han family and even open up a better future.

"Now there is only one way." Sang Yu had already analyzed the situation just now, and he made the final conclusion: "The Yangtze River side set up a situation to annihilate the Jin navy. Before the Yuzhou army goes north... send troops to the state leader Where they are stationed, they will capture the three counties they previously took advantage of from us, and even reoccupy Nanyang County, and also invade Jiangxia County!"

This time it was Liu Yan who hesitated, and asked: "What can be done before the big battle in Puyang battlefield?"

"Your Majesty, the places we want to capture are all areas suitable for cavalry operations." Sang Yu looked murderous and almost gritted his teeth: "The Jin army lacks cavalry. We not only have a large number of cavalry, but also have elite attacking troops." City troop. At worst... if you consume the servant army, you will have to gnaw through the cities one after another with your teeth."

Sang Yu didn't finish what he said. The Han Dynasty must not allow the small court in the south that only knows how to fight among themselves to continue to cause trouble. It can only beat the small court directly at once for fear of pain. The small court can't even look at it. Looking north.Otherwise, the Han State would fight to the death with the Shijie Zhao army, or even fight Murong Yan in a bloody battle, and the small court might not be able to truly go north, but the small court was already doing something that would make the Han State exhausted to deal with it.

Liu Yan understood what Sang Yu meant. He wanted to achieve things that required relaxing some restrictions on the servant army, such as forming a large number of cavalry for the servant army.What he needs to think about is whether there will be backlash, and whether those who actually did what Sang Yu suggested will evolve into an all-out war with the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

"Necessary risks still need to be taken." Sang Yu said word by word: "Tingwei will be transferred back to be the commander of the Southern Expedition, Wang Pu will be transferred to be the deputy general, and Yuan Qiao will be the commander of the army."

Liu Yan nodded without thinking for a long time: "Let's do it like this."

The war in Puyang County that will determine the fate of the country is about to break out. The Han army in Jizhou needs to take a defensive position. There is also a big battle waiting for the Han army in Liaodong. It is indeed too much to open up a southern battlefield, but the situation does not allow Han to retreat. .

Xie Ai was a little confused. He really wanted to know how to maintain so many fronts, but after thinking about it carefully, it would be the same thing. The big deal is that the Han army will retreat and retreat as necessary. The risk of destroying the country is not great. The difference is comprehensive Take a defensive position, but as long as Sang Yu's proposal is achieved, the possibility of forcing the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty is infinite, and then the Han army can concentrate all its strength to compete with Shijie Zhao.

"Mingda?" Liu Yan had already called twice, seeing that Xie Ai finally came back to his senses, he said with a smile: "Yanzhi (Lu Yi) is not a general, the grassland needs a general to command the army, I intend to let you Go to the grassland to take full command, would you be willing?"

Xie Ai immediately thought to himself: [There is still a battlefield in the grassland, and there are too many fronts opened by the big man. ], what he thinks does not affect his reaction, and he asks after "promising": "Is it to respond to the situation on the Jizhou battlefield?"

"Full command." Liu Yan is willing to delegate power and dares to delegate it: "What should be done, what you want to do, what is needed, just do it if you have the understanding."

Xie Ai took a deep breath and replied cautiously: "No!"

(End of this chapter)