sweeping the world

Chapter 455 Interests Determine Position
Lu Yi met Yu Yi in Fenggao City in Taishan County.Before he met Yu Yi, Yu Yi traveled to quite a few places. He went to some places of interest and historical sites more, and he had to go to some towns and villages. It looked like he was traveling with his family behind him, and he didn’t bring anything with him. political purpose.

The most prosperous place in the Han Dynasty was in Qingzhou. The relatively prosperous place was not Qi County with the capital of Linzi, but Changguang County on the edge of the peninsula.

As the place where Liu Yan rose, Changguang County would have historical significance even if it had no history. Yu Yi’s next stop was to go to Changguang County, mainly to the Martyrs’ Garden. The problem was accompanying him. Some people thought it was wrong, so they diverted to Taishan County.

Lu Yi saw that Yu Yi was under the background of the large-scale southward transfer of the Han army. It took two months for Ran Min on the northern line to conquer Xiangguo, the former capital of Shijie Zhao State, and Shijie Zhao State ceded Youzhou to Murong Yan. The country caused the Lu Tai Corps, which should have been transferred south, to take advantage of the situation.

"General Zhengbei has now rescued [-] Han women in Yecheng, and another [-] in Xiangguo." Lu Yi said with grief and anger on his face, "They are the leftovers. Shijie's crimes don't stop there, When they moved north, they were chased to drive our women into the river, and the lower reaches of the Zhang River were blocked by corpses and cut off the flow!"

The same thing happened in history. When Shijie moved north to Youzhou, he took [-] Han women with him. They were used as military rations for "two-legged sheep". In a hurry to catch up, Shijie transferred this group of women who hadn't finished eating to Murong Xianbei who was going south.Murong Xianbei despised them as a drag, so he drove nearly ten thousand girls from the Han family into the river and drowned them all.

"The latest of the barbarians is too numerous to write down!" Yu Yi originally knelt down to blame, but suddenly he was full of indignation: "The flow of rivers and rivers, this hatred is hard to wash away!"

"General Zhengbei wrote to Shushu, requesting to slaughter all Jie people, and my king has readily agreed." Lu Yi said murderously: "Yecheng and Xiangguo killed [-] people. From now on, all Jie people who encounter them will be killed without mercy."

It wasn't just the Han army who was killing the Jie people themselves. After receiving Liu Yan's permission, Ran Min also offered rewards to all ethnic groups. The heads of the Jie people can be exchanged for not being killed by the Han country, or even The heads of the Jie people can be exchanged for supplies.

Against the backdrop of racial vendettas, the Han state allowed Zhu Hu to use the heads of Jie people to keep safe, but anyone with white skin or hooked noses will be counted as unlucky, not only will they be hunted down by the Han people, but also in large numbers from all ethnic groups. A tribe that hunted the heads of the Jie people appeared.

The new round of moves by the Han Dynasty is obviously aimed specifically at the Jie people, and it is also an action of division and disintegration. First, completely eliminate the group of white-skinned, green-eyed, and blond-haired people, and then take a step forward to clean up those who do not belong to the family. The group of barbarians who were transformed.

If there are any pure racists in the south of the Yangtze River, the Yu clan must definitely be counted as one of them.When they were in the south of the Yangtze River, they worked very hard to clean up Zhuyue and Zhuman, and their claim to the north of the Yangtze River was also to clean up Zhuhu.

Bizarre is not a derogatory term now. When the Yu family was powerful, it united many people who were also radical. What should the family or the common people do more? After all, radicalism is one thing. If you want to subvert the uniqueness of the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System, you will be besieged.

The season has entered winter, and many places in the north have begun to snow. Taishan County has recently ushered in continuous light rain. Lu Yi and Yu Yi, who fell into silence, sat on the courtyard porch and watched the drizzle outside.

As the seasons change, the wars on the northern front will enter a period of suspension. The Northern Expeditionary Corps led by Ran Min temporarily stops at the Qingzhang River, and Xie An's troops are stationed in Fengtian south of Huguan. Lu Tai's troops, who went northward after the handover between China and Murong Yan, set up a defense line on the Juma River.

"Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Yanzhou, and Jizhou have all been owned by the Han." Yu Yi was drawing the territory of Han in his mind just now, and he said slowly: "Most of Sizhou is Han territory, and only the southern part of Yuzhou is left..."

At the same time that Lu Tai's troops conquered Zhangwu County, Ran Min's partial division easily conquered the ungarrisoned Julu County, Changle County, and Wuyi County. Later, Lu Tai's troops transferred to the west and easily captured Gaoyang County and Boling County. County, in just three months, the territory of Han has increased by a large area.

"There are indeed signs that the Han family is going to regain their ancestral land..." Yu Yi was both happy and complicated, and said in a low voice, "It's really touching."

"It's not a sign!" Lu Yi said firmly: "The old land of the Han family will be fully recovered, and the glory of the Han family's Tianwei will once again bathe the mountains and rivers."

Yu Yi was silent again, the scope of the Han family's old land was very wide, not just the Central Plains.

The territories of the Western and Eastern Han dynasties were terribly large, stretching from the grasslands to the north in the north, to the sea in the south, to the countries of the Western Regions in the west, and to the extremely cold regions in the east. Those were the two most glorious dynasties in Chinese history so far.

"The Han army has gone south." Lu Yi felt that it was time to bring the topic to light. He felt that Yu Yi's going north was probably for the future of the family, and said, "I wonder if Yu Gong is willing to participate in the prosperous age?"

Facing Lu Yi's identity as one of the Nine Ministers of the Han Dynasty, Yu Yi was caught off guard by directly asking questions.According to his thinking, this is the first formal meeting between the two parties, and everything should be done step by step. There are still many conflicts of interest that need to be discussed. Waiting for the Yu clan to express their willingness to be included in the Han system, the two sides will discuss how to proceed. Interaction should not be a showdown without even talking.

The southward movement of the Han army is difficult to conceal.

First Huan Wen appeared in Xuchang, followed by a total of [-] troops arriving, of which [-] entered the Pass, and Huan Wen led the other [-] to the north of Jingzhou.The goals of the two armies are very obvious. One of them is to take the land of Guanzhong first and then enter Hanzhong. The route in the north of Jingzhou is from east to west, and the two routes go side by side to conquer Li's Chenghan.

With Huan Wen's actions, Xu Zheng even appeared in Pengcheng.

Xu Zheng has been conferred the title of General Conquering the South. He leads an army of 20, [-] are stationed in Jiangdu on the north bank of the Yangtze River in Xuzhou, [-] are stationed in Ruyin County towards Yuzhou, and another [-] are stationed in Nanyang County north of Jiangxia County.

The actions of the Han State caused an earthquake of no less than ten magnitudes to occur in the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, especially the fleet that entered the Yangtze River from the East China Sea can almost be described as overwhelming. No one knows that the Han State is really moving to invade the Yangtze River to the south.

The navy of the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty suffered heavy losses in the third year of Yuanshuo. Only eight months of supplementary work only restored part of its strength. They did not dare to deploy the navy directly along the Yangtze River, so they moved the fleet to Yangzhou. On the other side of the Chaohu Lake, the fear is that the Han army will approach and burn the water village again regardless of the loss of warships.

The natural danger of the Yangtze River did not bring much sense of security to the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty under the premise of the large gap in the number of naval forces between the two sides. In the south of the Yangtze River, when a large number of Han troops were found to be moving southward, they recruited troops extensively.

During the First World War in Yuzhou, Chu Po’s Northern Expedition Corps threw in 20 troops, which meant that the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty lost one-fifth of its regular troops. Later, various powerful families added together to form a regular army of [-].

Chu Pei suggested that at this time of life and death, the Jin army should be expanded to 50. In order to take the lead, the Chu family integrated all the family's 11 private soldiers into the regular army system of the small court, a bit like Xie Shiyi, the second general of Hengha. They brought out [-] private soldiers, and the other families also gathered [-] people in a mixed manner.

Because the head of the Yu family, Yu Yi, went north, without his nod, the Yu family did not show much in the vigorous transition from private to public, and even the political allies of the Yu family were silent, which attracted verbal criticism. I heard that Wang Xizhi was very special. Poetry satirizes the Yu family.

Looking at the formation of the Han Dynasty, almost all the three armies were deployed on the road that must be defended by the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. What is more strange is that the Han army that can directly threaten Jiankang is the least.

After Xie Shi took office as the governor of the expedition, he led the troops to Shouchun, and on the one hand, he also built fortifications on Bagong Mountain.

Shouchun is very important in the face of a large army from the north invading south. Countless wars in history started around Shouchun. Once the southern army could not hold Shouchun, the subsequent battles would basically be marched along the Yangtze River.

At present, the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty does not have much territory north of the Yangtze River. Especially after the fall of northern Jingzhou, there are only a few counties left in the salient part. The places that can be used as important military locations are Shouchun and Jiangxia.

"With a population of 400 million in the south, gathering 50 people is almost the limit." Lu Yi knew the movements of the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty well. At present, the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty already has 35 people. Up to 15, which shows the terror of the powerful family.Seeing that Yu Yi hadn't spoken for a long time, he was a little puzzled, and said: "50 troops seem like a lot, but the big man has faced off with hundreds of thousands of troops more than once, and he ended up winning every time."

Can the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty really gather 50 troops?Yu Yi expressed extreme doubts about this.His previous identity and official position are doomed. Not to mention that he knows everything about the south of the Yangtze River, but he can also grasp seven or eight points. If the south of the Yangtze River is really united as one, on the basis of the original 20 regular army, add another An impressive combat power of 15 can be achieved, and any more is a complete make-up.

"Soldiers are not many, but fine." Yu Yi was ambushed by Lu Yi, and it was impossible for him to express his attitude for a while, and it could even be said that the choice of the Yu clan was not entirely up to him.He was silent again for a while before saying: "The water network and mountains and forests in the south are very different from the Central Plains."

In the north, cavalry is the main force, while in the south, infantry is the main force.The water network and mountain forests in the south are really too dense, and the cavalry is too restricted by the terrain. With the terrain restrictions and dense towns, if the Han Dynasty really invades south of the Yangtze River, the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty will not go to any decisive battle in the wild. In the battle, we will strictly defend according to the terrain, and we will also rely on cities to consume the Han army.

Fighting a country belonging to the same ethnic group is really not the same thing as beating barbarians. The Han family’s civil war is more brutal. That is, the city’s offensive and defensive battles will affect the civilians. After all, not only the defenders in a city, but also the people in the city. battlefield.

"The blood of the Central Plains is flowing like a river. The king of Han, who claims to be the guardian of the Miao, will cause massacres in the south like he did in the Central Plains?" Yu Yi stood up slowly, walked to the edge of the eaves and stretched out his hands to catch the falling rain. Lu Yi, who knelt down, said: "The Han Dynasty is strong and prosperous, the northern front is constantly fighting, and the west is conquered into a country, and it is going to invade the south. It is a bit arrogant."

This time, it was Lu Yi who remained silent. The Han Kingdom had fought on multiple fronts from the very beginning. I don’t know how many people were worried about it, but after a long time, they really didn’t suffer any big losses.

"Not to mention that we have to regain the Guanzhong Sanqin land." Yu Yi didn't know if he wanted to remind him, and said: "The Liangzhou army and Fu Hong are fighting in the Sanqin land, and the Han army may not be able to escape when they enter the pass. Bar?"

Guessed by Yu Yi, the Han army re-entered Guanzhong and advanced to Chang'an City relatively easily. However, when they were about to advance to the north of Chang'an City, they encountered resistance from the coalition forces of the Qiang and Di people, and the Liangguo of Zhang's Strictly guard against death, there is indeed a tendency to be involved in the battle.

Once the Han army entering the pass was unable to withdraw, almost half of Huan Wen's troops would be removed.Li's Chenghan has been looking for death in recent years, and the internal strife has not only continued to use troops abroad, but Huan Wen can use [-] troops to destroy Li's Chenghan, let's not talk about Huan Wen himself. Most people are definitely skeptical, and only Liu Yan has confidence in Huan Wen.

"In my own opinion, what the king of Han should do is to cultivate his health and rest." Yu Yi said with a little sincerity: "Even if there is a fight, it shouldn't be a multi-front battle."

Lu Yi became more and more unpredictable towards Yu Yi, and became quiet again.

The Han side had many speculations about Yu Yi's northward move. First, the Yu family was suppressed south of the Yangtze River. They believed that Yu Yi's northward intention was to enter the Han Dynasty, and then it was nothing more than a bargain when the Han army went south. .

At present, after Lu Yi got in touch with Yu Yi, he found that Yu Yi was much more complicated than he imagined, and it seemed that his attitude of withdrawing from the matter was more obvious.

Lu Yi was originally going to be an outpost. Once Yu Yi showed the intention of siding with Han, he would definitely receive a courteous reception from Liu Yan himself.The problem is that the contact between Lu Yi and Yu Yi yielded no results, so the following matters are unnecessary.

After an interview, Yu Yi continued to tour the mountains and rivers, and Lu Yi returned to Linzi.

"So, our guess is wrong?" Liu Yan met Lu Yi in the harem garden. There were no flowers in the garden, but instead a place where everything hibernated after winter.He walked slowly with his hands behind his back, stopped when he came to a courtyard, and said: "The family...has the interests of the family, and we will not keep the interests of the family."

Lu Yi thought of this on the way back. The Han army's southward movement will inevitably break the old pattern south of the Yangtze River. If the Han State does not guarantee the interests of the aristocratic families, those aristocratic families will have to fight to the death, even families like the Yu clan will not exception.

(End of this chapter)