sweeping the world

Chapter 507 The Death of the Little Court ([-])
The national disaster is imminent, the emperor is young and ignorant, and no one in the royal family can stand up to the incident. Although the Chu family is a foreign relative, it cannot be compared with the powerful family. Naturally, Chu Suanzi feels infinitely sad.

It is actually unreasonable to say that the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty is now governed by orphans and widowed mothers. It is only because the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty has never been in power.The situation in which the country is governed by powerful clans and aristocratic families was established by the Sima family who usurped the throne from Cao Wei. The reason is that the Sima family needs the support of at least most of the aristocratic families to successfully usurp the throne. Many benefits.

After going through the "Clothes of Clothing", the strength of the Sima family has basically been completely abolished. Even the aristocratic family does not want the Sima family to produce any more talents. Otherwise, if the Sima family is really strong, wouldn't it be difficult for the aristocratic families to be at ease?

Under decades of tacit understanding, the family can compete and fight, but the Sima family is not allowed to intervene.The only thing they hope for is that Sima's family can be used as a signboard.

A country does not have centralized power. In peaceful times or when encountering weak enemies, it may not show the disadvantages of power dispersion. Once a war breaks out and encounters strong enemies, there are too many people who can make decisions in the country, so that the voices cannot be unified. would be pretty bad.

The Sima family who usurped the throne and won the country can’t talk about justice. In fact, the establishment of many regimes has nothing to do with justice. The difference is whether they can benefit the people living in this country after mastering the ruling power of the country.It is obvious that even if the Sima family is seeking welfare, it is for the family, and the government is completely controlled by the family later.

If Liu Yan were to personally evaluate the country under the rule of the Sima family, he could only say that since he was born unrighteously, he deserved to die of uselessness or disgrace.

Xie Ai led his troops to Jiankang, and it was the north gate controlled by Yu Yi.

After the Han army approached, they encountered the Jin army who came to stop them first. From the battle to the outcome, the Jin army collapsed after just a face-to-face meeting. Behind the Han army caught the retreating Jin army and killed them. Approaching Jiankang.

From the high point of the city tower, Yu Yi could see the battle process outside more clearly. The Han army came with cavalry. One attack directly caused the Jin army to collapse. The next moment, the Jin army at the city gate fled in all directions.After asking, he found out that Chu Xin, who was commanding the troops, had been captured by Huan Yun, and that the leader was someone from the Wang family.It is probably a fact known to the whole world that the Wang generation has no talent for military affairs.

The Jin army outside the city collapsed, and the Jin army guarding the city wall retreated amidst all kinds of terrified shouts. Yu Yi even found that there was no Jin army coming from the city.

Huan Yun has officially surrendered to the Han. He has brought a large group of aristocratic families to surrender to the Han. He is currently armed in the city to fight against the armed forces who have chosen to be loyal to the small imperial court.In addition, Huan Yun and his group had set up a situation to cause chaos in Jiankang, and the small imperial court tried more than once to regain control of the city gate.

The Han army that arrived earlier stopped the Jin army about [-] steps outside the city defenses. Xie Ai rode on his horse and watched Jiankang City in the night. But the banner of the Jin Dynasty was still flying above, which made him frown.

"Lord Huan did not succeed in capturing the city gate?" The person Xie Ai asked was Ximen Shang, who was a retainer of the Huan clan.As soon as he finished speaking, the banners on the city wall were falling one by one: "Oh..., it seems that they have been taken."

The banners of the Jin army on the city wall were lowered, untied and thrown away, and the city gate was slowly opened with the sound of "babbling", and a group of armed men with torches lined up on both sides when they left the city gate. Two or three people trotted towards the location of the Han army.

"The villain's name is Huan Boshe, and he is under Duke Huan's door." This was a middle-aged man who looked tall and strong. After he was led over, he respectfully saluted Xie Ai and said, "The city gate has been taken by us. It is in the hands of Yugong, please lead the army into the city."

Xie Ai brought only about [-] cavalry in the early stage, and the follow-up troops are rushing here, but it will take at least a quarter of an hour to arrive.He himself didn't rush directly into the city, but chose a hundred-man team to check the situation, and waited for the sent people to come back to report before he could command the troops into the city.

Jiankang is a huge city, and there are dozens of passages that can enter and exit the city, including official city gates, which means that it is not only the official city gates that can enter and exit.

There are far more than four official city gates. There are three gate towers in the east, west, south, and north directions. Usually, the three gates are only opened on the left and right sides, and the middle is only opened when the army and important people enter and exit.

In addition to the gates of the four towers, there are also some gates built for etiquette, such as the gates specially used by the emperor, some gates used for sacrifices, and so on.Others are small doors that are convenient for getting in and out of firewood, and there are inevitably some "non-door" passages such as sewers and holes.

The city gate that Yu Yi broke through and seized was not an official city gate, it was called Zhanghua Gate, and it was used as a gate for some sacrifices to enter and exit.

Xie Ai didn't see Yu Yi until he entered the city and went up the tower.The Yu Yi he saw was wearing casual clothes, and casual clothes are actually casual clothes before going to bed. Most of them are plain and monochromatic, and there are no fancy styles in the style. It just looks very informal, and it can even be said to meet guests. Sometimes feel embarrassed.

Of course Yu Yi knew that it was inappropriate to see people like this, but he didn't care so much. When he saw Xie Ai, he asked: "The general led the army here this time, don't you know how many troops are there?"

Xie Ai was wondering why Yu Yi was dressed like this, but if Yu Yi couldn't control so many, it was not an inquiry. When asked, he said: "The total will not be less than 20."

"That's good, that's good..." Yu Yi didn't know that the 20 troops that Xie Ai mentioned could only be assembled within a few months, and it also depends on whether Xu Zheng's battle is going well or not.He said with an extremely complicated expression: "Jiankang is a big city with a population of one million."

Xie Ai saluted and said: "I still rely on Yugong, Huangong and other lords."

Standing on the city tower and looking into the city, flames can be seen everywhere in the city, and pillars of smoke floated towards the star-studded sky one after another.

The chaos in Jiankang City was a kind of chaos with almost no order. The clans, aristocratic families, and armies of different camps chose to fight. The fighting happened in any place, and even some bold aristocratic families gathered to attack Miyagi.

Xie Ai did not lead the army to go deep into the city. What they had to do was to seize more city gates and hold them in their hands so that the follow-up troops could enter the city after they arrived.Next, he needs to meet those defectors, and even win over more people for his own use.

The aristocrats and aristocratic families in the south of the Yangtze River jumped back, because they thought it would be impossible not to jump.The reason is actually quite simple. If the Jin army won the battle of Huaishui, they knew that the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty could support it for a while. Means of the Jin army.

The most frightening thing in the world is to be upright. A forceful push with a small number of troops and a strong posture is the most shocking. It will make people fully understand that the gap between the two sides is definitely not 01:30, and it is difficult to bridge. ditch.

The war between countries is not just a contest of armies, nor a simple contest of national power. The change of people's hearts is the key to determining the final outcome.Once the majority of people on a certain side feel that there is no hope of winning, that group of people will not only disintegrate from within, but will also seek help from the enemy.The result is that one side is strong and stronger, and the other side is naturally weaker.

It is never uncommon for clans and aristocratic families to abandon the country. They can do anything to develop and preserve their families. Not to mention that the Sima family is a brand, it will not be difficult to sell them, as long as they are replaced by powerful kings in the future. The ruling party did not hesitate to sell out.

Jiankang is really a huge city. Later, Huan Yun personally met Xie Ai and explained the situation in the city. Generally speaking, Jiankang has been divided into large and small battlefields, and the outside is the power standing in the Han camp. Gained the advantage.

"The people welcome Master Wang's arrival." What Huan Yun said was that the people participated in the fight, and the people chose to let the Han army occupy Jiankang City.But behind him he frowned and said: "The further you go inward, the advantage lies in the puppet dynasty."

The political structure of the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty doomed the people to never have a bright future, so they naturally hoped to live under the rule of the Han Dynasty.Once the ruling party is replaced by Han, they may not be able to get benefits for no reason, but at least they have a channel to change their own destiny, unlike the small courts of the Eastern Jin Dynasty who determine the height of their lives when they are born.

"The Wang Clan and the Xie Clan are going to make a mistake?" Xie Ai knew from Huan Yun that the people who resisted with all their strength were mainly the Wang Clan and the Xie Clan.He was precisely worried that the elites with enough prestige and connections would lead the crowd to resist resolutely: "This will destroy the whole city."

In fact, Jiankang City seems to be almost destroyed now. I don’t know how many houses have become the scene of fire, and how many have been pushed to ruins. It is whether the whole city will really become a huge ruin in the end.

Whether Jiankang City will be turned into ruins is not that important to Han. Liu Yan may care about how many people are killed or injured, but the ministers are most concerned about whether the little emperor can be captured, and those who preside over the resistance are less important. How many people can catch.

"All the city gates are still in our hands!" Huan Yun was not without worries: "Wang Xizhi went out of the city earlier, so we must guard against the Jin troops from the outside attacking back to seize the city gates."

A continuous defensive belt was built around Jiankang City, and no less than 20 Jin troops were stationed there. If Wang Xizhi really led the army back, it would definitely add more variables to this incident.

"Our army has launched an offensive." Xie Ai was naturally worried that the Jin army would return to defend, but he couldn't show it: "Wang Xizhi must have the courage to abandon the front line."

The follow-up troops gradually arrived. Xie Ai asked Huan Yun and Yu Yi to coordinate their command. The troops should try to advance to Miyagi at one go. If they can conquer Miyagi in one fell swoop, everything will end.

Huan Yun naturally agreed to everything and worked extremely hard to coordinate.

Yu Yi felt tired, but he did not refuse Xie Ai's request. After all, things were already like this, what else could be done?
The sky gradually brightened, but the whole city was filled with smoke.This is definitely not fog, but too many fires are gradually extinguished, and more smoke will be produced after the fire is extinguished. Not only will the vision become blurred, but the air will definitely be choking.

Miyagi is the only place where the whole city seems a little calm, but it's only a little bit, it can be regarded as the calm before the storm.

In the palace complex of Zhangtai Pavilion, there are three steps, one whistle and five steps, one guard. Most of the guards have no expression on their faces, but their eyes can't help but look at the smoke column floating towards the sky in the distance.

The walls of Miyagi are full of crossbowmen, and the eight-horse crossbows with some heavy equipment are also in a state of being wound.It can be seen that there are some ladders on the wall, and there are some corpses under the city. The corpses extend from the foot of the city wall to the outside. They were brought by a family who did not know what to do or what to do to try to attack the city.

For some people in the small imperial court, more than [-]% of the aristocratic families in Jiankang City immediately rebelled last night, which undoubtedly ushered in the end of the small imperial court. Among them, once the commanders of the Han army integrate those rebellious clans and aristocratic families, the end of the world will really come.

Chu Po had already given up on the periphery, dispatched all the troops he could muster to the center of the city, and set up a defense line with Miyagi as the core.What he can hope for now is not that the Han army will retreat on its own, and it is not that those rebellious clans and aristocratic families have found out that they can only place all their hopes on Wang Xizhi.

"Patriarch, the Han army has already appeared in the east city." Xun Rui said with some trepidation: "The Han army arrived earlier than Wang Youjun, didn't it..."

The east city of Jiankang is the direction of Dantu. To put it more clearly, Sheshan should be captured by the Han army, and Wang Xizhi went out of the city overnight to go to Sheshan.

"For us, there are only sticks and breakouts." Chu Po was actually upset a long time ago, but he was just forcing himself to behave calmly: "Stick to wait for reinforcements, and only when reinforcements arrive can we successfully break through."

The political system of the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty has long been doomed to one thing. The army is in the hands of various clans and noble families. This time, the Huan and Yu families openly rebelled, and many noble families followed them, with hundreds of thousands of guards. The army was divided from the very beginning, and the biggest battlefield in the city is currently fighting with each other.

"I regret that I should have moved the capital early!" Xun Rui's family chose to stand in the camp of the small imperial court in this turmoil, while his younger brother Xun Xian was Liu Yan's close relative Secretary Lang.He didn't think his younger brother could guarantee anything after the defeat, but he sincerely hoped that the small imperial court could survive the crisis, so he said: "Miyagi has nearly [-] guards, nearly [-] garrison troops and [-] to [-] family private soldiers to help. , how about breaking through directly?"

Chu Po wanted to break out of the siege more than anyone else, but he said with great gloom: "Huan bandits and Yu bandits together with the Han army must have come with heavy troops. If Wang You's army doesn't arrive, they can still resist if they stick to the palace. Breaking through the siege may be like a sheep entering the tiger's mouth." "

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Heat stroke, hanging bottle for a day, my head is really dazed.

(End of this chapter)