The Maojin knife from the late Jin Dynasty

Chapter 227 The Xiongnu and Han Kingdom at their Peak

Liu Kun's strength had been completely lost in the last war. At least in Liu Kun's view, as long as Zu Ti crossed the Yellow River and attacked Liu Cong north, he would not have to retreat at all, but could exhaust the vitality of the Huns and Han.

Because of Zu Ti's retreat, Liu Chongming and Bai Zu Ti must have encountered an unstoppable force, and this order could only come from Sima Rui.

Therefore, after being defeated this time, Liu Kun chose to let go and did not want to fight anymore.

After all, not everyone is Liu Bei, who has been defeated in every battle. At the age of 60 or [-], he still firmly believes that he can create a great cause, and firmly believes that he can save the Han Dynasty even though Cao Cao has unified the entire north of the Yellow River. .

Therefore, Liu Kun had long been determined to defend Jinyang, the last inch of territory in the north, and live and die with the city.

For Liu Kun, this was the best destination, so Lu Chen's arrival, for Liu Kun, allowed those young subordinates such as Wen Qiao and his son Liu Qun to escape.

As for whether they choose to go south to the Jin court or temporarily stay with Liu Tai, Liu Kun doesn't care.

Because the exchange between Liu Kun and Liu Tai complemented Liu Tai's political foundation, and through the exchange with Lu Chen, he understood Liu Tai's attitude towards Hu Han.

Therefore, Liu Kun believed more than anyone else that Liu Tai would definitely rebel against this hypocrite.

Liu Kun arranged for Lu Chen to evacuate Jinyang with his descendants. Also evacuated were some people who left voluntarily.

Let everyone who can leave leave. Anyone who has stayed in Jinyang knows what they will encounter when the aliens capture the city.

Jinyang was massacred just a few years ago, and no one would feel lucky for the foreigners.

Of course, some people have left, and some people will not choose to leave. Like Liu Kun, they choose to live and die with Jinyang.

Liu Kun will not stop this.

After all, Liu Kun originally planned to come to the city and kill himself if he had no soldiers. If he had soldiers, he would fight until the last moment.

As for the others, Lu Chen can take them away as long as he can!
To be honest, Lu Chen didn't expect that he originally wanted Liu Kun to evacuate, but instead he wanted to organize the people of Jinyang to evacuate.

Fortunately, Zhao An was notified and there was an army to help. Although the journey was hurried, the danger was not high.

After all, the really dangerous section of the road is not the entire section from Jinyang to Youzhou City, but just from Jinyang to Daijun.

Entering Dai County, which is the area of ​​​​the Tuoba tribe, although there is a war, there is no danger with Zhao An's troops leading the way.

As for Shi Le, they would not get involved in the Tuoba tribe's chaos unless absolutely necessary.

The most important thing is that if they were to wipe out several troops in Daijun, Liu Tai could completely blame the Tuoba tribe. It had nothing to do with Liu Tai anyway.

Seriously speaking, why Liu Tai asked Ge Xin to train troops here in Youzhou was not because he was ready to support the launch of the film at any time.

As Lu Chen left with about [-] people, including the people from Lian Jinyang who were willing to leave, Liu Kun looked at the people of Bingzhou who left, took a deep breath, turned to look at Li Hong, and said , "You're actually still here?"

"Am I so miserable in your eyes?" Li Hong couldn't help but grit his teeth when he heard Liu Kun's words.

Liu Kun just smiled calmly and said, "It's just strange. After all, this is your last chance."

"Someone has to collect the body for you!" Li Hong couldn't help but feel a little bit sad, "Suffer some loss. After you wipe your neck, I will open the door for Shi Le to surrender. I may not be able to save your head, but you I will bury the body properly."

"Then I'll have to worry about my posthumous affairs!" Liu Kun said to Li Hong boldly.

After losing the protection of the Tuoba tribe, Shi Le's attack on Liu Kun encountered little hindrance.

In other words, Liu Kun's remaining strength was not enough to cause any hindrance to Shi Le. Shi Le attacked Jinyang City almost unimpeded.

Liu Kun and all the soldiers and civilians defending the city fought bloody battles, but were still attacked by Shi Le until they ran out of ammunition and food. Liu Kun committed suicide in the city.

Chief Shi Li Hong presented Liu Kun's head to Shi Le, expressing his hope that Liu Kun could be buried.

Shi Le respected Liu Kun and chose to sew Liu Kun's head back together.

After digging a cave for Liu Kun to bury him, Li Hong himself drew his sword and committed suicide in front of Liu Kun's curtain, and died in front of Liu Kun's tomb.

Shi Le always respected the upright Han people, so Shi Le buried Li Hong next to Liu Kun's tomb.

At this moment, Shi Le successfully conquered Bingzhou, and there was no longer a foothold for the Jin court north of the Yellow River.

The news that Liu Kun died in Jinyang just came out in the Guandong region, and people didn't even have time to feel sad.

Liu Yao conquered Chang'an, Sima Ye had white jade in his mouth, and the news of surrendering out of the city swept the world.

Compared with the power of the Western Jin's counterattack last year, this year the Huns and Han Kingdom completely wiped out the Jin Dynasty forces in the north.

Although Liu Yao was manipulated by the Xianbei cavalry in various ways during the northern war, if he were to attack the Jin court, it would be a dimensionality-reducing blow.

Not long after Zu Ti retreated from Luoyang, Liu Yao recaptured Luoyang. Without any rest, Liu Yao immediately advised Liu Cong to attack Chang'an. After Liu Cong agreed, Liu Yao began to organize troops to besiege Chang'an.

Some of the soldiers in the nearby counties were too timid to go, some were directly defeated by Liu Yao's cavalry, and even fewer went.

Among them, Sima Bao, the king of Nanyang, sent Hu Song to rescue and defeated Liu Yao's army and rescued Luoyang.

But the time Hu Song gained by defeating Liu Yao was simply not enough for the internal disputes in the court.

Whether to leave or stay, there is still no result. At least Suo Wei, who controls the court, does not want Sima Ye to break away from his control.

As time passed, Liu Yao regained the initiative after increasing his troops, formed a new encirclement network, and even occupied the outer city of Chang'an, forcing Suo Wei, Ju Yun and others to retreat to the small town of Chang'an to protect themselves.

Under Liu Yao's siege and lack of food, the soldiers fled and even began to eat each other due to lack of food.

In the entire small town, except for the dead people and the last forces of the Jin court, there was nothing left.

Even in this situation, Qu Yun smashed the koji cakes brewed in Taicang and cooked them into porridge for Sima Ye to drink.

Sima Ye persisted for a few days, persisting until he had eaten all the cakes. He felt the hunger coming and cried to Ju Yun:

"Now that the situation has reached this point, there is no rescue outside. It is right for me to die for the country. But considering that the soldiers have suffered so much, I should take advantage of the city before it falls and take all possible measures to save the people in the city from the pain of massacre!"

When Ju Yun heard what Sima Ye said, he really wanted to say that there were no living people in the city, or he wanted to say, you might as well learn from Cao Rui.

But in the end it turned into a silent sigh, and only the servant Zongchang was called over, asking Zongchang to surrender.

However, Suo Wei, the real controller of the army in the city, got the message and captured Zong Chang who was about to leave the city.

After receiving this letter, Suo Wei ordered his son to go on an envoy and said to Liu Yao who was besieging the city:
"Now there is enough food in the city to last for a year, so you can't capture it easily.

But if you agree to make Suo Wei the general of chariots and cavalry, the third division of Yitong, and the governor of ten thousand households in Shiyi, then you will surrender the city to you. "Liu Yao couldn't help feeling ridiculous when he heard this, so he killed Suo Wei's son directly and returned him to Suo Wei:
"The emperor's army marches with righteousness. In the 15 years since I have led the army, I have never tried to defeat the opponent with false news and trickery. I have only used military force to overwhelm the opponent.

If you feel that the food is not exhausted, just hold on reluctantly; but if there is a shortage of food and the army is weak, then comply with the destiny as soon as possible.

I'm afraid that if my majesty rises, everything will be destroyed. "

Soon, Sima Ye, who had run out of food, sighed: "The people who messed up my affairs are Duke Ju and Suo!"

Then he rode in a sheep cart, took off his shirt, held a jade in his mouth, and his attendants carried the coffin, and left the city to surrender.

The censor Zhongcheng Jilang couldn't bear it and committed suicide. Liu Yao burned the coffin, accepted the jade, and asked Zong Chang to serve Emperor Min of Jin and return to the palace.

Soon, Suo Wei and Qu Yun were escorted to Pingyang with Sima Ye.

When Liu Cong came to the palace, Ju Yun watched Sima Ye kowtow and worship Liu Cong in front of him. He couldn't help but cry on the ground and couldn't get up.

When Liu Cong saw this, he imprisoned Qu Yun in prison. Qu Yun committed suicide in anger.

Liu Cong praised Qu Yun's loyalty and posthumously awarded him the title of Chariot and Cavalry General, with the posthumous title of Jie Minhou.

As for Suo Wei, who had always held military power and controlled Sima Ye, when Liu Cong went to court for the first time, he believed that Suo Wei was disloyal to the Jin Dynasty by asking for a high position in the enemy country on the condition of surrendering the city, so he executed Suo Wei in Pingyang East City.

In the end, it was Liu Cong who brought the final curtain to the fight for power in the Western Jin Dynasty.

As for Sima Ye, he didn't want the last dignity after the emperor surrendered.

When Liu Cong went hunting, he was the halberd man who opened the way. When Liu Cong held a banquet, he was the bartender who delivered the wine. Even when Liu Cong went to the toilet, Sima Ye was responsible for holding the toilet seat. It was extremely humiliating. .

But even so, Liu Cong still did not let Sima Ye go, and finally executed Sima Ye.

It can be said that Liu Taiping, Wang Jun, Shi Le killed Liu Kun, and Liu Yao captured Sima Ye, which completely destroyed the power of the Western Jin Dynasty in the north.

The Huns and Han Kingdom started from Pingyang and fought all the way to reach the peak of their national power. At least on the surface, they had obtained all the territory of Cao Wei before the Battle of Chibi.

With this achievement, Liu Yaogeng was able to tie with Liu Taishile, and the three forces of the military once again formed a new check and balance.

At this moment, Liu Cong was completely at ease and began his career of continuing to enjoy himself.

When Sima Rui in Jiangdong heard the news, he was happy, er, excited.

Immediately, he sent out conquest messages to various places. He even put on his armor himself, led his troops to sleep in the wild, and set a time for the conquest.

Zu Ti sharpened his sword and reorganized his army, waiting for Sima Rui to bring the army together and let him conquer the Xiongnu and Han Dynasty.

As a result, I didn’t know why the waterways in the south of the Yangtze River, which had always been smooth and helpless, were blocked.

Chunyu Bo, the supervisor of transportation, was like the grain transport officer Wang E who helped Cao Cao conceal the shortage of grain and grass. He was killed in the name of missing the deadline.

The executioner wiped the pillar with a knife, and the blood flowed upward until it was more than two feet long. Everyone watching thought that Chunyu Bo was unjust.

Liu Wei said: "Chunyu Bo's crime is not worthy of death. Please exempt him from the official positions of Zhonglang Zhou and others."

Sima Rui naturally knew that Chunyu Bo should not die, but Liu Wei's steps alone were not enough.

So the right general Wang Dao and others wrote a memorial to admit their mistakes and requested to be relieved of their posts.

At this time, Sima Ruicai said: "Improper government decrees and punishments are all caused by my ignorance." Absolutely forgive everyone's fault.

Naturally, no one would blame Sima Rui, and no one mentioned that Sima Rui, who had not even left the border of Jiangnan, continued the Northern Expedition.

The play has been completed and the gestures have been displayed. Naturally, we return to Jianye City and continue to play music and dance!

Only Zuti waited in the north for Sima Rui to return to his side, and then went north to regain Luoyang. In the end, he just waited and sighed helplessly.

Zu Ti fully understood that no one in the combination of Director Wang and the Sima family in the south of the Yangtze River wanted to make the Northern Expedition and regain the lost territory. They just wanted to hide in the south of the Yangtze River and stay safe. This inevitably made Zu Ti feel a deep despair.

But what could Zu Ti do? Zu Ti could only grit his teeth and integrate the Wubao and bandits south of the Yellow River, and first reorganize the defense line south of the Yellow River.
In this desperate night, someone needs to hold up the torch to welcome the dawn.

It can be said that in this year alone, the situation in the entire world changed drastically, and Liu Tai did not expect that in the time it took him to get married, Liu Kun was destroyed, Sima Ye was captured, the Western Jin Dynasty was completely destroyed, and the Xiongnu and Han Dynasty were destroyed. The power was so overwhelming that the whole world couldn't breathe.

Liu Tai didn't panic much, on the contrary, he was a little interested.

At this time, Liu Cong can say that various authorities have come to him. Does he have the courage to let Liu Yao lead the army and cook a cunning rabbit and a lackey to completely force him or Shi Le to rebel, thereby integrating the military power of the Xiongnu and Han Dynasty?

However, what he was waiting for was the news that Liu Yao was named King of Qin and then attacked Longxi, Shi Le was named King of Zhao and ordered to attack south of the Yellow River, and he was named King of Qi and attacked Pingzhou.

After hearing the news, Liu Tai couldn't help but smile. Liu Cong didn't choose to take action after all.

However, Liu Tai also set his sights on Pingzhou. In the past few years, Murong Xuan claimed to be the Great Chanyu to cultivate political affairs, develop farming, develop education, and promote talents. Scholars and officials and the people joined him one after another, and the development was very lively.

Especially after opening up the route on his own, people would sneak across to Liaodong by boat from time to time.

Because Liu Tai needed the map there, he conveniently placed people on these smugglers' ships to determine the shipping routes, and conveniently switched to his own people to trade with Murong Xin.

Murong Xin was naturally wary, but the problem was that there were fewer and fewer old traders, so he had no choice but to trade with these newcomers.

He felt that no one should take notice of him in this rubbish place like Pingzhou, so he traded generously.

If he wanted to attack Murong Xian, Liu Tai could attack at any time by relying on the route he controlled.

But Liu Tai did not. Instead, he began to vigorously purchase local ginseng, jade, fur and other things, and began to use various luxury snowflake salt, Qingzhou cloth, raindrop porcelain and other luxury goods to trade with the locals to maintain good relations with them.

Liu Tai hoped that he would try not to end directly, but let Duan Xianbei and Murong Xianbei fight to contain them to ensure the safety of their retreat.

After all, the value of occupying Pingzhou by yourself is higher than the value of sending troops by yourself. The cost of maintaining the local area is even more staggering. After all, there is too much muddy land in Liaodong, and even if it is laid down, the cost of maintaining it is too high. .

All he has to ensure is that his own channel will not be attacked by the opponent. Now it is enough to have Duan Xianbei to contain him.

If you really want to conquer them, you can wait until the country is unified before dealing with it. Now you can just continue to use economic control to control the other side.

In contrast, Liu Tai was more curious about when the internal conflicts between the Xiongnu and Han Kingdom broke out.

After all, the Xiongnu-Han Kingdom did not unify the world in history. Now that the Western Jin Dynasty has been destroyed, Sima Rui is afraid that the Eastern Jin Dynasty will soon be established, but the Xiongnu-Han Kingdom is still so prosperous. This makes Liu Tai feel for a moment that this is not the history he knows at all. !

"Is it because of my existence that the internal conflicts have been calmed down?"

This made Liu Tai doubt himself a little, but no matter what, let's wait until Liu Cong dies and then see how the situation in the world changes!
(End of this chapter)