Eight Hills in the Eastern Jin Dynasty

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Tao Yuanming shook his head: "No, I didn't expect it to be so easy. Liu Yu's resilience and tenacity have been reflected in a series of previous wars. Even Liu Daogui has the demeanor of his elder brother. Look at this time How did he defeat Jingzhou? Don't expect that even if Liu Yu's Northern Expedition to the Central Plains is not completely successful, he will withdraw his troops and retreat, just like Xie Xuan and Huan Wen did in the Northern Expedition and lost a good situation."

Yu Yue's expression changed: "What should we do? If Liu Yu takes root in the north and keeps garrisoning troops in the Central Plains to fight with the Hulu for ten or eight years, we will have to keep supplying Liu Yu's army. ? Then even if we can get the prefectures and counties, they have to become Liu Yu's rear base for constant supplies just like when we fought against Nanyan. Then what else are we trying to do? Really become Liu Yu's subordinates on his way to the emperor. Official?"

Tao Yuanming said calmly: "Yugong, you have to understand one thing, that is, Liu Yu's Northern Expedition was done in the name of righteousness. If he keeps fighting in the name of this righteousness, then if we openly oppose it, Even those who hold back and cause trouble will inevitably become national traitors and public enemies. Think about Huan Wen's Northern Expedition, the Black Hand Qiankun secretly asked Yuan Zhen to cause trouble behind, and did not open the Shimen Waterway from Yuzhou to the Yellow River. After returning, Huan Wen vented his anger on Yu Yuan Zhen, attack and destroy him. Even if the people of the world know that Huan Wen is a traitor who usurped the throne, who will cry out for Yuan Zhen? No matter how many reasons he has, if it hinders the great cause of the Northern Expedition, then everyone in the world will get it. You will punish the rebellious ministers and traitors."

"The Xie family later organized the Beifu Army. It was obviously a private armed force created for the Xie family to usurp the throne, but because it was covered with the righteousness of the Northern Expedition, it seemed so noble, even if it was from the Black Hand Qiankun The major guards could not openly oppose Xie An and Xie Xuan, so Xi Chao had to secretly communicate with Murong Chui and gather the two dark underground forces in the north and south. Only then did the Beifu Army be eliminated in the Battle of Wuqiaoze. The main force forced the Xie family to abdicate and hand over power. Later, when it was exposed that Xi Chao had colluded with the barbarians and framed the Beifu Army, even Liu Yu, who was considered a traitor, was able to kill Xi Chao in front of the emperor. To become a great hero who eliminates national traitors, isn’t this another tragic example of violating the red line of the Northern Expedition?”

Yu Yue sighed: "Yes, after all, the Jin Dynasty is a unified country established by King Sima Xuan in the north. Now the north has fallen into the hands of the Hulu, the Sima royal mausoleum has fallen into the hands of the Hulu, and the tombs of the major Nandu families have fallen into the hands of the Hulu. The ancestral tombs and county headquarters also fell into the hands of the Hulu. Our ancestors were unable to receive sacrifices and became lonely ghosts. This was a shame for all the Jin people. Even if Sima was established as the emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, we could only pay tribute to the Hulu Revenge, expulsion and destruction of them, and retaking the north are the most important things in the entire Eastern Jin Dynasty. Anyone who openly violates it will be a public enemy of the country. This red line must not be touched. Therefore, the former conspirators and organizations like Black Hand Qiankun , we can only stop it by relying on our secret efforts to sabotage the Northern Expedition, and we must not openly oppose it."

At this point, Yu Yue raised his eyebrows: "But since we are going to use secret power to destroy Liu Yu's plan from behind, why should we help him in the Northern Expedition? Let's learn from Xi Chao and the others and stop Liu Yu's Northern Expedition and make him fail. , isn’t it better?”

Tao Yuanming smiled and waved his hand: "This kind of trickery behind the scenes, especially deliberately withholding military rations and not sending reinforcements, is difficult to avoid Liu Yu's liquidation afterwards. Huan Wen failed in the Northern Expedition and lost some of his main forces, but he You can still escape back and then defeat Yuan Zhen. If you don't want to follow Yuan Zhen's old path, you can't do this. Besides, Liu Yu is not a fool. It is impossible to overwhelm the country with troops. With all the troops in the Northern Expedition, there will definitely be some left behind. At least half of the troops are in the country, used to monitor and suppress the wealthy families and those who are dissatisfied with him in the country. Just like this time when he expedition to the north and South Yan, he also left three legions of Liu Yi, He Wuji, and Liu Daogui in the country. We only took troops from Yangzhou and Jiangbei to attack."

"What's more, he is very likely to ask Mr. Yu to travel with the army. Just like the attack on Nanyan this time, he wants to stay behind and carry out small actions. Firstly, there are too many people involved and it is difficult to keep it secret. Secondly, if If we don’t trick Liu Yu to death, he will come back to take revenge. Even if he can really trick Liu Yu to death, his subordinates who remain in the country will not let us go. After comprehensive consideration, this is not worth the loss. Only by taking another path can we get the best result. Effectively consume Liu Yu."

Yu Yue's spirit perked up: "What's the way to consume it? Mr. Tao, please stop showing off and tell me."

Tao Yuanming's face turned gloomy and he said solemnly: "Think about it, how did the battle of Nanyan and the final battle of Guanggu end?"

Yu Yue immediately said without thinking: "After besieging the city, we attacked the city day and night. After the siege failed, we went to Shuyuan www.zhaoshuyuan.com to build a long siege and set up camp for a year. In the end, Nan Yan's military supplies were exhausted. After all, they were forced to leave the city to break out of the siege and fight in a decisive battle. In the decisive battle, Murong Chui's main force was eliminated. They surrendered the next day. But even so, the siege lasted for a year and both sides suffered heavy losses. What Mr. Tao meant was that Liu Will Yu Bei Expedition inevitably fall into such a long-term war of attrition and slowly wear away his strength?"

Tao Yuanming smiled slightly: "Of course, although Guanggu is strong, it is an isolated city after all. The entire Qingzhou outside has surrendered. The powerful Han families in Qingzhou have also continued to submit to Liu Yu's army and provide him with supplies and troops. That's it, it took a year to conquer Guanggu City. If Liu Yu went on the Northern Expedition, it might not require much effort to capture the Central Plains, but if he was approaching Tongguan or wanted to cross the Yellow River to attack the Northern Wei Dynasty, it would be difficult. It's difficult. They have a vast rear, thousands of miles in depth, which can slowly wear down Liu Yu, wear down his morale, and consume his military rations. Over time, diseases will spread, and even the elite and invincible Beifu army will not be able to defeat him. I can’t resist this kind of injury.”

"At the end of the Battle of Guanggu, Liu Yu's army began to suffer from the plague, and the camp was full of wounded soldiers. They almost couldn't make it back to participate in the Battle of Jiankang. If we attack Tongguan and forcefully cross the Yellow River, the trouble will only be greater. We won't If you need to make some small moves later, just supply military supplies normally. Liu Yu himself will be unable to fight because of this fatigue and consumption, and there will be nothing to plunder. In the end, even if he takes over a barren open space in the Central Plains, it will have no practical value. In the end we were forced to withdraw our troops.”

"But Luoyang and other cities in the Central Plains have long been ruined, and there are no households. Not only can't we get supplies and taxes here, but we can't recruit troops to replenish the army on the spot. Instead, we have to constantly transport food and send troops from the south. This will It has become a bottomless pit that constantly consumes the national power of the Jin Dynasty!" (End of this chapter)

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