Wei and Jin Cooks

  Chapter 928 Liu Yi as envoy

  In this era, power recognizes people. This is the truth of the so-called capture of the thief first.

  Wang Jun is the king of Youzhou, so Shi Le carried Wang Jun, not only took down the Youzhou Army in this city quickly, but also knocked on the gates of many cities with him, and let Shi Le take over directly.

  After receiving the news, Zu Ti and Zhao Hanzhang divided their troops into two groups, and attacked Youzhou from the east road all the way, dragging Wang Jun's two sons so that they could not turn around and gather their troops;

   All the way attacked from west to northeast, first took back Jizhou, and then entered Youzhou.

   Tuoba Xianbei dispatched 50,000 soldiers and horses, and their cavalry were fiercely disciplined, and they conquered twelve cities in three days.

  The three-way army attacked the deep part of Youzhou at the same time, and then joined the Zhao family army of Bei Gongchun, Zhao Ju and others to encircle the Xiongnu.

  If there is a map, it can be seen that the six thick red lines are gradually approaching Lu County where the Huns were stationed at this time.

   At this time, Lu County was not peaceful either.

  Liu Cong led the Xiongnu army to retreat to Lu County, and resisted Zhao Ju in danger.

  Of course, they not only occupied Lu County, but also occupied several nearby counties, almost half of Yan State, and one-third of Fan Yang State next door.

  He didn't want to confront Wang Jun at this time. For him, there was not much benefit to him except to make one more enemy.

  But he really had no choice, Zhao Hanzhang pressed on every step of the way, Bei Gongchun and Zhao Ju's offensive was too fierce, and the new Zu Ti who appeared in Jizhou was also very powerful, and he suffered losses in several fights.

Moreover, that person is quite cruel, perhaps not as good as Bei Gongchun in surprise attacks, but his strategy and military strategy are superior to Bei Gongchun's. Wherever he passed, several places were cleared by solid walls, and some places were too late. Most of the people and food were hidden, so they couldn't find them.

  When they dispatched troops, they usually only brought a small amount of food and grass, and then requisitioned food and grass on the spot. This time they were struggling every step of the way, and they couldn't get enough food at all.

  In addition to Liu Yuan's death, the imperial court was forced to leave Bingzhou without any food support.

  Liu Cong couldn't fight and didn't have enough food and grass to defend, so he had to retreat.

   Picking the soft persimmons and pinching them, after much deliberation, only Youzhou can provide them with food and grass at this time, and allow them to stay temporarily.

  Of course, the people in Youzhou don’t have much food either. They are experiencing drought and locust plagues that have not been seen in decades. It is said that the victims have already eaten each other, and there is no food or grass to be squeezed from them.

  But Wang Jun has it.

   It is said that Wang Jun collected a large amount of grain and hid it separately in various granaries, so Liu Cong chose to directly attack Wang Jun, wanting to take over Youzhou from him.

  Youzhou has a natural and advantageous location, easy to defend and difficult to attack. As long as he takes Youzhou, he can stop Zhao's army according to the danger.

   As for Wang Jun's defense to stop him, Liu Cong snorted coldly. He couldn't beat Zhao Hanzhang, but he was very confident in beating Wang Jun.

  But he didn't expect Liu Yi to come back suddenly.

  He didn't come back alone, he also brought back Jin Chen, one of them was Wei Jie, Liu Cong had heard of his name.

   Liu Yi came back to persuade him to surrender.

  He and Liu Cong said: "Fourth brother, we are at the end of the road now. You can't take the whole clan to die. As long as you surrender, Zhao Hanzhang will give us a piece of land to live in, just like when our ancestors migrated to Bingzhou."

  Liu Cong was angry, "Then people will stare at you when you go in and out. Is it the same as being a slave for the rest of your life?"

   Liu Yidao: "No, Zhao Hanzhang promised me that she treats us like Han people."

  “How can you believe what the Han people say?”

   Liu Yi asked: "She is not trustworthy, can my brother guarantee that you will win Youzhou?"

  He said: "When you fought Zhao Hanzhang alone, you were retreating steadily. At this time, with Wang Jun behind, under the attack from the north and the south, how can you be confident that you can win Youzhou and keep Han?"

   "You are young and have never been on the battlefield, so don't grow others' ambition here and destroy your own prestige."

   Liu Yidao: "Although I have never been to the battlefield, I will listen to my uncles discussing politics. This is not what my family says."

  He persuaded: "Since Zhao Hanzhang was born, she has never broken her promise. Why don't you give it a try?"

   Liu Cong didn't want to listen, so he drove Liu Yi out. If he didn't try his best to stop him, Liu Cong would have wanted to cut Wei Jie off the sacrificial flag.

  Liu Yi was also disheartened, knowing that it was useless to persuade Liu Cong, he could only contact Liu Huanxi and other ministers.

  Wei Jie came forward instead of Zhao Hanzhang, and after Liu Yi persuaded him to make a promise on the sidelines, many ministers favored Liu Yi.

   It's not that they look down on Liu Cong, but that they don't have much confidence in the current situation.

  Liu Yi was right about one thing. They couldn't beat Zhao Jiajun in singles, so how could they be undefeated after provoking Wang Jun?

The reason why they were able to seize these dozens of cities was not because they were too powerful, but because the Zhao family army did not attack at the beginning. When they retreated into Youzhou, a large-scale peasant rebellion broke out in Youzhou, and the victims were scattered. He couldn't take care of himself, but Zhao's army didn't continue to approach for some reason, but surrounded the border of Youzhou, watching them attack more than a dozen cities.

   Now Wang Jun has assembled a large army to fight against them. As long as the Zhao family army advances to Youzhou, they will be attacked by the north and the south. I am afraid that there will be a catastrophe of genocide.

  So now there is another way to go, and many people are considering it.

  According to Liu Yi, the worst outcome would be returning to the time when he first moved to Bingzhou decades ago.

   But that's better than being exterminated directly, or being driven out of the Great Wall all the way?

  So everyone quietly planned to change the leader.

  Liu Cong was not originally Liu Yuan's preferred heir. He murdered the king and ascended to power, which was not orthodox in the first place.

   Calculated, regardless of status or degree of favor, Liu Yi should be the emperor after Liu He.

  So the ministers headed by Liu Huanxi got together and wanted to change the emperor.

   It's just that they haven't discussed what to do.

   Liu Cong seemed to sense the danger, and acted more impatiently. He wanted to kill Wei Jie, but was persuaded by Liu Huanxi and other ministers with the rule that "the two countries should not be killed when they fight".

   Liu Cong was about to drive Wei Jie and others out, so Liu Huanhuan and others followed suit, persuading Liu Cong to consider surrendering, but was almost killed by Liu Cong.

  After that, no one mentioned this matter in front of Liu Cong, and Wei Jie also left Lu County, but before leaving, he had already discussed the matter of surrender with Liu Huanxi and others.

   Wei Jie left on the front foot, and news came that Wang Jun was captured on the back foot, and Youzhou had fallen into the hands of Zhao Hanzhang.

When Liu Huanxi and the others heard this, they originally wanted to delay for a while, but they couldn't help it anymore. They went to the palace that day and said to Liu Cong, "After careful consideration, I feel that your majesty's consideration is correct. After fighting for many years, he and Zhao Hanzhang have long been a deadly enemy, so to surrender at this time is to bind your hands, so you cannot surrender."

   Upon hearing this, Liu Cong praised, "That's exactly the reason."

   "The king of the North Sea is bewitching the people with his demonic words. Keeping him outside will inevitably affect the hearts of the people and the army. It is better to temporarily detain him in the palace and release him after we have captured the entire kingdom of Yan."

  Liu Conglue agreed after thinking about it, so he asked someone to invite Liu Yi into the palace, fearing that he would not come, so he found a reason, saying that it was to celebrate the birthday of Empress Dowager Shan in advance.

See you tomorrow

  (end of this chapter)