Xijing, Luoyang.

The majestic city stands above Luoshui. After the baptism of war and the invasion of wind and frost, even if it is constantly going downhill, the historical heritage of the thousand-year-old capital is still there.

It was the end of April, and the tail of Meng Xia, under the scorching sun, the weather was a little irritating, and the people who were used to the climate were impatient, and the Hu people outside the territory.

Outside the huge city, there are more than ten large camps, and the banners are varied, but there are a few of them, which are more prominent, black robes, black armor and black flags, which are from the Hedong New Dynasty Guard Forbidden Army.

Guanyou is poor, but the situation there is still chaotic and tense, not only the "anti-Liao movement", the army of Houshu is taking advantage of the turmoil in the Central Plains, actively enterprising, constantly intruding and expanding. It seems that the ambition of Shu Emperor Meng Chang is not small, and the four states of Qin and Feng that he won are not counted, and before he digested the results of the battle, he sent troops eastward, entered Kou Jingzhao, and captured Chang'an.

went around in a small circle, and in the west of Dugi, a barely reliable defense line was constructed, and Liu Zhiyuan led the army to enter Yiluo calmly eastward.

Recently, Emperor Liu Zhiyuan's mood is particularly good, the strategy of entering the Central Plains is going too smoothly, driving straight in, invincible all the way, and the resistance faced in reality is far less than expected. Along the way, he basically spent the time in recruiting and surrendering rebellions, and made a lot of breakthroughs in all aspects.

On the Huaizhou side, after more than a month of siege, Hanoi City was finally broken by Shi Hongzhao, and the false order of Heyang Jiedu made Cui Tingxun finally become a loyal minister of the Khitan, of course, he may also want to surrender but can't, it is said that he was killed by the rebels when the city was broken.

On Shi Hongzhao's side, the cost was not too big, and it was probably calculated the date when Liu Zhi came to the east, and led the crowd to join him in Luoyang.

And when they heard that Liu Zhiyuan was coming, the rebels in the land of Heluo also gathered and offered their loyalty, however, the idea that these people wanted to eat together was more real. After the plundering of the Khitans, not to mention the ordinary people, even those army thieves were hungry.

Liu Zhiyuan also accepted all of them, and selected warriors from them to supplement the forbidden army, especially those who had military experience in the Shijin forbidden army, and they could be used. Since entering Heluo in the east, the forces in Liu Zhiyuan's hands have rapidly expanded and expanded, but the distinction between good and bad has become more and more obvious.

Of course, what made Liu Zhiyuan most happy and even surprised was the news of the Battle of Luancheng!

Carefully reading the battle report sent from Zhenzhou, and after listening to the description of the envoy, Liu Zhiyuan couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. After the joy, Liu Zhiyuan couldn't help but feel incredible for the courage and luck of his family's Erlang, and he couldn't help himself with the brilliance of the results.

Compared with Liu Chengyou's enterprising and heroic spirit in Hebei, Liu Zhiyuan's side, with an empty army, has achieved some inadequate results.

Hearing that Emperor Liao had died and the Liao army was defeated, Liu Zhiyuan's psychological pressure plummeted, and his heart was raised, and he was no longer as conservative as before. In Luoyang Palace, the Imperial Civilization Palace, he met with Xijing officials and began to discuss the matter of changing the country name. The tattered signboard of "Jin Kingdom" has no use value at the moment, and it is time to abandon it.

At the same time, many generals in the guards and pro-army, led by Shi Hongzhao, asked for their lives several times, eager to advance eastward and take Kaifeng. They were also stimulated by the results of the Battle of Luancheng.

For Liu Chengyou, Liu Zhiyuan was overjoyed, and once again issued an order, taking him as the envoy of Chengde Festival, the envoy of the Hebei army, the guard of the Sikong, and the general leader of the affairs of Hebei Province. The name is very loud, but the actual effect is not big. However, it did give him the opportunity to meddle in the military and political affairs of Hebei Prefectures. Subsequently, Liu Chengyou's army expansion, rewards, and the appointment of some officials were all agreed to.

At this time, someone suggested that the second prince had too much power, and vaguely suggested to Liu Zhiyuan that he should be prevented. Liu Zhiyuan was furious when he heard this, suspected that he was separating father and son, and ordered the speaker to be killed.

Then, less than two days later, Liu Zhiyuan, the eldest son of the emperor, Liu Chengxun, was the envoy of the Anguo Army, the envoy of Hebei Prefectures, and the Shou Situ, and led the army from Taiyuan to Zhenzhou to support Liu Chengyou, and escorted the seized goods back to the south.

Since entering Luo, Liu Zhiyuan, who deeply felt the ruins of Dugi, has already felt the huge financial pressure, and the large amount of goods seized is indeed very important for the new dynasty to be able to return a large mouthful of blood. If not, then don't make an idea, if you have, but you can't help but Liu Zhiyuan doesn't care.

You must know that on the Hedong side, in order to support the advance of the Central Plains, the finances are about to collapse, and in order to raise money, food, ordnance, and clothing, Wang Zhang's hair has been grabbed a lot, and many harsh exploitation methods have reached the people's instability.

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In the palace, Liu Zhiyuan met with an envoy who came to meet him, Heyang Jiedu Wuxingde, which he personally appointed. Liu Zhiyuan was still very kind to these marshals who dared to be the first in the world and expressed their submission when the situation was still unclear in the early days, and personally left him to dine with him to show his favor.

And Wu Xingde should also be a very knowledgeable person, personally leading the army to cross the river from Mengjin, saying that he would send the Son of Heaven to Tokyo. At the same time, he transported all the food and materials he collected in Heyang to pay tribute, although the amount was not much, but it was enough to show his heart.

Liu Zhiyuan was very satisfied with such a smart person, and gave him clothes, silk, and good weapons, and gave him more encouragement. And Wu Xingde is also a native of Bingzhou, and he treats him more and more kindly. In this era, there are really Hedong generals everywhere.

"Military discipline still needs to be rectified!" After personally inspecting the military camps around Luoyang, Liu Zhiyuan's dark and ugly face was obviously dissatisfied. Although the number of troops has risen, the supervision of military discipline has obviously been relaxed.

"We haven't entered Tokyo yet, and there are still many people in the world who don't surrender, and I don't know how many battles we have to fight. Anything can be relaxed, but the army can't! Liu Zhiyuan's voice was already full of anger and reprimanded.

The generals and schools present only promised their promises. Shi Hongzhao's face was also a little unsightly, as the commander of the guards Ma Bujun, the leader of the forbidden army of the new dynasty, he was naturally responsible for the problems at the bottom.

He had a bad temper and lost face in front of Liu Zhiyuan, so he naturally caught fire in his heart, and assured Liu Zhiyuan with a strained face: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the last general will definitely rectify it seriously!" ”

Shi Hongzhao, although he has a perverse personality and is unruly, he still has a set of rules for managing the army, especially in the area of military discipline, and he restricts the soldiers under his command with severe punishment. led the army south, and his Wujie army also completely achieved that Yu Minqiu did not commit any crimes.

At the beginning, the Hedong armies, and only the Wujie Army under the command of Shi Hongzhao, could compare with the Longqi Army after the rectification in terms of military discipline. But with his methods too ruthless, most of the soldiers were afraid of Shi Hongzhao's power and hated him.

And judging by his expression, in order to give Liu Zhiyuan an explanation, I am afraid that he will be ruthless again.