Chapter 629: A Helpless Move
However, if you really want to move the capital, it will not be an easy task. After all, a lot of things have to be taken away, not to mention, this huge population, especially the royal family, princes and ministers, and so on, are dragging their families to evacuate.
It was not easy for the army to retreat, let alone these people who were huddled together in a chaotic manner and had no discipline at all. The most terrible thing is that once the Tang army breaks through all the defense lines on the way to retreat, if it is pursued and killed, all the people will be dead.
"I'm afraid that the Tang Army won't let us move the capital and evacuate as we wish!" So, some people who are more sober even raise this concern.
"Yes! Not to mention that the Tang general Liu Xiaohai in the west is storming Fukou Pass and other places, Peng Lin leads the cavalry to the south in the north, and there are enemy troops such as Lu Guang and Pang Hui in the south attacking the defenders outside Qishui Pass. On the east side, I heard that Liao Chuan, the general of the Tang Army, had crossed the Zhangshui River and entered the border of the Bohai Kingdom. Not to mention that the war in Chenliu and other places in the south is not optimistic, if it goes on like this, I am afraid that we will be captured by the Tang army before we have crossed the river! Wei Yin Murong Mo said worriedly.
Yecheng is far away from Guanggu, and the only thing that is more reassuring is that Yecheng is very close to the Yellow River. Therefore, as long as everyone rushes to the edge of the Yellow River and crosses the Yellow River as soon as possible, they will be able to enter the boundary of Qingzhou.
At that time, not to mention that the Tang army was still far away, it was chased to the shore, and it was impossible for them to cross the river to pursue the emperor when there were no boats to rely on.
The key is that the journey from Yecheng to the bank of the Yellow River must have enough time.
"You don't have to worry, this king has already thought about this matter! From now on, everyone will begin to prepare for the relocation of the capital, and His Majesty and other people who move east will be handed over to King Le'an. King Le'an only needed to lead 30,000 soldiers and generals to protect His Majesty and others to quickly rush to Guixiang County, and then cross the river from Jibei County into Qingzhou. In addition, this king has ordered the king of Bohai to prepare in Qingzhou, and he will lead a large army to meet you on the south bank of the river! Knowing what everyone was thinking, Murong Ke was not verbose and said.
As soon as everyone heard this, they realized that Murong Ke had already made a full plan. In this way, everyone is relieved a lot. At least, if it's not a temporary idea, the success rate of this matter is much higher!
"King Le'an is in charge of moving the capital, won't Dazai-sama leave with us?" Feng Yi heard the difference, and hurriedly asked.
Whether in terms of ability or prestige, it is most appropriate for such a major matter to be led by Murong Ke. But he handed over the matter to the young King of Le'an, Murong Zang, to deal with, which was obviously different from what everyone thought.
Only then did everyone react and looked at him inquiringly.
"The matter of moving the capital is a matter of life and death for the country, and the survival of the society must not be neglected in the slightest! If we want to go, Tang Jun will definitely not let it go. Once they get the news, they will inevitably quickly go south to intercept it. Especially the cavalry of the Tang Army is not far from Yecheng, and the speed is fast, once they catch up, everyone will not be able to leave! Therefore, someone must lead an army to intercept them and buy you time. Ordinary people are not at ease, and King Wu has already died in battle, so only this king personally went out to block Li Xin! Murong Ke sighed and said leisurely.
His words made everyone silent for a while.
Everyone knows that he is telling the truth, but this statement also shows the incompetence of his own people. Otherwise, when such a thing happens, why would he need his dignified Dazai to come out in person? Wouldn't it be better to send a few people directly from the court?
However, no one stood up and recommended themselves to resist Tang Jun. Because everyone knew that the Tang army had come down from the north, Li Xin was coming not far behind him.
In other words, the people who went to resist Peng Lin's troops, who were currently the greatest threat to Yecheng, were most likely to end up fighting with Li Xin.
For Li Xin, I am afraid that no one in the court dares to underestimate him, even if it is Murong Ke himself, he does not dare to say that he has any chance of winning. This is the prestige that has been built up over the years through one victory after another, and no one can underestimate it, and no one can erase it.
Except for Murong Ke, who still has some confidence and has the qualifications to lead the army to resist, other people still have this self-knowledge. Knowing that he was going forward not only failed to turn the tide of the battle, but may have hastened the rout of the battle.
In addition to this king, Murong Mo, the Duke of Shi'an, immediately rushed to Fukou Pass and blocked the troops and horses of Liu Xiaohai of the Tang Army to the west as much as possible. Murong Huan, the king of Yidu, led an army of 50,000 and rushed to the Bohai State to support, and he must block Liao Chuan's men and horses in the Bohai Sea as much as possible, so that they could not go south. Even if you can't resist it in the end, you must buy more time for the relocation of the capital! Murong Xiu, the king of Lanling, led an army of 30,000 to the south to support the north of Qishui Pass, blocking the Tang army under Lu Guang and Pang Hui from going north, and they must not threaten Your Majesty's safety! Seeing that everyone didn't say much, Murong Ke began to assign tasks.
Since the fronts in various places have already been fired, the right-hand men in their hands have basically been sent out before. Now, Murong Ke has to use some people who didn't have much success before, otherwise, there will be not enough people in his hands.
Of course, he also has one consideration in this, that is, to use people from the clan as much as possible. After all, these people and the Yan Kingdom coexist, so there is no need to worry too much that they will flee and put the imperial court in danger for their own selfish interests.
If it were someone else, in the face of the precarious situation of Yan Kingdom, I am afraid that it would be impossible to defect.
Of course, people's hearts are complicated, and Murong Ke does not dare to guarantee that these people will definitely defend to the end. It can only be said that he has done as much as possible!
"In addition, immediately send someone to send an order to Huangfu Zhen, Murong Ping and others to ensure that Qingzhou is not lost. As long as the Tang army can be kept out of Qingzhou, some places can be appropriately abandoned. Everything will be dealt with after His Majesty has safely retreated to Guanggu. Also, immediately send an envoy to see Huan Wen and the envoy Jiankang, know the stakes, and stop the army with Jiang Zuo first, so that we can concentrate on dealing with Li Xin with all our might! ”
"As for this king, he will personally lead an army of 100,000 to the north and resist Li Xin's army to the south. This matter is urgent, you must not slack off, and it must be completed as soon as possible! As long as you reach the land of Qingzhou safely, if our side really can't resist it, we will quickly retreat to the territory of Qingzhou! At the end, Murong Ke said in a deep voice.
However, when he said these last few words, it was as if he had exhausted all his strength.
Everyone present understood his feelings, because if this last step was really reached, it would mean that the Yan Kingdom would lose all the territory north of the Yellow River. If Pingzhou is not counted, the entire Yan Kingdom will only be left with Qingzhou.
Such a change, compared with the heyday of Yan Kingdom, is really different, who would have thought that in just over ten years, the momentum will plummet! If everyone sees Murong Jun and the other emperors of the Yan Kingdom again at this time, I'm afraid they will all have no shame to face it!
"Dazai rest assured, we will do this as soon as possible to ensure the safety of Your Majesty!" Feng Yi took the lead and bowed.
For the sake of this country, Murong Ke can be said to have worked hard, and it is precisely because of this that everyone admires him. At a critical time, all the heavy responsibilities are shouldered, so that he is the cadre of the country, and it can be said that the pillar of optimus is not bad. Only in this way can he be called a model for all ministers.
"It's all up to you!" Murong Ke nodded and bowed to everyone.
After the court meeting ended, Feng Yi and the others began to get busy. The princes and ministers of various families and the nobles of the court began to pack their bags and prepare to flee south.
Murong Wei and the Empress Dowager Ke Zuhun in the palace also began to prepare for the eastward move in a panic after Murong Ke came to inform him personally.
As soon as this action began, the panic began to spread throughout the city. Under the influence of such an atmosphere, people who were not worried began to be affected by the surrounding atmosphere and began to pack their bags.
However, in such a situation, the news of the relocation of the capital became a public matter. So, it didn't take long for the news to reach Li Xin's hands again.
When the news came, Li Xinzheng led the army to take Guangzong County in Jianxing County of Yan State, and it was still about two hundred miles away from Yecheng at this time. But Peng Lin's progress was even faster, and at this time he was only about a hundred miles away from Yecheng!
Originally, according to Peng Lin's speed, he should have reached Yecheng a long time ago. But the problem is that there are several counties in the north of Yecheng, and Murong Ke has arranged a lot of soldiers and horses before, blocking the way south.
Although Peng Lin did not have to attack the city, he had to deal with these enemy troops stationed between the cities.
What I want to talk about here is the situation of the road taken by Peng Lin and Li Xin, because this road happens to be between Zhangshui and Qinghe.
Zhangshui originates from Taihang Mountain, and its upstream is out of the mountain in the west of Yecheng, and the city of Yedu is located on the south bank of Zhangshui. After the Zhangshui flows from the north of Yecheng, it flows all the way to the northeast, and finally turns eastward in Boling County, and then flows into the sea in the territory of Bohai State.
When I thought about the Warring States Period, the Ximen Leopard of Wei State controlled the water, and the famous thing of sinking the goddess, it happened in Yecheng, and the water controlled was this Zhangshui.
The Qing River, which is actually the old course of the Yellow River, because the Yellow River had several major changes in the Qin and Han dynasties, so it is not where the Yellow River is located today. Before the Qin and Han dynasties, the Yellow River was actually south of Tianjin, and now the Bohai State entered the sea.