Chapter 612: A Year of Peace
After this addition, Huan Wen can really be said to be powerful in Jiangzuo. But this news had no impact on Tang Yan and the two countries, and it could even be said that except for Li Xin and Murong Ke who took a look, basically no one took it to heart.
After all, Huan Wen was in Jiangzuo before, and he was actually in power alone. This time, it seems that it is just a name.
And those who were promoted together with him also included Yuan Zhen, Huan Huo, Yu Xi and others.
For example, Huan Huo, the governor of the three states of Henan, Si, and Hebei, while Yuan Zhen was the assassin of Yanzhou, and the military of Yanzhou. And Yu Xi, because he is the emperor's prince, so, although he did not have any merits before, but there were still many defeats, at this time, he also supervised the military of Qingzhou.
These three people were responsible for defending the defense line east of Luoyang, on the border with the Tang Army and the Yan Army. However, the main confrontation with the Yan army was the main one.
The adjustment of the Yan army is to say that Murong Trai was transferred from the south to the north. In this way, the current southern defense line is really in charge of Huangfu. In addition, some generals such as Sun Xi, Fu Yan, and Yue Ming are here.
Although the three parties have made some adjustments here in Yanzhou, on the whole, the situation is relatively stable, except that the areas occupied by the three parties have been cut off. Basically, there have been no wars.
On the contrary, in August, Liangzhou, which had just been stable for less than a year, was in chaos again. This time the chaos was even bigger, because Zhang Tianxi, who had been in power after killing Zhang Yong before, killed Zhang Xuanliang, the king of Xiaoliang, this time.
After killing the king, Zhang Tianxi falsely claimed that Zhang Xuanliang died of a violent illness, and then claimed to be the envoy, the governor of the capital, the general, the pastor of Liangzhou, and the prince of Xiping. It just so happens that he is only eighteen years old this year. After that, he also sent people to Jiankang to ask for his life, asking the court to officially appoint him.
After the news reached Chang'an, Li Xindu was already surprised, it seemed that there was no civil strife in Liangzhou, but it was abnormal. However, from a certain point of view, the more chaotic Liangzhou is, it seems to be a good thing for Datang.
Of course, it depends on timing. If it disrupts the trade routes of the Western Regions because it is too chaotic, it will not be a good thing. After all, a large part of the commercial activities in Datang today are carried out through this Silk Road.
Even, if it is too serious, you have to consider whether it is a question of whether to have to go to the army. After all, no matter how much you take care of Jiang Zuo, you can only do it under the premise that you are not damaged!
Fortunately, the civil strife in Liangzhou, as in the past, was basically calmed down quickly. Zhang Tianxi also knew each other well, and after settling down the situation, he immediately sent people to Chang'an to show his intention to get married.
He also knew that if Li Xin was dissatisfied with him, Liangzhou would probably be in danger.
It was based on this concern that he made a special statement about the guarantee of the smooth trade routes in the Western Regions, which was regarded as reassuring Li Xin's heart, and the two sides continued to maintain the previous peaceful relations.
The fourth year of Tianding was more stable than the previous year, and nothing happened at home and abroad, relatively speaking, Li Xin's life was much more chic. On weekdays, in addition to normal government affairs, I basically stay at home.
Because the two little ones are now able to speak, although they don't know what they mean, and they can rarely explain the plain. But for Li Xin, it was a very fun thing. Every day, whenever I have free time, I will tease the two little ones and teach them to speak by myself.
According to Zhou Ting's idea, in two years, they should find a teacher and enlighten them. Although she also hoped that Li Yue could be made the crown prince, she did not take the initiative to speak up in this matter.
After all, no matter what, she is the princess, and Li Yue is the eldest son. In terms of righteousness, he naturally has an advantage, not to mention that Li Xin has no other children now. So, she wasn't in too much of a hurry.
On the contrary, she hopes to take advantage of Li Xin's time in Chang'an to see if she can conceive another one. After all, at this time, both men and women hope that the more children they have, the better!
In addition to the warmth of the family, Li Xin did not forget the iron blood, in addition to training in the camp of the unbroken army, he trained in the flying dragon horse. The combat strength of these two pro-armies is beyond doubt, and after being tested by the flames of war, they have grown faster.
In addition to the refilling of these two pro-armies, the construction of the Tang cavalry has also made great progress. The war horses that came from Daiguo and other places a year ago, plus Tuguhun and the Western Regions, as well as the war horses raised by themselves in the mountain horse farm, only took one year to fill the 50,000 light horses set before.
Today, these 50,000 light horsemen are being trained in Longxi and Shuofang. In time, we will be able to truly build up our combat power.
The most difficult thing is not the middle, but the foundation that has to be laid at the beginning.
If it weren't for the fact that Datang has been strengthening its strength for so many years and has been steadily advancing in accordance with the three-year plan, I am afraid that today's progress will not be so rapid.
Seeing that Datang is developing better and better, and its strength is getting stronger and stronger, Li Xin's confidence in his heart is getting bigger and bigger. As long as this trend continues, soon, the moment of the final showdown with Yan Guo will come.
In October, Jiangzuo took Huan Chong as the history of Jiangzhou. Jiangzhou, located south of the Yangtze River, used to be the land of Jingzhou, and later separated from Jingzhou. Most of it was part of Jiangxi and Hunan in later generations.
The Jiangling where Huan Wen was stationed in the past happened to be one west and one east of Xunyang County, Jiangzhou Prefecture, guarding the Yangtze River. Basically, Jiangling is in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, Xunyang is in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and Jiankang is in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
At this point, Jiangzuo's military strength in the upper and middle reaches of the Yangtze River was basically in the hands of the Huan family. The line of the Yangtze River can also be said to be the last line of defense for Jiangzuo to resist the north and south.
Obviously, Huan Wen has his own considerations for this arrangement.
In November, shortly after Huan Chong took office as the assassin of Jiangzhou, Zhang Jun, Yao Xiang's former general, killed Zhao Bi, the governor of Jiangzhou. Then, he led his soldiers and horses to flee north, and was finally killed by Huan Chong ~ Fa on the way.
But this incident had a big impact on the already unstable relationship between Tang and Jin.
Because everyone knows that Yao Xiang's younger brother Yao Chang is now a general in Datang. Therefore, if you want to talk about Zhang Jun's rebellion this time, some people speculate whether he is going to join Datang, or simply Datang's idea to fight Jiang Zuo.
Especially under the propaganda of some well-intentioned people, this matter has become treacherous.
Of course, this matter has nothing to do with Li Xin at all. Because he remembered that this incident happened in history, there was no Tang Dynasty at that time, although Yao Chang was in Former Qin at that time, but the strength of Former Qin at that time was far inferior to Yan State.
Therefore, Zhang Jun's rebellion in history is definitely not because of Yao Chang. If that's the case, it's clear that it won't be for that reason now.
Perhaps, in history, he wanted to go to Yan Kingdom, and now it is possible that he really wants to defect to the Tang Dynasty. After all, today's Datang is much more powerful than the former Qin of the same period.
But in the end, this matter was over, and neither Datang nor Jiang Zuo seemed to pay attention to this matter. A quiet year passed away like this.
The time came to the fifth year of Tianding, 364 A.D.! As soon as the first month of this year, Yan Guo announced an amnesty to the world, thus alleviating the difficult situation in the country and showing the emperor's grace! But how many people will buy it, then I don't know.
But on the whole, since there has been no war for more than two consecutive years, the strength of Yan has recovered somewhat. Although it is destined to be impossible to achieve the same development as Datang because of its own shortcomings, its vitality has recovered.
Originally, everyone thought that there should be no major events in this new year, and everyone spent the year quietly just like the previous two years. Even Li Xin thinks so.
But what no one expected was that just after February ended and the weather had just warmed up, Yan Guo actually marched into the army. Moreover, the most unexpected thing is that the object of Yan Guo's invasion this time is not the Tang Dynasty, which has made enemies before, but Jiangzuo in the south.
At the beginning of March, Murong Ke transferred Yuejuan back from Yan County, and then ordered him to lead an army of 50,000 to the south and join up with Huangfu Zhen. Then, he asked Fu Yan, Yue Ming and others to have 60,000 soldiers to attack the Jin army in Ren County, Lu County, Dongguan County and other places.
These places are located on the east line of Surabaya and Liang County. Further east, there is the endless sea.
Originally, the three parties were evenly balanced, and everyone lived their own lives without invading each other. Moreover, judging from the thoughts of those people in Jiang Zuo, after several years of war, the main goal of Yan Guo should also be placed on Datang.
The most important thing is that Murong Ke's actions in the past two years have indeed proved this. Whoever looks at it, the object of Yan Guo's actions should be the priority of Datang. After all, Datang is now the biggest threat to Yan Guo.
Therefore, as soon as Fu Yan and the others moved their troops, they immediately caught Yuan Zhen and Yu Xi's troops on the opposite side by surprise. In particular, Yu Xi, who led the army to garrison Dongguan County, was directly defeated, and he was able to escape from the hands of the Yan army by taking the warship of the navy down from the Yishui.
Due to the suddenness of the Yan army's action, by the time Jiang Zuo reacted, it was already a little late.
After Yuan Zhen, who was stationed in Suiyang, got the news, although he immediately raised troops to rescue, he had not yet set off, but he heard that the Yan army stationed in Gaoping County, north of Suiyang, was coming to Suiyang. He had to dismiss the idea of rescue and instead go all out to hold his own line of defense.