Chapter 56, the matter of Empress Xiaohui

As soon as Liu Yang entered the annexed state, he ordered Yao Yizhong to command the troops to guard Jiexiu and Wu County, and monitor the Guo brothers east of Jiuze, recall Chen An, join forces, and stationed in Zhongyang, preparing to launch an attack in the direction of Xicheng and Pingtao.

Chen An led Liang Qian to see Liu Yang, and Liang Qian knelt down to state the previous situation. He had already consulted the elders and big families in the middle capital, and finally compiled a brilliant resume for himself, saying that his father was a general of Liu Kun, and then returned to the township due to injury. Liang Qian said that he looked forward to the king's division every day, and he had the heart to destroy the karma for a long time, so this time he took advantage of the opportunity of the soldiers to kill and plunder, and the people were afraid, so he rose up and seized Wu County......

Liu Yang helped him up with both hands and praised: "True righteous man! He immediately made an exception to the rank of lieutenant, and because he was familiar with the affairs of Jiexiu and Wu County, he was temporarily assigned to obey Yao Yizhong's orders.

Later, the good news reached Chang'an, and Pei Gai couldn't help but applaud, saying: "The world is chaotic, I don't want Liu Yueshi to be the general, and there is such a loyal and brave son!" Regarding the name Liang Li, to be honest, he didn't have any impression.

In fact, Liang Qian has also left traces in the history books, and has set off an earth-shattering wave-

In the original history, he once appeared in Hou Zhao, guarded Gao Lidu for the East Palace, and guarded Shi Xuan, the prince of Shihu. Later, Shi Xuanmou was killed, and more than 10,000 of his subordinates were degraded, and they were far away in Liangzhou, and Liang Qian was naturally among them. At that time, the lord of Liangzhou was Zhang Mao, the younger brother of Zhang Wei, who took the opportunity to seize the horses of the pawns and ordered them to transport grain on foot. He claimed to be the general of the Jin Expedition to the East, first broke the debate, forced Zhang Maozun to be the Jin Da Sima, the governor of the capital, and after the defeat, Zhao Anxi's general Liu Ning, broke Qin and Long, and drove eastward.

It is said that below the Liang calf, the elite of the rebels are all good at shooting, and plundering the people's big axes, followed by a long handle, lined up the wall, invincible, and stayed in Chang'an, the crowd has been 100,000. Immediately after the battle was broken, Zhao Leping Wang Shibao, east out of Tongguan, into the Yuluo area. Shi Hu ordered Li Nong to be the governor of the capital, the general of the military, and the generals led 100,000 cavalry to ask for it, but the result was first defeated in Xin'an, and then defeated in Luoyang, and was forced to retreat to Chenggao. Liang Qian is a great plunder of Xingyang and Chenliu counties.

However, although this rebel army was menacing, after all, it was as unfounded as a rogue and a beggar, and its strength was bound to be difficult for a long time, and it was finally defeated near Xingyang, and the opponent was Shi Bin, the king of Yan. It's just that Shi Bin's elite cavalry is 10,000, and the role it plays is not much, and the ones who really defeated Liang Qian were the Qiang soldiers of Yao Yizhong's department and the Qiang soldiers of Fu Hong's department who came in response. Liang Li died on the battlefield, his subordinates scattered, and this great rebellion, or a great uprising, which almost overthrew half of Shi Zhao in just a few months, came to an end.

It's just that history has changed, and now Liang Qian and Yao Yizhong are no longer rivals, but have become colleagues from superiors and subordinates.

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Liu Yang discussed with the generals, Beigong Chun and others all said that the morale of the army had been taken away, and it could be broken in a battle, and our army's food and straw were not sufficient, if we could not reach the victory as soon as possible, and then transport grain from Hedong and Pingyang, passing through the mountains, the loss would be huge, and I was afraid that the overall plan of the metropolitan governor would be ruined.

At this time, Chang'an also had a messenger come to give orders, and the pivotal department worked on paper, predicted the situation, and temporarily rushed out several plans, but the end was vague, saying that the specific way to deal with the enemy, whether to attack or defend, whether to take the opportunity to advance and merge states, all by the front-line generals to plan independently. General Liu Yang's order was spread all over the generals, and then he smiled and said: "General Guo and Yang Qingyuan are thousands of miles apart, and they think that they are holding the wisdom pearl, but in fact, they are far behind us!" ”

Because on the day the military order was transmitted, there was no news of the change in Jinyang, so the cardinal's plan only revolved around how to block or even completely defeat Shi Hu in the north of Pingyang, and the most radical plan was only to seek to break out of the mountains, seize Jiexiu, and occupy an advance base in Xihe County after Shi Hu was defeated and retreated. But now Liu Yang's department not only easily occupies Jiexiu and Zhongyang, but even takes Wu County, which belongs to Taiyuan County, and it is estimated that Guo and Yang will not be able to break their heads......

It's just that although there is a plan, the final opinion of Chang'an is to completely decentralize power, and everything is discussed and planned by the front-line generals independently. So Liu Yang was bold, that is, he selected 6,000 elite soldiers and forced Xicheng to stand in battle.

When Shi Hu heard the news, he also hurried to Xicheng from Pingtao to inquire about the strategy of destroying the enemy. Zhang continued, who joined the army: "The Jin people are coming from afar, they must be tired, and the food is insufficient, I should guard the city carefully, waiting for the two generals Guo to come to help, or I can attack and destroy it under the city." Shi Hu glared at him: "Zhongdu and Jingling have not heard the report for a long time, even if the people I sent away, they will not return, do you still hope for Erguo?!" ”

Although Shi Hu has been full of anger for several days and has whipped the pawns many times, he still occasionally has a calm heart, so he asked himself, if I were Erguo, what would I do? If Lao Tzu didn't directly draw a knife and stab Shangguan, it would be polite, how could he use it again?! Since he has not heard the news for a long time, it is estimated that Er Guo has already led the soldiers to run......

So Shi Hu is actually not stupid, although occasionally he is carried away by anger, most of the time he is quite sober. It's just that character determines fate, he is not only short-tempered, self-serving, but also extremely jealous. A person with such a character, even if he is as brave as Xiang Ji and wiser than Chen Ping, can be swept away when he encounters a weak ballast, once he encounters an army that is stronger than his own army, and a command system that is more harmonious than his own side, he will collapse quite quickly.

Now there are less than 20,000 remnants of the Jin army, which is three times the size of the Jin army on the other side, but the army is discouraged and the grain is insufficient, even if he sticks to Xicheng, Shi Hu has no certainty of victory. He wanted to dismiss the redundant troops and leave only a few thousand elites, so that the grain stock could still be used for more than a month, and he should be able to hold the city...... The problem is that Jinyang has been lost, the back road is cut off, and even if Qu Liu, the nearest Shangdang branch, hears the news and rushes to the rescue, he will have to go for at least half a month, right? Even if you defend a small city, what good will it do in the overall situation?

Besides, if the redundant soldiers were really dismissed, maybe half of the younger people would go to the Jin in a blink of an eye, and then Liu Yang used wine and food as a lure to drive them to the ...... In the face of this situation, it is really hard to say whether I can still hold Xicheng......

Therefore, Shi Hu has already retreated, but he is not reconciled, and he can't pull his face. So in the end, he ordered to leave Zhang to continue to garrison Xicheng, and the whole army went out to fight a decisive battle with the Jin people, hoping to get lucky!

The two armies fought fiercely on the plain below Xicheng. Shi Hu also planned to rely on his army to have a large number of troops, and to copy the Jin formation left and right, but first Beigong Chun led the "Liangzhou Horse" to rush forward, and then successfully dispersed the left flank of the Qiang army, and then Liu Yang ordered Lu Songduo to lead the "armored cavalry" to rush forward, and the entire Qiang army immediately collapsed.

When Shi Hu saw the enemy's heavy cavalry attacking, he wanted to repeat his old tricks and defend with his well-trained long-sword cavalry infantry. However, the Jin side heavy cavalry array is tightly organized, with tacit understanding, and there are also Hu Cong who use bows and crossbows and spears to assist in attacking, which is not comparable to the Tuoba heavy cavalry in the past; Second, the morale has fallen, and the cavalry infantry, which could only exchange casualties with the Tuoba heavy cavalry, is now less powerful than it was in its heyday. So as soon as the first horse passed, the army was defeated.

Shi Hu finally rode his horse under the escort of Zhang Raccoon, Yin Nong and other generals, bypassing Xicheng and retreating to Pingtao. Beigong Chun led the cavalry to chase after him, so that Shi Hu didn't even dare to enter Pingtao City, and then rushed to Daling. On the other hand, Liu Yang took advantage of the victory to storm Xicheng, and Zhang Xu saw that Shi Hu had escaped, so he didn't dare to defend it at all, so he took the initiative to tie himself up and surrender.

The Jin army chased all the way behind, and the Jin army ran lifelessly with the front, running away on the road, and there was not one out of ten. In the end, Shi Hu only led more than 1,000 horsemen to escape from Yucidong into the mountains and fled to Leping Kingdom, while the Jin army recovered the counties along the way almost bloodlessly, until the city of Jinyang. Xu Xian, Guo Yin ordered the old man to eat pot pulp, in order to welcome the king, Liu Yang immediately undertook the system, and ordered Xu Xian to continue to serve as the governor of the state, and Guo Yin was appointed as a special driver and Jinyang order.

However, although Shi Hu escaped, he left the Jin people with a mess, the county treasury was empty, the fields of Siye were trampled, most of the rice harvest was lost, and the people were hungry and cold, waiting to be fed...... After Liu Yang entered Jinyang, he did not dare to continue to march the army, so he only ordered Chen An to guard Yuci and Yao Yizhong to guard Zhongdu, so as to block the passage to Leping and Shangdang and prevent Zhao Yuan from coming. For those counties far away from the Fenshui River Valley in Xihe, Taiyuan and even the three emerging counties, they can only send envoys to surrender for the time being and order them to defend themselves.

Of course, we have to quickly reach out to Pingyang and even Hedong to ask for food relief. Fortunately, Shi Hu left a lot of cattle and sheep, and Wang Ze of Pingyang immediately sent people to drive them forward, so that he could relieve his hunger a little.

Two days after Liu Yang entered Jinyang, Yang Yi entered the city and asked to see him.

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Liu Yao was defeated the day before yesterday, and as soon as he returned to the camp, he summoned Yang Yi and Taiwanese to come and reward them generously. He said: "What Uncle Rong said, hold it seriously, if I listen to Uncle Rong's words, how can I be so defeated?" And what Tai Zuofu said is actually a good strategy, but Tiefu refuses to obey...... If Liu Lugu can work together with Lone, or the head of Shi Hu, he will already be hanging! Qing and others are all meritorious, and their fault lies with me, and Liu Lu retreats first, and even defeats - I will kill this Tie Fu Nu to avenge today's revenge! ”

Taiwan handed over the official document with both hands, saying that we have been searching for the nearby Hu Department in recent days, and we have found more than 300 lands, as well as thousands of cattle and sheep, but it is a little supplement, since Jinyang can no longer go, it is better to withdraw the army, and then plan to deal with Tiefu. Yang Yi asked for an order, saying: "The king is returning, and the minister is willing to stay here to watch the movement of Jinyang, if Shi Hu can't conquer the city in the end, please go to say that he will continue, Guo, and ask for what he promised in the past." ”

So Liu Yao left 300 cavalry for Yang Yi and led the army across the river to return to Meiji.

Yang Yi was in Jinyang City, and saw Guo Yin and Xu Xian's rebellion against Zhao was very strong, and the people in the city hated the tiger even more, so he privately estimated that Shi Hu would probably not be able to take Jinyang City. He originally planned to take advantage of Shi Hu's retreat, but when the Jin people did not arrive, he entered Jinyang for the second time to ask for the Hu and property promised by Guo and Guo.

But I didn't expect Shi Hu to lose so quickly, and the Jin army came even faster, but he stayed in Luliang Shanxi, although he often sent people to explore the situation, after all, he passed back and forth, and it was a beat slower, and he only arrived in Jinyang, and he saw that the defenders in the city were clearly armored and in high spirits, and they were no longer unfamiliar with the past. Uncle Yang Rong couldn't help but "chuckle" in his heart, so he had to enter the city hard, and asked to see Xu Xian, but Xu Xiaozong directly led him to Liu Yang.

Liu Yang has long heard of this Yang Yi, in the process of seizing the two cities of Jinyang and Yangqu, he has made great contributions, and he is respected as the Taishan clan - he naturally does not know that Yang Yi has been removed from the clan, I am afraid that few people in the world know about it, because the Taishan Goat clan will naturally not take the initiative to go around to promote, is it very glorious - but personally greeted and entertained. After a few words of greeting, he asked, "Where is Queen Xiaohuiyang?" ”

Yang Yi replied honestly: "At Liu Yao's." "This matter is known to the world, and there is no point in hiding it.

Asked again: "I heard that Liu Yao was taken as a concubine, is it really true?" ”

Yang Yi looked ashamed at this time, nodded, and said, "Now Liu Yao has been canonized as Princess Yong." ”

Xu Xian interjected next to him: "It's a pity, it's a pity, the first emperor and queen, suffered this humiliation, not only humiliated herself, but also humiliated the country, why not commit suicide early, and Shang Yi is ashamed of the world......"

Liu Yang glanced at him, shook his head and said, "What the envoy said is wrong." The queen, the mother of the nation, if the mother of the king is caught in the thief, will she hope to die? Those who are sons cannot protect their relatives, those who are ministers cannot protect the king, the sin is in filial piety, filial piety to the courtiers, and humiliation is in the subjects of the Jin Dynasty in the world, and the queen of the sheep is innocent? ”

During the Wei and Jin dynasties, the chastity of women was not as perverted as that of later generations, especially for those who were forced by the situation and were humiliated, and did not take the initiative to make peace with others, the overall social public opinion was relatively tolerant. In particular, Pei Gai also talked about this matter with the generals, saying that in the future, if Liu Yao is killed, she can welcome back the sheep, as a weak woman, she is a victim, how can she be harshly blamed? Therefore, Liu Yang has this saying today.

Xu Xian is purely selfish, he was originally a Jin minister, was captured and returned to the county, his resume is inevitably contaminated, for fear that the Guanzhong Da Sima will look down on himself, and even have to be punished for the previous sin, so he instinctively reprimanded the queen sheep, that means: The loss of the festival is a big thing, I have sincerely repented of this. It is human nature for those who are guilty in their hearts to be harsher with people in similar situations.

Listening to Liu Yang's words at the moment, Xu Xian couldn't help but blush, and hurriedly arched his hand: "What the general said is true, but Xian lost his words." In fact, Yang Yi was sitting opposite, and he was a little restless when he heard this, and he said in his heart, you have to know that my sister saw Tian'er and told me how the Sima family was weak and useless, but the Liu family was the real hero, and I don't know what kind of thoughts I would do......

hurriedly spoke, wanting to tear the topic away: "Yi is subservient to Hu, so that one day, Empress Xiaohui will return to China." However, now Liu Yao ordered Yi to Jinyang to invite, and the day before yesterday he continued to make the promise of the king, can you still make a number? Although he retreated, do you know if he will come back? And if Yi can't bring back the goods, and he wants to kill me for fear of anger, he can no longer protect Empress Xiaohui......"