Luoyang was captured by the Zhao army, and the news of Emperor Yan's surrender soon spread to Jingzhou, making Situ Hao, the king of Luoyang in Nanyang Mansion, and Situ Fei, the king of Hanzhong, completely give up the only extravagant hope in their hearts.

What makes Situ Hao unacceptable is that his family members are now all in the hands of Zhao Xun. Hearing the news, Situ Hao almost didn't immediately order the army to march north. But it soon became clear that Mo said that the army was now fighting north but the Zhao army, even if it could fight, his family members could not get out of Zhao Xun's hands.

"A bunch of damn bastards, if we really send troops to support, we can go north to fight the Zhao army. In this way, how can the land of Dongyongzhou be easily lost, and how can Luoyang hold on for almost a month and then surrender to the enemy? In the end, Situ Hao could only secretly curse Murong Cheng and Situ Che for sending a team of thousands of people under the banner of rescue.

How could Situ Fei not understand his eldest brother's mood, he also understood, Mo said that Situ Che and Murong Cheng did not have support, that is, the army went north, but I was afraid that this land of Eastern Yongzhou, Zhao Jun must have taken it. As for Luoyang, first because the Zhao army was insufficient, and then because the Zhao army wanted to solve Luoyang City without using force, otherwise, Luoyang City could hold on for almost a month?

"Dayan...... It's finally over! Situ Fei couldn't help but sigh. Suddenly, Situ Fei felt that the only one who could replace Dayan and dominate the world was Zhao Guo. How long can I wait for the southern princes to last?

"By the way, eldest brother, now immediately pass the news to Murong Cheng and Situ Che, let them know that now, Dongyongzhou has fallen, Luoyang has also been taken by Zhao Jun, and Emperor Yan and Yuxi have fallen into the hands of Zhao Xun. If they don't stand up, whether Jingzhou can keep it is two words. ”

Situ Hao frowned and said, "Could it be that Zhao Jun is still ready to attack Jingzhou?" Didn't you say that Zhao Jun wouldn't go south right now? ”

Situ Fei said coldly: "Won't you go south?" It also depends on the situation in Jingzhou. Now your Luo army has been defeated and lost Dongyongzhou, and my younger brother's Chang'an garrison has also been defeated. Now whether it is your Luo army or my Han army, the morale has plummeted, if Situ Che and Murong Cheng do not move, who dares to guarantee that the Zhao army will not wave the army south with a big victory? I don't believe that if Jingzhou is lost, the two of them can still live. ”

"In addition, Murong Cheng is also a member of the Great Yan royal family, Great Yan was destroyed, if he didn't react, this shouldn't be, Emperor Yan is gone, he Murong Cheng is the last banner of Great Yan, at this moment, he is a good opportunity to gather the Great Yan banner. It is also in their interest to let them move now. ”

Situ Hao said bitterly: "You can do this, now your sister-in-law and nephew have fallen into the hands of Zhao Xun, and I don't know if I am still alive, now, your eldest brother and I are in no mood." Luoyang is gone, Dongyongzhou is also lost, what does it mean for me to be the king of Luoyang? ”

As soon as he heard Situ Hao's words, Situ Fei couldn't help frowning, if Situ Hao lost his fighting spirit, then he Situ Fei would have to face Zhao Jun alone. In addition, half of Jingzhou is Situ Hao's territory, if Situ Hao loses the heart to fight, then he can't hold on at all.

"Big brother, how can you lose your fighting spirit because of this? The eldest brother should now avenge his sister-in-law and nephew, instead of sighing here. ”

Situ Hao took a deep breath and said astringently: "Don't worry, your eldest brother and I won't stop there." Zhao Xun seized my city and killed my wife and children, and this king will never give up. ”

Zhao Xun did not kill Situ Hao's wife and child, first, the children of the king of Luoyang, the eldest was only ten years old, even if they were killed, it would not have much impact on Zhao Jun. Secondly, leaving them behind can also be used as a means to contain Situ Hao.

After the arrival of local officials, Zhao Xun immediately ordered the formation of new government offices in various places to restore the livelihood of the local people. At the same time, the army of the four towns of the Zhao army began to deploy defenses on the western and southern fronts. On the western front, it is natural to guard against the Chang'an side. After all, the Han army occupied the advantage of Hangu Pass, while the Zhao army could only defend passively. However, the Han army's previous 20,000 reinforcements were all lost in the territory of Hongnongfu, and now, the Han army no longer dares to easily go east to Hanguguan.

The focus of the Zhao army is to the south, and now, Dongyongzhou has fallen into the hands of the Zhao army, and the south is about to connect with Jingzhou. Because the Zhao army took the land of Dongyongzhou from the king of Luoyang, Nanyang Mansion in the north of Jingzhou has gathered a large number of people from the Luo army and the Han army, and in addition, the Luo army in the south and the Han army in the west are still gathering in Nanyang Mansion, which has the meaning of fighting with the Zhao army.

Although Zhao Xun had no intention of fighting with the southern princes in Jingzhou right now, he couldn't let the other party suppress himself in momentum. If he retreated, Zhao Xun didn't dare to guarantee that the southern princes would not turn the fake alliance into a large army alliance because of Zhao Jun's concession, and first separate from Zhao Jun.

"Your Majesty, even if the southern princes want to fight us now, we are not afraid. This time to seize the land of Dongyongzhou, the Luo army was defeated in a battle, and we can take advantage of the situation to go south and completely take down the land in the north of Jingzhou. Lin Luo, the general of the Fifth Town Army of the Forbidden Army, said a little unwillingly after hearing that Zhao Xun had stopped going south.

Zhao Xun said with a smile: "We are not afraid, but if we take the northern part of Jingzhou, then the Han army in the west will also be deeply surrounded by our army." And the southern princes will also worry that our army will completely go south. Then, the biggest possibility of Hanzhong is to immediately merge into the Shu army, or join forces with the Shu army and the Qi army. At that time, even Murong Cheng and the others will let go of the hatred between them and Situ Che and fight with us in the land of Jingzhou. ”

"At that time, from Chang'an in the west to Xuzhou in the east, this area that stretches thousands of miles will be completely chaotic. Don't look at our current momentum, the ability to come out on all sides is still insufficient. Of course, if this continues, the final victory will still be ours, but if we can't wipe out the southern princes in one fell swoop. Then, in a few years or even decades, it will be difficult for us to continue southward, and the princes in the south will have more than ten years of rest and recuperation. ”

"To the north of my Zhao Kingdom, although the Turks have been suppressed, who dares to guarantee that they will not recur? The two states in the Western Regions have just been recovered, and once the Western Regions are unstable due to the melee in the Central Plains, it will be difficult to preserve these two places. Don't forget, in the westward part of the two states of the Western Regions, there are many other countries, that is, in the northwest of Shangzhou, there is also the existence of Wusun Kingdom. ”

Situ Liang, who came to Luoyang with Zhao Xun, also said in a deep voice: "Once the melee with the southern princes begins, it will be the Chu army, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to guarantee that there will be no problems." Now the Chu army has surrendered, it is because we are powerful, and they have no way to retreat. If they have the chance, they will continue to fight with me now. ”

"For the king of Hanzhong, the importance of Jingzhou is still above the three auxiliaries of Chang'an. The land of Xiyongzhou, where Chang'an is located, is semi-surrounded by our Zhao army in the north, so it will take Jingzhou together with the king of Luoyang and establish a new power center of the king of Hanzhong in Jingzhou. Although there is still a Hanzhong royal palace in Hanzhong, its foundation has now begun to shift to Jingzhou. If we go south to the land of Jingzhou, it will definitely make the king of Hanzhong crazy. At that time, maybe he will pull the Shu army and the Qi army to act together. The king of Hanzhong is much more difficult to deal with than Luoyang, and we can't do it overnight. ”

"Also, don't underestimate the combat capabilities of the southern princes. Speaking of which, because the southern princes have been fighting for many years, the number of armies is not below us. In addition, the most important reason why we were able to take the land of Dongyongzhou so quickly this time was that the defenders of Dongyongzhou did not anticipate our actions at all. ”

"Before, don't talk about the southern princes, even my Zhao army, didn't they all think that we were going to fight with the Chu army? The Luo army that we can fight is a thousand miles away, in addition to our army's ability to fight well, the more important reason is that the Luo army did not expect that our Zhao army would appear here. ”

"Generals, don't forget, the raid on Hangu Pass was unsuccessful. Although the Han army in Hangu Pass was not prepared, they spliced the natural danger of Hangu Pass and still blocked us. In addition, the Han army went out to aid the Luo army, and our army still lost thousands of soldiers under the sneak attack. ”

Zhao Xun said solemnly: "Because of the success of the successive battles, my soldiers are a little carried away. The arrogant army will be defeated, and you must all be vigilant. If you had paid more attention to Hangu Pass at the beginning, how could the 20,000 Han troops enter the Hongnong Mansion and let thousands of soldiers die? Seven or eight thousand soldiers, one and a half were completely wiped out by the surprise attack of the Han army. ”

Looking at the four town army generals and more than ten deputy generals, Zhao Xun said coldly: "Ordinary soldiers can be proud, but you can't, your words and deeds are related to the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers." Those who are good at fighting have no great achievements, and don't get carried away because of a big victory. ”

"Now, you have taken the land of Dongyongzhou so quickly, it can be said that you have achieved fame. But what about the fallen soldiers? What about their families? Go down and think about it......"

Looking at everyone's faces, Situ Liang said with a smile: "Generals, don't be impatient, these southern princes will be swept away by us sooner or later." Now, we are going to gradually oppress the living space of the southern princes, and wipe them out one by one. When the time comes, there will be more time for the kings and generals to exert their might. ”

Zhao Xun pondered for a moment, and said to Situ Liang: "Give an order to Youzhou City, let the King of Chu and the generals of the Chu army surrender to Luoyang City." The Chu army accepted the reorganization of our army on the spot, and ordinary officers were all rearranged after studying at the Royal Academy for half a year to a year. ”

Situ Liang naturally understood that the Zhao army was now going to start annexing and dissolving the Chu army. As for letting the king of Chu surrender to Luoyang City, on the one hand, it is to put pressure on the princes in the south, and on the other hand, it may also be that Luoyang will be the new center of Zhao.

Zhao Xun now intends to set Luoyang as the new national capital, and geographically, Luoyang and Chang'an are in the middle of the Central Plains. However, the transportation between Chang'an and the eastern plains was unfavorable, and there was no large grain production area in the west. Once it was established as the national capital, after the population exploded, it was necessary to transport large quantities of grain from the east. The same is true of Youzhou City, historically, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty built the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal that runs through the north and south, but it has been used until the Qing Dynasty, and it is the lifeline of the north.

Zhao Xun thought about it for a while and put these thoughts aside, it was still a little too early to think about these now. At the moment, what is more important is the confrontation with the south, the annexation of the Chu army, and the operation of the land of Hangu Pass.

"This king has arrived in Luoyang, how are you going to accept it? And how are you going to make a move? Fight with me and Dongyongzhou? Or how many times have you divided the land and ruled it? Rely on Nanyang Mansion to resist my Zhao army? Looking at the division of the various regions on the map in front of him, Zhao Xun whispered to himself.

Situ Che, the king of Shu, and Murong Chengdu, the king of Qi, understood that the Luo army was definitely not an opponent when the Zhao army raided the land of Dongyongzhou this time. This land of East Yongzhou will sooner or later be in Zhao Xun's pocket. But when the news that the Zhao army seized Dongyongzhou and Emperor Yan surrendered to Zhao Xun reached the two of them, the two really couldn't sit still.

The speed of the defeat and retreat of the Luo army and the loss of Dongyongzhou caught the two of them off guard. Although they knew that Dongyongzhou would fall into the hands of Zhao Xun sooner or later, the speed of the defeat of the Luo army and the speed of the fall of Dongyongzhou had exceeded the expectations of the two. In their opinion, even if the Zhao army raided, the Luo army should be prepared for defense. After all, to the north of Dongyongzhou is the land governed by Zhao State, and it is impossible to be unprepared.

It is also because of this that the "reinforcements" sent by the two are still waving the banner in the south of Jingzhou, staggering north. They had no intention of recapturing Dongyongzhou for the king of Luoyang, so they wanted to drag it out until the battle between the Zhao army and the Luo army in the land of Dongyongzhou, and force the Zhao army to stop going south with the posture of the southern princes.

But now, the two of them found that the situation had exceeded their expectations. Dongyongzhou is gone, which is not a loss for them. However, if the complete victory of the Zhao army in Dongyongzhou provoked the Zhao army to move south to attack Jingzhou, then it would not be very good for them.

Whether it is the king of Qi or the king of Shu, this land of Jingzhou is a line of defense to the north and flanks of the two. They can accept the not very strong Han army and the Luo army here, but they definitely don't want the Zhao army to occupy this place. If the Zhao army occupies this place, then the western part of the Qi army and the eastern part of the Shu army will face the threat of the Zhao army.

As for the Qi army and the Shu army, they were originally facing the pressure of the Zhao army in the north, and if the Zhao army also appeared on the flank, then they would have to protect themselves at the flank. In other words, they are going to face it on many sides.

Especially for Murong Cheng, if Jingzhou is occupied, then he will almost be an enemy on all sides. On the eastern sea is the Zhao Navy, although the navy cannot be logged in, so it is not to be feared, but it is also not to be careless. To the south is Jiaozhou, and a quarter of the land of Jiaozhou is occupied by the Zhao army, especially after the small vassal states such as Linyi in the south of Jiaozhou were destroyed by the Zhao army, the area occupied by the Zhao army in the south is no less than the area occupied by the Qi army and the Chu army in Jiaozhou. If Jingzhou also fell into the hands of Zhao Jun, it would definitely not be a good thing for Murong Cheng.

There is another influence on the two, that is, the surrender of Emperor Yan. Hearing that Emperor Yan surrendered, both of them scolded angrily, scolding why Emperor Yan did not commit suicide and martyrdom.

And the information from Situ Fei made the two of them care about nothing else at the moment, and immediately began to dispatch troops and rush to Jingzhou. Situ Fei bluntly said that if they didn't go to Jingzhou to support, then if the Zhao army went south, the king of Hanzhong and the king of Luoyang would give up Jingzhou at that time. Although Jingzhou was lost, the king of Hanzhong and the king of Luoyang lost the most, but for your king of Shu and the king of Qi, the same is not good.

"Situ Fei, dare to threaten this king like this?" After Murong Cheng saw Situ Fei's last letter asking for help, he was angry and immediately shouted angrily. The surrender of Emperor Yan is of the greatest significance and the greatest impact on Murong Cheng.

Murong Cheng is the prince of Dayan and a member of Dayan's royal family. Now, Emperor Yan surrendered to Zhao Xun, so did he, the courtier of Emperor Yan, choose with Emperor Yan?

"Bastard, why don't you die for your country? It's a shame on my Dayan royal family. What's even more hateful is that even the jade seal of the country was taken away by Zhao Xun. I knew that I should have asked the King of Luoyang to return Emperor Yan to his own hands. "When Murong Cheng joined forces with the King of Hanzhong and the King of Luoyang to resist the Shu army, it was not that he did not propose to the King of Luoyang to let the King of Luoyang return Emperor Yan. However, the king of Luoyang refused in various names.

After all, no matter what, Luoyang is the capital of the Great Yan Kingdom, how can Emperor Yan easily leave the national capital? In addition, the heirloom jade seal in Emperor Yan's hand is also one of the reasons why the King of Luoyang is reluctant to let Emperor Yan out of the palm of his hand. In addition, the old ministers of Luoyang City did not want Emperor Yan to leave Luoyang, they all knew that if Emperor Yan fell into the hands of Murong Cheng, they were afraid that it would be difficult to save his life.

In addition, Murong Cheng was also worried that Emperor Yan would go to his own territory, and if he didn't handle it properly, he would be able to add trouble to himself. Therefore, after the king of Luoyang refused, he did not continue to discuss the matter. As a result, now this Yan Emperor has fallen into the hands of Zhao Jun.

No matter how angry Murong Cheng was, he couldn't change the fact that Emperor Yan had surrendered. After discussing with his important ministers, Murong Cheng also played the banner of Dayan and called on Dayan's courtiers to fight to the death with the Zhao army.

The army of the four towns of the Zhao army, in addition to staying in various places to assist local officials in rectifying the place, a part of them was stationed outside the Hangu Pass to prevent the Han army from leaving the pass. Most of them began to advance southward, approaching Nam Duong Province. Suddenly, the atmosphere in the entire northern part of Jingzhou suddenly became tense.

Because of the speed of the victory of the Zhao army and the persecution of Situ Fei, the king of Hanzhong, the Shu army and the Qi army also mobilized their troops and began to march to the north of Jingzhou. Between the two sides, there are signs of a full-scale war. In addition, the Qi army also increased its defense on the border of Xuzhou and Yangzhou, and began to gather heavy troops on the border between Yangzhou and Yuzhou.

The only thing that was slightly better was the Shu army, the north of the king of Shu was the territory of the king of Hanzhong, which was not connected with the Zhao army, and the west was the land of the plateau, which was the tribe of the Tubo people, and was not connected with the Zhao army. Not to mention the south, the only place that intersects with the Zhao army is Jiaozhou. Therefore, Murong Chengcheng handed over the responsibility of suppressing the Zhao army in Jiaozhou to the Shu army. This was also the first time that the southern princes were more cooperative.