Chapter 299: Precursor to Collapse

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In order to recover the adverse effects of the defeat in Guanzhong, Liu Cong scraped together an army of 30,000 to prepare to attack Yangqu.

However, many wise people were not optimistic about this battle, and the successive years of war and the defeat of Guanzhong had reduced the strength of the Han State to a very dangerous level. Therefore, civil and military officials including Liu Jing, Chen Yuanda, Hu Yanyu, Wang Yu and other important civil and military officials discouraged Liu Cong to rest and recuperate first, and then Tuyang Qu.

It's just that Liu Cong has been carried away by anger, and he can't listen to any advice at all, the defeat of Guanzhong and Qingzhou completely made him lose his mind anyway, and he only wants to show his wisdom through foreign wars.

However, as a generation of heroes, Liu Cong may lose his mind for a while, but he will never go all the way to the dark.

In his early years, Liu Cong had the ambition to wipe out the Western Jin Dynasty, and as his health became worse and worse, the desire to destroy the Western Jin Dynasty became stronger and stronger.

It's a pity that the Liaodong Army struck a shocking blow, which completely made the Huns lose hope of destroying the Western Jin Dynasty, and pushed the Xiongnu Han Kingdom to the brink of collapse.

After the defeat of Guanzhong reached Pingyang, the entire Han Kingdom was silent, and the Xiongnu nobles led by Liu Jing, Liu Cang, Liu Yi, and Hu Yanyu clamored to take revenge on the Jin people, while most of the Qiang people chose to remain silent.

The Qiang people chose to remain silent because they had realized that the broken ship of the Xiongnu Han Kingdom was about to be destroyed, and judging from the hatred between the Jin and the Xiongnu, once the Liaodong army came to Pingyang in the future, the Xiongnu people in the city were estimated to not have a living mouth.

Di Qiang did not want to accompany the Huns to their demise, so he naturally did not want to go to war with the Jin people to add hatred. In fact, if there is a chance, Di Qiang is willing to learn from Cao Wei and surrender directly to the Jin family.

Today, there are more than 100,000 households living in Binh Duong City. Among them, the Di people are the largest, that is to say, according to the calculation of five people in a household, there should be more than 500,000 people under the rule of the Han State.

Liu Cong was clearly aware of Han's concerns. However, he could not openly deal with Di Qiang, which could only further exacerbate internal contradictions. What he can do is to use foreign wars to divert internal contradictions, if this war can successfully destroy Liu Kun, he will definitely be able to dispel the rumors of the outside world, and stabilize the various ethnic groups of Diqiang.

This is the main reason why Liu Cong can't wait to play Yangqu!

After determining the battle plan, Liu Cong will choose the generals to go out, and according to the actual situation, Liu Yao is the best candidate.

Liu Yao's defeat in Guanzhong did not affect the fact that he was the most capable general in the Xiongnu and Han countries except for Shi Le. Even Liu Cang, the king of Jin, cannot be compared with it.

However, although Liu Cong, Chen Yuanda and others like Liu Yao, they can't help but consider Liu Cang's feelings. The last time Liu Cong transferred the elite of the Huns to Liu Yao to go to the Guanzhong, Liu Cang was dissatisfied, and if the army was transferred to Liu Yao this time, I am afraid that Liu Cang would rebel.

After Liu Yao's army was defeated in Guanzhong, his power was greatly reduced, and he was far less than Liu Cang, the king of Jin, who officially replaced Liu Yao as the largest real power faction under the rule of the Han State. Moreover, Liu Cang was ambitious and needed military exploits to consolidate his position in the Han Kingdom. It also prepares for the deposition of the emperor's younger brother Liu Yi in the future.

Since returning to Pingyang from Guanzhong, Liu Yao has kept a low profile. But he was unwilling to lose his position of power, as a Hu people, he knew since he was a child that all power and wealth rely on force as a backing. Almost all the troops that originally belonged to Liu Yao were lost in Guanzhong, and in order not to lose his powerful position, he naturally hoped to become the commander of the expedition to Yangqu.

But when he thought that Liu Cang, the king of Jin, was also competing for the coach of Yangqu, Liu Yao frowned......

The long history Guo Yan on the side saw Liu Yao's sad frowns, and his eyes rolled. Persuaded: "The king is troubled to seek the position of commander of the army? ”

"Yes, now His Royal Highness the King of Jin is eyeing him, and if he fights for it, he will definitely clash with the King of Jin. If it was in the past, Lonely was not afraid of King Jin. It's just that Guanzhong was defeated, and Lone's strength was greatly reduced, and it was really not easy to contradict King Jin again! But once he gives up the opportunity in front of him, he doesn't know how long it will take for him to regain his strength. ”

"Hmph, Liu Cang, a despicable villain, owes me so much to him at the beginning, and now he not only doesn't thank him, but also competes with me for the position of the commander of the army, which is really hateful!"

"Actually, the king doesn't have to be angry, in my opinion, it doesn't matter if the commander of the army wants it or not!"

"It doesn't matter? Haha, is Changshi kidding? That's an army of 30,000, with this heroic division in hand, even if you can't counterattack the attack, you can go south to fight Sizhou, which is better than living in Pingyang for a lifetime. ”

"Anyway, even if you offend Liu Cang, you have to grab the position of coach! As for Liu Cang...... He can do whatever he likes, it's a big deal that the two sides break up. Hum! Without my support, see how he Liu Cang competes with Liu Yi for the throne. ”

Guo Yan looked at Liu Yao's appearance, and was a little secretly amused in his heart, if his father-in-law really started a stubborn temper, there was really no way at all!

However, this just shows that Liu Yao is really in a hurry. In order to regain his strength as soon as possible, he has already let go.

Liu Yao saw that Guo Yan looked confident, so he asked tentatively: "Long history, but there is a countermeasure?!" ”

Seeing Liu Yao's question, Guo Yan was not in a hurry to answer immediately, but chuckled a few times and said slowly: "There is indeed a plan that can make the lord achieve his wishes!" ”

Liu Yao's eyes lit up when he heard this.

Guo Yan looked at Liu Yao's expectant eyes, and said with a strange smile: "King, you said that if the King of Jin defeats Yangqu, do you have a chance to make a comeback?" ”

"Oh?! Where did you say this in the long history?! ”

"My lord, today's Han State is no longer the Han State of a few years ago, and the continuous wars have caused domestic difficulties, and its strength is not as good as before. On the contrary, Liu Kun's strength has returned to the level of eighty percent before the Battle of Jinyang because of his backing to northern Shaanxi. Although it is not enough to counterattack our Pingyang, I already have the capital to defend Yangqu. ”

In addition, Liu Cang, the king of Jin, attacked the enemy lightly, and wanted to destroy Liu Kun in one fell swoop. How can such a general be Liu Yueshi's opponent? If there is the Liaodong Army eyeing it, it is expected that the King of Jin will definitely be defeated in this battle. At that time, does the Han Emperor have any other choice than to recruit the king out of the mountain again? ”

Hearing this, Liu Yao's face was cloudy, and in the end, selfish desires prevailed. As Guo Yan said, if he loses his status and power, he has nothing to do with the prosperity of the Han Kingdom. On the contrary, if he has the strength, even if there is a crisis in the Han Kingdom in the future, he will have the opportunity to be a hero who saves Sheji.

At the same time, in the palace of the King of Jin, Liu Cang was excited when he learned that his father Liu Cong intended to organize another army to attack Yangqu, and he had already intended to continue to expand his influence, but he had no chance.

Ever since he saw that Liu Yi could get the crown prince throne at his fingertips, Liu Cang didn't want to kill Liu Yi all the time to take back everything that belonged to him.

At this time, Liu Cang smiled very proudly, and hurriedly sent someone to call his henchman Jin Zhun over.

As soon as Jin Zhun arrived at the palace, he was stunned by Liu Can's excited words, and he didn't react for a long time Why Liu Cang was so happy!

I just vaguely heard Liu Cang say that he was going to make military merits, and he would immediately send troops to attack Yangqu, but what was going on was this, but the Erzhang monk was completely confused!

Liu Can's excited neck was a little red, he walked up to Jin Zhun, grabbed Jin Zhun's shoulders with both hands, and said excitedly: "Quick! Write a letter for Lonely! ”

Jin Zhun was a little confused, so he asked, "Twist?!" ”

"Yes, this king wants to ask the Holy Lord for orders to attack Liu Kun, collect and merge the state, and sweep away the heart disease that my Han Kingdom has always had!"

When Jin Zhun heard this, he understood why Liu Cang was so excited, and his feelings were that he wanted to win the position of the coach of the attack on Yangqu.

"Hahaha, Jin Zhun, don't you know, since Liu Yao's waste army was defeated in Guanzhong, the entire Han Kingdom has become panicked. This time, Lone not only wants to sit in the position of the commander of the Northern Expedition, but also has to fight a beautiful battle and show others that Lone is the first general of the Han Kingdom! What Liu Yao and Shi Le are not worthy of being compared with me! ”

Jin Zhun listened to Liu Cang's words, and only felt that this was a madman shouting. Liu Cang always pretended to be a polite corporal, benevolent and loving the people outside, and only exposed his arrogant, ignorant, and tyrannical side in front of Jin Zhun and other henchmen.

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