Chapter 674: Where to go
In Luoyang, in the large command and war room under the Privy Council General Staff, the cabinet scholars headed by Pei Wei, Gao Zhan, and Mo Han were listening to the military intelligence report, and everyone seemed to be quite happy and relaxed. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
"Well, it seems that everything is as we expected, the Eastern Jin Dynasty has retreated south of the Yangtze River." Mo Han said with a smile.
Pei Wei nodded slowly, then looked at Gao Zhan next to him and said, "In front of the scene, have all the armies been arranged?"
Gao Zhan immediately smiled and said: "Wen Ji rest assured, all the troops are ready to attack, and they can only launch the final blow against the Eastern Jin Dynasty when the time is ripe!" ā
Pei Wei hesitated for a moment and said: "Now the main force of the Jin army is more than 100,000 people who are closely guarding the entire Yangtze River, and there is also a powerful Jiangdong naval division to help. Although our army has the upper hand in terms of troops, it is somewhat difficult to quickly break through the defense line of the Yangtze River of the Jin army, does the Privy Council have any plans for this? ā
Gao Zhan nodded and replied: "The Privy Council has already taken countermeasures to this, in order to break through the Yangtze River defense line as soon as possible and recover Jiangdong, the General Staff has formulated a plan for multiple simultaneous attacks. Once the battle starts, our army will launch a surprise attack from the direction of Yuxu, Yizhou, Yizhou, Zhuya, etc., forming a trend of Mount Tai pressing the top, destroying the Eastern Jin Dynasty separatist regime in one fell swoop, and completely laying the victory. ā
"In fact, no matter how the Eastern Jin Dynasty tosses this time, their end is doomed! With the strength of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, how long can they hold on? Even if it relies on the full support of the family, it can't last too long, and the Eastern Jin Dynasty has experienced two civil strife in Wang Dun and Huainan, and today it is the end of the strong crossbow. ā
At this time, Pei Wei hesitated for a moment and asked, "Doesn't the Eastern Jin Dynasty have the intention of completely giving up resistance?" ā
"No, apparently the Maison has not yet recognized the reality. According to the scout's report, in order to prevent Yan from going south, the major families took out almost all their hole cards. However, even if they are willing to give up and give up, my Yan Kingdom will not necessarily agree. ā
Pei Wei pondered for a long time, and suddenly smiled: "Forget it, the family's side will be put aside first, and it will be handled by the king in the future." ā
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In late June of the second year of Taining, in the face of the Yan State's sudden arrival on the Yangtze River, the Eastern Jin Dynasty was in shock. There was an aura of despair in the entire Taichu Palace, and the ministers of the family looked panicked, no longer having the joy of destroying the three towns of Huainan before.
Yu Liang, Xi Jian, Wang Dao and other people in power in the Eastern Jin Dynasty obviously realized that this crisis was not trivial, and a wrong response was likely to plunge the Eastern Jin Dynasty into a place of no return.
"Ladies and gentlemen, now that the soldiers of the Yan State are coming to the city, where should we go?"
At this moment, Yu Liang has a dejected face, where is there still a little bit of the demeanor of being a court? Originally, he thought that Sima Shao was dead, his nephew Sima Yan was the emperor, and his sister Yu Wenjun was in charge of the harem.
Who knew that the rebellion of the three towns of Huainan caused the Yan State to move south, although the imperial court successfully extinguished the Huainan rebellion, but also let the Yan army take advantage of the situation to take the land of Huainan.
Huainan was lost, and the Yan army reached the north bank of the Yangtze River, which brought great pressure to the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
"The old man can't understand, isn't Yan Guo deep in the Western Regions? How can you still have the strength to attack me Jiangdong again? ā
Director Wang looked at Lu Ye, who was already in chaos, sighed slightly, and said, "What's not to understand about this, all this in front of me is just a bureau set up by Yan Guo." Yan Wang Weishuo deliberately created a false impression that the western expedition was not going well, so that Huainan and I thought that Yan was powerless to meddle in Jiangdong. ā
"And you and I are trapped in the situation without knowing it, but Yan Guo has already secretly prepared to go south, and you can get a glimpse of the clues from their successive attacks on Huainan in just a few days."
"Yan Guo is too hateful, he secretly instigated the rebellion of the three towns of Huainan, but he gathered heavy troops to pacify Huainan in one fell swoop when the rebels were moving south." Lu Ye was quite angry.
Xi Jian shook his head slightly, and said unhurriedly: "Yan Guo's current strategy is obviously to drive out wolves and tigers, and use the unruly three towns of Huainan to break the balance between Yan and Jin, so as to occupy a huge advantage, so as to force us to give up resistance as soon as possible!" ā
"Huh? It's a dream! I have been a great Jin dynasty for decades, how can I surrender to Wei Shuo, that rebellious minister and thief? If the Yan army does not continue to move south, if they dare to take a step beyond the thunder pool, they will definitely be allowed to taste the power of the Jiangdong water division. ā
"That's it, that's it, I'm not a vegetarian! Didn't even Wei Wu and Cao Cao defeat Chibi back then? ā
The ministers of the family in the main hall have launched verbal and written criticisms of Yan Guo, and the scene is suddenly full of emotion, and some of the children of the family even clamored to let Yan Jun come and go.
Looking at the somewhat out of control situation, Director Wang was full of despair. If time can be turned back, he will definitely do everything possible to get rid of Wei Shuo, and he will never let the other party form a tail. It's just that it's too late to say anything now, with the filth between the Wang family and Wei Shuo, once the Yan army goes south to Jiangdong, it is very likely to be wiped out.
Director Wang didn't think about reconciling with King Yan, but he couldn't come up with a plan to get the best of both worlds. King Yan is not an ordinary monarch, he is about to win the world, such a monarch generally has the domineering spirit of those who follow me and those who oppose me die.
"That's it! What are you arguing about! ā
Yu Liang first scolded everyone, and then asked Director Wang in a low voice: "Lord Situ, you are a veteran of the Three Dynasties, what countermeasures can you take at this time when the imperial court is in danger?" ā
This is a rare bow to Wang Dao since Yu Liang took power, he can't do it if he doesn't bow his head, and now the Yan army is forcing the Yangtze River, and the Eastern Jin Dynasty secession regime is about to overturn, looking around the entire court, except for a few people such as Wang Dao, Xi Jian, Bian Hu, etc., he can't find a person to rely on.
At this point, Director Wang didn't have the heart to compete with Yu Liang for power and profit, he pondered for a moment and said: "The only way to do this is to urge King Yan to ascend the throne and become the emperor, and I have a way to go by surrendering to a vassal state in the Great Jin Dynasty!" ā
Xi Jian's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he immediately spoke in support: "Lord Situ's words are very good, isn't that Lord Pei Dun still staying in Jianye?" If he had stepped in, there might be hope for a temporary solution to the immediate crisis. ā
"What?! No, absolutely not! The Great Jin Dynasty is orthodox in China, how can it be a vassal to the rebellious ministers and thieves? ā
"Your Majesty, please behead Situ to calm the world!"
"As an important minister of the imperial court, Situ does not want to be loyal to the monarch and serve the country, but he deserves to be punished heavily."
As soon as Director Wang and Xi Jian's words fell, they immediately attracted a burst of condemnation, and the children of the family generously asked the court to punish him severely. However, after Wang Dao finished speaking, he didn't say anything like an old monk in a fixed place, and let outsiders criticize him.
Looking at the guys around him who had not achieved enough things and had more than enough failures, Yu Liang was almost so angry that he turned his back on it. He is not stupid, how can he not understand Director Wang's intentions? It seems that the Great Jin has lost face by surrendering itself to a vassal state, but if it can really be exchanged for the Yan State to stop the Yangtze River, then it is still their earnings.
Now King Yan replaces the Jin family as the emperor is the general trend, and it is irretrievable by non-human beings! The current situation faced by King Yan is even better than that of Cao Cao of Wei Wu, first of all, there is no restraining force within Yan State, and the credit of King Wei Shuo of Yan is far greater than that of Cao Cao. Since you can't stop King Yan from becoming the emperor, why don't you go along with it and fight for some benefits for the Great Jin?
But Yu Liang also knows that this matter cannot be decided rashly, it will inevitably cause unnecessary turmoil, and it is likely to make the already precarious situation worse.
Just when Yu Liang was secretly thinking to himself, he saw Zhou Xian suddenly stand up and say: "It is never possible to be a vassal to Yan State, so how can King Yan give up going south because of a little petty profit?" In his opinion, the only way to stop the Yan army from moving south was to strengthen the defense line of the Yangtze River. ā
"In addition, Jianye is on the verge of the Yangtze River and is too close to the front line, so I thought that the imperial court should move away from Jianye as soon as possible and choose another place in the interior of Sanwu to prevent accidents."
"Moving the capital? No way! Absolutely not, once the capital is moved, it will definitely cause panic among the ordinary people, in case the Yan army takes the opportunity to go south, causing the army to break up, who should bear this responsibility? ā
Without waiting for others to speak, Yu Liang immediately expressed his objections, and he stared at Zhou Xian viciously, eager to kill the other party with a knife. Don't look at what Zhou Xian said very well, for what kind of consideration is the Son of Heaven and the imperial court, in fact, Yu Liang knows very well in his heart that the Jiangzuo family suddenly proposed to move the capital at this time, in order to take the opportunity to grasp the power of the imperial court.
What is Sanwu? That is the foundation of the Jiangzuo family, if you really listen to Zhou Xian's suggestion to move the capital to Sanwu today, the imperial court is equivalent to a sheep into the mouth of the tiger, and the Jiangzuo family will completely suppress the Jiangbei family, so as to grasp all the power. (To be continued.) )