Surrender without a fight!

This was too great a blow to the imperial court.

According to the estimation of the imperial court, as long as the city is defended and the princes of Guandong are blocked for a year and a half, it will not be a problem at all!

Outcome......

When the courtiers looked at each other, it was as if there were countless words hidden in front of them, which were the passage of people's hearts.

Faith is the most important thing to maintain a regime, especially in ancient dynasties, and the persistence of a city can change the fate of a dynasty.

The most famous is the Ming Dynasty.

Baozong was defeated, and the generals did not open the city gate, so the speed of the Wara army was delayed, and the Ming Sheji was preserved.

Ming Taizong Zhu Di is difficult, and the most critical link to take Nanjing is to open the city gate, otherwise he will go deep alone, and the walls of Nanjing are thick, and the victory or defeat is still unknown.

In the same way, when Chongzhen was in the same place, he may not be able to hold Li Zicheng's attack and wait for Wu Sangui's arrival, but the city gate was directly opened, so the Ming Dynasty perished.

The most important thing is that Liu Dan no longer trusts the generals and officials on the front line, he swept the ministers with cold eyes, and slowly spoke: "The traitors in the Kwantung region are menacing, and the Hexi is also unstable.

In the past, when Chu and Han were fighting, Emperor Gao led the heroes to confront the overlord Xiang Yu in Xingyang, and the Marquis of Huaiyin Wumu swept the northern princes, and finally surrounded Xiang Yu in Xiang Ying, and set the world.

The Marquis of Xingyang is my brother-in-law and will never surrender, but I fear that he will not be able to fight the Kwantung rebels.

Now I want to emulate Emperor Gao, lead the army to confront the traitors in Xingyang, and then send the general to Hexi to defeat the Western Regions coalition army, relieve the worries of Guanzhong, and the defense of Wuguan is the top priority. ”

The pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but the pass in the east is more difficult to break, and it is not dangerous to face the pass in the Hexi corridor, so it is necessary to defeat Hexi first before you can go all out to the east.

Liu Dan's military talents were very worthy of the trust of the courtiers, and the courtiers, who were full of thoughts and worries, agreed to the emperor's plan.

The next day, the eight-hundred-mile urgent messenger arrived in Chang'an and rushed straight to the palace, Liu Dan's eyelids jumped, and he had an ominous premonition.

"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Xingyang took over the defense of Henan County with a golden seal, the Kwantung rebels attacked Xingyang, day and night, there was civil strife in Xingyang, and the Henan County Guard killed the Marquis of Xingyang, saying that the world is righteous, and it is necessary to raise troops, raise the city and surrender to the Kwantung rebels, Xingyang is lost, and the Kwantung rebels attack Luoyang!"

"Boom!"

"...... of Henan County"

When the Kwantung princes first wrote the book, Liu Dan put his important ministers in the key position of the Kwantung to Guanzhong, but he didn't expect to betray, as if he had been hit by a heavy hammer, Liu Dan fell to the ground in despair, and couldn't return to his senses for a long time.

……

Xingyang.

Countless armies passed through here, including infantry and cavalry, and after absorbing the rebels and displaced people of the Kwantung Uprising, they were already regular imperial field regiments in terms of quality and quantity.

Such legions could only be called up by order of the emperor when they went on a large-scale expedition, because the cost of maintenance was too high.

The best thing about the alliance of the Kwantung princes is that the goal is extremely clear, this is a war of martyrdom, for the rebels and the exiles, this is a war of revenge, most of the people can provide food, no need to provide military salaries.

Los and the others looked at the endless stream of soldiers, raised their eyes and did not see their heads, turned back and did not see their tails, the morale was high, and the purity of the spirit was rare in the world, and they were all a little emotional.

The situation of the Jingnan army is really good, so good that the Jingnan princes are a little unexpected, especially the defense line of Xingyang Town.

Many Jingnan princes were ready to fight hard here, and even before someone proposed to open up a second battlefield and push back along the route of Wumu Hou of Huaiyin.

Or directly from Liaodong led the cavalry to make a detour for thousands of miles, and attacked Guanzhong according to the route of the Xiongnu invasion that year, but was stopped by Yinghou Luosi and Luhou Luchan.

"The human heart."

These are the words of the two when they persuaded everyone, and in the end, Xingyang was really in the middle of the moon, which was impressive.

"Henan County Guard is so fast anyway, the imperial army has no intention of fighting at all, and the Xingyang defense line, which once made the soldier master Xiang Yu unable to break through, is as brittle as a piece of paper, just like a dream."

Luo Si and Lu Chan glanced at each other, and when they smiled, they smiled at everyone and said aloud: "Ladies and gentlemen, does the victory or defeat between this world lie in the strong city?

Look at Tiger Prison and Xingyang, such an easy to defend and difficult to attack, impregnable city, it can be blocked, but it surrenders directly, this is the reason why a strong city cannot be relied on.

Sharp swords and tough armor are the same thing.

Can't you see the demise of Tyrannical Qin yet?

The general trend in the world lies in the people's hearts and minds, and the only husband loses the hearts of the people, and we get the hearts of the people, so the victory is here.

The princes are united, the soldiers are with their lives, the people support, the general trend of the world is controlled by us, and the surging rivers are surging, who can stop them?

Who will stand in the way? ”

Rose's words are both inspiring and secretly warning, not paying attention to the hearts of the people in the world, what happens to Liu Dan now is what you will do in the future.

"Yinghou, what you said is right!"

Everyone didn't know that in the land of the four counties of Hexi, such a conversation also took place, and the news of the uprising in the four counties of Hexi shocked the kings of the Western Regions.

It was only now that I understood what Luo Shi said when he set out on the expedition, "The army of the Western Regions Protectorate must leave half of it to guard against the restless countries of Wusun and Dawan, and the temple army must also stay, and it doesn't need so many troops to attack Hexi, and the people's hearts are in me, so naturally someone will lead the army to vote."

I raised troops from the Western Regions all the way to the east, and in the name of the Heavenly Peace, I want to recruit 100,000 troops to follow me into Guanzhong! ”

……

The nobles of Chang'an have their own news channels, and they may not be very clear about the specific war situation between the imperial court and the Kwantung princes, but they still have a rough idea of which cities the Kwantung princes have captured, especially the Kwantung princes are playing cards openly, creating public opinion and mental pressure.

"The disloyal and unrighteous rebellious beast has broken through the Tiger Prison!"

Some people deliberately slandered the Jingnan Army.

"The treacherous traitor from outside the gate has entered Xingyang!"

In just a few days, the news has changed greatly, "Go to Luoyang to stop the traitors, they burn, kill and loot, do all kinds of evil, they are not righteous teachers at all, how Your Majesty has treated the people of Chang'an over the years, isn't it worth believing?" ”

People's hearts are like water, it is very simple to incite them, many people in Guanzhong have begun to believe, if it were not for Luo's on the other side, the prestige is too high, and the reputation is too high, I am afraid that at this time he has spontaneously taken up arms to join the army, and the most important thing is that the situation in Guanzhong is not as serious as that in Guandong, Sang Hongyang lives in Guanzhong after all, he didn't dare to do that.

"The rebels of the Kanto region occupy Luoyang!"

The situation can be called three changes a day, the Jiancheng dangerous pass is like a paper paste, now Liu Dan doesn't care about anything, directly forcibly requisitioned the strong people from the pass, and collected grain and grass from the people to replenish the army, form a large army, he wants to personally go into battle and compete with the Kwantung princes!

After the Kwantung princes captured Luoyang, they were greatly excited and occupied here, "Get Luoyang, Nanyang is close at hand, Hedong is at your fingertips, this is the trend of the countries in the past, Guanzhong can't stop it!" ”

Yes, Guanzhong can't stop it, this is everyone's consensus, in the past, the failure of the countries to attack Qin was because the people were not aligned, otherwise the Qin State would never be able to stop, and now the princes of Guandong are united, and they have arrived in Luoyang, manpower, material resources, and the imperial court have gone to the general trend.

"Gentlemen, those who travel a hundred miles are half ninety, and we must not be arrogant at this time, we have not yet completely won."

"Now there are three roads in front of us, one is to knock on the pass from Luoyang along the ancient road of Cuihan to enter Guanzhong, one is to enter Nanyang and enter Guanzhong from Wuguan, and the other is to enter Jinzhong, and then cross the river."

These three roads have their own advantages and disadvantages, Hangu Pass has lost the former momentum of a husband and a wife, but it is still a famous dangerous pass in the world, and it is too risky to enter Nanyang, and no one in Nanyang knows what the Han clan relatives will do.

"Divide the troops!"

An unexpected voice sounded, and everyone looked at it one after another, with doubts on their faces, "We have too many troops, no matter which direction it is, it is a waste, and we can't give full play to the advantage of our large number of troops." ”

Everyone's eyes lit up, yes, the Kwantung coalition army now occupies seventy percent of the world's population, and there are many generals, even if it is divided into troops and knocking on the pass, it can be completely rotated, without many twists and turns, the coalition army was quickly divided into three, and after a short rest, all the last stored grain was taken out, and they embarked on the journey again.

The Kwantung princes who pursued a quick victory simply did not have time to organize the resumption of production, now is the time to fight for their lives, and the same is true in Guanzhong, Liu Dan doesn't care what to do if he doesn't plant spring seedlings this year and the next year, he forcibly conscripts the people in Guanzhong, and a large number of conscription and military service are apportioned, and both sides sharpen their knives to the fastest and want to stab each other to death with one blow.

The first battle to attack Hangu Pass, flesh and blood, extremely tragic, the army that entered Nanyang quickly united with a part of the Han clan to defeat another wave, and then joined forces to attack Wuguan, before the pass, the flesh and blood flew, the sound of shouting and killing shook the mountain, the morale of the Kwantung coalition army was like a rainbow, and the defenders in the pass were swaying in surrender and confrontation.

"The Kwantung princes have broken through the Hanya Pass!"

"The Kwantung princes have broken through the Wuguan Pass and attacked Lantian!"

"The Kwantung princes have crossed the river!"

One news after another spread wildly in the land of Guanzhong, "The Western Regions Alliance Army has invaded Longxi County!" ”

The constant news was like the last straw that broke the camel's back, and Liu Dan's mentality completely collapsed.

"The Jingnan army has arrived outside Chang'an City!"

In the Changle Palace, Liu Dan angrily killed the messenger who persuaded him to surrender, and roared angrily, "I will never surrender, I will put on armor, I will fight to the death with this group of traitors!" ”

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In April of the fifteenth year of Yuan Zheng, the princes went to Lishan in the suburbs of the Han Dynasty, which was an oath.

The princes of Kwantung were pleased and said: "Mighty, people from the Western Regions!" Mighty, people of the East!

The relatives of the Han family, the kings and princes, the heroes, the merchants, the craftsmen, the farmers, the musicians. ”

The princes had three drums, sacrificed to the emperor, and said: "The emperor today uses treacherous words to cut himself off from the sky, from the earth, from the people, to destroy the three righteousness, and to deviate from humanity, so that the people of Li are lost, and the people suffer, so now the emperor will carry out the punishment of heaven, obey the ancestors, rise up and raise his might, and deter tyranny. ”

The oath has been made, the princes will have 500,000 soldiers, 50,000 armor soldiers, 100,000 horses, and Chen Shili Mountain. - "Historical Records: The Chronicles of the Emperor"

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