The majestic and majestic city stands on the Luoshui River. It has been baptized by wars and weathered by wind and frost. Even if it is constantly declining, the historical heritage of the thousand-year-old ancient capital is still there.
It was already the end of April, the tail end of Meng Xia, shrouded in the scorching sun, the weather was a bit irritatingly hot, and the Chinese people who were accustomed to the climate were impatient, not to mention the foreigners from outside the region.
Outside the huge city, there are more than ten camps with various flags, but a few of them are more prominent, with black robes, black armor and black flags. They are from the guards of the New Dynasty in Hedong.
Guanyou is poor, but the situation there is still chaotic and tense. Not only the "anti-Liao movement", the army of Hou Shu is taking advantage of the turmoil in the Central Plains to aggressively invade and expand. It seems that the ambitions of Emperor Meng Chang of Shu are still there.
It's not a small matter. The four states of Qin and Feng are not included. Before the results of the battle are digested, there are plans to send troops eastward to invade Jingzhao and seize Chang'an.
After making a small circle and constructing a barely reliable defense line in the west of the capital, Liu Zhiyuan led his army to enter Yiluo calmly.
Recently, Emperor Liu Zhiyuan has been in an especially good mood. The strategy of entering into the Central Plains has been going too smoothly. He has been marching straight in and is invincible. The resistance he faces in reality is far less than expected. Along the way, he has basically been recruiting surrender and rebels.
During this period, considerable breakthroughs were made in all aspects.
On the Huaizhou side, after more than a month of siege, Hanoi City was finally captured by Shi Hongzhao. Cui Tingxun, the fake Heyang Jiedu envoy, finally became a loyal minister of Khitan. Of course, he may have wanted to surrender but was unable to do so. It is said that he was in
When the city was broken, he was killed by rebel soldiers.
Shi Hongzhao didn't spend much money on his side. He probably calculated the date for Liu Zhi's arrival from the Far East and led his troops to join him in Luoyang.
When they heard that Liu Zhiyuan was coming, the rebels from the Heluo land also gathered to surrender and offer their loyalty. However, the idea of these people wanting to make a living was more real. After being plundered by the Khitan people, let alone ordinary people,
The people are hungry, even the army and thieves are hungry.
Liu Zhiyuan also accepted them all and selected warriors from them to supplement the Forbidden Army, especially those who had military experience in the Shi Jin Forbidden Army, so they could be used. After entering Heluo from the east, Liu Zhiyuan's military strength rapidly expanded.
, but the difference between good and bad is becoming more and more obvious.
Of course, what made Liu Zhiyuan most happy or even surprised was the news of the Battle of Luancheng!
After carefully reading the battle report sent from Zhenzhou and listening to the envoy's description, Liu Zhiyuan couldn't help but break into a cold sweat. After the joy, Liu Zhiyuan couldn't help but feel incredible at the courage and luck of his second son, and couldn't help himself with the brilliant results of the battle.
Compared with the forge ahead and heroic spirit of Liu Chengyou's partial division in Hebei, Liu Zhiyuan's side had an empty army and the results achieved were somewhat inadequate.
Hearing that the Liao Emperor died and the Liao army was defeated, Liu Zhiyuan's psychological pressure plummeted, and his morale improved. He was no longer as conservative as before. In Luoyang Palace, the Imperial Civilization Hall, he met with Xijing officials and began to discuss changes.
Regarding the issue of the country's name, the shabby signboard "Jin Kingdom" has no use value at present and should be abandoned.
At the same time, many generals in the bodyguard army, headed by Shi Hongzhao, requested orders several times and were eager to march eastward and capture Kaifeng. They were also stimulated by the results of the Battle of Luancheng.
Liu Chengyou and Liu Zhiyuan were overjoyed and issued another order to appoint him as the Chengde Jiedu Envoy. Hebei's military system appointed envoys to guard Sikong and take charge of the affairs of various states in Hebei. The name was very resounding, but in reality The effect was not big. However, it did give him the opportunity to intervene in the military affairs of the states in Hebei Province. Afterwards, Liu Zhiyuan agreed to all the army expansion, rewards, and appointment of some officials proposed by Liu Chengyou.
At this time, someone suggested that the second prince had too much power, and implicitly suggested to Liu Zhiyuan that he should take precautions. When Liu Zhiyuan heard this, he was furious, suspecting that he had alienated the family relationship between father and son, and ordered the person who made the comment to be killed.
Then, in less than two days, Liu Zhiyuan appointed the emperor's eldest son Liu Chengxun as the envoy of the Anguo Army. He recruited envoys from various states in Hebei and guarded Situ. He led the army from Taiyuan, went to Zhenzhou to support Liu Chengyou, and escorted the captured property back south.
Since entering Luo, Liu Zhiyuan has been deeply aware of the dilapidation of the capital and has already felt huge financial pressure. The large amount of property seized can indeed bring back a lot of blood for the new dynasty, which is very important. If not, there will be no thought. Yes, but Liu Zhiyuan couldn't help but not think about it.
You know, in Hedong, in order to support the expansion of the Central Plains, the finances are about to collapse. In order to raise wages, food, ordnance, and uniforms, the third commander Wang Zhang has cut off a lot of hair. Many harsh exploitation methods have been used. People's morale is unstable.
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In the palace, Liu Zhiyuan met another Jiedu envoy who came to see him. Heyang Jiedu Wu Xingde was personally appointed by him. For these, when the situation was still unclear in the early stage, he dared to be the first for the world. Liu Zhiyuan was very gracious to the Commander-in-Chief who expressed his surrender, and personally allowed him to have meals with him as a show of honor.
Wu Xingde must also be a very knowledgeable person. He personally led the army across the river from Mengjin, saying that he would send the emperor to Tokyo. At the same time, he transported all the food and materials he collected in Heyang as a tribute, although the amount was not enough. It's a lot, but it's enough to express his feelings.
Liu Zhiyuan was very satisfied with such a smart man, and gave him clothes, silk, good weapons, and encouraged him more. As for Wu Xingde, who was also from Bingzhou, he treated him more kindly. In this era, there were really Hedong generals everywhere.
"Military discipline still needs to be improved!" After personally inspecting the military camps around Luoyang, Liu Zhiyuan's dark and ugly face clearly showed dissatisfaction. Although the number of troops has increased, the supervision of military discipline has obviously been relaxed.
"We haven't entered Tokyo yet. There are still many disobedient people in Daozhou in the world, and we don't know how many battles we have to fight. We can relax in everything, but not the army!" Liu Zhiyuan's voice was filled with anger as he scolded.
The generals present all agreed. Shi Hongzhao also looked a bit unhappy. As the commander of the Ma Bu Army and the leader of the New Dynasty's Forbidden Army, he was naturally responsible for any problems down the line.
He had a bad temper and lost face in front of Liu Zhiyuan. Naturally, he felt angry and assured Liu Zhiyuan with a sullen face: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will deal with it seriously!"
Although Shi Hongzhao was a perverse and rebellious person, he still had a good way of managing the army, especially in terms of military discipline. He used severe punishment and law to restrain his soldiers. He led his army south, and his martial arts army,
Yu Minqiu was also completely free from any mistakes.
Among the armies east of Hedong, only the Wujie Army under the command of Shi Hongzhao could compare with the reorganized Longqi Army in terms of military discipline. However, its methods were too harsh, and most soldiers were afraid of Shi Hongzhao.
He is powerful and hates his people.
Judging from his expression, he might be ruthless again in order to give Liu Zhiyuan an explanation.