The Yun family raised an army and marched south to the Yellow River. The news that the troops were heading towards Luoyang quickly spread to the Luoyang Palace. Such important news could not be blocked at all. The news came out in the morning and by the afternoon it was already known throughout the city.
"Young Marshal Yun personally led the troops and led the Ping Liao army of 300,000 to attack!"
"Nonsense, the Liao Kingdom is so powerful. The Ping-Liao army is more than 300,000. I think there are at least 500,000! With an army of 500,000, how can Luoyang stop it?"
"There are hundreds of thousands of troops in Luoyang, and the city is strong and well-supplied. Is it okay to defend it for a year and a half? When the army of the King of Qin in the world arrives, Marshal Yun, although he is powerful, will be unable to defeat four hands with two fists?"
"King of Qin? Who will be king of Qin? The remnants of Anhui and Jiangsu armies are still blocking the Zhejiang bandits. Can we expect them to still be able to be diligent to the king? There are a hundred thousand troops in Jingxiang, but it is a pity that they belong to the Sixth Prince. The Sixth Prince is with
Marshal Yun is so good that he can wear a pair of trousers, do you think he will come to Qinwang? Maybe he sent Marshal Yun, don’t forget, he is also the legitimate son of the late emperor!"
"Then the Fourth Prince is unreliable. They have all gone to Sichuan to help Lao Leng's family clean the yard. Besides, the Fourth Prince and the Crown Prince are not dealing with him. I guess Prince Qin will have no chance."
"Now it depends on Lord Guangshuai in Guanzhong. If Guangshuai is willing to send his troops eastward and help the imperial court block the Northern Xinjiang army, the prince has such a country, so there is some hope. If Guangshuai doesn't move, just rely on the soldiers and generals of the imperial court.
I'm afraid there's no chance of fighting against Marshal Yun."
"I heard that Marshal Yun is the reincarnation of Lord Ziweixing. He is an all-rounder in both civil and military affairs. He is extremely powerful! Otherwise, how could he have defeated such a large Liao Kingdom? At that time, his father, Marshal Yunshan, was so powerful, but he couldn't.
I was able to fight my way out of the country, but now I have asked Marshal Yun to handle this matter. Tell me, does this mean that each generation of the old Yun family has become more powerful than the previous generation?"
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When the message spread, in the palace, Lin Xu, the new emperor of the country named Anping, felt uneasy at all. Ping Ping had planned everything well. Wanchang probably didn't know that he was poisoned until his death. He just thought that he was exhausted.
At that time, he was the only one beside him, and he carefully served the decoction every day. If he didn't pass the throne to himself, who else would he pass it on to?
Unexpectedly, he happened to meet Shui Youhan who entered the palace that day and saw through the real situation of the poison in the emperor's body at a glance. With Wan Chang's cleverness, he didn't say anything else. This incident directly led to the emperor writing a biography.
Give the imperial edict to Lin Xi, and give all the jade seals to Shui Youhan to help Lin Xi take the edict of passing the throne. It can be forged, but without the jade seal, even if Lin Xu is the emperor at the moment, there is nothing he can do without the jade seal.
The emperor, not to mention his control over border towns, but the pressure he exerts on his ministers, seems to be somewhat less.
Sure enough, the news of the Yun family sending troops came in the morning. I think there must be troops in the south as well?
I live in Luoyang in the Central Plains, which is in the middle of the world. Once I lose my authority, the consequences are really unpredictable. Since ancient times, the rise and fall of the world must depend on the Central Plains to advance the world. The Central Plains is a must-win place; to stabilize the world, the Central Plains is the center of control.
The world is unified, and the situation is concentrated in the Central Plains; the world is divided, and the situation is scattered in the four directions. From governance to chaos, the situation is scattered from the Central Plains to the four directions; from chaos to governance, the situation is concentrated in the four directions. The rise and fall of chaos in the Central Plains is not entirely determined by geographical factors, but geographically
The trajectory reflected is this. Now, Lin Xu’s situation is like this.
In any overall competition, the Central Plains is a battleground. Only the Central Plains is the real arena for competition. Only the geographical conditions of the Central Plains extending in all directions can the situation of controlling all directions be achieved. If the Central Plains is stable, the four directions can be stable; if the Central Plains is stable, the four directions will be stable.
If there is chaos, the situation in the four directions will inevitably fall apart. If you do not manage the Central Plains well, you will not be able to aspire to the world. If you do not manage the Central Plains well, you will not be able to seek long-term peace and stability in the world.
But now is the time when the world is in chaos. The Central Plains is feared to be crowded with heroes. The envoys sent to Chang'an have not returned yet. Lin Xu feels a little chilly in his heart. Yun Zheng goes south and raises at least tens of thousands of troops to fight with Yan Yun's elite army.
The victory and defeat of Dujiuhuang's army is really obvious. Moreover, Yun Zheng's performance in the battle against Liao is something that no one can despise. This is because the commander-in-chief Yun Lan is stationed in Yanjing, but he sends his son to fight.
If you can see the clues, I am afraid that even Yun Lan feels that Yun Zheng's ability to lead troops in battle is no longer inferior to his!
Naturally, Lin Xu couldn't sit in Luoyang like this and let Yun Zheng attack south. He sent his trusted followers to lead 50,000 troops to defend Mengjin. Mengjin was the key point of the Yellow River's southward movement. If Mengjin was guarded, Yun Zheng would not be able to go south for a while.
------------------------------------------ "Chang'an is a country with four fortresses, which is good for defense;
Kaifeng's suburbs are well connected in all directions, which is conducive to warfare: Luoyang is not as strong as Yong in defense, and Liang in battle is not as good as Liang. If Luoyang is not available, Yong and Liang cannot be considered important, so it has been called the throat of the world since ancient times. According to Luoyang, it is dangerous and solid, and it is rich in Daliang.
Rao, the rivers and mountains inside and outside, and the Wanjing and Hebei provinces, are enough to command Yanzhao; Nanyang and Runing are enough to control Qin and Chu; Guide is enough to whip Qilu, cover the southeast, and establish a small world to manage the four directions. This hope
It's your choice." Yunzheng, riding on the dark clouds and snow, explained to the generals around him with a smile.
In fact, during this march south, there was a very popular strategy within the army, which was that Shandong should be captured first and then Luoyang.
It’s not that Yunzheng didn’t know that the reason for this statement must be that he felt that Shandong was prosperous and a strategic hub between the north and the south. In addition, the Luyu army was mainly concentrated in Henan, and Shandong was already relatively empty. This was the best time to capture Shandong at the minimum cost.
But Yunzheng still rejected the proposal without hesitation. Although Shandong is a strategic location, there are no strong enemies around Shandong at this time. As long as his army can quickly open up the situation in Henan, capture Luoyang, and capture the puppet emperor Lin Xu
, then the world will inevitably be shaken. Shandong will directly face the threat of the powerful Northern Xinjiang army advancing eastward, and may even surrender without a fight. This is the real way to obtain the maximum benefit at the minimum cost.
A commander of Zhending Guard said: "Although we are stupid, we know a thing or two about the importance of Luoyang. However, Luoyang is not easy to attack in the Sanchuan River Valley. I am afraid it will not be easy to capture it. The young commander should think twice."
The so-called Sanchuan River Valley refers to the Sanchuan River Valley lowland. It is located in the northwest of Henan, between Zhongtiao Mountain, Wei Mountain, Xiong'er Mountain, Funiu Mountain and Song Mountain. It is formed by the alluvial accumulation of three main rivers, the Yellow River, the Yi River and the Luo River. Luoyang City is the city.
It is located in the Sanchuan River Valley, which is blocked by mountains on three sides. Only the north side is slightly open, and the Yellow River crosses it, making up for it to a certain extent. It is almost blocked by mountains and rivers.
The Sanchuan River Valley relies on the geographical advantages of being surrounded by the above-mentioned mountains to form dangerous obstacles, and there are rivers flowing up and down. As a way to connect with the outside world, most of the passes around Luoyang are built on these obstacles.
Seeing that Yunzheng did not interrupt, the commander continued: "The difficulty of attacking Luoyang is that Tongguan blocks it to the west and blocks the danger of Weihan; Hulao blocks it to the east and blocks the passage between the northern foot of Songshan Mountain and the Yellow River.
; Yique (now Longmen, Luoyang) blocks its south, blocking the Yi River valley channel between Songshan Mountain and Xiong'er Mountain; Yujin blocks its north, blocking the Yellow River ferry; and Guangcheng Pass (now near Ruxi) controls the direction of the Ruhe River
The passage, Shenyuan Pass (today's southwest of Gongyi) controls the passage from the direction of Yinghe. Although these passes were built in different periods, abandoned and abandoned in different dynasties, and changed from time to time, they have all been used now, but their control points are
Although our army is sharp in the dangers around the Sanchuan River Valley, if we want to overcome these dangers, we may have to suffer a lot of casualties... If we don't think about it, we may be defeated by Red Eyebrows."
Yunzheng glanced at him and smiled. He naturally knew what the commander was talking about. A typical example of using the geographical situation of the Sanchuan Valley to annihilate a powerful enemy was Liu Xiu's defeat of the Red Eyebrow Army. Luoyang was already the capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
, and had sent Deng Yu and Feng Yiren to fight for Guanzhong; the Red Eyebrow Army had already entered the Pass, with more than 200,000 troops. Deng and Feng had gone through hard battles, but they could not decide; but Red Eyebrows had no food, and Liu Xiu expected that
He was bound to go east, so he made arrangements to annihilate him in the Sanchuan area. He warned Deng Yu and others not to compete with Chimei. In December of the second year of Jianwu (26 AD), Liu Xiu sent General Hou Jin and others to garrison Xin'an.
, Jianwei General Geng Yi and others stationed in Yiyang to intercept Chimei's eastward exit. Liu Xiu ordered the generals: "If the thieves go east, they can lead Yiyang's troops to Xin'an; if the thieves go south, they can lead Xin'an's troops."
"Hui Yiyang" Feng Yi from Guanzhong understood the key points of Liu Xiu's plan. He said to Deng Yu: "I have sent the generals to garrison Mianchi to invite (invite) the east, and attack the west in one fell swoop. This is
Feng Yi defeated the Red Eyebrow Army at the foot of Mount Laoshan and drove the Red Eyebrow Army eastward to Yiyang. Suddenly he saw the Han Army waiting in formation. He was shocked and at a loss, so he surrendered.
Yun Zheng said calmly: "The difference between our army and the Red Eyebrow Army is very big. I don't think there are many comparisons. On the contrary, if the Zhou family in Guanzhong sends troops to attack the east, its power will be somewhat similar to that of the Red Eyebrow Army. If our army then
Now that Henan has been taken, we can consider using Liu Xiu's plan to deal with them."
Before the commander could speak, Yun Zheng said: "Everyone, the general strategy for going south has been decided. The battle between Lu and Yu can be avoided. The most important thing for us at the moment is to break through Tianjing Pass and capture Mengjin. How to capture Tianjing Pass? How does it matter?
We have a clear road ahead when we return to Hanoi, do you generals have any good ideas?"
The area between the Taihang Mountains and the Yellow River in northeastern Henan belonged to Hanoi County in the Han Dynasty. The name Hanoi summarized the geographical characteristics of this area, so although there were provinces and regions at this time, people still called it Hanoi.
Hanoi relies on mountains to the north and blocks the river to the south. The Taihang Pass is a communication channel, and the Yellow River Ferry is the key point for transportation between the north and the south. Hanoi is a key point for communication between Shanxi and Henan, Guanzhong and Hebei. Two important passes among the eight Taihang passes are located in this area.
The first Xingzhi Pass, northwest of today's Jiyuan City, is the road from southwestern Shanxi to Taihang. This pass is in the jurisdiction of Yunjia, so it is not difficult; the second pass of Taihang, Taihang Pass, is also called Tianjing Pass, and the south of the pass is between the Taihang Mountains.
The Yangchang Slope Road is extremely dangerous and must be passed by the Shangdang area of Shanxi Province when heading south. However, this place is in Henan Province and is directly under the jurisdiction of the central court. This is the first battle for Yunzheng heading south. Only by winning this battle can he reach Hanoi and Hanoi.
The main channel between the three river valleys: Yujin Ferry of the Yellow River
