Swallow's first cry The seventy-fifth chapter, the Jin division was defeated and the people were slaughtered. The Yan Kingdom vowed to go south to the Central Plains
The seventy-fifth chapter, the Jin division was defeated and the people were slaughtered. The Yan Kingdom vowed to go south to the Central Plains
The southern border of Zhao State is the land of Huaisi. This place is a place where Jin and Zhao are fighting each other. It is poorly managed, with a network of rivers and muddy roads. Although it is summer, there is no life at all, with only a few dead trees.
There are a few jackdaws, and there are always few people.
At this time, a large group of people gathered on the north bank of the Huai River. I saw these people dragging men and women, helping the old and the young to rush to the shore first. At a glance, I saw a dense mass of people, estimated to have a population of more than 200,000.
This desolate place has not seen such a large population for many years.
Among the crowd, there was a young man in charge, "Mom, how long does it take to get there?" A child, still childish, tugged on his mother's skirt and shouted.
The young woman comforted the child and said, "Come on, we will just cross the Huai River in front of us."
The young man asked doubtfully: "Daddy hasn't come yet?"
The woman stroked his head lovingly and said, "Your father is the village chief. He went to the south to explore the road first. I heard that there are people in the south to guide us."
"Ahem." An old man sitting next to the woman kept coughing.
The woman hurriedly stepped forward and patted his back, "Dad, please rest for a while. Your husband should be able to contact the boat soon. When we cross the river, we will arrive at the Jin Kingdom, and we Han people will not have to endure that cruelty anymore."
I have suffered from being bullied by others." "I have lived for most of my life, and half of my body is about to enter the earth. I never thought that I could return to the Jin Dynasty. I, Lu County, is the hometown of the sages of Confucius and Mencius. How can the people in the sages' township commit themselves to Jiehu?
Even if I die, I will die in the south."
A young man came over and said, "Dad, please let your sister-in-law rest for a while. We still have a long way to go to Jiankang."
"Okay, I'll wait for the boat on the shore."
But seeing the old man panting, the woman quickly took out the water bag from the wheelbarrow and said, "Dad, drink some water quickly."
In the drinking room, the sound of drums from the north was loud, like bursts of muffled thunder.
"what sound?"
The woman shouted: "Dear brother, hurry up and take a look."
The man climbed up and looked far away, and after a while he ran over in a panic and said, "Sister-in-law, my father is not good, the barbarians are coming to kill me."
"Ah" the old man picked up the crutch and stood aside blankly. He didn't even notice that the water bag fell.
Some of the refugees at the back had already run to the front, shouting: "The pursuers are coming, everyone, hurry up, run away."
The crowd was in chaos. There was a vast river in front of them. There were no ferries on the river. Those at the back slowly squeezed to the front. People on the shore shouted: "Don't go forward, don't go forward. There is a big river ahead..."
It's a pity that the refugees behind can no longer hear it.
The Zhao army was getting closer and closer. The cries of horses, the sound of fighting, and the sound of horse hooves drowned out the shouting crowd. Some people were squeezed and fell into the water. It was the summer tide and the river was turbulent. Only a few of the people who fell into the water fluttered.
The waves will never be seen again.
The children were so frightened that they cried loudly, and the adults were pushed aside.
"Child, child." The woman quickly turned around to look for her child, but there was a huge crowd and she couldn't distinguish her child for a while.
"Mom, where are you?" A childish cry rang out, and the child cried in panic on the spot. The woman pushed forward with all her strength and finally caught him.
"Mom, I want to go back, I want daddy."
The woman hugged him and said, "Don't be afraid, my mother is here."
The woman turned back to look at the shore. Her father-in-law had disappeared. She left a crutch on the shore. At this time, there were already many people in the water who had been squeezed into the water.
The sound of the Zhao army came closer, and someone in the crowd shouted, "The enemy is coming."
Everyone crowded towards the river, and many people fell into the water.
"Mom, I'm afraid."
The woman hugged him tightly and was carried to the river. One foot was almost touching the river.
At this time, on the south bank of the Huai River, a group of people were outside the camp gate of the army, asking for an audience with the general. A general was passing by the camp gate at this time, and the leader shouted: "General, please, hundreds of families in our village are counting on this official."
Don't take everything with you when you cross the river by boat."
The deputy general stepped forward and said helplessly: "Chang Liu, there is nothing I can do. This is an order from the imperial court, and there is nothing we can do."
There grew an anxious voice, "The imperial court, the imperial court said a few days ago that it promised us remnants and would send troops to help us go south. We people left our homes and businesses and went south just to return to our country of Jin."
"Why is the army so slow? The entire army will withdraw from Shouchun today. All the food and supplies can be taken away, and not a grain of rice that cannot be taken away can be left to the enemy. All these ferries will be burned and scuttled.
No ships can be left behind." I saw the advance guard Xu Gong passing by with his men on patrol.
"General, don't burn the boat, don't burn the boat." Hearing the words, the local commander and the refugees next to him burst into flames.
The man said displeasedly: "What's going on with those people?"
His lieutenant bowed and apologized: "My lord, the governor there said that the survivors of the Central Plains have arrived on the north bank of the Huai River, and the imperial court promised to send a boat to take them to the south."
"I only listen to Chen Kui, General Chen's order. Now my front army is at a disadvantage in fighting, and the Huai River is a barrier to the enemy's cavalry. General Chen said that we must strengthen the walls and clear the country, and starve and drag down those Zhao troops. Now you
By letting me keep these ferries, wouldn’t it be to support the enemy’s country? Besides, the identity of these people is unknown. Who knows whether there are any tricks of the barbarians mixed in."
After hearing this, the head of the village defended himself and said: "General, these words are wrong. More than thirty members of our clan have sold their ancestral property just to return to the Jin Dynasty. General, these words have chilled the hearts of the people in the world."
After saying that, the director took out Chu Pei's previous reply and gave it to the supervisor to read.
After Governor Xu read it, his expression softened slightly, "The letter from the current emperor, Chu Shizhong, is true, but..." The commander also said a little apologetically, "Our army fought the enemy in Pengcheng during the Northern Expedition.
Unfortunately, the army is now preparing to return, and all the territory north of the Huai River has been abandoned."
The crowd onlookers were furious, "Commander, Commander, now the Han refugees in the north want to return to the south, Commander, you must not abandon them."
"Report, urgent report on behalf of Bei." As he spoke, a messenger came on horseback. He dismounted and handed the report to the commander-in-chief.
The supervisor went through it and grasped the emergency report tightly, with a serious look on his face, almost as if he wanted to crumple the emergency report into a ball.
Finally, Xu Duhu spoke up, "Commander, it's not that I am ruthless, but the military situation has changed too quickly. Today, our Jin division was severely defeated by Dai Bei. Wang Yi, the forward guard, was unable to fight and retreated to Huainan. Today, our Jin division was defeated.
The division intends to return to the south of the Yangtze River for repairs in order to fight again next year."
The head of the village said anxiously: "We, the people of Lu County, with their families and families, are all concentrated on the north bank of the Huai River, only blocked by the river. Will the general want to die without saving him, which will chill the hearts of the people in the world?"
One of the generals said angrily: "How outrageous. In this battle of Daipi, all the elites of our Jin army died. They also had wives, children and children. Isn't it sad for the commander in chief? Now the Shouchun soldiers are all under the supervision of one person, and the supervisor wants to protect them."
Bring them all back safely."
A person next to him almost begged: "Master Supervisor, please take all the people on the north bank away and only stay for two or three days."
At this time, a fast boat sailed on the water in the distance. It was the scout sent by the Jin Dynasty Navy to detect the enemy. I saw that the man was disheveled, his armor was broken, and there was blood on his face. He only got off the dock.
He went straight to the gate of the army and reported: "The enemy has arrived at the north bank and is plundering and plundering us. The Jin army we were responding to has been dispersed. The remaining people in the north..."
Everyone was uneasy, "What happened to those remnants?"
"Those barbarian troops have already begun to massacre the remaining people, I'm afraid."
While everyone was talking, only one person next to the chief was seen silently leaving the crowd. He walked alone to the south bank of Huai River. Suddenly he looked up to the sky and sighed, "Son, daddy is sorry for you and couldn't bring you out."
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When the commander saw this, he said in a hurry: "Stop him quickly!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a "pop" sound and the man threw himself into the river.
Everyone was silent for a long time. The guard next to him asked cautiously: "General, those people from the north..."
"It is hard to disobey the military order. Let all our troops withdraw south and destroy all the ships. We are just following the order."
He just sighed and said, "Leave two ships for those people and destroy the rest."
The governor returned to the military tent and murmured as he walked: "The lost homeland can be regained, but how can the lost people's hearts be regained?"
Suddenly Governor Xu said loudly: "I will return to the north bank with the boat to meet the refugees."
"Lord Supervisor, there is no return from this trip."
"You'd better lead your soldiers back to Jiankang and preserve your strength. In the end, we have broken our trust and have no shame in living."
After Shi Jilong's death, the Central Plains was in chaos. The Jin army wanted to take advantage of the chaos to send troops to the Northern Expedition in an attempt to restore the Central Plains. More than 200,000 Han survivors in Lu County surrendered with their families. However, the Jin army was defeated and the survivors marched to the north bank of the Huai River, hoping to cross the river.
Surrendered. The Jin army was defeated and lost its power. It was massacred by Shi Zhao's pursuers, and almost all of them died.
The outskirts of Yanguo Dragon City
Spring has passed and autumn has come, and now the autumn harvest has passed. The Yan Kingdom has harvested a lot, the treasury is full, and the troops from all over the Yan Kingdom have gathered outside Longcheng. At this time
On the high platform, Murong Jun loudly declared: "We, the generals of the Yan Army, will destroy Zhao in this battle. Our Yan State has destroyed Goguryeo, defeated Fuyu, and conquered Yuwen. Only one Zhao State has fought with me for three generations to stop our Yan State."
Go south. China is in chaos today. This is the right time to destroy Zhao! Destroy Zhao!"
"Destroy Zhao! Destroy Zhao! Destroy Zhao!" all the soldiers shouted.
Murong Jun raised his arms, looked up to the sky and shouted, "The Yan soldiers are mighty, and the Yan Kingdom will live forever!"
"My King will live for ten thousand years! My King will live for ten thousand years!"
The Yan army's fighting spirit was high and their voice spread throughout the northern border.
Murong Jun signaled Nie Hao to read out the edict.
"Xuanzhao."
I saw Nie Hao slowly unfolding the edict and preaching: "Murong Ke is appointed as the general of the auxiliary state, Murong is rated as the general of auxiliary Bi, and the left commander Shi Yangyu is the general of auxiliary. They are called the "three auxiliaries". He assists the state of Yan and leads our Yan state.
The country's 200,000-strong army took the opportunity to move south. I appointed Murong Ba as the Commander-in-Chief of the Forward and General Jianfeng. He commanded his troops and led the way for our Yan army."
All the ministers who were granted the title accepted the order and slowly went up to the high platform one by one to receive the tiger talisman.
"Liu Xiang." Murong Jun called loudly.
"I'm here."
"While the late king is still alive, he fulfilled his mission when he sent an envoy to the Jin Dynasty. Now our army is going south to meet with Liang Kingdom to attack Jie and Zhao. The journey is long and dangerous. Can you accept your order?"
Liu Xiang accepted the order with emotion and said: "But for the sake of the world, why should I cherish this body?"
"Come, bring me some wine, and drink with all the generals."
King Yan, the generals and Liu Xiang were on the high platform. The attendants poured wine for everyone one by one. When they arrived at Murong Ba's place, King Yan stopped for a moment and said, "Brother Ba."
King Yan raised the wine glass from the tray and said respectfully to Murong Ba: "When the late king was here, my brother Ba made great achievements in battle and his reputation spread far and wide in the peaceful land. Now that the late king has passed away, we brothers must work together to achieve the goals we have achieved in all generations." The Murong family has a long-cherished wish to go south to the Central Plains."
After hearing this, Murong Ba could not calm down for a long time. He was stunned for a while. King Yan smiled and said: "Brother Ba thinks this wish is too small. Doesn't it mean he wants to dominate the world?"
Murong Ba hurriedly bowed and saluted and said: "I am the heir of the late prince, and more importantly, a minister of King Yan. However, I will obey the orders of King Yan and I will not hesitate even to the death."
"Alas." Murong Jun held his hand and said, "You and I are both brothers. Please don't talk about our differences. Yan will have to rely more on Ba Di in the future."
Then Murong Jun picked up the wine glass from the attendant's hand and said: "Raise your glass, I will attack the Kingdom of Zhao together with other generals, and pray for a triumphant return."
Everyone raised their glasses and drank it all in one gulp.
As the expedition was coming to an end, Nie Hao hurriedly came on stage and reported to King Yan: "Your Majesty, an envoy from the Jin Dynasty has come to ask for an audience. The canonization ceremony is just like the story of Murong Huang."
"Canonization?" King Yan had just rewarded the ministers, and he was filled with excitement and said, "Today, my military power is so great that no one in the sea can match it. The position of King Yan is solely based on the legacy of the previous king, and inherits the destiny of heaven. Be obedient to the people. I have heard that the emperor of the Jin Dynasty is a yellow-haired child, orphaned and widowed. Compared with our country of Yan, he is vulnerable to a single blow."
However, Liu Xiang felt uneasy and hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the Central Plains are in turmoil now. The Jin Dynasty will see this and will make an expedition to the north. If the north and the south are attacked, Jie and Zhao will not be able to last. If we can use the power of the Jin army to conquer the Yan Kingdom, we will go south to the Central Plains." It’s a long-cherished wish, and it’s a blessing.”
King Yan then thought about it and said, "The former king's request for a title was largely due to Liu Changshi's efforts, so I thought it would come true. In this case, I sent an envoy to the stage."
The Jin envoy Chen Chen held the Jin imperial edict and followed Nie Hao slowly onto the stage. He stood still and said calmly: "I ordered Murong Jun, King of Yan, to place an incense table to welcome you..."
"Huhu." At this moment, the north wind roared, causing the messenger E Guanbo's belt to fly up and down, and he had no time to finish. The messenger glanced at the audience and saw that the troops in the countryside were neatly dressed, with military flags, but they were mighty and majestic. image.
The envoy of Jin tidied up his official uniform, thinking that the King of Yan had not heard clearly, so he continued to repeat what he had just said: "My fate..." Before the envoy could finish speaking, the Yan army in the audience spontaneously shouted: "Long live the King of Yan, and may the Kingdom of Yan live forever." .” The sound spread far and wide.
The envoy had seen such military power before, and his legs trembled, and he could barely hold on. At this time, he had the momentum of an envoy from the supreme kingdom, and was only a head short. He ignored the etiquette and hurriedly issued the edict.
"I worshiped Murong Jun as an envoy, a minister, a military governor, and a military commander in Hebei Province. He hoped to unite the four prefectures in Youji, a general, a great chanyu, and the king of Yan, just like the story of Murong Huang."
After speaking, the envoy saw that King Yan had not moved and said, "King Yan, please kneel down to receive the imperial edict."
At this time, the King of Yan walked straight over, grabbed the edict from the envoy's hand, and held it high. The Yan army soldiers were so excited that the mountains roared and the tsunami roared.
Yecheng Taiwu Hall
Since Ping Shi Chong's rebellion, Shi Min's power has been overwhelming. Above the court, Shi Min is at the head of the ministers, and the ministers are paying attention.
Since Shi Zun seized the throne in Zhao State, rebellions have occurred one after another in Zhao State. The southern part of Zhao State has just been peaceful. A few days ago, we heard about Shi Bao's rebellion in Guanzhong. Fortunately, Shi Zun sent troops to quickly put down the rebellion and prevent Guanzhong from falling into a crisis. Now King Leping is being escorted back to Ye On the road to the city.
On this day, during the great court meeting, Shi Min said: "Your Majesty, King Shi Bao of Leping has rebelled. It is appropriate to show his head to the public to deter rebellion and to calm the world."
Meng Zhun said: "Shi Baosu is friendly to Your Majesty. He must have been bewitched by an adulterer, unlike some people who secretly massacre members of His Majesty's clan."
Shi Min was furious when he heard this, "Raising tigers is a danger. I don't know what Meng Zhun's intentions are."
"General Shi Min, in Yuanshan Town that day, without His Majesty's orders, he killed his clan kinsman Shi Chong and killed 30,000 soldiers. Now everyone in the world has heard that our Zhao army is frightened and calls for violence.
Frankly speaking, there is no friendship." Immediately, Meng Zhun raised his hands to His Majesty and said: "Your Majesty, because Shi Min has not been appointed as a prince, he has evil intentions, and I ask that he be punished."
Shi Min also stepped forward and stood side by side with Meng Zhun, "If the matter is urgent, do you want to test my weaponry?"
Meng Zhun turned around and glanced at Shi Min, "North of the Huai River, the survivors of the Central Plains also fell to your sword. Your sword is so fast."
"Your Majesty, what I want is the government of Zhao and the peace of the people, not the position of the crown prince. Now that such a traitor is in the court, it will definitely make our government's order unstable. All the princes at home and abroad will look down on our country. Please help your majesty to get rid of this traitor."
"The general is really selfless. Don't you know that if he wants to be selfless, he will be selfish?" Meng Zhun shouted loudly to the ministers, "Since Shi Min is the governor, he is responsible for the military power inside and outside. Now the people recommended for recommendation are all his old friends and subordinates."
If he performs a minor feat, he will be promoted to a member of the palace and a general, and he will be given a title of marquis outside the gate. He will treat the famous imperial utensils as his own possessions. If things go on like this, we only know that there is a general in the Zhao Kingdom, but not your majesty."
At this time, Shi Min's subordinates were furious, and Wang Tai was the first to say: "The general defends the country loyally, and goes through life and death. Without the general, I don't know how many people in the Zhao country would tear apart the land and seal the territory to claim the title of king."
Zhang Wen, who has now been promoted to the rank of Zhonglang General, also angrily said: "General, Meng Zhun is jealous of talented people and has repeatedly slandered the general, but the general does not take it seriously. Now that Meng Zhun is in court to frame the loyal ministers, we are all very cold-blooded."
At this time, Meng Zhun leaned over and spoke to His Majesty: "The great hypocrisy seems to be true, and the great loyalty seems to be traitorous. There is no place for my Jie clan to stand in the court of Zhao State today."
Meng Zhun quickly stood up and said to Shi Min: "General, if you are loyal to the State of Zhao, the government is in turmoil because of the general. I would like to resign with the general and live in seclusion in the mountains and forests, and indulge in the wilderness."
how."
After speaking, Shi Min stopped talking. He stretched out the thumb of his hand holding the saber tightly, and the saber was pushed open and unsheathed.
Seeing this, Wang Luan, the general of the left guard, hurriedly raised his sword and stood in front of Shi Min, "General, you are too impatient. Now you have your troops inside and outside the capital, so don't be anxious at this moment."
Shi Min slowly put away the sword in his waist, and Li Nong also advised the ministers, "Three masters of the Zhao Kingdom have changed within a hundred days. There have been frequent changes in the country. The general is acting urgently for the Zhao Kingdom's plan.
I hope your Majesty will atone for your sins."
When Shi Min saw this, he slowly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I acted recklessly and failed to control you. Please forgive me."
Shi Zun said with a smile: "The general is loyal to the country, but he has not yet reported it, but his sentiments can be encouraged. I..."
Before Shi Zun could finish speaking, Shi Min took out a piece of cloth from his sleeve, knelt on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, this is the list of meritorious officers and soldiers who fought against Shi Chong and blocked the Jin army in the south. These people are loyal to our Zhao Kingdom."
Geng Geng has made great achievements in battle, and I would like to report him as a reward."
Shi Zun motioned to Yang Huan beside him and brought it up. Shi Zun held it in his hand and only glanced at it hastily. He said in confusion: "The general is asking for rewards for so many people this time. I'm afraid there are not enough official positions."
"Your Majesty, at this time, why should I cherish my official position? I heard that the Yan army has marched south to Youzhou and will arrive at Jicheng in the near future. I also heard that Liang advocated that China send troops to attack the counties in Longxi. If the high-ranking officials are not allowed to receive generous salaries,
Who will fight for our Shi clan in Zhao country?"
"This..." Shi Zun was speechless for a moment.
Zhang Fei, the Guanglu doctor who was in charge of the ceremonial official position, said: "In the past, Sima Lun suddenly seized the artifact and generously rewarded his comrades. At every court meeting, Diao Chan would sit there, and people would laugh at it and say: 'If the Diao is not enough, the dog's tail will continue.' Today."
Shi Min asked for more, and he made the world laugh."
Shi Min was furious. Seeing this, Shi Zun hurriedly consoled him and said: "The general has asked for a lot. I have ordered the general to make detailed plans, and I will definitely live up to the general's wishes."
He immediately winked at Yang Huan, who immediately announced: "Retreat from the court."
