Chapter 418 We are the masters of the Central Plains
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When he received the first intelligence from the Oversight Council, Liu Ling judged that Yu Xiaolou would definitely not go south. Although Southern Tang was a good place to seek refuge, if Yu Xiaolou wanted to be taken seriously, he had to hand it over to the Emperor of Southern Tang first.
Li Yu's letter of surrender. Killing the invincible Han King Liu Ling is naturally the most convincing. Even killing the commander of the Han Oversight Council can prove his ability.
Yu Xiaolou would not seek refuge with the Khitans, and the Southern Tang Dynasty might be the best choice. After all, he was still a Han Chinese with little conscience, and was a citizen of the Zhou Dynasty. Back then, he also followed Chai Rong in his expedition to the Liao Dynasty.
Chai Rong's ambition to destroy the Liao Dynasty was still affecting him. Chai Rong was kind to him, and Yu Xiaolou was not a ruthless person.
The Southern Tang was chosen, firstly, because the Southern Tang is the only major force that can still compete with the Han. As for the Hou Shu and others, they are just hanging on. Secondly, because the Southern Tang is weaker than the Han, if they can assist the Southern Tang to defeat the Han
Yu Xiaolou will be very proud of his country. He is a very conceited person and will not do anything that is not challenging.
After Li Yu, the new emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty, came to the throne, he was still a good emperor. Although he spent a large part of his time writing poetry and ink, he was still dedicated to the governance of the country.
Because of the changes in history, Li Yu is not as unbearable as it was in history. He felt the pressure from the powerful man in the north, so he had to make himself stronger. In the study of Emperor Li Yu of the Southern Tang Dynasty,
There is a portrait of Liu Ling, King of Han Dynasty. He used this way to remind himself that he must be a good emperor and not let the foundation of the Tang Dynasty be ruined in his hands. Because of the pressure, he was motivated. The Han army in the Great Zhou Dynasty
He was domineering in the country, and he also beat the Tang army. This was an insult to Li Yu. Li Yu had a very feminine character, so his desire for revenge was even stronger.
The Tang army went north several times, but was defeated by the Han general Du Yi who was guarding Shuzhou. The guy named Du Yi even threatened that if the Tang army dared to take another step north, he would massacre the northernmost states of the Southern Tang Dynasty.
Li Yu was very angry at this threat, but he also knew that the current Han army had that strength. It was precisely because of the sudden emergence of Liu Ling, the king of Han, that the weak Northern Han Dynasty gradually became the most powerful country in the Central Plains step by step.
.Li Yu tried to understand that person through various channels, the person who made him sleep and eat uneasily. He found that as the understanding of that person became clearer, the fear of that person became deeper.
Is he, the man named Liu Ling, really invincible?
With such a strong neighbor, Li Yu couldn't even sleep peacefully.
After the death of Guo Wei, the great ancestor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, a belligerent emperor Chai Rong emerged. The Southern Tang Dynasty was always at a disadvantage in the contest with the Great Zhou Dynasty. It even slavishly cut off the land of fourteen states in order to achieve peace. This
It was a shame that the Li family would never forget. What Chai Rong brought to the Southern Tang Dynasty was a powerful deterrent and threat. Later, I heard that Chai Rong was seriously ill and the Great Zhou Dynasty fell into chaos. He endured his temper and planned to be a good person.
The emperor Li Yu smelled an opportunity, a chance to make a comeback.
However, the king of the weak and barren country from the north shattered Li Yu's idea. The Southern Tang Dynasty had been preparing for more than a year, with troops, food, grass and baggage, and planned to use half of the Southern Tang Dynasty to conquer the land of the fourteen states.
It was taken back from Zhou's hands. Unfortunately, when the Southern Tang soldiers were ready, the Han army also came. First, Yang Ye, who led a mere 40,000 troops, defeated the Southern Tang soldiers who went north.
He returned to the country in embarrassment. After Yang Ye left, the soldiers of the Southern Tang Dynasty went north again, and were defeated again by the Han general named Du Yi. There were fewer soldiers in the Northern Han Dynasty and more soldiers in the Southern Tang Dynasty, but many battles ended in failure. Li Yu couldn't help but ask
,why is that?
Was it that the generals of the Southern Tang Dynasty were not as good as those of the Han generals? Or was it that the soldiers of the Southern Tang Dynasty were unwilling to sacrifice their lives?
He didn't find the answer, but Du Yi still held Shuzhou tightly like a door god with boundless power, making it difficult for the Southern Tang soldiers to advance northward.
A general under Liu Ling was so brave, and what kind of grace was the legendary King of Han who was victorious in every battle? Li Yu knew that if he wanted to march into the Great Zhou Dynasty and seize the splendid mountains and rivers of the Central Plains, the first thing he had to do was to face him.
For Liu Ling, King of Han. What if... what if Liu Ling could be killed outside the battlefield?
Liu Ling is the spiritual pillar of the Han army and a unique leader. As long as Liu Ling dies, half of the great Zhou Dynasty will be in his hands.
At exactly this time, a eunuch in Kaifeng named Yu Xiaolou sent people to Jinling. This eunuch asked for the title of Duke and the right to lead the army. A man who had failed his biological parents and was physically disabled could not even be considered a man.
A eunuch who wants to be the Duke of the country and wants military power, why should he?
He said that he could kill Liu Ling, the king of Khan, and also had the ability to lead an army to defeat the Han army.
Are you ashamed of your words?
Li Yu would never believe such an almost crazy promise from a eunuch, but he didn't mind letting Yu Xiaolou give it a try. So he wrote back a letter to Yu Xiaolou. The content of the letter was very simple, just a few dozen words.
words.
If you can take Liu Ling's life, I will give you the title of Duke. Come and exchange Liu Ling's head with me for a hundred thousand soldiers.
Originally, after the Zhou army invaded the Southern Tang Dynasty, the Southern Tang Dynasty humiliated itself by ceding territory and paying indemnities for peace. The leader of the Southern Tang Dynasty could only be called the king but not the emperor. Li Yu could not use the word "zhen". But after Chai Rong died,
The Great Zhou Dynasty is over, what is Li Yu still afraid of? Hundreds of thousands of soldiers from the Southern Tang Dynasty have been preparing for revenge for several years. He not only wants to call me the Southern Tang Dynasty, but also calls me the Central Plains!
Yu Xiaolou smiled brightly while holding the letter from Li Yu, the Empress of the Southern Tang Dynasty.
If he were to carry Liu Ling's head, he would go anywhere in the world and not be a minister?
Khitan, Dangxiang, Southern Tang, Houshu, these countries, either hate or fear, who does not want Liu Ling to die? Yu Xiaolou knows that Li Yu of the Southern Tang Dynasty is just perfunctory with him, the Duke of the country? Let a eunuch be the Duke of the country,
He, Li Yu, can't bear that infamy. He can't withstand the verbal criticism of the civil servants and generals of the Southern Tang Dynasty. But it should be okay to give him 10,000 or 20,000 troops. Of course, he will definitely send a supervisory army to control him. This is what Yu Xiaolou wants, he
If you don't have enough strength, if you want to shine in this troubled world, you must first seek strength.
Who says eunuchs can't be ambitious?
He just underestimated the power of the Overwatch Council. Although he had attached great importance to it, it was still not enough. He did not expect that his layout would be clearly understood by Liu Ling. He also did not know when Liu Ling invited such a terrifying person.
A master of martial arts, Yu Xiaolou is very confident in force. He thinks that his cultivation is strong enough. That's why he says that all machinations and tricks are vulnerable to absolute strength.
But what is Yu Xiaolou, who is confident enough in himself, doing now?
Running for life, running for life like a dog, tail between legs, head lowered, running away.
All the backup plans he had arranged were destroyed by the people from the Han Dynasty Supervisory Council. Bu Feijing was responsible for the retreat and was killed by those damn men in black from the Supervisory Council. Huang Han was the person with the strongest force under him, even more powerful than the man named Ji.
The nameless Overwatch Council member in golden clothes was even stronger, but he was killed so easily by the young man in white clothes like snow.
And now, the young man is chasing him closely.
More than a dozen large ships are still docked in Fuyuan Canal, and all the Khitan scouts who have shown their heads around have been eliminated. But this does not mean that they have not been discovered. On the contrary, just because the Khitan scouts have been killed, it is certain that
What's more, they have been discovered. None of the scouts sent in this direction returned. If the Khitans were not idiots, they would have guessed that there was something wrong in this direction.
So, a group of more than 3,000 Khitan Wolf Cavalry set out from the Cangzhou Camp a hundred miles away and searched in this direction. In the field battle, the Khitan Wolf Cavalry was undoubtedly the most terrifying army on the plains. It can be said that the wolves
The equipment, weapons, and killing skills of the cavalry army are the strongest in the world. The Shura camp cavalry under Liu Ling is powerful, but the number is too small. It has developed to only five thousand cavalry now. Although the Khitan people
After several years of war with the party members, hundreds of thousands of troops were lost, but there were still over a million troops. Half of the one million troops were cavalry.
There is always no shortage of war horses on the grassland.
Although the Han army was elite and good at fighting, there was a huge difference in the number of cavalry compared to the Khitans.
Not only the Han army, but also the armies of various countries in the Central Plains do not have a large number of cavalry. In plain field battles, the cavalry has an absolute advantage over the infantry. Fortunately, there are many strong cities in the Central Plains. No matter how powerful the cavalry is, it is impossible for the cavalry to ride directly to the city.
Go up the city wall.
Cangzhou is a big city. Chai Rong used Cangzhou as a strategic base during his Northern Expedition. Therefore, the military facilities in Cangzhou are very complete. Although the food and grass in the city are not sufficient, they are enough to last for three months. As long as it can be defended
After living for three months, it will be the severe winter season. The Khitans come from a bitter cold land, and people are not afraid of the cold. But that does not mean that the horses are not afraid of the cold, and the supply of food and grass will not be available. At that time, the Khitans will retreat on their own
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However, with thousands of county soldiers and 50,000 to 60,000 people in Cangzhou City, can they hold on for three months?
Zhuo Qingzhan didn't know that although he insisted on fighting to the death and refused to surrender, he had no confidence at all in his heart. He was prepared, but that preparation was to die in battle. He was a Han and would not allow those wild people in the grassland to drink blood.
Wolves come to the Central Plains to do evil. If Cangzhou is lost, how many people will be ravaged? How much land will be trampled?
Those are his parents and fellow villagers!
He is an official of the Zhou Dynasty and the leader of a state. He must bear this responsibility!
This is also his responsibility.
Just as he said to the soldiers under his command, a few simple words inspired everyone's blood.
"Are you willing to be slaves to those bandits? Your wives will be raped and humiliated, your land will be plundered, your parents will be killed, and you will live on like cowards?"
"I don't want to!"
"Since I was born into the Han nation, I would rather die standing than live on my knees!"
Emperor Zhuo Qing said, loudly: "We are the masters of the Central Plains, and no one is allowed to come and take away what belongs to us!" (To be continued)
