Chapter 411

The small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty made a lot of noise.

As soon as Yangzhou changed its defensive posture, the army began to change to the offensive posture, a large number of naval ships were also concentrated in Jingkou, and the detailed work of the Jin army began to appear in Xuzhou.

In part of Jingzhou, a large number of carriages continued to transport goods to Xincai county. Chu Li, the abbot of the state, wrote many lyrical poems about the northern expedition. Each one looked so ambitious and described the Han state as a barbarian who did not know the greatness of heaven and earth.

"So Huan Wen didn't achieve anything in Jiankang?" Liu Yan knew that the strategy of "harmonizing Jin" was correct and was also working in this direction. Otherwise, he would not send Huan Wen, one of the nine Qing Dynasties, as an envoy to Jiankang. He showed his anger on his face, but it was not aimed at Huan Wen. It was: "Jingkou is the assembly point of Jin Navy, isn't it?"

Wang Meng nodded quickly. The main anchorage of the Han fleet was Jiangdu. In response, the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty transferred the assembly place to Jingkou.

Jiangdu and Jingkou are not far away. If the weather is sunny, we can see each other's Shuizhai with our naked eyes. It can be said that we have a panoramic view of each other's every move.

"The Jin Navy gathered about 1400 ships of all sizes and practiced day and night." Wang Meng is Liu Yan's secretary lang. he has access to a lot of documents and has a better understanding of the dynamics of all parties than those at the senior level. He said in a slightly confused way: "if you make such a big noise, you will see more demonstrations than actual attacks."

Liu Yan sneered in an instant.

The fleet size of the Han Army in Jiangdu was no less than 2000 ships, and the most was even 3000. Some time ago, the Han fleet sailed to the hinterland of the Yangtze River. At that time, Jin Navy did not dare to appear in the channel of the Han fleet, and civilian fishing boats did not dare to appear in the vision of the Han fleet.

In terms of water warfare, the Han state has no excellent commander, but no country can match the number. Liu Yan doesn't seem to need too excellent commanders. Anyway, once a water war occurs, it will be consumed directly.

Jiang Du ordered Fu Wei to send a request to the center of the Han state, saying that it was necessary to teach the increasingly arrogant Jin Army Navy a lesson, at least to block the Jin Army Navy in the water stronghold and dare not go out.

Ji Chang pressed Fu Wei's request and gave Liu Yan the opinion that he would either not fight. Once the fight broke out, he would completely destroy the navy of the Jin army, and even make a landing operation. Instead of occupying much land, he would suddenly confuse and fear the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and then talk about the possibility of peaceful coexistence.

Liu yanphene charged: "find out whether it is the appeal of the small court or some aristocratic families making waves."

Wang Meng naturally answered his fate.

Chu Li, the abbot of the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and Xie Shang of Xie family were mixed up and became political allies. Since Yu Bing's death, what they have been doing is to erode the political power of the Yu family and win over the aristocratic family that originally took refuge in the Yu family.

In this way, it is reasonable to say that Chu and Xie should not act rashly before they have not suppressed and integrated the power of Yu's family.

Huan Wen reported to Liu Yan at the meeting. It was speculated that Chu and Xie were jointly bluffing. At the same time, they also wanted to take advantage of the war in the Central Plains of the Han state. He suggested that the greatest possibility was to let the Han fleet disappear from the Yangtze River and transfer the territory on the North Bank of the Yangtze River, including the Jiangdu, to the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

What Liu Yan did not know was that if history had not been changed by him, the land of Xuzhou on the North Bank of the Yangtze River would indeed be taken by Yu Yi, so that Jiankang, the capital of the small imperial court in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, would not be directly threatened.

As the capital of the small imperial court in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Jiankang was directly exposed to the threat. We can imagine how restless the small imperial court was. It should be a dream to remove the threat.

The Han state expanded to the North Bank of the Yangtze River and set up a fleet stop in Jiangdu. The number of ships appeared to be frightening. As a direct result, the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty set up a defense zone at least 30 miles deep.

It is not easy to expand the defense in depth zone. We do not know how much human and material resources should be spent. Even if it is done, no one can be sure how much it can play. Then there is no move that can remove the danger better than pushing the front forward.

[hundreds of thousands?] Liu Yan still doubted that the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty could assemble so many people. He thought: [the one who danced with Wen Ji only led thousands of people to the northern expedition. Yu Liang's northern expedition was also a family armed expedition, and the number was more than that of the imperial court. How many people did the poet's father-in-law take in the northern expedition in history? Anyway, there were no more than 100000. Where did they send hundreds of thousands of troops to the northern expedition?]

Since history has been changed, considering Liu Yan's strong challenge to Sima royal family, it seems that it is not impossible for the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty to go crazy.

Liu Yan walked quickly to the case table. He needed to re-examine the situation of Yu's encounter in the political struggle.

The Yu family died from Yu Bing, only Yu Yi was supporting the huge Yu family.

Yu Yi was removed from many local official positions and resigned from a virtual position with a big name but no real power. According to the previous hidden rules of officialdom, he was making progress by retreating. However, some leaders, including Xie and Chu, stopped playing with the hidden rules, resulting in the political collapse of the Yu family.

"The king's idea is correct." Xie AI and sang Yu were summoned together by Liu Yan. He listened to Liu Yan's ideas and said, "there must be some reason why we have to do it. Otherwise, how can the aristocratic family break the rules formed?"

Liu Yan immediately said, "what I want to know is what 'must do' makes those door lords and aristocratic families lose face."

Sang Yu recently paid close attention to the actions of the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and found that the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the state of Zhao in Shijie echoed each other from a distance. The cooperation between the two countries can even be said to be very coordinated, and he felt a strong threat in an instant.

The Han state has expanded to Yuzhou, which is not only adjacent to Yanzhou, but also has a direct boundary with Jingzhou, Xuzhou and Yangzhou. It is not too much to say that Yuzhou is a four war place.

Yuzhou was recovered by the Han army only for more than a year. The Han state has not been able to form effective control for the time being. Everywhere, there are local giants and big families who build strongholds and protect themselves.

Ran min took a large number of people from Guanzhong to Yuzhou. 80000 troops were reorganized. Taking into account the original garrison in Yuzhou and the troops dispatched later, it is not wrong to say that Yuzhou is the most important garrison in the Han state.

"We will let the troops in the direction of Yuzhou go north and kill all the way from the south of Yanzhou to the Puyang battlefield. Because there is no cover up, not only Shijie knows his intention, but also the small imperial court." Sang Yu was sorting out his thoughts: "the small imperial court absolutely has no hundreds of thousands of troops to go north, at most 70000 or 70000. Shijie should have about 100000 troops in Chenliu county and Liang County, but it is a remnant army with low morale after defeat."

Liu Yan fixed his eyes on Sang Yu with a thoughtful face and wanted to hear what new ideas there were.

"Shi Hu will know that sun Fudu's headquarters are simply impatient." Xie AI is saying a fact: "just 30000 troops starting from Xuchang are fighting under the pressure of sun Fudu's headquarters and have been squeezing them into Xiangyang City. Will Shi Hu promise something to the small imperial court in order to threaten the rear of Yuzhou?"

"It should be." Sang Yu agreed with Xie AI's point of view, but said with a sarcastic smile: "the possibility of land is not high, maybe Shi Hu promised to be a minister."

It's completely possible, and it's the most possible. The situation of the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty can not be judged by common sense. Look at the interaction between Murong seal and the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and think about the relationship between Zhang Liangguo and the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty may really do something inexplicable because of some fame.

Hu Lu valued fame, but he didn't value fame when necessary. Shi Hu first claimed the title of emperor, but later he removed the title of emperor and changed it to heavenly king. He also did the act of becoming a minister to the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, which forced Yu Liang to stop his northern expedition. Murong Zhuang even relied on the act of becoming a minister to obtain a lot of support from the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, including some effective bureaucrats and a large number of craftsmen. Later, Murong Zhuang said that he did not recognize the relationship between ministers and subordinates immediately.

When Liu Yan saw that sang Yu and Xie AI had the same opinion, he immediately smiled bitterly.

In Chinese history, there are not too many things that give up practical interests in order to save face, and it is common to be fooled again and again.

The Sima royal family of the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty now has nothing but fame. The door lords and aristocratic families actually ruling south of the Yangtze River will not allow their status to be shaken. It is estimated that even if they know that they are teased, they are willing to cooperate with the state of Shijie Zhao, and even Murong Yan, who has just "rebelled", will become good friends again. The original intention may only be because Liu Yan challenged the zhengshuo status of the small imperial court in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Xie AI actually wanted to suggest Liu Yan to change some ideas, such as changing the country name, pretending to give up challenging zhengshuo, and even accepting the courtship of the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. In this way, he can be sure that the external environment on Liu Yan's side will be completely improved.

[the king certainly won't agree.] Xie AI looked at Liu Yan who was talking to Sang Yu and thought: [even if it was a fake move, the king won't agree. Maybe the king didn't do it out of face or have sufficient confidence in the big man, but just necessary persistence?]

Liu Yan really won't agree with those things, even if they are fake. Once something is done, it may change some bad environment, but once something is changed, it will discourage him. He is fighting with an idea and is not allowed to waver at all. Now he took a step back. He felt that he would become a person who used to give in. Not only did he lose all his spirit, but the Han country was no longer the country that recovered the territory of the Han family and even wanted to open up a better future.

"There's only one way now." Sang Yu had just analyzed the situation. He made a final conclusion: "the Yangtze River set up a bureau to annihilate the navy of the Jin army. Before the troops in Yuzhou went North... They sent troops to the place where the abbot was stationed, captured the land of the three counties they had taken advantage of from us, even reoccupied Nanyang County, and forced Jiangxia County!"

This time, Liu Yan hesitated. He asked, "what can be done before the war in Puyang battlefield?"

"Your Majesty, all the places we want to attack are suitable for cavalry operations." Sang Yu looked very murderous and almost clenched his teeth: "the Jin army lacks cavalry. We not only have a large number of cavalry, but also elite siege troops. In the worst case... We have to eat cities one after another when we consume servants to join the army."

Before sang Yu finished his words, the state of Han could not allow the small imperial court in the south to do things endlessly. It could only beat the small imperial court directly at one time, for fear of pain, so that the small imperial court didn't even dare to look north. Otherwise, the state of Han will fight with Zhao Jun in Shijie, or even fight with murongyan. The small imperial court may not be able to go north, but the small imperial court is already doing things, which will also make the state of Han exhausted.

Liu Yan understood sang Yu's meaning and wanted to do what needed to release some restrictions on serving in the army, such as the formation of a large number of cavalry. What he needs to think about is whether he will be eaten back, and whether those who really did what sang Yu suggested will evolve into an all-out war with the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

"The necessary risks still need to be taken." Sang Yu said word by word: "transfer the Tingwei back to serve as the commander-in-chief of the southern expedition, transfer Wang Pu to serve as the deputy general, and Yuan Qiao as the marching commander."

Liu Yan did not think for long and immediately nodded: "let's do it."

The war that decided the national fortune in Puyang County was imminent. The Han Army on the other side of Jizhou needed to be on the defensive. There was also a big war waiting for the Han Army in Liaodong. It really seemed to be a big challenge to open up another southern battlefield, but the situation did not allow han to retreat at all.

Xie AI was a little confused. He wanted to know how to maintain so many fronts, but when he thought about it carefully, that was the case. The big deal was that the Han army would retreat and shrink if necessary, and the risk of destroying the country was not big. The difference was to take full defensive action. However, as long as sang Yu's proposal was reached, the possibility of forcing the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty was infinite, In that way, the Han army could concentrate all its strength to compete with the state of Zhao in Shijie.

"Mingda?" Liu Yan has called twice. Seeing that Xie AI finally came back to his senses, he smiled and said: "Yan Zhi (LV Yi) is not a general. There is a need for a unified Army General on the grassland. I intend to let you go to the grassland to command fully. Would you like to?"

Xie ailike thought to himself, "there is also a battlefield on the grassland, and there are too many fronts opened by the big man.], what he thought did not affect his response. He asked after he" promised "to respond to the battlefield situation in Jizhou?"

"Full command." Liu Yan is willing to delegate power, but also dares to delegate power: "what to do, what to do and what to need, Mingda, just let go."

Xie AI took a deep breath and replied cautiously, "promise!"