In early September of the first year of Zhongping, Zhong Yu, the leader of the Imperial Kingdom, swore an oath on the outskirts of Jiangling City. On that day, the sky was shining brightly, and red clouds filled thousands of miles. The red flames and green feathers of the totem protecting the country appeared in the sky. They worshiped Zhong Yu, and the Imperial Army's hearts suddenly jumped. The increase was huge, and all ministers worshiped him.
After a lot of busy work, a few hours later, following Zhong Yu's order, the 500,000-strong army, which had been prepared for a long time, set off toward Luoyang in the north.
Sitting in the majestic, spacious and tall Jingen car, Zhong Yu opened the car window, stretched out his head and looked out. Looking at his vast army, which could not be seen at a glance, his heart was filled with infinite pride.
This time, in order to strive to destroy the Han Dynasty as soon as possible and end this Three Kingdoms world that has made him feel a little boring as soon as possible.
It can be said that he tried his best and gave up countless interests in this world in exchange for the soldiers not hindering his action.
However, they cannot be proud for long. When they unify the world, these greedy nobles will perish.
Of the 500,000 troops who went on this expedition, 200,000 were elites who had been following him for several years, and each one of them crawled out from the pile of dead people.
I remember that in order to train this 200,000-strong army, I mobilized 800,000 of his cannon fodder, and 600,000 people died before I could get this final elite. It can be said that the price paid was extremely heavy.
But it's all worth it. With these well-equipped soldiers who have seen countless blood on the battlefield, and the 300,000 cannon fodder he just summoned, this Northern Expedition should be much easier than before.
In this expedition, it can be said that he took advantage of the Han Dynasty. While their army was out on the expedition and the rebellion had not been put down, he returned to the original defensive line and made a surprise attack on them.
But even if those soldiers come back, what will happen? The entire Han Dynasty can only estimate that he has no more than 200,000 soldiers and horses at most, and most of them are exhausted soldiers who have been fighting for a long time.
On his side, he had been recuperating for a year, and he had long since completed his recuperation. Stimulated by the reward from his earth-shattering title, countless soldiers had long been extremely jealous and had written to him asking for a fight.
Just like the Qin State four hundred years ago, the soldiers rejoiced when they heard about the war, thinking that their opportunity to make a fortune and become an official had come.
What's more, what he did was even better than the Qin Dynasty. The Qin Dynasty was reluctant to give up the land and let his subordinates act as princes. But he is willing to give it up. Anyway, these lands are worthless to him and he has to give them up at any time.
In this way, the soldiers from the Han Dynasty were tired of war and homesick. They had been separated from their families for a year.
Seeing countless Zepao fall in the battlefield, completely separated from their families, even the corpses can only be buried in a foreign land, it can be said that they don't want to continue fighting.
As for the nobles who were generals, they had also heard more or less about the deeds of Zhong Yu's noble nobles under his command.
The spies they sent had already reported countless cases of surrendered officers in Handzhou and Yangzhou, but in the end not only were they not blamed for their demotion. Instead, a county or even several counties were allocated to them as their future country, to worship their ancestors and pass on the incense forever.
They had heard about this for several months, and they had long been extremely envious of this group of upstarts in the south. They suddenly arrived in a county as their country's territory.
When they usually get together with each other, they also lament with indignation. At present, the Han Dynasty is in turmoil and wars are everywhere. Then, taking advantage of his drunkenness and hatred, he scolded these rebellious officials and traitors in the south, with a tone of extreme jealousy and envy.
Obviously they also want such treatment in their hearts, but they are suffering from no way out and hate that the emperor in the south will not go north so that they can have a chance to perform.
At this time, I heard that Zhong Yu was leading his army to the north. The number of people was 500,000, but the Han Dynasty on his side only had 200,000 people, and they had to be divided among the vast defense line, so they could only mobilize him. One hundred thousand people came to deal with Yuguo's attack.
It can be said that the defeat is certain. After fighting him for almost two years, the Han Dynasty's treasury has long been depleted of money and food, and the generals and officials are in arrears with countless rations.
However, the hearts of counties and counties in various places are floating, and countless local officials are thinking of dedicating their jurisdictions so that the emperor in the south can grant them a country. No matter what happens, they can still save their wealth, lives and official positions. It can be said that there is no war. If the official has no intention to fight, how can anyone think of stubbornly resisting
Sure enough, when the Han Dynasty received news that Zhong Yu was heading north, Zhong Yu's troops had already approached Yingchuan County. In addition to sending out five thousand cavalry to receive the city along the way, hundreds of thousands of troops slowly followed.
It can be said that as soon as those cavalrymen set up the imperial flag in front of the county gates, local officials and noble families who had long been eager for the king's arrival immediately organized people to kill those who still wanted to be loyal to the Han Dynasty.
Opening the city gate, he cried out to the generals who came to attack, complaining about the injustice and tyranny of the Han Dynasty, and how he seemed to have won, but in fact, he was secretly waiting for the opportunity, eager for the imperial kingdom in the south to come to conquer the injustice and welcome the king's army into the city. !
The generals who had received Zhong Yu's instructions and reminders long before the expedition also smiled and had a good conversation with the officials and nobles in a kind tone.
He appeased their somewhat anxious mood, and promised them with a very positive tone, patting his chest, that he would definitely keep their merits in mind.
After the war is over, Cheng will definitely give them a reward from their great king Zhong Yu, so that they can live up to their contribution to the war and welcome the king's division.
He also hinted in a very subtle tone, mentioning the treatment of officials and nobles in the Yangtze and Yangtze states in the south, so that they would not have to worry about breaking their promises. After all, there have been countless examples before that can prove the credibility of Yuguo.
Sure enough, with the promise from the general, the officials and nobles who were still a little uneasy immediately settled down.
A more radiant and sincere smile appeared on his face, and he invited the general to attend the banquet in the city, but the general declined politely and tactfully.
He turned to say goodbye to them, saying that he had military orders and was going to the next city to receive them. Only a few dozen of his people were left to symbolically station in the city to show their trust in them.
Those nobles didn't have any grudges. There were only a few dozen Yuguo's troops in the city. If Yuguo really wanted to do something to himself, what tricks could these dozens of people do
Having mastered the power of the entire city, they can easily eliminate these forces and regain the initiative in the city. Of course, they will not make such a stupid decision.
Nowadays, the general trend of the imperial kingdom is obvious. Along the way, counties and counties along the way have changed their flags and surrendered. It can be said that no country in ancient times was so popular.
Even the Zhou royal family, which enfeoffed eight hundred princes, took more than ten years and encountered numerous resistances from the Shang Dynasty to successfully unify the world. How could it be as easy as now to attack Yuguo in the hinterland of the Central Plains
Therefore, they rationally chose to submit and surrender, and expressed their attitude very sincerely, and said that they understood the importance of urgent military situations and the importance of rapid military action, so that the general did not need to care at all and could safely go to the next city to receive the money.
He also attached a letter from himself, asking the general to take it to the officials and noble families in the city who were familiar with him, so that he could provide some help to the general.
It can be said that this set of services is extremely appropriate, thoughtful, and extremely skillful. It has obviously been rehearsed!
As expected of a nobleman who would give up everything for the sake of profit and do anything that would be despised by the world, he was shameless and ruthless enough.
The dynasty that he had been loyal to for hundreds of years abandoned him when he was told to abandon it, betrayed him when he was told to betray him, and even voluntarily surrendered and became the leader.
(End of chapter)