This riverside town located northeast of Mengjin is one of the eight passes in Luoyang and is also the most important Yellow River crossing north of Luoyang.
Opposite Xiaopingjin is the ground of Hanoi County.
Liu Xie, who was sitting high on his horse, looked at the ferry with the bustling crowd, and his memory returned to his childhood in a trance.
This is the second time in his life that he has come to Xiaopingjin.
At that time, his father, Emperor Ling, died and his brother Liu Bian ascended the throne. Empress Dowager He came to claim power. The relatives and scholar groups headed by General He Jin joined forces and launched a fierce struggle with the eunuchs in the inner palace for power in the court.
The desperate eunuch designed to trap and kill He Jin, kidnapped his brother Liu Bian and escaped from Luoyang City, trying to escape from Xiaopingjin to Hebei.
That year, Liu Xie was only eight years old.
It was in Xiaopingjin that he witnessed the chasing ministers killing Zhang Rang and other eunuchs.
That was the first time in his life that he saw blood.
What happened at that time seems like yesterday, and I can still remember it vividly.
Thirty years have passed in the blink of an eye, and I didn¡¯t expect to revisit my old place again.
" Fate seemed to have played a joke on him. Liu Xie, who was thirty years old, seemed to have returned to the starting point in his life.
"Your Majesty, the boats are ready. Please cross the river as soon as possible." Sima Yi beside him urged in a low voice.
Liu Xie did not respond, but turned and looked towards Luoyang.
The raging fire illuminated half of the sky. Although they were dozens of miles apart, the cries and noises in the city could still be vaguely heard.
In the darkness, a group of people came galloping over.
Sima Yi immediately became alert and ordered the army composed of Hakka servants around him to protect the emperor and prepare to fight.
"Zhongda, it's me."
It¡¯s Jiang Ji¡¯s voice.
Sima Yi¡¯s nervous mood suddenly calmed down and he signaled his subordinates to lift their alert.
Not long after, Jiang Ji, dressed in military uniform, rushed forward with more than a hundred fully armed regular soldiers.
Sima Yi stepped forward and asked, "Zitong, has Xiahou Zhang been deceived?"
"Zhongda, how could Xiahou Lan not be fooled by your clever plan?" Jiang Ji said with a proud face, deliberately loudly: "Xiahou Lan mistakenly thought that His Majesty was heading west and wanted to leave Hangu Pass to defect to Liu Bei. He had already taken him with him personally. A large body of men went in pursuit, and we now had ample time to cross the river.
Jiang Ji¡¯s words made everyone present breathe a sigh of relief.
Liu Xie's expression was still gloomy.
Today¡¯s escape is exactly the two in front of you! Clan name Tu planned it all.
Sima Yi was transferred to the position of Chief Secretary of the Prime Minister's Mansion, giving him the opportunity to falsely correct Cao Cao's Prime Minister's orders.
Jiang Ji was appointed Dongzhonglang General, subordinate to Guanglu Qing, and Guanglu Qing was also responsible for the palace guards. In other words, Jiang Ji controlled part of the military power of the Yulin Army.
Last night, Sima Yi first forged Cao Cao's order and deceived Xiahou Zhang into transferring the defenders at the north gate of Luoyang and rushed to Hulao Pass. At the same time, he sent conspirators to set fires everywhere in the city to create the illusion of rebellion.
At this time, Jiang Ji took advantage of his shift to kidnap Emperor Xian and make him rich. Taking advantage of the chaos, he left the north gate of Luoyang and rushed all the way to Xiaopingjin.
The Sima family is a famous family in Hanoi County. Many local civil and military officials have a "good" relationship with the Sima family.
Now Cao Cao has been defeated repeatedly in Henan, Liu Bei's army has invaded Bingzhou, and people in Hanoi County are also panicked.
Sima Yi¡¯s plan was to rob the emperor to Hanoi County and use the Sima family¡¯s local influence to occupy Hanoi and defend himself.
Liu Xie never believed that Sima Yi was a loyal minister. He knew very well that Sima Yi's so-called rescue was actually to use him, the puppet emperor, as a bargaining chip to surrender to the new master.
Now Liu Feng's unstoppable unification south of the Yellow River is unstoppable, and Liu Bei is also rapidly conquering Hebei, but Cao Cao's fall cannot be reversed.
Faced with these two new overlords, it is obviously unrealistic for Sima Yi and Jiang Ji to compete with Liu Liu for supremacy on their own.
A county in Hanoi, just sandwiched between Henan and Hebei. It is obvious that Sima Yi "welcome" Liu Xie here with the intention of watching the situation and choosing the master at any opportunity.
Liu Xie saw through Sima Yi's conspiracy, but he was unable to resist. As an emperor, from the moment he ascended the throne, he was always in control. This was something he knew very well. After sighing secretly, Liu Xie turned his horse towards the horse and said calmly:
"Let's go, cross the river."
The situation in Luoyang was in chaos. Xia Houlan was deceived to go west to Hangu, and SimaThe party then "protected" the Han Emperor and calmly crossed the Yellow River from Xiaopingjin to the north.
The governor of Hanoi County was originally a loyal minister of the Cao family. When he heard about the Han emperor's northern crossing, he immediately planned to send troops to recapture it.
????????????????????????????????? Although the county governor is a person trusted by the court, all officials from the rank of meritorious officer to the following are held by powerful local county magistrates.
So, these powerful officials responded to Sima Yi's call and killed the prefect, and the counties in Hanoi hoped to rebel against Cao.
By the time the general Xiahou Zhang, who was staying in Luoyang, realized that he had been deceived and hurried back to Luoyang, Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty had already crossed the Yellow River for two days.
Xia Houlan was so frightened and angry that he could only send Pegasus to report to Cao Cao at Hulao Pass, and at the same time led his army to pursue him to Hanoi to recapture the Han Emperor.
It's just that Xiahou Zhang didn't have many soldiers left behind, and after Sima Yi and others crossed the river, they burned all the boats in Xiaopingjin area and the ferry. Under this unfavorable situation, Xiahou Lan could only hope for a while. Beixing sighed.
¡Cao Cao at Hulao Pass suffered heavy losses again.
At this moment, in addition to fear of regret, he was still afraid of regret.
He should have thought that the senior Tu officials headed by Sima Yi were not of the same mind as him.
When they covered the sky in one hand, these scholars had to choose to submit to their demon for the benefit, but in their hearts, they looked down on their "ugly" in their hearts.
When the time comes, it is reasonable for them to rebel in groups.
Cao Cao was so angry that he vomited blood and almost fainted several times. Only with Xia Houshang's persuasion, Cao Cao managed to hold on.
In desperation, Cao Cao no longer cared about gathering the defeated army, so he led 30,000 troops to Luoyang at starry night that day, leaving only Xiahou Shang and 10,000 troops to guard Hulao Pass.
Liu Feng, who had just captured Xuchang, originally planned to take a short rest before marching into Luoyang. However, when he heard the news that the Han Emperor had escaped, he immediately ordered his entire army to march toward Luoyang.
The news of the Han Emperor's escape soon spread from Luoyang City, and people's hearts, which were already panicked, stirred up a wave of panic. The disintegration of people's hearts formed a chain reaction, causing various places to rebel against the wind, and Liu Feng's army was almost gone. If they encounter any resistance, they will enter Hulao Pass.
A few days later, Ling Tong's troops entered the Yellow River north of Xingyang and met up with the naval forces led by Gan Ning and Xu Shu. Nearly 100,000 naval troops marched westward up the river, cutting off Luoyang and Hebei with lightning speed. contact.
Fifteen days after the Battle of Lejia, Cao Cao and his 60,000 remnant troops were surrounded by Liu Feng's 250,000 troops in a lonely place with Luoyang as the center.
Thinking - support "Bingzhou, Taiyuan County."
This large county in the central part of Bingzhou is surrounded by the mountains of Luliang Mountain to the west. To the west of Luliang, it is surrounded by the natural dangers of the Yellow River.
To the east is the Taihang Mountains, with a dangerous pass leading to the central part of Jizhou. Looking north, it connects Yan and Dai, with Yanmen dangerous pass in the middle. To the southwest is Hedong, and outside are the dangerous fortresses of Longmen and Pujin. The southeast is connected to Shangdang, with important passes such as Tianjingguan and Chengkou.
Taiyuan County is surrounded by screens and is able to connect with all directions. It can be said that it "controls the mountains and rivers, sits on the back of the world, is the foundation of Hedong, and is a battleground for the city in ancient and modern times."
Such a dangerous county was captured by Liu Bei without blood a few days ago.
In the Mufu in Jinyang City, Liu Bei looked at the map of Hebei hanging on the wall, his gray and old face showing unprecedented pride.
Aren¡¯t you, Liu Feng, very arrogant? However, you used an overwhelming army and lost countless money and food to advance northward step by step. Every time you gained a land, you had to pay the price with blood.
"As for me, Liu Bei, I managed to acquire Hanzhong, Guanlong, Bingzhou, and even Jingzhou with almost no effort. After all, your resourcefulness is still inferior to mine."
Liu Bei is very proud, he does have the capital to be proud.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? It won't take him a few months to spread his fortune to all the states of Hebei, and at the lowest price.
At that time, although Liu Feng captured Henan, he must have paid a heavy price.
Liu Bei believed that if the Hebei states, which had not suffered from the war, competed with Liu Feng's war-torn Henan states for the world, the chances of victory would be in his own hands.
Just as Liu Bei's thoughts were racing and his thoughts were running wild, footsteps could be heard outside the hall, and a man strode in.
Liu Bei turned around and saw Fazheng.
"Xiaozhi, I'm thinking about whether we should capture Jizhou from Jingbi, or go to Yan and Dai first and capture Youzhou first. You're here just in time. Come and discuss the details with me." Liu Bei said with great interest.
"My lord, the situation has changed again. I'm afraid our strategy will have to make some changes when the opportunity arises."??. "Fazheng said, offering the silk book in his hand.
That was the latest information from Henan. It not only recorded the results of the Battle of Jichuan, but also the Han Emperor's flight north to Hanoi. This news shocked Liu Bei even more.
"The emperor actually escaped from the clutches of Cao Cao?" Liu Bei said in surprise.
Fazheng smiled and nodded: "Yes, it's absolutely true, Lord, this is an unexpected surprise."
The words "Fazheng" shocked Liu Bei's heart.
Liu Bei has always envied Cao Cao for being able to control the emperor and the princes. As an uncle of the Han Dynasty, he actually dreamed of taking his emperor's nephew as his own.
But Liu Bei also knew very well that even if Cao Cao was at the end of his rope, he would rather die with the Han Emperor than give it to anyone else.
But now, at this critical moment when the world's overall situation is changing, Emperor Han is actually out of Cao Cao's control.
"Moreover, the Hanoi County where the Han Emperor was located was only separated by a mountain from the Hedong County he had just captured.
For the first time in his life, the money tree was so within his reach.
I can't help but be tempted.
Excitement danced in his eyes, and he paced excitedly.
After a long time, Liu Bei raised his head and sneered: "Xiao Zhi, you are right. This is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I want to change my strategy and march south to Hanoi with all my troops. I must get the emperor into my hands before Liu Feng does. 1288917 "