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Volume 2: Unpredictable Final Chapter: Unification of the World

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    Here, Emperor Wenhan of the Tang Dynasty successfully turned the tide with the help of gunpowder and defeated nearly a million Wei troops.  Among them, there were nearly hundreds of thousands of people who were burned by the fire, and there were also hundreds of thousands of people who were captured.  The brutality of this battle is unprecedented in history.  The fire behind Hulao Pass burned for half a month.  The mountains that were once covered with greenery have become barren and barren.  And countless Wei people died there.  More than ten years later, many Taoists in later generations passed by this place and said that it was full of ghosts and resentful spirits and that it was a dangerous place. Of course, these are all things for later.

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????mbmbmb  Afterwards, Jia Xu led his troops and immediately evacuated Luoyang in preparation for the coming chaos.  On the way back, I saw more than 100,000 Wei soldiers defeated in an army. They were all uneasy and had fear on their faces. The scenes of destruction of heaven and earth kept echoing in everyone's minds.  Many rumors spread among the army, saying that Emperor Wenhan of the Tang Dynasty was the destined emperor just now, and he had the power of thunder and fire with the help of heaven.  These defeated generals have lost their will to fight and have no desire to fight.  At this time, Cao Cao fell seriously ill and urgently summoned Jia Xu and Cao Zhang to see him.

    "My soldiers have killed and tortured countless times throughout their lives. In the past, many of the princes in the world were defeated at my hands. I have always been in trouble with others and conquered other people's countries. Today, I am successful I am defeated all for the sake of heaven  FateI have many sons, but the second son Pithe third son Zhanghave the style of an emperorif the Wei Dynasty takesthe general trendthe second son Pi will definitelybecome a wise kingbut now the Wei Kingdom will not be saved, but will survive  In the critical autumn, the third son showed his spleen he was courageous and unyielding. Although he was impatient and unsteady in his early years, now after years of hard work, he has become a great person and can succeed to my throne and become the leader of a country.  Lord, to stop the invasion of the Western Tang Dynasty!"

    After Cao Cao finished speaking, he roared and died for a moment.  Jia Xu and Cao Zhang cried bitterly. Hearing the shrill cries, the officers and soldiers in the army guessed that the Wei Emperor was dead and began to cry.  Soon, more than 100,000 soldiers began to cry bitterly, and their cries spread throughout dozens of miles.

    Half a month after the death of Wei Emperor Cao Cao, Tang Emperor Wenhan led hundreds of thousands of troops to break through Hulao Pass with overwhelming force and captured tens of thousands of remaining soldiers.  Wen Han launched a massive attack all the way, and within one month he stormed the city, stormed Huanglong, and reached Luoyang, the capital of Wei.  Jia Xu, the prime minister of the Wei Dynasty, led hundreds of civil and military officials and tens of thousands of troops to guard the imperial capital.  Here, Wenhan transferred hundreds of thunder cannons from the West Tang River.  So Wenhan first attacked the city with thunder cannons all night long and destroyed the city walls.  In less than half a month, Luoyang city walls were completely destroyed. Jia Xu ordered his generals and tens of thousands of troops to support Cao Zhang in his escape.  Hundreds of thousands of Tang troops invaded Luoyang. Jia Xu would rather die than surrender and committed suicide.  Hua Xin, the great Wei Taiwei, led a group of civil and military officials to surrender to the Western Tang Dynasty.

    On the other side, Cao Pi was guarding Jingzhou. He was shocked when he heard that his father's army of one million troops had been defeated at Hulao Pass and died on the way to withdraw. He immediately recruited troops and horses to rush to Luoyang to aid.  Unexpectedly, as soon as Cao Pi left with his baggage, he came to retaliate again and Luoyang was lost.  Prime Minister Jia Xu committed suicide and Taiwei Hua Xin led hundreds of officials in the court to defect to the Western Tang Dynasty. Only the third prince Cao Zhang led tens of thousands of soldiers to break through the siege and rushed to Jingzhou.  When Cao Pi heard the report, he was shocked and sad, and he hurriedly sent his soldiers to respond.  At this time, the officials under Cao Pi advised Cao Pi to be wary of Cao Zhang. The late emperor died and the throne was not yet established. If Cao Zhang intends to seize the throne by force, what can he do?  However, Cao Pi did not know that Cao Cao made a will before his death, which was to teach Cao Zhang to inherit the throne.  Cao Pi was originally a prince and should inherit the throne. Now he heard what his officials said, and he couldn't help but become wary, so he ordered all the troops to ambush inside the city wall and test it first.  If Cao Zhang wanted to fight for the throne, he would have no choice but to kill him ruthlessly.

    Changwu three years, March.  Cao Zhang led his troops to Xiangyang, but he expected that his second brother Cao Pi would not tolerate him easily, so he came to the outside of the city alone to see Cao Pi.  Cao Pi saw that Cao Zhang did not lead his troops, so he felt relieved and went out of the city to see Cao Zhang.  Cao Zhang knelt on the ground and cried, talking about the pain of losing his father and the difficulty of destroying the country.  When Cao Pi heard this, he cried bitterly.  Cao Zhang then said that he was willing to regard him as the emperor and do his best to help each other.  It turned out that Cao Zhang knew that Cao Pi was ambitious and ambitious, and he never wanted to be inferior to others.  If the brothers fight against each other, in this precarious situation, the Wei Dynasty will be swallowed up by the Western Tang Dynasty in a short time.  Cao Pi was overjoyed when he heard this, so he named Cao Zhang the King of Jin. His generals received rewards one by one, gathered Cao Zhang's troops and horses, and the combined troops numbered tens of thousands to guard Xiangyang.

    At the same time, in the land of Wubei.  But Zhang Jaw was so angry when he heard that Wei Emperor Cao Cao died and Luoyang was lost, that he wanted to raise troops and rush to Jingzhou to resist hundreds of thousands of Western Tang troops.  However, Sima Yi persuaded him to open his jaws and hold his troops still for now, in case Pang De sent troops from the south of Wu to invade the north of Wu.  Cao Cao was kind to Zhang Jia, so Zhang Jia was also loyal to the Wei Dynasty. Regardless of Sima Yi's advice, he raised 80,000 troops and rushed away from Jingzhou.  Sima Yi led 20,000 troops to guard key points and be on guard against Wu and the Tang army.

    Changwu three years, in May.  Emperor Wenhan of the Tang Dynasty went to Luoyang to appease the people and the situation was somewhat stable.  It was rumored that Cao Cao died of illness. When Wen Han learned about it, he cried endlessly, as if he had lost a flesh and blood brother.  At this point, Wenhan was mentally weak and had experienced little war.  ?For several months, the war was handed over to Prime Minister Pang Tong and Fufeng King Xu Huang.  It is said that one day when Wen Han was in the Luoyang palace, a meteor suddenly reported that Guan Yu, the king of Hedong, was seriously injured and difficult to treat. He had died of illness several months ago.  When Wenhan heard the report, he felt like a thunderbolt from the blue, shouted loudly, fainted and fell to the ground.  After hearing this, all the civil and military officials came to see him one after another.  That night, Wenhan woke up, filled with grief.  Suddenly, someone was seen coming outside the palace in mourning. It was Guan Xing.  Wen Han felt as if his heart was broken, he screamed and cried to the ground again.  The officials were so frightened that their expressions changed and they hurriedly rescued him.  After that, Wenhan cried three or five times a day, and for three days he couldn't get enough water. He just cried bitterly, and his clothes were wet with tears, and the spots turned into blood.  Pang Tong, Xu Huang, Wen Shun and other officials tried to persuade him again and again, but to no avail.  Here, Emperor Wenhan of the Tang Dynasty wasted away day and night.

    Pang Tong heard that Zhang Jaw had led his troops to aid Xiangyang, and that there were hundreds of thousands of troops guarding Jingzhou. He urgently discussed with Wen Han and suggested that Pang De should be advised to send troops from the south of Wu to attack the north of Wu.  At the same time, Zhang Liao was taught to lead the troops in Shu, and the army stationed in Luoyang was divided into two groups to attack Jingzhou together.  Wen Han agreed, and ordered Fufeng King Xu Huang to be the Marshal of the Army, Zhao Yun to be the Deputy Marshal, and Pang Tong to be the Military Advisor. Together with the generals and majors, they would lead 300,000 troops to attack Xiangyang.  Xu Huang accepted the order with great enthusiasm. For the great cause of unifying the country, he suppressed his grief and led his troops to set off on the same day.

    In the same month, Taichang Zhou Long heard about Guan Yu's death. He was so sad that he died of illness at home.  Tian Feng was afraid that the Tang Emperor would not be able to accept it for a while, so he ordered the officials to conceal the matter for the time being and wait until the situation in the world stabilized before reporting it again.  All the ministers thought it was true and followed it accordingly.

    Changwu three years, August.  Xu Huang led an army of 300,000 to Xiangyang. At the same time, Zhang Liao also led an army from Central Sichuan with a total of 80,000 troops. After attacking Jingzhou, the two Tang armies wanted to attack Jingzhou from the front and back.  Fortunately, Jiang Wei and Sima Zhao had noticed it early and led their troops to ambush Nanjun.  However, Zhang Liao always marched cautiously, and Cheng Gongying was among the troops who made suggestions. He saw through the ambush in time, and there was no major loss of troops.  Jiang Wei retreated with a small victory, so Jiang Wei defended Nanjun to confront Zhang Liao. The battle was stalemate and it was difficult to determine the outcome.  On the other side, Xu Huang led an army of 300,000 to Xiangyang, and Cao Pi led Zhang Jia, Cao Zhang and other brave generals to guard it.  The two armies were of equal strength. Although the Western Tang army had powerful siege weapons such as thunder cannons, the Wei army already had thunderbolt chariots to defend the city.  The two armies fought more than ten battles, both large and small, and the outcome was difficult to determine.

    Pang De took the order and led a total of 60,000 troops from Wunan and Jiaozhou to kill in Wubei.  Sima Yi led 20,000 troops to guard Nanchang.  Pound took Ma Dai as his vanguard.  Seeing that the Wei army was weak, Ma Dai expected that he would not dare to act rashly. He felt contemptuous and eager for quick success. He marched quickly, but unexpectedly he was ambushed by Sima Yi.  Ma Dai was even killed by Sima Yi's eldest son, Sima Shi.  More than half of the more than 10,000 troops under Ma Dai's command were killed or wounded, and almost all the rest were captured by Sima Yi's army.  Pang De was furious when he heard the report and was eager for revenge. He fell into Sima Yi's provocation and used thunder cannons to attack Nanchang City for several days.  Sima Yi first gave a weak signal, and Pang De attacked the north gate, while he withdrew all his soldiers to the south gate.  About seven or eight days later, the north gate of Nanchang was breached. Pang De led his troops to attack with great force and entered the city.  Sima Yi was ready to attack and resisted bravely.  Most of Pang De's soldiers and horses were exhausted and lost to Sima Yi's army, so they retreated in defeat.  Sima Yi secretly taught his son Sima Shi to attack Pang De's camp and burn his supplies.  Most of Pang De's army's supplies were destroyed, and the morale of the army was in chaos. Sima Yi soon led his troops to attack.  Pang De's army was defeated and retreated. Pang De was hit by several arrows and took tens of thousands of defeated soldiers with him to retreat back to Wunan.

    Changwu fifth year, February.  Emperor Wenhan of Tang Dynasty passed away.  The whole country was in alarm, and all the armies on the front line suspended fighting.  Zhang Liao led his troops to retreat back to Shu.  Xu Huang also led his troops back to the Central Plains.  Here, Jingzhou is temporarily at peace.  During this period, there were successive battles, and both the Western Tang and Wei armies suffered losses.  Cao Pi followed Sima Zhao's advice, stabilized the situation first, and ascended the throne in Xiangyang. He appointed Zhang Jia as the General of the Army and Horses, and Sima Yi as the Prime Minister.  Brothers Jiang Wei and Sima were both generals.

    Changwu fifth year, May.  With the support of Pang Tong, Prime Minister of the Western Tang Dynasty, and hundreds of civil and military officials, Wen Shun ascended the throne and succeeded to the throne. He followed his father Wen Han as Emperor Tiandang, and his mother Cai Yan, Empress Zhaolie.  The rest of the civil and military officials were rewarded and granted amnesty to the whole world.

    The new emperors of the Western Tang Dynasty and the Wei Dynasty came to the throne for the first time, and everything was restored. The world has enjoyed peace for the past few years.  In January of the sixth year of Changwu, Wen Shun responded to the advice of Fufeng King Xu Huang, Prime Minister Pang Tong, Longwei General Zhao Yun and other civil and military officials, and personally led an army of 300,000 to attack Xiangyang, Jingzhou. In the same month, Yizhou Mu Xu Shu, Hussar  General Zhang Liao responded to the emperor's order and led 100,000 soldiers and horses from Shu to kill Jingzhou.

    In the fifth year of Changwu, the army of the Western Tang Dynasty failed in its first battle.  Xu Gai, son of Xu Huang, King of Fufeng, was shot dead by Cao Zhang.  Xu Huang was devastated by the loss of his son. He did not listen to Pang Tong's advice and went to war rashly. He fell into Sima Zhao's plan and was besieged by tens of thousands of Wei troops.  Longwei General Zhao Yun, still as brave as before, led his troops to rescue Xu Huang.  Who knew that Xu Huang was old and had been hit by several arrows, and died after arriving at the village.  Wen Shun was furious when he heard about the death. He sent General Long Wei as the marshal of the army. He also reused generals such as Deng Ai and Yang Ku, and led an army of hundreds of thousands to attack Xiangyang.  With the concerted efforts of all the generals in the Western Tang Dynasty, Xiangyang was defeated a few months later.  Cao Pi led the remaining defeated generals to flee to Soochow, but was intercepted by Deng Ai's troops. He lost nearly tens of thousands of his troops before escaping.

    In the same year, Xu Shu successfully caused the Jingzhou family to rebel by means of alienation.  gingerWei Wei was unable to stabilize the overall situation and was defeated by Zhang Liao's Shuzhong army. Nanjun fell and retreated to Soochow.  At this point, Jingzhou fell into the hands of the Western Tang Dynasty.  Cao Pi fled to Soochow and taught the troops to guard the Yangtze River and survive according to the natural dangers.

    April of the sixth year of Changwu.  Zhuge Ke was Sima Yi's internal correspondent and wanted to lead the people of Jiaozhou to rebel.  Unexpectedly, the officials in Jiaozhou all submitted to the jurisdiction of the Western Tang Dynasty and secretly informed Pound.  Pang De then held a banquet, killed Zhuge Ke, and then informed the emperor Wen Shun.  Wen Shun was furious when he heard the report. He immediately mobilized his troops and sent Deng Ai as the vanguard general. He led an army of 100,000 to attack Danyang. At the same time, Pang De also mobilized his troops to attack northern Wu.  Zhang Jaw took the order and led 70,000 sailors to fight Deng Ai's army in the Yangtze River.  Deng Ai's warships were all equipped with thunder cannons, so how could the Wei army stop them?  Zhang Jaw was defeated and fled in embarrassment. On the way to withdraw, he was seriously injured and died.  Deng Ai forced himself to cross the Yangtze River and quickly reported to Wen Shun.  Wen Shun was overjoyed and immediately led hundreds of thousands of troops across the Yangtze River.  Jiang Wei took the order and led more than 10,000 troops to resist Deng Ai's vanguard army.  In the same year, Pound had another unfavorable start and was defeated by the Sima brothers.  Pang De was ambushed by Sima Zhao and was eventually killed by Sima Shi.  Soon after, Jiang Wei's army was breached by Deng Ai's army, and Jiang Wei's army retreated.

    The seventh year of Changwu, June.  Wen Shun personally led the army to attack Huanglong and reached Wuxian County with overwhelming force.  Fortunately, Sima Zhao had foreseen the unexpected situation, and the Sima brothers withdrew their troops and came back for reinforcements.  After repeated fierce battles, the Wei army was unable to recover.  Cao Zhang, the king of Jin in the Wei Kingdom, bravely broke into the enemy camp and wanted to kill Wen Shun, the emperor of the Western Tang Dynasty.  In the end, he was defeated by Wen Shun and died of hatred.

    The seventh year of Changwu, October.  Wu County was broken.  Cao Pi committed suicide.  Almost everyone in the Sima family was killed in the battle.  Before Sima Zhao died, he begged Wen Shun to leave blood to the Sima family.  Wen Shun responded and adopted Sima Yan, Sima Zhao's son, as his adopted son.

    At this point, the world is unified.  Wen Han, the great emperor of Tiandang, left countless precious suicide notes. After Wen Shun collected them, he named them "Tiandang Qishu".  A few years later, Wen Shun carried out his father's last wish to put the people's wishes first in everything he did and worked conscientiously.  At the same time, Wen Shun also developed many firearms in "Tian Dang Qi Shu", conquered all directions, and expanded the territory.  None of the surrounding neighboring countries were the same. Wen Shun followed the teachings of his father years ago, first with intimidation and then with courtesy, teaching the vassal country and learning Han culture as much as possible.  According to later historical records, the Western Tang Empire had a vast territory.  Wen Shun also focused on commercial and military development. In the following years, he vigorously developed the aviation industry. The army of the Western Tang Dynasty marched eastward and westward, crossed the boundless sea, and conquered hundreds of countries.  Historically, Wen Shun was called the ¡®Tianwu Emperor¡¯.

    The end of the book!
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