The World of Yellow Sky

The fall of Jiuli Mountain was concealed from the beginning, and not many Han troops knew about it.

But there was no way to cover up the fire in Pengcheng and the turmoil in the city.

The Ming army drove Pengcheng's rout troops to attack the camps, breaking down several camps in a row, all of which were seen by the generals of the Han army.

Even with the morale bonus of the emperor's personal conquest, but such a heavy blow, not to mention ordinary soldiers, even the generals in the army are frightened by it.

If it weren't for the fact that Liu Xie's banner was still flying over his camp, the Han army would have already been defeated across the board.

In the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the kings of Shang divination and governed the country with the image of the hexagrams, and the king of Zhou was called the Son of Heaven, and ruled the world with the mandate of heaven.

Emperor Qin swept Liuhe and proclaimed himself emperor.

Liu Bang cut the white snake and rebelled, and there was a big man.

Since Dong Zhongshu put forward the induction between heaven and man in the Han Dynasty, the duty of the emperor is to lead the people.

Under the Putian, is it the land of the king; on the shore of the land, is it the king's ministers?

Therefore, the title and identity of emperor and emperor have an indelible divinity.

Because of this, the Han army has not completely collapsed at this time, and they have not completely fallen into despair. They are all looking at the direction of the Chinese army and the direction of Liu Xie.

Most powerful families will not put all their eggs in one basket, but when the country is in danger, not all powerful families will choose to protect themselves wisely.

Those aristocratic families who chose to follow the Han court, although they felt fear in their hearts at the last moment, they still persisted in fighting.

In the Han Dynasty, there were countless people who were loyal to state affairs.

Su Wu, who has been a loyal shepherd for nineteen years;

Fu Xie refused to surrender and died in Ji County, Ding Guan angrily denounced Dong Zhuo in front of the hall, Wu Fu took the risk to assassinate Dong Zhuo, and Lu Zhi took a white sword to chase the emperor Hejin.

Although they came from aristocratic families, they were not bound by their identities. They did not become moths of the country, trying their best to hollow out the country, but tried their best to protect the country.

Liu Xie walked slowly to the front of the watchtower, walked to Guo Jia's side, and looked down.

Everywhere you look, there are ocher-yellow banners, like a yellow ocean.

If there are ten thousand people, the earth will reach the sky; if there are hundreds of thousands of people, there will be no boundaries.

The dense halberds covered the sky above their heads, like moving steel forests.

Looking around, there is an endless forest of spears and halberds. Swords and spears are like ears of wheat, and spears and halberds are like hemp forests. ,

A golden horse and an iron horse, swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger.

The ocher-yellow banner in the distance had already left the foothills of Dongshan Mountain, and was slowly approaching his position.

Liu Xie clenched the railing in front of him, he knew that it was Xu An's big flag.

As soon as Xu An's big banner moved, it proved that the Ming army was about to launch a general offensive.

There were only more than [-] main soldiers of the Ming army, but this battle included the Qingzhou soldiers and Xuzhou soldiers who were subsequently mobilized, and a total of nearly [-] soldiers participated in the battle.

In the battle of Pengcheng, the Han army had a total of more than [-] people, three times the Ming army.

The two sides dispatched nearly [-] soldiers to fight. If you count the auxiliary soldiers, civilian husbands, etc. in the army, the Battle of Pengcheng was actually a battle with a total number of more than [-].

Everyone on the watchtower was silent, everyone knew that the end had come.

The building will fall, and no one can lift it up anymore.

The [-]-year-old man will perish today...

Sun Jing walked to Liu Xie's side step by step, and he felt that his legs were as heavy as if they were filled with lead.

"nation……"

Sun Jing's voice was hoarse, he wanted to say something, but he found that he couldn't do it anymore.

As soon as he opened his mouth, his throat seemed to be blocked by something, which was caused by grief.

Sun Jing clenched her fists, filled with remorse in her heart, and knelt on the ground facing Liu Xie. The armor on his body prevented him from kneeling on both knees, so he could only maintain a half-kneeling posture.

"minister……"

Sun Jing lowered her head, trying her best to suppress the emotions in her heart.

His voice trembled, full of pain.

"There is a burden... entrusted by the country..."

Sun Jing clenched her fists tightly, trying her best not to let the tears fall from her eyes.

The great man of four hundred years died today and was forgotten in the hands of his Sun Jing.

What face does he have to go to the Nine Springs to meet his elder brother...

He failed to protect Sun Ce, nor did he protect those Jiangdong children, and in the end he lost the entire country.

Sun Jing slowly took off the iron helmet on her neck, and slowly put it aside.

"The defeat in this battle is all due to my crime of negligence, which resulted in the loss of the division and the defeat of the army."

At this point, he has tried his best, but everything is useless. He has no way to lead the Han army to victory and block the attack of the Ming army. He has no way to turn the building down like Sun Jian. .

The Ming army had surrounded them on all sides, and there were so many cavalrymen in the Ming army, it was impossible to allow them to flee.

Even if they really escaped from Shengtian, they no longer have the strength to make a comeback, and even lost the ability to defend Jianghuai.

Success is also Pengcheng, and failure is also Pengcheng.

Emperor Taizu Gao broke through Pengcheng, defeated the Chu army in ambush from all sides, and forced Xiang Yu to slay himself by the Wujiang River.

Now Xu An led the Ming army to attack Pengcheng, surrounded them on all sides, and besieged them on the west mountain.

Everything is like a reincarnation.

Sun Jing closed her eyes, and was about to touch the Han sword at her waist.

If it wasn't for him, if it wasn't for his mistake in decision-making, if it wasn't for him being led by the nose by Xu An, this battle would not have been lost so quickly.

He has an army of more than [-] in his hands, but he didn't even last half a day's offensive of the Ming army. In just over two hours, Jiuli Mountain and Pengcheng were defeated, and the twenty-seven company battalions he set up were destroyed. Almost half of them have been trampled.

All this is because of his incompetence, the country's difficult affairs, the emperor personally called him back to the court, and entrusted him with important tasks...

After all, Sun Jing's hand did not touch the Han sword at his waist, and when he just stretched out his hand, a strong hand had already grabbed his arm.

Sun Jing opened her eyes and looked forward, just in time to see Liu Xie's bright eyes.

Liu Xie shook his head slowly, his expression was firm, and there was no panic in his eyes, and the high spirits of the day had returned to his eyes.

He has recovered from the previous panic.

Although it wasn't that Taishan collapsed in front of him and his color remained unchanged, and the elk was on the left without blinking, but Liu Xie's disposition is extremely rare.

Sun Jing's consciousness was in a trance for a while, and he suddenly understood what Sun Jian said to Liu Xie when he went to see Liu Xie when he first arrived in Chendu.

Sun Jing remembered the scene of that day very clearly.

Dong Zhuo messed up the capital, arbitrarily discussed the abolition of the emperor, Gan Gang was arbitrary, and the prestige of the Han Dynasty fell to the ground, resulting in chaos in the world. Since Changsha raised troops, Sun Jian has always frowned and looked deep.

But that day, when Sun Jian came back, he was in high spirits, and his eyes were shining with light.

Son of Heaven...

Sun Jing watched Liu Xie closely, and he finally understood the meaning of Sun Jian's words.

Supported by Liu Xie with both hands, Sun Jing slowly stood up.

At this time, Sun Jing found out.

The young man who once stood taller than Han Jian has now grown into a heroic and extraordinary young man.

His hands are steady and powerful, his body is tall and straight, and his back is straight, like a sharp sword drawn from its sheath.

"The defeat of Pengcheng was not a crime of war..."

After Liu Xie supported Sun Jing, he held Sun Jing's hand and said solemnly.

"The Ming court has become a major trend, and it is only a matter of time before it sweeps the world. Even if it sticks to Jianghuai, it will only be delayed for a few years."

Liu Xie's eyes were deep.

The heaven and the earth are repeated, and the fire is eager to go.

The building will fall, and it will be difficult to support a tree.

The prophecy that spread from the Taiping Dao was not wrong.

It has been more than two years since the reform in the first year of Zhangwu. The country looks much richer and stronger, with more troops and more taxes.

But in fact, the contradictions inside are constantly intensifying. Because of the embroidered clothes messenger, he is very aware of the changes in the country and the court.

When the country is in crisis, those powerful families are still thinking about their own interests.

But under the overturned nest, how can there be any eggs, those aristocratic families don’t even understand such a simple truth, they are still fighting for power, still dreaming of the Spring and Autumn Dream, thinking that they can live in peace with Ming Ting forever, thinking that Ming Ting Ting was obsessed with overseas expansion, but had no intention of going south, thinking that no matter how bad it was, he could retreat to Jianghuai.

Simply ridiculous.

He read those Ming court newspapers, and he also knew a lot of things that he didn't know before.

He knew the reason why the rich have endless fields and the poor have no land to stand on. He knew the ordinary people living at the bottom of the country, what kind of time they live in every day.

He also knew why there was the Yellow Turban Uprising in the first place, and he also knew why there were millions of people responding, which shocked the eight states.

Xu An saw everything thoroughly, not only that, he also told everyone the truth.

Liu Xie has always remembered a sentence, some things have always been like this, but they are not as they should be, as they should be.

"The reason why I don't want to retreat to Jianghuai is because I know very well the result of retreating to Jianghuai."

"Even if I want to be partial, how can Xu An let us go?"

"Unification of the world and integrity of the country is the truth in the world."

"It has been like this since ancient times, it has always been like this, and it should be like this, and it should be like this."

Liu Xie's eyes flickered, and sometimes, he looked at the newspapers sent from the north and looked at the contents of the newspapers.

He really wanted to have a face-to-face conversation with Xu An, he wanted to know what kind of person Xu An was in fact, and why he was able to see all this so thoroughly.

If it wasn't an enemy, he really wanted to have a long talk with Xu An all night long.

The reason for the reform is actually largely due to the influence of these newspapers. Xun Yu's last remonstrance was just an opportunity. Rather than saying that Xun Yu convinced him, it is better to say that those newspapers were persuaded by Xu An's remarks.

"It's my own choice."

Liu Xie patted Sun Jing on the shoulder, he didn't hold any resentment towards Sun Jing.

On the contrary, he was more sorry for Sun Jing.

This apology is for the entire Sun family.

If it weren't for Sun Jian, I'm afraid the country would have already collapsed and fell into a scene of fragmentation and separatism.

The world is in turmoil and the country is broken, and the poisonous disaster is worse than it is now.

"It's not that you failed my entrustment."

Liu Xie turned his head to look at the battlefield that was fighting in the distance. The ocher flags of the Ming army were getting closer and closer, and the front line was collapsing.

"It's me, who owes the world what it entrusts."

Liu Xie stared at the big ochre-yellow banner in the distance.

"My shoulders, after all, are not qualified to bear the heavy burden of the world, nor do I have the ability to bear it."

"The people under that banner are more qualified than me."

"The old age will die, and a new age will take its place."

Liu Xie's eyes were deep, and he remembered a newspaper he had read. The sentence he said was exactly the title of that newspaper.

It was the newspaper on the second day after Xu An founded the country in Chang'an, and that newspaper was circulated throughout the entire Ming country, and it also reached his hands.

He glanced at Sun Jing and motioned for Sun Jing to come closer and stand with him.

Sun Jing was slightly taken aback, and subconsciously walked forward, standing on the left side of Liu Xie.

Liu Xie looked to the right, Guo Jia's expression was still gloomy at this time, and there was no expression between his eyes.

"Feng Xiao doesn't need to be sad, I have already expected it in my heart, this result is actually not bad..."

Liu Xie's words aroused Guo Jia's mood, and Guo Jia's eyes showed a little light. He turned his head and looked at Liu Xie who was standing aside.

"I still remember the situation of the country when the northern land was in trouble..."

Liu Xie showed a look of memory on his face. The Xianbei, Xiongnu, and Qiangdi tribes became stronger and stronger, while the Hanting became weaker and weaker.

After the defeat of the Northern Expedition, the victory of Xianbei, and the loss of prestige of the Han army, even Wuhuan began to change. He still remembers his father Liu Hong's expression.

As long as there is news from the North, the entire palace will be filled with gloom for many days without any joy.

The country is riddled with holes, and those aristocratic families are like moths eroding the country.

He had a dream, he dreamed of a world without Xu An.

In that world, he was not abolished by Dong Zhuo, but was helped to the throne by Dong Zhuo.

The world is even more chaotic, the heroes are separated, the princes are fighting for the top, some are called emperors, some are called kings, and finally it seems that the three kingdoms stand together and attack each other.

last of the last.

He saw the scenes of ten rooms and nine empty rooms due to years of war, and saw the tragic scene of bones exposed in the wild, and no chickens crowed for thousands of miles.

The situation in China is weak, and the tribes in the north, such as Xianbei, Xiongnu, Qiang, Di, Jie and other tribes, went south one after another and invaded the Central Plains...

The people are in dire straits, and the people are destitute...

The Han family has no clothes, the Shenzhou Lu Shen, and the hundred-year-old Qiu Xu.

Liu Xie withdrew his gaze again and looked into the distance.

It is precisely because of the reform that Liu Xie saw many things that he could not see before.

No one can save this country. After four hundred years, this country is already dying...