Ancestor Bless: I built a thousand-year-old family

Chapter 829 The glory in the world finally comes to an end

The outbreak of the war began with the conscription order from the Emperor of Yan!

Murong Ke recalled almost all the Yan State's infantry and cavalry stationed in Hedong, Taiyuan, Liaodong, and grasslands back to Jicheng. A large number of siege equipment was pushed in front of the city. The roaring cavalry was crisscrossing Hebei. The Yan State army divided into three groups to attack in the same way. It refers directly to Yecheng, the only important city of Han Dynasty in Hebei.

All the Han's defenses in Hebei were based on Yecheng. After capturing Yecheng, the only outcome for the Han army was to feed the fish in the Yellow River to make the fish and shrimps richer in the coming year.

The Han State is different from the Wei State. The foundation of Wei's rule has been completely destroyed. It is like a castle made of sand. Murong Chui used violence to push it and it fell apart. Even if there is still strength, it can no longer be united.

The Han State is a relatively stable country. Although it has various problems now, it cannot be defeated with one push. Of course, this is all theoretical.

An incompetent king can greatly accelerate the demise of a country, while a capable king can delay the destruction of a country. It is said that people plan things, and success depends on heaven. In the end, the victory or defeat must be left to luck.

Murong Chui's victory over Guanzhong in the first battle had a lot to do with the Wei army outside. These are important factors that cannot be ignored.

The Yan State has coveted the complete Jizhou for too long and has been waiting for too long. Although the Yan State has been fighting field battles here, it has practiced siege battles countless times, especially the attack and defense of Ye City.

From the beginning of a war, the Yan State used almost all its strength. The armored men transferred from Liaodong and the most elite Yan State infantry were crumbling under the attack of countless siege equipment.

Murong Ke sat in the Chinese army camp and directed the attack. His order was very simple, "Conquer Yecheng within a month. If you can't conquer it, then flood it with water. We can only spend up to three months here." !”

Murong Ke originally hoped to move the capital to Jinyang in the future, but now it seems that this is not possible. Jinyang is somewhat inconsistent with the situation of competing with Liang Guo in the future, and instead confronts Guanzhong.

The alternative is Yecheng. Jicheng is too remote and cannot control large areas of land north and south of the Yellow River. From this perspective, Murong Ke is unwilling to destroy Yecheng. Once flooded, Yecheng will be destroyed within a few years at least. It is impossible to be a capital city again.

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The Yan State's offensive was urgent and fierce, and the Liang State of the Southern Dynasty also attacked with a large army, making the Han State be attacked from both sides. The officials of the Han State immediately felt that the coming of the two countries was not good.

The emperor of the Han Dynasty blocked his own ears and eyes. The eunuchs and concubines followed him and did not talk to him about these military affairs until he had to go to the court.

Yecheng was besieged by the elite army of Yan State, and there was a steady stream of troops rushing to Yecheng, perhaps tens of thousands of troops. Only then did he know the news that Yecheng was in danger.

Emperor Han asked in disbelief: "I have only been in the palace for half a month. Why did these things happen?"

The Yinghou Luo Zhenye immediately stood up and pointed at the Han Emperor and shouted: "The ancient sage kings governed the world with great courage and courage, but they were worried that they could not bring peace to the people of the world. The supreme king Su did not even have time to eat in order to listen to the opinions of the wise.

Is the world just one thing?

Do all the kings and ministers in the world have nothing to do every day?

For more than ten days, if there are hundreds of things in one day, there will be more than a thousand things in total. If there are thousands of things in one day, there will be more than ten thousand things in total. This world is so big, how can there be more than a thousand things in one day?

The reason why the ancient holy kings were able to govern the world was to actively listen to voices from all directions to prevent partial listening and partial belief. In this world, we have only heard of treacherous ministers blocking the emperor's ears and eyes, but we have never heard of the emperor blocking his own ears and eyes. .

How ridiculous.

You don't think about your mistake, but you can still ask these words here. Are you worthy of Emperor Xuanlie's difficulties in starting a business? "

Luo Zhenye's voice sounded in the hall. The emperor was a little angry and ashamed. Luo Zhenye was his teacher, so he could only be scolded in vain. Some of the other ministers were equally angry. The emperor's matter was too outrageous, and some People were silent, just watching this scene silently.

The emperor could only helplessly cover his face and said: "Stop saying these words, Marquis Ying. Yecheng is now in danger, and two more troops from the Liang Kingdom are pointing directly at my land of Qingyan. What should we do? Do you have any plans? "

What other strategies can I use now? It is nothing more than to dispatch reinforcements to support Yecheng, and then dispatch reinforcements to resist Liang Guo's attack.

The emperor was full of panic and said: "My lords, the Yan State and the Liang State are attacking together. Is it possible for my great Han to defeat the enemy?"

Who can know?

Ministers, you look at me, I look at you, no one dares to take this guarantee. In the end, Luo Zhenye still spoke out: "Although the Yan State and Liang State are powerful together, they are on the offensive side, and I, the big man, They were on the defensive side, and their soldiers lost twice as many as my big men.

They are working hard on an expedition, while our army is waiting for work. They want to maintain food routes, and our army can get food locally. This is our army's victory.

As long as our Han defenders can hold on to the city, victory will be ours. "

Although Luo Zhenye was full of anger, he still said a lot of nonsense to appease the emperor. As long as he defended the city, he could win. It was quite correct nonsense, but the problem was that he could not hold it.

What should I do if I can’t hold on?

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If you can't hold it, you will lose the entire Jizhou!

The long-term confrontation between Yan and Han in Jizhou gradually changed from evenly matched to Yan strong and Han weak. Yan's wanton military attacks had long lived under the Yan's cavalry. A whole generation saw the invincibility of the Yan's cavalry. This It destroyed the Jizhou people's confidence in Han's victory.

This kind of collapse of confidence would not be noticeable at ordinary times, but when the Yan State decided to launch a full-scale attack on the Han State, and indeed swept Hebei with overwhelming force, the people of Hebei suddenly collapsed.

Resistance is futile. This idea is everywhere. The so-called "consolidating the country without relying on the danger of mountains and rivers, and controlling the world without relying on the advantages of war" has its limitations, but it profoundly puts forward that the human heart is the fundamental factor that determines victory or defeat. factor.

Hebei can only be described as invincible. Wherever the Yan State's cavalry reached, the battle line was pushed. The Han army was almost defeated. This was not an achievement in one day, but the result of the Yan State's effect on Jizhou over many years.

But this scene frightened the Han dignitaries in Feng High School. Luo Zhenye looked over the battle report over and over again, unable to believe his eyes. The emperor even sighed, "There is nothing he can do about it."

Even Xiao Yan, who was in charge of Liang Guo's offensive against the Han Dynasty, was shocked by the speed of Murong Ke's war. At this speed, Hebei would soon completely fall into the hands of the Yan State. At that time, the Yan State would definitely drink horses. The Yellow River then competed with the Liang Kingdom for the land of Qingzhou and Yanzhou.

Xiao Yan could only speed up the attack on the one hand, and on the other hand ask Luo Xianzhi to send more troops to support the two-line attack.

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With one country against two countries, especially big countries like Yan and Liang, the money, food, army and generals are not as good as those of the two countries. Naturally, the Han country can only retreat steadily.

The Han army retreated in Hebei, died by the Yellow River, and retreated in Yanzhou. The army that rushed out from Xingyang was no longer an ally, but the god of death. It retreated in Huaisi, and the Han army completely lost this place.

This scene is quite similar to that of the Zhou Dynasty in the past, when all the countries united to form a vertical and horizontal alliance. No matter how strong any country was, it would be defeated when faced with the alliance of all the countries.

The Han Dynasty can still survive relying on its population, but without any means of countermeasures, this is just a slow death. Even if an accident occurs and someone directly beheads them like the Wei Kingdom was destroyed, then they will die suddenly.

Things are interconnected, and cause and effect can be transformed into each other. Military is a continuation of politics, but military success and failure will in turn affect the direction of politics.

If Han had won the war with Yanliang, Fenggao would not be in such a silent situation now. Continuous military defeats had made Fenggao's political situation out of control.

The Han Kingdom is no longer just established. When Liu Bei was here, even if he failed, he could still maintain internal stability. But it is different now. After a failure, no one will take responsibility and everyone will blame the blame. , mutual accusations, and hidden trends.

The emperor lamented and said: "The Yan army is so powerful that it is difficult to resist it. Now is the time for my Han Dynasty to live or die. Why is this happening? Is this the fate of my Han Dynasty?"

Luo Zhenye said expressionlessly: "Where in this world can fate determine everything?

A wise monarch can seize those fleeting opportunities to prosper a country in ruins and restore the lost etiquette system to normal, but what about a foolish monarch?

He did not know the difficulties of his ancestors in starting a business, believed in the illusory destiny, ignored the virtues of the ancient holy kings, pursued extravagance and gorgeous palace costumes, was unwilling to listen to the advice of loyal ministers, and was surrounded by treacherous villains.

Indulging in beauty and sensual desires, unable to restrain oneself prudently, and never satisfied.

How ridiculous is it to do this and still want to get a prosperous country?

The army has been weakened, and the people's hearts have been shattered. You have not been abandoned by fate, but you have given up on yourself. You can survive the disasters sent by the sky, but the sins you have caused cannot be made up for.

I have repeatedly advised Your Majesty to tell you these truths when Your Majesty is studying, but in the end His Majesty turned a deaf ear and thought that these were useless words. With such an attitude, how could you possibly get good results? The results of it?

As a result, when the enemy army has broken through the city, surrendered the people and the army, the front of the soldiers has been pointed at the neck, death is in front of you, the country is about to overturn, and the ancestral temple is about to be destroyed, then you realize your mistake and have a little bit of hope. Regret, ridiculous. "

Luo Zhenye is the best at stabbing people's hearts. His words should have been given to the emperor as advice, but the emperor did not accept his advice. Since ancient times, there have been wise kings before they can give advice. A wise minister.

At this time, the emperor said with some self-deprecation: "If it's too late now, then I know how to surrender. What are I doing if I continue to fight like this?"

The emperor's words instantly frightened all the ministers. Although the Han Dynasty was in danger, it was not completely exhausted. Surrendering so directly would not make the world laugh.

Luo Zhenye's eyes were completely disappointed. When people are in desperate situations, whether psychologically or physically, they usually burst out with unprecedented strength. Even clay figures have a certain amount of anger.

The most important thing for an emperor to give up is his throne. The emperor should have the courage to fight anyone who wants to seize his throne.

People's abilities are naturally high or low, but the energy in their bones is indispensable. But what is he hearing now?

surrender?

At this point, Luo Zhenye already believed that Han had no chance of making a comeback.

In life, you always have to expect miracles.

Only people who believe in miracles can create an infinite future. In many battles in history, the weak defeated the strong, only when the disadvantaged people did not give up and waited until the enemy had problems themselves, could great achievements be achieved.

But now the emperor has given up so simply.

Luo Zhenye said angrily: "Your Majesty, you don't like reading, let alone history books. As your teacher, I only feel ashamed. I failed to teach a king who can revitalize the country.

I will teach you one last time today what a monarch should do when he comes to the end.

It is recorded in historical records that when Zhou Dynasty was destroyed, Emperor Zhou said, "I would rather die in the rainstorm and sing loudly than live in silence." When a king reaches the end of his life, he must remember one sentence, "I would rather fight." If we die and lose our country, we will never give up our country.

If you surrender like this, you will be ashamed of Emperor Xuanlie and I will be ashamed of all the noble princes of the past generations.

I will never surrender.

If one day you see Emperor Xuanlie in the Nine Heavens, you will be considered a descendant of the Liu family.

That's all for this.

If the emperor wants to surrender, he can surrender. I will leave Fenggao today and go to the front line. Since I can't advise you, there is no use for me to stay here. "

After saying these words, Luo Zhenye turned around and left. He didn't want to see the emperor again.

Where in the world is there a king who is not buried with the country and the country? Does he think he is a surrendered king?

Luo Zhenye's rant against the emperor shocked the courtiers in the palace. After the guards in the palace reacted, they quickly blocked Luo Zhenye's way. Luo Zhenye frowned and shouted: "Are you going to stop me? ?”

Although he is no longer young, his voice is still loud, not to mention who in the Han Dynasty does not know Yinghou. After the guards looked at each other for a few times, they slowly pushed away. Luo Zhenye was about to leave, and the emperor finally stopped being stunned. He came to his senses in a daze.

Then the emperor just cried.

He was crying quite miserably, and said while crying: "Teacher, who in this world is not afraid of death? Why must he die? Emperor Sheng of the Han Dynasty is still alive."

When he said this, the eyes of most of the officials in the palace flickered. They were still unwilling to die if they could live. Especially if the emperor was prepared to surrender, that would be even more unnecessary. However, there were also a group of people who raised their heads high. .

Luo Zhenye turned around and looked directly at the emperor, then glanced at the ministers in the palace, and said calmly to the emperor: "If I, a big man, can win this battle, everything will be fine.

If we cannot win, as long as your majesty is willing to die in Sheji, I will be willing to bury you and let the title of Marquis of Ying disappear with the disappearance of the Han emperor. "

After saying that, Luo Zhenye didn't look back at all and left here, leaving only a group of people looking at each other. Some people followed Luo Zhenye and left. The emperor opened his mouth and wanted to keep Luo Zhenye, but he didn't know what to say. What.

How can the death of Sheji be so simple?

If the emperor really had such a strong will, he would not have reached this point. He just wanted to have fun, dance and write, and indulge in sensuality. Isn't life in the world just for enjoyment?

Luo Zhenye walked out of the hall and looked at the blue sky. He seemed to see his father. His memory was very blurry. His father went to the grassland when he was very young and never came back.

He walked in the palace. The buildings here were not very majestic. Among several countries, they were probably the poorest palaces, so the emperor always wanted to build a better palace.

All the emperors of the Early Han and Later Han Dynasties had never visited this city, and it had never been any center of the Han Dynasty.

But as he stepped on the bluestones and looked at the traces of time, his steps felt heavier and heavier. Will the last traces of the Han Dynasty end with this city?

There are three generations of emperors struggling here, five generations of heroes cheering up here, and there is some glory here after all. How can I bear it to end like this?

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Regarding the Yinghou family, when Xiao Yan led the army to leave Jianye, he had an honest conversation with Luo Xianzhi.

If it were other families who had been separated for so long, they would have had nothing to do with each other, and Xiao Yan wouldn't care, but he knew that the Luo family was different. This family valued family ties far beyond what ordinary people imagined.

Xiao Yan once asked Luo Xianzhi how he should deal with the Yinghou if he led an army to attack Fenggao.

Luo Xianzhi was silent for a long time, and then slowly said: "Your Majesty, you will not see a living Yinghou in Fenggao. The title on his back is bound to the name Han. When the Han Kingdom is destroyed, Yinghou Death, that’s all.”

Luo Xianzhi's tone was deeply depressed. Xiao Yan had almost never seen Luo Xianzhi's expression. He asked again: "Then why do you still preside over the attack on Han? You obviously can Choose to attack Shuzhong."

Luo Xianzhi put his hands behind his back and thought for a long time before saying: "I only do the right thing. Marquis Ying is doomed to be lonely. It's just a little later or a little sooner.

Attacking the Han State is the right thing for the Liang State, and destroying the separatist regime is the right thing for the world. Since we are on the right path, we can move forward with the banner of our hearts.

If we can really attack Fenggao first, that would be a good thing. At least I can keep the Yinghou line.

There is no need to worry about them being displaced in the war or even encountering misfortune. A misfortune will bring good luck. This is the principle on which misfortune and blessing depend.

Your Majesty, you will protect the safety of the Yinghou family. "

Xiao Yan laughed loudly and said: "Of course, they are your clan. As long as they are not hostile to me, Daliang, why should I specifically target such a world-famous wealthy clan?"

Luo Xianzhi bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

A fruitful conversation.

The only question is, can Xiao Yan attack Fenggao City first?

Can the military discipline be maintained after entering Fenggao City?

In this era, except for the Temple Army and the Dare Warriors, no army's military discipline can be called good. The only difference is between bad and worse.

Even if Xiao Yan can restrain him, what if it is Yan State who enters the city first?

Who is stronger, Yan State or Liang State?

This does not seem to be a problem, because everyone knows the answer to this question. Of course, it is Yan State, especially in terms of the speed of attack. Yan State, which has a large number of cavalry, has long been able to lead its army to gallop across Qingzhou.

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Luo Zhenye was not the kind of person who insisted on letting his whole family follow him to seek death. Moreover, the Yinghou line was already short of heirs. Luo Zhenye barely had a son in his later years, but he died the year before last.

The previous births were all daughters, two of them were married, and one was unmarried, too young, and had not yet had haircuts.

He could not interfere at will with his two married daughters, but the younger daughter was different. He wrote a letter to Luo Xianzhi and asked Luo Xianzhi to send someone to take his younger daughter to Gusu.

As for the retainers in the Yinghou Mansion, those who needed to be disbanded and those who were unwilling to leave followed the three young ladies from the Marquis Mansion to different places.

No matter what the future holds, the Yinghou Mansion will be disbanded.

At that time, the Yinghou who had a great family and a large family, the Yinghou who was the first of the five surnames in the Han Dynasty, finally ended like this. The most cruel thing in the world is probably that a new era has arrived. You can clearly see that new era, even right in front of you. , but we have to bear the shackles of the old era, and the new era is not something we can pursue.

In the current wars that are spreading across all the Xia, the decline of a wealthy noble family is nothing. In this war with hundreds of thousands of troops, countless families are rising every moment, and countless families are rising. decline.

Those powerful clans entrenched in the local area are like paper in front of the army. If they are not careful, they will be pushed over. Especially when the city is broken, many important people will die unexpectedly, and even many of them will die. He is a famous figure in the Qing Dynasty Party.

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The Yan army under the command of Murong Ke and the Liang army under the command of Xiao Yan lifted up the disheartened Han state and fought. This was the general trend and it was not something that one person could resist. The collapse of the Han army was not as exaggerated as that of the Wei state, but the imperial court The huge rift will definitely affect the middle and lower classes of the country.

If the generals who defend the city don't know why they want to defend the city, they won't have the spiritual will to defend it. A city, a war, will be won by this group of people, and failure will be by this group of people. When the morale of a city is strong, victory can be achieved. , failure will occur when morale is declining and confused. Without this will, the city is destined to be destroyed.

This is the biggest problem that the Han Dynasty is facing now, that is, the emperor's own resistance is not strong, which makes officials and generals at other levels very passive.

There are only a very few officials in the world who have their own ideas. They are not loyal to the emperor, but to their own ideas. They submit to the emperor just to display their own ambitions. If the emperor violates these ambitions, they will even oppose the emperor.

The rest of the officials are just outsiders and will change with the changes in the court. These people have flexible moral bottom lines.

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After Murong Chui, who was far away in Guanzhong, received Murong Ke's letter, he read it and held it tightly, then lit it on a candle and burned it to ashes. Then he looked at Guanzhong and its surroundings.

On the surface, he has two choices: Shuzhong and the Four Counties of Hexi, but in fact he only has one choice, and that is the Four Counties of Hexi.

He has just unified Guanzhong, and the foundation of his rule here is still quite weak. The current stability is entirely based on military victory. This kind of rule is quite fragile. If one is not careful, not to mention encountering a defeat in the war, even a slight failure. If it goes smoothly, it may cause a crash.

For Murong Chui, his invincible image is the key to maintaining the entire Guanzhong.

Therefore, when choosing his opponents, he had to choose the weaker ones.

No matter what the combat power in Shu is, that place is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and is likely to fall into a long-term tug-of-war. Attacking a city in Shu is really unimaginable.

Especially since the Cao family still rules Shuzhong. As the person who destroyed Wei, Cao Lu will definitely fight Murong Chui to the end. In this case, it is a completely impossible task to quickly capture Shuzhong.

In this case, Murong Chui would not choose Shuzhong as his opponent.

And for a famous general like Murong Chui, siege warfare is really not cost-effective. Field warfare and siege warfare are two completely different wars.

Most of the famous generals in ancient times were super masters in field battles, because only field battles can reflect the wisdom and bravery of a famous general, and in siege and defense battles, the bonus of a city and dangerous pass is really too great.

Back then, Hangu Pass had a terrain where one man was in charge and no one could break through it. Even if a famous general from ancient times attacked, any second-rate general could make him bleed under the city.

The four counties in Hexi do not have this problem. There is a flat plain, which is the most suitable place for cavalry to roam. The strongest under Murong Chui's command are the Yan cavalry. Moreover, the four counties in Hexi generally do not have strong cities or even dangerous mountains.

Fighting there was all about the general's internal strength, and in this regard Murong Chui was not afraid of anyone. He firmly believed that he was the strongest general in the world.

In the past, Luo Wuji set out from Chang'an and marched thousands of miles into the Hexi Corridor. Now Murong Chui also set out from Chang'an and led more than 10,000 cavalry to Hexi. As for Guanzhong, he left it to Wang Meng to manage, and Yang Cheng was led by him Head to the front lines.

From this arrangement, it can be seen that Murong Chui still has some political ability. Wang Meng's only support is Murong Chui, so among the two, Murong Chui uses Wang Meng more.

Of course, Wang Meng is indeed better, and this is also a very important reason.

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There are two wars going on in the world at the same time.

Murong Chui's annexation of Liangzhou.

The battle of Yanliang to destroy Han Dynasty.

Behemoths become bigger and bigger. This is the principle that if they are separated for a long time, they must be reunited.

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In this world, old things are always replaced by new things. When the era of the late Han Dynasty is completely gone, when the Wei Kingdom and the Han Kingdom died in disgrace, we all know that the era when heroes emerged in large numbers is already over. When the wind blows away, we use new history books to name this era. It is called the Southern and Northern Dynasties, a regime that unified the north, and a regime that unified the south. It tells the people of the world that this is the era of the Yan State and the Liang State. ——"Zhu Xia·Southern and Northern Dynasties"

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