Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 351
Originally, he wanted to observe Bo Wu's mourning for seven days as his nephew.

But although the Yan army retreated, the situation in the world was still undercurrent.

After Zhang Ping returned to Bingzhou, he was not honest. Taking advantage of the emptiness of Shangdang, he ordered his adopted son Zhang Hao to lead a surprise attack on Shangdang with [-] infantry.

Gao Yun and Duan Gong originally left three thousand troops for defense.

But this Zhang Hao was extremely ferocious, and he was a native of Shangdang. In the name of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, he attracted the response of some powerful people and common people. They cooperated internally and externally, and conquered Shangdang in only eleven days.

Feng An and Gao Yun had been fighting for nearly three months. The soldiers were exhausted and did not act rashly, so they retreated to Yecheng.

Shangdang is the backbone of the Northern Kingdom and has always been a battleground for military strategists. It is the gateway to Bingzhou and overlooks the land of Hebei.

Zhang Ping has become a bit too inflated in recent years.

He worshiped his eldest brother everywhere, and at the same time submitted to Jin, Liang, and Qin Yan.

This time the Yan army marched south with great momentum. When they saw Murong Chui conquering Changshan, they hurriedly came to take advantage of the situation.

Unexpectedly, Murong Chui's 10,000+ army was blocked by Wang Meng in Julu. Seeing that the situation was not good, this man was the first to withdraw from Murong's coalition forces.

Objectively speaking, Zhang Ping's power is far greater than that of Zhang Yu. Xia and Yi have a population of 10,000+ households, and he has many powerful generals under his command.

However, Bingzhou's geographical location was stronger than that of Yuzhou, and it was sandwiched between several major forces. Yan State was busy going south, Di Qin was busy expanding in Guanzhong, and Li Yue was busy resisting the Murong clan, but Zhang Ping took advantage of it.

Of course, from his perspective, this is indeed the best opportunity and the last chance.

Just as Li Yue was determined to capture Lukou and close the east gate of Jizhou, Zhang Ping also wanted to close the south gate of Bingzhou.

Bo Wu's funeral was entrusted to Cui Jin, and Li Yue led his guards back to Yecheng quickly.

Blocking the Yan army from moving south, Jizhou was also visibly glowing with vitality.

The people who fled returned to their homes.

Murong Ke went deep into the army alone, but he was quite benevolent. He did not burn, kill, loot, or destroy the fields.

The people returned to their former homes. After a little tidying up, they were able to live again. There were many running children and domestic dogs in the fields.

After returning to Yecheng, after tidying up for a while, they summoned Wang Meng, Liu Qun, Shen Zhong, Xu Cheng, Gao Yun, and Feng An to discuss matters.

Feng Ang was the most angry. After all, his nest had been raided by others. "Zhang Ping is very evil. The former went south with the Murong family to attack our city. Now that the Yan people have retreated, it is the time to sweep Bingzhou!"

As soon as the words came out, Liu Qun objected, "Our army has been fighting with the Yan army for several months. The soldiers are exhausted, the people are poor, and Yecheng has spent a lot of money and food, making it difficult to fight again."

In previous wars, whether it was the annexation of Qingzhou or the capture of Yuzhou, great gains were made.

But this war with Yan State is all about consumption.

Li Yue looked at Wang Meng, and Wang Meng said: "Zhang Ping's troops numbered no less than [-]. Now they have captured Shangdang and occupy a favorable location. If our army competes with them, we are afraid that the Yan army will go and come back. The country will be in ruins due to continuous wars."

Zhang Ping's timing was perfect, it was just when Liang Guo was in decline.

It seems that he also has capable people.

"Who is this oyster, who can break through the Shangdang, our army's elite defense?" Li Yue vaguely remembered this name.

Know yourself and know your enemy.

As the forces of all parties stabilized, Zhang Ping, caught in the middle, became prominent.

When Li Nong's 1000 troops attacked Fan City, Yue Wan defended it with [-] troops.

The three thousand elite Black Cloud Army could defend the city for three or two months without any problem, but they did not expect that Zhang Hao would sweep across the entire territory in eleven days.

"This man's original surname was Gong, and he was known as the enemy of ten thousand people. He surrendered to Zhang Ping and adopted him as his adopted son. However, he had an affair with Zhang Ping's concubine. After the incident, Zhang Ping whipped Zhang Hao in public, but privately The concubine rewarded him. Unexpectedly, this man had such an upright character that he brandished his sword from the palace. From then on, he never got close to women and focused on fighting..." Feng Angjiu was the governor of Shangdang for a long time, and he knew a lot about what happened on the ground in Bingzhou.

Li Yue was amazed when he heard this. There are many people who are cruel to others. This is the first time he has seen someone so cruel to himself. It is not surprising that Shangdang was captured by him...

"Ten thousand enemies." Li Yue sighed.

Any force around them could take out a few, especially the Fu clan, who grabbed a lot of them, but the Black Cloud Army didn't have any.

Wei Shan was still one level behind. Xu Cheng and Gao Yun could only be considered brave generals. If Lu Bo Zao could kill Murong Chui, he would definitely be qualified. However, Murong Chui killed more than ten people in a row and forced Lu Bo Zao to retreat.

"Remember the accounts first and settle them later. Send an envoy to reprimand Zhang Ping and order him to return to the Shangdang." Li Yue also felt tired. He was not that easy to be an overlord. No one around him was easy to mess with except Jiang Dong.

Jiangdong's offense is insufficient, but its defense is more than adequate. It is still orthodox in the minds of the world.

After the discussion was over, Xu Cheng, Gao Yun, and Feng Ang withdrew, but Liu Qun, Shen Zhong, and Wang Meng stayed behind, with somewhat strange eyes.

"What else is there?" Li Yueqi asked.

Shen Zhong was the first to stand up, "On the occasion of Yongjia, the atmosphere is fierce and dim, Chen Ji has lost his control, the descendants of Deng Xia Chou, the country has been destroyed, all the people have withered, the heaven and earth are in catastrophe, and the artifacts are scattered. Your Highness is a man of extraordinary talent and extraordinary martial prowess." Man, now that you have conquered the Murong family, and your divine power dominates the world, you should be promoted to a high position!"

Liu Qun cupped his hands and said: "The barbarians and Di from all over the world are vying to be king and emperor. Your highness's majesty and virtue are connected with the gods, and your holy posture is in harmony with the two rituals. You should obey the heavens and people. You should be given the honorary title as early as possible to determine the hearts of the people inside and outside, and the hope of the people. "

Only then did Li Yue realize that they were trying to persuade him to enter.

Shi Hu usurped the throne. For more than 20 years, he only dared to occupy the position of King of Heaven. It was not until he was about to die that he became addicted to the emperor.

Ran Min proclaimed himself emperor as soon as he came up, which made him enemies on all sides, and the powerful people in the country did not support him.

There is also Fu Jian, who proclaimed himself emperor in a hurry in Guanzhong, and is still quelling the rebellion caused by the powerful.

For Li Yue, proclaiming himself emperor also had many disadvantages.

A complete breakdown in the relationship with Huan Wen would also trigger Jiang Dong's revenge.

Of course, it doesn't matter if Jiangdong Bao doesn't retaliate, but it can contribute to the formation of the surrounding anti-Liang alliance.

There are also many people in Liang who care about Jiangdong.

Moreover, Li Yue himself felt that the time had not come yet. At this time, he should seize the time to clean up the internal affairs and develop production instead of causing turmoil again.

"You all know what you are thinking. However, it has only been a year since the founding of Daliang, and the country's strength is weak. We should keep it calm. How can there be another setback? We will discuss this matter after Yan Yan is destroyed!" Li Yue remained awake.

Liang Guo is not strong enough to challenge Yan Guo, Jingxiang, and Jiangdong alone.

Wang Meng on the side expressed his approval.

Shen Zhong took a compromise, "Since His Highness doesn't want to be called emperor, he can be called king of heaven."

The Heavenly King is one level higher than the King and one level lower than the Emperor. Shi Hu has used this title for more than 20 years.

Li Yue waved his hand and refused, "The King of Heaven has a false name, which is very ominous. There is no need to say anything more about persuading people to join."

Shi Hu's King Jie Zhao brought great disaster to the world. Li Yue succeeded to the throne of King Jie Zhao, which was equivalent to inheriting Shi Hu's mantle.

There must be no chaos in the matter of legal unification, otherwise there will be big problems among the people in the country.

Everyone in the world knows that Jiangdong is weak, but people all over the world still regard him as Zhengshuo, because Jin inherited Cao Wei, and Cao Wei inherited the legal system of Han.

Although Liu Qun and Shen Zhong have good intentions, they are just inappropriate for the time. Li Yue has no intention of becoming emperor. If he has this energy, he might as well think about how to develop internally.

"Your Highness's words are true, but I didn't think carefully." Liu Qun and Shen Zhong did not insist anymore.

(End of this chapter)