Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 455 Orthodoxy
Just like the Battle of Jicheng, Jie Zhao's hundreds of thousands of troops were defeated and never recovered.

The same was true in this battle. Yan Guo lost most of his life and was stepped on by Liang Guo.

Although they still occupy Jicheng, they are surrounded by the Liang Kingdom on three sides and will be captured sooner or later.

Li Yue set up five troops around Jicheng, Jia Jian guarded Shuzhou, Xu Cheng guarded Fanyang, and Lu Bozao guarded Le'an. This was also where Deng Huan stationed troops to resist the Yan army.

Qin Biao town Juyong, Mi Jin town Yongnu.

Murong Ke was blocked whether he retreated north to the grasslands or east to the Bohai Sea.

At the slightest movement, five people arrived.

"I thought that Jicheng could be used as bait to lure the Yan State's manpower and material resources westward. In less than two years, Liaodong's national strength would be exhausted. By then, if we advance eastward, we will get twice the result with half the effort."

When no one else was around, Wang Meng expressed his thoughts.

Attacking Liaodong from the Central Plains is not a simple matter.

Youyan carries the desert on its back to the north, enters the Yishui River, reaches the military capital in the west, and reaches Liao in the east. It is blocked by long snakes and dangerous land.

Without large-scale cavalry, it would be difficult to gain a foothold in the past.

Today's Liaodong is no longer the barbaric land it was during the Qin and Han Dynasties. From the end of the Han Dynasty to the end of the Jin Dynasty, there were continuous melee wars. A large number of Hebei people fled to Liaodong, which promoted the development of the area. The states of Yan, Goguryeo, and Fuyu were once tyrannical.

In the second year of Jianzhao of the Western Han Dynasty (37 BC), Zhu Meng, a native of Fuyu, established the Goguryeo Kingdom in Xuantu County.

In the fifth year of Yongjia (311), Goguryeo took advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains and attacked Anping in the east and west of Liaoning in autumn and August, cutting off the land and water channels from the peninsula to Liaodong.

Two years later, in October of winter, they invaded Lelang County and captured more than [-] men and women.

In the second year of Jianxing (314), in autumn and September, they invaded Fang County from the south.

If not for the strong rise of the Murong clan, Goguryeo would have basically annexed the entire Liaodong.

"Guandong is stable, there is sufficient money and food, the troops and horses are all ready, and there is no disturbance in the surrounding area, only then can we enter the map!" Li Yue was much more cautious.

The lessons learned by Emperor Sui Yang in history cannot be ignored.

Murong's ambition to enter the Central Plains was defeated, so he could only shift his focus back to Liaodong and fight with Goguryeo.

The two sides decided the winner, and Li Yue almost unified the Northern Kingdom.

Prioritize things.

Murong Chui was lingering in Taiyuan, his young father-in-law Tuoba Shi Yijian was making trouble in Monan, and Fu Jian attacked Liangzhou in two directions.

Li Yue is proactive and others are not idle either.

After Murong was crippled, Jiangdong was the biggest threat.

After Huan Wen took power in Jiangdong, he vigorously implemented the Gengxu Tujuan, and achieved remarkable results.

Today's Jiangdong is definitely not the Jiangdong when Wang Xie and Xun Yin were kings.

Moreover, Huan Wen has always been ambitious, and he will definitely not be satisfied with being a county prince. He wants to follow Sima Yi's old path, and the only way to achieve great achievements is through the Northern Expedition...

"First to the west, then to the south, then to Liaodong!" Li Yue rode on his horse, overlooking the mountains and rivers of Hebei, with great pride in his heart.

Wang Meng cupped his hands and said, "I think it's inappropriate."

"Why?" Li Yue probably guessed what he meant. When Wang Meng discussed the general trend of the world several times, Wang Meng did not advocate attacking Jiangdong.

"There is the natural moat of the Yangtze River in the east of the Yangtze River, and there are many talents. It is the orthodoxy of the world and is inherited from the same line. Although Daliang swept across the northern country, most of his subordinates were Jin people. People sympathized with the Jin. They may not do their best. Going south in a hurry will only make everyone in Jiangdong share the same hatred of the enemy. This Han and Zhao This is why Jie and Zhao do not dare to invade the south." Wang Meng looked serious.

"Daliang is favored by destiny. Could it be that it is not as orthodox as Jiangdong?" Li Yue frowned.

The Sima family has done so many immoral things, but now they can't do anything because of orthodoxy?

Li Yue was naturally unwilling.

Wang Meng said: "Orthodoxy means status. If the name is not correct, the words will not go smoothly, and if the words are not right, the things will not go well. Since Yongjia, the Hu people have swept across the northern country, rising and falling. They are strong in one generation and weak in the next. The disaster is caused by the collapse of the wall and the sudden death of the whole family. , all because of insufficient orthodox status!"

"That's it!" Li Yue frowned.

The problem is not outside, but inside.Among the Sixteen Kingdoms, Southern and Northern Dynasties, how many were able to successfully pass on the throne?

Liu Yuan, Shi Le, and Shi Hu were all tyrannical for a while. Three of them died, and the country was filled with blood.

Liang Guo's strength today is not as good as theirs back then.

Another big problem is that the Liang Kingdom also absorbed a large number of Qiang, Di, Wuhuan, Xianbei, Xiongnu and other barbarians. The internal problems were hidden and did not disappear.

The entire Northern and Southern Dynasties were actually solving this problem.

If you don't want to attack, don't attack. First, stabilize your foundation.

Liang Guo's biggest problem is still his weak family background.

"According to Jingluo's opinion, can't Daliang dominate the world?" Li Yue looked at the vast land. Under the spring sun, everything was flourishing. The mountains and rivers were so enchanting that they attracted countless heroes to bow their waists.

Since the founding of the country, unifying the world has been a hidden long-cherished wish.

Wang Meng laughed, "Jiangdong is orthodox, only limited to the Jin Dynasty, not others!"

"I know." Li Yue also laughed.

Jiang Dong has actually fallen into a strange circle.

The king is weak and his ministers are strong, and there are many powerful ministers.

Sooner or later, they will be replaced. Without Huan Wen, there would be Liu Wen and Xiao Wen. They will either rot until the country is destroyed, or they will be replaced by newly rising forces.

The newly rising forces will dilute Jiangdong's legitimacy.

There will be no shortage of opportunities for Liang Guo.

The premise is that Liang Guo will consolidate its foundation and not fall into the strange circle of the Sixteen Kingdoms and the Southern and Northern Dynasties.

"Your Highness, the whole city of Jicheng is mourning. Murong Jun has died of illness. He has been entrusted to Murong Ke, Yang Yu, Murong Ping and Mu Yugen. His son Murong Wei has succeeded to the throne!"

When the army was only more than a hundred miles away from Yecheng, the scouts caught up with them.

"Now that Murong Jun is dead, chaos will break out in Yan! In less than two years, a single general will conquer Liaodong!" Li Yue said with a smile.

Murong Ke was the pillar of Yan State, but Murong Jun was the foundation of Yan State.

The foundation is gone, and the pillars have nowhere to focus.

As emperor and courtier, Murong Jun could maintain harmony with Murong Ke, but Murong Wei could not.

The Yan Kingdom has long been divided into two factions. The innovative forces of Murong Ke, Murong Chui, and Yue Wan, the conservative forces of the Hun family and Murong Ping, and the powerful forces such as Yang Qian, Feng Yi, Huang Fuzhen, and Mu Yugen. .

Murong Jun's Tuogu is very interesting. Yang Yu, Murong Ping, Mu Yugen and Murong Ke are on par with each other. In other words, Murong Ke does not have the power alone.

It can be seen that Murong Jun wants to play the art of balance, but he is not good at it.

However, given the current situation of the Yan State, with internal and external troubles, and in urgent need of power to dominate figures like Huo Guang and Zhuge Wuhou, a young man like Murong Ke was not used. From this, we can also see Murong Jun's fear of Murong Ke.

This arrangement will only make Yan State more chaotic and will immediately kill Yan State.

"The defeat of the Yan Kingdom will begin from this!" Wang Meng also agreed with Li Yue's view.

"Send a copy of the credential to Murong Ke so that he can grieve and accept the change and take care of himself." Li Yue decided to add another fire to the Yan State. He would not give the credential to Murong Wei but to Murong Ke to test the atmosphere of the Yan State.

"Hahaha, Your Highness... you are wise." Wang Meng could see through Li Yue's intentions at a glance.

Now it seems that there are many benefits to not attacking Jicheng.

After conquering Jicheng, the Yan State would concentrate on defending Liaodong, making it difficult to defeat them in the future.

But leaving Jicheng behind, Yan State had to devote its energy to defense.

Fight for the world, regardless of the gains and losses of a city or a place.

(End of this chapter)