Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 482
It's still the same old problem, Liang's country is a bit weak.

It had only been less than four years since the founding of the country, and there were wars every year, struggling to survive in the cracks. If Li Yue had not known the general trend of history, it would have been impossible to rise.

After he ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, in order to win over people's hearts, he reduced taxes once more and vigorously built up cavalry. One war horse fed more than three soldiers every day, and sometimes he ate better than people.

Thirty thousand cavalry and nearly [-] horses, this is an extremely terrifying number.

Within three months, this war should be over, or at least Huan Wen could be defeated.

Li Yue was the defender and Huan Wen was the attacker. Their food consumption was several times that of the defender.

Of course, the specific outcome of the fight depends on the battlefield situation.

"I know it!" Li Yue has the ambition to conquer the world, but he has no money and no food in his mouth. No matter how brave a person is, he will turn into a soft-footed shrimp.

"Three months are enough to defeat the enemy! Huan Wen claims to have hundreds of thousands of troops, but his elite is only 5 to [-]. Our army will defend the city, and then find its main force and defeat it with one strike!" Wang Meng was still so confident.

With his words, everyone has confidence in their hearts.

Li Yue also thinks it makes sense.

"Your Majesty, an envoy from Jiangdong has arrived!" Liu Ying reported outside the palace.

Everyone was stunned. Both the north and the south were at war with each other. Huan Wen actually sent an envoy?

Li Yue's curiosity suddenly aroused, "Xuan!"

Not long after, the envoy came in with his head held high and said, neither humble nor arrogant: "Yuan Hong, the official of the Jin Dynasty, pays homage to His Highness Prince Liang of the Jin Dynasty!"

"Bold!" The guard in the palace immediately scolded him.

Li Yue squinted his eyes and looked at the envoy. He was quite courageous.

Yuan Hong showed no fear on his face and cupped his hands and said: "The father of King Liang was a loyal minister of Jin. King Liang also served the court respectfully. Now he is sitting in Guandong. Do you have to fight against your parents' country? How will the people of the world treat your highness?"

Chang Wei flicked his sleeves and said: "The Sima family abandoned the Central Plains and sat back and watched the people suffer in dire straits. Your Majesty raised up the rebel army, drove out the barbarians, restored China, and liberated the people from the hangover. His achievements were as good as those of Han Gao and Wei Wu, and the country was righteous. It was unprecedented in ancient times. What is it?" Can’t you call yourself emperor?”

"What a sharp-tongued man!" Li Yue didn't get angry, he still had some restraint.

"Since ancient times, the divine destiny has been given by God. After all, the King of Liang is a native of Jin and a minister of Jin. How can he claim the title of emperor while his homeland is still there?" Yuan Hong said, holding his neck.

"God's destiny?" Li Yue sneered, picked up the imperial seal on the table, and wanted to poke the words "I have been ordered by heaven, and I will live forever" in his face.

With this thing here, do your Sima family still have the nerve to say the word "destiny"?
When Yuan Hong saw the imperial seal, he was immediately stunned, his face turning blue and white.

Li Yue waved his hand and said, "If you have anything to discuss, you can speak freely. If you have nothing to do, I won't send you far away."

The two countries are at war, and the envoys will not be beheaded.

At first glance, this person showed an attitude of not being afraid of death. Killing him would only ruin his reputation.

Li Yue suspected that Huan Wen sent him to die in order to boost Jiangdong's morale...

"Huan... the public letter is submitted to the King of Liang..." Yuan Hong took out a piece of yellow silk from his arms.

Liu Ying took it and after checking it was correct, presented it to Li Yue.

Li Yue shook off the yellow silk, secretly thinking that Jiangdong was very wealthy and could use paper, but chose to use silk.

But after reading the letter, Li Yue looked strange.

"Huan Gong... you are really unimaginable..." Li Yue smiled bitterly and handed the letter to Chang Wei. After reading it, Chang Wei handed it to Wang Meng.

Huan Wen said in the letter that as long as Xuchang and Luoyang were given up, the two sides could live in peace. He talked a lot and analyzed various situations for Li Yue. The great enemies of Liang were Murong Ke, Fu Jian, and Tuoba Shiyi. Jian and other Yi and Di forces, the two sides met with swords and soldiers, and the relatives were angry and the enemies were happy.

If you don't agree, then don't blame his ruthless men. Xuchang and Luoyang will not only be recovered by then...

Chang Wei and Wang Meng on the side also looked strange. "Go back and report to Grand Sima Huan that Luoyang and Xuchang have become Liang Tu, how can you hand them over to others? If Grand Sima is interested, he can raise troops to take them. I will wait for you!"

An inch of mountains and rivers is an inch of blood.

Xuchang and Luoyang were taken out, and Li Yue, the emperor of Liang, was disgraced.

Li Yue could probably guess some of Huan Wen's thoughts.

He was neither willing to fight to the death with Liang Jun nor to give up the Northern Expedition. After all, the atmosphere for the Northern Expedition in Jiangxi was already heated. Giving up on the Northern Expedition would be equivalent to giving up the possibility of going further.

So I first got a letter to find out the background of the Liang Kingdom and confuse the kings and ministers of the Liang Kingdom.

After all, there was still some affection in the past.

It may also be that several rebellions in Huainan and Huaixi made Jiangdong think that the situation was great. As long as the "King's Division" moved north, the soldiers and people would turn against each other.

Huan Wen is an extremely troubled person. He has heroic talent but no heroic spirit. He always hesitates every time and even fails in success.

"Farewell!" Yuan Hong didn't want to stay for a moment longer and walked away.

Li Yue didn't really want to fight this battle, but since they were here, he had no choice but to open the door to welcome the guests.

"Murong Ke is nothing to be afraid of. Your Majesty might as well invite Fu Jian to hunt Jingxiang and knock on mountains to shock tigers." Chang Wei cupped his hands and said.

Despite his young age, Fu Jian is extremely calm and very decisive when taking action.

This can be seen from the timing of his attack on Liangzhou.

Wang Meng touched his chin and thought: "I don't think Fu Jian will participate in the North-South War."

Being reminded by his words, Li Yue also reacted, "Could it be that Fu Jian is going to take Hanzhong?"

Only by attacking Hanzhong can Fu Jian's interests be maximized.

Sima Xun was a mediocre man. When the Guanzhong was in turmoil, he sent troops to join Huan Wen in the Northern Expedition, but was defeated by Fu Xiong in three attacks. From then on, he retreated to Hanzhong and became the local emperor behind closed doors.

"This must be the case. Fu Jian had a grudge against Huan Wen. Forced by the strength of Daliang, he had to endure it and formed a secret alliance with Huan Wen."

Fu Jian has already captured Qiuchi and Liangzhou, and his power has greatly increased. If he captures Hanzhong again, his strength will expand even more.

And when his strength expands to a certain level, the East-West War will definitely break out.

Guandong and Guanzhong have been fighting since the Spring and Autumn Period until now. It has never subsided. It has continued until the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Sui and Tang Dynasties. The essence is still the geographical dispute between Guanzhong and Guandong. This kind of struggle will not subside until Guanzhong completely declines.

Fu Jian then made a fortune in silence, but Liang Guo was held back by Huan Wen.

Li Yue said: "I ordered Tuoba Shi Yijian to send troops to Henan and look for an opportunity to go south to plunder Sanfu. Murong Chui sent troops to Hexi to intimidate Feng Yi. I allow them to attack Guanzhong!"

Although he couldn't do anything, he had two minions.

We can't let Fu Jian go south to Hanzhong so easily. He has been looking at Shu since ancient times. If he takes Hanzhong, he will definitely march into Shuzhong. In this way, Di Qin will really have the potential to strengthen Qin.

The North-South War is imminent, and Tuoba Shi Yijian and Murong Chui cannot be left idle.

Last time Murong Chui had enough to eat in Henan, this time it was Tuoba Shi Yijian.

"Your Majesty, this strategy can contain Fu Jian without spending a single soldier, and can save [-] troops!" Chang Wei smiled while stroking his palms.

Wang Meng said: "Tuoba Shi Yijian is a timid and incompetent person, and Murong Chui has a deep mind and may not fight to the death with Fu Jian."

Di Qin's guarding Feng Yi is Fu Fei, the most powerful general of the Fu clan. It's really hard to say in this battle.

"It doesn't matter, this battle was originally meant to be a containment, to disturb Fu Jian's mind and prevent him from attacking Hanzhong with all his strength." Li Yue did not have high hopes.

(End of this chapter)