Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 488 Loyal Blood
Li Yue's side was in a stalemate, but Wang Meng from the west road marched straight in. He even defeated the cities of Pheasant County, Ye County, Duyang, Wuyin, Xi'e, and Bowang, and his troops reached directly under Wancheng.

The reason why it went so smoothly was that on the one hand, Wang Meng used his troops like a god and his officers and soldiers were dedicated to their lives. On the other hand, Huan Wen transferred most of the main force to Jianghuai. The only two people who could fight were Huan Chong and Zhu Xu.

But how could Huan Chong and Zhu Xu be Wang Meng's opponent?
In the Battle of Feishui, Huan Chong gathered [-] troops to wait for work, trying to encircle and annihilate the Liang army.

Wang Meng took Liu Laozhi and Zhuge Kan as the vanguard, and Xu Cheng, the middle army, pushed directly over. The Jin army was overwhelmed and completely defeated.

Fortunately, Zhu Xu was brave and rescued Huan Chong, otherwise Nanyang would have lost this battle.

The Jin army retreated to Wancheng, and Wang Meng set up camp and built siege equipment on the spot.

At the same time, the Battle of Hanzhong also kicked off.

The Qin army advanced in three directions. Sima Xun blocked Fu Ya, but could not stop Yao Chang and Yang An.

As soon as the Qin army entered Hanzhong, the Qiang and Di from all over the country responded one after another, Kaicheng surrendered, and the Qin army captured several cities in succession.

Sima Xun was so cruel and violent that he had already lost people's hearts.

Fu Jian was one of the few benevolent kings in the past few decades. Many people surrendered. Sima Xun turned around and fought with Yang An, but Yang An couldn't get out. Then he fought with Yao Chang, and Yao Chang stood firm.

Sima Xunkong had tens of thousands of troops and had no choice but to watch the Qin army encroaching on Hanzhong's territory bit by bit.

"Huan Wen gathered the elite troops from Jiangdong in Jianghuai. Your Majesty will be patient for the time being. I will first defeat Nanyang, and then attack Jingxiang, the home of the Huan family. If Jingxiang is defeated, the situation in Jiangdong is over!"

Li Yue read the letter sent by Wang Meng and felt his face getting hot. When he set out, he had great ambitions and wanted to conquer the Yangtze River and Huaihe River. A month later, he was still in the same place.

People are more popular than dead people.

However, what Wang Meng said is not unreasonable. Huan Wen may not care if Nanyang is lost. He has always cared about the northern land, but if his old nest of Jingxiang is gone, Huan Wen will be a lost dog.

What's more serious is that if Jingxiang operates in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River for a few years, it can reproduce the situation of "Wang Jun's boat sailed to Yizhou, and the king of Jinling lost his spirit".

Now it seems that Jianghuai's journey is not so important.

The west road is where the black tiger takes out the heart.

Thinking this way, Li Yue felt a lot more comfortable and was waiting in Shouchun City with peace of mind.

Huan Wen is now too focused on the East and not on the West.

A few days later, perhaps because the battle report from Nanyang reached Huan Wen's ears, the Jin army went against their normal behavior and began to attack Hefei.

Li Yue sent his army to support as usual.

At that time, Zhuge Ke's 20 troops could not break through the isolated city of Hefei defended by 3000 people. How could Huan Wen's 10 troops break the city now?

As soon as the Jin army moved, Gao Yun, Zhang Hao, and Lu Guang attacked.

Gao Yun and Lu Guang mainly attacked and harassed, but Zhang Hao led the forward soldiers to directly attack the base.

Although the fortress was not breached, there were so many casualties that the Jin army's color changed when they heard Zhang Hao's name.

The two sides went back and forth like this for several days, and Wancheng received the first news of victory, "Reporting to your majesty, the royal governor stormed Wancheng. The Jin army knew that it was defeated, and Zhu Xu burned the granary and retreated! Wancheng has fallen into the hands of our army!"

Huan Wen managed Wancheng carefully for several years and had a lot of storage in the city. Unexpectedly, Zhu Xu burned it down...

But this is also the old tradition of Jin generals.

At that time, Li Nong's [-] cavalry went south, Chu Pei fled in the face of the wind, and Chen Kui also burned Hefei.

"Wang Jinglue is a partial force, and he can still attack cities and territories. You are all the elites of the country, how can you fall behind others? Send the order, the army goes south, follow me to meet Huan Wen!"

"Take the order!" The generals were happy.

The army's food and grass can last for a month. With the current situation, I am afraid that the winner will be decided in less than a month.

Jingxiang's old nest is threatened, and Huan Wen will definitely not be able to stay in Hefei any longer.

So Li Yue decided to hold off Huan Wen and create opportunities for Wang Meng.

Shouchun's army immediately went south.

The vegetables and bean sprouts planted in the fields outside the city are growing well and will be ready to eat in a few days.

During the day, dark clouds rolled southward.

The closer they get to the battlefield, the more excited the soldiers become. It has become a tradition for Liang Jun to be happy when he hears the battle. No matter how hard the battle is, they cannot be defeated.

If Li Yue hadn't cherished his soldiers, they would have rushed towards the Jin army's camp one after another.

Northeast of Hefei, Gao Yun had already set up a camp, and the army directly entered it.

The Jin army camp had long lost its previous vigor. The front of the camp was dyed black and red, and no one took away the broken corpses.Although there were many banners in the camp and the soldiers were still in high spirits, it was difficult to conceal their low morale.

The city of Hefei, which had been swallowed by a giant python, revealed a corner among the banners of the Jin army. On the city tower, a huge flag with the word "Liang" was fluttering in the wind.

And this big flag is undoubtedly a ruthless mockery of the Jin army.

Boom, boom, boom...

As soon as the black cloud army entered the camp, the sound of war drums came from the Jin army camp.

"Could it be that the Jin army will give it a try?" Gao Yun looked to the south.

The Heiyun Army's foothold is not yet stable. Huan Wen does have a slight chance of winning in a decisive battle at this time, and this may also be Huan Wen's last chance.

Even if the Black Cloud Army cannot be defeated, both sides will suffer losses.

Losing both sides is not considered a failure for Jiangdong. Liang Jun will not go south for at least ten years.

Li Yue laughed, "If Huan Wen had such determination, how would he be today?"

When he was in Bashang, Huan Wenruo ordered a decisive battle and stormed Chang'an. He was afraid that most of the world would now belong to him.

A person's character determines his destiny.

Li Yue never believed that Huan Wen had the courage to give it a go. He was not entirely focused on the Northern Expedition.

Sure enough, after the drum beat, the Jin army camp was quiet, and the soldiers stood behind the antlers with their spears straightened out.

Sometimes, Li Yue sympathizes with these Jin troops. Only they really want to "conquer China". However, they have been let down time and time again since their ancestors.

Killing people and killing people, Li Yue ordered his lieutenants to shout to the Jin army: "Conquer China!"

The sound shook the world, as if countless sharp arrows were shooting towards the opposite side.

The Jin army on the opposite side was restless.

The sound of the drums stopped suddenly. At this moment, several troops came out of the camp and roared, "Swear to destroy Beidi!"

His voice was sad and desolate.

The several groups of troops who came out of the base ranged from five hundred to dozens. They all ran forward with a life-threatening posture. There was no formation, and it was entirely an individual act.

"The ancients often said that there are many generous and tragic people in Yan and Zhao. When we see them today, there are also people in Jiangdong." Li Yue admired their courage.

Gao Yun said: "These people may not be from Jiangdong, they are probably refugees from the north."

Li Yue thought so too.

Two cavalrymen immediately rushed out of the Liang Army camp and circled around these brave Jin troops, as if cats were teasing mice, attracting the hatred of the Jin Army camp.

But after waiting for a long time, there was no movement from the Jin army.

Gao Yun could only wave his command flag and kill these people off his horse.

The bright red blood flows quietly.

"Bring their bodies back and bury them with monuments!" Li Yue suddenly felt an unprecedented desire in his heart. The north and the south must be unified. Only by unification can these loyal and loyal people's blood not be shed in vain.

Neither the Sima family nor Huan Wen are worthy of these brave men.

Both sides maintained their camps and were extremely peaceful.

Although there was not much food, Chang Wei continued to transport cattle, sheep and other livestock from the north via land and water, and the vegetables and bean sprouts cultivated in the rear could also last for a while.

Cui Jin also transported a lot of dried fish from Cangzhou.

It is impossible for the huge Liang State to be completely short of food. It will always happen if there is a squeeze.

If he couldn't hold on, it would be Huan Wen.

After Wang Meng rested in Wancheng for a few days, he divided his troops into various parts of Nanyang.

The Ji, Biyang, Niyang, Champion, Li, and Lu clans are all Liang Tu, and Nanyang and Hongnong are connected into one.

"Your Majesty, there is a message from the Jin army!" Yang Lue opened the tent and entered.

Li Yue originally thought it was Huan Wen, but after opening it, his expression changed and it turned out to be Meng Kai...

(End of this chapter)