Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 701: Death

"The life and death of Jiangdong depends on Xiangyang. It must not be lost. At this time, we should abandon our past grudges and share the same hatred with the Beifu army!" Xi Chao's mouth became angry in anger.

At this time, Huan Wen is still standing still in Wuchang, which is tantamount to handing over Xiangyang.

"The city of Xiangyang is strong and guarded by Langzi. How can it be broken in a moment? I have ordered the Beifu Army to support me, but Wang Biaozhi and Xie An both refused on the grounds of protecting Jiankang."

Huan Wen was not blind to the crisis of the situation.

But this matter happened to be in the middle of a game with the Jiankang court.

The imperial court wanted to use the battle of Xiangyang to consume Huan Wen, and Huan Wen also wanted to use this battle to consume the Beifu army.

In the end, no one was willing to rush to Xiangyang's aid.

And Huan Wen also had a deeply hidden thought in his heart, that is, if Xiangyang was lost, he would still be an unshakable force in Jiangdong with the force he had.

If they rush forward and engage in a bloody battle with Liang Jun, both sides will suffer losses in the end, but they will no longer be able to control the situation in Jiangdong.

Zu Ti, Su Jun, Zhou Qi, Tao Kan, Zu Yue and others have learned from their mistakes...

Either be angry to death, be exterminated, or retire...

Based on Huan Wen's current situation, once he loses the 20,000 horses in his hand, the group of people from Jiangdong will immediately pounce on him and eat him alive.

If we take a step back, even if we lose the position, as long as we have soldiers in hand, the outcome will not be too bad.

There is no way, this is the deep-rooted power rule since the two Jin Dynasties.

Huan Wen relied on this set of rules to sit in Jingzhou and finally took control of Jiangdong. Now he is also subject to this set of rules.

"Ming Gong must not be confused. Without Xiangyang... Jiangdong will be over!" After all, Xi Chao was just a counselor and was not in his position to deeply feel Huan Wen's plight.

"One month! As long as Lang Zi can hold on for one month, I will go all out to fight Liang Thief to the death!" Huan Wen gritted his teeth.

Now pounce on it like a moth to a flame.

After many years of fighting between the two sides, Huan Wen knew Li Yue's temper very well. How could he know that he was not besieging the city to seek reinforcements?

Now that 50,000 to 60,000 Heiyun troops have moved south and have taken advantage of the upper reaches, Huan Wen's 20,000 troops will immediately become the target of the Heiyun army.

Unless the Beifu army in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River can provide unified support and jointly resist Liang Guo regardless of past grudges.

In the past, there might have been a slight possibility.

But now, Huan Wen and Jiankang are caught in the disagreement over supporting the new emperor. This is the time when the conflict is at its deepest.

"The Liang Lord's personal expedition this time is huge. I'm afraid... Xiangyang won't be able to hold on for a month." Xi Chao looked sad.

The Xi family is tied to Huan Wen. If Huan Wen fails, the Xi family will inevitably decline...

Huan Wen looked at him silently. If Xiangyang couldn't support it for a month, then there would be no need for him to support him.

The two were silent for a long time, and Huan Wen suddenly said: "A man cannot be famous for a hundred years, but he will be infamous for ten thousand years. If you can't do anything, I will go eastward!"

From beginning to end, what Huan Wen was thinking about was the imperial couch in the Jiankang court.

As soon as these words came out of his mouth, Xi Chao already understood what was important to Huan Wen, "The Jin Dynasty is only a hundred years old, but it has already been... terminally ill... terminally ill..."

There was infinite loneliness in the voice.

Not only was the Jin family terminally ill, but the people around him were also terminally ill, and it was already irreversible.

Even if Liang Jun is defeated this time and Xiangyang is saved, so what...

Jiankang.

Sima Yu, Wang Biaozhi, Xie An, and Wang Tanzhi happened to be discussing the matter in Xiangyang.

Wang Biaoyi said with a smile, "Hahaha, Huan Wen will also have this day!" For more than ten years, Huan Wen has been so stressful that the Wang family can hardly breathe.

If anyone in Jiangdong hates Huan Wen the most, it must be the Wang family.

Without He Chong's recommendation and Wang Dao's tacit approval, how could a third-rate noble family in Qiao County be where it is today?

However, Sima Yu should still be blamed for this. He Chong recommended Huan Wen, and Liu Xun, the servant, tried his best to dissuade him. He believed that Huan Wen was more ambitious than Yu Yi, and suggested that Sima Yu take charge of Jingzhou. Sima Yu was busy with the Qing Dynasty and Xuan Dynasty. He refused to take office, and finally gave it to Huan Wen.

"With the strength of Xiangyang City, both the Huan Wen and Liang thieves will be injured." Sima Yu stroked his long beard, with a happy look on the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes.

The last time Liang Guo launched a massive siege of Xiangyang, didn't he return in vain?

Only Xie An looked calm, "What if Xiangyang can't stop Liang Jun?"

Wang Biaozhi snorted coldly, "Xiangyang is Huanwen's home base. If Xiangyang is lost, the Huan family will be at the end of its rope. We can follow the example of Soochow and rebuild the Xiling and Yidao defense lines to block the Liang Kingdom to the north of the Yangtze River."

Soochow relied on the Yangtze River fortresses such as Xiling, Yidao, and Gong'an to resist the Western Jin Dynasty for thirty years after the fall of Shu.

If it weren't for the tyrant Sun Hao from Soochow, we could have continued to resist.

In a word, Jiankang's monarchs and ministers hated Huan Wen even more than Liang.

This time the flames of war in Liang will not burn them, so there is no need for them to worry.

On the contrary, Huan Wen is pressing harder and harder. Maybe at some point, he will follow the Sima family's example of usurping Wei.

"It's better to be just in case. The Liang Army's invasion this time is not a trivial matter. We can't sit back and wait for death. The Beifu Army should take action." Xie An spoke very slowly, as if he was considering every word.

"Is An Shi confused? If Huan Wen repels Liang Jun, the next step will be to commit treachery. How can you and I resist?" Wang Tanzhi asked a more difficult question.

Huan Wen gained power, and Jiankang's power structure could no longer be maintained.

Now Huan Wen has everything ready, all he needs is Dongfeng. If he hadn't cared about his reputation, he would have done what Sima Zhao did...

One attacked the nobles of Cao Wei, and the other killed the king in the street...

The stubborn diseases of the Jin Dynasty had already penetrated deep into the bone marrow when it was founded, and there was no cure for them.

Sima Yu suddenly felt a chill on the back of his neck.

Huan Wen made him the emperor, which was obviously to roast him on the fire. The feeling of being a king who subjugates his country is not so pleasant...

"Of course it's not about rescuing Xiangyang, it's about wiping out the Wuling barbarians in Changsha. We need to defend the Yangtze River. Wuling Changsha must not be in chaos. Now that the Beifu army has moved out, how can Da Sima stand still?" Xie An said calmly.

To establish the Yangtze River defense line, we must first defend the south of the Yangtze River.

Xie An made arrangements in advance to prevent the situation from worsening.

Keeping the south of the Yangtze River can also connect Bashu. Even if Xiangyang is lost, Jiangdong can still be stable.

"An Shi was really the brightest man at that time!" Sima Yu praised.

"What if Huan Wen marches straight in and ends up in Jiankang? What can be done?" Wang Biaozhi glanced at several people.

When Huan Wen took over Jiankang, the most unlucky person was definitely not Sima Yu. Huan Wen was the son-in-law of the Sima family, nor Xie An. In front of Huan Wen, Xie An often regarded himself as a minister.

Only the Wang family didn't wear a single piece of clothing. They stood at the forefront of opposing Huan Wen every time, ruining many of Huan Wen's good deeds.

Xie An and Sima Yu looked at Wang Biaozhi meaningfully at the same time.

"Da Sima cherishes his reputation and would not do such an unfaithful and unfilial thing."

(End of this chapter)