Family practice: all members of the villain

Chapter 417 The Battle of Dongyuan, the News Comes

Before the dynasty of Dayu was destroyed, there were nine paths in Zhongzhou.

When the world was in chaos, one road was divided, leaving eight roads of Gyeonggi, Shuofeng, Lincang, Dongyuan, Nanjiang, Jiuhua, Wangchuan, and Linjiang.

The last three ways were pushed away by the major holy places, and they left Zhongzhou one after another.

So by the time of the Holy Dynasty, there were only five land boundaries left in Zhongzhou under the control of Dayu.

Ten years ago, the Emperor of Yuliang led his army across Cangyuan Mountain and invaded Zhongzhou from west to east, and then defeated Lincang and Shuofeng Roads; Li Tingzong, the owner of the second village of Qinjian Villa in Jizhou, and Qin Fan, the owner of the third village, led their troops from the east Go west and invade Zhongzhou, conquering Dongyuan and Nanjiang.

Under attack from both sides, Dayu retreated steadily. Although Emperor Yu Jiang Bufan tried his best to deal with it, it was the end of the Holy Dynasty. Dayu was completely destroyed seven years ago after the Jin Dynasty reached a consensus with the Holy Land of the World. Dayu The descendants of the royal family were all slaughtered, the entire Gyeonggi Province fell, and the divine capital also fell into the hands of the Jin Dynasty.

On October 800th, Emperor Wan Yancheng of Yuliang County obeyed the decree of Emperor Jin and led 1000 million Yuzhou troops under his command, as well as one million elite soldiers led by the four kings of Yuzhao, Xikang, Lingyun, and Pingcheng respectively, for a total of [-] and [-] million holy troops. Elite troops were sent to Dongyuan Road and officially began to attack Qinjian Villa.

The Jin Emperor's decree has been spread, and the Yuliang Emperor must capture Jizhou occupied by Qinjian Villa within five years.

If this were said by another person, it would inevitably make the magnanimous person laugh.

But it just came from the mouth of Emperor Jin, and no one dared to take it as a joke.

There are 1000 and [-] million elite Holy Army soldiers, relying on the Qinjian Villa family. It is a fool's dream to try to stop them. People in the North were panicked for a while.

Although the Great Jin Dynasty captured Lincang, Shuofeng, and Jingji seven years ago, the more than 3 million people in these three territories did not regard themselves as people from the Great Jin. They fled and even rebelled. In these seven years, But it never stopped. If it weren't for the iron-blooded suppression of Jin Dynasty, the Three Dao would have been in chaos long ago.

In fact, it is understandable that Zhongzhou is the hinterland of China and the absolute core of the former Divine Dynasty. The people living in this land, whether they are ordinary people or warriors, all have a spirit of spirit in them, even if It has been so long since the fall of the Divine Dynasty, but their sense of superiority over the forces of all states in the world has never disappeared.

There are people in all states in the world who are loyal to Dayu and always want to restore the glory of the divine dynasty. But in terms of proportion, Zhongzhou is definitely the first. After all, they have persisted for thousands of years to restore the glory of the divine dynasty. The inherent concept is also the greatest direct benefit to them.

It is no exaggeration to say that there are at least [-]% of people in Zhongzhou who regard all the major holy places in the world and even all the warrior forces as rebels and traitors. They feel that they are all a group of rebels who support themselves as soldiers.

Suddenly the Great Jin Dynasty, which was regarded as a traitor and traitor in the past, was riding on its head. One can imagine the mentality of more than 3 million people in Zhongzhou Sandao.

Of course, under normal circumstances, the common people are powerless, and they will certainly not go against the Great Jin Dynasty. Even warriors will find it difficult to make waves under the iron heel of the Jin Dynasty. The Great Jin Holy Dynasty has just conquered three During that period, although more than 3 million people were dissatisfied, there were very few, if any, who openly committed chaos and then committed crimes.

The problem is that the Jin Dynasty not only conquered the Three Dao, but also governed the Three Dao. They abolished the original governance system of Dayu and used the laws of the Jin Dynasty to re-establish the rules of the Three Dao. It has reached the sore point of three common people.

In today's world, although each state's governance methods have different emphases, they all adopt the three principles of Confucianism, namely Zhuge Yuan's rule of law, Meng Qu's loyalty to the emperor, and Xun Mu's service to the people.

Among the three Taoisms, Meng Qu's Confucianism of Loyalty to the Emperor is the most highly regarded. Previously, the Eight Holy Lands of Zhong, Yang, Ji, Qing, Jiao, Yong, Liang, and Bing prefectures all used this Tao.

Of course, Meng Qu's loyal emperor was loyal to Dayu when placed in Yangzhou, but when placed in other states, he was loyal to the Lord of the Holy Land;

The second most highly regarded was Xun Mu's Confucianism and Taoism for the People, which was adopted by Yanzhou and Xuzhou.

The least respected thing, and also spurned by both families, was Zhuge Yuan's rule of law and Confucianism, which was only recognized by the Great Jin Dynasty, that is, only the three states of You, Fen, and Yu adopted it.

There is a reason why it is not praised.

Zhuge Yuan's rule of law and Confucianism focused on punishment, and the rules were extremely harsh. In the three northern states, the folk customs were fierce, and fights between warriors and forces were extremely common. Restricting them with severe punishment rules did have a miraculous effect, but the Jin Dynasty forgot that, The people of the three states in Zhongzhou are different from the people of the three states in the north.

As soon as the Jin law came, the people of the three realms immediately began to resist strongly.

The Jin Dynasty suppressed and killed people, but doing so aroused stronger resistance, and the people of the three realms became more and more disgusted with the Jin Dynasty.

Can Jin Law be changed?
Of course it can be changed and adapted to local conditions, and normal people can think of it.

But the problem is, others can change it, but Da Jin cannot!

Zhuge Yuan's rule of law emphasizes treating everyone equally, and all states in the world, civilians and warriors, are constrained by laws and regulations without any room for relaxation.

If the Three Ways of Zhongzhou can be reformed, can Yuzhou, Fenzhou, and even Youzhou, where the Holy Dynasty is located, also be reformed?
The people in the three states in Zhongzhou are different, and the people in the three states in the north are probably exactly the same. There can always be some differences...

Under such circumstances, many people in the Jin Dynasty knew in their hearts that the Jin Law prevailing in the three northern states was not suitable for the three states in the Central Plains, but no one dared to modify the Jin Law, and a vicious cycle began.

The more the people of the three realms resisted, the more bloody the Jin's suppression methods became.

The more bloody the Jin Dynasty's suppression, the stronger the resistance in the hearts of the people.

This has been repeated for seven years, and the current situation of the Three Dao is that on the surface it is peaceful and there is no rebellion, but secretly there is a lot of resentment. They assassinate local leaders, violate the laws of the Jin Dynasty, and secretly sell information about the Three Dao to major holy places. ...Wait, this kind of thing is repeatedly prohibited.

Of course Da Jin knew about these situations, but the way to amend the Jin law was completely blocked, so he could only continue to suppress, hoping for time, and hoping that the people of the three realms would adapt to it after a long time.

However, at this juncture, the Jin Dynasty was about to begin its Eastern Expedition.

Emperor Yuliang's Eastern Expedition was to fight against the alliance's coalition forces. Not to mention the 1000 or [-] million troops, if possible, he wished he could mobilize several million more troops from the Jin Dynasty to ensure that he could win steadily.

The Eastern Expedition means the deployment of troops. All the troops of the three provinces in Zhongzhou will be used to deal with Jizhou. Should the three provinces not care about it?

Of course Wanyan Cheng would not make such a low-level mistake, he first reported the situation to the Emperor Jin, who was unambiguous, and directly transferred King Yucheng and King Yongwei of the Great Jin, each leading a million holy troops to guard the Three Dao, and There are ten marquises of the Jin Dynasty, each leading an army of 50 people.

There were 700 million troops guarding the Three Daos. Wanyan Cheng was still uneasy and forcibly recruited all the elite warriors from the incoming forces in the Three Daos. There were more than 300 million people in total. He used more than 1000 million troops under his command to coerce them and join them together. Entering Dongyuan Dao, in name, to win over these forces to work for Da Jin, but in fact, he was afraid that after he left, these forces would secretly stir up trouble again.

Dragging these people to the battlefield together can force them to be cannon fodder, and on the other hand, it can consume the foundation of the Three Ways of Zhongzhou. Why not do it. Although these forces know it in their hearts, the Yuliang Emperor is powerful and the Jin Dynasty They are unreasonable, so even if they don't want to, they can only obey.

After all, if they are obedient, Emperor Yuliang can still give some of them a way to live. If they are not obedient, there will only be death.

Therefore, the Great Jin Dynasty's Eastern Expedition was nominally an army of 1000 and 500 million people. With the addition of three elites, the actual strength was as high as 300 million. Of course, those [-] million were considered elites and were completely incomparable to the organized and disciplined Holy Army. , but he is still a warrior after all, and he can still be effective to some extent on the battlefield.

After learning about the Jin Dynasty's Eastern Expedition, the alliance did not dare to be careless at all. Jizhou could not be defended by the Qinjian Villa alone.

Seeing that Moyan Holy Sect was about to be conquered by Fenling Emperor.

If Jizhou was also captured by Emperor Yuliang.

Let the Jin Dynasty unify the six states in the north.

The Hedong Alliance is in a dangerous situation.

The southern part of Youzhou is the source of the ancient river. The upper reaches are Youzhou and Liangzhou in the north, and Yongzhou in the south. The Crescent God Sect has not actively participated in the war. If the Jin Dynasty does not want to drag Yongzhou into the water, it cannot cross the river from the upper reaches.

The middle reaches of the ancient river is bounded by Zhongzhou to the north and Hexi to the south. Youye Emperor Tuoba Zun has led his army to cross the river and is currently confronting the alliance army in Hexi. Even if he defeats the alliance, he still has to find a way to cross the Tongtian River before entering Hedong. Five states.

The lower reaches of the Gujiang River are bounded by Jizhou to the north and Hedong Wuzhou to the south.

If the Jin Dynasty captures Jizhou and unifies the six northern states, it means that it can directly cross the river from anywhere in the middle and lower reaches of the Gujiang River Basin. If the alliance is also defeated in Hexi, then the Jin Dynasty can cross the river from the north and west. With troops from two directions pressing down on the border, the five states of the alliance would have no strategic space at all, and could only fight to the death with Da Jin on their own territory.

Da Jin's strategy is obviously also heading towards this.

Therefore, the alliance must not only block Emperor Youye in Hexi, but also help Qinjian Villa block Emperor Yuliang to prevent the Jin from unifying the north.

In fact, it is not considered a gang. After all, Qinjian Villa is a part of the alliance. During the alliance in Yangzhou, the five holy places, plus the six families of Wuwei Wang, all made blood alliances and vowed to jointly fight against the Jin.

On the fifth day of the eleventh month of the year 1332 in the New Yu calendar, the 800 million-strong army of the Alliance crossed the Yangtze River from Yangzhou and headed north. After arriving in Jizhou, they immediately rushed to Dongyuan Road in Zhongzhou and joined forces with the 200 million elite troops of Qinjian Villa. The tens of millions of troops Standing ready, they vowed to block the Jin Dynasty from the Dongyuan Road and destroy the Jin Dynasty's plan to unify the northern land.

Thanks to the short distance between the south bank of Jizhou and Dongyuan Road, by November [-]th, the alliance's tens of millions of coalition troops were already stationed west of Dongyuan Road, ready to resist the Yuliang Emperor's army at any time.

Generally speaking, wars involving more than 3000 troops on both sides are very rare; more than [-] is considered a large-scale battle; more than one million is a major battle; like Dongyuan Dao, the combined strength of both sides is very fast. Breaking through [-] million is extremely rare in the history of Yanzhou.

The tens of millions of coalition forces in the alliance are personally led by Zhao Yulong, the old owner of Qinjian Villa and the former military marshal of the Dayu Dynasty. It is said that with such an experienced commander, the alliance's military strength is not as good as that of the Jin Dynasty, but it is the defensive side after all. The performance shouldn't be too bad anyway.

But the actual situation is shocking.

Zhao Yulong ordered his army to line up in a row, and each of the five cities west of Dongyuan Road pressed down a million soldiers. He personally led an army of 500 million to sit in the center and support the five cities at any time.

This arrangement can only be said to be quite satisfactory.

Wanyan Cheng has a total of 500 million troops at his disposal. Anyone who is not blind can see the mobilization of this number of troops, not to mention that both sides of the battlefield are currently commanded by saints.

Zhao Yulong's arrangement can be changed at any time according to Wanyan Cheng's siege arrangement. If Wanyan Cheng attacks one place with a large army, the alliance army can also gather together. If the attack is dispersed, he can also use the 500 million in his hand. The army mobilizes troops to support according to the enemy's siege force.

However, Zhao Yulong ignored a fatal point.

In a battle involving tens of millions of warriors, in fact, conspiracy and tricks can no longer play a big role. After all, the number of enemy troops, the marching route, and the top warriors of both armies can be clearly seen. It seems that both the enemy and ourselves can clearly see this. It's almost stuck to your face, and it's impossible to use any clever tricks.

In fact, Zhao Yulong cannot be blamed. He was the general marshal of the former Great Yu Dynasty. At the peak of the Divine Dynasty, the total number of soldiers and horses in the world was more than ten million. There were no enemies at the same level as Dayu.

He has never experienced a battle with a level above tens of millions.

But Dajin has experienced it...

Wanyan Cheng had completely different ideas from Zhao Yulong. From the beginning, he never wanted to engage in a protracted war with the alliance. 300 million elite warriors of the three paths opened the way, and an army of 1000 and [-] million people directly pressed forward. He directly chose Dongyuan Dao. Pingyuan City, the northernmost city, swarmed up.

Zhao Yulong was caught off guard and led an army to support him. The armies of the other four cities immediately followed, but the speed was too slow and there was no time. By the time their army arrived, the defenders of Pingyuan City had been defeated by the Jin army in front, and only half of them were left. , if he hadn’t come quickly, all the 50 yuan might have been spent.

Wanyan Cheng also expected that Zhao Yulong was coming. The army did not give him any chance to breathe. As soon as he captured Pingyuan City, he immediately continued fighting with the alliance army that had traveled a long distance. Zhao Yulong didn't even have time to see Pingyuan. The situation in the city is that the army is fighting together.

No one expected that this war would start in such a dramatic way, with more than 2000 million troops fighting directly outside Pingyuan City.

There are more than 2000 million warriors, and [-]% of them are the elite of the Holy Land. There are not a few top warriors in the Gangqi Realm, the Yuandan Realm, and even higher cultivation bases, and there are even saints.

Once the fight started, the sound could be heard almost throughout Dongyuan Road.

From November [-]th to November [-]th, the battle lasted for five days, with both armies suffering numerous casualties. The alliance was pushed by the soldiers of the Jin Dynasty from Pingyuanfu City to Zhutianfu City in the south.

Zhao Yulong didn't even have a chance to retreat to Zhutianfu City, and was pushed back to Shunkang Mansion in the middle of Dongyuan Road.

Fortunately, the soldiers of the Jin Dynasty seemed to have reached their limit, so he got a chance to breathe and ordered the army to retreat to Shunkang Fucheng.

Zhao Yulong learned the lesson wisely and no longer divided his troops. He directly ordered the rest of the army to guard the territory of Shunkang City, staring at the Jin army outside the city. They would move whenever they moved. If they didn't move, the coalition forces would not be able to do anything. Do not move.

After two more battles, Zhao Yulong's method proved to be effective. Although Jin Dynasty was strong, the scale of this battle was too great. At best, the two sides could only gradually wear away each other's effective strength during the battle. It is almost impossible to defeat them in one fell swoop.

And because there were so many people fighting, Da Jin couldn't do it, and he couldn't do it if he wanted to wipe out too many of the enemy's forces at once.

After a lot of back and forth, the battle ended up at a stalemate.

Although the Jin Dynasty invaded Dongyuan Road, it could only capture Pingyuan and Zhutian Prefectures. Wanting to capture Shunkang Prefecture, Wanyan Cheng could not do it, so he could only lead his army and stationed in Shunkang Prefecture. Outside the city.

And Zhao Yulong had no intention of counterattack. He only led the alliance army to defend Shunkang Mansion, and would not let the Jin army pass by anyway.

November 1322, 25 of the New Yu Calendar
Two strong beams of light came rushing from the south, both destined for Shunkang Mansion. However, one fell inside the city, while the other fell outside the city.

(End of this chapter)