Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 179 Committed to the Northern Expedition

Song Cheng was meeting guests at his residence, and the visitor was an old friend of the Song family. However, Song Cheng's elder brother, Song Hun, the former general of Liangfu State, did not show up. Only his son Song Linzong accompanied his uncle to receive the guests.

However, the visitors had heard about the affairs of the Song family and knew that Song Hun was dissatisfied with Song Cheng's decision to lure Xianbei into the city, so he lived in seclusion and never saw visitors again.

Therefore, the guests did not take it seriously. After all, Song Hun was not arrogant or rude and looked down upon himself.

Song Linzong, the son of Song Hun, is a junior. His uncle Song Cheng was talking to the visitors. Of course, he couldn't get in the middle of the conversation. He had to sit aside and listen to them talk about the current situation. He would nod and smile from time to time to show that he agreed with their views. .

Such a scene was naturally boring to Song Linzong. Just when he was looking forward to seeing off his guests early, there was a sudden noise in the front yard.

Song Cheng frowned. He was meeting guests in the main hall, but there was a noise in the front yard. How inappropriate was this?

Those who didn't know better thought that the Song family couldn't even discipline their slaves well.

"Lin Zong, look in the front yard and see what happened!"

Song Cheng said in a deep voice.

After Song Linzong heard this, he quickly got up and left.

However, when he walked out of the hall, he saw the slaves running away screaming and rolling, followed by a group of Xianbei people holding steel knives chasing after them.

Seeing that something was not going well, Song Linzong quickly turned around and shouted:

"Uncle! It's not good! The Xianbei people have entered the house!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Song Linzong was rushed up and kicked over. In an instant, a steel knife was placed on his neck.

In the shocked eyes of Song Cheng and the guests, Qi Fu Tu Lei emerged from the crowd and shouted in a deep voice:

"Song Cheng! I was ordered by Duke Liang to arrest the traitor, and he won't be caught without restraint!"

Song Cheng was stunned. Apparently, he hadn't figured out the relationship for a while.

There is a truth to this: I am about to fight to the death, so why does Your Majesty surrender first?

The rebels in Guzang City did not know that Huanxi had kidnapped the women, children, and livestock of Qifu Xianbei. Of course, they could not have expected that Qifu Xianbei, the culprit, would be the first to rebel when Huanxi did not march straight in. .

Not only Song Cheng, but also all the rebels in the city were captured, and no one escaped.

In the Song Mansion, the women and children were driven to the main hall. They were terrified, not knowing what kind of miserable scene would greet them.

Although Song Hun had never participated in the rebellion and stayed behind closed doors all day long, An Yu was still alive after the nest was overturned, and he was also taken into custody.

After all, Qifu Tulei didn't know whether Huan Xi had to destroy the Song family in order to calm down his anger.

Of course, he didn't care about the life or death of these people, as long as he could preserve the Qifu clan.

Song Hun was roughly pushed to the main hall, his eyes fixed on the bound Song Cheng with unspeakable resentment.

Song Cheng lowered his head in shame, not daring to look directly into his brother's eyes.

Song Hun said angrily:

"What did I tell you that day? You are so smart! You actually caused the disaster of destroying your family!"

With that said, Song Hun raised his foot and was about to kick Song Cheng. If the Xianbei soldiers beside him hadn't stopped him with quick eyesight and quick hands, Song Cheng would have been kicked several times.

Song Cheng no longer had the ambition to use Qifu Xianbei to get rid of Huan Xi's control, and then unite the Liangzhou nobles to drive out Qifu Xianbei.

He was already remorseful, but now he was scolded by his brother. When he thought about the harm he had caused to his family, Song Cheng burst into tears. He looked at Qifu Tulei and begged:

"This matter has nothing to do with my family. They are all kept in the dark. The punishment will stop at Song. Please don't hurt innocent people."

Qifu Tulei shook his head and said:

"How to deal with you depends on Mr. Liang's wishes. There is no need to waste words with me."

The prison where Zhao Ju was once imprisoned is now full of people, imprisoning all the rebels and their families.

Qifu Si Fan assigned his cronies to lead various armies, and in the name of assisting defense, they attacked and occupied various cities in Wuwei County.

The rebels in Guzang City were unprepared, not to mention the garrison generals in each city. They were all reduced to prisoners.

Zhao Ju came forward again to appease the 4,000 Liangzhou cavalry in Guzang City.

They did not participate in the rebellion. Song Cheng, Liu Su, Yi Chuai, Zhang Ling and others took Zhao Ju hostage with their servants and pretended to pass orders before letting Qifu Xianbei enter the city.

However, they did not rise up to resist.

Not long after Huan Xi occupied Liangzhou, although he had organized these Liangzhou cavalry as soldiers, they had not yet received military pay and had not seen the benefits of being soldiers. Huan Xi had not established his trust, so naturally no one would fight for him. .

After all, compared to the local nobles in Liangzhou such as Song, Liu, and Yi, both Huanxi and Zhao Ju can only be regarded as outsiders for the time being.

Of course, the situation has changed again now. Although we don't know why Qifu Xianbei surrendered, everyone knows that this rebellion will soon be put down, and no one will talk about the great frost in May anymore.

On June 354, the tenth year of Yonghe (AD ), Qifu Sifan led cavalry and captured rebels south to Jincheng County, waiting for Huan Xi to come and surrender.

The Qifu Xianbei Rebellion is about to come to an end after more than a month.

In response to the begging of Xianbei, Sima Zuan, the governor of Xijun who occupied Xijun in rebellion, fell into panic.

Sima Zuan is a member of the Jin Dynasty clan and is a descendant of Sima Yi's seventh brother Sima Shun.

After the founding of the Jin Dynasty by Sima Yan, Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty, Sima Fu, who claimed to be a minister of Wei, was granted the title of King of Anping, where he was appointed as Grand Administrator, Chijie, and Commander-in-Chief of all Chinese and foreign military affairs.

Sima Yi's other younger brother Sima Shun, although he never imitated his elder brother Sima Fu, held Cao Mao's body and cried bitterly in the street.

But he was the only one among the Sima family who opposed Sima Yan's usurpation of the throne. He was exiled to Wuwei by Sima Yan, and his descendants settled in Liangzhou from then on. Therefore, Huan Xi is not worried that anyone in the family will imitate Sima Fu.

It's just a matter of seeking fame. Little Huan Gong himself is also very famous, which is not a bad thing.

I'm afraid that there are people like Sima Shun who really miss their master and would rather give up high official positions, generous salary, and even the throne rather than change their integrity.

Not to mention where Sima Zuan would go, at this time, after Huan Wen gathered food and grass, he personally led 50,000 cavalry across the Han River and began his first Northern Expedition.

Lu Hu, who had previously occupied Yewang and declared himself a minister to Qian Yan, had also led his troops to Luoyang.

Of course Lu Hu didn't want to leave, but Murong Ke led 100,000 infantry and cavalry south, claiming to be 200,000, and was watching Yecheng eagerly.

Even though he was unwilling and reluctant, Lu Hu did not dare to disobey the order and had to obey.

As soon as Lu Hu left, Murong Ke sent veteran general Jia Jian to lead the army to the Yewang City.

Soon, Murong Ke personally led the army to march westward and stationed himself in Yewang. He was also led by Murong Chui, the governor of Southern Jizhou.

This battle was of great importance. With Murong Ke's appreciation for Murong Chui, how could he let him sit idle in the rear?

Murong Chui's participation in the war was something that Murong Ke had asked Murong Jun for instructions early on. Murong Jun specially sent Taiwei and Zhongshu Superintendent Feng Yi to Yecheng to replace Murong Chui and temporarily preside over the military affairs of Southern Jizhou.

When Huan Wen's Northern Expedition army came to Luyang County in the north of Nanyang County (today's Lushan County, Henan Province), they finally learned the news about Qian Yan's troops.

Luyang County is 300 miles away from Luoyang in the north and 230 miles away from Xuchang in the east. It can be said to be a short distance away.

However, Huan Wen stopped in Luyang City and hesitated in his heart.

Qian Yan claimed to have an army of 200,000, which was of course a lie. Just like Huan Wen himself clearly only brought 50,000 infantry and cavalry, but he also claimed to have an army of 100,000.

But if Murong Jun could shout such a big number, the number of troops dispatched would definitely not be small, at least higher than Huan Wen.

And Zhou Cheng obviously wouldn't be of that great value, so Yan Guo wouldn't hesitate to spend money on him.

At the same time, given the current situation, Luoyang is not that attractive to Murong Jun.

Luoyang is surrounded by the three forces of Huan Wen, Huan Xi, and Fu Jian. The Yan State really wants to occupy Luoyang, even if Fu Jian considers the overall situation and will not go south.

But facing the attack from Huan Wen, Huan Xi and his son, they still don't know how much energy is needed to manage the defense line.

Moreover, the foundation of the Yan Kingdom was in Hebei, not Henan. Luoyang was also worthless to Murong Jun, tasteless to eat, and a pity to abandon.

Therefore, the Yan State dispatched so many troops could only be directed at Huan Wen.

After understanding this, Huan Wen's hesitation can be understood.

Just when Huan Wen was hesitating whether to continue the Northern Expedition, urgent news came from Guanzhong about six hundred miles away.

Huan Wen looked at the urgent message from Guanzhong and remained silent.

The generals in the handsome tent all watched Huan Wen's expression nervously.

At this time, the news of the rebellion in Liangzhou had spread, and everyone knew that Huan Xi had led the army to go on an expedition. This urgent letter of six hundred miles must be related to the battle situation in Liangzhou.

Huan Wen's face was calm, neither happy nor angry, and everyone could not judge from his face whether this urgent letter was good news or bad news.

After a while, Huan Wen handed the urgent message to his personal attendant and asked him to pass it to the generals for circulation. Yun Danfeng said softly:

"It's not a big deal, it's just a kid who defeated the enemy in Liangzhou, captured 40,000 Xianbei tents and begged, and had 500,000 livestock.

"It seems that the Liangzhou rebellion should be put down."

When the generals heard this, they all took a deep breath, and they were all surprised by Huan Xi's achievements.

Huan Xi had already explained the battle in the battle report, and everyone was impressed by his boldness.

After all, there are three other troops surrounding the Qifu tribe. Once the news of Huan Xi's attack on Wugu Mountain in Maitian is leaked, Qifu Xianbei can calmly mobilize his troops, not to mention plundering people and animals. Whether he can return them alive is another matter.

As Huan Wen said, with the culprit Qifu Xianbei being beaten and disabled, it was only a matter of time before the rebellion in Liangzhou was put down.

While everyone was talking about Huan Xi's victory, Huan Wen finally made up his mind.

He stood up, the noise in the handsome tent stopped suddenly, and everyone waited with bated breath.

Huan Wen said in a deep voice:

"I have repeatedly petitioned to regain the Central Plains, but because of Yin Hao's obstruction, I was not allowed to do so, so I have to wait for several years.

"Now that Yin Hao has been demoted to a commoner, I no longer have any ties. Today I am sending 50,000 troops to conquer Zhou Cheng, which is attracting the attention of both the government and the public.

"If you give up halfway, you will be laughed at by the world!"

"I've made up my mind!"

As he spoke, Huan Wen pulled out his sword, raised it above his head, and said in an passionate tone:

"Northern Expedition! Northern Expedition! Northern Expedition!"

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