Chapter 347: The Great Deed is Underway

On the canopy.

A beacon was lit in Wuping, and a letter was sent from Wuping to Song.

Then a red arrow started from "Song" and headed south.

In a flash, Nanping returned to Song

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[In 962 AD, Wuping Jiedushi Zhou Xingfeng died of illness, and his eleven-year-old son Zhou Baoquan succeeded him.]

[Zhang Wenbiao, the general guarding Hengzhou, was dissatisfied that the kingdom they had built together with Zhou Xingfeng was passed on to a child but not to himself, so he started a rebellion.]

[Zhou Baoquan sent his generals to quell the rebellion while sending envoys to ask Emperor Taizu of Song for help.]

[In the first month of 963 AD, Emperor Taizu of Song sent his generals Murong Yanzhao and Li Chuyun to lead troops south, and gave them the strategy of "destroying Guo by passing through" and sent troops to Hunan, passing through Nanping and destroying it by the way. ]

[After Li Chuyun arrived in Xiangyang, he sent someone to ask Gao Jichong for permission to pass through.]

【Gao Ji Chong agreed and treated him with courtesy.】

[The Song army entered Jiangling City and quickly occupied various strongholds in the city to control the situation. ]

【Gao Ji Chong saw that the situation was hopeless and had no choice but to submit his loyalty.】

【Three prefectures, seventeen counties, and 142,000 households in southern Jing were returned to the Song Dynasty.】

【Nanping was built by Gao Jixing, the governor of Jingnan in the Later Liang Dynasty, and its capital was Jingzhou. It lasted for 57 years under the five rulers Gao Jixing, Gao Conghui, Gao Baorong, Gao Baoxu, and Gao Ji Chong.】

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The period of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty
"Hahahaha!"

Liu Qi suddenly burst into laughter, his laughter was as loud as a jackal, giving goose bumps to the mother and son next to him.

"Hahahaha! Fifty-seven years!"

"How many years are there in five generations?"

"A small country in the south has supported eighteen kings for five generations!"

Queen Wang didn't quite understand what was so funny about this.

The little Liu Che in her arms rolled his eyes.

"Hahahaha! What's the use of your merits!"

"A country will not last long!"

Queen Wang, who understood the funny point, also rolled her eyes.

The big sleeves wrapped around little Liu Che, and the mother and son moved to the other side.

This guy might be a little crazy!

Queen Wang was secretly complaining when she suddenly remembered that this little guy in her arms would kill people in the future!

My body stiffened involuntarily!
Could it be possible that... this little thing has also gone insane? !
Then he glanced between the two of them.

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Ji Han.

Liu Bei pointed at the sky and said to Liu Chan:

"The land of Jingnan is connected to Changsha in the south, Jiankang in the east, Bashu in the west, and the Song Dynasty in the north. It is surrounded by powerful countries on all sides."

"Looking at the overall situation, it can be said that we are surrounded by enemies on all sides and can't take care of ourselves, so it's easy to attack."

"But... do you know what it means to destroy the state by a false pretext?"

Halfway through his words, Liu Bei suddenly asked.

When asked this question, everyone in the hall looked over.

Most of the people looked uneasy, and Cao Cao was still here!

If you can't answer it, wouldn't it be...

Only Guan Yu had a calm expression, stroking his beard and drinking.

What a coincidence!

At that time, in order to prevent Liu Chan from being beaten to death by his eldest brother, he coaxed him out of the house and told him some interesting stories from the "Spring and Autumn Annals".

And I must tell the story of such a classic historical example as the one about destroying the State of Guo by pretending to be a king!

As for whether this nephew can remember...

He is just foolish! Not stupid!
"My child knows that this is the case that Duke Xian of Jin borrowed the road from Yu to destroy Guo, and after destroying Guo, he destroyed Yu on his way back."

Liu Chan was panicking but remained calm and spoke slowly.

Everyone suddenly became lively.

Liu Bei smiled and stroked his beard and said:
"Yes, that's right. This is the principle of the lips and teeth being cold."

After a pause, he said again:

"Although you may not need to use this principle in the future, I still hope you will keep it in mind."

Cao Cao below had a dark face and had no choice but to drink.

Who are you at this point? I'm a prisoner!
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[The land of Jingnan is located between the southern countries. It is also the land transportation hub for the southern countries to pay tribute to the Central Plains and for the north-south trade, and the largest tea market during the Five Dynasties.]

[After annexing Jingnan, the Song army marched day and night towards Hunan, but was resisted by Wuping.]

[On February 963, AD, the Song army defeated the Wuping army at Sanjiangkou, captured more than ships, beheaded people, and captured the important town of Yuezhou.]

[In March, the two armies fought a great battle in the south of Lizhou. Before the battle even started, the soldiers of the Wuping army were defeated at the sight of the enemy.]

[Li Chuyun pursued the enemy all the way northwards and finally reached Aoshan Stronghold. The Wuping army abandoned the stronghold and fled, and the Song army captured many of them.]

[On March 10, the Song army marched straight in and captured Langzhou.]

【He gained 14 states, 66 counties, and 97,000 households. 】

【Wuping was established in 953 AD after Wang Jinkui and Zhou Xingfeng conquered Southern Chu. 】……

Datang.

With the jade spy on his finger, Li Shimin's keen sense on the battlefield allowed him to immediately determine where he would be hit next!

Independent Jingnan was a place of war on all sides.

But once incorporated into the territory, Jingzhou became a bridgehead.

The Song Dynasty immediately took the initiative to move westward, eastward and southward.

Then Hou Shu, Southern Tang, and Southern Han would be within the sphere of direct attack at any time.

The easiest enemy to defeat at this time is Hou Shu!

Li Shimin twirled his beard and smiled.

Shu Han lost Jingzhou and was trapped, so Emperor Wu of Song annexed Jingjiang and destroyed Shu.

Starting from Jingzhou, we can attack from both the water in the east and the land in the north.

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{When the Wuping army was defending Langzhou, Li Chuyun killed dozens of obese captives and ordered his men to share the food. He then carved words on the faces of several captives and sent them back to Langzhou.}
{After the captives entered Langzhou, they told the soldiers guarding the city what they had seen, and the soldiers of Langzhou panicked and fled without a fight.}
{Just tell me, how dangerous it is to be a soldier for five generations!}

{This psychological warfare is too... speechless.}
{The psychological warfare is so vicious and sophisticated, it can be said that all is fair in war, it is so evil!}
{Don't be surprised, this was a common practice during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. Some warlords never brought food with them when they sent troops, and they ate cows and people when they saw them, just like locusts.}
{Eating people, massacring the city, burying people alive... can scare people and inspire resistance, right? Or is it that there is no leader and the country is in disarray.}
……

Eastern Wei.

Gao Huan tightened his white silk robe.

I wondered in my mind whether this move could be used against Yu Bi.

Is this cruel? Yes, it is!

The Five Barbarians and Sixteen Kingdoms were so cruel, it is hard to imagine a more cruel psychological warfare than this.

But is it useful?

Gao Huan thought about it carefully for a while and finally gave up this plan.

The man in the sky led an army of 150,000 to attack Yubi but was unable to do so. This showed that Wei Xiaokuan's determination to defend the city was as firm as a rock.

This kind of behavior couldn't scare him.

"Alas... Jade Bi..."

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During the Song Dynasty and Renzong Period
Zhao Zhen looked at the sky, his sleeves fluttering in the wind.

When Li Chuyun was stationed in Yangzhou, he worked hard to pacify the people.

He achieved remarkable results in governing state affairs and was deeply loved by the people.

When he was summoned back to the capital, the people of Yangzhou blocked the road and tried to stop him, so he was unable to leave for several days.

He also understood that this move was mainly to intimidate the stubborn enemy and try to destroy them spiritually.

but……

"Taizu ruled the country with benevolence."

"This move is against the harmony of nature."

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Ming dynasty.

"Throughout history, those who have been able to win battles without bloodshed have mostly done so by violating trust and loyalty."

Holding the jade belt and wearing a scarlet robe, Zhu Yuanzhang looked majestic.

"Some use the excuse of attacking the state, some bribe others to sow discord, and some use the power of the tiger to bully others."

"This is what is called the art of warfare, which is deceitful."

“Although it is full of deceit and dishonor, it can prevent the loss of lives and turn hostility into friendship.”

"But the massacre of the city and the killing of prisoners are the two worst things."

Queen Ma sat on the chair and sighed:

"Massacre the city, kill the prisoners... Killing the prisoners is not clear, but it is better than massacring the city."

"It's good that the people were able to escape the disaster."

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[In October 964 AD, Meng Chang, the ruler of the Later Shu Kingdom, sent Zhao Yantao to the Northern Han Dynasty with a wax letter, intending to join forces with the Northern Han Dynasty to attack the Song Dynasty. Zhao Yantao presented the wax letter to the Song Dynasty.]

[In November, Emperor Taizu of Song used this as an excuse to send 60,000 troops to attack Hou Shu.]

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On the canopy.

One group of Song troops went south to attack Jianmen, while another group of Song troops went west along the Yangtze River from Guizhou and went straight to Kuizhou, the eastern gate of Sichuan! (Fengjie County, Chongqing)
Kuizhou fell and Jianmen was attacked from both sides.

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[In the first month of 965 AD, Jianmen was attacked from both sides by Wang Quanbin and Liu Guangyi, and the Later Shu army collapsed at the first blow.]

【After Jianmen was lost, Meng Chang sent envoys to present a letter of surrender. 】

[On the ninth day of the first lunar month, the Song army accepted the surrender in Weicheng. Later Shu was destroyed, and the Song gained 46 states, 240 counties, and 534,000 households.]

【Later Shu was founded by Meng Zhixiang, the governor of Xichuan during the Later Tang Dynasty, in 934 AD, with Chengdu as its capital. It lasted for years and had two rulers.】

After pacifying Jingnan, Hunan, and Hou Shu, Emperor Taizu of Song deviated from the strategy of "first south and then north" and turned around to lead his troops to the north.

[Target: Liu family of Northern Han! ]

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(End of this chapter)

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