The last three kingdoms

Chapter 1031

After returning to Shangdang, Liu Yin did not stop any longer, and immediately sent his troops southward, from Huguan to Gaodu.

Gaodu is the southernmost city currently controlled by the Shu army in Bingzhou. After passing through Gaodu, it enters Hanoi County controlled by the Jin State.

Although this is the junction of the two sides, since the current focus of the battle between the two sides is in Jizhou, Jin's defensive forces in Hanoi are not too many.

The entire north of the Yellow River belongs to the defense area against the governor Yanghu, and Hanoi County is no exception. Yanghu has concentrated almost all his troops in Yecheng, and the defense of Hanoi County is naturally relatively empty.

This time Liu Yin made a detour to the Shangdang to attack Hanoi. He did so in a very secretive way.Although Yang Hu's trench tactics effectively blocked the attack of the Shu army, it isolated him from the control of outside news. Liu Yin returned to the party and turned to fight in Hanoi. Yang Hu had no way of knowing, let alone mobilizing troops to return to defense. Hanoi is gone.

And Liu Yin traveled all the way, maintaining a high marching speed, in order to catch Jin by surprise in Hanoi.

The terrain of Bingzhou is high and steep, and the capital faces south, which is the vast plain of Hanoi. The Shu army has already built a strategic position, roaring down, and surrounded Shanyang City overnight.

Only a thousand people were stationed in Shanyang City. The general guarded the city when he saw the Shu army attacking. He was so frightened that he surrendered without any resistance. The Shu army took Shanyang lightly and opened the door to Hanoi.

The sudden appearance of the Shu army in Hanoi made the Jin court terrified. Hanoi County was the only barrier to the north of Luoyang. Once Hanoi fell, Luoyang would be in danger.So when he heard that the Shu army had captured Shanyang, Sima Yan was restless and urgently ordered Dong Ai, the prefect of Hanoi, to send troops to challenge him, and also ordered Yanghu to send troops to reinforce him.

Dong Ai, the prefect of Hanoi, did not have many soldiers, and most of them were county soldiers who lacked combat effectiveness. However, the Tiger Cavalry Army, Tiger Infantry Army, and Yong'an Army of the Shu Army were not tiger and wolf divisions. Dong Ai was not an opponent at all. After a battle with the Shu army, the whole army was wiped out. Dong Aizhan died in the rebellion. The Shu army marched south and captured Huai County, the prefecture of Hanoi County.

In the next few days, the Shu army ran rampant in Hanoi, as if entering the land of no one, even the cities of Keyewang, Wenxian, and Heyang approached Xiaopingjin Ferry.

Luoyang's court and the public felt as if they had experienced an earthquake of magnitude [-]. The shock was violent. Sima Yan sat on pins and needles, and hurriedly dispatched soldiers and horses near Luoyang to Xiaopingjin Pass to guard against death.

Xiaopingjin Pass is located on Beiman Mountain on the south bank of the Yellow River, only thirty or forty miles away from Luoyang City. Once it is lost, it will be a catastrophe for Luoyang, so Sima Yan never dares to take it lightly.The mountains and rivers inside and outside Luoyang are firmly guarded by eight passes, and Xiaopingjin Pass is one of them. It is at an angle with Mengjin Pass in the northeast of Luoyang, and they share the natural danger of the Yellow River.

A few years ago, the Xiongnu invaded the country, and they also came to Xiaopingjin Ferry. At that time, the government and the public in Luoyang also caused a violent shock. Many ministers even proposed to move the capital to avoid the sharp edge of the Huns. Until later, Yanghu sent troops to Hanoi After defeating the Huns, the situation calmed down.

Now that the Shu army is approaching Xiaopingjin, the uproar brought by it is no less than that of the Huns at that time. Bingzhou has fallen, and the situation in Jizhou is difficult. Now the Shu army is approaching the Yellow River. dangerous.Luoyang was filled with mourning and desperation, and despair spread throughout the capital.

Sima Yan urgently summoned the ministers to discuss matters in the hall to discuss how to retreat from the enemy.

"My dear friends, now the people of Shu are approaching the Yellow River, and Luoyang is at stake. I can't sleep or eat. What can you do to share my worries?" Sima Yan asked with his mouth open, looking at the civil and military officials below.

Civil and military officials look at me and I look at you, they all look at each other in blank dismay, if the Shu army is really easy to retreat, why would the Jin country need to lose troops, lose the city and lose the land, the battle has reached this point, the Jin country is already powerless Therefore, the generals who can really lead troops to fight have either already fought on the front line or died in battle.These ministers above the court are usually stable officials. At this time, who can come up with any ideas, all of them are silent.

Sima Yan scanned around, and there were so many ministers that no one spoke. He couldn't help but sullenly said: "I have high-ranking officials and rich salary to support you, and you are all talkative and pedantic on weekdays, so now everyone has become dumb. ? What do you think I want you for?"

Jia Chong, who stood in the first place, obviously couldn't hold back his face. He is Situ, the head of all officials, and also leads the Shang Shuling. If he doesn't speak again, it will be outrageous.Jia Chong took a step forward and held the wat to pay homage: "Your Majesty, don't be angry. The soldiers of Shu are approaching the Yellow River. The soldiers of Luoyang should only resist at Xiaopingjin Pass. They must not cross the Hebei easily to attack. I think you want to retreat the Shu army in Hanoi. It is only necessary for Taifu Yang to send troops from Yecheng."

Sima Yan nodded his head, also deeply agrees, the strength of defending Luoyang is the real foundation of strengthening the country, how dare to mobilize easily, if we attack from Xiaobeijin across the north, not to mention whether we can win, Luoyang's defense is bound to be empty, If Luoyang had no soldiers to defend, Sima Yan would not feel safe. Of course, Sima Yan could not accept this. If he wanted to retreat from the enemy in Hanoi, he had to mobilize troops from other counties.

Now the strength of troops in various places is quite tight. The newly recruited troops of the Jin State are far less than the consumed troops. In the past few years, the total strength of the Jin army has been deteriorating, and the combat effectiveness has dropped sharply. The soldiers of the country are strong.

Now Sima Yan's only hope is Yang Hu in Yecheng. Although Ma Long defeated Qinghe and withdrew to Qingzhou, Yang Hu still has an army of [-] in his hands. This is the only force of the Jin army north of the Yellow River. In order to solve the crisis in Hanoi, only Yang Hu sent troops.

"Didn't I give Yang Hu an order already? Why hasn't he sent troops yet?" Speaking of Yang Hu, Sima Yan remembered that he had ordered Yang Hu to send troops to rescue Hanoi a few days ago. Dong Ai, the prefect of Hanoi, was not killed in battle, and the situation in Hanoi was not so bad, but with the death of Dong Ai, the situation in Hanoi completely collapsed, and the Shu army swept across Hanoi County like no one , Isn't it just that there are no soldiers to resist? If Yang Hu could send troops earlier, why would the situation in Hanoi be like this?

Cao Shangshu, the soldier in charge of military affairs, hurried out of the squad to report: "Your Majesty Qi Zuo, the edict sent to Yecheng was sent out at a speed of six hundred miles a few days ago. The person who delivered the edict has returned to Luoyang. The edict has been conveyed and confirmed. That's right, as for why Taifu Yang has been unable to send troops for so long, I don't know."

(End of this chapter)