The last three kingdoms

Chapter 755
In order to put down Liu Yuan's rebellion, Sima Yan also took great pains, frequently dispatched troops and generals, and mobilized all the troops that could be mobilized to Bingzhou.

Even though the state of Jin claimed to have 50 soldiers, Sima Yan felt that he was stretched and there were not enough soldiers and horses when it was time to use them.

Fortunately, the Western Front and Liu Yin reached a temporary armistice agreement, which relieved Sima Yan a little and freed up the main force to deal with the situation in Bingzhou.

For such a result, Sima Yan was even gratified, but he was also very puzzled. For what purpose did Liu Yin do this? It was a great opportunity, but Liu Yin did not choose to take the initiative to attack at this time, but took the lead in proposing a truce. From the perspective of interests, it is very puzzling for Liu Yin to do so.

But is this a conspiracy by Liu Yin?The courtiers of the Jin State had a heated discussion about this. Many ministers believed that Liu Yin had ulterior motives. Perhaps there was an ulterior purpose behind the truce, but the ministers could not analyze what the purpose was.

On the surface, Liu Yin's request for a truce has a lot to do with the situation in Guanzhong. After the Huns rebelled in Bingzhou, this wave of rebellion also spread to the northern Qianghu. Liu Yin's initiative to propose a truce seems to be related to this. related.

But is this really the case?Even Sima Yan disagreed. Although Beidihu's rebellion would have a certain impact on Guanzhong, it was by no means fatal. In order to deal with Beidihu, Liu Yin voluntarily gave up the best opportunity to go east. It seems to be a bit of a waste of time.

However, it is still difficult to understand, Sima Yan still agreed to Liu Yin's truce agreement, which will provide Sima Yan with an opportunity.However, Sima Yan did not take it lightly because of the signing of the truce agreement. He still deployed heavy troops to garrison the newly renovated Hangu Pass, and appointed Yan Shu as the guard of Hangu Pass to guard against death to ensure the safety of Luoyang.

Hangu Pass has been gradually abandoned since the end of the Qin Dynasty, and the defense center of the entire Guanluo Passage has shifted to Tongguan. However, after the fall of Tongguan, the security of Luoyang, the capital of the Jin Kingdom, has been seriously threatened. It became the two primary goals of the Jin army, especially after the defeat of the Battle of Tongguan, the repair of Hangu Pass became the top priority, and the Jin State also spent a lot of manpower and material resources on rebuilding Hangu Pass.

Hangu Pass has been renovated, not only restored to its old appearance in Qin Dynasty, but also stronger in defense than before.In order to prevent the extremely powerful gunpowder offensive of the Shu army, the pass wall of Hangu Pass is all built with huge stones, and each stone weighs more than a thousand catties. Even if the Shu army uses gunpowder to blow up such a strong pass wall, it may not be possible. Can explode.

The rebuilt Hangu Pass also provided a new barrier for Luoyang, which reassured Sima Yan and the officials of the Jin State a lot.

Hangu Pass and Tongguan are located at the east and west ends of Hangu, facing each other far away. Although both Jin and Shu have complied with the truce agreement and withdraw the main force from the front line, the area between Hangu Pass and Tongguan is still heavily guarded. , ready to fight, never let up.

After evacuating Hangu Pass, Yang Hu was appointed by Sima Yan as the commander-in-chief of the military forces in Hebei.

Yang Hu's march was quite hasty. After withdrawing from Hangu Pass, he didn't even return to Luoyang, but directly crossed the Yellow River from Xiaopingjin and marched into Hanoi County.The situation in Bingzhou has reached the point of no delay. Sima Yan delegated the greatest authority to Yang Hu, hoping that Yang Hu could quickly quell the rebellion and stabilize the rear of Jin.

Now there are not many generals that Sima Yan can rely on. Among the clan, the most capable and prestigious is Sima Fu. Without the bow, Sima Yan was really worried about letting him serve as the commander-in-chief of the three armies again.

Although apart from Sima Fu, there are still many capable generals in the clan, Sima Yan knows that if these uncles and brothers of his are used to show off their military strength, they are not bad, but like Putting down the vicious and tough battles of the Xiongnu rebellion is not something that his Sima family can play around. Sima Liang in Jingzhou is a lesson from the past. Perhaps the Zhonghui Rebellion would never happen again, and even if it happened, it would not be as messy as it is now.

But now Sima Yan can trust only Yanghu, Du Yu and Liao Liao. Du Yu is now sitting in Nanyang, guarding against Zhonghui, and the post of governor of Hebei can only be filled by Yanghu.

But now the situation in Bingzhou has been changing rapidly. After Liu Yuan unified the five tribes of the Xiongnu, his momentum rose sharply, especially after he killed Hu Fen. Within a short period of time, the power of the Huns expanded to the five counties of Taiyuan County, Xinxing County, Yanmen County, Leping County, and Shangdang County belonging to Bingzhou, while Xihe County, as the home of the Huns, had already completely fallen. up.

Most of the counties and counties in Bingzhou, such as Jinyang, the state government, were also attacked by the Huns. The only counties that were barely supported were Guangwu, the county government of Yanmen County, and Huguan, the county government of Shangdang County. In addition to this, the entire Bingzhou has almost been reduced to the territory of the Huns.

Liu Yuan didn't seem to be satisfied with the current record. He extended his hand to Jizhou, which is adjacent to Bingzhou. After conquering Shangai, Liu Yuan personally led the army to attack Taihang Mountain and entered Jizhou.

Jizhou Yimapingchuan has become a stage for the Huns to gallop freely. After entering Jizhou, the Huns galloped freely. Looting, burning, killing and looting wantonly on the Jizhou Plain, doing what the Huns have always been good at.

For a while, none of the eleven counties to which Jizhou belonged was not disturbed. The Xiongnu's attack was like mercury leaking out of the ground, pervasive. Jizhou was ravaged and suppressed for decades. The wildness was released at this moment, and they frantically did what their ancestors did on the northwest border, and what made them even more proud was that they were now in the middle of the Central Plains where the Han people were. Land, such a rich place, made their ambitions expand infinitely. In order to get all of this, they became crazy and greedy.

(End of this chapter)