The last three kingdoms

Chapter 825 A Big Game of Chess

But the plan never changed quickly. When Liu Yuan smugly gathered all the troops he could muster to prepare for a big fight, the situation on the entire southern front changed suddenly, and the situation took a turn for the worse.

In the past two years, in order to eliminate the Shu army that entered the Shangdang, Liu Yuan spent so much force and energy that he could only take a defensive position on the Hanoi front and deal with the Jin army.

But Liu Yuan forgot that his opponent was not an ordinary person, but a famous general Yang Hu, who was ranked among the top generals throughout the Wei, Jin and Three Kingdoms eras. How could it be Qi Wannian, Hao Yuandu, Peng Dangzhongzhi The flow can be fought against.

Although Qi Wannian and others have more troops than Yang Hu, in repeated battles, Qi Wannian and others have few victories. In one fell swoop, they defeated Qi Wannian and others' [-] soldiers and nearly [-] enemies, and completely recovered all the territory on the north bank of the Yellow River. It can be regarded as lifting the threat of Luoyang, which has always been in crisis.

Afterwards, Yang Hu marched again, regaining Zhi County, Yewang and Qinshui one after another, and completely expelled Qi Wannian and others from Hanoi County.

Since the Hu people's rebellion, the Jin army has seldom won a victory. It lost its teachers and humiliated the ground, and was defeated. The idea of ​​moving the capital came up.Yang Hu regained Hanoi County, and the Jin court was full of joy, and Sima Yan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Now Jin is fighting on both the north and south fronts at the same time, the situation is so severe that Sima Yan can't breathe.After the rebellion in Xiangyang, Zhong Hui has successively attacked Shangyong, Xincheng, Jiangxia and other counties, and colluded with Wu Guo, turning the Jingzhou area under his control into a country within a country.

Sima Yan hated Zhong Hui more than anyone else. You must know that Zhong Hui was just a running dog raised by the Sima family. Sima Zhao trusted Zhong Hui quite a lot during his lifetime and entrusted him with the great task of conquering Shu. , but this is such a white-eyed wolf who disregarded the Sima family's favor to him. At the most perilous juncture of Jin State, he stabbed Sima Yan's confidant vitally. This kind of pain made Sima Yan It is unforgettable.

Therefore, the person Sima Yan hates the most is Zhong Hui, and the person he wants to get rid of the most is Zhong Hui. But in the past two years, Sima Yan has only thought about it. In order to prevent Zhonghui from infiltrating north and threatening Luoyang, Sima Yan had to send Du Yu to lead troops to garrison Nanyang to guard against Zhonghui.

How could Sima Yan feel heartbroken that the great Jin Dynasty had fallen like this.Lu Kang, who entered and occupied Yiyang, stared at Runan and Huainan, and Sima Yan was forced to take a defensive position against Soochow. The Jin State even lost the ability to regain Yiyang. .

This time Yang Hu's victory in Hanoi greatly boosted the confidence of Jin's monarchs and ministers, and they finally saw a glimmer of light.Sima Yan specially named Yanghu the Great General to Protect the Country, and added [-] households to Shiyi to show his meritorious service.

Yang Hu made a firm statement, saying that the Battle of Hanoi was just a small victory, and that the Hu people were not destroyed, so he dared not take credit for it.

In fact, Yang Hu knew very well that if Liu Yin hadn't restrained Liu Yuan's main force in Shangdang, he would basically have no hope of winning in Hanoi. Most of the credit for this great victory in Hanoi should be credited to Liu Yin of.But after all, the relationship between Jin and Shu is hostile, so it is naturally impossible for Yang Hu to show merit for Liu Yin, but he still secretly made a note for Liu Yin in his heart.

Liu Yin's journey to the east did relieve a lot of pressure on Yang Hu, but why Liu Yin chose to travel to the east at this time made Yang Hu puzzled.

The rebellion of the Huns dealt a heavy blow to the state of Jin. As a hostile state of Shu, this time is undoubtedly a good opportunity to take advantage of the fire and make trouble. If the state of Shu is in the same situation, Yang Hu thinks that he, including Sima Yan, is in They will choose to do it at this time without hesitation. After all, this is a god-sent opportunity to eliminate the old enemy.

But Liu Yin didn't seem to have this idea, and even took the initiative to propose a truce. At that time, when Yang Hu saw the envoy sent by Liu Yin when he was in Hangu, he was deeply puzzled, even though Yang Hu also learned about the northern Hu people afterwards. In the rebellion, Liu Yin's rear was not very stable, and Liu Yin's proposal for peace seemed to be to eliminate future troubles.

This later basically became a relatively unanimous view of the entire state of Jin. Liu Yin did not choose to go east for the time being because the backyard of Guanzhong was on fire.

But Yang Hu has a different view on this. It is true that Beidihu's rebellion was true, but the rebellion was limited to Weibei and did not have a fatal impact on Guanzhong. Liu Yin gave up the great opportunity to advance eastward for a To fight against the outside world, we must first secure the inside?Could it be that a Beidi Hu is bigger than the entire Central Plains?From Liu Yin's point of view, he shouldn't be so short-sighted, letting go of the world at his fingertips, just to put down the Beidihu's rebellion, this really makes Yang Hu a little puzzled.

The development of the situation is also in line with Yang Hu's view. Liu Yin quickly quelled the Beidi Hu's rebellion, but the Jin State has been helpless against the Huns' rebellion, and the war has fallen into a stalemate.At this time, Liu Yin sent troops. He didn't choose to go east from Tongguan and go straight to Luoyang. Instead, he crossed the Yellow River and attacked the old nest of the Huns. Yanghu was even more puzzled by what he did.

Is Liu Yin going to abide by the armistice agreement signed by the two sides?That is pure nonsense. This non-binding agreement is actually a dead letter. As long as it is in the interests of the country, it will be a piece of waste paper in an instant.

Could it be that Liu Yin was afraid of the defenders at Hangu Pass in Jin?That's even more nonsense. Now most of Jin's troops have been invested in the northern and southern fronts, and there are few soldiers who can no longer be transferred. If you must say where the defense is the weakest, it is undoubtedly the western front. Luoyang does not have much defensive force at all. If Liu Yin concentrates an army of 13 to storm Hangu Pass, the state of Jin may really be in danger of subjugation.

But Liu Yin gave up the opportunity to take the world lightly, and chose a more powerful opponent. He led his troops eastward and fought fiercely with the Huns in Bingzhou. Objectively, he helped Yanghu a lot.

What exactly is Liu Yin planning?
Yang Hu couldn't even understand Liu Yin's behavior. Whether he was stupid or wise, no one could answer this question now. Yang Hu vaguely guessed that maybe Liu Yin was playing a big game of chess, and a game of others Chess that I don't understand.

(End of this chapter)