The last three kingdoms

Chapter 957
Taking advantage of Sima Yan's exhaustion for the Huns' rebellion, Zhong Hui gained a firm foothold in Xiangyang. Of course, he was not satisfied with just grabbing such a small amount of territory. The three prefectures of Shangyong, Caiyang and Anchang in Nanyang County, and Nanxin and Shiyang in Jiangxia County formed a state within a state on the ground of Jingzhou.

Du Yu was sent to Nanyang by Sima Yan to contain Zhonghui, but Du Yu had limited forces, so he could only control Nanyang and prevent Zhonghui from developing northward. As for Zhonghui's expansion from east to west, Du Yu seemed beyond his reach and was powerless to stop it.

During this period, it was the most difficult period for the Jin Kingdom. The Huns were rampant in the north and restrained nearly two-thirds of the Jin Kingdom's military strength. Sima Yan gritted his teeth with hatred for Zhong Hui, but he had no choice but to be Watching him sit up step by step.

With the expansion of power, Zhong Hui's ambitions further swelled, and his attitude towards Wu was not so respectful. Even at the border of Wu, there were frictions between Zhong Hui's army and Wu's army, which caused Some casualties.

For Zhong Hui's treachery, everyone in the Wu Kingdom was quite angry, so Lu Kang wrote a letter to Sun Hao, intending to send troops to punish Zhong Hui.

But at this time, Sun Hao no longer had the vigor he had when he succeeded to the throne. He was obsessed with sensuality, rude and arrogant, licentious and immoral, and ignored political affairs at all.Puyang Xing and Zhang Bu, who helped him succeed to the throne at the beginning, were full of regrets. They thought that Sun Haoying was wise, wise and decisive, and could inherit Sun Quan's rule. Zhang Bu inevitably complained, Zuo Dianjun Wan Yu took the opportunity to slander Sun Hao, Sun Hao arrested the two and imprisoned them and exiled them in Guangzhou.

After the death of Puyang Xing and Zhang Bu, Sun Hao became even more extravagant, tyrannical and immoral, and he was afraid of all the ministers in the court, from the prime minister to the hundreds of officials.Although Lu Kang and others achieved a lot of victories on the front line of the Huaihe River, Wu's national power did not increase but decreased, and it was troubled internally and externally.

If Sun Hao is an enlightened lord like Sun Ce and Sun Quan, then Wu is undoubtedly at the best time in history, and taking advantage of the war in the north is a good opportunity for him to flex his muscles.However, Sun Hao's mediocrity and tyranny made Wu completely lose the opportunity to expand northward. Lu Kang asked several times to send troops to the northern expedition. , ambition is hard to pay.

This time Zhong Hui deliberately provoked in Jingzhou, and Lu Kang deliberately suppressed it, but Sun Hao ignored it, which made Zhong Hui get carried away and became rampant.

Zhong Hui also took a fancy to Wu Lord Sun Hao's mediocrity, that's why he dared to be respectful. Now that he is already full-fledged, there is no need to look up to Soochow anymore.

But Zhonghui's good luck ended with the end of the Xiongnu Rebellion. Sima Yan had two enemies that he never forgot, one was Liu Yin of Shu, and the other was Zhonghui of Jingzhou. After eliminating the Huns, Sima Yan finally There is a chance to deal with his two enemies.

It is Sima Yan's character that he must retaliate. When Pei Xiu was forced to betray Sima Yan, he was soon revenged by Sima Yan and died a miserable death.However, Liu Yin and Zhong Hui, two people who have a deep hatred for Sima Yan, can still live a good life. For Sima Yan, this is completely intolerable. His enemy was knocked to the ground, stepping on a foot, making him unable to stand up forever.

At the time of the crusade against the Huns, Sima Yan had just won the great victory in Hanoi and when the situation in Luoyang turned from danger to safety, Sima Yan moved his mind to transfer Yanghu's army to the south to deal with Zhonghui, but at that time Yanghu argued hard, thinking that the Jin State The biggest enemy of our country is still the Huns headed by the Huns, and now we should concentrate all our efforts to eliminate the Huns, and not give them a chance to make a comeback.

Sima Yan had no choice but to follow Yang Hu's suggestion, and at the same time, Zhong Hui escaped, and lived a happy and peaceful life for two more years.

But in the end, the demise of the Huns freed Sima Yan to do what he had long wanted to do.Eliminating Liu Yin in Jizhou was Sima Yan's first goal. When Yang Hu talked to him about difficulties and conditions, Sima Yan did not hesitate to let Sima Jun replace him. It can be said that Sima Yan is determined to eradicate Liu Yin. The people who are in love will never be merciful, this is true for Liu Yin, and it is also true for Zhong Hui.

After Yang Hu was dismissed, he returned to Luoyang, but soon there was a new appointment waiting for him-the governor of Zhengnan.

As soon as Yang Hu returned to Luoyang, before he could take a breath, Sima Yan's imperial decree was issued, and Yang Hu was not given any consideration, and he was not even given the chance to face the saint in the Golden Palace. An army of [-] has been prepared for Yang Hu, and he is asked to set off immediately to put down the Jingzhou rebellion.

The 10 army dispatched from the capital and the [-] army in the hands of Du Yu, the governor of Nanyang, together amounted to [-] horses, all of which were under the control of Yanghu.

However, compared with Zhonghui, which has expanded its force to 18, Yanghu's [-]-strong army does not seem to have any advantage.

Regarding this, Yang Hu just smiled indifferently. Zhong Hui had a lot of people in his hands. , there are almost 15 people, and it is not surprising that the military force in Jingzhou has been aggressive and forced to recruit in recent years, and the number has expanded to 18.

Zhong Hui kept recruiting soldiers, and even used forced recruitment to recruit strong men, which really proved one thing, that is Zhong Hui's cowardice. He may think that only a sufficient number of soldiers and horses can give him a sense of security.

But Zhonghui seems to have overlooked an important point, the people are the foundation of the army, half of Jingzhou, a tiny place, can support so many troops?The people are the foundation of the army, and the army needs the taxes of the people to support it. Without a huge base of people, how can it afford such a huge army?

In order to feed the 18 troops, Zhong Hui had already exhausted his material and financial resources. The people in Jingzhou were exploited layer by layer, and the people were in dire straits. The entire economy of Jingzhou was on the verge of collapse.

This king of Wei Xing in Zhonghui is not happy, but behind the glamorous appearance, there are countless crises lurking. Maybe even Zhonghui didn't realize that the arrival of Yanghu and Zhonghui's carefree days , is already coming to an end.

(End of this chapter)