Eastern Jin Invincible Iron Army

Chapter 107
Under the same sky, when the Jianghuai ghosts and monsters were raging in autumn, Guanzhong felt a little chilly.Guanzhong refers to the "four passes", namely Dongtong Pass (Hangu Pass), Xisan Pass (Dazhen Pass), Nanwu Pass (Lan Pass), and Beixiao Pass (Jinsuo Pass).

Guanzhong leans against the Qinling Mountains in the south, and the Weihe River passes through it.There are natural terrain barriers on all sides, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack. Since the Warring States Period, there has been a saying of "the country of four fortresses". Therefore, Zhang Liang in the Han Dynasty used "a golden city thousands of miles" to summarize the advantages of Guanzhong to persuade Liu Bang to make Guanzhong his capital.During the Warring States Period, Zhang Yi told King Hui of Qin the strategy of "Lian Heng", and praised Guanzhong for "the fields are fertile, the people are rich, the chariots are tens of thousands, the trade is vigorously fought, the fields are fertile for thousands of miles, and the accumulation is abundant." The so-called Tianfu is the most powerful country in the world", which is more than half a century earlier than the CD Plain was awarded the title of "Land of Abundance".This is because Guanzhong has become a geomantic treasure land rich in products and the capital of emperors since the Zhengguo Canal was built in the Warring States Period.

However, this geomantic land with rich products and the foundation of the emperor is no longer in the hands of China.In 350 A.D., when Zhao Shihu died of illness and the court fell into civil strife, Fu Hong, the governor of the refugees of the Di nationality stationed in Fangtou (now Junxian County, Hebi City, Henan Province), proclaimed himself a minister to the Eastern Jin Dynasty.Later, he claimed to be the governor, the general, the chanyu, and the king of the Three Qin Dynasty. Soon after, he was poisoned to death by Shi Hu's old general Ma Qiu, and his son Fu Jian ruled them all.Fu Jian went west from Fangtou, and the Di people in Guanzhong responded one after another. Fu Jian entered Chang'an and occupied Guanlong, thus laying the foundation for the founding of Di Qin.

Fu Jian of the Di (sound di) clan led 20 people into Guanzhong and enslaved millions of Han people.Forced by Fu's brutal rule, powerful people from all over the country led their troops to rebel one after another.Ran Min established the State of Wei, and 80 soldiers and civilians in Guanzhong responded to Ran Min. However, the Fu clan of the Di clan, the Yao Xiang clan of the Qiang clan, the Murong clan of the Xianbei clan, the later Zhao Ruyin Wang Shikun of the Jie clan, and Liu Xian of the Xiongnu joined forces to suppress and kill them.Ran Min's westward strategy ultimately failed.With Ran Min's defeat, the Han people in Guanzhong who were unwilling to be enslaved by the Di tribe also suffered at the same time.

In the sixth year of Yonghe (300 A.D.), in the same year when Fu Jian became emperor, the Di tribe's infantry began to make a bloody rain of swords and soldiers in Guanzhong.Zhang Ju of Feng Yijun, the former Sima of Yongzhou in the Jin Dynasty, Zhang Ju killed Du Hong in Yiqiu (Jingyang, Shaanxi). He claimed to be the King of Qin, set up a hundred officials, and his reign name was Jianchang.Five months later, Fu Jian led more than [-] troops on foot and cavalry, defeated Zhang Ju, beheaded him, and destroyed Jianchang Qin.And slaughtered Zhang Juman's family and [-] [-] people (the method used to record the number in ancient times means more than [-] people).

Afterwards, Zhang Yu, who was formerly the shepherd of Yuzhou in Ran Wei, had defected to Fu Jian one after another. Because Fu Jian accepted his stepmother Han's family and named him Zhaoyi, he often said to Zhang Yu in front of everyone: "Qing is my son." Zhang Yu Facing shame and resentment, he led the generals in Guanzhong to submit Yongzhou to the Eastern Jin court, and conspired with Fu Jian's Zhonghuangmen Liu Huang to attack Fu Jian at night. The incident was leaked and he was killed.At this time, Kong Te raised troops in Chiyang, Liu Zhen and Xia Houxian raised troops in Hu, Qiao Jing raised troops in Yong, Hu Yangchi raised troops in Sizhu, and Hu Yandu raised troops in Bacheng. There were tens of thousands of people, and they all sent people to conscript General Huan Wen of the West and Yin Hao of the Chinese Army called for help.

Under such circumstances, Huan Wen led an army of [-] to Chang'an, sent partial generals into Xichuan, attacked Shangluo, captured Fu Jian's governor of Jingzhou Guo Jing, and sent Sima Xun to capture the western border town.

Huan Wen's Northern Expedition was a political success, but in military affairs, because of Huan Wen's unintentional utterance, he was suspected by the court and held back. In the end, Fu Jian adopted the tactic of fortifying the wall and clearing the country because of the army rations, and was finally forced to retreat.Objectively speaking, the rulers and ministers of the Eastern Jin Dynasty had no intention of recovering the lost land, but aimed to cut the river to protect themselves, and Huanwen's power was increasing day by day. The imperial court was deeply wary of him, so his Northern Expedition could not get real support.When Huan Wen's army was progressing smoothly, Shen Yin had predicted: "With Wen's momentum today, it seems that he can do something, but in my opinion, there will be no success. What is it? The courtiers may not all be of the same mind. Therefore, Wen Zhi's success will be disliked by the public, and they will be obedient and obstructed to defeat him."

Well, if it weren't for Li Chengliang's self-respect, there would be no such thing as wild boar skin.Also because of the indulgence of the emperors and ministers of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Di Qin's reputation gradually grew during the process of repelling Huanwen's Northern Expedition.With the second failure of Huanwen's Northern Expedition, the Fu family finally gained a firm foothold in Guanzhong.At the same time, the people and powerful Han people who were unwilling to be enslaved by the Di tribe were all killed by the soldiers of the Di tribe.

In August of the third year of Shengping, Fu Jian, the clan of the Fu family, killed the Shouguang Emperor Fu Sheng and proclaimed himself king.Fu Jian began to reuse Wang Meng, a Han from Ju County in Beihai.

Wang Meng's family was poor. In order to make ends meet, he started selling dustpans at a young age.By coincidence, Wang Meng got Guigu Qianzong

The real person of Songyang taught each other with all his money, and after four years, Wang Meng came out of the mountain after learning.

Wang Meng was not engulfed by the flames of war, nor was he crushed by the burden of life.In the turmoil of war, he observed the changing situation; in the bleak wind and rain, he kept his book in hand, studied hard, and absorbed a wide range of knowledge, especially military science knowledge.Slowly, Wang Meng grew up to be a handsome, tall and vigorous young man, who was solemn, deep and resolute, with great ambition and extraordinary bearing.He is insulated from trivial and trivial matters, and he disdains to deal with dirt and chaff, so he is often looked at and ridiculed by those superficial and flashy children.Wang Meng is leisurely and complacent, going his own way.

When Wang Meng heard the news, he went to Huanwen Daying Camp to see him, wearing a linen jacket.Huan Wen asked Wang Meng to talk about his views on the current situation. In the large audience, Wang Meng touched the lice (catching and pinching lice) while talking about the world's major affairs, eloquently, as if no one was there.Seeing this scene, Huan Wen was secretly amazed, and blurted out: "I was ordered by the emperor to lead a hundred thousand elite soldiers to fight against rebels and eliminate harm for the common people, but none of the heroes in Guanzhong came to serve me. What is the reason for this?" What about it?" Wang Meng replied bluntly: "You have traveled thousands of miles to penetrate into the enemy's territory, and Chang'an City is very close, but you did not cross the Bashui River to take it down. People can't understand your thoughts, so they don't come."

Wang Meng's reluctance to return to Jin with Huan Wen was not because Huan Wen was rebellious as the history books said. If Huan Wen really rebelled, no one could stop him at that time.Of course, if Huan Wen really wanted to turn against him, Wang Meng would definitely follow him to the end, and make a fool of himself.But Huan Wen just wanted to be a powerful minister, but powerful ministers often did not end well, and death and family extinction were inevitable.

Seeking profit and avoiding harm, Wang Meng declined Huan Wen's invitation.Of course, the deeper meaning is that the Eastern Jin Dynasty was the pinnacle of clan politics.The power is controlled by the big clans, and the humble clan has absolutely no chance to stand out.

Wang Meng became Di Qin Zhongshu's servant (unnamed prime minister) and began to help Fu Jian rectify the administration of officials. With the rectification of officials, reckless behavior, corruption such as corruption and bribery were gradually eliminated, and the social atmosphere and social order improved greatly.Fu Jian started the construction of the rule of rites again, that is, set up schools to run education, improve the cultural quality of the people, and cultivate talents for governing the country.

Fu Jian recuperated and accumulated strength in Guanzhong.Sit and watch the world rise again.

However, at this time, Wang Meng, who is in charge of Fu Jian's inner guard (intelligence organization) under the Heavenly King, suddenly discovered a subtle change in the ghost.

Everyone thinks that Zhu Yuanzhang founded Jinyiwei and created a precedent for spy politics. In fact, this is a wrong understanding.As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, spy organizations appeared in all countries.Those who are more famous are the martial arts warriors of Qi State and the iron eagle warriors of Qin State.Since the Han Dynasty, in fact, every generation has been a spy organization.For example, the lieutenant established in the Han Dynasty was later changed to Zhijinwu (in later times, the official should be Zhijinwu, and the wife should marry Yin Lihua (Empress Liu Xiu), whose function is to be the emperor's eyes and ears. Li Shimin's Baiqisi, Wu Zetian's plum blossom The internal guards and the Imperial City Department of Zhao Song are both intelligence and spy organizations with the same functions as the Jinyiwei.

The Heavenly King's Neiwei was created by Deng Qiang, the prime minister of the Di Qin Yushi, with 200 Tiqi and 520 halberds under his jurisdiction.There are also a number of civil servants and spies.

In fact, the inner guard of the Heavenly King is not pervasive. In fact, this incident was also a coincidence. Once, the inner guard of the Tianwei was accidentally infected with ghost face sores. He was worried that he would die, so he went to the Immortal Valley to seek medical treatment.Later, I witnessed Gao Jingzong's establishment of the Jianghuai Metropolitan Governor's Mansion from scratch, the establishment of the death army, and the details of Li Ketian Bao, Tian Luo, and Guo Yangjun.

The information sent by Xizuo wrote in detail: "The banishment teacher and the Luo army fought outside the city. Serve the dead army up and down, put all your strength and soldiers to use their lives, and destroy the enemy Yu Zhengrui...

After reading the nearly ten thousand words of information in one go, a strange smile appeared on Wang Meng's face.

A familiar scene seemed to appear in Wang Meng's head: "White clothes are better than snow, the car is light and dusty, drive forward, go forward, follow after death..."

The calm look on Wang Meng's face gradually disappeared.A brave general who is strong and invincible is not to be feared. Such a brave general takes the lead and can inspire soldiers very well.For example, when Fu Jian put down Zhang Ping's rebellion, Zhang Ping sent his adopted son Zhang Hao to resist Deng Qiang.Zhang Hao is strong and agile. He can walk backwards while dragging an ox, and he can climb over the city walls no matter how high or low they are.Deng Qiang and him had a stalemate for more than ten days, but they could not win each other.In March, when Fu Jian arrived at Tongbi, Zhang Ping came out to fight with all his troops. Zhang Hao, alone on a horse, shouted loudly, and went in and out of the former Qin army four or five times.

Fu Jian only used one trick and offered a huge reward. Under the stimulation of the money, Zhang Hao fell into the siege of the Qin army, exhausted, and was captured by Deng Qiang.

When the two armies are fighting, the commander of the three armies is not to be feared.The most terrifying thing is the kind of Confucian general who does not change his face when Mount Tai collapses in front of him, and has no strength to restrain a chicken.

Xie Ai, the former Confucian general of Liang, couldn't draw a bow with his hands, and couldn't kill a soldier with a knife. However, he won three battles and three victories.As brave as Sun Fudu, as ferocious as Ma Qiu, when he met Xie Ai, he could only lose his troops and flee back on horseback.

"This Gao Jingzong is very interesting!" Wang Meng said with a leisurely smile, "Could it be that you are still the second Xie Ai?"

(End of this chapter)