Chapter 325 Ending
On the evening of the fourth day of November, Shao Xun led the army to Duyang.
In the meantime, Wang Ru received news that he was ready to take action again and began to "recover" surrounding counties and villages.
On the sixth night of the lunar month, I stayed in Ye County.
On the afternoon of the seventh day of the lunar month, the army arrived in Kunyang and officially entered the boundaries of Yuzhou.
At this time, news from the north was coming in one after another.
During the break of the march, Shao Xun drew a map on the dirt by the roadside and studied it carefully.
The situation is actually very clear, the Huns are restrained.
Their main force is in the Luoyang Basin, and they have only attacked Luoyang once so far, that is, on the first day of arrival.
That morning, we attacked Guangmomen first, but failed.
In the afternoon and evening, they stormed Ximingmen, but failed.
Then he gave up.
There are 27,000 Imperial Army infantry and cavalry in Luoyang City, plus the recruited Ding Zhuang, Sili Xiaowei, Henan Yin, Duzhi Xiaowei and other miscellaneous soldiers. The number exceeds 50,000, approaching 60,000. .
Even if the Huns have 200,000 infantry, they may not be able to attack them head-on.
If you want to take Luoyang, you still have to rely on siege, which is Sima Ying's tactics back then.
The Huns also realized it, but they did not catch up with the good times. Without the financial resources of Sima Ying and Sima Yong when they joined forces, they were destined to be unable to maintain a long-term siege.
Shao Xun even suspected that Liu Han's army was not as strong as the coalition forces of Sima Ying and Sima Yong. They had more than 200,000 infantry and tens of thousands of Xianbei, Wuhuan, Xiongnu and miscellaneous cavalry. Without Liu Han's Hang him up and beat him?
Alas, in the final analysis, it is the Sima family who seeks their own death.
It is really darkly humorous that such a huge army died together with the Luoyang Chinese Army within a few years.
Of course, the current Jin Dynasty cannot be compared with that of seven or eight years ago.
When Sima Ying's Yecheng army set off, the sound of drums stretched for hundreds of miles. It was said to be a grand launch event that had not been seen in a century. It would be difficult to repeat again, and neither financial resources nor manpower allowed it.
"Yuan Yan, Zheng Long." Shao Xun wrote two names next to Jinmenwu in Luoshui Valley.
According to the military report, as of the fifth day of November, the two still had more than 3,500 Zhongwu troops and 1,900 Baoding troops, relying on the terrain to block them at every level.
With student soldiers serving as Wubao commanders and li Xian, as well as Zhuangtou and generals who have been reorganized for many years, the fighting will of the soldiers is still good. The longer the fight lasted, the less they dared to surrender. Shao Xun felt that there would be no results along the way.
The most dangerous thing is Yiyang County. If the Huns gathered a large army to besiege, they might have captured it.
There is no fighting for the time being in Gancheng, Yique, Dagong, and Sheyuan.
The situation in the west is already clear.
The Huns, who lack the infantry to attack the enemy, will not achieve any big gains.
In fact, Shao Xun felt that the Huns might not have high expectations either.
Nearly all the generals who arranged for the division of troops and the confinement of soldiers before Liu Yuan's death came. I don't know if he died of civil strife or something else.
If he died in civil strife, then it would be Liu Cong's problem.
He was too anxious. His father had only been buried for a month, and the Forbidden Army had not finished reorganizing it, so he sent people to Luoyang in a hurry. I don’t know if he heard about the rebellion in Jingzhou, and he immediately felt that there was a great opportunity and wanted to come. Give it a try.
Gamblers never win.
Shao Xun wrote Pei Chun's name again at Hulao Pass.
This man not only did not escape, but instead spent all his wealth and recruited strong men to defend the city. He withstood the attack from both sides by Shi Le and Shi Chao. Shao Xun was impressed and felt that Pei Chun was not that unbearable.
But Xingyang County fell.
Wang Sang and part of Shi Le's infantry captured it, and then divided their troops to plunder and collect food and grass.
No one knows what will happen next.
"Whoosh!" Shao Xun threw the dagger on Xingyang, then got on his horse and continued to move forward.
On the night of the ninth day of the lunar month, I went to Xiangcheng, picked up vehicles and baggage, replenished food and equipment, and gathered some of the soldiers.
On the eleventh day, we arrived at Yingyin.
On the 13th, we arrived at Changshe. Due to the continuous march, the army rested here for a day.
At this time, Wang Sang, Shi Chao and others finally gave up the attack on Hulao Pass and began to plunder everywhere after losing their troops.
Among them, Shi Chao looted in the areas of Xingyang and Chenliu.
Shi Le's tribe was led by Lu Ming, Hu Yanmo and others and headed east to Puyang.
Wang Sang led his troops southward and entered Yingchuan and Chenjun.
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Snowflakes actually appeared in the sky.
Every day goes by so fast.
Pan Tao sighed and came to a manor. After informing him, he was led in.
There was a strange smell in the room, which seemed to be mixed with medicinal soup, spices and other things, which made people breathless.
Pan Tao's gaze crossed the crowd and landed on Sima Yue on the bed.
Sima Yue glanced at him and wanted to say something, but was unable to speak.
"Alas!" Pan Tao sighed secretly.
At this point, I can let go of everything.
The King of East China Sea has reached the end of his life and has only a few days left to live.
Pan Tao came to the bed, held Sima Yue's skinny hand, and whispered: "Does Situ have any unfulfilled wishes?"
Two tears shed from the corners of Sima Yue's eyes. .
He has too many unfulfilled wishes, too many.
He recalled the time when he served and lectured in the East Palace when he was young.
That period of life seemed to be full of sunshine in his memory.
He thought of the birds singing and the fragrance of flowers in Hualin Garden, he thought of the splendor and magnificence of Tai Chi Hall, and he thought of the endless stream of gentlemen and pillars.
It was so innocently blue at that time.
The sun was so bright that time.
The Jin Dynasty at that time was really at its peak.
"Situ, are you worried about the military situation?" Chief Secretary Guo Xiang asked softly.
Sima Yue stared at the roof, but there was no movement. Guo Xiang and Zuo Sima Pei Miao looked at each other, worried.
In fact, there is nothing to say.
When Shi Chao arrived at Chenliu, he broke through several walls, plundered grain, grass, and goods, enlisted Latin in the army, and killed thousands of old, weak, women, and children.
Shi Le's tribe was in Puyang and swept through the almost white country again, and no one could control it.
Sima Yue seemed not to have heard Guo Xiang's words and stared at the roof, immersed in sadness and helplessness.
He thought of Bu Bu's shock after participating in government affairs.
The situation in Luoyang is changing, you will sing and I will appear.
In that period of life, highlights and obscurities were intertwined, regrets and joy coexisted.
Wang Lun of Zhao, Wang Ji of Qi, Wang Yi of Changsha, etc., all passed by his eyes one by one.
Sima opened his eyes harder and harder, as if he wanted to see the expressions of these people clearly.
Some of them were indifferent, some were surprised, some sneered, and some looked like they were sighing, as if they were regretting how the government fell into his hands, Sima Yue.
I am better than you!
There was a surge of anger in his heart, and he was still a little unwilling.
Changsha Wang Sima Yi's face became clearer.
He stood not far away, looking at him with pity.
Sima Yue’s anger suddenly dissipated.
He closed his eyes and did not dare to look at Sima Yi.
Shidu, I am not sorry for you, I am also doing it for the great advancement of the country.
If you continue to fight, the world will fall apart.
Sima Yi looked at him with even more pitiful eyes, and after a long sigh, he disappeared without a trace.
Sima Yue slowly opened his eyes again.
Do you feel guilty? Maybe there is.
People can deceive others, but they cannot deceive themselves. When you are about to die, your brain is particularly clear when you recall your past life.
What are you feeling guilty about? The inheritance of Sima's ancestors? Or the common people?
Maybe a bit of both.
There were footsteps outside the door, and someone came in again.
Wang Zhonglang looked at Sima Yue from a distance and shed tears.
"Situ!" he cried.
Sima Fan, King of Xiangyang, stood up and glared at him, signaling for him to be quiet.
Wang stopped his sorrow, sat down silently, and looked straight at Sima Yue.
Sima Yue seemed not to notice his arrival, still immersed in his own world.
After Sima Yi left, He Sui, Gao Tangchong, Wang Yan, Gao Guang and others rushed over.
They looked angry and rebuked loudly, thinking that it was Sima Yue who ruined the government, brought chaos to the world, disgraced the scholars, and made life worse than death for the people.
Sima Yue defended feebly, but the other party's voice became louder and louder, almost breaking his eardrums, until the late emperor appeared.
The late emperor held the cake in his hand and said with a smile that he had forgiven him.
Sima Yue shed two more tears.
The late emperor continued to comfort him, saying that many people had tricked him, insulted him, and coerced him, but he no longer cared.
He has lived a chaotic life, making many stupid moves and making many jokes. The only thing he cares about now is this world.
He hoped that no more common people would be drowned in the river, no more scholars would be killed, no more disasters would happen every three days, no more fighting and killing...
The late emperor finished eating After eating the cake, he wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, waved to Sima Yue, and turned into a starlight.
Sima Yue subconsciously wanted to reach out and grab it, but was unable to give up. He felt that his life was disappearing rapidly, and he had reached the last moment.
Sima Teng, Sima Hui, and Sima Lue appeared last.
They looked at Sima Yue and sighed.
One regretted being too stingy in Yecheng, one lamented that he died suddenly in his prime, and the other lamented the impermanence of life.
All in all, they ended early and were unable to do anything to help him anymore.
After the three people disappeared, three more figures appeared in Sima Yue's mind: Sima Chi, Shao Xun, and Gou Xi.
Sima Chi sneered again and again and said, you have today, see how I can uproot your power.
Gou Xi looked dismissively, as if laughing at him for breaking his promise and messing up a good situation.
Shao Xun held the sword and looked at him calmly, as if to say I don't owe you anything anymore.
Seeing Shao Xun's expression, Sima Yue became a little anxious.
"Situ! Situ!" A soft call sounded in his ears.
Sima Yue returned to reality, rolled his eyes and found that it was Liu Qia, He Lun, Wang Bing and others.
Everyone came to see me and see me off for the last time.
"Situ, we have just discussed that we would like to follow Situ back to Xuzhou." Liu Qia wiped his tears and said softly.
"Situ, let's go back to the East China Sea." He Lun burst into tears and said, "We came out together at first, and now we go back together. I, He Lun, swear to God that I will serve the crown prince as my master. If I violate this oath, the sky will thunder. Split."
Prince? Sima Yue didn't know where to get the strength. After uh-huh, he said, "Go to Shao Xun. I'll beg him."
"I'll go!" Wang Bing stepped forward. Taking a step forward, he said: "I'll ask him to send someone to escort the crown prince back to the East China Sea."
"And -" Sima Yue said again: "I - there is nothing we can do against the Xiongnu, let him - fight well "
Wang Bing nodded heavily.
As if all his strength had been exhausted, Sima Yue closed his eyes slightly, his face becoming increasingly gloomy.
Everyone sat silently, waiting for the ending moment to come.
On the night of the 14th, Situ of the Jin Dynasty and Sima Yue, King of the East China Sea, died of illness in Fan County.
(End of this chapter)