End of Chapter 740
Under the cold moonlight, Liu Cong ran away in confusion.
He didn’t know how many people were around him, and he didn’t know if all the civil and military officials in the dynasty had followed.
He only knew how to run, to a place where the enemy could not catch up, and take a breath before talking.
When you are defeated, what you need most is a chance to breathe.
On the afternoon of the first day of the twelfth lunar month, Liu Cong changed two horses and arrived in the northeast of Jie County. He met Liu Yang, the king of Changle, who came to meet him.
Liu Yang once served as a tutor and an important minister of the clan. He had already brought his tribe to Guanzhong and grazed their cattle in the mountains and hills between Feng Yi and Shangjun, and guarded the imperial family.
This time the Jin army attacked Hedong and Pingyang, he was also forced to leave the mountain, bringing more than 3,000 soldiers with him to greet Liu Cong as a vanguard.
"Your Majesty." Liu Yang dismounted from a distance, looking sad.
Liu Cong also dismounted.
He didn't know whether it was because he was mentally slack or because he was not in good health. He felt dizzy and staggered. If he hadn't been supported by his left and right hands, he would have fallen to the ground.
"Your Majesty." Liu Yang was shocked.
The emperor is only in his forties, but his complexion looks worse than that of an old man who is nearly sixty years old.
Liu Cong waved his hand, breathing heavily.
Everyone hurriedly looked for the imperial chariot, but unfortunately, after escaping so far, the imperial chariot had long since disappeared. So I found a carriage from Liu Yang's army, and after cleaning it up roughly, I helped Liu Cong lie down on it.
Liu Cong pushed everyone away and sat quietly on the carriage. After a long time, he raised his head and looked for Liu Yang.
"Your Majesty, I am here." Liu Yang hurriedly stepped forward.
"Liu Qing." Liu Cong took his hand and said: "The civil and military personnel of the Manchu Dynasty accompanied me on the expedition. Once I was defeated, there were only more than 20 people who followed me here. There must be many people. After getting separated, Liu Qing quickly sent someone to pick him up. He might be captured by the bandits later. "
"No," Liu Yang responded. Before leaving, he couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty must do it. Take care."
Liu Cong smiled and said, "Liu Qing, I want to have a drink with you and talk about state affairs."
Liu Yang nodded heavily, turned around, mounted his horse and left.
Liu Cong stared at their leaving figures, then looked at the two to three thousand defeated soldiers who were following him, as well as the disgraced and dull-eyed courtiers, and felt a tightness in his chest, "Pfft" He spat out blood with a sound.
"Your Majesty." Situ Majing, with quick eyes and quick hands, supported him.
"Your Majesty." The guards and generals gathered around.
"Help me lie down." Liu Cong said weakly.
The guards laid several layers of brocade in the carriage and carefully helped Liu Cong lie down.
The carriage moved forward slowly.
"Where to go? Who will lead the army?" Liu Cong asked feebly.
"Your Majesty, go to Pubanjin. Liu Ce, the general of Zhenbei, will lead his troops and collect the defeated troops along the way." Taibao Hu Yanyan stepped forward and said.
Liu Cong hummed and said nothing more, but tears overflowed from the corners of his eyes.
I don’t know what I’m doing in this life!
When he was young, he studied hard and practiced hard to acquire literary and martial arts. Under the recommendation of the Wang family in Taiyuan, he met Dr. Zhu Ji of Taichang, which further solidified his intellectual foundation. He has a comprehensive understanding of hundreds of schools of thought and classics and history, and he became famous for a while.
When he was still young, he was helped by the Wang family of Taiyuan, and he went to Luoyang to make friends with scholars, and his reputation became wider and wider. He even got to know Jin Emperor Sima Chi, talked about music theory, and even composed music on the spot, and returned home happily.
Looking back, that time was a happy one.
Carefree, talking, drinking, playing music, enjoying dancing and even tasting beautiful women all day long.
Were you ambitious at that time? No.
His ambition at that time was just to become famous, integrate into the circle of scholars, gain recognition from high-ranking families, and make his family one of the aristocratic families, that's all.
Even my father, through his connections with the Wang family in Taiyuan, wanted to get the position of coach of Zhengwu, so as to accumulate merits for the family, so as to take a further step.
Everything is a fate.
Liu Cong thought about it and fell into a drowsy sleep.
When I woke up again, it was already dark and the army was resting on the shore of Suishui.
"Your Majesty." Sikong Zhuji came over. As soon as he saw Liu Cong with disheveled hair, he knelt down and cried: "I almost thought I would never see your Majesty again."
Liu Cong also shed tears, struggled to get up, helped Zhu Ji up, and said: "Zhu Qing, get up quickly, I have hurt you."
Zhu Ji wiped away his tears and sighed. : "Why did your Majesty say this? Victory or defeat is a common thing for military strategists. Who can say for sure whether there will be a defeat today or a victory tomorrow? Your Majesty, please do not be sad. The most important thing now is to take care of yourself and work hard to cure the situation. We can't fight back to Guandong."
Liu Cong smiled and said: "My family knows their own affairs, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on for long."
Zhu Ji was shocked. , looked at Liu Cong carefully.
You can still joke about your body at this time. Could it be that after losing the battle of Wenxi, you have achieved enlightenment?
Soon I felt a little sad again.
He has known the emperor for a long time. He was only a teenager at that time, and he wrote a copybook at his home. His pen was sharp and had a common style, which made him have a good impression of this young man.
Sitting down again to talk about various schools of thought, the emperor was astute, wise, and unparalleled in eloquence, which made him feel that he had finally met someone he could create.
The emperor should have spent his life as a scholar in the Luoyang court, and he might even have been able to serve as a local governor. If his official career was prosperous, it would not be impossible for him to be the governor and governor of a state.
It’s just God’s will.
"I feel more relieved after seeing Zhu Qing." Liu Cong lay back in the car again and sighed: "It's always good to see one more old friend escape."
He is nostalgic for his old friend now.
When I was defeated, I subconsciously wanted to get together with these people. "It is my decree that the prince supervise the country and entrust all military and state affairs." After giving this order, Liu Cong closed his eyes again.
On the third day of December, we were only more than ten miles away from Pujin Guandong City, and heavy snow fell in the sky again.
In the wind and snow, Liu Cong saw Shi Le heading south with thousands of people.
After a little inquiry, it turned out that Shi Le had quietly left Pingyang and headed for Pujin Pass with thousands of soldiers and civilians who followed him from Xingxing southward after his expedition.
When I left, there were still many Pingyang Gongqing and nobles with their families. By the time they arrived at Pujin Pass, the number of people had exceeded 8,000.
Taibao Hu Yanyan requested that Shi Le be beheaded, but Liu Cong refused.
It’s now time, what’s the point of pursuing it further?
Besides, Shi Le was not the only one who fled Pingyang, there were many others.
What we need to do now is not to pursue, but to comfort, and to endure for the sake of the country.
In the evening of that day, Liu Cong crossed the river from Pujin Pass and arrived at Hexi County, Fengyi County with more than 4,000 defeated soldiers, officials, and attendants gathered along the way.
Liu Can defeated the pursuing General Liu Quan of Heqing Town in Yishi County, slowly gathered his troops and returned to Pujin Pass.
On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, he crossed the river and arrived in Hexi County to meet Liu Cong.
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Hou Feihu stationed in Wenxi on the second day of the victory.
The cavalry was sent to pursue last night, and today all the light cavalry that had finished their rest were sent out to pursue the remaining enemies in an overwhelming manner.
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, he led the main force of the infantry and a small number of cavalry to the north to Pingyang.
On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, he met Liu Jing, the king of Ruyin of the Han Dynasty, who had returned from Wuling Road in the Jiangyi area.
Liu Jing's ten thousand men had no intention of fighting. As soon as the two sides fought, he led his troops and fled.
Hou Feihu did not pursue, but continued northward, rushing day and night to Pingyang - nothing compared to the honor of capturing the enemy's capital!
On the fifth night of the Lunar New Year, the army encountered 14,000 cavalry led by General Bu Tai of Hanzhong Base who had come south from Guanjuejin in the south of Pingyang. Thousands of people.
The two sides met in the wilderness, collapsed in one blow, and fled in all directions.
The once arrogant high-ranking official was struck by a sword and died tragically on the road.
The once delicate and elegant lady was dragged into the grass by the rebels and disappeared.
The once charming treasures, gold and silk, were scattered everywhere, and no one picked them up for a while.
The noble Liu Han, dressed in brocade, was leaning on crutches, wailing as he fled.
The gray-haired lady Liu Han saw someone and asked if she had seen her grandson. During the chaos of war, they got separated.
There is also the official Liu Han, who took jade pendants and gold silk just to exchange for a snack.
The powerful tribesmen of the gentry mobilized collectively.
They patrolled along the way and when they saw beautiful women, they laughed and took them away.
I also pick and choose the children when I see them. The decent-looking ones are taken back and raised as slaves, while the average-looking ones can be used as gardeners or shepherd boys.
The carriage was filled with goods, armor, and weapons abandoned by the Huns.
A lot of warriors with some combat experience were also arrested and escorted back to the manor and fort to train their own songs.
Of course, there are many people who have revenge and complaints. In short, it is chaos, as if it is the end of the world.
Even the passing Jin soldiers sighed secretly when they saw this scene.
The officer also thought silently, if Luoyang was captured by the Huns, would it be like this?
Mr. Liang is virtuous!
He saved Luoyang. Otherwise, if the Huns rushed in, it would be impossible to stop without tens of thousands of people dying.
Even if you escape from Luoyang, you don't know what kind of misfortune you will encounter on the way, maybe it will be the same as the Huns in front of you.
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Pingyang ignited a huge fire and fell into chaos. Just like this, the entire boundary between Pingyang and Hedong - the enemy and ourselves were intertwined, and they were in chaos for more than a dozen people. You may encounter enemies wherever you go.
On the afternoon of the sixth day of the lunar month, Penngling, the governor of the Black Army, led hundreds of vanguards into Pingyang City and immediately dispersed the evil young men who took advantage of the chaos to plunder.
That night, there were no less than three thousand black soldiers entering the city.
They rushed straight to the palace, defeated a few remaining guards, and took control of the entire palace.
On the seventh day of the lunar month, more than 10,000 soldiers entered the city.
They were distributed in various neighborhoods, controlled various key points, sealed up the treasury, and captured the Hun soldiers who were hiding in people's homes.
On the eighth day of the lunar month, Yu An led thousands of soldiers and tribesmen to go north to the mountainous areas in the north, trying to capture Puzi and other counties.
At this time, groups of dozens and hundreds of Hun soldiers moved southward in a chaotic manner and collided head-on with Yu An's tribe.
Obviously, these were the Huns who had received news of Wenxi's defeat and the fall of Pingyang.
They have no fighting spirit, and they don’t know what they want to do or what they should do. They only know that they are defeated and they only know to go home.
On the ninth day of the lunar month, the news reached Shilou Mountain. At that time, Shao Xun had just commanded the army. After more than ten days of hard fighting, he defeated the Huns' Xihe County Duke Liu Chang who was stationed here and killed him.
This was probably the last hard battle of the year, and it ended with the death of Liu Chang.
(End of this chapter)