The Travelers of the Heavens

Rooster Land, 316 AD.

A huge army is marching to the north in a mighty manner. This is the army of the Great Zhou Empire led by Wang Yu. It is impossible for the 200,000-strong army to march with great fanfare without attracting attention. Suddenly, there is news that the"Jin Army" has returned. began to spread north of the Yangtze River.

The various Hu warlord forces in the north naturally heard the news, but they did not take it to heart. Instead, they felt that this was a great opportunity to completely eliminate the"Western Jin Army".

At this time, the most powerful Hu warlord force in the north was the"Zhao Kingdom" headed by the Huns Liu Yao.

Liu Yao is the son of the"Liu Han" Emperor Liu Yuan. The Huns Liu Yuan is the grandson of Yu Fuluo Chanyu and the son of Liu Bao, the Xian King of Zuo. He died of illness within a few years after establishing the"Liu Han" country. Liu Yao ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, and changed the country's name to"Zhao", making Chang'an the capital.

When Liu Yao learned that the"Western Jin Army" had fought back to the north, he immediately ordered his general Shi Le, a member of the Jie tribe, to lead an army of 100,000 to fight against the"Jin Army".

Shi Le was one of the most capable generals of the Xiongnu Zhao Kingdom. Liu Yao believed that he would be able to completely annihilate this"Jin Army" with his army, but it would be better if he could take the opportunity to weaken Shi Le's power. It can be seen that the current Huns and Zhao Kingdom already have internal conflicts.

Shi Le was also dissatisfied with Liu Yao, so he decided to lead the"Jin Army" to Chang'an without any effort, while he sat back and watched Liu Yao and the"Jin Army" fight, and then suddenly sent out troops to eliminate both parties in one fell swoop and then took the seat himself The dragon chair is the emperor.

On the other side, Wang Yu did not intend to go all the way north, but gradually shifted the march route eastward, first capturing Yuzhou, and then conquering Sili Luoyang, so as to obtain a stable territory to gather the remaining Western Jin troops, and then march to Guanzhong Destroy the Xiongnu Zhao State and other Hu warlord forces.

On his way to Luoyang, Wang Yu eliminated many small groups of northern Hu troops. This exciting news spread again. Many gentry people who were fleeing south and the remaining troops of the Western Jin Dynasty hiding in the mountains joined Wang Yu's team. These people were transferred to the management of Sima Yan and Wang Wei.

Even Langya King Sima Rui, who was far away in Jiankang, was shocked when he heard the news. He was about to proclaim himself emperor. He was worried that Sima Yan, a member of the same clan, would take the opportunity to gather a large number of noble people to fight against him, so Sima Rui did not send troops to cooperate with Wang Yu. military operations.

Sima Rui had the same idea as Liu Yao of Chang'an, hoping that both the so-called"Jin army" and Shi Le would suffer losses. The Sima royal family who fled to Jiankang wanted to live a stable life as soon as possible. As for the Northern Expedition to regain lost territory, they would not consider it for the time being.

Yuzhou, the administrative center and the city.

After Wang Yu eliminated the Hu forces in Yuzhou, he brought his army here to station temporarily. The soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty were quite tired from the consecutive days of fighting. They were in urgent need of rest, and Wang Yu also planned to raise a banner here to gather the nobles and common people to strengthen Sima Yan's strength.

One day, someone came to report that two former Jin governors had led their troops to surrender.

"Please come in," Wang Yu signaled.

Then the two governors came to the Yuzhou Governor's Mansion in the city to meet Wang Yu.

"Zu Ti"

"Liu Kun"

"See you, General."

The two announced their names, then clasped their fists in greeting.

"Uh-huh? Are you Zu Ti and Liu Kun?"Wang Yu didn't pay attention at first, but suddenly he realized.

These two people were among the few talents in the late Western Jin Dynasty who could fight against the northern Hu warlords and win. The famous story of"hearing the chickens dancing" is about these two people.

"It's just the two of us." Liu Kun and Zu Ti looked at each other, and the former responded.

""Two generals, please forgive me and please take a seat." Wang Yu stepped down from the main seat and helped the two of them to sit down with his own hands.

"Thank you, General." Liu Kun, Zuti and others were quite surprised by Wang Yu's warm reception.

"I am from outside the region, but I have also heard about the deeds of the two generals. The two generals are loyal ministers and good generals of the Jin State. I admire them very much." Wang Yu praised Liu Kun and Zu Ti. As soon as these words came out, the two of them were even more surprised. I don’t know what Wang Yu means by this.

"General Sima and Wang Shangshu, you must reuse these two, maybe they are the key to your restoration of the country," Wang Yu then said to Sima Yan and Wang Wei.

In order to better establish his authority, Sima Yan asked Wang Yu to With the support of General Sima of the Jin Kingdom, his good friend Wang Wei took the title of Shangshu Ling.

With the pressure of Wang Yu's powerful military power, other remaining nobles of the Western Jin Dynasty who followed the army did not dare to have any objections, so they all obeyed Sima. The deployment of Yan and Wang Wei.

The combination of Wang Wei and Sima Yan later formed the Western Jin Dynasty version of the political situation of"the king and the horse share the world"

"The two of us had heard about the reputation of Generals Zu Ti and Liu Kun as early as when we were in Luoyang. Now that these two generals have come to surrender, and with the strong support of His Highness the King of Xining, the restoration of the Jin Dynasty is just around the corner." Sima Yan came out and said a few words

""Yes, what brother Deliqin said is absolutely true," Wang Wei agreed.

It is obvious that Sima Yan is wooing his ancestors and Liu Kun. After all, the person who can be treated politely and praised by the extremely capable King of Xining must be a talent. Sima Yan is the right person. Need such talents

"Thank you, General, for your love. The two of us will definitely do our best to drive out the barbarians and restore the Jin Dynasty." Zu Ti and Liu Kun, who were confused, expressed their opinions.

"Okay, okay, in this case, let's discuss how to regain Luoyang as soon as possible. As long as Luoyang is restored, the talents scattered everywhere will definitely join the general's command. By then, whether the general is king or emperor, it will become justifiable."Wang Yu clapped his hands and said to Sima Yan

"Thank you King Xining for your help. If the restoration of the Jin Dynasty is successful, I will definitely thank King Xining and the Grand Master of your country." Sima Yan cupped his hands and responded.

But at this time, Zu Ti and Liu Kun still couldn't figure out the connection. Fortunately, Sima Yan Yan explained Wang Yu's origins to the two of them and the brief situation of the Zhou Empire on the other side of the sea. After listening to his explanation, Zu Ti and Liu Kun understood that Sima Yan had survived a catastrophe and had a good future, and then brought him with him They wanted foreigners to attack the barbarians, but Zu Ti and Liu Kun still did not dare to take it lightly.

"Judging from the military information we have gathered, most of the Hu people are concentrated in the Chang'an area of ​​​​Guanzhong, as well as Bingzhou and Liangzhou. There are not many Hu people in Luoyang. It seems that it will not be difficult for us to regain Luoyang." Wang Yu and everyone came In front of the map, he said

"It's just that Shi Le sent by Liu Thief has not met me yet. This Shi Le is the most brave general under Liu Thief and has an army of one hundred thousand, so it is not easy to deal with." Sima Yan called Liu Yao Liu Thief.

Shi Le's illustrious reputation made him famous. These Western Jin nobles who survived the disaster were frightened, even though Wang Yu's army was supporting them at this time.

"Shi Le is nothing to worry about. He is just a reckless man. As long as he dares to come, I can wipe him out in one fell swoop." Wang Yu didn't take Shi Le seriously at all. What the hell is

Shi Le? He's just the"King of Zhao" , is it worth mentioning? Wang Yu said in his heart

"King Xining had better not underestimate the enemy. This man once defeated more than 100,000 soldiers of our Jin Dynasty with less victory."Sima Yan felt embarrassed even saying this. The hundreds of thousands of troops of the Western Jin Dynasty were defeated by Shi Le's tens of thousands of troops and were completely wiped out.

"Haha, you two are too cautious. Since I don't take that Shi Le seriously, then he is not worthy of being my opponent." Wang Yu smiled and waved his hand.

""Yes." Sima Yan and Wang Wei did not dare to say anything else.

"Oh, by the way, how many soldiers and horses have you gathered these days and how is the training going?" Wang Yu asked again

"Counting the two governorsThere are more than 60,000 soldiers and horses in the army, but they lack weapons, so"Sima Yan said

"I will think of a way to deal with weapons, and you should also think of a way, so that your army can form a combat effectiveness when we fight Luoyang," Wang Yu said

"Yes, I will hurry up and wait," Sima Yan said.

"I hope Liu Yao from Chang'an can come to attack An city, so that I don't have to travel long distances to find him," Wang Yu suddenly said.

This is his idea, I will stand in a city, attract a large number of enemies to attack, and then occupy the city Killing the enemy and wiping out all the enemy's active forces not only saves our own troops the pain of traveling long distances but also achieves strategic goals. In the end, we only need to send troops to take over the territory after the enemy's military power is destroyed. This is a great good.

Hundreds of years ago, This is how Wang Yu dealt with Qin's tiger and wolf divisions and the five-nation coalition. Although the effect was not very good, it also severely damaged the military power of several vassal states and laid the foundation for the final victory.

Back to business. Rest in Ancheng. Two months later, Wang Yu left part of the newly formed Western Jin army to garrison in Ancheng. Sima Yan also appointed a new governor of Yuzhou and other officials, and then followed Wang Yu to Luoyang to prepare for a big fight.

Luoyang There were only 20,000 Hu troops in the city. Facing 200,000 Zhou Dynasty troops and tens of thousands of Western Jin troops, the defenders were naturally unable to defeat them. They wanted to destroy the city and escape, but were restrained by Bai Feng's Pegasus cavalry. Then Wang Yu kissed He led the main force to attack Luoyang and wiped out the defenders. Luoyang recovered.

When the news came out, the prefectures and counties north of the Yangtze River that had not been massacred by the Hu people were inspired. They wrote letters requesting to surrender to Luoyang.

In Luoyang, the palace of the Western Jin Dynasty , Wang Yu supported Sima Yan to directly proclaim himself emperor in order to gain an orthodox status, but the latter had many doubts and repeatedly declined. Wang Yu was reluctant to force it when he saw this, and only suggested that Sima Yan first proclaim himself king of Jin, and then wait for the situation to stabilize. Proclaimed himself emperor again.

After another two months, except for the Guanzhong area where the Xiongnu Zhao Kingdom was entrenched, as well as Bingzhou, Liangzhou, Youzhou and the northern part of Jizhou where the Hu people were rampant, the rest of the states north of the Yangtze River all surrendered to the Luoyang court.

During this period, the Zhou army and the Western Jin Dynasty The armies fought together and won all thirty battles, large and small, and the Hu forces south of the Yellow River were completely wiped out.

Shi Le, the general of the Xiongnu Zhao State, only sprinted when he faced Wang Yu, and his cavalry"integrated into the open space" of the Zhou army"The whole army was wiped out under the joint attack. Shi Le was so frightened that he quickly led the remaining troops to flee to Guanzhong. He was eventually caught up by Wang Yu in Tongguan. Shi Le was seriously injured and led more than 10,000 remaining troops to escape, and the rest were all destroyed.

Shi Le's Ten The news that the army of ten thousand was almost completely wiped out spread back to Luoyang, and Sima Yan could finally calm down and prepare for the enthronement ceremony.

This day was April 9, 317 AD.