Zhu Yuanzhang was a decisive and ruthless monarch. He would not take action, but once he did, he would go all out, strike with thunder, and ruthlessly slice off a piece of flesh from the enemy.
Now that he had made the decision, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately divided his troops into two groups, marching from both land and water directions, with himself and General Fu Youde as the main ones, and gathered 150,000 land and sea troops for a full-scale attack.
At the end of the Han Dynasty, Yangzhou had a population of approximately 4.33 million. Moreover, there had been no large-scale wars in Yangzhou, and the population was relatively intact.
Don't look at the fact that there was Hong Xiuquan who opposed Zhu Yuanzhang before, but that was just Lao Zhu playing unilaterally on the other side, in order to achieve some goals to temporarily support the bandit's self-respect.
The original population, plus the system, the population of Shanyue that was deducted from the aristocratic families, and more importantly, the population of Shanyue was plundered. Today, Zhu Yuanzhang has a population of more than 6 million under his rule.
Therefore, even though Zhu Yuanzhang dispatched 150,000 soldiers and horses at one time, this was far from Zhu Yuanzhang's limit. After years of concentrated development, Zhu Yuanzhang's strength had already surpassed the two southern princes of Xiang Yu and the Liu brothers.
Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang sent out all his generals this time. Commanders such as Zhu Wenzheng, Wu Zixu, and Zhu Di, as well as powerful generals such as Lu Er, Wang Qingji, Wang Yanzhang, and Ning Bobiao were all sent to the amphibious and land armies.
Among the three princes of Jingjiaoyang, the Xiang family has the advantage of high-end talents and is more comprehensive. Xiang Yu, Zhang Churang, Fan Zeng, and Sun Shuao, in addition to divine lineage, have divine martial arts, divine strategy, and divine government.
But compared with the overall level of talents, Jingbei and Zhu Yuanzhang were the better ones. In terms of the number of peerless talents, Xiang Yu could not compare with the other two. Especially in terms of the number of counselors and commanders, Xiang Yu was ranked second by the other two.
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Jin Army, Li Xiang, after receiving a series of news from the south, Li Xiang stopped continuing, ended his private visit in private in advance, and quickly returned to Luoyang.
Although Luoyang at this time seems to have not changed much compared to when Li Xiang left, there have been a lot of ups and downs during this period.
At least a dozen large and small aristocratic families were wiped out, and most of the gains after the disappearance of these aristocratic families fell into the pockets of the Jin army themselves, while the other part became part of the families close to Li Xiang.
reward.
Pull a group, beat a group, divide a group. This time, the group of aristocratic families who are fished by Li Xiang are the group to be beaten, and the group of aristocratic families who are close to Li Xiang are the group to be won over. Moreover,
, with this group of aristocratic families around, Li Xiang can attack other aristocratic families more smoothly.
During this period, rumors spread that Fu Wan and Queen Fu Shou planned to ambush King Li Xiang of Jin Dynasty. Based on the solid evidence, Fu Wan was directly thrown into the abyss by Wang Meng, who was in charge of the overall situation in Luoyang.
It is indispensable to kill everyone.
In addition, Queen Shou has been able to rise from humble status to show her dignity and stay in the hot house for the second time. She has no responsibility, the beauty of Si Hui's voice, and lacks the blessing of being careful and caring for herself, so she harbors jealousy.
If you harbor evil intentions, you cannot inherit the destiny of heaven and serve your ancestors.
To put it simply, Wang Meng took advantage of the situation and forced Fu Shou to step down. After all, Fu Shou was the queen and could not be killed directly like others. After Fu Shou died, Fu Shou, who was imprisoned in the palace, was just a small person.
There is no chance of causing a stir. There is no need for Li Xiang to lose his reputation for no reason just to kill such a person.
"Your Majesty, Xiang Yu in Jingnan and the remnants of the Xiang family are guilty of this crime. In the past, your Majesty pardoned his sins of hundreds of years and made him the king of Jiaozhou. However, Xiang Yu, a young child, did not want to be loyal to the emperor to repay the emperor's favor and attacked wantonly.
The rebellious intentions of the clan members of the Han Dynasty are clearly exposed, and this is the second crime. The massacre of a city in Jiangxia, hundreds of thousands of people died innocently, their bones were exposed in the wild, and the Yangtze River was dyed red. It was really an act of anger and resentment from God. This is
The third crime.
If you don't kill those who committed these three crimes, it will not be enough to anger the people. If you don't kill them, it will not be enough to appease the people. I hope that your majesty will order the world to attack Xiang Ni together, so as to comfort the wronged souls of hundreds of thousands of Jiangxia people. "Above the court, Li Xiang is awe-inspiring and righteous.
said.
Since Xiang Yu committed such an outrageous act, no wonder Li Xiang took the opportunity to target him. The last time the Xiang family sent troops to Guangcheng Pass, it was not over yet.
Moreover, it is said that the princes in the world are being ordered, but the only ones who are really likely to send troops are the neighboring ones. With the strength of the Xiang clan, it is not easy to be completely killed. The most likely thing is to start a protracted war.
And the war in the south is fully ignited, which is definitely good for Li Xiang's interests.
"My dear, what you said makes sense. The remaining evil of the Xiang family needs to be eliminated as soon as possible!"
During this period, the plan to ambush Li Xiang failed, and the remaining imperial party was already in decline. Therefore, this was the time for Liu Xie to keep his tail between his legs, and there was no need to go against Li Xiang because of a Xiang family member.
Anyway, the Xiang family is not his relative, but an enemy. Your ancestors destroyed each other's ancestors, and the two sides are destined to be mortal enemies for life. If you don't kill each other quickly when you get the chance, how can you keep each other home?
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Moreover, since the imperialists in Luoyang could no longer count on them, the only people Liu Xie could count on were those princes who were descended from the Han clan.
He also thought that one day, the princes from the Han clan could rush into Luoyang, annihilate the Jin thief Li Xiang, and liberate him, the emperor, from the clutches of the Jin army. At this time, if he had the opportunity, he could help Liu Yu and Liu
Showing two people, Liu Xie will naturally not be ambiguous!
"Your Majesty, after deposing the Fu family, you are trying to harm the pillars of the country. Fortunately, God's grace is so great that the King of Jin is not in danger. The palace cannot be left without a master for a day. The daughter of the Li family, Xiang Jun, is only twenty-eight years old. She is a virtuous and virtuous person...
..." At this time, Guan Zhong came out to speak.
Let Li Xiangjun replace Fu Shou as the queen, this is another purpose of Li Xiang's hurried return.
Whether it was Dong Cheng during the Yang Jian period or Fu Wan not long ago, a large part of the strength Liu Xie relied on came from his relatives.
Although after this purge, Li Xiang basically cleared away the relatives of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. However, even so, Li Xiang was still worried. He married his sister to Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty and made him the queen. In this way, Li Xiang
This will completely control the inner palace, so that Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty will never have a chance to stand up again.
Moreover, making him a relative also shows Li Xiang's intention to seize power. Wang Mang, who finally usurped the throne, also started as a relative.
To be honest, Liu Xie really wanted to refuse this matter and accept Li's daughter as his queen. This would be equivalent to placing a bomb around him.
However, Liu Xie did not dare to refuse. Years of experience as a puppet made him increasingly scheming and extremely tolerant, but at the same time, it also made him more and more afraid.
