In the year 618 of the Chinese calendar, Shenzong Liu Hao, the eleventh emperor of the Qingfeng Empire, died suddenly in Jiangzhou, the capital of Jiangnan Road, while on a tour to the south of the Yangtze River. Since Liu Hao did not make a will or designate a successor to the throne during his lifetime, the two sons of Shenzong were ready to make a move, and the three
The great family was not willing to be lonely. Coupled with the corruption of the government and the corruption of the military, the Qingfeng Empire, which had been founded for 300 years, suddenly became precarious in the long river of history. At the same time, the three northeastern countries assembled a million-strong coalition army with overwhelming strength and went south.
, and the three major nomadic groups in the northwest also invaded the borders one after another. The mainland of China, which had been peaceful for hundreds of years, finally fell into a war that lasted for more than ten years because of the sudden death of Shenzong.
In the summer of 618 in the Chinese Calendar, the Allied Forces of the Northeast Haixi Dynasty, the Baijing Dynasty and the Mandan Dynasty moved southward, breaking through the Northeast Great Wall defense line of the Qingfeng Empire in one fell swoop, annihilating the Northern Army garrison, and defeating the Xuanwu Army. In the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces
Under fierce pursuit and fierce fighting, the Xuanwu Legion fled south until they crossed the river and retreated to Yuzhou Road, the core area of the empire. With the assistance of the local garrison, they stabilized their position. However, limited by national strength, the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces
Although they pursued the defense line of the river, facing the natural dangers of the river and the empire's powerful naval dragon corps, the coalition forces wisely stopped and moved to sweep away the imperial troops still on the third road in Hebei. In the autumn of the same year, Donghai and Beiyuan, Hebei
, Taihang Three Roads fell.
At the same time, the three major nomadic groups in the northwest also went south to herd horses. Due to the incompetence of the border generals and the corruption of the military and government, the Western Legion stationed in the northwest fortress Jiayuguan was encircled and annihilated. Facing hundreds of thousands of nomadic cavalry, the Hexi Road garrison###
The legion retreated to Hetao Road. In the autumn of the same year, the Northwest Second Road Anxi and Hexi fell. As the imperial army moved south, countless refugees also moved south. In order to meet their needs for wealth and land and relieve their own food pressure, the foreign tribes in the north faced
Facing the common people of the Five Roads in Hebei Province who had lost their resistance, the foreign troops plundered the strong men and returned them to the country as slaves, and also began to massacre them. Suddenly, the corpses of the Five Roads in Hebei Province piled up in mountains, and blood flowed into rivers. Especially in Donghai and Beiyuan.
The Sixteenth Prefecture of Youyun, where the Taihang Third Road is located, was originally a fertile land with tens of millions of people. However, under the butcher knife of the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces, except for more than five million young and middle-aged people who were kidnapped, one year later, the entire
There are 30 million people in the Hebei Third Road, but there are less than one million households and less than five million residents. The situation in the Northwest Second Road is slightly better, but the total population has also dropped from 12 million before the war to 4 million after the war.
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As the saying goes, blessings are unparalleled and misfortunes never come alone. Seeing the decline of the empire, the surrounding countries that were originally affiliated with the empire also began to show their sharp claws. In the spring of 619 in the Chinese calendar, the southern Mitsukoshi and the Jinhua Dynasty allied forces invaded the north, and their troops were directed towards
Dahu Road, the largest granary in the empire, also had the vague intention of attacking the important tax-rich Jiangnan Road. Fortunately, the commander of the southern army, Jingnan Marquis Ouyang Jingzhong, was old and strong. He faced the enemy's superior strength, although he only had 100,000 troops.
, but with the empire's powerful naval dragon army and Xijiang's relatively complete defense line, the coalition forces were firmly blocked from the country. At this time, the Eastern Japanese Dynasty hovering above the East China Sea was not willing to be lonely. Because the empire
Most of the navy was concentrated on the defense lines of Dahe and Xijiang. The leader of the Eastern Japanese Empire, Dekang Shifu, constantly used his navy to frequently harass the eastern coastline of the empire. While plundering the coastal wealth, the Japanese navy also openly plundered the strong labor force and returned it to the country as slaves.
In the summer of 619 in the Chinese Calendar, after a winter of dormancy and a spring of cultivation, the three northern kingdoms and the three major nomadic tribes mobilized their troops and formed a million-strong coalition with the intention of going south. Facing the unprecedented pressure from the foreign tribes in the north, the Qingfeng Empire
The various forces that were still at war finally achieved a temporary compromise. In June, the eldest son of Emperor Shenzong, Prince Xuan Liu Hui, succeeded to the throne and was known as the heroic emperor. The second son of Emperor Shenzong, Prince Jing Liu Xian, was granted the title of auxiliary king. After a short and powerful negotiation, Qingfeng
The dynasty finally assembled an army of 600,000, with the empire's highly respected general Dingbeihou Zhang Mingjing as the commander-in-chief, and the national advisor Pang Ye, known as the most wise man in Qingfeng, as the military advisor, forming the Northern Expeditionary Army. They were preparing to cross the Yinfeng Mountains northward.
Set up defenses along the river defense line in Hetao Road. However, because the armies came from different places and had not had any coordination before, many generals under their command had their own plans. Facing the millions of alien coalition forces north of the river, the generals not only
Instead of giving up their past grudges and working together, they continued to fight and fight internally.
In September 619 of the Chinese calendar, after a two-month confrontation, 150,000 Rouran cavalry, led by the famous general Qincha Khan, built a pontoon bridge with sheepskin rafts and secretly crossed the river in the upper reaches of the river. After lurking for three days, they used a
On a night of heavy rain, they bypassed the Northern Expeditionary Army's reconnaissance range and took the opportunity to raid the Northern Expeditionary Army's camp. Due to their cooperation with Wuxu and the unexpected incident, almost all the ### regiments in front of them were dispersed. The Hebei Allied Forces also took the opportunity to cross the river.
, with the cooperation of the Rouran cavalry, they attacked the Eastern Army, which was not fully prepared. Facing the sudden attack, the Northern Expeditionary Army camp collapsed completely. Zhang Mingjing, the Marquis of Dingbei, and Zhao Mu, the Marquis of Donghai, the commander of the Eastern Army,
, Weiyuan Hou Huahe, the commander of the Xuanwu Legion, died in battle, military advisor Pang Ye disappeared, Qinglong, ### and the Xuanwu Legion were all collapsed. The remaining legions, which were still intact, were led by Li Tiezhan, deputy commander of the Northern Expeditionary Army.
The entire line retreated to Yinfeng Castle. Facing the steep Yinfeng Mountains and the extremely favorable Yinfeng Castle, as well as the weather that was about to turn cold, after plundering a lot, the main force of the alien coalition began to slowly withdraw northward. And Qingfeng
Since the empire had just lost hundreds of thousands of its elite troops, it was unable to launch a counterattack in a short period of time. Therefore, the north and the south began a long confrontation across the still war-torn Hetaolu. And our story begins here.