Chapter 58 The Northern Expedition, the first battle was won! (2)
When he learned that Qi Yan and Luo Chen had arrived with their troops, Governor Huo immediately led his troops towards Yumen Pass.
There is no one guarding Yumen Pass anymore, and this gate looks particularly lonely in the desolate wasteland.
Xie Yuan looked deeply at the closed door made of loess and reached out to touch the wall riddled with holes.
Under the erosion of the years, there are no traces of the war here, but the hostility left by the war can still be felt.
"We were very sorry about what happened to General Qi back then. When I arrived with reinforcements, I only had time to collect the bodies of those soldiers. The body of General Qi was not found, only the jade pendant he carried with him was found." Governor Huo's voice suddenly sounded.
Ringing in the ears.
Xie Yuan turned his head and bowed to Governor Huo: "I still want to thank the Governor for bringing the bones of the soldiers back to their hometown."
In his time, some soldiers are still buried in foreign lands, and their bones cannot be returned to their hometowns.
The army settled down at Yumen Pass and was soon discovered by the soldiers stationed in Liangzhou City.
However, they did not check too much and instead sent more troops to the southern border.
When the scout told Xie Yuan the news, Xie Yuan strengthened his guess.
It was not accidental that the Donghu invaded Liangzhou City and frequently attacked Yumen Pass.
But we still have to wait until King Pengcheng is captured alive to know the truth.
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On September 1st, the armies of Qi Yan and Luo Chen arrived at the southern border of Liangzhou.
The scouts rushed over to deliver the message. Governor Huo, who had been waiting for several days, gave the order to attack Liangzhou from both sides at the same time. Because King Langya was stubborn and thought that only 130,000 troops were enough, others would not dare to attack rashly, so he did not follow.
Other states mobilized military forces.
So the soldiers stationed in Liangzhou were few and scattered, and because King Langya wanted to entertain all the civil and military officials he entrusted, 10,000 troops were stationed near King Han's Mansion.
This just gave everyone a great opportunity for a sneak attack.
The soldiers on the other side of the southern border were fighting fiercely, but there was singing and dancing in the palace.
At this time, King Langya had no idea that his good days were coming to an end.
When the people stationed in the north of Liangzhou City saw an army coming from Yumen Pass, they immediately thought that foreigners were coming and quickly prepared to sound the alarm.
Unexpectedly, the soldiers on the observation platform next to him gave him a look: "We are working so hard to defend the city, but His Majesty is singing and dancing in the palace, sitting in the arms of beauties. Serving for such a king, if we die, it will be too bad for us."
It’s not worth it anymore.”
The sentry was stunned.
Yes.
They still have an old mother at home, but they haven't shown their filial piety to her yet, and they haven't shown their utmost loyalty to her.
Thinking of this, they looked at each other and ordered people to open the city gate.
The Huo family's army was ready for a strong attack. Suddenly, they saw the soldiers guarding the city opening the city gate and surrendering their weapons.
"The ancients said that the phoenix chose good trees to live in. Although we are not phoenixes, we are not unreasonable people. Sima An indulged in his gentle country, ignored the government, and allowed his subordinates to massacre the people - such a tyrant is really not worthy of our followers!
"
The person who led the soldiers to turn against him was a very gentle man. He held the tiger talisman in both hands and bowed to Governor Huo, Xie Yuan and others.
Some scouts recognized him as a confidant beside King Langya.
It turned out that because this counselor felt that there was no hope of achieving success by following King Langya and was so headstrong and arrogant, he decided to surrender to Dudu Huo and others who were about to invade.
After knowing Huo Qubing's attack route, he was sure that Huo Dudu and others would attack from Yumen Pass, attack Liangzhou with Qi Yan and others, and take Liangzhou City directly.
So he led his people to wait here early.
After Governor Huo found out, he narrowed his eyes.
"Since you have given up your weapons and surrendered, let's not kill him. Please ask this gentleman to lead the way." Xie Yuan bowed.
"Here."
Soon, under the leadership of this counselor, the Huo family army took over the entire two states without any effort.
The soldiers knew that there was no hope of further fighting, so they surrendered.
During the Chou period, the army surrounded the entire city of Liangzhou.
At that time, King Langya was still addicted to the gentle land.
By the time you realize something is wrong outside, it's too late.
The palace door was kicked open, and the cold wind blowing in made the candlelight in the palace dim.
King Langya was leaning against the dragon chair, with his clothes hanging loosely around his body and without a hair crown. He looked with his hair disheveled like a man who was in a state of madness.
When Xie Yuan and Qi Yan arrived, all the maids and guards had already fled, and only King Langya was sitting in the main hall, drinking alone.
After a sip of strong wine, the cool evening breeze blew away the man's smell of alcohol.
King Langya came to his senses and squinted at the door, vaguely seeing two teenagers coming in.
"Who broke into my palace! Where are my guards!" He seemed to have not yet woken up from his imperial dream, shouting at the top of his lungs.
"You lost." Qi Yan said calmly.
"I lost...I lost..." King Langya chewed on these three words and suddenly laughed up to the sky, tears rolling down his eyes.
"I, Sima An, am so smart, how could I become a defeated enemy!"
"You have only been shrewd for a few years. The wealth and splendor of these years have confused your eyes and mind. No matter how shrewd you are, you are not as smart as you were then." Xie Yuan said warmly,
"When you choose to take this path, you should think about what will happen today."
King Langya stared at Xie Yuan fiercely, and then at Qi Yan. Suddenly he was stunned, pointed at Qi Yan, and spoke tremblingly——
"Qi Jing... Qi Jing - you've come back to claim your life, haven't you? I didn't harm you, so don't look for me!"
A thunder sounded in the long night, illuminating the man's pale face.
Qi Yan quickly stepped forward and grabbed Langya King's collar, his eyes were extremely cold: "Who changed the weapons back then, and who caused my father to die tragically on the battlefield?!"
King Langya trembled and said he didn't know. Suddenly he foamed at the mouth, glanced twice and fell unconscious.
Qi Yan was stunned and subconsciously turned to look at Xie Yuan.
Xie Yuan came up and took the pulse of King Langya, and shook his head at him after a moment: "He has taken too much Five Stone Powder, and is now unconscious. No matter how much he interrogates, he will not be able to find out. Wait until brother and I
If we capture King Pengcheng and the head of the Lu family alive, everything will be revealed."
Qi Yan nodded and let go of King Langya who smelled of alcohol in disgust.
It can only be the.
According to historical records, on September 1, the first year of Yongkang in the Jin Dynasty, the first battle of the Northern Expedition was won.
Among them, General Huo Qubing single-handedly led 30,000 light cavalry to annihilate King Langya's 70,000 men. He became famous in the Central Plains in the first battle, which aroused the imperial court's fear of the Huo family.
But that’s all for another day.
After the army entered Liangzhou, they quickly blocked the news, so that no one outside the country knew that Liangzhou had changed hands.
Then the kings continued to play and sing every night.
After reorganizing, the Huo army immediately marched towards Bingzhou and quickly captured the Hejian King who also had a small number of defenders.
In this way, only Youzhou is left in the far north.