Chapter 688: Capture Emperor Hui of Jin
"General, Sima Yi fled to Huainan, chased after him to the south and crossed the Huainan River, and that was Shouchun."
"What's going on in Shouchun City?"
"Shouchun City was originally a city occupied by princes named Yang Xingmi, but according to the latest news at night, the Ming army in Jiangdong took advantage of the battle with Sima Yi and sent troops to conquer Shouchun City. Yang Xingmi surrendered to the Ming army."
"The Ming army is said to be a powerful army, which has come from more than a thousand years later."
Wang Jian learned that the Ming army had captured Shouchun City and was afraid of the Ming army.
The Qin army, Han army, Tang army, Ming army, and these troops were all in the front line in all dynasties.
"The Ming army is a powerful enemy and cannot be confronted head-on."
After occupying Sima Yi's territory, Wang Jian did not rashly attack Shouchun, but instead watched the Ming army's forces.
In Shouchun City, the Ming army general Xu Da led 300,000 Ming troops. According to the plan of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of Ming Dynasty, he began the northern expedition, took the lead in occupying the Huainan area, and set up a horse farm in Huainan as a bridgehead to prepare for the attack on Shandong, Central Plains and other places.
The six kingdoms combined to attack Xia, which caused a chain reaction. Even Zhu Yuanzhang, who was arbitrary in Jiangdong, could not hold back.
After defeating Sun Jian, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately sent Xu Da to follow the steps and carry out preliminary preparations for the Northern Expedition.
Xu Da's 300,000 Ming troops crossed the Yangtze River and defeated Yang Xingmi, the prince entrenched in the Huainan area.
Yang Xingmi was the founder of Southern Wu during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms periods, and had a black cloud long sword army.
But Yang Xingmi still could not stop Xu Da, and Chang Yuchun's Ming army was captured.
Sima Yi gathered the defeated troops all the way, fled to Shouchun, and met the Ming army general Xu Da.
Xu Da's aura is still above Sima Yi.
The lineup of military generals brought by Xu Da is not weak at all, even far exceeding Sima Yi's current team.
Sima Yi's generals Beigong Chun, Huan Wen and others were defeated and captured. Sima Yi took Sima Shi and Sima Zhao's two sons to escape with King Yingbu of Jiujiang. There were more than 200,000 Jin troops, leaving only more than 10,000 people.
Sima Yi's civil and military ministers were more than half of them, and they could not be on par with Zhu Yuanzhang, the great prince behind Xu Da.
"Using Sima Xuan's strategy, he is so embarrassed. It seems that Qin general Wang Jian is a strong enemy."
Xu Da coldly glanced at Sima Yi and others who fled to Shouchun City.
Although Xu Da did not very recognize Sima Yi's character, he accepted Sima Yi and his group for Zhu Yuanzhang's plan to attack the Northern Expedition.
The Xia Kingdom established by Zhang Hua was too powerful and occupied wealthy places such as the Central Plains. Zhu Yuanzhang's Ming army also had to gather all forces to succeed in the Northern Expedition.
At this time, it was not the end of Yuan Dynasty.
At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the Mongols had internal conflicts. After the Mongols entered the Central Plains, the Mongolian cavalry became increasingly degenerate, and Zhu Yuanzhang himself had the ability and was destined to do so, so Zhu Yuanzhang created the only miracle of successful Northern Expedition.
However, Zhang Hua's famous generals were everywhere. Once he occupied the north, Zhu Yuanzhang's northern expedition would be far more difficult than the end of the Yuan Dynasty.
"There are such soldiers in later generations, and the younger generation is terrifying."
Sima Yi was quite surprised to see the army from later Ming dynasties.
Xu Da's 300,000 Ming troops were as powerful as rainbows. He once swept away Jiangdong and defeated powerful enemies repeatedly. Therefore, these 300,000 Ming troops were full of murderous aura and were undoubtedly a powerful force.
Sun Jian, the tiger in Jiangdong, fought against Xu Da, and Chang Yuchun's Ming army had a record of seven battles and seven defeats, and he never won.
This shows how terrible Xu Da and Chang Yuchun are the two Ming Dynasty gods.
Beside Xu Da, there is Chang Yuchun, a fierce general with a tiger's back and a bear's waist.
Chang Yuchun's martial arts are at the same level as the Five Tiger Generals, and they are both powerful generals who charge into battle. Not only that, Chang Yuchun also has the ability to lead troops, claiming to command 100,000 cavalry, and is invincible in the world.
Sima Yi and his son did not dare to show off their character in front of Xu Da and two famous generals.
"How many troops did the Xia army use to attack Runan?"
"Around 400,000 to 500,000, the Xia army lost at least tens of thousands of people in the battle of Runan."
Although Sima Yi was defeated, with his wisdom, he could accurately calculate the forces used by Wang Jian and Zhang Xutuo to attack Runan.
"My soldiers and horses and Wang Jian's soldiers are equal in number. Your Majesty also sent troops to attack Jiaozhou. Only by pacifying Jiaozhou can you have no worries and fight the Central Plains in the north."
Xu Da pondered the current situation. Wang Jian defeated Sima Yi with a destructive force, and came in full force and expanded the land to Huainan.
Facing Wang Jian, one of the four famous generals of the Warring States Period, Xu Da was not sure of winning and did not dare to act rashly without the advantage of his military strength.
Every step that follows is related to Zhu Yuanzhang's plan for the Northern Expedition, and Xu Da and Chang Yuchun dare not neglect.
Xu Da and Wang Jian confront each other across the Huai River, and no one dared to act rashly.
If Wang Jian goes south easily, he is likely to evolve into a script of the Battle of Feishui.
If Xu Da went north, it might evolve into a script that failed the Northern Expedition in many dynasties.
The Huai River area became a situation where the state of Xia, Chu, Ming, and the three kingdoms were in harmony. The northwest was Zhang Hua's Xia, Xiang Liang's Chu, and Zhu Yuanzhang's Ming to the south.
"This man didn't have time to escape and was captured alive by us. This man claimed to be Sima Zhong, the great-grandson of Emperor Hui of Jin, Sima Yi."
While confronting Xu Da's Ming army, Wang Jian counted the captured generals.
In addition to the captured Western Jin general Beigong Chun, the surrendered Eastern Jin Grand Sima Huan Wen, and Wang Jian's Qin army captured Sima Zhong, the Jin Emperor Hui who did not eat meat when defeating Sima Yi's Jin army.
Because Sima Zhong was half a fool, he was one step later when he ran away. Before he could escape, he was captured alive by the Qin army.
"This person has no threat, let him go."
Zhang Xutuo from the Sui Dynasty knew the allusion of why not eat meat. Emperor Hui of Jin Sima Zhong was one of the few emperors who were harmless. Zhang Xutuo simply released Sima Zhong directly and abolished him as a civilian.
If anyone of Sima Yi, Sima Shi, and Sima Zhao were captured alive, then Zhang Xutuo could still seek credit from Zhang Hua.
But handing over to Sima Zhong as a credit, it probably humiliated the combat effectiveness of the Sui army.
Zhang Hua didn't even bother to imprison Sima Zhong in the Heavenly Prison.
This is a waste of food.
"That... I can't grow crops and have no skills. If I make a living alone, I may starve to death. I wonder if I can be your captive..."
Sima Zhong thought hard for a long time and begged pitifully Zhang Xutuo, Wang Jian and other enemy generals not to let him go.
Sima Zhong had no skill. After joining Sima Yi, Sima Yi did not appoint Sima Zhong, but he divided several servants to serve Sima Zhong, and Sima Zhong could be considered as having food and drink.
If Sima Zhong was deposed as a civilian, he would probably starve to death, so Sima Zhong would rather be a prisoner and eat royal food than farm...
“…”
Zhang Xutuo, Qin Qiong and other Sui Dynasty generals looked at each other. They had never seen such an outrageous idea. A man had no ability to survive.
"Forget it, keep him in the army. When Sima Yi and his son are captured alive, they will show their victory to their lord together."
Zhang Xutuo waved his hand indifferently, just to raise a pig in the camp and open his mouth.
Sima is grateful: "Thank you, General."
Wang Jian, Meng Tian and other Qin generals were speechless.
Qin Qiong couldn't help but sigh: "Who could have thought that Sima Yi, who was scheming, would have such descendants that would lead to the Five Barbarians' invasion of China, and almost caused China to sink."
Chen Gong looked at the topographic map of Huai River: "Sima Yi only brought more than 10,000 remaining troops south, and in name only. We occupy Runan County. Next, we will see if the lord can solve Li Shimin..."
Chapter completed!