Chapter 311 Ascension to the Throne (1)
The former people of Cao Wei were still immersed in the grief after the fall, but many people had begun a new life. In order to show their respect for the pseudo-Wei emperor Cao Huan, he did not immediately move into the palace, but summoned all forces in Xuchang City to appease him.
The vast majority of bureaucrats were moved by the Sima family, and the main ones left were families that were not very harmonious with the Sima family. Among these people, there were elites, and they knew that they should accept reality at this moment. Liu Chan was interested in attracting the hearts of the people, and the major families tried to show their loyalty to the Han Dynasty. The two sides agreed to a series of government affairs, including the Xuchang family's reduction of personnel in accordance with the Han Dynasty's laws.
This was not unexpected, but as Liu Chan expected, the Han army did not accept surrender and had a huge deterrent force against the people in the city who were waiting and watching. If they were really determined to resist, they would have joined forces with Du Yu to fight to the death. Why should they wait and see until now?
In other words, the scholars of Xuchang had already compromised this ending from the bottom of their hearts, just hoping to gain some benefits. However, the Han army did not even let go of surrendering troops, and they set a price with the Han emperor to try to get benefits. Isn’t this a death sentence?
With these people working hard and coming forward, Xuchang's situation could be restored to peace within one month. However, before this, there was another major event to be done, which was buried for the dead pseudo-dynasty emperor Cao Huan, and made him feel safe. The Wei State called Shu Han and Eastern Wu pseudo-Wu, and the Wu Han was the same.
Especially after the Han army occupied Xuchang, it had already uprooted the foundation of Cao Wei and firmly controlled it in its own hands. In addition, Cao Huan had passed away, and Wei had not yet decided on the next monarch. This is a good time to build momentum, and this is a good time to calm the hearts of the people!
Before burying Cao Huan, the first thing was to posthumously named. The person was already dead, but the specifications of the funeral must not be regulated by the emperor. Cao Huan was not intelligent enough to control the Sima family and could not govern the country. However, when he was in danger, he went to the trouble with all the people and died for the country in the end, which was worthy of praise. Therefore, Liu Chan posthumously named Cao Rui as King Ai and was buried with the courtesy of the prince.
Of course, the eulogy for Cao Huan and the imperial edict for posthumous title were carefully written. Whether you are a citizen of Cao Wei or a commoner of the Han Dynasty, as long as you have read or heard of it, a sad feeling will be brewing in your heart. No matter how good Cao Huan is, the more you hear it, the more you feel uncomfortable. Such a good "emperor" ended in a tragic ending by Sima's family. Isn't that a pity?
More than just a pity? It's simply hateful!
Most of the rich scholars who defected to Shu Han were considered "unfaithful" by the Sima family and stayed in Xuchang as cannon fodder. These people naturally had to show their abilities when they defected to the Han Dynasty. These people continued to create a series of remarks and information such as the Sima family's usurpation, the Sima family was powerful for a long time, and oppressed the young master. People unknowingly turned their attention to the destruction of the country to Sima Yan.
The capital of Wei State was occupied and the emperor died in battle. The Han Dynasty announced the demise of Wei State, which was intentional, but it was also true.
After decades of struggle between the Han and Wei, they finally returned to the starting point. It is appropriate to put the reason for the demise of the Wei Kingdom on the Sima family. Although this is against their will, it is also the best method at the moment. It is to let the Sima family be criticized by thousands of people, put Sima Yan under great pressure, and then wait for Sima Yan to make a mistake.
If Sima Yan was proclaiming himself emperor, it would declare the true demise of Wei. Not to mention the people of the "Wei State" under the Han Dynasty, even the common officials on Sima Yan's land might not be able to fully accept this fact.
If the Wei Kingdom had not perished, Sima Yan would not be able to ascend the throne by himself, but would look for the next puppet to promote the throne. But if he could do this, why should he abandon Cao Huan at the beginning? Sima Yan, who was determined to kill people with a knife, has now backfired.
Speech causes subtle changes in people's hearts, thus constantly developing into public opinion, making most of the people's emotions at the same front and at the same stage. Such remarks do not distinguish between national boundaries, and all the people who were once the people of Wei will empathize with it. Invisibly, Sima Yan, who was in a mess, continued to make mistakes, and this is the case in Hebei.
There were many jobs for post-war reconstruction. Liu Chan was unable to leave Xuchang for a while, but he was worried about the situation in Sichuan. He delegated power for more than ten years to exercise his strength to govern the country, because he believed that Liu Chen's wisdom was enough to become a qualified successor and a qualified businessman.
But no matter what, I am unwilling to believe that the decentralization of power over the past decade has actually been a disaster for raising a tiger, creating a huge force lurking in the dark in the country! For this country and to restore the obsession of the Han Dynasty, I have done things that every Han person could not believe, and even accomplished things that historical celebrities such as Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, even Cao Cao and Sun Quan have never done!
But why does his "son" have to do so many moves? To cultivate such strong strength? To set up such a dangerous situation?
I can't figure it out that I am Liu Chan, nor that I am not Liu Chan. No matter whether I am Liu Chan or not, Liu Chen has no reason to turn against each other...
What is going on?
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When boarding the stairs, Sima Yan turned back reluctantly and looked at the vast land. This was once a great river and mountain in his hand. Now it is unlikely that it will be difficult to return it once you go. Stepping on the boat board is the way back to Hebei. So, there is a bridgehead south of the Yellow River, Puyang, which can be used, and there is still a day for him to return it.
The Wei army began to board the ship with a low morale. This was a naked defeat, and it was even more sad that the country had lost its emperor. Everything the Han army did after occupying Xuchang declared that the country that everyone fought for no longer exists, and declared the complete demise of the Great Wei Kingdom.
There were countless deserters along the way, and no one was willing to fight again.
"Jiang Qing stood up, and was very pleased. He would definitely give him a lot of rewards when he returned to Yedu this time." Sima Yan stood on the board and looked at the direction of Puyang, feeling quite touched by Jiang Tong and other generals who had solved his difficulties. The so-called true love is seen over time, and the desires of others are indeed true.
When the 30,000 to 40,000 people boarded the ship, there were only more than 10,000 people left. Many officials and generals followed and lost their shadows. The remaining generals did not have the spirit to restrain the soldiers. When they returned to Hebei, everyone heard about it more or less, and they were not so happy.
The desolate environment and sad atmosphere made Sima Yan still look forward to it and excited. Without the Central Plains, it was not that he would give up himself. Even if he stayed in Jiangbei to fight the Shu army, wouldn’t it be the result of today? If he can’t defeat the Shu army, it is impossible to defeat...
However, it’s different to return to Hebei. The dream position made me feel a little excited!
Smoke, smoke and dust are ripped off!
A large area of smoke and dust rose in the distance for no reason, as if a ball of gray clouds kept rising and pressing down. Dozens of horses fled desperately, galloping on horseback while galloping loudly: "The Han army is here! The Han army is here!"
"What!?" Sima Yan's tower ship had not set sail yet, and he couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this! He left 20,000 troops in front of him to stop the Han army. Why did the Puyang troops retreat so quickly?
There was noisy, and no one left the line to fight, but they all ran on the boat! Everyone knew that fighting against the Shu army was to hit the stone with eggs, and everyone knew the words of the high-ranking Duke of Jin. These ships would rather run back to Jiangbei in empty space than stay for a little longer.
Sima Yan's face was bloodless and returned to the boat with trembling trembling, and ordered the soldiers to drive the boat immediately without delay! It was a pity that there were still three or four thousand soldiers on the shore, and more than seven thousand family members had not boarded the boat. Seeing the boat was about to leave, the people on the shore screamed in tears, but they had no effect.
Even the dozens of horses running wildly were left on the shore. The war horses stopped immediately when they ran into the river. Looking at the slowly sailing ship, everyone's hearts were sinking. Only the Shu Han people and horses behind him arrived, stopped a hundred steps away, and looked at the group of helpless people silently.
It turned out that Sima Yan had just left Puyang, and Jiang Tong and others who were left behind sent people to welcome the Shu army to celebrate the city. The Wei Kingdom was over, and continuing to follow Sima Yan was not necessarily a member of a country. At this time, being a minister of the destruction of the country was undoubtedly an opportunity to surrender to the Han Dynasty, and it was also a step to heaven.
Surrendering as Wei Chen expressed disdain for the rule of the Sima family. In a sense, Jiang Tong and others' positions were more noble than the previous surrender of the Wei people, but in fact it was the same, just the general trend! Sima Yan was not enough to assist, so why should he sank with him?
It may not be good to leave the shore. Some ships turned around and returned to the south bank halfway through the journey. It seemed that they had surrendered to the Shu army. Some ships even caught fire and thought that it was because of the conflict between the people on the ship. Sima Yan looked at everything silently, and his clenched fists could not feel any power.
I was obviously about to establish a country and ascend the throne, but I was so weak and embarrassed. Does this look like a founding monarch?
If the Han army imagined it so simply, I am afraid that the matter would end here. However, the news of the destruction of Wei State spread throughout the world, and all the Wei army had no fighting spirit, naturally including the Yellow River Naval Division of Wei State. The Yellow River Naval Division retreated to Hebei and dispersed part of it on its own. Some people even believe that the remarks circulating in the market are extremely correct - the culprit of the destruction of Wei State was the autocracy of the Sima family!!
The situation has long been heroes or heroes, which is a topic that does not need to be debated. Without the Sima family, there are others who will be this powerful minister, and they may not be better than the Sima family. What Sima family is wrong is that they have a heart of usurpation and want to change the flag of Wei through internal annexation, which is naturally despised by people!
But then again, if the monarch of Cao Wei is not strong enough, it will naturally lead to the situation where powerful ministers cover the sky. This is a problem with the Cao Wei royal family itself, but others cannot be blamed for being more capable than the royal family.
How many people can reach the level of Zhuge Wuhou if they assist the young master without lying?
The Yellow River Navy's self-disturbance made the Shu Han navy appear in the right position at the right time. As soon as the Wei army discovered the Han navy, the Han army entered an attack state! Countless large flying stone arrows were thrown out of the ship, and the rapid warship rushed towards the Wei army!!
The stones fell into the surging Yellow River, which only caused the waves to rise, but also made the warships sway continuously with the floating waves. Occasionally, stones hit Sima Yan's building ship, which was a huge hole and a sound. Sima Yan was trembling all over and ordered other ships to come forward to resist, but asked his warships to quickly leave the battlefield and return to the north shore.
The navy, whose hearts had long been scattered, had no time to obey the orders at this time. They immediately scattered in birds and beasts. Dozens of warships scattered like escapes. Only two warships where the Sima family's personal soldiers were located stood up and rushed towards the Han navy fearlessly, just hitting the stone with eggs.
With continuous impact and impact, black smoke rolled on the damaged warship, the north bank of the Yellow River had already appeared within sight, and the navy stationed on the north bank of the Yellow River also came to rescue at this time. Sima Yan's clenched fists and blue veins collapsed, holding the mast straight and refused to let go. His only thought was to land!!
The Han army was intercepted by the Wei Navy, and the two sides were in a melee. However, there were still warships chasing Sima Yan's giant ship. Although I don't know how long it will take to sink this giant ship, as long as I keep attacking Sima Yan accidentally hits Sima Yan, it will be considered as good!
With such thoughts, the Han Navy would rather be beaten on itself than concentrate its firepower on Sima Yan's giant ship. It is a united person.
Understanding the fierce attack of the Han army and seeing the Han warships being left behind, Sima Yan breathed a little relieved. When he arrived at the front of the warship, he didn't care about the broken deck and ordered the soldiers to quickly dock! The Sima family in Hebei has been operating for a long time, and Sima Yan is preparing to establish the country. Once he set foot on the north shore, the Han army will return in vain.
The Han ship indeed withdrew, and the Wei navy was unwilling to pursue it. The hard battle with a strong spirit damaged a lot of people.
"Hahahahaha! Heaven is endless and lonely! Heaven is endless and lonely!!" Sima Yan stood on the deck and danced hard, roaring constantly, looking at the Han boat leaving with a relieved expression.
The soldiers on the ship also survived, and there were not many people left. When they saw that they were safe, they quickly began to block the leak and put out the fire. Sima Yan stood alone on the deck with a broken roar and roared enough. Another feeling of sadness, the followers who followed him were martyred one by one, and there was no one talking at the moment.
"Hey...ah...ah!!!"
With a long sigh, his hands fell from the air and slapped heavily on the fence. In the past, it was just an action to vent his emotions. However, the warship was almost vague by the Shu army. The fence had already loosened, but Sima Yan was unaware of anything.
Before the force on his hands was vented, the fence could no longer bear it. The moment Sima Yan fell down his hands, it turned outward! Poor Sima Yan's center of gravity tilted forward, and after crying, he fell from the warship, and after several collisions on the outside of the warship, he fell into the Yellow River water.
The Yellow River is turbulent, but it is still a distance from the shore. The busy Wei soldiers around him turned around and looked back and were immediately scared!! The dignified Duke of Jin fell into the water. If anything happens, the whole boat will be buried with him!!
"Hurry! Save Duke Jin!!"
When I rushed to the side of the boat and looked down, what else could I see besides the rushing river water? Several generals and lieutenants were dumbfounded and didn't know where to start, and knew that a disaster was coming...
Three lifetimes of management and lifelong hard work, it is a pity that Sima Yan has worked hard to turn into nothingness for half his life, and the emperor's dream will disappear from then on... If he had known this end, it would be better to serve the country like Cao Huan, and this would be a joke for Qianqiu!
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Wei generals Ma Long, Hu Guang and Liu Hong rushed to Xuzhou, preparing to sweep away the Han family members in Xuzhou and take root in Xuzhou and wait for the opportunity to counterattack.
The troops were all elite soldiers of the Wei State, and half of them were veterans led by the Hu brothers for many years. Therefore, although they were in a low mood, they could still maintain no deserters. After entering Xuzhou, the local Wei army did not come to welcome the support, and there was no news, and there was no sign of the Han army!
Even several cities were empty, without any troops stationed on both sides. Ma Long and others drove the army into the city, and the ku Mansion in the city was naturally empty, and they could only eat the food for the march. After asking the people in the city, they found out that the Wei army guarding the city two days ago was persuaded by the Han army. Last night, the entire city defender left with money and food.
After the fierce battles, the soldiers and generals needed to have a good rest. There were no enemy troops around, and some were just ordinary people. However, the people talked a lot and were messy, but the words and words caused some changes to the Wei army. During the march, the movement of soldiers could be controlled, but after they were stationed in several cities, the situation was different.
Ma Long kept sending people to inquire about the movements of the Shu army, but the cities within a radius of hundreds of miles were actually empty! How could the Wei army find the position of the Shu army?
The Wei army in Qingzhou had long followed Sima Yan's order to retreat to the Beihai area. Now Xuzhou is just Ma Long's huge Wei army and the Shu army who don't know where to hide. It's just that it can't find an opponent and only has more than 100,000 troops, how can it be used?
Continue to expand the search scope and continuously occupy cities in Xuzhou, the power of the Wei army began to expand. Originally, Ma Long wanted to occupy the entire Xuzhou, but isn't it appropriate for the Shu army to retreat on its own?
In just two days, in just two days, the Wei army stationed in various places began to flee. On the first night, four or five thousand Wei soldiers were missing. On the second night, even if the generals at all levels took it seriously, more than 10,000 people still threw down their armor and weapons and ran away...
At this time, Ma Long, Hu Guang and others realized that they had fallen into the Shu army's plan! The entire Wei State was in chaos and the hearts of the people were extremely fragile. At this time, the Shu army did not choose to fight against the Ai soldiers, but gave up most of the area that had already occupied and used the local people and remarks to provoke the morale of the Wei people!
The Wei army's mind was no longer on fighting. The so-called provocation was just to continue contact and let the soldiers get more information - of course, the information was true and false. The Shu army deliberately spread rumors, and the people just said that they knew it, but they did not distinguish between true and false.
Everyone has their own opinions. Once someone starts to take off his armor and leave the military camp secretly, it will continue to expand or even be difficult to stop.
The plan to attack the heart is nothing more than this. It is too late to wait for Ma Long and others to wake up!
Three days later, there were only 60,000 troops left in the hundreds of thousands of Wei troops, and deserters still occurred from time to time. Ma Long, Hu Guang and others were helpless and could only unwilling to lead the army northward, enter the Qingzhou area, turn the way back to Hebei, and give up the entire Xuzhou!
Seeing the Wei army leaving Xuzhou, Lu Ji and Lu Yun laughed with advice, and ordered the Shu army to occupy the city one by one without pursuing it...
Chapter completed!