It's just that what Liu Yu hates the most is the innocent heart of thousands of people represented by him, but he has been used by those hateful gate valves again and again, and even this sacred Northern Expedition is used as a tool for political struggle and other signs, and the sad thing is that countless young people don't know this at all, and they think that their Northern Expedition is really worried about the country and the people, and they are really determined to recover, so that they throw their heads and spill their blood for them, bury their bones and abandon their wives in other places, what a tragedy.

Since the southward migration, the imperial power has fallen, basically a few gate lords began to rule the country, Wang, Yu, Huan, Xie and other big clans have been in charge of the government, several major clans contain each other, and maintain each other, so that this situation of multiple governments can be maintained, this situation of course makes the political situation in the small and medium-sized chaos, maintain a general stability, but, in this troubled times, this situation greatly hinders the comprehensive integration of Jiangnan society, and can not form a strong leadership core at all, It is also difficult to produce the desired leader, even if such a person really appears, the other gate lords would rather bury the interests of the country, but also must completely defeat the person with such potential, therefore, the previous Northern Expedition such as Zu Li, Chu Li, Yin Hao, Xie Wan, Xie Xuan When the Northern Expedition, Jiangnan was simply a plate of scattered sand, and there were many factors that restrained the Northern Expedition, in the final analysis, it was not the confrontation between the two countries, but the confrontation between the personal forces of these commanders and the other country, so they failed to achieve great achievements.

Zu Ti's Northern Expedition, the imperial court did not give substantial support, only gave Zu Ti 1,000 people of food and 3,000 pieces of cloth, in desperation, Zu Ti had to take thousands of enthusiastic young people across the river, even so, the ruling Wang Dao and Wang Dun even for Zu Ti quite disapproving, there are many constraints.

And when Zu Ti had just laid the foundation in Henan and had a large area of land and army, the imperial court sent Dai Yuan to control it.

After the end of the ancestor's depression, the court finally woke up slightly, so Chu Li went on another northern expedition, this time, the court gave considerable help, and a certain degree of mobilization was carried out before the expedition, for a time the government and the opposition thought that the Central Plains could be restored, and Guanglu doctor Cai Mo and others stood up and said strange things, they said that if the Central Plains can be recovered, of course it is a good thing, but in this way, Chu Li is bound to shock the world, no one can be responsible, and there is an army in hand, so that it is not a big trouble for the court and the emperor's henchmen, Sure enough, the imperial court's support for Chu Li was immediately reserved, and his Northern Expedition was not surprisingly defeated.

If it is said that during Chu Li's Northern Expedition, the actions of the imperial court and some villains were still limited to local secret black hands to make stumbling blocks, and they did not dare to do anything publicly, then what made Liu Yu feel disgusting the most was Yin Hao's time.

The Northern Expedition of Yin Hao, the overlord of the soil, was neither the time had come, nor did he have always had the ambition to recover the Central Plains, but it was completely the initiative of the imperial court to suppress the Northern Expedition at constant temperature, in order to prevent Huan Wen from taking advantage of the incense, so when he was not carefully prepared at all, he hurriedly led the army to the north, and the result was naturally a complete defeat, and in vain countless hot-blooded men were buried in their bones, but Liu Yu's uncle and two uncles were all sacrificed in that battle, which is also the fundamental reason why Liu Yu hated these gate lords.

After the failure of Yin Hao's Northern Expedition, Huan Wen took the opportunity to counterattack, and through the method of political disputes in the imperial court, he temporarily drove all the opponents out of the imperial court, so as to take the qualifications of the Northern Expedition as his own, and at the same time hold the military and political power in his own hands. Although the means are negotiable, after all, the temporary unity of power has been barely achieved.

Therefore, Huan Wen's Northern Expedition has also achieved a number of achievements, but the problem is that the intention of Huan Wen's Northern Expedition is not all in the recovery of the north, he did not take Wang Meng's proposal to attack Chang'an, and entered Fangtou without taking Xi Chao's proposal to go straight to Yecheng, from which it seems to be possible to glimpse his heroic mentality of Jiankang although he is outside the army, it is this heroic mentality that hinders the further achievement of his Northern Expedition achievements, Huan Wen has long been good at upstream, remote control of the imperial court, although the Wang, Xie clan can not be restricted.

As for the Northern Expedition after the Battle of Weishui, it was a nightmare in Liu Yu's life, and he still can't forget the tears left when he crossed the Yellow River but was forced to return south, and he will not forget that the failure of the Northern Expedition was not because the front-line soldiers didn't need to die, not because the enemy was too cruel, and not because the front-line generals were not brave and not proficient in strategy, but because someone was dragging his feet.

However, Liu Yu clearly knew who was the hindrance, but there was no way to break that person's body into ten thousand pieces, just because even if Liu Yu was in power, he was still a Han clan, and he still didn't have the capital to compete with the Shi clan.

All Liu Yu can do is wait, persevere, and struggle at the same time. Although it is said that the times create heroes, but heroes can also create the times, as long as Liu Yu continues to make meritorious contributions, his reputation will grow day by day, as long as Liu Yu has an army in his hands, his strength will become stronger and stronger, and then all the talents will automatically gather around him, and at that time, the situation is stronger than people, and it is time for him and some people to settle accounts.

And to realize his ideals and ambitions, and at the same time avenge those brothers who died in vain, the Northern Expedition is always the best way, at this point, Liu Yu does not hide that he also has to rely on the Northern Expedition to achieve his own goals, but Liu Yu also sincerely wants to recover his homeland, this is the difference.

Of course, if the Northern Expedition wants to succeed, it cannot only rely on the people's hearts, the people's hearts are very important, but the current situation and strategy are also very important, after all, in addition to the Northern Expedition as a banner, it should also have its own connotation, only a relatively successful integration of forces in a society can gather a strong force, and there will be a truly thorough Northern Expedition.

The Northern Expedition launched from the southeast, the real success is few, in addition to political reasons, it is also related to the strategy of the Northern Expedition, when the ancestors of the Northern Expedition, fought for Henan, and Henan was the intersection of chaos and turmoil, Chu Pei's Northern Expedition, the division went out of Sikou and tended to Pengcheng, and the result was defeated in Daipi, Yin Hao's Northern Expedition, intended to go north out of Xu and Luo, but first there was Zhang Yu's rebellion according to Xuchang, so that the plan to send troops from Shouchun was frustrated, and then moved troops to Sikou and Xiapi directions, and Yao Xiang attacked each other, Xie Wan's Northern Expedition, from the vortex and Yingshui to Luoyang, However, the Yan army was strong and retreated in a hurry, causing the soldiers to be defeated, and Xuchang, Yingchuan, Qiao, and Pei Zhucheng fell one after another, and these northern expeditions did not have a clear strategic goal, and they all overestimated their own strength, but underestimated the enemy's strength, even if they could achieve phased achievements, on the whole, it was still difficult to achieve an overall victory.

The last three-way Northern Expedition, because it was at a special point in time after the victory in the Battle of Weishui, was also a rare time of unity in the Jin Dynasty, so the Northern Expedition strategy was actually good, Jingzhou advanced by land and water from Wuguan into the pass, the Middle Route Army took Heluo directly, the East Route Army went north from Pengcheng, first took Shandong, and the three-way army was full of morale and well-equipped, and this time the layout was also scrutinized by all parties, and achieved unanimity, on the whole, it can be said that the layout is grand and cleverly coordinated, It is enough to support the overall situation, and the Qin army has just been defeated, people's hearts are fluctuating, and there are many rebellions inside, which was originally a great opportunity to overthrow Great Qin in one fell swoop and recover the homeland, but unfortunately for various reasons, this time the Northern Expedition was still a failure.

This time Liu Yu's task is very clear, because Murong Chong of the northern line has just occupied Yecheng, the foundation is not stable, and it will take time to consolidate the successes that have been achieved, and before Shi Yue was defeated, the ground in Shandong was already very empty, and as a last resort, Shi Yue had to lead the remnants and retreat to Henan.

In other words, the land of Qilu is now in a relatively empty stage, Murong Chong in the north has no ability to capture this place for the time being, and Shi Yue, who originally occupied this place and operated for a long time, had to withdraw from here, which gave the Jin State a good opportunity to occupy here, and by the way, it could also allow Liu Yu and the Beifu army to jump out of the fierce internal strife and protect themselves, which is of great significance.

Liu Yu is a person who knows the soldiers, he knows that the foundation of his career can only be the southeast, not elsewhere, and Shandong and Jingxiang are like the two wings of the southeast, shielding the entire Jianghuai defense system, Shandong is enough to protect the upper reaches of Huaisi, Jingxiang is enough to protect the upper reaches of Jianghan, and the predecessors once said that "those who want to consolidate the southeast must fight for Jianghan; Those who want to peep into the Central Plains must get Huaisi, and if there is Jianghan but not Huaisi, the country will be weak; There is Huaisi but no upstream of Jianghan, and the country will be in danger! "The north is based on Shandong to consolidate the upper reaches of Huaisi, and the west is to protect Jingxiang to consolidate the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, which is the best situation for those who protect the southeast.

Therefore, from this point of view, Shandong has a pivotal position between the north and the south, on the one hand, because of the Shandong generation, there are many low mountains and hills, which can be used as a basis on a large plain, on the other hand, Shandong is in the position of monitoring the waterway transportation line between the north and the south, as we all know, the northerners are good at riding and shooting, and the southerners are good at boats, so when the north and the south are in confrontation, Shandong is often the focus of contention.

Whether it is the south or the north, if you can occupy Shandong, you will have achieved a very favorable situation, for the south, Shandong, enter the Central Plains, the north of Youyan, retreat can be the wing of Huaisi, consolidate Jianghuai; For the north, to get Shandong, advance can force Jianghuai in the south, and retreat can cover Hebei, but now, Murong Chong has made it clear that he has no ability to obtain Shandong for the time being, and the people in Jiangnan must also take advantage of this time to seize Shandong unless everyone is blind, which is also the fundamental reason why Liu Yu was deeply involved in the whirlpool of political disputes, but still had the opportunity to lead the northern expedition, and was not met with fierce opposition.

Now Jingxiang is still firmly in the hands of the Huan family, there is no need to worry for the time being, as long as Liu Yu can take Shandong this time, the entire southeast plastered land will be completely safe, and the Beifu army can also block the enemy directly on the front line, but there is no need to fight to the death in Huaisi every year.