Chapter 1: The Legacy of the Northern Expedition
In 279 A.D., Emperor Sima Yan of the Jin Dynasty took the general Du Pre of Zhennan as the governor of the capital, and led the Sixth Route Army to the south to attack Wu, with more than 200,000 elite soldiers on land and water, and tens of thousands of warships. In March of the following year, Sun Hao, the lord of Wu, led hundreds of civil and military officials out of the city to surrender, thus ending the division that lasted for nearly a hundred years, and the vigorous Three Kingdoms era ended there.
The Great Jin Dynasty, which dominated the world, had a million halberds and a powerful earthquake in Kyushu, and no one in the world could compete with it, but it only lasted for ten years, in 290 AD, Sima Yan, Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty, died of illness. The successor of Emperor Hui of Jin, Sima Cheng, was incompetent and incapable of holding power, and soon the "Eight Kings Rebellion" broke out for 16 years.
The elite soldiers of the Central Plains attacked each other and lost their strength, Liu Yuan, the leader of the Huns, took the opportunity to enter the Central Plains, and the Qian, Di, Qiang, and Xianbei ethnic groups followed suit, and for a time, the Central Plains Hulu was rampant, wantonly slaughtering the Han people, and the Han people in the Central Plains did not survive one in ten, and the well-dressed warriors crossed the river and moved south one after another.
In 316 AD, Sima Rui, the king of Langya, was proclaimed emperor in Jiankang, known as the Eastern Jin Dynasty in history. Since then, it has entered the darkest era of the Five Hu and Sixteen Kingdoms in Chinese history......
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In 321 A.D., the south bank of the Yellow River Tiger Prison City pennant hunting, drums shook the sky, Zhenxi general, Yuzhou Thorn Shi Zu Qi dressed in military uniform, majesticly standing on the point of the general platform, Zu Yue, Han Qian, Wei Ce, Feng Tie, Dong Zhao and other cadres will stand on both sides, tens of thousands of elite soldiers under the stage with weapons lined up into a huge phalanx.
"Zuyo, how is the preparation of the warship?" Zu Ti leaned slightly sideways and asked lightly.
"Big brother, rest assured, nearly 10,000 large and small warships have been prepared, and 100,000 troops can cross the river at any time." Zu Yue replied with a full heart.
"Well, Han Qian, are the soldiers' weapons defective, and are the arrows sufficient?" Zu Ti asked softly.
Han Qian replied respectfully: "General Hui, all the soldiers have intact weapons in their hands, and there are also thirty percent of the surplus weapons, which can be replaced at any time, nearly three million arrows, and the reins, saddles, and stirrups of the war horses have all been renovated." โ
"Very good, very good," Zu Ti nodded with satisfaction and said leisurely: "The so-called soldiers and horses have not moved, grain and grass go first, Wei Ce, how long can the grain and grass be used for the army." โ
"General Hui, there are still three months of surplus grain in the camps of each army, and the grain and grass in the Yongqiu granary have been piled up, which is enough for the 100,000 army to support for three years." Wei Ce replied loudly.
"The sky has eyes! I have crossed the south of the Jin Dynasty for decades, resulting in the sinking of the Central Plains, the people are killed, today is expected to recover the Central Plains, return to the hometown, this is the work of all the soldiers, all the soldiers should be worshiped by the general. Zu Ti's eyes were slightly red, and he clenched his hands into fists and bowed deeply.
"General, I can't help it!"
"General, it's time to break the general."
"It's all the general's work,"
Zu Yue, Han Qian, Feng Tie, Wei Ce, Dong Zhao and other cadres will step forward to help Zu Di one after another. At this moment, the hearts of the generals are also full of emotion, isn't the purpose of many years of military career to recover the Central Plains? At present, success is at hand, it is only a matter of time to recover the Central Plains, once the Central Plains is recovered, they will be national heroes, they are all heroes of the country, and the Han people in the Central Plains can also live a peaceful life.
Zu Ti gently pushed away the generals, took a few steps forward, and stretched out his right hand to the north to the tens of thousands of soldiers in the audience and said loudly: "Soldiers, the front is the Yellow River, that is the mother river of our Chinese people, both sides of the Yellow River have always been the hometown of our Chinese people, and now Hu Lu not only occupies my homeland, destroys my hometown, but also kills my people at will, it is unbearable or unbearable, kill the Yellow River to recover our homeland, soldiers let us work together to drive out Hu Lu and recover the Central Plains." โ
"Drive out the Hulu and restore the Central Plains."
"Drive out the Hulu and restore the Central Plains."
Tens of thousands of soldiers in the audience raised their weapons in their hands and shouted passionately.
Zu Ti raised his hands to both sides, and tens of thousands of soldiers immediately fell silent.
"The generals stepped forward to listen to the order," Zu Ti said in a loud voice with a slight turn to the side.
"The Last Will Be"
Zu Yue, Han Qian and other cadres will take a step forward and answer in unison.
"Zu Yue, Feng Tie, and you led 10,000 cavalry, and 20,000 infantry to the west to meet and Luoyang to garrison Li Ju crossed the river from Mengjin, and approached Dangyin along Hanoi, Shanyang, and Jijun."
"The last general has to be ordered," Zu Yue and Feng Tie replied with their fists clenched.
"Han Qian, Wei Ce, the two of you led 20,000 infantry to cross the river from Yanjin, along Fangtou, Chaoge and Zu Yue, Feng Tie will join forces in Yin, and then along Anyang, Yecheng, Linshui, and Handan to Xiangguo."
"The last general has to be ordered," Han Qian and Wei Ce replied loudly.
"Dong Zhao, you lead 10,000 light horsemen to the east to cross the river by Baima Ferry, and enter the area of Julu and Bohai along the Dunqiu, Yangping, and Qinghe rivers to harass and contain the enemy's various armies in the north.
"The last general will be ordered," Dong Zhao responded.
"This general personally led the main force of 40,000 foot cavalry and the grain and grass in the rear to deal with all parties." Zu Ti said as he pulled out the sword he was wearing, pointed at the sky and shouted loudly: "Soldiers, I will fight here to recover the Central Plains of the Great Jin." โ
"Roar! Roar! Roar!
"Roar! Roar! Roar!
Tens of thousands of soldiers in the audience once again raised their weapons and shouted indulgently. Every soldier present was full of enthusiasm, and he only waited for the commander to give an order to go to the battlefield.
"The army is on the march," Zu Ti waved the sword in his hand forward and shouted loudly.
"Knock .................."
Hundreds of drums made a deafening loud bang at the same time. The cavalry had already mounted their horses to the sound of drums, and the outermost infantry began to slowly leave and rush to the battlefield.
Seeing that the morale of the army was like a rainbow, Zu Ti smiled with satisfaction. Years of career are for this day, and now that the twilight of life has finally arrived, what could be more exciting than realizing your dreams?
"Report ......"
In the distance, a cavalryman with a small flag on his back came to the dust, dismounted and knelt down and played: "Report to the general, the emperor has an order, and the general shall not mobilize the army to cross the river without authorization." The imperial envoy was already twenty miles away, and the general was ready to greet him. โ
"What, don't let you cross the river,"
"What's going on, now is the right time to send troops"
"General, is the army still leaving on time?"
Zu Yue and Han Qian's cadres will have a lot of discussions.
"The army is on hold, and you will follow me to meet the messenger." Zudi said lightly.
At this moment, Zu Ti and other cadres are worried, at the critical moment, the imperial court interfered, and no one knows what the reason is.
"Report ......"
After a short time, another cavalryman with a small flag on his back came to the dust, dismounted and played: "General Qiyu, the emperor has ordered that the general shall not mobilize the army to cross the river without authorization, and the envoy has arrived ten miles away." โ
Zu Ti looked around, and the dust and smoke were billowing not far away, and it was obviously the messenger's convoy. At this moment, he had a sense of foreboding, and he couldn't tell what it was.
In the blink of an eye, the envoy had arrived in front of him, and Zu Ti led a cadre to clasp his fists and salute and said loudly: "The last general, Zu Ti, will see the envoy." โ
The envoy said "En", raised his right hand slightly, and the carriage continued to move forward, Zu Ti and the others had to retreat to the side of the road, and then followed the carriage to the Chinese military camp tent.
The envoy was so rude, and all the generals were indignant, but it was not good to attack in front of Zu Li.
In the Chinese military tent, the envoy sat on the throne, and Zu Di and other cadres stood on both sides.
"The emperor decreed that Dai Yuan should be the general of the expedition to the west, and the military affairs of the six states of Si, Yan, Henan, and Yong, and Hebei will be under the command of General Dai Yuan in the future, and no one is allowed to use troops without General Dai Yuan's order, otherwise they will be punished for the crime of treason." The envoy said in a strange way.
"What, what kind of thing is Dai Yuan, why listen to him." Zuyo roared indignantly.
The envoy raised his left hand and rebuked arrogantly: "Presumptuous, this is the emperor's holy will, who dares to disobey, you can't rebel if you want to." โ
Zu Yi glared at Zu Yue, stepped forward and asked softly, "Your Excellency, I don't know when General Dai Yuan will arrive." โ
"Not long after the decree was issued, now the adults in the court are taking turns to invite General Dai to eat and drink? The capital is far away from here, and it will take three or five months to say the least! The messenger said nonchalantly.
"Three or five months, so long, right now the chief Shile is busy fighting with Xianbei and Ding Ling in the north, and this is a good opportunity for the Northern Expedition." Zu Ti sighed worriedly.
The envoy shook his head and exclaimed, "General Zu! At this moment, even if General Dai is here, he will not go on the Northern Expedition, and the imperial court will not let the general cross the northern expedition, so naturally there is a plan of the imperial court, and the general will not be happy to be idle. โ
"Haha! is so happy and idle, now that the people of the Central Plains are being ravaged by the Hu people, as a minister of the court, he doesn't think about the suffering of the people, and he actually says such shameless bastard words. Zuyo scolded hatefully.
"You, you, you, your contempt for this official is to despise the court, and someone will drag him out and beat him with a hundred boards as a punishment." The messenger roared loudly.
Zu Yue drew his sword, glared at the envoy with angry eyes, and reprimanded: "Shameless dog official, today I will do the right thing for heaven and cut off your dog's head to eliminate harm for the people." โ
"You, you, do you want to rebel? Someone! The messenger shouted tremblingly.
"Zuyo, have you made enough trouble, go out." Zu Ti reprimanded sharply.
"Big brother, I'm ......" Zu Yue stopped talking, glared at the messenger, turned and walked out of the tent.
"It turned out to be the younger brother of General Zu! No wonder he is so arrogant and domineering, and he is a bandit. The messenger said angrily.
"Your Excellency, now that the holy will has been conveyed, the military camp is shabby and there is nothing to entertain, so the last general will let the soldiers escort your lord back to Beijing to resume his life." Zu Ti suppressed his anger and said coldly.
The envoy still wanted to be furious, but when he looked up and saw that all the generals behind Zu Li were angry, he got up and chuckled: "In this way, there is General Lao Zu, farewell." โ
After the envoy left, Zu Yue returned to the big tent of the Chinese army and said angrily: "The imperial court is so indiscriminate, and at this critical juncture, has it taken away the military power of the eldest brother, has this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Northern Expedition been missed like this?" โ
"Yes! General, the soldiers are still waiting for the general to wave the Northern Expedition? Han Qian sighed worriedly.
"The general will not be subject to the orders of the foreign monarch, and besides, my army has all the food and rations, so why should I be controlled by the court everywhere." Zuyo shouted.
"Yes! General, let's go on the Northern Expedition! We only listen to the general's orders. The generals spoke in unison.
Zu Ti glared at the generals and shouted: "Shut up for me, how can this general, as a general of the Great Jin, do something rebellious and let the soldiers disperse." โ
"Hey!"
Zu Yue, Feng Tie and other generals indignantly walked out of the Chinese military camp to dismiss their respective teams.
"Han Qian, why don't you leave, go and let your subordinates go back to the camp!" Zu Ti slowly sat down and said softly.
Han Qian smiled bitterly: "The generals' soldiers have all returned to the camp, will the soldiers and horses of the last general still wait for the last general stupidly?" โ
"Well, Han Qian, you are my most proud subordinate, what do you think of today's events."
"The last general thinks that the emperor does not trust the general, once the general recovers Hebei, the prestige will far exceed the emperor, the so-called high merit shocks the lord, the emperor is worried that the general will have different intentions in the future!" Han Qian replied.
"No, no, no, no, it must be that there are traitors in the court who are bewitched, and many scholars are bent on Anjiangnan, they are the ones who have deceived the saints, and the traitors have misled the country, and the traitors have misled the country!" Zu Ti frowned.
Han Qian sighed and said: "What the general said is also right, the current emperor ascended the throne with the support of this group of traitorous ministers, the traitors are unwilling to go north to the Central Plains, what can the emperor do, besides, my Great Jin Dynasty is the most elite with my Northern Expeditionary Army and Jingzhou Thorn Shi Wang Dun's Jingzhou Army, Wang Dun has always been anti-minded, once my Northern Expeditionary Army crosses the river for an expedition, the Jingzhou Army will have no one to control."
Zu Ti slammed his thigh and sighed: "When will my Great Jin recover the Central Plains!" โ
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A month later, the Yongqiu camp was silent, the sky was cloudy, and only a few noisy crows were croaking outside the gate.
"Ahem, ahem, ahem......"
Before Han Qian could enter the Chinese army's tent, he heard a violent cough.
"Ahem, ahem...... Poof"
"General, you vomited blood, military doctor, military doctor." Han Qian shouted loudly.
"Don't shout, it's useless, the time limit has come, and the gods can't save it." Zu Ti shook his head weakly.
"General......" Han Qian's eyes were red and he whimpered.
Zu Ti slowly sat up, panting and said leisurely: "General Han, you are my most proud general, now is not the time to be sad, it is not a pity to die, but my wish has not been fulfilled!" The Central Plains has been my Chinese land since ancient times, and if we don't recover it, we will die without turning a blind eye. Ahem, ahem! โ
"General, you'll be fine, the soldiers are still waiting for you to go on the Northern Expedition?" Han Qian knelt beside Zu Ti and comforted.
Zu Ti took out two books tremblingly from his arms, handed them to Han Qian, and said softly: "This is a set of military techniques and peace Hu Ten Strategies that I have summarized from actual combat in my life, you must study it carefully in the future, and the heavy task of the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains in the future will be taken care of." โ
"General, how can the last general be able to take on this great responsibility, General Zu Yue is the general's own brother, and he is more suitable for this great task than the last general." Han Qianqian gave way.
"My brother Zu Yue is a fierce general, but he is impulsive and irritable, not a general. Moreover, he was always resentful, and he would have feared that he would be in trouble because of his resentment in the future. The other generals are mediocre, and it is even more difficult to take on great responsibilities. โ
Zu Ti paused and said, "Chieftain Shile was originally born as a slave, but he can become a generation of emperors, and he has his own merits. If Shile crosses the river to the south, he must not confront it head-on, as long as he retreats to the south of the Huai River, with the Jiangnan water network and my Dajin is proud of the world's water army, Shile will be difficult to move forward, remember, remember, cough cough cough...... Burst!
"General, general......" Han Qian tearfully held the military book in his arms and cried.
Zu Yue, Feng Tie, Wei Ce, Dong Zhao and other generals rushed to the Chinese army's tent when they heard the news. All the generals knelt beside Zu Li and wept.
"The army marches and crosses the river......
Zu Ti suddenly stretched out his right hand and let out a loud shout, and then passed away.
The big tent of the Chinese army suddenly cried......
After Zu Ti's death, the generals elected Zu Yue as a general, Zu Yue did not abide by Zu Yu's last words, and fought with Shile on the south bank of the Yellow River, ten battles and ten defeats, and the wolf Bรจi returned to Shouchun.
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In the 21st century, on the last day of the National Day holiday, the small town in the south of the Yangtze River attracted tourists from all over the country, and people enjoyed the beautiful scenery of the town and reveled in this happy time.
Hua'an, a citizen of this small town, returned to his hometown after graduating from university and worked in a textile factory in the suburbs. Because of the shy personality, I haven't had a girlfriend all the time, which is a big deal for my parents.
Under the introduction of his family, Hua'an went on blind dates again and again, but failed again and again, either the girl thought he had no car, no house and no status, or he disliked that his parents were ugly and not gentle enough.
Others say, "You can just find a woman as a worker, can you raise a beautiful and gentle woman?" The toad wants to eat swan meat. โ
But Hua An has his own standards in his heart, he likes to watch costume TV series since he was a child, and the gentle and beautiful image of the ancient woman is deeply imprinted in his heart, which inadvertently makes him fascinated.
Today, the factory had an unprecedented day off, and early in the morning, Hua'an came to the most lively "Queqiao" in the town alone.
Both sides of the bridge have been crowded with bustling people, and a happy couple on the bridge is holding hands and telling their vows.
"Someone has fallen into the river, save someone!" Suddenly there was a cry for help from the bridge,
For a moment, everyone's eyes were on the river, and they saw a young woman struggling in pain in the center of the river.
"Hurry up and save people! Hurry up and save people! Someone fell into the river" For a while, there were countless cries for help on both sides of the Queqiao Bridge.
There were more and more onlookers, and everyone stretched their necks and squeezed forward hard, for fear of missing a detail.
"Hurry up and save people! Save people! โ
"With so many people just watching, why didn't anyone go down to save people?"
"Yes! They all stood still...... Hurry up and save people! โ
A group of onlookers "zealous" stood at the peak of morality and constantly condemned the other onlookers. Until the woman in the river only showed her two arms, the crowd was still watching.
"To save or not to save, saving people may put their own lives on the line, and if you don't save them, your conscience will be disturbed." Hua An was conflicted.
"Help!" Huaan is still quite confident in his water nature.
"Plop"
Hua An plunged into the river, swam to the position where the woman fell into the water, grabbed the woman's back with her left hand and swam to the shore, just swam for a while, the woman suddenly struggled violently, and hugged Hua An's head tightly with both hands,
Hua'an's mouth and nose were tightly pressed against the woman's chest, and he was out of breath for a while, trying to break free, but the woman was driven by the instinct to survive and hugged it very tightly, and after a while, Hua'an felt uncomfortable in his chest, and he had no strength at all, and his body gradually sank to the bottom......