Chapter 210: Promise yourself as king

Carrying the corpse to break through - In most cases, the fate of an army that has lost its commander on the battlefield is tragic. The confused soldier usually chooses to put down his weapons and surrender, but for Xiahou Feiqi, they have never thought about the idea of ​​surrendering.

When a former powerful army brigade carried the body of the commander they loved the most, no one could stop them. When the 1,500 passionate men shouted and rushed in tears, in their minds, it seemed that the cold corpse was still calmly commanding thousands of troops.

Xiahou Yuan's impatient temperament made him pay the price of his life, but it was precisely because of his passionate temper that he was sincerely loved by his soldiers and would win the battle. Even Huang Zhong, who was the bravest army, could not stop him.

Storms swept across everything, this is true when charging, and when breaking through the siege.

Facing the enemy soldiers who were siegeing and killing, these cavalrymen who were determined to protect the body of the commander to escape without any hesitation. They automatically divided into combat teams after battle, blocking the enemy soldiers with the courage to fight to the death, and embarked on a road to break through with their blood and life.

Although, in the end, only fifty-three cavalry were left behind, no, fifty-four cavalry.

Among them, there is Xiahou Yuan, who is still alive even though he dies.

In the north wind, the torn flags are whistling, as if sobbing symbolizes glory and glory past. Xiahou, this once terrifying name will no longer be there, and the song "three days five hundred, six days one thousand" will not be sung.

From Lu County to the north and after Yingyang, it is Yingchuan, the most famous place in Runan County. It is rich in humanities and has many talented people. The former Qing Dynasty scholar-official Li Ying, Chen Fan, the Yuan family of the four generations and three dukes, and the Xun family were all born here.

The Xiahou Remnant Cavalry, who broke out, met the main force of Cao Cao who arrived in a hurry here. When he learned that Xiahou Yuan had died in battle, he had seen countless life and death separations. Cao Cao, who was struck by lightning in the sunny day, was already very excited along the way, his face was gray and his headache was split. His body was shaking on the claw Huang Feiyin. If it weren't for Xu Chu's support, he would have almost fallen off his horse.

"Miaocai, you can kill me!" Cao Cao shouted loudly.

"Call the military doctor here!" Xu Chu, who was beside him, opened his tiger's eyes and shouted angrily at the surroundings.

"Nan Wei was defeated and Miaocai died, what should I do?" After the military doctor hurried over, took his pulse and prescribed it, Cao Cao woke up slowly. He opened his eyes and sighed.

At this time, the joy of victory in Huainan was diluted by the huge bad news of Xiahou Yuan's death. Xiahou Yuan was not only Cao Cao's blood relative and a rare general. Cao Cao repeatedly entrusted his important tasks, and his trust and grace for him could be said to have reached an unparalleled level.

In the midst of great sorrow, Cao Cao ordered the general Zhang He and Xu Huang to lead 20,000 elite troops to reinforce Wancheng and assist Cao Ren in consolidating the Nanyang line. He led his army back to Xudu to rest.

On the way back to Xudu, Cao Cao, who was sick, saw the surrounding grass and the barren fields everywhere, showed that the place had just been washed by war. There were once herds of cattle and sheep, and there were countless fields here, and there were noises. However, after the arrival of the southern army, everything seemed to be back to the time when Dong Zhuo burned the three servants ten years ago.

Sorrow comes from it, and the talented Cao Cao writes a poem "Step Out of the East Gate" quickly: - Long live the old age, and it is not as good as the old man. How can this conqueror go to all directions! The army does not untied its saddle, and the armor remains the same. When will the old man come back to his hometown? The dragon hides deep springs, and the beasts step on the high hill. The fox dies and returns to the head hill, so how can he forget his hometown!

Similar to Cao Cao's grief of his close relatives' death, this fierce battle between Xu, Yang, Jing, Yu and Sili brought Gao Chong with great grief and irreparable losses.

"The savings of several years will be spent in this service!" In order to support the initial Northern Expedition and the subsequent counterattack, the two wealthy prefectures and counties in Jiangdong and Jingzhou must shoulder the heavy responsibility of logistics supply, and the supply of 50,000 troops in front and after, a series of supplies such as food, clothing, quilts, weapons, etc. were provided. Such a huge demand made local officials frown and sigh all day long.

In September of the autumn of the eighth year of Jian'an, after defeating Xiahou Yuan in Lu County, Gao Chong's army governor Zhou Yu led his army back to Xinye when he saw the opportunity. This fierce battle in Nanyang ended in August.

No winner or loser, such a result can only mean that there will be larger-scale battles in the future.

Just like two tigers who were glaring at each other and fighting for territory, Cao Cao and Gao Chong now need to retract back to their nests and lick the wounds on their bodies so that they can heal as soon as possible.

Therefore, in the next few months, no major wars occurred again, whether in Jiangdong, Jingzhou, or in Yanyu and Youji in the north.

But this does not mean that Cao Cao has given up and has no distinction between the two on the battlefield, so let's save some face in the court.

In November of the eighth year of Jian'an, under the insistence of Prime Minister Cao Cao, Emperor Liu Xie once again issued an emergency edict to attack Gao Chong. In this edict, not only sternly scolded Gao Chong for his rebellious actions of self-establishing the general, but also ordered all the scholars in the world to rise up and overthrow Gao Chong's "cruel" rule.

In order to cooperate with this top-down condemnation campaign, Cao Cao also issued the "Application for the Talent" for the third time as the prime minister, which further clarified his claim that only talent is to promote. After suffering heavy military blows, Cao Cao hoped to be ahead of Gao Chong in recruiting talents.

Zhang Fan, a martial artist from Henoi, Liangmao from Changyi, Shanyang, Xing Yong from Zhen, Hejian, Jia Kui from Xiangling, Hedong, Wei Ji from Anyi, Hedong, Gaotang Long from Pingyang, Yushan, Tian Yu from Yongnu from Yuyang, Guo Huai from Yangqu, Taiyuan,——When talented people recommended by the county gathered under the Prime Minister's Mansion, Cao Cao saw the hope of defeating Gao Chong again.

At the end of this year, Gao Chong, who was busy inspecting local officials, finally heard good news.

Musa, who was pregnant with Liujia, gave birth to a fat boy on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month.

The birth of a male child in ordinary people is a joyous event, not to mention that this boy is the son of General Gao Chong. Having a man means that there are successors and that he can pass on the family line.

Gao Che———When I took over my son's chubby body, these two words flashed through Gao Chong's heart. My Gao Chong's son, should imitate the Messenger of Qin Emperor and Han Wudi, and show his power to China.

Although he was nominally a minister of the Han Dynasty, in Gao Chong's heart, the puppet court of Xu Du had no binding force at all. When Gao Chong decided to name his son "Che", his last relationship with the Han Dynasty also broke up. In the case of the Han Dynasty, the word "Che" by the late emperor Liu Che must be avoided. Gao Chong named his son "Che". To others, this clearly means to replace him.

Let Runan and Nan, I remained calm in the east and west. Facing the war of words from Xu Du, Gao Chong was not interested in participating. After ending the comfort of the Huainan area, he focused on agricultural production.

Only by having enough food can you have the capital to bargain. Everyone knows such a simple truth, but not everyone will understand its importance.

The spring of the ninth year of Jian'an was late. When the thick snow melted on the frozen land, Gao Chong finally waited for what he wanted.

After repeated experiments, with the efforts of the Siongan to work in Cangci, a new type of curved plow was manufactured and successfully used in the farming of hilly slopes. This technological improvement can directly increase the number of plows in Jiangdong and shorten the time for young and strong laborers to farm. In the past, it took more than a month to just plough.

Another news even more excited Gao Chong. The northern line of planting that was double-ripe for a year slowly expanded from Jiaozhou to Changsha County in Jingnan, Yuzhang and Luling County in Yangzhou. These places have humid climate and fertile land. They were trapped in frequent thieves and chaos and conflicts with Han and Yue, and the agricultural economy did not develop. As Gao Chong's Han and Yue family ruled the people's family deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, the lives of the people here have been significantly improved.

"Pampering the handsome man, Jiangnan is full of vitality. If it can last for another three or five years, it is not impossible to catch up with the north in full." At the meeting at the beginning of the new year, Prime Minister Lu Su had a confident smile on his face. He, who has always been a serious man, boasted in front of the officials this time.

"This is mostly the efforts of Zijing and the officials. Compared with those present, I feel guilty!" Gao Chong said.

Indeed, the meticulous internal affairs work is the complexity of the management of internal affairs. It is the seemingly trivial matters such as the stability of people's production, the cultivation of military farms, and the development of fishery that have led to the Jiangdong today. In this regard, the contributions of Lu Su and others cannot be erased.

"But if the coach and the soldiers were not in the blood of the soldiers, where would the peace come from thousands of miles of rivers and mountains?" Gu Yong, who had always been happy and angry, replied quickly. His words immediately attracted everyone's praise.

"Pamper the general, now the northern court has regarded us as rebellious. No matter how many good things we have done that are beneficial to the people, if Cao Cao blocks it, he will probably not get the opportunity to praise him. In this case, it is better to just follow King Xiang and rebel against this puppet court!" Military advisor Xu Shu advised.

Xu Shu, who was born into a commoner and used a sword to kill bullies when he was young, did not have much favoritism for the Han Dynasty, which was depressed and did not give him a chance. On the contrary, after meeting Gao Chong, his talents had the place to use martial arts. Among Gao Chong's army, there were many people who had the same experience as him.

"Since the general can be appointed as a general, how can he not become a king? Now that he is supported by the people of Jiangnan, we should be determined to be the king!" Lei Xu jumped up and shouted loudly.

Lei Xu, Mei Qian and Chen Lan led the clan to act in order to resist Yuan Shu's tyranny. Over the years, Gao Chong has been born and died repeatedly. In their minds, Gao Chong has long been an irreplaceable king.

"In the past, Yuan Shu was called king and summoned the heroes of Guandong to come up to challenge him. If I follow the example, wouldn't I be the same as Yuan Shu and others?" Although everyone agreed to the plan to be king in unison, Gao Chong was still a little worried.

Seeing Gao Chong hesitating, Lu Su said seriously: "Why should I worry about this? Yuan Shu's defeat was not because of his cruelty in Huainan, but because his governance in Huainan was cruel and lost the hearts of the people. What the people thought was not Liu Han, but because of his wise rule. Now the four southern states under the rule of Piao Zheng are stable and the thieves are cleansed. It is many times better than the frequent wars in the Central Plains. With the support of the people and the power of us and others, Piao Zheng should be relieved."

In the spring of the first month of the ninth year of Jian'an, Gao Chong established himself as King of Xia in Jinling, and took the name of "Xia". He was Qin before the Han Dynasty, the Warring States Period before the Qin Dynasty, the Warring States Period before the Spring and Autumn Period, Zhou before the Spring and Autumn Period, Shang before the Zhou Dynasty, and Xia before the Shang Dynasty. In the long river of the great history, the Xia Dynasty was the longest, and the Han Dynasty was established for more than 400 years, while Qin only survived for more than twenty years. The princes of the Warring States Period fought for hegemony. Although the Zhou and Shang Dynasty were alive for a long time, the first dynasty, Xia did not come long. Gao Chong used this as the name, with the purpose of not inferior to the Northern Han regime in Xudu in terms of momentum.

After Gao Chong sought independence, the Han Dynasty was left with only the northern territory. When the Xudu court deposed the Jinling regime as "Nanxia", they themselves became another synonym - the Northern Han.

In February, Gao Chong, in order to promote his momentum and establish his prestige, ordered the new Haicheng Wei Wen (Wang Jing died, Zi Wen Ji) to lead a fleet of more than 100 tower ships to the estuary of the Yangtze River and head towards the South China Sea.

In early March, the cavalry commander Yu Fan was ordered to go to Hanzhong to lobby for the Tianshi Dao Zhang Lu's return to the south.

In April, when Pang Tong, who was dormant in Xicheng County, Liangzhou, Zhao Yun sent envoys to send back the good news. After nearly two years of rest, Ma Chao finally recovered his vitality, and Longxi athletes who were clamoring for a long time were about to make a comeback.

The imperial examination, agricultural technology innovation, adventure sailing——all of which made young people in that dynasty yearn for it, especially when Gao Chong’s subordinate Hai Chengwei Wen led a huge fleet back from the newly discovered Yizhou, the welcome Jiangbukou was crowded with people, and people’s longing for new things made everything beautiful.

In the south, Xia, northern Han, this new regime established by Gao Chong on the Yangtze River was like a clear spring water, constantly gushing out a breath that was very different from the northern regime. In contrast to what Cao Cao and others expected, some young and knowledgeable people did not retreat because of Gao Chong's actions of leaving the Han Dynasty. They broke through the blockade and cage and defected to the south, which advocated the controversy of hundreds of schools of thought, had a more open mind and a more stable life.
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