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Chapter 1288 The Kingdom of Wu and Yue

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    After returning to Yuhang, Liu Yuanjin's momentum became stronger, and there were forces who defected to Liu Yuanjin everywhere.

    In order to go north as quickly as possible, Liu Yuan came in and did not have time to repair, so he ordered 50,000 elite troops and drove his troops north.  He also ordered his younger brother Liu Yuanan to guard Yuhang County.

    At this time, Liu Yuanjin was like a king's army, leading his army northward, making rapid progress along the way. All the officials and gentry along the way joined him, and there were countless followers who won the food scene.

    Liu Yuanjin first conquered Wucheng County, and then prepared to continue eastward to attack Wu County. However, he was stopped by the main force of the Sui army led by Ou Yan at the foot of Dongqian City.

    Dongqian City was a county seat when it was in Nanchen. It was annexed by the province after the Sui Dynasty destroyed Chen.  Despite this, Dongqian City is relatively well preserved.  After Liu Yuanjin's uprising, Ou Yan ordered people to repair the city again to serve as a barrier to the southeast of Wu County.  Whenever there is a military disaster, the people and local agricultural production suffer the greatest damage.  Therefore, although Ou Yan was determined to hold on, he did not want Liu Yuanjin to rush into Wu County and plunder, so he was prepared to defend the enemy from outside.

    Liu Yuan entered Dunbing City, and the defense of Dongqian City was very complete.

    Although there are many thieves and bandits, when fighting in the field, they can still rely on the strength of the number of people to have a group fight, even if the fight is ugly.  But when it came to the siege, both sides had to use more skill, and Liu Yuanjin had no choice.

    Liu Yuanjin ordered a fierce attack on Dongqian City, but his troops neither had any siege equipment nor were good at siege. Therefore, he was hit on the head under Dongqian City and was bleeding. Not only did he have no victory, but he suffered heavy losses.

    So Liu Yuanjin ordered people to call the formation again.

    But Ou Yan made up his mind and refused to give up, no matter how much Liu Yuanjin yelled and scolded him, he remained calm.  There were sufficient long-range equipment in the city, so Liu Yuanjin attacked the city in a big way and was hit like rain.  Later, when the rebel soldiers saw that they were about to attack the city, they trembled all over.

    The army was delayed under Dongqian City for almost half a month without making any progress.  Seeing that Zhuge Yin could not win and wasted his troops, he persuaded Liu Yuanjin to temporarily abandon the eastward movement to the city and change his route to Piling from the west of Taihu Lake.

    Liu Yuanjin was fighting such a tough battle for the first time, and he was also worried about the defense of Dongqian City, so he agreed to Zhuge Yin's plan.

    So Liu Yuanjin's troops changed their route to the north, conquered Changcheng County and Yixing County all the way, and arrived at Piling County to join Zhu Xie and others.

    After Liu Yuanjin left Dongqian City, he never encountered the Sui army in full formation, and suddenly felt that the sea and the sky were vast.  Countless gentry and common people along the way defected to Liu Yuanjin one after another, and the cities they encountered were in danger of falling. However, in just a few days, Liu Yuanjin arrived at the foot of Jinling City, and Liu Yuanjin's troops had surged to 100,000 people.

    At this time, Liu Yuanjin had forgotten the unhappiness of moving eastward to the city, and was very satisfied.

    After Zhu Xie returned from Wuxi City, he quickly joined forces with Lu Kai, who had won the victory in Qu'a. The two sides joined forces. Zhu Xie and the Zhu Lang brothers still had greater strength than Lu Kai, so they still fought with Lu Kai.  Zhu Xie is the leader.  However, Lu Kai has 30,000 troops, most of whom are elite and have considerable strength.

    The two marched north together, preparing to attack the remaining troops of Zhao Liuer entrenched in Jinling.

    Perhaps it was because Zhao Liuer had been psychologically shadowed by Lu Kai in Zhangguandu. When Zhao Liuer arrived at Yanling City, before he could regain his strength, he heard that most of the rebels were coming to Yanling, and he was frightened.  He directly led his army across the Yangtze River and fled to Jiangdu, handing over Yanling City, the most important river defense site, to Zhu Xie.

    Zhu Xie did not expect that Zhao Liu'er could escape so quickly. Although he failed to stop Zhao Liu'er, he got the important place of Yanling City for nothing.

    After taking over all three Jiangnan counties in Jiangdu County, Zhu Xie ordered his younger brother Zhu Lang to continue to attack Danyang County to the west and defeat the ancient city of Jiankang.  He returned to Jinling City and prepared to bargain with Liu Yuanjin.

    Liu Yuanjin has arrived at Jinling. If the issue of command is not resolved, the two sides will start fighting.

    The cooperation between Liu Yuanjin and Zhu Xie was a choice of the times and a decision they had to make.  Both of them knew that the strength of the two sides was far inferior to that of the Sui Dynasty. It was impossible for the two of them to defeat the Sui army on their own. At this time, the only way for the two sides to merge into one was to gather even more people.  Only with strength can it be possible to defeat the Sui army's next counterattack.

    Historically, after Zhu Xie and Guan Chong rebelled, they jointly supported Liu Yuanjin as emperor. This does not mean that Liu Yuanjin's prestige and status could make the two dormant, but because Liu Yuanjin occupied Yuhang County and Wu at that time.  The two most precious places in the county are stronger than Zhu Xie and Guan Chong.  Moreover, Zhu Xie and Guan Chong's territory faced Jiangdu, and they were the first to bear the brunt. In order to gain Liu Yuanjin's support, they had no choice but to recognize the place as the emperor.  But at this time, Liu Yuanjin occupied Yuhang County, but did not acquire Wu County. Zhu Xie also occupied Piling County and the three counties of Yanling, Qu'a, and Jurong (today's Jurong City, Jiangsu Province), and his territory alone was larger than that of Liu Yuanjin.  He must be bigger, and his strength is no weaker than Liu Yuanjin. If he is not allowed to do anything,He was unwilling to support Liu Yuanjin unreservedly.

    Of course Liu Yuanjin doesn¡¯t have that confidence.

    But Zhu Xie and Liu Yuanjin also know that they must unite, so even if they want to dance, they still have to struggle within the box.

    Zhu Xie was born in a nobler family than Liu Yuanjin, so he naturally overshadowed Liu Yuanjin.

    ???????????????? But Liu Yuanjin has a rough character, and the knight-errant has a strong temper, and he doesn¡¯t look down on high-ranking people, so the two of them fought and refused to give in.

    News came from the north that the Sui army was recruiting a large army and preparing to conquer the south of the Yangtze River. Only then did the two of them have no choice but to decide to defend the enemy together first.

    In the end, both sides decided that Liu Yuanjin, as the leader of the alliance, would call himself the Emperor, with the founding name "Yue" and his capital in Qiantang City.  Zhu Xie was the King of Wu, Shangshu Ling, Taiwei, and Chief Governor; Lu Kai was the King of Jiang and Chief Situ.

    The two commanders-in-chief, one Wu and the other Yue, although they represent Jiangnan, it always sounds like this is the dispute between Wu and Yue during the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period.

    After deciding on the title, Liu Yuanjin ascended the throne as emperor in Jinling City and granted hundreds of officials.  Among them, Zhu Lang was appointed as the general to conquer the west; Li Junfan was appointed as the general to conquer the east; Liu Yuanan was appointed as the general to conquer the south; Zhuge Yin was appointed as Shangshu Zuopushe, presiding over the government affairs.  The other generals on both sides also received many rewards.

    Although Liu Yuanjin was a bit hasty in becoming emperor, Liu Yuanjin's proclaimed emperor still inspired many people in Jiangnan.

    Since Sun Wu established the country in the south of the Yangtze River, and then the Western Jin Dynasty briefly unified the country, and the Eastern Jin Dynasty crossed south, people in the south of the Yangtze River have always believed that the south is the true Chinese orthodoxy, Luoyang Yayin, while the north is just a group of barbarians who rule the country.  Therefore, since the Eastern Jin Dynasty for three hundred years, the north and the south have stood side by side. People in Jiangnan have always had a sense of superiority to the north until the Sui Dynasty destroyed Chen and unified the world.  This is why Jiangnan's intermittent rebellions never stopped after the fall of Nanchen.

    Although everyone didn¡¯t know where Liu Yuanjin came from, since he proclaimed himself emperor, he represented Jiangnan¡¯s resistance to the north. How could everyone not be happy.

    Soon the news of Liu Yuanjin's proclaimed emperor spread throughout the south of the Yangtze River, and Danyang, Xuancheng, Xin'an, Sui'an, Kuaiji and other counties were full of responders.  Rebellious forces in various places accepted Liu Yuanjin's appointment and raised the banner of Dai Viet.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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