Because the Northern Han was located in Hedong, it was called the Eastern Han Dynasty by the Song Dynasty. Especially after the fall of the Southern Han Dynasty, the title of the Eastern Han Dynasty became more prominent.

The land of Hedong, with mountains and rivers on the outside and on the inside, and a high-level view, you can go straight to the Central Plains. From Taiyuan to Tokyo, it is only a few hundred miles away, and the geographical location is extremely superior.

Therefore, after the fall of the Tang Dynasty, one-eyed Li Keyong fought against Zhu Wen accordingly. His son Li Cunxu made a vow to destroy the Later Liang Dynasty and establish the Later Tang Dynasty.

Shi Jingtang of the Later Jin Dynasty also entered the Central Plains because of this. Liu Zhiyuan of the Later Han Dynasty took advantage of the Khitan's robbery of the Central Plains and won the world.

Later, Guo Wei established the Later Zhou Dynasty, and in fact he was also a general in Hedong. In the Hedong area, it was like the Whampoa Military Academy of General Shatuo, and it continued to rebel generals.

The so-called "Daibei Military Group" was formed. The four dynasties of the Five Dynasties all came from here. Although they were not as good as the Guanlong Group, they were also famous.

Due to decades of practice, it seems that a possibility of winning Hedong and possessing the Central Plains is formed.

Liu Chong, the founder of the Northern Han Dynasty, was the younger brother of Liu Zhiyuan, the founder of the Later Han Dynasty, so he had always had a certain sense of covetousness towards the Central Plains. Therefore, Zhao Kuangyin was extremely afraid of this conviction.

In Taiyuan in early spring, everything is lonely, and the spring scenery is attached to the wilderness, radiating a little vitality. However, the tall Taiyuan City has uneven surfaces, and the huge city gate is tightly closed without leaving a gap.

The bottomless moat in the past was barely filled, and countless corpses were exposed, and the black soil turned into a strange red color, exuding a stinky smell.

Zhao Kuangyin climbed high and looked into the distance. Looking at Taiyuan City standing among the mountains, he couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion.

Taiyuan is surrounded by mountains on three sides and passing through the Fen River on one side. It can be said that it is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Tens of thousands of soldiers worked hard for several days, and the stones that threw stones and moved the mountain were difficult to shake, which shows its strength.

This is his second time to come to Taiyuan, and his mood is getting more and more different.

When I first came to Taiyuan, it was a small school. The army was no longer known. I followed Guo Rong and threatened Taiyuan. After fighting and looting outside the city, the army retreated when I learned that the Khitans were coming to help.

At that time, I felt that Taiyuan was close at hand and could be taken down with a wave of my hand, but at this time I felt that it was as difficult as climbing to the sky.

Since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Taiyuan (Jinyang) City has become increasingly a barrier to maintaining the Central Plains, and is a frontier position to defend against the Turks, Uighurs and other northern nomadic peoples going south to attack.

Moreover, due to its own geographical conditions and the increasing improvement of urban defense facilities, it can be said to be the most powerful city in the world. Even if Zhao Kuangyin learned the stone throwing cart from the Tang people, it would be difficult to shake it.

Of course, water dripping through the stones, there is never an unbreakable city in the world, but there is not much time left for Zhao Kuangyin.

"I don't know what happened to Guo Wei?"

Although the battle was a little hasty, Zhao Kuangyin still made overall plans, using Guo Jin as the commander of the cavalry and army in front of the camp, and the chief of the cavalry and infantry in the camp of Hedong Road, Xin Dai and other prefectures. He besieged Taiyuan from the north and blocked the Khitan cavalry coming from Yanmen Pass.

He also asked Li Jixun as the forefront to come to Taiyuan. Then he personally led the commander of the guards and infantry commander Dangjin. He Jiyun, the defensive commander of Dizhou, Kang Yanzhao, the defensive commander of Huaizhou, Zhao Zan, the governor of Jianwu, and others led their troops to attack Taiyuan from two prefectures, Lu (now Changzhi City, Shanxi) and Jin (now Linfen City, Shanxi).

As a result, in less than ten days, the army gathered at the Taiyuan city reached a huge 100,000, of which more than half of the imperial guards had been consumed. In recent years, the wealth accumulated by the imperial court has been consumed.

"Don't worry, General Guo is a famous general from the north. He will definitely be able to defend the Khitans by raiding Shiling Pass!"

Li Jixun, who was beside him, whispered.

"There are only a few thousand people, and they are not imperial guards. How long can they defend?"

Zhao Kuangyin sighed, looked at the towering Taiyuan City, and couldn't help but say, "Send someone to see what's going on, and let a few more people go to Taiyuan City to convince them to surrender!"

"promise--"

Liu Jiye (Yang Ye) was patrolling the bloody city walls. If a Song people came up, he would immediately kill him and act as a supportive role.

To put it bluntly, it's just wandering.

Only he has such ability, and the title of Invincible General is still very useful.

Smelling the bloody smell on the armor, Liu Jiye couldn't help but laugh. If his wife knew, she would have scolded her again. How many days have she not returned home? Three days? Five days?

The Song people came too quickly and were caught off guard. In the blink of an eye, Qinzhou and Qi County were all lost. Before the court could react, the Song army came to the city.

He was a cavalryman and was extremely distressed in the city.

"Encourt, envoy, please stop for a while-" Just as he was patrolling the city without hesitation, suddenly there was a panting scream from behind. He turned his head and saw a eunuch with several soldiers, running over hurriedly, feeling out of breath.

At this time, Liu Jiye was the governor of the Xiongjun, so he was called the envoy. He was deeply trusted by the two generations of Northern Han emperors. The grant of the surname Liu is a clear proof.

"But the official family has something to do?" Liu Jiye asked hurriedly.

"That's right, the officials have urgent matters to call each other!" The eunuch breathed a sigh of relief and then said.

"You check carefully, I'll go back!" Liu Jiye turned his head and ordered, and then followed the eunuch.

When he stepped into the palace, he saw a palace collapsed by a huge rock. Liu Jiye couldn't help but frown: "This stone throwing cart is so powerful, how about the official?"

"I was just a little scared and moved to Yunjing Palace!"

The eunuch said softly.

Liu Jiye nodded slightly and continued walking.

Just as Taiyuan City has a long history, the palaces in Taiyuan City were also built by the previous dynasty over the years. Perhaps it was the Sui Dynasty, or perhaps it was the Northern Qi Dynasty. Anyway, Liu Jiye didn't know which year it was.

Since the Northern Han Dynasty was established, all the money was spent on military affairs. The people had less than 100,000 households, but the number of troops was 50,000, which was extremely burdened.

After walking for a long time, the walls of the palace passing by were mottled and old, and a little weed grew from the corners of the gaps. Combined with the collapsed palace, Liu Jiye couldn't help but feel heavy in his heart.

Isn’t the current national situation as good as this palace?

When we met Emperor Liu Jun, we even had a side palace that had not been repaired for a long time. Even the stone bricks on the ground were broken, and the dragon claws on the stone pillars had golden paint. In early spring, the sun was powerless because we couldn't bear to give up money. There were only a few candles next to the dragon throne, and the entire palace seemed extremely dark.

"I will meet your Majesty!" Liu Jiye saw a thin figure sitting on the dragon throne, and he quickly knelt down.
Chapter completed!