Weiyang Palace, Greenhouse Palace.

Liu Hongzheng frowned slightly, looking at the roll of bamboo slips spread out on the desk in front of him.

- Your Majesty: The Huns are coming, and they want to go to Chang'an for His Majesty!

The Huns sent an envoy to come, and Liu Hong had already expected this matter - as the only two big men in the known world, the head of the house changed next door, and sent an envoy to test the depth, which is the proper reason in the question.

Liu Hong had also sent the adjutant of the Dianke, the Dianke Cheng, in accordance with the usual etiquette of the Han and Hungarian countries, to lead the delegation to the outside of Xiaoguan to greet the Xiongnu mission.

However, the Huns sent a delegation at this point in time, which made Liu Hong feel a little uneasy.

-- The struggle between Liu Hong and Chen Ping, Zhou Bo and others is likely to evolve from a calm political game to an armed struggle in the near future. For this reason, Liu Hong is also preparing against time.

Condolence materials, including but not limited to food, winter clothes, wine and meat, were moved out of Shaofu as if they did not need money and sent to the local garrison troops in various counties in Guanzhong.

Although Chen Ping and his party did not seem to move, Liu Hong also knew that the Northern Army was firmly held in Zhou Bo's hands!

In the past half a month, Zhou Bo has not even returned to his mansion; Instead, he ate and lived with the soldiers in Beiying, and was committed to completely breaking away from Liu Hongdi's control at a critical moment!

At the same time, except for the two armies in the north and south of Chang'an, as well as the Flying Fox Captain who was originally in the Flying Fox Army, which belonged to Ling Mian under the control of the Flying Fox Crossbow Captain, and now the Langguan Guard, Liu Hong can only guarantee that any other armed forces will not participate in the battle between the two sides - every pass and road in Guanzhong has been controlled by Liu Jie's internal history!

As for the possibility of armed conflict, Liu Hong is actually more optimistic.

First of all, as long as the two sides fight with real knives and guns, even if Chen Ping and Zhou Bo say a flower, they will not be able to control the righteousness; That is, why is it against the emperor Ge Mao?

Secondly, even if Chen Ping and Zhou Bo put aside all his worries and forcibly took the Northern Army to fight with Liu Hong, Liu Hong only needs to show his face in front of the Northern Army to make the Northern Army have a high probability of getting out of Zhou Bo's control - at least more than half of the Northern Army soldiers will doubt Zhou Bo's order: Why did the Tai Lieutenant rebel?

Therefore, for Chen Ping, Zhou Bo, and even Liu Jie's flies during this time, Liu Hong actually has an attitude of waiting and waiting for changes, and plans to strike later.

However, the news of the imminent arrival of the Xiongnu mission undoubtedly added a trace of uncertainty to the struggle between the two sides.

If Liu Hong predicts with the most pessimistic mentality, it cannot be ruled out that Chen Ping and others have no way out, and there is a possibility that they will join forces with the Huns and try to win in chaos!

As for the news of the arrival of the Xiongnu mission, whether it has been known to Chen Ping and others, Liu Hong has no luck at all - the border pass military report, before it is delivered to Liu Hong, the first place to be sent is the Taiwei Mansion!

At this time, Chen Ping and others may have gathered together to discuss how to make a fuss about this matter in the Xiongnu to change the unfavorable situation.

"Ling Langzhong."

Liu Hong called softly, and called Ling Mian, who was standing behind him, to his side: "The minister is here." ”

Looking at Ling Mian's knife-like cold face, Liu Hong thought about his words a little, and said: "Qing Jiurong border pass, you should know a lot about Hu Lu. ”

"If the Xiongnu attack the border wall of our Han family, according to Qing's opinion, what should be the situation?"

As for the purpose of the Huns sending envoys, Liu Hong can think of it with his ass - the left and right are just to see that Liu Hong is young, and then rely on his own strong soldiers and horses, knock on bamboo poles, and see if he can cheat something back.

Liu Hong sneered at the wishful thinking of the Huns - really I am the emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty?

One thing alone was enough for Liu Hong to straighten his waist and throw the letter written as a national letter and read as a shameful treaty in the face of the Hun envoy - Shan Yu is going to die, pretending to be Ru Niang!

The current Xiongnu Shan Yu, who can almost be called the founder in the history of the Xiongnu, has less than five years of life left.

Liu Hong did not know whether the Xiongnu had sent envoys to Han at this point in time in the original history; But Liu Hong knew that two years later, Mao Dun, who knew that his fate was not long in coming, in order to ensure that his son: Yu Yu, the old Shangdan in history, could be safely ascended, so he attacked the northern wall of the Han Dynasty.

This is easy to understand: before the change of power, hit the big guy next door and bluff to ensure that during the change of power, the Han family did not recover from the blow suffered.

This move may be able to scare the historical Emperor Wen Liu Heng; But for Liu Hong, who knows the historical trajectory well, the actions of the Huns at this time are tantamount to three hundred taels of silver here.

- Maudun, there's a good chance you're dying!

Therefore, Liu Hong must be prepared with two hands: either a fair treaty in exchange for peace between the two sides within a few years; Or, let's go!

It is true that at this time, the Han dynasty was still in a period of economic recovery, and a rash war would seriously affect the economic and social order that had already begun to be restored; However, the period before Mao Dun's death was Liu Hong's best chance to fight the Huns!

- Because after Mao Dun's death, his successor, Lao Shangji, will never let Liu Hong farm with peace of mind!

Hearing Liu Hong ask about the Xiongnu, Ling Mian bowed for a while, didn't think about it, and said directly: "Your Majesty, the Huns, most of their people live on nomadism; Migrate north in spring and summer, and south in autumn and winter. ”

"If you attack the side wall, when after autumn and August, cattle and horses accumulate fat, water and grass are abundant, and the people of our Han have also harvested in autumn, and when the warehouse is full of grain and millet, they will retreat before November and go to Hexi for winter."

Hearing this, Liu Hong nodded slightly-the meaning of Ling Mian's words was very clear: if the Huns planned to invade the Han Dynasty, it would basically not be at this point in time.

"Regardless of the season, if you just talk about it: Hu Lu has conquered the Han land, what should I do?"

Liu Hong could not use 'the Huns are unlikely to invade at this time' as a reference to eliminate the safety hazards of the border wall.

Seeing Liu Hong ask such a question, Ling Mian had to ponder for a while, and then said: "If the Huns come, they should attack separately, plunder the two, and divide the discussion as appropriate." ”

"If it is an attack, it should be commanded by the Youxian Wang's department, and the various tribes of Munan should be followed, and tens of thousands of Hu cavalry should be used to gather troops to attack the border fortress."

"In this way, Your Majesty must dispatch troops and send troops to the border to prevent Hu Lu from wreaking havoc; The Flying Fox Captain's Department should also rush to guard the wall. ”

As for the other situation, Liu Hong raised his hand lightly, signaling that Ling Mian didn't need to say any more - the other situation was nothing more than that the Xiongnu arranged in Munan to guard against several tribes of the Han family sending hundreds of robbers, sweeping through the locusts like a crossing, and then running back to the grassland.

Liu Hong only needs to consider the first situation mentioned by Ling Mian: what will happen when the Xiongnu are on the scale of more than 10,000 people, and they attack the border passes in a group style, not for the purpose of looting supplies, but for the strategic purpose of capturing the passes.

From Ling Mian's answer, the first thing Liu Hong could know was that once there was something at the border pass, Guanzhong should be ready to send reinforcements at any time; In this situation, the only one who can be sent to support the border areas is the Northern Army.

This made Liu Hong worried - the northern army rushed to the border, whether it was fought well and made war achievements, or whether it was not fought well and lost the city and land, it was not very acceptable to Liu Hong.

Not to mention that in the current situation, Chen Ping did not rule out that he would use the power of the Huns to trip Liu Hong.

The more he thought about it, the more Liu Hong felt bad.

"Captains, lieutenants, and generals with more than 2,000 stone in Beijing are all in the palace."

This matter is already somewhat beyond the scope of Liu Hongdi's cognition; Liu Hong needed the advice of a professional to assess the possible consequences of a war with the Huns.

If he chooses to go to war, there is a probability of more than 30% that Chen Ping and others will benefit from it, and Liu Hong can only endure the nausea and feed the Huns' stomachs with money and goods to avoid that the Huns will not intervene in this political struggle.

Surrendered, sent a few squires out of the palace to summon, Ling Mian couldn't help but think secretly: Your Majesty's questions today, is it because you want to start a war with the Huns?

Thinking of this, Ling Mian's breath couldn't help but become heavy - for soldiers in the feudal era, war was definitely the most powerful stimulant in the world!

Because war means military merit, it means glory, it means everything!

But Rao is like this, and Ling Mian is not optimistic about starting a frontal war with the Huns at this time.

- As early as after Emperor Gao fell to the siege of Baideng, the Han army generally held the same view: unless they had the same mobility ability as the Huns, or had the ability to restrict the large-scale mobility of the Xiongnu cavalry group, it was almost impossible for the Han family to have a chance of victory!

On the frontal battlefield, the Han infantry soldiers who came from the late Qin uprising and the Chu and Han hegemony were certainly not worth anyone; But the problem is that the Huns are not so stupid at all, and they will not send cavalry to attack the Han infantry that is waiting for the battle.

Even if he did not experience the large-scale Han-Hungarian War, the experience of being killed by Chai Wuer in the past was enough to make Ling Mian roughly make up the scene of the Han-Hungarian War at this time.

- The two sides opened their formations, the Huns attacked, the Han army was strictly defended by the infantry formation, and a few waves of arrows were released, and then the Huns scattered in a roundabout way.

At this point, the Han army is no longer able to fight!

Advance, unable to catch up with the Hun cavalry on horseback; retreated, and worried that the scattered formation would be found by the Huns...

In this case, the Han army could only be stationed in place and fight with the Huns for food - see who would run out of food first!

In most cases, the Han army, which had sufficient logistics and baggage, would naturally achieve a 'victory', but the Huns would not have anything to lose - there was nothing to eat, just withdrawing troops.

The most uncomfortable thing is: at this time, looking at the hungry Hun cavalry cluster, the Han army still didn't dare to chase...

The final result of the battle basically ended with the Huns eating dozens of horses and the Han army eating tens of thousands of stone of grain.

"If you have the opportunity, you should advise Your Majesty not to be in a hurry..."

Thinking like this, Ling Mian straightened his face and waited for the arrival of the generals - more than 2,000 stones, at least they were all at the level of generals!

For Ling Mian, all the people who came to the greenhouse hall after a while were his predecessors.

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North of Chang'an City, outside the Bacheng Gate.

Looking at the surging Weishui under the Baqiao, an old man with Huafa poked his head out of the car window and looked at the majestic Chang'an Beique.

"Once I left Beijing, in the blink of an eye, several years have passed..."

"The things of the past are like a dream yesterday..."

Listening to the old man's emotion, the young man who rode his horse beside the car dismounted respectfully and came to the side of the carriage: "My lord, do you want to enter the city immediately?" ”

The old man did sigh slightly, and stared at Chang'an Beique for a long time: "I don't know if Your Majesty still remembers the old man?" ”

"Ahh

Seeing that the old man lowered the curtain with a gloomy face, the young man nodded slightly to the groom, led the horse, and slowly walked in the direction of the Bacheng Gate.