The swarthy and thin scribe said loudly, "I took the risk of inviting Master Yanyun over, but I didn't look at your daily life. Why don't you hurry up and get serious, and carefully plan the foundation of our scholars? ”

Guo Huai, Guo Pei, Wang Ji, and Wang Chang immediately replied: "It's me who is slacking." ”

"Please rest assured, sir, the fathers dare not do it, we young people are not afraid of the Xiliang thief."

Tong Yuan soon received feedback from the families of Taiyuan County, and they unanimously responded to the imperial edict and followed behind Weiyang Jun and Haoyang Marquis to restore and stabilize the world together.

Yanmen Taishou Guo Yi and the Hun Zhonglang general Wang Rou led 5,000 soldiers and horses to stabilize the situation in Yanmen County, expel the remnants of the Xiongnu forces, and welcome Tong Yuan's army to the west of Yanmen.

Tong Yuan learned of Daxi and knew that even the Taiyuan famous family, which was deeply rooted and mastered the soldiers and horses, had to fall to his side in this situation.

This time, Jia Kui and Sun Zi will be rewarded, without their efforts over the years, he would not have recovered most of the state so easily.

The two armies met in Zhongling County, Dingxiang County, Guo Yi and Wang Rou worshiped when they saw Tong Yuan, and Tong Yuan quickly dismounted when he saw the two and personally helped them up.

I saw that these two people had gray hair, and half a lifetime of fighting on the battlefield had scars on their hands and faces. However, regardless of the age difference, they still paid homage to Tong Yuan as an official.

Tong Yuan held their hands and sighed in his heart, "No wonder at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the frontier here was still stable during the Three Kingdoms period, as long as the Sima clan didn't get rid of it, how could there be such a heroic man to let the sky fall!" ”

Guo Yi and Wang Rou originally thought that the Xinxi Liang army would come from Hetao, where there were few Han people, and there would definitely be some lack of supplies, so they sent thousands of sheep and 100 cattle to reward the Xinxi Liang army.

As a result, the Xinxi Liang Army was directly supplied and escorted by the Hu tribe, and brought thousands of sheep and cattle as military food to join them, which shocked the two of them.

When it came to military and political affairs, the two thought that Tong Yuan would tell them to obey the dispatch and fight against Yuan Shao together.

Unexpectedly, Tong Yuan kept asking them about the situation of the Hu people near Yanmen County, carefully discerning how many people these tribes had, where they usually graze, and what their attitude towards the Han people was

Fortunately, the two of them have been guarding the frontier for a long time, and they have kept the surrounding situation in mind, so as to avoid being embarrassed in their duties.

Tong Yuan asked, "I don't see that the Yanmen army is small, but it has been on the battlefield for a long time, and its heroic spirit can be called a strong army today, why can it only be trapped in the city in the face of the situation?" ”

Guo Yi and Wang Rou glanced at each other, thinking to themselves that it wasn't the princes of various places competing for hegemony, so that they didn't dare to take it lightly.

Tong Yuan saw the unspeakable hidden of the two, and continued, "But please rest assured, the Hetao has been recovered, and there are the Xinxi Liang Army and the vast Sanfu, Yongzhou and other places as the backing of the Yanmen Army, and there will be no worries in the future." ”

The two of them heard the words in Tong Yuan's words, and immediately said, "Please rest assured, my lord, I will wait for your dispatch,"

Tong Yuan said, "If our army goes north from Yanmen and Daijun to conquer and force Xianbei Budu to the roots, do you think it is feasible?" ”

Guo Yi and Wang Rou took a deep breath, this Zhenbei General and the Marquis of Haoyang are really powerful, they have just recovered the Hetao, and they want to break the Xianbei Budugen, this is too risky.

Wang Rou, who served as the general of the Huns, said: "This Xianbei force is stronger than the Southern Xiongnu. During the period of Emperor Ling, the Xianbei King Tanshihuai dominated the northern frontier, and the territory was tens of thousands of miles from east to west. ”

"He invaded the Han land every year, and his power was far greater than that of Xiqiang. Emperor Ling was furious and sent Xia Yu, the captain of Karasuma, Tian Yan, the general of the Zhonglang of Poxianbei, Zang Min, the general of the Xiongnu, and the corpse of the Southern Xiongnu Shan Yu Tu Teruo, and led tens of thousands of Han and Xiongnu elites to attack Xianbei in three ways. ”

"This combination was the strongest elite in Northern Xinjiang at that time, and the result was that all three roads were defeated, and there was not one out of ten soldiers. Even the Huns were beaten day and night to fear the Xianbei people. In the future, the old royal court of the Southern Xiongnu opposed obeying the dispatch of the imperial court and killing Qiangqu, which was closely related to this matter. ”

Tong Yuan asked, "However, we have just discussed the nearby tribes, and this Xianbei has been in a big turmoil since the death of Tanshi Huai, and it has been divided into many tribes again." ”

Guo Yi said: "What the lord said is good, Xianbei now is far less strong than then. However, if we attack, we may well force them to unite again. ”

Wang Rou said again: "The strength of this step is indeed not as good as that of the lord, but in the north of Youzhou, Kebi can be more powerful. His people miss Tanshi Huai all the time and have been looking for opportunities to reunite Xianbei. ”

Tong Yuan said: "I was born in a strong border and has always been hostile to the gentlemen of the world, but fortunately, the Son of Heaven and the King of Weiyang took care of me, and I tried my best to take on the responsibility of restoring and annexing the state." ”

"Even if the enemy is strong in front of me, as long as there are plots brewing against our land in those places, I should rise to the occasion."

Guo Yi and Wang Rou sighed slightly, this young man is really strong, at this time, the Central Plains are divided, with the power of one or two states, to go deep into the north, facing a strong enemy, it is really not a wise move.

Guo Yi said slowly, "The lord has the world in his heart, and his courage and ambition can be called a model in the world. But now that the Hetao is fixed, Taiyuan and Yanmen are barren, I am afraid that there is not enough strength to support the Northern Expedition of the army. ”

Tong Yuan said, "That's true, when it comes to logistics and supply, my Xinxi Liang Army has summed up some experience. ”

Although Guo Yi and Wang Rou verbally surrendered to Tong Yuan, they still thought that they were still old and spicy in fighting, and the Xinxi Liang Army relied on its numerical advantage and huge power to break into today's situation.

Therefore, the two of them were a little unimpressed, thinking that Tong Yuan was probably a rash and frivolous person about fighting, and the experience he said was just a joke with a hot head.

Tong Yuan said slowly: "In this war, there are usually four ways to supply. The first is to rely on the rear of the military transport, by land, water, etc., to transport the supplies accumulated in the warehouse from the rear all the way to the front. ”

"This method is the most conventional, but it often requires a lot of civilian transportation, and it can be easily destroyed and cut off by the enemy. So, in the face of a strong nomadic enemy, its effectiveness is lower. ”

Tong Yuan continued, "This second method is local expropriation, and there are two types of this method: in one's own territory and in hostile territory. ”

"In their own territory, according to the situation, they do not transport from the rear, but directly collect local grain. Our tuntian, well-connected Haoqiang, scholars, and peasants in wealthy areas can all support local expropriation. ”

"However, this is often difficult to achieve in poor areas and in enemy territory, and even increases administrative costs, turning people who could have been friends into enemies."

Guo Yi and Wang Rou breathed a sigh of relief, they heard Tong Yuan say this, knowing that he understood the suffering of the people's livelihood and would not take extreme measures to collect grain.