Chapter 507: Attacking the River and Guarding Yin Mountain

The grassland war has reached the most critical moment, Xianbei experienced heavy losses in the early stage, and was finally forced to unite under the crisis of extermination.

But in the face of the left and right attacks of the Xiongnu and Wuhuan, although Xianbei's resistance was very tenacious, it did not reverse the trend of defeat in the slightest.

In the face of the aggressive offensive of the Xiongnu and Wuhuan, Xianbei considered the shortcomings of the two-front battle, and finally decided to concentrate all his efforts on solving one road first, and then dealing with the other road, so that the crisis could be resolved.

Because Temujin's offensive was too fierce, and the relatively weak Wuhuan was treated as a soft persimmon, the Xianbei higher-level decided to take Wuhuan first.

Xianbei's heritage is still very deep, and after fighting several battles, Qiu Liju, the leader of Wuhuan, was killed in an 'accident', and Nurhachi also succeeded to the throne as the new Shan Yu.

According to common sense, after Nurhachi succeeds to the throne, he should first withdraw his troops, and after slowly consolidating his position, he will continue to seek revenge from Xianbei, so that Xianbei can also be temporarily relieved.

But who knew that Nurhachi did not play his cards according to common sense, and as soon as he succeeded to the throne, he played the slogan of avenging his brother, threatening to fight endlessly between Wuhuan and Xianbei.

Tianjiao is Tianjiao, and in terms of fighting Xianbei, Temujin and Nurhachi have an amazing tacit understanding.

Indeed, there are so many big forces on the grassland, if the original overlord Xianbei does not fall, how can the Xiongnu and Wuhuan rise?

Therefore, whether it is Temujin or Nurhachi, they are all in a posture of not giving up if they do not annex Xianbei, because once Xianbei is relieved this time, it will not be so easy to annex Xianbei next time.

Gradually, the advantages of the Xiongnu and Wuhuan are getting bigger and bigger, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that if it goes on like this, it will only be a matter of time before Xianbei is annexed by the two races.

Two stronger grassland clans are about to be born, which is a bad thing for the two states bordering the grassland in the north.

The northern frontier is already unbearable, and now the two tribes are about to become stronger? Does this still make people live?

It is necessary to organize the annexation of Xianbei by the two tribes. Qin Wen and Liu Yu both thought so in their hearts.

But Youzhou has just experienced a big war, and Liu Yu doesn't have the ability to stop it even if he wants to.

Everything in Bingzhou is being carried out in an orderly manner, and its strength is increasing every day, so it is naturally impossible for Qin Wen to watch the Xiongnu grow, and the plan to attack Hetao has also been put on the agenda in advance.

Xianbei is the overlord of the grassland, and the Xiongnu must go all out if they want to annex it, so they naturally have no intention of scrupling the Hetao.

The Hetao is very important to both the state and the Xiongnu, and whoever owns it will seize the opportunity, so even if the Xiongnu return to the Hetao, it is normal.

If the Xiongnu annexed Xianbei and gave up the Hetao, the Jin army would take advantage of it and seize the Hetao in one fell swoop.

If the Xiongnu gave up annexing Xianbei for the sake of the Hetao, the Jin army might not be able to take the Hetao, but it also prevented Temujin from expanding his strength, which was a good thing for the annexation of the state.

In order to win the battle with Xianbei, Temujin mobilized eighty percent of the army's troops, and the current garrison of the Hetao can be said to be the lowest in history.

Therefore, as soon as the Hetao strategy was proposed, it won the support of most of the generals in the army, and most of the opponents were Wenchen.

Taiyuan, Jinyang, Prefecture Pastoral Mansion.

"My lord, in the battle with the Yellow Turbans, the 30,000 cavalry of our army went south, but only 3,000 returned, and the main focus is on restoring military strength at present." Hao Tong persuaded bitterly.

"Lord, now that the Hetao army is unprecedentedly weak, this is a godsend, once you miss it, you can't regret it!" Qin inspected the color road.

"When the army recovers, it's not too late to capture the Hetao." Sima Fang said.

"By that time, Xianbei may have been annexed, and in the face of the Xiongnu who are further strengthened, the capture of Hetao will definitely be half the effort." Zhao Yun stood up and retorted.

Seeing that Zhao Yun, a newcomer, dared to refute, Hao Tong's face immediately showed displeasure, and he said coldly: "Xianbei is the old overlord of the grassland, can it be defeated so easily?" ”

"That is, when the strength of the two clans is almost consumed, isn't it just right for our army to join again? At this time, joining also helped Xianbei. Sima Fang echoed.

Zhao Yun was stunned when he heard this, and then showed a wry smile on his face, on such a big occasion, he was a junior, and it was indeed not suitable to talk back to his seniors, so the left wing had to shake his head and retreat.

Qin Jian was not happy to see this, Zhao Yun is both his junior brother and the future son-in-law of the Qin family, can you Hao Tong bully my Qin family's son-in-law when you are old?

"Lord Hao's words are different, it is precisely because Xianbei is almost unable to hold on, our army is going to attack the Hetao at this time, who can say for sure the timing? I, Qin Jian, feel that now is the best time. ”

A trace of anger flashed in Hao Tong's eyes, and he said sharply: "The fourth master knows how to fight, can you know the logistics situation of our army?" If there is no food, grass and salary, then what will be used to fight this battle? ”

The state, especially the north, has received more than one million displaced people in more than a year, and the foundation accumulated by the Yanmen army for several years has basically been exhausted now, so Hao Tong will oppose sending troops.

Qin Jian only knows what logistics to fight, and he didn't know how to respond when Hao Tong asked him like this, and then he still said recklessly: "It's so good, you have to fight if you smash pots and sell iron." ”

"I'm afraid that I can't afford to smash the pot and sell iron." Hao Tong said lightly.

"How could it be ......"

"How could it not be ......"

"Be sure to hit ......"

"If you conjure up money and food, you will fight ......"

Seeing that the two of them were getting more and more noisy, Qin Wen immediately slapped the table angrily and shouted, "Shut up for me." ”

The two generals were angry, and they both said in unison in fear: "The subordinates (the last general) are guilty." ”

Qin Wen glared at Qin Jian, and then said to Xi Zhicai: "Strategist, do you think our army should send troops this time?" ”

From the beginning of the meeting, Xi Zhicai's brows have been furrowed, and he has not spoken, and he only spoke after a little contemplation after being named by Qin Wen.

"My lord, our army must send troops this time." Xi Zhicai said with a serious face.

The military advisor Xi Zhi is the strategist that Qin Wen relies on the most, and his support for sending troops is basically a foregone conclusion, so the military immediately rejoiced, while the Wenchen side looked sad.

Qin Wen saw that Xi Zhicai had something to say, and immediately asked, "What does the military advisor mean by this?" ”

Xi Zhicai walked to the map, pointed to the place of the three counties in the north and the middle, and said: "Lord, please see, the three counties in the north of the country are next to the Hetao, and there is a flat river between the two, and there is almost no place to stay for a long time."

Temujin is far stronger than Yuvro, so the current Xiongnu is not the Xiongnu of the past, and our army can only completely bring the Hetao Plain under the rule of our army by taking the Hetao and establishing a checkpoint in Yinshan.

Otherwise, the Xiongnu iron cavalry could enter the three counties in the north and central at any time. ”