In the second year of Tianding, the fifth year of Dongshengping, the second year of Jianxi of Yan State, in the first month of 361 AD, the last rebellion in the Tang realm was completely quelled. With the cooperation of Zhou Tong and Hu Tian, the begging Xianbei and Bohan tribes entrenched in the area of the Warrior River were finally completely wiped out at this time.

Some of the nobles of the two tribes escaped in the chaos of the war and fled to the Xihai area west of Xiping County, wanting to attach themselves to the Hu tribe there. However, these Hu tribes were clever and sent all these rebels to the government the next day.

Among them, especially Tuguhun is the most active. At the beginning of the war, not only did they clearly refuse the contact of Bohan and others, but they also did not participate in the rebellion together. Moreover, in the process of quelling the rebellion by Hu Tian, they also took the initiative to send people to help.

Therefore, after quelling the rebellion of the beggar Xianbei and the Bohan tribes, Li Xin specially ordered that some of the property of these two tribes, such as cattle and sheep, be rewarded to the Hu tribes who helped the imperial court.

As for the remaining beggar Xianbei and Bohan tribes, Li Xin adopted the method of separation and displacement, and scattered them in several counties that were not close to each other. In this way, the likelihood of their rebellion is minimized.

At this point, the entire territory of Datang can be regarded as completely stable. With the prestige of the government greatly increased, there seemed to be a refreshing sense of control over the entire territory.

At this time, Li Xin also had time to draw~ to deal with the previous attack of Yan Guo.

With his character, if he is calculated by others, he honestly does not fight back, it is really unlikely. Since Murong Ke has already made a move, no matter what, he has to teach the other party some lessons.

Otherwise, in the future, the other party will have to make an inch, and from time to time he will have to provoke it. The other side must be made to see the consequences of random provocation and make them pay the price. In this way, they will be able to stay honest and keep to themselves.

Therefore, after the territory was settled, Li Xin ordered Shanggu County, where the military capital was located, to Shangdang County, west of Yedu, suddenly increased its troops, as if the Tang army was about to cross the Taihang Mountain and fight all the way.

As soon as such news spread, it immediately made the hearts of the Yan people who had just settled down suddenly rise again. Murong Ke had to immediately raise his vigilance, especially the alert level in the capital, which was mentioned to the highest level.

Outside the ancient roads, the Yan army was tightly defended, and all the materials and civilian forces were concentrated, ready to start a big battle with the Tang army at any time.

However, when the entire Yan Kingdom was extremely nervous, the Tang Army did not cross the Taihang Mountain in the end. In the end, it seems to be just a bluff of thunder and rain.

In fact, Li Xin's purpose was not to start a decisive battle with the Yan army, but to make the enemy feel tired.

After all, if you are in a tense situation all day long, and everything has to be handled according to the state of combat readiness, the impact on state affairs is still very great.

From the beginning of the first month to the beginning of March, Li Xin did this kind of thing two or three times, so that the people of Yan State, especially the princes and ministers of Yan State, were really in a mood like riding a roller coaster, with constant ups and downs. The soldiers of the Yan Army stationed on the front line to defend the Tang Army all had a feeling that they were about to be driven crazy.

In fact, since Li Xin's first bluff, Murong Ke has already understood his thoughts. But the problem is that he can't be sure whether Li Xin will send troops or not. Therefore, the defense that should be done is the same.

But it is obvious that if this continues, the entire Yan Kingdom will have to fall into an extremely difficult situation. For this reason, he had to think of some other ways to break Li Xin's attack.

The northernmost state and county of Yan is Pingzhou, and at the same time, it is also the birthplace of Yan Kingdom. The Dragon City where the Murong clan was born, where the capital city was located in the past, was located in Pingzhou.

This Pingzhou, at this time, refers to the east of Yanshan and the north of the sea, that is, the vast area outside the Shanhaiguan in later generations. Of course, at this time, Pingzhou was not as large as in later generations, but it extended to the south to the peninsula.

The place of Pingzhou County is located in Changli County, which has always been an important place in the Yan Kingdom, and even after the death of the emperor of the Murong clan, he generally has to return and be buried in the Dragon Tomb outside the Dragon City.

It is precisely because of this that even though this is no longer the capital, there have always been important ministers left.

Now serving as the assassin of Pingzhou here, the one who guards the land of Pingzhou is Murong Liang, the king of Bohai. Just a few days ago, he received a secret letter from Murong Ke, in which he had a new order for him.

"How's it going? What about the investigations? Could it have been? The person sent out to inquire had just returned, and Murong Liang hurriedly asked.

"Back to the king, the people who went to inspect it, the ice and snow in the mountains have gradually melted, although there are still some of them, but they don't affect the passage of the army too much."

"Very well, in that case, then we can act. Immediately send an order, order the soldiers and horses from all over the country to quietly gather to the north of Changli County, and after the king arrives, he will march immediately! Hearing this, Murong Liang breathed a sigh of relief and immediately ordered.

And almost at the same time, Li Xin, who was in Chang'an City, was also discussing things with Tu Qi.

"Daiguo sent troops this time, and it seems that the hostility towards us has risen. Their strength is relatively strong, if they are also involved when we are fighting against Yan Kingdom, it will be very disadvantageous for us! Therefore, we must find a way to solve the threat of the country first! Li Xin said thoughtfully.

In terms of today's situation, although the pressure on the Tang Army is very great, it is not enough to say that it is in a desperate situation. However, even if it is an ordinary person~ thing, try to put yourself in a favorable position, let alone a thoughtful person like Li Xin.

Only by being able to avoid being attacked from all sides can you concentrate all your forces together and deal with enemies all the way with superior strength. This approach is the best for oneself. What Li Xin has to do is to try his best to create such a favorable situation.

"The country has hundreds of thousands of armor and thousands of miles of land, and it is really a big country in the north. If we want to solve them first, it will not be an easy task. If you don't pay attention, you may let them contain us. When the time comes, the Yan Kingdom in the east will definitely not miss this opportunity! After Tu Qi pondered for a while, he analyzed.

"Yes! So it's a bit difficult to say this! If an ordinary small country dares to provoke us, it will be destroyed. The country is not small, and its strength is quite strong. However, even then, we have to deal with them first. As far as I know, Daiguo and the Gaoche, Rouran and other tribes in the northwest have not been very harmonious, right? Li Xin thought for a moment and finally asked.

Gaoche and Rouran are also two big clans, and the place where they lived, if placed in the later generations, was in the area of Mongolia. Because of their strength, they are now suppressed by Daiguo, but they will rise up and resist from time to time.

As for Shi Yiqian, he will basically raid these tribes in the northwest at certain intervals, so as to weaken their strength and increase their own strength at the same time.

Therefore, the interior of the country is actually full of various contradictions, but it is only suppressed because of the strength of the country.

As the so-called enemy of the enemy is a friend, for Li Xin, if he can get in touch with Gaoche Rouran and the other clans, and then agree to attack Daiguo together, it will be a great thing!

It's like when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Zhang Qian to the Western Regions, wanting to contact the Dayue clan and other countries in the Western Regions to jointly destroy the Xiongnu. With the containment of Gao Che Rouran and the others, it is impossible for Shi Yiqian to use all his strength against himself.

"According to the investigation, this is indeed the case! Over the years, because of the continuous westward expansion of the Daiguo and the repeated raids on Gaoche and other tribes, the Hu tribes such as Gaoche Rouran had to move to farther places to go to nomadism! Tu Qi nodded.

"Very well, send some people over and see if we can reach an agreement with them. If the other party is willing to cooperate, we will each rely on our own ability, and whoever obtains the land on behalf of the country will own it! Presumably, they should not refuse! Hearing this, Li Xin immediately said.

"Yes! The minister immediately went to arrange this! Fortunately, in the past few years, the border Hu tribe has paid tribute to us, and the Gaoche and other tribes have also sent people here. If you have this kind of friendship, it should be easier to negotiate with them! Tu Qi hurriedly responded.

"Okay, you get this done as soon as possible! The strategy of long-distance friendship and close attack, ancient and modern! If we use this strategy well, we will be able to greatly alleviate the situation around us. If the Dai Kingdom is destroyed, we will be able to spare more strength to deal with the Yan Kingdom! ”

For your own enemies, take various methods to defeat them, and slowly destroy them one by one. Only in this way can you not put yourself in danger.

Unconsciously, Tang Yan and the two countries began to act secretly, but they were not known for a while. The whole month of March was peaceful and peaceful, and seeing that it would be another year of harvest, Li Xin's mood also improved.

According to him, the whole task now is to accumulate food and train the army. As long as both of these things are done, then the rest of the work will be much easier.

It's a rough and relatively simple era, and many things, as long as you dare to think and dare to do, basically don't have too many problems.

According to Li Xin's idea, as long as he gives himself a few more years of peace and stability, everything is ready, and it should be no problem to win this half of the country at that time.

However, the enemy will not be idle, and will not allow him to develop and grow smoothly.