Liu Xun nodded with satisfaction, turned around, looked at Huo Guang, and said, "It is reported that the traitors of the Yue clan have merged with Qianghu, and their tens of thousands are attacking Lingju!" ”

"The Northland Knights have rushed to the aid of Lingju, and they will be able to reach the barrier Husai on the outskirts of Lingju about tomorrow afternoon......"

It is a military fortress established by the Han army after Lingju, and it can also be regarded as the insurance of Lingju.

This fortress is about 300 miles away from Lingju, and in the territory of Tianzhu County in later generations, it controls another key pass of the side wall.

If the Northland Knights arrive here, they will almost join the battlefield.

In addition, the Longyou cavalry, which set off earlier than the Northland Knights, will soon gather the two strongest local cavalry in the Han Empire.

In particular, the knights of the Northlands were aristocratic landowners who had always been comparable to the knightly class of the later European Middle Ages.

With such a powerful reinforcement, as long as Lingju is not lost, then the Qianghu and Yueshi people who come to attack will soon be surrounded and beaten by the elite of the Han army.

However, the more this is the case, the more worried Huo Guang becomes.

He thought about it, carefully typed the draft, and said: "Your Majesty, the Beidi and Longyou cavalry are all aiding Lingju, I don't know how many troops the second division has gathered in Luntai?" ”

In the last court meeting, Liu Xun and Prime Minister Liu Quyu had already introduced the strategy of protecting Zheng Ji.

In Lingju, it is to hold on to the reinforcements, rely on the fortified city, consume the Qianghu, wait for the reinforcements to arrive, the Qianghu is exhausted, then the elite outflanked from the two wings, straight into the Yellow River, cut off its way back, and surrounded the Qianghu and the rebels in the east of the Yellow River, west of Lingju, and south of the Wusheling Mountains.

As for the strategic deployment of Luntai, it is to take Luntai as a stronghold to attract the main force of the Xiongnu to invade the east, the Han army took the opportunity to enter Loulan from Yumen Pass and Yangguan, and entered the Jixian Water Basin along the Duanshui River, and opened its two wings.

At the same time, the Han army on the Loulan side cooperated with the defenders of Luntai to launch a counterattack against the Xiongnu.

Strive to drag the main force of the Xiongnu in the Luntai area as much as possible, create favorable fighters for the offensive of the Juyan Han army, and let the Xiongnu spend the winter in Luntai as much as possible.

In this way, in just two or three months, the main force of the Xiongnu will be frozen to death and starved to death in the area of Luntai City.

This strategic deployment does look very good.

But there is a prerequisite - the wheel cannot be lost!

Once Luntai is lost, the main force of the Xiongnu will be liberated, so whether it is the Han army from Juyan to Bailongdui, or the Han army from Loulan to Duanshui, it is possible that they will be ambushed by the Xiongnu.

And what the Huns are best at is ambush.

The defeat of Zhao Ponu on the Hun River, Li Guangli's battle of Tianshan won first and then lost, and Li Ling's corps was defeated in Junji Mountain, all of which were surrounded by ambushes.

In history, Li Guangli's corps was completely annihilated, and it was also surrounded by ambushes and annihilated!

The terrain of the Western Regions is also very suitable for this kind of ambush warfare.

It has many mountains, many rivers, many lakes, complex terrain, and mountains and gorges stand side by side.

If one is not careful, the Han army may be bitten hard.

Liu Xun listened, but said with a smile: "Qing is worried? ”

"Aiqing doesn't have to worry too much, the Du Hu Zheng Ji has been arranged this time, and the Gao Que Army and the Wuyuan Army have all rushed to help...... The soldiers and militia of the four counties of Hexi were all mobilized, more than 100,000 troops, the soldiers were divided into two roads, as long as Luntai could hold on for half a month, the overall situation was decided! ”

And can the Huns take Luntai in half a month?

Liu Xun doesn't think so!

They may even be deflated if they fight a lonely Lady Fan City in the desert north!

Lacking the means to attack the fortifications, they can only rely on ants attaching themselves and digging the roots of the walls, and use human lives to fill the ravines of the fortified city.

Not to mention half a month, the Huns can't shake the wall of Luntai for a month!

Not to mention, the wheels had already been strengthened before the war.

When Huo Guang heard this, he suddenly became anxious, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Du Hu Zheng Ji should rush to the aid of Luntai at this moment, and support the cavalry as soon as possible at any cost!" ”

"Don't care about the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains......"

"Because the minister thinks that the Huns will capture Luntai at the fastest speed at any cost this time!"

When Liu Xun heard this, he was happy, if it weren't for the person in front of him but his General Yingyang, the general who had just returned from the Battle of Mobei, he would have already called people to drive people out at this moment.

Even so, he was still a little unhappy, and asked with a cold face, "Why did Qing say this?" ”

Huo Guang hurriedly explained: "I heard that Da Honglu has reported to His Majesty that the Xiongnu Shan Yu Hulugu had appointed the first sage of the king of the day as the king of Zuoxian?" ”

"Huh?" Liu Xunqi said: "What's wrong? ”

"Your Majesty doesn't know...... Huo Guang sighed, and said: "The Xiongnu day chase the king of the sages and sages, is the son of the Xiongnu Zuoxian King, the Huns so Shan Yu and the Marquis of the Hou, at the beginning, Ju Lihu Shan Yu died in the army, and the Marquis of the Hou is far away in Mobei, at the right time coincided with the heavy snow, and the Marquis of the Hou can not come, so the Xiongnu nobles thought that the Hou Hou was sick and could not come, so he supported his brother as Shan Yu, his brother stood for a few days, and the Marquis led the troops to, when the two armies confronted, his brother rode out of the horse, retreated to the position, in order to let and the Marquis, and the Marquis was greatly moved, Nai made an oath and said: I will make my brother Shan Yu, and Nai Lizhi will be the king of Zuoxian...... So this person is in the Xiongnu, and he has a good reputation and says: Mobei Taibo ......"

Liu Xun listened and nodded, he had also heard this story, and he sighed at the beginning: Unexpectedly, there are also faithful people in Yidi!

But he didn't care much afterwards, at the beginning of Hulugu's accession to the throne, he also asked Da Honglu: Is this the Hun Taibohu?

The answer was no, the Hun Taber was dead.

This made Liu Xun sigh, and once said: "Make it enthroned, I may send an envoy to congratulate!" ”

In any case, the Han-Hungarian hostility is hostile, but this kind of value, this kind of compassionate brother's 'righteous deeds', is now a universal value!

At least in the eyes of the Han monarchs.

Huo Guang continued: "Your Majesty, now this king of the day is the son of the original Taibo, at the beginning of the Marquis of Zuo Xian with the oath of heaven and earth, he will set up King Zuoxian, so that King Zuo Xian will also be established, but King Zuo Xian died early, and the Marquis of Zuo broke the promise, and set up his son Xianxian as the king of the day, and Hulugu as the king of Zuoxian...... Even more in the Western Regions, the Xiongnu have since fallen into internal strife, and they will never be the same again! ”

"The story of this song is also the story of Wodai Wing!" Liu Xun smiled and commented.

Immediately, he became serious again, for China's Zhengzhi, their biggest and most valuable legacy is the history books and stories left by the sages.

The ancestors spent thousands of years performing various details and processes of claiming hegemony to future generations, and they were afraid that their children and grandchildren would not learn well, so they personally performed all kinds of death tutorials.

It's almost no hands-on teaching.

Although, occasionally, 'the Qin people do not have time to mourn themselves, and the descendants mourn it, and the descendants mourn it without learning from it, and it also makes the descendants mourn the descendants again! But as long as we can learn the lessons of history and avoid the mistakes made by our predecessors, even if we are the masters of the mean, we can also rejuvenate the country.

Liu Xun immediately understood what Huo Guang meant.

Compared with the 67 years of Quwo Daiyi, the contest of several generations.

Now the Huns have only been grudges and hatred for more than ten years, which is not enough to mention.

But......

Now, the small sect has the momentum of the big sect.

You ask if Dazong will agree?

Definitely not!

Especially those nobles who are close to Hulugu, I am afraid that no one will agree and look forward to the entry of this king of the day into the court.

If the sages had forcibly ascended the throne, I am afraid that a civil war would have broken out immediately!

Therefore, the sages must first show their results to convince those who are not convinced.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, the princes wanted to dominate, what should they do?

After Heng Gongzun Wang Yi, basically the overlords of all dynasties had to make an appearance, hold an alliance of princes, show respect to Zhou Liuxun, and then do the thing of expelling Yidi.

The Huns, most likely it will be the same!

In other words......

In the eyes of the sages, Luntai is probably more than just a city.

It has risen to the height of righteousness, which is the key to its smooth accession!

For the sake of the throne alone, I am afraid that the sages have nothing that they dare not sacrifice!

Awakening to this, Liu Xun's face changed in an instant.

If the Huns do not hesitate to sacrifice their lives, they attack Luntai day and night, and with the wall structure of Luntai, I am afraid they will not last long!

After all, Luntai City was just a lonely enclave, a nail planted by the Han army in the hinterland of the Western Regions.

Although it has been in business for more than ten years, it is only an enclave after all.

In terms of strategic position, it is far inferior to Juyan, Yumen, Yangguan, and even Loulan.

In the past, wheels could be abandoned.

Therefore, its city wall did not adopt the yellow rubber rammed earth method of Juyan City, let alone the masonry structures like Chang'an and Taiyuan.

It is just a simple rammed earth building, using the plate construction method.

The city wall is not very high, as long as the Huns are willing to die, take human lives to fill, and die one or two hundred thousand, the corpses can be piled up to a certain height.

Moreover, the Xiongnu were not completely ignorant of attacking fortifications.

Historically, they have repeatedly captured Han fortresses.

And it is a fortress that has been in business for more than 100 years!

Yanmen, Taiyuan, and Panshi have all fallen.

"Go and call Shang Shuling immediately......" Liu Xun said immediately, and before the words fell, he changed his words: "No, immediately send someone to inform Shaofuqing, and now immediately send light cavalry at an expedited speed of 800 miles, day and night, to rush to Yumen, inform the general of the cavalry, and immediately rescue Luntai!" ”

Now the key to the whole chess game is in the wheel.

The gains and losses of Luntai are related to victory and defeat.

If Li Guangli doesn't go to the rescue immediately, it may be too late.

Immediately, a eunuch took the order to leave, but Liu Xun calmed down, looked at Huo Guang, and said, "Even so, I'm afraid it's too late......"

From Chang'an to Yumen Pass, there are thousands of miles to say the least, in the past, the military report from Yumen to Chang'an, the fastest speed also took five days.

Normally, this speed takes eight days.

Eight days ......

Eight days later, I'm afraid that even if Liu De sets off immediately, it will be too late on the Luntai side.

And if Luntai is lost, Zheng Ji's deployment will become a big pit for the Han army!

Juyan, Yumen, Yangguan, the three-way army is divided into six roads and marches together, and any one of them may fall into the trap of the Huns!

Thinking of this, Liu Xun looked at Huo Guang in front of him, thought for a long time, and finally asked, "Who does Qing think can go to Hexi?" ”

"Hexi?" Huo Guang shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, even if you have wings on your back, it's too late!" ”

"Besides, now that the war is in progress, the minister thinks that the rash faction will enter Hexi, and he is afraid that the army's heart will be shaken......"

Liu Xun listened and laughed, and was extremely satisfied with Huo Guang's answer.

Because, in fact, he was just testing Huo Guang.

How could he not have imagined that the road to Hexi was far away, unless it was an immortal, he would not be able to arrive in time!

Moreover, the Hexi army has always been under the control of Li Guangli, and the captains and captains of various departments are basically inextricably linked with Li Guangli.

If you rashly parachute a general with an axe over, I am afraid that the battle has not yet been fought, and the Han army has become a pot of porridge!

When the time comes, let alone win against the Huns, it will already be very good if you don't collapse.

"Do you have any good opinions?" Liu asked.

"The minister foolishly thinks that if Luntai falls ahead of schedule, the Hexi army should withdraw immediately!" Huo Guanggong said: "Ci is not in charge of the soldiers, the gecko still knows how to survive with a broken tail, let alone people?" ”

"Hmm......" Liu Xun pondered for a moment, then shook his head firmly, and said, "Although what Qing said is good, it is ......."

"If the Huns take away my Luntai, and I and the court, sit back and watch the soldiers and civilians of Luntai be killed by the Huns......" The Son of Heaven looked at Huo Guang with a solemn look that he had never seen before: "What face do I have, sitting on the palace of the Xuanmu, and respected by all the countries and people in the world?" ”

"Since ancient times, the Son of Heaven has only respected God and protected the people, and the duty of the Son of Heaven is only to respect God and protect the people!"

"Taizong said: Born to steam the people, for it to put the king to nourish it, the existence of the king, only rely on the people! If there are no people, the Son of Heaven is not as good as a chief of Yidi, this Wei Wenhou's so-called: the skin does not have hair, will it be attached? ”

Lao Liu's family is somewhere else, maybe it's bad.

For example, chicken belly intestines, such as cold nature, such as like to cross the river and tear down bridges.

But in Zhengzhi, he has always been very sober, and his posture has always been very high.

In the edicts of the Son of Heaven in the past dynasties, the most frequent and frequent mention is the 'people', and almost all edicts, even in the edicts appointing ministers and canonizing nobles, can also find the content of exhortations and admonitions to 'reassure the people', 'protect the people' and 'teach the people'.

This is because Liu's legal system comes from the three chapters of Emperor Gao's White Snake Rebellion and the Covenant with Guanzhong's fathers.

This is the root, after the consolidation and development of Liu Heng of the Han Taizong and the cultivation of the first emperor Xiaojing, it has become one of the bases for Liu's rule of the thirteen states.

Therefore, no matter what, even if it is a loss, it is impossible for Liu to give up his signboard.

Just like at the beginning, Wei Manchu Korea provoked, and Emperor Xiaowu, the son of heaven at that time, immediately became furious, ignored the Xiongnu, and launched a large army to destroy it.

Just like back then, the Dawan people believed that they were far away from the Han River, so they killed and humiliated the Han envoys.

As a result, the army of the Second Division crossed thousands of miles to cut it down.

The heads of those Dawan nobles and their kings, who were smug at the beginning, were cut off by their own people and sent to Chang'an.

What's more, it was still a war with the sworn enemy feud Huns?

Retirement? Impossible!

For the Son of Heaven, this matter is only

One solution – step up!

He will only give one order to the capital protector Zheng Ji - increase the intensity!

In any case, the blood of the Han soldiers cannot be shed in vain!

One way or another, the Huns had to pay!

This is what he, the Son of Heaven of the Great Han Dynasty, the great-grandson of Emperor Xiaowen of Emperor Taizong of the Han Dynasty, and the grandson of Emperor Xiaowu, should Liu Xun do

"Other than that, does Aiqing have any other opinions?" Liu Xun asked lightly, his tone was firm, and there was no room for negotiation!

Huo Guang listened, but he was full of emotion.

It is no wonder that it was disliked by later generations of literati, but it was sought after and worshiped by countless people.

With this kind of heart, how many people can reach it?

Perhaps, this is the so-called character determines fate!

The Han Dynasty has been powerful in the world for more than 400 years, even if it is divided and bruised, it can still beat the world in one state.

Even if it perishes, it is vigorous!

Even if it died for 2,000 years, it still left a deep imprint in the hearts of future generations.

After taking a deep breath, Huo Guang lowered his head and said, "If this is the case, then the ministers foolishly think that they will protect Zheng Ji and must not divide their troops!" ”

"Juyan, Yumen, Yangguan and Loulan soldiers, when the convergence is one, first save the siege of Luntai, and then talk about others!"

To put it simply, don't give the Huns a chance!

Play as conservative as possible.

In the current situation, as long as the Han army is in a group, it will be pushed over step by step.

More than 100,000 troops, forming a fist, smashed into the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains of the Xiongnu, steadily and steadily, after saving Luntai, they could attack Qiuzi, Yuli, and even go deep into the rich Turpan Basin after the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains.

Anyway, the main force of the Huns, its royal court cavalry, could not have arrived at all.

And what the sage can rely on, in addition to his headquarters and the main forces of other departments, is the army of the client state of the Western Regions.

These servant armies, not to mention the combat effectiveness, the will and determination to fight, I am afraid that they are as brittle as paper.

If you can't catch something, you just look at the wind and fall.

Therefore, in Huo Guang's opinion, Du Hu Zheng Ji doesn't need to have such a big appetite, he just needs to concentrate his main force all the way and push it sideways.

Then, the main force of the sages had to fight a decisive battle with the Han army at Qiuci at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains.

At the very least, they also had to fight the Han army in Qiuzi.

This is much more reliable than the bells and whistles before the Hexi Army.

At the very least, it would not be much stronger for the Huns to concentrate superior forces and encircle, annihilate, or defeat a Han army in a local battlefield.

Just as Liu Xun was discussing countermeasures with Huo Guang, Huang Xie hurriedly ran in.

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister, I just got an urgent report from the Hexi Army: Luntai has fallen!" Huo Guang kowtowed.

"Ahh Liu Xun immediately got up when he heard this.

Huo Guang's eyes also widened, incredulous: "How can it be so fast? ”

From Luntai to Chang'an, more than 10,000 miles, fast horses day and night, but also seven or eight days.

In other words, the fall of the wheel was at least eight days ago.

It was almost the time when Huo Guang and Liu Xun left Beijing, and after a little mental conversion, Huo Guang knew what it meant?

This means that it may have taken only three or five days for the Huns to capture Luntai!

This is simply beyond the impression of the Huns in the world!

You must know that in the past, the technique of the Huns attacking the city was quite clumsy.

Even in its heyday, most of them relied on those fortified cities that were won by Neiying.

Obviously, there is no internal response to the wheel.

In other words, the Huns mastered the means of siege!

I listened to Huo Guangdao: "The slave maid heard that the Xiongnu took Li Ling, the king of Jiankun, as the commander, and the mausoleum made dozens of craftsmen from the Western Regions to make dozens of artillery carts, and tens of thousands of horses and horses from Qiuzi, Weili and other countries took turns to attack the city, and after three days of resistance in Luntai, the three city walls collapsed, and it was difficult to continue, Luntai Captain Li Sheng died in battle, and the captain Ren Kan and others led the crowd to break through, and those who got rid were only two thousand, and the rest were trapped in the city! ”

"Li Ling, this traitor of Huaxia!" Liu Xun's eyes widened, as if he had heard a myth, but then he lowered his head.

In the historical records, Taishi Gong once recorded the story of Li Ling not being an enemy of the Han army.

However, the Book of Han records that Li Ling led his army to confront the army of Han Dahonglu Shang Qiu Cheng and defeated the latter.

Moreover, as a person who has traveled to this era, Liu Xun knows clearly that Taishi Gong has a lot of beautification of Li Ling in the historical records.

Not to mention, in the historical records, before Li Ling's defeat, he found that there were military prostitutes in his army, so he thought that the existence of these women made him unlucky, so the story of killing them all is an outright lie!

Because......

Today's Han army is carrying female dependents!

Especially the Han army in Hexi, they all have wives and concubines!

Many of the immigrants in Hexi are descendants of soldiers who were ordered to go to the border!

And the Han Jane unearthed in later generations clearly shows these facts - the Han army, especially the border army, is with families!

Otherwise, call a group of men to stay in Hexi for several years or even more than ten years, thousands of miles away from their hometown.

Who will say yes but? Who would say yes?

In other words, the women killed by Li Ling were actually the daughters of the Han army.

Even if he took 10,000 steps back, those women were really so-called military prostitutes, and it was impossible for Li Ling not to know about their existence before.

There are women in the army, and there are hundreds or even thousands of women, such a conspicuous group, is Li Ling blind or deaf?

Therefore, in fact, Li Ling's behavior is really unmanly, he is completely throwing the pot, and even venting his anger, pushing his failure to a group of weak women who don't know anything and originally need his protection.

The subsequent performance confirmed this even more - it was clearly said that everyone would break through together, and if they didn't succeed, they would become benevolent.

even released a big word: "Gongzhi, I will not die, and I am not a strong man!" ”

The others who were moved were in an uproar, and followed Li Ling to break through desperately.

Li Ling's deputy general, Han Yannian, took the lead, rushed to the front, and fought with the Huns until he died of exhaustion.

What about Li Ling?

Before Shan Yu's cavalry, he suddenly figured it out and felt that it was not worth it, so he quickly turned over and dismounted and surrendered to Shan Yu.

It's just that I pity the dozens of strong men who broke through with him back then, as well as the soldiers who followed him in the mountains of Junji Mountain, never left him, and died in the mountains and wilderness.

Thinking of this, Huo Guang couldn't help but sigh: "Li Shaoqing, Li Shaoqing, your ancestor and father, a lifetime of heroic fame, will be mourned because of you!" ”