The trajectory of the Yellow River is basically in the shape of a "several" character on the land of North China. The so-called Hetao Plain is the area where a skim and a cross border in the "several" are located.

This place is surrounded by Helan Mountain to the west, Yin Mountain to the north, and the Loess Plateau to the southeast. The so-called Hetao Plain is actually a river valley plain along the Yellow River.

The Helan Mountains and Yin Mountains blocked the wind, sand and cold in the northwest, and the Loess Plateau in the southeast clamped down on the Yellow River, so that this section of the Yellow River flowed quietly and orderly instead of flooding like the middle and lower reaches. In addition, this section of the Yellow River has abundant water and very little sediment. All this makes the Hetao area a fertile and fertile land.

Specifically, the Hetao Plain is divided into broad and narrow senses. The Hetao Plain in the narrow sense is the south of Yinshan, and the horizontal front half of the word "several". In modern times, the core city of this area is called Bayannur. It is the largest export city of livestock products in the country.

In addition to the self-irrigation area of Bayannur (Houtao), the Hetao Plain in a broad sense also includes the Yinchuan Plain (Xitao) and the Tumochuan Plain (Qiantao).

The Yinchuan Plain knows where it is as soon as you hear the name. And what about the Tumogawa Plain? This place has two famous cities in modern times: Baotou and Hohhot.

On the other side of the Yellow River in the Tumochuan Plain, there is another famous city: Ordos.

To put it simply, this part of Dahetao is really a treasure of feng shui that is loved by heaven and earth. In addition to the gentle terrain, abundant river water, and warm climate, it was extremely suitable for grazing and even farming during the Three Kingdoms period. Underneath this place, there is an almost inexhaustible supply of coal, sulfur, iron ore, miscanthus salt, natural gas, and shale oil in this era...... Well, the last one is not mined in this era.

As an agricultural student, Guan Yi had a certain understanding of the core area of agriculture in Northwest China before crossing over. In the past, he was forced to live in Yizhou, but now he lives in Chang'an. How can you not drool over such a fat piece of land?

And this beggar department is now entrenched in the entire Dahetao area. In the summer, they go to the front and back sets to graze, and in the winter, they move south to the Yinchuan Plain at the foot of Helan Mountain to graze. They used all three condoms, which is really unreasonable!

So, it doesn't matter if you come to the meeting or not. To be entrenched here is to be unforgivable!

"Brother, the frustrated canal department at the front sent someone to report that we are about to enter Fuping County, the former Beidi County of the Great Han Dynasty."

The main reason why Wen Hu said so twisted here is, of course, because the Beidi County in the Eastern Han Dynasty was too far apart from the Beidi County in the Wei and Jin dynasties.

In short, since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the Han regime in the Central Plains has gradually lost control of the Hetao region. The former county towns were either abandoned or overrun by aliens. Therefore, less than 15 days after Wenyang's army left Chang'an, the scout team could only use the old place names before the Eastern Han Dynasty to report the direction - because the Han people had not returned here for nearly a hundred years. Of course, it is not possible to give these places new names.

So, how far is Fuping County in the Eastern Han Dynasty from the bald department's current winter camp?

The answer is about one hundred and twenty miles.

"Can the scouts in front confirm that the beggar tribe is still concentrated in Xitao at the foot of Helan Mountain?"

"The scout's report is that on the Xitao Plain under Helan Mountain, tents stretch for more than 40 miles. Enclosures can be found everywhere between the tents. The barn was full of cattle and sheep. Between the tents and the enclosures, a large number of people frequently enter and exit. ”

"Well, that should be fine. Are there any fortifications in the beggar department? ”

"Yes, but it's mostly fences and antlers. The tallest is less than two zhang (4.6 meters), and the shortest is less than one zhang. There are no sections of walls or anything. ”

"Well, have you chosen a place for our army's ferry?"

"It's already chosen."

"Good! Ji Wei, beat the drum, let the leaders of the various tribes come to my account to discuss matters! ”

"No!"

Because he was very majestic in the previous heads-up competition, Wen Yang now has a very high prestige in the grassland tribes that advocate strength. Therefore, as soon as the drum sounded, in less than a quarter of an hour, the leaders of the seventeen clans or the generals who led the troops all rushed to Wenyang's big tent.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the scouts ahead have already figured out the deployment of the beggars. In general, because of the winter, the beggar army faced our army and could not move to hide. It can only be to entrench all the forces of the tribe in one place and resist stubbornly. This is both good and bad for our army. The advantage of this is, of course, that our army can succeed in a battle without having to search for enemy troops everywhere. The disadvantage is that the enemy is now on the west bank of the Yellow River, and we are on the east bank. To fight the enemy, we had to cross the river. But in order to prevent the enemy from fleeing across the river after defeat, we had to divide our forces when our forces were less than the other side. ”

The beauty of the Hetao is coveted by everyone. But why do so many tribes have always had no way to take the three sets of beggars? Isn't it the power of the beggar department? Now that the Han army is taking the lead, everyone is really brave.

Therefore, as soon as Wenyang's voice fell, the leaders of all the departments got up one after another, expressing their willingness to follow the main force of the Han army to cross the river and fight against the beggar army.

The noisy venue made Wen Yang very unhappy, he raised a finger and pressed it down gently, and the whole tent was quiet all of a sudden.

"The general's meaning is that Ji Wei will lead an army of 3,000 people, not to cross the river first, but to go north along the Yellow River, and after crossing the camp of the beggar department, he will look for a place where the river is less frozen to cross the river. Then go around to their rear and lay an ambush. ”

"The last general commands."

"Ben will also need a cavalry of 2,000 men, and do not cross the river, but go directly to the opposite bank of the beggar camp to ambush. Hehe, which of the leaders are willing to take on this responsibility? ”

As soon as these words came out, no one was willing to accept them.

Because it was the beginning of November, the northernmost part of the Yellow River (the horizontal one in the shape of a few figures) began to freeze one after another. However, due to the obstruction of Helan Mountain, the temperature has not completely dropped below freezing, so although there is a small amount of ice slag in this section of the Yellow River, it is still very early for the whole river to freeze. Therefore, even if the beggar tribe loses and escapes in the following battles, they will basically not swim across the Yellow River. Therefore, staying on the other side of the river is basically not related to the merits of the war. And if it has nothing to do with the merits, it will be in the next pasture distribution......

"Hehe, no one wants to take the initiative to stand up, so there is only a lottery."

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The other side.

"My lord, the scouts we scattered have already discovered the traces of the Han army more than a hundred miles away!"

"Very well, pass the order. All the people went into the fence. The leaders of each branch must strictly restrain their subordinates and strictly prohibit themselves from killing! ”

"Yes!"

"Father Khan, are we just waiting for the Han people to come up and besiege us?"

"So, Knot Quan, what do you want to do?"

"Shouldn't we gather all the warriors in the tribe and fight the Han people on the grassland?"

"Hehehe, knot. You are the one who will rule the whole steppe in the future. Sometimes I have a lot of stuff in my head. Don't you know that there was a locust plague in Guanzhong this year, and millions of mouths in Guanzhong have not eaten? ”

"Yes, but what does it have to do with this?"

"The Han and Jin kingdoms have just finished a big war, and according to the consistent virtue of the Han people, there should be a long period of time to recuperate after such a big war. But the Great Sima of the Han State immediately sent people to attack us. To put it bluntly, don't you just want more than one million cows and horses here to solve the famine? ”

"What is the reasoning? It has always been our Xianbei people who have no food to rob the Han people. Why did the Han people come to rob us when they didn't have anything to eat? ”

"That's not the point. The point is that the enemy is short of food. It didn't last long. We rely on the fence to defend, and the enemy can only grind with us step by step. In Dazhai, in addition to our young and strong, all other tribesmen will also become reliable combat force. In this way, no matter how strong these Han armies are, it is impossible to defeat us in the short term. As long as the time dragged on long enough, the Han people had to retreat! As long as we survive this winter, in the spring we will be transferred, and then the other tribes will also be transferred. At that time, it will be difficult for the Han people to gather so many tribes to attack us! And at that time, the Han people will go to the fields for spring ploughing, and we will be able to attack the Han people in turn! ”

"I see, Father Khan is indeed the wise man of our tribe."

"Study hard, I hope that in the future, you will rule the whole grassland."