Wang Dun listened to Qian Feng's advice, so he no longer tried to land, but let the boat go straight downstream, taking advantage of Su Jun's lack of news, he went down Bailuzhou with a drum and blocked the waterway near Jiankang.

In addition, in Wuchang, there are still more than 10,000 infantry troops, and they come slowly along the river. However, Zhang Jian, Guan Shang and others did not dare to continue to wait for them in Chungu, and were forced to shrink their troops and retreat to Hu and Danyang, so that they could reinforce the war near Jiankang at any time.

At the same time, Wu Jun Taishou Yu Bing, Wu Xing Taishou Yutan, etc. also sent their own troops to the north to rescue Jiankang, Wang Dun also sent Shen Chong back to his hometown, and temporarily recruited four or five thousand volunteers to help. Ma Xiong led the troops against Yangxian's Zhangpu Pavilion, outnumbered the enemy, but the soldiers of the two counties were defeated at the touch of a button, fortunately after Shen Chong's troops were broken, the fierce battle forced Ma Xiong to retreat, so as not to cause the tragedy of the annihilation of the whole army.

Because Ma Xiong himself is a veteran general in Qingzhou, and there are many Qing and Xu Jingbing under his command, he has defeated Cao Wei and broken Xu Niche, and he has been on the battlefield for a long time, and his combat effectiveness is quite tenacious; On the other hand, since Jiangnan pacified Chen Min, Qian Xuan and other chaos, there has been no major war in the past ten years, and the soldiers are generally arrogant, where will there be a war? Shen Chong himself is a local hero, the so-called "Jiangdong's hero, Mo Qiang Zhou Shen", the so-called righteousness and courage he brought out are actually private soldiers who have been raised for many years, but their combat effectiveness is far from being comparable to that of county soldiers.

But then Ma Xiong recruited troops in Yixing County, and called up many Zhou disciples and henchmen - after the Zhou clan was destroyed, most of his people and land belonged to Wang Dun, and a few were transferred to the Shen family, so those who broke down were deeply hated Shen Chong - the army rejoined the army and fought with Shen Chong, Shen Chong was invincible, and was forced to retreat to Wucheng.

After the situation in the southeast was temporarily stabilized, Ma Xiongbei came to Jiankang's aid, that is, he fought with the Wuchang army in Danyang County, and each suffered casualties. On the whole, however, the rebels were still outnumbered and defeated, and Wang Dun was forced to draw more troops and horses from Wuchang, and at the same time called on the surrounding counties to come to their aid, and by July of that year, his number of troops had exceeded 30,000. Su Jun also recruited a large number of troops in the territory under his jurisdiction, and his number was slightly inferior to Wang Dun.

Su Jun saw a glimmer of light and felt that he was very likely to win this battle. One is that the southern army is weak, and the flat land is not the opponent of the northern army, and I have no problem beating both of you, not to mention that the number of soldiers is so close? second, he took Jiankang by himself, and copied countless wealth and grain from the mansion of your family, which was enough to support the war for most of the year; On the other hand, Wang Dun's grain and grass had to be collected from surrounding counties temporarily, or transported from Wuchang hundreds of miles away, so he might not be able to be more abundant than himself.

Once the Chinese react, it is very likely that they will attack Wuchang from the direction of Yan and Henan, or go out of Hanzhong to attack Jingzhou. What do you say, the Chinese are coming to beat me? I still have Hua Tianzi's aunt in my hand now, I heard when I was in Guanzhong in the past, their aunt and nephew depended on each other, and they almost survived, and finally escaped from the camp; Unless Hua Tianzi completely ignores his aunt's safety and gives a strict order, as long as I make a statement, which member Hua will dare to take the opportunity to cross the river from Huainan?

Besides, I couldn't control the river, and if the Chinese wanted to cross, they would first bump into Wang Dun's boatman. Could it be that Wang Dun will separate the warships and let them over? And the Chinese really dare to ignore those warships and send troops across the river? That's not self-defeating.

And even if the Chinese don't take the opportunity to attack Jiang and Jing, as long as the front-line soldiers use their lives and I command the law, I can always defeat Wang Dun for half a year at most-I have this confidence!

However, Su Jun made a big mistake. Previously, he wantonly expanded his army in Yanzhou, resulting in the dilution of the proportion of veterans, and the overall quality of the soldiers declined. Yin Jian was in front, but he still refused to accept the lesson, relying on the abundant food and straw, and then recruited a large number of soldiers, then the northern soldiers were able to fight, but gradually only accounted for less than forty percent of the total number of troops, so can they still press the long-trained Wuchang army as before?

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In July, Liu Lu of the Tiefu Department sent an envoy to Luoyang, and while expressing his respect, he presented false and real information about Meiji, expressing his willingness to cooperate with the Chinese army and attack Meiji to break Liu Yao.

After the Tuoba clan was divided, although there was no full-scale confrontation, there was constant daily friction, and each side did its best to win over or subdue the surrounding dependent tribes, in order to expand their own power and prepare for the inevitable big war in the future - the West Tuoba Helan Hae Head gradually gained the upper hand.

This is because the Murong tribe has completely destroyed the Yuwen clan in the west, and its land is adjacent to Tuoba. The relationship between Murong and Tuoba has always been bad, and Murong Diao's ministerhood to Hua is before He Wei, so the Qi clan and He Wei dare not be unguarded, and their strength is weak, resulting in the battle with the Helan clan, they are forced to retreat again and again.

As for the Tiefu Ministry, Liu Lugu's position as a chief was originally picked up out of thin air, and he was always worried about the return of his brother Liu Hu for restoration. Because he heard that Liu Hu was forced to flee to Yanjing Mountain and Loufu after the loss of Jinyang, he was forced by the Chinese to return to Tuoba He Wei, so since Liu Hu was facing east, Liu Lugu naturally wanted to go west, so he took the initiative to surrender to Helan in front of the head tent.

Immediately, he instructed him to instigate the Chinese to march to Meiji.

The main purpose of the haze is to divert attention. Because with the rise and growth of the West Tuoba forces, the contradictions between him and Tuoba became deeper and deeper, and finally there was a conflict.

Tuoba Tou used to be poor and came to vote, so he naturally lived under the head of the haze, but then he relied on his wide popularity in Tuoba headquarters and his ability to talk to the Chinese lord, so he wantonly encircled and persecuted the various departments, resulting in stronger and stronger forces, and he was no longer willing to be in a lower position. Under the premise that the titular "Gao Wang" Tuoba Huai was not in the ministry, Helan Aitou was regent as his uncle, but Tuoba Tou also claimed to be his uncle, and his power was gradually enough to resist him.

To tell the truth, based on the short-sightedness of the Qi clan and the cowardice of He Wei, if the West Tuoba is led by one person and goes all out to the east, it is estimated that it will not take two or three years to capture Shengle; It is precisely because the western Tuoba is a two-headed government that although it has the upper hand, it has never been able to form an overwhelming advantage over the east.

Tuoba became more and more domineering, and even plotted to attack and kill Ha Tou so that he could rule alone. In his mind, if the Huai Huai is not an adult, the Chinese master will not let him come back, and even if he is an adult, he will not let go, and he will still say two things; He can take this opportunity to unify the east and the west, occupy the grassland desert, and even if the acacia comes back, he can only be a puppet.

Besides, maybe as long as I say good things to the Lord of China through that distant nephew, as soon as the Lord Hua is happy, he will be able to transfer the title of "King Gao" and even "Acting King" to me in the future!

The mist head secretly detected his plan, so he made the first move, secretly sent a certain adult to a banquet Tuoba Tou, and put poison in the wine. As a result, the bald shrewd man was confused for a while, and he didn't wake up until the poisonous wine fell into his stomach, and then he bent down because of the severe pain, and couldn't speak, just rolled back and forth on the ground, rolled a few times, and finally breathed.

If Tuoba Tou kills Haze, it is estimated that he will solve the problem by making up an excuse casually; But since it was the mist who killed Tuoba Tou, he had to worry that the Chinese would not be guilty of the teacher - because it is said that Tuoba Tou had a nephew who was a close confidant of the Chinese lord, and he relied on his heart. So Aitou first conspired to make Liu Lugu instigate the Chinese army to attack Liu Yao in order to divert his attention, and then dared to send Luoyang to report the harm caused by Tuoba Tou.

Of course, the person who harmed him was by no means my head or my instigation, and I have already declared his guilt and destroyed that tribe, and the Son of Heaven does not need to raise a teacher to seek revenge.

Liu Lugu's envoy went to Luoyang first, and Zu Ti suggested that as he said, send troops to attack Meiji.

He said: "Liu Yao rebelled against Hu Yu, once ravaged the Central Plains, ruined Luoyang, and assisted Emperor Huai of the Jin Dynasty ......"

Since the Hua Dynasty was subject to Jin Chan, then theoretically, if the subordinates of the Jin Dynasty refused to surrender, they could not be regarded as my friends, but the enemies of the Jin Dynasty must also be our enemies. Moreover, Zu Ti and others were once Jin ministers, and the shame of the exile of the Son of Heaven, even if the dynasty is changed, it will not be forgotten after all.

“…… It is difficult to redeem the innocent with a hundred deaths, and it should be killed. Previously, it was far away, and the country was attacking, and it could not go on an expedition; Now that the thief has been destroyed and regained its emptiness, it will be not difficult to send a horse infantry army from Jinyang to attack it. It is necessary to sweep the plough court and do the Liu clan to show the prestige of our dynasty. ”

Pei Wei also said: "The people of China, all of them grit their teeth and hate Tu Ge, although the former Jin Dynasty conquered Pingyang, sent Liu Yuanzuka, and killed the children of the Liu family, but Liu Heng, Liu Yao and others missed the net, and they could not be regarded as full success. Since Tiefu is willing to help, how can he miss the opportunity? ”

Although Pingyang was beaten down by Your Majesty back then, Liu Yao can be regarded as something you accidentally let go...... After all, it was the matter of the Jin Dynasty, the matter was not done perfectly, and our Hua Dynasty just helped to make up for it, so the future generations will talk about it, and slaughter everyone, Hua also.

The key is that the place in Meiji is relatively remote and remote, and there are Tuoba forces nearby, so we dare not rashly go on an expedition. But now that Tiefu has expressed his position, it is equivalent to Xi Tuoba expressing his position, and not only will not obstruct it, but will also help it; According to the internal situation reported by him, there are no more than 10,000 households in Meijitu, and there are only seven or eight thousand soldiers available, and the people's hearts are fluctuating and there is a shortage of materials, which is a good opportunity to attack.

For the time being, the state will not use troops to the south of the Yangtze River, but is only making preparations for the suppression of Bayi, and will send 10,000 horses to the expedition to Meiji, which can completely cope with it in terms of materials, and will not affect the overall situation of Pingshu and the future southern expedition. Moreover, the more stable the north is, and the more hostile the remnants of the hostile forces are destroyed, the safer it will be to go south in the future.

Pei Gai's statement on this is: "Liu Yao I is a hero, he will not die, and I will not be at peace." "Tuoba is in internal turmoil, if Tu is left alone, maybe with Liu Yao's ability, he will be able to turn over in a few years, I don't want to take this risk, or hurry up and pinch it to death to save worry.

However, he did not plan to send troops purely from Jinyang and cross the Yellow River to attack Meiji, but discussed with Zu Ti, Guo Mo and others, wanting to "drive the tiger and devour the wolf".

After pacifying the Void Division, he gained a firm foothold in Shangjun, but first divided and then converged, slowly calmed down Rongdi in the territory, and after Gao Nu, he set up a second county in Shangjun not long ago - Fushi. Pei Gaifu changed his name to "Yan'an" on the grounds that the name of "Gao Nu" was indecent.

He planned to use the garrisons of Yan'an and Fushi counties to drive the Rong troops in the county to the north to attack Meiji with the Jinyang Army and the Tiefu Army, so that Liu Yao's road to the west could be blocked, and it was also hoped that the Rong troops would gradually drive the Rong troops north, vacate all the areas south of the Luyanshui, and gradually transform them into agricultural areas—at least half herding and half farming. In time, the wish to restore the old frontier of the Han Dynasty can be realized.

Of course, the old frontier of the Han Dynasty did not just end at Luyanshui or Meiji, but had to go thousands of miles north to reach Yinshan. But that is by no means a one-time achievement, it can only be slowly figured out - if it is said that the return to Shangjun was the first step, then this attack on Meiji is equivalent to taking the second step.

Guo Monai suggested: "If Your Majesty wants to take the Rong Department as the forerunner, you must use Youziyuan." ”

Pei Gai smiled: "I also have this intention. ”

So he changed Xi Jian to Qinzhou Assassin History, summoned You Yao to Luoyang, taught him face-to-face, and ordered him to be the Taishou of Shangjun, asking him to convene the Rong Department as soon as possible, and set to send troops north in the winter of this year to attack Meiji. As for the Jinyang side, he only ordered Yao Yizhong to lead a brigade of troops to cross the river to respond - the main force of the Jinyang garrison must still guard against the invasion of the east and the south.

When discussing the strategy of entering the army with You Yao, You Ziyuan asked: "If the minister's trip goes smoothly, I don't know how Your Majesty wants to deal with Meiji's enemy?" ”

Pei Gai smiled and said: "Slaughter all the remaining species, there is no need to kill them all, if there is a surrenderer, it is not necessary to put it under the control of the Shangjun Qing, so that it can be transformed into Chinese peasants." However, it is not allowed to transfer the Rong Department because of merit, so that the Rong Department will grow. ”

You Ziyuan nodded and said: "Your Majesty is worried, the minister knows......" He discussed foreign issues with Pei Gai, and it was not once or twice, Pei Gai had a clear attitude towards foreign people, You Yao naturally knew it clearly - it can be summed up in two sentences: first, there is a dry harmony in vain killing and abuse, and genocide is unacceptable; Second, if it cannot be turned into China, it will eventually be a problem for China, and it must be dismantled first and then transformed.

But he immediately asked: "What about Yu Liu Heng and Liu Yao?" Without waiting for Pei to ask rhetorically, he immediately explained: "Zaichen thinks that Jinyang has been restored, and Hu Han is equal to annihilation, if Liu Yao and others are killed again, it will not be enough to do it, and it will be better for the minister to deal with it on the spot." ”

You Ziyuan's thoughts were different from Pei Wei's, he didn't think that there was anything glorious about the Hua Dynasty coming to destroy Tuge. The Hu Han regime was finally prominent for a while, both as the emperor and several times as Jin Zuo, all relying on Pei Gai's hard work to completely defeat them. Pei should have killed Hu in the Jin Dynasty, which was an important political capital for him to receive Jin Chan, and it was necessary to let the people of the world know that Hu had not yet been destroyed? It's better to just treat it as an insignificant remnant party and directly and quietly extinguish it.

Pei Gai bowed his head and said: "It's as Qing said." ”

But You Yao then asked: "Brother and sister of the Yang family, what should you do?" ”

Pei Gai groaned slightly, and then replied: "The sheep clan is really the queen of Jin, although it was taken captive, the shame lies in the Jin, not in his body, if he still wants to live, it can be attributed to the Taishan goat, so that he will die in peace." As for Uncle Yang Rong...... He had been in contact with Xu Xiaozong before, Yun had to follow Hu, this time if he can respond to the meritorious service, he can make a pilgrimage to Luoyang, I look at his will, or use. ”