Chapter 31: Driving the Tiger and Devouring the Wolf

First of all, as Liu Jun said, you have to see if this city is really sure to be captured, or at least two days of trial attack, which can cause great panic in the hearts of the people in the city; Secondly, he still looked down on Pei Gai a little, thinking that this kind of Jin nobleman, no matter how strong his ability is, is also timid, he may not dare to defend the fortified city alone and face the army, he will definitely call for reinforcements from all walks of life and come quickly.

Not to mention the siege of Dali, how many soldiers did Pei have at that time, and how many are there in Haoyang City now? And at that time, he was forced by the rope and koji, and he had no choice but to protect Dali, but now he has a way out, and his status is noble, he is the great Sima of Jin, and the bull's ear of the ministers. The so-called "son of a daughter, can't sit down", can he muster up the courage to defend the city at the risk of death?

The key is that Liu Cang sent troops this time, and there are many dissenting opinions in the DPRK and China, which will affect the army, and it is inevitable that the people will not be in harmony - Guanzhong should be fought, but with our current strength, the main reason is that there is a shortage of money and food, is it necessary to raise troops to attack? Isn't it enough to send a general to lead more than 10,000 troops to take down a few cities at random and disrupt Pei Gai's accumulation pace?

Therefore, Wang Yan, Tian Song and other staff officers all advised Liu Cang not to rush forward, only Liu Ji was not stingy, saying for a while that he would go straight to Chang'an, and for a while saying that he would attack Haoyang, but no one echoed him. In this case, Liu Ya offered a plan to besiege the city and send reinforcements, and all aspects could barely agree with it, and Liu Cang had to comply for the time being.

- To say that Liu Cang and Liu Shiguang are very rigid in national politics, because most of the ministers he faces are those old ministers left by his grandfather who he does not look down upon, or deliberately rebels; However, when it comes to the details of military strategy and tactical issues, he is surrounded by cronies and generals and staff officers, and he is prone to soft-heartedness and often can't make up his mind.

However, although he set the strategy of besieging the city and sending reinforcements, he refused to really besiege and not attack, and took the opportunity to rest his soldiers, but for several days, he launched a fierce attack on the city of Haoyang, which was originally intended to be a trial attack, until he was forced to stop until he suffered heavy losses. In this regard, considering whether the plan to send aid is feasible, I just wanted to set up another plan, and explored the Malay newspaper, and the Jin people successively drove into Pinyang and Dali - then I will wait a few days to see. A few days later, Zhen Sui went out of Dali first, but after a battle with Liu Ji, he turned around and retreated back to the city; Liu Cang tried to lure Guo Mo out of the city again, but he also failed, and he was hesitating, but smoke was burning on the city of Haoyang......

has been seducing him like this, causing the troops to go to the city of Haoyang, it has been nearly half a month, seeing that the military rations are being consumed quickly, but the supply speed in the rear is slow, and it will definitely not work if there are no other countermeasures, so I asked the generals for their opinions again.

When asked about Liu Ya, Liu Ya came out and said: "The previous ministers set up a plan to besiege the city and send reinforcements, misleading His Highness, and committing a capital crime. Ranchen still thought that the Jin people would come to the aid of Haoyang, or that the various departments were brave and cowardly, and did not dare to advance. Or perhaps...... They wanted to ask Luoyang Zu Ti to send an army to help, or make Zu Ti cross north to attack Hedong, and then rescue Haoyang, but it is not known. ”

Liu Cang nodded and said: "This must not be ignored...... and then stomped his feet: "I originally built more fortresses on the river to prevent the ancestors from wading across, even if there is a case, I can also adjust the Pingyang defenders to the south." The hateful stone tiger dared to attack our West River, so that the army of Pingyang did not dare to move lightly...... Only in this way, I should rush to break through the enemy in the pass, so as not to be taken advantage of by the ancestors! ”

So he ordered all the bases to bluff their flags and continue to surround Haoyang - in fact, only Qiao Tai's army was left to monitor it; ordered Liu Ya to guard the mountain pass and cooperate with Li Jingnian of Xia Yang to protect the back road; ordered Liu Kui and Jin Kang to remain on the east bank of Shangluoshui to prevent Guo Mo from advancing eastward; He sent the main force of more than 40,000 people south, first took Pubandu, and then looked for an opportunity to cross Weishui, and see if the Zhen barbarian dared to stay still!

Just after the order was completed, the generals went to prepare, and suddenly got a report, saying that Xiayang Liu Jingnian sent someone to escort a spy with a special identity.

Liu Cang read Li Jingnian's letter first, and then ordered the spy to be escorted to see him, and the time was not long, and the trilogy immediately pushed a bald man into the tent. The bald head still looked ignorant, pointed at Liu Cang and asked, "Who is this nobleman ......?"

"This is my Royal Highness the Crown Prince, don't you bow down yet?!"

As soon as the bald head heard this, his knees immediately weakened, knelt in front of Liu Cang, kowtowed, and said: "It turned out to be His Highness, the villain Shan Rong Yedi, I don't know His Highness's royal appearance, I failed to salute in time, capital crime, capital crime!" ”

When Liu Cang heard this, he couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth slightly-I don't know how he made up the words "Shanrong Yedi", this person is interesting-but then put on a blank face and asked, "Who are you, what are you here?" ”

The bald head was still lying on the ground, but he tried his best to tilt his head, raised his head, and did not dare to meet Liu Cang's eyes, only looked at the other party's chest and abdomen, and replied loudly: "Report to Your Highness, the villain's name is Tuoba Tou, and he is the last general under the command of the king." The villain was ordered by the king to come to meet His Royal Highness......"

Liu Cang shouted: "An Deyu me, since you were sent by the Tuoba clan to see Lonely, why didn't you go to Pingyang, but come to Feng Yi?!" ”

Li Jingnian's letter made it very clear that this person had come from the north along the west bank of the Yellow River to the vicinity of Xiayang, and was captured by my Fulu Elementary School. That's not right, since you are the envoy sent by Tuoba Yu's law firm and ask to see Liu Cang, you should go south by Jinyang, why did you come to the west of the river?

Tuoba Tou had already thought of a set of words, and immediately replied without stumbling, and replied directly: "So that His Royal Highness can know that when he was acting as the king, he was in Luchuan, that is, he sent villains to the south from Luchuan; The villain originally wanted to cross to the east of the river by picking Sangjin, but when he arrived at the ferry, he heard that His Royal Highness had led an army to conquer the Jin people and came to the west of the river, so he went south along the river bank all the way to the south......"

Liu Cang snorted coldly: "In that case, why do you want to kill my subordinates and escape from the road?" ”

"Your Royal Highness, this Feng Yi's land was originally owned by the Jin people, and your soldiers and soldiers did not raise the banner, and the villain really didn't know which side it was, so he resisted slightly...... As for the killing of your soldiers, it is not the villain's doing, the villain has slaves, it is the border Rong Di, more mountainous and wilder than the villain, and he will not say the Huns...... Chinese, in order to protect the villain, is somewhat reckless. A total of five soldiers of your army were injured, and when the villain returned to the grassland, he should take the wealth as compensation. ”

"Where is your slave?"

"When he knew that he had killed the wrong man, he fled on his horse...... Maybe they fled back to the grasslands. And when the villain returns to the grassland, he will definitely sacrifice him to fight for your life...... However, if you pay for your life, it will be difficult to take money as compensation. This is a Xianbei custom, and I hope His Royal Highness will be tolerant. ”

What Tuoba Tou said, Liu Cang didn't even believe a word - this fang was clearly at the fate of Yu Lu, and he ran to Feng Yi to contact the Jin people. Tuoba Xianbei originally helped Liu Kun in Bingzhou, but now that Liu Kun has run away, if he wants to get involved with the Jin people again, the most convenient way is to go down from the southwest of the river and come to Chang'an to find Pei Cai. This guy was caught by mistake, so he said that he had come to see him, and he wanted to get away with it in order to escape with his life.

However, Liu Cang did not want to execute Tuoba Tou. Although Tuoba Xianbei was in Jin Zhengshuo and Hu Han was not a friend or foe, but since Liu Kun's defeat, Pingyang generally believed that the dispute should be stopped and conspired to restrain Xianbei - Tuoba and Liu Kun, the strength is strong, and the force is weak, although now it can no longer be regarded as Hu Han's northern enemy, but if it goes south to harass from time to time, it is easy to contain a large number of troops, affecting Hu Han's reconquest of the Yellow River Valley.

Therefore, not long before that, Liu Cang had sent an envoy to the grassland to win over Yu Lu, although Yu Lu did not agree to betray the Jin and follow the Han Dynasty, but also put forward a request for mutual markets, which seemed to have the meaning of recalling the army and making peace. At that time, no one expected that in a blink of an eye, he would swing westward and completely defeat the Tiefu Ministry......

It's just that although Tie Fu is a vassal of Hu Han, Liu Hu was named the king of Lou Fu, after all, if he depends on the forces, plus Liu Hu will rely on Liu Yao after the defeat, Liu Cang really has no will to avenge that guy. He still hopes to be able to stabilize Tuoba Xianbei temporarily, and after he settles the Central Plains, it will not be too late to settle accounts after the autumn.

Therefore, the relationship between Hu Hanguo and Tuoba Xianbei is very delicate, Li Jingnian also understands this, and does not dare to dispose of Tuoba head without authorization, so he escorted him to Liu Cang's camp, and although he ordered people to strictly guard him on the road, he did not tie the rope or put it in a cage, and the treatment was quite good.

So since Hu Han wants to make peace with Tuoba Xianbei temporarily, Liu Cang can treat Tuoba's envoy slowly, but he can't kill him - even if that kid's mouth is full of lies and not a word is credible. Liu Cang didn't pierce it, but asked Tuobatou: "Since you have come to ask to see Lonely, do you have a letter from your lord?" ”

Tuoba shook his head and said no-"I have never had a word in Xianbei, and I use Jin ...... The king doesn't know the Chinese characters, but the villain knows them, but he can't write them. Therefore, he just ordered the villain to greet His Highness orally...... Ah, by the way, if Your Highness doesn't believe it, the villain has the recognition of the acting king, but he was searched by your army......"

Li Jingnian's letter did still have a small piece of sheepskin attached, on which a horse was drawn with charcoal, which was the mark of Tuoba Yulu, and Hu Han and Tuoba had dealt with each other for more than ten years, and Liu Cang naturally recognized this. But this is completely useless for understanding his true mission, except for showing that Tuoba Tou is indeed sent by Yu Law.

Liu Cang decided not to dwell on this issue anymore, and asked bluntly: "What does the acting king say when he sends a message to you?" ”

Tuoba still looked like he was lying on the ground, with a crooked face and his head high, as if he didn't feel tired at all, Liu Cang looked at it for a long time, but he was a little dizzy, and immediately waved his hand and ordered him to get up and talk back. Tuoba got up at this time, bowed his back, and according to the customs of Xianbei, crossed his hands and stroked his chest, and said while saluting Liu Cang: "The acting king sent a message to His Royal Highness: His Royal Highness sent an envoy to Pingcheng before, saying that he wanted the two families to reconcile, but the acting king did not respond at that time, but after repeated discussions with the lords of the ministry, they all felt that the Han Kingdom inherited the destiny of Tianjing, and the true dragon of the Liu family could not be an enemy for a long time. When the ancestor Li Wei was there, the minister was subordinate to Wei, and later Jin replaced Wei, and then he was attached to Jin; Now that Han has replaced Jin, my family is also dedicated to Han Zhengshuo.

"But Wang Yilu and Liu Bingzhou were about brothers, and it was natural for them to help their brothers; Although the first king died, Liu Bingzhou was the uncle of the acting king, and it was reasonable to use his nephew to help his uncle. It's a pity that Bingzhou was defeated and fled to attach to the Duan family, although the Duan family and my family are both Xianbei people, they have been fighting for many years, they are enemies and not friends, this uncle has joined the enemy, is it necessary for the nephew to help him? In that case, it is better to make peace with the Han Kingdom. ”

When Liu Cang heard this, he couldn't help but lean forward slightly, and asked, "Does your lord have this intention, and are you willing to serve my Emperor Han Zhengshuo?" ”

Tuoba shook his head and said, "The intention of the acting king is only to make peace with Han, not to surrender. In fact, if you want to surrender, there is no need, after all, the Han is big and Tuoba is small, and the Han is rich and Tuoba is poor, but you have to give a name that can be heard, and the acting king can block the mouths of the adults - the Jin people are allowed to call him the king! ”

Liu Cang smiled and said, "If your lord is sincerely attached, the emperor can also give the king the title." ”

When Tuoba heard this, he seemed to be stunned for a moment, and then asked: "This, villain, no, the acting king has sent someone to inquire about the Han system, and there is no such thing as a king with a different surname, even if Tiefu Wulu is alone...... He was given the surname Liu, and he was only crowned as the Duke of Lou, and Shi Le was located in Hebei, and he was only crowned as the Duke of Zhao......"

When Liu Cang heard the other party mention Shile, he couldn't help but turn pale, and immediately interrupted Tuobatou's words: "Tiefu dog and slave, how can they be compared with your lord?" If Yu Lu is willing to be the king, I will immediately play the Son of Heaven and still make him the acting king! Thinking about Sima Jin, isn't there also an example of not being a king with the same surname? As the king, my emperor and Han will never be inferior to the Jin people! ”

Tuoba took the opportunity to bargain: "This, Your Royal Highness Rong Yu, when the former king Yi Lu Dejin was a big single and the title of the acting duke, he was also given the ...... of the five counties of Mayi."

In fact, it is not "given", but "please cut". When it was the fourth year of Emperor Yongjia of Jin Huai, Tuoba Yi Lu sent Yulu to lead 20,000 elite horsemen to the south, and helped Liu Kun defeat Baibu Xianbei and Tiefu Xiongnu - Liu Hu fled west to Luchuan - after receiving the title of Da Shan Yu and acting as the Duke for merit, Yilu was greedy and asked through Liu Kun to cede the five counties of Mayi, Yinguan, Loufu, Fanchou and Cui. Emperor Huai was too busy to take care of himself at that time, and he was relying on Liu Kun, so naturally Liu Kun said what he said, and he didn't allow it.

Since then, Tuoba Xianbei has gone south many times, and even defeated Liu Cang, who came to invade under Jinyang City, and gradually expanded his power to the south until he annexed the entire Yanmen County, and set Pingcheng, a county under Yanmen, as the southern capital, as a bridgehead for further southward invasion.

What Tuoba Tou means, you can't just be an official and worship a lord, the Jin people can still cut the land, does the Han State have any words about this?

When Liu Cang heard this, he raised his eyebrows, as if he was about to be angry, but then he suppressed the fire again, thought about it for a while, and with a twitch of the corners of his mouth, he said: "It's just five counties." Xinxing County is also under the jurisdiction of five counties, and it will be given to the acting king! He had never called Yu Lu the acting king before, because it was sealed by the Jin Dynasty, not by their Hu Han, and now since he said that he could also give a acting king the title, he naturally blurted out.

What is Liu Cang's idea? He is naturally not as weak as Emperor Huai of Jin, nor is he like Liu Kun, who regards Tuoba Xianbei as a life-saving straw, so Tuoba instinctively wants to be angry when he mentions the matter of land cutting, but then he thinks about it, I might as well give up Xinxing County to Yu Lu for the time being......

Anyway, under Shi Hu's rule, the court can't control it, so what's the pity of giving favors to other people's things? Besides, Shi Hu is arrogant and insatiable, and the court orders him to withdraw from Xinxing, but he will not allow it, and then he can send a letter to Yu Lu, saying that it is not that I have broken my promise, but that Shi Hu does not obey the king's order. Therefore, Yu Lu will evil Shi Hu, if the two fight each other, then do you say that Shi Hu still has the strength to go south to threaten Pingyang?

This is a plan to drive the tiger and devour the wolf!

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