Xinghe City returned to the hands of the Xia people again, and was still in the "post-disaster reconstruction", in the Governor's Mansion, Liu Yuan met with Helan Dangfu, Wan Qijin and others. Most of the subordinates under the Governor's Mansion, except for a few who escaped and disappeared, most of them died in the last year, and the scene looked a little deserted.

"Zhao Yun's death finally gave my army a bad breath!" Wan Qian was under him, and his mood was relatively high: "Zhao Yun is a person who has strategy, courage, and ability to command the army, so he is a difficult person to deal with. Over the years, together with Zhang He, they have caused a lot of trouble to our army. The warriors of my Xia Army, those killed by their own hands, are not small hundreds! ”

"That's it! A Zhao Yun is just dead, so don't care too much! Liu Yuan waved the sleeves of his robe and looked at the person holding the battle report in his hand: "What is the situation on Wuhuan's side now?" What is the situation in Liucheng? What is the situation between Zhao Yan? What about our army, what is Ke Neng's plan? Does Ko Nen have any details? ”

A series of questions were asked, showing Liu Yuan's concern about the Wuhuan situation. Xu Buhua did not dare to slack off, and explained the details of the current Wuhuan in Liucheng.

The death of Zhao Yun dealt a big blow to the Zhao army, and then Xia Yan allied forces and attacked Yangle in the west. The city defense was in charge of the captain, and the troops were insufficient, and in the face of the strong attack of the Yan army's infantry and cavalry, he could not support it, and took the initiative to retreat west to Liucheng after a little resistance.

In the past few days, Tian Chou had already ordered the few Yangle soldiers and civilians to move to Liucheng, and the surrounding Wuhuan tribesmen also flocked to Liucheng under the advice of Lou Ban and others and Zhao Guoxuanfu officials. Liucheng, which is not small, gathered hundreds of thousands of people in a short period of time.

The bright target was placed there, and without much hesitation, Gongsun Kang took the lead and led the army straight to Liucheng. Although there are many people in Liucheng, their hearts are not aligned, and the Wuhuan side has undergone great changes, and the young and strong people who have gathered together are difficult to exert too much combat effectiveness in this situation.

In a short period of time, Tian Chou had a lot of gray hair. Fortunately, Zhang He personally led the reinforcements to arrive in time, which should have been faster, but after a dispute with Gao Gan, a lot of time was wasted. This time Wuhuan happened, and he and Tian Feng saw the opportunity to do it directly, and did not report it to Yedu in time in advance.

In Liucheng, the three sides fought a battle. Xia Yan and the two sides united, but they each had their own ghosts, so that Ke Neng could do his best to help Gongsun Kang and Zhang He fight to the death, it was impossible, even if he defeated Zhao Jun, only Yan Jun would benefit.

In the face of the Xia Yan coalition army, they did not care about casualties, and fought fiercely for two days, and basically won the victory. Seeing this, Ke Neng was reluctant to retreat, and he didn't say hello, and led the army to retreat.

The Xia army retreated in a timely manner, and Zhang He immediately set his sights on the Yan army. Facing the elite of the Youzhou Zhao army under the personal command of Zhang He, Gongsun Kang felt great pressure. On the bravery of the generals, on the elite of the soldiers, on the dispatch of soldiers and horses, and on the prestige of the army, he sent Zhang He more than one street.

is already in decline, and as soon as Ke Neng withdraws, he will not be an opponent. Seeing that the Zhao army, who was shouting "revenge", desperately fought with his own side, the more he fought, the more panicked he became, and took advantage of the night of the truce to order a retreat.

This withdrawal has become a complete rout, and Zhang He has already guarded against him. led the army to chase and chase fiercely, and completely defeated the Yan army. Gongsun Kangsuo led a large cavalry army, but was forcefully driven into the water by the Zhao army, drowning countless people. In the end, Gongsun Kang led less than half of the defeated army and fled east to Liaodong.

In this battle, in addition to the more than 20,000 Wuhuan people plundered by Gongsun Kang in the early stage and the attack on Zhao Yunjun, it was almost a pure loss afterwards. The loss of more than 5,000 foot cavalry, with the national strength of Liaodong, wants to make up for the recovery, I don't know how long it will take.

In the battle of Liucheng, the most damage had to belong to the Wuhuan tribe gathered around the city, Wuhuan was annexed by Zhao State, almost a foregone conclusion, but the gap with Tian Feng and Zhang He was a bit big.

was intercepted by the Yan army, and was bitten by Xia Yan, and then folded Zhao Yun and thousands of troops, even if he got more than 100,000 Wuhuan troops, the price was a bit big.

"Where is Ko Neng?" After digesting the battle report, Liu Yuan asked.

"The battle report was already wet when it was sent!"

"His choice for this campaign is good! If I really let Zhao Guo accept Wuhuan in its entirety, it will be unfavorable to me, and I will reward him! But even so, we will have a headache in the future! Liu Yuan was in a good mood: "With the Gongsun family in Liaodong, you can contact more in the future." Gongsun Kangruo has ambitions for Youzhou, but for Great Xia, it is beneficial. ”

"Send someone to Xiangping to comfort Gongsun Du and tell him that if King Yan is interested in Youzhou, I can help him!" Liu Yuan's expression was sly.

Helan Dangfu frowned and asked, "Ke Neng's side turned his back on the Yan army and tired his army of defeat, can he accept our kindness?" ”

"Huh!" Liu Yuan smiled faintly: "This time, Yan Jun and Zhao Guo have completely torn their faces, and our army has taken the initiative to cooperate with them, how can they refuse!" ”

"Wan Qi Hibiscus!"

"The minister is here!"

"Your allegiance to me has been more than twenty years now. Over the years, he has been guarding and fighting in other towns all the year round, and it has been very hard. I heard that you are sick, this time, although I will return to Chang'an, take a good rest! It's been a few years since the capital was built, and as my important general in Great Xia, how can I not even see the capital twice! Liu Yuan thought about it and said to Wan Qianjian.

"Thank you, Your Majesty for your kindness!" Wan Qijin stood up and bowed.

He expected this, for more than ten years, all the generals of the Xia Kingdom have been accustomed to being transferred back to the capital every few years to be "living in the office" for a few years. In the past, it was in Meiji, but now it is Chang'an. All summer generals, without exception.

Wan Qijin is relatively special, he has not lived in the imperial capital for a long time, but he has changed positions several times over the years. From beginning to end, Liu Yuan's attention to the army was always in the first place.

"In the past few days, let's go around the grassland with me!" After a while, Liu Yuan commanded.

In the Saibei grassland, Liu Yuanye has been in the Central Plains for so long, and then he returns to the "old place", he feels a little rusty. In Liu Yuan's heart, he was not very at ease with the grassland, after all, the territory was too big, the geography was too far, and it was too difficult to take care of it, especially after his ruling center of gravity completely shifted south.

In the two capitals of Mozhong and Modong established in Monan, the lack of delegation of power is not enough to deal with its complex situation, especially in Youzhou, which is facing the challenge of Zhao. If there is a lot of decentralization, then Liu Yuansheng is afraid that he will raise a disaster. After all, the governor of the grassland of the Xia Kingdom is simply a local emperor, and if he is a little unruly, he can set off a big chaos.

Thousands of miles away, he hung his arch in Chang'an, and it was really difficult to control the Monan grassland. Now, Liu Yuan can only rotate the rulers of the grassland to ensure control of the grassland. The usual change of three years has now evolved into two years, but if there is a war, such as last year, it is difficult to implement the established system.

This time he came to the north, what made Liu Yuan a little relieved was that he was still regarded as a god by the grassland people, and he was still their "lone plow".

In today's Great Xia, Liu Yuan has accumulated huge prestige for decades, which is enough to control the domains and thousands of miles. But in a few years, when he has completely entered the second half of his life, and his energy is not enough to take care of such a wide land, what if the grassland becomes chaotic?

Liu Yuan knew in his heart that it was indeed too difficult to conquer the Central Plains and firmly control the grassland. Now, he can only take one step at a time.

In the next period of time, Liu Yuan traveled all over the nearby towns with his legs, soothing the Xia people and appeasing people's hearts with the supreme emperor.

It was the end of summer, and he was ready to return south to Chang'an. The northern tour was over, and I didn't do much, and nearly three months passed.