Chapter 141: Sabre Rattling

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Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was the autumn of 390 AD.

In previous years, it was the time when the nomadic tribes relied on their fat and strong horses to go out to fight and plunder.

At present, the contradictions between the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Tiefu Department are irreconcilable, and the situation has reached the point of tension.

As long as there is a slight disturbance, the two sides will immediately fight to the death.

The night sky is like washing, the moon is bright and the stars are scarce, and when he came to the city, Liu Weichen was discussing with his two sons how to capture Shengle and eliminate the Northern Wei Dynasty.

"Father Khan, our army has a total of 48,000 cavalry, except for those who stayed behind to respond to emergencies, the remaining 35,000 cavalry have been assembled in place, just waiting for the order to set off."

After listening to Liu Zhili's report on the deployment of military forces, Dadan Yu Liu Weichen lowered his head and pondered for a long time, squinting at the night outside the account, and his voice was leisurely.

"This battle is related to the future and fate of the Tiefu Department, there must be no negligence, except for the transfer of troops and horses in the headquarters, the rest of the allies have been contacted?"

Somehow, when the matter came, he suddenly felt a little uneasy in his heart, and hesitated about attacking Wei.

In his opinion, the key to this battle is to cooperate with allies, otherwise it will be difficult for the Tiefu Department to defeat the Northern Wei Dynasty.

"Especially Hexi and Rouran, one is the rear of the Tiefu Department, and the other is the rear of the Northern Wei Dynasty."

"If the two help each other, not only will Shuo Fang be worry-free, but it will also form a north-south attack on the Northern Wei Dynasty."

"Father Khan is worried, and for several months, his sons have traveled to Hexi, Mobei, Guanzhong, and Hedong, and have reached alliances with Wei Shuo, Yao Chang, Murong Chong, etc."

"Rouran Khan is willing to send troops to attack the Northern Wei Dynasty with our troops from the north and south, and Hexi is willing to continue to maintain friendly exchanges with Shuo."

"Yao Chang had no time to look north because he was restrained by Fu Deng, but he also expressed his understanding of the attack on Wei."

"Although Murong Chong did not dare to jointly send troops, he was willing to demonstrate in the area of Yanmen Pass to contain the Northern Wei Dynasty."

After listening to what his eldest son Liu Youdai said, Liu Weichen squeezed out a smile on his face, which made him feel a little more confident in defeating the Northern Wei Dynasty.

He excitedly picked up the horsewhip, waved it in the air very imposingly, pointed at Liu Youdaidi with the soft tip of the whip, and praised it.

"Okay, diplomatic relations are good, if you win this battle, I should give you a great credit."

Liu Weichen first praised Liu Youdaidi, and without waiting for the other party to respond, suddenly the conversation changed, and his tone became serious.

He stared straight at Liu Youdai and asked, "How do you guarantee that the Hexi Army will not send troops to attack Shuofang when our army is heading north?" ”

"You must know that when the main force of the Tiefu Department went north to fight a decisive battle with the Wei State, Shuo Fang was extremely empty."

"And Hexi and Shuofang are only separated by a river, who can guarantee that the Hexi army will honestly stay on the other side and stand still?"

Originally, Liu Youdaidi still had a smug smile on his face, but now with Liu Weichen's rhetorical questions, the smile gradually faded, and finally he was at a loss.

Seeing his son's appearance, Liu Weichen couldn't help but be disappointed, the most proud thing in his life was that he relied on cunning and shamelessness to meet the origins of the former Qin and generations.

Who knew that in the end, the two sons in front of him did not inherit any of them, and they would naively regard a paper of alliance as a golden rule and a guideline.

Thinking of this, Liu Weichen thought of Liu Bobo, who was a hostage in Hexi, and the third son in the whole family had a little bit of his demeanor back then.

"Boss, you tell your father everything that happened during your mission to Hexi, and you must not miss a single thing."

"Yes." Liu Youdai wiped the sweat from his forehead and began to try his best to recall the trip to Hexi.

"At first, Hexi did intend to send troops, but his son was worried that he would do a false plan to destroy the enemy, so he refused the other party."

"In order to appease Hexi, the child left his third brother in Hexi as a hostage according to the instructions of his father Khan."

"Before leaving, the child repeatedly told the third brother that as long as there is a slight disturbance in Hexi, he will immediately send a secret letter back to Shuofang."

"Recently, the third brother has indeed sent a lot of information, including the deployment of the Hexi Army."

"According to the investigation of secret agents, the main force of the Hexi Army is still gathered in the south, maintaining vigilance against the three kingdoms of Nanliang, Houliang, and Western Qin."

"As for the banks of the Yellow River in the east, there has been no change in its military strength, which shows that Hexi has no intention of crossing the Yellow River eastward for the time being, and my father can rest assured."

Regarding Liu Youdaidi's comfort, Liu Weichen was noncommittal.

After a long while, he ordered: "Don't be careless, send more men to Bo Bo, and let him secretly monitor the movements of the Hexi army." ”

"In addition, transfer another 3,000 iron horsemen to Guocheng, just in case."

"The child obeys."

"You two remember to me, whether it is Hexi or Hou Qin, they are not trustworthy, and those we can trust are only the swords and guns in our hands."

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Shengle City in the north, a prosperous scene, through the generations, Wei generations of business has been not what it used to be.

Although it was a period of war in the north, the people in the city lived a rich life, the market was orderly, there was an endless stream of merchants from the south and the north, and there were many shops, so it was not lively.

In fact, Shengle City is not one royal palace, but two, known as the two capitals of the east and west.

The old capital was originally the seat of Chengle County in the Western Han Dynasty, and later the ancestor of the Tuoba clan, Tuoba Liwei, moved south here in the Wei and Jin dynasties.

After Tuoba Xianbei moved to Shengle, he rose rapidly and successively established the Daiguo and the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Before Tuoba Shiyiqian succeeded to the throne, he was a hostage in Xiangguo and Ye of Later Zhao, and heard and witnessed the agricultural civilization of the Central Plains.

It was the land of wheat and cotton, and the agricultural civilization of the Central Plains left a deep impression on him.

Later, after Tuoba Shiyiqian became the throne, he began to pay attention to the development of agricultural production.

In the spring of 340 AD, the third year of his reign, out of the need to develop agricultural production, the capital was moved to the Shengle Palace in the clouds.

Yunzhong Palace is 40 miles away from the ancient city of Yunzhong in the west, less than 40 miles away from Shengle in the east, 80 miles away from Yinshan Mountain in the north, and 100 miles away from Junzijin of the Yellow River (now Lama Bay in Qingshuihe County) in the south.

Xinshengle is located in the center of the Eilechuan Plain, surrounded by a flat river, which is the downstream of the barren dry water, Baiqu water and Jinhe River, which is easy to irrigate and the land is fertile.

The acting king Tuoba Shiyi Qianqian moved the capital to the Shengle Palace in the clouds, and did not abolish the old capital Shengle.

In the second year of moving the capital, he built Shengle City in the south of the old city.

The Book of Wei? The Preface records: "In the autumn and September of the fourth year, the city of Shengle was built in the south of the old city. ”

In April 386 A.D., Tuoba Shiyiqian's grandson and acting king Tuoba Jue founded the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the capital was Shengle, known as the King of Wei.

Since Tuoba Jue ascended the throne, he has successively driven the north and south of the Yin Mountains and the east and west of the desert, conquered the Quartet, and restored its northern territory to the scope of the western rulers.

To the south of Yinshan, the land of Qiantao was occupied, and the land north of the Shanling Mountains ceded by the Western Jin Dynasty during the Huanmu period was recovered.

Tuoba Jue also broke the Kumoxi, Xie Rubu, Gaoche, Xiongnu Beibu, Rouran and other tribes, and gained a lot of population.

Now he looked around, except for the Houyan and Tiefu Xiongnu in the east and west, there was no rival in the north.

At this time, Tuoba received a secret report that Liu Weichen, the leader of the Tiefu Tribe, was plotting against the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Originally, after annexing the Helan Ministry, Tuoba Jue intended to go south to Shuofang, but now seeing that Liu Weichen was about to move, he could no longer hold back the surging revenge blood in his heart, and immediately convened his subordinates to discuss countermeasures.

In the palace, the king of Wei Tuoba Jue sat on a high platform, and below stood the Wei clan and the civil and military ministers.

"Ladies and gentlemen, since the beginning of autumn, the Huns of Shuofang have been ready to move, and have sent small groups of cavalry several times to secretly cross the Yellow River to explore the terrain of our Wei country, and Liu Weichen's intention to go north is obvious."

"The widow wants to raise troops to go south and eliminate Liu Weichen, I don't know what Zhongqing thinks?"

Sun Song, the eldest lord in the south, disagreed with Tuoba's intentions and persuaded: "King, Liu Weichen is just suffering from scabies, so there is no need to worry. ”

"Oh? Since Lord Eldest Sun doesn't think that Liu Weichen is a threat, where does the danger come from? ”

"Great King, the real threat comes from the north!"

"As far as the minister knows, Liu Weichen has successively formed an alliance with Hexi and Rouran, and his purpose is naturally to attack our Northern Wei Dynasty."

"Hexi is too far away, Wei Shuo may not send troops."

"On the contrary, it is Rouran, which is located in the rear of our Wei State, and has an army of iron cavalry, if you don't pay attention to it, it may cause a big disaster."

"What about Liu Weichen? Don't you care about Liu Weichen, who is close at hand? Tuoba Jue was unwilling, he always remembered Liu Weichen.

"The king, in the opinion of the ministers, only need to send a heavy minister to sit in Shengle, and leave a small number of elite soldiers, which is enough to block Liu Weichen's soldiers."

"When the king solves the Rouran Iron Cavalry, and then leads the main force back to help, at that time, Liu Weichen had no reinforcements, and the second was besieged by the main force of our army, how can he be undefeated?"

"What do you think the eldest grandson suggests?"

"The plan of the eldest grandson is very appropriate, I hope my king will listen to it."

"The minister also agrees with the opinion of the southern lord."

Seeing that his important ministers such as Yan Feng, Xu Qian, Zhang Yan, Xi Jin, and An Tong all agreed to Changsun Song's proposal, Tuoba Jue decided to go north to meet Rouran first, and then go south to clean up Liu Weichen.