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In June of the first year of Long An, the news of Liu Gao's death in the battle has spread all over the world from a corner of Jiangdong.

This incident not only caused huge waves in Jiangdong, but also had a far-reaching impact on the situation in the north.

As soon as this news reached Guanzhong, Hexi Shangxia knew that Nanyan was about to go south.

The Southern Yan crossing the river to the south will inevitably detonate the dispute over Yecheng, and there will be no buffer between Hexi and Wei, and a conflict will break out head-on.

Wei Shuo didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly brought Cui Hong, Jiang Ji and others to discuss countermeasures.

Ancient Ye City was built across the Zhangshui River, and during the Wei and Jin dynasties, it was one of the richest metropolises in the Central Plains.

There are Cao Wei, Later Zhao, and Qianyan in the front, and Eastern Wei and Northern Qi in the back, all of which are built in Yecheng.

The most famous is the Three Kingdoms period, Yuan Shao ruled Hebei with Yecheng, and had the ambition to swallow the world.

And Wei Wu Cao Cao coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, ostensibly with Xuchang as the capital, but in fact, he established a country in Yecheng.

Therefore, if you want to take Hebei, you must first take Ye, and you must first set Yecheng in Hebei.

In the future, if Hexi wants to go north to recover Hebei, Yecheng is the place where it must be taken.

"Zhongju, what has Nanyan been doing recently?"

Guo Yi hurriedly replied: "According to the scout's report, Murong De first killed Murong Lin in the name of rebellion and cleared the internal hidden dangers. ”

"At the same time, he also secretly assembled a large number of troops at the Liyang Ferry, preparing to cross the river and attack Yanzhou in the southeast."

Wei Shuo nodded when he heard this, he was not worried about Nanyan's southward move.

With the current strength of the Jin army in Yanqing and Qingqing, Murong De cannot be stopped at all.

Unless Liu Yu leads the army back to help, the rest of the people are not worried.

But Wei Shuo knew that even if Qingquan fell, the imperial court would never let Liu Yu withdraw his troops.

Regarding the Yecheng dispute, Hexi's internal opinions are not very unified.

Some feared a violent conflict with the Wei state, which would affect Guanzhong's recuperation.

But Wei Shuo disagreed with this and did not agree with such a view.

Because the dispute between Yecheng is not a dispute between one city and one place, it has now evolved into a dispute between the eight counties under the rule of Nanyan.

Not to mention that it is also a matter of people's morale, and there is no reason for Hexi to retreat.

Even at this point, Wei Shuo thought of it with Tuoba.

Tuoba Jue wants to use the battle of Yecheng to break the danger of proverbs, why doesn't Wei Shuo want to establish his prestige again?

As for the size of the loss, as long as it can defeat the Wei State again and thwart the opponent's plan to go south, it is worth paying a small price.

"The key to the battle of Yecheng is not in Yan, but in Wei!

"Murong De jumped off the beam clown, it's not a matter of worry."

"With the power of Hexi, it is easy to capture Yecheng, but only the Yellow Bird of Wei is behind."

"Tuoba is not to be underestimated, he is good at buying people's hearts, and since he went south, he has abandoned his old habits and won a reputation for leniency."

"The battle for Yecheng is obviously for turf, but it is actually a battle between the people's hearts and minds."

"If Hexi is unfortunately defeated, it will not only cause the Wei army to reach the river, but also have a great shock to the forces on both sides of the river."

"The proverb that disturbed the hearts of the people we put out at the beginning may also lose its effectiveness."

"If Tuoba Jue takes the opportunity to make trouble again, it may make the situation in the Central Plains even more complicated."

"Therefore, we can't afford to lose the battle of Yecheng no matter what."

"Besides, people say that if you take Hebei, you must first take Yecheng, and when Wei Wu ruled Yecheng, he got the land of Hebei."

"Today, our generation should follow suit, first take Yecheng, and then go north to Jingluo Hebei."

Cui Hong, Jiang Ji and others all knew that most of them were extraordinary, and when they heard him speak, they all showed concern.

And with Wei Shuo's final decision, the rest of the people had no objections.

"Lord, the art of war: soldiers, treacherous!"

"Although Nanyan is an ally of Hexi, it can't be defenseless."

"After all, we just forced Murong De to cut off the land of the two counties, and we had another small battle in Fangtou."

"If Murong De doesn't have a little resentment in his heart, I'm afraid a fool won't believe it."

"In case Murong De secretly colludes with Tuoba Jue and leads the Wei army to take advantage of the situation when I send troops to Yecheng, then ......"

Wei Shuo's brows frowned slightly, if it weren't for Cui Hong's reminder, he really didn't expect this.

He pinched his chin and thought about it carefully, and felt that what Cui Hong said was not unreasonable.

In the past, Nanyan was located in the land of the four wars, and out of self-preservation, Murong De could only bow down to Hexi.

And now Nanyan will jump out of the quagmire of Yecheng and go to the east to establish a country, which is basically out of the threat range of Hexi.

With Murong De's urine nature, it is very likely that he will calculate Hexi when he is leaving, in order to retaliate.

Not to mention that there is also Murong Chao fanning the yin wind and lighting the yin fire next to him, there is a high chance that this will happen.

"Have you found anything unusual in Yan Kingdom for the time being?"

"Back to the lord, there is no sign of collusion between Wei Yan at the moment."

"However, Murong De is cunning and cunning, and he will definitely not be caught by us so easily."

As soon as these words came out, Wei Shuo suddenly fell into deep thought.

At this time, Cui Hong got up and walked to the map, pointed to Yecheng and said, "Lord, the geographical location of Yecheng is very important. ”

"Whether it is Wei or Hexi, the fundamental goal is to capture Yecheng."

"Now there are still more than 10,000 Yan troops in the city, and they are temporarily guarded by Murong Zhong, the king of the northern land."

"But almost everyone knows that Nanyan is about to go south, and Murong Zhong will evacuate sooner or later."

"The minister feels that if Murong De wants to take revenge on Hexi, he will inevitably make a fuss in Yecheng."

"It is very likely that he will take advantage of our army's eagerness to win Yecheng and cooperate with the Wei army to set a trap to severely damage our army."

"Murong De dares to do this? Isn't he afraid of retaliation from our army? Jiang Ji frowned.

"Hey, hey! By the time the battle of Yecheng ends, I'm afraid that Murong De will already run to the east coast to claim the king. ”

"Afterwards, I am no longer angry in Hexi, and it is impossible to stretch out my hand to Qingzhou across the Yellow River, what can I do with him?"

"Perhaps, out of strategic necessity, we have to swallow this bad breath so as not to force it to the side of Wei."

"Then in Xuan Bogong's opinion, what will Murong De do?"

"If it is Murong De who is replaced by a minister, he can clearly dedicate Yecheng to Hexi, and then secretly report to the Wei State."

"Even further, the Yan army in the city can be secretly replaced by the Wei army."

"Don't think this can't happen."

"At present, the Yan army is frequently mobilized, even if we keep monitoring Yecheng day and night, we may not be able to find out what is wrong with it."

"At that time, the Wei army will spread suspicious soldiers in Zhao County in the north to attract the attention of our army."

"Then send cavalry from Xindu to Yecheng, and cooperate with the defenders in the city, and you will definitely be able to make a surprise attack."

"As long as the main force of our army is destroyed under Yecheng, then in addition to Hanoi and Ji County, the rest of Guangping, Yangping, Dunqiu, Wei County and other places may be occupied by Wei."

Wei Shuo nodded, pondered for a moment and said, "Since you have seen through the enemy's tricks, you must have a countermeasure in Xuan Bogong's heart, please give me advice." ”

"Eh, the lord's words are heavy, this is the duty of the minister, how can I ask for advice?!"

"We might as well plan and fight a decisive battle in Yecheng."

"Since the Wei army went south, it has won successive battles and almost never encountered any setbacks, which has allowed Tuoba Jue to accumulate great prestige."

At this time, Wei Shuo had already understood what Cui Hong meant, and said with a smile: "Xuan Bogong wants to hit the reputation of the King of Wei by severely damaging the Wei army?" ”

"That's right! The minister had just listened to the dispute between the lord and the people, and he was deeply moved. ”

"If the Wei army can be defeated again, the blow to the Wei State will be no less than the defeat of Shuo Fang back then."

Wei Shuo thought about it, Cui Hong's strategy can indeed be tried.

Even if there is no collusion between Wei Yan, there will be no loss.

So, he smiled happily: "Okay, this battle will depend on Xuan Bogong's plan." ”

"By the way, where is the evil?"

"Go back to Daduhu, and you will arrive in Chang'an tomorrow."

"Let him not come to Chang'an, and immediately rush to Bingzhou to take office."

This time, Wei Shuo ordered Wang Zhenwei to sit in the town and merge the state, presiding over the entire Yecheng battle.

Wang Zhongde, bald Wei Tan, Tan Daoji, Kuai En, Xue Wei and others assigned the coefficient to Wang Zhenwei, and even the newly joined Mao Dezu also asked for orders to go to the front line to make meritorious contributions.

Mao Dezu is a native of Xingyang, originally in history, due to the Later Qin attack on Luoyang, resulting in turmoil in the Central Plains, he immediately crossed south from his hometown and put himself under Liu Yu.

Subsequently, Mao Dezu followed Liu Yu to the south and the Northern Expedition, and successively participated in the pacification of Lu Xun, the conquest of Jingzhou, and the defeat of Later Qin.

After Liu Yu was called the emperor, he entered the title of "Guanyang County Male", 400 households, served as the assassin of Sizhou, the champion general, the governor of Si Yong and the Chen of Yingchuan Yanzhou of Yuzhou in Sanzhou, and guarded the tiger prison for a long time.

In 423 AD, after the death of Emperor Wu Liu Yu, the Northern Wei Dynasty took the opportunity to invade the south of the Liu Song River.

At that time, Mao Dezu, who was guarding the Tiger Prison, was already fifty-nine years old, and as a result, he repelled the Northern Wei attacks three times with a lonely city.

When there were no reinforcements outside, and there was no food and water supply inside, he refused to abandon the city and ran away, insisted on living and dying with the tiger prison, and finally held the city for more than 200 days.

Even if the city was captured in the end, he rejected the Wei State Houlu and did not surrender to Wei until his death.

In this life, due to the unexpected arrival of Wei Shuo, the expansion of the Later Qin Dynasty fell short, and Mao Dezu did not choose to cross to the south.

Now, with the entry of Hexi into the main pass, the situation in the north is becoming clearer and clearer, but the south has become confusing because of the chaos of the Heavenly Master Dao and the rise of Fang Town.

After careful consideration, Mao Dezu, who was already thirty-two years old, decided to go west to take refuge in Daduhu.

Wei Shuo was overjoyed about Mao Dezu's arrival, this is a rare general in history who is good at defending the city.