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With the implementation of various policies, Guanzhong gradually regained its vitality.

The street newsboys of Chang'an are running recklessly, and being able to make money independently makes their immature little faces filled with a hint of joy.

The hurried people were also smiling on their faces, and after receiving the deed, everyone was full of hope for tomorrow.

The guard Kang Long stumbled all the way, broke straight into the second floor, and came to the front of the Dadu guards Shuo and Cui Hong.

Ignoring the sweat on his face, he raised the good news in his hand and said loudly: "Lord, Yecheng is a great victory, Yecheng is a great victory!" ”

"What?"

Wei Shuo happily took the telegram, and after reading it word by word, he actually sat back on the chair with a thud, which really startled Cui Hong opposite.

After a long while, Wei Shuo let out a loud shout and let out a long breath.

The battle of Yecheng was the second head-to-head confrontation between Hexi and Wei after the Battle of Shuofang.

The scale of the war far exceeded that of the last time, and the total strength of the enemy and us exceeded 100,000.

In the end, it ended with a comprehensive victory in Hexi and the annihilation of the Wei army, which not only boosted the morale of Hexi.

"Good, good, good!" Wei Shuo raised his eyebrows and shouted a few words of hello in a row.

"Suppressing evil is really my Han Shinya!."

The battle of Yecheng had a great impact on both Wei and Hexi, and although Hexi had won successive victories, it had eliminated weak states.

But this time, tens of thousands of Wei troops were annihilated, which raised the morale of the people in Hexi, and swept away the last bit of jealousy of Wei.

It also made the forces that took refuge in Hexi change their future blueprint for Hexi.

If before this war, most people took refuge in Hexi, it was only because Hexi was expected to be self-reliant.

So after this battle, everyone's hearts have become hot, and their ambitions have become the ambition to swallow the world!

With the victory and defeat of the Battle of Yecheng, the Wei army was unable to move south for a short time, and Hexi was temporarily unable to go east.

At this time, Wei Shuo looked into the distance and was stunned, thinking about the next road to Hexi.

After being silent for a long time, Wei Shuo opened his mouth and asked Cui Hongdao: "According to Xuanbo's opinion, where should Hexi go next?" ”

"According to the shallow opinion of his subordinates, the lord currently has three feasible strategies."

"The best strategy is to take advantage of the great victory of Yecheng, and the lord and father-in-law will lead a large army to conquer Henan."

"If Shidao rebels today, Jiangdong has no time to take care of the Central Plains of Henan."

"If you can raise a large army to march south, you can at least get the land of Sizhou and Yuzhou, so that the lord will become the biggest prince in the world."

"That's not the right strategy," Wei Shuo shook his head.

"If I invade the south in a big way, I will make enemies with Jiangdong."

"However, now there are still henchmen in the north, and the Wei State is not suitable to break with Jin for the time being."

Cui Hong bowed slightly, to be honest, his 'best strategy' was just to test Wei Shuo, to see if the other party was carried away by Yecheng's victory.

And the result of the temptation made him quite pleased, and Dadu Hu was as calm as ever, and he also recognized who the real enemy of Hexi was.

At present, the southern expedition seems to be a rare opportunity, but in fact, it will make Hexi fall into a completely passive political situation and become an enemy of the whole world.

Although Hexi is strong, it is not able to be the enemy of the whole world.

"Please tell Uncle Xuan about the middle strategy!" Wei Shuo said categorically.

"No!" Cui Hong nodded.

"The middle strategy is to temporarily give up expanding to the Central Plains and instead plan for Shu in the southwest."

"In recent years, the situation in Shu has been unstable due to various reasons."

"Now, with the outbreak of the Heavenly Master Dao rebellion in Jiangdong, the situation in Shu is becoming more and more tense and uneasy, and there is a faint intention to break away from the Jin family and stand on its own."

"The lord has both the son-in-law of the first emperor and the name of the Jin family, once Shu is in turmoil, he can justifiably support the army into Shu."

"Well, that's what I want." Wei Shuo stroked his hands and praised.

After admiring it, he asked with concern: "However, if Shu has not been chaotic, shouldn't we waste our energy?" ”

"Hahaha, the lord is worried about his official duties, and the ministers expect that the chaos in Shu is just around the corner."

"Why?"

"Nanjun Gong!"

"Huan Xuan?" Wei Shuo was thoughtful, and faintly understood Cui Hong's deep meaning.

"As long as we try to push Nanjun Gong from behind, Huan Xuan will definitely be unable to help but raise an army."

"Jingzhou is in chaos, how can Yizhou be left alone? Then the opportunity to Hexi will come. ”

"Well, what Uncle Xuan said is extremely true." Wei Shuo nodded slightly.

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In July of the first year of Long'an, Hexi defeated 60,000 Wei troops and won the Battle of Yecheng.

In addition to a few people such as Yu Liyan who escaped, nearly 30,000 people from his uncle Sun Jian were defeated and captured.

The good news was transmitted back to Chang'an, and Chang'an and even the entire Guanzhong were boiling.

The biggest significance of Yecheng's victory is not to take over the land of the six counties of Yan State, expand the territory, and increase the population.

Instead, it makes more people believe in the proverb of Hu Wu's centennial luck, which has a great deterrent effect on Hu Lu everywhere.

Jizhou Xindu, King Wei temporarily traveled.

Tuoba sat upright, his eyes closed, as if he had fallen asleep.

But if you look closely, outsiders will find that King Wei's face has been twitching, and it is obvious that his heart is not as calm as it seems.

This time, the Wei army suffered a crushing defeat at Yecheng, which brought far more harm to the Wei State than the defeat of Shuofang that year.

Before the Wei State successfully swallowed the Houyan and Dongyan, the morale was booming, and there was a great tendency to swallow the Central Plains and sweep the world.

Unexpectedly, today he was hit in the face in Yecheng, which had a very adverse impact on the people's morale and morale.

What made Tuoba Jue even more troublesome was that the proverb that caused confusion in the minds of the whole Wei State not only did not disappear, but intensified with the defeat of Yecheng.

Xu Qian, An Tong, Zhang Yan and other important ministers of the Wei State also had solemn faces and stood quietly on both sides of the lobby.

In the center of the hall was a person kneeling, and it was the general Li Yan, who was talking about the details of the battle of Yecheng to everyone.

"Originally, General Shusun planned to defend Yecheng and wait for General Tuoba Lie to send troops to support the general."

"However, the defenders of Handan are very tenacious, and they firmly blocked General Tuoba Jue north of Handan, unable to go south to Yecheng."

"As a last resort, General Shusun had to go out of the city to help the war in person."

"Unexpectedly, Murong and Changshi Li argued about the ambition of the wolf, and when General Shusun went out of the city to help the war, he actually attacked and killed Murong He and took refuge in Hexi."

"In this way, our army has completely cut off the way to retreat, and almost all of the army was wiped out under the charge of the Hexi cavalry."

"The last general will know the depth of his sins, and he will pay for them with death."

After Li Yan finished speaking, everyone's eyes fell on Zhang Yan.

After experiencing the first battle of Yecheng, everyone also understood, and when it came to strategizing, no one present was as good as Zhang Yan.

Previously, it was also Zhang Yan who advocated avoiding a premature war with Hexi, and even offended the King of Wei because of this.

The current deterioration of the situation just proves that Zhang Yan has a long-term vision.

But Zhang Yan knew very well in his heart that opening his mouth at this time was equivalent to pouring salt on King Wei's wounds, so he always remained silent.

In the silence, Tuoba suddenly asked, "What does Zhang Qing think about this?" ”

Hearing this, Zhang Yan raised his head, hesitated for a moment, and then said softly: "Although our army's defeat of Yecheng has damaged the prestige of the king, it is not completely unbeneficial. ”

"At least let the people of Dawei have a clearer understanding of the strength of Hexi, and it will also prompt us to work hard."

"A momentary defeat is nothing, as long as Da Wei learns a lesson and tastes his courage, he will have the opportunity to be ashamed."

"At present, it is urgent to send an envoy to Qingzhou as soon as possible to form an alliance with Nanyan and jointly resist Hexi."

"Then we should reassure the hearts and minds of the people in the country so as not to cause unnecessary unrest."

"After stabilizing the internal and external situation, the minister suggested that the king should concentrate his forces on destroying Beiyan first."

"And the minister advocated sending troops to Liaodong, firstly, to remove the threat behind the Great Wei; Second, because Beiyan is weak, it can be used for Liwei. ”

Tuoba Jue bowed slightly, and suddenly there was a feeling in his heart that he was not waiting for me.

At present, Wei Shuo is taking action step by step, and has occupied seven and a half states of Shagua Liangshuo and Yongqin Division.

Although most of them are desolate and remote prefectures and counties, they have far surpassed the Wei State in terms of area alone.

And as Hexi becomes stronger and stronger in the future, the chances of allowing Wei to make mistakes in the future will become smaller and smaller.

And this time, he dared to choose to go south to Yecheng, completely out of political considerations.

But since the battle for Yecheng failed, Tuoba Jue is not unacceptable.

As Zhang Yan said, there are pros and cons to this matter.

Let's not mention the bad side, at least it cleared the minds of the radicals in Wei.

However, in the battle of Yecheng, Wei suffered heavy losses.

It seems that for a long time to come, Wei needs to stabilize its position.

In addition, in Tuoba's view, Zhang Yan's proposal to conquer Liaodong first and stabilize the rear is also a clever plan.