This branch of the Dangxiang clan is now the most headache enemy of the eight tribes of the entire Dangxiang, and in the years to come, it will also become the most tenacious and terrible enemy of the Dangxiang clan and even the entire Baishang Kingdom. Of course, that is what Li Jiqian, Li Yuanhao, the founders and founders of the Western Xia Empire, and the descendants of the Tuoba family in later generations are anxious about, and what worries the ancestors and ancestors of the Western Xia the most at present is not the Hedong Zhe clan of the hereditary governor of the Great Song Dynasty, but the Zhejia army that suddenly appeared on the front of Xiazhou and Suizhou.

On the fifth day of the third month of the second year of Guangshun of the Great Zhou Dynasty, a top-secret top-level military meeting was held in Tongwan City, and the meeting was convened by the chief of the joint meeting of the eight major tribes of the party, the king of Longxi County and the Zhongshu Order of the Great Zhou Dynasty had just been enthroned, and Tuoba Yiyin, the head of the Tuoba family who actually led the military and political affairs of the four states of Yinxia Yousui was determined to make the military and political affairs of the four states of Yinxia Yousui Tuoba Yiyin, and those who participated in the meeting had the right to know the Tuoba Yilin, the defense envoy of Youzhou and the governor of the state Tuoba Yiyu, the defense of Yinzhou and the knowledge of the state of the state of Baguang Yan, and the command of the Xiazhou Ya Nei made Tuoba Guangrui, There are also Suizhou Thorn Shi Tuoba Guangxiu, who is seriously ill and cannot serve as a director, Tuoba Guangxiu, who is known to be in the military management of Dingyan, and Chu Weiyan, the judge of the Dingyan Military Festival. In addition to these elites of the Yi generation and the light generation of the Tuoba family, there is also an old man with a gray beard and a sturdy red face present at the meeting, this old man is Tuoba Renlu, the last remaining "benevolent" character elder of the Tuoba family, and he is also a heroic general who once blocked An Congjin's 50,000 army for a month and a half in Qinglingmen.

The family meetings of the party members were not as verbose as the Han people's discussions, and Tuoba Yiyin even informed these family elites of the latest military situation in Yanzhou, and it was the Han cultural official Chu Weiyan who was responsible for elaborating on this information.

“…… The men and horses of the Zhe family arrived in the city of Yanzhou Prefecture on the 23rd of the lunar month last year, the camp was set up outside the south gate, did not enter the city, the spies had tried to approach their camp, but failed, the camp was far more tightly defended than the Zhangwu army, it can be concluded that it was the army of the Zhe family. According to an informant lurking in Yanzhou Jiedu, it seems that it was not Zhi Congruan himself who led the army, but one of his sons, and it is still unknown whether it was Zhe Deyuan or Zhe Deqin......

“…… The strength of the Zhijia army this time seems to be between hundreds to a thousand, most of them are infantry, and there are not many horses, because it coincided with heavy snow during the march, and the spies could not get close to observe, so the exact number is unknown, and can only be roughly estimated according to the size of its camp. ”

“…… Around the time of the Yuan Dynasty, Gao Yunquan, the envoy of the Zhangwu Army, issued a proclamation appointing his former battalion commander Li as the inspection envoy of Luziguan, this Li was the mastermind of the Yanzhou mutiny before the year, and once occupied the state city and opened a warehouse to release grain, it is said that the people of Yanzhou praised this person, and the place where his garrison was not in Yanzhou City, but on Fenglin Mountain outside the city, the specific number of troops was unknown, the combat strength was ominous, and the equipment was ominous......"

“…… According to the scout's report, the enemy troops in the two places of Luziguan and Weipingguan are all under the banner of Zhejia, and the equipment is relatively sophisticated, and they are constantly repairing the Chengguan and rectifying the defense, and the enemy army in Luziguan is mostly speaking Yanzhou accents, while the enemy troops in Weipingguan are mostly speaking Fuzhou accents......"

Chu Weiyan recounted the military intelligence reports in detail one by one, while the surrounding Tuoba generals listened carefully with solemn expressions, lest they miss any details.

After he finished speaking, Tuoba Guangyuan, who has always been known as the first warrior of the younger generation of the Tuoba family, immediately spoke: "The folded family divides the troops into two places to guard the pass, and when the troops are sent south, they will test the reality ......."

Tuoba Guangrui immediately objected: "It's not proper, and this spring, it is the season of cattle and horse mating and production, and there are not many troops that can be dispatched. The folded family is not a high family, and it is useless to have few soldiers, but it is easy to take advantage of it. ”

Chu Weiyan bowed to the two young masters of the Tuoba family, and said: "The season of sending troops should be in August, but the head of the family has already agreed with the lord of the Northern Han Dynasty, and this autumn he will cross the desert to attack Fuzhou, and after the matter is completed, the lord of the Northern Han will be under the rule of the lord of the family in the land of Fuzhou." Therefore, this year is no longer able to go out of Yanzhou, and now the head of the family is worried that when the army goes north to Fuzhou, he will lead the army from Ruan to Luzi Pass and knock on the Qingling Gate, and then our army will not be able to respond to the north and south, which will cause a catastrophe. The head of the family summoned the generals to discuss whether to cancel this autumn's hunting trip to the Fuzhou capital. ”

Tuoba Yiyu, who was short and fat, immediately stood up and waved his hand: "Do you still need to discuss this?" The battle of Fuzhou is imperative, in order to accumulate strength to fight this battle, last year, regardless of the livestock epidemic in the tribe, we went south to attack the towns and villages of five counties in Yanzhou, mobilized thousands of soldiers and horses and more than 100 harriers to sweep and reconnoiter the mountains and deserts in the north, wiped out five remote tribes that refused to submit to the nuisance and disturbance, and even spent huge manpower to cut down trees to build the warships needed to cross the Yellow River. In order to contact the Northern Han Dynasty to suppress the Yang family, the eldest brother did not dare to support Fuzhou and did not hesitate to offend the powerful Great Zhou, and now everything has an eyebrow, just a few soldiers of the folded family appeared in Luzi Pass and Wei Ping Pass, which scared us to abort the plan and break the covenant, not to mention the side, how will the heads of the seven families and the tribal meeting view our Tuoba family? ”

He is an important minister of the Yi generation, as the defense envoy of Youzhou, and the first-line commander of the Fuzhou Prefecture, as soon as he spoke, several juniors of the Guangzi generation who wanted to speak suddenly remained silent, and turned their eyes to Tuoba Yi Yin, who was sitting in the central position.

Tuoba Yiyin didn't speak, his brows were tightly knit as if he was thinking about something.

After a while, he turned his gaze to Suizhou Thorn Shi Tuoba Guangxiu, who was lying on a chair covered with animal skins: "Guangxiu, tell me what you think." ”

The eyes of the oldest member of the Tuoba family, who was thin and sickly, had clear and transparent eyes, and he did not have the rough and wild smell of the nomadic people, but had a steady and self-contained scholarly temperament.

Seeing the patriarch's inquiry, he raised his body slightly, and said slowly but firmly: "The Han people often say that the Yellow River has nine curves, and it is unique and rich, which is the Hetao in the north of the desert. We want to fight Fuzhou, not simply to pull out the nail of the digger, but to open the passage between the fertile land and the vast grassland. There are thousands of miles in a circle, all of them are flat rivers, rich enough to raise people and livestock, and the terrain is flat and suitable for our cavalry to gallop back and forth. That place is known as 'plugging the south of the Yangtze River' among the Han people. As long as we seize there, it will not take 30 years for us to cultivate 100,000 people who control the strings, and when the time comes, whether it is in the middle of the Guanzhong or out of the east of the river, the vast world will allow our clan to gallop vertically and horizontally. Our Tuoba family has been in Yinxia for nearly five generations, and although the foundation left by our ancestors is thick, it is mostly poor and remote, not enough to enrich the ethnic groups, not enough to raise soldiers and people. When the emperor of the Central Plains has his hands freed, he will still take us under the knife...... We were able to overcome the difficulties of Changxing for four years, not by luck, nor by strength, but because the Luoyang court at that time had not yet occupied the overall situation, and the Han people in the Central Plains were fighting in the interior, which was a God-given opportunity for our clan to rise up and accumulate strength...... Not to mention the secession, after a few years, it may not be difficult to follow the example of the year when he entered the Central Plains......"

He paused and continued: "However, the Zhe family stationed in Yanzhou has to be guarded against. Zhe Congruan is a veteran who has fought on the battlefield for decades, and he can't be underestimated. The reason why he led his troops into the customs was not because of the order of the Emperor of the Central Plains, but because he saw through our covetousness of Fuzhou. He knew that without the support of the Bianliang Great Zhou, he would not be able to withstand the attack of the Hedong Army and the Dingnan Army on both sides. That's why he took the risk of transferring a part of Fuzhou's troops out of Yanzhou, in order to contain our army's plan to go north......"

“…… Although this plan is dangerous, it is very effective, once the main force of our clan goes north, it is not impossible for the soldiers of the family to go out of Luzi Pass, knock on the Qingling Gate, and even kill under the city of Tongwan. We've all fought against the diggers, and it's fair to say that their soldiers are strong soldiers. However, if he really dares to attack the city, the outcome is still unknown. Xiazhou City is extremely strong, if there is no inner city to dedicate the city, it is the army of the Tang Dynasty that year, and it is not easy to conquer. Even if the defenders of our clan are defeated by the Zhejia, they can still do it in the first half of the year, after all, the Zhejia is a guest army, and everything is not as convenient as in Fuzhou. And once the main force of our army conquers Fuzhou, the foundation of the broken family will be dug up, and no matter how powerful Ruan is, it is still rootless, and there is no need to be afraid......"

Speaking of this, he frowned: "...... At this moment, what I'm worried about is not the broken family, but the Li ...... who suddenly appeared in the Yanzhou army."

Facing everyone's surprised gazes, Tuoba Guangxiu turned his head to look at Chu Weiyan and asked slowly: "Mr. Chunqiu, do you know the name of this Li?" ”

Chu Weiyan shook his head.

Tuoba Guangxiu said: "Everyone, please think carefully, the Zhangwu Army has been neighbors with us for many years, how many soldiers are in its army, what weapons are in the hands of the soldiers, how many officers there are, and what their names are, we have long figured it out. But we don't know anything about this Li, and we don't even know his name. Where did this person come from? This matter is too strange, an unknown officer, first made a mutiny, and even occupied the state city for a time, although Gao Yunquan was restored, but in the end he couldn't help it, but also entrusted him to be the Luziguan inspection envoy, this matter, don't you think it's strange? ”

"It's just a pawn of the Zhangwu Army, why worry about it!" Tuoba Guang is far from disapproving.

"A pawn?" Tuoba Guangxiu frowned, "This person is the first officer of the Zhangwu Army who dares to set up a camp outside Yanzhou City, which ordinary pawn of the Zhangwu Army dares to do this?" ”

"A pawn who knows how to open a warehouse and release grain to buy people's hearts, who of you has ever seen it?"

"The Diggers are the most powerful, but after all, they are guest troops from afar, the emperor of the Central Plains will never allow them to annex Yanzhou, the power of Fuzhou is already too strong, so strong that the emperors of Bianliang are a little afraid. No matter how powerful Ruan is, he doesn't dare to openly take the Gao family under the double pressure of the people of the Yanzhou Shi clan and the Bianliang court, but this Li is different......"

"Wasn't the mutiny quelled?" Tuoba Yilin interjected.

"But none of us saw it, and no one knew how this mutiny began and ended, this Li was able to open the treasury to release grain, this is not something that a martial artist can think of, is there anyone behind him who secretly supports it? What do the military and civilians of Yanzhou think of this person? Is there any possibility that he will replace the Gao family out of Yanzhou? These are the things we have to worry about......"

"Even if this person replaces the Gao family, you don't need to worry too much, right?" Tuoba Yilin asked hesitantly.

Tuoba Guangxiu shook his head: "Uncle, what I'm afraid of is that there will be another strong enemy in Yanzhou...... The Gao family is weak, and Gao Yunquan does not know soldiers, as long as this person controls Yanzhou, the Zhangwu army will not pose any threat to our clan. For his own benefit, he may even drag Ruan's hind legs and secretly help us. As long as the Gao family is still a feudal town in Yanzhou, we will never have to worry too much about the threat from the southern front. But if the Gao family falls, will the new Yanzhou Domain still be so easy to think about? The Han people often say that everything is foreseen, and if it is not prepared, it will be wasted. We must think about everything ahead and take precautions, this is the way for our people to prosper......"

He took a breath and said, "Is there any other definite news about this Li?" ”

Chu Weiyan thought for a while: "There are also some unconfirmed rumors, it is said that this person once killed people on the street, and some people in Yanzhou used his portrait to replace the door god; Some people also say that this person became the leader of the team because he killed a team leader, and because he killed a commander, he became the commander......"

"I don't understand...... ......I don't understand," Tuoba Guangxiu shook his head again and again, "There is too little news about this person, I can't judge, I can't figure it out, but I always have a bad premonition, and Yanzhou is only afraid that something will happen." ”

He raised his head and said to Tuoba Yi Yin: "Master of the family, we have to step up our vigilance, not only to beware of the soldiers of the Guanzhong Digger, but also to beware of another big enemy in Yanzhou......"

Tuoba Yiyin looked at him with two eyes, and asked gently: "Judging from Guangxiu, should we continue our autumn troops?" ”

Tuoba Guangxiu took a deep breath: "We still have to fight, but there is a premise, we have to find out the reality of Luziguan and Weipingguan first." Since the man surnamed Li was appointed as the inspection envoy of Luziguan, why didn't he lead the army to Luziguan? ”

Chu Weiyan smiled awkwardly, but did not answer,

Tuoba Guangxiu sighed and said: "In order to be able to send troops in the autumn with peace of mind, the master of the family, even if we lose some horses, we must also touch the defense of the two levels in the near future, and we can't leave this trouble." Even if we ignore the one surnamed Li for the time being, we have to touch the bottom of the family! ”

Tuoba Yi Yin nodded: "I've been thinking about it, where should the main force of the Zhe family be?" According to the information from Yanzhou, since that Li was appointed as the inspection envoy of Luzi Pass, then the Zhejia soldiers should naturally be in Weiping Pass, but why are the two passes under the banner of the Zhejia family, could it be that Li just accepted the appointment, but did not really go to the post? So much so that Zhe Deyuan had to divide his troops to garrison the two levels? ”

Tuoba Guangxiu said: "The head of the family, Gao Yunquan appointed that Li as the inspection envoy of Luziguan, with Gao's person, this appointment is quite strange. He has abandoned Luzi Pass for many years, and now why does he suddenly remember to guard it again? Thinking about the vague mutiny a few years ago, I thought that the Gao family had finally reached some kind of compromise with this Li, and the Gao family obviously had no way to take this mutiny mastermind, so they appointed him to guard Luzi Pass, on the one hand, he was transferred out of the state city, and on the other hand, he was put in danger. I want this person to fight with us to lose both, and Luzi Pass is a strategic point, much closer to Yanzhou than Weiping Pass, it stands to reason that the main force of the Zhe family should be stationed here. Because once the Luzi Pass is lost, our clan will be able to attack the city of Yanzhou within a few hours. ”

Tuoba Yi Yin nodded: "If it is from the point of view of the use of troops, the main force of the Zhi family should be deployed in Luzi Pass, but this surnamed Li was appointed as the patrol envoy of Luzi Pass, can he command the people of the Zhi family?" ”

"It's impossible—" Tuoba Guangxiu shook his head and denied, "borrowing the soldiers of the Zhe family to guard the pass with him, this is still somewhat possible!" ”

Tuoba Yi Yin groaned: "Where is the main force of the Zhe family, I don't know if I don't try to fight it......"

"We can't sit idly by and watch them fix the defenses...... Head of House...... We have to destroy these two gates......"

Tuoba Yiyin turned his gaze to King Luo: "Ah Gong, what do you old man think?" ”

King Luo said simply: "Hit ——! ”

Tuoba Yi Yin nodded: "Then it will be decided, I will discuss with Yeli Ronglai and Fang Danghute tomorrow, allocate 500 sheep to them, let them each send troops and horses to slip away, Yeli's family will attack Luzi Pass, Fang Dangjia will attack Weiping Pass, Guangyuan will lead 500 cavalry from the Xiazhou headquarters to Qinglingmen to supervise the battle, thinking that it will be a backup ......"

Tuoba Guangyuan immediately got up with a smile on his face and said, "Command!" ”

Tuoba Yi Yin turned his head and said to Chu Weiyan: "Spring and Autumn, you immediately arrange people to find out the origin of that Li." This person's origin, age, martial arts, and resume must be clarified, and within a month, I want to know everything about this person......"

"Under the order, please rest assured!" Chu Weiyan left his seat and said.

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