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Hearing that Liu Muzhi had a clever plan to break the situation, Wei Shuo couldn't help but be shocked, and asked for advice: "I wish to hear the Tao and see it." ”

"First of all, please ask the lord to write a letter to Murong Trai, the purpose of writing the letter is not to force Murong Trai to make concessions, but to win the hearts of the people externally and make Hexi Division famous."

"And the real killer trick lies in the strategy of the cavalry to exhaust the enemy!"

"Cavalry fatigue?"

"Exactly!"

"Please ask the lord to immediately go to the Governor's Mansion of Shuozhou, and transfer the local government soldiers (due to the special geography of Shuozhou, the local government soldiers are all composed of cavalry) to rush into Jin to support."

"As soon as Murong Chui refused the lord's invitation, the cavalry immediately crossed the Taihang Mountain and invaded Hebei."

"The cavalry moves quickly, comes and goes like the wind, and is very quick to attack and retreat."

"Give full play to the speed advantage, neither take the initiative to capture the city, nor entangle with the enemy's heavy troops, and only pick up the weak to attack."

"If the enemy is heavily attacked, immediately withdraw to Taihang Mountain and defend it with danger."

"In this way, as long as the movement is loud, the first person who can't resist it must be the local tyrant in Hebei!"

"At that time, even if there is no order from Murong Chui, they will definitely not dare to intercept the westward migration of the displaced people, and they will even secretly help."

"Ah! The Tao and this plan are wonderful. ”

Liu Muzhi's plan was to promote a tacit fact, rather than forcing Murong to bow his head.

The more Wei Shuo pondered it, the more mysterious he felt, instead of unrealistically forcing Murong to bow his head, it was better to directly subdue the powerful and powerful tyrants.

……

In the twentieth year of Taiyuan (395 AD), at the beginning of February, it was not surprising that Houyan refused to open the domestic passes in order to release the exiles to move west.

On the eighth day of the second month, more than 20,000 soldiers from the government were ordered to go out of Taihang to invade the land of Hebei.

The 20,000-strong army first besieged Zhending, Xiangguo, Zhongqiu and other big cities, and then plundered Changshan, Zhaoguo, Weijun and other three counties east of Taihang Mountain.

In just a few days, the army captured a total of eight Haoqiangwu Forts and Hulu Manors along the way.

The Hexi army went east to Taihang, shocking the Houyan up and down, and for a while people were panicked, and rumors were spreading.

Murong Chui immediately gave an order to Murong De, who was guarding Yecheng, and ordered him to block the Hexi soldiers.

When the news reached Yecheng, King Fan Yang did not dare to slack off, and immediately convened his staff to discuss countermeasures.

Murong De sat at the top and watched the faces of more than a dozen civil and military officers in front of him sink like water.

After a long time, he said: "Ladies and gentlemen, the border passes were suddenly invaded in Hexi and plundered everywhere in Hebei. ”

"Your Majesty ordered us to expel all the people of Hexi from the country, I don't know what your best plan is?"

At this time, there were more than a dozen people sitting in the hall such as Murong Jing, the assassin of Jizhou, Han Zhuo, and Liu Zao, who joined the army, but everyone was silent like statues.

"What? Is there nothing you can do? ”

Seeing that everyone bowed their heads and was silent, Murong De's face became more and more cold.

Seeing that Murong De was showing signs of seizures, Murong Jing relied on the same Houyan clan and said boldly: "King Fan Yang, if it weren't for us who didn't want to speak, it was really difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice." ”

"In order to resist the threat from the north, a large number of elites have been transferred to the front line of Youji, and now there are only some veterans and weak brigades left in Jizhou."

"It is already difficult to rely on them to defend the city, how dare they send troops to fight with the Hexi Iron Cavalry?"

Murong De sighed lightly when he heard this, since he was ordered to sit in Yecheng, he had a good understanding of the troops of the surrounding counties, and he also knew that Murong Jing, the king of the Northern Land, was not lying.

If it had been two years ago, there would have been no need for Murong to make an order, he would have led his troops out of the city to wipe out the Hexi people.

But now he can only sit in the lonely city, watching the Hexi Iron Rider show off his might outside the city.

At this time, someone tentatively proposed: "Why don't you tell Zhongshan in an emergency, and ask Your Majesty to send troops south to support?" ”

"You save it."

Murong De glanced at the other party, and said angrily: "Let's not say that Your Majesty is planning to prepare for the conquest of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and you can't take care of the southern line at all." ”

"Just to say that the situation on the border between Youji and Hebei is also very tense, and there is no room for the slightest relaxation, where is there any surplus troops to move south?"

"What then?! With more than 10,000 soldiers and horses in Yecheng, once you go out of the city and fight with the Hexi army, there is only one way to die. ”

"Don't say that you can't destroy the people of Hexi, I'm afraid you won't even be able to keep Yecheng."

"yes, yes, what should I do?"

At this time, Han Zhuo, who had been sitting in silence, suddenly got up suddenly, and shouted, "King, the minister has a countermeasure." ”

Han Zhuo's movement startled everyone, and Murong De's eyes widened and asked, "I don't know what the best way to drive?" ”

"As we all know, the reason why Hexi harassed Hebei on a large scale this time is nothing more than that someone has prevented the displaced people from moving west."

"And Your Majesty is forced by internal and external pressure, it is not good to show weakness in Hexi, otherwise it will cause chaos."

"On the contrary, the king is different!"

"But you can privately reach a compromise with Hexi, and exchange the displaced people for the withdrawal of Hexi's troops."

"In this way, not only will it not damage His Majesty's prestige, but it will also solve the immediate predicament in one fell swoop, why not?"

"Even if Your Majesty knows, he won't blame the king."

"What? You asked this king to negotiate peace with Hexi in private? This...... Will this work? ”

"Why not? As the king said, now that His Majesty is devoting himself to the northern expedition to Youyan, how can he bother to pay attention to the southern line? ”

"What's more, even if Your Majesty has the intention to conquer Hexi, you have to consider the Taihang Heavenly Insurance, right?"

"It is precisely because it is difficult to climb over Taihang that His Majesty will choose to go north to Youyan."

"At this time, Your Majesty will not want to be involved in the dispute in the south, just because he is forced to bow to Hexi because of his bad face."

"At this time, the king stood up and took the initiative to embarrass His Majesty, isn't it the duty of a courtier?"

"The widow is not afraid of being embarrassed, but he is worried that the people below will interfere with it." Murong De was embarrassed.

"Humph! The following powerful tyrants were the main culprits who provoked this dispute, if they hadn't robbed the homeless people along the way, where would there be such a today? ”

"I heard that the Hexi army has broken through many local dock forts and manors, and has also killed many bullies and gentry."

"I believe that as long as the king waits patiently, those powerful nobles will take the initiative to ask the king to administer justice."

"At that time, the king will lay out the facts, be reasonable, and then pull the banner of Hexi, are you afraid that they will not bow their heads?"

"Good! The widow does what he does. ”

……

Dock Fort, also known as Dock Wall, is a very common civil defensive building in the Wei and Jin dynasties, which appeared in the reign of Wang Mang Tianfeng.

At that time, there was a great famine in the north, which caused social unrest.

In order to protect themselves, some wealthy families have built dock forts and camps, hiding soldiers in them, thinking that they will protect themselves.

After the establishment of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu ordered the destruction of Wubao, but it was forbidden.

In particular, the people in the northwest border area were often plagued by the Qiang people's rebellion, and the local people built a large number of dock forts to defend themselves.

After the Yongjia Rebellion, powerful big families in various places were forced to suffer from troubles, and the trend of building dock forts became more prosperous.

In these dock forts, there were often a large number of tribes, and for a time it became a haven for the old officials and guests.

From the outside, the Dock Fort looks like a castle.

The walls of the fort were often surrounded by ditches or pits; Inside, the houses are adjacent; The four corners and the center are built with a tower tower for lookout.

Some of the large dock forts resemble villages, which can accommodate hundreds or thousands of people.

Some of the smaller dock forts resemble a large mansion that can accommodate dozens of families to live and hide.

Over time, the fort has evolved from a military fortress to a local separatist power.

These forces rely on their strength, lawlessness, and no one pays attention to them, and firmly controls the power at the grassroots level.

Only Hexi made a plan to demolish the dock fort from the beginning, changing the original power structure at the grassroots level.

Whether it was the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Later Qin, or the Later Yan, they could only adopt a pacification strategy and rely on powerful forces to rule the localities.

When the Hexi cavalry invaded Hebei on a large scale, they focused on sweeping the dock forts in various places.

Raiding the Dock Fort not only captures a large number of people, but also harvests a large amount of food.

Of course, considering the influence of reputation, the Hexi Army picked up those with bad reputations, and as for those with better reputations, they basically did not commit any crimes in the autumn.

For a time, the reputation of Dadu Guardian Shuo in Hebei was polarized, and in the eyes of the common people and some families, he deserved to be an outstanding hero of the Han family.

And in the eyes of some powerful tyrants and Hu Luqu Shuai, he is as terrifying as a demon.