The reason why Tian Jing did not continue to persuade Yu Fuluo, but directly asked, "I don't know if Shan Yu is ready", was because he had already guessed the real reason why Yu Fuluo was willing to form an alliance with him. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info That is Xianbei Shan Yu Putou really led the troops south, not the suspicious soldiers they sent, but the real Xianbei Iron Cavalry.

Yu Fuluo saw Tian Jing's question, and did not hide it, and replied: "It is impossible to fly two eagles at the same time on a grassland, and the Xianbei people were once the slaves of the king of the Huns. Now the servant climbs on the head of his master and does his might. Sooner or later, the Xiongnu and Xianbei will have a war, this is our fate, but not yours. Han Chinese, you have thought that an alliance with us will put you in the face of the most formidable enemy. ”

After Tian Jing heard Yu Fuluo's truthful answer, he didn't go around the bend. For Fu Luo, he said, "Back then, Shan Yu chose to attach it with his trust in the Han Dynasty, and as a result, he almost lost his inheritance rights and territory, and I can understand that you don't trust us Han people." But now it is different, the reason why I propose to cooperate with Shan Yu is because we have common interests, the way out of the Xiongnu is in the grassland and not inland, and the development of my Hedong needs to open up the passage from the north to Youzhou. Shan Yu's enemy is Xianbei, if the Huns are defeated, I am afraid that Xianbei's next target is my Hedong, and now it is really the so-called cold lips and teeth, so the sincerity of our alliance please rest assured. ”

Yu Fuluo nodded in agreement and asked, "I don't know how General Zhengbei thinks we should cooperate?" ”

Tian Jing said: "As far as I know, the amount of the Xiongnu is now determined not only by salt and iron, but also by the population. Otherwise, 20,000 cavalry is the upper line of the development of the Huns. Tian Jing saw that Yu Fuluo did not refute, and continued, "Relying on the Huns to have children by themselves, even if the grassland is vast and there are no natural disasters, it will take at least ten years to increase the population by a generation. In the past, the Xiongnu increased their population by plundering the Han Chinese and the grassland tribes that were weaker than the Xiongnu and turning them into slaves of the Xiongnu, but now it is only very difficult. For now, the goal of increasing the population is to focus on Xianbei and its affiliated tribes. ”

Yu Fuluo: "General Zhengbei is easy to say, now I don't fight Xianbei's idea, they are going to fight at the doorstep." It is still difficult for us to protect ourselves, so how can we defeat Xianbei and increase the population? ”

Tian Jing continued, "Shan Yu is not in a hurry, what I am talking about now and what Shan Yu is worried about seem to be two different things, but they are actually one thing. I know that Shan Yu currently has only 20,000 people, and Putou Shan Yu also knows that this is the reason why he dares to go south. At that time, Xianbei Tanshi Huai Shan Yu was known as the 100,000 people who controlled the strings, but after arriving in Helian, at least half of the tribe betrayed and left. This time, Xianbei poured its nest south, and there were no more than 50,000 or 60,000 horses. If there are suddenly 30,000 more soldiers and horses under his command, this number of victories and losses is not necessarily possible. And Putou didn't know that our Hedong Army was involved in this battle, which is a surprise soldier and a variable. When we fought with Xianbei, we not only had to fight, but also hurt him, so that he did not dare to go south for ten years. At that time, large areas of grassland, as well as weak tribes on the grassland, will be the territory of the Xiongnu. ”

Yu Fuluo was also very excited after hearing this, and asked, "I heard that the general Zhengbei only has 50,000 soldiers and horses in Hedong, and the previous Hedong was defeated by Cao Cao, and even half of Hedong County was lost, can the general send 30,000 soldiers and horses to support us now?" ”

Tian Jing said with a smile, "In the Battle of Hedong, our army was defeated first and then won, and its strength was not greatly affected. At that time, the 100,000 soldiers and horses of Zhang Yan in Montenegro belonged to me and Hedong, and now the strength of our army is by no means more than the scale seen on the surface. ”

Yu Fuluo was happy and worried, happy that Hedong was strong and could rely on it, and worried that Hedong was too strong and would be subject to Hedong in the future. He asked, "But who is this cooperation about?" ”

Tian Jing heard Yu Fuluo's concerns, and said, "In the grassland war, the Xiongnu are more experienced than us Han people, so they are naturally dominated by Shan Yu. It is believed that there are two main battlefields in this war, one is that the current Meiji Royal Court has built a city, but I am afraid that Xianbei must be attacked. The Xianbei tribe is not good at attacking the city, and I am willing to send a battalion of 7,000 soldiers and horses of the Northern Army to help defend the city. Another battlefield is the real duel battle of the grassland cavalry, and about 13,000 people of our Hedong cavalry army are willing to enter the grassland to help Shan Yu fight. ”

Yu Fuluo heard it, "This kind of general sent 20,000 troops, which is not a lot, but just now I said 30,000 horses, I don't know where the other people and horses came from?" ”

Tian Jing said: "This is the key to helping Shan to increase the number of soldiers and horses I said earlier. Most of the people in Hedong are located in the border areas, and most of them have the foundation of cavalry and archery, but they lack horses and combat experience like the Hun cavalry. I am willing to select 10,000 people from among the people and give them to Shan Yu. It is hoped that it will be mixed with the Xiongnu soldiers and horses, so as to increase the number and combat power of the Xiongnu cavalry in a short time. After this battle, these 10,000 soldiers and horses will also be handed over to Shan Yu for management, and ten years later, when Shan Yu is strong, I can return 10,000 cavalry, what do you think? ”

Yu Fuluo was quite moved when he heard this, these 10,000 people were handed over to him, and this was a way to quickly increase his strength. Yu Fuluo thought that Tian Jing had given him too many benefits, and he always felt a little unsure, so he asked again: "The general only needs the passage from the north to Youzhou is so simple?" ”

Tian Jing said, "The passage from Beidi to Youzhou is the lifeline of Hedong, once something happens in Hedong, my soldiers and horses in Youzhou can go west to support Hedong, in case Hedong can't hold it, I can withdraw all the strength of Hedong to Youzhou." Such a lifeline is not insignificant, and I can only be truly reassured in the hands of my allies. I don't know if Shan Yu is willing to form an alliance with my Hedong? ”

After hearing this, Yu Fuluo finally made up his mind, King Zuo Xian arranged it, and I wanted to make a bloody alliance with the general of Zhengbei. After a while, the items were fully prepared, the Xiongnu Shan Yu Fuluo, the Zuoxian King Hu Chuquan, the general Tian Jing of Zhengbei, and the Anhan general Xu Huang respectively represented the Xiongnu and Hedong as a blood alliance and advanced and retreated together.

Tian Jing left Xu Huang, the general of the Anhan Dynasty, to discuss with Yang Xiu and Hu Chuquan, the chief bookkeepers, how to cooperate with the military operations and how to recruit people to join the Xiongnu army.

After Tian Jing returned to Pingyang, he first ordered people to invite Zhang Yan, Xu Shu, Hu Cai, Zhao Yan, and Wei Yan to come to the palace and tell them about the alliance with the Xiongnu. The four of them were overjoyed when they heard this, and Xu Shu said, "Congratulations to the general, in this way, this game of chess will be lived." Our Hedong has truly achieved that it can be attacked, retreated, and defended. It's just that the general of the Battle of the Steppe was handed over to Yu Fuluo for command, in case the Huns were defeated? ”

Tian Jing said with a smile, "This rest assured, after all, it is unprepared, Xianbei Putou would never have imagined that the strength of the Huns would increase overnight." Yu Fuluo has no shortage of combat experience, and General Xu Huang is also a one-sided talent, so there should be no suspense in this battle. Moreover, we still have a strange army, and I am ready to lead Baimayi from Beidi to Jizhou, and we will definitely win when the time comes. ”

"I don't know which battalion of soldiers and horses the general is going to shoot to help defend Meiji City?" Xu Shu asked.

Tian Jing thought for a while, "We only have five battalions of soldiers and horses in the infantry army of the Northern Army, and I not only plan to move. Before, I promised Ju and Chen Shuang that if there was a chance for them to rebuild Ju Yi's back army. In this way, hand over all the previous Cao army's soldiers to Ju Yan, and let them rebuild the Beiwei army according to the establishment of a battalion of soldiers and horses. Let them assist the Xiongnu in the defense of Meiji City. ”

When Xu Shu heard it, he felt that this arrangement was good, and he heard that he also had a lot of experience in defending the city back then. Xu Shu asked again, "If the general wants to go back to Yuan Shao, I don't know how we will arrange it here?" ”

Tian Jing thought for a while and said: "After I leave, the General's Mansion will be in charge of General Zhang Yan, and General Zhang Yan will be in charge of all matters in the two counties, regardless of military, political and civil affairs, and the decree will take effect after General Zhang Yan seals it." In addition, Hu Cai recruited Wang Dang's "Yi" battalion, in order to calm the army's morale, it is better to have General Zhang Yan personally lead these things. ”

Zhang Yan hurriedly got up to receive the order, "The general trusts Zhang so much, Zhang will definitely live up to his trust." ”

Tian Jing continued: "After all, there are Ma Teng and Le Jin in Hedong, Xiahou Yuan's soldiers and horses? The Hedong battle situation was all handed over to the military advisor Xu Shu to be responsible. Xu Huang's "Wei" battalion was handed over to Huo Jun to command to assist in the defense of Anyi, Wang Ping's "Zhong" battalion, Zhang Fang's "Yong" battalion, including Wu Fang's 3,000 wolf cavalry, and Liu Pi's navy were all handed over to the military division command. ”

Xu Shu took the order.

Tian Jing continued, "Wei Yan's Wuzi battalion is on standby at any time, directly obeying my orders, and is ready to enter Hanoi or the West River at any time to join my soldiers and horses in Hanoi. Hu Cai arranged for Feiying's people to ensure that the communication between me and General Wei Yan would not be interrupted. Wei Yan and Hu Cai received the order.

Now there is one more thing, that is, I promised to give the Xiongnu a strong people, and these people will come out of Zhao Yan's garrison. However, it is necessary to arrange some experienced veterans and flying eagle people to go in, not only to help the Xiongnu, but also to ensure our control and influence over these people.

Zhao Yan's face was embarrassed, "General, you need people everywhere, my troops are insufficient, I'm afraid that next year's food and grass will be insufficient?" “

Tian Jing smiled bitterly, "I have no choice but to hope that in this battle of Yuan Cao, I can increase the capture and expand the territory, and I can also supply the grain and grass of my Hedong Army when the time comes." After all, in extraordinary times, extraordinary methods can only be done. ”

Tian Jing arranged everything and asked everyone to go down to prepare, leaving only Xu Shu alone. "The military advisor thinks I'm going to Jizhou, what should I do?"

Xu Shu said, "Now it seems that Cao Cao has a better chance of winning." I hope the general will make plans early. ”

Tian Jing also had this worry in his heart, after all, Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao in history. At that time, his Hedong will be in trouble, if he can occupy the two counties of Xihe and Taiyuan and form a whole with Hedong, he may be able to stalemate with Cao's army. If it doesn't work, we can only quickly withdraw people from Hedong and focus on Liaodong. Thinking of this, Tian Jing's plan has been decided, and after repeatedly scrutinizing the thoughts in his heart and Xu Shu, he has set various strategies, and this time he will go back to the house to meet with his father-in-law Yang Biao to explain family affairs.