Xiazhou, Jingbian City.

At noon, there were a sea of people inside and outside the city, and countless soldiers and Hu and Han people were all standing on tiptoe, leading their necks to look at each other. Under everyone's attention, Han Yong, the assassin of Xiazhou and the general of Pingdong, finally went north from Xiangwu and came to take office.

Below the general Yang Tao, the civil officials are high-sounding, the military generals wear helmets and armor, neatly and neatly, and they bow respectfully from afar, and greet the envoy in unison.

Han Yong hurriedly jumped off the horse, sideways to avoid it to show humility, and stepped forward to personally help Yang Tao up, and said with a slight surprise: "The general's etiquette is too heavy, why do you need to bow down!" ”

Yang Tao said with a straight face: "Thanks to Bao Dianxue's reminder, if you don't learn etiquette, you can't stand." In the land of the border fortress, the king has not been served for many years, and the people are rough and straightforward. I not only worship the envoy today, but also hope that you can set an example for Han Gong, so that the people here can better know the etiquette of the upper and lower levels, so that they can replace the lord and educate the people to change customs, so that they can integrate with the Central Plains as soon as possible, and know how to revere the majesty of the Venerable. ”

Han Yong was stunned at first, but after reacting, he couldn't help but deeply admire Yang Tao's commendable Zhou Zheng, and admired Bao Chong's careful inspection. At that moment, he no longer evaded, stood high-spirited, accepted the greeting ceremony with dignity, and accepted everyone's cheers calmly, and calmly drank the wine offered by the local gentry to show comfort.

So within a few days, Han Yong met with the locality, listened to reports, checked all kinds of archives and books, and praised and encouraged everyone.

"Ladies and gentlemen. Han Mou came to preside over the affairs of Xiazhou under the order of the lord, in addition to not hesitating, he still had to invite colleagues from top to bottom to praise and help, and jointly do the errand well, and live up to the trust of the lord, I don't know if you think so. ”

All protect Yang Tao below, and have stood up to express their positions, but please rest assured that we will work together and forge ahead.

Han Yong bowed his head and said straight to the point: "In this case, I will communicate with you about the current state affairs." The state has a wide range of fertile land, and in terms of farming, there are Cao Beijia's experts here, and it is always worry-free to do it in an orderly manner. In terms of government affairs, there is Pei Changshi's ruling, as for teaching and persuasion, Bao Dianxue is worthy of this responsibility, you can do it freely, and you will never interfere with it for no reason, as long as you report it to someone at the appropriate time. ”

"A certain concurrently served as the governor of Xiazhou, I can't say, I still have to focus on the military, the initial plan is to find an opportunity to use troops in the north, expel Liu Hu, and unify the Hetao area. In short, the lord treats us with deep kindness and righteousness, and we must also do our best, dedicate ourselves to public office, make every effort to forge ahead, and live up to the lord and ourselves. ”

Everyone couldn't help but whisper excitedly. If you can really unify the Hetao, then the people of Xiazhou will make great contributions, and the so-called opening up of territory is nothing more than that, so they each received their orders.

For months, under the calm and tranquil surface of Biansai, the forces of all parties began to move, eager to find a breakthrough to vent. With an inconspicuous trifle, a great war is finally about to break out in the land of the Loop.

It is said that before that, Jin Chong, as Jin Zhun's messenger, returned to Xiangwu for the second time, cried and pleaded in person, and asked Gao Yue to rescue Jin Zhun. After Gao Yue agreed, Jin Zhun repented again, and finally died and the clan was wiped out. Because of his rebellion against Qin and Chu, Jin Chong was ashamed and ashamed, he had nothing to say, and because he really had nowhere to go, Gao Yue saw that he was as pitiful as a lost dog, so he took Jin Chong behind.

The Jin Zhun clan is the Tu tribe in the north. Tu Ge is also a branch of the Xiongnu, and the ancestors are also the royal family of the Huns, so the tribal population and property are heavy, which is not expensive, and after the death of Jin Zhun once covered the sky with one hand, the Tu tribes are even more prosperous, more and more prosperous.

As a result, the Jin family was killed by Liu Yao, and Shi Le began to settle accounts again. The Tu tribes were very frightened, knowing that no matter which hand it fell on, there would be no good fruit to eat, so they had to migrate and flee from Shanxi to the north. After Jin Chong learned about it, one wanted to lend a helping hand to his old clan, and the other also wanted to do something practical for Gao Yue, so he made it clear according to the facts, and volunteered to lead more than 20,000 people from the Tu tribe to Xiazhou.

When Xiazhou was first built, it also needed all kinds of supplies. Now that he can get a lot of people and money to enrich it, Gao Yue readily agreed. It is said that this is a good thing that everyone is happy about, but because of some twists and turns, it caused a stone to stir up a thousand waves. When Jin Chong found his hometown, Tu had already fled into the territory of the Daiguo of Xianbei Tuoba in the north, and was waiting to be settled. Jin Chong found the tribal elder and the nobles, and after some persuasion, everyone agreed to go to Xiazhou, which is vast, fertile and beautiful, and the nomadic Saibei with peace of mind from then on is fascinating. So the tribe followed Jin Chong, drove overnight, and went all the way west to Xiazhou.

Daiguo is a northern regime established by the Xianbei Tuoba Yilu, and it is powerful. Because he maintained a friendly and close attitude towards the Jin Dynasty, and was a brother with Liu Kun, the pastor of the Jin Dynasty, he repelled the attacks of the Xiongnu Han State several times, and defeated the attack of Liu Hu of the Tiefu Department.

At present, the acting king is the reign of Tuoba Yulu, the cousin of Tuoba Yilu. Tuoba Yulu Xiongwu had a strategy, so that the country dominated the north, and later was ambitious, and he had the intention of going south to win the Central Plains. But at this time, Tuoba Yulu had just ascended to the throne, and was vigorously rectifying the interior, eliminating dissidents to stabilize himself, and he was too busy to have the energy to care about foreign affairs for the time being.

When the news of Tu's troops leaving Xiazhou came, Tuoba Yulu was furious. Because the people who came to join him turned to other houses without saying hello, he thought that this was a denial and contempt for him, and in addition to the loss of the resources in hand, he was very unwilling, and most importantly, if he endured it, the people would think that he was weak, and thus seriously shake the throne that had just been secured.

But at that time, Tuoba Yulu was also nominally a vassal of the Jin Dynasty, and he and Gaoyue of Qinzhou logically belonged to the same camp. So Tuoba Yulu first wrote a letter to Gao Yue, asking why he deliberately lured Tu Zhubu to defect.

Gao Yue was very surprised, and after asking Jin Chong, he understood the ins and outs. Although there were some complaints about Jin Chong's approach, Gao Yue thought that this matter really couldn't talk about deliberately seducing these four words. However, after all, it was his own party that got the vested interests, and considering the overall situation, Gao Yue replied with a letter, polite and courteous, not only expressing his apologies, but also willing to make appropriate compensation.

But throughout the ages, there has never been a shortage of people in the world who like to kick their noses and faces. Tuoba Yulu saw that Gao Yue was polite and polite in his letter, so he was even more empty-eyed, and returned to the letter, and his words were even more arrogant and rude, and in a commanding tone, he told Gao Yue not only to hand over the slaughter of the various departments, but also to offer gold and silver and a number of beauties to make amends, and cede the land of a county in Xiazhou.

Gao Yue was furious and angry at the bullfight. When even the order was drunk to cut off all the ears and noses of the envoy of the king, and in anger, he personally approved the eight words of the envoy to transfer it to Tuoba Yulu: "Use the head of the people, in exchange for it!" ”

The envoy wailed in embarrassment. After Gao Yue calmed down, he also thought of the historical record that the Tuoba Dynasty was the predecessor of the later Northern Wei Dynasty. So he immediately ordered Xiazhou to put Han Yong under martial law and be prepared for an attack on behalf of the country at any time, and then ordered Yongzhou to assassinate Shi Hu Song to reorganize the army, so that he could go north to support at any time. Thinking about it, Gao Yue personally led an army of 20,000 to Qingyang City, the northernmost border of Anding County, to station, and closely followed the situation in the north.

After Tuoba Yulu received Gao Yue's reply, the result can be imagined. Within the territory of the country, all mobilized immediately. Subsequently, Tuoba Yulu personally set out on an expedition and commanded an army of 100,000 to the east, determined to level Xiazhou.

When the news came, the north of Cyprus was terrified, and the territory was in turmoil for a while. Changshi Pei Xue and others personally went deep into the counties and counties under their jurisdiction, trying their best to appease the people. Under the state lord Han Yong, seeing the unprecedented scale of the Dai army, he suddenly felt that the pressure was huge and the situation was grim and heavy.

A few days later, the bad news continued to come, and Liu Hu of the Tiefu Department of Shanghetao also sent 10,000 troops to the south, intending to take advantage of the fire to rob and work together to destroy Gao Yue's sphere of influence in Saibei.

Martial law in Xiazhou. On the fifth day of the ninth month, Han Yong, the assassin of Xiazhou, ordered Yang Tao to lead 7,000 troops to the north to block Liu Hu, and he personally led 30,000 elite soldiers to meet Tuoba Yulu. On the bank of the Cave River in the north of the state, the Qin army encountered the Dai army and fought to the death. However, the disparity in numbers, the initial battle was unfavorable, and more than a dozen people were killed below the colonel, Han Yong ordered to retreat a hundred miles, set up camp, and avoid the battle for the time being. On the 16th, Tianshui Taishou Fan Sheng led 10,000 Han and Qiang troops to rush to the battlefield, and camped five miles south of Han Yong's department to help each other. At the end of the month, Liangzhou sent a number of ordnance materials and grain to fund, and at the same time, the general Gao Yue led his troops to Jingbian City to supervise the battle, and the Qin army revived, so the main forces of the Qin and Dai armies temporarily confronted each other on both sides of the Kuye River.