"What do you mean, this king just withdrew his troops like this?" Murong Cheng roared angrily, "In this way, this king will become the laughing stock of the world, and he will become the target of Zhao Xun and Situ Lei's jokes!" and his Tang Army, Xuzhou Army, and Yanzhou Army, all of whom are damn villains...... The king should have cleared these three rabble first. ”

"These three princes are villains, and they all come with the interests of Yongzhou in mind. However, his subordinates also agreed with Lord Zhang's meaning. Rajah! The soldiers have been fighting hard for half a year, and they are a little war-weary. Coupled with logistical problems and weather problems, the subordinates thought that we should fight again next year. This is not the meaning of King Zhao's reluctance to send troops. After all, the weather in the north is colder, and heavy snow can happen at any time. Their reluctance to brave the snow to fight is also justified. Zhong Yan saw that Murong Cheng was showing signs of anger, and hurriedly said.

"Yes, Lord, the cold winter is coming, the snow is coming, we will rest and recuperate, and we will fight again next year." The rest of the people also persuaded one after another.

Murong Chengyan didn't know if now was not the time to continue the attack, not to mention anything else, among the allied forces outside the Tiger Prison Pass, the princes of the three roads had long been dissatisfied, and they had been fighting hard for more than half a year, and there was no benefit at all, so they had long wanted to withdraw their troops. If you press it like this, I'm afraid that if you fail to overcome the Tiger Prison, there will be internal problems first. In addition, he used troops in Jiaozhou in the south, the west of Jingzhou and Yongzhou at the same time, and the pressure on the land under his command had reached the limit, and if he did not relax, he was afraid that the supply of hundreds of thousands of troops would be cut off. But he couldn't bear that he had gained nothing, while Zhao Xun in the north won consecutive battles.

Zhong Yan understood Murong Cheng's thoughts, and said: "Lord Wang, the reason why Zhao Xun took the state and Situ Lei was indifferent was because our offensive in Yongzhou was too fierce, so Situ Lei felt that the danger we brought was far greater than Zhao Xun, so he gave up the state and stuck to Yongzhou. If we suspend the attack, won't we give Situ Lei a chance to fight back against Zhao Xun? As long as Situ Lei counterattacked Zhao Xun, I was afraid that even if Zhao Xun didn't want to continue to participate in the war, it would not work. ”

"We have nothing to gain in this war. To the north of Yangzhou, I am Xuzhou. In the past six months of the Xuzhou Army's Tiger Prison, many soldiers have been lost, plus the food and grass materials consumed, I am afraid that Li Chi in Xuzhou will not be able to bear it. In the coming year, we can completely pretend to attack Yongzhou, but in fact, we will attack Xuzhou and completely take down Xuzhou, which has been fighting for many years. ”

"Huh? In this way, it is not impossible......" Murong Cheng pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, the army will withdraw from Yuzhou and northern Jingzhou, and wait for the next year to fight again." ”

Zhang Tu, Zhong Yan and the others breathed a sigh of relief, and said in unison: "The prince is wise! ”

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Liangzhou, Wuwei, Dadu Governor's Mansion.

"What do you think of the Yishan tribe surrendering to us and asking for help? Should we take action? The intention of the governor of Pontus was to lead his troops east into the central part of Beisai, and told the Zhao army that these areas were under the jurisdiction of the governor of Pontus, and let them withdraw their troops. What do you think? Situ Fei, the governor of Liangzhou, asked the surrounding Sima army staff with excitement on his face.

Zuo Sima Wang He Wen frowned and said: "No, if it is in the Zhao army and the annexed state, no, if it is surrendered before the war with Qianghu, we can accept it." Right now...... Hum...... It was clear that they were scared by Zhao Jun and wanted to pull us into the water. The Grand Governor, do not mix with it. ”

Situ Fei's face sank, the Yishan Department and its alliance tribes have hundreds of thousands of people, even sergeants, and two or three hundred thousand people, although the discipline is insufficient, and the armor and equipment are extremely poor, but this is also an army of hundreds of thousands, isn't it? For Situ Fei, who is now short of major generals, this Qianghu's submission can just strengthen his strength. Regarding Zuo Sima's words, Situ Fei was very reluctant. Seeing that the meat in his mouth could not be eaten, how could he be willing?

Changshi Tianyu said: "My subordinates think that we can accept the submission of Yishan and other tribes, but we will not send troops to fight against the Qianghu lands. Zuo Sima is right, the Yishan and other tribes are frightened by the current fierce offensive of the Zhao army, afraid of losing the rights in their hands, and want to fight with the Zhao army, but they feel that their strength is insufficient. Therefore, they wanted us to get involved and fight with Zhao Jun, and they were able to protect themselves. ”

"Now that we understand the situation, we naturally can't just jump into it according to the other party's wishes. However, the population, soldiers, and livestock of the Yishan and other tribes are all urgently needed by us. Therefore, we can accept their submission, but we must not lead our army into battle. ”

"Metropolitan Governor, Zhao Xun used the excuse of joining the state army to participate in his attack on the rebel Cao Gang swept through the state and let the land of the state change hands, we must not fall for his scheme again. Now that the Zhao army is besieging from three directions, why not take the Qianghu tribes in the central part of Beisai with a swift offensive? One of them is naturally because of the arrival of winter. Second, it didn't let our Liangzhou army participate in the war, and Zhao Junhao, like Bingzhou, used this as an excuse to meddle in the affairs of Liangzhou. This Qianghu tribe is a foreign enemy, and Zhao Xun attacked, but it occupied the righteousness, which was higher than the righteousness of the battle for imperial power. If something really happens, I'm afraid that no one in the world will support us. Even we didn't have a word to reprimand Zhao Jun for entering the country. ”

He Zhaowu, who joined the army, hesitated and said, "This Zhao army shouldn't fight our Liangzhou idea now, right?" According to the meaning from Luoyang, we have reached an armistice agreement with the Zhao army. Zhao Jun has just taken the state and will not ...... again"

Everyone didn't speak, and the meaning of He Zhaowu was very clear. Situ Lei and Zhao Xun reached an agreement, and there was no counterattack after losing the state. But if Zhao Jun fights Liangzhou's idea again, when the time comes, Situ Lei will definitely not sit idly by and let Liangzhou be lost to Zhao Jun. At that time, I am afraid that the state that falls into the hands of Zhao Jun will also be full of gunsmoke, which must not be what Zhao Xun wants. They all knew that Zhao Xun didn't want to fight with the Yong army, and his report was to let the Yong army and the Qi army fight, and they would take advantage of it in the back. However, Situ Lei can only let Zhao Xun take advantage, who will make Murong Cheng the number one enemy? Of course, they know all these meanings, but they can't say them directly.

Changshi Tianyu shook his head and said, "What Lord He said is reasonable, but this is only a possibility under normal circumstances. But, think about it, do you think Zhao Xun is a person who abides by the agreement? He doesn't have any idea about our Liangzhou? No, Zhao Xun must have ideas about our Liangzhou as well. If it was under normal circumstances, Zhao Xun would generally not do anything to us again. But what if we take the initiative to provoke him? He could have excused himself as a passive counterattack. ”

"Dadu Governor, this Yishan and other tribes are the Hu Yi who plagued Liangzhou and Bingzhou. Zhao Xun now occupies the state and attacks the Qianghu tribes, and has the upper hand in morality. If we lead the army to fight against the Zhao army because of the submission of Yishan and other tribes, the result can only be benefited by the Zhao army. Even if Yishan and other tribes surrender, we can't lead our army into battle. ”

The reason why Situ Fei dared to lead the army eastward was on the basis of watching the peace between the two armies of Yongzhao and Zhao. Otherwise, with Liangzhou's current combat strength, even the Zhao army in Beisai, it is not something he can deal with. But now it seems that things are much harder than they want. However, Situ Fei was not willing to give up these more than 100,000 Qianghu warriors. Although these tribes used two or three hundred thousand warriors, Situ Fei believed that if they were gathered, it would be enough to pull out more than 100,000 elite troops. For him now, this is the basis for him to surpass the rest of his brothers and ascend to the throne of King Yong. With these more than 100,000 soldiers and 450,000 people, he even believed that he could separate Liangzhou and stand on his own, so as to abolish the original civil and military officials in Liangzhou. Those civil and military officials were loyal to his father and not to him. This is not what he wants.

"According to what you said, the Pontus Governor can only watch these hundreds of thousands of tribes willing to submit to the Pontus Governor being swallowed by the Zhao army one by one? Do you think that the commander of our Zhao army said that these tribes are subject to the governor of Pontus and are the people of Liangzhou, so the Zhao army will stop attacking? Situ Fei said depressedly.

Changshi Tianyu shook his head and said: "Of course not, the subordinates mean that this Yishan and other tribes are not sincere to surrender." I'm afraid that it's true that they want to use us to fight with Zhao Jun. Besides, there are hundreds of thousands of Qianghu people, and there are already hundreds of thousands of warriors, and their strength is not worse than ours at all. If it weren't for the fact that we had a large number of people, we defended the city, and the imperial army could support the Qianghu tribe at any time. I'm afraid of our ......"

Although Tian Yu didn't finish speaking, everyone knew that the strength of the existing Qianghu tribe in central China was no worse than that of Liangzhou now. It is unlikely that they will surrender sincerely. If you have to fight Liangzhou's armor and equipment again, I'm afraid that Situ Fei won't be able to control it, and even be used.

Right Sima Weiping sighed and said: "Could it be that having said that, this Qianghu tribe is also a big force. If it is used by us, this Liangzhou ...... How can there be room for Xu Ye and others to speak. Even if the Zhao army comes to attack, we will be greatly emboldened, can we watch them be swallowed up by the Zhao army? Although the alliance of the Qianghu tribes in the middle of this region has a lot of troops. But in the face of the Zhao army, which has made great achievements, it is definitely not an opponent. What's more, they can't really form an alliance yet. In a short time, this Beisai land in the east of Liangzhou will all fall into the hands of Zhao Jun. That's not a good thing for us. ”

Changshi Tianyu said in a deep voice: "Of course we won't sit back and watch this Qianghu tribe be swallowed up by the Zhao army, even the Yishan tribe, and we don't want to be annexed ourselves." We accept them, but we ask them to evacuate their original lands and enter our Liangzhou, and they must act according to the arrangements of our Liangzhou. In other words, we directly took the tribes that entered Liangzhou and obeyed military orders. Otherwise, let them go and fight with Zhao Jun, for us, for the Grand Duke, what we need now is that it is best to get the benefits, even if they don't, they can't find an excuse for Zhao Xun to attack Liangzhou. Otherwise, the most disadvantageous will be the Grand Governor. We can't turn a blind eye to the matter of the fourth son. ”

The matter of the four sons mentioned by Tian Yu is Situ Tai, the governor of the state. Although Situ Tai returned to Chang'an and presided over the Wuguan War. However, he is not the governor in charge of the military array of a place, but the commander of a general alone, and even, in name, he is still a subordinate of the governor of Yongzhou. The most important reason for this is that Situ Tai lost the southern part of the state. Situ Tai did the right thing, but he gave Zhao Xun an excuse to attack the southern part of the state, and more importantly, he lost. Situ Tai was responsible for the battle of annexing the states.

Situ Fei gritted his teeth, a trace of worry and joy flashed in his heart, and Situ Tai's loss of momentum made him surprised and happy. After thinking about the matter in front of him, he made up his mind and said: "In this way, send a message to the Yishan Ministry, we accept their submission, but we can't continue to stay in the land of Beisai, and we need to move to Liangzhou." And the land of Beisai is now the jurisdiction of the Zhao army. If he doesn't want to become a prisoner, he will move to my Liangzhou. As for participating in the battle in the land of the North Cypriots, it is said that the Pontus Governor is helpless. ”

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The Hetu tribe is a larger tribe three hundred miles east of the Yishan Tribe. Among the central tribes that have not yet been attacked by the Zhao army, the tribal strength is second only to the Yishan tribe.

The black clouds pressed on the top, the sky and the earth were gray, and the tribe Qianhu Tuge stood on the gatehouse of the newly built walled fort wall fifty miles north of the tribe, looking at the north with his eyes, and behind him, five thousand warriors of the Hetu tribe wearing Huyi clothes waited solemnly.

"Karala~"

A blinding bolt of lightning suddenly pierced the sky, illuminating the empty wilderness, Tugo's eyebrows jumped slightly, and by the light of the lightning, he clearly saw a huge dark cloud, slowly approaching him from the wilderness, but it was not a dark cloud in the sky, but a dark cloud composed of countless cavalrymen in black armor and red helmets.

A drop of icy rain fell from the sky and quietly dripped on Tugo's face. The cold texture from the cheeks to the heart and lungs, has you finally come here? I want to see how powerful this Zhao Jun is. It's a pity that I, the Tugo, are not good at defending, otherwise, I would have been able to defend this place and fight.

"Come on, blow the trumpet, go out to fight!"

"Lord Qianhu, the leader has an order, we just need to report the message, stick to this place, wait for rescue, don't go out lightly!"

"Bastard, rescue? The cold rain is coming, and it is difficult for the tribal warriors to arrive in time. By the time reinforcements arrived, we would have been captured by the Zhao army long ago. Our army is good at riding, and if it is defended, I am afraid that it will not be their opponent at all. Do as you are told, quickly! ”

"Woo ......"

The heavens and the earth suddenly sounded the vigorous, loud and suffocating horn sound, and all the five thousand people in this small land of Hetu were killed, and Zhao Jun walked opposite each other in this cold and rainy weather.

"Woo woo woo ......" Among the cavalry of the Zhao army, they also remembered the deafening sound of bull horns, and the army slowly approached. The entire cavalry of the Zhao army formed a big crab shape, and two large cavalry phalanxes extended from both sides. Through the endless lightning in the distant sky, the countless sharp spears of the Zhao cavalry converged into a forest of death, almost piercing the gloomy sky.

The wind is like a knife, the cold is frozen and the bones are frozen, the flag is fluttering, and the murderous spirit is soaring. Yunche Commander Nangong Hao appeared in the land of the Chinese army under the protection of the chief captain of the two banners and the eight banners, his dark eyes staring coldly at the cavalry of the Hetu tribe that came slowly, and his handsome face was already full of Xiao Su's murderous intent.

Although the Zhao army has not yet launched a full-scale operation against the Qianghu tribes in the central part of Beisai, it has begun to contact various tribes. For the tribes that were determined to resist, Li Chenfeng ordered all his tribes to attack the herdsmen and soldiers of these tribes like wolves, plundering their livestock, but did not fight in an all-round way. In Li Chenfeng's words, with the Lord's meaning, we must be like wolves, staring at the constant bites and consuming them to death.

The cavalry of the Zhao army constantly went out to attack various tribes, constantly harassing and plundering their livestock to replenish their own grain and grass, and deterring those who were hesitant.

"Hetu tribe, be destroyed! Ready to ride and shoot! Nangong Hao roared. The weapons and equipment on the soldiers of Zhao are far from being comparable to those of these tribesmen. Nangong Hao gave an order, 10,000 cavalry quickly pulled out a feather arrow from the quiver and put it on the string, and then raised the longbow with both arms, in the crunching bowstring tightening, the longbow has been pulled into a full moon shape, each archer has an indifferent expression, his eyes are slightly narrowed, and he stares at the void in front of him without any emotion. Each of these cavalrymen was a good archer, and although they were above the horses, it did not affect their shooting in the slightest.

"Shoot the ......"

"Woo Woo ......"

At the sound of an order, the cavalry of the Zhao army released their right hands at the same time, and where the bowstring sounded, a piercing sharp whistle pierced the sky. 10,000 wolf arrows had already flown above the heads of Tuge's cavalry in an instant with a cold killing machine, and then fell viciously like raindrops, and the black rain almost covered the entire sky.

"Damn it!"

Tugo scolded secretly, raised his head, widened his eyes, and stared viciously at the "rain" falling from the sky, and there was an inexplicable cold in his eyes. The Zhao army has sharp weapons, no, it should be the entire Central Plains Dynasty, and the weapons will always have absolute superiority.

In an instant, the sound of howls and the neighing of war horses rushed into the night, and these tribal cavalry, with neither shields nor armor to protect themselves, could only use their flesh and blood to resist the ravages of arrows, and the results can be imagined. Even if you don't hit the vital point, but if you fall off the horse, you will be dead and alive.

"Ah......h

A terrible howl was imminent, and one of Tugo's guards rolled off his horse with a wail, and was trampled by his horse. Tugo heard the sound of the horse's hooves on the other's chest cracking bones, and Tugo's eyes widened with rage.

"Damn, if my Hetu tribe also has such weapons, why are we like this? Zhao thief, you deceive people too much! "Although the Hetu tribe also has bows and arrows, the range cannot reach the distance of the other party. In addition, in the past few days, the entire Hetu tribe has been mostly engaged in the battle of the Zhao army, and the arrow clusters have long been consumed. In other words, now there are many bows and arrows under Tugo's command, but not many have arrows, and their counterattack is not helpful at all.

"The warriors of the Hetu tribe, rush to me, let these Zhao army thieves know that each of my Hetu tribes is a bad seed. Kill! ”

The remnants of the Hetu tribesmen's cavalry roared and slaughtered towards the Zhao army's cavalry array under the leadership of Tuge, their eyes red.