"Well, Buyeo must be saved, but how to save it requires careful planning."

Saying that, Wei Shuo's eyes flashed and said: "In addition, I intend to take this opportunity to go north to regain the lost territory in order to relieve the threat of the northern nomads to Liaodong. ”

At this time, Lu Chang said with a look of sudden realization: "Hehe, just now the minister was still wondering, for a small Fuyu, why did he engage in such a big battle?" It turned out that the lord summoned his ministers with great fanfare in order to sweep away the Monan grassland. ”

"Hahaha, those who know me, Mr. Changzhi too! That's right! A Murong tribe that looks like a lost family dog is not worth the big fight in Liaodong. My real purpose is to take the opportunity to restore the Qin and Han dynasties' superiority over the northern grasslands, advance the northern defense line to the areas of Yinshan, Daqingshan, and Yanshan, and completely end the passive situation in which the grassland people come and go whenever they want. ”

Immediately, Wei Shuo stood up and pointed to a grassland on the map of the north, surrounded by the remnants of the Yin Mountain and the Yanshan Mountain Range, and said: "Gentlemen, please see, this place is called the Bashang Grassland, which is the junction between the Monan Plateau and the Youyan Land, and is the core ruling area of the Xianbei people. ”

"In the Later Han Dynasty, a brave and wise leader emerged among the Xianbei tribe - Tanshi Huai. Xianbei under the leadership of Tanshi Huai, he led the north to reject Ding Ling, defeated Fuyu in the east, attacked Wusun in the west, disturbed the Han border in the south, and established a strong military tribal alliance. ”

After unifying the Xianbei tribes, Tanshi Huai built a tent in Danhan Mountain, which is more than 300 miles north of Gaoliu City, and Danhan Mountain is located in the south of the Bashang grassland. After the death of Tanshi Huai, the Xianbei alliance collapsed, and the grassland on the dam was divided equally by Tuoba Xianbei and Yuwen Xianbei. ”

"Immediately after the demise of Yuwen Xianbei, Murong Xianbei fled far to the south of the desert, and the grassland on the dam completely fell into the hands of Tuoba Xianbei, together with the Dongtao Plain north of Shenhepi in the southwest and the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain, and called the three core pastures of Tuoba Xianbei, which is the main gathering place of Tuoba tribe."

"The strategic location of the grassland is very important. Only by occupying this place can the Xianbei people control the Monan grassland in the north and invade the territory of the Great Jin Dynasty such as Youyan and Bingzhou in the south. ”

On the contrary, if Liaodong occupies the grassland on the dam, and then recovers the Dongtao Plain and the north of Shenhepi, it can completely occupy the south of Yinshan. Then relying on the ancient Qin Great Wall on the Yinshan Mountain Range, it can completely block the Hulu soldiers to the north of Yinshan. ”

"My lord, I just recovered the two states of Yongqin and Qin, and I want to go on an expedition next year? Isn't that a bit of a rush? ”

"Don't worry! You don't know about nomads, and their resilience is far beyond everyone's imagination. Tuoba Yulu is wise and martial, and he will definitely pass on the tribal losses to Mo Nan Zhuhu. According to the estimation of the Military Division, perhaps after three or five years, Tuoba Xianbei will regain his strength and will once again go south to plunder. ”

After listening to Wei Shuo's analysis, everyone's faces suddenly became solemn. Previously, many people seemed to have completely ignored Tuoba Xianbei, who had surrendered to Liaodong, and even removed him from the list of threats. But now, after Wei Shuo's reminder, everyone reacted, it turned out that the Tuoba tribe was a vicious wolf hidden by his side, and once the injury healed, he would bite Liaodong back at any time.

In history, many grassland tribes used this method to get a chance to recuperate, and when they were strong, they would bite back the Central Plains Dynasty.

As a modern person, Wei Shuo naturally would not make the same mistake, he planned to completely destroy Tuoba and Murong Xianbei before they recovered their vitality, so as to prevent future troubles.

Facing everyone, Wei Shuo said categorically: "Ladies and gentlemen, with the recovery of Qinzhou, the westward expansion of Liaodong has reached its limit, and then the focus will be on naturalizing the Xiqiang tribe, and military conquest will take a back seat. To the south, the time has not yet come, so Liaodong can only expand northward. ”

"And in the north, there are not only Tuoba and Murong Xianbei in the south of the desert, but also the Rouran and Eile tribes in the north of the desert, which are the best targets for conquest in Liaodong."

"In order to remove the threat from the north, in the spring of next year, Liaodong must advance the northern defense line to the Yinshan line, and then rely on the Great Wall of Qin to implement active defense, so as to block the grassland peoples at the foot of Yinshan."

"In the future planning, there will never be an independent grassland tribe south of Yinshan, and although the grassland in the northern foot of Yinshan can allow grassland people to station, it must be a tribe that is completely subservient to Liaodong, and we will not raise tigers in the future."

In Wei Shuo's vision, the first line of defense in the north would be built directly on the Yinshan Mountain Range, and only in this way would Liaodong be protected to the greatest extent.

"Oh! I see! The lord is really talented, and the ministers are beyond his reach! ”

"No wonder the lord recovered Shuofang early, it turned out that he had already planned to attack Yinshan."

"Eh, you've won the prize. Shuo is not an immortal, how can he think so far? It's just that at that time, the Liaodong Army had just entered the Guanzhong, and it was not easy to go south to turn against Chang'an, so in desperation, I had to point the troops to Shuofang, but I didn't expect to lay the groundwork for today's attack on the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain. ”

"Finally, I would like to remind you that you must not underestimate Tuoba Yulu. His ability is much stronger than Tuoba Pugen and Tuoba Liuxiu, even compared to Tuoba Yilu. The decline of the Tuoba tribe before was not to blame him, on the contrary, under his leadership, the Tuoba tribe not only stabilized the rule of Monan, but also passed on the tribal losses to Monan Zhuhu, and the current strength is still not to be underestimated. ”

Next, everyone gathered in front of the map to compare and draw, and after a while, Pei Wei touched his chin and said: "It seems that Liaodong is going to build a lot of construction again, and if you want to realize the plan in the heart of the lord, Liaodong will have to make great efforts to repair the ancient Great Wall built by Qin, Zhao, Yan and other countries in Yinshan and Yanshan." ”

"Not only are these Great Walls in disrepair, but they are also too far away from the core area of eastern Liaodong, and all raw materials and labor have to be transferred from the rear. The raw materials are good to say, and they can be solved in the local Yinshan Mountains, but the labor problem is not easy to solve. Therefore, this battle still requires the Liaodong soldiers to capture more Hulu prisoners of war, and the old man can't bear to let the people of the Great Jin Dynasty go to Yinshan to work. ”

"Hahaha, please rest assured Pei Changshi, when I go out on the expedition in the future, I will definitely convey Changshi's request to the generals and soldiers, so that they can capture more prisoners."

At this time, Gao Zhan, who had been silent, suddenly suggested: "My lord, we can also send people to Mobei to lobby the Mobei tribes such as Rouran and Eile, if we can reach an alliance with the Mobei Zhuhu, we can jointly attack the Monan grassland from the north and south." ”

"Although Gao Junshi's suggestion is good, I am afraid that Rouran, Eile and other Mobei Zhuhu have ill intentions, don't make it into a situation where the front door rejects the tiger and the back door enters the wolf, in case we destroy Tuoba Xianbei with the front foot, and wait for Hu Lu with the back foot to take the opportunity to go south, won't Liaodong still have to face the threat from the northern grassland?"

Wen Qiao frowned, obviously not agreeing with Gao Zhan's suggestion. In recent years, due to the frequent outbreaks of Hu Lu, everyone has a kind of psychology about Hu Lu.

Moreover, everything that happened in the Yongjia Rebellion proves that it is not a clever strategy to use Hu Qi's help to suppress it, from Tuoba Yilu to Duan Ji Lu and Murong Diao, from Xianbei people to Karasuma people, Di people, and Qiang people, in the end, they often always raise tigers for trouble.

"My lord, Master Wen's concerns are indeed justified, but the minister agrees with Master Gao's proposal. Rouran and Mobei Zhuhu are different from those who moved inward, they are far away in the Mobei grassland, and the threat to Liaodong is far less than that of Monan Zhuhu. ”

"As long as Liaodong can take the Monan grassland in front of Rouran and Eile, it can suppress the Mobei Zhuhu in the cold land of Mobei, and the vast and inconvenient Gobi between Mobei and Monan can minimize the threat of Mobei Zhuhu."

"And Liaodong's alliance with Mobei Zhuhu did not really invite him to send troops to Monan, but just to use his momentum to contain some of the Mo Nan Hu cavalry. And Mobei Zhuhu has been taught a hard lesson by the Xianbei people, they will definitely not dare to go south easily, they will definitely wait until we and Tuoba Xianbei divide the victory and defeat, will go south to reap the benefits of the fisherman, don't you know that at that time, my Liaodong has taken all the land of Monan, where will it occupy Monan? ”

"Mobei Rouran, Ele Hulu has just moved from the far north to the Mobei grassland, purely in terms of strength, not to mention far less than the Xiongnu and Xianbei in their heyday, even the current Tuoba Xianbei can also steadily suppress it. Therefore, in a short period of time, Liaodong does not have to worry about the north of the desert and the north. ”

"In addition, the minister thinks that if the Hu tribes of Monan are defeated, it is best not to completely destroy them, leaving some tribes to settle in the Monan grassland, as long as the balance of power between the Hu tribes on the entire Monan grassland is maintained, the threat of the nomads to the Central Plains can be minimized."

"Well, Shirong has a point!" (To be continued.) )