However, it is said that Liu Yao led the army to the fourth expedition to Guanzhong, crossed the river from Pubanjin to the west, first took Feng Yi, and then took Beidi County, and successively killed several Jin generals, killing the Jin army in Guanzhong.

Sima Ye, the Son of Heaven, led an army of 30,000 troops to garrison Qingbai City with Lu Yun as the governor of the capital to rescue the northern land, but he didn't think that Lu Yun was cautious and timid, and he didn't dare to take the initiative to attack. As a result, he easily fell for Liu Yao's treacherous tricks and did not help Beidi County in time, resulting in the defeat and killing of Beidi Taishou Lichang.

If it weren't for Liu Yao and Wen Qiao who happened to lead the army to arrive and attack Liu Yao from behind at the critical moment, maybe Chang'an would have fallen at this time. After Liu Yao and Wen Qiao crossed the river and marched westward, they burned and plundered all the way along the Qianghu tribe to the north of Fengyi County, threatening the safety of Liu Yao's rear and forcing Liu Yao to withdraw his troops.

Nearly 10,000 Jin troops were completely annihilated by Liu Yao, and the news of the death of the northern Taishou Lichang reached Chang'an, which shook the government and the opposition, and the civil and military officials were panicked, for fear that Liu Yao would drive straight into Chang'an.

In Gaonu City, Wen Qiao paced back and forth with his hands behind his back and sighed in a low voice from time to time, his heart was full of anxiety, and it was not until he entered Guanzhong that he realized how difficult it was to save the situation in Guanzhong.

The ministers of the imperial court headed by Suo Qi and Lu Yun were very afraid of the reinforcements from all walks of life and did not allow the reinforcements to approach Chang'an. And the princes below are fragmented, and they are completely unable to work together to resist the enemy. Now the loss of more than 10,000 soldiers and horses in vain, but also led to the deterioration of the situation in Guanzhong, I heard that now Suo Qi, Lu Yun and others regret it very much.

Wen Qiao couldn't help but want to scold, what's the use of regretting!

Liu Yao sighed and said with a little worry: "Taizhen, Lichang was killed in battle, more than 10,000 Jin troops were destroyed, and the entire Guanzhong was terrified!" Anding Taishou Jiao Song, Hongnong Taishou Song Zhe and others led the army to help, and the scattered cavalry Chang Shi Hua Ji also supervised the soldiers of Jingzhao, Feng Yi, Hongnong, and Shangluo counties, and they were all afraid of Liu Yao's military might. Don't dare to take a step closer. ”

"I'm worried that if the army hesitates again, Liu Yao will be even more bold to attack, once it drives straight in, Chang'an will definitely not be safe! I don't know if Mr. has a clever plan in mind to solve the siege, please help me. ”

Faced with the existential crisis in Guanzhong, Liu Yao was so anxious that he was helpless. can only hope for the resourceful Wen Qiao.

Wen Qiao thought carefully for a while, and already had a little idea in his heart, and after a little tidying up his thoughts, he said: "In my opinion, we should first analyze the cause of the failure, and then we can prescribe the right medicine." The biggest problem with the defeat in the north is that the reinforcements of each department are not subordinate to each other, and they are fighting separately, giving the Huns a chance to break through. ”

Liu Yao was silent, knowing what Wen Qiao meant, but with his official position, how could he command other reinforcements? Unless Liu Kun or Wei Shuo arrives in person. Supplemented by a strong military backing, it is possible to command all kinds of reinforcements.

"I intend to quickly report the situation in Guanzhong to Liu Sikong and General Wei, and it is best to ask General Wei to personally lead the army into the Guanzhong, what does General Liu think?"

Liu Yao thought for a while and said: "It is naturally the most suitable for the lord to come to Guanzhong, but who is responsible for writing to the court?" If the imperial court did not grant the lord the power to command the Jin army in Guanzhong in a unified manner, would he still repeat today's mistakes? ”

"The court can be dredged by Liu Sikong, I think the Son of Heaven will give Liu Sikong a face for the safety of Chang'an!"

Actually, when he said this. Wen Qiao didn't have much confidence, but he got to this point today. Whenever you have the slightest hope, give it a try.

Wen Qiao pondered for a moment and said: "In fact, you can also let the Jinyang side go south to take Pingyang, now that the Xiongnu forces are concentrated in Guanzhong, Hedong must be empty, you can take this opportunity to seize it, and at the same time, you can also put pressure on Liu Yao, what does Zhengchang think?" ”

Liu Yao nodded. Wen Qiao's suggestion was very good, he pondered for a while, and said: "Our army is still mainly harassing for the time being, and quickly sent envoys to Jinyang and Jicheng for help. ”

……

Pei Yinger knew why Sima Yan resigned from her position as a teacher, and Princess Qinghe had always had a good impression of Wei Shuo. I used to be a teacher to repay the grace of saving my life.

This time, Princess Qinghe learned that Wei Shuo intended to stay in Jicheng for a long time, so she did not hesitate to resign from her position as a teacher and followed Wei Shuo's family to Jicheng.

Wei Shuo touched his son's pink face and said, "Forget it, Mrs. will look at this matter!" I still have something to go out. ”

When Wei Shuo came to the conference hall, Gao Zhan, Pei Wei, Mo Han, Lu Chang, Han Shou, and Liu Han had been waiting for a long time.

Seeing this, he hurriedly arched his hands around to apologize: "I just moved into a new home, and there are a lot of miscellaneous things, so I have been waiting for you gentlemen for a long time!" ”

Before Gao Zhan, Pei Wei and the others could react, they saw a guard hurriedly running over, came to Wei Shuo and said, "Lord, Guanzhong is urgent!" ”

Wei Shuo took the urgent report, opened it and hurriedly looked at it, his face changed, and finally he said fiercely: "Damn!" ”

"Lord, what's going on?" Everyone was puzzled, and Gao Zhan, Pei Wei, and Mo Han surrounded one after another.

After being silent for a while, Wei Shuo spit out a sentence from his mouth: "The Xiongnu Liu Yao commanded tens of thousands of elite horsemen to enter the pass, and with the help of the Hu people of the Qiang, Di, and Xiongnu tribes in Guanzhong, defeated Feng Yi and guarded Liangsu, killed Beidi Taishou Lichang, and forced Chang'an. ”

"What!? Zhengchang, too true? Haven't they already led their troops into the customs? ”

Everyone was shocked, and the situation in Guanzhong was critical, which caught Liaodong off guard.

Liaodong has just ended the fight with the Xianbei people, and now the Xiang army and government soldiers are in the period of recuperation, and they really don't want to fight lightly.

"I thought that Liu Yao and Wen Qiao would temporarily hold Liu Yao to support the entry of 10,000 cavalry, but I didn't expect to underestimate Liu Yao." Wei Shuo's brows furrowed.

"The situation in Guanzhong is gradually collapsing, and the right prime minister Sima Bao only knows that he has no intention of sending troops to rescue Chang'an.

Wei Shuo was full of worries and said: "It's not that Wei is boasting, looking around at the heroes, who can turn the tide and save Guanzhong, who else will I be in Liaodong?!" ”

This did not make everyone present feel arrogant, but thought that it was the truth. In the face of the menacing Liu Yao, the princes of all walks of life were hesitant, and the Jin army in Guanzhong was invincible, and only Liaodong had the strength to defeat Liu Yao.

"Why did you go to Guanzhong? Nominally, it is to rescue the Son of Heaven, but in fact, to put it bluntly, it is for the eight hundred miles of rich Qinchuan! Since the end of the Han Dynasty, Guanzhong has experienced wars, many people have fled, and the place is dilapidated, but there are still nearly one million people, plus the surrounding Hu people, its population exceeds more than two million. If it is properly managed, its wealth will be no less than that of the Central Plains and Hebei. ”

"My lord, Guanzhong is not as good as Hebei and Hedong, it is thousands of miles away from my Youzhou, even if there is a backing from Shanbei, it is still very difficult to cross the Yellow River to the west and take Guanzhong. Why don't you put Hebei, Central Plains, and Hedong, which are close at hand? What about insisting on taking Guanzhong in the west? ”

Many people have doubts about this, and it is much more difficult for Youzhou to attack Guanzhong than to attack Liaoxi and Changli, and just transporting grain and grass is a big problem. However, to fight Hebei, they had to face the powerful Shile, so most people thought that it was best to send a large army to take Hedong directly, so that not only could the siege of Guanzhong be relieved, but also the Xiongnu and Han kingdoms could be eliminated, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

In the face of everyone's questions, Wei Shuo explained: "Why do you insist on taking the customs in the next place? It is because the defeat of Hedong will not help the overall situation. A few years ago, General Beigong voted for me in Liaodong, so that Liaodong knew a lot of secrets of the Xiongnu and Han Kingdoms. After returning from Luoyang, Liu Cong was extravagant, and extensively repaired the court, oppressed the people, and made the people in China miserable. ”

"It can be said that the current political situation in the Han Kingdom is very chaotic, and Liu Yao already has a plan to rebel against the Han and stand on his own, otherwise he would not have done his best to attack Guanzhong. Now that the Xiongnu elite has been transferred to Guanzhong by Liu Yao, even if Liaodong defeats Hedong, it will still not be able to eliminate the Xiongnu elite. And Liu Yao is very likely to defeat Chang'an, and then occupy Guanzhong and establish another Xiongnu state! ”

"Only by gathering Liu Yao in Guanzhong can we completely eliminate the mobile forces of the Huns, so that not only the siege of Chang'an can be solved, but also Pingyang may be successfully destroyed, and then occupy Guanzhong."

Wei Shuo implemented a military policy of annihilating the enemy's living forces, and it was clear that the main force of the Xiongnu had entered the pass, and taking an empty Pingyang would not solve the problem. What he had to do was to destroy the Xiongnu Han once and for all, take advantage of Liu Yao's expedition to Guanzhong, gather and annihilate the main force of the Xiongnu, and then take Guanzhong and Hedong before Shile reacted, and force Shile back to the Central Plains. (To be continued.) )