"Brother, I didn't expect Wang Sang and Zhao Guzhen to send a table!"

Zu Gai looked surprised and couldn't believe it was true, the Northern Expedition promoted by the Zu family army this time was too smooth. The two armies set out from Xuzhou and Yuzhou respectively, and almost swept all the way to recover the lost territory in the north of Xuzhou, and finally surrounded Wang Sang and Zhao Gu in Pengcheng.

"What's there to be surprised about?! Since the Liaodong Army went south from the north, who in the world does not know that the Xiongnu Han Kingdom is at the end of the road, and even the Qingzhou Thorn Shi Cao Wei is anyway, Wang Sang and Zhao Guruo want to live except to surrender to me, is there any other way out? ”

Since the Northern Expedition, it has progressed smoothly, recovering a large area of territory north of Hongze Lake and Huai River, and Zu Ti can't help but be in high spirits. Like Wang Sang and Zhao Gu, they were not taken seriously by him at all, and their eyes were aimed at the northern captive - Shi Le.

"Tsk! General Zhenbei is really amazing, in just over a month, the Huns have no power to fight back, and they have defeated Liu Ji, the prince of the Han Kingdom, Liu Yao, the king of Zhongshan, and others, and now Liu Cong is surrounded in Pingyang! ”

"Yes, Wei Zhiyuan has a gap in his chest, and all the military and political strategies are perfect, and all of them are clear, so why should Liu Cong and Liu Yao worry about it?"

"Brother, the situation is extremely favorable to me now, after recovering Pengcheng, will the army continue to move north?"

"Well, Cao Thorn Shi is in danger, how can I ignore it?"

In addition, Zu Ti was in a hurry to go north and also wanted to compete with Shi Le, if Zu Ti did not dare to face Shi Le's soldiers in the past, but now he sits on the land of several counties, and there are tens of thousands of elite soldiers under his command, so he has the confidence to confront Shi Le.

"In addition, with the fall of the Xiongnu, only Hebei Shile is still in the entire north, if the king of Langya can raise troops to the north, maybe he can eradicate Hulu in one fell swoop and recover the rivers and mountains!"

When it comes to King Langya. Zu Ti was disappointed, in the early years he had high hopes for King Langya, who knew that after many years, he realized that King Langya was not in the Northern Expedition.

"Although King Langya failed to raise troops for the Northern Expedition, he didn't expect the Northern Expedition to be so smooth!"

"Yes, since the beginning of the Northern Expedition, the army has won successive battles. It even forced Wang Sang and Zhao Gu to surrender. Now Shi Le's 100,000 troops are going out to Qingzhou, if it weren't for the Jizhou assassin Shao Xu and Zhenbei general Wei Shuo to help, I'm afraid Cao Wei would have been unable to stop it. If the elder brother led an army to threaten Shile from the south, presumably Cao Thorn Shi Ding should raise his hand to welcome him. ”

"Alas, it's just that the Northern Expedition is too smooth and it's not a good thing!"

Zu Ti muttered to himself, not knowing what he thought, and his face was solemn. Things are just as Zu Ti expected, for the changes in the situation in the north, King Langya sees it all. As early as when Zu Ti started the Northern Expedition, he ordered Guangling Dai Yuan to prepare.

It's just that he didn't expect Zu Ti's Northern Expedition to move too quickly, and without waiting for King Langya to react, Wang Sang and Zhao Gu surrendered Zu Ti. As a result, he could only watch Zu Ti's strength skyrocket, and he was annoyed.

Knowing that Hu Lu was so vulnerable, King Langya would not have rejected Zu Li's proposal for the Northern Expedition so neatly, which made King Langya very passive now.

Sometimes King Langya really can't figure it out. Why is it that the situation in the north, which seemed irretrievable at the beginning, is now faintly stable? For this reason, King Langya was quite depressed. Seeing that the north is about to be recovered, and Jiangzuo, as the largest feudal town in the world, has done nothing in driving out Hulu, how can he block the mouth of Youyou in the future.

With a series of military victories in the north of Zu Ti and Wei Shuo, the family that had taken refuge in Jiangzuo suddenly became restless.

To put it mildly, King Langya would rather the north fall into the hands of Hu Lu than watch Wei Shuo unify Jiangbei. Because that may mean a change of dynasty, after all, there has never been a precedent for Hu Lu to enter the Central Plains, and no one believes that Hu Lu is destined for heaven.

In order to cope with the changes in the north, King Langya deliberately gathered all the celebrities in the palace to discuss countermeasures.

"King Langya is here!"

"King!"

"Say hello to the King!"

After a while, I saw Sima Rui, the king of Langya, walking in with his son Sima Shao, Wang Dao, Diao Xie, Liu Kui, Lu Ye, Huan Yi, Yu Liang and other palace staff members got up and saluted.

"You don't need to be polite. Have a seat! Sima Rui smiled and nodded around frequently.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Wei Shuo, the general of Zhenbei, and the Xuzhou Assassin Shi Zu have recovered a large area of land, and the Xiongnu and Han kingdoms are about to perish, do I Jiangzuo also send troops north? In order to show the people of the world Jiangzuo's determination to recover the old capital, and dispel the doubts of the outside world? ”

At the beginning, Sima Shao, the prince of the world, who had always been known for his heroic martial arts, could not wait to send troops to the Northern Expedition, and Sima Shao was very dissatisfied with Jiang Zuo's reluctance to intervene in the North. In his opinion, now is the best time to drive out Hulu and recover the rivers and mountains, and Jiangzuo should immediately organize his army to go north and unite the Jiangbei heroes to defeat Hulu in one fell swoop.

Looking at his immature son, Sima Rui was noncommittal, his son was still too young and inexperienced, not to mention that compared with Wei Shuo, even Wang Dao and Diao Xie in front of him and Sima Shao may not be able to cope with it, it seems that he still needs to exercise a little more.

"Hehe, the prince's proposal is not unreasonable, but sending troops to the Northern Expedition is not a trivial matter, and it requires many calculations."

"That's it, that's it, the courage of the son of the world is commendable, but don't rush forward in everything!"

Listening to the accusations of the famous people around him, how could the young and vigorous Sima Shao endure it, and just as he was about to refute, he saw his father Sima Rui gently shaking his head at him and signaling him not to act rashly.

"Okay, don't be harsh, it's natural for the son of the world to be young and inconsiderate! It's just that with the Liaodong Army moving south and merging states, the power of the northern Hulu has been further weakened, and now the northern Hulu will be destroyed, and the recovery of the old capital can be expected. ”

King Langya had something to say, and except for Sima Shao, who was ignorant, everyone else knew the deep meaning. To put it bluntly, King Langya was nothing more than worried that Wei Shuo's strength would unify Jiangbei, and then tamper with the Sima family.

"The king is too worried, in fact, the destruction of the Xiongnu will definitely lead to the further weakening of the Hulu power, but the king should not forget that Hebei Shile still has a power that cannot be underestimated. Moreover, when the Liaodong Army entered and occupied several counties in the northern frontier, it was inevitable to assume the northern frontier defense. In the opinion of the ministers, at least for a few years, the Liaodong army was unable to exterminate Shile. ”

"What Mao Hong said is reasonable, but ...... It's just that the widow is still not at ease in his heart, do you have a plan to teach me? ”

Director Wang's words somewhat calmed Sima Rui's restless heart for days, what he was most worried about was that after Liaodong cut off Liu Cong, he would take advantage of the situation to sweep the land of Hebei, so the Sima family would really be in danger!

Liu Kui was silent for a while, then stepped forward and said, "King, how about the minister's opinion as well as the western expedition to Shu?" ”

"Expedition to the West?" King Langya's eyes lit up and he hurriedly said: "Aiqing, let's talk carefully!" ”

"No!" Liu Kui pondered for a moment and explained to everyone: "King, although my Jiangdong strength is strong, I am not good at riding and fighting, if I venture north to compete with Hu Lu, even if I am lucky to win, the loss will be huge!" If the emperor is lost, will it not damage the prestige of the king? On the contrary, Shu became a weak Han State and lacked cavalry, so it must not be the opponent of my Jiangdong soldiers. ”

"Moreover, Yizhou is fertile for thousands of miles, and Emperor Zhaolie relies on this to divide the world into three parts and continue the Han family! If the king can have it, he can sit on half of the country, even if the northland changes color in the future, what does the king have to worry about? ”

Jiang Zuo wanted to become a Han, but he didn't know that Cheng Han was at the peak of the country's power at this time, and Li Xiong, the lord of Cheng Han, had a generous temperament and simplified the criminal law and discipline, which made the hearts of all ethnic groups in Yixia stable, and thus shocked the Quartet, and was very prestigious in Yizhou.

Moreover, Li Xiong set up schools in various places, reduced taxes and paid taxes, and had few official duties and labor was not common, but in a few years, the people were rich and prosperous, the doors were not closed, and there were no robberies and thefts, and there was a faint sign of great prosperity.

It was only because of the inconvenience of transportation that the people of Jiangzuo did not know much about Cheng Han, and they despised Li Xiong because he was born in the Di ethnic group. From the king of Langya to the hundred officials, they all thought that the expedition to the west was an easy task.

Just when Jiang Zuo was busy conquering Yizhou in the west, and Zu Ti was eager to try to compete with Shi Le, the battle situation in Bingzhou finally came to the last moment. In the face of tens of thousands of Liaodong troops outside the city, Liu Cong, who was trapped in Pingyang City, was helpless, and finally had to threaten the lives of the people of the whole city.

In the face of Liu Cong's threat, Wei Shuo only showed a sneer at the corner of his mouth, and then ordered someone to take the Xiongnu prisoners held in various places to Pingyang City in batches, he wanted to prepare a big gift for Liu Cong, so that all the Hu prisoners knew that they would be brutally retaliated against by Liaodong for killing the Jin people. (To be continued.) )