After taking Feng Yijun, Liu Yao took a short rest and led tens of thousands of troops to drive cattle and sheep towards Chang'an. Sima Ye, the Son of Heaven, was shocked a few days, and successively ordered Sima Bao, the right prime minister of Qinzhou, Sima Rui, the king of Langya, the hussar general Lu Yun, Sikong Liu Kun, Xingyang Taishou Li Ju and others to lead the army to the king.

Lu Yun, who was stationed in Beidi County, knew that he was invincible, and wanted to unite with Sikong Liu Kun to attack Liu Yao. Liu Kun learned that Chang'an was in danger and could no longer sit idly by, so he wanted to forcibly cross the Yellow River west despite his lack of strength.

"Taizhen, how long will it take for the army to set off?"

Wen Qiao cautiously glanced at Liu Kun, who had a gloomy face, and hesitated for a while to persuade: "Lord, the road of our army to the west has been blocked by Qianghu, and if there is no foreign aid, I am afraid that we will not even be able to cross the Yellow River." ”

To tell the truth, in the entire Bingzhou, except for Liu Kun, who sincerely wants to rescue Guanzhong, the family really cares about the safety of Jinyang and Yangqu, because there are their land and wealth, and they don't care about the life or death of the Son of Heaven at all.

Liu Kun's enthusiasm can't save the critical situation in Guanzhong, and the best way is to win over the powerful Liaodong. It's a pity that Liaodong is busy fighting with the Xianbei people, and even if he is afraid, he can't do it.

"Foreign aid? Where is there foreign aid? I thought Master Wei was a loyal and reliable person, but I didn't expect him to ......"

Speaking of this, Liu Kun couldn't hide the disappointment on his face, Wei Shuo's performance really disappointed him, sitting on a large army but ignoring the safety of the Son of Heaven, to compete with some Xianbei people, it was really unbearable to be a minister.

Wen Qiao will not be as 'simple' as Liu Kun, and no one can deny that Liu Kun is loyal to the Jin family, but such a person is not suitable for survival in a world of great contention. In the troubled times, only heroes like Wei Wu and Jin Xuan can gain a foothold and make contributions.

Wei Shuo's choice to send troops to Liaoxi and Changli is certainly a loss of his duty as a minister, but it is possible to consolidate the foundation of Liaodong in one fell swoop. Lay a solid foundation for the next step of development and growth.

"Lord, although General Wei did not send the main force of the Liaodong Army to come, he still asked Liu Yao, who was stationed in Xinping City, to move west to Mayi, which shows that he is still very concerned about the situation in Guanzhong. You might as well go to Ma Yi to meet Liu Zhengchang, it is best to persuade him to send troops to help! ”

"This ...... Is this possible? ”

Liu Kun was a little moved, and Liu Yao was in control of a cavalry force of 6,000 people. If you add the 5,000 cavalry in Bingzhou, more than 10,000 cavalry can be gathered in this aid pass, which can almost affect the direction of a war.

Wen Qiao analyzed very confidently: "Since General Wei let Liu Zhengchang enter Mayi, it means that he will not sit idly by and watch the fall of Guanzhong, and must arrange a backhand, and Liu Zhengchang must have a secret letter from General Wei in his hand." ”

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Wen Qiao guessed well, Liu Yao did have Wei Shuo's secret letter on him, and he didn't have much effort to persuade Liu Yao to send troops to help.

"General Wen, it's not impossible for me to send troops to help. It's just that all military operations must be dominated by me, and Liu Gong doesn't need to go in person, just you and me can go together! ”

"This ......" Wen Qiao hesitated, and didn't know whether to report to Liu Kun after he went back.

"General Wen, it's not that the chief doesn't respect Duke Liu, but that the army is out on the march, and Duke Liu needs to sit in person to prevent the young. And Liu Gong is very famous. If he goes in person, he will definitely arouse Hu Lu's vigilance, in case Liu Yao knows about our army's actions. Wouldn't it add a bit of variability? ”

"Well, that's reasonable, do you have a plan for how the army will enter the customs?"

"Meander!" Hearing this, Liu Yao gently spit out a place name.

The meander, located in the northwest of Mayi, is located at the junction of Hedong, Guanzhong and Qianhetao, and is named after the Yellow River at this turn. There is a Xikou Gudu here. It is located outside the Inner Great Wall, on the east bank of the Yellow River.

Hequ City has been surrounded by water on three sides since ancient times, crossing the Great Wall and controlling the Yellow River, known as Xiongguan Gusai.

After the establishment of the Western Jin Dynasty, this place was occupied by Qianghu. Later, he surrendered to Liu Yuan.

The Qianghu are a complex ethnic group, including the Qiang, Han and Xiongnu, of which the Xiongnu occupy a dominant position, and are an ethnic group that evolved from the internal migration of the Xiongnu in Hannan. Historically, Dong Zhuo was too punctual in Hedong, and he had conquered Qianghu many times, and recruited Qianghu Qingzhuang as a subordinate.

In the last years of the Western Jin Dynasty, Qianghu occupied part of the territory on the south and west sides of the Hetao, and lived next to Tuoba Xianbei in the north. Tu Gehu is the largest tribe in the Qianghu tribal alliance, and it is differentiated from the Southern Xiongnu, so the Qianghu tribes have always submitted to the Xiongnu and Han States!

Zhang Gang, the leader of Tu Gehu, gathered 17,000 cavalry, and tens of thousands of troops under his rule, entrenched on both sides of the Yellow River, becoming the first roadblock on the road to Guanzhong for reinforcements from Bingzhou.

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In the third year of Jianxing, in May, Liu Yao and Wen Qiao commanded 10,000 cavalry, starting from Mayi all the way south along the east side of Luliang Mountain, and went straight to Loufu Pass. In order to achieve the purpose of the raid, the army did not advance westward, but instead took the Loufu Pass in the south. After a short rest at Lou Fu Pass, he went straight to the northwest of Hequ County.

The army successfully arrived at Hequ, and Liu Yao sent cavalry to sweep the Qianghu rangers everywhere, so Zhang Gang in Hequ City did not know that the Jin army had arrived under the city.

"Everyone, as long as you successfully win the river meanders today, we will open the entrance door!"

Wen Qiao didn't expect this trip to be so smooth, looking at Hequ City and coming to Liu Yao's side, he asked in a low voice: "Does the general have a good plan to break the city?" ”

Liu Yao smiled softly, with a strong self-confidence in his voice, "It's enough to attack it unprepared, and after dark, a certain person directly leads his subordinates to sneak into the city and open the gate." ”

Wen Qiao did not remind Liu Yao not to be careless, in his opinion, with the strong combat power of the Liaodong Army, coupled with a sneak attack, it is no longer a problem to take a small Hequ City, not to mention that the Qianghu tribe in the city is still not good at defending the city.

That night, Liu Yao selected 500 elites from the Liaodong Army, and after a full meal, he changed into a black cloak and quietly approached the city of Hequ all the way. Immediately after that, several soldiers who were good at climbing successfully infiltrated the city, and after eliminating the night watch, they lowered the rope ladder and took the rest of the soldiers up to the city.

When 500 elite soldiers descended from the sky, the defenders of the city were still hiding in the corners drinking and gambling money, they never thought that the Jin army would suddenly appear in Hequ City.

Liu Yao and Wen Qiao rode on their horses, looking nervously at the gate of Hequ City, although they were very sure of this operation, but they were still relieved until the last moment.

Just when the two of them were waiting a little impatiently, three torches suddenly appeared on the head of the river meandering city in the distance, and then the city gate slowly opened its mouth like a huge monster in the night.

Liu Yao and Wen Qiao were overjoyed when they saw this, and the operation to seize the door was successful!

"Quick, quick! Kill into the city! Liu Yao's excited voice trembled a little.

More than 10,000 cavalry roared into the city of Hequ, and fought until dawn, and the 3,000 Qianghu defenders in the city were almost completely annihilated, killing more than 2,000 people, capturing more than 1,000 people, and less than 100 people escaped.

After the war, Hequ had become an empty city, and the Jin army plundered the tribesmen in the city, and the heads of the people cut off were piled up. Wen Qiao had the intention to stop the killing, but Liu Yao refused on the grounds of preventing the news from leaking.

"Our army rushed thousands of miles to attack Guanzhong, and all the people encountered along the way were the Qianghu tribe, which has always been friendly with the Huns, in order to prevent it from leaking the traces of our army to the Huns, the general had to be ruthless!"

After listening to Liu Yao's explanation, Wen Qiao no longer cared about the fate of the Qianghu people in the city, anyway, the Hu people have done this kind of thing in recent years, and they should be avenging the people of the Central Plains.

Hequ City was so easy to get his hands on, even Wen Qiao, who was already standing in the city, couldn't believe it. After capturing the Hequ, the coalition forces had a foothold on the west bank of the Yellow River, and in order to cross the Yellow River and enter Guanzhong as soon as possible, Wen Qiao began to collect tools to cross the river.

After a short stop at the meanders of the river, the army went straight to the crossing of the Yellow River. After a tense swimming for a day and a night, 10,000 cavalry finally crossed the Yellow River and officially stepped into the territory of Guanzhong, and from this moment on, the entire army would completely fight the enemy without logistics.

In order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the army, Liu Yao made an instruction to nourish the war with war, and all the Qianghu tribes encountered along the way would be ruthlessly killed and plundered by the Jin army. Although the Qianghu tribe far surpassed Liu Yao in population and strength, they were divided and fundamentally resisted Liu Yao's army.

In the end, Liu Yao led a large army to surround the Qianghu leader Zhang Gang and his 8,000 cavalry in the north of Fengyi County, this battle not only successfully killed Zhang Gang, but also killed more than 6,000 Qianghu people, so far the Qianghu tribe was scattered countless times. (To be continued.) )