Chapter 154: The Second Northern Expedition (Third Update)
Hwaseong, the Heaven-given Divine Mansion, the Great Hall of Politics.
"My lord, even after the disarmament, we can't relax, my lord must send troops to Wuheng within three months to eliminate the three Wuheng tribes that have parasitized my Han for hundreds of years, so as to relieve Your Majesty's jealousy of the lord." Tian Feng continued to say after Liu Tai agreed to the reduction of troops.
"Send troops to Wuheng?" Except for Wen Chen, all the generals present had bright eyes, and the generals led by Huang Zhong couldn't help but clench their fists and look at Liu Tai with bright eyes.
"Is this a distraction for the court?" Liu Tai bowed slightly, looked at Tian Feng and said. Liu Tai also knows that the reason why Emperor Ling can give Liu Tai, who is the age of the weak crown, military power, status, and territory, is because Liu Tai can realize his dream, the previous Wuheng Xianbei vitality was greatly injured, the Southern Xiongnu has been destroyed, and there will be no major war in the frontier for a few years or more than ten years, Emperor Ling is worried that Liu Tai will support the army and respect himself, and even want to go one step further and raise troops to the south to take Luoyang, so that he will wither the order many times, and Liu Tai's supporters in the court will be promoted and secretly surrendered many times, completely emptying Liu Tai's internal help.
"The lord clearly sees that if the lord wants to go north to Wuheng, he must be huge, but he can't be too eager to eliminate Wuheng, it's best to delay it for a year or two to reduce the attention of the court to the lord!" Tian Feng nodded with a smile and said to Liu Tai.
Xun Yu heard that Tian Feng actually said that it would take one or two years, and immediately frowned, took a step out of the ranks, and said to Liu Tai: "Lord, Lord Tian's plan can indeed solve the crisis of the lord, but it must not be delayed for a year or two, the emerging northern Xinjiang cannot afford it, and the prestige of the lord cannot afford it." ”
"The lord, please think, although there are three Wuheng, but the power is mostly weak, compared to the past said that the southern Xiongnu is also very different, in the past half a year, the western Wuheng and the central Xianbei have many frictions, heavy losses, the clan soldiers and horses are only about thirty or forty thousand, and most of them are new soldiers, although the central Wuheng has sixty or seventy thousand soldiers, but there is no combat power, those leaders fight for power every day, the military power is scattered, the lord can be destroyed in a battle, there is no need to drag on for a year or two, it is really not worth the time and effort." Although Xun Yu controls the household department and can govern well, he also has a unique insight into the use of soldiers, otherwise in history, Cao Ying would not have handed over the rear to Xun Yu many times.
Xun Yu saw Liu Tai nodding in agreement, and continued to say: "As for the eastern Wuheng among the three, it is difficult to annihilate, the eastern Wuheng parasitizes Liaodong, and Liaodong Taishou Gongsun Du is quite ambiguous, our army can't take it, if you want to destroy the eastern Wuheng, you must first seize the four counties and one country in Liaodong, and to take Liaodong, you must first go through the imperial court, with the imperial court's current jealousy of the lord, it is absolutely impossible to return the vast territory of Liaodong to the lord. ”
"Liaodong" Liu Tai's eyes flashed a thick anger, although Liu Tai is now in a high position, but still has no way to take Liaodong, Gongsun Du is like a piece of kraft candy, no matter how Liu Tai shows goodwill, how to threaten, he doesn't care, and even Liu Tai has slandered Gongsun Du many times in the imperial court, Gongsun Du is also turning a blind eye, and disobeying Liu Tai's edict, this time he is even more wanton recruiting, expanding the army by as much as 100,000, plus the border army that was originally in hand, in fact, there are more than 200,000 mercenaries.
"It's okay, it's okay." Tian Feng said to Xun Yu with a smile, and then arched his hand to look at Liu Tai: "Lord, the humble position has not been exhausted, the humble position suggests that the lord can first destroy the west and the middle two Wuheng, and then confront the eastern Wuheng, the eastern Wuheng and Liaodong are friendly, our army will attack, Gongsun Du will definitely understand the meaning of the cold lips and teeth, and will never sit back and watch the eastern Wuheng be destroyed, as long as the Liaodong army comes out, the lord can not only pacify the eastern Wuheng, but even take advantage of the situation to impeach Gongsun Du to rebel, and read Liaodong in vain, even if the court is dissatisfied with the lord, The lord can't be blamed, and the lord can take advantage of the situation to seize Liaodong, which is vast and has four counties. ”
"As long as Liaodong is dragged into the war, Gongsun Du can not ask for help from the imperial court, he will definitely ask for help from the Quartet Hu soldiers, and then it will confirm Gongsun Du's rebellion, once the surname eradicates the entire Gongsun family, the lord can not only raise a big banner to beg for the minister, but also have an excuse to crusade against the four sides of Liaodong, after our army takes the four counties of Liaodong and a subject country, Liaodong can be used as a springboard, grain and grass transportation and other matters, the burden on my northern Xinjiang will be reduced a lot, and it can fight year after year, the scale does not need to be large, as long as people see that our army does not stop, If you don't have the ability to focus on the south, you can relieve the nervousness of the important ministers in the court, and I don't know what will happen to the lord's will? Tian Feng's face was full of confidence, but it made everyone present shudder.
No one would have thought that Tian Feng, who has always been upright, actually has such a sinister side, rebellion is a big crime of the three clans, Gongsun Du and Tian Feng have no grievances, Tian Feng is going to drag the entire Gongsun Du family to death all of a sudden.
"The Gongsun family?" A fierce light flashed in Liu Tai's eyes, the power of the Gongsun family in Liaodong is intertwined, if only Gongsun Du is killed, there will be no effect at all, and the elimination of the Gongsun family can stabilize the political situation in Liaodong after Liu Tai said.
"In Yuan Hao's opinion, how much is it appropriate to be a soldier?" Liu Tai looked at Tian Feng and asked, since it was Tian Feng's opinion, Tian Feng naturally had a case in his heart.
"Three hundred thousand!!" Tian Feng raised three fingers, glanced around at everyone with a smile, and then continued: "The lord should raise 300,000 troops, declare 600,000 to the outside world, and after leaving the fortress, he should sweep away the western and central Wuheng with the power of thunder, and then Chen Bing Liaodong Guanwai prairie, Ming took the eastern Wuheng, but in fact, it was aimed at Liaodong Gongsun Du, forcing Gongsun Du to send troops to fight against the lord!" ”
"Who should be the general?" Liu Tai's eyes lit up, since Tian Feng had done a good job in the belly case, there was no need to say more about it, just do it according to Tian Feng, and Liu Tai would make some appropriate modifications.
Tian Feng nodded, then glanced around at the many generals opposite, saw that they were all eager to try, and after glancing at Huang Zhong, Guan Yu, and Yan Liang with a smile, he said: "General Huang guards and merges the state, and cannot be transferred, General Guan and General Yan can go out with the army, and entrust the two northern counties to General Huang for temporary guarding, Dian Wei can follow the army to protect the lord, Wen Chou is brave and brave, and Zhao Yun and other young generals want to learn the art of war with Mr. Pang, so they will stay in Huacheng for the time being." ”
"Yes." After Liu Tai lowered his head and thought for a while, a strange light flashed in his eyes, he looked at Gao Shun, and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "Fu Yi, this time you will also go out with the army to show the power of trapping the camp, and Huacheng will be handed over to Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei and other generals to garrison." ”
"No!" Gao Shun's face twitched, and then he responded without the slightest expression, in Gao Shun's opinion, whether he went on the expedition or not, there was not much difference, but it was still a little tempting for Gao Shun to show the power of the trapped camp on the battlefield.
"Hey Yuan Hao, Tai sees that you have been prepared for a long time." Liu Tai glanced at Tian Feng, shook his head helplessly, didn't wait for Tian Feng to answer, looked at Xi Zhicai, and asked, "Zhicai, what is the movement of the Northern Xiongnu and Xianbei Divisions?" ”
Xi Zhicai heard Liu Tai's call, took a step forward, and said with a smile: "Lord, it has been rumored recently that Murong Feng was defeated on the battlefield of Louyi, and was washed away by a flood of the king of Louyi, and most of the 100,000 troops were lost, and Murong Feng was forced to retreat to Xianbei in the east. ”
"Murong Feng is a Xianbei God of War, how could he be defeated in the hands of Xiao Xiao Louyi?" Everyone present heard the news for the first time, and they were all stunned, and Liu Tai asked out loud.
Xi Zhicai shook his head and said with a wry smile: "This is the will of heaven, although Murong Feng is the god of war, but the Louyi tribe has lived in the mountains and forests for a long time, and is good at mountain and forest warfare, and the cavalry cannot launch the formation at all. ”
"Then how is Murong Feng now?" The corners of Liu Tai's mouth cracked, and he was in a good mood, Murong Feng was Liu Tai's number one enemy in the later battle against Xianbei, if he could get rid of it with the hand of Helian, how could Liu Tai not like it?
"Miserable" Xi Zhicai shook his head with a smile on his face, and said: "Murong Feng was directly deprived of his military power and the position of the great leader of the east by Helian, and was escorted back to the Xianbei Danhan Mountain Royal Court to be imprisoned and imprisoned, it is better to live than to die." ”