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The only fly in the ointment was that Murong Xianbei fled from Murong Shegui, which made the generals of the Han army angry and asked Liu Yin for orders to pursue. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Liu Yin just smiled slightly, and said: "Good escape, good escape, originally I planned to give him a ride, since he has already taken the first step, it is even better." ”

All the generals looked at each other, I don't know what Liu Yin meant, this thief captures the king first, the grass must be eradicated, and Murong Shegui escapes, it is simply endless trouble, Liu Yin did not get angry but clapped his hands, which can't help but make the generals inexplicable.

There are quick minds who think that what Liu Yin said is the opposite, and it seems that they are dissatisfied with the fact that the generals did not capture Murong Shegui, but judging from Liu Yin's attitude, it seems that it is not like it, everyone is like falling into the fog, and they don't know how to do it.

Luo Xian asked: "Now that Murong Xianbei has retreated, and the trouble in Jizhou has calmed down, what should we do next?" Do you want to rest in place or go back to Luoyang? ”

With Luo Xian's meaning, he defeated Xianbei and subdued Jizhou, and it was just in time for the cold midwinter, it was time for the Han army to rest, even if it was the northern expedition to Xianbei, it would have to be calculated in the spring of next year. The question now is whether the army should stay in Jizhou to rest or return to Luoyang?

In fact, there are pros and cons to rest in place and return to Luoyang, and it is a sure thing to carry out the Northern Expedition to Xianbei next spring, if you return to Luoyang, you will have to send troops from Luoyang next spring, and this time and again, it is bound to delay a lot of time. After all, the amount of grain and grass required by so many troops is very large, and the consumption of grain and grass on the road alone is extremely amazing, and the army stays in Jizhou for several months, which is also a relatively big test for logistical supply.

This is also the reason why the army does not use centralized garrison when it is stationed in a regular manner, although there are defense considerations, but more often it is to facilitate logistics supply. Fighting on the march, especially the kind of long-range operations that span thousands of miles, is a huge test for logistical supply, and if it cannot solve the problem of supplying grain and grass, it will seriously affect the combat radius of the army.

At this time, the eyes of the generals were also focused on Liu Yin, waiting for him to answer Luo Xian's question, on this issue, everyone has their own plans, some people tend to rest in place, and some tend to return to Luoyang, but they all know that only Liu Yin is the final decision-maker.

Liu Yin smiled slightly: "Why are there two options?" Winter rest and recuperation, that is inevitable, but I chose a place to rest, but it is neither in Jizhou nor in Luoyang. ”

All the generals are puzzled, although Ji Han's territory now spans more than a dozen states, but from the perspective of the best position to go to Xianbei next year, only Jizhou and Luoyang are suitable, could it be that Liu Yin has other considerations?

Luo Xian said: "I don't know where King Yong thinks about resting the army?" ”

Liu Yin pointed to the location of the map to the north, and said in a short but powerful voice: "Youzhou! ”

"Youzhou?" The generals looked at each other, Youzhou is still under the control of the remnants of the Xianbei people and the former Jin Dynasty, Liu Yin wants to go to Youzhou to rest the army, isn't it going to continue to wage war against the Xianbei people? And Youzhou is close to the northern frontier, it is a bitter cold place, is it really so wise to rest in Youzhou?

Liu Yin looked around at everyone and said, "You may all think it's strange, why did you choose to go to Youzhou?" Indeed, according to the current weather and environment, going to Youzhou at this moment is not the best choice. However, in addition to the three cities of Jixian, Yuyang and Changli, most of Youzhou has fallen into the hands of the Xianbei people, and this time Murong Shegui has suffered a defeat, and will definitely flee back to Youzhou, trying to regroup his troops and horses, and fight again in the coming year. If we stop the army and recuperate, by the time of the Northern Expedition next spring, Murong Xianbei will probably have gathered a large number of troops in Youzhou. You must not think that by eliminating Murong Xianbei's hundreds of thousands of troops this time, you can make it collapse, in fact, these Hu people are all soldiers, as long as they are given enough time, it is enough to create a considerable number of troops, and the combat power is definitely not bad. Therefore, we must take advantage of the momentum and take advantage of Xianbei's defeat to enter Youzhou in the north and completely expel Murong Xianbei from Youzhou. ”

Zhang Leqi said: "Then we just took the initiative to ask for a battle to pursue Murong Shegui's eldest brother, and you don't allow it, Murong Shegui has lost the battle, and he will definitely not escape too far, let's chase all the way and cut the grass and eradicate the roots, isn't it right?" Big brother, you want to let the tiger return to the mountain, but at this moment you want to attack Youzhou, what does it mean? ”

Liu Yin smiled and said: "Going north to Youzhou and cutting grass and eradicating the roots are two completely different things. ”

Zhang Le's eyes widened and said, "Two different things? Isn't the purpose of going north to Youzhou to eliminate Murong Shegui, how can it be two different things? ”

Liu Yin said: "You don't need to study this in detail, wait until next year, you will naturally understand." ”

Subsequently, Liu Yin adjusted the army, and the Wudang Fei Army, the Yang'an Army and the Sixth Cavalry Army, which had changed into winter clothes, formed a temporary corps that marched north, and the rest of the army rested in Jizhou.

After all, the cost of winter clothes made of silk and fur is quite expensive, and the treasury is almost empty, and the winter clothes transported to the front line can only meet the needs of eight armies, and the remaining seven armies can only change into ordinary winter clothes.

Ordinary winter clothes are said to be worn, that is, ordinary linen clothes are changed from single clothes to jackets, called "brown clothes", as for the expensive fur coats, that is only the official eunuchs and rich families can afford to wear, Liu Yin's army nearly half of the personnel put on "luxury", in this era, it is almost an incredible thing.

The army dressed in brown clothes naturally couldn't fight in winter, and in the ice and snow, it would freeze after standing for a while, so Liu Yin left the seven armies in Jizhou for rest, led by Luo Xian and Jiang Bin, and made arrangements in the coming year. Luo Xian and Jiang Bin's task is also relatively simple, that is, to conduct some drills around noon every day to maintain the normal order of the army.

As for the eight armies that had already changed into winter clothes, under the leadership of Liu Yin, they crossed the Zhanghe River and marched all the way north to Youzhou.