He is strong on the outside and dry in the middle, why is Shi Le?

Neither side can afford large-scale attrition.

Needless to say, if this place is occupied by Shile, he will definitely send a large army to rob it.

When the time comes, Shile will also have to use all his strength to defend.

As the two sides that unify the north and the south, if there is a war, the loss to people's livelihood and economy will definitely not be the slightest.

In contrast, the south has developed under its own management for so many years, and the war-torn north is more prosperous. The ability to withstand large-scale wars is greater than that of the North.

But this is not the case with Schle. He is not as good as himself to withstand the big war, so he chose Qingzhou, which he did not pay much attention to, so he only made a feint attack on Xuchang.

Qingzhou is more like chicken ribs to himself, and he can't hold it at all without the support of Yanzhou.

I think it's a pity to put Qingzhou, after all, where is Qingzhou's geographical location, Qingzhou, which is close to the sea, after development, is a big producer of money and grain and taxes. But if it is said that because Qingzhou launched a large-scale war, it is impossible to fight for it at the risk of economic collapse.

It is precisely because of many reasons that Shile focused on Qingzhou.

Thinking of this, Yao Yu sneered, this Shi Le is really wishful thinking.

However, Bacheng Shile did not expect that his bluff would unexpectedly mobilize nearly 200,000 soldiers and horses from both sides to participate in the battle. Although it is not a big war, it is still not to be underestimated.

You must know that Shi Le's main array led 50,000 troops, Shi Hu 20,000, and Wang Yang also had more than 10,000 soldiers and horses under Shi Hu in order to cover him. Here alone, eighty or ninety thousand people were dispatched.

He has 30,000 yuan, 20,000 ancestors, and 30,000 Chinese troops led by himself. Soon after, the second brother Yao Xin, who was in Xuzhou, would also move troops to Qingzhou.

Counting the soldiers and horses of the Duan brothers, it is said that 200,000 is less.

It can be said that Shi Le's behavior made him participate in the war in Jiangbei except for Wugu's 10,000 troops.

Wait, even if this battle is decided, both sides will be greatly injured, and they will not be able to recover at all without two or three years.

Taking a deep breath, Yao Yu's eyes burned, don't you Shile want Qingzhou, okay, I can give it to you. But the premise is that you leave your 50,000 main force to me!

Thinking of this, Yao Yu gave an order, and Wang Xuance and Guan Lie led their troops to attack respectively and entered the Shile army formation.

In the city of Xuchang, Quan Yan, who learned that Yao Yu's reinforcements had arrived, was in high spirits and led 2,000 cavalry in the city to kill.

Under the attack of the three parties, Shile was defeated, and hurriedly collected his troops and returned to the camp to refuse.

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At the same time, Qingzhou Guanggu City.

Shi Hu raided Qingzhou a month ago, traveled lightly all the way, and in a place that no one expected, he directly killed Guanggu City, the seat of Qingzhou.

Duan Wenyang advised his brother to abandon Guanggu and retreat south, while seeking Yao Xin's help.

At that time, Duan Piyan was reluctant to take the territory of Qingzhou, and if he gave up Guanggu, it would mean that most of Qingzhou would fall into the hands of Shihu.

For this reason, he rejected the suggestion of his younger brother Duan Wenyang.

After being rejected, Duan Wenyang was not angry, at most he was a little unhappy in his heart.

No, he suggested that Duan Piyan should take advantage of Shi Hu's coming from afar to pick out an elite raid Shi Hu.

Although there are many garrisons in Qingzhou, there are only 4,000 soldiers and horses in Guanggu City, and Shi Hu must be defenseless.

If you can succeed, even if you can't drive Shi Hu away, it can boost morale.

But in the past, Duan Piyan, who was planning in Mobei, was full of clumsy plans at this time.

He once again rejected Duan Wenyang's proposal, so much so that he had been surrounded by Shi Hu in Guanggu City for more than a month.

To be honest, Duan Piyan's rejection of Duan Wenyang's proposal was not because he was willing to wait for death, he also had his own ideas.

In Duan Piyan's opinion, if all parts of Qingzhou knew that Guanggu was besieged, they would definitely send reinforcements to relieve the siege.

Who would have thought that Shi Hu sent troops this time to strictly abide by the instructions of his uncle Shi Le, and there was no crime along the way, in addition, Qingzhou was also ruled by Shi Le earlier, and now Shi Hu has come back, Guanggu is besieged, and no decree can be issued in the city. All parts of Qingzhou surrendered.

Even, these surrendered officials also helped Wang Yang to sneak attack the grain route of the reinforcement Zu Ti, forcing Zu Ti to fall into danger.

When the bad news came one after another, Duan Piyan couldn't help but sigh, turned around and said to Duan Wenyang: "I don't want to listen to the king's words earlier, so I can end up like this." Shihu's attack is fierce, and Guanggu City will not be owned by me. ”

In the month that Shihu soldiers surrounded Guanggu, there was no battle in the city every day, and the soldiers had already suffered heavy casualties, and there was little food left.

After all, Duan Piyan's troops couldn't stop Shi Hu's army of a hundred battles.

Isn't this, Duan Piyan was annoyed and sighed, looking like he regretted not being at the beginning.

However, Duan Wenyang was determined, and said to Duan Piyan: "Brother, don't worry, there are still thousands of soldiers and horses in the city, with me to protect you, we can kill Guanggu." ”

Duan Piyan asked Duan Wenyang rhetorically: "What if you kill it?" Is there still a place in the world where we can retreat? ”

Duan Wenyang was silent for a few seconds, and finally said quietly: "Jiangnan." ”

Saying that, Duan Wenyang also said: "The imperial court appointed you as the assassin of Qingzhou, if our army returns to the north, no matter how bad it is, it will be able to be a high-ranking official for the rest of his life." At least there is no danger to life. It's just that it will be difficult to be called a lonely widow in the future..."

Duan Piyan was silent.

This is an unacceptable existence for a careerist.

But in the same way, when faced with the threat of death, everyone will want to live.

With such an idea, Duan Piyan could only agree to his younger brother Duan Wenyang's proposal in the end.

That night, Duan Wenyang selected the elite soldiers in the army, brought gold and silver, and prepared to break through with Duan Piyan.

At the moment before leaving the city, Duan Piyan gathered his soldiers to speak: "Everyone, you are incompetent and unable to protect the safety of Qingzhou. Therefore, I plan to break through to the south tonight and lead everyone to the imperial court. Although I am a Hu person, I also know that I am loyal to the monarch and patriotic. The north is erosive, and it is no longer possible, so I will take everyone home. ”

The soldiers were all natives of Qingzhou, and they were the subjects of the Jin Dynasty when Gou Xi was there.

During this period, Shile Duan Piyan captured Qingzhou twice, which made them more or less resistant, even if Duan Piyan had been in Qingzhou for a year, everyone's sense of belonging to him was still not too high.

The reason why he fought to the death with Shi Hu for more than a month and did not surrender was nothing more than thinking that as a citizen of the Jin Dynasty, how could he take refuge in Hulu?

Now, as soon as Duan Piyan said that he took everyone home to join the Jin Dynasty, everyone's morale was moved. Immediately brushed and knelt down: "I am willing to drive for Duan Gong." ”

Duan Piyan was moved to tears: "Okay, everyone prepares, let's break through the three more." Cross the river and return to the imperial court! ”