Chapter 508 Attack Hetao and defend Yinshan
Chapter 507: Attack Hetao and defend Yinshan
The grassland war has reached its most critical moment. After experiencing heavy losses in the early stage, the Xianbei was finally forced to unite under the crisis of genocide.
But facing the left and right attacks of the Xiongnu and Wuhuan, although the Xianbei''s resistance was very tenacious, it could not reverse the trend of defeat at all.
Faced with the aggressive offensives of the Huns and Wuhuan, the Xianbei finally decided to concentrate on solving the problems of fighting on both sides, and then deal with the other. Only in this way can the crisis be resolved.
Since Temujin''s offensive was too strong, and the relatively weak Wuhuan was regarded as a soft persimmon, the Xianbei senior officials decided to attack Wuhuan first.
The Xianbei has a very deep foundation. After forcing several battles, the leader of the Wuhuan, Qiu Liju, died in an accident, and Nurhaci "takes the trend" and succeeds to the throne to become the New Shanyu.
According to common sense, after Nurhaci ascended the throne, he should retreat first, and after slowly consolidating his position, he should come to continue seeking revenge on the Xianbei. In this way, the Xianbei can also be temporarily relieved.
But who knew that Nurhaci did not follow the norm and played the slogan of avenging his brother as soon as he succeeded to the throne, threatening to remain unrest between the Wuhuan and the Xianbei.
Tianjiao is genius. In terms of attacking the Xianbei, Temujin and Nurhaci had an amazing tacit understanding.
Indeed, there are only a few major forces on the grassland. If the former overlord Xianbei did not fall, how could the Huns and Wuhuan rise?
So both Temujin and Nurhaci were in a manner that they would never give up until they annexed the Xianbei, because once the Xianbei was relieved this time, it would not be so easy to annex the Xianbei next time.
Gradually, the advantages gained by the Huns and Wuhuan became increasingly greater and greater. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that if this continues, it would be only a matter of time before the Xianbei was annexed by the two tribes.
Two stronger grassland tribes are about to be born. For the two states of Guiyou, which border the grasslands in the north, it cannot be worse.
The northern border is already unbearable, and now the two tribes are about to become stronger? Will this make people live?
The two tribes must be organized to annex the Xianbei. Qin Wen and Liu Yu thought so in their hearts.
But Youzhou has just experienced a big battle, and even if Liu Yu wants to stop him, he doesn’t have the ability.
Everything in Bingzhou is going on in an orderly manner, and its strength is growing day by day, so Qin Wen naturally cannot watch the Huns grow, and the plan to guide Hetao was also put on the agenda in advance.
Xianbei is the overlord of the grassland. If the Huns want to annex it, they must put out their full strength, so naturally they have no intention of scruples on Hetao.
Hetao is very important to Bingzhou and the Huns. Whoever owns it will seize the opportunity, so it is normal for the Huns to return to Hetao.
If the Huns annexed the Xianbei and gave up Hetao, the Jin army would take a big advantage and seize Hetao in one fell swoop.
If the Huns gave up the annexation of the Xianbei for the sake of Hetao, the Jin army might not be able to take over Hetao, but it also prevented Temujin from expanding its strength, which is a good thing for Bingzhou.
In order to win this battle with the Xianbei, Temujin mobilized 80% of the troops of the entire clan, and the current garrison in Hetao can be said to be the lowest in history.
Therefore, as soon as the Hetao strategy was proposed, it received support from most generals in the army, and most of the opposition were civil officials.
Taiyuan, Jinyang, Prefecture.
"Lord, in the battle with the Yellow Turbans, our army''s 30,000 cavalry went south, but only 3,000 returned. At present, we should focus on restoring military strength." Hao Tong advised hard.
"Lord, Hetao''s troops are now unprecedentedly weak. This is a God-given opportunity. If you miss it, you will regret it!" Qin Jian said seriously.
"It''s not too late to capture Hetao after the military strength is restored." Sima Fang said. "By then, the Xianbei people may have been annexed. Faced with the Huns with further strength, the capture of Hetao will definitely be half the result with twice the effort." Zhao Yun stood up and retorted.
Seeing that Zhao Yun, the newcomer, dared to refute, Hao Tong immediately showed an unhappy look on his face and said coldly: "Xianbei is an old overlord of the grassland. Can it be defeated so easily?"
"That''s right, when the strength of the two tribes is almost exhausted, isn''t it just right for our army to join again? Joining at this time will help Xianbei." Sima Fang agreed.
Zhao Yun was stunned when he heard this, and then smiled bitterly. On such a big occasion, he was a junior, and it was indeed not suitable to talk back to his seniors. Zuoyi had to shake his head and retreat.
Qin Jian was not happy to see this. Zhao Yun is both his junior brother and the future son-in-law of the Qin family. Can you bully my Qin family''s son-in-law if you are a Hao Tong?
"Mr. Hao''s words are different because the Xianbei is almost unable to hold on, and our army is going to attack Hetao at this time. Who can tell the right time? I, Qin Jian, think that now is the best time."
A trace of anger flashed in Hao Tong''s eyes and he said sternly: "The Fourth Master knows the war, but do you know the logistics status of our army? Without food, grass and military pay, why do you come to fight this war?"
Bingzhou, especially Bingbei, has received more than one million refugees in more than a year. The foundation accumulated by the Yanmen Army in several years has basically been consumed, so Hao Tong opposed sending troops.
Prosecutor Qin just didn''t know what logistics to do when he was in a war. After Hao Tong asked this, he didn''t know how to go back. Then he still showed off: "You can do this so hard, you have to fight even if you sell the pot."
"I''m afraid I can''t afford to sell it." Hao Tong said lightly.
“How is it possible…”
“How is it impossible…”
“Must fight…”
"You will buy money and food..."
Seeing that the two of them became more and more outrageous, Qin Wen immediately slapped the table angrily and shouted, "Shut up all of them."
The two of them were angry and said in unison: "The subordinates (the last general) knew of their crime."
Qin Wen glared at Qin Jian, and then said to Xi Zhicai: "Military advisor, do you think our army should send troops this time?"
From the beginning of the meeting, Xi Zhicai''s brows were always frowning and he had never spoken. After being named by Qin Wen, he thought for a little before speaking.
"Lord, our army must send troops this time." Xi Zhicai said with a serious face.
Military advisor Xi Zhi was the strategist Qin Wen relied most on. It was basically a foregone conclusion that he supported the dispatch of troops, so the military was immediately filled with joy, while the civil officials looked frowning.
Qin Wen saw that Xi Zhicai had something in his words, and immediately asked, "What does the military advisor mean?"
Xi Zhicai walked to the map, pointed to the three counties in the north and said, "My lord, please see, the three counties in the north and north are close to Hetao, and there is almost no place to guard for a long time.
Temujin is much stronger than Vroe, so the current Huns are not the Huns in the past. Only by taking down Hetao and establishing a checkpoint in Yinshan can our army completely incorporate the Hetao Plain under our army''s rule.
Otherwise, the Huns'' cavalry could enter the three counties in the north and north at any time. ”
Today is the last day of 2017. Liuxiang specially wishes everyone a happy New Year. I hope everyone can continue to support the genuine edition in the new year. Of course, this book will become more and more exciting and will never disappoint everyone!
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(This chapter ends)