Chapter Ninety-Five: Xianbei Commits Offense
Liu Yu and Chen Gong arrived at the Duwei Mansion and told Liu Huan about their guesses. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 Originally, Liu Yu thought that Liu Huan would not care, so he brought Chen Gong, a person who could speak well, to prepare to persuade him. Who knew that Liu Huan was more anxious than them, and immediately ordered all the troops in Yanmen to take action, and reported the matter to the state assassination.
"Lord Taishou doesn't have to wonder, he has been the lieutenant of Yanmen for many years, and he knows the danger of the Hu people going south, and the current situation is very serious, Yanmen is the first line of defense in the state, and we can't take it lightly. Otherwise, how can we be worthy of the people of the state. Faced with Liu Yu's doubts, Liu Huan said what was in his heart.
Liu Huan's words made Liu Yu and them admire him very much.
With the passage of time, all kinds of information on the grassland have gathered in Yanmen, and the development of things has verified Liu Yu's guess.
This winter, the snow fell heavily in the state, and the snow disaster in the northern grasslands was even more severe. Many Xianbei cattle and sheep were frozen to death. Cattle and sheep are as important to the shepherd as relatives and are a source of food for the winter. Now the cattle and sheep are frozen to death, and the herdsmen have no food for the winter. The shadow of hunger and death looms over the Xianbei people. If you don't have it, grab it, this is the survival rule of the northern grasslands. At first, the Xianbei people were robbing the food of other small tribes, and finally found that everyone was in the same hardship, and the Xianbei people set their sights on the rich Han Dynasty in the south. Some hungry herdsmen began to go to the Han Dynasty border to thwart grass valleys, and slowly more and more herdsmen joined the ranks.
This year's autumn harvest in the Han Dynasty was good, not to mention that the granary was full, and there were seven points. In order for their subordinates to survive, several big leaders of the Xianbei tribe united together, elected Kebineng as the big leader, accumulated 50,000 soldiers and horses, and prepared to go south. The hungry wolves of the steppe have already treated the Han Dynasty as a fat cow and sheep, ready to bite hard. The Xianbei people may attack at any time, Liu Yu and they are always ready, but due to the lack of troops, they cannot fully defend, and it is very likely that they will be broken by the Xianbei people. Liu Yu and the others asked Lord Assassin Shi to deploy more soldiers and horses to come over to defend. Since the Han Dynasty strictly ordered local officials not to move troops and horses at will, they must have orders from the imperial court. Otherwise, whether it is right or wrong, it will be severely punished. He felt that this matter was important and immediately reported it to the imperial court and asked for instructions. At this time, in the court, the general and the ten permanent servants were fighting happily, and no one cared that it was just a guessing application.
Liu Yu and others were waiting for the orders of the imperial court every day, time kept passing, and there was no trace of the imperial order, and Liu Yu was about to die.
Finally on a moonlit night, 50,000 soldiers and horses of the Xianbei people broke through the border pass, and marched south, the Han army had a huge disparity in strength, could not resist effectively, and retreated one after another. And the state shook, and Luoyang shook.
"What are those people in the court going to do, there has been no order to transfer troops for so many days, how do you want me to retreat from the enemy." Liu Yu was furious, and he couldn't wait to slaughter the ten permanent servants and He Jin.
"The lord is angry, the top priority is how to retreat from the enemy." Chen Gong was afraid that Liu Yu would be angry and lose a good opportunity to retreat from the enemy.
"Lord Taishou, don't worry, at the beginning, we ordered the counties to concentrate the people in the city, fortify the walls and clear the wilderness, and the losses caused by the Hu people are not large." Liu Huan said. Since the last time Liu Yu went to find Liu Huan, the relationship between the two has been very good, and they often visit the military aircraft together. Chen Gong is also happy to see such a situation.
"Gongtai, tell me what to do to get rid of these Hu people." After the persuasion of others, Liu Huoqi had already passed and got down to business.
"My lord, Lord Lieutenant. Let me give the two adults an analysis of the current situation of friend and foe. The main force of the Hu people to the south is mainly Xianbei people, the total strength is about 50,000, after entering the Yanmen, it is divided into three roads, constantly plundering, looking at its purpose, the biggest goal is to govern the Yin Pavilion. Because the Hu people are short of food, the Yin Pavilion is the core of the entire Yanmen, storing a large amount of grain and grass, which is the purpose of the Hu people going south. However, our forces are very scattered and cannot counterattack, so we can only defend the city and fall into passivity. Here are a few tips for the two adults to refer to. "Chen Gong sold a pass.
Liu Huan said anxiously: "Chen Gongcao has any high opinions, come quickly." ”
Chen Gong glanced at Liu Yu, and Liu Yu motioned for Chen Gong to continue. After Chen Gong got Liu Yu's consent, he said slowly: "The first strategy is to organize cavalry to attack, and try to harass the Hu people, the enemy advances and I retreat, and the enemy retreats and I fight, and continuously weakens its strength, which is a strategy to exhaust the enemy. The second strategy is to use the archers as the main ones, take advantage of the terrain, wait for the opportunity to ambush, smear the bows and arrows with poison, or spray poison on the meadows and trees to poison their horses, which is a plan to disrupt the enemy. The third strategy is to use the city as a barrier, stick to it and wait for help, and ask for help from the surrounding counties, and wait for the imperial army to arrive, and surround it on three sides, which is a plan to encircle the enemy. The fourth strategy, the surprise attack, the Yanmen Pass, cut off the retreat of the Hu people, and became a trend of closing the door and beating the dogs, and it was easy to destroy the Hu people. This is to break Hu Sice, what do the lord and Liu Duwei think. ”
Chen Gong said four strategies in a free way. After Liu Yu and Liu Huan heard this, their minds suddenly brightened, and they praised Chen Gong's excellent strategy, and hurriedly ordered to act according to Chen Gong's strategy.
Liu Huan ordered his lieutenant general to lead the cavalry to harass several Hu people, and the garrisons and horses in various places also cooperated automatically, causing a lot of trouble to the Xianbei people.
Liu Yu arranged for Huang Zhong to lead his 500 cavalry and 500 archers to constantly ambush the Hu people in the advantageous terrain.
Dian Wei led 500 infantry, under the guidance of the dark department, to poison the grass where the Xianbei people were grazing horses, and set traps or something. Dian Wei used to hunt a lot, and he was familiar with it.
After a series of strikes in the past five or six days, 50,000 Hu soldiers and horses suffered almost five or six thousand casualties, almost all of them were wounded but not dead. By the time Kebi, the leader of the Xianbei people, could sense that something was wrong, Huang Zhong and the others had already returned to the Yin Pavilion to sleep.
On the imperial court's side, the matter of foreign invasion quickly attracted attention.
During this time, the Ten Standing Servants and the Great General have been fighting, and Emperor Ling was heartbroken, and in desperation, Emperor Ling had no choice but to hide in the Naked Tour Palace to ask for comfort. Now that the foreign invasion has caused the Spirit Emperor to pamper ten palace maids every day, now there are only five left.
"Let's talk about it, what are the countermeasures?" Emperor Ling had lost any hope in the government. The ministers are also silent, they have recently struggled with the Ten Standing Attendants, suffered a lot of losses, and now they have no energy.
The ministers looked at the general He Jin neatly, and He Jin, as the leader, came out of the squad and said: "Your Majesty, the Hu people are going south this time, and there are not many soldiers and horses, so the ministers think that they can order the state assassin to deploy troops and horses to resist the Hu people." ”
"Your Majesty, the old slave heard that the history of the Bingzhou Assassin had reported the news of the possibility of the Hu people going south to the imperial court in advance, but for some reason the palace has not received this recital. The old slave knows that this matter needs to be investigated in detail. Zhang Rang found the opportunity to make a mistake to the general again.
He Jin's face turned green, and he secretly scolded Zhang Rang for being despicable and shameless.
"Don't talk about it again. According to the general's performance, he allowed the state to deploy troops and horses. By the way, what is the current situation of the Hu people? "Emperor Ling is not hopelessly stupid, and knows that now is not the time to hold him accountable.
"Your Majesty, rest assured, because Yanmen Taishou guessed that the Hu people were going south in advance, so the precautions were appropriate, and the Hu people were temporarily blocked in Yanmen, just waiting for the arrival of the king, and they would be destroyed immediately." Yuan Kui said out of class.
"That's good. This Yanmen Taishou is actually prescient and talented. By the way, what is this Yanmen Taishou called, and after the incident, I will reward it well. When Emperor Ling heard Yuan Kui's words, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
The ministers were silent again. sighed that Emperor Ling was not saved, and he even forgot that his son was the Taishou of Yanmen. If you are like this, how innocent is your family and country.
The general He Jin said weakly: "Your Majesty, the Taishou of Yanmen is Bohou Liu Yu. ”
"Huh?!" The Spirit Emperor was dumbfounded.