"Uncle, after Gao Changgong and Zhang Liao led the cavalry army of Northern Xinjiang to Wuwei, they may not immediately launch a major battle to recover the five counties of Hexi, their real purpose may be to force us to join forces to attack Luoyang. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info" Ma Chao broke the dull atmosphere in the lobby and said to Han Sui, "Uncle, after I return to Xiliang, will I rush to Jincheng County to Chen Bing on the south bank of the Yellow River, or will I garrison my troops in Yicheng in Hanyang County?" ”

Han Sui didn't speak, and sat there in a daze.

Hebei's hand hit Han Sui's vital point. If the Northern Xinjiang Army forcibly crossed the Yellow River to attack Guanzhong, the troops and money used were extremely large, and it was very likely to be defeated by his and Yuan Shao's army.

Hebei was obviously unwilling to pay such a big price, so on the one hand, it sent Huangfu Li to Chang'an to lobby and ask Li Yi to elaborate on the powerful power that Hebei possessed in his personal connections, and on the other hand, it sent Gao Changgong and Zhang Liao's cavalry into western Xinjiang. In this way, he not only agreed to the conditions he proposed, but also achieved the goal of threatening himself, and also proved to himself that Hebei does have the strength to pacify the world.

When the cavalry of Northern Xinjiang arrived in Wuwei, the invading Xiqiang was intimidated by Li Yi's prestige, coupled with the fear of being besieged, and they must retreat north to Zhangye and the Xihai area. As a result, the cavalry of the Northern Frontier was free to threaten Jincheng and Hanyang. Han Sui was threatened by Xiliang, if he joined forces with Yuan Shao to fight against Hebei, the result could be imagined. Without Xiliang, can Han Sui still gain a foothold in Guanzhong?

"Could it be that my dream of decades is really an illusory dream that can never be realized?" Han Sui sighed secretly.

"Father, Hebei is simply bluffing, it is impossible for it to have the strength to send an army of two cavalry corps into Xiliang to attack Hexi after the end of the Central Plains War." Han Yi looked at his father's worried appearance, and comforted him, "In the four hundred years of the Han Dynasty, there have been many heroes, but no one has ever made the desert Hu people surrender permanently, and no one has ever been able to maintain the stability of the border fortress forever. In order to stabilize the western frontier, this dynasty has been fighting intermittently with the Qiang people for more than 100 years, but the Qiang people are still invading the territory of our Han Dynasty. Therefore, I think that my father should not worry too much, and still try to get through the current crisis, gain a firm foothold in Guanzhong as soon as possible, and move the people of Xiliang into Qinchuan, which is eight hundred miles away. ”

Han Sui smiled bitterly.

For a hundred years, Xijiang and her poor children have spent time in blood and tears, and the only way to escape the nightmare that has lasted for a hundred years is to rely on herself.

"You take the army to Jincheng, Chen Bing Huanghe." Han Sui's face showed resoluteness, and he said categorically, "If the Northern Frontier Army crosses the river to attack, you will resolutely fight them back, and even do not hesitate to join forces with the Qiang people to encircle and annihilate them in the Tianqiong Desert (now Tengger Desert). ”

Ma Chao bowed down to receive the order.

"Ziwei, you go back too." Han Sui pointed at his son Han Yi and said, "You are in charge of Xiliang's political affairs, Meng Qi is in charge of Xiliang's military affairs, you two work together to be sure to guard Xiliang for me." ”

A strange look flashed in Han Yi's eyes, and he said to Han Sui: "Father, don't worry, I will ensure that the army has food and grass to help Meng Qi defeat the Northern Frontier Army." ”

"Okay." Han Sui waved at them and said, "Tomorrow morning, you will return to Xiliang." ”

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Hedong, Kasakatsu.

Wang Chang, who was engaged in the Great General's Mansion, rushed to the camp of the Great General of the West with the holy decree.

Xu Da, Huang Zhong, Gao Lan, Yang Feng, Han Xian, Li Le, Hu Cai and other Hedong generals gathered in the big tent.

As soon as Wang Chang finished reading the holy decree, a cheer rang out in the big tent.

"It's our turn this time." Yang Feng waved his big hand and shouted excitedly, "Last year, we fought a year-long battle, and this time we finally have to fight all the way to Luoyang." ”

"Haha...... Fortunately, the general did not forget us. Han Xian grinned widely, and the generals with smiling fingers shouted, "Remember, everyone remember, we must enter Hangu Pass first and surround Luoyang City before the general." ”

When everyone was spitting and spitting, Yue Fei opened his mouth and said, "All sit down, all sit down." How is the training of recruits being replenished to the battalions? It won't embarrass me, will it? ”

"The general looks down on us?" Li Le said with a smile, "No matter what kind of soldier, as long as he turns around the camp of the Northern Xinjiang Army for a few laps, he won't fight, he will always run, right?" ”

"Coax ......" Several generals of the unified army suddenly burst into laughter, beat Li Le violently, and scolded angrily, "You dare to make the general lose face?" Looking for a fight. ”

After laughing, Wang Chang stood in front of the map and carefully explained Li Yi's planned attack deployment.

In this attack, the imperial court gathered all the troops it could muster, and the total strength was about 135,000 men.

The 64,000-strong army in Hedong will take the lead in crossing the Yellow River under the command of Yue Fei, Xu Da, Huang Zhong and others, and enter the south bank of the Weishui River.

The lord general, together with the three generals Dian Wei, Gao Chong, and Li Cunxiao, led the six thousand iron cavalry of the pro-guard army to Jinyang and commanded the battle.

Li Guangbi, Yang Ye, Wang Ling, Hu Ban and other four generals commanded 32,000 people of the Fifth Army Corps of the Northern Xinjiang Infantry reorganized from the soldiers of the Jizhou garrison corps, and Xie Xuan, Yang Ye, Hao Zhao, and Wang Zhong commanded 32,000 men of the 10th Infantry Corps of the Northern Xinjiang Infantry composed of the garrison corps of Youzhou and Liaodong and some Jicheng city defense officers, and then rushed to Hedong and then entered the Guanzhong battlefield.

Hou Junji, Murong Han, Sun Li and other three generals led 18,000 cavalry troops composed of 18,000 cavalry corps composed of cavalry corps from the garrison cavalry corps of Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate and Liaodong Metropolitan Protectorate to enter Xiaoguan, and stationed troops at the southern foot of Liupan Mountain, ready to enter Guanzhong at any time to join the main force.

Gao Changgong, the general of the expedition, and Zhang Liao, the general of Anbei, led several generals Xian Yuyin, Hao Meng, Xu Rong, and Cao Xing, as well as about 36,000 cavalry of the Third and Fifth Cavalry Corps, to the south of the Tianqiong Desert in Wuwei County. They will cross the river to attack the two counties of Jincheng and Hanyang, cutting off the retreat of the Western Liang army.

"When are we going to start attacking?" Yue Fei asked.

"We've already started." Wang Chang smiled and said, "As long as Han Sui agrees to let our army enter Guanzhong, you will cross the river and enter the south bank of the Weishui River, while the two generals, Gao Changgong and Zhang Liao, will attack in Xiliang." ”

"Han Sui was hit before and after, and this time he is going to die in Guanzhong." Li Le said excitedly.

"We don't want to encircle and annihilate the Xiliang people in Guanzhong. If Gao Changgong and Zhang Liao had progressed well in Xiliang, and Han Sui had no choice but to be willing to truly submit to the imperial court, or simply abandon Guanzhong and return to Xiliang again, we would be able to reduce our losses and quickly throw all our forces into the Kansai battlefield. ”

"What? The imperial court still expects Han Sui to surrender? Li Le sneered and said, "I really don't know what the ministers of the imperial court grew up eating?" Are they all blind? Who is Han Sui, and will he surrender? If he is willing to surrender, will we still sit here and discuss the fight against Chang'an? ”

Wang Chang hesitated for a moment and said slowly: "Before I came to Hedong, the lord asked me to tell you again and again that the situation in Xiliang is getting worse and worse. The reason why Han Sui was in a hurry to kill Guanzhong was also a helpless move. The western frontier needs people to defend it, but we don't have the strength at the moment, and we don't have the time, so we can only drive Han Sui back and let him defend the western frontier. ”

"Wang Wenshu, you don't know what Han Sui has done over the years, right?" Li Le scoffed.

"Yes, back then, Bian Zhang, Han Sui and the leaders of the Qiang people joined forces to rebel. But now the leaders of the Qiang people are all of the younger generation, and in their eyes, Han Sui is old and vulnerable, and Western Xinjiang is their world. Wang Chang smiled faintly, disapproving of Li Le's ridicule, "If you are unwilling to let go of Han Sui and want to eat Han Sui in one bite, the consequence will not only be the loss of troops, but also the loss of the vast territory of Western Xinjiang by the Han Dynasty." Maybe Xijiang has no weight in your hearts, but it is the home of Xiliang, the root of Xiliang people, Xiliang people regard it as life, and they will not abandon it until they die. ”

"So do we." Wang Chang pointed to his chest and said, "Xijiang is the western Xinjiang of the Han Dynasty, and the people of Xiliang are our brothers and sisters. We must not abandon the western frontier, and we must not allow our brothers and sisters to suffer. ”

There was silence in the tent.

After a long time, Yue Fei asked, "Wen Shu, according to the lord's estimate, when will we be able to cross the river and enter Guanzhong?" It is not easy to deceive Han Sui, once he sees through it, it will be difficult for us to cross the river again. ”

"When Huangfu Li comes back from Chang'an, we will know." Wang Chang pointed to the south bank of the Weishui River and said to Yue Fei, "Han Sui and Yuan Shao both know how many generals have troops. They probably have a good idea of how many cavalry we can dispatch. But they didn't know that we were sending troops from Jizhou, Youzhou, and Dadesert, so they ...... Whether they can force them to fight us in a decisive battle in the area of the Weishui River depends on the general's ability. ”

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Guanzhong, Chang'an.

Han Sui's repeated delays made Huangfu Li lose patience. He thought that Han Sui had no sincerity at all, and now he was just delaying.

Huangfu Li issued an ultimatum to Han Sui, if before the end of this month, Han Sui still refused to let the Northern Xinjiang Army cross the river into Guanzhong and refused to join forces to attack Luoyang, the Northern Xinjiang Army would launch a river-crossing attack to attack Guanzhong.

Han Sui turned a deaf ear to Huangfu Li's threat, and he still said that the Jicheng Imperial Court must first agree to his conditions, otherwise everything will not be discussed.

Han Sui's conditions were too much, and it was impossible for the Jicheng Imperial Court to agree. Han Sui demanded that the imperial court immediately let Gao Changgong and Zhang Liao lead the army to recover the five counties of Hexi, and asked the imperial court to immediately allocate five years of relief money and grain to Xiliang, 100,000 border troops of grain, grass and ordnance, and the money and materials needed to repair the border passes.

Han Sui opened his mouth, the Jicheng court couldn't do it at all, even if the Jicheng court gave in, it could first agree to some of Han Sui's conditions, but the northern army would definitely not be able to attack Luoyang.

Huangfu Li thought that Han Sui was purely blackmailing. (To be continued.) )