In late July of the fourth year of Jian'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Youzhou Dai County, Gaoliu City, Chang Princess Camp. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Li Xuan, Tian Yu, Guan Ping, and their respective guards rode into the camp at a gallop.

The eldest princess Liu Jing was dressed in military uniform, heroic and cool, and took Xiao Sui to greet her outside the big tent in person.

Li Xuan and the three of them paid a big salute, and Liu Jing helped them up one by one and invited them to enter the account to discuss matters.

"The ministers were ordered to recruit the cavalry of the desert and the Hu tribes in Liaodong, and now the leaders of the Xianbei tribes are sending men and horses, and they are coming to the meeting quickly." Li Xuan bowed and played.

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Yuyang County, Quanzhou.

Before going south, Mu Guiying, the general's wife, summoned Feng Dao, the assassin of Youzhou, Xun Yan, the commander of the garrison of Liaodong County and Goguryeo County, Liaodong County of Youzhou and Goguryeo County, to gather in Quanzhou to discuss matters of going south.

Liaodong Metropolitan Hu Xun Yan explained in detail the deployment of troops to the south.

The total strength of this southward march was about 70,000 cavalry, of which about 40,000 cavalry of the Hu tribes, and the other 30,000 cavalry were drawn from the garrison cavalry corps garrisoned by the Liaodong Metropolitan Protectorate and the Beiting Imperial Protectorate.

The 70,000 cavalry went south in two ways, one led by the eldest princess Liu Jing and Xiao Xuan, and went south from the Flying Fox Fortress. One route was led by Mu Guiying, and went south from Zhuo County. The two cavalry will meet in Handan.

The eldest princess Liu Jing was in charge of assembling the three garrison cavalry armies of the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate in Gaoliu City in Dai County, and the armies of the Xianbei tribes and the kings of Baishan and Kamiya Karasuma, as well as the Xiongnu tribes will also arrive in the near future.

Since the Beiting Protectorate had to leave half of the men and horses to guard the border fortress, the strength of the army on this road was about 40,000 people. At the beginning of August, they will enter the Flying Fox Fortress and head south to Jizhou under the leadership of the eldest princess Liu Jing and Xiao Xuan.

Mu Guiying was in charge of assembling the cavalry of the Liaodong Protectorate at Jicheng, and the kings of Liaoxi and Liaodong Karasuma, as well as the armies of Goguryeo, Buyeo, and Samhan, would go south together.

Since the army had to be left to garrison, only half of the army of the Liaodong Protectorate went south, so the strength of the army along the way was about 30,000. At present, Karasuma Dadan Yu Bandun has led his army to the Gushui River, and he can enter Yizhou in two days.

The livestock and horse material needed by the army were brought by the cavalry of all departments, but because the journey to the south was too long, especially after entering Jizhou, they were all large plains and could not be replenished on the spot, so the border counties should strictly follow the will of the imperial court and try their best to speed up the collection and transportation of livestock and horse materials to ensure the needs of the cavalry army.

According to the predetermined plan of the imperial court, the southward army will cross the Yellow River south at the end of August or early September and enter the Central Plains battlefield to fight. A month later, at the beginning of October, all the cavalry would cross the Yellow River north and return to the desert.

Xun Yan said: "The imperial court limited the combat time of the southward army to one month, and there were various considerations, one was worried that the Hu people would flee halfway away from the border fortress, the second was worried that the Hu people would take the opportunity to harm the Central Plains, and the third was that there were too many cavalry on the battlefield in the Central Plains, and the imperial court could not afford to supply food and horse feed to the cavalry army for a long time. In the early stage, the lord had led 130,000 cavalry to the south, and with the 70,000 cavalry this time, there would be 200,000 cavalry on the Central Plains battlefield. ”

"On the battlefield of the Central Plains, in order to ensure that 200,000 cavalry fought for a long time, the amount of livestock and horse feed needed was extremely staggering. With the current strength of the imperial court, it is already exhaustive to ensure the needs of 200,000 cavalry for a month. Mu Guiying sighed, "After the end of the Central Plains War, the vitality of the imperial court was greatly damaged, and we were unable to carry out large-scale expeditions for a long time. ”

"As long as we cross the Yellow River and take Yanzhou, plus Qingzhou, which has been appeased, we can be regarded as occupying the opportunity to pacify the world. In two or three years, when we recover, the army will sweep across the world, and no one will be able to do it. Xun Yan said excitedly, "Now as long as we can complete the last goal, inflict heavy damage on the rebels, and kill a large number of rebel troops, the Central Plains War will be completely won." Since the end of the Jizhou War, the general insisted on taking risks and finishing his work in one battle, and now it seems that he is about to succeed. ”

"This is mainly due to the fact that the previous battle was fought well, all the expected goals were achieved, and we still firmly control the initiative on the battlefield." Liu Yi smiled, "It's up to us now." If we can completely annihilate the rebels on the battlefield in the Central Plains, we will be able to successfully pacify the world. ”

"Even if you can't wipe them all out, you can still hit them hard." Tian Chou waved his hand excitedly and said, "After this battle, the rebels are full of liver and gall, how long can they hold on?" ”

Tian Chou looked at Mu Guiying, who had a faint look of worry between his eyebrows, and asked with a smile: "Could it be that Madame Fei has no confidence in our cavalry?" ”

"May God have mercy on us, and don't let the calamities fall on this devastated land again and again." Mu Guiying lowered her head and muttered.

After everyone enthusiastically discussed the battle situation in the Central Plains, Xun Yan then arranged the marching routes of each department.

"According to the requirements of the imperial court, the army must hide its tracks when it moves south, firstly, not to let the rebels get the news, and secondly, to avoid exposing Hu Qi, causing panic among the people of Jizhou. For this reason, the cavalry of all divisions marched day and night, and the speed of the march should not be too fast. Xun Yan's hand kept pointing on the map, "The counties along the Chi Road have all received the will of the imperial court, and they will block the Chi Road within the scheduled time, so that we can pass smoothly." Every time the armies arrived at a garrison point, they had to finish their encampment before dawn. ”

"You must remember that you must march strictly according to the route, time and speed prescribed by the move, and if you disobey, you will be killed."

The generals agreed with a bang.

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Xiliang Longxi, Great Xia City.

Since April, Zhang Liao has been shuttling back and forth between Jincheng and Longxi, trying his best to persuade Han Sui and Ma Chao to reconcile.

Ma Chao is already in trouble at the moment.

After Han Sui returned to Xiliang, while commanding a large army to surround Longxi and cut off the connection between Longxi and other places, he used various methods to divide and divide the Qiang tribes. Ma Chao tried to break through the encirclement and enter Hanyang several times, but he was easily defused by Han Sui, and his living environment became worse and worse.

Because they could not get what they needed from Ma Chao, all kinds of Qiang people left Ma Chao one after another, and some of them coveted the money given by Han Sui, and turned around to attack Ma Chao.

Ma Chao's strength is insufficient, and the army is also small, so he has lost several cities in a row, so he can only stick to the front line of Taoshui. If this continues, there is no need for Han Sui to send an army, and Ma Chao himself will have to flee to Baimaqiang for refuge.

Ma Chao regretted it and paid a heavy price for his youth and impulsiveness. Now not only is there no hope of revenge, but even his own survival is in question.

Zhang Liao's appearance made Ma Chao see hope in despair. When Zhang Liao asked him if he would like to shake hands with Han Sui and make peace, he almost cried.

However, Zhang Liao's persuasion and Ma Chao's self-reproach failed to calm Han Sui's anger. Han Sui said, I can forgive Ma Chao, but the officials in Longxi who were killed by Ma Chao are innocent, are they willing to forgive Ma Chao for his tyranny and cruelty in the spirit of heaven? I can forgive Ma Chao for his betrayal, but are the Xiliang army willing to forgive Ma Chao's betrayal? It wasn't me who he betrayed, it was Xiliang, and he should pay with his life for his betrayal.

Han Sui refused Ma Chao's surrender, continued to surround Longxi, and ordered the army to slowly advance to the front line of Taoshui.

Zhang Liao was helpless, and while persuading Han Sui in every possible way, he ordered the cavalry army far away in Wuwei County to withdraw to the Anding and Beidi areas. As soon as the cavalry in the northern part of the country withdrew, the Qiang people who invaded Hexi would immediately approach the Yellow River and threaten Jincheng.

Zhang Liao planned to threaten Han Sui with this method and force him to agree to negotiate peace and temporarily stabilize Xiliang. Xiliang stabilized, Han Sui and Ma Chao made peace, and Yuan Tan in Guanzhong felt the threat of Xiliang, so as to play a role in containing the forces in Guanzhong.

At this time, Yuan Tan's envoys frequently visited Xiliang and gave Han Sui a large amount of money and food. At the same time, news came from Guanzhong that the Northern Xinjiang Army in Hedong began to attack Guanxi.

Han Sui secretly rejoiced, knowing that his prediction had come true, and Li Yi had really begun to attack the Central Plains, in other words, the opportunity he had been waiting for to attack Guanzhong had come.

Han Sui categorically rejected Zhang Liao's persuasion.

If he wanted to attack Guanzhong, he couldn't let the northern cavalry stay in Wuwei County to threaten his rear, so he would take advantage of the situation to force Zhang Liao to return to Anding and Beidi with his army.

At the same time, he sent people to the north to carry heavy gifts to the West Sea, and made peace with Dangqiang and other Western Qiang tribes. As long as they attack Guanzhong, these Qiang people don't take advantage of the situation to cross the Yellow River and enter the hinterland of Xiliang, and they will achieve their goal.

The Qiang people who accepted Han Sui's gift thought that Han Sui had admitted defeat and was forced to give up Hexi to themselves, and they were very happy, but what they didn't expect was that they unknowingly fell for Han Sui.

When the cavalry of the Northern Xinjiang sent troops to attack Han Sui's rear in order to prevent Han Sui from attacking Guanzhong, they first had to enter Wuwei County. Of course, these Qiang people will not let the cavalry of Northern Xinjiang enter Wuwei County, and the two sides will definitely fight on the north bank of the Yellow River. The longer the two sides fought, the more time was left for Han Sui to capture Guanzhong.

In July, after Han Sui got the exact news of the Central Plains War, he suddenly agreed to Zhang Liao and was willing to talk to Ma Chao, but on the condition that Ma Chao must go to Daxia City alone to ask for his guilt.

Ma Chao hesitated.

Zhang Liao was very anxious and urged repeatedly. He had already received a secret order, knowing that the imperial court was secretly requisitioning the desert Hu cavalry to the south of the Central Plains, for the safety of the desert, the imperial court ordered him to lead the army back to the desert with 100,000 urgently.

Ma Chao saw Zhang Liao swearing and patting his chest to ensure his safety, so he was a little relieved. He rushed to the city of Great Xia with three thousand cavalry. Three thousand horsemen were waiting outside the city, and he entered the city to meet Han Sui accompanied by Zhang Liao.

To Ma Chao's surprise, Han Sui did not scold him, but treated him as a child and treated him amiably as if the knife two years ago had not happened.

Ma Chao was moved and remorseful, knelt in front of Han Sui and wept bitterly, vowing to serve Han Sui as a father in this life and this life.

"If only you figured it out." Han Sui touched his head and smiled, "At the beginning, you lost your mind because of hatred, and no one could dissuade you. If it weren't for that knife, I'm afraid you wouldn't have come out of the shadow of hatred by now. ”

Ma Chao was speechless with guilt. (To be continued.) )