Chapter 697: Uproar
The military action of the left part of the Xiongnu immediately caused an uproar, the Wei and Jin courts have been using a strategy of pressure and indulgence against the five Xiongnu for decades, suppressing any action advocating unification and annexation, if any of the five Xiongnu dares to openly provoke trouble, then the Xiongnu Zhonglang sitting in Jinyang will not hesitate to send troops to suppress it.
However, for the small-scale conflicts between the five tribes, the Wei and Jin courts adopted a strategy of indulgence, and even deliberately instigated and instigated a fight between the five tribes in order to achieve their goal of divide and rule.
The five divisions have a lot of grievances with each other, and there is basically no room for reconciliation between them, and they all want to destroy each other, but they all want to save themselves.
The left and right parts of the Xiongnu lived across the Fenshui, and the friction and conflict between them have never been interrupted for decades, but this conflict has always been acquiesced by the Wei and Jin officials, and even happy to see it, Liu Yuan took advantage of this conflict, first sent troops to cross the border to harass the right, killed a few people, and robbed a herd of cattle and sheep.
Of course, Liu Kang, the commander of the right department, could not tolerate it, and immediately raised troops to retaliate, but he did not expect that the left department would do his best, the original strength of the left department was above the right department, and at this moment he attacked with all his strength, of course Liu Kang could not resist it, and died on the spot, Liu Yuan immediately marched into the army, smashed the old nest Qi County on the right, and came to a pot, taking advantage of the fact that the other three departments and the Jin court had no time to react, they made the raw rice into cooked rice and forcibly annexed the right part.
The left Xiongnu was originally the strongest, once the right was annexed, the strength had a qualitative leap forward, completely above the other three, for a while, the central Xiongnu, the southern Xiongnu and the northern Xiongnu were panicked, urgently asked the Xiongnu Zhonglang General for help, hoping that the Jin court could intervene in this matter.
At the time of the incident, Hu Fen was not in Jinyang, but in Pubanjin and the Shu army confronted, and the officials in Jinyang had no right to deal with it, so they could only report the news to Hu Fen and the Luoyang court in Pubanjin.
Sima Yan was originally anxious about Zhonghui's rebellion, but when he heard that there was civil strife in Bingzhou, it was really a house leak that happened to rain overnight, Sima Yan's head was even bigger, and Bingzhou was the backyard of the Jin Kingdom, and once this backyard caught fire, the trouble would be even greater.
Over the years, in order to govern the five Xiongnu who moved south, the Wei and Jin courts have taken great pains, sowed discord, and Huairou to win over, and threatened and intimidated, with all the means used, with only one purpose, that is, to stabilize the situation and avoid civil strife.
It has to be said that the policy of the Wei and Jin courts is still effective, the Wei state has been busy fighting on the southern and western fronts for 45 years, and the state has always maintained a stable state, although the five small frictions of the Xiongnu are continuous, but on the whole, it has no impact on the overall situation of the state.
But now when Sima Yan was in a predicament on all sides, such a major event actually happened in Bingzhou, which was simply adding fuel to the fire, and Bingzhou was the backyard of the Jin State, and it was the place where problems were not allowed, Sima Yan immediately ordered Hu Fen, who was the assassin of Bingzhou and the general of the Xiongnu, to go to Jinyang to deal with the incident, and as for the defense of Pubanjin, it was handed over to Sima Jun, the king of Ruyin, to be responsible.
After Hu Fen received the order, he didn't dare to slack off, ordered 10,000 horses, and headed north. And Pujin Pass also had only 20,000 troops left, which were under the command of Sima Jun.
At the same time, Hu Fen issued a strongly-worded official document to Liu Baoxian, the commander of the left Xiongnu department, strongly condemning the military action of the left Xiongnu, and at the same time demanding that the left Xiongnu immediately return the land and population of the right Xiongnu and retreat to the area under the jurisdiction of the imperial court.
The documents were sent to Zishi County in an expedited manner of 600 li, but at this moment Liu Bao and Liu Yuanju were both in Buzishi, and they were receiving the territory and population of the right part of the Xiongnu in Qi County.
Liu Bao couldn't help but praise his son, annexing other tribes, that was the thought of the left department for a long time, but although the strength of the left part was strong, it was not strong enough to crush the other parts, and there was a hindrance from the Wei and Jin courts, and the road to annexation was very difficult. Liu Bao didn't expect that as soon as Liu Yuan came back, he completely changed the situation of the five Xiongnu departments, and confused the other departments with the strategy of long-distance friendship and close attack, and the steady and accurate attack on the right part of the Xiongnu made Liu Bao, who galloped on horseback, sigh that he was old.
However, it didn't take long for this joy to happen, Hu Fen's documents had been delivered, and Liu Bao couldn't help but say with some sorrow: "I didn't expect the imperial court's reaction to be so fast, Hu Fen has already led the army to come, and the comer is not good, how can this be good?" ”
Liu Yuan said disapprenously: "If you want to unify the five departments, this Hu Fen is the biggest obstacle, if he doesn't come, just if he comes, he will be wiped out, and it will be easy to unify the five departments at that time." ”
Liu Bao was taken aback, no matter how serious the situation was in attacking the right part of the Xiongnu, it was also an internal matter of the Huns, but Hu Fen was different, he was a state assassin, representing the Jin court, once he did it, it would be tantamount to declaring war on the Jin court, and such a consequence could not be borne by the left part of the Xiongnu.
"I'm afraid this won't work, right?" Liu Bao questioned Liu Yuan's arrogant and bold moves.
Liu Yuan was always calm, and said: "If our Huns want to rise again, they are bound to fight with the Jin State, since this battle is inevitable, then it is better to fight early than late, take advantage of its unpreparedness, take Hu Fen in one fell swoop, and the entire state will be in our control." ”
Liu Bao said hesitantly: "It may not be difficult to deal with Hu Fen, but if the imperial court raises troops to retaliate, how will you deal with it?" ”
Liu Yuan laughed and said: "Now Sima Yan is probably already anxious, how can he divide his forces to deal with Bingzhou, father, this opportunity at this moment is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, the great cause of reviving my Huns is at this time, in the past few decades, our humiliating days have passed enough, we don't need to be afraid anymore, rise up and fight, maybe this world, is ours!" ”
Every Hun is flowing in the veins of the ancestors of the blood, once the glory of the Huns, all the time in their memory, Liu Bao is no exception, he is also eager to restore the glory of the ancestors, but not humiliated to live under the rule of the Han people, Liu Yuan's words, aroused the blood in his heart, Liu Bao said excitedly: "I have a good child, the Huns are hopeful!" ”
After a pause, Liu Bao asked again: "Do I have a good plan to deal with Hu Fen?" ”
Liu Yuan chuckled lightly and said calmly: "How to deal with Hu Fen, I have already thought about it, Hu Fen dares to come, and I will ensure that he will not come back." (To be continued.) )