The rebellion of Beidihu came to an end with the eastward crossing of the Di people, and the territory within the Yellow River basin returned to the embrace of the Han Dynasty, although the return of this sparsely populated land and almost barren territory was only symbolic, and it could not provide any source of taxes and soldiers for the Shu Han court, but the return of this land still made all the Shu Han people feel happy. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Most importantly, this territory has always been occupied by Qianghu is a major threat to Guanzhong, facing a confrontation with ****** on the eastern front, while the northern front has been subjected to constant harassment by Qianghu, and the safety of Guanzhong has never been accurately guaranteed, which is also an important reason for Liu Chan's reluctance to move the capital to Chang'an.

The reason why the Qin State is strong is because it has a Guanzhong that is beyond stability, and the power of the Qin State has extended to the north to Jiuyuan County in the Hetao region, and the rich and rich Guanzhong has never been disturbed by any nuisance, so that the Qin State has the opportunity to gather national strength, and then sweep away the six countries and dominate the world.

However, since the end of the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Qianghu and other forces have continued to invade the south, and the territory of the Han people has also continued to retreat to the south.

The greatest practical significance of Liu Yin's destruction of Beidihu this time is to provide a stable and peaceful environment for Guanzhong and lay a solid foundation for Shu Han to compete for dominance in the world.

Liu Yin restored the setting of Shangjun, the county was set up in Gaonu, which was under the jurisdiction of Yongzhou, and set up troops in Diaoyin, Dingyang, Fushi, Yangzhou and other places, in view of the situation that there were no Han people living in Shangjun, the method of Tuntian was adopted in the early stage, and in the later period, Shangjun was successively immigrated to Shangjun, and Shangjun was built into a barrier in the northern part of Guanzhong.

After all, there were many prisoners of war in several battles with Qianghu, and these prisoners of war were incorporated into the Tuntian camp, on the one hand, it could reduce the burden of grain and grass on the Shu army, and on the other hand, it could also help the logistics support of the Shu army and achieve the purpose of waste utilization.

With the end of the war in the north, the Qianghu forces in Yongliang were basically eliminated, and what was in front of Liu Yin was a new strategic arrangement.

In view of the strategic arrangement for the next step, there were also three different opinions among the generals of the Shu army.

The first opinion is to support the north to go to the Hetao, the Shu army to capture the Hetao, it is equivalent to restoring to the territory of the strong Qin in the past, sitting on the land of Yongliang and Yi Sanzhou, with half of the territory of the world, that is the cornerstone of the Qin State to unify the six countries, if Shu Han can do this, the Central Plains will be able to compete in the future, and will be able to occupy an advantage.

The second opinion is to support the eastward crossing, taking advantage of the opportunity of the Huns to occupy the state, enter the state, as long as the Xiongnu can be destroyed, you can occupy the state, and the land of the state is strategic, whether it is to take Jizhou in the east or to go south to the Central Plains, all occupy an absolute geographical advantage, the biggest benefit of the east crossing and the state is to lay an advantage for the world, and now is undoubtedly a golden opportunity.

The third opinion is to temporarily suspend the army, rest and recuperate, and now the Central Plains is fighting endlessly, it is a good opportunity for the Shu army to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, recruit more troops, accumulate grain, lay a good foundation for the hegemony of the world, and wait until the Jin State and the Xiongnu Zhuhu fight to exhaustion, and then send troops, will be able to sweep the Central Plains, Kuang Fu Han Dynasty.

These three opinions are quite different, but there are quite a lot of supporters, when the generals are arguing, they all put their own reasons, it seems that each opinion is reasonable, of course, this kind of strategic level matters, they all say it doesn't count, the real one who wants to get the idea, is Liu Yin.

Continuing north, the target is, of course, the Loop. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that "the Yellow River is harmful, but only one set of riches", and the Qin State once set up Jiuyuan County and Yunzhong County here, and requisitioned 30,000 households to defend the border. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Wei Qing broke the Xiongnu and occupied the Hetao, where the Han court set up Shuofang and Wuyuan County Tuntian and horse breeding as an important base for attacking and defending the Xiongnu.

However, since the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Han regime gradually lost control of this land, and became a fighting ground for Qiang-Hu wrestling, the Xiongnu and Xianbei people, including the Qiang-Hu forces have been involved in this area, and now after the rise of the Xianbei people, they have controlled the vast area from the Yalu River in the east, to the Tianshan Mountains in the west, to the Yin Mountains in the south, and to the Beihai (Lake Baikal) in the north, and now the Hetao area has naturally become the territory of the Xianbei people.

To start a war with the Xianbei people, Liu Yin is not afraid, don't look at the territory of the Xianbei people across thousands of miles, but there are many factions within them, and there is constant internal friction between them, for example, the western Xianbei to which the bald tree function belongs is at odds with the central Xianbei led by Datuo, so that after the bald tree function loses the battle, he would rather flee to Wusun in the Western Regions than accept the protection of the central Xianbei.

Whether it is the Xiongnu, or Di, Qiang, Qian, Xianbei, are the main culprits in the chaos of China, these Wuhu, Liu Yin vowed to destroy it, and Xianbei to start a war, it is also a matter of time, early and late, there is no essential difference.

However, at this moment, the northern expedition to the Hetao, there is a suspicion of leaving the main battlefield, although Shangjun has been recovered, but Qi Wannian, Hao Yuandu, Peng Dangzhong and other Hu forces have not been completely eliminated, but fled to Liu Yuan in Bingzhou, if in time, after they re-emerge with the help of Liu Yuan's power, no one can guarantee whether they will come back, in line with the principle of eliminating evil and cutting grass and roots, or should cross the Yellow River eastward, enter Bingzhou to clean up the remnants of Qianghu for the right way.

And once it enters the state, it will inevitably have a conflict with the Hun Liu Yuan, the Shu army enters the state to fight, whether it is the right time, the right place and the people do not occupy an advantage, and the long logistics supply line is a fatal wound, these factors must be carefully considered by Liu Yin.

Of course, the third opinion is not impossible to consider, the Shu army continues to fight, and it is indeed relatively tired, if you can do a longer rest at this time, it will inevitably be a help to improve the combat effectiveness of the Shu army, and at this time the Shu army is resting, which is also in line with the strategic considerations of the praying mantis catching cicadas and yellow finches behind, and the cranes and mussels competing for the benefit of the fishermen.

However, all the considerations must be combined with the situation in the Central Plains, the temporary armistice agreement signed by Liu Yin and the Jin State is not too binding, just to provide a convenience for the two sides to quell the Hu rebellion in their respective territories, and now the Hu forces in Shu have been cleared, Liu Yin has no need to abide by the armistice agreement, whether it is to go east out of Tongguan or cross the Yellow River from Bingzhou to the east, it can be one of Liu Yin's options, Liu Yin comprehensive all aspects of the situation, and finally made his own decision. (To be continued.) )