Northern Dynasties

With so many Jihu troops appearing in the north, even Yu Wengui from Xiazhou had no choice but to protect himself, and Li Mu from East Xiazhou almost fell into the bandit army, which shows the strength of this group of Jihu armed forces.

After understanding the enemy's situation, Li Tai frowned even deeper, and said in a deep thought: "Where do these thieves come from? Are they passing through the border to plunder, or are they trying to separate the place?"

There are many Jihu races, and their situations are very different from each other. Only by understanding the origin of their races can we make appropriate countermeasures.

The scope of activities of the Jihu tribes distributed in various regions is generally fixed, and the Jihu tribes in places such as Xiazhou are deeply controlled by the overlords, and they rarely cause disasters.It is undoubtedly very strange that so many Jihu people suddenly emerged, and their large-scale activities across states and counties.

"The specific origin is not known for sure, but we only know that several tribes of Shuofang Hu were involved. Xiazhou Yuwen envoy guessed that the main force of these bandit Hus is most likely Hedong Lishi Hu, who was disturbed by the previous encirclement and raids of the Eastern Bandits, so they passed Hexi offender..."

When Li Dao said this, there was a bit of a wry smile between his brows and eyes.

When Li Tai heard this, his expression suddenly became weird.He often thinks about the big brother He Liuhun here, but he didn't expect that they would link up with each other in such a way, which is really unexpected and irritating.

The Jihu in the Eastern Wei Dynasty are mainly distributed in the Luliang Mountain area between the Yellow River and Fenshui. The Jihu Liu Lisheng, which existed under Gao Huan’s nose for several years before, belongs to Shilouhu, and its activity range is located in the central and southern areas of Luliang Mountain. .Lishihu is not inferior to Shilouhu, and it is active in the north-central area of ​​Luliang Mountain.

Last year, Gao Huan spent a lot of effort to eliminate Jihu in Luliang Mountain, and his main target was Lishihu.Li Tai didn't know exactly what kind of results he had achieved, and he didn't think that this matter would have any direct relationship with him.

Yu Wengui is well versed in Hu Qing. Although it is only a guess, since he put forward such a view, it should be very likely.

After all, most of the local Jihu in Xiazhou are under the control of the Bafu. After Liu Pingfu's forces in East Xiazhou were suppressed, there was no Hu tribe chief who could gather such a huge force in a short period of time.

If the entire tens of thousands of Jihu troops gathered from within the territory, there would definitely be traces to follow. Only when they flowed in from abroad would people be so caught off guard.Counting the surrounding areas, the place where such a force can suddenly appear is most likely the Luliangshan Lishi area where Gao Huan of the Eastern Wei Dynasty used troops.

If this was the case, it would be rather depressing. A mere wave of remnants of bandits who had been expelled by Gao Huan fled into the country, and even made several states in the northern border of the Western Wei Dynasty feel like they were facing a formidable enemy, which showed the huge gap in strength between the two sides.

Li Tai is not in the mood to complain any more at the moment, and his mood has become heavy. If this group of people is Lishihu who fled from the Eastern Wei Dynasty, they will inevitably plunder the place wantonly to collect enough supplies to survive. If this intention is not achieved, the pace of looting will not be stopped.

The prefectures in northern Shaanxi have been barren for a long time, and the only place that has accumulated some vitality is the Sanfang City guarded by Li Tai. Facing such a group of thieves like wolves and tigers, it is conceivable that the Sanfang City will not be let go Target.

What can be called a fluke right now is that these thieves are still in the drawing stage, and the three-defense city that has not been built for a long time is still shrouded in the fog of war.

But the situation is far from optimistic. Guangwu City, where Li Mu is stationed, has been besieged by bandit soldiers, and the straight-line distance between Guangwu City and Heishuifang City is only a few hundred miles. It will be a matter of time before they are discovered.

"Never let the thieves invade the defense city from the south, and you must drive the thieves out!"

After pondering for a while, Li Tai made a decision. He didn't plan to sit in the defense city and watch the bandits come south, but to take the initiative to attack.

The Heishui Fangcheng is the basis for farming in northern Shaanxi, and the safety of the Kulichuan line is even more related to the smooth implementation of the opening of China and France in the coming year.

Not to mention whether the strength and defense facilities of Heishuifang itself can withstand the attacks of these thieves, once the status quo of Heishuifang city's farmland is exposed to the eyes and ears of the thieves, it will continue to attract people to harass.Once Heishui Fangcheng is frequently caught in wars, how can we talk about stable development?
Right now, the Bafu's attitude towards the garrison here is not yet clear. A very important principle is that the military affairs of the Bafu must not be involved in multi-line battles.If the three-defense city wants to develop, it is important to solve the various crises it faces alone, and not to increase the burden on the hegemony.

Therefore, the current three-defense city system is still very fragile, and premature exposure is harmful and useless. At least this layer of fog of war must be maintained. The harvest in the next year will be enough to support greater military investment.

"What is the current state of military preparations in the states?"

Although he had already made the decision to take the initiative to attack, Li Tai didn't want to fight tens of thousands of enemy troops foolishly with only his own troops.

"Xiazhou's defense has shrunk, and all the troops have returned to Tongwan City. The 2000 troops who were originally supervising the construction of canals in the territory also returned to the town a month ago. In the short term, I am afraid that there is no possibility of going out to fight."

Li Dao replied seriously, saying that Xiazhou could not count on it for the time being.

There is no shortage of people in Xiazhou, but they are mainly from the private songs of the local chieftains. Yu Wengui, the governor, only controls these people in name, and his own direct descendants are not too many.

Before Li Tai went to Xiazhou to borrow troops, it was because it was obviously a smooth battle and the opponent's strength was not strong.

But this time, tens of thousands of people are like strong dragons crossing the border. They have already disrupted Xiazhou first, and now they are divided into various parties to plunder. They no longer regard Xiazhou as the main target. It's too late to be happy, so naturally I won't go out of my way to continue to provoke the other party, so as not to attract hatred.

Without the support of these powerful chieftains on the surface, it would be even more impossible for Yu Wengui to lead his troops to leave the country to fight, and he was not negligent in his duties if he was able to maintain Xiazhou's main town and unify the city.As for who will suffer next, let's hope for good luck.

"Where's Xi'an Prefecture? Has the new envoy Yang entered the town? Has there been any news about the military situation?"

Li Tai is full of expectations for Yang Zhong's bravery. After getting married to Duguxin, Yang Zhong is also considered to be one of his own. Not long ago, he succeeded Chang Shan as the governor of Xi'an Prefecture. Li Tai also wanted to know Yang Zhong's attitude and what he would do.

After Li Dao heard the words, he shook his head again: "Since the last general returned to the defense of Luochuan, he has not received any news from the direction of Xi'an Prefecture. But I heard that several garrison troops are gathering in Wuyuan. I think they should be preparing for battle."

After Li Tai heard this, he felt a little relieved. Although they hadn't established effective contact with each other, at least they knew that they were not fighting alone, which was also a kind of comfort.

"Guangwu City now has more than [-] defenders, and the city's supplies and supplies can last for ten days. The main force of the bandit army is trapped outside Guangwu City. Li Shijun in the city told everyone that if you can send help, please go to Dry Valley as soon as possible. The station will restrain the bandits. If the bandits still gather around and refuse to retreat, they will have to abandon the city and break through the siege at the latest at the beginning of the twelfth lunar month."

Dongxia Prefecture was already severely desolate, and Li Mu was able to gather more than 5000 defenders when the bandits besieged the city in a hurry, and he was able to deal with it well.But if the isolated city is not defended, if there is no friendly army nearby to assist in the defense, then the city can only be abandoned.

Naturally, Li Tai would not ignore Li Mu. After all, Li Mu's perseverance can be regarded as buying time for the three-defense city. After understanding the enemy's situation, he asked again: "How much supplies are stored in the city right now? Can it be supported?" How many men and horses rushed to fight?"

After Li Dao heard the words, he quickly sorted out the relevant books and submitted them. After Li Tai looked through them, he found that the situation was not optimistic.The amount of grain and grass stored in the city today is not large, and it is not enough to maintain the consumption of the brigade's troops rushing to rescue Guangwu City.

In order to participate in the grand parade before, Li Tai's men and women had already carried out a gathering and integration, and nearly 2000 elite members went back and forth with him.After Baishui Dayue learned of the military situation, he asked for help, and Daxingtai supplied him with more than 5000 elite soldiers from the Sixth Army, and more than [-] elite soldiers could go into battle. This force is by no means small.

Although the strength of the men and horses under his command is good, if they want to put them into the battlefield, they need to consume a lot of food and grass.Yu Wentai maintained his usual urgency, although he allocated people and horses for reinforcements, but did not give them the actual food and supplies.

Li Tai could only lead 5000 forward troops back to Luochuan, while the others advanced slowly in the rear. If Luochuan didn't have enough supplies, gathering [-] troops here would be nothing short of a disaster.

The military situation is urgent, and it is obviously too late to requisition military rations and supplies from the lower reaches of the Luoshui River. Moreover, Baishui Dayue has almost transferred the reserves of nearby counties and counties, and it is difficult to squeeze out more oil and water in the short term.

Seeing that Li Tai frowned and said nothing, Li Dao clasped his fists again and reminded, "Great Governor, although Fangcheng doesn't have food reserves, Luochuan does..."

Li Tai knew what he was talking about, he had previously recruited Diaoyin Liu, a big local tycoon, to join in, and Liu lived up to expectations and lost a huge sum of 50 horses, so Li Tai bluntly said that he had to use grain and silk to pay for it.So at the moment, the Diaoyin Liu family and other Hu chieftains have a lot of money, food and materials in their hands.

Although it is a bit careless to say that Wool always catches one, but the military situation is important now, and there is nothing to worry about.If the three-defense city cannot be defended here, Li Tai's hard work will indeed turn into water, and those Lishi beards who have entered the country will never treat the Diaoyin beard as the same kind and let them go.

"Father Liu and his son are still in Luochuan? Arrange for them to come and see them immediately."

Li Tai didn't think about it, he immediately gave orders, and explained: "Let's go to Guangwu City, within ten days I will lead my troops to reinforce, please Li Shijun stay safe and wait for help."

I'm not sure if I'll go or not, but you guys, don't run away.If Li Mu escapes, then the Three Defense City will really be exposed naked to the eyes of the thieves.

Sorry sorry, I have been pigeonholed for too long, and I forgot to update it in the afternoon. . .