At the beginning, I gave up my military power with a cup of wine, and I ascended the throne

Chapter 190 War of Attrition
Xie Xuanli still remembered that in the battle of Qimen Pass, it was the tens of thousands of cavalrymen of the Three Shatuo Guards who, lightly armed and simple, set out from present-day Shangdang, crossed Hexi Prefecture, and raided Helian Bobo's flank, thus reversing the situation.

If Xiao Han used the same trick on himself, after taking over Shuoyin, and cooperating with the more than 80,000 cavalry at Tianxian Pass, it would be possible to wipe out the Jizhou cavalry led by Chen Qingzhao in one fell swoop.

Xie Xuanli didn't dare to take the risk.

Shuoyin's 100,000 cavalrymen could not move. They had to guard Chen Qingzhao's flank and guard against the Western Liang army and the Northern Wei cavalrymen at Qimen Pass.

Then he had no choice but to grit his teeth and recruit reinforcements from other places, and he gritted his teeth and dispatched 50,000 cavalry to support Chen Qingzhao.

The Northern Wei army in Orange Island and Hexi Province was also very sensible. They only picked on the weak and sent an army of 200,000 to the south to attack Jizhou.

As for why they didn't suppress Xiliang, it was naturally because the Qilian Mountains blocked their way.

Although the three parties of Jizhou, Northern Wei and Western Liang did not actually go to war, they assembled hundreds of thousands of cavalry and were ready to go.

With the four strategic passes in Xiliang's hands, he was naturally invincible. With 150,000 cavalrymen, he was able to hold back more than 10,000 cavalrymen in Jizhou.

Xiao Han continued to send more troops. Since spring plowing had not started yet, he had plenty of men. He transferred 50,000 troops from the three Shatuo guards and marched eastward.

Xie Xuanli had to send more troops, and the Northern Wei Dynasty, seeing that the situation was not good, also began to send more troops.

Northern Wei Dynasty.

Xiliang.

Jizhou.

The armies on the three borders are advancing faster and faster, and a war is about to break out.

Apart from the small-scale arc test at Tianxian Pass, no one dared to start a war easily.

The Northern Wei Dynasty was afraid that Xiliang and Jizhou would set up a trap.

Jizhou was afraid of being attacked from both sides.

As for Xiao Han.

With the intention of draining blood from Jizhou, he would send reinforcements to exert pressure from time to time.

The wind and snow in the north have risen sharply, and it is especially cold and biting than in previous years.

These days.

Even in the imperial court in the capital, thousands of miles away, there were fewer memorials impeaching Marquis Xiliang and Marquis Zhenbei.

The aristocratic families and the censors of the Censorate were also afraid that if their reports touched some nerve between the two men and a fight broke out, they would be the ones who would suffer.

Qingzhou.

In the Hou Mansion.

The Marquis of Qingzhou was drinking tea when suddenly a scout came to report.

"My Lord, it's bad. This morning, the cavalry from Jizhou and Xiliang appeared in our Qingzhou territory."

"They were heading towards each other."

"Snapped."

The Marquis of Qingzhou was in a trance for a moment, and the teacup in his hand fell to the ground and broke into pieces.

"Did they fight?"

"No."

The guard shook his head: "The two cavalrymen only walked a hundred miles towards the border of Xiliang Jizhou, and then turned back."

Test.

This is clearly a test of each other.

Put pressure on each other.

The fire at the city gate affected Chiyu.

The Marquis of Qingzhou had a very unhappy expression on his face. Xiliang and Jizhou were in a standoff, and the cavalry of both sides entered Qingzhou as if they were entering an empty land.

Unfortunately, he didn't have any solution at all.

At this time, not to mention him, the Marquis of Qingzhou, even the emperor in the capital would not dare to interfere.

Jizhou and Xiliang have stationed 400,000 troops on the border. What dares he, the Marquis of Qingzhou, say?
"Your Majesty, it's not good."

"Xiliang has increased its troops again."

Another scout came to report, "This morning, a large number of elite Xiliang cavalry entered Qingyou Pass. Now the number of Xiliang troops in the pass is probably more than 40,000."

"hiss."

The Marquis of Qingzhou couldn't help but gasp, his face twitching, and the concubine next to him turned pale.

"What do these two bastards Xie Xuanli and Xiao Han want to do?"

The Marquis of Qingzhou was cursing, and just as he finished, a scout came to report.

"My Lord, this is bad. Jizhou has also increased its troops on the border of Qingzhou."

"How many more troops?"

he asked quickly.

"It should be around 20,000."

The Marquis of Qingzhou was completely numb.

He slumped in the chair, his eyes slightly dazed.

"My Lord, something is wrong."

"The Northern Wei has also increased its troops." "Get lost!"

Upon hearing this, the Marquis of Qingzhou looked ferocious, and the scouts left the hall in fear.

"Master Hou."

The Marquis's wife said cautiously: "The three parties of Jizhou, Xiliang and Northern Wei have been increasing their troops these days. I'm afraid that the Marquis of Xiliang is trying to bleed the Marquis of Zhenbei."

"Humph, you still have to say it."

The Marquis of Qingzhou snorted coldly: "Do you think I can't see it?"

"Xiao Han is clearly trying to exhaust Jizhou. Over the years, he has stored up a lot of military equipment and food in Xiliang."

"Even if Xie Xuanli doesn't die this time, he will be seriously injured."

"but."

He paused, "If Xie Xuanli can't hold on and fights to the death, a war is inevitable. When the Northern Wei marches south, the first to bear the brunt will be me and Qingzhou."

Jizhou.

Zhenbeihou Mansion.

In the main hall.

The fire is burning.

The steam is rising, keeping the wind and snow out.

Yuan Hong walked in with the information.

"Master Hou."

"Did Xiliang send more troops?"

Xie Xuanli asked.

"Ah."

"Kill without spilling blood."

Xie Xuanli closed his eyes, and the servant behind him rubbed his temples for him. "Did the Northern Wei also send more troops?"

“Yes.”

Yuan Hong nodded.

"How many soldiers do we still have who can be used?"

he asked.

"160,000 at Tianxian Pass, 100,000 at Shuoyin, 50,000 at Jubei City, and 50,000 at the border of Jizhou and Xiliang."

"There are less than 50,000 people left to use."

Yuan Hong smiled bitterly, "That guy is too clever. Chen Qing summoned 160,000 troops and was unable to advance or retreat. He even tried to lure the enemy into deep territory. But when the Xiliang army pursued, their formation was neat and they never pursued him beyond 30 miles."

"The Northern Wei also exerted pressure frequently, and the pressure to reject the Northern City was great."

"Three hundred thousand cavalrymen, the daily consumption of food and grass is extremely terrifying."

"That guy wants to kill us."

Xie Xuanli snorted coldly, "If Chen Qingzhao cannot withdraw, Shuoyin's 100,000 cavalrymen cannot move, and our army of more than 300,000 can only accompany him and the Northern Wei to waste time."

"In a little over a month, the ice and snow will melt and we will have to start spring ploughing. It will take us a year or so, and by then our food and grass will be exhausted, and spring ploughing will be wasted. In autumn, Jizhou will have no choice but to increase taxes, and there will be refugees everywhere."

"Where else can these people go except to Xiliang?"

"Isn't he afraid of both sides getting hurt?"

Yuan Hong frowned and cursed in his heart.

Xiao Han's strategy was not very brilliant, but it was extremely unsolvable. It just happened to catch Jizhou's weak spot and beat him to death.

"His family background is much richer than ours. After these years of recuperation, although Xiliang only has three counties, its area and population are more than half of ours."

"Those mixed tribes obey him."

Xie Xuanli said, "Just wait. When the spring ploughing season comes, he will definitely withdraw the six guards of Xia Pi and the three guards of Shatuo. Then Chen Qingzhao will take the opportunity to escape."

Xie Xuanli, Marquis of Zhenbei, was restless.

The Marquis of Qingzhou tossed and turned in bed.

The court was in complete silence.

The Northern Wei continued to increase its troops.

Buddhism entered Xiliang.

It actually caused such an uproar.

In contrast.

Xiao Han is extremely free.

He practiced with sword skills and drank tea every day. When he was in a bad mood, he would go to the dungeon and practice with those Northern Wei warriors.

Or he could learn martial arts from Qingyao, Xiaoyue and other girls.

Life is quite carefree!

(End of this chapter)