The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 317 Hetao Expedition ([-])
The flow track of the Yellow River is basically in the shape of a "ji" on the land of North China.And the so-called Hetao Plain is the area at the junction of the first stroke and the first cross in "Ji".

This area is bounded by Helan Mountain to the west, Yin Mountain to the north, and the Loess Plateau to the southeast.The so-called Hetao Plain is actually a valley plain along the Yellow River.

The Helan Mountains and Yin Mountains block the wind, sand and cold in the northwest, and the Loess Plateau in the southeast firmly restrains the Yellow River, making this section of the Yellow River flow quietly and quietly instead of flooding like the middle and lower reaches.In addition, the Yellow River in this section has abundant water and very little sediment.All these make the Hetao area a fertile land.

Specifically, the Hetao Plain has a broad sense and a narrow sense.The Hetao Plain in a narrow sense is the southern part of the Yinshan Mountains, the front half of the horizontal line in the word "ji".In modern times, the core city of this area is called Bayannur.This place is the largest export city of animal husbandry products in the country.

The Hetao Plain in a broad sense includes the Yinchuan Plain (Xitao) and the Tumochuan Plain (Qiantao) in addition to the self-irrigating area of ​​Bayannaoer (Houtao).

You can tell where Yinchuan Plain is when you hear its name.And what about the Tumochuan Plain?This place has two famous cities in modern times: Baotou and Hohhot.

On the other side of the Yellow River in the Tumochuan Plain, there is another famous city: Ordos.

To put it simply, Dahetao is really a treasured geomantic place that is loved by heaven and earth.In addition to the gentle terrain, abundant river water, and warm climate, it was very suitable for grazing and even farming during the Three Kingdoms era.Under the ground of this place, there are almost inexhaustible coal, sulfur, iron ore, thenardite, natural gas, shale oil in this era... Well, the last one cannot be mined in this era of.

As an agricultural student, Guan Yi had a certain understanding of the core area of ​​Northwest agriculture before crossing.In the past, he was forced to live in Yizhou, but now he lives in Chang'an.How can you not drool over such a rich piece of land?

And this begging tribe is now entrenched in the entire Dahetao area.In summer, they go to the front and back to graze, and in winter they move south to the Yinchuan Plain at the foot of Helan Mountain to graze.They used all three sets, which is really unreasonable!

So, it doesn't matter whether you are begging for help or not, whether you come to the meeting or not.Being entrenched here is an unforgivable crime!

"Brother, the Juqu Department at the front sent people to report that we are about to enter Fuping County, the former Beidi County of the Han Dynasty."

The main reason why Wen Hu speaks so convolutedly here is, of course, that Beidi County in the Eastern Han Dynasty was far from the Beidi County in the Wei and Jin Dynasties in terms of size.

In short, since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the Han regime in the Central Plains has gradually lost control of the Hetao area.The former county towns were either abandoned or captured by foreign races.Therefore, less than 100 days after Wenyang's army left Chang'an, the scout team could only use the old place names before the Eastern Han Dynasty to report their directions—because the Han people had not returned here for nearly [-] years.Of course, it is impossible to give these places new names.

So, how far is Fuping County in the Eastern Han Dynasty from the current winter gathering place of the Bald Hair Department?

The answer is about 120 miles.

"Can the scouts ahead confirm whether the begging troops are still concentrated in Xitao under Helan Mountain?"

"The report from the scouts is that on the Xitao Plain at the foot of Helan Mountain, the tents stretch for more than forty miles. There are pens everywhere between the tents. The pens are full of cattle and sheep. There are often a large number of people between the tents and the pens. In and out."

"Well, then there should be nothing wrong. Does the Qifu Department have any city defenses?"

"Yes, but they are basically fences and antlers. The tallest is less than two feet (4.6 meters), and the shortest is less than one foot. There are no sections of city walls or anything."

"Well, have you chosen a place for our army's ferry?"

"Already selected."

"Good! Ji Wei, beat the drums, let the leaders of all tribes come to my tent to discuss matters!"

"promise!"

Because of his prestige in the previous heads-up competition, Wen Yang now has a very high prestige among the grassland tribes who advocate strength.Therefore, as soon as the Jujiang drum sounded, within a quarter of an hour, all the leaders or leading generals of the seventeen tribes rushed to Wenyang's big tent.

"Everyone, the forward scouts have already ascertained the deployment of the begging tribe. In general, because of the winter, the begging tribe can't move and hide from our army. It can only occupy all the strength of the tribe. To fight in one place. This has advantages and disadvantages for our army. The advantage, of course, is that our army can win the first battle without having to search for the enemy everywhere. The disadvantage is that the enemy is now on the west bank of the Yellow River. And we are on the east bank. In order to attack the enemy, we must cross the river. But in order to prevent the enemy from crossing the river and fleeing after the defeat, we must divide our troops with fewer troops than the opponent."

The beauty of Hetao makes everyone salivate.But why do so many tribes have nothing to do with the begging tribe who monopolizes three sets?Isn't it the power of the begging department?Now that the Han army is taking the lead, everyone is really brave.

Therefore, as soon as Wenyang's words fell, the leaders of all the ministries stood up one after another, expressing their willingness to follow the main force of the Han army to cross the river and fight against the Qifu tribe.

The noisy meeting place made Wenyang very upset. He raised a finger and pressed it down lightly, and the whole big tent became quiet all of a sudden.

"The general's intention is that Ji Wei will lead an army of [-] people. Instead of crossing the river, go straight up the Yellow River. After crossing the camp of the Qifu tribe, look for a place where the river is less icy and cross the river. Then go around and ambush behind them. "

"The last general takes orders."

"The general still needs a cavalry force of 2000 men. Don't cross the river, go directly to the opposite bank of the camp of the begging department to ambush. Hehe, which leaders are willing to take on this task?"

As soon as the words came out, no one was willing to accept the move.

Because it was the beginning of November at this time, the northernmost end of the Yellow River (the one with a few characters) began to freeze one after another.However, in Xitao (Yinchuan Plain), due to the obstruction of Helan Mountain, the temperature has not completely dropped below zero. Therefore, although there is a small amount of ice slag in the water of this section of the Yellow River, it is still long before the entire river freezes.Therefore, even if the begging tribe fails and escapes in the next battle, they will basically not swim across the Yellow River.Therefore, staying on the other side of the river basically has nothing to do with military exploits.And if you don't have a chance with the military exploits, in the next assignment of the pasture...

"Hehe, no one wants to take the initiative to stand up, so there is only a lottery."

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the other side.

"My lord, the scouts we sent out have found traces of the Han army more than 100 miles away!"

"Very well, let the order go on. All the tribesmen must enter the fence. The leaders of each branch must strictly restrain the tribesmen under them, and it is strictly forbidden to kill them by themselves!"

"Yes!"

"Father Khan, are we just waiting for the Han people to come up and besiege us?"

"So, Jie Quan, what do you want to do?"

"Shouldn't we gather all the warriors in the tribe and fight the Han people in a dignified and dignified battle on the grassland?"

"Hehehe, Jie Quan. You are the one who will lead the entire grassland in the future. Sometimes you have to put more things in your head. Don't you know that there was a locust plague in Guanzhong this year, and there was no food for millions of mouths in Guanzhong? "

"I know, but what does this have to do with it?"

"Han and Jin have just finished a war. According to the Han people's consistent virtue, there should be a long period of recuperation after such a big war. But the great Sima of Han immediately sent people to attack us. To put it bluntly, Don’t you just want our millions of cows and horses to solve the famine?”

"What's the reason? It's always been us Xianbei people who have nothing to eat to rob the Han people. Why did the Han people come to rob us when they had nothing to eat?"

"That's not the point. The point is that the enemy is short of food. It won't last long. We rely on the fence to defend, and the enemy can only grind against us step by step. In Dazhai, except for the young and strong, all other troops The people will also become a reliable fighting force. In this way, no matter how strong the Han army is, it is impossible to defeat us in a short period of time. As long as the time is long enough, the Han people will have to retreat! As long as we survive this winter In the spring, we will change the field, and at that time, other tribes will also change the field. At that time, it will be difficult for the Han people to gather so many tribes to attack us! But at that time, the Han people will go down to the fields for spring plowing, and we will be able to harass the Han people in turn. Already!"

"So it turns out that Father Khan is indeed the wise man of our tribe."

"Study hard, I hope, you can rule the entire grassland in the future."

(End of this chapter)