The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 439 Prelude to the Battle ([-])
Liu Bao is already very old. On the grassland, when the wolf king gets old, he will naturally be replaced by a new, strong young wolf king.

Fortunately, the new wolf king is Liu Bao's son.Moreover, he has been a hostage in Luoyang for a long time, and thus has received a high degree of edification in Han culture, Liu Yuan, who pays attention to doing things in a righteous way.

As a generation of heroes who sounded the death knell of the Western Jin Dynasty on the historical basis, Liu Yuan is very clear: the great Sima of the Han State is deliberately forcing the left and central parts of the Huns to openly stand on the side of the Jin State, thereby achieving the goal of completely eradicating the Huns .It's ridiculous that Liu Meng didn't know it because of the great position: If the left and central parts of our Huns are gone, can your right side survive alone?

Originally, according to Liu Yuan's thinking, don't look at him being loyal and courageous in front of Sima Yan, but in fact what he thought was that after returning to Bingzhou, he would try his best to ride the wall between the Han and Jin Dynasties.But the current situation... Hey, besides standing on the side of Jin, is there any other choice?
In December of AD 272, after intense communication with Luoyang, Du Yu, Wang Jun, Sima Gui and others who were stationed at the northern end of Shangdang.Liu Yuan ascended the throne of Zuo Xian, the Great Hun, in Pingzhou County, Xihe County on December [-]rd.At the same time, Sima Yan issued a decree that Liu Yuan was canonized as the King of Loyalty, and he would act as the Hun's great single and command the five Huns.Since Cao Cao divided the Xiongnu into five, the Xiongnu, at least in name, had the only leader recognized by the Central Plains regime.

After raising troops, the Huns quickly mobilized [-] cavalry, and recruited tribesmen from all over the country, and concentrated towards Pingzhou County.

Pingzhou and Yangtou Mountain, where Du Yu was stationed, were basically at the same latitude.Mianshangju, where Wang Jun and Sima Gui are located, is directly below Yangtou Mountain.Therefore, after connecting these three points, it is a typical high-waisted right triangle (the 60° angle is below).

And what about Jiexiu, where Guan Yi is located?Well, suppose Pingzhou is A, Yangtoushan is B, and Mianshangju is C.Then Jiexiu is at the midpoint of the line AB (set as D).

Now, between AD is the valley basin, with a big river in the middle: Fenshui. Between BD and BD are mountains.If Guan Yi wanted to attack Du Yu, he had to raise his head and attack. Between CD is the Loess Plateau and a few mountains.Among them is a famous mountain peak: Jieshan.

So, this Liu Yuan is really courageous!How dare you raise troops in Pingzhou?The other two places are difficult for me to fight because of the geographical advantages. You don't have any dangerous terrain here, so you dare to raise troops?Isn't this lighting up the lighthouse and letting me hit you first?

"Hmph! How dare Zhu Zi do this? Fang Bo, beat the drums of the generals and call everyone to discuss the matter!"

"promise!"

Following Guan Yi's order, Zhao Yi, Ju Ning, Jiang Su, Huangfu Kai, Wen Hu and others all came to the big tent.

"My lords, this is the situation. About ten days later, our troops in Taiyuan County should be able to arrive in full force. At that time, our army's strength will reach 12. Then add the 13 cavalry of King Youxian , a total of 16 people. And the enemy army, after adding Liu Yuan's troops, is about 17 to [-]. This battle can be fought!"

"Okay! Da Sima, it has been almost five months since we sent troops in August this year, and we have fought a battle like Jinyang, and it was extremely enjoyable. This battle is nothing to say, please use me as the vanguard !"

"Well, everyone, our army is at a slight disadvantage in terms of strength. But our advantage is that 13 people are gathered together, not scattered at three points like the enemy army. Therefore, our army's strategy is very clear. Concentrate superior forces and kill one of the enemy troops first."

"What Da Sima said is the right way!"

"Then, when the superior force of our army concentrates on a certain point of the enemy's army, the remaining troops remaining behind will inevitably be besieged by the enemy's other two superior forces. Therefore, the troops of our army staying behind in Jiexiu are very important. Well, Uncle Fang, over the past month or so, how well have you improved the city defense of Jiexiu County?"

"Uh... Forgive me, Da Sima. The city walls of Jiexiu County have been in disrepair for a long time, and many places have collapsed. The subordinates tried their best, but they only repaired all the city walls and strengthened the location of the city gates. As for the construction The outer walls, bastions, etc., are not yet complete."

"I don't blame you for this. After all, Jiexiu is located in the interior of Bingzhou, and there has been no war for hundreds of years. It's just this city wall..." After knocking on the table ponderingly, Guan Yi said, "Let's talk about the candidates for the defense first. Who wants to stay?" Guard Jiexiu City?"

When Guan Yi said this, everyone in the meeting really frowned: It's not that everyone is greedy for life, afraid of death, and fear of hardship.It's just that this job is really difficult to do: if you don't hold on, it's a small personal defeat.The main force that went out to attack lost its food and rear, and the collapse of the entire army was a major event.And this Jiexiu City?According to the words of the army commander Shi, it seems that the city defense is not perfect.

"Hey~~" With a long sigh, Huo Zai stood up: "Da Sima, please leave this matter to your subordinates. This city wall has been repaired by your subordinates. If there is any problem, your subordinates know best. Therefore, The subordinates are the best candidates to defend the city."

"Hmm..." After taking the exam for a while, Guan Yi said, "Uncle Fang, I will leave 6 people for you. I will take 7 people to Pingzhou. Come back within a month at the earliest, and within three months at the most."

"Shan, Da Sima, I have a request from my subordinates."

"please say."

"The subordinate's son, Huo Biao, is now in the army. Please ask the chief minister to keep him and assist his subordinates in defending the city."

After Huo Zai made this request, everyone present looked a little weird.Because, this request is very unruly: father and son are in the same city, if the city falls and loses, wouldn't it mean that the Huo family would end their sons and grandsons?If you want to surrender, don't you have no distractions (does Guan Yi still dare to kill Huo Yi)?
But after thinking for a while, Guan Yi laughed: "Yes."

"Thank you, Da Sima, for your trust."

"Trust is one aspect. What's more important is that I have seen very clearly in the past month or so that Ziming has assisted Fang Bo a lot in the repair of the city defense. If Ziming is kept and father and son work together, they will definitely be able to keep Jiexiu .”

After saying this, Guan Yi turned to Zhao Yi and said, "Guowei, sneak out of Jiexiu City right away, and I'll ask Liu Meng to send you a guide. You go to Luliang Mountain and send our army to protect the Liang Road in the mountains." 3 people were brought out. From west to east, we helped our brothers encircle and wipe out Liu Yuanhai."

"Brother? What do you mean by this?"

To be honest, for Guan Yi's firm and clear support for Liu Meng's ascension to the Shan Yu position, Ji Han, except for Liu Chen, who was educated by the time traveler, expressed understanding and full support, other officials and senior generals We all have doubts in our hearts.

In their view, the main enemy of the country at this time is the Jin State.For aliens, we should try our best to appease and win them over.As far as the Xiongnu tribe is concerned, yes, Liu Meng helped us a lot, but we also compensated him in terms of money and food.Even if Liu Meng is a fool, it will be easier for us to control the Huns at that time, but there is no need to make a statement now!No, Liu Yuan and his son were forced to go to Jin State.

The rise of troops in the left and central parts of the Xiongnu was not simply a matter of adding 6 light cavalry to the Jin State.It's where the Huns are at this time: Xihe!It is extremely convenient to get to Luliang Mountain from here!In Luliang Mountain, [-] soldiers and more than [-] civilian husbands are struggling to transport food and grass every day!Although Jiang Wei has now opened up the food road from the northern line to support the central line, but Jiang Wei also has to consume it himself, right?Why can't Liu Yuan and his son be submissive for the time being?

"Forcing Liu Yuanhai to raise troops so that we can take advantage of this battle to greatly weaken the Xiongnu is the established national policy of our great Han (the emperor and his ministers agree is the national policy). I lost this opportunity and wanted to weaken the Xiongnu after the war But there are thousands of difficulties. Therefore, although doing so has added a lot of unnecessary troubles to us, but otherwise, it cannot guarantee the long-term stability of my big man."

"I still don't quite understand, but since my brother is determined to do so, I will resolutely carry out my brother's will. Please continue, brother."

"Well, Liu Yuanhai is both civil and military, and he is an outstanding person! Once such a person raises an army, he will not stay in Pingzhou and wait for my army to attack. Therefore, we will definitely chase him on the Xihe grassland for a long time In this way, the 7 troops of our army are not enough. Therefore, the 3 people who need to be in Lvliang Mountain also go to Shandong. In this way, we can wipe out Liu Yuanhai as soon as possible and return to the aid side as soon as possible. Bob."

"Brother understands. It's just that once these 3 people are drawn out, our army's food road in Luliang?"

"Our army has stored nearly 200 million shi of grain and grass in Taiyuan County, which is enough for half a year. As long as we wipe out Liu Yuanhai's troops during this period, wouldn't it be fine?"

"No! Brother, let's go now! I will definitely lead the army to join my brother as soon as possible."

(End of this chapter)