The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 441 Prelude to the Battle ([-])
Geographically, Pingzhou County is already close to the two core counties of Bingzhou (Taiyuan and Shangdang). In other words, this place is actually bordering on the agricultural advantage area-it is not suitable for large-scale grazing.In other words, the Huns usually spend the winter, but they were not here before.

But now, Liu Yuan gathered about 30 Huns here, and when Guan Yi sent troops from Jiexiu, he actually led [-] Qingqi and about [-] to [-] horses and ran away.

It doesn't matter if he ran like this, but he left more than 20 Huns who lost their strongest and strongest Huns to Guan Yi and Liu Meng.

"Grand Sima, please see how much food I have allocated to my clansmen for the sake of my dedication to Da Sima for many years! If Da Sima donates generously, the 50 members of our great Xiongnu family will definitely treat Da Sima forever. Thanks Dade!"

On December 7, after a three-day march, Guan Yi and Liu Meng's combined forces of [-] troops arrived in Pingzhou.The Huns in Pingzhou City happily surrendered in Kaesong.

All of a sudden, the number of subordinates increased by more than 20, which made Liu Meng, who had never controlled a population of more than 20, laugh so hard that he couldn't close his mouth.But it didn't make him happy for long, the elders of the Huns in Pingzhou City found him: King Youxian, Liu Bao and his son are gone, but they also took the best horses and soldiers with them.They also took a lot of food.Now, more than [-] of us are unable to survive this winter. Since you, Youxian King, have the ambition to ascend to the throne of Shan Yu, then, in this matter, please show your king's mind.

God is sorry, the right side of the Xiongnu has always been bullied by the other tribes. If it hadn't been for Ji Han's side, the family would starve to death every winter.Even if life is a little easier now, it is impossible to carry all the food, drink, and food of 10,000+ at once!
Therefore, Liu Meng had no choice but to turn to Guan Yi.

But does Da Sima have surplus food in his hands now?Of course it is gone!

Originally, this great battle between the Han and Jin Dynasties, in fact, with Ji Han's obvious superior economic strength, dragged on to the death of Jin.But Guan Yi still hopes to finish this war as soon as possible, at least within three years.The reason, of course, is the foresight of the traveler.

In Guan Yi's view, the longer the war dragged on, the more vitality the entire Han nation would consume.This is definitely not a good thing for Guan Yi, who has the shadow of "five random China" in his heart-when China is busy with civil wars, isn't it the golden period when the surrounding alien races are getting stronger.Don't think that the Di people in Nanzhong and the Qiang people in Yongliang are very docile now. If Ji Han's army is out all year round, do you think it's really okay?Moreover, for aristocratic families everywhere, the longer the war drags on, the faster they will develop.It will be very difficult to deal with them after the war.

Therefore, what Pei Xiu and Du Yu were worried about was that Guan Da Sima dragged them to death.In fact, Sima Guan has been working hard to find a fighter.If there is no fighter opportunity, he even took the initiative to make a "faint move" to create a fighter opportunity.

However, he is smart. None of the heroes of this era who can go down in history is not a fuel-efficient lamp.Then Liu Yuan slapped Guan Yi directly: You have many soldiers, I can't beat you!I go.However, I am leaving. I will leave the problem of feeding more than 20 people to you.

Now, Liu Meng asked him for food.As for him, he did have some food reserves in his hands.But it is foreseeable that Jiexiu will be besieged in the near future, and the grain transfer station will temporarily lose contact.Da Sima's own food supply is also very unstable.

And in Guan Yi's view, although Liu Yuan is a hero, he is definitely not a heartless person.He led the elite to flee far away, but it is impossible for him to sweep away all the rations of these more than 20 people. Don't think about doing anything.What kind of rations are not enough now is just Liu Yuanhai's plan to exhaust the enemy.

Even so, it still made Da Sima uncomfortable: Why didn't you, Liu Yuanhai, run with these more than 20 people?In this way, on the way of pursuit, I can continue to reduce the size of your Huns!If you don’t live well, isn’t it because you have too many people?I'll snap my fingers when the time comes, and if you cut it in half, won't you be able to live a peaceful and orderly life?
But this Liu Yuan is indeed a hero, he is ruthless and a bachelor. More than 20 people have honestly surrendered. Do you Guan Da Sima dare to kill people?As long as you dare to kill, Liu Meng will turn his face immediately.The Tuoba tribe in the north will immediately destroy your grain road.The foreign races in Yongliang and Nanzhong are at odds with you in an instant!

"Hey, Youxian King. You know the situation of this officer. Over the past few months, some food has been stored, but now Jiexiu will be besieged soon... How about this, give me porridge, and guarantee everyone I can’t die from starvation. This officer can only do this.”

"Uh...thank you, Da Sima."

"You Xianwang, the more than 20 people in the left and central areas are actually not convinced by you now. The root cause is that they still have thoughts in their hearts. Therefore, everything must be done with the heads of Liu Bao and his son. Only when you get it can you solve the problem.”

"Da Sima is right. There is nothing to say. As soon as Da Sima starts serving porridge, the cavalry will go ahead and go to Meiji to scout the way for Da Sima."

"In that case, I would like to thank King Youxian. Youxian King can leave some of his staff to preside over the porridge in Pingzhou County. This is a good opportunity to win the hearts of the people. Don't worry about the troops going to Meiji, and advance steadily. , Beware of being ambushed by Liu Bao and his son."

"Okay! Thank you Da Sima for your kindness!"

After watching this idiot's back slowly walk away, Guan Yi's mouth twitched cruelly, and then he waved to Geng Teng, who was in charge of logistics in this army expedition, behind him.

"What is the order of the great Sima?"

"Well, I'll leave it to you to handle the porridge."

"The lower officials took orders, but the more than 20 people consumed a lot of food every day. Moreover, the lower officials heard that the Huns also said that Liu Bao and his son had burned all the pasture they had stored before they left. If it is not possible, the lower officials still have to share part of the feed for the horses in the army?"

"How is this possible? Hey, it seems that you still don't understand what I mean. Come, I will tell you a story."

The story Guan Yi told Geng Teng was actually an article by Mr. Zheng, the famous fairy tale king of later generations: "The Last Egg".The general content of this story is: the rooster king was unwilling to be reconciled to his clan's position of being slaughtered by others and wanted to stand up, so he issued a royal order prohibiting the whole clan from laying eggs.In the early days, this order did make humans stop eating chickens, and listed chickens as rare and protected animals.

However, because a hen received the order from the king too late, she laid the last egg on earth.As a result, the hen gets better treatment.Then, the other hens felt dissatisfied with the differential treatment.Finally, a hen violated the king's order and gave birth to another egg... Then, countless hens followed suit and laid eggs, and chickens returned to the table again.

"The lower officials understand that the so-called worry about inequality is not about scarcity. When the lower officials distribute food, they must treat them differently, thus dividing the Hun ethnic group."

"Hehehe, very good."

After waving Geng Teng to retreat, Guan Yi called his generals together for a closed-door meeting.

"Everyone, this Liu Yuanhai is indeed an outstanding man. He is so decisive. Now, what should our army do next, can you teach me?"

"Grand Sima, the enemy's light cavalry is fleeing far away. I'm afraid it will be difficult to catch them for a while. The last general just carefully looked at the map of Xihe. The land of Xihe is full of hills, and there are enough small streams. As long as the enemy can reach Hide the supplies at a few points, and you can deal with us for a long time."

"Well, according to Ji Wei, if everything goes well, how long will it take us to catch Liu Yuan's brigade?"

"At least three months."

"Well, it's about the same as what I thought." Guan Yi smiled slightly: "However, I actually have no intention of arresting Liu Yuanhai."

"What Da Sima means is that you didn't want to fight Liu Yuanhai in the first place. You just showed your flaws on purpose so that Du Yuankai would give up his land and force his army to come to Jiexiu City?"

"No. At first I thought about chasing and killing the migrating Huns all the way, and helping them reduce their numbers. But now..." Guan Yi spread his hands: "If you can't reduce your size, I don't have much interest."

"Then what is Da Sima's current strategy?"

"Meiji is where the Xiongnu Chanyu Court has been located for a hundred years. Although Huchuquan was detained by Cao Mengde, no new Shanyu was born there. However, that place is no less than a holy place for the Huns. Therefore, Liu Yuan went there, so of course Liu Meng also wanted to go. Of course, although Liu Meng is a little stupid, he is not so stupid as to directly use the strength of 1 people in his headquarters to fight against Liu Yuan's 3 people. Let him go, Our cavalry followed him. It would be best if Liu Yuan could be tricked into coming out to fight with us. If not, it would be very convenient for the cavalry to turn around."

"No, the general will go down and lead the cavalry westward later. What about the [-] infantry?"

"Hehehe, at first I was afraid that too many infantry stationed in Pingzhou would make Du Yuankai suspicious. Now, with more than 20 Huns gathered together, my tens of thousands of infantry can be easily hidden. to zero, shift slowly, and then..."

"The end general will understand."

"Well, everyone, the situation on the battlefield is ever-changing. The generals should not stick to the inherent plan and stick to it, but must constantly adjust according to the changing situation. My previous plan was to drive the Xiongnu away. Now Well, our [-] cavalry followed Liu Meng to see if we could lure Liu Yuanhai out for a fight. Our infantry had to slowly turn back in the direction of Jiexiu in a small scale. While Du Yuankai and Wang Shizhi were in Jiexiu City, they were dispatched as veterans. After we're tired, let's fight again! If we can defeat Du Yuankai's main force and gain a complete advantage in Bingzhou. Hehe, even if Liu Yuanhai killed Liu Meng, wouldn't we just prostrate in front of me!"

"Great Sima, I'm waiting to bow down!"

Just after Guan Yi made a new plan based on Liu Yuan's tricks, Ju Ning's voice suddenly sounded outside the door: "The great Sima is having a secret meeting, why is it so urgent?"

"Report to Chief Sima, your subordinates have come from Chang'an! Soochow, rise up!"

(End of this chapter)