What Gao Shun asked was exactly what Liu Bei was thinking. He suppressed his smile and replied after thinking for a moment: "Although our army is victorious now, the strength of our army has not changed. If we were stationed in Qixian, we would be besieged by the barbarians in vain. But now The Hu army is unprecedentedly large, and the enemy's rear is still empty. If our army wants to secure victory and defeat the strong with the weak, we must use surprising tactics and dangerous moves."
Lu Bu thought so. He threw down his halberd and went up to the level. He agreed and said: "That's right. The reason why my big man was able to win two victories in front of Hu Jun was because of his clever strategy. I dare to ask Brother Xuande, what's the strategy?" Will An come out?"
Liu Bei sat cross-legged on the ground and drew the terrain of Taiyuan with his sword. Taiyuan County was half mountainous and half basin, and the whole was shaped like a lotus root. Separated from Shangdang County to the east by the Taihang Mountains, and from Xihe County by the Luliang Mountains, it was difficult for the army to pass through suddenly. The mountains at the north and south ends tightened, forming a narrow plain on each side, connecting Hedong and Yanmen counties respectively.
Liu Bei marked three circles in the southern part of the terrain and said: "Now our army forms a triangle with Yang Hui's tribe and Hulu tribe, with Zhaoyu Daze in the middle. Yang Hui's back is against the Xihe River, and our army's back is against Shangdang. Although the Huru are outnumbered and powerful, after the great battle just now, the Huru will never divide their forces and attack together, they will definitely annihilate one group first, and then encircle and kill the other group."
After Zhang Fei helped Guan Yu bandage up, he watched from the side. He frowned and said: "Now that our army has gone through this battle, we have tens of thousands of soldiers and many wounded. We can no longer fight with the barbarians in the field. We only guard five counties, and our troops are stretched thin." . According to my brother's wishes, our army should retreat to Yangtou Mountain, and when the barbarians reoccupy it, we can repeat our old tricks and then attack their flanks?"
"It's easy to talk about military strength." Liu Bei was also worried about military strength at first, but just now he had an idea and already had a strategy in mind. He rejected Zhang Fei's opinion, held the sword hilt upside down, sheathed the sword, and said with a smile: "I We know where the reinforcements are."
But he did not talk about reinforcements for now, but told the truth about his thoughts: "I predict that the Hu people will attack Yang Hui's tribe first. Although our troops have conquered five counties now, they cannot advance forward and cannot defend themselves when retreating. If our army withdraws from the five counties, Hu people can't actively join the party, it will be in vain.
But now Ting Jian leads 40,000 troops to advance to the county. The Xiongnu must be very anxious and want to attack Xihe and fight to the death with Ting Jian. Therefore, the Zi family has to fight. However, Yang Hui's troops can only be 5,000, and the Zi family is no more than a small town. Their strength is The kings of the barbarians are far inferior to us, so why should we sacrifice the near for the far, and make things difficult first and easy later?
Therefore, our army must attack what the enemy must save! To force the Hulu to abandon the Zi clan, even if we are disadvantaged in the battle, we only need to insist on conquering Shangjun in Tingjian and return, and everything will be settled! "
These words were well-organized, but they also contained great wisdom and courage. Lu Bu's blood boiled when he heard them, and he asked: "Where is the one who must be saved?"
Liu Bei threw the scabbard out, right above the Oujie map. Everyone was speechless and their hearts were filled with excitement.
Jinyang City.
"Jinyang City was attacked?" Dajiequ heard the report and did not hesitate at all. He immediately reported it to Xubu Shanyu and notified the kings to come to discuss the matter.
At this time, the Xiongnu army had just completed its reorganization in Pingtao City, and was about to regroup to attack the Zi family. The new Shanyu Xubu Che Youben, who was recommended by everyone, was in the front army to comfort the warriors. Unexpectedly, he received such news and immediately ordered the entire army to retreat. He obeyed the order and immediately returned to the Central Military Commission to discuss matters.
When he left Xihe in February, except for his puppet Chanyu, there were only two Guduhous, Dugu Sukelan and Qiqu Zhiyasi, in the tent. Unexpectedly, to this day, except for Yu Fuluo, the "original prince" In addition to "King Zuo Xian", all the original six-cornered kings of the Xiongnu surrendered to his tent, and his name as Shanyu finally lived up to his name.
But Xu Bu Shanyu was walking on thin ice. As a Chanyu, if he is defeated, others may still survive, but as the chief culprit of this rebellion, he will never have a good ending. For this reason, he worked hard, accepted advice, and behaved completely like a chanyu. The heroic Chanyu who can predict the death of the grassland is like a small householder, and he has to take care of every detail, including the setting up of sentries in the front camp.
Xubu Shanyu carefully asked the envoy sent from Jinyang when Jinyang City was attacked, how many enemy troops there were, and how long the defenders could hold out.
The envoy answered one by one: The day before Jinyang City, Han troops suddenly appeared ten miles away. The Han troops were flying the flying tiger flag with a cloud pattern and the crimson flag of the "trapped camp". The enemy army numbered as many as 40,000, but the Xiongnu defenders in the city were no more than 40,000 strong. Six thousand, all the people in the city have been driven away, and there is enough food, grass, bows and arrows. However, Jinyang is the largest city in Bingzhou, and the six thousand defenders cannot hold it for a long time, and the Han army fights bravely. Even if the defenders try their best, they can only hold on for seven days.
Dugu Liwei was currently in the meeting room. He fled to Pingtao four days ago and was recognized by Xu Bu Shanyu as the new Dugu Guduhou. He couldn't help being surprised when he heard this, and asked: "This must be Liu Bei and Lu Bu's tribe. When they fought with our tribe five days ago, the number of people was only over 10,000. How can there be 40,000 in these days? Is it not one of you?" A plan to use suspicion on soldiers."
The envoy replied: "It is about our lives, how can we not check repeatedly? We observed the tribes outside the city, and there is no doubt that it is forty thousand. It's just that some of the Han people wear leather armor, some wear burlap, and those wearing dog skin should be There are about 10,000 Han soldiers in the counties. There are about 30,000 people in the hemp and straw sandals. Their fighting skills are the same. According to King Huyan’s wishes, these should all be Han people from Montenegro."
After hearing this, the kings of the Han people in Montenegro suddenly realized, and their hearts could not help but be filled with some dark clouds. The Black Mountain Han people refer to the Black Mountain bandits under Zhang Yan. Now Zhang Yan has been recruited by the emperor and is independent between Ji and Binzhou. He has more than 600,000 followers and more than 200,000 capable fighters. If Zhang Yan defected to the imperial court, the overall situation of merging the state would be decided, and the Xiongnu rebels would have no hope of victory even if they fought to the last man.
Empress Helianchi said anxiously: "If the Han people from Montenegro attack our army in the east, and Chen Tingjian plunders Shangjun in the west, where will our army have any health? Chanyu, for what is happening now, we should abandon the Zi family and go around Fenyang." Attack the bend of the river, recapture the beautiful crops, guard them along the river, and then ask the court to surrender. The Han Dynasty has no more troops to send, so it will definitely agree, so that we can make long-term plans."
Both Xubu Shanyu and King Xiutu didn't say a word, and their expressions were gloomy and uncertain. Now the Han Dynasty can force the rebels to surrender without sending a large army. Once the army is mobilized, without the dangers of the mountains of the Xihe River in Taiyuan, how can it be accomplished by relying on the river alone? I'm afraid the best outcome would be to flee beyond the Great Wall and become a slave of Xianbei Man.
At this time Huchuquan stepped forward. He was the second son of Qiangqu Chanyu, and he was originally the Righteous King of the Xiongnu. During the great change in Meiji, he was stationed at Yanmen to guard against Xianbei. Logically, he should have avenged his father, but he had been friendly with Xubu Cheyou since he was a child, and he was not on good terms with his eldest brother Yufuluo. Xubu Shanyu named him Queen Zuoxian, and he led 70,000 Yanmen troops to join the rebel army. He can be said to be the first pillar of Xubu Shanyu today.
He analyzed the kings and said: "I have been guarding Yanmen for several years and have been in contact with Zhang Yan in Montenegro. In my opinion, Zhang Yan is by no means loyal to the court, but is greedy for profit and power. Moreover, he is a remnant of the Yellow Turban Party. The imperial court of the Han Dynasty granted Zhang Yan the title of Zhonglang General simply because he could not lose his tail. Privately, he still regarded Zhang Yan as his enemy.
Zhang Yan also knows this very well. If he is determined to be loyal to the imperial court, can we attack the Zi family? When we are destroyed, I am afraid that he will be the next one to be wiped out by the imperial court. He will never do such a short-sighted act of killing his own limbs. I predict that this must be because his commander, Qu Shuai, accepted bribes from the Han army, so he fought with the Han army. Attack Jinyang together.
It's just that the Han army is poor now, how can it be more fertile than the Xiongnu for decades? I heard that King Xiutu was rectifying the beautiful country and received tens of thousands of gold. If he can give it to the Han people in Heishan and advance and retreat with Zhang Yan, then the siege of Jinyang can be solved and the Chanyu can be liberated. There is no need to worry about Chen Chong in the county ! "
Xubu Chanyu was overjoyed when he heard the words, and all the kings were also sincerely convinced. He turned to ask King Xiutu Huliba: "Huliba, do you still have the beautiful rice and ten thousand gold?"
Huliba tried his best to smile and replied: "I am willing to offer this ten thousand gold for the Shanyu."
After the meeting that day, Huchuquan led dozens of people to rush to Yangqu in consecutive days. In order to rescue Jinyang City, the Xiongnu army also changed direction, abandoned Zishi City, which was just around the corner, and quickly marched towards Jinyang City.
Even after the defeat of Qixian County, the Xiongnu army lost more than 10,000 people, but they were still an unstoppable behemoth to the people of Taiyuan County. Wherever the Huns passed before, they drove out all the people in the city. The people in the city and outside the city robbed and killed, insulted women, and took property by force. Almost ten houses were empty.
Now the army returns the same way and repeats what it did before. From the wealthy families of Taiyuan to the poor people, the grain and wheat accumulated in the homes are so pure that no grains remain.
Many Han people originally hoped that the Huns would leave soon after their plunder, and the wheat seeds they hid might be able to make up for spring plowing. Unexpectedly, the Xiongnu had completely lost their way of survival, and people began to starve to death along the road. Five years ago, the Han people in Taiyuan escaped from the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Unexpectedly, five years later, they finally made up for this lesson.
But for Liu Bei, he couldn't bear to worry about these. In any case, he never thought that the battle of Jinyang would be so difficult. It didn't even need the main force of the Huns to suppress the situation, and the support offensive had reached its limit.
On the ninth day of April in the fifth year of Zhongping, the Huns' 130,000-strong army rescued Zishi, and Liu Bei sent troops to Jinyang.
