Although the Beggar Army is known as an army, it does not have formal official positions or fixed locations. Instead, it is distributed in several counties in Jizhou and Sizhou. ↙eight↙eight↙read↙book,※o◇
From the beginning when more than 10,000 households followed Sima Teng from Bingzhou to move eastward, they later absorbed many refugees from Bingzhou and Jizhou, and now have grown to more than 30,000 households.
Except for the leader Tian Tian, the other generals such as Tian Lan, Li Yun, Bo Sheng, Wang Ping, Hao Ting, and Chen Wu all had their own tribes.
After Sima Teng's death, although these people all regarded Tian Tian as the leader of the alliance, they had to disperse and stationed in villages due to livelihood constraints. Among them, Li Yun led some elites to follow Sima Teng, King of the East China Sea, and was awarded the military rank of General Long Xiang.
This time, Wu Xin planned to recruit Hao Ting from the begging army. Wu Xin and Hao Ting already knew each other. At this time, Hao Ting led his troops to station in Guangzong, Jizhou. Wu Xin set out from Jibei County and only needed It can be reached in two days.
As soon as Wu Xin left Jibei County, he encountered many refugees fleeing from Jizhou. Only then did he know that Shi Le and Liu Ling of the Xiongnu Han Kingdom once again raided the counties in Hebei, and the beggar army generals Chen Wu and Hao Ting were surrounded In Guangping and Guangzong.
After learning about the situation, Wu Xin sent people back to Qingzhou to report to Liu Yu, and at the same time led his men to take risks and continue to move forward to explore the enemy's situation.
After sending the initial report, two days later, Wu Xin quickly returned to Qingzhou in person and gave Liu Yu the latest report.
Wu Xin told Liu Yu that Shi Le led 30,000 Hu soldiers to surround Chen Wu in Guangping, and Liu Ling led 20,000 Hu soldiers to surround Haoting in Guangzong.
Tian Zhen, Bo Sheng and others of the Beggar Army were all stationed in Weijun and Hanoi. They were also faced with the attacks of Liu Cong, Liu Jing and other barbarians from the Han Dynasty of the Huns. They were unable to lead their troops to rescue for a while.
Wu Xin rushed back day and night, and it was already night. %∷八%∷八%∷Read%∷book, ≮※o
After listening to Wu Xin's words, Liu Yu did not make any reply immediately, but was thoughtful.
Seeing Liu Yu like this, Wu Xinxin was anxious, thinking that Liu Yu was worried about the risk of being defeated by Shi Le and Liu Ling if he traveled a long way to attack.
"General, the beggar soldiers are all warriors who dare to fight, ranging from white heads to children. If they can be used by the general, this army alone is enough to defend Heji. Moreover, although Shi Le and other Hulu soldiers have a large number of troops, they have already lost their strength. We have already been defeated by the Qingzhou Army in both directions. The general only needs to send a few elite troops. They do not need to move quickly, but just advance slowly, and we can slightly relieve the siege of the begging troops in these two places."
Wu Xin softened his tone and continued.
"After all, Shi Le and Liu Ling are both defeated by the general. As long as he sees the general's banner in the distance, he will definitely run away and there will probably be no need to actually fight."
After listening to Wu Xin's words, Liu Yu saw the expression on his face and understood at once that Wu Xin thought he was afraid of losing his troops, so he hesitated here.
Thinking of this, Liu Yu couldn't help but laugh a little.
"Haha, brother Bocheng, do you think I am afraid of barbarians like Shi Le?"
After playing against each other twice, Liu Yu no longer regarded Shi Le, a historical figure, as an invincible opponent. Instead, he realized the saying "There is no hero to make Zhuzi famous."
Historically, Shi Le, who established the Later Zhao Dynasty, had a very high-profile self-evaluation. He dismissed Cao Cao and Sima Yi, a traitor who usurped power. Even Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu could only keep pace with him. Only Liu Bang, Taizu of the Han Dynasty, could make him willing. As a subordinate, he can then compete with Han Xin in terms of military merit.
Well, very good, very powerful.
Although Liu Yu knew that Shi Le's words were deliberately told to Shi Hu when he was about to burp, fearing that Shi Hu would usurp the throne after his death, this shameless energy still made Liu Yu is very impressed.
Let’s not mention the ability and achievements of political maneuvering, nor the extraordinary ability of Shi Le II to plan for the future, but only in terms of military achievements.
Shi Le was first blasted by Gou Xi, then Duan Xianbei from Youzhou repeatedly rode a flying dragon on his face, and finally met Zu Ti who only led more than a thousand tribesmen. He was beaten and all the land in Henan was lost. I really don’t know. How is it similar to Han Xin?
If it weren't for the cooperation of Jin Ting, who had full internal fighting skills, Shi Le would have been able to rise again.
"Brother Bocheng, although I am not talented, I am not afraid of a defeated general like Shi Le. Even if my talent in battle is no match, the Qingzhou Army's 20,000 tiger warriors are not something that little Jiehu can handle."
When Liu Yu said this, he felt that he was still shameless. He did not brag about himself, but praised the soldiers.
"The general doesn't dare to think so. He is just worried that these strong men of the begging army will not be able to be used by the general." Wu Xin said.
"I know what Brother Wu said. The reason why I hesitated just now was because I had other concerns." Liu Yu said helplessly.
"Worries? What does the general mean by this?"
"I am concerned about two things." Liu Yu said.
"These two things refer to"
"The first thing is that there is a shortage of military rations. There has been a serious drought this year, and there is already insufficient food. Since autumn, tens of thousands of families have been admitted to the refugee camp. The originally small food reserve has become even more insufficient after these new arrivals. If there is no war, then it is okay to let the sergeants and civilians eat less. But if there is a war, sufficient food must be ensured. Even the civilians who transport the baggage must have sufficient rations. In this way, Qingzhou's current warehouses and The private reserves of food for the soldiers are not enough."
The first thing Liu Yu worried about was the most basic issue.
The entire north was severely affected today, and grain production in the fields was severely reduced.
Every family of the Zhitian soldiers in Qingzhou has food. They eat thin food during leisure time and dry food during training, which can barely support them through the winter. Even if they are compared with surrounding states and counties, they are already very happy.
After listening to Liu Yu's words, Wu Xin was not discouraged. Instead, he immediately spoke confidently as if he had been prepared.
"Food is nothing to worry about." Wu Xin continued.
"General, if we send troops this time to relieve the siege of the beggar armies in the two places, we can use the beggar army as minions to loot grain, grass and property on the spot in several counties in Hebei."
After hearing what Wu Xin said, Liu Yu almost thought he had heard wrongly and was a little unbelievable.
Liu Yu widened his eyes in surprise and asked.
"What? Brother Bocheng, what do you mean by this? Who are you plundering when you plunder grain and grass in Hebei?"
Liu Yu thought to himself, could it be referring to the capture after defeating Shi Le and others?
Wu Xin said confidently.
"Of course we are searching for those powerful people who surrendered to the Hu Lu. Once we defeat the Hu Lu, if we don't punish these powerful people who surrendered to the Hu Lu, wouldn't it be too easy for them?"
Hearing this, Liu Yu somewhat understood that once Shi Le and other Hulu bandits failed, they would be scattered and would not care about the powerful people who surrendered to them. In this way, these powerful people who surrendered to the Hulu people would not be able to escape. , when that time comes, the army is pressing down on the territory, isn’t it just taking everything you ask for?
"I just don't know how many of these powerful men surrendered to the enemy and surrendered to Hu, and whether the gains from plundering were substantial?"
"In the two counties of Zhao and Wei alone, there are dozens of powerful thieves such as Jiang Shile, and at least there are more than 30,000 households. A good raid will be enough to support the consumption of food and grass for tens of thousands of troops."
"If this is the case, wouldn't it be that fighting is the only way to support war?" 11
