This request for help from Hebei was not delivered directly to Liu Yu, but was brought by Gongsun Sheng, the prefect of Le'an County who was stationed along the river, and Gongsun Sheng came personally.
Since Gongsun Sheng took charge of Le'an County, the number of meetings between Liu Yu and him has been greatly reduced.
This time Gongsun Sheng personally came to Luzi, Jibei County, obviously not just to ask for help for Jizhou.
"General, Shi Le defeated the Xianbei Duan Ji Lu family in Guangping and captured more than 5,000 people. Duan Mobo, the powerful chieftain of Duan tribe, was also captured. Duan Ji Lu family of Liaoxi and others led their troops and retreated for thirty miles. "
As soon as they met, Gongsun Sheng told Liu Yu the surprising news.
"What? Isn't Duan Xianbei very powerful? How could he be defeated by Shi Le?" Liu Yu was also a little surprised after hearing the news.
Duan Xianbei in western Liaoning is the strongest among the Xianbei tribes. He has repeatedly defeated Jin and Hu forces such as Gongshifan, Jisang, and Shile before.
"Since Liu Ling was killed, Shi Le annexed his subordinates, and his strength has actually increased. Since Shi Le and Duan Bu had a stalemate in Zhangshui, Duan Xianbei looted everywhere in Jizhou, and his brutality was not inferior to that of Hu Han. This time After a major defeat, the powerful Jizhou vassal Wang Jun waited and watched, allowing Shi Le to calmly defeat the enemy."
Gongsun Sheng said with a look of regret, "Originally, these Duanbu Xianbei are no different from the Hulu. If this happens, Duan Ji and his family will definitely not be willing to continue to attack Shile, and they may have to withdraw their troops back to western Liaoning soon. .”
Liu Yu nodded, agreeing with Gongsun Sheng's guess. Duanbu Xianbei, a tribe like Duanbu Xianbei, had to face many enemies.
Duanbu Xianbei went south to crusade against Shile. If the situation was favorable, they would definitely move forward bravely, but when encountering a headwind and a weak situation, they would basically not rush forward head-on.
You know, if you win, you can kill fewer people and steal more things; if you lose, you will lose both your people and money, so stopping losses in time has always been the consistent style of these six barbarians.
"It seems that Xianbei will definitely make peace with Shi Le during this period." Liu Yu said.
"Yes, General Shao Xu from Pingyuan Kingdom told me the same thing." Gongsun Sheng said.
"Shao Xu?"
After hearing this name, Liu Yu felt that it sounded familiar. It seemed that he was a Jin general who independently fought against the Hu in Jizhou in history, but was eventually killed by Shi Le or Shi Hu.
"That's right, it's Shao Xu. He is now the magistrate of Jizhou Pingyuan. It was he who sent his son to inform me about the urgent need for help."
From Gongsun Sheng's words, Liu Yu knew that this Shao Xu must have been very familiar with Gongsun Sheng, otherwise, he would not have trusted Shao Xu's news so much.
"So, Shao Xu's news is indeed very fast. It seems that the spies we sent in Jizhou haven't sent back the news yet."
Liu Yu suddenly thought that if Gongsun Sheng hadn't come, he would not have known such important news as Shi Le's defeat of Duan Xianbei.
From this point of view, the intelligence of spies in Jizhou needs to be strengthened in the future.
"After Duanbu was defeated, Shi Le attacked from all sides in the Julu, Qinghe, and Anping areas. I think it was very difficult for the spies placed there to pass on information." Gongsun Sheng explained.
"In that case, wouldn't Shile be about to occupy most of Jizhou?"
Liu Yu felt depressed at the thought that Shi Le, the great demon king of Jiehu in history, still wanted to occupy Jizhou.
"Yes, Shi Le has now occupied most of Jizhou from the river in the south to the Julu area of Zhao Kingdom in the north. That's why Shao Xu came so urgently to ask for help." Gongsun Sheng said.
"That's not right. Shouldn't Wang Jun be responsible for the affairs of Jizhou?" Liu Yu touched his chin and suddenly thought, "The man who is in charge of the military affairs in Youzhou and Jizhou is Wang Jun. If Shao Xu doesn't ask for help from Jizhou, Why did he come to us? Doesn't he know that since Wang Jun took charge of Jizhou, this Jizhou is not something that others can easily interfere with."
Liu Yu's words are definitely not alarmist.
After Wang Jun took charge of Jizhou, Liu Kun, the governor of Bingzhou, sent his nephew back to his hometown in Jizhou to recruit troops. Because of the large number of people recruited, Wang Jun was hostile and directly sent troops to kill Liu Kun's nephew. He regarded Jizhou as his family property. His attitude is very obvious.
"Hmph, I'm afraid Wang Pengzu will soon be overwhelmed with self-care. If Duan Xianbei makes peace with Shi Le, then the only force Wang Jun can control is the Youzhou army. The Youzhou army only has a strength of over ten thousand, so it can still protect itself. How can I estimate the counties and counties in Jizhou?" Gongsun Sheng was obviously not too optimistic about Wang Jun's real power.
"Are we so sure that Duan Xianbei and Shi Le will make peace?" Liu Yu asked.
"Most likely. After Duan Mobo was captured, Shi Le did not kill him. Instead, he kept sending people to contact Duan Xianbei. Obviously, he wanted to use this person to make peace with Duan Ji's family members." Gongsun Sheng said.
"Is this final wave so important?"
"Among the Duanbu Xianbei, they are all led by powerful chiefs such as Duan Ji Lujuan, Duan Mobo, Duan Wenyuan, etc. Duan Ji Lujuan is just the elder brother among them. If Duan Ji Lujuan refuses to save Duan Mobo, Then the other powerful chiefs will definitely become alienated from him."
Gongsun Sheng's words gave Liu Yu a new understanding of the distribution of power in Xianbei, western Liaoning.
"So, as soon as Duan Bu Xianbei retreats, Jizhou will become Shi Le's world. A weak brigade like Shao Xu who occupies a city will only be chased and defeated by Shi Le." Gongsun Sheng said this, and said contemptuously He laughed and continued, "Moreover, the scholars in Jizhou are now extremely disappointed with Wang Jun. In order to support Duan Xianbei's crusade against Shi Le, Wang Jun expropriated money in the Youzhou area of Jizhou without caring about floods, droughts, and locust plagues. Many dock owners even surrendered to Hu to protect themselves."
When Liu Yu heard this, he immediately felt great disgust for his father-in-law.
"The so-called strong army in Youzhou, in the final analysis, is mostly due to the Xianbei people in western Liaoning. Now that Xianbei in western Liaoning has suffered setbacks and retreated, I, my father-in-law, may have to completely abandon Jizhou."
Speaking of this, Liu Yu suddenly felt a kind of pride rising from the bottom of his heart.
Now, after an inexplicable defeat, Wang Jun of Youzhou has lost the strong vassal attitude that he had been victorious in before. I am afraid that what he will have to deal with more in the future is Duan Xianbei, who has become disloyal.
"The world's heroes are born in my generation. Now in Jizhou, we can't sit idly by and let it fall into the hands of the barbarians." Liu Yu said with a smile.
"Yes, General, you really can't sit back and watch Shi Le occupy Jizhou." Gongsun Sheng said here, and his tone became more serious.
"Moreover, we must not only send troops, but also send troops quickly, and win the battle quickly."
As soon as Liu Yu heard Gongsun Sheng say the words "quick victory and quick decision", he was a little embarrassed.
"Now, the treasury is already empty, and the autumn grain tax has not yet been paid. I'm afraid it will take some time to prepare grain."
Liu Yu began to tell Gongsun Shengshu the reasons that were not conducive to a "quick victory".
"Moreover, many experienced military soldiers have to defend the Xuzhou and Yanzhou areas. If we use new soldiers to go out, we will have to prepare winter clothes for these original refugees. I'm afraid it will be even less likely to be a quick victory."
"Unless Shao Xu and others from Jizhou can provide our army with food, grass and other supplies."
Hearing what Liu Yu said, Gongsun Sheng immediately shook his head and said happily.
"There is absolutely no such possibility. Many counties in Jizhou are even poorer and it is impossible to bear the food, grass and baggage of the army."
"Then we can only wait until the autumn grain tax collection is completed before we can send out troops."
Liu Yu had no choice about this.
Although Jizhou is not far away, it is separated by several large horizontal rivers such as Heshui, Jishui, Mahe, and Qingshui. Turnover and transportation are very inconvenient. If the army moves, the food and grass consumption will probably double.
"But You Tong, Zhang Zhen and others from Yuanxiang have already surrendered to Shi Le. If the delay continues, I am afraid that the entire Jizhou will either surrender or be defeated, and all of them will fall into the hands of the barbarians."
Gongsun Sheng said anxiously.
"About how many soldiers and horses does Shile have now?" Liu asked after thinking about it.
"I'm afraid it's not less than 50,000, maybe more. There are more refugees in Jizhou this year than in previous years." Gongsun Sheng sighed softly.
"According to my estimation, after Shi Le annexed Liu Ling's remaining tribe, there were at least about 30,000 barbarians under his command. Adding in the refugees and bandits, the number would probably be close to 100,000." Liu Yu said in a deep voice, "So many Even if the Qingzhou soldiers are as strong as 30,000 people, it will be difficult to completely defeat them."
Gongsun Sheng knew that what Liu Yu said was true.
Since Shi Le conquered Luoyang with the Hu and Han army, he has obtained even more weapons and armor. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to come to Jizhou and be defeated by Duan Xianbei in three battles, but still be able to firmly control the land of Zhao and Wei.
This fully shows that the Hulu army under Shi Le has been greatly improved compared to before.
In this situation, no one can guarantee that Liu Yu or Gongsun Sheng can still defeat the enemy with a small number.
If you win, that's fine. If you lose, that's a big deal.
"It's better than this. I will personally lead the troops from the three nearby counties to station in the plain first. Although the troops in the three counties are not large, they should not be a big problem if they are used to guard the surrounding areas of the plain." Liu thought about it. The grain and grass can support the soldiers of three counties for more than a month.
"Pingyuan Shaoxu, if he can think of our Qingzhou Army in times of crisis, we must not disappoint him. At the very least, we must save Shao Xu's Pingyuan City first."
After Gongsun Sheng heard this, he thought for a moment and nodded.
"Now it seems that this is the only way it can be."
Later, Liu Yu and Gongsun Sheng discussed the general details of the deployment of troops from the three counties.
After everything was over, Gongsun Sheng resigned and left the General's Mansion.
Liu Yu, who had been tired for a day, took two steps directly to the back house.
Although Liu Yu had decided to place the Ba Mansion in Lu Zicheng, the General's Mansion in the city was not very big, so that after his wife Wang Ze led the female family members to move in, it instantly seemed a little crowded.
Because the two concubines only gave birth to two daughters, Liu Yu returned to the back house and naturally had to work with Wang Ze on the plan of "adding children" in the evening.
At this time, Wang Ze had lost his youthfulness and slowly started to grow up.
However, that kind of agility has not diminished at all. On the contrary, when he stayed in Linzi, he helped his brother Liu Yi handle affairs, and he became more thoughtful.
"What, husband, are you going to lead the troops to Jizhou yourself?"
After a few moments of tenderness, the two talked to each other.
Unexpectedly, Wang Ze was immediately surprised when he heard that Liu Yu was going to lead his troops to the plains.
"Yes, is there any problem?" Liu Yu was a little surprised. Logically speaking, Wang Ze should have been used to leading troops on his own.
"Haha, you don't think that I am going to Jizhou to fight for power with my father-in-law." Liu Yu suddenly thought of this, smiled slightly, and comforted Wang Zedao.
"Don't worry, I went to Jizhou just because Duan Xianbei is very likely to defect back to Liaoxi. This is also to relieve the pressure brought by the Hulu for my father-in-law."
When Liu Yu said this, Wang Ze, who was leaning against his arms, shook his head.
"No, I'm not worried about what my father will think of me, but because I'm worried about my husband, or maybe it's for your sake."
"Me? The soldiers are in danger. I will naturally deal with it carefully." Liu Yu said casually.
"No, I'm afraid my worries are not outside, but in Luzi City." Wang Ze said.
"Sir, what do you mean by this?" Liu Yu had never underestimated Wang Ze's knowledge. Hearing what she said, he asked seriously.
"Now in Luzi City, although my husband is a general, holds a lot of troops, and has the power to open a government office, the real king in Luzi City is the crown prince."
"Although this crown prince is just a young man, he is indeed the closest clan member to the emperor in the industry, and he is also the crown prince supported by his husband and other princes."
"If my husband leads the troops outside, and something happens in Luzi City, there will probably be a big chaos."
When Liu Yu heard this, although he was a little worried, he still comforted Wang Ze and said.
"There shouldn't be a big problem. Although Sima Duan has some loyal servants around him, most of them are dandy boys from high-ranking families. They are good at talking and drinking. If he launches an attack in Luzi City while I am leading the army outside, I definitely don’t have the guts.”
"These noble men are the most self-righteous. If they really have evil intentions, I'm afraid they will never let it go. Therefore, I think it's better for you, husband, to be careful." Wang Ze still advised.
"What's more, Pingyuan Shaoxu is just a county magistrate. How can it be worthy of my husband to easily abandon his important place and lead his troops there in person?"
"If something bad happens to someone, wouldn't it be a dilemma?"
"Husband, to be honest, I also sent servants in Luzicheng to inquire about the news. Many of the officials in the Crown Prince's residence have been in close contact with many officials in Xingtai recently, and the Crown Prince himself is indeed still studying every day. There’s no movement.”
"On the one hand, the ministers in his palace frequently meet with old Luoyang people in secret, but on the other hand, the crown prince is unusually calm. Isn't it weird?"
After hearing what Wang Ze said, Liu Yu immediately became alert.
"However, if I don't go to support Pingyuan, wouldn't I be devastated by Shao Xu and others in Jizhou?"
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