"Your Majesty, I feel that it is precisely because of this that it is even more necessary for Your Majesty to personally conquer Jizhou!"
Hu Yanyan, the cavalry general, said.
"What do you mean by this?"
The Xiongnu Emperor Liu Cong was immediately puzzled.
The Huns Emperor Liu Cong, who was based in Pingyang, controlled most of the military power of the five Huns. After capturing Luoyang, the Huns' main attack direction was the Chang'an area in Guanzhong.
Because in Guanzhong there was Sima Ye, the new crown prince who had just been established by the Jin Kingdom, who was the number one enemy in the eyes of the Huns and Han Kingdom.
"The old enemy of our dynasty is the Sima family. Now Sima Ye claims to be the crown prince of the Jin Kingdom in Chang'an. If we don't punish these remnants, how can we consolidate the country?" Liu Cong said.
"Your Majesty, Chang'an has been unable to be defeated despite repeated attacks. This shows that God's will is such that the time must not have come yet." Hu Yanyan immediately continued, "The Jin court in Guanzhong has declined, and it will definitely be a matter of time to seize Chang'an."
"However, today's Puppet Han Liu Yu is another life-and-death enemy. We must immediately turn from west to east to eliminate the Puppet Han."
Liu Cong's face was a little impatient. Hu Yanyan and other heroes and veterans were becoming more and more stubborn.
"Didn't I say that?"
"Shi Le has sent someone to report that he has a perfect plan to deal with Liu Yu!"
After hearing this, Hu Yanyan sneered.
"Your Majesty, the person I want to deal with in my plan is not just the hypocrite Liu Yu."
"This Shi Le is also a key person to deal with."
After hearing this, Liu Cong immediately regained his shrewd demeanor.
"What do you mean, Shi Le still dares to betray?"
Hu Yanyan answered immediately.
"Your Majesty, there are still millions of Dingkou in Jizhou today, which can be said to be the best in the world. Whoever occupies the land in Jizhou and Hebei will immediately have the capital to compete for the world."
"If Shi Le really defeats the puppet Han Liu Yu, by the time he takes over Jizhou, he will definitely be invincible."
"Guanzhong will be ours sooner or later, but if Jizhou is not taken at this time, whether it is Liu Yu or Shi Le, as long as Jizhou is taken, they will become our strong enemy sooner or later!"
After hearing what Hu Yanyan said, the Xiongnu Emperor Liu Cong immediately felt that it made sense.
"Your Majesty, you can't do this!"
Suddenly someone spoke out against it.
Liu Cong took a look and saw that the person who objected was Chen Yuanda, the imperial censor.
For this most learned man among the five Xiongnu tribes, Liu Cong and his son both relied heavily on him.
"Why does Chen Weng think it's impossible?"
Liu Cong asked immediately.
At this time, although Chen Yuanda was increasingly disliked by Liu Cong because of his outspokenness and daring to remonstrate, Liu Cong still had great trust in Chen Yuanda on military and national affairs.
"Your Majesty, although our army is at its peak, we rely on people like Wang Mi, Shi Le and Shan Zheng besides the people of the Five Tribes."
"Now that the Jin Dynasty still occupies many states and counties, it must rely on Shi Le and others to capture cities and territories and attack the remnants of the Jin Dynasty."
"If, as General Chaoqiu said, your Majesty sends troops to Jizhou and takes the opportunity to annex Shile's territory and soldiers, I am afraid that from now on, Wang Mi, Zhao Gu and others will be separated from your Majesty."
"If Wang Mi, Shi Le and others betray because of this, whether they join the puppet Han or the Jin Dynasty, then we will be the ones in danger."
"Even if it is Jizhou, it may be difficult to keep it."
"Nowadays, most of the Di and Qiang live in Guanzhong, with more than 100,000 soldiers. These are soldiers that can be used by your majesty. It is much better than conquering Jizhou."
Hearing what Chen Yuanda said, Hu Yanyan, the cavalry general, immediately argued.
"But Guanzhong is difficult to capture. In my opinion, it will be very difficult to capture within three to five years."
"With these three to five years, wouldn't it be better to capture all of Jizhou!"
Chen Yuanda shook his head and retorted.
"Guanzhong is a thousand miles of fertile land. Although it is devastated by war and is no longer as prosperous as it once was, the benefits of the rivers and canals are still there. As long as we can capture Guanzhong, we can preserve our foundation for generations."
"The mountains and rivers inside and outside correspond to this."
"Even if it takes a little more time, it's totally worth it."
"Jizhou is different. Although it also has fertile fields and a large population, it has Wang Jun and Liu Kun in the north and Liu Yu in the south. It can be said that it is surrounded by enemies."
"Not only that, there are many forts in Jizhou, and there are many powerful people. They are far closer to our people than the Di Qiang in Guanzhong."
"I'm afraid that after occupying Jizhou, we will be tired of dealing with internal and external enemies, and give the remnants of the Jin Dynasty in Guanzhong a chance to breathe."
“In the end, I’m afraid I won’t be able to take care of both things at the same time.”
Hu Yanyan, the general of chariots and cavalry, disagreed.
"Master Yushi, you are too cowardly."
"I think you have read too much of the classics and history, which has worn away your courage."
"As long as we can capture Jizhou, we will have the best soldiers in our hands. Are we afraid of those people?"
"Wouldn't it be nice to wait until Jizhou is pacified, then turn around, use the people of Jizhou to attack Guanzhong, and use the Jin people to attack the Jin people?"
The words of the cavalry general were immediately echoed and echoed by many Hun generals.
"Besides, Guanzhong is already in such a state of tatters that even if we give those losers of the Sima family a few years of breathing time, they won't be able to get any better."
"In the past year, we have attacked Guanzhong over and over again. The money and food we have spent has been like a river flowing into the sea. All of them have disappeared. Apart from a few dilapidated cities, is there anything else?"
All the Hun generals nearby also nodded in agreement.
"General Chariot and Cavalry is right. Guanzhong has been completely wiped out. If we can't capture Chang'an City, we won't be able to grab anything at all."
"Yes, General Huyan is right. In Guanzhong today, there are probably more barbarians like Di and Qiang than there are Jin people. There is nothing to rob."
"In that case, Jizhou is better. I heard that Shi Le, a slave slave, only occupied the two counties of Zhao and Wei, and he has already plundered mountains of silk and beautiful women."
"Yes, Jizhou is better, but we can't let the hypocrite Liu Yu snatch Jizhou away. Your Majesty, we must send troops. If we don't capture Jizhou, we will lose that Jie slave in Shile."
"Yes, Your Majesty, even if Wang Mishile and others are dissatisfied because of this, it doesn't matter. Anyway, they are just relying on some refugees. How can any of our five Huns warriors be able to fight? As long as we have Jizhou A woman with money and food will definitely be able to defend Jizhou for Your Majesty."
When Chen Yuanda heard these messy words, he immediately felt depressed.
After the capture of Luoyang, the Xiongnu military leaders headed by Liu Yao, Hu Yanyan and others became more and more domineering, and they paid less and less attention to advisers like Chen Yuanda.
"How can Jizhou be so easy to manage? You can't do it unless you have the talent of a general!" Chen Yuanda said immediately.
"Hmph, Chen Yuanda, you may not look down on your own people too much. Don't we Huns have the talent to be generals? It's just Jizhou."
"However, as the General of Chariots and Cavalry just said, no matter who occupies Jizhou, he will definitely have a disobedient heart. Your Majesty, if this is true, it is not appropriate to capture Jizhou at this time." Chen Yuanda handed over to the Huns Emperor. said.
Upon hearing this, the Xiongnu Emperor Liu Cong immediately looked at the cavalry general Hu Yanyan with suspicious eyes.
"So what? I'm talking about outsiders like Shi Le. We are all descendants of the Huns from the Five Tribes. We are the most loyal eagle dogs of the Great Chanyu. How can any eagle dog betray its master?"
Hu Yanyan immediately said angrily.
After hearing the argument of the cavalry general Hu Yanyan, Liu Cong immediately relieved his guard.
"Yes, I, the descendants of the Huns, all work together to achieve great things. They are not the kind of internal fighting and killing that the Sima family does. There will definitely not be the kind of things that the imperial censor is worried about."
Liu Cong, Emperor of the Huns, said.
At this time, Liu Cong's favorite Zhongchang servant Wang Shen knelt down beside him softly, leaned close to Liu Cong's ear and whispered.
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince has left the Queen Mother's residence and gone to study."
These words from Zhongchang Shi Wang Shen were like a fluffy fox tail, tickling Liu Cong's heart.
The ambition that he had just begun to conquer the world was immediately forgotten.
When he thought that the obstructive emperor's brother Liu Yi was going to study, Liu Cong wanted to fly to the palace of the Empress Dowager Shan immediately.
Such a plump and beautiful Shan family, when the old and immortal late emperor was alive, he could only watch from a distance. Now Liu Cong is the great emperor, but he has to sneak around because of the emperor's younger brother Liu Yi.
The thought of Shan's tenderness, smoothness, moisture and light panting, coupled with the forbidden pleasure, and the excitement of carrying the emperor's brother Liu Yi on his back, immediately made Liu Cong unbearable.
"alright!"
Liu Cong shouted loudly, interrupting the unfinished argument between Chen Yuanda and Hu Yanyan below.
Chen Yuanda, Hu Yanyan and others saw Liu Cong's face flushed and seemed to be irritable, so they immediately bowed their heads respectfully.
"Now that Guanzhong cannot be captured quickly, let's attack Jizhou first. When Jizhou is captured, whether we continue to advance eastward or capture Guanzhong from the west, we will make long-term plans at that time!"
"General Chariot and Cavalry, it is up to you to arrange the conquest of Jizhou as soon as possible."
After Chen Yuanda heard this, he was very unwilling. Just as he was about to open his mouth to continue arguing, he only saw Liu Cong's back hurriedly leaving.
The hurried pace seemed to be rushing to the battlefield to fight.
Jizhou, Qinghe County.
The spring breeze was still crisp, making Liu Yu's face feel cold.
After crossing the Ma River and entering Qinghe County, the scenes encountered along the way were exactly as reported by the previous scouts.
"Your Majesty, there are not many people left in the few miles ahead. Jiehu Shihu's troops have already moved away all the local people."
Wu Xin, who was in charge of the former army, reported back.
"It's impossible for them all to move away. I don't believe Shi Hu is so capable!"
Liu Yu said.
"Yes, Your Majesty, there are also many people who escaped when they were forced to move by the Hulu. However, most of them were hiding in the water and swamps. Most of them refused to come out when they saw our army."
Liu Yu felt helpless after hearing this.
At this time, Jizhou, also known as Hebei in later generations, although there was not much difference in landforms, there was still a big gap in the river land on the ground.
In later generations of Hebei, the remaining rivers, lakes and swamps were already very rare.
However, in Jizhou during the Wei and Jin Dynasties, there were not only huge inner lakes like Daluze, but also swamps and marshes all over. In Jizhou without mountains, these were good hiding places for refugees to avoid military disasters.
"Have you ever sent someone to propagate it?" Liu Yu asked.
Wu Xin said helplessly, "I have sent people to appease the people a long time ago. The general is still trying to find some guides and soldiers, but most of the people are unwilling to come out easily after hiding."
"Why?"
"Because now that our army has just arrived, they all feel that the victory or defeat against the Hulu is unknown, and they are afraid that after coming out, they will encounter a defeated army again, which will lead to disaster."
After hearing this, Liu Yu was not angry, but felt a little pitiful.
"Alas, these people in Jizhou have completely lost their confidence."
"If we can't defeat Hulu in front of them this time, I'm afraid many people will think that Hulu is the leader here."
After hearing Liu Yu's words, Wu Xin said bitterly.
"Your Majesty, I don't think they are necessarily barbarians. Now, most of Jiannu Shile's hands are refugees and powerful people from my Han people."
"This time, Shi Hu forced the people of Qinghe to move. Most of his soldiers were powerful soldiers from Wei County. These scum were killing, looting, and they didn't need the kindness of those barbarians at all!"
"If I catch these bastards who forget their ancestors, I will chop them all up and feed them to the dogs!"
"Yes, these scum are probably more terrifying than the Hulu themselves!" Liu Yu nodded and said.
"When this war is over, we must clean up all the powerful people under our rule. If they are those who have done many evil things, they must be severely punished."
Liu Yu has now basically determined that Shi Le at this time has gradually transformed from the original Hulu bandit army into a mixed army that incorporates a large number of powerful Han people.
Among these armies, the Junziying represented by Zhang Bin and Wang Zichun were among the literati, which could be regarded as Shi Le's strategic think tank. In the case of Wu, there were powerful troops such as Cheng Xia and Zhang Jackal.
For these powerful people, there is no sense of family and country justice at all, let alone any national feelings.
All they have in their eyes is their own glory and wealth.
Therefore, no matter what the outcome of his attack on Jizhou this time, even if he only occupied a few lands in eastern Hebei, Liu Yu had to completely slow down the pace of expansion. First, he had to instill the Hu-Han theory of his own into the common people and powerful people under his rule. .
In that case, no matter how powerful the Hulu forces are, it will be difficult to eliminate the cognition in the hearts of these beings.
"Your Majesty, we met a lot of Hulu Rangers ahead!"
Suddenly, Zhao Kun's urgent call interrupted Liu Yu's thoughts.
"How many?" Liu Yu asked immediately.
"I'm afraid there might be three or four thousand!"
"So many? Is it the Hulu army coming?" Wu Xin said.
"It's impossible. If the Hulu army comes, there can't be such a small number of people."
Liu Yu shook his head and glanced at the desolate wilderness and farmland around him.
"This must be coming to harass us. The Hulu must want us to starve to death in this wilderness."
