However, although the Xiongnu Emperor Liu Cong's thoughts became more and more intense, there was no way to directly implement them. After all, this would affect the power and status of nearly hundreds of powerful chiefs and commanders in various Xiongnu tribes, large and small.
It will definitely take a lot of effort. Today, the Xiongnu and Han Kingdom have more urgent things that need to be done immediately.
Thousands of elite soldiers led by the Xiongnu Emperor Liu Cong finally returned to Pingyang City after traveling day and night and even the two horses they carried were nearly exhausted.
Upon seeing the return of the Huns Emperor Liu Cong, Liu Can, the Xiongnu Great Danyu who stayed in Pingyang, immediately led a young man to greet him.
"Your Majesty, this is General Linghu of Jinyang!"
Today's Xiongnu Empire implements dual rule, that is, the Huns and the Jin people under their rule rule separately.
As the emperor of the Huns and Han Kingdom, he naturally had the power to command the Huns and Jin people at the same time, while the Great Chanyu directly commanded the Huns and many barbarians.
After hearing these words from his son Liu Can, Liu Cong immediately understood that the young man in front of him was Linghu Ni, a powerful man from Jinyang who came to avenge his father.
Liu Cong immediately nodded with approval and said.
"General Linghu Sheng was a hero for a time. I have always respected him. Now he is framed by Liu Yueshi. It can be said that humans and gods are outraged!"
"Your Majesty has said this, and Linghu Ni is willing to break his body into pieces in repayment!"
Linghu Ni, who defected from Jinyang, has been feeling uneasy these days because Liu Can, the Xiongnu chieftain who stayed in Pingyang, does not have the authority to send troops to attack Jinyang. All decisions need to wait for the Xiongnu emperor Liu Cong. We won’t know for sure until we get back.
Linghu Ni knew that not long after he left, Liu Kun, the governor of Jin Bing Prefecture, had left Jinyang to collect reinforcements. If reinforcements from the Tuoba tribe or Jizhou arrived, it would not be possible to break through Jinyang. Got it.
Now that the Xiongnu Emperor Liu Cong has returned day and night, and behaves like this, Jinyang City can probably be conquered in one battle.
"All the heroes inside and outside Jinyang were deceived by Liu Kun. They did not understand the destiny and were foolishly loyal to the Jin Dynasty..." The Xiongnu Emperor Liu Cong said calmly.
"Your Majesty, this is easy! All the truth and falsehood inside and outside Jinyang are in the villain's heart, and he can lead the army of divine soldiers to advance straight to Jinyang!" Linghu Ni said immediately.
After hearing this, the last trace of concern in the heart of the Hun Emperor Liu Cong disappeared instantly.
Originally, Liu Cong was worried that Linghu Ni was too young and only had the passion to avenge his father, but had no idea of Jinyang's reality.
Soon, the Xiongnu Emperor Liu Cong learned all the military deployments inside and outside Jinyang City from the surrendered general Linghu Ni.
Jinyang City, where Liu Kun was stationed, was not the only city in Jinyang. A number of forts around it also played the role of dividing troops to guard various arteries, providing warning and cover for Jinyang City. Similarly, Jinyang City The Jin army in Yangcheng could also attack in time to cooperate with the forts to defend themselves.
With the support of Linghu Ni and the Linghu family behind him, half of the forces outside Jinyang City will be completely suppressed.
"Haha, I won General Linghu today and defeated an army of 100,000 people!"
The Xiongnu Emperor Liu Cong finally laughed.
"When we capture Jinyang! I will make General Linghu the Marquis of Jinyang!"
After hearing the Hun Emperor's advance promise, Linghu Ni didn't look proud. Instead, he left the table and knelt down, speaking very seriously.
"Your Majesty! After this battle, Linghu Ni does not ask for promotion or promotion, nor does he ask for gold, silver, pearls and jade. There is just one thing that I hope Your Majesty will fulfill!"
When the Xiongnu Emperor Liu Cong heard this, he frowned slightly. This kind of thing without seeking fame and fortune must have a bigger purpose.
"General Linghu, it doesn't matter!" Liu Cong said without changing his expression.
I saw Linghu Ni speaking with determination.
"Liu Kun unjustly killed my father. If he didn't avenge this revenge, he would be a son of a man in vain. After the city of Jinyang was destroyed, Linghu Ni wanted to kill the traitor Xu Run with his own hands, and then use the heads of Liu Kun's parents left in Jinyang to pay homage. My father!"
After hearing Linghu Ni's words, the Xiongnu Emperor Liu Cong hesitated slightly.
Once Jinyang City is breached, if the parents of Liu Kun, the governor of Jin Bing Prefecture, can be captured, it will be equivalent to having a powerful weapon to restrain Liu Kun.
It would be a pity if Linghu Ni was killed so easily.
However, the Xiongnu Emperor Liu Cong made a decision quickly.
"Haha, what did I think it was! How can we not avenge blood relatives? General Linghu asked me to do it, and I agreed!"
Liu Cong thought, this Linghu Ni acted decisively and was a member of the Jinyang clan. After Jinyang was captured, he would have to rely on these Jinyang clans as his foundation. And once Liu Kun was gone from Jinyang, he would be nothing more than a lost dog. There is no need to worry about his parents anymore.
In this case, it would be better to let Linghu Ni kill Liu Kun's parents. Firstly, Linghuni would have to take revenge, and secondly, the Linghu family would completely surrender.
"Now is a God-given opportunity. I decided to immediately raise troops to go north to attack the bandits in Jinyang!"
"General Linghu, I appoint you as the general of the armed guards and the commander of the army as the vanguard!"
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Dongping Prefecture, Lelang County.
After Liu Yu founded the country and proclaimed himself emperor, he established Dongping Prefecture based on the two counties of Lelang and Daifang on the Korean Peninsula. Zhang Tong, the original governor of the two counties, was appointed as the governor of Dongping Prefecture and the commander-in-chief of the military affairs in Dongping Prefecture.
For the two counties of Lelang and Daifang, which are at the corner of the isolated peninsula, the most important thing is how to survive the siege of Goguryeo, Baekje, Haoqian and other barbarians.
As for whether they were loyal to the Jin Dynasty or the newly established 'Han Dynasty', it no longer meant much to them.
What's more, since they attached themselves to Liu Yu in Qingzhou, the Han people in Daifang and Lelang counties have been greatly supplemented with many critical supplies, and they are completely inseparable from the support of the sea.
In the residence of the governor of Dongping Prefecture.
"Envoy, the envoy sent by the Baekje people is already waiting at the embassy."
A general walked into the room and said respectfully to Zhang Tong, the governor of Dongping Prefecture.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Tong put down the pen in his hand, thought for a moment, and said slowly.
"The envoy of the Baekje people, can he still be respectful in his words and deeds?"
"Reporting to the envoy, it seems that the general is still respectful."
The general said quickly.
Since the powerful Han people in the two counties of Dongping Prefecture received support from the sea, they quickly started logging and smelting locally. The tens of thousands of powerful Han people were greatly strengthened. The first to bear the brunt were the Baekje people to the south.
These Baekje people are after the Buyeo people who migrated from the north. There were many disobedient Mahan barbarians under their rule. Now the Han people from the two counties in the north are coming to kill them aggressively. After several defeats, the Baekje people are defeated. Soon after surrendering to Ganchen, he became a lackey of the Qingzhou Han Kingdom in robbing Ma Hanman.
However, as the Murong tribe in Liaodong called on the forces loyal to the Jin Dynasty in Liaodong and declared that they would go south to attack the two counties of Pingzhou in eastern Han Dynasty, the tribes such as Haoqiu and Nanwoju who had just surrendered were ready to take action again. It seemed that they wanted to take advantage of this A chance to throw off the shackles around their necks.
"So, these Baekje barbarians still know some truth." Zhang Tong, the governor of Dongping Prefecture, nodded with satisfaction.
The fact that these Baekje people responded so promptly to the call of Zhang Tong, the governor of Dongping Prefecture, shows that there is no tendency to rebel and respond to Liaodong for the time being.
However, this situation was also within Zhang Tong's expectation. Although the Baekje people may not have thought this way, they were far away from Liaodong. Once the incident broke out halfway, they would be the only unlucky ones.
"Will the envoy summon him now?"
"No, let them wait in the building for a day!" Zhang Tong, the governor of Dongping Prefecture, said, "The province has made these Baekje people misunderstand, thinking that we can't defend these two counties without them!"
The general immediately understood what Zhang Tong meant and immediately took the order to retreat.
In fact, Zhang Tong did not recruit Baekje soldiers and horses to defend Dongping Prefecture this time by recruiting Baekje envoys. With the strength of Baekje ordinary soldiers, even after they came, they would only have more troops. Adding trouble is of no use at all.
Zhang Tong's main purpose was to let these Baekje people witness with their own eyes the strength of the Qingzhou Han army that was about to come from the sea, so that they could deepen their understanding of the gap in force between the two sides.
It is better to wait until later, when the "hawks" among the Baekje people will have disobedient intentions.
Three thousand Han soldiers and horses coming from the sea have just arrived at the seaside of Suicheng. It will take at least a day to arrive here.
Therefore, Zhang Tong, the governor of Dongping Prefecture, who had nothing to do at this time, had no intention of meeting the Baekje barbarian.
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To the east of the governor's office in Pingzhou, Liaodong, there is an endless forest sea, extending along the endless white mountains in the northeast direction, as if there is no end.
Among them, there are only a few narrow mountain roads that pass through the dense forest, crossing rivers and connecting to Pingdian and other settlements of Goguryeo and other barbarians in the forest.
Hundreds of miles away from Dongpingzhou to the north is Wandu, the capital of Goguryeo.
Since the Cao Wei Dynasty, Sima Yi led his army to eliminate the Gongsun clan in Liaodong, and also destroyed Wandu, the capital of Goguryeo here.
However, after the Wei army retreated, the remaining Goguryeo people rebuilt a new Wandu city.
At this time, King Eulli of Goguryeo was sighing for his unfortunate fate.
"Your Majesty, as for how to reply to Murong's letter, please make your decision as soon as possible!"
A gray-haired Goguryeo old man, wearing a high imitation crown, asked the Goguryeo King Yifuli with a worried look.
"This Murong tribe is simply bullying others. Do you think that we Goguryeo people are his servants?"
Before King Eulli of Goguryeo could speak, his younger brother, Ambassador Anyuan Kuomu, who was sitting on the ground next to him, shouted angrily.
Murong Han, the eldest son of Murong Xianbei Chanyu, led thousands of cavalry into the western border of Goguryeo. After a show of force, he sent people to inform King Yifuli of Goguryeo that he wanted the King of Goguryeo to send envoys to Liaodong to meet with the alliance and discuss the crusade against the south. The matter of the 'hypocrite' forces.
"Your Majesty, Murong Xianbei's forces are fierce now, and now he wants to call an alliance, which shows how powerful he is. Don't offend them easily, otherwise, there may be another war with Murong Xianbei!" said the old Goguryeo minister.
This old man is the chief minister of Xiping County in Goguryeo, which is equivalent to the state pastor. He is also the elder of a large tribe in Goguryeo. His words are naturally full of weight.
"Your Majesty, I feel that our troops are strong now, and the previous losses have been compensated for long ago. Even if Murong Xianbei comes, they will definitely be unable to benefit from it, so there is no need to pay attention to it!"
Kuo Mu, the younger brother of the King of Goguryeo, said.
Ever since the Goguryeo King Go Eulli personally led his army south to attack Lelang County two years ago and was defeated, the Goguryeo King has completely retreated to the north of the Gaima Mountains and began the healing process of licking his wounds.
After two years of rest and recuperation, which actually meant heading north to plunder the more backward and weaker Northern Buyeo and Euplou barbarians, the Goguryeo Kingdom has now regained all its previous strength.
Even after two years of fighting against the Northern Barbarians, many nobles of Goguryeo felt that their strength had greatly increased, and they could even invade the two counties of Lelang and Fang again, or they could unite with Yuwen Xianbei to suppress Murong Xianbei.
After hearing the different opinions of his two important ministers, King Eulli of Goguryeo had other ideas of his own.
"Is there any reply from the Yuwen Department to Murong Xianbei's alliance agreement?" Gao Yi Fuli asked.
After hearing this, the old man replied immediately.
"Your Majesty, the Kuntou people don't seem to pay attention to Murong Xianbei's alliance. There is no news at all. And according to my guess, when Murong Xianbei really sends troops, these Kuntou people may even harass me from behind. .”
The Goguryeo people and Murong Xianbei, who lived together in Liaodong, have gradually become hostile in recent years. However, the Kuntou people who are far away, namely Yuwen Xianbei, have always been on good terms with the Goguryeo people and have been married to each other.
"Dazai, you said it yourself. Once Murong Xianbei sends troops to go south, Yuwen Xianbei in the north will definitely take advantage of it. In this case, why do you care about their alliance and be inferior to them for no reason!?"
Wang's brother Kuo Mu immediately interjected.
"If this way, we Goguryeo are regarded as weak people by others, how can we make the northern barbarians obedient again?"
Today, most of Liaodong County has fallen under the protection of Murong Xianbei, and the two Han counties of Qingzhou in the south are strong backbones. Therefore, most of the way for Goguryeo to make a fortune depends on squeezing the Fuyu and Sushen barbarians further north.
"No, no, Ambassador, you still don't understand the truth behind this."
"It is precisely because once Murong Xianbei sends troops, Yuwen Xianbei behind him will send troops to harass, so we are going to join the alliance."
"Otherwise, in the future, if Murong Xianbei and Yuwen Xianbei start fighting again, and the king has no one to send anyone to form an alliance, we, Goguryeo, will definitely be affected."
Wang's brother Kuo Mu heard this but was dismissive.
"We Goguryeo and the Yuwen tribe are family friends. Even if we go to make an alliance, won't the Murong tribe not cause trouble for us?"
Listening to the endless debate between the two important ministers, King Eulli of Goguryeo frowned.
"What both of you said is reasonable, but I feel that there is a third strategy to deal with it!"
