Liu Yu quickly agreed with Xi Jian's suggestion and decided to rush into Youzhou with light troops after a short rest in Xindu.
Sun Wei and Wang Zan, who occupied Zhangwu County, have been harassing Zaosong in Youzhou in order to completely eliminate these two dangers that are close at hand.
Zaosong has led Youzhou to Tainan and moved to Fanyang, so that he can better dispatch the various ministries in advance and prepare to eliminate Sun and Wang from Zhangwu County.
"If Fan Yang can be conquered in one battle, Youzhou can make a decision. Even if Yuwen Xianbei fails to attack Duan Bu, there will be nothing to do when Duan Bu Xianbei wants to rescue Zao Song."
Liu Yu still answered Wu Xin's concerns just now.
In this attack on Fan Yang, the vanguard troops were the Han cavalry under the command of Wu Xin. As the general of the cavalry, Liu Yu thought it would be better to let Wu Xin put aside his worries.
"I understand what Your Majesty said!"
"Your Majesty, don't worry. As long as the army sets off, I will never delay or hesitate. Even if there are mountains of swords and fire in Fanyang City, I will definitely go first for your Majesty!"
Hearing Wu Xin's words, Liu Yu was very happy.
Before formulating a strategy, although there were different opinions, once he made a decision, Wu Xin could always complete it to the letter.
This kind of subordinates are actually more at ease in running errands than those talented and talented people.
At this moment, an attendant came in to report.
"Your Majesty, Cui Qiong, the governor of Julu County, would like to see you."
"Cui Qiong?"
Liu Yu was stunned when he heard this.
This Cui Qiong was born in the Cui family of Qinghe. She once persuaded the strong men of Boling County to surrender to Liu Yu and join them. She can be said to be the leader of the younger generation of Cui family in Qinghe.
However, as the governor of Julu County, he should stay in Julu County instead of coming to Xindu.
What's more, Liu Yu and his army have just arrived. Is this Cui Qiong so well-informed?
If this is the case, then the Qinghe Cui family's power in Jizhou is a bit too high, and Liu Yu can't help but be afraid of them.
Liu Yu glanced at Xi Jian and Wu Xin. The two men understood what Liu Yu meant and shook their heads, indicating that they had no knowledge of the matter.
"Let him come in!" Liu Yu ordered.
Soon, Cui Qiong was brought in.
"I, the Grand Administrator of Julu, Qiong, pay my respects to Your Majesty!"
Liu Yu had a lot of doubts in his heart, so he immediately asked him to sit down and talk.
"Cui Qing, why are you writing in such a hurry?" Liu Yu asked.
"Your Majesty, Feng Mu, a powerful man from Daijun, personally came to Julu County to meet with his ministers secretly. He claimed that he had gathered thousands of people and was preparing to raise troops to respond to your Majesty!"
When Liu Yu heard this, his face darkened.
"Dai Jun is powerful? What does he want to respond to?"
Brother Cui's expression froze.
"Of course I am raising troops to respond to His Majesty's crusade against Youzhou Zaosong."
Liu Yu smiled bitterly and looked at Xi Jian and Wu Xin.
"It seems that my plan to attack Youzhou Zaosong is already known to everyone!"
"I'm afraid that if we send troops to Fan Yang this time, it will be difficult to win by surprise."
Xi Jian and Wu Xin had just arrived in Xindu and had just learned about this matter.
However, when Cui Qiong heard these words, he was also surprised.
"Ah! Your Majesty, do you really want to send troops to Youzhou?"
Liu Yu was a little confused by this question.
"Of course it's true. Didn't Cui Qing say it just now?"
Cui Qiong immediately leaned over and kowtowed and said.
"Your Majesty, I forgive you, but I really don't know these military secrets."
"That's not right. Then you just said that Feng Mu, a powerful man from Daijun, still wants to raise troops to respond to my sending troops to Youzhou?" Liu Yu was even more confused.
This Cui Qiong sometimes said that everyone knew about it, and sometimes said that he didn't know anything about it, which really made Liu Yu very confused.
Finally, Liu Yu understood the situation after careful questioning.
It turns out that all this happened because of Sun Wei and Wang Zan from Zhangwu County.
Since Sun and Wang took up residence in Zhangwu County to resist Zaosong, they shouted almost every day that Liu Yu would lead his troops to conquer Youzhou in person.
At the beginning, Zaosong and other Youzhou party members were on alert as if they were facing a formidable enemy. Many powerful people in Youzhou also closed their doors and adopted a wait-and-see posture.
However, all this is just blackmail and threats from Sun Wei and Wang Zan.
Over the past few months, Zaosong from Youzhou had already guessed the reality of the Han Kingdom in Qingzhou. Although the Han army in Qingzhou was strong, it had more places to defend and cover, and might not have enough troops and food to come to Youzhou for a fierce battle. .
What's more, Zaosong also relied on Duan Xianbei's support, so he didn't take these scary rumors seriously.
"It is precisely for these reasons that when I saw Daijun Feng Mu coming to surrender, I couldn't wait to lure him into your Majesty's employ!"
Cui Qiong, the governor of Julu, knew that the Qingzhou Han Kingdom did not have much food and grass supplies to support the fierce battle to the north, so as soon as Daijun powerful people came to help, he immediately thought that the previous rumors of the crusade against Youzhou had frightened the ignorance of the remote Daijun. 'Local tycoon.
Cui Qiong felt that the time had come to break the situation.
"Hahaha, I see. If that's the case, this generation of Commander Feng Mu is quite a wise man. Since he's here, let's just bring him in."
Liu Yu was relieved immediately.
If Feng Mu of Daijun can really raise troops in Daijun to respond to him, even though Daijun is remote, it can also serve as a good example for other Youzhou powerful men.
According to Liu Yu's order, Cui Qiong quickly brought in the powerful Feng Mu from Daijun.
After some greetings, Liu Yu saw two people coming in with Cui Qiong.
"Are you all members of Daijun's powerful Feng family?" Liu Yu asked.
"Your Majesty, Feng Mu, a common man, is the head of the Feng family. He is a small, remote sect, and he does not dare to be a powerful person!"
Feng Mu immediately answered cautiously.
When he came in, Feng Mu was very uneasy. He originally thought that this time he would join forces with Tuoba Sixth Cultivator, one overt and one covert, to gain some benefits through Liu Yu's northern expedition to Zaosong.
However, after he and Wei Xiong entered Jizhou together, he suddenly realized that the things inside were not what Wei Xiong said before.
Liu Yu saw another man next to him with a strong figure. Even if he was not a martial artist, he was still a heroic knight who practiced regularly.
"Then who is this strong man?"
"The little fellow Hedong Wei, Wei Xiong, pays homage to Your Majesty!"
When Liu Yu heard that Wei Xiong had announced his identity, he felt a little unusual.
Although the Wei clan in Hedong is a large family, they are basically located in the Bingzhou area. They are either under the rule of the Xiongnu Han Kingdom or under the jurisdiction of Liu Kun, the governor of Bingzhou in Jin Dynasty. Why did they get mixed up with Feng Mu, the powerful Feng Mu from Daijun?
Moreover, Liu Yu, who was in the upper position, had already seen that among the two, Wei Xiong was obviously on the right.
"Mr. Wei, is he also from Daijun?"
Upon hearing Liu Yu's question, Wei Xiong immediately understood what Liu Yu meant.
"Wei Xiong dare not deceive Your Majesty! Xiong is now serving as the guardian of the Tuoba Xianbei clan!"
"Tuoba Xianbei?"
Liu Yu was immediately surprised. If this was the case, wouldn't this Wei Xiong belong to the Jin Dynasty faction?
"Is it Tuoba Yilu who wants to submit to me?"
Wei Xiong kowtowed and apologized.
"No, Wei Xiong is now assisting Tuoba Liuxiu, the eldest son of Tuoba Yilu, in Daijunxiang. I feel that the Tuoba Xianbei people are uncivilized and uncivilized. His chanyu Tuoba Yilu also dotes on his younger son, so that Tuoba Liuxiu gradually becomes worse and worse. If there is discord and civil strife breaks out in Tuoba, the Huns and barbarians will definitely march northward to invade and invade, and the few remaining counties in Bingzhou will eventually be devastated!"
When Wei Xiong finished speaking, Xi Jian happened to whisper in Liu Yu's ear.
Only then did Liu Yu understand that although this Wei Xiong claimed to be the Hedong Wei clan, the Wei clan was a large clan, and many of the clans still stayed in Daijun, Dingxiang, Yanmen and other places. Since they followed Tuoba Xianbei Afterwards, even more so.
If this is the case, Wei Xiong must have increasingly felt that Tuoba Xianbei might no longer be able to protect the counties near Saibei from the Huns, and began to look for new support.
"General Wei came to see me alone. Are you ready to abandon the dark side and surrender to the bright side? Are you going to surrender your entire family to me?"
Although Liu Yu said this, he didn't really think so.
Tuoba Xianbei has long regarded Daibei, Yanmen and other places as his own territory. If the Wei family dares to respond to him blatantly, Tuoba Yilu, who has always acted arrogantly, will not give up until he has waited for Liu Yu's help. , the Wei family is about to suffer a major blow.
"The Wei family is all under Tuoba's control. Although I have the intention to serve His Majesty, I am unable to do so!"
Liu Yu had already guessed that Wei Xiong would say this, and was waiting to hear how he would continue.
Sure enough, Wei Xiong quickly got to the point.
"Your Majesty, Tuoba Liuxiu, the eldest son of Tuoba Yilu, is brave and outspoken. His reputation among the Tuoba tribe is growing day by day, but he is not liked by Tuoba Yilu. Wei Xiong came here just to use this as an opportunity. I offer you a plan for Your Majesty!"
"Oh, where did the plan come from?" Liu Yu asked.
"Now that Tuoba Yilu and Tuoba Liuxiu are at odds with each other, it has long been known to everyone in the Tuoba tribe. Wei Xiong can lobby on behalf of His Majesty in front of Tuoba Liuxiu until the father and son are at odds. , I ordered Tuoba Sixth Cultivator to surrender to Your Majesty."
"Many of the tribes controlled by Tuoba Sixth Cultivator are in Daibei and Yanmen. If Your Majesty can help them, it will not be difficult to restore the surrounding counties to Han territory."
Liu Yu secretly thought that this was what Wei Xiong's so-called strategy was.
However, the premise of all this is that the father and son of Tuoba Yilu and Tuoba Liuxiu are at odds.
Regarding this matter, Liu Yu could not immediately verify the authenticity. If everything Wei Xiong said were lies, his joy would be in vain.
Thinking of this, Liu Yu was about to think of an excuse to reject this difficult-to-prove-true strategy, but he saw Xi Jian next to him winking at him.
Although Liu Yu was unclear, he immediately changed his words.
"General Wei's plan is indeed a good one. General, please take a rest first. After I finish handling the trivial matters, I will discuss it with the general in detail."
After saying that, Cui Qiong led Wei Xiong and Feng Mu to retreat.
"Mr. Xi, what did you mean just now?"
As soon as a few people left, Liu Yu asked immediately.
"Your Majesty, just now you feel that what Wei Xiong said is difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood. Are you ready to refuse?"
"Yes, I do have this intention."
"Your Majesty, I think what Wei Xiong said is credible. Even if he has other intentions, Your Majesty can wait until afterwards to force Tuoba Liuxiu and Wei Xiong to submit!" Xi Jian said.
Liu Yu immediately became happy.
"Not only that, I feel that Your Majesty can postpone the raid on Youzhou until chaos breaks out in Yuwen and Daijun. Zaosong has no Duanbu Xianbei reinforcements and has to divide its troops due to civil strife. Then we can attack again. It will be easier in Youzhou. If you plan confidently, you will be safe."
Liu Yu knew that what Xi Jian meant by being foolproof was that he could not only capture Youzhou, but also ensure a quick victory.
However, Xi Jian's words changed the strategy he just said, making Liu Yu couldn't help but want to ask for clarification immediately.
"Mr. Xi, please elaborate!"
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Youzhou, Fanyang City.
Located in Fanyang City, Hebei Province, Yishui City, he proclaimed himself the Chief of the Jin Dynasty, the governor of Youzhou, and the commander-in-chief of the military in Youping and other states. Zaosong, the Duke of Bohai County, has led his army to station in Fanyang for several months.
The reason why Zaosong didn't stay at the beautiful mansion in Huafu in Youzhou and came to the small Fanyang City to be with these smelly soldiers was all because of Sun Wei and Wang Zan from Zhangwu County.
Although these two people did not have the ability to attack Zaosong northward, they had been jumping up and down in Zhangwu County, causing panic in the entire Youzhou area. Therefore, Zaosong had to lead an army to sit in Fan Yang in the south to stabilize the already unstable situation. People's hearts.
At this time, in Fanyang City, Zao Song was discussing with a group of his subordinates how to deal with the rebellion of the powerful Feng family in Dai County.
"Feng Mu, the evil tyrant of Dai County, has occupied the city, and there are already tens of thousands of followers from far and near. If we don't exterminate him quickly, I'm afraid he will be in danger of becoming powerful!" said an official from Xingtai, Youzhou.
Zaosong frowned. Ever since the news of Daijun's rebellion came, many people had told him that many Tuoba Xianbei figures had appeared in the rebellion of Daijun's powerful Feng Mu.
Wang Jun had previously favored these Suotou Xianbei, and Zaosong suspected that Tuoba Xianbei was instigating the rebellion of Daijun's powerful people behind his back. As for his intention, of course he took the opportunity to occupy the entire Daijun.
"Suolu has always been fierce and stubborn. If the thieves like Daijun collude with them, it will definitely bring disaster to the entire Daijun. By that time, Tuoba Suolu's ambition will only be even greater."
Zaosong has actually made his own decision.
"So, this rebellion in Daijun must be wiped out quickly, and we must not give those Suolu a chance to interfere!"
"You Boji, I regard you as the general, and I have ordered you to take a holiday and lead 10,000 troops to Daijun to kill the traitor Feng Mu!"
At this time, Zaosong immediately said to You Tong.
Since leading Duan Xianbei to seize Youzhou, You Tong, who played a great role in it, has become Zaosong's number one confidant.
"Don't worry, Duke, I will live up to my mission. Within a month, I will bring Feng Mu's head to report!"
However, as soon as You Tong finished speaking, someone immediately objected.
"This can't be the case! The Duke is now in Fan Yang, and he is in front of the enemy. There is a smooth road to the south of Fan Yang. If Qingzhou thieves come with little force, Fan Yang may be in danger, so we should not divide our troops."
Seeing someone objecting, Zao Song did hesitate a little on his face.
Two days ago, Zaosong received news that Yuwen Xianbei gathered various miscellaneous Xianbei troops to attack Duanbu. The menacing Yuwenbu troops quickly approached Lushui, which was only a hundred miles away from Duanbu's home base of Lingzhi.
As a result, Duan Bu Xianbei had no time to take care of himself.
"Besides, Qingzhou bandit leader Liu Yu is in Jizhou at this time. He has attracted tens of thousands of troops from Yuzhou. If the county official sends 10,000 troops to Daijun, once Liu Yu learns about it, he will be afraid of attracting him to attack!"
What this staff member said really made Zao Song more vigilant.
After all, he knew how disgusted he was, and if he fell into Liu Yu's hands, his brother-in-law would never be merciful.
"In your opinion, what should we do?" Zaosong asked.
"If the Duke wants to kill the traitors of Dai County, he should not act hastily. He can first lead the army back to Zhuocheng, and then dispatch troops to destroy them."
Zaosong nodded slightly after hearing this.
If this is the case, with Zhuocheng to protect himself, Liu Yu in Jizhou should not dare to invade easily. Once the army is fortified and the city is fortified, the supply and baggage of soldiers and horses will be huge.
Zaosong knew that Jizhou was currently short of food, and many counties and counties in Jizhou had reached the point where they could barely buy rice even if they spent thousands of dollars.
After hearing this, You Tong immediately objected.
"This is simply ridiculous! Anyone who does this for the Duke can be killed!"
