When Jin Wang Sima Rui's envoy arrived, it happened to be after a rain.
After this rain, the weather disappeared and the sweltering heat began to officially enter the autumn of 313 AD.
At this time, Liu Yu and his generals and staff were closely planning a new plan.
Now that the Huns and Han Kingdom have just occupied Guanzhong, if they seize the opportunity to integrate the large number of Di Qiang Hu and Han refugees in Guanzhong, and add to the geographical advantages of Guanzhong.
If this happens, I'm afraid they will have the upper hand.
Therefore, Liu Yu planned to use the newly harvested grain and taxes to complete an attack on Sizhou after this year's autumn harvest.
Their original plan was to divide their troops into three routes. One route would go south from Bingzhou to Jinyang to attack Pingyang, the capital of the Han Dynasty. The main force was Bingzhou soldiers and Tuoba Xianbei; the middle route would go north from Hanoi County to attack Pingyang, mainly soldiers from Jizhou Prefecture; the south route would Then march west from Xingyang and directly attack Luoyang.
In this way, the Huns and Han Kingdom will definitely have no time to integrate the forces in Guanzhong. At least the food and grass in Pingyang's old nest will continue to be consumed in defensive battles. There will be no extra food and grass to support the forces in Guanzhong, which will definitely slow down their pace. .
Unfortunately, according to the latest situation, the three-pronged strategy is impossible to realize.
After Tuoba Xianbei's new shanyu Tuoba Pugen put down the civil strife, he has been eyeing the Yanmen area that Wei Xiong and other Han people had carved out.
There are a large number of refugees living in the northern part of Yanmen County. These people are cultivating wasteland, and their output is enough to support several powerful tribes of soldiers and horses. Moreover, there are many craftsmen among these Han refugees.
Originally, half of the weapons of the Tuoba Xianbei tribe were supplied by Yanmen County.
Now that Tuoba Xianbei has recovered, and Tuoba Pugen has shown no less skill and ambition than Tuoba Yilu before, he is naturally bitter about the loss of the wealthy Yanmen County.
Regarding Liu Yu's recruitment, he made many excuses.
Judging from the current situation, I am afraid that when the autumn weather is clear and the horses on the grassland are fat, it will be time for these Tuoba Xianbei to fall out.
Therefore, the original plan of attacking Jinyang from the north to the south was not only hopeless, but also divided the troops to defend the Yanmen and Daijun areas.
After receiving the latest situation in merging the states, Liu Yu, Xi Jian, Gongsun Sheng and others had to change their strategies immediately.
"Now that the north road is unavailable, the strategy of advancing both roads along the river may be difficult to implement."
"The attack on Pingyang from Hanoi is more to support the soldiers and horses from Jinyang going south. Now that Jinyang has too much time to take care of itself, it will be meaningless for the soldiers and horses from Hanoi to attack Pingyang."
After Liu Yu heard Xi Jian's suggestion, he nodded helplessly.
The terrain in Sizhou Hanoi is flat. If you want to attack Pingyang, you must cross Taihang and Wangwu Mountains. If you enter alone, you will easily be attacked head-on by the Xiongnu and Han troops who are waiting for work.
"If Hanoi does not attack Pingyang, then it is better to cross the river south and attack Luoyang with Yanzhou's soldiers and horses!"
Liu Yu said reluctantly.
Although Tuoba Xianbei's unusual behavior this time was the consistent style of these grassland barbarians, Liu Yu still couldn't tolerate this kind of betrayal.
However, compared to Tuoba Xianbei, the Xiongnu and Han Kingdom are now a greater threat.
"Heyin and other ferries are all in the hands of Hulu, and they must be heavily guarded. If we want to seize these important places, it will be difficult to seize them with the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Hebei."
Gongsun Sheng was very familiar with the situation around Luoyang and immediately pointed out the difficulties.
"If we can't capture the cities and towns in Heyin and other places, we can't attack Luoyang from both sides, and we can't cut off Pingyang's support for Luoyang. There will definitely be a protracted confrontation."
Liu Yu could not accept this result.
Today's Qingzhou Han Kingdom is not ready for a protracted war.
Especially against opponents like the Xiongnu and Han Kingdom, which had more than 100,000 elite tribal soldiers.
"The barbarians defeated Luoyang in two groups. I heard that there are not many Han people in Luoyang now. They are all filled with Tu Gehu from Pingyang. If you want to use transportation within, I'm afraid it won't be possible."
For Liu Yu, the significance of attacking Luoyang was to consume the strength of the Xiongnu and Han Dynasty so that they could not integrate the strength of Guanzhong as soon as possible.
If Luoyang is captured and held, there will be almost no human habitation for hundreds of miles around Luoyang, and all military supplies will be supplied by Yanzhou and Jizhou.
Once the Xiongnu troops take advantage of the cavalry and scatter to attack Liu Yu's supply lines, the defenders of Luoyang will be short of food.
Regarding the attrition strategy of the Xiongnu and Han Kingdom, they fell into such a passive situation because of Tuoba Xianbei's changes.
Liu Yu lowered his head and thought for a while, then sighed.
"In this way, the troops and horses along the Xingyang route will only have limited effect. The Huns and barbarians will most likely abandon Luoyang and instead attack our army's retreat."
The scale of such an attack was simply not enough to consume the strength of the Huns and Han.
"Your Majesty, now that Jiangdong's envoy has arrived, why not put some effort into him?" Gongsun Sheng said suddenly.
"Jiangdong?" Liu Yu was surprised.
"In order to protect himself, Jiangdong Sima Rui now comes to exchange envoys, but among the people in Jiangdong, it is still the northerners who crossed south who are in power. The restoration of the Northern Expedition will never be forgotten. It can be said that they will be enemies of life and death in the future. To have What hope?"
Liu Yu understood that Gongsun Sheng's intention must be to let the Jin army in Jingzhou go north to coordinate Liu Yu's military attack.
"Your Majesty, if our army attacks Luoyang, the Huns and barbarians will definitely know our army's intentions and know that we will not be able to defend it for a long time. It is indeed possible to abandon the city and invade."
"However, if the Jin army attacked Luoyang, the Huns and Hulu would definitely not think so."
"If the Jin army captures Luoyang, the reputation of the Jin Dynasty will definitely be greatly enhanced in Sizhou, Yuzhou, and Guanzhong. The Huns and Hulu still want to suppress Guanzhong. How can they be willing to sit back and watch such a result?"
When Liu Yu heard this, he immediately became interested.
Liu Yu's Han army and Sima Rui's Jin army also attacked Luoyang, but they had different meanings for the Xiongnu and Han Dynasty.
In the eyes of the Xiongnu Han Kingdom, Liu Yu's Qingzhou Han Kingdom was just a group of forces dominated by military soldiers. None of the powerful powerful factions in the territory had surrendered. It can be said that the situation of the Xiongnu Han Kingdom was almost similar to that of the Xiongnu Han Kingdom.
In fact, the most important thing for the two Han states, one in the east and one in the west, is to integrate their internal forces while trying to interfere with the other party's integration as much as possible.
However, if the Jin army occupied Luoyang, it would herald the beginning of the restoration of the Jin Dynasty.
The Jin forces in Sizhou, Yongzhou, Qinzhou, and Liangzhou must have greatly boosted their military morale.
The Huns and Han who were surrounded in the middle would never sit back and watch this happen.
In that case, hundreds of thousands of Han, Di, and Qiang powerful people in Guanzhong will definitely switch to the arms of the Jin army again.
The Jin Dynasty's kindness in favoring powerful people has a long-lasting legacy.
"Moreover, Wang Dun, Wang Yi and others have just expelled Gou Xi from Luoyang, and their military power is at its peak. If they can go north to conquer Luoyang, their reputation will definitely be even greater. They will definitely not want such fame and fortune. Willing to give up.”
"After Gou Xi's defeat, the powerful people in Yingchuan and Yangcheng contacted Wang Dun and others and sent troops to the Northern Expedition, which must have been part of their plan."
Since the Xiongnu and Han Dynasty devoted all their strength to attack Guanzhong, not only Liu Yu, but also the Jin army in Jingzhou were trying to take advantage of the situation.
Compared with the Han Kingdom in Qingzhou, the Jin army had a greater advantage in attacking Luoyang. The powerful refugees in Yingchuan and Yangcheng areas still respected the Jin Dynasty and obeyed their orders.
In this way, it would be more convenient for the Jin army to collect troops and food.
"Okay, as long as we can reduce the power of the Xiongnu and Hulu, even if we let Wang Dun occupy Luoyang, it will be fine."
Liu Yu nodded and said.
"Haha, I'm afraid Hu Lu won't agree." Xi Jian said with a slight smile.
"So what if you don't agree? If you get my support, Wang Dun and others will probably pounce on Luoyang."
Liu Yu heard that since the rumors of Jin Emperor Sima Ye's surrender spread to Jiangdong, the Beiren group headed by Wang Dao and the Wu group headed by Gu Rong elected Sima Rui as the King of Jin. It seemed to be harmonious. But the internal battle has just begun.
After Sima Rui proclaims himself emperor, it will be a life-and-death struggle for who will lead the Jiangdong regime.
"Join forces to attack Luoyang?!"
When Wang Xia, the envoy from Jiangdong, met Liu Yu, he was immediately taken aback by Liu Yu's suggestions.
"Yes, now that the barbarians have occupied Luoyang and Chang'an, the loyal people are all indignant, so I would like to invite Wang Jingzhou to attack Luoyang together."
"If Luoyang can be conquered, I will only need the prisoners and horses, and all the land and wealth will return to King Jingzhou."
As Liu Yu spoke, he was thinking in his mind that he just didn't know if Wang Dun had the ability to attack Luoyang.
The best result is that Wang Dun attacks the north with the Jin army in Jingzhou, Yuzhou, and Sizhou, and the Xiongnu and Han Dynasty resist with all their strength.
After the two-phase attack, Liu Yu could sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight.
After hearing Liu Yu's words, Wang Xia couldn't help but be embarrassed by the words of this 'Emperor of Beihai'.
After Wang Dun, the governor of Jingzhou in Jin Dynasty, drove away Gou Xi's army of civilians entrenched in Nanyang, he was indeed very satisfied and began to prepare for the northern expedition to Luoyang in full swing.
However, this strategy was not supported by everyone in Jiangdong.
After all, although the reputation of the northern and southern scholars in Jiangdong is now strong, the real military strength is not completely in the hands of the Jiangdong scholars.
On the contrary, the soldiers and horses in Jiangzhou and Jingzhou are the key to the situation.
Among them, most of the Jiangzhou soldiers and horses who defeated Jiangzhou Governor Hua Yi not long ago belonged to Tao Kan and others. Although these people had strong military capabilities, they all came from poor families. A simple word from a high-ranking Jiangdong family member could make Tao Kan and others Become a bare rod.
But for Wang Dun, who had just pacified Jingzhou, the military power of the Jingzhou governor and the governor of Yujiang, Jingxiang, Jiaoyang and the six states, plus the power of the Langya Wang family, were enough for him to fight against the entire Jiangdong scholars.
Therefore, after Wang Dun pacified Jingzhou, the scholars in Jiangdong tried their best to stop Wang Dun's plan to take advantage of his victory to expedition north to Luoyang.
If Wang Dun succeeds in restoring Luoyang, what will these old guys from the high-class Chinese family do?
What should Jin King Sima Rui of Jianye do?
If Wang Dun regained Luoyang, how would the future emperor treat him?
How will the northern and southern families in Jiangdong treat Wang Dun?
Are these wealthy families allowed to bow before Wang Dun from now on?
Then why? So Wang Dun is the Wang family of Langya?
What, by virtue of military merit?
That's easy to handle, then give up your idea of the Northern Expedition and let your achievements stop at Jingzhou.
In this way, everyone is a happy family again.
Therefore, under the joint operation of Jiangdong's aristocratic families, Jingzhou Governor Wang Dun's plan to take advantage of the Northern Expedition was basically difficult to realize.
Without Jiangdong's logistical support, Wang Dun alone would not dare to head north rashly.
The envoy of King Sima Rui of Jin Dynasty, King Langya, naturally understood the intentions of his uncle Wang Dun.
When Wang Xia left Jianye and went north, Wang Dun's envoys were still coming and going in Jianye.
Obviously, Wang Dun would not give up his plan of the Northern Expedition to Luoyang easily.
After all, Gou Xi, the powerful 'Contemporary Han Bai' in the Central Plains, was defeated by him, and Hulu, a mere thief in Luoyang, was not much stronger.
"This matter is of great importance. I am just an envoy from the King of Jin and has no right to make decisions for His Highness."
Wang Xia immediately said evasively.
Now that Wang Dun was just pacifying Jingzhou, the people in Jianye were just as wary of thieves as they were wary of Wang Dun's "great achievements."
Even Director Wang tried his best to dissuade Wang Dun from the Northern Expedition in order to stabilize the mood of the Northern and Southern families.
If Wang Xia dared to make the decision without authorization and agreed to this matter, he would definitely have been criticized to death after returning to Jianye.
"Well, that's good. After the king returns, it won't be too late to let King Jin make the decision."
Liu Yu was not in a hurry to get an answer.
After the Jiangdong envoy Wang Xia arrived, Gongsun Sheng quickly bribed several of Wang Xia's followers.
Regarding the situation in Jiangdong and the intricate relationships between the Jiangdong families, Liu Yu already had an eighty-nine-point grasp.
As for the final result, whether it can succeed or not depends on the game between Wang Dun and the Jiangdong family.
Liu Yu quickly changed the topic to the original business.
"Your Majesty's current title of founding the country is originally to expel the barbarians and restore the homeland of the Han family. Although the King of Jin belongs to the Jin Dynasty, he was originally a loyal minister and general of the Han Dynasty. Now the north and the south are working together to advance westward, and he has not lost the hope of the world!"
Wang Xia's mission on this trip was to win the peace agreed upon by both parties, so that Sima Rui, the king of Jin Dynasty in Jiangdong, could have time to quell the refugee rebellion in Xiangzhou and contact the Xianbei troops in Liaodong.
Therefore, Wang Xia recognized Liu Yu's status as emperor as soon as he came up.
"Haha, now the Huru barbarians are causing trouble in the world. Compared with the heroes at the end of the Qin Dynasty, they have more righteousness to fight the barbarians. Whether it is Han or Jin, as long as the Huru and Di chiefs can be destroyed, the world will be conquered. The people’s hearts will naturally return.”
When Liu Yu said this, he actually didn't believe it himself.
"Now there is the Hulu puppet dynasty to the west of me, and the Jin king has the Badi to the west. It is the time for the Han and Jin to join forces and destroy the Hulu, Rong, and Di!"
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