Jizhou, Baima Crossing.
After entering the new year, Liu Yu named the crown prince, the child who was only half a year old.
But for most generals and officials who were loyal to Liu Yu, this incident was an event that could be regarded as a major national event.
Therefore, a group of generals and officials came to the table one after another, requesting the emperor to change the name of the Yuan Dynasty to a new year as a new beginning.
According to Liu Yu's original intention, he was actually reluctant to change the reign name.
He felt that the reign name of 'Hongwu' was very good.
Hearing this is a good sign that China can be restored.
However, since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty introduced the reign name, this thing is no longer used for simple chronology, but has taken on many ideologies or the will of the monarch.
It can be regarded as following the trend. After entering the spring of 315 AD, Liu Yu ordered the whole country to change the year name.
Changing the reign name from 'Hongwu' to 'Wude' was also to reflect the campaign against the Xiongnu that started after the New Year.
March of the first year of Wude.
Most of the previous Han army troops had been assembled. Liu Yu led more than 30,000 former troops to cross the Yellow River from Baima, and then turn west along the Yellow River to Xingyang.
After arriving at Xingyang County, Liu Yu would join Zu Ti's troops there, and then together they would attack Luoyang occupied by the Huns.
"Your Majesty, the pontoon bridge ahead has been arranged and we can start crossing the river."
A Han general came to Liu Yu and said very respectfully.
Liu Yu, who was riding uphill, had already seen that the four pontoon bridges in front of him had been erected.
"Okay! Send the order, the front army crosses the river, and the rest of the troops are on standby. Let the cavalry cross the river first!"
Following Liu Yu's order, the 30,000 Han soldiers who had been waiting on the north bank of the river immediately heard the slight sound of soldiers and armor clashing.
Standing on the hillside, Liu Yu was condescending and had a panoramic view of the military appearance in front of him.
Although it was already spring, the Han generals and soldiers were still wearing black winter clothes.
Looking around, it's like thick black clouds pressing down on the ground, which is really spectacular.
"Your Majesty, I heard that the Hulu in Guanzhong have also made some moves, and it seems that they are planning to send more troops to Luoyang!"
Xi Jian, who was next to him, approached Liu Yu and said.
"Well, I already know it. This is completely normal." Liu Yu was not surprised by this.
After all, the Huns and Han Kingdoms were also blind and deaf. Although they did not have many direct spies in the Qingzhou Han Kingdom, there would definitely be scum among the merchants who traveled around.
"I just don't know how many more troops the Hulu will need!" Xi Jian said thoughtfully, looking at the other side.
"The total number of Hulu in Guanzhong is only a hundred thousand, so it's impossible to send them all!" Liu Yu smiled softly, and then continued.
"What's more, I actually hope that more of them will come."
"If we can kill more people under Luoyang City, it will be easier to obtain them in Guanzhong in the future."
The reason Liu Yu is so confident is not because he is inexplicably arrogant.
It's because the Han Kingdom in Qingzhou is now truly strong in military strength.
Not counting the cavalry military households in Youzhou, the number of government soldiers in the five states alone has reached more than 200,000.
And according to the latest statistics, the senior Fu soldiers among them already have a large number of auxiliary soldiers.
These auxiliary soldiers have all followed the regular soldiers on the battlefield. In terms of battle formation drills, they may be slightly lacking, but in terms of decisiveness on the battlefield and ambition for military glory, these auxiliary soldiers are no worse than the regular soldiers.
What they lack now is just an opportunity.
There is no way, most of almost all the unowned wasteland and official fields in the area controlled by Liu Yu have been allocated to the 200,000 soldiers.
Even if there are more optional auxiliary soldiers now, there is no more land to allocate and expand.
Therefore, Liu Yu is no longer afraid of fighting at all. Even if the war consumes a lot of money, whether it is human lives or food, grass and baggage, Liu Yu has steadily defeated the Huns and Han.
"Your Majesty, although the barbarians in Luoyang are cruel, they are in the open after all. No matter what, you must still be careful of the thieves in the dark!" Xi Jian reminded again.
Regarding Xi Jian's words, Liu Yu naturally understood what he meant.
After Liu Yu issued an edict to summon the army and prepare to attack Luoyang, Sima Rui, the emperor of the Jin Dynasty in Jiangdong, sent people one after another to visit Liu Yu.
The purpose was precisely to capture Luoyang this time.
Sima Rui wanted to stop Liu Yu from attacking Luoyang by giving up the command of Xingyang County.
It's not that Sima Rui thinks about the Huns, but because once Luoyang falls into Liu Yu's hands, it will be more troublesome than the Huns.
"Sima Rui is just wishful thinking. He sent a messenger to give two warnings. I'm just afraid of him!" Liu Yu said dismissively.
"Luoyang, I will definitely take it!"
"As for Sima Rui, it's just a bluff. Now that he has too much time to take care of himself, how can he be capable of conspiracy?"
Liu Yu has always been very concerned about the situation in Jiangdong.
He sent a large number of spies, all in the form of merchants or envoys, to collect intelligence in the Jiangdong area.
A few days ago, Wang Dun, the governor of Jingzhou, and others petitioned to depose the crown prince Sima Shao. Even such a major incident ended in a compromise between the two parties.
As the real owner, Crown Prince Sima Shao was naturally unscathed, while Wang Dun and others, who had almost been accused falsely, were all equally unscathed.
Even after this incident, Wang Dun, who was the governor of Jingzhou, was awarded the title of Jingzhou Mu by Emperor Sima Rui of the Jin Dynasty, and was allowed to open a mansion in Jingzhou to receive the Talisman Festival.
This kind of compromise in exchange for nearly ceding Jingzhou naturally made the Nandu family members even more arrogant.
"Although there are many talented and decisive people in Jiangdong, the relationship between them is complicated. Once one party becomes strong, it will be restrained by others. There is nothing to worry about!" Liu Yu said very assuredly.
Later, Liu Yu discussed the marching army with Xi Jian and others.
After a long time, almost all the Han cavalry had crossed.
At this time, several cavalrymen held high the command flag and came to Liu Yu from the front.
"Your Majesty, urgent report from Xingyang!"
A cavalryman brought over by the bodyguard said hurriedly.
"Urgent news from Xingyang?"
When Liu Yu heard this, his heart immediately tightened.
He had already made an agreement with Zu Ti and others. Before the main force of the Han army led by Liu Yu arrived, Zu Ti and others would ignore any Xiongnu provocations for the time being and just wait for the arrival of the army before heading west together.
And now there is an urgent report from Xingyang. Could it be that the Huns suddenly launched a fierce attack?
With doubts in his heart, Liu Yu immediately started reading the letter after receiving it.
The expression on his face was relieved at first, and then slightly wrinkled.
Xi Jian and other military officials next to him all saw Liu Yu's expression in their eyes.
They were all curious about what happened in Xingyang County.
However, Xi Jian and others remained silent, and no one dared to ask. After all, the urgent report to the emperor was not something they could take the initiative to ask.
However, just because Xi Jian and others did not ask, it does not mean that some people cannot ask.
"Your Majesty, what happened to Xingyang County? Did the barbarians attack by surprise!?"
The guard general Zhao Kun asked anxiously.
Liu Xian shook his head slightly, and then said slowly.
"It is indeed Hulu, but it is not Xingyang County!"
"where is that?"
"Yingchuan County!" Liu Yu said calmly.
"Yingchuan County?" Zhao Kun, the guard general, frowned when he heard the name.
"Isn't Yingchuan County Xun Song's territory? Didn't he defeat the besieging barbarians many times?"
"Yes, we have indeed repelled the barbarians many times, but there are more and more barbarians." Liu Yu said thoughtfully.
Before last winter, if Liu Yu had heard that the Xun clan in Yingchuan County had been invaded by barbarians, he would have sent reinforcements to rescue them.
However, Liu Yu now has other ideas.
Because just the previous month, an envoy sent by Secretary Supervisor Xun Sui brought Liu Yu news about Yingchuan County.
Xun Song, the governor of Yuzhou in Jin Dynasty, told his younger brother Xun Sui that if they turned to Qingzhou and joined the Han Kingdom, they must retain all their land.
Moreover, all the scholars in Yingchuan County did not accept the move. Even if Yingchuan County was the site of the Fourth War, they would not give up their land wealth.
Yingchuan is a gathering place for wealthy families. If he followed their requirements, Liu Yu would just get an empty Yingchuan County.
After all, Yingchuan County has been fighting for years, and there are not many self-cultivated civilians anymore. Almost all of them have become vassals of the powerful families.
If Liu Yu could not squeeze out the power of these powerful Yingchuan tycoons, then he would be completely losing money by accepting Xun Song's affiliation.
"The Xiongnu Jiehu Shihu, Wang Zhang and others led their troops from Runan to the north and are about to surround Xuchang." Liu Yu received it casually.
"Everyone in Yingchuan is so impressive, aren't they?"
Before Liu Yu could speak, Zhao Kun immediately revealed his feelings.
"This time, let them have a taste of Hulu's power, and let them know that without our protection, how can they survive for a lifetime if they can survive for a while!"
"However, this is just what Zu Ti heard in Xingyang County. It should not be true at this time."
Although Liu Yu said this in his mouth, he also knew in his heart that these must be true.
Because Liu Yu had already received the information, Shi Hu, Wang Zhang and others led their troops to the south of Yuzhou and looted a large amount of grain, grass and baggage. They also subdued tens of thousands of refugee thieves in Runan, Ruyin.
These people are like locusts. Once they enter and participate in the siege of Xuchang, let alone conquer the city, even if they cannot conquer the city, they can turn the surrounding area of Yingchuan County into a wasteland.
After all, Shi Hu and other Jiehu forces are stronger than them.
"Now that Yingchuan County has not surrendered, I also think that we should let them wait for a while." Xi Jian also commented at this time.
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Yuzhou, Yingchuan County.
Xuchang City.
The tents outside the city wrap up the huge Xuchang City in the center.
Each of these camps is home to many Hulu tribesmen.
If you look down from the air, you can see that at least 50,000 people have used roadblocks, ditches, etc. to surround Xuchang.
Especially after the news of the attack by the notorious Jiehu people, the entire city of Xuchang began to panic.
Seeing more and more Xiongnu soldiers and horses outside the city, the Jin troops and powerful men who had been trapped inside Yingchuan County were all summoned to the mansion of Xun Song, the governor of Yuzhou.
Everyone was begging Xun Song to find a way to get reinforcements.
"General, the number of barbarians outside the city is increasing day by day. If there are no more reinforcements, my men will be discouraged."
An old man from a high-ranking family in Yingchuan asked with bright eyes.
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It was because of their insistence that Xun Song's original plan to switch to Qingzhou and Han State and then bring some reinforcements came to naught.
