After the third watch, the Ximing Gate in Luoyang quietly opened a gap.
Several vigorous riders jumped out, and the galloping horses quickly disappeared into the mist of the night.
Jin Kang and others ran all the way, and after many twists and turns, they finally found a suitable place to cross the river.
After another galloping regardless of horse power, Jin Kang and others finally dared to reach Pingyang and saw the gate of Liu Can's mansion, the Great Chan of the Huns.
"Quick, I want Da Shanyu!" Jin Kang shouted weakly as soon as he entered the gate.
Several slaves quickly helped him up, while others went to report inside.
One of Jin Zhun's youngest daughters was a concubine of the eldest son Liu Can, so Jin Kang was naturally a very trusted relative.
Soon, Jin Kang met the Xiongnu Great Chanyu and Jin Wang Liu Can.
"Why are you so panicked?" Liu Can, the Great Shanyu of the Xiongnu, said with slight dissatisfaction.
It was still early in the morning, and Liu Can was still a little sleepy after having had a debauched night last night.
"Da Chanyu, my uncle, the general, has a secret message. I want to hand it to Da Chanyu personally!" Jin Kang then took out the secret letter from his arms.
Upon seeing this, Liu Can immediately took the secret letter.
After opening it, Liu Can became more frightened and excited as he looked at it.
"Your Majesty is going to die?" Liu Can couldn't help blurting out, with a sad smile on his face.
When Jin Kang saw this, he quickly lowered his head and pretended not to see anything.
"His Majesty was injured by the thieves' secret arrows and is no longer able to govern. Now Liu Yao, Shan Zheng and others have banned internal and external communication and blocked the news. The last uncle is worried about the country and the country, so he specially ordered a villain to tell His Highness!"
Jin Kang's "Your Highness" immediately made Liu Can feel elated.
"Haha, okay, your family is very loyal!"
Liu Can still showed no intention of restraining his smile.
Even if he wanted to restrain himself, he couldn't restrain himself at all.
In the letter, Jin Zhun told Liu Can all about the situation in Luoyang. He also suggested that Liu Can immediately lead his army across the river from Puban and enter Guanzhong.
As long as Liu Can marches into Chang'an with his troops, he can seize power and supervise the country. When Liu Cong dies, he will almost be able to succeed to the throne of emperor.
When the great righteousness is established, Liu Yao, Shan Zheng and others will have no choice but to call out Naihe.
Liu Can had always had great trust in his old father-in-law Jin Zhun. Without any hesitation, he summoned his generals and began to discuss the matter of marching into Guanzhong to seize power.
These Xiongnu generals who stayed in Pingyang felt that they had been neglected and treated differently since the Xiongnu Emperor Liu Cong moved the capital to Chang'an.
In particular, the crown prince Liu Yi is the crown prince. Once Liu Yi succeeds to the throne in the future, they will all step aside even more.
Therefore, as soon as they heard that Da Dan Yu Liu Can was going to march into Guanzhong, these Xiongnu generals were all excited and gearing up.
Nowadays, most of the main forces of the Huns and Han Kingdom are in Luoyang. As long as they enter Chang'an, it is natural to depose the emperor's brother Liu Yi and support the Great Chanyu to succeed him.
As long as Liu Can succeeds to the throne, they will definitely follow the chickens and dogs to heaven.
"Da Shanyu is your Majesty's eldest son. This is God's will!"
"Yes, this is how the Great Chanyu should be!"
These people started shouting.
The Great Danyu Liu Can also smiled with a spring breeze on his face, as if he had seen himself sitting on the emperor's throne and giving orders majestically.
Moreover, after becoming the emperor, the thousands of beautiful ladies in the Chang'an Palace naturally became his.
The concubines of his grandfather Liu Yuan and his father Liu Cong have long made Liu Can salivate.
When three generations live under one roof, there is a way to go!
Just when Da Danyu Liu Can was about to drool, a person next to him made a different sound.
"Great Chanyu, think twice before you act!"
Liu Can regained his mind and looked around in dissatisfaction. It turned out to be Wang Yan, the minister who stayed in Pingyang.
"Shang Shu, why did you say this? Do you not want me to replace Liu Yi'er?" Liu Can said dissatisfied.
His uncle, the crown prince Liu Yi, was several years younger than him.
"Great Chanyu, Pingyang is an important place in the eastern capital. There are Liu Yanhe and Qihuo in the north, and Hanoi Zuti in the south. If Great Chanyu leads his army and leaves lightly, how will he resist once the bandits invade?" Wang Yan, the minister, was worried. said.
The troops and horses in Liu Can's hands are basically enough to deal with both the north and the south. If he leads his army into Guanzhong, he will definitely not be able to take care of Pingyang at the same time.
When Liu Can heard this, he couldn't help but be slightly startled.
He is the king of Jin and the great chanyu, and his duty is to guard his hometown of Pingyang.
If he loses Pingyang, how can he convince the people in Chang'an City?
If you cannot convince the public, how can you inherit the throne of emperor?
Jin Kang next to him seemed to have completely understood Liu Can's heart.
Jin Kang said quickly.
"Liu Yan and others were defeated not long ago. How could they have the strength to attack? Zu Ti and others in Hanoi had to guard against the king's division in Luoyang, and they did not dare to go north to Pingyang. As long as Shanyu led his army to advance rapidly, it would take less than half a month. The overall situation can be decided, and then it is completely possible to send troops to defend Pingyang!"
After hearing Jin Kang's words, the great Dan Yu Liu Can immediately touched his hands and praised him in time.
"Yes, yes, that's exactly what I thought!"
Shangshu Wang Yan seemed to be about to object, but was immediately stopped by Liu Can, the danyu.
"Shang Shu, don't say too much, I have already made up my mind!"
Liu Can immediately ordered his generals to gather troops and horses to prepare to cross the river from Pingyang to Puban early the next morning.
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Hulao Pass.
Along the Sishui River east of Hulao Pass, patches of camps occupy almost the entire east bank.
After the water level receded slightly, Liu Yu advanced the army camp directly to the Sishui River.
Because Liu Yu and the others already knew that the Xiongnu soldiers and horses in Hulao Pass were no longer enough to launch a sneak attack.
"Your Majesty, I will look at the smoke and flags in the city. The number of Hulu in Hulao Pass will not exceed 10,000 at most. If we attack by force, I will give you five days to capture it!"
The guard general Zhao Kun said loudly.
In the last battle, both sides actually suffered very little damage.
If the Hun Emperor Liu Cong hadn't been suddenly hit by an arrow, the fighting between the two sides would have been far from over.
Therefore, after the Huns retreated, the gains from the Han army's pursuit were very limited.
However, by the time the Han army arrayed outside Hulao Pass, they gradually realized that the number of enemies in Hulao Pass had been greatly reduced.
"In this case, then the rogue Liu Cong is probably in serious danger!"
Liu Yu couldn't help but guess confidently.
He was originally afraid that the Huns would take advantage of their tactics and use the method of showing weakness to the enemy to induce the Han army to make mistakes.
Now it seems that the number of enemies in Hulao Pass has indeed been greatly reduced.
"However, Hulao Pass is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If we don't destroy the city wall first, if we attack by force, there will be many casualties!" Xi Jian, the military commander next to him, said immediately.
For a solid defense like Hulao Pass, 10,000 guards are enough.
Because no matter how large the Han army is, the army that can really be deployed in front of the pass cannot exceed the limitations of the terrain.
In other words, when the Han army's 100,000 people attack, the real effect is always the 10,000 or 20,000 people in Hulao Pass, and the rest can only watch the show in the city.
And such a small numerical gap is undoubtedly a nightmare for the siege party.
"Then what should we do? If we prepare a catapult cart, there are no useful trees for more than ten miles here. I'm afraid we won't be able to get it together in less than a month." Zhao Kun said with some dissatisfaction.
Hulao Pass is an important military area, and the tall trees nearby have long been cut down to prevent enemies from attacking the city.
"One month is too long, I don't want to wait any longer!"
Liu Yu said.
At this time, he had basically concluded that the Hun Emperor Liu Cong was in serious danger. He must use this opportunity to quickly break through Hulao Pass and obtain the key to Luoyang.
Otherwise, once too much time passes, the Hun Emperor Liu Cong gets better, or a new emperor stabilizes the overall situation, then such a good opportunity will be lost.
"Then attack by force?" Zhao Kun said immediately.
"Losing too many sergeants, this may not be a good strategy!" Liu Yu said.
"Then what does Your Majesty plan to do?" Zhao Kun was a little disappointed.
"I think it should be a two-sided attack!" Liu Yu said.
"A double attack?"
Not only Zhao Kun, but also Xi Jian, Gongsun Sheng, Xun Sui and others frowned.
"If Your Majesty wants to attack from both sides, you must have the boats go around the back. However, the river beaches behind Hulao Pass are all areas where troops cannot march. The occasional places are too close to Hulao Pass. I'm afraid they have just docked. The Hulu from Hulao Pass are about to come and kill them." Gongsun Sheng said worriedly.
After the Xiongnu soldiers and horses were defeated a few days ago, Liu Yu sent his navy to encircle the rear, but found that there were few landing places on the river bank to the west of Hulao Pass, and most of them were quagmire that would sink as soon as the troops and horses touched it. , or there are only one or two places on the rapids of the river, but they are all under the nose of Hulao Pass.
Any attempt to land under the nose of Hulao Pass will be immediately driven away by the Huns cavalry. It is impossible to stabilize the landing site with a small number of landing soldiers.
"How about we dock at night?" Zhao Kun suddenly slapped his head and said.
However, his idea was immediately met with a blank stare.
"The river bank is difficult to find. If we approach the bank at night, I'm afraid half of the people will be washed away by the water." Liu Yu said with great disdain.
"..." Zhao Kun could only remain silent.
"Then your Majesty must have a plan?" Xi Jian felt that Liu Yu must have an idea.
"Yes, I have a plan, let's give it a try!"
Liu Yu said confidently.
Immediately, he unfolded the map inside and outside Hulao Pass, pointed to one of the river banks and said.
"Although this place is too close to Hulao Pass, it is very convenient for landing on the shore. As long as you choose a strong soldier, carry a heavy crossbow and a spear, go ashore first, and then use the strong bow and heavy crossbow on the boat to cover it, it will be enough to gain a foothold here. !" Liu Yu said.
Gongsun Sheng, Xi Jian, Xun Sui and others immediately looked at the map confidently.
It didn't matter at this glance. Several people gasped and their faces became nervous.
"Your Majesty, this is a place of death!" Gongsun Sheng said tremblingly.
"Yes, Your Majesty, this place is wide on the outside and narrow on the inside. Once the barbarians attack, they will only be in chaos!" Xi Jian also said.
It turned out that where Liu Yu was pointing was an arc-shaped river bank.
From the perspective of formation, this kind of place is an absolute death place, and with the river at its back, it is even more of a death place without any movement.
Once the military formation in front is attacked, the whole army can only go down to the river to feed the fish.
"Haha, that was a battle on land, this is the place of death!" Liu Yu smiled softly.
"Now that we have the river at our back, our army's boats can be used as backup. We must first place strong bows and crossbows on the boats. Once the barbarians approach, we can approach and kill them. As long as we fight several times, our army can stabilize our position. , so that we can attack Hulao Pass from both sides!"
The strategy Liu Yu mentioned was just to copy the famous Queyue Formation.
However, the terrain here is too narrow, making it difficult to expand the scale of the battle and the results are difficult to compare with.
However, for the Huns at Hulao Pass, as long as a sharp soldier penetrates behind them, it is enough to break through their psychological defense.
"The boats use bows and crossbows to kill the enemy?" Gongsun Sheng couldn't help being surprised.
At this time, most of the naval forces used fire attacks or collisions. They waited until they were approaching the state and then fought with sticks or jumping gangs.
It was really the first time that Gongsun Sheng and others had seen this method of using boats and crossbows to support land warfare.
"Wonderful!" Xun Sui, as a military novice, immediately clapped his hands and praised.
Xi Jian next to him frowned thoughtfully.
"Your Majesty's plan can be called a surprise plan!"
Just listen to Xi Jian continue to speak.
"However, the water flow here is tortuous. If you want to use this trick, it will be difficult to succeed unless there is a suitable wind direction!"
Xi Jian immediately pointed out some of the shortcomings.
The best situation for this kind of spread out formation in a river is to go against the current and follow the wind.
In this way, as long as there are sailors who are skilled in sailing and steering, the boat can basically be in a hovering state, so that it can provide stable crossbow support for the troops on the shore.
“When a river flows eastward, it needs an east wind.”
Liu Yu immediately nodded in agreement.
Nowadays, the water flow of the Yellow River is even stronger due to the surge in water level, and it is indeed more necessary to have a suitable wind direction.
"All is ready except for the opportunity."
Liu Yu believed that as long as the wind direction was correct, the Han army's infantry and naval forces would be enough to gain a foothold behind Hulao Pass.
"Your Majesty, if that's the case, why not just anchor the boat on the shore?" Xun Sui next to him suddenly said.
"Anchored to the shore?"
When Liu Yu and others heard this, they suddenly felt enlightened.
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Not to mention the Huns' cavalry bows, even the range of the full-strength crossbow couldn't match the range of this winch-heavy crossbow.
