Huan Wen led the Han army to attack the Southern Barbarians, but was blocked by the Xianbei people coming from the northwest. The two sides fought fiercely, and in the end Huan Wen was defeated and withdrew his troops.
In this battle with the Xianbei people, the Xianbei people used cavalry to overwhelm the strongest shield chariot formation in Huan Wen's army, and killed many soldiers. Huan Wen suffered heavy losses, and finally retreated to Xiangyang City to rest.
"General, we have won three battles in a row, what should we do now?" the deputy asked anxiously.
"Keep fighting, just defend Xiangyang." Huan Wen said calmly.
"But we are now seriously short of food and grass. According to the news that came in a few days ago, we are almost out of food." The deputy said worriedly.
Hearing what his adjutant said, Huan Wen's mood suddenly worsened. After being silent for a long time, he slowly said: "I know, I know what you mean, but we must not give up Xiangyang."
When the adjutant saw Huan Wen's gloomy expression, he immediately fell silent and did not dare to continue.
"Okay, keep this matter a secret for now. I will take care of it after the war is over." Huan Wen ordered calmly.
"Yes, I obey," the adjutant said respectfully.
Huan Wen then fell into deep thought, thinking about how to win. After all, his current food supply was almost exhausted.
"Report!" A scout rode up to Huan Wen.
"Say." Huan Wen said calmly.
The scout cavalry reported: "Lord, there is news from the west that the Huns have captured Wuwei County."
"What!" After hearing the scout's report, Huan Wen, who was originally calm, suddenly stood up. He stared at the scout cavalry with wide eyes, as if he wanted to confirm what he just said.
"My lord, this is a letter written by a Huns spy. The general has verified it. Everything stated in the letter is true," the scout said.
"Hahahaha!" Huan Wen suddenly laughed wildly. "My big man really has God to bless us, God bless this big man!"
Then Huan Wen picked up the letter sent by the Huns and read it carefully. The more he looked at it, the more excited and happy he became. He had even forgotten the bad news brought by the scouts just now. All he could think about now was the news that the Huns had occupied Wuwei County.
"Great, the Huns have captured Wuwei County. I, the big man, can finally breathe a sigh of relief, haha!" Huan Wen shouted excitedly.
After the other deputies heard this, they all showed happy smiles. They had followed Huan Wen for many years, and they also hoped that the big man could restore his orthodoxy. Now that there was such an opportunity in front of them, how could they miss it?
"Come here, summon the generals, I have an urgent military announcement." Huan Wen shouted loudly.
"The general will obey the order."
After a while, all the generals gathered in the meeting hall, and they all wondered why Huan Wen wanted to find him and others.
"Everyone, I want to tell you some good news. Wuwei County was taken away by the Huns, and the Huns will not return to Xiliang in a short time, so I decided to take this opportunity to send an army to recapture Wuwei County. At the same time, I We are going to inform His Majesty Emperor Liu Yu about this matter and let him do it," Huan Wen said.
The generals were shocked when they heard the news. Although they had known that Wuwei County was lost for a long time, it was still very shocking to have it confirmed now.
"Your Majesty, do you want to fight in person?" Xu Shu asked.
The other generals looked at Huan Wen one after another, and they also wanted to know Huan Wen's answer.
Huan Wen shook his head: "No, I'm not in good health right now. I'm afraid I'm not suitable to fight anymore."
The other generals were a little frustrated when they heard this.
At this time, Huan Wen continued: "I will send my chief commander and guard regiment to participate in this battle, and I will also dispatch five thousand soldiers and horses."
After the generals heard Huan Wen's arrangement, they understood that Huan Wen wanted to use Chang Shi and the escort regiment to keep the Huns out of Wuwei County. In this way, even if the Huns occupied Wuwei, they would not dare to act rashly.
"Since His Majesty has arranged it this way, we must die as a result." Xu Shu and others clasped their fists to express their willingness to obey Huan Wen's orders.
Then Huan Wen said to everyone: "Now our army is short of food and grass and needs to replenish it, so I am going to form a transportation team to transport food and grass and be responsible for assisting in the transportation. At the same time, I will send cavalry to escort the food and grass to Wuwei County."
"Yes." The generals clasped their fists and said.
Then Huan Wen said: "Okay, let's leave the court now."
After the court ended, everyone left, leaving only Huan Wen sitting alone in the hall, with a smile still on his face.
"Your Majesty, tell me if this is true. If so, we will be in big trouble this time." Feng Gong said to Liu Yu.
Liu Yu sighed and said: "I guess it's true, but the Huns' goal is definitely not just Wuwei, so they won't directly attack our Guanzhong hinterland yet."
"Your Majesty, should we take countermeasures, such as sending reinforcements?" Feng Gong asked.
Liu Yu shook his head and said: "It's not necessary for the time being. We don't have the conditions to counter the enemy yet. The only thing we have to do is to guard Guanzhong."
After hearing this, Feng Gong nodded in agreement. Now that the big man was surrounded by enemies, it would be difficult to get any benefits if he rashly counterattacked.
"Your Majesty, I suggest you try to avoid fighting with the enemy." Gao Jia reminded.
"Fengxiao, do you already know something?" Liu Yu asked.
Gao Jia smiled. He had already expected what Liu Yu would guess, so he said, "I do know something."
"Fengxiao, please speak quickly." Liu Yu urged.
"Your Majesty, after the Huns captured Wuwei County, they continued to harass various counties in the north of our army. Now they have captured two. In this way, they can continuously transport food and grass from the grassland." Gao Jia said.
After Feng Gong, Xun Yu and others heard this, their expressions became serious.
Feng Gong said: "Fengxiao, do you have any countermeasures?"
"There is a countermeasure, but it will cost a lot of money." Gao Jia said.
"Oh? What's Feng Xiao's clever plan?" Feng Gong asked.
"First, we need to send businessmen to persuade people in some places to move to Jizhou or Yuzhou. Our army can use this excuse to win over the people; secondly, we need to build fortifications and extend our army's defense line so that the Xiongnu cannot sneak attack from behind us. , so as to ensure that logistics materials will not be violated." Gao Jia explained.
"Well, that makes sense. What we need to do now is to send envoys to those small counties to persuade those governors to surrender and provide them with some preferential policies so that they can cooperate with us." Feng Gong said.
"What Mr. Yuan Hao said is absolutely true, then I will leave this task to you." Liu Yu looked at Feng Gong.
"No!" Feng Gong accepted the order with his hands raised.
Then Liu Yu said: "Fengxiao, what do you think we should do this time?"
Gao Jia smiled and said: "Your Majesty, we can send people to lurk inside the Huns and instigate them to civil strife."
"Okay, I'll leave this matter to you. I trust your judgment." Liu Yu said with a smile.
"I accept your order!" Gao Jia replied.
Then Feng Gong left the main hall and went to Wuwei County.
…
Wuwei County.
After Kuai Ling learned that Wuwei County was occupied by the Huns, he hurriedly came to visit Wang Cao.
Wang Cao said to Kuai Ling: "I didn't expect you to come!"
"Brother Meng De, after the Huns occupy Wuwei County, will they march westward?" Kuai Ling said worriedly.
"Haha, Fengxian, you are worrying too much." Wang Cao said with a smile.
When Kuai Ling heard what Wang Cao said, she was immediately confused.
"Brother Meng De, why did you say this?" Kuai Ling asked in confusion.
"Don't forget, we have two generals Zhang Liao and Huang Zhong guarding Xiangyang. It is almost impossible for the Huns to attack Xiangyang." Wang Cao said with a smile.
"But the Huns' cavalry are really powerful." Kuai Ling was still worried.
"Don't worry. It's simply impossible for the Huns to attack Xiangyang. What's more, don't you know the abilities of Zhang Liao and Huang Zhong?" Wang Cao was a little speechless about Kuai Ling's worries. Kuai Ling was too courageous. Also too small.
"Yes." Kuai Ling said with a wry smile. He also knew that what Kuai Ling said was true. Kuai Ling now also found that he seemed to be a little timid.
Kuai Ling has been paying attention to the movements of the Northern Expedition army for this period of time. Especially after the news of the loss of Wuwei County came, Kuai Ling became even more anxious because he felt that the Huns could go south at any time.
During this period of Kuai Ling, Huan Wen led the Han army to launch an attack on the Southern Barbarians, but was blocked by the Xianbei people coming from the northwest. The two sides fought fiercely, and in the end Huan Wen was defeated and withdrew his troops.
In this battle with the Xianbei people, the Xianbei people used cavalry to overwhelm the strongest shield chariot formation in Huan Wen's army, and killed many soldiers. Huan Wen suffered heavy losses, and finally retreated to Xiangyang City to rest.
"General, we have won three battles in a row, what should we do now?" the deputy asked anxiously.
"Keep fighting, just defend Xiangyang." Huan Wen said calmly.
"But we are now seriously short of food and grass. According to the news that came in a few days ago, we are almost out of food." The deputy said worriedly.
Hearing what his adjutant said, Huan Wen's mood suddenly worsened. After being silent for a long time, he slowly said: "I know, I know what you mean, but we must not give up Xiangyang."
When the adjutant saw Huan Wen's gloomy expression, he immediately fell silent and did not dare to continue.
"Okay, keep this matter a secret for now. I will take care of it after the war is over." Huan Wen ordered calmly.
"Yes, I obey," the adjutant said respectfully.
Huan Wen then fell into deep thought, thinking about how to win. After all, his current food supply was almost exhausted.
"Report!" A scout rode up to Huan Wen.
"Say." Huan Wen said calmly.
The scout cavalry reported: "Lord, there is news from the west that the Huns have captured Wuwei County."
"What!" After hearing the scout's report, Huan Wen, who was originally calm, suddenly stood up. He stared at the scout cavalry with wide eyes, as if he wanted to confirm what he just said.
"My lord, this is a letter written by a Huns spy. The general has verified it. Everything stated in the letter is true," the scout said.
"Hahahaha!" Huan Wen suddenly laughed wildly. "My big man really has God to bless us, God bless this big man!"
Then Huan Wen picked up the letter sent by the Huns and read it carefully. The more he looked at it, the more excited and happy he became. He had even forgotten the bad news brought by the scouts just now. All he could think about now was the news that the Huns had occupied Wuwei County.
"Great, the Huns have occupied Wuwei County. I, the big man, can finally breathe a sigh of relief, haha!" Huan Wen shouted excitedly.
After the other deputies heard this, they all showed happy smiles. They had followed Huan Wen for many years, and they also hoped that the big man could restore his orthodoxy. Now that there was such an opportunity in front of them, how could they miss it?
"Come here, summon the generals, I have an urgent military announcement." Huan Wen shouted loudly.
"The general will obey the order."
After a while, all the generals gathered in the meeting hall, and they all wondered why Huan Wen wanted to find him and others.
"Everyone, I want to tell you some good news. Wuwei County was taken away by the Huns, and the Huns will not return to Xiliang in a short time, so I decided to take this opportunity to send an army to recapture Wuwei County. At the same time, I We are going to inform His Majesty Emperor Liu Yu about this matter and let him do it," Huan Wen said.
The generals were shocked when they heard the news. Although they had known that Wuwei County was lost for a long time, it was still very shocking to have it confirmed now.
"Your Majesty, do you want to fight in person?" Xu Shu asked.
The other generals looked at Huan Wen one after another, and they also wanted to know Huan Wen's answer.
Huan Wen shook his head: "No, I'm not in good health right now. I'm afraid I'm not suitable to fight anymore."
The other generals were a little frustrated when they heard this.
At this time, Huan Wen continued: "I will send my chief commander and guard regiment to participate in this battle, and I will also dispatch five thousand soldiers and horses."
After the generals heard Huan Wen's arrangement, they understood that Huan Wen wanted to use Chang Shi and the escort regiment to keep the Huns out of Wuwei County. In this way, even if the Huns occupied Wuwei, they would not dare to act rashly.
"Since His Majesty has arranged it this way, we must die as a result." Xu Shu and others clasped their fists to express their willingness to obey Huan Wen's orders.
Then Huan Wen said to everyone: "Now our army is short of food and grass and needs to replenish it, so I am going to form a transportation team to transport food and grass and be responsible for assisting in the transportation. At the same time, I will send cavalry to escort the food and grass to Wuwei County."
"Yes." The generals clasped their fists and said.
Then Huan Wen said: "Okay, let's leave the court now."
After the court ended, everyone left, leaving only Huan Wen sitting alone in the hall, with a smile still on his face.
"Your Majesty, tell me if this is true. If so, we will be in big trouble this time." Feng Gong said to Liu Yu.
Liu Yu sighed and said: "I guess it's true, but the Huns' goal is definitely not just Wuwei, so they won't directly attack our Guanzhong hinterland yet."
"Your Majesty, should we take countermeasures, such as sending reinforcements?" Feng Gong asked.
Liu Yu shook his head and said: "It's not necessary for the time being. We don't have the conditions to counter the enemy yet. The only thing we have to do is to guard Guanzhong."
After hearing this, Feng Gong nodded in agreement. Now that the big man was surrounded by enemies, it would be difficult to get any benefits if he rashly counterattacked.
"Your Majesty, I suggest you try to avoid fighting with the enemy." Gao Jia reminded.
"Fengxiao, do you already know something?" Liu Yu asked.
Gao Jia smiled. He had already expected what Liu Yu would guess, so he said, "I do know something."
"Fengxiao, please speak quickly." Liu Yu urged.
"Your Majesty, after the Huns captured Wuwei County, they continued to harass various counties in the north of our army. Now they have captured two. In this way, they can continuously transport food and grass from the grassland." Gao Jia said.
After Feng Gong, Xun Yu and others heard this, their expressions became serious.
Feng Gong said: "Fengxiao, do you have any countermeasures?"
"There is a countermeasure, but it will cost a lot of money." Gao Jia said.
"Oh? What's Feng Xiao's clever plan?" Feng Gong asked.
"First, we need to send businessmen to persuade people in some places to move to Jizhou or Yuzhou. Our army can use this excuse to win over the people; secondly, we need to build fortifications and extend our army's defense line so that the Xiongnu cannot sneak attack from behind us. , so as to ensure that logistics materials will not be violated." Gao Jia explained.
"Well, that makes sense. What we need to do now is to send envoys to those small counties to persuade those governors to surrender and provide them with some preferential policies so that they can cooperate with us." Feng Gong said.
"What Mr. Yuan Hao said is absolutely true, then I will leave this task to you." Liu Yu looked at Feng Gong.
"No!" Feng Gong accepted the order with his hands raised.
Then Liu Yu said: "Fengxiao, what do you think we should do this time?"
Gao Jia smiled and said: "Your Majesty, we can send people to lurk inside the Huns and instigate them to civil strife."
"Okay, I'll leave this matter to you. I trust your judgment." Liu Yu said with a smile.
"I accept your order!" Gao Jia replied.
Then Feng Gong left the main hall and went to Wuwei County.
…
Wuwei County.
After Kuai Ling learned that Wuwei County was occupied by the Huns, he hurriedly came to visit Wang Cao.
Wang Cao said to Kuai Ling: "I didn't expect you to come!"
"Brother Meng De, after the Huns occupy Wuwei County, will they march westward?" Kuai Ling said worriedly.
"Haha, Fengxian, you are worrying too much." Wang Cao said with a smile.
When Kuai Ling heard what Wang Cao said, she was immediately confused.
"Brother Meng De, why did you say this?" Kuai Ling asked in confusion.
"Don't forget, we have two generals Zhang Liao and Huang Zhong guarding Xiangyang. It is almost impossible for the Huns to attack Xiangyang." Wang Cao said with a smile.
"But the Huns' cavalry are really powerful." Kuai Ling was still worried.
"Don't worry. It's simply impossible for the Huns to attack Xiangyang. What's more, don't you know the abilities of Zhang Liao and Huang Zhong?" Wang Cao was a little speechless about Kuai Ling's worries. Kuai Ling was too courageous. Also too small.
"Yes." Kuai Ling said with a wry smile. He also knew that what Kuai Ling said was true. Kuai Ling now also found that he seemed to be a little timid.
Chapter 379 Wang Bu leads his army into battle
Kuai Ling has been paying attention to the movements of the Northern Expedition army for this period of time. Especially after the news of the loss of Wuwei County came, Kuai Ling became even more anxious because he felt that the Huns could go south at any time.
During this time, Kuai Ling was thinking about how to stop the Huns' invasion every day, but there was still no good way.
And tonight, the Huns outside Wuwei City began a new round of siege. I was thinking about how to stop the Huns' invasion every day, but there was always no good way.
And tonight, the Huns outside Wuwei City began a new round of siege.
