There are so many unclaimed lands in Hebei, but Duan Keng chose Fangtou to settle down, which is not a big deal.
In troubled times, there is never a shortage of people with such wild imaginations.
Last year, Ma Qiu wanted to kill Fu Hong, annex them all, and claim the title of emperor in Guanzhong...
"The niche must be eliminated." Li Yue's simple words contained infinite power.
The siege has lasted for more than two months, and the food in Tongshanpi and Baisipi is almost ripe. Wouldn't retreating at this time mean that all previous efforts have been wasted?
When retreating, if Duan Kwan and Duan Zhen were hanging behind with their light cavalry, it would be difficult for the Heiyun Army to retreat calmly.
Wei Shan took advantage of the situation and said, "Haha, what the governor said is true. I, the Heiyun Army, can defeat Fangtou. Why do we need help from the Wei Army?"
Chang Wei said: "If the governor wants to attack Fangtou, he will have to increase his troops. Now our army is still attacking Qingzhou."
"Then use all Chen Liu's talents and surround Fangtou to death!"
In any case, there cannot be another hostile force in Fangtou.
If Duan Kong is not killed, Chen Liu will have trouble sleeping and eating.
The Xianbei Duan clan is different from other forces. They have more wealth. When the time comes, they will raise their arms and the old members of the Duan clan in Hebei will gather to respond, and they may start fighting.
"Follow the order!" All the generals in the tent held their hands.
Li Yue then ordered Wei Shan to lead eight thousand black cloud troops to garrison the camp left by the Wei army.
Chen Liuqingzhuang and the Southern troops from all over Yanzhou came across the river in an endless stream.
Li Yue made up his mind and worked step by step, using almost the entire strength of Yanzhou. Back and forth, 70,000 to 80,000 young men plus 30,000 southern troops went north.
More than 100,000 people do nothing but dig every day.
The trenches were piled up layer by layer, completely trapping Fangtou.
All the land that can be cultivated around Fangtou has been cultivated and replanted with bean sprouts and various vegetables.
The young men also brought Qingshui and Qishui into the camp, which could not only guard against the cavalry in Duanggang, but also raise fish by the way.
Although the Wei army retreated, Fangtou was surrounded even more tightly.
Without Ran Min's constraints, the Black Cloud Army was united.
Li Yue didn't attack the city, he just trapped Fangtou to see how long Duan Gong could hold out.
In a big war, the outcome is often not decided by ingenious strategies, but by which side makes mistakes first and loses its composure first.
"Commander, Zhang Yu in Xuchang encountered 50,000 troops stationed in Changshe, and he has the intention of attacking north." Zhang Shengye collected various information sent back by the scouts.
Sixty or seventy miles northwest of Changshe is Xingyang, and more than a hundred miles northeast is Chenliu.
By stationing troops here, it is obvious that they covet Yanzhou.
Li Yue said: "Send a letter to Zhang Yu, saying that all the Heiyun troops are at Fangtou and Chen Liu is empty. Please quickly raise your troops and go north without hesitation."
Wei Shan was stunned, "This..."
Chang Wei laughed: "Zhang Yu has always been cautious and suspicious. If our army is heavily guarded, he will be entangled endlessly, but if we ask him to go north, he will definitely hesitate."
Zhang Yu has been staying in Xuchang for the past two years. Huan Wen stands on the right and Yin Hao stands on the left. They have not dared to move.
The Black Cloud Army is no longer the Black Cloud Army it was back then, and Zhang Yu is still the same Zhang Yu it was back then.
Jiangdong was instigating the Northern Expedition again, and Li Yue didn't believe he dared to march northward at this time.
In other words, now is the best opportunity to kill Duan Kong.
The siege continued.
Facing Li Yue's steady attack, which was carried out step by step, Duan Kwan's thousands of light cavalry had no choice but to harass the rear.
But in July, the world began to tremble again.
Murong Biao besieged Zhongshan for more than half a year and finally broke through the city. Ran Min, the prefect of Zhongshan, Hou Gong, surrendered to the Murong family.
Inspired by this battle, Liu Xian licked his wounds and led an army of 50,000 people south to attack Yecheng.
The impact of the Xiangguo War gradually unfolded, and discerning people could already see that Ran Wei's time was running out.
Another Xianbei force of the Duan clan, Duan Gong's cousin Duan Qin, also moved from the north to the south and entered Yimu County, Pingyuan County. More than 10,000 people from the Hu and Jie tribes called themselves Emperor Zhao.
Hebei's powerful beggar generals Zhu Tu, Du Neng, Ding Rao, Sun Yuan, etc. were each divided into counties, and they were either called generals or governors, and divided themselves into one side.
Ran Yu, the governor of Xuzhou, Wei Tong, the governor of Yuzhou, and Lehong, the governor of Jingzhou, all brought their cities to submit to the Eastern Jin Dynasty. General Pingnan Gao Chong and General Lu Hu arrested the governor Zheng Xi of Luozhou and submitted to the Eastern Jin Dynasty in Luoyang.
Ran Wei's territory was limited to a few counties around Yecheng.
Many forces that nominally surrendered to Ran Min no longer surrendered.
Duanggong also became active. After entering July, he launched several counterattacks against Duanzhu in the middle of Fangtou City.
During the siege, Li Yue admitted that there was nothing he could do against them for a while, but in the field battle, the Black Cloud Army was waiting for this opportunity.
With favorable geographical location and military strength, the Duan family is naturally no opponent.
In several offensive and defensive battles, those who were killed abandoned their armor.
And Duan Gong is so eager to attack, which shows that the situation in Fangtou is not optimistic.
At the end of July, Duan Gong's general Wang Teng surrendered over the city.
His surrender had a huge impact, which meant that the Jin forces in Fangtou City were all devoted to Li Yue.
"As long as the governor orders an attack on the city and his subordinates are willing to be the vanguard, the city will definitely turn against them!" Wang Teng said, patting his chest.
Wei Shan glanced sideways at him and snorted coldly.
Li Duangkong and Duan Zhu were quite cunning, and it was unclear whether it was their plan to surrender.
"General Wang is both wise and courageous, and he has the talent of a general. However, the crops outside the city are about to mature, so there is no need to rush." Li Yue has the chance to win, so there is no need to rush.
Moreover, he hoped that Duan Zhi in the city would surrender voluntarily.
The Black Cloud Army captured Fangtou at the minimum cost.
The food outside Fangtou City is the lifeblood.
The army continued to siege the city.
Within a few days, news came from Yecheng that Ran Min was indeed Ran Min. He once again defeated Liu Xian's 50,000-strong army, captured and killed ten thousand people, and captured more than 3,000 war horses. He also selected dozens of horses and sent them as gifts. Come to Fangtou for comfort.
Li Yue naturally went up to express his congratulations.
Although Liu Xian was defeated again, it did not restore the chaos in Hebei.
Ran Wei's territory became smaller and smaller.
At the same time, the surrounding forces expanded rapidly.
Zhangping Xinxing, Yanmen, Xihe, Taiyuan and other counties have greatly increased their strength.
After Fu Jian captured Chang'an, he killed Jia Xuanshuo who suggested that he return to Jiangdong. He called himself the King of Qin and the Great Chanyu. He granted amnesty to Guanzhong, named his reign Emperor Shi, and the country Da Qin. He built ancestral temples and officialdom, and appointed hundreds of civil and military officials. The Qiang clan was established as the queen, Fu Chang was made the crown prince, and Fu Xiong was made the prime minister, commander-in-chief of all domestic and foreign military affairs, general of chariots and cavalry, and the governor of Yongzhou.
Cui Jin lived up to Li Yue's expectations and captured Qingzhou and occupied the entire territory. More than 60,000 Chinese households in Qingzhou were captured. At the same time, he also captured more than 20,000 young slaves from Xianbei, Xiongnu, Wuhuan, Qiangdi and other ethnic groups. .
There are more than 1.7 million stones of grain and grass, 70,000 livestock, 4,700 war horses, and countless money and silk.
The crops in Qingzhou's fields have not yet begun to be harvested.
This battle can be said to be fruitful and directly brought Yanzhou's strength to a new level.
Li Yue directly ordered Cui Jin to be Dongzhonglang General, and asked Ran Min to be named the governor of Qingzhou.
"Come here, shoot the book into Fangtou City and make Duan Juan surrender!" Li Yue looked at the tall Fangtou City Wall with great ambition in his heart.
The strongest step has been taken to fight for world hegemony.
After Qingzhou was won, it would become one with the three counties of East Hebei. It would not be so easy for Murong Jun to bypass Lukou and go south like last time.
(End of chapter)
