Chapter 351 Untitled

Chapter 351 Untitled

Chapter 351 Untitled
In mid-May, the war between Han and Jin began to intensify.

The Huns only dispatched tens of thousands of infantry and cavalry, which was not a large scale, but they were already approaching Chang'an.

The surrendered general Zhao Ran served as the vanguard. He first defeated the defenders of Tongguan and annexed their troops. Then he defeated the Jin general Chunyu Ding, captured and killed many people. When he arrived at Chang'an again, Nanyang King Sima Mo had no soldiers left, so he surrendered.

Zhao Ran sent Sima Mo to Liu Can, the King of Henei of Han, and the war was basically over.

It only took more than a month, with very little consumption, and most of the battles were fought by the surrendered general Zhao Ran, that is, Jin soldiers fighting Jin soldiers - Sima Mo lost Chang'an because of a Fengyi prefect, which makes people sigh.

The main force of the Xiongnu began to retreat to reduce the consumption of food and supplies, leaving only a part of the troops to pacify Guanzhong. As for who stayed behind, it was most likely Liu Yao, not Liu Can.

In the eastern part of Yanzhou, after Shao Xun led his troops to leave, Zhao Gu crossed the river and went south, attacking Jinan counties of Qingzhou and Taishan counties of Yanzhou, and joined forces with Cao Yi to threaten Gou Xi.

In the direction of Luoyang, Hu Yanyan led his troops to Mangshan, spying on Luoyang. Ten days later, Wang Mi led more than 20,000 people southward, and the number of troops along the way was close to 50,000.

Shi Le was relatively perfunctory, probably because he could not withstand the pressure. He only sent out more than a thousand cavalrymen, divided into three or four groups, to operate in the areas of Xingyang, Chenliu and Puyang. They fought and ran away, and were very agile and mobile.

The main purpose is to destroy the crops and ruin the harvest in that area.

Its main force took advantage of the opportunity when Wang Jun had no time to look south, and went north to conquer Julu County, and then threatened Changshan and Zhongshan.

Shi Chao took Anping.

The overall strength was indeed very high. After the busy farming season was over, the Xiongnu directly summoned people from the fields and launched an all-out attack, which actually allowed them to achieve good results, such as the capture of Chang'an.

"What do you want to do?" In the quiet study, with a dim light, Concubine Pei asked with some concern.

"I think we can't just sit there and wait for death." Shao Xun leaned on the bed like a host and said, "Chang'an is gone, and Hebei is also in chaos. If Qingzhou and Yanzhou are lost, the whole situation will be too passive."

Concubine Pei brewed tea like a hostess to wash away the dust from her husband's journey.

The tea gurgled as the quiet hostess took her time adding various seasonings.

"Do you know the Huns' arrangements?" asked Concubine Pei.

"I don't know." Shao Xun said, "We can only guess. I have already transferred the eleventh and twelfth Silver Spear Army, and also recruited a small number of government soldiers and volunteers. Let's cross the river to Ji County first and see what happens."

"I don't quite understand, but is this how a war is fought?" asked Concubine Pei.

"What does Lingyan mean?"

"You are leading your army northward. Who are you going to fight? To what extent are you going to fight? How will you stop?" The tea was already brewed. Concubine Pei poured a bowl for Shao Xun, and then asked, "Can you occupy the counties of Hebei?"

"We can't occupy it." Shao Xun said: "With too few soldiers, we can't withstand the siege. With too many soldiers, the Xiongnu will attack Henan again."

"If that's the case, why do you still want to force your way north?" Concubine Pei asked, "If we go north to fight Shi Le, and Shi Le leads his army back to support us, if he digs deep trenches and builds high fortifications to hold you back, and the Xiongnu cavalry goes out of Shangdang to cut off your retreat, won't our army be destroyed in Hebei?"

"We can't just do nothing, right?" Shao Xun sighed.

"You are tired..." Concubine Pei came over, hugged Shao Xun's head in her arms, and said softly: "You think too much and worry too much. This world cannot be carried by you alone. I learned a lesson when I was a child, and I understand one truth."

"What's the reason?" Shao Xun hugged Concubine Pei and stroked her back and buttocks vigorously.

"When you don't know what to do, don't act blindly, or you'll suffer a loss." Concubine Pei said, "The Xiongnu have accumulated strength for generations. Liu Yuanhai had more than 50,000 cavalry in the first month of founding the country. It's natural that he is stronger than you. At that time, Situ had just started the battle of Dangyin, and you only had a part of the Wang Guojun with more than a thousand people."

Concubine Pei gently rubbed Shao Xun's temple with her slender fingers and said, "This is just like when you do business. He has 50,000 strings of capital, which are copper coins, and you only have 1,000 strings of iron coins. Until now, it's not that you are not as good as Liu Yuan and Liu Cong, father and son, but that they have more money than you, and they haven't made many mistakes. It would be abnormal for you to defeat them now."

It is hot in May and the clothes are thin.

Shao Xun buried his face in the towering peaks. Thinking that this was the woman he had been seeking for many years, he felt his whole body tremble.

Pei Lingyan didn't hesitate at all and continued, "If you want to defeat Liu Cong, there are only two ways."

"Tell me about it." Shao Xun said sullenly.

Concubine Pei's breathing also became heavier, and she continued, "The first is to wait for Liu Cong to make a mistake. If he makes a mistake, he will suffer losses. The second is to hold off and see who can hold out longer. The Liu Han is very complicated, and something bad will happen sooner or later. As long as you hold on, you will have a chance."

At this point, she leaned over and whispered in Shao Xun's ear: "We both depend on you to survive. There are also many people who depend on you. If you lose, they will not survive. So, you can't lose."

"You have done very well. I have never seen a man in his twenties who can get to this point today." The upper body dress has been untied. Concubine Pei once again held Shao Xun's head in her arms and said, "You are also the man with the strongest martial arts and the highest military strategy I have ever seen. There are few people in this world who can compare with you. Don't be anxious, stay calm, you will win."

After saying this, Concubine Pei trembled all over.

She recalled the feeling of being bitten on the hand by her cousin when she was playing with Pei Wan as a child, and there seemed to be a tooth mark left.

This feeling was particularly unbearable. The skirt slowly fell down, and the candlelight flickered, illuminating the two round and straight petals.

In the valleys between the mountains, bushes and weeds were leaning here and there, and waves were surging, flowing down along the long and straight post road.

"Situ is dead. No one can stop me now. My mistress, the Concubine Dowager of Donghai." A deep male voice suddenly sounded.

As soon as the words "Situ" and "Mistress" came out, dense goose bumps instantly covered her snow-white and delicate skin.

"What will happen to us when our souls return to Mount Tai..." Concubine Pei trembled slightly and murmured. After she finished speaking, she looked down at the man and said softly, "Vent it out. You will have no worries after you vent it out."

As if a switch was turned on, the two of them rolled onto the bed.

There seemed to be a fire in Shao Xun's eyes. He placed his hands on Concubine Pei's temples and lowered his head.

In the passionate and greedy sucking, the two of them almost reached the point where their teeth were touching.

……

Before dawn, Shao Xun had already left quietly.

At this moment, he felt refreshed and his mind was particularly clear.

All the anxiety and worries were vented in Hua Nu's body.

A good woman can be a positive motivation for a man. He will now have endless fighting spirit and can kill him even if someone riding a mammoth rushes in front of him.

Walk and think as you go.

He knew that even if Shi Le was attacking Hebei, he would definitely leave most of his cavalry behind.

He was on guard against Shao Xun, just as Shao Xun was on guard against him.

He had a conversation with Concubine Pei last night and found that he might have made a misunderstanding.

Is Shi Le really his greatest enemy in this era? Not necessarily.

Analyzing from the perspective of strength, isn’t Liu Cong’s threat many times greater than that of Shi Le?
If you try to play with the prophets of history, you might end up suffering great losses.

How can Shi Le compare with Liu Cong?
Which of the strength that Da Hu has accumulated was not obtained by cheating people by using Liu Han's skin?
If Liu Cong couldn't make ends meet, he would mobilize all the tribes and make a one-time deal. He could even mobilize all the male members of the Xiongnu tribes and the many mixed Hu people who were dependent on him, and have everyone carry weapons and horses. He could prepare two months' worth of food and fodder, and use hundreds of thousands of cavalry to attack in one wave. If he couldn't win, he would destroy the country.

This kind of strength is not something Shi Le could possibly match.

So you can see that Liu Cong was just subconsciously using some checks and balances, but he was not too worried about Shi Le, Zhao Gu, Wang Mi, Shi Chao, Zhao Ran and others.

If Liu Cong didn't want to rely on them to make up for the shortcomings of the infantry, he might not have been interested in taking a second look at these foreign brands.

If you want to truly turn the tide of the battle, you have to make Liu Cong feel pain.

From this perspective, there is only one focus: Hanoi.

Of course, before that, he first needs to ensure the safety of Henan.

To be more precise, it is the security of some weak links. At least, they cannot be captured by the Huns, such as Xuzhou.

On the sixth day of May, Shao Xun led the main force of the Silver Spear Army to station in Kaocheng, and summoned all the generals and officers of the public office to come there to discuss matters.

Almost at the same time, Li Chong led more than 4,000 Yamen troops, 2,000 palace soldiers and retainers, and 5,000 Tuntian troops, totaling more than 10,000 infantry and cavalry, eastward, across the entire Yuzhou, and headed to Lu to station, waiting for the next order.

All the newly recruited soldiers from Liangzhou were incorporated into the Yicong Army.

The cavalry brought back from Fan County were also incorporated into the Yicong Army.

As a result, the strength of this force swelled to about 4,500 people, including 2,500 cavalry and 2,000 infantry - including 1,000 Liangzhou large shield infantry.

This army, together with 2,000 recruited soldiers and retainers, was stationed in Yangxia, Chenjun.

Shao Xun's purpose was actually very simple: he just wanted to preserve this season's grain harvest and at the same time coordinate the grain transportation - even if there were some difficulties in the grain transportation in Shouchun, the grain from Guangling must be transported over.

This is the most important task this year.

(End of this chapter)