Shi Le also came to Dongping.
Looking at this empty wilderness, he had the illusion that it only took 20,000 to 30,000 cavalry and tens of thousands of infantry to penetrate it and drink from the Yangtze River.
Then he smiled to himself, it was just a breakthrough, and it was far from establishing a stable rule.
When you cross the counties of Henan, the local nobles will pretend not to have seen you, and will even give you money and food to ask you to leave quickly. But if you want to be a local tiger and stay and rule, it is not that simple.
After experiencing the quarrel with the Hebei gentry for the past two years, Dahu has understood this.
The three states of Yu, Yan and Xu are easy to win but difficult to conquer.
Once Yangzhou and Jingzhou send a large army to the north, the Henan nobles are likely to defect there instantly and provide them with supplies.
Henan is not his territory, so there is no need to work too hard.
"General." Taobao and others rode up.
"Are you ready?" Shi Le stopped his thoughts and asked.
"General, give the order." Everyone said one after another.
"Let's go!" Shi Le waved loudly, and a large group of cavalry followed closely, filling the entire wilderness like mercury pouring down the ground.
Before them, thousands of infantry troops had already set off early, aiming directly at Linqiu.
In the direction of Juancheng, the city gates are closed in broad daylight.
The governor Yang Hao pretended to be calm and stood at the top of the city, constantly boosting morale.
The Huns did not stay under the city for long, and disappeared after a while.
For them, plundering property is more important. They only have seven or eight days' worth of food and water, and they should leave the fortified city to the infantry.
Shi Le, Liu Ya, Jin Zhun, and Hu Yanyan, each leading a cavalry force ranging from several thousand to more than ten thousand, rushed into the eastern part of Yanzhou.
On the 26th, Shi Le entered Puyang.
On the 27th, Jin Zhun invaded Gaoping, Liu Ya wreaked havoc in Jibei, and Hu Yanyan entered Mount Tai.
At this time, three pontoon bridges had been repaired in the Dongwuyang area, and more and more infantrymen were crossing the river. More than a hundred fortresses in the counties of Jibei, Dongping, Gaoping, Rencheng, Taishan, and Puyang successively surrendered and donated money and food.
At the same time, Cao Yi and Zhao Gu had been traveling south from Qingzhou for several days, but they did not come to Yanzhou.
The entire eastern Henan region is in a state of fishy smell.
Cao Fu was sitting in Xuchang. Although he was old and lacked energy, he still managed to gather his energy and formulate strategies at this critical moment.
"The news has been cut off again, damn it." Chen Yougen slapped his hand on the stone table and said angrily.
Li Chong's face was calm and he didn't say anything.
This is not the first time we have fought against the Xiongnu. What does it mean if our messages are cut off?
At this time, don't be smart and send any messengers, it's too dangerous.
"Yougen, have you gathered enough people?" Cao Fu, who was taking a nap, suddenly asked.
Xiaohong served some snacks to the three of them, then gave Chen Yougen a fearful look and slipped away.
"That's almost it. The total number of combat auxiliaries is more than 7,000." Chen Yougen said, "Can we have a fight?"
"Can it be done with one person and two horses?"
"cannot."
"How about getting together with donkeys and mules?"
"If we wait another ten days, we might be able to get it together." Chen Yougen said, "But the military situation is so strong, why wait?"
Cao Fu was silent for a moment and said: "You go to Chen County first to help defend Yangxia, Chen, Xiang, and Ku counties. I am worried that if there is no large army to suppress the battle, Chen Gong's years of hard work will be ruined in one day. Furthermore, Lu
Over there in Yuzhou—you'd better go."
After learning that the Xiongnu crossed the river from Dongwuyang, the string in Lu Zhi's heart suddenly became tense.
He immediately wrote to Xuchang, requesting that a group of troops be sent over, and named the government soldiers.
From Fugou to Xiang, there are mostly earthen forts for two to three hundred miles, with battalions as units. Each earthen fortification has only a few hundred men, and it will definitely not be able to withstand the siege of a large group of enemy troops, so Xuchang is asked to send reinforcements.
"Yamen Army." Cao Fu looked at Li Chong again and said, "Stay in Xuchang for the time being. Mr. Chen's family members are all in the city, so we must not miss anything. I have sent 5,000 troops from Xuchang to Kaocheng to listen to King Donghai.
, commanded by the concubine.”
Xuchang Shibing sent thousands of soldiers north to Xingyang, but they have not been able to bring them back for the time being. After sending out 5,000 soldiers, there were almost 5,000 Shibing soldiers left in the city.
Cao Fu did not trust these newly attached armies and had to be suppressed by the Yamen Army.
The four new troops of the Silver Spear Army and the 5,000-strong garrison army were led by Hou Feihu and went to Weicang to collect ships in case of emergencies.
Lao Cao assumed a posture of occupying the city and defending it to the death.
It's not the best choice, but it's a decent response.
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September 25th was another sunny day.
Above the Yang Canal, boats are lined up one after another, almost reaching the horizon.
Yangqu is an artificial canal flowing through Luoyang since the Han Dynasty.
In the west of Luoyang City, it is called the "Qianjin Canal". It passes through Daxia Gate in the north of the city, behind Guangmo Gate, and winds southward, passing through Jianchun Gate and Dongyang Gate, and then all the way east to connect with Luoshui at the boundary of Gong County.
This section is called "Jiuqudu".
After Shao Xun passed through Gong County, his fleet and convoys headed west along the artificial canal of Jiuqudu, stationed outside the second gate of Jianchun and Dongyang.
The reason why Taicang was built inside Dongyang Gate was actually for one reason: to facilitate unloading.
On the day Shao Xun arrived, Wang Yan, Xun Fan, Liu Tun, and Liang Fen went out of the city to meet each other.
"Have the Huns retreated?" Shao Xun asked, pointing to the messy battlefield.
"This matter depends on Liang Gong." Wang Yan knew that Shao Xun was anxious and immediately explained: "When he learned that reinforcements were coming, the Huns attacked Dongyang Gate and Jianchun Gate fiercely, but the forbidden troops fought hard to defeat them. Just as Liang Gong's troops arrived, the Huns fled.
"
Shao Xun nodded.
He is too lazy to compete with Liang Fen for the title of King of Qin, there is no need.
More than 70 watercrafts were loaded with more than 300,000 grains, which was an even greater achievement.
He just wants to figure out one thing now.
"Lieutenant, you have been in Luoyang from beginning to end. Do you think the Huns are serious about fighting?" Shao Xun asked.
Wang Yan hesitated for a while and said, "It doesn't look like it."
Shao Xun understood.
Even someone like Wang Yan who didn't know much about military affairs could see that the Huns' offensive was no longer fierce, which only meant one thing: the Huns' target was not Luoyang.
This is the same as his previous judgment.
"Where did the Huns retreat to?" he asked again.
"Retreat to Mengjin." Liang Fen stepped forward and said: "I sent Bei Gongchun to lead his army to pursue and defeat the enemy. Some of the Huns fled westward, passing through Xin'an, and most of them retreated to Mengjin. There are many people on Mengjin's side.
An attempt was made to ambush Beigong Chun, but failed. When the Liangzhou soldiers retreated, they saw fire rising into the sky in the direction of Mengjin from a distance. The Huns must have burned the pontoon bridge and retreated to the north bank."
"How many enemy troops are there in Hanoi?"
"Only I can answer you." Liang Fen took a deep look at Shao Xun and decided to sell his favor, saying: "Our troops captured the thief general and learned that Wang Can of Hanoi, the puppet Han, once stationed in the wild king, and then patrolled Ji County eastward.
And go."
When Shao Xun heard this, he suddenly felt enlightened. The fog of war that had been shrouding the sky before was finally torn away.
There are two possibilities: first, the Xiongnu attracted him to Luoyang and surrounded and killed him in the city; second, the Xiongnu avoided the real situation and attacked the two states of Yan and Henan.
The first one may have been ruled out.
Now it is basically certain that the Huns have attacked his lair.
"Quan Zhong, why don't you enter the city to see the Emperor?" Wang Yan asked from the side.
Shao Xun looked at the ships that were unloading cargo one after another, shook his head, and said: "Lieutenant, can you think of a way to gather more manpower and vehicles to speed up the unloading of food? I am anxious to return reinforcements."
Wang Yan was startled and said: "The emperor wants to gather all the armies to drive out the remaining Xiongnu army. You..."
"Drive out the birds!" Shao Xun yelled: "If you don't know the nature of the thief, don't act rashly. Who knows how many Huns there are in the wild? Everything is just speculation."
Wang Yan nodded silently.
Xun Fan and Liu Tun also looked ashamed. It was obvious that they did not try hard to remonstrate with the emperor.
To be honest, they were very satisfied with Shao Xun's behavior in escorting the grain to Beijing. It not only solved Luoyang's urgent need, but also greatly boosted the morale of the defenders.
It would be really disappointing if he didn't come.
He proposed the concept of mutual tolerance for the sake of the country. No one can do without the other. It can be said that one will be prosperous and one will be harmed. Do you really think that in despair, the court has no means to check and balance you?
Fortunately, he is here, and his character is indeed good. He is domineering, as long as he can do things.
Now that he wants to leave, it actually makes sense, and there is no need to make things difficult for him.
With the 14,000 infantry and cavalry brought by General Liang Fen, food was available, and the morale of the defenders was greatly boosted. There should be no serious problems next.
Wang Yan didn't waste any time, and immediately sent people back to the city, mobilized some of the city's defenders, collected carts, and prepared to leave the city to unload grain.
Shao Xun breathed a sigh of relief.
The Yang Canal connects Zhaiquan, Tianyuan Pond, Green Pond, Jiulong Pond and other lakes in the city. It would be too difficult to wait for the canals one by one to enter the city through Shuimen (the water channel drilled in the city wall, located near Dongyang Gate), anchorage and then unload the cargo.
It's too late, he can't wait.
But even so, it now takes two or three days to unload all the goods.
Anyway, after walking all this way, the soldiers were very tired physically and mentally, and they were in urgent need of some rest and replenishing some supplies.
Seeing that nothing happened, Xun Fan and Liu Tun took their leave and returned to the palace to report.
Shao Xun took Liang Fen and Wang Yan talked for a while.
"Mr. Liang, can you lend me your cavalry?" Shao Xun asked.
I feel a little embarrassed when I say this.
The Liangzhou soldiers belong to Zhang Gui, and their mission is to serve as the King of Qin. They just didn't go back for the time being because of the fall of Chang'an.
The imperial court temporarily handed over this force to Liang Fen. If the road is opened in the future, they will probably have to go back.
What's going on with me going to war with you now?
When Liang Fen heard this, he didn't say whether he agreed or disagreed. He just said: "There are still two thousand cavalry and more than two thousand six hundred infantry. I can let them go to fight with you with an order, but -"
"I owe Mr. Liang a favor." Shao Xun said, "I will definitely repay you in the future."
Wang Yan sighed beside him and said: "There is no one else here, so I will tell you the truth. In this situation, no one can live without anyone. Help Quanzhong once and let him take care of the difficult matter. If the Huns come to Luoyang again, Quan Zhong will
You can also come to King Qin. General Liang, helping others is helping yourself."
Liang Fen was silent for a moment, and suddenly said with emotion: "Mr. Chen led 20,000 troops all the way up, breaking through many obstacles, and arrived at Luoyang. Such tyrannical fighting power is really rare."
Shao Xun looked at him, waiting for the next step.
"That's alright." After this experience, Liang Fen also had some thoughts in his mind. He just heard him sigh: "I will ask Bei Gongchun to come over in a while, and you can discuss with him how to move."
"Thank you, Mr. Liang." Shao Xun bowed and thanked him sincerely.
He had a vague feeling that Liang Fen and Wang Yan seemed to have guessed the movements of the main Xiongnu forces.
After thanking Liang Fen, Shao Xun looked at Wang Yan again and said, "Lieutenant, can the court be accommodating and lend me the Xiaoqi Army?"
Wang Yan's eyes widened.
Chapter completed!