In early August, good news came from the direction of Xuzhou. Xi Jian led his army to conquer Suiling of Xiapi State and defeated the reinforcements sent by Zu Ti.
Subsequently, Taobao led his army to attack the prime minister.
Liu Hedu led his troops south to threaten Xu County.
In this way, even if Xiapi was as stable as Mount Tai, Zu Ti would not be able to stay any longer.
At this time, he desperately needed the support of his own troops and horses stationed on the Huai River line to help him stabilize his empty rear.
It is a pity that more and more Jiangdong soldiers gathered in Huai River, but none of them went northward. They all wanted to watch Zu Ti's joke.
In desperation, he led the Pi soldiers and civilians to board ships and evacuate southward at the end of July, abandoning this fortified city that had once daunted Shao's troops.
This withdrawal meant the loss of the two counties of Xiapi and Linhuai. In the seventh year of Yuankang (297), Linhuai County was analyzed as Linhuai, and the two counties of Huailing were analyzed. In the first year of Yongning (301), Huailing County was named Huai
In the Ling Kingdom, the current king of Huai Ling is Sima Rong.
So far, the two sides are generally bounded by the Huai River. The Jianye side still maintains a small number of stronghold cities north of the Huai River, relying on naval support to defend them, which serves as the outer barrier of the Huai River defense line.
Xi Jian is consolidating the newly occupied area and waiting for a new batch of food and military supplies. Next, he will try to capture the Jiangdong Army city on the north bank of the Huai River. The battle is not over yet.
When Shao Xun received the news, he knew that the war in this direction was basically over.
In fact, due to various reasons, Jianye failed to use all its strength north of the Huai River. Zu Ti was always hampered by various constraints and had no choice but to retreat.
But when you reach both sides of the Huai River, people will become serious, and this may be their bottom line.
The pattern of sticking to the Huaihe River defense line and ensuring a peaceful corner of the south of the Yangtze River can be supported by the powerful families in Wudi.
Crossing the Huai River and heading north to attack Xiapi, Pengcheng and even Langya and other places further away, the support was greatly reduced.
To put it bluntly, it has something to do with the needs of the financial backers of the Jianye regime (the wealthy clan of the Wudi). Their dream is to separate one party from another, that's all.
On the third day of August, Chen Yougen, the chariot and cavalry shogunate's left commander, left Luoyang and went to Chen and Xiang to recruit the local Ding Zhuang and the governor Chen, Ruyin, Runan, Xincai and Nandun.
With Qiao's domestic history Xia Houheng as the shogunate's minister, and the governor Qiao, Pei Dingzhuang went south to contain the soldiers and horses east of the Yangtze River.
He also ordered Le Kai, the commander of the Miobei shogunate army, to march to Shunyang, Nanyang, Xinye, and Yiyang, and follow the five commanderies, Ding Zhuang, to go south to attack Xiangyang, and surround Wei and rescue Zhao.
Thousands of miles from east to west, Xi Jian's opponents were the South Xuzhou refugee army and the Jiangdong wealthy tribe.
Chen Yougen’s opponent was the Jiangxi Jiangmen Group from Soochow.
Lucky's opponent is the Jingzhou Group - this group is a special existence in the Soochow system. It is relatively aggressive and does not match the overall style of Soochow.
In short, it is better to deal with the south with temporary conscripts of farm servants and gentry tribes.
The most important thing now is to win Hebei.
Hongnong, the war that broke out in Hanoi was all to contain the Huns, and it was all for Hebei.
On the fifth day of August, Shao Xun left Luoyang and went north to Heyang with his own troops and some government soldiers, totaling about 5,000 people.
Before leaving, everyone came to see him off.
Wang Yan recorded the affairs of the Shangshu as a Taiwei, and was already the most powerful person in Luoyang.
The last one was Sima Yue, who recorded the affairs of the Shangshu as a Taifu.
If you want to record ministerial affairs, generally speaking, you have to hold the positions of Sangong, Taifu, and General. The general of chariots and cavalry is the second-rank official, which is not impossible, but I always feel that it is a little less meaningful.
"When will Taibai prepare to join the court to assist the government?" When he had time, Wang Yan came over and asked quietly.
What does "assisting the administration" mean when entering the DPRK? This is just a euphemism. "Associating the administration" is almost the same.
"Wait a minute." Shao Xun was not polite to Wang Yan and said directly: "Wait until I wipe out Shi Le and repel Sima Rui. Now that there is war everywhere and the situation is not stable, how can I help the government? What do outsiders think of me?"
When Wang Yan heard this, he felt relieved and said: "Meizi has arrived at Langya. Xiao's and Yan's troops have arrived, and the situation is a bit calmer. Dongguan, Langya should be fine."
"If you have Meizi in charge, what's the worry?" Shao Xun said happily.
In fact, it was the Taiyang clan who really stabilized the situation in northern Xuzhou. Although he was reluctant, Shao Xun still asked them to integrate the troops of Taishan, Lu, and Dongguan counties to fight against Cao Yi.
Cao Yi has basically stabilized the internal situation last year, claiming to have "more than 100,000 soldiers", and he is somewhat interested in external expansion.
This year we captured Dong'an County, attacked Dongguan again, and almost captured the entire territory.
In the north, they also raided Jibei and Leling many times, very arrogantly.
But I have to admit that Cao Yi is currently the most powerful force in that area.
"How's the recruitment going?" Shao Xun asked.
"Cao Yi has a big appetite." Wang Yan said with a wry smile: "According to Meizi, he wants to serve as a minister in Qingzhou."
"No." Shao Xun said with a smile: "After beating Shi Le, I will take him down to see if he talks tough."
Wang Yan nodded and said: "Cao Yi was quite polite. At least he sent the envoy out of the country with courtesy. Wang Mi would have killed the envoy."
"Did Wang Mi kill him? Or did the Xiongnu kill him?" Shao Xun asked with his eyes focused.
"I don't know." Wang Yan shook his head.
Messengers are a high-risk profession and can be killed at every turn.
The envoys Shao Xun sent to Yecheng before were tied up by Shi Le and sent to Pingyang and beheaded outside the city. Now he has no interest in sending envoys there anymore - people who are not good at it really can't act as envoys and they will be killed.
It's quite painful.
There are some idiots who make no sense.
"Don't recruit Wang Mi for now. You'll only end up losing lives." Shao Xun said, "Instead of recruiting Wang Mi, it's better to find a way to persuade the Xin'an defenders to surrender. That's all. I won't be able to persuade them to surrender for a while, so I have to beat them first.
Let’s talk about it later. We’ll talk about this later when I come back from the Northern Tour.”
"Is Taibai going to inspect Hebei?" Wang Yan asked.
"Let's see." Shao Xun said: "The battle situation is changing rapidly, and I can't tell for sure."
While the two were talking, the new guard Yang Jiuzhi came over, and the three of them saluted each other.
"Ming Gong, are you going to Yecheng?" One of the sheepmen came up and asked.
Shao Xun said what he said to Wang Yan again.
At the same time, I secretly laughed in my heart, why do everyone care about whether I go to Hebei or not?
Lu Zhi wrote letters every three days, urging him to go to Yecheng. It was so...
"Now that the Jianghuai war has begun, it would be better for Ming Gong to take care of both ends in Henan." Yang Jiuzhi said: "I just sorted out the clues in Yuzhou and eliminated the remaining poison of the past, but unexpectedly, I was caught in the flames of war again. Alas."
Shao Xun could tell that Yang Jiuzhi didn't want to leave Yuzhou.
At this time, is Weiwei really as attractive as the governor of Yuzhou? Not necessarily.
The governor of Yuzhou was a serious official with real power, and he had much more bargaining chips than the Weiwei.
Shao Xun also heard that before leaving office, Yang Jiezhi and Yu Chen had a bit of an unpleasant quarrel. Fortunately, both parties were public figures and only competed in private. On the surface, they were still harmonious.
Now that Yu Chen has returned to Fangtou, Yang Ji has come to Luoyang, and Yuzhou has fallen into the hands of Chu Hui, but I don't know what they think - the Chu family in Yangdi is just a small noble family, and they have suffered a heavy blow from Wang Mi.
It is far worse than the Yu family and the Yang family.
However, the "cleaning up the remaining poisons" mentioned by Yang Jiezhi should have nothing to do with Yu Chen. It was the fault of Lu Zhila's gang.
In the ten years before and after, none of the three governors of Yuzhou could take root in the local area. In order to achieve this goal, Shao Xun also worked hard.
After talking to everyone one by one, Shao Xun got on his horse and, surrounded by the army, headed north towards Heyang.
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On the land of Hebei, feathers are flying.
The news of Chen Gong's northern tour quickly spread everywhere. Wang Queer, Liu Qia, He Lun, Hou Feihu, Li Chong, Jin Zheng, Cai Cheng and other generals heard the news, and their chrysanthemums tightened and they each stepped up their offensive.
On the tenth day of the eighth lunar month, Shi Le, who was organizing the corn and wheat harvest in Changshan, also heard the news and asked: "The Shao thieves have come? How are they doing?"
"Shao's thieves come on their own, but they don't know it."
"Come to Yecheng?"
"I heard I went to Hanoi."
Shi Le waved the messenger away and closed his eyes to think for a while.
Zhang Jing watched silently from the side.
Since the defeat of Yecheng, Da Hu has aged very quickly. Not only his face is covered with hills and valleys, but his temple hair is also as pale as snow.
My energy and energy are not as good as before, so what can I do?
"Don't panic." Shi Le patted Zhang Jing's shoulder with his rough big hand and said with a smile: "What if Thief Shao is here? He is also very difficult. The land of Henan's Fourth War is full of wind leaks, but it is not so easy to defend. I heard that he is here
There is a dispute between Xuzhou and Sima Rui. If there is another war in Jingzhou or even Yuzhou, they will definitely be devastated."
Zhang Jing felt a little relieved after hearing this.
One good thing about Da Hu is that no matter how difficult it is, he can deal with it calmly. Even if he is beaten and loses all his territory, with only a few hundred soldiers or even eighteen cavalry left at hand, he will calm down and think seriously about how to fight tomorrow
, even if everything seems to be in vain.
"It's not true that the Shao thieves attacked Hongnong and Hanoi." As he said this, Shi Le became interested. He took a branch, drew on the dirt, and said: "He has few cavalry and cannot do anything."
Support Hongnong, Hanoi, Jiwei, Xuzhou and even Jizhou. So, see where he uses the cavalry, and you will know where his real goal is."
"Jizhou!" Zhang Jing said in shock.
Shi Le threw away the branch and nodded.
To be honest, in the past few months, the cavalry fighting between the two sides in various places in Jizhou has been very fierce and consumed a lot of money.
Liang Fuzhen, the imperial reinforcements and his own subordinates recruited 20,000 cavalry successively, but they were at a disadvantage when fighting against Shao Thief's cavalry. This was the first time in many years of confrontation.
Shao Thief gained the advantage of cavalry for the first time!
Even though there was a severe shortage of cavalry in other battlefields and various generals were asking for cavalry reinforcements, Shao Thief didn't seem to pay much attention and was focused on strengthening the offensive in Hebei.
Because he knew very well that if he wanted to capture the northern counties of Jizhou, it would be impossible without cavalry to protect the grain roads.
It's not that he doesn't want to send cavalry to Hanoi and other directions, but he doesn't dare.
And with this gritted teeth and persistence, the effects slowly appeared.
The thieves led Jin Zheng away from the Baigou River, transported grain and grass by land, and had conquered the river. Then he divided his troops into two groups and moved to Zhangwu. The main force went straight to Gaoyang, without fear of the grain route being cut off.
The situation is actually very dangerous. Fortunately, King Zhongshan's main army has also arrived at Changshan...
"Did Wang Jun get a message back?" Shi Le asked, seeming to have thought of something.
"When Diao Changshi came back from summons three days ago, he was still trying to persuade Wang Jun." Zhang Jing said.
"What's over there? Do you have any explanation?" Shi Le asked vaguely, as if he was afraid of being overheard by others.
Zhang Jing understood and said softly: "They have enmity with Shao Xun, but they are also a little afraid, so they only want to go south to plunder, and are not willing to fight for the big Han."
"Where are the Wuhuan people?"
"I didn't want to come. After I heard that King Zhongshan had arrived in Hebei, I sent an army to go south."
"These slippers." Shi Le scolded with a smile.
As he cursed, the smile on his face slowly faded, and he said, "Go look in the library and pick out some rare items. You can lead a trip yourself..."
"Where to go?"
"Zhang Wu!" Shi Le said, "Go there and wait."
Chapter completed!