The Xianbei people are indeed very ferocious.
When Shao Xun entered Anping, he heard that Xianbei cavalry had appeared more than a hundred miles to the northeast.
In recent days, Jin Zheng has been completely shrinking, and there are almost no Jin troops and horses on the west bank of the Hengshui River. A large number of cavalry have been transferred back to Gaoyang, Hejian, and Zhangwu areas to protect the grain roads while fighting with Xianbei.
There is good news and there is bad news.
The good news is that after several rounds of fighting, the Xianbei people began to skimp on the first battle and no longer fought head-on with the Jin army.
The bad news is that Qiao Hong, the deputy governor of the Yi Cong Army, died in battle and was killed by the armored cavalry led by Duan Mobo. It was a rebellion against Tiangang.
This is the first general lost since the Northern Expedition this year, and the second cavalry general lost in the past two years.
The Yi Cong Army probably has the highest battle loss rate among all the ministries. It fights every year and is replenished every year. It has more personnel, but its combat effectiveness is actually not as good as it was a few years ago.
Shao Xun promoted Xingyang Haoqiang Jing to become deputy governor of the Yi Cong Army, replacing Qiao Hong.
He also promoted Ju Quchong, one of the former leaders of Lu Shuihu in Anding, as deputy governor.
This man has led five thousand Guanxi Hu men from Zhongqiu and the Bai area to the west, and is now stationed in the Nancheng area of ​​Heyang. Therefore, his position as deputy governor of the Yi Congjun is only equivalent to a temporary position. To be formally implemented, we have to wait until the end of the war.
This year’s battle.
The Anping Xiongnu who had retreated from the Zhangwu area went to Changshan and were under the command of Li Zhong to fill the gap left by the Guanxi barbarians.
The war in Hanoi has entered a critical stage.
Shao Xun asked Wang Queer to persist for at least one month in August, and he has persisted for one and a half months.
Various soldiers took turns to besiege him, and even the left camp of Yinqiang was attacked twice. He really couldn't take Hanoi, so he was ready to retreat.
A total of more than 1,400 cavalrymen from Luoyang Central Army's Xiaocai Army were stationed in Heyang Zhongcheng. Together with Juquchong's 5,000 cavalrymen, they were under the command of Wang Que'er.
Now comes the most difficult stage: how to retreat safely?
If he can successfully complete the retreat in front of the enemy when the siege lasts for a long time and the division's veterans are exhausted, Wang Que'er can be called a general.
The enemy not only has infantry, but also a large number of cavalry, and pursuit is no joke.
This kind of situation is considered to be very difficult in retreating in front of the enemy.
After the Qiao Cavalry Army was transferred away, the Forbidden Army in the direction of Xin'an only had infantry. Now the soldiers were temporarily acting as cavalry to help them fend off the Huns. It was definitely not as easy as before.
After more than two months of siege, the Forbidden Army suffered heavy casualties and finally broke through the outer city of Xin'an.
Less than three thousand enemy soldiers retreated to the inner city and continued to resist.
The reason for the stubborn resistance was that a large number of Hun cavalry rushed out from the direction of Baichao City to escort an infantry group to reinforce Xin'an.
The government soldiers and imperial troops tried their best to intercept, but in the end about a thousand people were allowed to rush into Xin'an City.
Reinforcements arrived, and the morale of the defenders improved slightly. The battle must continue.
The fighting in Xuzhou was generally calm.
Xi Jian led his army to besiege several strongholds and fortresses on the north bank of the Huai River, but failed to capture them, so he decisively stopped this meaningless move.
Shao Xun had ordered Shi Le to surrender his troops and return, leaving only the Xiejie Army and the Zhongyi Army to guard Xiapi and Pengcheng.
The only one fighting in the direction of Huaixi is Yiyang.
At the end of September, Ji Zhan led the navy to advance westward, cutting off the connection between Yiyang and Huaibei. Wang Dun took advantage of the situation to capture the entire territory of Yiyang.
There were wealthy families in Runan who responded to Wang Dun and were suppressed by the peasant soldiers led by Chen Yougen.
The two sides faced each other across the Huaihe River and basically stopped moving troops.
Le Kai led his army to besiege Xiangyang once, but failed, so he retreated - a little cunning and unwilling to use up his own strength.
At this point, Shao Xun has basically understood the goal of the Jiangdong regime: the south of the Huai River belongs to Sima, and the north of the Huai River belongs to Shao, with the river as the boundary.
It should be said that they chose a very good opportunity, taking advantage of the main force from Henan to move north, and captured Anfeng and Yiyang, two counties with strong southern culture, and consolidated their own defense line.
Shao Xun had no time to take care of them now, so he could only acquiesce in their occupation in order to prevent the northern and southern fronts from starting a war at the same time.
Sima Rui appointed Gan Zhuo, the governor of Xiangzhou, as the governor of northern Jingzhou, commanding Anfeng and Yiyang counties.
Zhou Fang returned to Jiangzhou to provide support for Ji Zhan.
Wang Dun’s class teacher was in Xiangyang.
At this point, both sides reached a tacit agreement to stop fighting.
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On the eighth day of October, the land of Hebei ushered in the first snow.
Shao Xun met the envoy sent by Zhu Shuo in Anping.
The messenger's name is Li Huai, a native of Fanyang.
Li Huai's younger brother Li Xing had already led some of his clansmen to go south to build Ye.
The main body of Li Huaihe's family still remains in Youzhou - this branch has actually developed quite well. Historically, in the former Yan, later Yan and Northern Wei Dynasties, members of the family have repeatedly served as governors, Langguan, governors and generals. Among them, Li Huailiu should be mentioned
Shisun Li Daoyuan is the most famous.
Therefore, the fate of individuals and families is closely related to the background of the times.
A small gentry clan like the Li family simply couldn't get along in the south. However, the clansmen who stayed in the Northern Dynasties took advantage of the situation and rose to a height far exceeding that of their fellow clansmen in the south.
"I already know Zhu Qiubo's intention." After reading the letter, Shao Xun was not very interested in the content. He was just flattering and showing his loyalty. Moreover, he left Zao Song alone, and You Tong and others showed their loyalty in private.
Strong sense of competition.
He has seen too many people like this.
"Li Jun might as well tell you in detail what happened in Youzhou recently." Shao Xun waved his hand and asked the soldiers to bring tea.
Liu Yena made some dairy snacks next door. He was full of joy and wanted to serve them to Shao Xun, but when he heard that there were guests, he withdrew them again.
Don’t feed it to others!
The voice next door rang again: "Lu, Xu, please contact us in many ways..."
Li Huai talked for a long time before he explained the details one by one.
After hearing this, Shao Xun smiled and said, "You are so eloquent. When I heard it, I felt as if I was actually there."
After finishing speaking, he tapped his index finger on the table and said: "Forget it about Youzhou Mu. After Liu Yao is defeated, I will lead Yanzhou Mu on my own. Youzhou is too far after all."
"Yes." When Li Huai heard this, he thought to himself that it was just as he expected.
Where is the example of Cao Cao? The general of chariots and cavalry and the shepherd of Jizhou, at that time, he was looking at the city of Ye, right?
Cao Cao later built the Bafu in Yecheng to get rid of the influence of the Yingchuan gentry. Shao Xun built the Bafu in Junyi, Yanzhou, but he did not want to be too far away from the Yingchuan gentry. This is the biggest difference between the two.
However, Li Huai believed that Shao Xun would sooner or later become separated from the Yingchuan gentry like Cao Cao.
When it comes to power, the more nobles there are, the less the monarch will be.
Shao Xun's background was much lower than that of Cao Cao. After all, he couldn't play with Yuan Shao since childhood like Meng De. He would only become more alienated from the Yingchuan nobles.
Can we really avoid the influence of Yingchuan people by running to Junyi? Not necessarily.
Lu Zhi tried his best to ask Chen Gong to go to Hebei, but there may not be a chance. Yecheng does not need to be rebuilt, it only needs to be repaired, and everything is ready.
"Youzhou governor, governor, who do you think is better?" Shao Xun asked.
"My servant is of low status and dare not discuss important matters." Li Huai replied.
Shao Xun smiled and said: "But it doesn't matter. What happened today will not be spread to the outside world."
Li Huai hesitated for a moment and said: "Ming Gong took Youzhou without using any weapons. It was just what he gained. Therefore, everything should be kept calm to avoid further turmoil, which would outweigh the gains."
Shao Xun said "Huh" and did not respond directly.
In fact, what people said makes sense.
If you arbitrarily insert your own people, it will only make people dissatisfied, and they may cause trouble for you and cause trouble again.
Of course, Li Huai also had selfish motives in his words.
After all, he is here on behalf of Zhu Shuo. Doesn’t Zhu have some ideas? Doesn’t he want to be the governor of Youzhou? Impossible.
But the reputations of Zhu Shuo and Zaosong are too bad. If they continue to be in charge of Youzhou, they will not restrain themselves when they get carried away. They will only intensify their efforts and finally make a big deal for him.
"I heard that Liu Hande was an elder and had disciples all over the counties of Youzhou. The counties of Jicheng can be regarded as the governor of Youzhou." After thinking for a while, Shao Xun said: "You Tong has a good way of mobilizing troops, so he should be appointed governor.
After you return to Jicheng, you can tell me."
The tone is a discussion, but the reality is an order.
The elders of Youzhou (powerful nobles) should stop thinking about things and jointly report to the court to recommend Liu Han and You Tong.
Liu Han may not have the actual ability to handle government affairs, but as Shao Xun just said, he is a "virtuous elder" and has a lot of disciples. Everyone is convinced by him as the governor.
You Tong was originally a Sima. He had been in the military for a long time and had dealt with all parties. He had a good or bad reputation. He was able to grasp the position of governor.
As for Zhu Shuo, Zao Song and Shao Xun, they have other arrangements.
"I will obey the order of Duke Ming." After hearing Shao Xun's words, Li Huai secretly felt sorry for Zhu Shuo, but at the same time he felt that it was reasonable.
After all, Zhu Qiubo's reputation in Youzhou is too bad. Moreover, since he has no ability to rebel, Chen Gong can do whatever he wants with him.
But then again, being able to keep the family business is already the best outcome.
If someone else enters Youzhou, such as Shi Le, Liu Yao, etc., if they can't survive, they will kill Zhu Shuo and buy people's hearts.
Thinking of this, Li Huai suddenly realized that Duke Chen had not mentioned any arrangements for Zhu Shuo at all, which made him a little uneasy. After returning, he reminded Uncle Qiu that he had not completely landed ashore.
"I heard that Wang Pengzu had accumulated millions of grains in Jicheng, but refused to release grain to help the people." Shao Xun asked again, "Is this grain still available?"
"Wang Jun collected money violently and searched diligently. Two years later, the accumulated millet has not decreased but increased, and there are more than 1.5 million dendrobium." Li Huai said: "They are all stored in Jicheng."
"With this food, I can flex my muscles." Shao Xun said happily.
In which direction should we show our strength? Of course, we should fight the Huns!
Shao Xun thought about it and decided to send the shogunate to serve as Zhonglang, Mao Bang, and Liu Anzhi to go north, with one in charge of civil affairs and the other in charge of military affairs, so as to mobilize the power of Youzhou as soon as possible.
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Chapter completed!