The rain made Shao Xun very confused.
On the one hand, it can greatly offset the opponent's cavalry advantage. On the other hand, the summer wheat has not been completely harvested yet. Even if it is, it still needs to be dried, which will have an impact on this year's grain production.
In addition, he has psychological shadow.
It rained heavily the year before last, and there were "storms" last year. Even if this year is not as good as last year, there may still be heavy rain.
God owed Bingzhou countless rains before, but now he has paid it back to you all in a short time. Are you touched or not?
When the army led by Shao Xun arrived in Jinyang, Liu Runzhong had already arrived with 3,000 cavalry from Shangdang for many days and fought with the Xianbei people several times.
Well, the results of the battle were average, and our side's casualties were even greater than those of the other side. In the end, we had to rely on the city to fight, and mainly focused on protecting the food roads.
But there are effects.
After seeing reinforcements from Shangdang Jieqi arriving, the Xianbei people no longer dared to graze their livestock unscrupulously near the Fen River.
They collected the last remaining grain from the fields, cut the best and lushest grass along the river banks, and then retreated more than 100,000 fat and strong livestock to the north, further north.
Yangqu Three Counties.
Shao Xun divided the army into three parts.
Three thousand troops of the Huangtou Army were stationed at Yangchangcang, which was located dozens of miles northwest of Jinyang, preventing the Xianbei people from advancing westward. At the same time, two thousand troops of the Huangtou Army stationed at Loufan were deployed to the east, and they were stationed at Yangchangcang.
Camped in the valley below.
A yellow-headed army of 2,000 men was stationed in the Blue Valley west of Jinyang. This was not only to prevent the Xianbei people from sneaking in and bypassing the rear of Jinyang, but also to scare the Zahu tribe in the mountains, because the Blue Valley was in and out of the hilly pastures west of Jinyang.
A gap.
The troops who came with the army crossed the Fen River with light cavalry and stationed on the east bank.
The main force, more than 10,000 people on foot and cavalry, marched into Jinyang City.
Speaking of which, the two sides are actually not very close...
"How much food and grass is left in the city?" Shao Xun asked as soon as he entered the city.
Shao Guang, the prefect of Taiyuan, the deputy governor of Wansheng Army, and the general Liu Ling were standing around. Shao Guang was the first to speak: "It's almost gone. There are still 20,000 hu of grain and beans left."
This small amount of food is enough to feed thousands of Jinyang's defenders for two months.
As for the common people, there are not many in the city, and their food reserves are not even as abundant as those of the army.
If we were to be besieged for several months, these people and their family's food reserves would all be in trouble.
"Kelan was severely harmed by the disaster." Shao Xun was silent for a moment and said: "Most of the summer wheat in the fields was lost, and a lot of cattle and sheep were plundered. Raising food and grass is the most difficult. Today's quick victory will not last long.
"
On this inspection trip to the north, I only carried more than two months of food and grass, which consumed more than half of the stored food.
When he was suppressing the border tribes, he collected 30,000 miscellaneous animals. Later, he asked Liu to kill some of the animals. Now there is still some preserved meat, but it cannot last long, at most a month or two.
In other words, summer wheat has been harvested in Henan and Hebei, but it will take time to transport it to the front line. It will be mid-July at the earliest, and it may not be until the end of July or early August. Furthermore, last year, Hebei was in a huge deficit because of the flood. This year, we must not go too far.
Pressing - Even if you press, you have to wait until September when the grains are harvested.
Shao Xun was almost trying to take advantage of the enemy's cattle and sheep.
"It's raining, so it has both advantages and disadvantages." Shao Xun looked at the continuous drizzle outside again, his expression uncertain.
There were many staff members holding umbrellas and wearing raincoats walking around in the yard, unloading various office supplies and daily necessities with the assistance of the soldiers.
The military counselor Zhang Bin, the chief secretary Yuan Neng, the secretary-general Yang Yu, the military officer Pei Zhan, the military supervisor Mi Zhi, the lieutenant Wei Fu, etc., as well as other ministers, envoys, and more than a hundred people all lived in the prefecture.
——Shao ​​Guang moved to his own house in Jinyang to work.
"How are the wealthy families in Jinyang?" Huang Zheng, the military governor, came in and served tea and snacks to everyone. Shao Xun asked them to sit down together.
"There are two families who are unfortunate." Shao Guang said: "The Guo family in Yangqu was unprepared and was forced by Xianbei. Only dozens of their descendants rushed out and went to Guo Jing in Wu County."
"What are you not prepared for? It's just that you don't want to give up the food in the fields." Liu Ling curled his lips and said, "I have heard the news about the Xianbei cavalry crossing the stone ridge, and I was lucky enough to send all the villagers out to grab it.
When the wheat was harvested, the Xianbei people rushed in, and the manor was gone. Thousands of men and women were taken prisoner, and they were taken away to no one knows where."
"Oh? But in Guo Rong Township?" Shao Xun asked.
"Exactly." Shao Guang sighed: "Yangqu is too far to the north, and the Guo family has a hard time letting go of their wealth, which leads to this."
"Which one else?"
"The Liu family in Taiyuan was exterminated." Shao Guang said: "The Liu family is young and lonely, but unlike the Sun family and the Linghu family, they were indecisive and defeated by Xianbei."
The Linghu family was killed in pieces by Liu Kun, and now there are only two or three big cats and kittens left.
The Sun family was severely injured by Liu Yao, and it was also very miserable. Recently, she married the Liu family of Shangdang, which gave her some relief.
"Sun family, what happened to Linghu family?" Shao Xun asked again.
"They all hid in Jinyang." Shao Guang replied: "I will recruit his servants into the army to help defend the city, and then return them after the incident."
It was quite difficult for Shao Guang to be the prefect. The core reason was that there was no one in Taiyuan, not even the wealthy families had many members, and they were extremely poor. It was very difficult to send donations to the big families to form county soldiers.
"Taiyuan is not going to work like this." Shao Xun frowned and said, "If it is desolate and uninhabited, how can we make an expedition to the north in the future? Transferring grain and grass from Henan and recruiting slaves are really too costly."
"Your Majesty, if we drive back Xianbei, we may relocate the people and reclaim the wasteland." Shao Guang suggested: "In Taiyuan, the land in the two counties of Xingxing is not bad. Shi Le farmed in Xingxing more than ten years ago, and the harvest is good. If we move
Minshi County can then develop its grand plans."
"This matter will be discussed later." Shao Xun waved his hand and said: "The war is urgent right now. Let's expel the Xianbei people from Taiyuan first."
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Xixing Mountain is also called Gouzhu Mountain, Yanmen Mountain and Xingling Mountain.
There are many large and small tunnels on the mountain, each with its own fortress. Together they form the defense system of Yanmen Pass.
To be honest, Yanmen Pass is not as easy to defend as Taihang Xing Road. It’s not that the mountain is not dangerous enough, but that there are more than ten tunnels, which is staggering.
Some tunnels could be driven by vehicles, so they built guan fortresses there. Others could not walk on horse-drawn carriages and could only pass by people, so a smaller earthen city was built.
There are other tunnels that are not much bigger than the animal tunnels and woodcutter tunnels, and it is a bit difficult to pass people, so you won’t keep them and just send people to monitor them. Or you can find a place with a water source and a slightly wider terrain in the middle of the road to make a simple
Fortress, send a few men and horses to guard it.
Yanmen Pass is not only a gate city, but also the collective name of an entire defense system.
After the Xianbei people took over Yanmen, they focused on the big ones and let go of the small ones, and managed the two widest roads.
One is called "Yanmen Pass" and the other is called "Xixing Pass". The two gates are not far apart and are parallel to each other from east to west.
As for other mountain tunnels, ignore them.
Anyway, there are tribes that depend on them for grazing in the mountains. When there is an emergency, they can recruit people and cut down the trees and set up fences.
It doesn't even matter if someone sneaks over.
Who are we? Suotou!
Isn't it just a matter of using the Xianbei cavalry to crush the enemies who sneak into Xingbei on the plain?
This kind of thinking, this kind of thinking, this kind of extreme confidence in the combat effectiveness of cavalry is cultivated in long-term actual combat.
There are infantrymen everywhere who are overwhelmed by the cavalry. I don't think it's enough to be modest.
This is not only true of Tuoba Xianbei, but other Xianbei are also very different, because their combat effectiveness is so strong that they will not reflect until the Central Plains infantry develops and is taught how to behave a few times.
Twenty miles south of Yanmenxing is the ancient city of Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, where Emperor Gaozu imprisoned Lou Jing, and the Xianbei Golden Tent was set up there.
To the north of Yanmenxing lies the ancient city of Yinguan, also known as Xiaguan City.
Xixing Mountain itself is also the watershed of the Hutuo and Sangqian rivers. The south of the pass is the Hutuo River and the Xinzhou Basin, and the north of the pass is the (lěi) water (the upper reaches of the Sangqian River) and the Datong Basin. The former is the Han area, and the latter is the Han area.
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It is located on both sides of Xixing Mountain, which was very important to Tuoba Xianbei because it was their base for their southern invasion of the Central Plains.
Tuoba Yulu hasn't come here to take a good look at it. There is a reason why the golden tent is set up here this time.
However, the atmosphere in the tent was a bit solemn today.
The dripping raindrops are like endless peeing, which makes people extremely irritated.
The serving shepherds, maids, and guards were very cautious and did not dare to make too much noise when doing things, so as not to encounter misfortune.
"He Na rushed too deep and was cut off from his escape. I'm afraid it will be difficult to rescue him."
"I told you not to fight. Just patrol. Why go south?"
"Yes. Speaking of which, our relationship with the Central Plains is not bad, right? We have helped defend Jinyang many times and defeated the Xiongnu. If we send envoys back and forth and speak kind words, we may not be unable to be good to our neighbors."
"Absurd! Once Guandong is unified, it is already a formidable enemy. If you don't look for him, he will look for you."
"Did Cao Mengde come to see him back then? No. He also evacuated the border residents and gave up a lot of land. Isn't Shao Xun another Cao Mengde?"
There was a lot of noise in the golden tent that could accommodate hundreds of people.
People from the old and new factions were quarreling with each other, and they had different opinions, and almost turned the golden tent into a quarrel.
Internal tearing was really fatal to Tuoba Dai.
"Silence." Tuoba Yulu's voice came from the tent, and he was heard to say: "Send an envoy to Jinyang in advance and say that Gu Suo wants Xinxing County. Shao Xun can stop his troops if he wishes."
He did not mention Tuoba Hena, which soon aroused dissatisfaction from others: "Your Majesty, Shao Xun has never suffered a big loss, and he is very ambitious. He may not be willing to cede the five new counties. If he captures Hena, behead him and swear to him,
We are heading north in a big way, but now it is raining heavily, the horses can't run, and the bowstrings are weak and weak, how can we fight?"
"Send He Na back and let's end the war in peace."
"I shouldn't have gone south in the first place."
These were obviously words spoken by people from the new party, and they also made the old party furious.
"Bah!" Someone scolded directly: "I already have Xinxing in my hands, why did I give it back?"
"Those Wubao commanders and manor owners who sent grain and fodder to the army were just left to Shao Thief? If Shao Thief killed them all, who would dare to vote for the king in the future?"
"Let's forget about fighting. I want to see how much they weigh."
The noise never ends.
You can't hope to change their minds. Perhaps the only way is to destroy them physically.
If you can't solve the problem, then solve the problem.
There is no need to kill them all, just kill some of the leaders, and the rest will not cause much waste.
The new sect and the old sect came to power alternately, which was already a scene in the Tuoba Dynasty.
"Go down with the order and stick to Shiling Pass." Tuoba Yulu's voice sounded again: "We will break camp and set off tomorrow to go south to Yuanping."
Yuanping is the southernmost county of Yanmen County.
There are mountains in the south of the county. The Hutuo River flows south from the valley, and the Xinchuan River flows from west to east. The two mountains are sandwiched together and are extremely dangerous. It is commonly known as "Xinkou" - the geographical chronicle of Cao Wei, "Wei Tu Di Ji", says that "the emperor of the Han Dynasty came from
After the siege of the city, the army returned to this point, and the six armies were in panic (same as 'Xin')", hence the name.
Yanmen and Xinxing County are bounded by this, a good place.
Chapter completed!