"Going northeast from Wuzhong County to Liucheng, between Yanshan Mountain and the sea, there is a narrow passage in Western Liaoning that is about hundreds of miles long. The narrowest point is only two or three miles. There is only one official road to go north, and there is not even a small road."

In the big tent, Tian Chou stood in front of a map and introduced the road to the north to Cao Cao and several counselors. He carefully drew a winding official road with charcoal and circled a circle in the narrow part. This official road

It is the Liaoxi Corridor in later generations, and the narrowest circle is Shanhaiguan.

"This official road has been in disrepair for a long time. Every summer and autumn, there is always water accumulation in many places, making it difficult for vehicles and horses to pass. But this time it has been raining heavily for several days, and the water accumulation will be more serious. It is estimated that the depth can carry boats. More importantly,

, Wuhuan cavalry knew that the Prime Minister's army was approaching, and had already stationed heavy troops in dangerous places. I am afraid that the Prime Minister will no longer be able to go north by taking the official route."

After a period of contact, Cao Cao knew that Tian Chou was a very down-to-earth person who rarely made exaggerated remarks. Since he said this, it must be serious, which left Cao Cao at a loss.

Next to him, Cheng Yu saw Tian Chou through and said with a smile: "I feel that Tian Sikong is confident, so there must be other ways to go."

Cao Cao perked up and complained a little: "Since Mr. Tian has a good plan, why didn't he tell me earlier and make me worry for a long time?"

Tian Chou blushed and quickly apologized. He used charcoal to draw a long black line northward in Xuwu County and said to Cao Cao: "The original Youbeiping County headquarters was located in Pinggang. To communicate with the Central Plains, you have to pass through Yanshan Mountain.

An official road was built to the north of Xuwu County, but now the river has surged.

Even though Cao Cao was calm, he couldn't help but ask: "What should I do if the river valley is flooded?"

"Prime Minister, don't worry. I went to explore this river valley two days ago. Fortunately, it didn't rain north of Yanshan Mountain, but only south of Yanshan Mountain. Then we can go up Xuwu Mountain from the south and take the hilly mountain road to bypass the swollen river section."

Tian Chou drew another long line with charcoal and said to everyone: "After walking out of the Xuwushan hills, you will reach Lulongsai. After passing through the hundred-mile-long Ru River Valley, you will pass Yanshan Mountain, and then continue to the northeast, passing through Pinggang Old County and

The total length of this section of the road, the former home of the Xianbei Royal Court, is about 800 miles.

But after Guangwu, this road was abandoned. It has been more than two hundred years since then, but the traces of the road can be vaguely discerned. Going out from this road, it is right behind Liucheng. The enemy can be attacked unprepared, and Tadun can be captured in a battle."

Cao Cao nodded slowly, "If it weren't for Mr. Tian, ​​I would have returned in vain during this northern expedition!"

Cheng Yu frowned and walked eight hundred miles over mountains and ridges. This would take at least half a month. How to solve the problem of food? He couldn't help but remind Cao Cao, "We don't have much food and grass. Even if we kill horses, we can only hold on to seven or eight."

day."

Tian Chou laughed and said, "Seven or eight days are enough. After Yanshan Mountain, there is the grassland. Over there is the pasture of the Xianbei people. There are many sheep, so there is no need to worry about food and grass."

Cao Cao was relieved and made a decisive decision: "We will leave as soon as the rain stops!"

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That night, the rain began to decrease, and early the next morning, the heavy rain that had been falling for nearly ten days actually stopped. Cao Cao was overjoyed, and pretended to withdraw his troops, taking a detour to Xu Wushan.

He also ordered Zhang Liao to lead an army of 30,000 as the vanguard. Under the leadership of Tian Chou, he opened roads all the way through the mountains and built bridges when encountering water. The army marched northward along a deserted road that had been abandoned for two hundred years.

Two days later, a group of Wuhuan cavalry scouts arrived at lightning speed. They found the place where Cao's army was stationed. The army had withdrawn. At the commander's station, the cavalry found a wooden sign with a line on it: 'It's summer this year.

The road is impassable, and we will advance again in autumn and winter. The signature was written by Cao Cao.

The Wuhuan cavalry suddenly felt as if they had found a treasure and pulled out the wooden sign and went back to resume their duties. The Wuhuan people thought that Cao's army had withdrawn, and they all rejoiced, singing and dancing to celebrate, and their defenses became relaxed.

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The Wuhuan are an ancient nomadic people on the grassland. They were originally a branch of the Donghu people. The Donghu people failed when they competed with the Xiongnu for the Mobei grassland. The Donghu people were forced to move to the vicinity of Wuhuan Mountain in the north of Liaodong and changed their name to Wuhuan.

After hundreds of years of development, Wuhuan had taken root in the Liaodong area. At the end of the Han Dynasty, Wuhuan gradually became stronger under the leadership of Shan Yu Tadun.

At this time, there was great chaos in the late Han Dynasty, warlords were separatist, and the Central Plains was in chaos. The Wuhuan cavalry took the opportunity to invade the Central Plains and plunder property and people wantonly.

Even if Yuan Shao occupied Hebei and had hundreds of thousands of soldiers, he would not dare to fall out with Wuhuan and could only win over the various tribes of Wuhuan by means of marriage.

After the Battle of Guandu, the Yuan family gradually perished. In the tenth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao defeated the remnant army of the Yuan family. Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi led thousands of their remaining troops to flee to Liaodong and defected to the Wuhuan people.

As soon as Wuhuan Chanyu obtained the treasure, he prepared to invade Hebei on a large scale under the pretext of restoring the rule of Hebei for the Yuan family.

Liucheng is where Wuhuan's Chanyu Yazhang is located. Like other nomadic peoples, Wuhuan is also composed of dozens of tribes, large and small, and is known as one hundred thousand armored cavalry.

Near Liucheng, the three largest tribes of Wuhuan lived, with a population of 300,000, including 100,000 Han slaves. With the Great Chanyu as the center, their tents expanded to the surrounding areas, covering hundreds of miles in radius.

There are tens of thousands of domes.

At this time, a banquet was being held in the banquet tent. With the sound of drums and music, a group of Wuhuan girls wearing gorgeous silk robes danced. Dozens of Wuhuan generals with rosy faces were eating meat and drinking wine, laughing roughly and piercingly.

The laughter echoed in the banquet tent, almost overwhelming the sound of the drums.

On the other side of the banquet, brothers Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang were frowning. The Wuhuan people originally vowed to help them retake Hebei and boasted about how powerful the Wuhuan cavalry was. But when they heard that Cao Cao was leading an army to the north, they immediately became nervous.

extremely.

At this time, Cao Cao withdrew his troops back to the Central Plains. They were rejoicing again and drinking and celebrating every day. They had been celebrating for almost half a month. This showed that they were afraid of Cao Cao. Ten years after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Wuhuan was defeated by Cao Cao, and they were afraid of Cao Cao's army.

Now it's just words to be fierce.

What makes the two brothers even more depressed is that two years have passed and the Wuhuan people have always stood still. Could it be that they just made an empty promise to them?

"Second brother!"

Yuan Shang whispered to Yuan Xi: "I think the Wuhuan people are unreliable. They only want to rob women and property, and have no sincerity at all to restore our country. Instead of waiting here for our country to be restored, it is better to look for opportunities to go to Xiangping and vote for Gongsun Kang."

Yuan Xi took a sip from the large bowl filled with kumiss, pondered for a moment and said, "Do you know what I have in mind? I want to borrow five thousand Wuhuan cavalry to attack Goguryeo and destroy Goguryeo and Silla. We have it."

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"Can Tadun be willing to lend troops?"

"Give him benefits, give him half of Goguryeo's population and treasury property, and he will agree. This person only cares about benefits, but it is actually easy to handle."

At this time, a burst of harsh laughter came from the side, "What are you two brothers discussing quietly? Tell it and let everyone listen."

The person who spoke was none other than Shanyu Tadun. He was about forty years old. He was tall and majestic, with a big beard. His eyes were small and cunning. No matter in spring, summer, autumn or winter, he always wore a hat on his head.

Black bear skin Tuhun hat.

When he was young, Tadun was known as the first warrior of Wuhuan. He could fight tigers and bears. He was so powerful that he could wield a sixty-pound mace. He succeeded him as the Great Chanyu when he was twenty years old.

More than ten years.

He led the Wuhuan people to continuously plunder the Han people. With the transfer of population and wealth, the Wuhuan people gradually became stronger.

He had been paying attention to the Yuan brothers, and when he saw the two of them whispering to each other with serious expressions on their faces, he felt a little unhappy in his heart, "Speak out and let me listen too."

Yuan Xi stood up, bowed and smiled and said: "We are analyzing Cao Cao's plan. This man is very scheming. He said that retreat may be a delaying strategy to confuse us. Maybe he has secretly used troops."

Tadun burst into laughter, "How could he secretly use troops? It rained heavily for several days, and the roads were rotten and filled with water. It took a lot of effort for my cavalry to cross the water pit. They had hundreds of thousands of people."

How will the army move and what will happen to the baggage and food? Mr. Xi, you are too worried."

"What if he comes from another way?" Yuan Shang couldn't help but ask.

"Did he spread his wings and fly here?"

Tadun said something joking, and the whole tent burst into laughter.

At this moment, a soldier rushed in and reported: "Reporting to the Great Chanyu, we have discovered Cao Cao's hundreds of thousands of troops a hundred miles away to the west, and they are coming towards us in a mighty manner!"

The people in the tent were stunned for a moment. Cao Jun really flew over with wings. Suddenly, Tadun slammed the wine bowl and shouted: "Let our army kill them! Pass my order, and all the men will put on armor and mount their horses."

, prepare to face Cao Jun!"

After nearly half a month of arduous march, Cao Cao's army of 100,000 troops finally arrived a hundred miles away from Chanyu Yazhang. They had been encountering small tribes of Wuhuan people, killing and looting, and seizing their sheep for military food.

Cao Cao's army set out from Wuzhong County with an army of 200,000. They encountered three heavy rains along the way and suffered from hunger and cold. Many soldiers fell ill and the attrition was very serious. Even Cheng Yu fell ill. Cao Cao had no choice but to reorganize his army in Pinggang.

Leaving the sick and weak army to rest, he personally led 100,000 elite troops to continue the eastern expedition.

That afternoon, Cao Cao had already seen the White Wolf Mountain from a distance. It was a small mountain range that stretched for more than a hundred miles, high in the south and low in the north. What Cao Cao saw now was the remnant of the White Wolf Mountain, which was almost a round, low and gentle mountain.

The hills are hundreds of feet high and have a gentle slope, so the cavalry can ride directly to the top of the mountain.

At this time, a scout rushed towards Cao Cao and reported loudly: "Reporting to the Prime Minister, the scouts in front have discovered the main force of Wuhuan, about 50,000 people, all cavalry, running this way, far away from us.

About thirty miles."

General Xu Huang next to him was a little surprised and said: "Isn't Wuhuan known as one hundred thousand armored cavalry? Why are there only more than fifty thousand?"

Cao Cao sneered, "The Wuhuan tribes are scattered all over the place, most of them are hundreds of people apart. It will take at least ten days and a half to assemble the troops. How can we make it in time? This should be their tribal cavalry in Yazhang. Tadun will be here
To be continued...