Chapter 509 The troops are divided into three groups and Xiang Yu’s whereabouts
Chapter 509: The troops are divided into three groups and Xiang Yu’s whereabouts
August, the third year of Zhongping.
Three months have passed since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and the world is still in war, but the scale is much smaller than during the Yellow Turban period.
Now Hong Xiuquan is about to be forced to leave Jiangdong, while Li Mi is trapped in Yuzhou. The war situation in both places is developing in a direction that is beneficial to the Han army. The worrying national situation of the Ming Dynasty has made people all over the world sigh.
At the same time, the decisive battle between the three tribes in the northern grassland is about to reach its most critical moment.
Facing the fierce offensive of the Xiongnu and Wuhuan, Xianbei adopted the stupidest method, trying to trade space for time to bring down the two tribes.
Although this method reduces some of the pressure and preserves strength to the greatest extent, it treats the symptoms rather than the root cause.
Xianbei lost two-thirds of its territory and population because of this, but the Xiongnu and Wuhuan became stronger and stronger as they fought, and they showed no intention of restraining.
In fact, it’s not that the senior officials of Xianbei are stupid, but that Temujin and Nurhaci are really capable of fighting.
Since the decisive battle between the three tribes began, Xianbei has not won a single victory. It has fought every battle and lost every battle. Now it has reached the point where Wen Tienu and the two have changed their expressions.
Xianbei was really scared of being beaten, so he resorted to this method of drinking poison to quench his thirst, but it still couldn't save Xianbei's demise.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that if this trend continues, Xianbei may not be far away from the fall of the entire clan.
Xianbei brought disaster to the northern frontier of the Han Dynasty. Within decades, the former grassland overlord was about to come to an end. Many Han people applauded this, but they ignored that two stronger races were about to be born.
After all, only a few people are truly discerning, while the majority of people who eat melons have the mentality of sitting back and watching foreign dogs bite dogs.
But at this moment, Qin Wen, who was the governor of Bingzhou and the Marquis of Jin, brazenly launched a war with the Xiongnu.
The Jin army chose to provoke the Xiongnu at this time. Wasn't it helping Xianbei? Most people couldn't understand it.
Moreover, Qin Wen did not even have time to wait for the court's approval before he resolutely led his troops into Hetao, which also gave politicians an opportunity to attack.
Under the control of some political opponents headed by the Yuan family, although Qin Wen clearly did good things that benefited the country and the people, he was still reviled by the ignorant people.
Of course, the people of Bingzhou will definitely support it strongly. After all, this is also related to their personal safety.
Qin Wen, who has already become the Marquis of Jin, does not care about the notoriety now. This time Qin Wen is very determined. No matter how the outside world comments on him, he must capture the Hetao.
During this three-month buffer period, the Jin army has restored its full strength, and its 100,000 elite troops have high morale.
In order to win the Battle of Hetao, the Jin army also deployed its elite troops. In addition to the 70,000 Jin troops, there were also 20,000 allied troops from the four counties.
The total number of troops in this battle was 90,000, but externally it was claimed that there were 150,000, and the troops were divided into three groups to attack together.
The 20,000-strong army on the left is led by Yang Ye, and his generals include four of the seven sons of the Yang family.
There are 20,000 troops on the right, led by General Qin Jian, and the generals include Xu Huang, Guan Sheng, Qin Yu, Qin Lie and other generals.
As for the middle route, Qin Wen personally led 30,000 Jin troops and 20,000 allied troops, with Xi Zhicai as the military advisor, Zhao Yun as the vanguard, Qin Liangyu as the deputy vanguard, and Qin Qiong, Qin Yong, Wei Chigong, Li Dingguo, and Yang Men. Three sons and other generals.
At the beginning of the war, the Jin army used all its strength, as if they would not give up until they captured the Hetao. However, the Xiongnu obviously did not expect that the Jin army would take the initiative to attack.
After all, it was the Xiongnu who took the initiative to invade before, and without any preparation, the Xiongnu in Hetao suddenly became confused.
The three armies of the Jin army won consecutive battles, and if the Xiongnu did not return, the Jin army would definitely be able to capture the Hetao.
On the other side, on the second day after Qin Wen led the army on the expedition, Jia Yu took the backbone of the Qin family caravan headed south by Shen Wansan, and the destination was naturally Nanyang where his son Qin Hao lived.
If Qin Hao wants to completely control Nanyang, he must get started from all aspects, and trade routes are also one of the most important means.
Nanyang is located in the center of the world and can lead to all states in the world. It is a treasure land for the development of commerce.
Therefore, Jia Yu's trip south this time is to hand over the Qin family's caravan to Qin Hao, so that Qin Hao will not develop from scratch.
Of course, the most important reason for Jia Yu to go south is to accompany Qin Hao to Chang'an to welcome his bride.
As a prince, Qin Wen could not easily leave his base, not to mention that he was still leading troops outside.
If you want to marry a princess, one of the groom's parents must be there, and since Qin Wen can't come, Jia Yu can only accompany Qin Hao to welcome the bride.
But Jia Yu never expected that this was a peaceful wedding trip, but when he was in Sizhou, he encountered a prisoner uprising.
And this was naturally triggered by a series of events from the torture of Zhang Jiao's body to the theft of the body.
The most beloved great sage, but his body could not even be laid to rest, which made the Yellow Turban prisoners in various prisoner of war camps restless.
Under the instigation of thoughtful people, prisoner riots would occur in Sizhou from time to time, but of course they were basically suppressed by the Han army.
But what Jia Yu encountered during this trip happened to be the largest riot that was organized, disciplined and deliberately planned.
During this riot, Xiang Yu, who had not been heard from for a long time, finally appeared in the eyes of the world, and the situation in Sizhou became chaotic again.
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Xiongnu army station.
Temujin originally just said he wanted to come to Yanmen Pass for a "tour", but in the end he boldly challenged Xianbei, the overlord of the grasslands, which scared all the Xiongnu generals.
The final result was beyond everyone's expectations. The Xiongnu fought consecutive battles and the Xianbei suffered repeated defeats. No one expected that the entry would be so smooth.
Nowadays, the Xiongnu even has a tendency to annex Xianbei. This has also made the Xiongnu leaders more confident, thinking that Xianbei is nothing more than a paper tiger.
At the same time, everyone in the Huns admired Temujin and believed that Temujin was a genius like Motun and would surely lead the Huns to glory again. Therefore, all the Huns fully supported Temujin in this battle. p>
And just when the morale of the Xiongnu army was at its highest, news of the Jin army's attack on Hetao came, and all the Xiongnu felt as if they had been poured cold water on them.
Xianbei was frightened by the Huns, and the Huns were frightened by the Yanmen Army, which is now the Jin Army.
The two sides are old rivals and have fought many times, but the Huns have never taken advantage, and the shadow caused by the Yanmen Pass battle three years ago is still in the minds of some people.
Of course, the problem must still be solved, and now there are only two ways in front of the Xiongnu:
Either you will get better soon and try to protect the Loop;
Either abandon the Hetao and go all out to eliminate Xianbei.