Liu Xiang was in a good mood. He did not criticize Zhang Yi harshly because the packhorses he collected were not strong enough. It was indeed difficult for him to collect more than 5,000 horses in a few days.
When he summoned King Xiutu Jin Shangcheng, he also smiled very happily. King Xiutu gave him face and personally led three thousand warriors to fight with the army. These Huqi were all very capable and very good.
In fact, when the Xiutu tribe was in the Western Han Dynasty, they were very close to the Han people.
King Xiutu and King Hunxie conspired to surrender to the Han Dynasty, but when Huo Qubing led his troops to meet him, he went back on his word and was killed by King Hunxie. He coerced his followers to return to the Han Dynasty. The prince and his mother and brother were banished to the government and sent to the Huangmen.
Raising horses. Later, the prince was appreciated by Emperor Wu, who gave him the surname Jin and named him Jin Rixi. He had a prosperous official career and served as a horse supervisor, a servant, a prince-in-law, and a doctor in Guanglu.
When Emperor Wu was dying, he was granted the title of Marquis of Jian due to his merits. Together with Huo Guang, Shangguan Jie and Sang Hongyang, he received the posthumous edict and became one of the four auxiliary ministers of Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty. In the early years of Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty, he died of illness and was given the posthumous title of Jing. He was buried with Maoling.
His family is "famous for loyalty and filial piety, and has been a servant for seven generations."
With them communicating in the court, the Xiutu tribe was doing well. It was not until Wang Mang's new dynasty that the descendants of Jin Rixi were persecuted, and the Xiutu tribe began to break away from the Han Dynasty.
Emperor Guangwu overthrew Wang Mang and established the Eastern Han Dynasty with the help of powerful aristocratic families. The positions in the court were limited to those of the aristocratic families, and the people of the aristocratic families could not distinguish them. The barbarians could only stand aside and had no political status at all, so they naturally became alienated.
Emperor Wu's method was actually quite good. At that time, not only the Hu people were slaughtered in the court, but also other royal families of the Hu people were recruited into the court. This could not only unite the Hu people, but also facilitate control.
Liu Xiang wanted to follow the old wisdom of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and incorporate the leaders of the Hu tribes into the official and title system, and then use Chinese methods to slowly turn them into his own people. Wuyan and Kebineng were the first ones, this King Xiutu
, and he didn’t want to let it go.
"Jin Shangcheng, it's good that you can come. I know that the military supplies are small, and you are actually unwilling to join the army. Don't worry, I will not treat those who follow me badly. Come with me this time to fight against the King of Xianbei.
Ting, I promise you not to seal the sword for seven days."
Upon hearing this, Jin Shangcheng's eyes flashed green, "The royal court of Xianbei, they are fighting for seven days, the Xiutu people are so poor," he excitedly bowed and saluted: "Thank you so much, general, the Xiutu warriors are willing to fight for the general.
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"Go and reorganize your troops. We are about to go on an expedition in the near future. When we attack the royal court, let me see the prowess of Xiutu's cavalry."
"The general will not be disappointed by slaughtering the warriors." Jin Shangcheng left happily, imagining the beautiful days of killing and looting.
Raiding troops is indeed a good way to improve morale. Unfortunately, the Xianbei royal court does not have a city. If you do not seal the sword for seven days, the harvest will be the same. The Xiutu people can only plunder the surrounding tribes. The more they kill, the more they get.
good.
Liu Xiang's formation only has more than 5,000 cavalry. It would be good if he could raid Danhan Mountain. There is no way to go deeper into the Xianbei territory. Therefore, it is necessary to mobilize the enthusiasm of the Xiutu people, which can not only implement the strategy of reducing the number of Xianbei, but also attract Xianbei.
People's hatred makes it difficult for them to form alliances, and it is best to fight endlessly.
Xiutu's troops were preparing for preparations, and Zhang Yi, the governor of Bingzhou, was also gathering troops. He wanted to go north with the army and regain the Great Wall defense line in Yanmen County.
In the name of General Zhenbei, Liu Xiang ordered Wuhuan Colonel Lieutenant Gong Qichou to prepare troops and horses. When the military order arrived, he led the Wuhuan Hu cavalry out of Ning County and set up defenses along the Baishan Mountains to block the reinforcements from Xianbei in the central part.
Will the leader of Xianbei in the central region support Wang Ting? I don’t know, it doesn’t matter whether he comes or not, he just found an excuse to transfer away from Gong Qichou.
Gao Yan, the prefect of Shanggu, was ordered to come to the army and obey orders. This is a trap. If he dares to come, he will fall into Liu Xiang's hands. If he doesn't come, he will be disobeying the order or supporting the army to rebel. The Anping military advisor has a reputation and will take the opportunity to capture Shanggu.
county.
The Anping Army was also mobilized, and Yan Rou and Wu Yanhui led their Qingqi to move around in the Saibei grassland, attracting the attention of Kuai Tou.
Cui Yihui led 20,000 troops from the central army and 5,000 troops from the left army. They assembled in Juyong and were ready to march into Shanggu at any time.
On February 22nd, the follow-up troops arrived. Zhang Yi also gathered 10,000 troops and horses. The provisions and supplies were ready, and Liu Xiang ordered the camp to break out.
Cao Cao led the five battalions of the Northern Army as the front army, and marched ahead with 3,600 infantry and cavalry.
Liu Xiang led his own army of 16,000 infantry and cavalry to follow.
Liu Biao continued to command eight thousand people, rested for one day, and followed up along the road the next day.
More than 28,000 people marched north along Juzhu Mountain and the eastern foot of Xiawu Mountain. On the third day of March, they marched 560 miles and arrived at Pingcheng County's village.
Pingcheng would be Datong in later generations, and further north we would exit the Great Wall defense line and enter the grassland.
This place is less than 360 miles away from Danhan Mountain.
In fact, Macheng in Dai County is closer to Danhan Mountain, only two hundred miles away. But Dai County is no longer under the control of the Han Dynasty. Wuhuan has no ministers and Di tribes in the territory, and their attitude is ambiguous. Liu Xiang does not want to fight against Xianbei before
It would be unreasonable to have a fight with them first, so we would have to travel a little longer.
After entering Yanmen County, Fan Xian took 3,000 civilians, drove 1,000 carts, and took with him more than 500 Hexi stallions and more than 4,000 Hexi mares, and returned to Youzhou.
Liu Biaohui, assisted by Yang Feng, led five thousand Baibo bandits to garrison Pingcheng and guard the supplies.
Zhang Yi led 10,000 Bingzhou troops to occupy the area along the Great Wall to guard the back road.
Send an order to Gong Qichou and order him to send troops.
If Gao Yan doesn't arrive, go back and deal with him later.
Liu Xiang led 8,400 cavalry, 1,400 Northern Army infantry, and more than 22,000 horses. They all rode into the grassland. These 9,800 people were the main force, the Anping Army and the Northern Army.
, Xiu Tu Hu, all of them are fierce; Zhao Yun, Taishi Ci, Zhang He, Zhang Liao, Ke Bineng, Xu Rong, and Xu Huang are all powerful generals.
Well, there is also Boss Cao, who can also fight, Bao Hong is also okay, and Ma Rixi is just a bonus.
There were many horses, elite soldiers, and the terrain of the grassland was gentle. We set out on the morning of the fourth day of March, and on the night of the sixth day of March we reached the western foothills of Danhan Mountain, thirty miles away from the royal court of Xianbei.
"Repair on the spot and replenish food and water." Liu Xiang ordered. He was not planning to attack now. Both men and horses needed to rest. They had to use the mountain shade and darkness to get a chance to repair before the war.
Danhan Mountain is called Daqing Mountain in modern times. It is located at the junction of Shangyi County, Hebei Province and Xinghe County, Inner Mongolia. It looks green in the distance, so it is named Daqing Mountain. It belongs to the remaining range of Yin Mountain, with an area of 50 square kilometers and an altitude of 1919 meters.
The Yuanyang River flows from east to west and merges into the Yang River.
The Yanghe River was called Chuo Qishui in the Eastern Han Dynasty. The Xianbei royal court and its affiliated tribes were located on the bank of the river in the south of Shannan, and the river basin was their pasture.
There was a lookout tower on the mountain, and the Han army could not move forward.
"General, our troops are willing to be the vanguard and rush into Shan Yuting at night." Kebi Neng did his best to grab the top spot. No matter if it was Shan Yuting or not, if he had great achievements, he had to grab them. It would have been a few months.
They are Han Chinese.
Jin Shangcheng couldn't sit still and asked others to rush in first, which would save a lot of loot. He anxiously asked for orders: "General, Xiutu warriors are willing to rush to the front and enter the Xianbei royal court to open a passage for the army.
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Taishi Ci was also jealous when he saw military achievements.
"General, my troops are riding swiftly and swiftly, and we should be the vanguard."
As soon as these words came out, the Yueqi battalion of the Northern Army became anxious. Why are you Yueqi? The Grand Dukes are the serious Yueqi. They also encouraged the leading Sima to quickly seize the vanguard position and not let their momentum weaken.
Didn't Liu Xiang prepare for a night attack, and the exhausted army rushed forward to seek death? These guys were crazy about making meritorious deeds, so they reprimanded:
"Give me a good rest, take the time to regain your strength, and launch the attack again in the early morning. The Xiutu Department will serve as the vanguard. Ke Bineng will follow, and Xu Huang will be transferred to assist. Bao Hong will lead the Northern Army's cavalry camp as the third
On the third route, Xu Rong was transferred to assist. Taishi Ci led the two armies to go around the southern line, sweep the perimeter and intercept the reinforcements. I led the Wuhuan Hu cavalry to the rear. Cao Cao, Ma Rixi, led the infantry, and the two battalions of Shesheng followed up.
, whether you can participate in the battle depends on whether you can run fast or not."
"The general will obey the order."
After everyone retreated, Liu Xiang looked at the dark Danhan Mountain to the east, splitting Xianbei, and then the battle began.