Chapter 939 The small abacus of the Xianbei people
"I think Your Majesty is afraid that he is too worried. Although the gunpowder is powerful, it is not worth fearing." Zhang Chunhua smiled faintly, looking very confident.
Sima Yi was stunned and looked at Zhang Chunhua with a surprised look, and said in surprise: "The power of that gunpowder is as powerful as that of Tianlei. A mountain city as strong as Huguan can blow this gunpowder. How dare you say it is not fearful for Queen?"
"Although I am in the palace, I have heard of the Huguan incident. Of course, I know that the power of gunpowder is very powerful, but I guess that Yan Liang must have no such god at the moment.
Things.” Zhang Chunhua said slowly.
Sima Yi was excited and said anxiously: "Why did the queen say this?"
Zhang Chunhua helped Sima Yi sit down and said slowly: "When Yan Zhe attacked Huguan, he attacked for two months but could not get out. If he had this gunpowder object, he would have used it long ago, so why bother to use it.
What if it takes time to damage the soldiers? Therefore, I guess that although this thing is powerful, it will definitely not be easy to create. The Yan Thief made gunpowder by the whole country's efforts when he saw that he could not attack Huguan."
Zhang Chunhua's smart and intelligent plan, and his wisdom is no less than that of a world-class strategist. Her analysis as an outsider immediately made Sima Yi suddenly realize it.
"What the queen said is so, keep talking." Sima Yi urged.
Zhang Chunhua continued: "If Yan Thief still has gunpowder in his hand, then he blew up the Xianbei cavalry and captured Yangyi City before, he should quickly send troops to Jinyang, bomb the city with gunpowder, and take down Jinyang in one fell swoop.
, Why should we divide our troops to plunder the counties and collect food and grass?"
Sima Yi nodded slightly.
"Looking at Yan Zhe, he must have wanted to fight a long-lasting siege battle. In this case, it means that the gunpowder in his hand has been exhausted. Without gunpowder, with the strength of Jinyang City, is Your Majesty still afraid that he will not succeed?"
Zhang Chunhua said something erotic. He completely wiped out the haze in Sima Yi's heart, making him suddenly enlightened, and in a blink of an eye he saw hope again.
"Yes, if Yan Zhe had gunpowder, he would have exploded Jinyang City long ago. Will he wait until I lead the army? The queen is really smart. I didn't even think of anything, but you thought of it."
Sima Yi was delighted and praised his wife.
Zhang Chunhua smiled slightly, a hint of pride flashed on his face, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is too rewarded. With your Majesty's wisdom, sooner or later, I will think of it, I just thought of it by chance."
Zhang Chunhua was tactful and did not be too proud of himself, so he flattered Sima Yi.
Sima Yi stood up, walked in the room with his hands behind his back, and his confidence and arrogance reappeared in his expression.
"Jinyang City is stronger than Huguan. If Yan Zhe wanted to build enough gunpowder to explode the city, I am afraid it would not be completed within three or five months. At that time, it was already midsummer, and Bingzhou was covered with mud, both in the mountains and plains.
Yan Zhe’s supply line will be completely cut off. At that time, even if he plundered the food and grass of several of my counties, how could he support the 200,000 to 300,000 troops to waste it..."
The more Sima Yi wanted, the more confident he was. On his originally anxious face, confidence was reappearing.
At this time, Zhang Chunhua also stood up and came behind him, saying, "I heard that Ke Bineng has been captured by Yan Liang. With Yan's cruelty, Ke Bineng has probably suffered an unexpected accident. Why don't Your Majesty change his title of Tuoba Liwei
As the King of Wei, did he order him to command the Xianbei tribes to go south to serve the king?"
Zhang Chunhua's words reminded Sima Yi again.
This time, Kebi Neng went south and only brought more than 10,000 Xianbei troops. Although he was defeated by Yan Liang, the strength of the Xianbei people was not fatally hit.
According to Sima Yi's estimate, the Xianbei tribes in the Central and Western countries could piece together at least 40,000 to 50,000 cavalry. If they could get all the help of 50,000 Xianbei cavalry, with the strength of Jinyang City, he would use more than 100,000 infantry and cavalry to deal with Yan Liang for 30.
Wan Dajun may not be without a chance.
Tuoba Liwei was originally a lord of the Tuoba tribe and was also the co-lord of the Xianbei in the West. As soon as Kebi Neng died, Tuoba Liwei became the most powerful Xianbei leader on the grassland. It is also considered as a sign of him as King of Wei.
A kind of win over.
Sima Yi weighed for a moment and nodded, "The Queen said this very much. I will send someone to the grassland to compete with Tuoba Liwei, so that he can all the Xianbei army to come to serve the king."
"Your Majesty is wise, the thief of Yan will sooner or later be defeated by Your Majesty." Zhang Chunhua bowed and flattered her husband again.
Sima Yi laughed and reached out to take Zhang Chunhua into his arms.
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When Sima Yi sent an envoy outside the border, Yan Liang had already rested in Yangyi and was about to launch a large army to advance to Jinyang City.
The current situation is that after the division of troops to plunder the counties in Taiyuan, the difficulties in food and grass have been partially solved and can last for at least three more months. However, the alleviation of the food and grass problem does not mean that Yan Liang can do his best to take it without any scruples.
Jinyang.
After Sima Yi retreated to Jinyang, the Jin army in Jinyang City had reached more than 40,000, which was no small number for the strong city of Jinyang.
The total number of Eastern Route Army led by Yan Liang was 100,000. In addition to separating troops to guard the newly surrendered Shangdang counties, there were only 80,000 troops used to attack Jinyang.
It was obviously not a wise move to siege the Jiancheng of Jinyang, which was defended by 40,000 people.
Yan Liangsui issued an order to the generals of Zhang Liao on the West Road, ordering them to take advantage of the emptiness of Jiexiu and launch a large army to attack. It is necessary to capture Jiexiu within one month, and to personally lead the Eastern Army.
, meet at the city of Jinyang.
The order was issued, and Zhang Liao and other generals naturally fought bravely and launched a fierce attack on Jiexiu day and night.
Jiexiu Pass is strong, and Hu Zun is indeed a good general, but with only a few thousand people, how could he resist the strong attack of more than 100,000 troops?
The Chu army's attack lasted for seven days, and the Jin army finally couldn't resist it and collapsed.
Facing the Chu army that broke through the pass and was as dense as the tide, Hu Zun knew he was defeated, so he had to abandon Jie Xiu and lead the remaining troops to flee north.
However, Zhang Liao and other generals did not give the Jin army a chance to breathe. After taking Jie Xiu, they headed north and chased them relentlessly.
Hu Zun fled wildly, and the Chu army marched straight into the north, and broke into Wuxian, Zhongdu, Jingling, Pingtao, Daling and other counties, with troops heading straight to Jinyang.
Sima Yi worked hard to build the seemingly impregnable defense line in southern Shanxi collapsed.
The fall of Zhucheng in the south cast a shadow in Sima Yi's heart, but the troops in the south were weak, and the loss was long as he expected. It did not shock him much.
Sima Yi has now placed his hopes on the Xianbei people, hoping that Tuoba Li was slightly grateful for his kindness and after being named King of Wei, he would all the Xianbei troops to go south to Jinyang to serve the king.
As long as he received help from the Xianbei people and as long as Yan Liang did not have enough gunpowder to explode the city within a few months, Sima Yi firmly believed that with the strength of Jinyang City, he would be able to force Yan Liang to retreat.
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Yinshan, the Xianbei royal court in the west.
Among the king's tents, the Xianbei nobles with bare heads and braids were drinking horse milk wine and were talking about each other.
These Xianbei nobles were all leaders of the Xianbei tribes in the western part. Yuwen Tuo, the leader of the Yuwen tribe, and Dugu Loumo, the leader of the Dugu tribe, were all among them.
While the Xianbei leaders were eating and drinking, the curtain was raised, and a burly man with a strong body and fierce face walked into the tent with his head held high.
The chiefs stood up one after another, bowed to see each other, and said, "Greetings to the Lord."
The Xianbei called "Grandman" the name of the common ruler, just like the Shanyu of the Huns.
The "great man" mentioned by Zhongdian was the leader of the Tuoba tribe. Tuoba Liwei, the co-lord of the Xianbei in the west.
Tuoba Liwei waved his hand and sat down. The other leaders also sat down and started drinking milk wine again.
"Everyone, I must have known the reason why I called you to discuss the matter today." Tuoba Liwei said. He also drank a bowl of horse milk wine to moisten his throat.
Yuwen Tuo immediately said, "I heard that in the battle of Yangyi, Ke Bieneng was defeated by Chu State, and he himself captured the Emperor of Chu State alive. Even the troops sent by the Xianbei in the west were also damaged by a few losses.
Qian, Lord, I guess it’s just for this.”
The leaders looked at Tuoba Liwei one after another, and Baba wanted to seek his answer. What Yuwen Tuo said was also a rumor circulating among the Xianbei tribes. Everyone wanted to know if it was true.
"That's right, what Yuwen Tuo said is true. Ke Bi Neng was indeed captured alive." Tuoba Liwei did not hide it.
There was an uproar in the big tent. When the chiefs heard this amazing fact, they were shocked.
"Fortunately, I was wise and sent only a few thousand soldiers to follow Ke Bi Neng south on the excuse. Otherwise, our western Xianbei would have suffered heavy losses in this battle." Dugu Lou Mo flattered.
The chiefs were busy and supported by the supporters, and praised Tuoba Li for his wise wisdom.
Tuoba Li's mouth slightly raised slightly, and a little bit of secret thought appeared.
Ke Bi was able to help the Jin State with great effort because he was granted the title of Jin State and obtained a lot of money and beauties, so he actively went to the frontier to contribute to the Jin State.
Tuoba Liwei was not that stupid. He sent troops to follow Ke Bi's capable, but in the end he got the advantage, but Ke Bi's capable, but he wanted to lose his troops and generals.
Therefore, when Ke Bineng went south to Jin, Tuoba Liwei made various excuses and sent only a few thousand people to help the battle, unwilling to bury money.
And Ke Bineng is not a fool. The Xianbei in the west and the eastern part of the world took advantage of his leadership to attack the Xianbei in the central part of the country. Therefore, when he went south, he only brought more than 5,000 Xianbei troops in the central part of the country, leaving behind a large number of troops.
Most of the troops came to guard against the Xianbei routes between the east and west.
Unfortunately, Ke Bineng did not expect that he would be defeated in a battle and become a captive of Chu.
"Just just now, the emperor of Jin has sent envoys to appoint him as King of Wei and take over the Xianbei tribes. What do you think?" Tuoba Li looked around the chief leaders and asked loudly.
When Zhong Dianshou heard the news, he was very excited and screamed happily.
Being able to be named king by the Han emperor is the highest honor of the Hu people outside the border. Looking at the past and present, only Ke Bi Neng had received this great glory before.
Now, their co-lord Tuoba Liwei has also received this glorious title. How can these subordinates not be proud of them?
Excited, the chiefs all agreed to accept the title of Jin State and led their troops south to assist in the war.
In a state of excitement, Yuwen Tuo stood up and said seriously: "Sir, I think the title of King Wei is acceptable, but he cannot go south to assist in the war."