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Chapter 282 Do You Know My Power Now?

[Just as the Northern Wei Dynasty was preparing for the Northern Expedition to Rouran, something went wrong with Xi Jin who stayed in Guanzhong and determined to destroy Xia.

The army of the Northern Wei Dynasty, who intended to wipe out the remnants of the Xia Kingdom, did indeed have smooth sailing at the beginning, and even captured the Xia Lord He Lianchang and sent them back to Pingcheng.

But then, because of his eagerness for meritorious service, Xi Jin aggressively pursued the Xia army to Pingliang, where he was defeated by He Lianding, the new Xia leader who had just ascended the throne, and Xi Jin himself was captured.Xia Jun took advantage of the situation to counterattack and reoccupied Chang'an. 】

[The situation in Guanzhong has undergone a huge change. Xi Jin was defeated and captured, and Chang'an was lost again. The results of the previous two personal expeditions were almost all in vain. One can imagine how angry and depressed Tuoba Tao was.

But what made him even more uncomfortable was still behind, because Rouran once again entered the frontier with more than ten thousand riders; at the same time, there was a rebellion of Dingling people in Dingzhou, Hebei; . 】

[Facing the turmoil one after another, Tuoba Tao ordered his uncle Sun Jian to lead the army from Pingcheng to the Shangdang to quell the chaos. The Hanoi defenders supported the Shangdang to destroy Li Yu, and he himself led the army to the north to fight for Rouran.

In April of the second year of Shenju in the Northern Wei Dynasty (AD 429), Tuoba Tao sacrificed to heaven in the southern suburbs and prepared to go out.

However, all the ministers inside and outside, as well as the Queen Mother, dissuaded Tuoba Tao from attacking Rouran in person during the turmoil.

Zhang Yuan and Xu Bian of the Taishi Ling said with astronomical advice: "This is Jisi, the age of Sanyin, the stars attack the moon, and Taibai is in the west. You can't raise troops. The Northern Expedition will be defeated. Although it is restrained, it is not conducive to progress."

But at this critical moment when a major decision needs to be made, Cui Hao stood up. He strongly advised Tuoba Tao that he should conquer Rouran himself, saying: "Yang is virtue, and Yin is punishment. Therefore, the solar eclipse cultivates virtue and the lunar eclipse cultivates punishment." The husband and the king use punishments, the small ones are in various cities, and the big ones are in the fields. Today, troops are sent out to punish the guilty, which is why the punishment is repaired. The minister steals the astronomy. Over the past few years, the moon has covered the Pleiades, and it is still the same today. It occupies, In three years, the Son of Heaven broke through the country of Yantou. The crowds of creepers, tall chariots, and Yantou. I hope your Majesty will not doubt it."

The two sides started a heated debate in front of Tuoba Tao.

Because Cui Hao is also an extremely authoritative person in astronomy, Zhang Yuan changed the direction of his advice and said: "Rouran is a barren land. If you get their land, you can't cultivate it. Their people are stupid and don't listen to education. It's useless, why do you want to mobilize people to crusade?"

Does this advice sound familiar?That's right, these are the words that many pedantic literati advised the emperor in the past dynasties. 】

[Cui Hao retorted: "Your rhetoric is the outdated speech of the corrupt Confucians of the Han Dynasty. When Rouran surrendered in the past, she also obeyed the imperial court. Why can't they be obeyed again now?"

Then Cui Hao threw out his trump card: "Everyone in the world says that Zhang Yuan and Xu Bian are masters of mathematics and proficient in astronomy. Then I would like to ask, when you ruled Wancheng in the past, did you ever notice that Xia Kingdom was about to fall?

If you haven't noticed, then what qualifications do you have to say "Master Wen".

If you noticed, why didn't you advise Lord Xia?Isn't this infidelity? "]

"Tsk tsk. Cui Hao's remarks are really murderous!"

"Even if it's 'mathematical skills, astronomy', it can't make a completely accurate prediction, right?"

"In any case, Cui Hao's words really put Zhang Yuan and Xu Bian under their feet. After all, they are surrenders."

[After retiring from the court, a minister asked Cui Hao worriedly: "Now that the Southern Dynasty is about to make a move, the country is not taking precautions to start a war against the North.

If Rouran escaped again, the teacher failed, and the Southern Dynasty took the opportunity to attack the North, wouldn't we be in danger? "

Cui Hao replied with certainty: "Impossible. Rouran often harasses the border. If you don't deal with them first, you won't be able to defend the South with peace of mind.

The southern army is mainly infantry, and our army is mostly cavalry. Their speed is far behind our army.What's more, even if the Southern Dynasties took the opportunity to invade and seize our land when we were discussing Rouran, they would not be able to hold it.

What a hero Liu Yu was back then. After the Northern Expedition, he kept his beloved son, supplemented by good generals, tens of thousands of elite soldiers, but he still couldn't defend, so that the entire army was wiped out, not to mention Liu Yilong was far inferior to his father! "]

[With the full support of Cui Hao, Tuoba Tao made a decisive northern expedition against all opinions.

And his journey to the north was also very smooth. The panicked Rouran tribe was broken up again, and another nomadic tribe, Gaoche, joined forces with the Wei army to take advantage of the fire to loot.

The Wei army pursued Rouran all the way to Zhuoxie Mountain, but the generals were afraid of insufficient supplies, so Rouran counterattacked and persuaded Tuoba Tao to return to the army.

Kou Qianzhi, the "National Teacher" who accompanied the army, advised Tuoba Tao with Cui Hao's remarks when he sent troops, saying: "Rouran is used to dispersal in summer, and there is no large army to fight. This time we will definitely win a big victory, but I am afraid that the generals will Not willing to take the risk of going deep."

However, Tuoba Tao did not obey, but chose the class teacher.

In October, when they arrived in Pingcheng, the capital, the Wei army had so much harvest this time that the price of horses, cattle, sheep and felt skins in the whole country was so cheap.

Not long after returning to Pingcheng, Tuoba Tao heard the news from the captives that made him regret: "Rouran Heshenggai Khan died of anger, and the rest of the tribes in Zhuoxie Mountain scattered, lurking in the valley, Miscellaneous animals spread across the field, and no one is watching. If the pursuing Wei army advances for another two days, Rouran will be completely wiped out."

Tuoba Tao finally realized Cui Hao's power, so he joined Cui Hao as a servant, a special advance, and a general of the Fujun, and personally issued an edict to the ministers, saying: "Every military plan, Ru Cao Those who cannot be resolved should be consulted, and then implemented.”]

[Shortly after Ping Dingrou, Liu Song suddenly sent an envoy, demanding to take back the land that Liu Yu occupied but was taken away by the Northern Wei Dynasty.

This kind of negotiation is actually impossible to succeed. After all, who would spit out the fat that has been eaten in the stomach?

Therefore, this is just a tactic of Liu Song Emperor Liu Yilong's courtesy first and then soldiers.

Sure enough, in March of the second year of Yanhe in the Northern Wei Dynasty (AD 430), Liu Yilong ordered the Northern Expedition to take advantage of the rising waters in spring and summer after fulfilling his diplomatic etiquette! 】

[Facing the menacing Song army, the Wei army began to cross the river and head north, but abandoned Henan but began to cross the river to the north, strategically abandoning Henan.

Only in July, the Song army completed the set goal and occupied the entire area from Tongguan in the west to Fengfu in the east.

From top to bottom, the Song army never expected that the Northern Expedition would go so smoothly. The Northern Wei Dynasty hardly made any decent resistance, so the Song army was full of joy. Only Wang Zhongde was worried that the Wei army would go south after the Yellow River was frozen in winter. 】

[As for the Northern Wei Dynasty, even if Tuoba Tao made a counterattack plan in winter at the beginning, it was almost broken, because the generals who withdrew from Henan tried their best to send troops first and directly went to war with the Song army.

In the end, it was Cui Hao who stopped the proposal. He analyzed to Tuoba Tao: "The army in the northwest of the imperial court made great achievements in attacking Tongwan and conquering Rouran. The southern generals were jealous, so they hoped to send troops to the south to plunder. But It’s midsummer now, our army is definitely not acclimatized, we should carry out the original plan, and we can send troops south after winter.”

It was under Cui Hao's persuasion that Tuoba Tao ordered the Henan garrison to cross the river and go north.

However, Cui Hao was able to persuade him once, but he still couldn't persuade him the second time.

After the Henan generals returned to Hebei, they wrote a letter again, hoping to use the name of Sima Chuzhi, the Eastern Jin clan in Wei, and others to lure the people in the Southern Dynasty.

Cui Hao persuaded again: "The generals hope to use their momentum to retake Henan as soon as possible, but if it is in the name of returning to the Jin Dynasty, Liu Yilong will definitely go to war with our country under fear. Not only will he not be able to quickly retake Henan, but instead It will expand the scope of the war."

However, the ministers all believed that the proposals of the generals in Henan were feasible, and that Tuoba Tao could not be discussed by all, so they issued an edict: "Three thousand ships will be built in the three states of Ji, Ding, and Xiang, and the troops in the south of Jianyou state will be gathered on the river to prepare for them." 】

(End of this chapter)