Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 529
The upper troops attacked the plot, the second attacked the Jiaotong, the second attacked the soldiers, and the lower attacked the city.

Strategy and diplomacy come before war.

Li Yue personally feels that as long as a monarch has thoroughly understood "The Art of War", he will not be too bad.

What kind of medicine is given to whom.

When Murong Ling returned, Li Yue was [-]% sure that Murong Chui would not fall to Fu Jian.

I met him two years ago, and I know that he is a human being who cannot clearly see the situation in the world. Di Qin seems to have a vast territory, but in fact it is large but not strong, strong on the outside and weak on the inside.

National strength is reflected by population, arable land, and the integration of territory.

Since the founding of the Qin Dynasty, except for Fu Jian who tried hard to govern for two or three years, the rest of the time was basically a war.

Although it has swallowed up a lot of land, there is still a long way to go before it can be transformed into national strength.

Liang Guo not only restored the water transport and farming system of the Wei and Jin Dynasties, but also set up post stations, rebuilt official roads, cracked down on the tyrants of the nobles, and suppressed the monks...

So far, Fu Jian has done nothing.

Which is strong and which is weak can be seen at a glance.

The most important thing is that Li Yue is not afraid of Murong Chui defecting to Qin at all.

With Shangdang and Daijun present, it only took two or three months for Taiyuan to be razed.

Li Yue rewarded Murong Ling with a copy of "Book of Han", a precious sword, a pair of fine armor, and a precious horse.He personally sent him outside the city and said, "Although you are the son of Murong Daoming, you are also my son. When you go back, you can help your father!"

"Your Majesty..." Murong Ling seemed to realize something.

"Go ahead, why should a real man act like a son? It's not like we'll see you again in the future." Li Yue saw a hint of reluctance on his face, and felt relieved that he was finally not a white-eyed wolf.

However, personal emotions are ultimately difficult to sustain in this era.

Bloodline, family, ethnic group, power, there are too many things that restrict and influence us.

Murong Ling knelt on his knees, kowtowed heavily, and without saying anything else, he mounted his horse and disappeared into Shuofeng with a group of more than a dozen riders without even looking back.

"This person is unkind and unjust, and he doesn't even say thank you." Lu Qing said dissatisfied.

"Does it have to be three kindnesses and six thanks to value love and righteousness? Watch his words, watch his actions. Don't watch what he says, watch what he does in the future." Li Yue turned around and got on the chariot and returned to the palace.

Late autumn has arrived, and it’s the season of killing and using troops.

The Ministry of War issued a memorial and arranged the regulations for this year's grassland "hunting".

However, as the situation became more and more tense, Li Yue had a premonition that a storm was coming. Fu Jian and Tuoba Shi Yijian were colluding secretly, maybe they were going to cause some trouble.

So the plan to hunt the grassland this year was cancelled.

The war is coming soon, so we must concentrate on letting the grassland tribes grow for one more year and be fatter next year.

After the protons were sent back to Jiangdong, the effect was immediate. The Jin Dynasty and Huan Wen each came to the table. The Jiangdong nobles mainly thanked them, while Huan Wen asked openly and secretly when they would attack Guanzhong.

Huan Wen lacked military merit the most and was unavailable. Jiangdong also needed a victory to inspire people. Looking around, the only one who could take action was Di Qin.

By regaining Shuzhong and Hanzhong, Huan Wen could take another step forward.

Liaodong has set off a new round of competition.

Goguryeo made a comeback, united the various ministries in Liaodong, and seized the city captured last year. Murong Ke could not control the west for a moment.

Seeing that the weather is getting colder and colder, and the year is coming to an end, just when Li Yue thought that this year would pass in an ordinary way, Taiyuan suddenly saw weapons and weapons.

The four brothers Lan Jian, a powerful leader of the Xiongnu, took advantage of Murong Chui's hunting in the periphery, raised an army and rebelled, attacked Taiyuan, and declared their allegiance to Di Qin.Murong Chui hurriedly retreated to Yanmen.

Tuoba Shi Yijian, who had been silent for a long time, also joined in and sent [-] infantry and cavalry to attack Yanmen. From this move, it is not difficult to see that he has completely fallen to Fu Jian.

Murong Chui was caught in the middle, with only eight thousand men under his command.

"In this way, our army can justifiably capture Taiyuan!" Lu Qing said excitedly.

Taiyuan had surrendered to Di Qin, Liang Jun had recovered the city, and Murong Chui had nothing to say.

"Will the Qin army send troops?" Li Yue was waiting for news from Fu Jian.

Murong Chui was caught between two major forces, and something like this would happen sooner or later. Murong Chui did not break away from the military feudal system of Yan State. The four Lan Jian brothers had their own tribes and had great autonomy.

In the past, Yan State was so powerful that no one dared to touch it. Now Yan State is in ruins and needs to find a new backer.

Let alone uncles these days, even biological fathers and brothers are unreliable.

Yang Lue said: "Liang Pinglao, Qiang Wang, and Liang Cheng led five thousand elite infantry and cavalry on a starry night journey. They went north from Feng Yi and crossed the river into Taiyuan. Fu Fei's 1 horses gathered in Puban, and Fu Jian personally led [-] Bubu. Come to Puban too."

In this battle, the Lan brothers colluded with Fu Jian, plotted for a long time, arranged in advance, and gained a lot of opportunities.

"Pu Ban?" Li Yue was slightly surprised, "Is Fu Jian planning to fight our army in Hedong?"

However, these forces seem to be insufficient.

Wang Meng left Xu Cheng with [-] troops to guard Nanyang, and led [-] troops north to Hongnong. As long as Fu Jian dared to leave Puban, he would be attacked from both sides.

Li Yue was more interested in Fu Jian than Taiyuan.

Taiyuan couldn't escape, and would always be under attack from Daijun, Hedong, and Shangdang, but the chances of catching Fu Jian were slim.

Cui Hongdao: "I still recommend sending troops from Shanggu, detouring around Monan, heading straight to Hetao, and destroying Tuoba Shi Yijian first. The Taiyuan mutiny is insignificant. Murong Chui has not asked for help so far, so there must be something to rely on."

Fu Jian's intention to station a large number of troops in Puban was very obvious, which was to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight.

Taiyuan City is a majestic city in the world. It is defended by [-] elite troops from Liang Pinglao, Qiang Wang and Liang Cheng. When Liang's army was exhausted, they went north from Puban to reap the benefits.

But Murong Chui's lair was taken away, he was attacked from both sides, and his death was only a matter of seconds.

Li Yue thought deeply for a while. The situation in Taiyuan was unknown, and he didn't know what Murong Chui was thinking. He never asked for help. It would not be a wise move to rush into it.

"It is better to cut off one of his fingers than to injure ten of them. Get the Hetao first and then destroy the country of Dai!" Li Yue said in a deep voice.

Only what you get is real.

If Fu Jian immediately supported Taiyuan, Li Yue would not hesitate to follow him with his army and fight him in front of Taiyuan City.

But Fu Jian is only stationing troops in Pu Ban, so he doesn't have to be so anxious to support him. He might as well wait and see what happens, save his energy, and fight Fu Jian for a big battle.

With the destruction of Tuoba Shi Yijian, the strategic balance in the west was broken.

The three counties of Taiyuan were strategically surrounded, and Fu Jian could not defend them even if he wanted to.

The situation in Taiyuan is complicated and changeable, so it is not difficult to make this choice.

Of all the forces involved in this dispute, Tuoba Shi Yijian is undoubtedly the weakest. Who will be destroyed if he is not destroyed?
"Your Majesty is wise!" Cui Hong bowed his hands.

In order not to surprise his father-in-law Tuoba Shi Yijian, and not to give him any chance to make a comeback, Li Yue ordered Gao Yun to be the chief general, Zhang Hao to be his deputy, and Liu Laozhi, Zhuge Kan, Huan Yi, Lu Guang and others to follow. Forty thousand black cloud knights and three thousand black armor troops came out...

(End of this chapter)