Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 532 stalemate
"Your Majesty, our army successfully captured Shengle City. Murong Chui's eight thousand cavalry defeated Tuoba Shi Yijian in Beiling. We are gathering his old troops to counterattack Taiyuan." Cui Hong reported the latest military information.

"Can Murong Chui come back to life?" Li Yue was somewhat impressed.

It is worthy of being one of the two treasures of the Yan Kingdom.

Murong Chui was actually not weaker than Murong Ke in terms of military strategy, but he was not as charming as Murong Ke.

"Where is Tuoba Shiyijian?"

"Lead the remaining troops to retreat to Mobei."

His retreat was tantamount to giving up the Hetao.

But this is also the smartest way. If you pick on the weak, Tuoba Shi Yijian will still have no problem bullying the Rouran people in Mobei. At this time, the Rouran people have not yet reached the peak in history, and Mobei has a lot to do.

The appearance of the Black Cloud Knight in the clouds already meant Tuoba Shi Yijian's defeat.

The Xianbei people are not good at defending the city. Under the powerful offensive of the Heiyun Army, if they insist on defending the Hetao, they will lose and lose everything.

The most stupid thing about Tuoba Shi Yijian was to get involved in this war too early.

It was clearly Liang Qin competing in Taiyuan, but he wanted to steal the limelight and was beaten violently by Murong Chui.

"Did Murong Chui ask for help?" By now, Li Yue vaguely knew what Murong Chui was thinking. With his character, he must take back what he lost from his hands.

This is a man's persistence.

Cui Hongdao: "We still haven't asked for help. After Murong Chui defeated Tuoba Shi Yijian, his reputation was greatly shaken. His old troops returned to his command. Murong Chui recruited various tribes. When the news came out, there were [-] troops. There should be more now."

"Since he doesn't ask for help, our army doesn't have to worry and wait a little longer." Li Yue said with a smile.

Lan Jian colluded with Di Qin to attack Jinyang. Murong Chui had an sworn hatred with them, and defecting to Liang was his only way out.

After this incident, Murong Chui could no longer maintain the semi-separated state as usual.

After the Loop was captured, the strategic balance was broken.

As for the Bingzhou battlefield, Fu Jian did not move, and Li Yue did not need to move.

Let Murong Chui fight with Lan Jian and Liang Ping first.

The later you end the game, the greater the advantage and the greater the benefit.

Taiyuan and Murong Chui are already in the bowl.

On the contrary, as long as Fu Jian walks out of Puban, he will face a violent storm.

Wei Shan led [-] elite troops to settle in Anyi, Wang Meng's [-] troops gathered in Hongnong, Qin Biao and Mi Jin's [-] cavalry stationed in Shangdang, and Zhang Shengye's [-] Youzhou town troops left Shanggu and entered Daijun.

There are also [-] knights from Gao Yun and Zhang Hao to the north, ready to cut off the Qin army's retreat from Henan at any time.

Taiyuan is sandwiched between the Taihang and Luliang mountains. There is a basin in the middle, like a fish cage. It is easy to get in, but not so easy to get out.

However, Fu Jian seemed to realize something and kept his troops in Puban.

They did not support Taiyuan, let alone send troops to attack Anyi, an important town in Hedong. They just faced off.

"Tuoba Shi Yijian was defeated and Fu Jian lost his arm. Taiyuan is already in the urn of our army, and I'm afraid we won't take action easily." Cui Hong speculated.

"There are also scheming people in Guanzhong." Li Yue sighed.

Fu Jian cherishes talents as much as his life, and does not reject anyone who comes. He dares to accept and reuse anyone.

This is his strength and also his weakness.

"It's a pity that Tuoba Shiyijian was defeated too quickly. He was defeated by Murong Chui's thousands of troops... exposing our army's combat power." Cui Hong instead blamed Tuoba Shiyijian.

Li Yue suddenly felt dumbfounded.

But having said that, the current stalemate does have something to do with Tuoba Shi Yijian.

Thirty or forty thousand people rushed forward without even making a sound. They were beaten on the head by Murong Chui, and then fled to Mobei with their tails between their legs. They did not want the Loop, which exposed Liang Jun's strategic intentions and combat power in advance.

To be an ally with him was to guard against his bad deeds, but he didn't expect that he would be so unbearable when he became an enemy.

If he can withstand it for a month or two, maybe Fu Jian can't hold back and come to Taiyuan's aid.

But you can’t be too greedy as a person. You have to walk step by step and eat your food one bite at a time. "If Fu Jian doesn't come out, you can only watch me swallow the river, and then take Taiyuan and Murong Chui away!"

In fact, Li Yue did not want this battle to turn into an all-out war between Liang and Qin.

The reason is very simple. Even if they win, they will not swallow up the national power of Guanzhong in one go, unless they can really capture Fu Jian alive.But hope was slim after all. Although Fu Jian was young and energetic and wanted to achieve great success, he was not stupid.

So it's safest to eat it slowly and slowly.

At the end of the year, a heavy snowstorm swept across the northern country. Snow disasters occurred in some areas, which crushed roofs, injured some people, frostbitten many people, and killed many livestock.

Murong Chui couldn't stand it anymore and sent people to ask for furs, dry firewood, food and grass to keep out the cold.

Li Yue immediately ordered Zhang Shengye, who was stationed in Daizhou, to send coal cakes, livestock, and clothing.

The attack on Hetao from the north could only be temporarily suspended. The army was stationed in Shengle City, waiting for the ice and snow to melt.

But the absurd thing is that before Liang Jun could attack, the tribes in Hetao took the initiative to attach themselves.

This snowstorm put them in a serious survival crisis. Tuoba Shiyijian ran away, and the only person nearby who could save their lives was Liang Jun.

In the face of survival, dignity is nothing.

Not only the tribes from Hetao came to seek refuge, but the tribes from Monan also dragged their families and families south to surrender and beg for their lives.

It was a pleasant surprise.

Fortunately, Tuoba Shiyijian had some wealth in Shengle City. The Xiaoqi Army brought a lot of food with them and tightened their belts. It was not difficult to survive this winter.

Li Yue also felt that this winter was surprisingly cold.

It doesn't matter if you stay in the greenhouse hall or the pepper room. Once you go out, it will be cold to the bones.

In such a cold weather, except for Shangwutang, all other yamen closed their baths.

Every morning, you can hear the sound of shouting coming from the Bronze Bird Garden.

Li Yue remembered that several of his sons and Meng Kai's three sons were among them, so he did not dissuade him. He just asked people to send more than 2000 kilograms of mutton and a thousand furs.

"Your Majesty, this is a letter from Fu Jian." Cui Hong was young and gentle, with a strong body and not afraid of the severe cold.

After waiting for so many days, I finally got news from Fu Jian.

The letter was as timid as ever, claiming that he had no intention of offending Liang, but was sending troops to quell the rebellion. Now that Taiyuan is inextricable, it is better to call a truce. Taiyuan and Xihe counties will belong to him, and Yanmen and Hetao will return to Liang...

"Fu Jianjian can't hold on!" Cui Hong guessed.

Li Yueshen thought so, "In the past few years since Fu Jian took the throne, there have been wars every year. Fu Jian's little fortune has long been at the bottom. He sent this letter just to test our tone."

God is fair. There is no reason for the snow disaster in Guandong and nothing to happen to Guanzhong.

"How is Your Majesty going to reply?" Cui Hong opened the frozen pen and spread out the yellow vine paper.

When it comes to calligraphy, people like them from well-known families are better.

After the advent of Zuobo paper at the end of the Han Dynasty, there were many calligraphy masters whose names have been passed down through the ages. Cui Hong was excellent in Li, Kai, Xing and Cao. He was very charming and had the legacy of Zhong Yao. He was the best calligrapher in Ye and was praised by people at the time.

There are only edicts and political documents in the country, and they are all written by him.

Li Yue took two steps in his mink cloak, "He is the one who is anxious, why should I reply? Just wait for the ice and snow to melt, and Wang Jinglue and Wei Shan's troops will push forward to reach Pu Ban. I will let him At a loss!"

Now that you're here, don't think about getting out so easily.

Taiyuan was originally the bait prepared for him.

If he didn't take the bait, Li Yue simply sent an army to block the door.

Cui Hong put down his pen and said, "Fu Jian is in a hurry to compete with Daliang for Taiyuan, and he is overestimating his own capabilities."

Being dragged into the struggle for national power played into Li Yue's arms.

If Di Qin's little family fortune is spent like this for a few months, it will collapse, if not collapse.

A strong country has enough confidence and more trump cards.

(End of this chapter)