Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 636 Hetao

Li Yue was busy with spring plowing, but Jiangdong was very active during this period.

According to the news sent by Yang Lue, Huan Wen not only wooed Fu Fang, but also secretly supported Yao Chang by delivering armor, weapons, food and fodder.

"Since this year, Huan Wen has successively transported 2,175 armored collars, 5,032 swords and spears, 971 powerful crossbows, 60,000 stones of grain and grass from Bazhong, and Yao Chang has also transported 501 war horses. Twelve horses..."

The numbers may seem small, but this is a long-term process, and both sides are just beginning, especially Jinnu and Iron Armor, which pose a huge threat.

What the Longyou Qiang people lack most is these things, and Huan Wen provides them with help in times of need.

Murong Chui's three thousand elite cavalry dared to go deep into the enemy's territory to burn and kill them. On the one hand, they were brave because of their skill and the elite of the Black Cloud Army. On the other hand, they bullied the Qiang people who lacked equipment.

If this continues, it will make it more difficult for Li Yue to annex Guanzhong.

"Huan Wen won't be beaten, but he will go to the house and uncover the tiles!" Li Yue was annoyed.

The upright Northern Expedition could no longer be played, so they began to play dirty.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. It is now the spring plowing season, and the soldiers are all settling down in their homes. It is not appropriate to go on an expedition." Chang Wei quickly advised.

After the capital was moved, hundreds of thousands of Heiyun soldiers were scattered in Yingchuan, Nanyang, Hanoi, Hedong and other places. Naturally, they had to be given time to settle down their families.

Moreover, the food in the treasury should also be reserved for shortage.

Xiangyang, Dongguan, and Ruxu are all strong cities. Jiangdong also had the assistance of the navy, and the battle took a long time.

Li Yue felt discouraged when he thought of the towering appearance of Xiangyang City. It was more difficult to attack from Jianghuai. Huan Wen strengthened the defense in Ruxu and Jiangbei. In the past two years, the reputation of Guangling Beifu Army became more and more famous.

Guanzhong in the west is in the midst of a severe drought. Even drinking water for soldiers and horses has become a problem, and it is difficult to bear the expedition of tens of thousands of troops.

The Lord must not be angry and raise an army, and the general must not be angry and lead to war.

Sending troops at this time undoubtedly violated military taboos.

At this time, Lu Qing came to add fuel to the fire, "Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from Mobei. Tuoba Shiyijian led 30,000 horsemen to cross the North Sea, swept across Gaoche, Wu Ge, Ding Ling and other tribes, and fought with more than 7,000 people. , captured more than 30,000 young men, and captured more than 1.3 million horses, cattle, and sheep!" ("Book of Wei, Volume 1, Emperor's Chronicle No. 1")

"Is this the Tuoba Shi Yijian I know?" Li Yue couldn't help but doubt the accuracy of the information.

With more than one million livestock, who said the grassland is so poor that it drinks from the northwest wind?

Lu Qing reminded: "Last year, His Majesty led the cavalry to burn wasteland in the desert. Tuoba Shiyi was short of food, so he raised troops to attack other tribes."

Li Yue smiled bitterly, "So, did I help him?"

Now it seems that Tuoba Shi Yijian made an extremely wise decision by abandoning Yunzhong and Hetao and fleeing to Mobei.

If they were still entangled in the Hetao, I'm afraid they would have been wiped out by now.

The foundation of the Tuoba family is still in the grassland. In Middle-earth, they were pressed to the ground and rubbed. Once they returned to the grassland, their wild nature returned, and they directly changed from huskies to tigers and wolves...

The beam is getting stronger, and the surrounding enemies are not idle either, they are all getting stronger.

If Tuoba Shi Yijian keeps going like this, he may unify the grasslands first.

Although the construction of docks and villages at the water source began last year, it takes a while, and these insurgents are concentrated in the south of the Xianbei Mountains. Without decades of reproduction, it is difficult to penetrate into the core area of ​​the grassland.

"So many livestock..." Li Yue was excited for a while, but after making eye contact with Chang Wei, he still suppressed his anger, "Right now, the main thing is to recuperate and recuperate. Remember this account first and settle it later."

It will be difficult to recover from this severe drought within a few years.

It is really uncomfortable to not be able to operate the Guanzhong we just won.

But at this time, Cui Hong cupped his hands and said: "Although Hebei and Guanzhong are suffering from severe drought, Hetao is not. This is the hometown of China. Among the generals in Guanxi, Fuluo is the weakest. He should not be too powerful. He should cover his ears with lightning speed. Fight against it!"

Chang Wei stretched out his palm directly and said, "Money, food!"

Cui Hong said: "In fact, we don't need much food and grass, or even much troops. Hetao is under the attack of Bingzhou, Liangzhou and Yongzhou. Your Majesty can order Fu Ya, Murong Chui, Gao Yun and Lu Guang to join forces to attack it!" Only by capturing the Loop can we fight back against Mobei!" "Good!" Li Yue slapped his thigh.

It was Cui Hong's head that was spinning. Although Li Yue could finally think of it, he wouldn't do it so quickly.

Among the major forces in Kansai, the person who jumped the highest and was the most ruthless was not Yao Chang, but this Fu Luo. In a place as big as a palm, he dared to call himself the King of Qin, and he was also known as the enemy of ten thousand people...

Yao Chang is not easy to fight, but the Hetao is flat and can be settled with one drum.

Moreover, Tuoba Shi Yijian was far away in Beihai and could not support him.

"Immediately send an order to Murong Chui, Fu Ya, Gao Yun, and Lu Guang to raise troops and besiege Hetao!" Li Yue made a prompt decision.

Fu Luodu has been in the Loop for so many years, so he should have a lot of wealth on his hands.

People are not rich without windfall, and horses are neither night nor fat.

One hand manages the country, and the other hand goes out to plunder, complementing each other without any delay.

Didn’t the Jin Kingdom and Mongolia in history all rise up like this?

Chang Wei nodded in agreement when he heard that Luoyang's hundreds of thousands of black cloud troops would not be used.

Fu Luo only had ten thousand fighting troops at best, and he was besieged by armies from three sides, all of which were famous generals. Li Yue wanted to see if he, a self-proclaimed enemy of ten thousand people, could survive.

Daliang will never allow such a crazy person to exist.

However, the lion fights the rabbit with all his strength.

Chang Wei nodded, and the chancellor passed. The next step was for the Ministry of War to plan the strategy. It didn't care how to fight, but the integration of several armies and logistics planning required the Ministry of War's planning.

The Ministry of War prepared everything before it was conveyed to all armies.

Everything should be planned before taking action. In order to completely deal with Fu Luo, the Ministry of War also made great efforts. After the autumn, the troops were divided into four groups.

Fu Ya's 10,000 elite troops came out to attack the west, Murong Chui's 5,000 troops rode out of Longdong and attacked the south, Gao Yun's 7,000 troops rode out of Yanmen and attacked the east, Lu Guang's 5,000 Heiyun Xiao rode out of Daijun. Plunder its north to prevent Fu Luo from escaping to the grassland and attaching himself to Tuoba Shi Yijian.

Among them, Fuya prepares his own food and grass. The Yanmen and Daijun armies have few troops, so the problem of food and grass is not big. The only difficulty in supplying is the Murongchui tribe in Fufeng County. Even water has to be transported from the Qinling Mountains in the south, and food is transported from Nanyang. In the past, it took time.

The reason for choosing the time after autumn is, on the one hand, to coordinate the four groups of people and horses, and on the other hand, because autumn is high in Hetao and there are many horses and livestock.

After all this planning, summer has arrived.

The sun is scorching in the sky and the weather is dry, and the locust plague in Hebei and Guanzhong is about to start again.

However, we have been prepared this year. The government and the people have domesticated a large number of chickens, ducks, geese and other poultry. The young people have stored a large amount of firewood and are waiting for the locusts to fly.

Li Yue took advantage of his free time to inspect both sides of the river.

The once mighty Yellow River has turned into a trickle, the earth is cracked, and countless people are digging in the sand, exposing the insect eggs to the scorching sun...

Seeing this posture, we know that the locusts will not have much impact this year.

"I don't know when this severe drought will end." Li Yue sighed, looking at the land north of the river.

"It is difficult to build a country, so why should Daliang be afraid of these natural disasters? Since your majesty has come to Yanzhou and the plain is close at hand, why not call Dongfang Chen to ask a question?" Lu Qing replied from behind.

(End of this chapter)