The Maojin knife from the late Jin Dynasty

Chapter 22 The Choice of the Road

Without any unnecessary nonsense, Liu Tai issued the order to march tomorrow that day. Both the 700 regular troops and the [-] battalions also took action to prepare for the march the next day.

The next day, at dawn, Liu Tai received enough naan bread from Wang Zhang for about seven days and set off decisively.

"Is Tai'er leaving now?!" Wang Mi stood on the city wall of Yecheng and looked down at Liu Tai's troops retreating, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Yes!" Wang Zhang nodded, "I just made some naan cakes for him overnight. Then I will be free to send farmers to build grain roads for him. However, during this period, Tai'er needs to do it himself. solved!"

"Tai'er's speed is already very good. He is indeed a good hand in training troops. The entire war department can leave at a moment's notice. Who would have thought that this is an army that has just been training for a month!"

Wang Mi couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "Compared with Cao Yi, Li Gu, Wang Sang, and Shi Le in the north, it will take a lot of time to reunite."

"Yes!" Wang Zhang nodded. In terms of military strategy, Wang Zhang was not as good as Wang Mi. But even so, because he had personally walked through the Taihang Mountains and knew the importance of Shangdang's place to the Taihang Mountains, he worriedly said:
"Don't look at us now attacking from all sides, with all our might, but if the land of Shangdang has been in Liu Kun's hands for a long time.

With our escape route cut off, we will have to accept the siege from all directions by the Jin army. At that time, it will be really difficult for us to defeat four enemies with two fists. "

"Don't be anxious. Liu Kun raided Huguan and threatened our hinterland. Next, we will see if Tai'er can take a bite of Shangdang.

As long as there is a place to stay and Liu Kun is not allowed to completely cut off our contact with Liu Yuanhai, then we may not be able to make a comeback! "

Wang Mi seemed a little calm at this moment.

Wang Zhang nodded, and he and others took Yecheng, because Yecheng was considered wealthy, and there was no big problem in supporting it for a while.

Now Liu Tai is asked to immediately lead the army to fight for Shangdang. The biggest reason is to ensure smooth communication.

Relatively speaking, Liu Kun's seizure of Huguan Dang's land did cause the Xiongnu Han Kingdom a headache, but it did not cause Wang Mi to lose his position. On the contrary, Liu Kun exposed his own strength, and the Xiongnu Han Kingdom would definitely It is regarded as a key target.

Liu Tai led his troops on a quick march with light chariots, and in one day they saw the forked road at the foot of Taihang Mountain!

At this time, everyone turned their attention to Liu Tai, as if they wanted to see Liu Tai make a decision.

Because there are many roads in Taihang Mountain, the risks involved when entering different roads are completely different.

The last time he didn't leave was because Handan was still in the hands of the Jin army, but this time Shi Le went north to open up the situation, so the road to Jingxing also appeared in front of Liu Tai.

This time, Liu Tai must make a decision whether to follow the same path he went back to last time or choose the path of Jingxing.

"Let's continue walking to Fukouxing!" Liu Tai looked at the march map and made a decision immediately. He seemed to hesitate for a second on the so-called Jingxing road, which was an insult to himself.

"Why don't you give Jingxing a try?" Chu Hui looked at Liu Tai and encouraged him, "If you fight out of Jingxing and go to the party's hinterland, as long as the other party relaxes in the slightest, the other party will be cut off and become a A turtle in a urn."

Liu Tai rolled his eyes at Chu Hui and said, "The army is a major matter of the country, and it is related to the life and death of all soldiers. How can we pin this matter on other people's carelessness.

Let's continue climbing Fukouxing. I can't defeat the enemy in Shangdang County.

It is better to go to Xuanshi County to organize defense to prevent the opponent from further expanding its advantage! "

When Chu Hui saw that Liu Tai had not succeeded because of the last surprise attack, he bet on a surprise attack again. His expression showed a bit of satisfaction, and he looked at Liu Tai with more appreciation.

A surprise attack can create miracles on the battlefield, but more surprise attacks fail and become the dust of history.

Chu Hui was originally afraid that Liu Tai would act recklessly as soon as he had some achievements, which was why Chu Hui took the initiative to ask Ying to follow Liu Tai this time. Now seeing that Liu Tai was not distracted, but still cautious against the enemy, Chu Hui was very satisfied.

But Chu Hui didn't know that the most important reason why Liu Tai didn't take this path was that the soldiers he had were just a group of soldiers who had just been recruited from Yecheng.

If they were the same as the 400 people he led before, who were all soldiers eliminated from the Peasant Rebel Army in at least ten battles, then Liu Tai would definitely give Jingxing a try.

It's a pity that the only people around me now are young soldiers.

At this time, don't expect surprise attacks to increase their courage. Liu Tai is worried that even if the surprise attack takes the lead, if the opponent is an experienced veteran, a counterattack will defeat his newly formed army. Dispersed.

What Liu Tai wants now is to find a frontline city to fight defensive battles and train his soldiers.

Anyway, my mission is just not to let the other party take away the entire territory of Shangdang, and the same goes for holding Shangdang's affiliated county, Xuushi County.

As long as Xuanshi County is defended, the connection between Liu Yuan, Liu Cong and Wang Mi can be ensured.

As for adventurous raids, there was nothing we could do last time, so there is no need to be so desperate this time!
After all, there are many places where you need to fight hard on the battlefield. When you don’t need to fight hard, there is no need to put your own life on the line!

Anyone on the battlefield who thinks he is favored by fate has just never met a stronger opponent than him.

So when it came to the battlefield, Liu Tai felt that he should be stubborn, especially since his army hadn't been trained yet, so he really couldn't stand up.

When Liu Tai made his decision, Liu Tai's soldiers naturally no longer hesitated. There was a distance of two hundred miles from Yecheng to Xuushi County, which even required climbing Fukouxing in the Taihang Mountains. But even so, Liu Tai's It only took the entire army four days to successfully arrive at Xuushi County.

"Rest where you are for an hour, and restore your fighting strength first!" Liu Tai looked at Xun County who saw Ying and said.

"But are you afraid that Xuancheng County has been taken over by Liu Kun?" Chu Hui asked looking at Liu Tai's cautious look.

"I don't know, I'm just not used to putting my life in other people's hands!" Liu Tai replied.

"Let the soldiers recover their strength. Even if something happens in Xuanshi County, they won't be helpless to fight back!"

Seeing what Liu Tai said, Chu Hui didn't say anything more. Chu Hui believed in Liu Tai's judgment on the battlefield.

Although Liu Tai was resting here, he still asked his scholars if anyone wanted to serve as an envoy to the Xu clan, inform Liu Kun that the bandits were on the party, and ask the magistrate of Xu clan to open the city gate and allow him to garrison troops.

The civil servants under Li Tai who were familiar with history books looked at each other. To be honest, they really didn't expect that they would actually serve as envoys.

Despite the constant publicity that envoys should not be killed without killing each other when the two countries are at war, in fact envoys have been a very dangerous profession since ancient times.

The reason why we always write about success every time is because too many envoys died after being sent out.

Liu Tai was naturally reluctant to let Chu Hui go. Not to mention Chu Hui's own ability to deal with those aristocratic families, even when he occasionally discussed the situation with Chu Hui, Chu Hui was basically the one talking about Liu Tai. Tae was listening.

The main reason is that Liu Tai can brag, but Liu Tai can't find any evidence for his bragging, but Chu Huo can always find arguments from "Zuo Zhuan", "Han Shu", "Historical Records"... various classics such as "Zuo Zhuan", "Han Shu", "Historical Records"... this makes Liu Tai seemed to be really bragging.

"Let me go there!" Wang Rujing stood up and said.

"?" Liu Tai looked at Wang Rujing and said with concern, "Rujing, this is no joke, are you sure?" To be honest, Liu Tai really didn't want Wang Rujing to take this risk.

After all, although Wang Rujing arrived not long ago, his pulse-taking technique of knowing your physical condition at the first glance really impressed the soldiers.

Especially when there were some over-trained soldiers who were left to Wang Rujing to recuperate, they could be recuperated slowly.

When Wang Rujing heard Liu Tai's words, he couldn't help but calm down and said: "Sima, don't worry, my grandfather was born in Xuushi County."

Liu Tai breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, but said, "Go back quickly, it would be best if the handover can be normal.

If something happens, you can tell them that you can come back safely. At worst, I will change the county to garrison. But if you lose a hair, I will attack the Huns and kill all the enemies to avenge you! "

Although Wang Rujing felt that he would not be in any danger, he was still very warm when he heard Liu Tai's statement.

Wang Rujing saluted Liu Tai solemnly and said, "Please rest assured, Sima, my grandfather will not persecute me even if the county magistrate rebels. I also ask Sima not to raise the army out of anger, which will only increase casualties!"

Liu Tai didn't say much, so he saluted Wang Rujing and saw him off for about five miles before returning to the army.

"The situation is obscure at this time. Aren't you afraid that he will run away?" Chu Hui looked at Liu Tai and said.

"I believe Wang Rujing!" Liu Tai said calmly, "Our army just needs a good rest!"

Liu Tai was naturally not afraid that Wang Rujing would run away. As Chu Hui said, because Liu Kun's army broke through Huguan and invaded Dang, the prosperous situation of the entire Huns and Han Kingdom became chaotic and somewhat obscure.

But normal people would just go with the flow in such historical turmoil.

Even Liu Tai, the only thing he knew was that the Western Jin Dynasty would be defeated and there would be a march to the south in clothes, but when he would be defeated and when he would go south in clothes, Liu Tai had no idea.

Although the Huns and Han Kingdoms are prosperous now, their overall strength is still worse than that of the Jin Dynasty. At least the current Xiongnu and Han Kingdoms dare not say that they have taken the strategic initiative. On the contrary, they are a bit like Zhuge Liang's seven expeditions to Qishan, consuming national power.

It's just that the Jin Dynasty at this time was not like the Wei State in history that could form an effective organization and form a joint force to directly suppress the Xiongnu and Han Dynasty to death.

But even so, Liu Kun's actions alone caused big problems for the Xiongnu and Han Dynasty's strategy.

Therefore, there are only two types of people who can make real decisions during this period: gamblers and wise men.

And Wang Rujing is just a doctor with normal thinking, so he will only choose to go with the flow.

Whoever is his boss works for him, and he doesn't mention his allegiance or not, it's just work.

And the fact was just as Liu Tai expected, soon Wang Rujing came with the county magistrate of the Huns.

Magistrate Xun's expression was originally very excited, but after seeing Liu Tai in person, he hesitated and was full of disappointment.

After all, Liu Tai's age is still too young now, and his young age makes him too unreliable for the county magistrate of the Hyun family.

Liu Tai looked at the county magistrate of the Xun family and said, "With my military order tiger talisman and official seal, as well as Wang Rujing's certificate, I should be able to prove my identity..."

"Sima's words are serious, I definitely don't mean to look down on you!" The county magistrate of the Xun family said quickly to Liu Tai.

"Liu Kun's army is invading like fire, and I don't have much time to deal with you, the county magistrate.

If you want to stay and defend the city, I will naturally welcome you. We will defend this county together. If you succeed, you will leave your name in history. If you fail, everything will be over.

Of course, I can also give you a handwritten letter and ask you to go to Zuo Guocheng to ask for help in person! "

Liu Tai said, "This is enough to exempt you from the responsibility of losing your land."

"Ahem!" At this time, the county magistrate of the Xu family said quickly: "Your Majesty has moved the capital to Pingyang!"

"Oh?" Liu Tai was stunned when he heard this, and said with some surprise, "Your Majesty is determined to destroy Jin!"

Relatively speaking, Pingyang can be regarded as the front line. By moving the capital, it at least shows its attitude.

"Now that you understand what I mean, it's up to you to choose!" Liu Tai said.

After hearing Liu Tai's words, the county magistrate of the Huan family also understood that his stay was due to his military exploits. With his military exploits, he had the possibility of becoming a marquis.

But the problem is that if the general leading the army is a prudent old man, he himself is willing to stay and take a gamble.

But this kid who looks like he is only thirteen or fourteen years old, why should he risk his own life?
The county magistrate of Xunshi only thought for a second and then said decisively, "Please ask Sima to enter Xunshi County to take over the defense, and I will go to your Majesty to ask for reinforcements. I also ask Sima Duo to persist. I will definitely live up to my trust!"

Magistrate Xunshi chose to leave as a matter of course.

Liu Tai nodded, not having any other thoughts at all because the county magistrate of the Hyun family felt that he was unreliable and left.

In Liu Tai's opinion, the other person is a normal person if he has such thoughts.

He asked Chu Hui to write a handwritten letter, and then asked the county magistrate to leave. He successfully took over the city defense of the Xun family, and then began to organize common people to come to help.

To be honest, Liu Tai knew very well that letting the local county magistrate leave easily could easily cause chaos among the local people in terms of government orders.

But I have Wang Rujing. This Wang Shuhe is almost the only big shot in the Xu family in hundreds of years. Although the Xu family and the Wang family were thrown into the aristocratic families of the Wei and Jin Dynasties, they may not even be able to come from a humble family. At most, they can be considered a wealthy family.

But in Xuanshi County, with Liu Tai's military force and the facade of Wang Rujing's Wang family, the people were easily appeased and willing to help strengthen the defense of the county magistrate.

Especially after a few days, the number of refugees going south suddenly increased, and Liu Tai realized that the Shangdang had persisted for so many days, but could not hold on and was defeated by Liu Kun's troops.

If Liu Tai had chosen to go north at that time, he would have likely attacked Liu Kun's army from behind to turn the tide.

After all, Liu Tai's marching speed was indeed much higher than the normal marching speed.

However, Liu Tai has no regrets.

Because Liu Tai knew that if he really chose to go north, he might create miracles, but of course he would die suddenly on the spot.

(End of this chapter)