The last three kingdoms

Chapter 1225 Entering Youzhou North
In the Battle of Zhangshui, the Han army won a complete victory, beheading and capturing as many as 18 Murong Xianbei. The results of the battle were brilliant, and the entire snow on the south bank of Zhangshui was dyed red.

The only fly in the ointment was that Murong Xianbei Da Shanyu Murong Shegui escaped, which made all the generals of the Han army grieved, and asked Liu Yin for orders to pursue him one after another.

Liu Yin just smiled slightly, and said: "It's a good escape, a wonderful escape. Originally, I planned to see him off. Since he has already taken a step first, it couldn't be better."

All the generals looked at each other in dismay, not knowing what Liu Yin meant. To capture the thief first, the king would be captured first, and the roots would be removed after cutting the weeds. Letting Murong Shegui escape would cause endless troubles. Instead of getting angry, Liu Yin clapped his hands and applauded. will be baffling.

A quick mind thinks that what Liu Yin said is ironic, it seems that he is dissatisfied with the fact that the generals did not capture Murong Shegui, but judging from Liu Yin's attitude, it doesn't seem to be the case. .

Luo Xian asked: "Now that Murong Xianbei has retreated and the troubles in Jizhou have been settled, what should we do next? Should we rest in place or return to Luoyang?"

According to Luo Xian, after defeating Xianbei and conquering Jizhou, and just in time for the severe cold and midwinter, it is time for the Han army to take a rest.The question now being considered is whether the army should stay in Jizhou to rest or return to Luoyang?
In fact, resting in place and returning to Luoyang have their own advantages and disadvantages. The Northern Expedition against Xianbei next spring is a sure thing. If you return to Luoyang, you will have to send troops from Luoyang next spring. It will inevitably delay a lot. time.But if they rest in place, the more than 20 troops will face the difficulty of supplying food and grass. After all, with so many troops, the amount of food and grass needed is huge, and the food and grass are transferred back and forth. The consumption on the road alone is extremely amazing. Staying for a few months is also a relatively big test for logistical supplies.

This is why the army does not adopt centralized garrison during routine garrison. Although there are defense considerations, it is more often for the convenience of logistics supply.Marching and fighting, especially the kind of long-distance combat that spans thousands of miles, is a huge test for logistics supplies. Failure to solve the problem of supplying food and supplies will seriously affect the combat radius of the army.

At this time, the eyes of all the generals were also focused on Liu Yin, waiting for him to answer Luo Xian's question. On this question, everyone has their own plans. Some people tend to rest in place, while others tend to return. Luoyang, but they all know that only Liu Yin is the final decision maker.

Liu Yin smiled slightly and said, "Why are there two options? It is inevitable to take a rest in winter, but I chose a place for this rest, but it is neither in Jizhou nor Luoyang."

All the generals have doubts on their faces. Although Ji Han's territory has now spanned more than a dozen states, judging from the best places to go to Xianbei next year, only Jizhou and Luoyang are suitable. Is it possible? Does Liu Yin have other considerations?

Luo Xiandao: "I don't know where King Yong is considering resting the army?"

Liu Yin pointed to the northern part of the map, and said briefly but forcefully, "Youzhou!"

"Youzhou?" The generals looked at each other. Youzhou is still controlled by the Xianbei people and the remnants of the former Jin Dynasty. Liu Yin is going to Youzhou to rest and reorganize the army. Isn't he going to continue to fight against the Xianbei people?Moreover, Youzhou is close to the northern border, and it is a place of bitter cold. Is it really so wise to rest and recuperate in Youzhou?

Liu Yin looked around at the crowd and said: "You may all feel very strange, why did you choose to go to Youzhou? Indeed, according to the current weather and environment, going to Youzhou at this moment is not the best choice. But in Youzhou, apart from Outside of the three cities of Jixian, Yuyang, and Changli, most of the area has already fallen into the hands of the Xianbei people. After Murong Shegui is defeated this time, he will definitely flee back to Youzhou to try to regroup and fight again next year. If we Just stop and rest. By the time of the Northern Expedition next spring, Murong Xianbei may have assembled a large army in Youzhou. Don't think that the elimination of Murong Xianbei's 10,000+ army this time will make the It has been unable to recover after a setback. In fact, these Hu people are all soldiers. As long as they are given enough time, it is enough to rebuild a considerable number of troops, and the combat power is absolutely good. Therefore, we must take advantage of the momentum and take advantage of the Xianbei The timing of this defeat is to march north to Youzhou and completely drive Murong Xianbei out of Youzhou."

Zhang Leqi said: "Then we just took the initiative to ask for a fight to pursue Murong Shegui, and you didn't allow it. After Murong Shegui was defeated, he would not escape too far. Wouldn't it be good for us to chase all the way and cut the weeds and roots? Brother, you want to let the tiger go back to the mountain. What is the meaning of attacking Youzhou at this moment?"

Liu Yin chuckled and said, "Going north to Youzhou and cutting grass and roots are two completely different things."

Zhang Le's eyes widened, and said: "Two different things? Isn't the purpose of going north to Youzhou to eliminate Murong Shegui? How could it be two different things?"

Liu Yin made a fool of himself on purpose and said, "You don't need to study this carefully. You will understand it when you wait until next year."

Zhang Le was at a loss, but if Liu Yin didn't say anything, he couldn't ask further questions.

Then Liu Yin adjusted the army. The Wudang Fei Army, Yang'an Army, and the Sixth Cavalry Army, which had already put on winter clothes, formed a temporary army marching northward, and the rest of the army rested in place in Jizhou.

After all, the winter clothes made of silk and fur are quite expensive, and almost emptied the national treasury. Even so, the winter clothes transported to the front line can only equip eight armies, and the remaining seven armies can only equip them. Is to put on ordinary winter clothes.

To put it bluntly, ordinary winter clothes are ordinary linen clothes replaced by jackets, which are called "brown clothes". As for the expensive fur coats, only officials and rich people can afford them. Nearly half of Liu Yin's army Putting on "luxury goods", in this era, is almost an incredible thing.

The army in brown clothes naturally couldn't fight in winter. In the ice and snow, they would freeze for a while, let alone march and fight. So Liu Yin left the seven armies in Jizhou to rest and reorganize. And Jiang Bin to lead, wait until next year to make arrangements.The task of Luo Xian and Jiang Bin is also relatively simple, that is, to conduct some drills around noon every day to maintain the normal order of the army.

As for the eight armies that had already changed into winter clothes, under the leadership of Liu Yin, they crossed the Zhang River, marched on snow, and marched all the way north towards Youzhou.

(End of this chapter)