The last three kingdoms

Chapter 826
According to Sima Yan, now that Hanoi County has been recovered, the situation in the whole of Hebei has been developing in a good direction. The Jin Kingdom has finally breathed a sigh of relief under the heavy oppression. The most urgent task now is to deal with the disc gap Zhong Hui, the traitor in Jingzhou, if he didn't get rid of Zhong Hui for a day, Sima Yan couldn't get rid of his hatred for a day.

Therefore, Sima Yan issued an order to Yang Hu, asking him to divide half of his troops to garrison Hanoi, and lead half of his troops to go south to join Du Yu and destroy Zhonghui.

The imperial envoy sent by Sima Yan was Shangshu Zuopushe Liu Yi, who hurried to Huai County and read the imperial edict to Yanghu.

After Yang Hu received the order, he was very shocked, and said with Liu Yi: "Whose plan is this?"

Liu Yi wondered, "Why did Yang Gong say that?"

Yang Hu said angrily: "This is a plot to harm the country. Now that the Huns are strong and strong, even if I win by chance, it is not enough to change the overall situation. If you easily send troops to the south at this time, the Huns come back, and Hanoi's victory will be for naught. Immediately ask Your Majesty to punish this person who has wronged the country."

Liu Yi smiled wryly and shook his head: "No one gives advice to His Majesty, this is His Majesty's holy will."

Yang Hu's expression was obviously taken aback. Since Sima Yan had thought of this idea himself, Yang Hu had no choice. He sighed softly and said, "Your Majesty is the master of sages, why did you make such a bad plan?"

"The authorities are fascinated, Yang Gong has been fighting outside for a long time, and I don't know how much His Majesty hates the Xiangyang man." Liu Yi said with deep emotion.

Yang Hu was silent for a while, and said: "Although Zhong Hui is hateful, but now is not the time to settle accounts with him. Our biggest opponents in the Jin Dynasty are Hu people like Liu Yuan. Before we drive them out of the Central Plains, we must not Take it lightly, otherwise once our army goes south and the Huns make a comeback, the situation will be difficult to deal with."

"But His Majesty's imperial decree..." Liu Yi hesitated and said.

Yang Hu quickly said: "How about this, I will write a special memorial, and I will trouble Master Liu to bring it back to Luoyang and forward it to His Majesty. I believe His Majesty will change his mind after reading the book."

Liu Yi said happily: "Then I will trouble the Yang Gong."

The next day, Liu Yi returned to Luoyang with Yang Hu's memorial.

Yang Hu's memorial was nearly ten thousand words eloquent, stating the pros and cons of withdrawing troops from Hanoi, and imploring Sima Yan to withdraw his order.The memorial was well-founded and based on the overall situation. After Sima Yan read it, he remained silent. Yang Hu's memorial was indeed very reasonable, and Sima Yan had no room to refute.What makes him regret is that the traitor has to live a little longer.

Sima Yan quickly issued another imperial edict to Yang Hu, not mentioning the matter of sending him to fight Xiangyang before, but let Yang Hu continue to guard Hanoi, and take charge of the military affairs of the Hebei states and all military affairs. He acted cheaply.

After Yang Hu received the order, he felt at ease. The situation in Hebei was uncertain. At this time, the main force was dispatched to the south to deal with Zhong Hui. How can the safety of the country and the country be used to satisfy personal likes and dislikes?

In Yang Hu's eyes, Sima Yan is still a promising emperor. Now that the new dynasty has just established, he has encountered difficulties from all sides. At this time, he needs a good helmsman to control the direction. Maybe Sima Yan is still too young, but his loyal words are harsh , I can still listen to it, which makes Yang Hu very pleased.

On a slightly cool autumn night, Yang Hu put on a thick mink fur robe and stood outside the camp. His eyes turned to the starry north.

If you want to defeat the Huns, you can't just stay in Hanoi. Only by capturing Bingzhou, the home of the Huns, can you completely defeat him.

On this point, Yang Hu admired Liu Yin quite a lot. He was like a sharp knife, directly piercing the vital points of the Huns.It is said that Liu Yin fought hard in Shangdang, and was divided and besieged by the Huns in the mountains. The Huns burned all the crops and vegetation in the Shangdang Mountains. God knows how Liu Yin and the others survived that winter last year.

It was precisely because Liu Yin held back the main force of the Huns in Bingzhou that Yang Hu fought so easily in Hanoi. No matter what purpose Liu Yin had or what would happen in the future, Yang Hu still inherited Liu Yin. This is a favor.

"It's time to reciprocate." Yang Hu muttered to himself.

Yang Hu obviously already had his next battle plan. Taking advantage of the stalemate and stalemate between the Huns and the Shu army in Shangdang, he dispatched troops to Shangdang, stabbed the Huns in the back, and killed them. The lost land was regained and the Huns were completely wiped out.

Although Yanghu knew that doing so would help Liu Yin to a certain extent, just as Liu Yin entered Bingzhou and Shangdang to help in the battle of Hanoi, Yanghu Opera called it reciprocating.

However, Yang Hu's starting point is not to help Liu Yin, but to have his own interests. If the Jin army advances north this time, Yang Hu's biggest goal is to seize Gaodu. , Tear a hole, and then take back the entire Bingzhou.

Now Yanghu has more than 10 troops, reaching 13, which does not include Wenyang's 7 troops in Jizhou. The Jin State has continuously recruited troops in the past two years, and the newly added soldiers have basically been replenished. On the front line of Hebei, Yang Hu now has more than 20 people under his command, accounting for almost half of the Jin army. With such a strong strength, Yang Hu's eyes cannot be limited to Hanoi.

Entering Shangdang from Hanoi is basically an upward attack, which is naturally very difficult. Moreover, Liu Yuan deployed heavy troops here in Gaodu, the southern gate of Shangdang, just to prevent the Jin army from invading the north, and Yanghu attacked first. Shangdang's goal is also in Gaodu.

To enter Shangdang, Gaodu is a threshold that the Jin army must cross. If Gaodu is not conquered, one cannot directly enter Bingzhou.

Yang Hu also knew the difficulty of attacking Gaodu, so in mid-August, Yang Hu gathered 13 horses out of Hanoi's 7 troops, suddenly crossed the steep Taihang Mountains, and rushed towards Gaodu, intending to fight the Huns One was caught off guard.

Liu Yuan was indeed caught off guard. He originally planned to launch an autumn encirclement campaign against the Shu army at the end of this month. Taking advantage of the beginning of the autumn harvest, he implemented a more thorough Sanguang tactic in an effort to wipe out the Shu army this winter. The sudden attack completely disrupted his strategic deployment. It is obvious that the safety of Gaodu is far more important than the encirclement and suppression of the Shu army. There is absolutely no room for any mistakes. Liu Yuan had to mobilize his troops to fight, and the autumn encirclement and suppression The plan of the Shu army's actions can only be stranded indefinitely.

(End of this chapter)