Great Han Empire

Chapter 521 Immediately Shooting the Gun
In September, Jin Xueyuan.

Li Hong, the general of chariots and riders, has successively received military intelligence reports from the three northward marching armies.At present, the three armies have successfully joined Jin Xueyuan according to Li Hong's request.

Due to successive bloody battles, the three armies suffered varying degrees of losses.Zhang Yan's army on the East Road wiped out nearly 5000 enemies and lost more than 4000 infantry and cavalry.Especially in the battle of Shuangyan Mountain, Yan Rou and Li Su were attacked by black eagle cavalry, more than half of Li Su's cavalry battalion was damaged, and the captain Hongbai was killed in battle.The Quyi army in the middle road wiped out 6000 cavalry from the northern Xianbei, killed Tuobafeng, the master of the northern Xianbei, and lost about 6000 people.Xu Rongjun of the West Road beheaded [-] ranks, killed the commander of Xianbei in the west, Lu Riyan, captured more than [-] people, lost more than [-] horses himself, and Du Weiyan was killed inadvertently.Gao Shun and Xu Huang's army were attacked by Xianbei people during the grain transportation process, killing [-] enemies and losing [-].

In nearly a month, the Han army fought 27 battles, and at the cost of losing more than 8000 people, occupied all the territory of the northern Xianbei and Tanhan Mountains, plundered nearly 24 people, and wiped out 320 cavalry. Among them, [-] were beheaded, [-] were captured, and more than [-] cattle, horses, mules, donkeys and camels were captured.Since the many tribes of Xianbei were mainly concentrated in the vast territory of Xianbei and Danhan Mountain in the north, after this battle, nearly half of Xianbei's population became prisoners of the Han army.

While Li Hong reported his victory to the imperial court, he hurriedly wrote to the generals of the troops stationed in Chaotianyuan.Li Hong ordered Jianwei General Xu Rong to temporarily command the armies, and the generals of all ministries were under his control.At the same time, Li Hong told Xu Rong that although the Xianbei people were caught off guard and were struck thousands of miles away by us, the three tribes of the Xianbei people are powerful. If they launch a counterattack against us under the command of Murong Feng, the situation in the desert may be reversed. .Li Hong said that the supply of food, grass and supplies can still be supported, and the morale of the soldiers is also high. You must use this time to maintain a strong deterrent to the Xianbei people, so as to ensure the preparation of Hanbei County and stabilize the Xianbei tribes within the territory of Hanbei County.If the Xianbei people have not assembled for a long time, you have to wait for the opportunity to attack. It is best to drive Murongfeng to the Yanran Mountain area to reduce the threat of the Xianbei people to Hanbei County.

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Car ride the palace of the Great General.

Standing outside the big tent, Li Hong personally welcomed Tuoba Tao and Tuoba raccoon into the big tent.

Li Hong said, don't talk about the hatred between us for now.Five years ago in Shanggu, we fought against each other. At that time, you invaded Youzhou. Later, you continued to invade, occupying our territory, killing our people, and plundering our property.Today, my Han army went northward for an expedition. It can be said to be revenge, or it can be said to be an invasion, but no matter what you say, there is no right or wrong between us, only success or failure.This time I won, at least for now I won, you lost, so you have to listen to me.Now we don't talk about vendettas, we don't talk about the past, we talk about the future.

Tuoba Tao and Tuoba raccoon bowed their heads and remained silent.Back then when Tuoba Feng invaded Youzhou, Tuoba Tao and his thousands of cavalry were surrounded by Li Hong, dying, but Li Hong didn't take the opportunity to encircle and annihilate them, but took the initiative to surrender, and the two surrendered soon after.Later, Li Hong and Liu Yu released them from the perspective of the overall situation in northern Xinjiang. Therefore, Tuoba Tao and Tuoba raccoon were very grateful to Li Hong for not killing them.Three years ago, Helian and Tuobafeng went south to invade Western Xinjiang. In order to avoid confrontation with Li Hong, they did not go south with them. Instead, they swept across the south of Yinshan Mountain with Kuitou and occupied the four northern counties.In the battle of Changyun Mountain, they were captured by the Han army. They thought they would die, but Li Hong gave them a way out again.Tuoba raccoon saw the hope of survival from Li Hong's smile, and asked in a low voice, "My lord, what about the Tuoba clan?"

Li Hong said, I have neither killed all your clansmen nor all the soldiers of your Tuoba clan. Of course I want you to survive, but if you Tuoba clan want to continue to survive in this desert, you must You must listen to me.When Tuoba Tao and Tuoba raccoon heard that the Tuoba tribe could continue to exist, they were both surprised and happy. They hurriedly knelt down and expressed their willingness to be loyal to the Han Dynasty and Li Hong.Li Hong then talked about rebuilding the Xianbei royal court.Li Hong said that Helian's son, Qianman, has been found by us and is now on his way to Jinxueyuan.You, the Tuoba tribe, immediately joined forces with the leaders of the northern Xianbei tribes to prepare for the establishment of the Xianbei royal court in Jinxueyuan, and Qianman is the king of the Xianbei royal court.As soon as Qianman arrived, the Xianbei royal court handed over the letter of surrender to the Han Dynasty, and at the same time, you spread the news of the surrender of the Xianbei king throughout the desert.

Tuoba Tao and Tuoba raccoon hesitated.This matter is so important that they must discuss it with the leaders of the various ministries.Li Hong planned to build the Xianbei royal court, and took Qianman as the king of Xianbei. His intention was nothing more than to split the Xianbei kingdom and appease the northern Xianbei tribes as soon as possible.Now Kuitou and the three Xianbei armies of the East, Central and West are in Chaotianyuan. If Kuitou wins in a few months and the Han army retreats to the desert, one can imagine what will happen to the leaders of the northern Xianbei tribes.

Tuoba Tao asked: "My lord, why didn't you set up the royal court at Danhan Mountain?"

Li Hong said with a smile: "I have rewarded Danhan Mountain and the Xianbei tribes that Danhan Mountain belongs to to the Wuye tribe. Now Shemoci is leading the tribe to move northward to Danhan Mountain, and it is estimated that they will arrive soon. .After Shemo is given to Danhan Mountain, the Wuye Royal Court will be built immediately."

Tuoba Tao and Tuoba raccoon looked at Li Hong in surprise.Li Hong smiled slightly, and spread out the map on the case table.

"All the territory of Xianbei and Danhan Mountain in the north has been occupied by our Han Dynasty. Now it is called Hanbei County, which belongs to Bingzhou of the Han Dynasty." Li Hong pointed to the map and said, "Starting from the east end of Hanbei County, there are Baishan Mountains in sequence. The territory of Karasuma Black Ling Wang Loulu, the territory of Tanhan Mountain Xianbei Wuye Wang Shemoci, the territory of Shanggu Karasuma White Deer King Lupofeng, the territory of Daijun Karasuma Flying Fox King Ranran, and the territory of Northern Xianbei Wang Qianman The territory of the Xiliang Rizhu King Liu Ming, the Hun Zuoxian King Liu Bao's territory, the Xiliang Qiang Huangzhong Wang Nie Xiao's territory, and the westernmost is the Xiliang Qiang Xianling King Kuangfengsha's territory."

Li Hong patted this brand new map, looked at the stunned Tuoba Tao and Tuoba raccoon, and smiled slightly: "The desert is no longer the world of your Xianbei people, especially the southern part of the desert, which will soon be the domain of the four clans and nine kings." The world is over. All the nine tribal kings except Qianman will get the spoils. All the tribes in the northern Xianbei and Tanhan Mountain will become the clansmen of the eight kings."

Tuoba raccoon's face was pale, and he asked dumbfounded: "How did King Xianbei become the king of Northern Xianbei in an instant? Is it possible that I am the only Tuoba clan in the royal court of Northern Xianbei?"

"Since the Xianbei Kingdom has surrendered, of course it has no right to continue to enjoy the desert. Everything on this desert belongs to our Great Han Kingdom, including your King Xianbei." Li Hong smiled, "If you are willing to help, I can give A few tribes, for a few thousand people."

Tuoba Tao and Tuoba raccoon looked at each other and smiled wryly.From then on, the four tribes gathered in the southern part of the desert, and the nine kings stood together, and the Xianbei people no longer had the hope of ruling the desert.

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Li Hong watched Tuoba Tao and Tuoba raccoon ride away on horseback, then turned and walked into the big tent.

Tian Chou was looking at the map carefully at his desk. When he saw Li Hong walking in, he hurriedly asked: "My lord, isn't Lord Liu Ming a captain? How did he become the Rizhu King of the Xiongnu Shanyuting? My lord also wants to report to him." Lord Liu is the king?"

"At present, Liu Bao's power is too great. We need to properly control it so that his family does not dominate and affect the balance of power among the tribal kings in Hanbei County." Li Hong said, "Liu Ming was originally a son of the Huns nobles. I have been in the army for many years in the Han Kingdom, and have made great achievements many times. It is more than enough to be the Rizhu King of Shan Yuting. I have already sent people to Shan Yuting of Meiji, and Yu Fuluo will agree."

Tian Chou looked at Li Hong, but didn't speak. He thought to himself, what if Yu Fuluo didn't agree?
Li Hong seemed to have seen Tian Chou's thoughts, and he said with a smile: "Zitai, the stronger Liu Bao is, the greater the threat to Fu Luo. This is not a good thing for Shan Yuting or us. .If I can take this opportunity to weaken Liu Bao's strength, Yu Fuluo will be grateful."
"My lord is still considerate." Tian Chou laughed, "Then your lord wrote to the imperial court to ask for a group of generals from the Hu tribe to be named kings of each tribe in order to weaken the strength of the kings of each tribe?"

"Yes, we rewarded so many Xianbei people and livestock property to various tribes, and their strength will increase dramatically soon, so we must find a way to weaken and divide their strength." Li Hong said, "Master Xianyu and I , Mr. Yang, and Mr. Yu have discussed it many times, and they think it is more appropriate to seal up a little more Xiaowang. Hengji, Sheyingtong, Lu Huanyang, Hu Ding, Qichen, Xinhu, Baili Yang and others beat me After many years of fighting, I can't treat them badly. I want to give them what they deserve. There are also Mu Tao, Mu Li and some Xianbei generals who belong to us. They are the little kings of the tribe not only because of their military exploits, but more importantly, their affairs can affect the leaders of the three Xianbei tribes in the east, middle and west. I want them to know that it is beneficial to surrender or belong to my great Han country Something to do."

Tian Chou asked worriedly: "My lord, have you ever thought about it? Although these big kings and little kings can help us quickly stabilize the territory, what about the future? In the future, there will be many tribes in the desert and endless disputes, which may cause catastrophe."

"Zitai, the problem now is that I want to defend the southern part of the desert, build a solid barrier for the survival of the people in northern Xinjiang, and buy more time for the recovery of the Han Kingdom." Li Hong smiled wryly, "How big can I be?" Ability? How many years can you predict what will happen in the future? We should first solve the immediate problems based on the current conditions, and wait for the future to be completely stabilized in northern Xinjiang. All the tribal kings will submit to my big man and become my loyal subjects."

Tian Chou was silent.He wanted to say a few more words, and wanted to persuade Li Hong to take a long-term view and do it more perfectly, but he also felt that Li Hong was right, and he was powerless to refute.Li Hong was not the first person to lead an army into the desert, nor was he the first person to defeat the Hu tribe in the desert, but he was the first person to try to occupy the desert permanently.No one of his predecessors could complete this matter, and Li Hong had no one or anything to learn from, so he could only take one step at a time.

In this world, no one has the wisdom to see and predict the future. If there is, there will be no war and killing in this world.

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Tian Yu walked into the big tent with several bundles of bamboo slips in his arms.

The preparations for the establishment of Hanbei County are coming to an end, and what Tian Yu is most worried about now is the lack of manpower.For this reason, Li Hong urgently sent people south to Jinyang, and asked Zhao Qi and Cai Yong to immediately recruit dozens of students from the Jinyang University Hall to serve in Hanbei County.Tian Yu briefly reported to Li Hong about the preparations for the establishment of the government office, and then talked about the specific idea of ​​enfeoffing the territories of the various tribes.Tian Yu said that the Karasuma people and the Huns had lived in the border county of the Han Dynasty for a long time, and if they were all moved out of the border county, it would obviously be strongly opposed and resisted by some Hu people, so it is better to keep some Hu people in the border county, so as not to cause trouble. unnecessary trouble.Li Hong agreed to his suggestion.

Tian Yu went on to talk about the migration of the tribes in the border counties to the north to the desert.

After Zhang Yan captured Danhan Mountain, the first thing he did was to send people to inform Shemoci of Wuye Tribe, Lu Pofeng of Bailu Tribe, and Marshal Du Lianmu of Baishan Karasuma to lead their tribal iron cavalry to garrison north.The tribes of the Xiongnu in Wuyuan County are now the tribe of Liu Bao, the wise king of Zuo.After Li Hong arrived at Jinxueyuan, he immediately ordered Liu Bao's younger brother Liu Ying to lead some of his clansmen into the Surrendered City.

Tian Yu said that Loulu, Shemoci, Lu Pofeng, Ran Ran and Liu Bao's clansmen will move north one after another in the near future after receiving the order from the adults. It will take about two to three months for the more than 20 Hu people of various ethnic groups in Border County to move into the desert, which means that it can be basically completed before winter comes.Because the largest population in Bianjun is the Huns, and Liu Bao’s tribe has 10,000+ people, so as long as the Huns migrate, the northward migration is actually almost the same.

Tian Yu was also worried about Qiang in Huangzhong.Li Hong said that the Huangzhong Qiang were not originally the Hu people in the desert. They were far away in Jincheng County in Xiliang, more than 2000 miles away from the desert. How could they leave their hometown and migrate to an unfamiliar desert?Now that Jincheng County was occupied by Han Sui's rebels, Nie Xiao and his men could not go home and could only stay in the desert. They were the first batch of Huangzhong Qiang people who migrated to the desert.When distributing the loot, distribute more women of various ethnic groups to them, and let them reproduce in the desert.When the rebellion in Xiliang is settled in the future, let Nie Xiao and the others bring his family to the desert.

"According to your lord's order, the tribes belonging to Danhan Mountain have been concentrated in the area of ​​Danhan Mountain, and the tribes belonging to Xianbei in the north will also be concentrated in Chuihanyuan, Jinxueyuan and Shoujiangcheng in a few days." Tian Yu said , "Your Excellency is eager to gather these Xianbei people in one place. In addition to the convenience of distributing these Xianbei people to the kings and kings of various tribes in the future, does it also mean to strengthen the wall and clear the wild?"

Li Hong smiled and said, "Guorang, did you see it?"

"The central and eastern Xianbei are thousands of miles away from Chaotianyuan. It is difficult to send livestock and weapons to Chaotianyuan quickly and safely. Therefore, the tens of thousands of troops of Kuitou, Murongfeng and Mijia can only rely on the western Xianbei to transport military supplies, but only Relying on a Western Xianbei is simply unable to support the consumption of tens of thousands of troops for several months, so if they want to continue to fight this battle, there is only one way, and that is to go to Hanbei County to fight." Tian Yu sighed, "My lord first uses They swept across Xianbei and Danhan Mountain in the north with lightning speed, then fortified the walls and cleared the wilderness, moved north to the Hu people, and always firmly grasped the initiative of the desert battle, making the Xianbei people restrained every step of the way and unable to deal with it."

"If the Xianbei people don't fight, and directly retreat to the three parts of the east, middle and west, then when the Hu people move northward, the territory in the south of the desert will be completely lost. Not only will they not be able to dominate the desert in the future, even the Xianbei country will be torn apart. If they fight If the battle is delayed until the snow season, we will gain a firm foothold in the desert, but they will starve to death." Tian Yu said with a smile, "In my opinion, this time Murong Feng is powerless even if he has great abilities, he can't let the Xianbei cavalry fight hungry."

Li Hong said with a smile: "Guorang, since you can see the situation in the desert, Kui Tou and Murong Feng will also be able to see it, so tell me, how will Kui Tou and Murong Feng deal with it?"

Tian Yu frowned slightly, thought for a while, and then replied: "Kuitou and Murongfeng have only three ways. One is to gather all the Xianbei cavalry to launch a counterattack against us in the shortest possible time. The possibility of success is too small, and it hits us right They will not do it. The second is to retreat and defend the Xianbei in the east, middle and west, but in this way they will lose the southern border of the desert, and sooner or later they will be gradually eaten away by us. The third, of course, is what adults most hope for. one thing."

Li Hong leaned back slightly, stroked the black beard on his face, his eyes were worried.

"Kuitou will lose everything if he loses Danhan Mountain, and Xianbei will no longer be Xianbei if he loses Danhanshan Wangting, so Kuitou and Murongfeng must defeat us." Tian Yu looked at Li Hong, cautiously He said, "If my lord wants to get what he wants, there is only one way, and that is to completely defeat Murong Feng, so that the Xianbei people will lose their desire to rule the desert."

Li Hong smiled bitterly, and said softly: "Do I have to defeat the commander in order to get what I want?"

"My lord, Murong Feng has been driven to a dead end. He is the undefeated god of war in the hearts of the Xianbei people, and the hope of the Xianbei people. He has to fight even if he doesn't want to. At this time, he has no choice. He can only swear to die bloody battle."

Li Hong looked at the map on the case table and bowed his head in silence.

"My lord, you have to make up your mind to fight, otherwise, the chance of Han Guoxiong to dominate the desert may be lost."
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(End of this chapter)