Great Han Empire

Chapter 851 The Heroes of Troubled Times Compete in the Central Plains
Xu You angrily left the northern Xinjiang army camp and returned to Xuchang.

The failure of the peace negotiation was expected by Yuan Shao, and he did not blame Xu You.Regardless of whether the Northern Xinjiang Army accepts the peace agreement, the purpose of the coalition forces is the same, which is to drag the war on indefinitely.If the Northern Xinjiang Army is willing to negotiate a peace, the coalition forces can get breathing time and reduce losses.Now that the Northern Xinjiang Army is unwilling to accept the peace talks, the battles on the front lines of Gutter Water and Langtang Canal will continue to be tense. Although this may cause the coalition forces to continue to retreat on some battlefields, it will not affect the overall situation.At present, the two sides are close in strength on the battlefield. The coalition forces rely on the favorable terrain to fortify layer upon layer.

At the end of May, with the arrival of reinforcements from all walks of life of the coalition forces, the advantage of the coalition forces in terms of strength became more and more obvious, and the offensive of the Northern Xinjiang Army weakened accordingly.

On the middle battlefield, because Jingzhou's follow-up reinforcements rushed to the battlefield, the coalition force reached 9 troops, which was a clear advantage compared to the [-] cavalry army of the Northern Xinjiang Army.Seeing that they could no longer threaten Junyi and Kaifeng, the Northern Xinjiang Army immediately retreated to the east bank of Langtang Canal.

On the southern battlefield, due to the sudden increase in the strength of the coalition forces, the situation has taken a turn for the worse.

Jiangdong reinforcements finally came, but Sun Ce and Zhou Yu did not come.The two were young, and their qualifications were too low. In the past few years, they fought against Liu Bei and Liu Biao one after another, and forged enmity with each other.They were worried that they would be bullied by a group of old guys when they arrived in the Central Plains battlefield, so they simply found an excuse, saying that the Southern Shanyue rebelled and would not come.The commander-in-chief of this support army is the veteran Zhu Zhi, Sun Ce's cousin Sun Fu (Sun Ben's younger brother) and Lu Su as deputy.璆 (qiu) and others meet.Soon, Guan Yu and Ji Ling also arrived with their troops.In this way, the Yanzhou Army, Xuzhou Army, Yuzhou Army, Jiujiang Army and Jiangdong Army in Yangzhou gathered in Suiyang, Liang State, with a total strength of more than 1.

Xu Yu was ordered to serve as the commander-in-chief of the army on the southern battlefield.His qualifications and reputation are unmatched, and all the generals of the army unanimously support him.Xu Yu then commanded the army to go northward along the east bank of the Suishui River, stationed troops on the Ningling line, and confronted the Northern Xinjiang army across the river.

The northern border army only had Yan Rou's [-] infantry cavalry on the southern battlefield. They were at a disadvantage in terms of strength and could only hold on to the city.

Yan Liang on the northern battlefield continued to attack the two cities of Yuanwu and Yangwu.After Zhao Yun supported the northern battlefield, Yan Liang's troops reached 5000, and after Cao Cao's defeat in Yancheng, the coalition forces suffered heavy losses, leaving more than 4.Although the strength of the two sides is basically close, the morale of the coalition forces is low and has been at a disadvantage.

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At the beginning of June, Yuan Shao invited Cao Cao, Liu Bei and other ministers to Xuchang for a meeting when the battle line was stable and the battlefield situation improved.

Considering that Jiangdong Sun Ce and Zhou Yu can take care of the overall situation and send troops thousands of miles away to support them, while the new governor of Yangzhou, Yan Xiang, actually only controls Jiujiang County, so after discussing with Liu Biao, Cao Cao and others, Yuan Shao specially invited Sun Fu and Lu Su Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, who represented the actual control of Lujiang County and the four Jiangdong counties, rushed to Xuchang to meet the alliance.

In June, Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Yuzhou Inspector Yuan Wei, Yangzhou Inspector Yan Xiang, Sun Fu, and Lu Su gathered in Xuchang to form an alliance of blood and worship the Son of Heaven together.

The emperor, Longyan Dayue, issued a decree to reward, from Yuan Shao to the generals above the lieutenant level of the coalition army, they were either promoted or added titles, and those who had reached the limit of official titles would be added food. In short, the court was full of joy and laughter. In the atmosphere, there is no tension in the clouds of war.

In this alliance, Yuan Shao's prestige reached the extreme. From the emperor to ordinary officials, all of them pinned their hopes of defeating Hebei and revitalizing the country. The mainstay of Yu Jidao, everyone tried their best to flatter Yuan Shao.Yuan Shao was full of smiles, and he was polite to everyone, with an attitude of not being shocked by honor or disgrace, and dealing with it calmly, quite the demeanor of a good minister of Zhongxing.

Cao Cao now lives under the fence and depends on others. Although he is neglected, he can only swallow his anger and follow Yuan Shao in a low voice, lest he offend Yuan Shao.

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At the military meeting after the alliance, the atmosphere seemed very relaxed. The emperor talked and laughed happily with Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, Liu Bei and many other ministers, as if the victory was coming in an instant, without the slightest worry.Cao Cao sat alone, reluctantly accompanied by a smiling face, depressed, with a very worried look on his brows.

Jushou explained the current battle situation to the ministers.He described in detail all the battles in the past three months, made a wonderful exposition of the occurrence, development and advancement of the Central Plains War, speculated and analyzed the attack strategy of the Northern Xinjiang Army, and gave a detailed analysis of the success or failure of his blocking strategy. The gains and losses are summarized.

With the concerted efforts of all the adults and soldiers, we have gone through more than three months of bloody battles, and finally blocked the attack of the Northern Xinjiang Army on the border of Henan, the sewer water and the Langtang Canal. With the changes in many conditions such as money and food, the advantages of the Northern Army are gradually losing. When the advantages of the Northern Army are completely lost, we will launch a counterattack and beat them back to Hebei.

Jushou then put forward a strategy of long-term confrontation, focusing on defense, supplemented by offense, and combining offense and defense, so as to firmly drag the northern Xinjiang army on the battlefield and drag them down.Once the counter-offensive conditions are ripe, gather heavy troops on the frontal battlefield, seek opportunities for a decisive battle with the main force, strive for a decisive battle, and completely defeat the Northern Xinjiang Army at the lowest cost.

"Currently on the battlefield in the Central Plains, we have 18 troops, already occupying an absolute advantage. As the states and counties continue to recruit troops, our troops will grow more and more, and the money and food to support the army's long-term confrontation, the states and counties are also doing their best to prepare and transportation. After the autumn harvest ends in October, our grain and grass reserves will be more abundant."

Jushou cast his eyes on Cao Cao, with a sneer on his lips, "Perhaps some people think that our strategy of defeating the enemy is too conservative, and we should quickly launch a counterattack when the northern army is short of troops, food and grass, and the soldiers are exhausted. We think so too. However, considering the strong force of the Northern Xinjiang Army and the fact that they have already occupied Yanzhou for thousands of miles, the counter-offensive may turn into a protracted confrontation. Ultimately, this will greatly increase our casualties and attack difficulty, and the advantages and disadvantages of both sides will be reversed again. As a result, we may lose the chance to defeat the Northern Army, and may even lose our way back to Henan. It is simply impossible to stockpile the troops and food and grass like today, in other words, we cannot afford to lose or consume. As long as we lose, we will definitely lose the Central Plains, then Luoyang, and then the entire community.”

"Taking a step back, even if we defeated the Northern Xinjiang Army in this way, we exchanged the lives and blood of 10 or more people for the victory, but in the end what we got was a ruined Yanzhou. At that time, everyone was scarred and needed time to recuperate and recover. When we regained our strength, Hebei was also lively and dancing, and he was going south to attack the Central Plains again. When will this endless conquest last?"

"If you want to fight, you have to beat the Northern Frontier Army to its knees. You have to beat him so that he doesn't have the strength and courage to go south to the Central Plains. You have to beat him to the brink of death. The only way to achieve this goal is to fight decisively. All the troops that can be assembled will destroy the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army in the decisive battle."

"So..." Ju Shou looked at the ministers and said earnestly, "We weighed the pros and cons carefully, and finally gave up the initiative to attack. We still use a solid defense to drag down and consume the northern army, and patiently look for opportunities for a decisive battle. As long as we grasp the weakness of the Northern Border Army, we will be able to obtain the greatest results at the least cost."

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Jushou was very concerned about the two battlefields of Xuzhou and Guanzhong. These two battlefields were the east and west wings of the entire Central Plains battlefield. Whether these two battlefields could pose a threat to Hebei would directly affect the success or failure of the Central Plains War.

If the Northern Army could not break through on the Central Plains battlefield, his eyes would naturally turn to the east and west wings, in order to use the victory on the flank battlefield to break the confrontation on the Central Plains battlefield.The same is true for us, we also want to use these two battlefields to pose a threat to the Northern Xinjiang Army, so as to prompt the Northern Xinjiang Army to make mistakes on the Central Plains battlefield.

Currently on the Xuzhou battlefield, Chen Deng is leading 1 troops to contend with Zang Ba's Qingzhou army. Their strength is obviously insufficient, let alone defeating Zang Ba's threat to Qingzhou and Yanzhou.Therefore, Jushou suggested that some troops be transferred from the Yanzhou Army to assist Xuzhou.The reason why the Yanzhou army was dispatched to the Xuzhou battlefield was because the Yanzhou army was eager to defeat the Northern Xinjiang army and take back Yanzhou, and their desire for war was very strong.In comparison, the Xuzhou army did not have much desire to attack Yanzhou. This mood and mentality of the Xuzhou army will seriously affect their understanding and execution of the imperial court's orders.

After hearing what Jushou said, Cao Cao's face was extremely ugly.Yuan Shao couldn't wait to attack him.The reason Yuan Shao gave in front of the public was very sufficient and reasonable, and it was more decisive for the outcome of the war, and he could not tolerate his own opposition or rejection.Cao Cao finally understood why Yuan Shao firmly disagreed with his resignation as Prime Minister.I am in the high position of the prime minister, and I can't ignore the safety of the country because of my own selfishness.Now that Yuan Shao is taking the position of prime minister, threatening himself with the victory or defeat, and the safety of the country, he has no room for maneuver at all.Now the main force of the Yanzhou army is on the battlefield in the north of the Central Plains, and the troops of Tiger Leopard Cavalry and Yang Ping are in the southern battlefield of the Central Plains. It is conceivable how much the army can have left.

At this moment, with the emperor sitting high and all the ministers lined up, Cao Cao dared not hesitate, and immediately agreed, "Everything is in accordance with the imperial court's will." After speaking, he cast his eyes on Liu Bei.

The smile on Liu Bei's face was a little stiff, and he was probably in the same bad mood as Cao Cao.The Xuzhou army was also divided into three on the Central Plains battlefield. Originally, Liu Bei wanted to discuss with Yuan Shao after this military meeting and transfer Guan Yu's army back to Xuzhou, but Yuan Shao didn't give him a chance at all.If the Xuzhou army on the Central Plains battlefield suffered heavy losses in this battle, there is little possibility of Liu Bei returning to Xuzhou.

"The imperial court plans to let Master Cao Hong take 1 people south to the Yangxia garrison of Chen State in Yuzhou, and let Cao Chun and Yang Ping take [-] cavalry to Pengcheng, Xuzhou, join Jian Yong and Chen Deng, and start from Pei County. , Xue County, went northward, frequently attacked Shanyang, Rencheng, Dongping, Lu Guo and other counties, and waited for an opportunity to defeat Zang Ba and take back Langya County." Ju Shou said calmly, "The Prime Minister commanded the army north of Honggoushui to defend Yan Liang against stability. The Central Plains battlefield is very important, so the imperial court decided to let Master Liu Pan lead [-] troops north to Yangwu to fill the defense gap left by Master Cao Hong when he went south."

In front of the emperor, Liu Biao, Cao Cao, and Liu Bei all spoke with one voice and agreed unanimously.

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On the Guanzhong battlefield, Yuan Tan's attack on Hedong stopped immediately after Yan Liang withdrew from the Henan battlefield.

Jushou was worried that the northern army's attack on the Central Plains battlefield would be blocked, so he turned to concentrate his forces to storm the pass.If Han Sui fell to the Jinyang court at this time, and attacked Yang Feng from Hedong one by one, Guanzhong would be in jeopardy without support.If Guanzhong is lost, Kansai is in a hurry, Nanyang is in a hurry, and the battle situation will be reversed, and the defeat on the Central Plains battlefield will be inevitable.

Ju Shou said solemnly: "Generally speaking, if the Northern Xinjiang Army wants to attack Guanzhong, two conditions must be met. One is that Han Sui is loyal to the Jinyang court, and the other is that Han Sui is willing to send troops to help and form a front-to-back attack with the Northern Xinjiang Army." With the strength of the Hebei frontier army, even if it breaks through the natural danger of the Yellow River, it will be difficult to break through the resistance of Yuan Tan and Duan Yan on the front line of the Weishui River. If the battle in Guanzhong does not progress, it will definitely affect the Central Plains battlefield. With the supply of food and grass for the Northern Army, the Northern Army has given us a chance to defeat them, so Hebei will be very cautious about sending troops to Guanzhong."

"Therefore, there is only one way to hold Guanzhong under the current circumstances, and that is to stabilize Han Sui." Ju Shou curled his lips contemptuously, and continued, "The way to stabilize Han Sui is also very simple, that is to give him food, Give him money, give him everything he needs."

"Han Sui was stabilized, and he flirted with Luoyang like glue. The Northern Army did not dare to take the risk of attacking Guanzhong. On the contrary, the Northern Army asked Chen Bing Pu Banjin to prevent us from attacking him."

"We are indeed going to fight him." Ju Shou waved his hand and said, "We have stabilized Han Sui, so we have no worries. Of course, we must send troops to threaten Hedong, lest Hebei recruit troops from Hedong to support the Central Plains battlefield."

Many of Jushou's suggestions were unanimously approved by the emperor and ministers.

Yuan Shao ordered Xu You to go to Chenliu to discuss the peace and find out the movement of the northern border army.

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The next day, Cao Cao, Liu Bei and other ministers bid farewell to the emperor and went their separate ways.

Cao Cao was in a bad mood, and sat on his horse swaying, listless.Xun Yu rode his horse and followed behind him, worried.He returned to Xuchang with Xu Qi this time, and originally wanted to go to Xuzhou with Cao Chun, but Cao Cao was worried that something would happen to him and kept him.

"Wen Ruo, the situation in Xuchang reminds me of something." Cao Cao suddenly stopped his horse, turned to Xun Yu and said.

Xun Yu looked at Cao Cao suspiciously, waiting for his next words.

"Back then, I was invited by Yuan Shao to attack Dong Zhuo with him. After we arrived in Suanzao, Zhang Miao, Liu Dai, Qiao Mao, Yuan Yi and others had no intention of making progress." Cao Cao said with a wry smile, "Look at what Xuchang is doing today. The atmosphere is the same as it was imagined back then. Perhaps, this has already foreshadowed something?"

Xun Yu understood Cao Cao's meaning, and sighed in a low voice: "Give up the initiative to attack, give up the quick decisive battle, and use defense to drag down the northern army. From the current point of view, it is obviously inappropriate, because in such a long time, we are looking for The northern army is also waiting for us to make mistakes, and the opportunities for both sides are the same. In addition, the northern army has such a long time, it can completely stabilize Yanzhou counties and strengthen its foothold in the Central Plains. It's getting harder and harder to beat."

"If you stay on the battlefield for a long time, you can't see the hope of defeating the Northern Xinjiang Army. The soldiers will be tired and tired of fighting, especially Liu Biao, Sun Fu, and Lu Su. They are far away from the Central Plains. Even if the Northern Xinjiang Army The capture of the Central Plains will not threaten their survival for the time being, so their desire to fight is the weakest. The longer it takes, the less they want to fight, and the more conservative they become. Once this conservative sentiment spreads, it will immediately affect the army. The formulation of offensive and defensive strategies will affect the execution of offensive and defensive orders by soldiers, and mistakes that lead to defeat will appear inadvertently and quietly."

"Yuan Benchu ​​ignored Sheji, and his mind was full of his own tyranny. It's fine for him to preserve his strength and refuse to take the initiative to attack. How dare he think about how to weaken the strength of Liu Bei and me at this time, so that he can defeat Beijiang After the army, take Yanzhou and Xuzhou quickly." Cao Cao snorted dissatisfiedly, "I really don't understand, what's the benefit of him doing this? The more he deploys troops like this, the less we have the confidence to attack and preserve our strength The stronger the thought, how can we fight this battle? If he loses and let the northern army occupy Yanzhou, how can he keep Luoyang for a few more years? Isn’t this short-sighted and chasing the bottom? Even if he wants to swallow us up and dominate the Central Plains, he You must drive the northern army across the Yellow River first, right? He is so impatient, what great things can he do?"

"Nowadays, everyone in Xuchang is blindly optimistic, thinking that he has the advantages of military strength and wealth, and that he can drive the Northern Xinjiang Army away if it drags on for a long time. What a joke, is Li Hong a cat? He left when he was hungry? He is a leopard. If you’re hungry, you’ll eat people.” Cao Cao whipped his whip into the air and cursed bitterly, “Why are the most stupid people in the world in Xuchang? Don’t they know that their opponent is a leopard?”

"Forget it, let's take one step at a time." Xun Yu waved his hand to persuade, "If you were Yuan Shao, you also met the enemy in this way. There is nothing to blame. The key now is to defeat the Northern Army. Only by defeating the Northern Army Army, it is meaningful for us to preserve our strength, otherwise it is just fattening up and beheading the Northern Xinjiang Army, which is meaningless. In addition, the Yanzhou Army is divided into three. From the current point of view, it is undoubtedly that defeat is imminent, but once this battle If we are defeated, as long as the third Yanzhou army can stay behind, we will still have a chance to survive, and even have a chance to turn defeat into victory and make a comeback." Xun Yu looked at Cao Cao meaningfully, and said with a smile, "Sometimes bad things happen. It's going to be a good thing."

Cao Cao was suddenly enlightened, and his mood immediately improved, "Wen Ruo, do you suggest that Yuan Shao divide the Yanzhou army into the Yuzhou battlefield?"

"Haha..." Xun Yu laughed out loud, "What? You have no confidence in defeating the Northern Border Army?"

"Yes, of course I have confidence." Cao Cao said with a wave of his fist, "We will definitely defeat Li Hong this time."

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In June, Jinyang.

During the Great War in the Central Plains, the Jinyang court appeared very united, and the various governments cooperated closely and coordinated with each other, with a tacit understanding.The emergence of such a situation of united will and collective efforts has a lot to do with the monk's book ordering Li Wei to properly divide the functions of the internal and external courts and skillfully avoid the struggle between imperial power and prime minister power.

Before the general left Jinyang, he had sternly warned Li Wei not to snatch the power of the foreign dynasty, but to maintain the stability of the imperial court.Li Wei thought about this for a long time.The official system and government structure of the current imperial court were deliberately set up by the eldest princess in order to put the imperial power above the ministerial power. In one body, but the result is that the foreign courts have become decorations, and the three princes and nine ministers have become idle ministers. To put it even worse, don't wait until the emperor is in power, the eldest princess can rely on her power and this kind of power. The new official system will gradually deprive the general of his military power, and he will be one of these decorations in the future.

Li Wei immediately realized his mistake in this matter.

The eldest princess is using the power of the general to promote the implementation of the New Deal, including the implementation of the new official system.At this time, the military power in the hands of the general is a buffer for the struggle between the imperial power and the power of the prime minister. The general is like a peacemaker, dealing between the internal and external courts and balancing the power between the two.When the New Deal showed its powerful power and the Eldest Princess established supreme authority, the Eldest Princess turned around and used the New Deal to restrain the general.At this time, the Outer Dynasty had already existed in name only, the eldest princess monopolized the imperial power and power, and the power of the great man gathered in one body, and the military power in the hands of the general suddenly became the target of public criticism.

The eldest princess forged the new deal with the help of the general's force. When the new deal was invincible, the general's force became an obstacle to the continued development of the new deal.The general has only three choices, either obey the New Deal and escort the growth of the New Deal, or be backlashed by the New Deal, leaving no bones left, or use his own force to destroy the New Deal.What choice should the general make?

Obviously, before the general left Jinyang, he saw the crisis very keenly.

Xinzheng is the child of Beijiang, and also the child of the general. The general has devoted himself to the growth of this child. He will never destroy his own child for his own selfishness, so he has no choice but to continue. Protect the New Deal.

But protecting the New Deal means handing over military power, handing over military power, and the general will lose the only reliance on restraining the eldest princess.

The power of the eldest princess loses control, and the first to be harmed is the imperial line, and the imperial line is the foundation of the society and the existence of the New Deal.

Before the great generals have pacified the world, rejuvenated the country, and fulfilled the entrustment of the late emperor, the absolute authority of the imperial line cannot be threatened in any way, otherwise, everything will collapse.

The eldest princess cannot be equal to the absolute authority of the imperial line, but now the Jinyang court has integrated the two into one, and the huge crisis contained in this makes Li Wei shudder.

Li Wei came to his senses and immediately visited Prime Minister Cai Yong, Taiwei Xu Rong, and Yushi doctor Liu He to discuss carefully the division of prime minister power between Shangshutai and the foreign courts.After clarifying the functions of the various governments, who should do what and who should not do what, then there will be no quarrels between Shangshutai Liucao and Sangong Jiuqing.Then Li Wei went to visit Zhongshu Supervisor Xun You and Zhongshu Ling Liu Fang to properly discuss the overlapping functions of the two governments.

Thanks to the efforts of Prime Minister Cai Yong, Shang Shu Ling Li Wei, Zhong Shu Jian Xun You and other ministers, the eldest princess agreed to this proposal to revise the functions of the various governments, which aimed to check and balance the imperial power, the power of the prime minister, and quell the disputes over power among the prime ministers.

In the new functions, Shangshutai has clear powers and responsibilities, which is equivalent to an intermediate agency of the inner and outer dynasties. Although the functions have been reduced, the authority is more concentrated, which can effectively protect the power of the outer dynasties and reduce the imperial power's encroachment on the prime minister's power , At the same time, it can also help the imperial power to restrain the excessive expansion of the relative power.

Li Wei was immediately respected by various factions in Jinyang, and his prestige was high.

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The stability, unity and high efficiency of the court quickly demonstrated its power, especially at the critical moment of the Central Plains War, this brand new court played an unexpected role in advancing the army on the Central Plains battlefield.

The shortage of food and grass that had caused the eldest princess a headache in the past suddenly eased.Only then did the eldest princess understand that what was in short supply in Hebei was not food and grass, but an effective system.In the past, the confusion of the functions of various governments caused many officials to argue with each other. One matter can be divided into ten things.

After the Central Plains battlefield entered a stalemate, the eldest princess summoned ministers to the Phoenix Terrace to discuss matters.

In this discussion, it was Taiwei Xu Rong who first explained the battle situation to the eldest princess and the ministers.

After our army completed the early goal of taking Dingtao and Changyi in a quick battle, and quickly advanced to the Henan border, Yingoushui and Langtangqu, and formed a decisive battle with the rebels, due to financial constraints in Hebei and the long transportation distance for grain and grass, etc. Restricted by many conditions, they had to stop to stockpile food, grass and supplies, while confronting the rebels for a long time, while preparing for a decisive battle.

A decisive battle requires troops, as well as food and supplies.

Regarding the issue of military strength, the general and I have already petitioned the imperial court, hoping that the imperial court can conscript the cavalry of various tribes of the Hu tribe from the desert.At present, Mr. Xian Yufu has led his troops to drive away Kirby Bear.After Kobe Bear arrives in the Great Xianbei Mountains, it will take at least next spring to return to Huoyunyuan, so the desert is safe this year.The rainy season on the desert will probably end in July. If the imperial court decides to recruit troops from the desert, it will issue an order now, so that by the beginning of September, Mr. Xian Yufu will be able to lead about [-] to [-] cavalry to go south to the Central Plains.

The matter of food and grass is more troublesome.After the spring harvest in May, the prefectures in Hebei confiscated a lot of grain one after another. With the existing grain and grass accumulation, it can last until the autumn harvest in October. But the problem now is that if the imperial court agrees to conscript Hu Qi to go south to the Central Plains, we need Cattle, sheep and other livestock were urgently transported to Jizhou from the counties outside the Great Wall, as well as horse feed.Calculated by [-] iron cavalry, the horse feed consumed in a day is astonishing. No matter how hard we try, the amount of food and horse feed cannot support the cavalry army for more than a month. Therefore, the decisive battle must be quick, and let these cavalry We can't afford to go back to the desert as soon as possible.

Ordnance production is being stepped up.The workshops in Hedong, Jinyang, Handan, Yecheng, and Xindu are all working day and night, which can fully meet the needs of the Central Plains battlefield.

In addition, in order to cooperate with the decisive battle in the main battlefield of the Central Plains, we must use other battlefields to attack and consume the enemy as much as possible, so that the decisive battle situation will develop in a direction that is beneficial to our side.For this reason, Yang Feng of Hedong and Zang Ba of Qingzhou will fight several battles on the battlefields of Guanzhong and Xuzhou.

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Whether to recruit the Hu tribe's cavalry from the desert to go south, the court's debate was fierce, and the differences were also great.

The burning, killing and looting of Hu Qiying in Chenliu shocked Jinyang greatly. The ministers who opposed the recruitment of Hu Qi were even more confident, and the ministers who had been ambiguous about the recruitment of Hu Qi in the past almost all turned against it. camp.

Ting Wei Zhang Miao, Da Sinonong Zhong Yao and other ministers believed that even if Hu Qi was very docile and obedient when he went south, the outcome of the Central Plains War is unpredictable. Come on, are you still so docile and obedient?Originally, Hebei may have been a small defeat, but if these fools make trouble, it is bound to become a disastrous defeat.The number of Hu Qi going south this time was not 2, but more than 5.Back then, Zhang Chun and Karasuma native Qiao Wang Su Puyan led an army to attack Jizhou. Karasuma iron cavalry burned, killed and looted all the way along Chidao, causing terrible damage to Jizhou.If the Hu people come again this time, Hebei will definitely be over.

Prime Minister Cai Yong, Zongzheng Xu Shao and other ministers believed that using Hu cavalry to fight had many advantages. It could not only consume the strength of the Hu people, but also save the court's wealth, but it was too dangerous, so it was better to order temporary recruitment.Just now, Master Taiwei said that we can think of a way on the Guanzhong or Xuzhou battlefields. If we can achieve major results on the Guanzhong and Xuzhou battlefields, we may be able to change the situation on the Central Plains battlefield and help the general defeat the rebels. Achieve victory in the Central Plains War.

Faced with the persuasion of the ministers, the eldest princess was also shaken, and she was very scared.In her opinion, she would rather let the army withdraw to Hebei to plan another attack than take such a big risk.

There was no result in the debate, so the discussion was broken up.

Taiwei Xu Rong was very anxious and could not do anything.If the time is lost, Hu Qi will not be able to go south.

At this moment, Zhang Yan and Qu Yi rushed to the court, and the general Chen Liu fell ill and was in critical condition.

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