The Dacheng Army has entered, Xu Xiaode readily handed over the remaining counties, and a steady stream of supplies from the rear has been transported. []
Jicheng is very busy at this time.
"Hold on tight, hold on tight!"
"Dig deeper!"
Several vertical and horizontal ditches outside the city wall were dug outside the moat.
Fan Liuhai was patrolling here, even getting some dirt on his body.
"General, three ditches have been dug!" A general came over to report the results.
"Have three ditches been excavated?" Fan Liuhai said: "Lead the way ahead. I'll go over and take a look."
Immediately, with the general leading the way, Fan Liuhai came to the three ditches that were some distance apart and looked at them one by one.
"If these two lines are dug wider, if a horse can jump over them, what's the use?"
"I will take the people to continue digging."
Fan Liuhai nodded and continued to supervise the construction of fortifications.
Thirty miles ahead, the Hu camp has been stationed for half a month, and there has been no major attack.
Based on the current situation in Yizhou, Fan Liuhai planned to stick to half of Yizhou first, and then gradually take back half of the area when it was digested and integrated into one piece.
Although the Hu people have suffered a series of setbacks recently, in the end, they are still dead but not dead!
With the prairie as a backing and the entire Youzhou army of barbarians, even if their morale drops for a moment, they are still a pack of wild wolves ready to hunt, and we must be vigilant against them.
This place is at least thirty miles away from the barbarian camp. These thirty miles have become a no-man¡¯s land.
This is the half of Yizhou that Fan Liuhai and Xu Xiaode jointly took over, and the outside is the half of Yizhou occupied by the Hu people.
Thirty miles away, the two armies faced each other.
Once Fan Liuhai took over the affairs of this half of Yizhou, he consolidated the defensive strong points and united his army, up to 70,000, which was enough to defend the city.
The Hu man fell into a coma due to the profuse sweating of his old age. Although he woke up later, his condition was not very good and he was unwilling to fight on this trip.
The two sides are testing each other's bottom line, maintaining a delicate balance in Yizhou.
There is lush vegetation on a slope five miles away from the city, which is in sharp contrast to the absence of villages for ten miles nearby.
At this time, a cavalry group of about a hundred people was resting at the foot of the slope. The flag was not raised, but it was obvious that they were barbarians.
A man was standing on a high slope, frowning and looking towards the city. Looking from here, he could only faintly see a small black spot, which could only be seen when standing on a high place.
"Centurion, they are back!" Just when he was about to get angry, someone reminded him.
"How are things going?" Looking at the three people who quickly transformed from "Han people" back to Hu soldiers, the centurion walked up to them and asked with wide eyes.
"Centurion, the Han people are so cunning! They dug countless ditches and traps outside the city. People are still allowed to enter the city, but they have to pass through fixed roads and are not allowed to talk to people inside the city. When we enter the city, we go in. , but in the city where there is severe punishment, there is no useful information at all"
"Centurion, there are not many people walking around in the city, and even if there are, they are in a hurry. We didn't dare to approach them casually and strike up a conversation. We entered a wine shop and it took a long time to ask something."
"The emperor of the Han people sent a large army into the city and put it on double alert. Not only that the original internal force could not be found, but even if it was found, it would be difficult to take action."
The three of them were all barbarians who had gone to Han Dynasty. At this time, they told the centurion the information they had obtained.
Listening to the reply, the centurion frowned and thought for a moment: "Go back!"
???????????????????????????This is the characteristic of the Hu cavalry. It only takes a moment and then goes far away.
In the distance, on a city, an officer in bright armor looked at the direction in which the Hu cavalry left, with a sneer at the corner of his mouth.
"General Guard, why did you let them go?" someone asked in confusion.
These barbarians thought their whereabouts were hidden, but in fact they were discovered as soon as they entered the city.
When Fan Liuhai led his troops here, he sent many people to supervise Huand the movement in the city.
The guard general said calmly: "They are just spies. We are not afraid of letting barbarians know about the situation in the city."
Even if these people come, what news will they get?
The news they got only made the Hu people more awe-inspiring. Even if these people didn't come, they still thought that people would spread the news, and they would be playing into their own hands.
"Go back." After standing on the city for a while, the general turned around and went down. It was just a cavalry squad of hundreds of people, and it would not make him feel like he was facing a powerful enemy.
The barbarian camp. The golden tent
At dusk, the person on the bed slowly opened his eyes.
"Water" His thirsty throat made him subconsciously call out.
"The Great Khan is awake! The Great Khan is awake!" Several people guarding the tent were overjoyed after being startled.
Someone went to notify the general, and someone carefully helped Dahan sit up and slowly drank the water in the bowl.
After the sweet water moistened his throat, his body gradually regained consciousness. Dahan frowned and looked around. He found that he was in the tent. His heart felt cramped. Dahan gritted his teeth and pushed away to support him. His own people just stood up.
¡°Sweat profusely!¡±
"Let me ask you, how long has it been since this time?" Khan asked.
"Great Khan, you have been sleeping for ten hours now!"
"Ten hoursso long?" The Khan frowned, clutched his chest, was silent for a while, and then ordered: "Call them all."
Qian Huzi understood what the Khan meant, and the man immediately walked out of the tent and gave a few instructions to a few soldiers.
The soldiers immediately agreed and went to summon people.
After a while, generals with some status came to the Khan's tent. Seeing that the Khan had woken up, they couldn't help but show expressions of joy on their faces.
The Khan sat back on the tiger leather chair and glanced at them. Although he had just woken up and was a little weak, the power in his eyes made everyone present feel confused.
According to the Khan's opinion, this time his body is failing again and again, and he is afraid that the morale of the army will be weakened and morale will drop. He must have countermeasures for this.
The Khan¡¯s eyes flashed and he said: ¡°How is the situation in the army?¡±
"Great Khan, the situation in the army is not bad, there is no big trouble." The speaker was Fei Gu Qianhu. He was loyal and his words could be believed.
After hearing this, the Great Khan asked again: "Where are the Han troops?"
"The situation is not very good. I heard some rumors and am a little shaken."
The Khan thought carefully and said for a moment: "Now that the situation has changed like this, the Han army must appease them, give them more gold and silver, and don't be stingy with their official positions, but they must resolutely suppress those who waver. Do you understand?"
"Yes, we understand!" All the generals said, but at this moment, an urgent voice came from outside: "Report! Urgent report from the grassland!"
Grassland?
When the Khan heard this, he immediately felt something in his heart and said: "Speak quickly."
"Yes, the eldest prince Balu suddenly withdrew his troops from Liangzhou without following orders and returned to the grassland to gather various tribes. He has already killed two tribe chiefs and seized the power of many tribes." The messenger spoke urgently. Said.
He was sweating profusely and his body was shaken. His face turned pale at first, then turned red. He felt a fishy sweetness in his throat, and a mouthful of blood suddenly spurted out.
"The Great Khan!" All the generals were shocked, but at this time, the Great Khan did not faint. He was supported and lay down again. In just a moment, the Great Khan who ruled the grassland suddenly became much older.
The death of his beloved son was a heavy blow to him.
Twenty years of careful cultivation were all in vain, and the eldest son's betrayal made him feel even more angry. This time, he couldn't even feel angry anymore.
The reason is very simple. This son is too stupid and far behind Huerbo.
"Return to the grassland to seize power?"
Without considering the overall situation at all, this son made him feel sad and painful.
Decades of war followed the orders of the Khanate on the grassland. The death of the fourth son and the return of the eldest son to seize power immediately exposed the contradictions and differences within the Khanate.
The tribes will surely be ready to take action. At this time, there will be civil strife and the Khanate will fall apart. Is this the result that a good son of his wants?
If it were my fourth son, even if he wanted power, he would not take advantage of this situation!
Proportion and the overall situation are things that an heir must think about!
This eldest son really thinks he canControl the entire grassland?
If Hurbo were still here would things have come to this?
The Khan suddenly got up, stood up, and said to the generals in front of him: "Withdraw the troops!"
Fan Liuhai returned to the mansion. As soon as he entered the door, someone reported to him: "General, someone wants to see you."
"Oh, who wants to see me?" Fan Liuhai said casually as he walked towards the backyard.
"General, the visitor said he came from Bingzhou. He has a letter from General Wu in his hand. The token and identity have been verified."
"General Wu?"
Is it Wu Xingzong? Did he send someone to find him?
Fan Liuhai paused for a moment and thought for a moment: "Let him wait in the small flower hall for a while. I will be there soon."
"No!" After hearing the order, the steward went down to make arrangements.
Fan Liuhai changed into casual clothes and walked to the small flower hall without having time to take a sip of water.
There, waiting for a man, he was less than thirty years old and dusty, and he was a fifth-grade general.
"My lower official, Qian Du, has met General Fan." This person had met Fan Liuhai, so when he saw Fan Liuhai walking into the small flower hall, he immediately stood up from his seat and saluted to Fan Liuhai.
Fan Liuhai smiled: "No need to be polite, General Wu, is everything going smoothly?"
"General, when I see you in the future, I am following the orders of my commander-in-chief." Qian Du said respectfully: "This is a letter from my commander-in-chief to you. Please read it."
As he spoke, he held a letter in his hand and handed it over.
Fan Liuhai took the letter, took it out, unfolded it and read it in front of Qian Du.
After reading it, with a smile on his face: "I have read the letter, and I understand what Mr. Wu means. I will write a reply and take it back to Mr. Wu."
Fan Liuhai asked Qian Du to rest. He called his attendants to grind and spread the paper.
Picking up the pen, almost without thinking, he finished writing on a full piece of paper, sealed it, and handed it into Qian Du's hands.
Qian Du declined Fan Liuhai's banquet and left directly. Under the protection of his entourage, he quickly returned to Bingzhou.
After Qian Du left, Fan Liuhai was in a very good mood.
This time the Wuxing Sect sent people to contact him for two things. The first was to report that Bingzhou had been pacified. After only a few battles, it was occupied by the Dacheng Army.
Bingzhou was occupied by the Dacheng Army, and the forces of Wu Xingzong and Fan Liuhai became one. This meant announcement and joining forces.