The Han army, the Southern Xiongnu and the Eastern Qiang allied forces were relying on each other, and they had not fought again for six or seven days. Since the Han army went out to fight in a foreign land, perhaps the Hu leaders still hoped that the Han army would behave like before with a sense of luck: Since the Han army traveled a long distance to fight in a foreign land, it would inevitably cause great difficulties in supply, and they would think The method is eager to fight and hopes to end the campaign as soon as possible. Since the Hu people are fighting inland, all the convenient conditions are on the side of the Hu people. If it drags on for a long time, the situation will become increasingly unfavorable to the Han army and more and more beneficial to the Hu people.
What¡¯s more, now the Han army has an overwhelming advantage over the Hu people, both in terms of strength and morale. Therefore, as the decision-makers of the Hu people, Huchuquan and Mang Zhengji, father and son of the Great and Small Chanyu of the Southern Huns, and Xu Sa, the leader of the Eastern Qiang, were happy to continue the stalemate with the Han army until they dragged the Han army to Jingjing. Until exhausted.
However, what the Hu leaders did not expect was that I did not want to rush for a quick victory. If we want to deal with the root causes of the Yi people once and for all, we must adopt the strategy of "steady advancement and gradual encroachment". I have also initially thought about the specific implementation steps, that is: starting from an appropriate distance after crossing the Great Wall, after the army moves in and expands a territory, I will lightly capture the Hu people of various ethnic groups captured in the "Battle of Longxi". Zhuang all escorted over and began to build the city.
If you have a sycamore tree in your home, it will attract phoenixes! Human nature dictates. I have 20,000 to 30,000 strong Hu men in my hands, and I can properly control their freedom to ensure that they maintain normal living conditions, and use the weaknesses of "human nature to drive peace" and "opposites attract" to add The Shanghu people originally advocated toughness and domineering, and were willing to accept the urging of the strong. In the settlement area formed after the city was built, it was not difficult to quickly attract women, children, old and young people from the Hu people to seek shelter. What's more, I will use the army to harass and attack the Hu people's inhabited areas outside the control area without stopping, so that the Hu people outside the control area will not be in peace all day long. If things go on like this, it will not be difficult for me to expand the territory of the Han Dynasty exponentially and even infinitely.
In fact, it was Guo Jia who knew me very well. After seeing that I had such a big 'ambition', he said with some depression, 'It is difficult for me to expect to be drunk on loose rocks and thirsty in this life. The sigh of the days when I drink from the clear spring. Be tolerant to diversity, tolerance is a virtue! The broad mind and profound civilization of the Han nation can completely integrate any nation and cause any nation to be assimilated. In this way, I will not only expand the territory of the Han nation without borders, but also realize in disguise the "great national integration" that was accompanied by blood and cruelty in the history of the nation. Even I now admire the ¡®grand blueprint¡¯ I have planned! What a great prospect this is!
Although the overall strategic vision has been determined, some things can only be understood but not expressed. According to my current plan, it is likely to take several generations, or even dozens of generations of hard work and unremitting persistence. In this way, it is equivalent to tying the lives of the current subordinates and even future generations to my 'chariot'. The most realistic result is that I can completely entangle Lu Bu, Sun Ce, Guan, Zhang brothers, etc., who are "extremely unstable factors" to the situation in the Central Plains, in the desert outside the Great Wall until they die. Therefore, some of the people under his command may be reluctant to leave, while others may be eager to avoid him. People¡¯s hearts are unpredictable! Therefore, on the surface, I can't fully express it, I can only deliberately control the situation and move in the expected direction.
After initially confirming with Princess Piaoxue and General Zhai Guang, the principal and deputy visiting envoys of the Dingling tribe, that they would soon reinforce the Dingling tribe, I immediately summoned the Chinese army after Piaoxue and Zhai Guang resigned. All the main generals of the camp made arrangements in advance. These include: brothers Guan and Zhang, Sun Ce, Ma Chao, Han Dang, Hao Zhao, Qian Zhao, Tian Yu, etc.
After Guo Jia first informed the generals of his decision to send military reinforcements to help the Dingling people resist the Xianbei people, I looked at the generals standing on the left and said: "Tao Shang would like to thank all the generals for accompanying Tao Shang for this." I will go out to fight for the long-term peace and stability of my great Han Dynasty! As a warrior, I will not hesitate to protect my country and the people of my country! The pottery merchant has determined that no matter how many hardships and dangers he goes through, or even the blood shed on the battlefield, he will do it for the future generations of my great Han Dynasty. An Ning does his best"
After further expressing my determination, I changed the subject at the right time and continued: "All generals have been on the battlefield for a long time, and there is no need for pottery to explain it too much. During the long-distance expedition, all the conditions are very difficult for our army. It is disadvantageous. And the Dingling people take the initiative to contact our army and can cooperate with our army's expedition, which is what we want. This matter will be of great benefit to our army's next march into the depths of the desert, and there is no need for pottery merchants. Please explain, the generals naturally know it well. Therefore, in order to ensure that the Dingling tribe will not be annexed by the Xianbei tribe, our army must send a strong force to support the Dingling tribe and strengthen the confrontation between the Dingling tribe and the Xianbei tribe. Determination. The general who leads the expedition this time must be able to??A person with great responsibility and perseverance. In addition, the crown prince and princess Piaoxue of the Ding Ling clan has invited herself to stay in our army camp. In this way, it is not surprising that the leader of the Ding Ling clan will be capricious. "If you want to send people to foreign lands to face the treacherous barbarians alone, you must first clearly explain the existing safeguards. Staying in the Han army camp in the snow is not a 'hostage', but it is already equivalent to a 'hostage' !
"Tao Shang thought long and hard among the generals to select the candidate for this time's general, and finally decided that only General Yide is worthy of this important task." My eyes had already turned to Zhang Fei, and I stared at Zhang Fei and said slowly Out to the. Zhang Fei, who didn't expect me to choose him, opened his eyes wide in surprise, pointed his thick index finger at himself and said: "Your Majesty, you want to send Lao Zhang to take this responsibility?" "Haha" , Ha! Of course! Doesn¡¯t General Yide believe in his own ability? General Yide must know that in the past, the heroes of the Central Plains and the commander of the army could stalemate with Tao Shang, and it was only General Yide who had done so. Tao Shang An Neng doesn't know that General Yide is 'rough on the surface but refined on the inside'? Isn't it that General Yide is unwilling to temporarily separate from General Yun Chang?" After complimenting Zhang Fei a few times, I also want to give Guan Yu some face. As if asking for his opinion.
"No, no! My brother's life ambition is to be proud of the battlefield and establish immortal achievements!" Zhang Fei, who kept shaking his big, bearded head, shouted excitedly: "Such a long journey. The desert is no different from the Hussars General Huo who went straight to Huanglong. Can Lao Zhang An not accept the order generously? This is because the prince thinks highly of Lao Zhang! However, Lao Zhang also knows that he is quite unfamiliar with dealing with barbarians. Can the prince give me some advice? Lao Zhang appoints an assistant?" Zhang Fei, who has a personality that says "he won't be afraid if the sky falls", said loudly, and his big eyes glanced at Qian Zhao beside him.
The "Hussar General Huo Zhixiang" he mentioned was Huo Qubing, the Hussar General of Emperor Wu's time, who led his army northward for more than 2,000 miles, crossed Lihou Mountain, crossed the Gonglu River, and fought with the Xiongnu Zuoxian. The royal troops engaged in the battle, annihilated 70,000 enemies, and captured three Xiongnu soldiers, including the King of Tuntou and the King of Han, as well as more than 80 generals, prime ministers, officials, and captains. They took advantage of the victory and pursued them to Langjuxu Mountain (in today's Mongolia). ), the heaven-sacrifice ceremony was held at Langjuxu Mountain, and the earth-sacrifice Zen ceremony was held at Guyan Mountain. The soldiers were pushed as far as Moon Lake (today's Lake Baikal). After this battle, 'the Huns fled far away, and there was no royal court in Monan'.
"Ha, ha! Shang is really right about General Yide! Shang also thinks so. The two young talents Qian Zhao and Tian Yu can be chosen by General Yide!" After I nodded and said with a chuckle, Zhang Fei In other words, "Lao Zhang chose Qian Zhao," Qian Zhao also hurriedly stepped forward and clasped his fists, "Qian Zhao is willing to go." Everything was settled smoothly. The candidates to be the generals to reinforce the Ding Ling clan were finally determined to be Zhang Fei and Qian Zhao.
Of course, deciding on the candidate to lead the army does not mean that we will set off immediately. In order for the cavalry to reinforce the Ding Ling tribe to reach the Ding Ling tribe's inhabited areas smoothly, it is not only necessary for Zhai Guang and others to act as guides, but also to avoid the obstruction of the Xianbei and other tribes as much as possible. Moreover, in order to prevent the news from leaking out, necessary restraints should be implemented on the Southern Xiongnu and Eastern Qiang coalition forces on the opposite side, so as to cover up the traces of the cavalry expedition. At the same time, in order to ensure as much secrecy as possible, all the cavalrymen on the expedition had to be replaced by barbarians. After waiting like this, the next step is to march with great fanfare immediately, so that the expeditionary force led by Zhang Fei and Qian Zhao can take the opportunity to take a detour.