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    Update time: 2013-03-12

    "Do you mean that I will withdraw my troops in such a dejected manner?" Murong Cheng roared angrily, "In this case, I will become the laughing stock of the world, and will become the object of Zhao Xun and Situ Lei's jokes! Also!  The Tang Army, the Xuzhou Army, and the Yanzhou Army are all damn villains I should have eliminated these three rabbles long ago."

    "These three princes are villains. They all come here with the interests of Yongzhou in mind. However, my subordinates also agree with Master Zhang. Your Majesty! The soldiers have been fighting hard for half a year and are a little tired of war. In addition, there are logistical problems.  Regarding weather issues, my subordinates believe that we should fight again next year. This may not mean that King Zhao does not want to send troops. After all, the weather in the north is colder and there is a possibility of heavy snow at any time. This is why they do not want to fight in the snow.  Reasonable." Zhong Yan said quickly when he saw Murong Cheng showing signs of getting angry.

    "Yes, Lord, winter is coming and heavy snow is coming. Let's rest our army and fight again next year." The others also advised.

    How could Murong Cheng not know that now was not the time to continue the offensive? If nothing else, among the coalition forces outside Hulao Pass, the three princes had long been dissatisfied. They had fought hard for more than half a year without any benefit at all, and they had long wanted to withdraw their troops.  If the pressure continues like this, I am afraid that if we fail to conquer Hulao Pass, there will be internal problems first.  In addition, the simultaneous deployment of troops in southern Jiaozhou, western Jingzhou and Yongzhou has brought the pressure on the areas under his command to the limit. If he does not relax, he is afraid that the supply of hundreds of thousands of troops will be cut off.  But he couldn't bear to get nothing while Zhao Xun in the north was winning consecutive battles.

    Zhong Yan understood what Murong Cheng was thinking and said: "Your Majesty, the reason why Zhao Xun captured Bingzhou but Situ Lei was indifferent is because our offensive in Yongzhou was too fierce and made Situ Lei feel that the danger we brought was far greater.  Because of Zhao Xun, we gave up the alliance and stuck to Yongzhou. If we postponed the attack, wouldn't it give Situ Lei a chance to counterattack Zhao Xun?  "

    "It is not that we have gained nothing from this war. To the north of Yangzhou is Xuzhou. And the Xuzhou Army has lost many soldiers during the half year at Hulao Pass. Coupled with the consumption of grain and grass supplies, I am afraid that Xuzhou  Li Chi can't bear it. In the coming year, we can pretend to attack Yongzhou, but actually attack Xuzhou and completely capture Xuzhou, which we have been fighting for many years."

    "Huh? In that case, it's not impossible" Murong Cheng thought for a moment and said, "Well, the army will be divided into Yuzhou and northern Jingzhou, and wait for another battle next year."

    Zhang Tu, Zhong Yan and others breathed a sigh of relief and said in unison: "Your Majesty is wise!"

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    Liangzhou, Wuwei, the Governor's Mansion.

    "The Yishan tribe surrendered to us and asked for help. What do you think? Should we take action? According to the governor's wishes, I led my troops eastward into the central part of Beisai and told the Zhao army that these areas are under the jurisdiction of my governor. Let them  Withdraw the troops. What do you think?" Liangzhou Governor Situ Fei asked the surrounding Sima army staff with excitement.

    Zuo Sima King He Wen frowned and said: "No, if it is before the Zhao army and Bingzhou, no, if it is surrender before the war with the Qiang and Hu, we can accept it. Now hum they are clearly afraid of being beaten by the Zhao army,  If you want to drag us into trouble, please don¡¯t get involved.¡±

    Situ Fei's face darkened. There were hundreds of thousands of people in the Yishan tribe and its allied tribes. Even the sergeants, there were 200,000 to 300,000 people. Although the discipline was insufficient and the armor and equipment were extremely poor, this was still an army of hundreds of thousands, wasn't it?  For Situ Fei, who is currently short of major generals, the Qiang and Hu's surrender can just strengthen his strength.  Situ Fei was very reluctant to what Zuo Sima said.  How could he be willing to see the meat in his mouth but couldn't eat it?

    Chang Shi Tian Yu said: "My subordinates think that we can accept the surrender of Yishan and other tribes, but we will not send troops to intervene in the war between the Qiang and Hu areas. Zuo Sima is right. The Yishan and other tribes are now violently attacked by the Zhao army.  They were frightened by the offensive. They were afraid of losing their power and wanted to fight Zhao Jun, but they felt that they were not strong enough. Therefore, they wanted us to join in and fight Zhao Jun so that they could protect themselves. "

    "Now that we understand the situation, naturally we can no longer follow the other party's wishes. However, the population, soldiers and livestock of Yishan and other tribes are all urgently needed by us. Therefore, we can accept their surrender.  But you must not lead the army into war."

    "Grand Governor, Zhao Xun used the Bingzhou Army to participate in his attack on the rebel Cao Gang and swept across Bingzhou, allowing the land of Bingzhou to change hands. We must not fall into his scheme again. Now that the Zhao army is besieged in three directions, why not attack the north with a swift and fierce offensive?  The Qiang and Hu tribes in the central part of the country? One is naturally because of the arrival of the cold winter. The second reason is that our Liangzhou army is not allowed to participate in the war. Zhao Jun likes to use this as an excuse to intervene in our Liangzhou affairs.  The army is a foreign enemy, Zhao Xun attacks?, but the righteousness of occupation is higher than the righteousness of the struggle for imperial power.  If something happens, I'm afraid no one in the world will support us.  We didn¡¯t even have the excuse to reprimand Zhao Jun for entering the country.  "

    He Zhaowu, who joined the army, hesitated and said: "The Zhao army shouldn't have any more ideas about us in Liangzhou now, right? According to the message from Luoyang, we have reached an armistice agreement with the Zhao army. The Zhao army just captured Bingzhou and will not  "

    No one said anything, He Zhaowu's meaning was very clear.  Situ Lei and Zhao Xun reached an agreement and lost Bingzhou without counterattack.  But if Zhao Jun tries to take advantage of Liangzhou again, Situ Lei will never sit idly by and let Liangzhou lose to Zhao Jun.  By then, I am afraid that Bingzhou, which fell into the hands of Zhao Jun, will also be filled with smoke. This is definitely not what Zhao Xun wants.  They all knew that Zhao Xun did not want to fight with Yong's army. What he wanted in return was to let Yong's army fight with Qi's army and take advantage of him from behind.  However, Situ Lei could only let Zhao Xun take advantage of him. Who made Murong Cheng the number one enemy?  Of course, they all knew what they meant, but they couldn't say it directly.

    Chang Shi Tianyu shook his head and said: "Master He is right, but this is only possible under normal circumstances. But think about it, do you think Zhao Xun is a person who abides by the agreement? He doesn't care about us in Liangzhou.  No idea? No, Zhao Xun definitely has ideas about us in Liangzhou. Under normal circumstances, Zhao Xun will usually not attack us again. But what if we take the initiative to provoke him?  Fight back."

    "Grand Governor, the Yishan and other tribes are the Hu Yi who have harmed Liangzhou and Bingzhou. Zhao Xun now occupies Bingzhou and attacks the Qiang and Hu tribes. In terms of morality, he has the upper hand. If we lead the army because of the surrender of the Yishan and other tribes,  If we fight against the Zhao army, we will only be able to benefit from it. Even if Yishan and other tribes surrender, we will not be able to lead our troops into the war."

    The reason why Situ Fei dared to lead his army eastward was because he saw the peace talks between the Yong and Zhao armies.  Otherwise, with Liangzhou's current combat power, even the Zhao army in Beisei would not be able to deal with him.  But now it seems that things are much harder than expected.  However, Situ Fei was not willing to give up these more than 100,000 Qiang and Hu warriors.  Although these tribes had 200,000 to 300,000 fighting men, Situ Fei believed that if they were gathered together, they would be able to pull out more than 100,000 elite troops.  For him now, this is the basis for him to surpass the other brothers and ascend to the position of King Yong.  With these more than 100,000 soldiers and 4 to 50,000 civilians, he even believed that he could separate Liangzhou and become independent, thereby abolishing the original civil and military officials of Liangzhou.  Those civil and military officials were loyal to his father, not him.  This is not what he wants.

    "According to what you said, this governor can only watch the hundreds of thousands of tribes who are willing to submit to this governor be swallowed up by the Zhao army one by one? Do you think our team's Zhao Jun coach said that these tribes who surrendered to this governor are the people of Liangzhou?  , Zhao Jun will stop attacking?" Situ Fei said depressedly.

    Chang Shi Tianyu shook his head and said: "Of course not. What I mean is that the Yishan and other tribes are not sincerely surrendering. I'm afraid it's true that they want to use us to fight against the Zhao army. Besides, this Qiang Hu number  There are hundreds of thousands of people who can fight, and their strength is no worse than ours. If it weren't for the large number of people in our city, and the fact that the imperial army can support the Qiang and Hu at any time.  The tribe's weapons and equipment are insufficient. I'm afraid we"

    Although Tian Yu has not finished speaking, everyone knows that the strength of the existing central Qianghu tribe is no worse than that of Liangzhou.  It is unlikely that they will sincerely surrender.  If Liangzhou's weapons and equipment were to be used again, I'm afraid Situ Fei wouldn't be able to control them, and might even be exploited.

    You Sima Weiping sighed: "Could it be that, even so, the Qiang and Hu tribes are also a considerable force. If it is used by us, this Liangzhou How can there be room for Pingliang Hou Xu Ye and others to speak  . Even if the Zhao army comes to attack, we will be more confident. Do we just watch them being annexed by the Zhao army? Although the Qiang and Hu tribes in the central area have a lot of troops, they will definitely not be able to face the Zhao army with great military achievements.  Enemies. What's more, they can't really join forces. Soon, all of this land in the east of Liangzhou will fall into the hands of Zhao Jun. This is not a good thing. "

    Chief Shi Tianyu said in a deep voice: "Of course we will not sit back and watch the Qiang and Hu tribes be engulfed by the Zhao army. Even the Yishan tribe does not want to be annexed. We accept them, but ask them to evacuate their original territories.  Entering our Liangzhou, we must act in accordance with our Liangzhou's arrangements. In other words, we directly take the tribes who enter Liangzhou and obey the military orders. Otherwise, let them fight Zhao Jun. For us, for us.  As far as the governor is concerned, what we need now is to get the best benefits. Even if we don't, we can't find an excuse for Zhao Xun to attack Liangzhou. Otherwise, the worst thing will be for the governor. We can't.  Turn a blind eye."

    What Tian Yu said about the four young masters is that the capital of BingzhouGovernor Tutai.  Although Situ Tai returned to Chang'an and presided over the Wuguan war.  However, he was not the governor-general in charge of a military formation, but the general commander of one party. Even in name, he was a subordinate of the governor-general of Yongzhou.  The most important reason is that Situ Tai lost the southern part of Bingzhou.  Situ Tai did the right thing, but he gave Zhao Xun an excuse to attack the southern part of Bingzhou, and more importantly, he lost.  Situ Tai needs to take responsibility for the Battle of Bingzhou.

    Situ Fei gritted his teeth, a trace of worry and joy flashed in his heart. Situ Tai's loss of power surprised and delighted him.  After thinking about the matter in front of him, he made up his mind and said: "Let's do this. Send a message to the Yishan tribe. We will accept their surrender, but we cannot continue to stay in Beisai and need to move to Liangzhou. As for Beisai, now  , is already under the jurisdiction of Zhao Jun. If he doesn't want to be a prisoner, he can move to our land of Liangzhou. As for participating in the battle in Beisai, I can't help him. "

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    The Hetu tribe is a larger tribe three hundred miles east of Yishan.  Among the tribes in the central region that have not yet been attacked by the Zhao army, the strength of the tribe is second only to the Yishan tribe.

    Dark clouds were pressing down on the top of the sky, and the sky and the earth were gray. Tuge, a member of the Qianhu tribe, stood on the gate tower of the newly built fortress wall fifty miles to the north of the tribe, looking towards the north. Behind him, five thousand Hetu tribesmen wearing Huyi uniforms  The warriors waited solemnly.

    "Kala la~"

    A dazzling bolt of lightning suddenly cut through the sky, illuminating the empty wilderness. Tugo's eyebrows jumped slightly. Through the light of the lightning, he clearly saw a huge dark cloud slowly moving towards him from the wilderness.  Approaching, but it is not a dark cloud in the sky, but a dark cloud composed of countless cavalry in black armor and red helmets.

    A drop of cold rain fell from the sky and quietly fell on Tugo's face.  The cold texture penetrates from the cheeks to the heart and lungs. Have you finally come here?  I would like to see how powerful this Zhao army is.  It's a pity that I, the Tugo people, are not good at defense, otherwise, I would have been able to defend this place and fight.

    "Come here, blow the trumpet, go out and fight!"

    "Master Qianhu, the leader has an order. We just need to pass on the message, stick to this place, and wait for rescue. Don't leave lightly!"

    "Bastard, rescue? The cold rain is coming, and it will be difficult for the tribal warriors to arrive in time. By the time the reinforcements arrive, our place will have been captured by the Zhao army. Our army is good at riding, and if we hold on, we are probably no match for them. According to the order  Come on, hurry up!¡±

    "Woooo"

    Suddenly, the sky and the earth resounded with a powerful, loud and suffocating horn horn sound. All the five thousand soldiers from Hetu, the commander-in-chief of this small land, rushed out and faced Zhao Jun in this cold and rainy weather.

    "Woooooooooo" Among the Zhao Jun cavalry, they also remembered the deafening horn horns, and the army was slowly approaching.  The entire Zhao army's cavalry formed a large crab shape, with two large cavalry phalanxes extending from both sides.  With the afterglow of lightning churning endlessly in the distant sky, the countless sharp spears of Zhao Jun's cavalry gathered into a forest of death, almost threatening to pierce the dark sky.

    The new wind is like a knife, cold and freezing to the bones, flags are fluttering, and murderous intent is soaring into the sky.  Nangong Hao, the captain of Yunche, appeared at the center of the Central Army under the protection of the captains of the two banners and the eight banners of Mohe. His dark eyes stared coldly at the cavalry of the Hetu tribe who were slowly coming, with a handsome face.  It was already filled with Xiao Su¡¯s murderous intent.

    Although Zhao Jun has not launched a full-scale operation against the Qiang and Hu tribes in the central part of the Northern Fortress, it has begun to contact various tribes.  For the tribes that were determined to resist, Li Chenfeng ordered the tribes to attack the herdsmen and soldiers of these tribes like wolves and plunder their livestock, but did not engage in all-out combat.  In Li Chenfeng's words, according to the Lord's will, we must be like a pack of wolves, watching and biting until they are eaten to death.

    Zhao Jun¡¯s cavalry continued to dispatch, attacking various tribes, constantly harassing them, plundering their livestock to supplement their own food and grass, and deterring those hesitant tribes.

    "The Hetu tribe must be destroyed! Get ready to ride and shoot!" Nangong Hao shouted sternly.  The weapons and equipment on the soldiers of Sergeant Zhao are far inferior to those of these tribal soldiers.  Nangong Hao gave an order, and the 10,000 cavalrymen quickly took out arrows from the quiver and put them on the strings. Then they used their arms to lift the long bows. Amidst the crunching sound of the bow strings being tightened, the long bows were drawn one by one.  Tilted into a full moon shape, each archer had a cold expression, his eyes slightly narrowed, staring into the void ahead without any emotion.  These Mohe cavalry are all good archers. Although they are on top of the horses, it does not affect their shooting at all.

    "Fire the arrow"

    ¡°Whoosh whoosh¡­¡±

    After giving the order, Zhao Jun's cavalry released their right hands at the same time. Where the bowstring sounded, a sharp whistle pierced the sky.  Ten thousand wolf-hair feather arrows, carrying icy murderous intent, instantly flew over the heads of Tuge's cavalry, and then fell viciously like raindrops. The jet-black rain almost covered the entire sky.

    ¡°?Die!  "

    Tu Ge cursed secretly, raised his head, widened his eyes, and glared fiercely at the "rain" falling from the sky. There was an inexplicable coldness in his eyes.  Zhao Jun's weapons are sharp, no, it should be the entire Central Plains Dynasty, and their weapons will always have an absolute advantage.

    In an instant, miserable howls and the neighing of war horses rose into the night. These tribal cavalry had neither shields nor armor to protect themselves. They could only use their flesh and blood to resist the ravages of arrows. The results can be imagined.  .  Even if it doesn't hit the vital point, if it rolls off the horse, it will still lead to death.

    "ah¡­¡­"

    The shrill howl was very close at hand, and one of the guards beside Tugo rolled off his horse in a whimpering manner, and was then trampled by the war horse.  Tugo heard with his own ears the sound of bones cracking when the horse's hoof stepped on the opponent's chest, which made Tugo's eyes widen with anger.

    "Damn it, if our Hetu tribe also had such a weapon, why would we be like this? Zhao Thief, you are going too far!" Although the Hetu tribe also has bows and arrows, the range cannot reach the opponent's distance.  In addition, in the past few days, the entire Hetu tribe has been at war with the Zhao army, and the arrow clusters have been almost exhausted.  In other words, Tugo's subordinates now have many bows and arrows, but not many arrows. Their counterattack is of no use at all.

    "Warriors of the Hetu tribe, come to me and let these Zhao army thieves know that every one of us in the Hetu tribe is a coward. Kill them!"

    The remaining Hetu tribe cavalry roared and charged towards the Zhao army's cavalry formation under the leadership of Tu Ge, their eyes all red.
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