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    Update time: 2013-03-20

    Li Chi, the governor of Xuzhou and the king of Huaidong County, agreed to the alliance of princes to jointly take counterattacks against Murong Cheng.  In addition to being deeply involved and becoming Murong Cheng's target, Li Chi was also full of ambitions for the land south of the Yangtze River.

    Li Chi and Murong Cheng had been fighting each other for many years, so they naturally coveted the prosperity of Yangzhou, Jiangzhou and other places in the south.  He firmly believed that if he captured Yangzhou, Jiangzhou and other places, he would become a great prince after Zhao Xun and Situ Lei.  At that time, I will be able to stand alongside the three heroes without looking at other people's faces.

    Of course, Li Chi also knew very well that this matter was not easy.  Yangzhou and Jiangzhou are the home bases of Qi King Murong Cheng, and they are also the base camps that have been painstakingly managed in recent years. Most of them are in the rear and have experienced less war.  Therefore, these places were also valued by Murong Cheng, and there was only one way to capture them, which was to defeat or even annihilate Murong Cheng's incoming army from the front.

    What made Li Chi angry was that the Yanzhou Army envoy gave him the task of contacting all the princes.  But he could only accept it and couldn't say anything more.  There was no way, who made Xuzhou become Murong Cheng's target?  If you don¡¯t contribute, who will?  Furthermore, the reasons for the Yanzhou Army envoy are also very good.  First, the Xuzhou Army and the Tang Army will join forces to suppress the Yanzhou Army. It would be most appropriate for you to contact them.  Secondly, because of the trade between Yanzhou Army and Zhao Army, all the princes were very dissatisfied.  Now, your Xuzhou Army has come forward and is better than our Yanzhou Army.

    Immediately, several instructions quietly came out from the Xuzhou County Prince's Mansion and went in all directions.

    "My Lord, will Xuzhou Army Li Chi act as we said? Will he convince Tang Xian and Situ Lei?" Wei Dong asked with some uncertainty in Yanzhou City, in the Governor's Mansion.

    Feng Ziming smiled and said: "General Wei Chen, there is no need to worry. This Xuzhou Li Chi will definitely contact all the princes as I expected. After all, he is Murong Cheng's primary target, no matter whether he is directly  If the news is spread, Murong Chengdu will send troops. Moreover, if he spreads the news, he will offend our army who informed him of the news. By then, it will be our Yanzhou Army and the Yangzhou Army who will actually attack.  His. How could he offend us again at this time? Therefore, now he can only unite with other princes to deal with this Murong Cheng severely. "

    "Of course, counterattacking Murong Cheng and protecting himself is only one of his goals. More importantly, he is also very interested in the state capital under Murong Cheng's jurisdiction. If the Tang Army, Yanzhou Army and Yong Army were to unite,  It was normal for the Xuzhou army to expand southward by raiding the Qi army's territory from all sides. Therefore, the ambitious Li Chi hoped to successfully unite with other princes to attack Murong Cheng.  His Xuzhou army expanded outward."

    Wei Dong said in a deep voice: "This Li Chi has a big heart. What about us? Just sit back and watch the Xuzhou Army and Yong Army expand on both sides of the Qi Army without suppressing it?"

    Zhao Xun then smiled and said: "How could there be no cause? It's just that we don't know yet what the outcome will be once this battle starts. However, Zhao Jun will handle it in the north and west. And we  We are responsible for the battleground. As for the south under the Qi army, our navy has already begun to take action in the south. The only thing we need to wait for is what kind of situation this time will bring to Murong Cheng.  We take action.¡±

    Zhao Xun¡¯s meaning was very simple, but he did not give any practical solutions.  It's just because of the facial expression of attacking Murong Cheng this time. It's still unknown what it will be like and what kind of situation it can be fought under.  As for your own side, you need to respond based on the actual situation, and it is impossible to have everything under your control.  However, Zhao Xun also made corresponding preparations for the two major princes, Situ Lei and Murong Cheng.

    "Okay, you don't need to pay too much attention to these issues. What we need to do now is to prepare for war. Don't forget, Murong Cheng has already called for a campaign against Situ Lei. As for us, we should respond at this moment. This time the Left Guards  As the remaining army in the northern and central states, Wei Dong's Zuo Wei Army has been the most elite. They also experienced many actual battles against Situ Lei last year. Therefore, they will be left behind to defend the northern Tang Army and the entire Yanzhou headquarters."

    After a pause, Zhao Xun smiled again and said: "Although we are allies with the Tang Army and the Xuzhou Army, we have to take precautions. Just like the Xuzhou Army and the Yangzhou Army, everyone responded to the proclamation and conquered the rebellious allies.  As a result, the right guard army was deployed in Chenliu to guard against Situ Lei.

    Zhao Xunning said: "Our purpose this time is to attack from behind after Murong Cheng leads his army from Yuzhou to Xuzhou, cut off the food route and retreat from Jingzhou, and even capture the land of Yuzhou. Of course.  , we must ensure that Murong Cheng and the Xuzhou Army go to war. "

    "Press ???Our agreement with Murong Cheng is that we have an army that will enter Xuzhou from Yuzhou together with Murong Cheng's army.  At that time, we must cooperate with the Xuzhou Army to counterattack.  Wei Dong, who among the Yanzhou Army is the most suitable for this vanguard task?  "Zhao Xun asked with a smile.

    Wei Dong immediately said: "My lord, I would like to serve as the vanguard and lead the army together with the Qi army."

    Zhao Xun shook his head and smiled: "You are the general of the Left Guard Army and a well-known figure in our Yanzhou Army. It is unreasonable to serve as the commander of a forward force. Maybe the Qi Army Commander will see the problem by then.  , Choosing a smarter captain is not difficult, but it is not easy either.¡±

    After pondering for a moment, Wei Dong said: "Let's take Xu Qing from the vanguard army. He is from our former guard camp and is alert. He is the most suitable person to be the vanguard this time."

    "Okay, that's it. Let's start adjusting the defense of each department now and prepare to face the challenge." Zhao Xun's eyes flashed with cold light and he said in a deep voice.

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    To the north of Bingzhou, 200 miles north of Dingxiang and Mayi in the east to Xiazhou in the west, there are nine Turkic tribes distributed in sequence on the grassland that is more than 2,000 miles long.  These nine tribes are not too big on the northern grasslands.  Now, they all surrendered to Zhao Jun and became Zhao Jun's subordinate tribes.

    These nine tribes are too close to Bingzhou. In the past, this location was a very good position.  After all, with the Great Yan weakened, it would be extremely convenient for the Turks to go south and plunder.  Unfortunately, a powerful hero appeared to their south, Zhao Xun!  Zhao Xun's army directly raided Xue Nie Khan's royal tent, and taking advantage of the great victory, when the clan soldiers went south to Bingzhou to plunder, they swept all the way and killed many tribesmen in fear.

    When Xue Nie Khan returned, it could be said that he fled in embarrassment, with both hands empty.  On the way back, the entire southern tribes, including these nine tribes, especially the small tribes, were severely punished by Xue Nie Khan.  Livestock, war horses, people, slaves and other materials were directly taken away by Xue Nie Khan. In order to maintain his dominance, Xue Nie Khan even killed several people on the pretext of not being able to resist and just sit back and watch the Zhao army go south.  small tribes and annex them.

    Various materials were taken away by Xue Nie Khan, and the tribes naturally did not dare to say anything, but surviving the winter was a problem.  But what made them even more chilling was that the Zhao army in the south was dispatched in winter.  First, they raided several tribes in the snow and swallowed this tribe.  Then he used both soft and hard tactics, promising to exchange grain for livestock, war horses, and even armor and equipment, but required them to surrender to King Zhao and become his subordinates.

    Of course, in the area north of Bingzhou, which is 800 liang from north to south and more than 2,000 miles from east to west, there are no less than a hundred tribes, large and small.  Some people hesitate, and others naturally refuse.  Zhao Jun was not polite and annihilated those tribes that refused.  Then, one by one, his subordinates began to surrender.  In the end, Zhao Jun swallowed up an area of ??300 miles from the original boundary and absorbed more than 30 tribes.  Among them, only nine larger tribes became vassals of King Zhao and had the right to live independently.

    The remaining twenty tribes are distributed between the nine major tribes and the Zhao land, grazing for the King of Zhao.  For these tribes, the tribal leaders and soldiers are a symbol, but the real power is in the hands of civil and military officers at all levels.  Ordinary Turkic herdsmen will also receive greater rights, and those slaves will naturally not be given the status of civilians.  In this way, Zhao Jun firmly contained these twenty-three tribes, allowing them to serve as the second line of defense against the Turks and the vanguard of Zhao Jun's northward expansion.

    Of course, this is also to prevent the nine tribes from having other ideas.  Once there is a change, Zhao Jun in the south will also be prepared.  In addition, it is necessary to tell the nine tribes.  You must serve me, Zhao Jun, honestly, otherwise, the more than twenty tribes behind will take your place.

    Of course, in order to completely guide these tribes to themselves.  Zhang Yuanjing personally planned to have these surrendered tribes actively participate in the conquest of those tribes that refused to surrender to King Zhao. At the very least, each tribe would destroy a tribe that refused to surrender to King Zhao.  In addition, they must also despise, cast aside, insult, and humiliate Xue Nie Khan, and then completely cut off any possibility of reconciliation with Xue Nie Khan in the north.

    Not only that, the leaders of the nine major tribes were all awarded positions by King Zhao, serving as guardian envoys for various ministries, and guarding various ministries for King Zhao.  Internally, Zhao Xun sent supervisors and coordinated officials to assist these garrison envoys in handling local military and political affairs, serving various ministries and Zhao merchants in trade, military and political cooperation, and fighting against Xue Nie Khan.

    Of course, Zhao Xun did not expect these sent officials to directly take over the internal affairs of these nine tribes. After all, these nine tribes were the largest among the dozens of tribes, and the tribal leaders had great prestige among the tribe leaders.  What Zhao Xun hopes is that they can report the situation of these tribes back in time, so that if there are changes, they can be prepared.

    Although Zhao Jun cannot directly control these nine tribes for the time being, it does not mean that Zhao Jun cannot defeat them.?It's just that once we take it down, we won't be able to occupy this place for a while. It's better to leave a few as shields.  If there really are changes, Zhao Jun will of course deal with them as quickly as possible.

    The Landu tribe, a member of the nine tribes, is a tribe in the central part of the northern area of ??Bingzhou. It is also the place where Zhao Jun contacted other tribes, gave instructions and held discussions.  Zhang Yuanjing, Zhao Jun's chief officer in charge of northern affairs, is here at this time.

    This Landu tribe is the master of the nine tribes, and it is the strongest one.  The strongest because in the Landu tribe, Zhao Jun had an elite division of 25,000 people.  Together with the original 50,000 troops, it was enough to suppress the other tribes.  This is also the reason why Zhang Yuanjing placed the Landu tribe in the center of the nine major tribes.

    Of course, because of the arrival of Zhao Jun, the Turkic leader of the Landu tribe, the garrison, lost control of the tribe.  In addition to the nominal garrison envoys, there were three deputy garrison envoys, one of whom was a Turk and was also won over by Zhao Jun.  Therefore, although the Landu tribe is a Turkic tribe, the power of the tribe is in the hands of Zhao Jun.

    Zhang Yuanjing, who was sitting high in the main tent of the Landu Tribe, said unhurriedly: "Guardians, with your ability, you must know the situation on the northern grasslands better than I do. This Xue Nieke can  Khan is not an ordinary person. He wants to consolidate his rule and wash away his shame, so he must go south. However, you are his primary target. In the hands of everyone.  It is stained with the blood of the tribes affiliated with Xue Nie Khan. If he really orders the warriors of the tribes within ten thousand miles, then you will be the ones who suffer. I know that you are unwilling to surrender to my lord. But.  , if you don¡¯t surrender to my lord, His Highness King Zhao, will you be able to live in peace?¡±

    "Now, Khan Xue Nie is collecting various tribes north of Jinshan Mountain. Anyone who does not surrender will become a ghost under his sword. But you are still sitting here, presiding over a great power, and fighting against me, Great Zhao.  Trade has the support of our great Zhao. Everyone, your lives and the lives of your tribesmen are much better than in the past. In addition, if it weren't for us, it would be difficult for you to survive last winter.  Xue Nie Khan is the culprit.¡±

    "So, when I come this time, I want all of you to prepare and be prepared to resist Xue Nie Khan. Remember, you are the guardian envoys of our country, and Xue Nie Khan can only destroy you, and  Not storage. Because he needs to establish his prestige, and you are the best candidates."

    Zhang Yuanjing¡¯s words made the expressions of the eight guardians change slightly. Although these eight guardians were reluctant, they also understood that what Zhang Yuanjing said was reasonable.  Of course, it's not that they are unwilling to resist Xue Nie Khan's army that may move south, but they are self-aware that the soldiers and horses in their hands are really no match for Xue Nie Khan's elite troops.

    Seeing the hesitation on the faces of several people, Zhang Yuanjing said calmly: "You don't need to worry, all the guardian envoys. After all, you are also our subordinate officials of Zhao and people under the rule of King Zhao. Therefore, the people in Xiazhou and Bingzhou are  The Zhao army will be your backing. My Lords, there are still four towns stationed in Bingzhou. In total, our Zhao army has nearly twenty soldiers in Xiazhou and Bingzhou.  Wan, what are we afraid of?¡±

    Du Yan, the leader of the Dujin tribe, said in a deep voice: "Master Zhang, since Xue Nie Khan's defeat last year, he has been aggressively conquering the disobedient tribes. Now, Xue Nie Khan has more than a million people and nearly a million soldiers in his hands.  I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with the soldiers we have. I know that your army has sharp armor and equipment, so I would like to ask your army to support some of the armor and equipment, because I don't know if you will agree to Xue Nie Khan's army."

    Du Yanyi said that several other garrison envoys also agreed one after another and asked for Zhao Jun's armor and equipment.  It was well known that the Turkic tribes were short of weapons.  The weapons and equipment were goods that the Central Plains Dynasty prohibited from attacking foreign enemies on the grasslands.  Especially after Zhao Jun defeated Cao Gang of the Bingzhou Northern Army, the entire northern arms trade was completely finished.  Zhao Jun issued an order that anyone who secretly sells weapons to the Hu tribe in the grassland will be punished by the Nine Tribes!  After killing several greedy big businessmen, no businessman dared to sell armor and equipment to Turkic tribes privately.

    Zhang Yuanjing said quietly: "My lord already knows your difficulties. It is also feasible to sell you armor and equipment. In exchange for war horses and livestock. How many soldiers and horses each department has, the corresponding armor and equipment will be sold. If the battle  If there are any losses, we will replenish them accordingly. Therefore, you need to have our supervisors with you. They will check the strength of your army and its needs. Is there any problem?"

    The eight guardian envoys frowned slightly. Although they could get weapons and equipment, they also had to pay a lot of horses and livestock.  At the end of last year, many of the tribe's livestock had been sold to Zhao in order to survive the winter.  Now In addition, those who join Zhao Jun in this army will also be subject to many restrictions."Master Zhang, our tribe has no problem. However, our Tumen tribe has very few livestock left. Apart from being used as seeds, there are really not many that can be traded." Moha, the guardian of the Tumen tribe, said in a solemn voice.

    Zhang Yuanjing smiled and said: "Master Moha, you don't have any tribes. There are many tribes in the north of you. In addition, in addition to war horses and livestock, we also accept captives and slaves under the age of 40 from various tribes. We  It¡¯s also necessary.¡±

    Moha was startled and immediately understood that Zhang Yuanjing meant to let them rob the tribes in the north and exchange the belongings of other tribes for Zhao's weapons and equipment.  Zhao Jun sells weapons to himself not to make himself stronger but to attack other tribes.  But Moha also knows his position very well. He is a person with little ambition and naturally knows what he should do.  So he nodded and said, "In this case, I have no problem. I will hand over the required amount to the supervisor and ask him to reply to Mr. Zhang."

    Zhang Yuanjing appreciated Moha¡¯s cooperative and obedient attitude and said with a smile: ¡°Very good, Master Moha is indeed a smart person.¡±

    The remaining garrison envoys had a lot of thoughts in their minds. They also understood what Zhang Yuanjing meant, but they all expressed no objection afterward.  After all, no matter what you are worried about at the moment, the weapons and equipment are the most important.  Because they represent strength.
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