The Maojin knife from the late Jin Dynasty

Chapter 242: Slaughter the Xiongnu and return our mountains and rivers

Liu Tai's actions naturally couldn't hide Shi Le, and even Liu Tai had no intention of hiding Shi Le.

Although I transferred the Tunqi Camp and the Yueqi Camp, my hard work this month was not without results.

Needless to say, the water in Yecheng's moat has been successfully cut off. The water flow that originally protected Yecheng has become an obstacle that hinders the entry and exit of Shile's army.

And soon after Liu Tai left, Zhou Ping immediately asked Liu Xia to patrol near Yecheng.

It was such a display of power that Shi Le gritted his teeth, but there was nothing he could do.

Shi Le knew very well that the only remaining soldiers under his command were veterans who had fled all the way back, and these veterans saw Liu Xia's heavy cavalry swinging their legs and had no hope at all.

If veterans can't do it, can we still count on new recruits?
Although Shi Le wanted to kill him, he knew that as long as the heavy cavalry was there, his soldiers would not be able to kill him.

Shi Le couldn't help but clenched his fists. He didn't understand why Liu Tai didn't attack Yecheng. As long as Yecheng was defended by walls and the veterans in the city led the new recruits, the soldiers could mature quickly. Then he might still have a chance. .

But Liu Tai refused to fight. He consumed so much food, diverted the moat along the way, piled up mountains of earth, and cleaned up the surrounding defense facilities. When he thought Liu Tai was about to take action, he actually ran away? !
It seems that he is planning to just leave himself here and ignore it.

To be honest, Shi Le felt somewhat inexplicably déjà vu when he looked at the scene in front of him.

Because when he looked at the situation in front of him, he vaguely felt that it was similar to when Liu Tai fought with Liu Kun and Wang Kuang. He seemed to have trapped Liu Kun's army in the city with moat water, and then went to fight Wang Kuang.

It's just that I stood like a follower back then, but now that I have become King Zhao, I seem to be just a backdrop.

Shi Le was filled with resentment and hammered the city wall hard, but there was nothing he could do.

Because all his elites have been slaughtered long ago, now he can only continue to wait.

Compared with Shi Le's suffering at this time, Liu Yao felt that his crusade against Liu Tai this time seemed to go smoothly.

At this moment, I was not very familiar with Hebei. After all, I had never been to Hebei, and I was afraid of being ambushed somewhere.

When the time comes, I will not be able to dispatch my 10,000+ army in time, but I will regret it too late.

But he didn't expect that before what he was worried about happened, Tao Bao would already lead his men to join forces.

Naturally, he knew Tao Bao's position in Shi Le's army. Shi Le asked Tao Bao to garrison along the Yellow River, naturally because Tao Bao had corresponding abilities.

And it has to be said that Taobao's ability is indeed outstanding, especially he is very familiar with Ji County.

At this moment, Taobao came back from his military camp and reported to Liu Yao with a serious expression:

"Your Majesty, the military camp where your Majesty was originally stationed showed signs of being used, but the thieves have all retreated!"

"Oh? But Liu Tai's puppet Han army?" Liu Yao reacted immediately when he heard Taobao's words.

Tao Bao shook his head and said: "According to the information that I have gathered and the traces left by the thief, it is not Liu Tai, but Zu Ti!"

"Zu Ti?!" When Liu Yao heard this name, he felt thoughtful and said:
"But when Liu Kun went south, he captured Zu Ti from Luoyang. He was a bold and careful man. When he saw the opportunity, he sent his troops northward. Unfortunately, he was hindered by the insects of the Southern Jin Dynasty. Otherwise, he and Liu Kun would join forces at that time. The Xiongnu state is in danger of overthrowing!"

"It's this person!" Taobao, who had fought with Zu Ti many times, said to Liu Yao,

"This person has an elite force in his hands, called the Beifu soldiers. They are composed of refugees from the north. They are very difficult to deal with.

In addition, this man was extremely good at winning over people's hearts. The fort masters along the Yellow River also respected him. The Han fort masters in the north of the Yellow River even had connections with him.

It's a pity that King Zhao ordered me not to embarrass the Wubao masters in the north without conclusive evidence, otherwise I would kill several Wubao masters to see if they dare to continue to collude secretly with Zu Ti! "

"This is indeed a difficult enemy!" Liu Yao said, "Has this person already crossed the river?"

"That's not true!" Taobao shook his head and said, "Liu Tai had a naval army, which once made great efforts to kill Wang Jun!"

"I know this. Liu Tai was granted a title by the late emperor and became the King of Qi because of his contribution to killing Wang Jun!"

Liu Yao's words were somewhat gritted when he said this. He only changed the country's name and national unification. What do you have to say against it?

You don't mind being a dog to Liu Cong at all, why should you act like a dog to me and you react so fiercely?

Seeing Liu Yao's words, Taobao nodded and said: "The fleet came along the entrance of the Yellow River and crisscrossed the Yellow River.

Zu Ti did not prepare a naval force. If he crossed the Yellow River and headed north, he was afraid of being cut off by Liu Tai's formation, so he retreated.

However, based on my understanding of Zu Ti, this person has always been bold and cautious. When the river freezes, I am afraid he will go north to attack! "

"I understand!" Liu Yao patted Tao Bao on the shoulder and said, "If I and Liu Tai haven't decided the winner by then, please ask the general to protect him and avoid being surrounded by Zu Ti!"

"How dare you disobey me!" Taobao heard Liu Yao's words and quickly replied to Liu Yao.

"But since Liu Tai's team has appeared here, won't Liu Tai send troops to station here?" Liu Yao asked doubtfully.

Taobao shook his head and said, "This place is at least two hundred miles away from Yecheng, and there is even more threat from Zu Ti. Even if there is a fleet to protect us, it is useless.

Seriously, as long as he blocks our army in Wei County, our army will have nothing to do, so why come all the way here.

After all, the weather is about to start snowing in winter. When the river freezes, Liu Tai's fleet will be unable to advance or retreat, and food and grass will be unsustainable. "

Liu Yao heard Tao Bao's words and quickly understood Tao Bao's meaning, that is, the main city of Yecheng has not been captured by Liu Tai, and it would be meaningless for Liu Tai to capture Ji County.

Because Yecheng is the core, and if Yecheng is not captured, then if Liu Tai wants to capture Jijun, it will be conquered quickly in the future, so there is no need to invest force here.

What's more important is that as the weather enters winter, the river freezes, which is even more of a big problem for Liu Tai.

Because Liu Tai could calmly suppress Shi Le, he had the role of a fleet to some extent. Even if he could not provide support on the battlefield, just transporting grain and grass gave Liu Tai a lot of resources both in terms of manpower and physical resources.

But with the waterway frozen, the team building Liu Tai created can no longer function. It’s hard to say what will happen next!Because of this, Liu Tai did not need to station troops so far away. It was normal to guard the borders of Wei County and reduce food and grass consumption.

And this is also consistent with what Taobao said when he came to seek refuge with him. He went to Yecheng for rescue, but soon after entering Wei County, he was severely beaten by Liu Tai's cavalry commander named Ge Xin. It made sense in an instant.

After Liu Yao figured this out, he set up camp in Jijun Anxin and had a good night's rest.

On the second day, he led the army to move forward, and soon arrived near Chaoge.

"Your Majesty, Chaoge is ahead of us. Once Chaoge passes, we will enter the territory of Wei County." Taobao introduced.

At this moment, the scouts from the front rushed over in a panic, "Report, many soldiers poured out of Chaoge City ahead, all of them displayed Chinese and Qi banners, leading the army to come this way!"

"What?!" Liu Yao couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and didn't react for a while.

Taobao reacted immediately and said to Liu Yao quickly, "Your Majesty, Yecheng is nearly two hundred miles away from here. Even if Liu Tai leads the army, I'm afraid they will already be exhausted. This is our chance. !”

"What Tao Aiqing said is true!" When Liu Yao heard Tao Bao's words, he couldn't help but make up his mind. Generally, the scouts he sent out were about fifteen miles away. Counting the time it took for the scouts to come to report the news, no matter how fast Liu Tai thought about it, There is also a distance of ten miles.

How far is ten miles?Some armies march, and it is considered good if they can march twenty miles in a day.

Because of the thirty-mile march, I am afraid that there will be non-combat attrition, and some soldiers may even desert.

Even if Liu Tai enters the attacking range at this moment, the distance of ten miles makes Liu Tai appear in front of him. I am afraid it will take three quarters to half an hour. Even if Liu Tai is all cavalry, it will take at least a quarter of an hour.

Liu Yao hoped in his heart that Liu Tai would give him more time, and Liu Yao immediately ordered his soldiers to quickly change from the long snake formation when they were on their way to a battle formation!
But the problem is that Liu Yao issued orders one after another, and after his own army accepted the orders, the entire movement was astonishingly slow.

You must know that these are 15 people. If you want them to change from the Long Snake Formation to other battle formations in a short period of time, I am afraid it will take someone among the 72 generals who is good at changing military formations to do this. .

The only thing Liu Yao could do was to first order the regiments of Liu Qian, Pingxian, Qiu Zhongbo, Hu Yanqing and others who were particularly capable of fighting under his command to be dispatched in front of him to deal with Liu Tai's sudden arrival.

However, Liu Yao was fortunate that Liu Tai was not in full cavalry, so he did not rush in front of him within a quarter of an hour.

However, what Liu Yao couldn't imagine was that Liu Tai was still leading the infantry at this moment, and he didn't even have two quarters of an hour before he saw Liu Tai's army appear in front of him from the horizon.

Liu Tai looked at Liu Yao, but he didn't have any intention of speaking to each other, so he rushed to Chaoge last night, attacked directly, and then rested inside for a good night. Now that he met, Just start fighting.

Liu Tai didn't want to ambush Liu Yao, because there was no suitable place for an ambush in this generation's terrain.

Probably it was because Jiang Taigong was a little off during the Battle of Makino, so this place could be seen at a glance.

For Liu Tai, what he wanted was not an ambush, but just an encounter with Liu Yao!

Liu Tai understood the military habits of this era. There must be some moisture among Liu Yao's 30 men, but they must have passed the [-] line!

It's like Han Xin's evaluation of Liu Bang as he can only command 10 people. It seems like Han Xin looks down on Liu Bang.

But in fact, this is a very high evaluation for a general. At any time in the Chinese dynasty, a commander who can reliably command 10 people is the pillar of the country.

If you encounter a good dynasty, even if the moisture is high, there will be no problem if you mix 72 floor tiles.

Because for people like Han Xin, someone who can command 10 people is barely considered an individual.

Even if he was a sandbag for Xiang Yu, he would still be qualified. If someone else, Xiang Yu, would die if he stabbed him, he wouldn't be able to hold Xiang Yu back.

Liu Tai judged that Liu Yao might have become the commander of the army. After all, he had fought many wars as a representative of the clan, but Liu Tai judged that Liu Yao had not reached the 10 people line.

Of course, even if it is achieved, Liu Tai said that he would beat you to death in the field!

In fact, Liu Yao is indeed as Liu Tai judged, because as the leader of the clan, Liu Cong has given resources for training, which makes Liu Yao basically only one step away from the commander of a large army with a level of more than [-]. separated.

Now there is only one thing missing, which is to kill Liu Tai and sacrifice the flag. Liu Yao will definitely cross this line because of his increased confidence and become the top commander of the army.

Of course, no matter who is in the world now, as long as he kills Liu Tai, the confidence it brings will make him become the commander of the army sooner or later.

This may be a special way for military strategists to grow. If you want to be number one, all you have to do is kill the current number one. With the confidence it brings, no matter how outrageous your fighting style is, you will be number one.

The same is true for Liu Tai. Liu Tai's courage and self-confidence accumulated along the way, and he also dared to put all his chips in the bet after discovering the opponent's weaknesses.

The army built by Liu Tai is the greatest confidence to realize Liu Tai's plan.

It's not that Liu Tai's tactics are brilliant, but that the soldiers under his command are leading in nationalism, military history system, government army system, and equipment. Now coupled with Liu Tai's undefeated golden body, it supports Liu Tai's many seemingly A decision that goes against normal military logic.

As a result, Liu Tai's order, which should have been wrong, was suddenly corrected by his soldiers.

For the soldiers under Liu Tai's command, they don't care whether Liu Tai's order is right or wrong. They only know that as long as it is Liu Tai's order, they can carry it out themselves, because the king's order is absolutely infallible. !
Now, Liu Tai galloped on his horse, pointing Fang Tian's painted halberd in the direction of Liu Yao, and said loudly,
"You gentlemen and I will work together to build up the Han Dynasty, slaughter the Xiongnu, and return our mountains and rivers to me. One of the mighty Han warriors will be worth five!"

When the soldiers under Liu Tai's command heard Liu Tai's words, they couldn't help but get excited. The stories of the Han Dynasty repeatedly told by military historians have long been deeply imprinted in the minds and even the bones and blood of the soldiers.

They knew that since Liu Tai led them, they were fighting for the revival of the Han Dynasty.

To this day, Liu Tai still practices this way, and he is even more proud of it!
Liu Tai's words were like a magic spell, awakening the fighting spirit of his soldiers, allowing them to regain their glory as sons of the Han family.

This shocked the soldiers under Liu Yao's command unconsciously, and they felt that the enemy in front of them had undergone some indescribable changes.

I don't know why, but looking at Liu Tai and his soldiers who were charging forward without hesitation, Liu Yao's soldiers unconsciously felt that they were a little shorter, and their fighting spirit was suppressed by Liu Tai's army unconsciously!

"Slaughter the Xiongnu and return our mountains and rivers...are you talking about us? But we are also Han people..."

"That's right, no, we have Maodun as our national leader, and now we are the great Zhao who succeeded the Xiongnu..."

(End of this chapter)