Eight Hills in the Eastern Jin Dynasty

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Liu Muzhi sighed softly: "Although these few have good abilities in commanding the army, they are still young, only in their thirties, and they lack the ability to handle government affairs. Even in the Beifu Army, their qualifications are not very high." It is difficult to replace the five generals you just mentioned. And Liu Jingxuan also has a hidden ability, that is, he once lived on the run in Nanyan for more than a year, and he has some friendship with many local Xianbei chiefs and powerful Han people. His bravery and majesty are quite influential in the local area and should not be touched lightly."

Liu Daogui sighed: "What you said makes sense. After all, Qingzhou is a newly recovered important town and important place. However, I heard that according to military reports, Brother Ashou also led the 20,000 newly recruited sergeants in Qingzhou, including the above Wan Xianbei cavalry is also heading south to the north of the Yangtze River, preparing to join forces with the elder brother and march along the river. So, didn't Brother Ashou also leave Qingzhou? He is not indispensable."

Liu Muzhi smiled slightly: "Because I killed the Han family and Feng family who caused chaos in Qingzhou, other families did not dare to act rashly for a while, but the first batch of tiger-spotted cavalry led by Duan Hong and others were neutralized in the Battle of Jiankang Although they did not go back, the rewards have been given to their families. These Xianbei soldiers who had doubts about us before know that we really do what we say, pardon them, and will give them rewards based on their subsequent military exploits. There were enough rewards, so they all rushed to fight. This time, nearly 8,000 cavalry and 3,000 to 4,000 infantry volunteered to join the army. Ah Shou led them, and about 10,000 newly recruited Han infantry, to go south to fight against the monster thieves. ”

Liu Daogui nodded: "But in this way, we are not afraid that Qingzhou is empty and has insufficient troops, and the Northern Wei or Later Qin will take the opportunity to attack?"

Liu Muzhi shook his head: "There are still about 20,000 defenders in Qingzhou, and there are also about 20,000 local troops from various states and counties, that is, the private soldiers of powerful families. Yang Muzhi leads the troops there to guard them. , and Pilu Daoxiu and others, as representatives of the local powerful families, stayed here."

"Moreover, the Northern Wei and the Later Qin are now having their own troubles. The Later Qin was attacked by Hu Xia and lacked troops. The tens of thousands of soldiers and horses who had previously prepared to assist Sima Guofan and others withdrew from Luoyang, so that Sima Guofan, The rebels like Sima Chuzhi can only withdraw their troops and return to Liangjun and other places."

"As for the Northern Wei Dynasty, their troubles may be even greater. The newly rising Mobei Rouran has unified the desert and become a powerful steppe khanate. Moreover, the current Rouran Khan Datan has completely turned against the Northern Wei Dynasty, claiming that We must seek repayment from the Northern Wei Dynasty for the blood feud of previous generations of khans who were defeated at its hands and forced to surrender to it."

Liu Daogui said in surprise: "The Northern Wei Dynasty has only entered the Central Plains for more than ten years, and a new powerful khanate will appear on the grassland? I have heard of Rouran, but didn't they give the Northern Wei a miserable blow? Several generations of khans were either Death or surrender, why does it suddenly become more important?"

Liu Muzhi curled up his lips: "In order to seize control of the Central Plains, the Northern Wei Dynasty took almost all the tribes who were willing to follow them to the Central Plains. The light cavalry had more than 400,000 troops, and the other tribal people were hundreds. After all these efforts, the grassland was emptied, with a lot of water sources and pastures being emptied. The Rouran tribe, which had stayed in Mobei to guard and monitor other tribes, took the opportunity to stand on their own. Although they had been defeated by the Northern Wei Dynasty several times before, , but their strength is still there, and they will flee to the west and north after each defeat. Although the Northern Wei army is powerful, it is not easy to pursue thousands of miles. After the main force of the Northern Wei Dynasty entered the Central Plains, even the Monan garrison They have been greatly reduced, which gives Rouran an opportunity to attack and win over the Mobei tribes and dominate the grassland."

"When Tuoba Si was there, the Northern Wei Dynasty was still a little afraid. Now that Tuoba Si has come to the throne, the regime is not stable. Some tribes in Monan are also showing a tendency to become centrifugal, let alone Rouran in Mobei. So within a few years, the Rouran tribe unified Mobei and established a powerful khanate that controlled hundreds of thousands of people. From time to time, they crossed the desert and carried out predatory attacks on the tribes in Monan that were still loyal to the Northern Wei Dynasty, defeating them. After these tribes, they dispersed and fled in several directions with their captive people, cattle and sheep."

"When the Northern Wei army came to rescue them, they had already fled without a trace. However, the Wei army crossed the desert several times to attack, but because of the distance, they returned without success. After the Wei army retreated to the Central Plains, they would come again, and so on. The fighting style is quite similar to Hu Xia's high-mobility way of attacking the Later Qin Dynasty, and the tired country's fighting style of coming and going without leaving a trace. Therefore, the Northern Wei Dynasty can also be said to be miserable, and most of its troops must be placed in Monan to deal with Rouran. superior."

"As for the Liaodong area, look for Shuyuan www.zhaoshuyuan.com. Beiyan, the old rival of the Northern Wei Dynasty, has been preparing for war since Feng usurped the country. On the one hand, it attacked Goguryeo in the east to expand its territory, and on the other hand, it also married Rouran. Rouran's ousted predecessor, Hulu Khan, was the one who wanted his daughter to marry Beiyan. However, traitorous ministers and his subordinates spread rumors that he wanted his subordinate's daughter to be married off as a maid, so his subordinates mutinied and captured him. Have you heard about the one who was sent to Beiyan together with the princess?"

Liu Daogui nodded: "This matter is so famous that I don't think it would be easy not to hear about it. However, it seems that Beiyan and Rouran did not have bad blood after that. Although there was no intermarriage between the two parties, they were still a military alliance and shared their burdens with each other. There is a lot of pressure from the Northern Wei Dynasty. If according to what you said, Rouran can invade the Northern Wei Dynasty many times now, then Beiyan will definitely take the opportunity to counterattack the Northern Wei Dynasty."

Liu Muzhi said calmly: "There is no big counterattack. After all, after the Yan Kingdom retreated to Liao, it was too far away from the Central Plains. Last time, Murong Bao, when he was the last emperor of Later Yan, wanted to lead his army south to conquer the Northern Wei Dynasty. , regained the lost territory, but the army mutinied on the way, leading to death. Since then, the Yan State has almost given up the idea of ​​fighting back to the Central Plains. It just prefers Liaoning. The alliance with Rouran is just for the self-protection of the same Qi Lianzhi, not for the purpose of Counterattack the Central Plains."

"On the other hand, the Northern Wei Dynasty sent troops to attack Northern Yan several times, but they were defeated by the Yan army because of the long distance and difficulty in supplying supplies. After Tuoba Si's death, the two sides entered a stalemate stage, and no one could destroy the other. , however, the Northern Wei Dynasty not only had to retain troops to defend Beiyan on the eastern front, but also used its main force to deal with Rouran. In the Hebei region of the Central Plains, rebellions continued, and it was necessary to retain troops to suppress it. It was already beyond its capabilities and unable to attack Qingzhou again. We have already obtained this information and it has been confirmed. If this was not the case, how could we safely let the slaves lead the army to go south first, and then let Ah Shou lead the troops to leave?" (End of this chapter)

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