sweeping the world

Chapter 312

If "The World" is used as a chessboard, then each country and power will occupy some territory on the chessboard, arrange their own chess pieces one after another, or prepare to make the first move, or perhaps wait for a counterattack.

The Shijie State of Zhao is still a giant, and Shihu holds the largest territory and population, and they occupy the center of the chessboard.

To the west and northwest of the chessboard are Ran's Qin State and Zhang's Liang State. Not many people in Ran's Qin State really regard it as a country, but Zhang's Liang State is an old-fashioned force.

The tribes of the Xiongnu still occupy the Heshuo area, and the neighbors of the tribes of the Xiongnu are the Tuoba Dai Kingdom, and the Tuoba Dai Kingdom has just been taught a lesson by the Murong Yan Kingdom in the east-to-north direction.

In the east and southeast, the Han tribe occupied Qingzhou and Xuzhou. If you judge the situation carefully, the Han tribe has gained a lot of limelight in the past two years. It is because the rise time is too short that it may not be taken seriously. Shijie Zhao Guoshi It is because the army is wiped out as soon as it arrives.Others such as Murong Yanguo and Eastern Jin Xiao~chao~ting also looked at it that way before, and they really paid attention to it after seeing the strength of the Han army in person.

The small ~chao~ court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty with the name of Zhengshuo was located in the south of the Yangtze River. In fact, they were not underestimated by Shijie Zhao Guo, they should be regarded as strong enemies.After all, the Shijie Zhao army fought the Jin army of the Eastern Jin Dynasty not infrequently. Although the Jin army has been defeated repeatedly, the Eastern Jin Xiao~chao~court survived and fought across the river many times.

Shijie Zhao Guo is a fierce tiger, but the surroundings are watched by wolves.Shi Hu suffered consecutive disadvantages, it's no wonder he wasn't furious with his fiery personality.

For Shi Hu, local rebellion is actually nothing. Shijie faced local rebellion and riots from the very beginning of his own state, and then he implemented "ethnic autonomy", which made Shijie Zhao a state in name, but In fact, it is a mutated version of tribes and tribal alliances.

To paraphrase an old saying, "Time flies like an arrow, the sun and the moon fly like a shuttle", and the winter will pass quickly amidst the busyness of all parties. The world" became restless again.

"According to the scouts' investigation, Zhu'a County and Dongping County have successively found the enemy." Ji Chang held a small and long wooden stick in his hand, pointing at the map of mountains and rivers: "It can be confirmed that the enemy in the direction of Zhu'a County The army is the Qiang army, and the enemy army in the direction of Dongping County is a multi-ethnic coalition army."

Qiang army?Then Yao Yizhong finally came!
It is said that it is in the direction of Zhu'a County, but in fact the Qiang army stopped at Qinghe County, Pingyuan County, and Yangping County on the other side of the Yellow River.It will be scattered so widely, it can be seen that the Qiang army is mainly composed of cavalry, and there are mostly plain terrain, but the Qiang army brings a lot of livestock and horses, so of course they cannot all gather in one place. Livestock and horses collect sufficient forage, and then the cavalry has never marched in regiments.

"The exact number is currently unknown, but it should be around 20?" Sang Yu rubbed his chin and said, "Yao Yizhong is the chief of the Qiang tribe, so he didn't just bring such a small amount of people, did he?"

The Qiang nationality is currently a large ethnic group. In fact, their number in the East has surpassed that of the Han family and Miao people, and they are currently the number one. They are divided into raw Qiang and cooked Qiang.Sheng Qiang generally live in the northwest and the plateau, including the basins around the plateau.The cooked Qiang basically entered the Central Plains, leaving only a part in Guanzhong and Northwest as the leading group of Sheng Qiang.

The real situation is that the Qiang people have never been a unified group, or even a nation. They are just widely distributed and scattered, but they have similar living habits, and their language and even their beliefs and culture have never been unified.

Yao Yizhong, as the new leader of the Qiang people, cannot command all the Qiang people, just like Shi Hu, who is the ruler of Shijie Zhao, cannot command all the people.

"We estimate that 20 will not be the limit of Yao Yizhong's military strength, and the final number will not be less than 40." Sang Yu didn't want to scare anyone at all, because the source of troops for the Hu people has always been complicated, and generally they are mainly from their own tribe. And then wantonly gather up miscellaneous beards as cannon fodder: "Information shows that the Qiang people are indeed gathering manpower on the north bank of the Yellow River. As long as they have enough food, it will not be surprising to gather an army of 50."

"It's just that there are more people, and the combat power...hehe." Liu Yan has long been used to hearing that the barbarians have hundreds of thousands of troops, but I really don't know if those who can really fight account for [-]% of them: "Yao Yizhong is eager to defeat us as soon as possible so that he can go back to the northwest and defeat Zhang Liang's army?"

The northwest is the basic area of ​​the Qiang people. This is almost a well-known fact in the world. There are only about [-] Zhang Liang troops raging in the northwest. However, Shihu asked Yao Yizhong to gather the Qiang army to fight in Qingzhou. It is estimated that there are some things worth studying. The place.

Guanzhong is the basic territory of the Di people. Ran Minjun easily captured Guanzhong. Even though Shi Hu was furious now, losing Guanzhong only left a piece of Shi Jie Zhao's territory missing. In fact, his vitality was severely damaged. It is Fu Hong and other Di people.

Qiang and Di are the two major thugs under the command of the Jie. The Qiang are numerous, and the Di are sincerely united. In recent years, the number of the Jie has increased, but a situation of putting the cart before the horse is also forming. Who can be sure that Shihu didn't do it on purpose? The current situation?It is to make the Qiang and Di people suffer heavy losses.

"Is there something that can be manipulated?" Liu Yan was talking about alienation, he said: "The world is in chaos, and Shijie's strength has not been lost much. Presumably, both Yao Yizhong and Fu Hong can see this."

"The Qiang people may be able to operate, but it is difficult for Fu Hong." Ji Chang said clearly: "Since King Qin has occupied Guanzhong, there is no possibility of giving it up. What Fu Hong wants is to occupy Guanzhong again."

Liu Yancai has no spare time to take care of Ran's Qin Kingdom. After all, Ran Min has Tongguan, Xiaoguan, and Lantianguan as barriers. Li's Chenghan in the south will not make trouble, and Zhang's Liang in the west will not abandon the covenant. Ran Min's small life The bitterness will be a little bit bitter, but in general it is still worry-free.

In the era when everyone hoped that others would shield them from guns, Ran's Qin State wanted to use the Han tribe as a shield. Didn't Liu Yan and others think that the Ran's Qin State Council, which had the danger of three passes, was a good shield?
The reality is that Liu Yan himself feels that it is difficult to swallow the Central Plains, and Murong Xianbei is about to go south, so the current expansion is just a step closer to preparing for the future layout.

Maybe, just maybe..., several forces attacking Shijie and Zhao Guo will really destroy Shijie, but it doesn't mean that peace will come, it is estimated that it will be a more complicated battle.

Facing the situation of separatist regimes, Liu Yan thought from the bottom of his heart that it would not be a bad thing for the Chinese Miao people to have more influence. After all, it would be relatively convenient for the same ethnic group to communicate, and then it would form a true "Three Kings Alliance". The Central Plains is driven out, and another gentleman's battle will be the best choice.

"The Yellow River and other water systems are already thawing, and ships can enter the Yellow River after the thawing is complete." Liu Yan fixed his eyes on the direction of Dongping County and asked, "What's the situation there?"

"It is reported that the commander of the Shijie Zhao army in Dongping County is Ma Qiu." Sang Yu briefly introduced Ma Qiu's information, and then introduced the strength of the troops: "At present, there should be about [-] troops. The Jie people who came this time The number is much higher than any previous time, it should be about [-]."

Ma Qiu is a famous general in the Jie family, but this famous general has a lot of water, and his life history can be briefly summarized by repeated battles and defeats.The worst fiasco so far occurred in the war between Shijie Zhao State and Murong Yan State a few years ago. It was when Ma Qiu led tens of thousands of troops and was ambushed by Murong Ke's [-] elites. It was thousands who were able to escape, and the rest were all ambushed and killed.

"The Jie people are fierce, and you need to treat them with caution." Sang Yu reminded for no reason, he said: "Shihu cherishes his tribe, he rarely mobilized the Jie people in several battles, and almost lost no losses to the Jie people after several major defeats. Today Ma Qiu brought [-] this time, which shows Shi Hu's attitude."

It is said that Shijie Zhao Guo must have careful preparations, so this time the Han army will not be able to fight as easily as before.

Liu Yan did not underestimate the Jie people. For any ethnic group in the Central Plains, the Jie people who love to eat people are synonymous with cruelty. There has never been a real battle with the Jie clan, so it is difficult to judge what will happen.

According to a more popular explanation, the Jie people are currently a race with a special bonus aura. Zahu is naturally fearful and obedient. Other ethnic groups also think that the Jie people are very powerful. Most of the Han army are It is really hard to say whether there is a sense of fear in the heart of a group that has been brutally ruled by the Jie tribe.

In the face of fear, one must overcome fear and become stronger, or be overwhelmed by fear and become weak. Liu Yan is very clear about this.

"After the beginning of spring, there will be several rainy seasons, and there will be gaps in between." Sang Yu thought for a while, and then said: "We have been infiltrating into the surrounding area throughout the winter, and the king led the troops to the salient. Appearance will not be accidental."

Ji Chang nodded and said, "Yao Yizhong is located on the north bank of the Yellow River. The Yellow River will be suitable for swimming when it completely thaws, but it will be impossible to cross the river when it is full of ice slag."

Liu Yan listened in detail, he nodded and said: "Then the interval between rainy seasons is a fighter."

The total number of Han troops in the camp where Liu Yan is located is 1. In fact, only [-] can be regarded as the main force, and the rest are at the auxiliary level.

There are 1 Han troops in Taishan County, including [-] mercenaries from the Korean Peninsula.There is a hiding place in front of this army, and as Liu Yan moves forward, most of the need to lose concealment has been exposed.

"Since Ma Qiu moved his troops forward to Dongping County, he must have the desire to attack." Ji Chang had been silent just now. After being defeated in the First World War, he was dismissed by Shi Hu, and his title was also cut off. Since he appeared in Dongping County, he should have been reappointed recently."

In fact, the history here has changed again. Ma Qiu was appointed again because he was appointed as the governor of Liangzhou, and was assigned to attack Zhang's Liangguo.Now Ma Qiu appeared in Yanzhou.

Liu Yan asked: "Tai'an means to grasp Ma Qiu's eagerness to make contributions?"

As a strategist, he likes to play with and manipulate people's hearts. The starting point for the layout of war is to understand the character of the enemy's general. Once encountering an unfamiliar enemy, he will be a little blind.

Spring is the best time to do something meaningful, such as sending a small number of troops to provoke Ma Qiu?

The former name of Dongping County was Dahe County, and it was first established in the second year of Ganlu in the Western Han Dynasty (52 BC), when the reigning Emperor of the Han Dynasty was Liu Bingji (Liu Xun).The reason why Dahe County was changed to Dongping was because Liu's clan relatives came to the country, that is to say, it became a feudal country.

By the time Wang Mang usurped the government and led to uprisings, Dongping Kingdom had actually been abolished, and then it belonged to Yanzhou directly under the jurisdiction. The reason why it became directly under the state capital is that Dongping has always been a place rich in salt and iron.

When Cao Wei arrived, Dongping established a feudal state again. The difference was that the original state became the clan of Cao Wei. What was more pitiful was that the Sima family usurped the throne not long after, and Dongping State was abolished again, and became Dongping County again.

Liu Yan sent troops to stimulate Ma Qiu, and he needed to pass through Jibei County before arriving at the jurisdiction of Dongping County.Another option is to turn a corner from Lu County and enter Dongping County, but the distance is really far away. The difference is that you can use the river system of Surabaya to directly break into Daze (which is Juyeze).

The place where Ma Qiu stops is of course in the capital of a county, which is a city without salt.He has been inquiring about Liu Yan from his deputy Sun Fudu recently, including what kind of tribe the Han tribe is, the composition, organizational system, weapons, armor, etc. of the Han army... In fact, the quality is not low, and it is not obvious that Liu Yan is underestimated.

Then again, of course, Ma Qiu couldn't underestimate Liu Yan. After all, he had grown from scratch in four years and was able to win many battles. How stupid must he be to still despise Liu Yan?
Sun Fudu had already fought the Han army once last time. In fact, he felt that he was defeated quite uselessly. It was the dissatisfaction that he lost before he had time to play.

Unconvinced in his heart, he wanted to find a place, which caused Sun Fu to collect all the information about Liu Yan very carefully. What impressed him most was the unreasonable quality of armor and equipment under Liu Yan's command.

"Although it looks luxurious, the Han army is not a flashy army like the Jin army. At least the Han army is very stable in fighting, even if it encounters setbacks, it will not shake the morale of the army." Sun Fudu saw that Ma Qiu's face was a little strange, and he couldn't help He didn't explain: "Master, it's not because he was defeated once and deliberately increased the combat power of the Han army to save face for himself."

Ma Qiu still attaches great importance to leading the army this time. Hearing this, he nodded, but his eyes were a little erratic...

……Dividing line……

I have to explain that the lack of updates recently is because Honor has been in a sick state. If you bear with it, you can still do two updates a day.

Then, the weather was really weird and the air was extremely bad, which caused the two children to cough and vomit first, and then cough and fever repeatedly, so they had to take care of the children.

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