Chapter 366: The Exploding Youzhou
Just as Chen Xi was thinking about how to divide the vast land of the northern grassland, Youzhou was in an uproar.
The situation in Youzhou in the north was getting worse and worse. The Eastern Xianbei, with nearly 100,000 people, swallowed up most of the Wuhuan forces and then entered Youzhou from Jundushan.
What is even more incredible is that the Eastern Xianbei also sent people to contact Goryeo, and Goryeo, which had already begun to slowly retreat, immediately began to counterattack.
The situation, which had been gradually improving, collapsed in an instant. Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan were shocked when they heard the news.
"Su Yanpu, you are a waste!" Liu Yu could not understand how an army with more than 100,000 combat-ready soldiers, which had been gathered together in advance, could be annexed by the Xianbei in one battle.
Originally, all the reinforcements from the north had to be transferred to Changping for defense. After all, the Xianbei had even approached the capital of Youzhou, and the two sides were only a hundred miles apart. If the Xianbei broke through , the entire Youzhou would fall in a flash.
Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan knew very well that the reason why the Xianbei had not yet attacked Changping was entirely because the Xianbei had not yet completely digested and annexed the Wuhuan, Southern Xiongnu and other Hu tribes.
Within a month at the latest, the Xianbei would have cleaned up their internal affairs, accumulated strength, and taken over Youzhou in one fell swoop.
"The Hu people, they all deserve to die!" Gongsun Zan said with a dark face. He had been persuaded by Liu Yu and believed that the Hu people were not irrecyclable garbage. At least they were still of some use.
Now it seems that the Hu people are trash, especially the Xianbei, the trash among trash.
He and Liu Yu were both to blame for taking advantage of the weak defense of Youzhou and approaching such a place.
They were so busy dealing with the Korean army coming from the northeast that they completely ignored these wolf cubs on the grassland.
"Send a message to Ju Yi, and ask him to rush to Changping immediately. Changping must not be lost!" Gongsun Zan took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down as he began to give orders.
Changping was originally Youzhou's defense line against the Hu people, but the city walls were not very high, and a lot of food and war supplies had been stored in the city for a long time, so the Xianbei must not be allowed to succeed.
Once the Xianbei attack is successful, they will have a way to advance or retreat. Moreover, once Changping is captured, the empty Youzhou territory will definitely be looted by the Hu people. It is possible that Youzhou will be completely occupied by the Hu people.
Moreover, as long as the Xianbei and other Hu people could hold out in Youzhou until winter, relying on the heavy snow to block the roads, they would definitely destroy Youzhou completely. This was something that Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu could never accept.
"Send extraordinary people to Qingzhou, Jizhou and Bingzhou to ask for help. At the same time, tell the court about Youzhou's predicament and mobilize more experts!" Gongsun Zan gave the order sternly.
"Gongsun Zan, you have experience in fighting the Hu people, so leave Changping to me. I will lead a small army to the north to contact the Buyeo army that was attacked by Goryeo. Don't die before I bring the army back!"
After Liu Yu calmed down, he handed over the defense of Changping to Gongsun Zan and drove north directly. He wanted to lead the Fuyu army personally. Su Yanpu's failure made him very worried about the ability of the King of Fuyu. If the King of Fuyu was also a waste by then, Youzhou would be even more passive.
"Hu people..." Gongsun Zan looked at the map solemnly. He didn't understand how the Xianbei could have the courage to take advantage of the situation and rob.
His judgment was the same as that of the wise men in the Central Plains. They all concluded that the Hu people from the grassland would not move south in large numbers until the beginning of next spring. This was not because of speculation, but because he was confident that as long as he was alive, the Hu people from the grassland would not dare to set foot in Youzhou without reason.
Could it be that the so-called grassland overlord of the Xianbei really awakened the Xianbei?
As soon as this thought came to Gongsun Zan's mind, he rejected it immediately, thinking it was impossible.
The Han Dynasty did not lose to the Hu people head-on, and the Hu people did not win a resounding victory, so how could they suddenly wake up?
If they had not awakened, then why did these Xianbei dare to actively attack Youzhou?
The Han army could defeat the Five Barbarians alone and his title of White Horse General was not just talk. Without special reasons, the Xianbei would never have taken the initiative to attack Youzhou.
The reality is critical. Under the control of Goryeo, this Xianbei may even break the Han Dynasty's spiritual suppression of the Hu people.
If the Xianbei really awakens completely by then, it will be a big trouble.
He knew very well that once the first Hu man overcame his fear and opened the half-open door, it would mean that countless people would pour in from outside the door.
By that time, it would definitely be a nightmare for the three northern states.
The Hu people are also human beings. The reason why the Han Dynasty was able to suppress the Hu people around them was because of the Hu people's fear of them. Once this awe was broken, the cost of rebuilding it again would be too high.
When Jia Xu, who was on his way to Youzhou, received this information, he was completely stunned. If others didn't know it, how could he not know it?
"The Northern Huns... have actually taken action?" Jia Xu quickly picked up a piece of paper and began to deduce.
After a long time, Jia Xu breathed a sigh of relief. From the report, the maximum strength of the Xianbei army this time was no more than 500,000 men, mixed with surrendered soldiers from various tribes, so their combat effectiveness was worrying.
If the Northern Huns took action, they would never use such a small force. It must be that the Northern Huns mixed some sand into the Xianbei to serve as the backbone.
"Haha, human greed is like a snake swallowing an elephant. It is probably just a few people whose internal energy has left their bodies. Even if there are more, the Xianbei are not idiots, so how could they not see it?" Jia Xu sneered.
As long as there is no large-scale invasion by the Northern Huns , there will be no problem, and it will be Jia Xu's turn to get the credit for gaining votes.
"Jundu Mountain...it's really a great place!"
Based on the intelligence, Jia Xu quickly found the problem of the Xianbei, that is, Juyongguan, the pass of Jundu Mountain that had been occupied by the Xianbei.
Unless the Hu people are idiots, they will never go anywhere else.
Juyongguan has been opened, and the only remaining line of defense in Youzhou is Changping. Once Changping falls, there will be no more obstacles to Youzhou south of the Great Wall. Even if Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu defeat Goryeo and return to the court, the entire Youzhou will almost become a living hell.
Moreover, the layout of Youzhou is very reasonable. If the Hu people want to do whatever they want in Youzhou, they must take over Changping.
One reason is that Changping is just an ordinary city, but it is the grain reserve base of Juyongguan. A large amount of grain in Youzhou is stored here, ready to provide food guarantee for fighting against the Hu people , and food is precisely the biggest temptation to the Hu people.
Second, Changping was not specially reinforced like the Great Wall and other large cities, so it was very easy to attack Changping.
Third, if the Xianbei had any connection with Goryeo, conquering Changping and cutting off the northern border would be almost a win-win situation for the Xianbei and Goryeo, and the only loser would be Youzhou.
If it were in the past, Jia Xu might have been helpless and could only hold on. After all, he was not from Youzhou and was not even familiar with the terrain, so how could he come up with any strategy?
Wise men always make extensions based on existing intelligence. It would be strange if the intelligence he has now can help him deal with the Xianbei.
But before he set out, he carefully examined the map of Youzhou on the Jiuzhou Ding, and he was familiar with all the mountains, rivers and streams.
Jia Xu, who had a good grasp of the geographical environment, thought of a way to break the impasse in just a moment. If Juyong Pass was opened, the influx of Hu people would be unstoppable. But if Juyong Pass was closed, the Hu people would be trapped.
You should know that Juyongguan is not a single pass, it is a complete defense system composed of a set of passes, narrow passes, walls and mountains.
Therefore, in addition to the Juyong Pass, the Han Dynasty could completely start from Qingzhou, cross the Liaohe River, counterattack Juyong Pass from the north of Juyong Pass, and cut off the Xianbei's logistical supplies.
In less than a week, the Xianbei's internal problems would definitely erupt. By that time, the Hu people, who had no food, would be in disarray and could be easily defeated.
In this way, Changping can be used as a bait to fix all the Hu people around, so that the destructive power of the Xianbei entering Youzhou can be minimized. The best thing is to take these Hu people away in one wave, and then use these captives to rebuild Youzhou.
"Let me think about it. Are there any troops near Youzhou that can be mobilized..."
"The troops in Bingzhou cannot be mobilized, and we have to guard against other Hu people's unauthorized movements. So we can withdraw Hua Xiong's Xiliang cavalry from Lu Zhi's army and march north. Lu Zhi has already won, so withdrawing his troops will not cause much trouble."
Jia Xu immediately began to make arrangements. He was quite confident about this war where the battlefield had already been chosen and was waiting for him to figure out a solution. If it were the Northern Huns, he might have been a little worried.
But the Xianbei, who were influenced by the Northern Huns, were just a group of ants with enhanced strength. All he had to do was wait.
As long as Hua Xiong arrives, everything else will be a matter of course. Compared to the Xianbei, Jia Xu is actually more worried about Goryeo in the north.
Originally according to their calculations, Goryeo would definitely retreat because of the Nine Cauldrons, but the interference of the Hu people made Goryeo make a comeback again. In this case, fighting on two fronts would be a bit stressful for Youzhou.
What's more, many Japanese fleets appeared along the coast of Qingzhou, which was simply adding insult to injury.
Fortunately, Jizhou was purged by Li Ru early on, and most of the remaining aristocratic families turned to the court very early on, especially the Zhen family and other aristocratic families who acted as guides, which made Jizhou very stable.
It is precisely because of this that Ju Yi was transferred from Jizhou to the north. If Jizhou was still dominated by the aristocratic families, Youzhou would be in real trouble this time.
"After the Xianbei have their sights set on Changping, there won't be too many troops stationed at Juyong Pass. After all, the Xianbei troops are going to attack Changping, and they definitely won't leave a large number of troops to guard Juyong Pass."
Jia Xu activated his spiritual talent and repeatedly speculated on the Xianbei's thoughts.
"Then there is a high possibility that the Xianbei will be defenseless. As long as we can blockade Juyong Pass, these Hu people will be doomed. In order to ensure the strength of Juyong Pass, we need another troop to assist Hua Xiong!"
"Wuhuan... I heard that Wuhuan was planning to raise an army to help Liu Yu, so they gathered together and were defeated by the Xianbei in a battle. In this case, Wuhuan will be a good sword!"
Jia Xu looked in the direction of Youzhou with a sneer. Even though he had not yet arrived in Youzhou, the intelligence he had obtained about Youzhou had already given him a full understanding of Youzhou.
