Chapter 807 Target West Liaoning
In Ji County, Youzhou, a large number of food, grass, soldiers and horses were transported here in a concentrated manner.
Not only the Youzhou Army, but also the generals of Chu Tian’s Imperial Guards arrived one after another. The generals of the Youzhou Army such as Cao Cao, Xu Rong, and Xiahou Yuan were probably aware of what would happen.
Originally, the Central Plains Army was the main attacker and the Youzhou Army defended, but now it has changed. The Central Plains Army defended, while the Youzhou Army was responsible for attacking the Liaoxi Corridor.
"Our goal is the western Liaoning Corridor."
Chu Tian summoned various generals of Youzhou Army, as well as generals of the Imperial Guard Army, Xun You, Guo Jia, Sun Bin and other advisers were also among them.
In addition, Geng Yan, who has newly joined the Youzhou Army.
Chu Tian pointed his finger at the Liaoxi Corridor on the map.
The last time he captured Heluo, he completely suppressed the sphere of influence of Lao Qin to the Guanzhong area. This time, Chu Tian’s goal was to seize the Liaoxi Corridor and suppress the sphere of influence of Mingguan to Liaodong, and take every step forward.
"The three major Xianbei families in western Liaoning and the three kings of Wuhuan, these tribes will be the biggest obstacle to occupying western Liaoning. In the last battle of Youzhou, the three major Xianbei and the three kings of Wuhuan caused a lot of losses to us."
"The strength of Murong Xianbei can even compete with the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry."
"In addition to the Murong Xianbei, Duan Xianbei and Yuwen Xianbei, there are also many military generals, each tribe, which is equivalent to our legion. The Wuhuan tribe has relatively poor strength and has a large number of people. Wuhuan is the largest tribe in western Liaoning."
Wei Qing explained the situation in western Liaoning to Chu Tian, and at the same time reminded Geng Yan of the enemy he might encounter.
Currently, there are two of the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai, Chu Tian, Feng Yi and Geng Yan. They are already the best among the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai.
"Try to cause conflicts among the three major Xianbei tribes and cause internal struggles."
Chu Tian knew that the three Xianbei tribes were in conflict with each other, so he wanted to implement a divisive plan and provoke internal struggles among the three tribes.
Guo Jia said: "The provocation of the three major tribes has been carried out. The Yuwen Xianbei and Duan Xianbei are afraid of Murong Xianbei. After the tribes retreated to western Liaoning, small-scale conflict broke out in order to compete for the pastures, hundreds of casualties were killed or killed. If Mingguan had not tried his best to suppress several tribes, internal strife might have begun."
"It seems that Mingguan's control over the western Liao tribe is stronger than expected."
Chu Tian was even more surprised that Xun You and Guo Jia had already been secretly provoking Murong, Yuwen and Duan.
There was constant friction between the three major Xianbei tribes, and cracks appeared in the Xianbei cavalry alliance.
"If you attack the Liaoxi Corridor, the Liaodong Army will definitely arrive. The Liaodong Army is more brave and good at fighting than the Liaoxi Army. The Ming King personally led the team. The Liaodong Army has about six or seven elite troops under its jurisdiction, which is at the same level as the lord's imperial guards."
Wei Qing reminded Chu Tian.
The Liaodong Army in Mingguan is equivalent to the Chutian imperial guards.
The last time the two imperial guards failed to break out in Youzhou, but it was meaningless. The Liaodong army with Xu Da and Chang Yuchun was comparable to Chu Tian's imperial guards.
"If you can occupy the Liaoxi Corridor and severely damage the Liaodong Army in this battle, then it will be pacified not only the Liaoxi Corridor, but also the entire Liaodong. Therefore, the Liaodong Army is best to participate in the battle against the Liaoxi Corridor. You all need to be prepared to die on the battlefield."
Chu Tian had long been ready to fight to the death with the Liaodong Army.
The Liaodong Army is the most powerful legion outside the pass, and even the Western Regions Protectorate may not be comparable to the Liaodong Army.
Mingguan itself is also a powerful general who dares to charge, so if you want to defeat Mingguan, you must come up with the most elite cavalry.
"The west side of the Liaoxi Corridor is Guzhu City, and the east side is Liucheng. Two fortresses block the entrances and exits of the Liaoxi Corridor. Therefore, it is necessary to capture Guzhu City and Liucheng to control the Liaoxi Corridor. The Ming King deployed a large number of troops in the two cities to strengthen the city defense and build fortresses, which are easy to defend but difficult to attack."
Wei Qing continued to explain to everyone the difficulty of tracing the Liaoxi Corridor.
The biggest difficulty is that the western Liaoning Corridor is the sphere of influence of Mingguan, and the Youzhou soldiers are not familiar with the place and are passive. At the same time, the distance between western Liaoning and eastern Liaoning is actually not short, which is equivalent to an expedition.
"No matter how difficult it is, we must take down the Liaoxi Corridor and try to attack Liaodong City and pacify the last force outside the pass."
"Lord, the initiative is in our hands. When should we start the attack?"
Wei Qing, Cao Cao, Zhou Yafu, Geng Yan and other generals did not look at Chu Tian. Since it was a war that determined the ownership of the Han Empire, there must be time.
During the last battle in the northern world, Chu Tian took the initiative to provoke the war, and this time was no exception.
The war of unity in the Han Empire will break out sooner or later, and no one will accuse whether it is just.
Chu Tian said seriously: "When the recruitment of 10,000 Youzhou cavalry and the troops and food of each legion are in place, they will march into the western Liaoning Corridor, first take Guzhu City, then Liucheng, and try to push to Liaodong City. If possible, they will conquer Guzhu City."
"yes!"
Chu Tian heard everyone responding in unison, and was satisfied and thoughtful. He had a faint sense of uneasiness: "Support me the collected information about the Xianbei tribe."
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"The King of Xia plans to attack Liaodong. It is estimated that the last time the King of Ming attacked Youzhou angered King of Xia."
"Attacking Liaodong, we must first take Liaoxi. Liaoxi is the foundation of our Murong Xianbei's survival and life. We must not lose it. Could it be that we must defend Liaoxi for the Ming King? If our Murong tribe does this, not only will it be in line with the Ming King's wishes, but our Murong tribe will also suffer heavy losses."
"It's better to leave western Liaoning for the time being, avoid the main force of the King of Xia, and try to retake western Liaoning in the future."
At the conference of the Murong Xianbei tribe, the generals of the Murong family were talking.
When Youzhou launched a large war, the six tribes in western Liaoning immediately became panicked.
According to various signs, the King of Xia is likely to command the main cavalry to attack western Liaoning.
The King of Xia only captured Luoyang not long ago, but now he suddenly changed his troops and marched into western Liaoning, which shocked the Wuhuan tribe, which was not much defense.
The Xianbei cavalry and the Wuhuan cavalry were planning their next entry, but this time before they could enter the pass, the Youzhou army and the Xia King's Imperial Guards, who suffered a small loss not long ago, took the initiative to attack.
The cavalry of King Xia was quite terrifying, already above Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, and no one knew what strange abilities Chu Tian had gained from this epic battle.
In fact, Chu Tian really has a metaphysical characteristic.
"Everyone is quiet, brother, how should we act?"
Murong Ba stopped the noisy generals of the Murong Xianbei tribe. No matter how nervous he was at this time, it would be useless. He looked at a person he admired.
It is also this person who has a military strategy that is not inferior to Guo Jia and Xun You. Therefore, when Murong Ba faced Cao Cao's Tiger and Leopard Legion, he was basically not worried about being plotted against Xun You and Guo Jia.
The man said, "When the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, our Murong family should give up all the grudges with the Yuwen family and Duan family, resist the Xia army together, and reduce the losses of our Murong tribe. As for giving up western Liaoning, it is impossible to do so. If you lose western Liaoning, only Liaodong will you compete with the King of Xia in the future? Only by joining forces with the King of Ming and taking a single bet can you turn the tables. Then, you will take advantage of the chaos to establish a kingdom belonging to the Xianbei."
Murong Lin, son of Murong Ba, said: "Not long ago, the Yuwen tribe and the Duan tribe competed with us for the pastures in western Liaoning. At least thousands of people were killed or injured in each tribe. They have always been incompatible with us. How can we easily give up our past grudges and fight the enemy together? If any of the Yuwen tribe and the Duan tribe are betrayal or escape at the battle, our Murong tribe will be wiped out."
"Murrong Lin, if the people of the three tribes were all like this, the Xianbei tribes were not far from being destroyed. I have ordered the scouts to investigate, fight for the ranch, and there were thousands of people killed or injured. It seems that the herders of the three tribes had an argument, but in fact, it was the Xia army's advisers secretly provoking the relationship between the three tribes. Do not fall into a trap."
As soon as Murong Ba's elder brother's words fell, all the Murong Xianbei generals present were shocked and took a breath.
The Xia army's strategists had already reached their hands to western Liaoning. If it weren't for the Murong tribe who was comparable to the imperial-level strategist, the Murong tribe might have been plotted against many times.
"Murong Ba and I plan to convene the Duan Xianbei and Yuwen Xianbei to form a Xianbei coalition. We must not be discarded or defeated one by one, and be vulnerable."
"Duan Xianbei and Yuwen Xianbei, will they come to participate in the coalition formed by our Murong Xianbei?"
Chapter completed!