Chapter 807: Goal West Liaoning

In Jixian County, Youzhou, a large amount of grain, grass, soldiers and horses were transported here.

Not only the Youzhou Army, but Chutian's Imperial Guard generals arrived one after another. Cao Cao, Xu Rong, Xia Houyuan and other generals of the Youzhou Army probably already realized what was going to happen.

Originally, the Central Plains Army mainly attacked and the Youzhou Army defended, but now it has been changed, the Central Plains Army is defending, and the Youzhou Army is responsible for attacking the Liaoxi Corridor.

"Our goal is the Liaoxi Corridor."

Chutian summoned all the generals of the Youzhou Army, as well as the generals of the Imperial Guard Army, including Xun You, Guo Jia, Sun Bin and other advisers.

In addition, there is also Geng Yan who has newly joined the Youzhou Army.

Chu Tian pointed to the Liaoxi Corridor on the map.

The last time he captured Heluo, he completely suppressed Lao Qin's sphere of influence to the Guanzhong area, but this time, Chutian's goal is to seize the Liaoxi Corridor and suppress Mingguan's sphere of influence to Liaodong, step by step.

"The three major Xianbei families in Western Liaoning and the Three Kings of Wuhuan, these tribes will be the biggest obstacles to occupying Western Liaoning. In the last battle of Youzhou, the three major Xianbeis and the Three Kings of Wuhuan caused a lot of losses to us."

"Murong Xianbei's strength can even compete with Tiger and Leopard Cavalry."

"In addition to Murong Xianbei, Duan Xianbei, Yuwen Xianbei, there are also many generals. Each tribe is equivalent to one of our legions. The strength of the Wuhuan tribe is relatively weak. The advantage lies in the large number of people. Wuhuan is the largest tribe in western Liaoning."

Wei Qing explained the situation in Liaoxi to Chu Tian who had arrived, and at the same time reminded Geng Yan of the enemies he might encounter.

Currently there are 28 generals in Yuntai, Chu Tian has two, Feng Yi and Geng Yan, they are already the best among the 28 generals in Yuntai.

"Try to cause conflicts among the three major Xianbei tribes and cause them to fight among themselves."

Chutian knew that the three major Xianbei tribes were at odds with each other, so he wanted to implement a plan to instigate the three major tribes to fight among themselves.

Guo Jia said: "The provocation against the three major tribes has already been carried out. Yuwen Xianbei and Duan's Xianbei are afraid of Murong Xianbei. After the tribes returned to western Liaoning, small-scale conflicts broke out in order to compete for pastures, causing hundreds of casualties. If it were not for Mingguan They are trying their best to suppress several tribes, and perhaps they have started internal fighting."

"It seems that Mingguan's control over the Liaoxi tribe is stronger than expected."

Chu Tian was even more surprised that Xun You and Guo Jia had already secretly provoked Murong, Yuwen and Duan.

The friction between the three major Xianbei tribes continued, and cracks appeared in the Xianbei Cavalry Alliance.

"If we attack the Liaoxi Corridor, the Liaodong Army will definitely come. The Liaodong Army is more brave and skilled than the Liaoxi Army. King Ming personally leads the team. The Liaodong Army has about six or seven elite divisions, which are at the same level as the Lord's Imperial Guard."

Wei Qing reminded Chu Tian.

The Liaodong Army of Mingguan is equivalent to Chutian's imperial guards.

The last time the two Imperial Guards failed to fight in Youzhou, it was meaningless. The Liaodong Army with Xu Da and Chang Yuchun was comparable to Chutian's Imperial Guards.

"Occupying the Liaoxi Corridor, if the Liaodong Army can be severely damaged in this battle, then not only the Liaoxi Corridor will be pacified, but the entire Liaodong. Therefore, it is best for the Liaodong Army to participate in the competition for the Liaoxi Corridor. And everyone, you need to fight to the death Prepare for the battlefield."

Chutian had long been prepared for a decisive battle with the Liaodong Army.

The Liaodong Army is the most powerful legion outside the pass, even the Western Regions Protectorate may not be able to compare with the Liaodong Army.

Mingguan itself is also a fierce general who dares to charge forward.

Therefore, if you want to defeat Mingguan, you must bring out the most elite cavalry.

"On the west side of the Liaoxi Corridor is Guzhu City, and on the east side is Liucheng, two fortresses, blocking the entrance and exit of the Liaoxi Corridor. Therefore, it is necessary to capture Guzhu City and Liucheng in order to control the Liaoxi Corridor. King Ming deployed in the two cities A large number of soldiers and horses 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 conquering the Liaoxi Corridor.

The biggest difficulty is because the Liaoxi Corridor is the sphere of influence of Mingguan, and the Youzhou soldiers are not familiar with the place, so they are passive. At the same time, the distance between Liaoxi and Liaodong 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 calm down the last force outside the pass."

"My lord, the initiative is in our hands, when should we start attacking?"

Wei Qing, Cao Cao, Zhou Yafu, Geng Yan and other generals did not look at Chutian. Since it is a battle to determine the ownership of the Han Empire, there must be time.

In the last northern war, Chutian took the initiative to provoke the war, and this time is no exception.

The unification war of the Han Empire will break out sooner or later, and no one will criticize whether it is just or not.

Chu Tian said solemnly: "After the recruitment of 10,000 Youzhou Tuqi is completed, and the soldiers, horses, food and grass of each legion are in place, then march into the Liaoxi Corridor, first take Guzhu City, then Liu City, and try to push it to Liaodong City. If possible, then Capture Lone Bamboo City."

"yes!"

Hearing everyone's unanimous response, Chu Tian was satisfied but also thoughtful. He had a faint premonition of uneasiness: "Submit to me the information collected about the Xianbei tribe."

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"King Xia intends to attack Liaodong. It is estimated that King Ming's attack on Youzhou last time angered King Xia."

"To attack Liaodong, we must first take Liaoxi. Liaoxi is the foundation of our Murong Xianbei's life and death. It must not be lost. Is it possible that we want to defend Liaoxi for King Ming? If our Murong tribe does this, it will not only fall into the arms of King Ming, but also our Murong tribe will lost heavily."

"It's better to leave Liaoxi for now, avoid the main force of King Xia, and try to retake Liaoxi in the future."

At the meeting of the Murong Xianbei tribe, the generals of the Murong family chatted a lot.

Youzhou launched a massive war, and the Six Divisions of Western Liaoning immediately fell into a panic.

According to various signs, King Xia is likely to command the main cavalry to attack western Liaoning.

King Xia had only captured Luoyang not long ago, but now he suddenly changed his front and marched into the west of Liaoxi, which shocked the unprepared Xianbei and Wuhuan tribes.

The Xianbei cavalry and Wuhuan cavalry were planning to enter the customs next time, but this time before they entered the customs, the Youzhou army and King Xia's imperial guards, who suffered a small loss not long ago, took the initiative to attack.

King Xia's cavalry was quite terrifying, already higher than Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, and no one knew what strange abilities Chu Tian had obtained from this epic battle.

In fact, Chu Tian really possessed a metaphysical characteristic.

"Everyone be quiet, brother, what should we do?"

Murong Ba stopped the noisy generals of the Murong Xianbei tribe. No matter how nervous he was at this moment, it would be of no avail. He looked at a figure that even he admired.

It was also this person who had a military strategy not inferior to that of Guo Jia and Xun You. Therefore, when Murong Ba faced Cao Cao's Tiger and Leopard Army, he was basically not worried about being tricked by Xun You and Guo Jia.

The man said: "When our lips are dead and our teeth are cold, our Murong family should put aside our past suspicions with the Yuwen family and the Duan family, and jointly resist the Xia army and reduce the losses of our Murong tribe. As for abandoning western Liaoning, we can't do it. Losing western Liaoning, there is only one land in eastern Liaoning. , How can we compete with King Xia in the future? Only by joining forces with King Ming and putting all our eggs in one basket, can we turn the tables and take advantage of the chaos to establish a kingdom belonging to Xianbei."

Murong Lin, the son of Murong Ba, said: "Not long ago, the Yuwen tribe and the Duan tribe competed with us for the pastures in western Liaoning, and each tribe killed at least a thousand people. They have always been at odds with us, how can we easily put aside our past and fight against the enemy together? If any one of the Yuwen tribe and the Duan tribe betrays their promises or flees before the battle, our Murong tribe will be wiped out."

"Murong Lin, if the people of the three major tribes all think this way, the tribes of Xianbei are not far from extinction. I have sent scouts to investigate and fight over the pastures. Thousands of people were killed and injured. It seems that the herdsmen of the three tribes happened The quarrel is actually Xia Jun's counselors secretly provoking the relationship between the three major tribes, so don't fall for it."

As soon as Murong Ba's elder brother finished speaking, all the Murong Xianbei generals present gasped in horror.

Xia Jun's counselors have already extended their hands to the west of Liaoning. If it weren't for the fact that the Murong tribe also has talents comparable to emperor-level counselors, then the Murong tribe may have been counted many times.

"Murong Ba and I intend to gather Duan Xianbei and Yuwen Xianbei to form a Xianbei coalition army. We must not be alienated, or be defeated one by one, and we cannot be vulnerable."

"Duan's Xianbei, Yuwen Xianbei, will they join the coalition formed by our Murong Xianbei?"

"Duan Pidao and Yuwen Yidougui, they should be more worried than us at this time. The last time they fought with the Youzhou Army, the Duan family and the Yuwen family lost many soldiers and horses. They should already know the strength of the Youzhou Army, and Xia The king's cavalry will only be stronger than the Youzhou army. They will gladly accept our proposal."