With so many Jihu troops appearing in the north, even Yu Wengui of Xiazhou could only protect himself, and Li Mu of Dongxiazhou almost fell into the bandit army, which shows how powerful this group of Jihu armed forces was.
After Li Tai learned about the enemy's situation, his brows suddenly furrowed deeper and he said in deep thought: "Where did these thieves Hu Yuan come from? Are they passing through the border to plunder, or do they intend to separate the place?"
There are many Jihu tribes, and their situations are also very different from each other. Only by understanding the origin of the tribes can we make appropriate response strategies.
The activity scope of the Jihu tribe distributed in various regions is generally fixed. The Jihu tribe in places such as Xiazhou are deeply controlled by the overlords and rarely cause trouble to the local area. So many Jihu people suddenly appeared and traveled through
The large-scale activities across prefectures and counties are undoubtedly very strange.
"The specific origins are not known for sure, but we only know that several tribes of Shuofang Hu were involved. Xiazhou Yuwen Shijun guessed that the main force of these bandits and barbarians was most likely to be Li Shihu from Hedong. They were disturbed by the previous encirclement and suppression of the east bandits, so they crossed
Hexi criminal..."
When Li Dao said this, there was a bit of a wry smile on his face.
When Li Tai heard this, his expression suddenly became weird. He often thought about his big brother He Liuhun, but he didn't expect that they would be linked in such a way. It was really surprising and irritating.
The Jihu in the Eastern Wei Dynasty are mainly distributed in the Luliang Mountain area between the Yellow River and Fenshui River. The Jihu Liu Lisheng tribe, which had existed under Gao Huan's nose for several years before, belongs to Shilouhu, and its activity range is in the central and southern areas of the Luliang Mountains.
The Lishihu are not inferior to the Shilouhu in terms of power and are active in the central and northern areas of the Luliang Mountains.
Last year, Gao Huan spent a lot of effort to clear out Jihu in the Luliang Mountains. His main target was Lishihu. Li Tai was not sure about the specific results achieved, and he didn't think it would have anything to do with him.
Direct relationship.
Yu Wengui is well aware of Hu Qing. Although it is just a guess, since he puts forward such an opinion, it should be extremely possible.
After all, most of the local Jihu in Xiazhou accepted the supervision and control of the Bafu. After Liu Pingfu's power in Eastern Xiazhou was suppressed, there was no Hu chieftain capable of gathering such a huge force in the short term.
If the tens of thousands of Jihu tribes gathered to start a rebellion from within the country, there would definitely be traces to follow. Only when they flow in from outside the country can people be caught off guard. If you look around, such a force can suddenly appear.
The most likely place is the Lishi area of Luliang Mountain where Gao Huan of the Eastern Wei Dynasty used his troops.
If this is the case, it is actually quite demoralizing. A mere group of remnants of bandits who had been suppressed by Gao Huan fled into the country, and actually made several states in the northern border of the Western Wei Dynasty feel like they were facing a formidable enemy. This shows the huge power gap between the two sides.
Li Tai was no longer in the mood to complain anymore, and his heart became heavy. If this group of people were Li Shihu who came from the Eastern Wei Dynasty, they would definitely loot the place to collect enough supplies to survive.
Without this intention, the pace of raiding will not be stopped.
The states in northern Shaanxi have been in the wilderness for a long time, and the only thing that has accumulated some strength is the three-defense city guarded by Li Tai. Facing such a group of wolves and tigers, it is conceivable that the three-defense city will not be let go.
Target.
What can be called a fluke at the moment is that these bandits are still in the drawing stage, and the newly built three-defense city is still shrouded in the fog of war.
But the situation is far from optimistic. Guangwu City, where Li Mu is stationed, has been besieged by bandits. The straight-line distance between Guangwu City and Heishui Fangcheng is only a few hundred miles, so it will be a matter of time before they are discovered.
"The thief Kou Nan must not be allowed to invade the defense cities. The thief must be driven out!"
After pondering for a while, Li Tai made a decision. He did not intend to sit in the defense city and watch the traitors come south, but to take the initiative to attack.
Blackwater Fangcheng is the foundation for farming in northern Shaanxi, and the safety of the Kuli River front line is related to the smooth implementation of the opening-up law in the coming year.
Not to mention whether the Blackwater Defense's own troops and defense facilities can withstand the attacks of these bandits, once the current status of the farmland in Blackwater City is exposed to the eyes and ears of the bandits, they will continue to attract people to disturb them. Once the Blackwater Defense
The city frequently falls into war, so how can we talk about stable development?
At present, Bafu's attitude towards the garrison matters here has not been clear yet. A very important principle is that Bafu's military affairs must not be involved in multi-front operations. If the three-defense city wants to develop, the important point is that it needs to independently solve all the challenges it faces.
Such a crisis cannot increase the burden on the hegemony.
Therefore, the current three-defense city system is still very fragile, and premature exposure will be harmful and useless. At least this layer of war fog must be maintained to produce harvests in the next year, which will be enough to support greater military investment.
"What is the current military situation in the states?"
Although he had made the decision to take the initiative, Li Tai did not want to face tens of thousands of enemy troops with only his own troops. This was not his own business and of course required the cooperation of friendly forces from various states.
"Xiazhou's defenses have shrunk, and the various tribes have returned to Tongwan City. The two thousand troops who were originally supervising the construction of canals in the territory also returned to the town a month ago. In the short term, I am afraid there will be no possibility of going out to fight."
Li Dao replied seriously, saying that Xiazhou didn't need to count on it for the time being.
There is no shortage of men and horses in Xiazhou, but they are mainly local tycoons. Yu Wengui, the governor, only controls these men in name, and he does not have too many direct line men.
When Li Tai went to Xiazhou before, he was able to borrow troops. That was because he was clearly fighting a smooth battle and his opponent was not that strong.
But this time, tens of thousands of troops were like powerful dragons passing through. They had already disrupted Xiazhou. Now they were plundering from all directions. They no longer regarded Xiazhou as the main target. The powerful chiefs of Xiazhou
It's too late to be happy, so naturally no one will try to provoke the other party to avoid attracting hatred.
Without the support of these surface tycoons, Yu Wengui would not have been able to lead his troops to leave the country to fight. If he could maintain Xiazhou's town and control ten thousand cities without losing it, he would not be derelict in his duty. As for who will suffer next, it is up to him.
May you be blessed.
"Where is Xi'an Prefecture? Has the new Commander Yang entered the town? Is there any military information coming?"
Li Tai was full of expectations for Yang Zhong's bravery. After getting engaged to Dugu Xin, Yang Zhong was considered one of his own. Not long ago, he succeeded Chang Shan as the governor of Xi'an Prefecture. However, when he turned around, he encountered strong bandits entering the border and invading Bianzhou.
Li Tai also wanted to know what Yang Zhong's attitude was and what he would do.
After hearing this, Li Dao shook his head: "Since the last general returned to Luochuan Defense, we have not received any news from the direction of Xi'an Prefecture. However, I heard that several garrison troops and horses are gathering towards Wuyuan. I think they should be preparing for war."
Li Tai felt a little relieved after hearing this. Although they have not established effective contact with each other, it is a kind of comfort to know that at least he is not fighting alone.
"Guangwu City currently has more than 5,000 defenders. The supplies in the city can still last for ten days. The main force of the bandit army is trapped outside Guangwu City. Li Shijun in the city has informed all parties that if help can be provided, please rush to Wangu as soon as possible.
Post to contain the thieves. If the thieves still gather around and refuse to retreat, they will abandon the city and break out of the siege at the beginning of the twelfth lunar month at the latest."
Dongxia Prefecture was already suffering from a severe barbaric situation. Li Mu was able to gather more than 5,000 defenders when the bandits were hastily besieging the city, and the response was quite effective. However, if the isolated city was not defended and there were no friendly troops nearby to assist in the defense, then
They can only abandon the city and leave.
Naturally, Li Tai would not ignore Li Mu. After all, Li Mu's persistence could be regarded as buying time for the three-defense city. After understanding the enemy's situation, he asked again: "How much supplies are currently stored in the city? Can it be supported?
How many men and horses are rushing to fight?"
After Li Dao heard this, he quickly sorted out the relevant accounting books and submitted them. After Li Tai looked through them, he found that the situation was not optimistic. The amount of grain and grass stored in the city was not large, and it was not enough to maintain a large force.
The cost of traveling to save Guangwu City.
In order to participate in the Grand Parade, Li Tai's men and horses had already gathered and integrated, and nearly 3,000 elite troops traveled with him. After learning about the military situation, the Baishui Grand Parade requested return reinforcements, and Daxingtai provided him with another 2,000 troops.
There are many elite soldiers from the Sixth Army, and more than five thousand elite soldiers can be put into battle. This force is by no means small.
Although the men and horses under his command are powerful, if they are to be put into the battlefield, they will still need to consume a lot of food and grass. Yuwentai maintained his usual behavior. Although the men and horses were allocated for reinforcements, the actual food and grass materials were not given.
Li Tai could only lead a thousand forward troops back to Luochuan, while the other troops advanced slowly in the rear. If there were not enough supplies in Luochuan, it would be a disaster for five thousand troops to gather here.
The military situation is urgent, and it is obviously too late to recruit military rations and supplies from the lower reaches of the Luoshui River. Moreover, the Baishui Grand Parade has almost exhausted the reserves of nearby states and counties, and it will be difficult to squeeze out much more oil and water in the short term.
When Li Dao saw Li Tai frowning and said nothing, he clasped his fists again and reminded: "Grand Governor, although Fangcheng does not have food reserves, Luochuan does..."
Li Tai knew what he was talking about. He had previously roped in Diaoyin Liu, a rich man, to join the family. Liu did not live up to his expectations and lost a huge sum of 500,000 horses. Li Tai rudely said that he had to use grain and silk to finance it. So.
At present, Diaoyin Liu and other Hu chieftains have a large amount of money, food and materials in their hands.
Although it is a bit unscrupulous to always catch a fleece, the military situation is important at the moment, and there is nothing to worry about. If the three defense cities cannot be defended, Li Tai's hard work will be lost, and those who enter the country will be lost.
The Stone Hus will never regard the Diao Yin Hu as the same kind and ignore them.
"Liu and his son are still in Luochuan? Arrange for them to come and meet immediately."
Without thinking, Li Tai immediately gave the order and said: "Go to Gao Guangwu City. I will lead my troops to reinforce you within ten days. I ask Li Shijun to stay safe and wait for reinforcements."
Although I am not sure whether I will go or not, you must not run away. If Li Mu runs away, the three-defense city will really be exposed naked under the eyes of the rebels.
Sorry, sorry, I've been waiting for so long that I forgot to update this afternoon...