On the orders of General Han Xin, I fought with the Dai general Wang Huang on the outskirts of Jicheng. At that time, the Xiongnu Chief Hu was on the side. When encountering the strong formation of Qin, he hesitated and did not dare to advance, so he retreated to the north. Our army was able to defeat the Dai soldiers.
Then the formation killed Wang Huang and captured Jicheng."
Upon hearing Li Zuoche's proposal to send troops to the north after spring, Heifu had not expressed his position yet, but Chen Sheng became excited and said:
"Now, with the great victory in Guangyang and Duke Xia personally coming, it is a good time to chase down the poor bandits and regain the three counties of Daibei in one fell swoop. How can it be delayed until the beginning of spring because of a little rain and snow?"
Li Zuoche glanced at Chen Sheng: "As a native of Chu, have you been to Daibei? Have you experienced the frost and snow there?"
"No...but I have been in Hengshan for two years."
"How can the winter in Shannan compare with that in Shanbei?"
Li Zuoche raised his hand, revealing his left hand that was missing his little finger and said: "During the severe winter, ten or three people lose their fingers, and it's even more common for their ears to fall off. During winter marches, many people will fall to death every mile they travel.
beside."
Chen Sheng argued: "Xia Gong's army has sweaters and fur hats, which can prevent the cold of winter."
Li Zuoche asked back: "We have clothes, but where is the food? Daibei originally had a vast area with few people. Now the food stored in various places has been carried away by the Xiongnu and Han Guang with pack animals. The Duke of Xia sent troops northward, and it was difficult to defeat tens of thousands of Xiongnu. With ten
Tens of thousands of troops march forward, but there is a lack of commitment. In addition, Hengshan and Guangyang are in ruins, and the people's food is not enough, let alone crossing the Feihu mouth to supply the army. When the time comes, it will not be possible to fight quickly, and there will be no food for a long battle.
What can I do?"
Chen Sheng said disdainfully: "I think you are afraid of the Huns?"
Li Zuoche stared at him: "When did the Li family ever fear the Huns?"
"When the Huns were strong, my father used Changping to defeat the weak Zhao army and defeated one hundred thousand of their cavalry. But half a year ago, when I entered Hengshan from Taiyuan, who was the defeated general who fled north in fear?"
"you!"
Chen Sheng was originally the Hengshan Lieutenant of Zhao State, and Li Zuoche was his superior. He transferred Hengshan soldiers to Taiyuan to compete with Han Xin. Unexpectedly, Chen Sheng dug up the tomb of King Zhongshan to reward the soldiers, and led them to rebel against Zhao and surrender to Qin, leaving Li Zuoche unable to do so.
Not being attacked from both sides, he finally abandoned Taiyuan and attacked Hengshan in the east. Chen Sheng was defeated and forced to flee north to Yandi.
The feud between these two people was forged at that time.
Heifu found it quite interesting to see the two people who had never known each other in history arguing with each other. He stopped them and said slowly:
"I climbed Mount Heng yesterday and heard a story..."
"Three hundred years ago, Zhao Yang, the high minister of the Jin Kingdom, had three sons and one daughter. The youngest son was named Zhao Wuxie. He was the son of Zhao Yang and a Di girl. He was ugly but not very talented. At home,
Very low status."
"But one day, Zhao Yang was patrolling the northern part of the territory and came to the foot of Hengshan Mountain. He suddenly summoned the three sons and told them that I have a treasure talisman hidden on Hengshan Mountain. Whoever can find it will be heavily rewarded."
"The eldest son and the second son took their entourage and went into the mountains and forests to search with great fanfare. They picked up grass and explored caves, but found nothing. Only Zhao Wuxie rode up the mountain alone on horseback. He returned after a few days and said that he had found the treasure talisman!"
Speaking of this, Heifu looked at Li Zuoche and Chen Sheng: "One of you is from Zhao and has lived in Hengshan, Daibei, and the other has been a Hengshan captain for two years. You should know the treasure talisman Zhao Wuxie found.
, what is it?”
Chen Sheng heard this matter mentioned by local scholars and immediately responded: "If Mount Heng is here, it is a good choice! This is a treasure talisman!"
Heifu said: "Of course, Zhao Yang thought that Zhao Wuxie was very knowledgeable and could strengthen the Zhao family, so he made him his successor."
"So, today I climbed Mount Heng and stood where the ancients once stood. I imagined myself to be Zhao Wuxie..."
"Then he looked north and wanted to see what he saw back then."
Heifu closed his eyes, and the scene seemed to be right in front of him.
"He saw the Feihukou Trail at the northern foot of Hengshan Mountain, between the clouds and valleys, with mulberry trunks in the lap and Puyin on the outside. It was a shortcut between the land of Hu Rong and the Xia of the Central Plains."
"He must have also seen Daichi on the other side of Feihukou."
The north of Hengshan Mountain is also a basin. The first thing that comes into view is an endless desolation composed of hills ravaged by cold winds, rugged rocks and fields covered with residual snow. Then, there is the upper reaches of the Sanggan River that runs through the plain. There are some farmlands on both sides of the river. Three hundred years ago, it was the territory of Dai Rong. They lived a half-agricultural and half-herding life. The city was first built, and there were herds of cattle and horses. They were carved in the sunset at the feet of Zhao Wuxie.
"Then Zhao Wuxie used his strategy to annex the country of Dai. The Zhao family obtained the horses of Dai, sent troops to the six ministers, and finally became a prince!"
"Three hundred years later, Emperor Qin Shihuang also climbed Mount Heng. He stood at the same place and looked into the distance. What he saw was a different scenery from what Zhao Wuxie had seen."
"Feihu Pass has become a smooth road. Business travel from the north to the south has continued. Daibei has gradually become more and more prosperous. There are many cities and streets adjacent to each other. I have seen the household registration of the Yushi Mansion. At that time, there were more than 30,000 households in Daijun. , with a population of 170,000; Yanmen has more than 40,000 households with a population of more than 200,000, Shanggu has more than 30,000 households with a population of 120,000..."
This is a scene that Li Zuoche is familiar with, and it is also the place where he has lived since he was a child. The border areas of Daibei are surrounded by barbarians all the year round, so the people are cautious, good-natured, and do not engage in agriculture and business. However, as they approach Beiyi, the Qin and Zhao divisions travel It is urgent to go on. China is very envious when it loses. Its people are unevenly distributed, and they have been suffering from their fierceness since the whole Jin Dynasty. King Wu Ling opened the border and used Hufu to ride and shoot, which made him even more fierce. His rumors and customs are still there There is also Zhao Zhifeng...
"In addition to the land of Dai, Emperor Qin Shi Huang's vision also looked further. He saw the grassland in the north of Saibei, with dripping green and flowing clouds. The plains were beautiful, the slopes were lush, and the cattle, sheep and horses were dotted among them. The Xiongnu felt tent royal court was erected in the Yinshan Mountains. under."
So Emperor Qin Shihuang had a desire to conquer. He wanted to include this rich grassland in the empire's territory, and built fences and walls to prevent the barbarians from going south to herd horses!
"And now, when I come to Hengshan, what do I see?"
Heifu didn't just leave a "come here for a visit", he also thought about a lot.
"The territory expanded during the time of Qin Shihuang, Yunzhong and Beijia, have been recaptured by the Xiongnu, and the royal court of Maodun was re-established under the Yin Mountain."
"And Daibei, which was developed by Zhao Wuxie and more than ten generations of Zhao people, and the three counties of Daibei, where 500,000 Zhongxia people live, have also fallen into the trap of Hu Chen!"
"Already suffered from rebellions and wars, most of the cities to the north of the Heng Dynasty were ruins; but now that the Xiongnu were lured by Han Guang and crossed the Great Wall to the south, the chaos was even worse. To the west of Feihu, the fireworks were cut off, and the people were in Guizhou, or They died in the weeds or were captured by the Xiongnu. As a result, the people's livelihood was reduced, and almost half of them! I heard that the Xiongnu moved people to the grassland in large numbers. Tens of thousands of people came to the north, crying constantly, and there were also generations of brave men who rose up. Resist and persevere..."
"Li Zuoche, you are right, the cold wind from Daibei blows on your face, it hurts a lot."
"But does it hurt when the Xiongnu whips hit the common people?"
Li Zuoche sighed: "Xia Gong cares about the people and has the benevolence of a saint. He should bring a pot of pulp to welcome others, but human feelings cannot be turned into food."
Heifu smiled and said: "Li Zuoche, Li Zuoche, do you know why you can't defeat Han Xin?"
"Not only does he have more soldiers and a stronger country, but also because you act too calmly and follow the rules compared to him!"
Li Zuoche is indeed a good general in the world, but because of his character of seeking stability in everything, he can deal with ordinary generals. However, when encountering Han Xin, he will often be defeated by his unscrupulous tactics.
Li Zuoche was stunned by these words. While silently reflecting, Heifu said:
"My ambition is not as great as that of Qin Shi Huangdi."
"But it can't be smaller than Zhao Wuxie!"
"As long as there is an inch of the inherent territory that has been integrated into China, it is in the enemy's hands."
"I will never stop marching, winter or summer!"
"Don't say three months, even three days, I don't want to wait!"
"We must liberate the people of Daibei from the enslavement of the Huns and Xia traitors as soon as possible!"
At this point, Li Zuoche no longer opposed Dongri's appointment. When Chen Sheng asked him to be the forward, he also bowed to Hei Fu:
"The land that raised me is the place where my great father fought a bloody battle with the Xiongnu. Please let Li Zuoche do your best..."
"When I came to Hengshan, I heard that nowadays, when Hu abandons Feihukou and other passes, he must have thought that it would be difficult to defeat Xia Gong in battle, so he wanted to use the vastness of Daibei and the winter snow to lure Xia Gong into the depths.
Don’t be careful!”
Heifu nodded. He had already learned about this, but he said meaningfully:
"Modun has hunted too many deer. He thinks he is a hunter and has laid traps for me to step on. But it is not certain who is the hunter and who is the prey!"
At this moment, Heifu, who had always been steady in his military operations, seemed to be possessed by Xiang Yu, and seemed to be floating away. He smiled and said:
"Tomorrow I will let Feihukou of the army take over and put my flag in front. I will personally lead the chariots and cavalry to pursue the Huns!"
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ps: Chapter 2 is in the evening, and I said I would finish it "next week", right? There's nothing wrong with it emmmm.