If Lu Qi could quickly put out the rebellion, Wei might be able to survive for several years, but the fatuous decision made by Wei emperor would only accelerate the defeat of Wei.
Not everyone can lead the troops to win the war. Obviously, Hou Wenchang has no such ability.
Lu Qineng recaptured the northwest province and killed 80000 insurgents, relying on rich combat experience and superb combat skills. What does Hou Wenchang have?
It's just a Lord. He's good at bribery, drinking, playing and flattering, but he can't lead the soldiers to fight.
As expected, song Yan did not expect it.
When Hou Wenchang came to take over the military power, he immediately ordered the army to march to Longyou province.
In his view, the insurgents were just a group of soft persimmons. They could knead as they wanted.
But reality slapped him hard.
Just after entering Longyou Province, the army led by Hou Wenchang was ambushed.
It's service. Nearly 90000 troops lost 30000.
Even Hou Wenchang almost died in the army.
That war directly frightened Hou Wenchang's courage. He also understood that war was not a joke. It was not something that people like him could play.
This guy worried about Wei Di's crime and did another stupid thing.
Falsifying the war report does not say, exaggerating the defeat as a victory, then killing good people and risking their lives, killing tens of thousands of civilians and sending them to the capital for meritorious service.
There are not many civilians in the northwest province.
By Hou Wenchang's doing this, those civilians have been rebellious. After all, they will die if they don't, why not?
So in the next month.
With the help of the new anti civilians in the northwest, Xue Ping unexpectedly recaptured half of the territory of the northwest province.
As for Hou Wenchang, he was scared to break his heart. He was afraid to fight with the uprising because he was in Hanyin.
But half a month later.
The insurgents dug a passage to the city of Hanyin. Under the attack from inside and outside, the city of Hanyin was finally broken.
Hou Wenchang was captured alive, and the remaining tens of thousands of troops surrendered.
At that time, the insurgents regained control of the northwest provinces, and they were powerful. At the same time, with this defeat, the five northern provinces fell into emptiness. After all, these defeated armies were drawn from the five northern provinces.
As for why song Yan understood the situation in the northwest so clearly, it was because Wu Jingwei fled back to Liangzhou city with 300 people.
Two of the five northern provinces fell, with three remaining.
After a little rest, the insurgents began to attack the northern desert province.
There are six counties and more than 40 counties in the northern desert province, which is the widest in the five northern provinces and the most abundant in products.
The scale of the rebel army is increasing, and the demand for materials is also increasing. Therefore, it is imperative to attack the northern desert provinces.
Before that, most of the troops of the northern desert provinces were taken away. How could they be the opponents of the uprising? The speed of the fall was beyond imagination. In less than half a month, all the northern desert provinces fell into the hands of the uprising.
After the imperial court got the news of the northern desert province, the insurgents began to attack the Chiyuan province.
Once Chiyuan province falls behind the insurgents, the whole five northern provinces will fall into the hands of the insurgents. At the same time, xiyuguan will be cut off.
As long as the insurgents stationed 20000 troops in Jinjiling, Lu Qi's 30000 cavalry could not be broken at all. What's more, he could not transfer 30000 cavalry. As soon as he transferred the cavalry, Liang would certainly take the opportunity to attack. At that time, he would suffer from the enemy.
Unable to sit, Lu Qi asks for war.
But song Yan knew that even if Lu Qi went out again, he would not be able to defeat the insurgents, because he had missed the best time to defeat the insurgents. Now the insurgents have expanded to 500000, and after so many battles, his people have gradually evolved from farmers to real soldiers.
What about Lu Qi?
Up to 20000 cavalry can be mobilized.
20000 to 500000?
It's a ghost that can win.
As for the imperial court, it has been a mess for a long time. After receiving Lu Qi's plea for war, Emperor Wei immediately approved it. This time, he no longer grudged and robbed grain. He directly sent two million liang of military pay and 100000 stone grain to Lu Qi, and gave Lu Qi the privilege of conscription.
The picture turns back to Liangzhou.
After sweeping the Sirius grassland, song Yan's name not only spread to the Sirius grassland, but also known to Huhuo and black hawk. Within ten days after he returned to Liangzhou, the two families sent envoys to express their kindness to song Yan, hoping to get along with Liangzhou.
But song Yan's reply was unusually tough, either submissive or exterminating.
In the end, the Black Hawks refused song Yan's "impertinence" request, but the huhuos agreed to his request.
The reason why the Black Hawks dare to refuse is that they can train the Black Hawks and make them their eyes. At the same time, they live in the jungle with a large number of poisonous snakes and beasts.
It's impossible for Liangzhou army to enter the jungle and kill them.
In addition, the Huhuo ethnic group has the least population and the weakest fighting power among the three barbarians, but they have one ability, which is to tame wild animals and become animal armies.After the Huhuo were attached.
Song Yan ordered the Huhuo people to prepare 100000 animal troops for him and wait for him at any time.
As for the fact that he had not reported to the court about sweeping the Sirius grassland before, he did not want them to notice him for the time being. He did not want to be transferred by the court to attack the rebel army.
When Lu Qi set off again with 20000 cavalries, song Yan mobilized 10000 more troops to the Black Hawks.
Although the Black Hawks live in the jungle, song Yan has a way to deal with them.
He has been preparing for this time.
A day later.
Song Yan's army arrived in front of a huge jungle, which is the entrance.
"Let's go!"
Song Yan gave a light order. Now it's the turn of winter and spring. There are many dead branches and leaves in the jungle.
"Pa Pa Pa Pa!"
A large number of pots were thrown into the jungle. The pots broke into black and pungent liquid.
This kind of thing is called black water by the people of this world. In his world, this kind of thing is called oil. Coincidentally, there is a shallow oil field in Liangzhou.
"Put it!"
A rocket went into the jungle.
Soon, the forest in front of us will turn into a sea of fire, and it is still spreading.
Going deep into the jungle will cause great damage to Liangzhou army, but what about burning this jungle?
By then, the Black Hawks had no dependence at all.
If you don't want to be killed by him, you have to surrender.
The flames were flying and the smoke was billowing. The situation here was soon noticed by the people of the Black Hawks. Looking at the rapid spread of the fire, they began to send people to put out the fire.
Unfortunately, there is little water in the jungle, and biogas is easy to hatch in the jungle. These are good combustion supporting gases, so it is impossible to put out the fire.
The fire lasted three days and three nights. It was a heavy rain that stopped the fire.
Another two days.
Song Yan led the army into the burning forest.
When I came to a jungle again, I found that there were thousands of Black Hawks stationed there.
"White lotus, take people to kill them!"
Song Yan gives orders calmly.
"Yes, master!"
Under the leadership of Bai Lian, the grand master and general, thousands of Black Hawks were soon killed. Then song Yan did the same and continued to put black water into the mountain to burn.
The mountain forest where the Black Hawks live is very big, at least bigger than the whole Liangzhou. But song Yanxiao believes that as long as he moves forward step by step, within two months, the mountain forest will be burned completely by him.
The second blaze lasted longer.
Ten days and ten nights.
At last, the Black Hawks couldn't help sending people to make peace.
Song Yan's attitude is still tough, either submit to or be exterminated. At the same time, he demands that all the Black Hawks must move to Liangzhou.
For song Yan's unreasonable demands, the Black Hawk people hate their teeth itching, but they can't refuse.
No, song Yan will burn all the mountains they live in.
After nearly two months of migration, the Black Hawks finally moved to Liangzhou, adding more than three million people to the population of Liangzhou.
At the same time, he selected a thousand people from the black hawk family to form a Hawk Eye soldier. Every Hawk Eye soldier will keep a black hawk, which is specially used to detect the enemy's situation.
In Song Yan to clean up the Black Hawks in these two months.
Lu Qi led his army into the red abyss Province, where there were many wars with the insurgents.
He has rich combat experience and powerful combat skills, but the number of insurgents is too large, and the court has lost the popular support, even if Lu Qi is possessed by the God of war, he is unable to return to heaven.
Therefore, ten days ago, Lu Qi failed to break through and died in battle.
And then Chiyuan province fell into the hands of the insurgents.
The insurgents in the five northern provinces have won four, and the rest have become the meat of their mouths.
However, Qi Ning, the governor of yunhuang Province, was a character. During the two months of fighting between the rebel army and Lu Qi, he recruited 30000 troops for training.
Sure enough.
After half a month's renovation, the insurgents formally attacked the yunhuang province.
Five days later.
The provincial capital of Yunnan Province fell.
Ten days later, five counties and cities in yunhuang province fell into four, and Liangzhou became an isolated city.
Three days later.
Yu Ying, the leader of the rebel army, led 10000 troops to Liangzhou.
Less than a day.
Ten thousand uprising troops led by Yu Ying resisted Liangzhou city.
Before they had set up camp, the gate of the city opened and ten thousand cavalry were killed under the leadership of Bailian.
Among the troops led by Yu Ying, the cavalry was no more than three hundred.
In the face of 10000 cavalry, only the fate of being slaughtered, what's more, Bai Lian is still a master of the patriarchal division level.The battle lasted only over an hour.
Suddenly, the ten thousand army led by Yu Ying was almost destroyed. Only Yu Ying, as the commander, escaped with no famous guard.
When Yu Ying brought back the news that there were ten thousand elite cavalry in Liangzhou City, Xue Ping was very surprised. You know, he did not pay attention to Liangzhou. Unexpectedly, Liangzhou gave him a surprise.
Today's Xue Ping is not the original Xue Ping. After acquiring the five northern provinces, his mentality has changed a lot. It can be said that his self-confidence has skyrocketed, and his subordinates are planning to become king.
Originally, he planned to officially become king after taking Liangzhou.
As a result, he not only failed to take Liangzhou, but also lost 10000 people. So he immediately cut off Yu Ying's head and planned to lead 100000 people to attack Liangzhou.
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