Linyu Pass is the first pass in the world in later generations. Its name is not casually sealed. Shanhai Pass is the Great Wall. Asxs. It is also an important channel connecting the inner and outer gates of the pass. Linyu Pass is located in the east and the sea, and the steep mountains in the west. It is almost natural and has been a place that must be fought for by military strategists since ancient times.

Wang Qi had a strategic vision. Although there was a dangerous Yanshan Mountain in the north of Ji County, there was an open plain in the south. The Bingzhou army did not follow the Juyongguan route, but instead marched from Fanyang. In this way, Ji County would be in full swing, and the Bingzhou army could attack the city of Ji County without any effort.

It is difficult to stop the Bingzhou army by relying on the city walls of Ji County alone. Wang Qi was very self-aware of this. He voluntarily gave up Ji County and retreated to Linyu Pass in the east. On the surface, although he lost the seven counties in Youzhou, he preserved his strength to the greatest extent, allowing them to have the ability to resist the defense in Linyu Pass in order to prevent the Bingzhou army from advancing eastward.

The power of the Bingzhou Army lies in its cavalry, but cavalry combat has a huge flaw, that is, they can only operate in plains or relatively flat areas. When facing mountains or dangerous passes, the horse cannot move, and the cavalry will lose its effect.

Therefore, Wang Qi's voluntary retreat to Linyu was actually the wisest choice. Instead of guarding Jixian City and fighting all his troops, it would be better to withdraw as soon as possible and make other plans.

This is also the bloody lesson Wang Qi got after the Battle of Liangxiang. Before the Battle of Liangxiang, Wang Qi was full of confidence and had the intention of repelling the invading enemy in one fell swoop. However, this battle was like a wake-up call, which suddenly woke him up, making Wang Qi realize clearly that he was really just a frog in the well. The strength of the Bingzhou cavalry was far beyond his expectations and imagination. If you want to avoid greater failure, you must retreat as advance, defend Liaodong first, and then consider the counterattack.

If the Bingzhou Army wants to attack Liaodong, then Linyu Pass is a hurdle that cannot be overcome. Only by capturing Linyu Pass can the road to Liaodong be opened.

Cao Liang made a lot of effort in spying on the information of Linyu Pass. He sent a large number of scouts to Linyu Pass and drew a topographic map and defense map of Linyu Pass. With the current Youzhou Army's troops, it was very difficult for Bingzhou Army to capture Linyu Pass.

It’s not that Cao Liang was not sure of conquering Linyu Pass, but the price he paid might be very high. Cao Liang was a little unacceptable. Of course, it was impossible to avoid casualties when marching and fighting, but there must be a range of tolerance. If all the soldiers in the battalion were fought in order to attack a pass, Cao Liang would definitely not want to.

So is there only one way to attack Liaodong? That is definitely not the case. All the major roads in this world lead to Rome. As long as you meet the appropriate conditions, it will not be a joke. The earth is round, and you can still reach your destination even if you go north.

If you want to open up the second road to Liaodong, Cao Liang was completely convinced, that is, to go north to Lulongshe, then go straight to Liucheng, cross Yiwulu Mountain, and then you can march into Liaodong.

Such a road can completely make Linyu Pass useless, and the Bingzhou Army can easily bypass it.

As the prefect who has been managing Liaodong for many years, Wang Qi could not have known that such a path existed, but he still sticks to Linyu Pass because Wang Qi knew very well that this path would not work. Except for Cao Liang who could defeat the Xianbei people in the Bailang area, he would have no way to reach Liucheng.

It was not the first time that Cao Liang had an opponent with the Xianbei people. When he suppressed the Xiongnu rebellion in Bingzhou, he had fought with the Xianbei people at Yanmen Pass. At that time, the Xianbei people led 200,000 cavalry to march south under the leadership of his leader Tuoba Liwei. At that time, Cao Liang had limited troops and could only defend Yanmen Pass. This battle lasted for more than three years. In the end, Cao Liang sent light cavalry to sneak attack the food and grass that the Xianbei people were stationed in the clouds, forcing Tuoba Liwei to retreat.

This time, the battle was the first time Cao Liang fought against the Xianbei. Although he eventually defeated the Xianbei people, Tuoba Liwei's main force basically suffered no significant losses.

However, after that battle, Tuoba Liwei did not invade Bingzhou again. It was not that he did not want to take revenge, but that the tribes on the grassland took advantage of Tuoba Liwei's defeat and rebelled one after another. Tuoba Liwei had to turn his head and go to attack these rebellious tribes, and had no time to take care of Bingzhou.

A few years later, the situation in the Central Plains changed drastically. Sima Yi launched a coup in Gaopingling and seized great power. Cao Liang stood up in Bingzhou to compete with the Sima family. At the same time, Tuoba Liwei also pacified the various tribes of the grassland and unified the grassland desert.

Tuoba Liwei's ambition to expand to the Central Plains has never given up. His first attack on Bingzhou was his first attempt. The fertile land of the Central Plains has always been his dream. Although the grasslands and deserts are vast, the living conditions are extremely harsh, especially in winter, thousands of miles of ice and snow are falling, and the entire grassland cannot see any green. In this cold and frozen season, the Xianbei people can only endure the hardships and will not have hope until spring.

The climate of the grassland is very drought, sometimes without rain all year round, and large areas of grassland are dry due to severe drought, and countless herds of the Xianbei people often starve to death.

For the Xianbei people, they have long been accustomed to this way of life. If they have food and drink, they will live with water and grass, wandering and grazing everywhere.

But for Tuoba Liwei, he was not satisfied with his current life at all, even though he had unified the grassland and the desert, he thought about the Han city he had visited, and the prosperity and prosperity left him with indelible memories, so he was thinking about when he would come to the Central Plains again, allowing the Xianbei people to live a displaced and unsettled life without a fixed place.

But what lies ahead of him were two mountains, Cao Liang of Bingzhou and Wuqiu Jian of Youzhou, who were not easy to deal with. Cao Liang of Bingzhou had fought with him personally and knew that Cao Liang was powerful, so he wanted to attack the Central Plains again, so he would have to bypass Cao Liang.

But Yuqiu Jian in Youzhou is not a soft persimmon that can be controlled by others. Although Tuoba Liwei has not fought with him personally, other tribes of the Xianbei people, such as the Yuwen tribe and Duan tribe in the east, have fought with Yuqiu Jian. They have repeatedly disturbed Youzhou but have never received any advantage. They often take advantage of the opportunity and return in failure. Such battles have been fought over and over for several years, but have never been able to cross Yanshan.

However, when he heard that Wuqiu Jian was dead, Tuoba Li was overjoyed and thought that his opportunity had finally come.
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