While paying close attention to the government affairs of Bingzhou, Cao Liang did not always forget the five Huns who had escaped. He sent a large number of scouts and spies in disguise to Jiuyuan to spy on the Xiongnu's movements.

Jiuyuan is the seat of Xinxing County and the nest of the Huns in the north. It is close to the outside of the Great Wall. It has a vast territory and sparsely populated areas, and the number of Han people is relatively small. Therefore, after the uprising, Liu Teng easily controlled the entire area.

Xinxing County.

Liu Teng then sent his troops south and besieged Jinyang together with the other three tribes. However, with the defeat of Dongguan, the Xiongnu tribes fled Jinzhong one after another and chose to go north to join the northern Xiongnu. The five tribes are now gathered in Jiuyuan.

In the previous comparison of forces, the northern Xiongnu was considered a relatively weak force, and its strength was only higher than that of the southern Xiongnu. It was roughly the same as the central Xiongnu. Compared with the left and right Xiongnu, there was indeed a big difference.

But now the other four Xiongnu tribes have lost their nests, and only the territory occupied by the northern Xiongnu has not been damaged at all. This also makes Liu Teng seem to be superior to the other four tribes, becoming the leading power of the Huns.

However, the increase in power does not mean that the strength can explode. Although Liu Teng withdrew in time during the Battle of Dongguan, the entire northern Xiongnu army did not participate in the battle and most of them were preserved. But despite this, in terms of military strength, the northern Xiongnu

It’s hard to say that he is number one in all departments.

However, Liu Teng's status was suddenly improved. After all, the other four tribes had no troops, but they had to rely on the northern Huns even for logistical support and supplies.

This feeling of being dependent on someone else did make Liu Meng, Liu Jiao and others feel deeply uncomfortable, but there was nothing they could do about it. What the Four Xiongnu Tribes were thinking about now was to restore the Four Tribes' original territory.

But it was difficult to realize the dreams of Liu Meng, Liu Jiao and others. Now Cao Liang also served as the governor of Bingzhou and took over the military and political power of Bingzhou. Liu Meng and others were extremely disappointed when they heard the news.

If the governor were replaced, perhaps Tian Yu would still be in charge, so the threat to the Huns would be much smaller. Cao Liang's reputation had already been exposed, and upon hearing the news that he had been appointed as the governor of Bingzhou, the hearts of the Huns were greatly affected.

It suddenly became half cold.

If they want to take back the four nests they lost from Cao Liang's hands, it would be a test to reach the sky.

And it is not sure whether Cao Liang will continue to attack north. The Huns have always been very nervous. Now their base area only has Jiuyuan. If even Jiuyuan is lost, where will the Huns go? Everyone is thinking

There are no answers.

Since the Southern Huns moved south and the Northern Huns fled far away, the desert outside the Great Wall has become the world of the Xianbei people, and the Xiongnu and Xianbei are sworn enemies.

That piece of grassland has become impossible.

Under this unprecedented pressure, the five Xiongnu tribes showed unprecedented unity. They all seemed to understand that only close unity was the only way to fight against the Wei people. If they continued to maintain the situation of fighting separately, they would eventually

It can only lead to destruction.

Liu Meng no longer insisted on being the chanyu. Liu Bao relied on his alliance with Liu Teng to take the initiative to assume the defense of the southern city wall of Jiuyuan, becoming the first team to participate in the defense of Jiuyuan.

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Soon Liu Meng and Liu Jiao also led their troops into the city and took charge of the defense of the east and west of the city respectively. They actively prepared for war and guarded against a sneak attack by the Wei army.

As for the southern Huns, who only had a few hundred people, they were welcomed by Liu Teng into the North City Gate. This was the defense range of the northern Huns. The few hundred people of the southern Huns were obviously a drop in the bucket.

However, inviting the southern Xiongnu to join the city defense obviously had a deeper meaning. At this point, the five Xiongnu tribes were officially unified, working together as one, and united in dealing with the outside world.

However, after the Wei army was stationed in Jinyang, they remained stationary and seemed to have no intention of attacking. This confused the Huns. They did not know what medicine Cao Liang was selling in his gourd.

Naturally, the guess would not be correct, but since the Wei army did not come, the tense nerves of the Huns would naturally relax.

As autumn turned to winter, the city walls of Jiuyuan were also wrapped in silver-white clothing. The Huns breathed a sigh of relief. No matter what, the Wei army would not walk in the snow. In this severe cold weather

In the war, fighting is seeking death.

The Huns have become lax, but here in Jinyang City, the training has not been canceled because of the heavy snowfall. The fifth battalion of the Pingbei Army is still training hard according to the previously formulated training plan.

One more drop of sweat in peacetime and one less drop of blood in wartime, so Cao Liang attached great importance to the training of the Pingbei Army's fifth battalion. No, he and Huan Fan walked in the snow and went to the fifth battalion in person to visit.

The results of half a year’s training.

After the fifth battalion of the Pingbei Army merged with the Bingzhou Army, Cao Liang ordered the fifth captain to formulate a detailed training plan and fully implement the training content to effectively improve the combat effectiveness of the Pingbei Army.

Since Cao Liang took over the Fifth School of the Northern Army, he has experienced two large-scale military expansions in the past six months. The first time he recruited troops in Hedong County and expanded the establishment of the Fifth School of the Northern Army to 10,000 people. This time

In Jinyang, it merged with the Bingzhou Army, and the number of the five schools of the Northern Army increased again to 25,000.

And 25,000 people are already a large army, but the reorganization and integration of the two armies into one may create conflicts that are difficult to reconcile.

In order to truly improve the combat effectiveness and put the troops into the attack as soon as possible, Cao Liang was still very attentive. Even though the Bingzhou governor's office was busy with official duties, he would still make arrangements every few days to come to the school grounds to supervise

practice.

Under the strict management of the five major captains, the new Pingbei Army took on a completely new look. Standing in the ice and snow, not a single soldier was afraid to flinch. They all stood tall and proud, accepting Cao Liang's review.

"Shizai, when can the Yueqi camp go out?" Cao Liang asked Deng Aidao.

"Anytime... you can!" Deng Ai replied.

Cao Liang was obviously waiting for this sentence. He turned around and said to Huan Fan: "With such heavy snow, the Huns must be unprepared. It's the right time to attack Jiuyuan at this time. I wonder what you think, Sir?"

Huan Fan said noncommittally: "By advancing in the snow, you can catch them by surprise and attack them unprepared, but the news from Jiuyuan is that the Huns have rebuilt Jiuyuan City in the past six months, with five troops each guarding one gate.

We must be on tight defense. If we fail to succeed in a sneak attack, we will definitely alert the enemy and the gain will outweigh the loss."
Chapter completed!