After Huan Wen led the Han army to win in Nantai City, he continued to attack the barbarians in the south.

In nearly fifteen years of war career, the Southern Han Empire has never been as strong as it is now. Even at its peak, it only occupied half of the country. However, this does not mean that the Southern Han Empire has fallen. On the contrary, after several war baptisms, the Southern Han Empire finally became more and more powerful.

Now in the battle area between the north and the south, the army of the Southern Han Empire has reached the hinterland of the barbarians. The barbarians here have already retreated and have to fight the Southern Han army to death.

Huan Wen took his soldiers to fight among the barbarians, pierced the bodies of the barbarian soldiers with a spear, cracked the enemy's head with a hand axe, and shot the enemy's limbs with a bow and crossbow...

Blood was scattered on the battlefield, and the broken corpses were abandoned on the barren wilderness, and the entire battlefield was filled with a solemn atmosphere.

The situation on the battlefield seemed to be in a stalemate, but the soldiers on the Southern Han side still maintained high fighting spirit, while the barbarians gradually showed signs of fatigue.

The Southern Han army formation was slowly advancing. Although the barbarian soldiers resisted bravely, they could not stop the fierce attack of the Southern Han army formation.

"withdraw!"

Seeing that the barbarian defense line was about to collapse, the barbarian commander finally made an order to retreat. As the order was conveyed, the barbarian soldiers who had barely defended themselves threw away their armor and fled to the battlefield.

"Chase!"

"Don't let them run away!"

"The whole army will press forward and annihilate the barbarians!"

The Southern Han army chased after them frantically until they killed all the barbarians.

In this battle, the Southern Han Empire suffered extremely heavy casualties, but the Southern Han army won a great victory, completely eliminating the crisis. In a short period of time, the Southern Han Empire even planned to organize several more battles to capture the three counties of Hedong in one fell swoop and recover the lost territory.

However, Emperor Huan Xuan of the Southern Han Empire believed that he should rest and recuperate. After all, the Southern Han Empire has just annexed Anding Prefecture, and the actual territory controlled by him has expanded much more than before, so he should rest and recuperate well and consolidate his foundation.

Huan Xuan is a visionary king, but his eyes are still stuck in the past. Such eyes seem extremely stupid in Huan Wen's eyes.

After Huan Wen learned about the decision of the Southern Han Emperor, he raised objections: "Your Majesty! It is the spring plowing season now, and the people need food cultivation, and the people also need food training. If we rest and wait until the autumn to conquer the barbarians, I am afraid that the people will have complaints at that time!"

Huan Xuan frowned and said, "I know that the farmland is being sown now and the villagers are practicing, but it is not suitable for conquest now? Wait for a while, when summer comes, wouldn't it be better to conquer again?"

Huan Wen shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, if you really do what you think, I will definitely lose in the Southern Han Dynasty until next spring!"

Huan Xuan asked, "Why?"

Huan Wen replied: "Your Majesty, please let me tell you in detail that Nanyang County is too far from Hedong County, and the Southern Han Empire is now in a stage of new and old changes. The people are in panic. If the troops are sent rashly now and the people are in a state of fluctuation, it will not only affect the strategic deterrence of our army, but also cause panic among the people. In addition, Nanyang County is located in a remote place, and the transportation of food and grass is difficult, and the journey is long. If something delays the grain supply, it will be a troublesome thing at that time!"

Huan Xuan nodded when he heard this, and then said, "Since you are so cautious, then I will listen to your words."

Huan Wen bowed and said, "Thank you for your trust, I wonder what your Majesty is going to do?"

Huan Xuan thought for a while, and then said, "First send a post to monitor the movements of the barbarians along the way. If there is any news, it will be rewarded in time."

Huan Wen nodded and said, "I obey the order."

After Huan Wen left the tent, he immediately summoned his generals to discuss what to do about this matter.

"Everyone, what do you think?" Huan Wen looked at the generals under his command and said, "Do you have any good ideas?"

Li Yan stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I think that now we should repair the city walls and restore the city defense, and then speed up the training of militias. After the militia is trained, we will send troops to attack the barbarians!"

Li Yan came out of Luoyang with Huan Xuan. He is also an old minister and speaks well in the court, so the generals present are willing to sell his face.

"Well, what General Li said is reasonable!"

"Weichen agrees with General Li's suggestion."

"Your Majesty, I'm going to discuss it."

After pondering for a while, Huan Xuan said, "Okay, let's act according to General Li's opinion for the time being!"

Huan Xuan's order made Liu Jingsheng, the garrison of Nanyang County, breathed a sigh of relief. After all, Nanyang County is different from other places. Although other places also belong to Guanzhong, they are separated by several cities, so even if they are defeated, they will not involve so much attention from the Southern Han Empire like Nanyang County. Therefore, Liu Jingsheng, the garrison of Nanyang County, still hopes that his soldiers can complete the promotion smoothly.

But the Nanyang County Governor's garrison did not think so. They believed that now was the best time to send troops. Once they missed this opportunity, it would be difficult to find another opportunity.

Especially when the troops of Nanyang County captured Nanyang County, they also captured some barbarian soldiers. After interrogation, they learned that this group of barbarians came from Hexi, and now their base camp is in the west of the Mo.

According to those prisoners, the western Mohe is a treasure land. Although it is still a grassland now, it can quickly change this situation. At that time, the barbarian tribes in the western Mohe will rise rapidly and then confront the Han Han in the Central Plains. The Southern Han army will not lose less during this process. Moreover, at that time, the war between the Han Han and the barbarians in the Central Plains will spread to the entire Guanzhong area.

The defenders of Nanyang County couldn't help but worry. After all, everyone knew that once the Han and the barbarians in Guanzhong had a war, it would be disastrous for Nanyang County. At that time, Nanyang County would definitely be slaughtered by the barbarians. Therefore, these generals all believed that they could still deal with the barbarians and send troops as soon as possible, otherwise it would be too late in the future.

The generals of Nanyang County expressed their desire to send troops, but at this time, a general suddenly said: "Your Majesty, if you want to send troops, you can't wait. Whether now or in the future, if you wait until the war between the Southern Han Empire and the barbarians breaks out, you will probably suffer a lot!"

This general was called Zhang Liao. He was originally a powerful general. After he surrendered to Huan Xuan, he also made great contributions on the battlefield, so he is now in the position of General Cavalry.

"oh?"

Huan Xuan said with interest: "Wenyuan, you should talk carefully."

Zhang Liao smiled and said, "Your Majesty, the barbarians and the Southern Han Empire have hated each other for a long time. Now the two countries are fighting, and it is bound to be on the verge of breaking out. However, the combat power gap between our two sides is large, and the number of barbarians is huge. Our troops and financial resources are not enough to fight against the barbarians. The only way is to use the terrain of the Hetao Plain to fight against it on the Hetao Plain, and then win, then head north to wipe out the barbarians, once and for all!"

After hearing this, Huan Xuan looked happy, then nodded and said, "Yes, what Wen Yuan said is very true. This is indeed a good plan. It's just..."

Huan Xuan sighed and said, "Now our army is experiencing a great war and its morale is sluggish. The soldiers may not be willing to fight, let alone fight with the barbarians in the Hetao Plain, so we should not start the battle lightly now."

Zhang Liao nodded and said, "It's good."

Huan Xuan continued: "What I am worried about now is that the barbarians will attack us when we are tired, and may even contact the Huns to attack the Southern Han."

The Huns and barbarians were the same ancestors, both Qiang and Hu, and the Huns and barbarians were nomadic peoples. Once they were united, the threat to the Southern Han Dynasty would definitely be much greater than that of barbarians.

So Huan Xuan was a little worried about this.

Huan Wen comforted and said, "Your Majesty, the Huns and the barbarians do not have the strength to unite now, and even if they are united, it will be useless. After all, they are weak in physique, and even if they are united, they cannot be the opponent of our Southern Han. They will definitely be repelled by us. Moreover, once the Huns and the barbarians unite, they must give up their grasslands and turn to the Central Plains or the Northern Frontiers, so Your Majesty can rest assured."

Huan Xuan nodded after hearing this and said, "Okay, then follow Wen Yuan's words, and order the three armies to prepare to face the enemy!"

Huan Xuan's order had just been issued, and soon a scout rushed to the tent and reported: "Your Majesty, our scout found a large number of cavalry rushing eastward, as if to enter Jizhou!"

Huan Xuan was startled and asked, "Where?"

The scout hurriedly said, "It's about fifty miles away from Nanchang County!"

"Fifty miles!"

Huan Xuan stood up suddenly and said, "Send someone to check immediately. Who is it?"

Soon, many people and troops gathered outside the east gate of Nanchang City.

Huan Xuan stood on the high platform, looked at the east gate of Nanchang City, frowned, and asked, "Wenyuan, what's going on? Why are there suddenly so many people and troops gathered here, what are they doing?"

Liu Xun bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I will finally believe that these people should come to take refuge."

"Refusing?" Huan Xuan asked in confusion: "Refusing? How to take refuge?"

Liu Xun explained: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten that when we were in Qingzhou before, we arrested a large number of refugees and placed them all in various villages in Nanyang County. If I guess it is good, it should be these people who fled."

"I see."

Huan Xuan suddenly realized, then snorted coldly and said, "It seems that those barbarians are really capable. They can actually buy these people, which is simply a bastard!"

Huan Xuan's words made the soldiers feel indignant. They were bullied by barbarians for a while and had already been full of anger. Now they finally have the opportunity to take revenge, so they are naturally eager to try.

Liu Xun said: "Your Majesty, the last general will ask to lead troops to fight and pacify the northern desert!"

After Huan Wen led the Han army to win in Nantai City, he continued to attack the barbarians in the south.

In nearly fifteen years of war career, the Southern Han Empire has never been as strong as it is now. Even at its peak, it only occupied half of the country. However, this does not mean that the Southern Han Empire has fallen. On the contrary, after several war baptisms, the Southern Han Empire finally became more and more powerful.

Now in the battle area between the north and the south, the army of the Southern Han Empire has reached the hinterland of the barbarians. The barbarians here have already retreated and have to fight the Southern Han army to death.

Huan Wen took his soldiers to fight among the barbarians, pierced the bodies of the barbarian soldiers with a spear, cracked the enemy's head with a hand axe, and shot the enemy's limbs with a bow and crossbow...

Blood was scattered on the battlefield, and the broken corpses were abandoned on the barren wilderness, and the entire battlefield was filled with a solemn atmosphere.

The situation on the battlefield seemed to be in a stalemate, but the soldiers on the Southern Han side still maintained high fighting spirit, while the barbarians gradually showed signs of fatigue.

The Southern Han army formation was slowly advancing. Although the barbarian soldiers resisted bravely, they could not stop the fierce attack of the Southern Han army formation.

"withdraw!"

Seeing that the barbarian defense line was about to collapse, the barbarian commander finally made an order to retreat. As the order was conveyed, the barbarian soldiers who had barely defended themselves threw away their armor and fled to the battlefield.

"Chase!"

"Don't let them run away!"

"The whole army will press forward and annihilate the barbarians!"

The Southern Han army chased after them frantically until they killed all the barbarians.

In this battle, the Southern Han Empire suffered extremely heavy casualties, but the Southern Han army won a great victory, completely eliminating the crisis. In a short period of time, the Southern Han Empire even planned to organize several more battles to capture the three counties of Hedong in one fell swoop and recover the lost territory.

However, Emperor Huan Xuan of the Southern Han Empire believed that he should rest and recuperate. After all, the Southern Han Empire has just annexed Anding Prefecture, and the actual territory controlled by him has expanded much more than before, so he should rest and recuperate well and consolidate his foundation.

Huan Xuan is a visionary king, but his eyes are still stuck in the past. Such eyes seem extremely stupid in Huan Wen's eyes.

After Huan Wen learned about the decision of the Southern Han Emperor, he raised objections: "Your Majesty! It is the spring plowing season now, and the people need food cultivation, and the people also need food training. If we rest and wait until the autumn to conquer the barbarians, I am afraid that the people will have complaints at that time!"

Huan Xuan frowned and said, "I know that the farmland is being sown now and the villagers are practicing, but it is not suitable for conquest now? Wait for a while, when summer comes, wouldn't it be better to conquer again?"

Huan Wen shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, if you really do what you think, I will definitely lose in the Southern Han Dynasty until next spring!"

Huan Xuan asked, "Why?"

Huan Wen replied: "Your Majesty, please let me tell you in detail that Nanyang County is too far from Hedong County, and the Southern Han Empire is now in a stage of new and old changes. The people are in panic. If the troops are sent rashly now and the people are in a state of fluctuation, it will not only affect the strategic deterrence of our army, but also cause panic among the people. In addition, Nanyang County is located in a remote place, and the transportation of food and grass is difficult, and the journey is long. If something delays the grain supply, it will be a troublesome thing at that time!"

Huan Xuan nodded when he heard this, and then said, "Since you are so cautious, then I will listen to your words."

Huan Wen bowed and said, "Thank you for your trust, I wonder what your Majesty is going to do?"
To be continued...