Chapter 1163 Changes in the River East

   Facing the torch-like eyes of the nobleman, although Tuoba Desert Khan didn't want to say much about this matter, he still didn't dare to hide it in the end:

   "My lord sees clearly that I was indeed sent to Luoyang by my lord a few years ago. I didn't expect that when I arrived at the border, I heard that the big Han was at war with the state of Wei."

   "At that time, I heard that there was a war in Bingzhou, and Youzhou was also affected. The whole territory was under martial law, and entry and exit were not allowed, so I could only stay in the frontier for a long time."

   Tuoba Desert Khan talked about this old incident, and he couldn't help but secretly rejoice:

   Fortunately, I was not able to enter the territory of Wei State at that time. Otherwise, the situation has changed so fast in just a few years. If I really want to enter Wei State, I am afraid it will be difficult to enter Han State.

   Probably because he was afraid that the nobleman would misunderstand, Tuoba Desert Khan hurriedly explained:

   "It wasn't until later that I heard that the big man had defeated the state of Wei, so I hurried back to my family, declared the general situation of the Central Plains, and urged my lord to befriend the big man."

   "Fortunately, your lord is wise and listened to my advice, so this time, I will come here on behalf of your lord and make friends with the big man."

   "As long as the big man is willing to admit that Suotou is the master of the grassland, Tuoba Xianbei is willing to be the vassal of the big man and pay tribute every year."

  Feng was just lying, but he didn't expect Tuoba Desert Khan to say such words.

  He glanced at Tuoba Desert Khan in a little surprise.

  If he hadn't known the story of Tuoba Liwei, the master of Suotou—to be precise, he had doubts about the matter of the goddess—he might have been moved by Tuoba Desert Khan's words.

  After all these years, not to mention the Hu people on the grasslands, even the Japanese people far away overseas, they all think that Wei State is the orthodox of the Central Plains.

  I heard that Himiko, the Queen of Yamatai Kingdom, sent people to Liaodong in the early years to imitate the old things of Emperor Guangwu and pay tribute to seek canonization.

   Later, when the envoy arrived in Liaodong, he realized that the Central Plains had changed masters.

  Until the year before Cao Rui's death, Himiko sent people to the Central Plains again.

  Cao Rui heard that overseas countries had come to pay tribute, and overjoyed, he specially conferred the title of "Pro-Wei Wa King" on Himihu.

   It's just that this is probably the last thing Cao Rui deserves to publicize during his lifetime.

  Because after he was conferred the title of Yamatai, the emperor of Wei State was frightened by Feng and fled Luoyang to inspect Xuchang.

   Obviously, Queen Himiko was not as lucky as Tuoba Desert Khan, and avoided the trap of Wei Guo.

   But think about it from another angle, if there is no such thing as a heavenly girl, the major tribes on the grassland recognize the big man and are willing to pay tribute to the big man.

   For Ji Han monarchs and ministers who were determined to revive the Han Dynasty, it was something to be happy about.

   After the operation is completed, maybe it can be publicized.

  Seeing that the nobleman was looking at him with a strange look, Tuoba Desert Khan was afraid that the other party might harbor a grudge, so he quickly said:

   "I know that the Han Dynasty is at war with the State of Wei, attacking each other. In order to show our sincerity, our tribe is willing to follow the old story of the Southern Huns, obey the call of the Han Dynasty, and send out warriors from the clan to help the Han Dynasty put down the chaos and eliminate the thieves."

   It's good that Tuoba Desert Khan didn't say this, but when he said that, the nobleman's eyes became even more strange.

  He finally asked:

   "Your tribe did this, why?"

   Tuoba Desert Khan had a look of compassion on his face when he heard the nobleman ask:

   "Now there are white disasters in the grasslands every year, the people have long been miserable, and the tribes of Xianbei are fighting against each other endlessly, which makes the people displaced."

   "Although my lord has given the people peace, they are still suffering from a shortage of supplies. I heard that under the rule of a wise emperor and virtuous ministers, the great man has a surplus of food and clothing for everyone, and everyone in the world looks forward to it."

   "For example, woolen spirits and other things to keep out the cold are unique to the Han. Although the Tuoba Xianbei are barbarians, there are some livestock in the clan."

   "I also heard that the big man is willing to collect wool at a high price all the year round, so the tribe is willing to exchange livestock wool for the big man's things."

  The attitude is very sincere, and the words are nice.

   Just talking nonsense that seems to be correct.

   "Even if you don't send warriors from your clan to help the big man, as long as you come to Pingcheng, these requirements can be met."

  Feng looked at the other party with a half-smile, "Isn't it unnecessary for you to ask?"

   "It's not the same." Tuoba Desert Khan shook his head, "I know that there are many caravans from the Han Dynasty entering the grassland every year to exchange goods with various tribes."

   "But our Tuoba Xianbei mostly graze in the northern part of Monan, and few caravans arrive there."

   "And unless the tribe specially organizes a horse team to go south, the small tribes that are attached to us will not be able to cross the southern tribal border and come to Pingcheng in exchange for what they want."

   Speaking of this, Tuoba Desert Khan sighed:

   "The nobleman also knows that even I was made things difficult on the mountain road a few days ago, let alone those small tribes."

   "But if the big Han organizes a caravan to enter the grassland, it will be very different. Except for horse thieves, not many tribes will deliberately embarrass the caravan."

  Tuoba Desert Khan looked at Feng seriously, "So what I mean is, if the big man can send a big caravan and go further north, that would be the best."

   Feng was unmoved:

   "If your tribe is active in the northern part of Monan, then how can you cross the southern part of Monan and help the Great Han destroy Wei?"

  Tuoba Desert Khan said quickly:

   "Wei State is so powerful, how can it be destroyed overnight? What's more, the Han Dynasty has just taken over the Guanzhong area of ​​Bingzhou in recent years. I think it is also to appease the people in the newly acquired land in the past few years."

   "At the same time, the soldiers must rest when they are fighting. Therefore, if the villain thinks about it, the big man will not use his swords in the past few years."

   "Just taking advantage of this gap, the big man has to grab the head of the livestock, especially the horses, so that he can store up his strength and head east. I think it's also the intention of the big man to set up a battleground in the frontier, right?"

   "And Suotou can also get the support of the big man, and go south with all his strength. When the time is right, the big man will go from west to east, and Tuoba will attack Wei from north to south. Why not worry about the big thing?"

  After saying these words, Tuoba Desert Khan looked at the nobleman with some hope.

   Feng did not answer the words, he just smiled:

   "This can be regarded as a secret plan in your clan, right? Are you not afraid of leaking the secret when you say it like this?"

   Tuoba Desert Khan said with emotion:

   "If there is no noble person to guide me, I will return without success this time. Even if there are many plans in the clan, what is the use?"

   As he spoke, he glanced at the guards around Feng again:

   "Besides, the villain sees that the servants around the nobleman are not ordinary people. When the villain was being made things difficult on the mountain road, a Han army passed by."

   "The Han army, in my opinion, is a rare tiger and wolf army in the world. Those soldiers are quite similar to the entourage around the nobleman."

   There are nine points of truth in the words, and the remaining one point is temptation.

   At this moment, Tuoba Desert Khan will definitely not give up guessing about the person in front of him.

   It's just that he's doomed to be disappointed.

  Because Feng did not answer his question at all, but reminded:

   "Mr. Tuoba bears the great trust of the family, it is better to be more careful when going out, after all, people are separated from each other."

   "What's more, when you and I met for the first time, I just reminded you casually, but Mr. Tuoba told the whole story."

   "If something goes wrong in this matter, then my good intentions will turn into bad intentions."

   Tuoba Desert Khan sighed slightly in his heart, but he had no choice but to thank:

   "Thank you for your reminder."

  At this time, someone came in hurriedly from outside the door, opened his mouth and shouted: "Shan..."

   Then he stopped suddenly and glanced at Tuoba Desert Khan.

  The nobleman motions for someone to speak to him.

  Someone walked over and bent down, not knowing what to say in the nobleman's ear.

  I saw the noble man who had always been calm and unhurried, his face changed slightly, and he stood up: "Let's go!"

   He didn't even say goodbye, so he left with a group of followers.

  Tuoba Desert Khan's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly chased him to the door. Seeing that the other party was indeed heading towards the Hu Xianbei Colonel's Mansion, he couldn't help showing a thoughtful look on his face.

   On the other side, Feng Duhu just stepped into the Captain's Mansion, and Shi Zhangyuan, the head of the Captain's Mansion, had been waiting at the door for a long time:

   "The mountain is long."

"what happened?"

  Feng Duhu asked as he walked into Xiaowei's mansion.

  His face was serious, and it seemed that his behavior and expression when he left the restaurant were not acting at all.

   "News from Hedong."

  Zhang Yuan followed Feng Duhu's pace, and even began to trot:

   "Wei Dudu went to Shangdang, and at the same time ordered Zhengdong to lead the army to move eastward. The target is still uncertain."

  Zhang Yuan didn't stop on his feet, and his mouth didn't pause at all, and he said these words quickly.

   Let Feng Duhu stop slightly, and then stepped up again, entering the house:

   "Map!"

  Shangdang was brought down by Wei Yan, he is most familiar with that place, and it is far away from Yecheng, the founding place of Wei State.

   Moreover, Shangdang is a relatively closed and independent area.

  So after the establishment of the Hedong Dudufu, in order to unify and coordinate the defense against Wei, the Shangdang was incorporated into the defense area of ​​the Hedong Dudufu.

   It is really helpless to say that Deng Zhi, the right guard general and the governor of Bingzhou.

  Bingzhou looks big, but the Jiuyuan Metropolitan Government cut off nearly half of the state in the west, and Yanmen County in the north would be a no-man's land if it weren't for the Xinghanhui.

  After the establishment of the Hedong Dudu Mansion, the Shangdang was taken away.

   Fortunately, Taiyuan County, the county seat of Bingzhou, can be regarded as the core area of ​​Bingzhou, and there is no idea of ​​daring to touch it.

  In addition, although Deng Zhi was suspected of being attached to power, he was ultimately a steadfast and simple person who forgot about his family when he was in office.

  Whether it is Yanmen County or Jiuyuan Governor's Mansion, as long as it can really develop, he will naturally take credit for being the governor of Bingzhou.

  So there is not much dissatisfaction.

   Only when I heard about Shangdang, I was a little hard to let go.

  However, Deng Zhi has a strong and proud temperament. In this matter, he met an even more proud, bad-tempered old man Wei who was unwilling to reason.

   Coupled with the fact that this was a decision made by the palace, no matter how hard it was for Deng Zhi to let go, she had no choice but to accept it in the end.

  Compared to Deng Zhi's helplessness, Feng Duhu's eyes were even more angry at this time:

   "Old man Wei mobilizes the troops of the Governor's Mansion in Hedong at this time, what is he going to do!"

  Zhe Guan Xing in the Eight Xings of Taihang is the most important pass from east to Hanoi.

  If you want to enter Hanoi from Shangdang, you have to go through the second of the eight Xings: Taihang Xing.

  Taihang Xing started from Gaodu (that is, Jincheng in later generations) in the north.

  Gaodu is the only city in Shangdang that is still in the hands of Wei.

  When Wei Laofu attacked Shangdang, Jiang Ji defended the northern gate of Hanoi.

   Not hesitating to violate Wei's garrison rules not to cross the border at will, and sent troops northward along Taihang Xing to defend Gaodu.

  Of course, there is also Sima Yi's suggestion here - it is estimated that at least part of Sima Yi's suggestion is because he does not want his hometown to be copied.

  But Jiang Ji's move was regarded by Xuchang's Cao Shuang as an act of taking refuge in Sima Yi, and finally forced Jiang Ji to really join forces with Sima Yi.

  The shortest route for Hedong to enter Shangdang is to go directly east and pass through the area of ​​Gaodu.

   It can be said that Gaodu is the most important strategic intersection of the three places of Shangdang in Hedong and Hanoi.

  During the Battle of Changping, Bai Qi had already controlled Zhiguanxing, cutting off Zhao Guo's line of supporting Shangdang from Hanoi.

  At the same time, they sent troops from Hedong to attack Shangdang eastward, and the main forces of the two countries were at a stalemate in the area between Gaodu County and Xuanshi County (that is, Gaoping in later generations).

  In the end, Zhao State was defeated and 400,000 people were killed, completely losing hope of competing with Qin State.

  Feng Duhu has seen such an important strategic area countless times.

  Gaodu is in the hands of Wei Guo, and the communication channel between Hedong and Shangdang is like a fishbone stuck in the throat, and he can't spit it out.

   Unless you go north by detour, first arrive at Taiyuan County, and then enter Shangdang from Taiyuan, the journey will be far away.

   Now that Mr. Wei went to Shangdang, and Jiang Wei led the troops to the east, Feng Duhu only glanced at the map, and his eyes fell on Gaodu.

   "Did the news from Hedong be forwarded by Chang'an, or did it come directly from Hedong?"

  Feng Duhu stared at the map for a long time, and then suddenly asked a question.

   "Hui Shanchang was sent directly from the east of the river."

   Zhang Yuan, the head of the Captain's Mansion, seems to have returned to the days when he was a staff officer with the head of the mountain.

   "Who sent it here?"

   "Hedong Diannong Zhonglang General." Zhang Yuan licked his lips, "Zhonglang General said that the Hedong Salt Lake is close to Zhiguan, and the Salt Lake is an important place to supply Guanzhong and Bingzhou salt."

   "He was worried that if the troops were insufficient, the thieves would come out from Zhiguan to harass the salt lake, and the impact would be very bad, so he sent someone to explain the situation."

  Feng Duhu, who had been gloomy all the time, showed a slight smile when he heard the words.

   "Shi Bao? He is very good, but he is only serving as the general of Diannong Zhonglang, so I really feel wronged."

  Although Dian Nong Zhonglang Jiang is mainly Dian Nong, he also has a general character.

  Especially he, the general of Diannong Zhonglang, was also responsible for taking care of the Hedong Salt Lake, and directly strangled an important source of income that the Hedong family relied on.

   It can be regarded as the end of the grand ambitions set when I was a smuggler.

  Although he is not qualified to dictate the deployment of troops by the Governor's Mansion in Hedong, he can implicitly remind Feng Duhu with the reason of affecting farming and salt affairs.

  Feng Duhu threw the charcoal pencil in his hand on the desk, and said:

   "Send a letter to General Zhengdong (Jiang Wei) and ask Wei Yan what he plans to do."

  The time has come to test Jiang Wei's position.

  According to the process, the actions of the Hedong Dudu Mansion should be reported to Chang'an first, and then Chang'an will send someone to Feng Duhu who is on patrol outside.

   It’s just the official document about the Hedong Dudu’s Mansion. I don’t know where the car will be sent now.

   No way, old man Wei just wanted to do something while Feng Duhu was away and couldn't get the news in time.

   Not to mention the fact that many people in the Han Dynasty have begun to despise Wei Guo.

  Old man Wei's action may be supported by some people in Chang'an.

  Yes, the Shangdang was brought down by you, Wei Yan, and you can make use of it.

   But don’t forget, Hedong is still where I, Feng, go fishing!

   Not to mention, the Central Guard has the right to supervise Chinese and foreign military forces!

  (end of this chapter)