Chapter 1296 Variables

   "Alas, Xijun, why are you here?"

   Originally, Feng Da Sima, who was still eagerly thinking about autumn, immediately let go of what he was holding when he saw the beautiful and picturesque Mrs. Zuo.

   At the same time, he quickly pulled his hand out from somewhere.

   Arms trembled uncontrollably almost at the same time!

  Hua Xiaowu in his arms is also a thrill.

   Cooperating with Feng Da Sima's shaking arm, he broke free from Feng's arms in some embarrassment, staggered a bit, and then stood still.

  Hands frantically arrange the messy clothes on his body.

  The two of them look very much like men and women who were caught having an affair on the spot—of course, they are indeed considered as such, who made them not justified?

   Satisfied with his bad taste, General Guan walked slowly to Sima Feng and sat down, lifting his chin:

   "Why, my concubine is hindering A Lang's good business?"

   "No, no," Feng Da Sima quickly picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip to suppress his shock. He said with a dry smile, "They are all outsiders. Is it okay for the family to say anything?"

   Then he looked at General Guan and asked again:

   "Where did you come from?"

  General Guan is not an unreasonable person, not to mention that she personally sent Hua Xiaowu to Da Sima Feng's couch.

   Seeing that Feng Da Sima had a good attitude, he didn't bother too much, and handed over an official document:

   "Bingzhou sent news that our people who were active in the north of Youzhou were ambushed and suffered a big loss."

"Um?!"

   Feng Da Sima frowned, and took the official document, which was an unexpected surprise.

   After all, the cavalry of the big man can still suffer on the grassland?

"what happened?"

  General Guan turned his head, raised his chin again, and signaled Hua Xiaowu with the same gesture:

   "What are you doing here? Why don't you pour me tea? No winks!"

  Hua Xiaowu felt guilty, and hurriedly stepped forward to pour a cup of tea when he heard the words.

  It was only after pouring that I realized, hey, why should I be so obedient?

  General Guan took a sip from his teacup, as if trying to ease his emotions, and then replied after a while:

   "I suspect that Sima Yi may have sent troops to Youzhou."

   Feng Da Sima raised his voice: "Yes!"

   His eyes widened: "Sima Yi sent troops to Youzhou?"

  It was expected that Sima Yi would take over Youzhou.

   After all, after taking Jizhou, Youzhou has severed ties with Xuchang.

  Wang Xiong may be considered a character with some talents.

   But guarding the bitter cold place of Youzhou, in order to show some kindness to the Hu people earlier, he even did not hesitate to push away Tian Yu, who advocated being tough on the Hu people.

  Cao Rui saw it later, hey, Wang Cishi, you did a good job, anyway, you don’t need so many soldiers in Youzhou, why don’t I transfer them to support Guanzhong.

  It doesn’t matter if you do it like this, but in the battle of Guanzhong, the monarch and ministers of Wei State put high hopes on Sima Yi, and was chased away by others, and finally ran back to Luoyang.

  The second batch of Hebei soldiers who were transferred, who were also the last foundation of Hebei, were dragged in Hanoi, and finally incorporated by Sima Taifu.

   It’s okay to say that Jizhou is in the rear, but Youzhou is suffering.

  The land of Youzhou is too cold, the food production is not comparable to that of the inland, and it has to bear the responsibility of supplying horses to the inland.

  The soldiers and horses were withdrawn again, and the defense was empty.

  After the First World War in Guanzhong, the barbarians who were originally obedient, for some reason, made troubles in the frontier fortress again, and the troubles tended to become bigger and more chaotic.

  Even if Wang Xiong wanted to recruit soldiers from the county, he could only think about it in the end—even if he got a little bit, it would be a drop in the bucket.

  Being a soldier eats food, being a soldier eats food, if you want to raise a soldier, you must have food first.

  Where does Youzhou get so much food?

   If there is no food, then the soldiers who are still recruiting fart!

  In the past few years, the situation in Youzhou has become more and more rotten, which made Wang Xiong, who was still a little bit angry, very anxious.

  Facing the increasingly rampant barbarians, Youzhou is able to hold the main city, so what else do you want?

   Ask the imperial court for help, but the letters sent to Xuchang one after another are like stones sinking into the sea.

   Besides being busy sleeping with the late emperor's woman every day, General Cao had a great time fighting Sima Taifu.

  How can I have the mood to manage Youzhou?

   Not only unintentional, but also powerless.

   Money, food, people, no matter what, General Cao is also in short supply!

  So it’s better to pretend that you don’t know anything.

   It was not until Sima Yi entered Jizhou that he wrote a letter to Wang Xiong.

  Wang Xiong almost cried after receiving the letter, wishing he could call Brother Sima Yi:

  Teacher, it’s hard for you to remember me, brother.

  If you don’t come, I will go home with a seal.

  So Sima Yi took over Youzhou even more smoothly than Jizhou.

   It's just that people didn't expect that he dared to send troops out to ambush.

   To be able to ambush Liu Hun, Tufa Tianli and others on the grassland outside the Great Wall, and to defeat them, at least some blood is required.

  After all, the cavalry army led by Liu Hun and others was at best inferior to the fine cavalry of the Eighth Army in Guanzhong.

  Because some of them are serious cavalry soldiers of the Han army.

   "How much is lost?"

   "Nearly two thousand rides."

  Feng Da Sima heard the words, gasped, and lost his voice: "Two thousand horses?"

"right."

  General Guan let out a sigh of relief, as if the news made her a little depressed.

   Feng Da Sima, who has not yet read the Zhongjun Daily, expects five or six hundred riders at most.

   Didn't expect... two thousand rides?

   And it's still a good war horse!

  Do you know how many war horses Lao Tzu gave them in a year for the country of Wu?

   And it’s still a popular product!

   It is not comparable to picking horses from any tribe on the grassland and desert!

ride!

   What kind of unit is riding?

   means that both the man and the horse are gone.

   This group of prodigals!

   Sitting up straight, Da Sima Feng immediately opened the military newspaper and read it seriously.

   Along with the military newspaper, there is also the battle situation written by Sima in the army.

  After reading it, Da Sima Feng looked angry, and suddenly photographed the military newspaper on the case:

   "Knowing that a new Wei army has appeared in Youzhou, this is called a new enemy situation, why don't you know to be more careful!"

   This defeat was obviously carefully planned.

  In the past few years, Liu Hun and others started from Pingcheng, and the scope of activities gradually expanded. From Daijun to outside the pass in Shanggu, they can be found everywhere, and sometimes they can even stand out in Yongcheng.

  Based on the principle of not bringing a war horse into Youzhou, almost all the Hu people outside the Great Wall in the north of Youzhou were driven to Pingcheng by various means to trade livestock.

  The only exception is the eastern Xianbei located in Yuyang and Youbeiping. Because the distance is too far away, there is no way to influence too much for the time being.

   Things go bad here.

  Since the spring of this year, some Wei troops have been added to the frontier fortress in Youzhou.

  No more, no less, just enough to hold the key points of the frontier.

   Although these Wei troops are unable to take the initiative to attack, if they encounter not many troops from the opponent, they can still rely on the frontier fortress to resist.

  Although this did not cause much harm to Liu Hun and others, it did cause some trouble to the operation.

  So they wanted to pull out the nails on these side plugs.

   It's a pity that these Wei troops seem to be very cautious and never go out of the fortress easily.

  Even if Liu Hun sent a small number of men and horses to drive cattle and sheep past the city, the Wei army in the city could resist rushing out.

   It was this kind of behavior that made Liu Hun and others think that there would not be too many Wei troops in the pass.

   Coupled with the fact that their actions on the grassland have been too smooth these years, they let down their vigilance, and finally became contemptuous.

  Until one day, a certain tribe on the grassland sent them a message:

  The Eastern Xianbei on the desert in the north of Youbin is driving a large number of livestock, preparing to trade in Baitan County, Yuyang County, Youzhou, before winter. Among them, there are no less than 3,000 war horses.

  In order to prevent this transaction, but also to establish prestige in the eastern Xianbei.

  Liu Hun and others, the whole army is out, ready to intercept on the edge of the pass.

  The result can be imagined, the interception failed but was surrounded.

  If the soldiers were not brave and good at fighting, and desperately broke through, the five thousand cavalry finally escaped and the three thousand were replaced by the tribes on the grassland. I am afraid that the entire army will be wiped out.

   "This time, even if it wasn't Sima Yi who made the move, I'm afraid it would be an experienced general among the Wei thieves."

  Paralyzing, slowing down the enemy, hitting the target with one blow, luring Liu Hun and others into being fooled step by step, every step is carefully planned, this is not something ordinary generals can do.

  Feng Da Sima sighed:

   "After this battle, my plan in the north of Youzhou was discovered by Sima Yi."

   If you change someone else, don't worry too much even if the other party finds out.

   After all, the big man can afford the price, and he is not afraid to raise the price with Wei Guo.

  As long as the money is in place, I believe everything will be easy to talk about.

   Those who are worried, who knows what targeted measures Sima Yi will take?

  In the past, I could do it as much as I wanted, but I’m afraid I have to be careful in the future.

  Especially near the frontiers, Sima Yi, an old tortoise, would still be very painful once bitten by him.

  Right now, Mr. Feng's heart hurts.

   Two thousand rides!

  How much food will it cost to train two thousand elite riders?

   "Now Liu Hun and the others..." Feng Da Sima pressed his hand on the military newspaper, "They have already returned to Bingzhou, that is to say, this year Sima Yi may get a batch of war horses from the Hu people in the north."

  Because of this defeat, and the fact that Liu Hun and others were forced to return to Bingzhou, at least some Hu people in Youzhou will become apprehensive for a short time.

   After all, barbarians are afraid of power and not virtuous!

   No matter how many benefits are given, it is not as simple as a saber.

  Liu Hun and others temporarily withdrew from the Youzhou border, and retreated in embarrassment in front of the Hu people.

  The Wei people held the prestige of a great victory, which was enough for Sima Yi to do something.

  August and September are the best time of the year to trade livestock.

  It seems that Sima Yi deliberately picked a good time.

  Besides this, what caught Feng Da Sima's attention the most was a detail in the military newspaper.

   Tapping the military newspaper lightly, he suppressed his anger and said:

   "According to the battle report written by the army Sima, the scouts in the army did find out that they saw a large number of Hu people driving a large number of livestock from the northeast..."

   Could it be that the news that Liu Hun and others got is true?

   Then Sima Yi used his tricks?

  If the guess is true, then even if the Hu people in the north of Youzhou are tempted by profit, or they admire the big man, they will still not sell a horse to Youzhou.

  But Sima Yi still got the horse he wanted from the Eastern Xianbei in Youbeiping.

  It can be said that it can be said that there is no mistake in both hugging grass and hitting rabbits.

   "Pingcheng is too far away from Youbeiping, not to mention those Xianbei people in the east are still in Yuyang and even to the north of Youbeiping. Our people are simply out of reach."

   Fortunately, those Xianbei people are far away. If I remember correctly, such a large-scale exchange of markets should only happen once every two or three years.

  Feng Da Sima raised his head, as if he was thinking about something, after a while, he murmured:

   "I remember, when I was inspecting Pingcheng, I met a man named Tuoba Desert Khan, who claimed to be the eldest son of Suotou Xianbei?"

   (Note: Chapter 1169 to Chapter 1172)

   "Suotou Xianbei?"

  General Guan felt that this name was a bit familiar. After all, Liu Hun and others were making troubles in Youzhou, and they must have sent back a lot of information on the grassland.

   After thinking for a while, General Guan quickly remembered: "Huh? Is it the largest one in Xianbei in the east?"

   "Yes." Feng Da Sima nodded, "Two years ago, I heard that there are already more than 100,000 people who control strings, and they are the largest tribe in Monan."

   "No," General Guan seemed to think of something again, and exclaimed, "I mean, aren't they the tribe of the goddess?"

  That celestial girl is probably from the Shanmen, who even sent people to rob their Feng family's things.

  How could General Guan not remember?

  But seeing Feng Da Sima nodded: "That's right, it's this tribe."

   "How could Ah Lang know about that Tuoba Desert?" General Guan paused, "He's still the eldest son of the leader of Suotou? Then, then..."

  According to A Lang's temperament, this kind of character will definitely not let him escape from the palm of his hand, right?

   "Tuoba Desert Khan, his lord, that is, the leader of Suotou, is called Tuoba Liwei, the guy who was born in heaven."

  Feng Da Sima rubbed his forehead, "Master Tuoba Tianli is bald and lonely, and he is a brother."

   I just don’t know if it’s a half-brother or a half-brother.

  Anyway, the goddess said that Tuoba Liwei's adult is a bald-haired and lonely adult.

   "So Tuoba Tianli should be called Uncle Tuoba Liwei, and brother Tuoba Desert Khan."

   After straightening out these relationships, I finally remembered all the conversations with Tuoba Desert Khan at that time. Feng Da Sima continued:

   "At that time, I met Tuoba Desert Khan in Pingcheng, and I was also very surprised, because Suotou gathered in the Changchuan area, which is the northernmost part of Monan."

   Speaking of this, Feng Da Sima looked at General Guan: "I didn't expect him to be able to come to Pingcheng, and he is still a big man representing Suotou as an envoy."

"What?"

  Feng Da Sima let out a heavy breath:

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

  General Guan heard the words, with a look of disapproval on his face:

  The grassland is also owned by the big man, why should Tuoba Xianbei be the owner of the grassland?

   "Also, they also promised that as a show of sincerity, they were willing to follow the old story of the Southern Huns, obey the call of the great man, and send out warriors from the clan to help the great Han put down the chaos and destroy the thieves."

"ah?"

  General Guan became a little confused when he heard it:

   "The more I listen, the more I don't understand. Isn't this Suotou a person with a goddess? And the goddess is at the gate of the mountain, and she has a grudge with Alang, so why is Suotou still willing to send troops to help the big man?"

  Feng Da Sima shook his head:

   "So I didn't take Tuoba Desert Khan's words seriously."

   "Because if what he promised is true, it means that he doesn't know anything at all, and he can't be the master of anything."

   "If what he promised is false, there is no need to discuss it."

  Feng Da Sima sighed:

   "Originally, according to my plan, I also wanted to put a long line to catch big fish, to see if I could catch the person behind him, but I didn't know that something happened to the Governor's Mansion in Hedong."

   "In addition, Tuoba Desert Khan left in a hurry after I left Pingcheng, and there is no news from behind."

  After the incident of the Governor's Mansion in Hedong, the battle of Shangdang followed immediately. He was so busy, how could he care about those barbarians?

   There is no news about Tuoba Desert Khan.

  So this matter was left behind by Feng Da Sima.

  Now that Liu Hun is being ambushed, and this matter also involves the Eastern Xianbei, Feng Da Sima remembered that he seemed to have missed an important chess piece on the grassland.

  Eastern Xianbei has engaged in such a big battle in the north of Youzhou, and it is definitely impossible to bypass the most powerful Suotou.

   I just don’t know, Suo Tou finally felt that he had accumulated enough strength, and planned to go south to take advantage of the troubled waters.

   Or is this just a normal transaction?

   This made Feng Da Sima a little vigilant.

  Anyone can see that there is bound to be a big battle between the Han and Wei Dynasties in Hebei.

   And this big war can happen at any time.

  The later the time, the greater the probability of triggering.

   This is a battle that determines the fate of Wei.

   At this time, there was a wave of more than a hundred thousand string controllers in the north, which was enough to cause unpredictable changes on the battlefield.

  (end of this chapter)