Chapter 1296 Variables
“Aiya, Xijun, why are you here?”
It turned out that Feng Da Sima, who was still thinking about the autumn day, immediately let go of what he was holding when he saw the beautiful and picturesque Madam Zuo.
At the same time, he quickly pulled his hand out from somewhere.
Hands shook uncontrollably almost at the same time!
Hua Xiaowu in his arms is also a spirit.
With Feng Da Sima shaking his arms, he struggled to get out of Feng's arms in a somewhat embarrassed manner, staggered for a moment, and then regained his balance.
Hands were hurriedly arranging the messy clothes on his body.
The two of them look very much like a man and woman who were caught red-handed having an affair - of course, they are indeed one. Who makes their reputations unfair?
General Guan Da, who had satisfied his bad taste, walked slowly and sat down next to Feng Da Sima, and raised his chin:
“What, is this concubine hindering Alang’s good deeds?”
"No, no," Feng Da Sima quickly picked up the tea cup on the table and took a sip to calm down his shock. He laughed dryly, "We are not outsiders. What can the family say?"
Then he looked at General Guan and asked again:
“Where did Mr. Xi come from?”
General Guan was not an unreasonable person, not to mention that she personally delivered Hua Xiaowu to Feng Da Sima's bed.
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 operating in the north of Youzhou were ambushed and suffered a big loss.”
"Um?!"
Feng Da Sima raised his eyebrows and took the official document. This was an unexpected surprise.
After all, the Han cavalry could still suffer a loss on the grassland?
"what happened?"
General Guan turned his head and raised his chin again, using the same movement to signal Hua Xiaowu:
"What are you doing here? Why don't you pour me some tea? You don't even wink!"
Hua Xiaowu felt guilty. Hearing this, he quickly stepped forward and poured a cup of tea.
After pouring, I realized, hey, why should I be so obedient?
General Guan picked up the tea cup and took a sip. He seemed to be calming down. After a while, he answered:
“I suspect that Sima Yi may have sent troops to Youzhou.”
Feng Dasima raised his voice: "Yeah!"
His eyes widened: "Sima Yi is sending troops to Youzhou?"
Sima Yi took over Youzhou, which was expected.
After all, after taking Jizhou, Youzhou was cut off from Xuchang.
Wang Xiong may be considered a person with some talents.
But in the bitter and cold place of Youzhou, in order to show some mercy to the Hu people, they even did not hesitate to exclude Tian Yu, who advocated being tough on the Hu people.
Later, Cao Rui took a look and said, "Hey, Governor Wang, you did a good job. You don't need so many soldiers in Youzhou anyway. Why don't I transfer them to support Guanzhong."
It doesn't matter if you do this, but in the Battle of Guanzhong, the monarchs and ministers of Wei had high hopes for Sima Yi, and were chased away, and finally ran back to Luoyang.
And the second batch of Hebei soldiers who were transferred were also the last base of Hebei. They were dragged back to Hanoi and finally were recruited by Sima Taifu.
Jizhou is fine in the rear, but Youzhou is suffering.
The land of Youzhou is too cold, and the food output is not as good as that of the inland. It also has the responsibility of supplying horses to the inland.
The troops and horses have been mobilized again, and the defense is empty.
After the First World War in Guanzhong, the Hu people who were originally obedient started to make trouble again in the frontier for some unknown reason, and the trouble tended to get bigger and more chaotic.
Even if Wang Xiong wanted to recruit county soldiers, in the end he could only think about it - even if he recruited a little, it would be a drop in the bucket.
A soldier needs food. A soldier needs food. If you want to raise soldiers, you must first have food.
Where did Youzhou come from so much food?
How can you recruit soldiers without food?
In the past few years, the situation in Youzhou has become increasingly corrupt, making Wang Xiong, who was still a little angry at first, very anxious.
Facing the increasingly rampant barbarians, Youzhou is good at holding on to its main cities. What else do you want?
Let’s ask the court for help, but the letters sent to Xuchang one after another are like stones sinking into the sea.
General Cao was not only busy sleeping with the late emperor's woman every day, but also had a lot of fun fighting with Taifu Sima.
How can you be in the mood to take care of Youzhou?
Not only do you have no intention, but you also have no power.
Money, food, people, no matter what, General Cao is in short supply!
So it’s better to pretend that you don’t know anything.
It was not until Sima Yi took control of Jizhou that he wrote a letter to Wang Xiong.
Wang Xiong almost cried after receiving the letter. He wished he could call Sima Yi brother:
Taifu, it’s difficult for you to remember my brother.
If you don’t come, I will hang up my seal and go home.
So Sima Yi took over Youzhou even more smoothly than Jizhou.
What people didn’t expect was that he actually dared to send troops out of the fortress to ambush.
Being able to ambush Liu Hun Tufa Tianli and others on the grassland outside the Great Wall, and also be able to defeat them, requires at least some sacrifice.
After all, the cavalry led by Liu Hun and others were at best inferior to the elite cavalry of the Eighth Army of Guanzhong.
Because some of them are serious cavalry soldiers of the Han army.
“How much is the loss?”
“Nearly two thousand riders.”
Hearing this, Feng Da Sima took a deep breath and said, "Two thousand riders?"
"right."
General Guan let out a breath, as if the news made her a little depressed.
Feng Dashima, who had not yet read the military report in his hand, expected at most five or six hundred horses.
Unexpectedly...two thousand riders?
And it’s a fine war horse!
Do you know how many war horses I give them in one year, despite the Wu State’s many begging requests?
And it’s a popular product!
It is not comparable to just pulling horses from any tribe on the grassland and desert!
ride!
What is the unit of cavalry?
means the man and the horse are gone.
These losers!
Sit up straight, Feng Da Sima immediately opened the military report and read it carefully.
Along with the military report, there was also the military Sima's account of the battle situation at that time.
After reading it, Feng Dasima had an angry look on his face and suddenly took a picture of the military report on the case:
“I know that a new Wei army has appeared in Youzhou, which is called a new enemy situation. Why don’t you know how to be more careful!”
This defeat was obviously carefully designed.
In the past few years, Liu Hun and others set out from Pingcheng and gradually expanded their scope of activities. From Daijun to Shanggu, they can be found everywhere outside the pass, and sometimes they can even attack the city of Juyong.
Based on the principle of not letting a single war horse flow into Youzhou, almost all the Hu people outside the fortress 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, there is no way to have much influence for the time being.
This is where things get bad.
Since the beginning of spring this year, more Wei troops have been added to the border fortress in Youzhou.
No more, no less, just enough to defend the key points of the frontier.
Although these Wei troops are unable to take the initiative to attack, if they encounter not many men and horses on the other side, they can still rely on border fortresses to resist.
Although this did not cause much harm to Liu Hun and others, it caused some trouble for the operation.
So they wanted to pull out the nails on these border fortresses.
Even if Liu Hun sent a small number of men and horses to drive cattle and sheep under the fortress, the Wei army inside the fortress could not resist rushing out.
It was this kind of behavior that made Liu Hun and others think that there were not too many Wei troops in the pass.
Coupled with the fact that they had been moving too smoothly on the grasslands in recent years, they relaxed their vigilance and finally started to look down upon them.
Until one day, a certain tribe on the grassland sent them a message:
Eastern Xianbei in the desert to the north of Youzhou 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 area.
Liu Hun and others mobilized their entire army to intercept them at the border of the pass.
The result can be imagined, the interception failed but was surrounded.
Had it not been for the bravery and skill of the soldiers and their desperate efforts to break out of the encirclement, the five thousand elite cavalry finally escaped and three thousand were replaced by the tribes on the grassland, and the entire army would have been annihilated.
"This time, even if Sima Yi doesn't take action, I'm afraid it will be an experienced general among the Wei thieves."
Paralysis, slowing down the enemy, and hitting the target with one strike, luring Liu Hun and others into the trap step by step, each step carefully planned, is not something that ordinary generals can do.
Feng Da Sima sighed:
“After this battle, my plan in the north of Youzhou was discovered by Sima Yi.”
If it were someone else, you wouldn’t have to worry too much even if the other party found out.
After all, the Han Dynasty could afford the price and was not afraid of raising the price with Wei.
As long as the money is in place, I believe everything will be easy.
Those who are worried about it, who knows what kind of targeted measures Sima Yi will take?
In the past, you could do whatever you wanted, but in the future you may have to be careful.
Especially near the border fortress, Sima Yi, an old turtle, would still be very painful once bitten by him.
Now Mr. Feng feels very painful in his heart.
Two thousand riders!
How much food does it cost to train two thousand elite knights?
"Now Liu Hun and the others..." Feng Da Sima pressed his hand on the military newspaper, "They have returned to Bingzhou. In other words, 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 of the Hu people in Youzhou would become worried for a short time.
After all, Yi Di is afraid of power but not virtuous!
No matter how many benefits you give, it is not as simple as a saber.
Liu Hun and others temporarily withdrew from the Youzhou border, and even retreated in embarrassment in front of the barbarians.
The Wei people were holding on to the power of victory, which was enough for Sima Yi to do something.
August and September, when the grass is yellow and the horses are fat, it is the best time of the year to trade livestock.
Sima Yi seems to have chosen a good time on purpose.
Other than this, what caught Feng Da Sima's attention the most was a detail in the military report.
Tapped the military newspaper gently, he suppressed his anger and said:
"According to the battle report written by the Army Sima, the scouts in the army did detect that the Hu people drove a large number of livestock from the northeast..."
Perhaps, the news Liu Hun and others got is true?
And then Sima Yi took advantage of him?
If the guess is true, then even if the barbarians in the north of Youzhou are tempted by profit, or they admire the big man, they still will not sell a horse to Youzhou.
But Sima Yi still got the war horse he wanted from Xianbei in the east of Youbeiping.
It can be said that you are chasing the grass and hunting the rabbits at the same time.
"Pingcheng is too far away from Youbeiping, not to mention those eastern Xianbei people are still in Yuyang and even north of Youbeiping. Our people are simply beyond our reach."
But fortunately those Xianbei people were far away. If I remember correctly, such a large-scale trade should only happen once every two or three years.
Feng Da Sima raised his head and seemed to be thinking about something. After a while, he muttered to himself:
"I remember that when I was inspecting Pingcheng, I met a man named Tuoba Desert Khan. He claimed to be the eldest son of the Suotou Xianbei people?"
(Note: Chapter 1169 to Chapter 1172)
“Suo Tou Xianbei?”
General Guan felt that this name was somewhat familiar. After all, Liu Hun and others were causing trouble in Youzhou, and they must have sent back a lot of information from the grassland.
After thinking for a moment, 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 were already more than 100,000 people who control strings. They are the largest tribe in Monan.”
“No,” General Guan seemed to remember something again and exclaimed, “I mean, aren’t they the tribe of the Goddess?”
That goddess was probably from Shanmen, and she had sent people to rob the Feng family's things.
How could General Guan not remember it?
But I saw Feng Da Sima nodding: "Yes, it's this tribe."
“How can Alang know that Tuoba deserter?” General Guan paused, “He is the eldest son of the leader of Suotou? Then, then…”
According to Alang's temperament, such a person will definitely not let him escape, right?
“Tuoba Desert Khan, his lord, the leader of Suotou, is called Tuoba Liwei, and he is the guy with the natural girl.”
Feng Da Sima rubbed his forehead and said, "Master Tuoba Tianli is a bald man, and he is a brother."
That is, I don’t know whether they are half-brothers from the same father or half-brothers from the same mother.
Anyway, the goddess said that a lord who is weak in Tuoba is a bald man.
“So Tuoba Khotan should be called Tuoba Liwei’s uncle and Tuoba desert Khancong’s brother.”
After sorting out these relationships and finally remembering all the conversations with Tuoba Desert Khan at that time, Feng Dashima continued:
“I met Tuoba Desert Khan in Pingcheng at that time, and I was very surprised because Suo’s head was 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 that he could actually come to Pingcheng, and he is also an envoy to the Han Dynasty on behalf of Suotou."
"What?"
Feng Dasima let out a heavy breath:
“They said that as long as the Han Dynasty is willing to recognize Suotou as the master of the grassland, Tuoba Xianbei is willing to be a vassal of the Han Dynasty and pay tribute every year.”
General Guan heard this and had a look of disapproval on his face:
The grassland also belongs to the Han Dynasty, so why should Tuoba Xianbei be the master of the grassland?
“Moreover, they also promised that, to show their sincerity, they were willing to follow the example of the Southern Xiongnu and obey the call of the Han and send warriors from their tribe to help the Han put down the rebellion and eliminate the bandits.”
"ah?"
General Guan became a little confused when he heard this:
“I don’t understand why the more I listen, the more I don’t understand. Isn’t this person with a goddess on his head? And the goddess is at the mountain gate, and she has a grudge with Alang, so why is Suo’s head willing to send troops to help the big man?”
Feng Dasima 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 knows nothing and can't decide anything."
“If what he promised is false, there is no need to discuss it.”
Feng Da Sima sighed:
“Originally, according to my plan, I thought of fishing for a big fish with a long line to see if I could catch the person behind him, but unexpectedly, something happened at the Hedong Governor’s Mansion.”
“In addition, Tuoba Desert Khan also left in a hurry after I left Pingcheng, and there was no news from him later.”
After the incident at the Hedong Governor's Mansion, the battle at Shangdang followed immediately. We were so busy that we couldn't care about those barbarians.
There is no news about Tuoba Desert Khan.
So this matter was forgotten by Feng Dashima.
Now that Liu Hun was ambushed, and this matter also involved Xianbei in the east, Feng Dashima remembered that he seemed to have missed an important chess piece on the grassland.
The Eastern Xianbei have established such a large force in the north of Youzhou. It is definitely impossible to bypass the most powerful force.
I just don’t know, but Suo Touhou 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 wary.
Everyone can see that there will definitely be a war between Han and Wei in Hebei.
And this war can happen at any time.
The further back in time, the greater the probability of triggering.
This is the battle that determines the fate of Wei.
At this time, a wave of more than 100,000 string-controllers appeared in the north, which was enough to cause unpredictable changes in the battlefield.
(End of this chapter)