Chapter 841 Leaving the Fortress
“Mr., it’s time to get up and wash up.”
Amei tested the water and found that the water temperature was just right, so she spoke softly.
The soulless Feng Junhou sat motionless, dumbfounded, and turned a deaf ear.
So Amei called out twice more.
Feng Junhou's eyes moved slightly, as if he was beginning to regain his consciousness.
When his eyes began to focus again, and when he saw Amei, his eyes began to look blank again, as if he didn't know what was going on.
“Mr., it’s time to get up...”
Feng Yong yawned, his head hung down, and he murmured:
“I don’t want to get up, I want to sleep.”
As soon as he finished saying this, he heard a chuckle suddenly coming from behind him.
Then a jade arm wrapped around him, and at the same time, Guan Ji's delicate voice that was different from the past sounded:
“Alang…”
When Feng Junhou heard this voice, his body trembled involuntarily, a look of fear appeared on his face, and he shouted:
"Xijun, please spare my life! I really can't do it..."
Guan Ji appeared behind Feng Junhou, rested her chin on his shoulder, and said softly:
"Alang may be too tired from the journey. Anyway, I have nothing to do today, so why not rest for two more days."
Even though her hair is disheveled, Guan Ji still looks radiant.
She, who was already extremely beautiful, was like the stamens of a flower after the rain and dew, with a gleam of light on her face.
“Ah? Rest? Can I rest?”
Feng Junhou, who was a little withdrawn at first, suddenly felt like hearing the sounds of nature.
"The captain's office has been resting these days, and there is nothing going on. In addition, Siniang is back now, and Alang is tired from the journey, so he should rest more."
Guan Ji said while staying in bed and washing up.
Feng Junhou heard the word "Siniang" and his body trembled again.
It wasn't until General Guan allowed him to rest that he tried to lie down. Unexpectedly, his waist suddenly felt like a needle pricking him. He took a breath involuntarily and quickly asked Amei for help:
“Amei, come here and give me a hand, I can’t lie down..."
Amei responded, walked to the couch, and carefully helped Feng Junhou lie back on the couch.
“Remember to make me some ginseng soup and tonics when you go down later…”
Feng Junhou took advantage of Amei’s opportunity to help him and whispered in Amei’s ear.
Amei nodded quickly in understanding.
Guan Ji, who was dressing up, suddenly chuckled.
Feng Junhou knew that this woman had sharp ears, so she listened to these embarrassing words.
However, at this time, the enemy is strong and we are weak, and our lives are almost gone. How can we still care about face?
At the moment, I can only lie down and let myself be laughed at, pretending to be dead and ignoring it.
General Guan Da wiped out all his opponents, but he did not go so far as to whip the corpses. After packing up, he went out.
She has to deal with a lot of military affairs in a day!
Of course, there are still people who care about Feng Junhou.
For example, the closest brother Zhao Jiaerlang.
As the only man who could freely enter and leave the third gate of Xiaowei Mansion, Zhao Guang was not in the city. When he heard that his brother was back, he rushed back.
Zhao Guangda came over early in the morning to visit his brother and have breakfast.
Unexpectedly, he only saw the elder sister of the Guan family and the younger sister of the Zhang family, so Zhao Erlang asked strangely:
“Sister, where is my brother? Why can’t I see you?”
Guan Ji sat on the main seat, drinking sweet soy milk slowly, while Ah Chong and Shuang Shuang sat on both sides of her.
Ah Chong took a small wooden spoon to scoop up the egg porridge in the bowl, and then tremblingly put it into his mouth. When it was brought to his mouth, there were only a few grains of rice left in the small wooden spoon, and almost all the rest was scattered. .
Just these few grains of rice, one grain was left on my face...
Shuangshuang had so many eggs. He grabbed the peeled eggs and gnawed them directly. He got to the yolk in a few mouthfuls, and then he suddenly screamed twice.
Guan Ji knew what she meant, so she scooped up the warm soup and put it into her mouth.
Then he turned around and wiped the rice grains off Ah Chong's face.
While wiping, he said, "Your brother is really tired from the journey, so he is still resting now."
Zhao Guang sat down in his seat. A servant had already brought breakfast to him.
He grabbed a steamed cake and stuffed it into his mouth. When Guan Ji said this, he quickly swallowed what was in his mouth and asked strangely:
"How could it be? Isn't my brother in good health?"
At this point, he glanced at Zhang Xingyi again, "By the way, didn't brother come back with Siniang? I think Siniang is in good spirits..."
As soon as the young lady of the Zhang family heard what Zhao Guang said, her face suddenly turned slightly red for some unknown reason. She lowered her head and only focused on putting food into her mouth.
She didn't seem to hear anything and didn't answer his words. In this regard, the young lady of the Zhang family was still a little shy after all.
"Snapped!"
It was Guan Ji who slammed the chopsticks onto the table. Her phoenix eyes flashed with electric light as she glanced at Zhao Guang coldly.
A person as big-hearted as Zhao Guang suddenly felt a layer of chill covering his body. Before he could figure out what he said wrongly, Guan Ji asked coldly:
"I remember you went to Xiaoguan to look for war horses? Why did you come back if you had nothing to do?"
In the battle of Xiaoguan, almost 90% of the armored cavalry horses were broken.
It is not easy to train qualified war horses. If it were changed before, the captain's office would not have three years, and the cavalry would definitely be unable to recover.
Fortunately, "Wu Yidao" got a talented apprentice named Zhou Lu, who became a veterinarian with the skills of a medical student and a master of horse and donkey, so that the male horse would never miss the estrus period of the female horse again.
In addition, Feng Junhou was well aware of the negative consequences of the degradation of horses in later generations, so he set the rules from the beginning: only the best male horses in the racecourse have the right to mate.
Scientifically and systematically cultivate war horses, so that the captain's mansion has no shortage of reserve war horses.
As long as we wait for another year, the first batch of carefully bred war horses will be ready, which can barely make up for the loss of the war horses in the Battle of Xiaoguan.
The only thing I'm worried about now is the horses of the armored cavalry.
There is no way, the requirements of the armored cavalry for war horses are really too high.
In order to raise three thousand cavalry, Feng Yong has tried his best in the past three years.
Not only did they plunder all over Longyou, they also imported them at high prices from Liangzhou, Guanzhong, and even the desert in the north.
Now that peace has been established, Xiaoguan can finally come in and out at will.
Going north from Xiaoguan and out of the Great Wall, you will reach the Desert Hu Di. To the east of there is the northern hometown of Beidi County, where the Qiang and Hu now live together.
It is also the only place where there is still a chance to find a batch of horses suitable for the armored cavalry in the Xiaowei Mansion.
Now Xiao Guan is trying to find a way to attract the barbarians from the desert in the north to trade. As the commander of the armored cavalry, Zhao Guang naturally wants to go and see for himself.
"Ah...Sister, I have something to do, little brother, and I want to ask...brother's opinion."
Having been beaten by Guan Ji since he was a child, Zhao Guang saw the appearance of Guan Ji's sister. His natural blood suppression made him immediately nervous and his speech became a little stuttering.
“If you didn’t tell me something earlier, why would you be asking me questions?”
Guan Ji snorted coldly.
“Yes, yes, I know I was wrong!”
Zhao Guang didn’t dare to say anything more. He quickly stuffed the steamed cake into his mouth, then picked up the bowl and drank it.
"Your brother is probably still asleep now. If you need something, ask your servant to take you there."
“I understand, little brother.”
Zhao Guang originally wanted to drink another bowl, but after hearing what Guan Ji said, he didn't dare to stay longer. He quickly reached out and grabbed a fried dough stick, got up and slipped out.
Feng Yong was lying on the couch at this time, squinting his eyes in comfort and moaning. Amei felt sorry for her master and was working hard to help massage Feng Junhou's lower back.
Hearing that Zhao Guang was coming, Feng Yong was so angry that he cursed: "You can't wink!"
Just heard again that it was his own lord who sent someone to bring him here. How could Lord Feng dare to neglect him?
“Let him in quickly.”
When Zhao Guang came in, he saw Amei clearing away the dishes and chopsticks on the table beside the couch. Feng Yong was half lying on the couch, looking exhausted.
“Brother? What’s wrong with you?”
Zhao Guang walked quickly to the couch and asked with concern.
“Nothing, just a little tired from the journey...”
“But what about your face?”
“Oh, I practiced martial arts with your sister last night, and my waist feels a little uncomfortable.”
Zhao Guang couldn’t help but admire him after hearing this:
“Brothers are brothers. When I encounter something like this, I will hide as far away as possible. I never dare to compete with my sister in martial arts.”
“Erlang…”
“What are your orders, brother?”
“Do you know why you keep getting beaten?”
“Why?”
“Because what you say invites beatings!”
Feng Yong gritted his teeth. If it weren't for his back pain, he could jump up and hit Zhao Erha on the head.
He glared at Zhao Guang angrily: "I have something to say. Are you coming here so early in the morning to say hello to me?"
Zhao Guang only felt that something was not quite right in the captain's mansion today, and it seemed that he was always on the receiving end of fire.
He didn't dare to say anything else, so he laughed dryly, pulled up a chair and sat beside the couch, "Brother, I do have something, and I want to ask my brother's opinion."
"What's up?"
“My younger brother wants to take people out of the fortress and visit his hometown in Beidi County.”
“Hometown of Beidi County?”
When Feng Yong heard this, he was stunned. After thinking for a while, he finally understood what Zhao Guang was talking about, "Leaving the fortress from Xiaoguan?"
Zhao Guang nodded: "Yes."
“What do you think? Tell me.”
Although Zhao Guang has always felt unreliable, when it comes to military issues, there is always something to behold. After all, Zhao Sanqian is also famous now.
"It's nothing. I just thought that there is nothing going on in the captain's house recently. The armored cavalry is in urgent need of war horses. How long will it take for the barbarians to send them here by themselves?"
“So my younger brother is thinking of leading some people out of the fortress, while looking for war horses, and at the same time going to the old place of Beidi County to have a look, so as to make plans for the future.”
In the future, we will definitely attack Chang'an. Anding County and Beidi County, one to the east and one to the west, are the barriers to the north of Guanzhong.
Now that you have peace of mind, you don’t need to worry too much.
But the situation in Northland County is much more complicated.
To be precise, the original Beidi County was divided into northern and southern parts.
Wei State only controlled a small part of the south, while most of the north became a place where Qiang and Hu lived together.
The north side is precisely the Hetao area in later generations. The Yellow River draws a "several" place.
The Yellow River has all kinds of harms, but only one thing is rich. That's what I'm talking about.
If the Hetao is in the hands of the Han people, the Guanzhong will be peaceful; if the Hetao is in the hands of the Hu people, the Guanzhong will be in turmoil.
Because from there we can drive straight down to threaten Chang'an.
Even to the east of the Hetao area, across the Yellow River, is Xihe County, where Bingzhou is located.
It is precisely because the hometown of Beidi County is so important that Feng Yong looked at Zhao Guang in surprise:
“Why do you want to go out to the fortress?”
“I just want to see it…”
“The world is so big?”
"What?
Zhao Guang didn’t know why.
“I want you to tell me the truth!”
Feng Yong sneered.
Has Zhao Guang made any progress over the years?
That must be the case.
However, we are far from achieving such an overall view that we can prepare for a rainy day.
Even Feng Yong himself was able to deeply understand the importance of this place only by knowing the history of various dynasties in later generations, as well as the age of the information explosion, and constantly hearing the "Hetao area" mentioned in various historical commentaries.
Therefore, General Guan, his own general, quietly discussed with Zhang Xiaosi how to make use of the Qiang and Hu in his hometown of Beidi County before the War of Anping. This was indeed a long-term strategic vision.
As for Zhao Guang…
"The war in Liangzhou is about to begin. According to your temperament, you would rather be beaten by General Zhao than go to Liangzhou. How can you go to your hometown in Beidi County without any trouble?"
Feng Junhou knew his little brother best, "If you came over and begged me to let you go to Liangzhou for a visit, I wouldn't be so surprised."
Zhao Guang smiled and said, "I really can't hide anything from my brother."
He scratched his head and said, "I also asked my mother to ask the Lord if I could go to Liangzhou for a visit. The Lord sent someone to tell me that he would break my legs."
"So I gave up on this idea. It just so happened that I got news a few days ago that there is a Hu tribe in the hometown of Beidi County, and its handsome man is called... What is his name?"
"Anyway, I can't remember his full name. He is a big tribe in his hometown in Beidi County. Now he wants to rebel against Wei and return to the Han Dynasty, so I want to go and have a look."
Unexpectedly, when Feng Yong heard the name, he quickly sat up straight: "But it's called Hu Bo Juzhizhi?"
Zhao Guang didn't expect that his brother actually knew this Hu Renqushuai: "Yes, yes, that's the name. How did my brother know it was him?"
“This man is the Great Protector of the Huns who was granted the title of Wei thieves. How do you think I know that?”
Feng Yong replied angrily.
As the captain of the Qiang Protector, coupled with the seriousness of the barbarian problem in Yongliang, Feng Yong naturally had to pay attention to the distribution of barbarians in Yongliang.
Hu Bo Juzi was originally a Xiongnu who surrendered to the Wei State, and was named the Great Safeguarding Huns.
Being able to receive a special title from Wei State is enough to show that this is not a small tribe.
Although nominally settled in Anding, in fact, this tribe is nomadic between Anding County and Beidi County all year round. In winter, they will enter Anding to escape the winter.
When Feng Yong captured Anding, it was autumn, and the Hu people were seizing the time to fatten their cattle and sheep outside the fortress.
Later, when Xian Yufu went north from Chang'an, he ordered Hu Bo to serve from his hometown in Beidi County, which was to the east of Anding County.
After all, Wei State is not a fool. Although the Hetao is not in its hands, it can still be managed to prevent the barbarians from going south for the time being.
Not to mention that Guo Huai, the governor of Yongzhou, was good at caring for the Hu people and was regarded as a god-like figure by the Hu people in Guanzhong.
So it is very reasonable for Wei State to keep a few dogs to guard the gates in his hometown in the north of Beidi County.
And Feng Yong knew this clearly, naturally because of Hu Zun.
After all, the Hu family has been dealing with the Hu people in the north all year round.
Now Hanzhong and Longyou have become a pincer attack, and they can attack Guanzhong at any time.
If the Qiang and Hu in Beidi County can be conquered, it will be surrounded on three sides. If there is a chance, it is impossible to force Cao Rui to withdraw from Guanzhong.
In order to break through the northern gate of Chang'an, it is necessary to get rid of the guard dogs raised by the Wei people.
The means are not limited to bribery, subjugation, direct dismemberment, selling labor, etc.
Otherwise, even if Chang'an is captured in the future, the barbarians in the north will be instigated by the Wei thieves and go south to harass them from time to time. I am afraid that the little fat man will regret returning to the old capital.
However, the time to regain Anding is still short. Now is the time to sort out various relationships within Anding, and for the time being, there is no energy to manage the Hu people outside the Great Wall.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Guang could establish a relationship with Hu Bo Juzi in advance.
“Hu Bo Juzi wanted to rebel against Wei and return to the Han Dynasty. How did you know?”
“Shi Bao told me.”
“Stone brat?”
Feng Yong suddenly thought of that unlucky guy.
“How did he know?”
"He stayed overnight in the camp of the Yan clan where Hu Bo Ju Zi was employed." Zhao Guang showed admiration, "So the Yan clan told him that Hu Bo Ju Zi was a traitor."
The so-called Yan family is the direct wife of the Xiongnu headman.
What the hell...
Feng Junhou suddenly had mixed feelings in his heart.
(End of this chapter)