Chapter 891 Conquest of Liao
In autumn, when the grass is yellow and the horses are fat, it is a good time for expedition.
Cao Rui knew this, and Ke Bineng on the grassland knew it even more.
Wang Xiong learned from Han Long that Kebineng planned to march eastward in September to devour Xianbei, Liaodong, and the look in his eyes became gloomy.
If we follow His Majesty's order and lead the troops to attack Liao, then Youzhou's military strength will be empty, and then Kebi in the north can only be allowed to annex Xianbei in Liaodong.
If we stand still, we are afraid that your Majesty will punish you.
Wang Zhongzhi was worried. After sending Han Long away, he sat in his house for a while, thinking hard about countermeasures.
At present, among the Hu people who have merged with the two states, the strongest one is Ke Bineng.
If he is allowed to become more powerful, Youzhou, which has only been peaceful for two or three years, will sooner or later be plundered by barbarians again, so he must be stopped.
Just since Tian Yu was forced to leave Youzhou, Ke Bineng paid tribute many times.
If Youzhou openly opposes his sending troops to Xianbei, Liaodong, it will probably make him have second thoughts.
Since we can’t intervene openly, we have to rely on other people’s hands.
Thinking of this, Wang Xiong's eyes flashed. He got up, entered the study, and wrote a letter as quickly as possible.
Then he called the servants:
“Send this letter to the governor of Bingzhou Prefecture, Bi, as quickly as possible.”
The current governor of Bingzhou is called Bi Gui.
Youbian Erzhou has been the northern barrier since ancient times and the front line of contact with the barbarians.
So it is normal to exchange news.
Just as there is Ke Bineng in the north of Youzhou, there is also Bu Dugen, a Xianbei man in the north of Bingzhou.
The most coincidental thing is that Bu Dugen and Ke Bi Neng had a grudge.
Because Bu Dugen had an elder brother named Fu Luohan, who was also a Xianbei man with tens of thousands of riders.
Later on, the capable minister Di of Karasuma in Daijun rebelled against Wei and wanted to join Fuluohan's tribe.
Fu Luohan personally led ten thousand horses to greet him. Unexpectedly, the capable minister Di walked halfway and suddenly felt that Fulo Han was not the master of the Ming Dynasty.
So he sent someone to report the news to Kebineng.
Kebi Neng also led thousands of horses to come.
The three parties finally agreed to take an oath together to form an alliance.
It is said that the men in the grassland have solid eyes. Who would have expected that Ke Bineng would appear?
Kebi Neng unexpectedly killed Fu Luohan during the alliance meeting.
This time, let alone the capable minister Di who wanted to have two boats, he was overtaken by Ke Bineng.
Even Fu Luohan's son Xie Guini had to lead his people to surrender to his father-killing enemy in the face of Ke Bineng's aggressiveness.
So Bu Dugen heard that his brother had been harmed by Kebineng, and that his brother had left behind his tribe, and he had not caught even a hair, so naturally he felt resentful towards Kebineng.
Hand of Xianbei, the two most powerful states have been fighting against each other all year round.
Of course, the secret support of the Wei State is naturally indispensable.
The former governor of Bingzhou was Liang Xi, who served as governor of Bingzhou for more than 20 years. During this period, he shocked Xianbei, killed rebel Hus, and made the people of Bingzhou return to their hearts. His political achievements were always the best in the world.
Bu Dugen's power was weaker than Ke Bineng's, so he could only lead his troops to guard Taiyuan, Yanmen County and other places.
By acting as a watchdog for the Wei State, in exchange for support from the Wei State, they barely managed to avoid being annexed by Kebi Neng.
Liang Xi was naturally happy to let the two major forces of Xianbei and Hu fight back and forth, and at the same time, he also gave in to Du Gen to help him guard the border.
Even in order to suppress the overly powerful Kebineng, Liang Xi personally led his troops out of the fortress and defeated Kebineng.
It was only after Liang Xi was transferred back to Luoyang four years ago as the chief minister of agriculture, and Bi Gui became the governor of Bingzhou, that all this began to change.
Bi Gui was a man of rare talent and fame. His family was wealthy and he was born in a noble family. His son, Princess Shang, could be regarded as a relative of Wei.
Because of this, Bi Gui was appointed governor of Bingzhou and became extremely arrogant after taking control of the real power.
At the beginning, he could barely maintain the system established by Liang Xi.
It was only within two years that he showed his true nature.
First, they continued to oppress the Hu people in the territory and plundered their cattle and sheep.
Then they would provoke border disputes from time to time and kill barbarians to gain credit.
In recent years, Bigui's actions have caused constant small disturbances among the Hu people in Bingzhou, and even foreign Hu people have taken the opportunity to invade the border several times.
Even Bu Dugen, who represented the largest force among the Hu people in Bingzhou, was quite resentful of Bi Gui.
It's just that Bu Dugen was living under someone else's fence, and he was on bad terms with Ke Bi Neng. He had no way to advance or retreat, so he had to swallow his anger.
His attitude, in turn, encouraged Bi Gui's arrogance.
It was under this circumstance that Bi Gui got Wang Xiong's letter. After he read it, he was overjoyed and hurriedly summoned Bu Dugen:
"I always knew that you had a grudge against that Ke Bineng, and you never wanted to kill him. However, your nephew returned to the mud, and his father was harmed by Ke Bineng. He did not think of revenge, but obeyed Ke Bineng's orders. This is Can you call it a beast?"
Hearing this, Bu Dugen looked ashamed, and at the same time said sadly:
"My nephew is forced by Ke Bineng. If he doesn't obey him, he may be like my brother and be harmed by him."
“Besides, Ke is more powerful than Neng, and he is respected by everyone in the grassland. It is lucky that we can save him. How dare we take revenge lightly?”
Bi track:
"No. Even if the enemy is powerful and the world is so vast, why worry about having no place to hide? How can we admit that thieves are the masters?"
“As long as your uncle is out there, why don’t your uncle and nephew work together to fight against their enemies to avenge their father and brother?”
Hasn’t Bu Dugen thought about this?
It’s just that he himself always relied on others, so that he could not be annexed by Kebi Neng.
Where does he have the ability to provide shelter for Xie Guini?
Only heard him say:
“I’m just afraid that my nephew will have no place to stay.”
Of course, unless they are like the tribes in Xianbei in the west, who migrate to the west in search of new pastures.
It's just that, not to mention whether they can find a new place to live, just how many clan members will die on the road is a big problem.
Let alone how to take revenge after leaving here?
Unless absolutely necessary, who is willing to leave the familiar pasture and go through all the hardships to find a new pasture that is not known to be found?
“This matter is worry-free!” Bi Gui was waiting for Bu Dugen to say, and he only heard him say, “I didn’t know before that you still had a nephew living in Kebineng.”
"Now that you know it, how can you sit back and ignore it? Just send someone to tell him, and I will make arrangements here."
Bu Dugen did not expect that Bi Gui would say these words. It was a big surprise at the moment.
Remembering that I had complained about Biguiduo before, I felt even more ashamed, and I knelt down:
"Although the grassland is vast, it is not as big as the magnanimity of your Majesty!"
Bi Gui stroked his beard and smiled, then raised his feet:
"You have been guarding the border for the Wei Dynasty and have made great contributions for a long time. How can I not know about it? When the time comes, you and Xie Gui Ni will fight against Ke Bineng, and you will be considered as contributing to the Wei Dynasty."
“How dare a villain fail to do his best?”
After Bu Dugen returned to his clan, he immediately secretly sent people to search for Xie Gui Ni:
"Your father was killed by Bi Neng. He didn't want to take revenge, but joined the enemy's family. Although I treat you well now, it is because I want to kill you. How about returning it to me? You and I are close relatives of flesh and blood, how can we be enemies?"
Hearing these words, Xie Gui Ni burst into tears on the spot:
At this time, Kebineng was gathering various tribes to prepare for the eastern expedition.
Xie Guini took this opportunity to gather his clan members, which was not suspected by Ke Bineng.
After the gathering was completed, Xie Guini turned around and fled westward with his men.
In fact, although Kebineng said he killed Fulohan, in order to appease the tribes he left behind, he treated Fulohan's son very well.
The fighting on the grassland is basically you kill me today and I will kill you tomorrow.
The father kills the son, and the son kills the father.
Just like Mao Dun back then, he killed his father and became self-reliant.
Ke Bineng was originally from Xianbei, a small species. He was promoted to a great man only because he was brave, good at fighting, fair and just.
Killing Fu Luohan during the oath of alliance has already lost credibility.
If he kills his son again without any reason and makes no secret of his intention to annex the Fuluohan tribe, he will really lose the support of the people.
So he treated Xie Gui Ni kindly just to make his tribe return home, and he would only wait for a long time before slowly merging them.
And when he saw that Xie Gui Ni Ling's tribe had returned to him, they were usually obedient, but Ke Bi Neng could only use it as a trick.
So when he learned the news that Xie Guini was leading his people to flee west and wanted to return to Budugen, it was like being hit on the head by a muffled thunder, and stars appeared in front of his eyes.
“Escaped? How could you escape?!”
Kebi Neng grabbed the felt hat on his head and smashed it out, revealing a head full of pigtails.
In his rage, he flung up his braided hair, like a nest of snakes dancing in the air.
It’s just that he can be regarded as the hero of the party after all. Although he is furious, he can still calm down quickly:
“Have you found out which way he escaped?”
“Your Majesty, we have found out.”
“Immediately summon all the elite cavalry from our headquarters to follow me in pursuit of the thief!” Kebi Neng gritted his teeth and said, “If I capture the young Xie Gui Ni, I will take his head and make a bone cup!”
Wang Xiong of Youzhou had already sent out scouting horses, always paying attention to the news in the north.
When Tan Ma reported that the Hu people outside the Great Wall were moving to the west, he couldn't help but clasped his hands and laughed:
“My plan has come true!”
Happily, Wang Xiong ordered again:
“Come here, please take my invitation and invite Han Long.”
Without Han Long's advance notification, I'm afraid I would have been passive this time.
Unexpectedly, when the servants sent out came back, they reported a piece of news to Wang Xiong that surprised him:
“Returning to the envoy, Han Zhuangshi has left Youzhou!”
“Do you know where he is going?”
“I heard from the villagers that they might go to Bingzhou, Guanzhong, or even Liangzhou, mostly to places where barbarians gather and heroes hang out.”
Wang Xiong was not surprised when he heard this, he just sighed and said:
"What a pity that a strong man like Han Qianyong is not of use to me..."
In September of the 10th year of Jianxing, Kebi Neng defected due to Xie Guini's defection. Not only did Kebi Neng's plan to conquer Xianbei in Liaodong to strengthen his army failed, he also failed.
Moreover, Xieguini took away many tribesmen, and the Kebineng tribe was weakened.
A letter solved the immediate problem of Kebineng, and Wang Xiong led the Youzhou soldiers and horses that had been gathered to prepare to march to Liaodong.
Unexpectedly, God was not kind, and news soon came from the front: heavy rains fell continuously in the autumn of Liaodong, making the roads muddy and difficult to navigate, and the Liao water surged, making it impossible to cross the water.
Wang Xiong had no choice but to slow down and sent people to Qingzhou to inquire about the situation of Tian Yu who was taking the sea route.
Who would have known that things were not going well for Tian Yu either.
Qingzhou originally had a governor, Xiahou Mao, but the three Xiahou families of Cao and Wei were all tabooed by Cao Rui, so now Xiahou Mao has been recalled to Luoyang.
Tian Yu was originally excluded from Youzhou by Wang Xiong, so he had no choice but to serve as the governor of Runan.
Now that Cao Rui has asked Tian Yu to control the Qingzhou armies as the prefect, and to use the small to control the big, how can he convince the big guys in Qingzhou?
Especially Cheng Xi, the governor of Qingzhou, felt even more indignant.
After Tian Yu led the army to Qingzhou, he could only order the troops from Runan he had brought over.
Under the instigation of Cheng Xi, the Qingzhou armies mostly followed Tian Yu's military orders and acted slowly.
Qingzhou (now part of Shandong) is a coastal area, so it stands to reason that the boats should have been prepared long ago.
However, due to Cheng Xi's secret obstruction, Tian Yu delayed it for a whole month before he was ready.
And it was only at this time that he discovered that the sea at this time was already very windy and rough, making it impossible to cross the sea.
The news that neither Youqing Prefecture nor the two states could go to Liaodong reached Cao Rui's ears at the same time. After confirming the actual difficulties, Cao Rui had no choice but to issue an edict to suspend the expedition to Liaodong.
Of course, the Wei State’s first expedition to Liao had a beginning and an end, and it was not completely fruitless.
At least we know the difficulties of conquering Liao and what preparations need to be made.
At Chengshan in Qingzhou, a veteran with white hair and beard was looking into the distance.
Chengshan, also known as "Chaowu".
The First Emperor came here during his eastward tour. He stopped at Chengshan and looked at the East China Sea. In a trance, he saw the legendary Fairy Mountain. He later called Chengshan "the end of the sky."
This mountain is surrounded by the coast on three sides and land on one side, facing Liaodong across the sea.
It is most convenient to take a boat to Liaodong from here.
Later, Emperor Xiaowu of the Han Dynasty built a tower in Chengshan to watch the sea.
The old general is now standing on the tower built by Xiaowu of the Han Dynasty, looking around Chengshan.
A middle-aged man stood behind him and asked:
“Sir, Your Majesty has ordered us to suspend the expedition against Liao. What are we still doing here? Why not return to Runan?”
While he was supporting his master, he had a look of injustice on his face and angrily in his tone:
"Staying here is a waste of people's anger. If it weren't for the talisman given by your majesty, we might not even be able to get enough food and grass for our own army!"
The old general is Tian Yu, the governor of Runan, and the middle-aged man behind him is his son Tian Pengzu.
Hearing his son’s words, Tian Yu did not look back, but just smiled lightly:
“I take the position of the governor of Runan in Yuzhou and supervise the army in Qingzhou. It is normal for the generals in the army to disobey me.”
“Kuang’s army prioritizes military success, but now that I have led all the armies with no success, I am afraid that everyone will laugh at me now.”
Tian Pengzu then asked again: "Then why do you still stay here? Why don't you go back as soon as possible?"
Tian Yu still didn’t answer, he just smiled, but his expression became calmer.
He pointed to the sea opposite and asked:
“Do you know where the other side is?”
Tian Pengzu replied without hesitation: "It's Liaodong."
He looked in the direction pointed by his master, and saw the foggy sea surface, and the high waves, like monsters, pounding against the rocks tirelessly.
Even standing on a mountain of towers, one can hear the deafening sound of bells and drums.
The strong sea wind blew, causing him to reach out his hand again, trying to support his master.
The wind and waves are so high that if we really dare to cross the sea to conquer Liaodong at this time, we are afraid that we will not see Liaodong and feed the fish in the sea first.
“Yes, the wind and waves are so high, even if the Wu people are good at boats, they will not be able to sail safely on the sea, right?”
Speaking of this, Tian Yu’s eyes became more and more profound:
“In my opinion, they will have to sail along the coast to avoid being swallowed up by the waves..."
(End of this chapter)