In the second year of Wei Yongxi (the fifth year of Liangzhong Datong), the sun was shining in April, and the blue sky was full of white clouds.

When the wind comes, it rolls up puffs of sand. If it blows to the north, the yellow sand will be all over the sky, covering the sun and clouds, and it will disperse after a long time; If the wind is south, it will crash into the endless ravines and valleys, although the ravines are actually dry and have little water, after all, they are covered with a layer of light shade and green, so the wind and sand gradually disappear, and the blue sky and white clouds are seen again in the eyes.

This is the landform of Xiazhou in the Great Wei Dynasty, with wind and sand beaches in the north and ravines in the south.

The Xia and Eastern Xia states were sparsely populated, and in the past they were only the horse grazing lands of the Hu people, and they are still the same. It's just that this dynasty rose outside the Saiwai, and Longxing was in Pingcheng, which was more and more north than Erxia Prefecture, so since Gyeonggi moved south, these places like Erxia Prefecture have also set up prefectures, established counties, and established counties, and they have returned to the soil register.

At this moment, looking down from the high sky, the thousands of ravines in the south are dense and numb, as if there are countless ants wriggling. One by one, the ants will come out, and they will have to set foot on the flat sand to the north.

If you have to fly lower and take a closer look, when you see the real thing, where is the ant? It's clear that countless people and horses are gathered here!

Da Da Da, the yellow horse galloped by a gust of wind, and Pei Guo shouted on the horse: "Black otter!" Brother Sijing! Let's go, Adou Ni and Agan are called! ”

It turned out that the soldiers and horses who were stationed in Xiazhou were the brothers of the Guanzhong family.

The soldiers are divided into four routes, the westernmost is the original (Zhou Zhi Gaoping, now Ningxia Guyuan), Jing (Zhou Zhiding, now Jingchuan County, Pingliang City, Gansu Province) Hou Mo Chen Yue's men and horses, the army is the most abundant, Hao Hao nearly 20,000 people; In the middle, there are 3,000 light horsemen of Chang'an Hebayue and 8,000 men and horses of Hou Mo Chen Chong of Fengzhou (Zhouzhi Ding'an, now Ning County, Qingyang City, Gansu Province); The 6,000 cavalry of the Qizhou Yuwentai Department were all on the east side, and it was also the last of the armies to walk out of the hills.

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Let's say that last year, He Batyue and Hou Mo Chen Yue were rewarded together, although He Batyue has rightfully become the lord of Guanzhong, Hou Mo Chen Yue has also risen to the top, and he has won the two states of Yuan and Jing under his rule, if you add the brother Hou Mo Chen Chong's Fengzhou, then the entire northwest land seems to be all in his control.

To the north of the three states of Yuan, Jing and Feng, it is the two states of Xia and Eastern Xia, which are fashionable and entrenched in a wave of bandits in Guanzhong led by Suqin Mingda. Hou Mo Chen Yue carefully looked at the public map, and his heart was blazing: If I have to take Erxia Prefecture in my hand again, won't I be a veritable king of the Northwest? The northwest pastures are vast, and there are herds of cattle and horses... At that time, even if He Batyue occupies the land of Chang'an, I will do my best to fight against him.

So on March 5, Hou Mo Chen Yue frequently sent letters to Chang'an, saying that the bandits in Xia Prefecture were rampant and harmed civilians, and troops should be sent to suppress Yunyun as soon as possible. He Bayue was busy integrating the military and political affairs of Yongzhou and Huazhou, so he couldn't pay attention to it for a while and refused to agree.

Hou Mo Chen Yue was extremely angry, and said to his henchmen: "It's just that it's just because of the name of Hebayue Guanzhong's Daxingtai, so I asked him to play." Even so, there is no need to ask Chang'an, I will go to Luoyang by myself, and when the warm road is opened in the spring of next year, I will send troops to attack Erxia Prefecture by myself! ”

When Su Qin Mingda was spared, it was the brothers who played the trick of "raising their own respect", so the so-called "rampant banditry" in Hou Mo Chen Yue's mouth was naturally an excuse. Not surprisingly, with the soldiers and horses of the two states of Yuan and Jing, at most they pulled Hou Mo Chen Chong of Fengzhou, which was enough to extinguish the remnants of the bandits in Erxia Prefecture.

Hou Mo Chen Yue is a good abacus. As a result, in February of this year, Yuwentai suddenly wrote a letter to He Bayue, saying: "I heard that the thief will want to send troops to attack Erzhu Zhao, so he will definitely have no time to take care of him. He will have a battle with the high thief in the pass, and now it is the right time to clear the remnants of the enemy in the pass. ”

He Bayue thought so, but agreed on the spot, and ordered the soldiers and horses of the four prefectures of Qiyuan, Jing, Feng, and Qi, and the first part of Chang'an, to discuss the two Xia Prefectures. At the same time, Luoyang, the king of Tianzi said, Guan Zhong and the people were grateful, and they were in the north to fight the bandits in order to revitalize the country's prestige.

When the news came out, Hou Mo Chen Yue roared on the spot: "He Bayue! Yuwentai! It's too much of a deception! ”

The conscience of heaven and earth, the reason why He Bayue did not agree to Hou Mo Chen Yue at the beginning, but at this time, he readily agreed to Yu Wentai, is purely because he has already freed his hands and feet at this time, and has no other meaning, otherwise he would not use Hou Mo Chen Yue's department as the main force in the north.

But Hou Mo Chen Yue didn't think like this, only felt that He Bayue had colluded with Yu Wentai to deliberately humiliate him, so he gritted his teeth and hated him.

There is also a section of --- Yuan, Jing, and Feng Prefectures adjacent to Erxia Prefecture, and the matter of Erxia Prefecture in the north can be said to be unshirkable.

Just because Yuwentai went to the book to advise the north to ask for Su Qinmingda? Hum! I raised this proposal early in the last year.,Yuwen black charcoal this.。。。 It's just too much! Isn't this just a forced rush to get a piece of the pie?

The more Hou Mo Chen Yue thought about it, the more unpleasant it became, and the resentment in his heart increased day by day.

In mid-March, the four-way army gathered to settle down, and Hao Hao went north. Sweeping all the way, if the autumn wind swept away the fallen leaves, within ten days, it has taken Dongxia Prefecture (Zhou Zhi Guangwu, now northeast of Yan'an City, Shaanxi Province). In April, he stepped into the boundary of Xiazhou.

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"The guide that Ah Yue is looking for is really the top thing!" Immediately with the red mane, He Bayue talked and laughed: "The terrain of these two Xia Prefectures is also terrifying, thousands of ditches, thousands of ravines, and the Ecstasy Array is also like, if there is no such guide, I am afraid that I will starve to death in it." ”

Dehe Bayue praised in public, Hou Mo Chen Yue's indifferent face also showed a little joy for a while, and was about to open his mouth to answer the next sentence, when he saw Yu Wentai, Pei Guo and Yu Jin galloping over with a smile. Hou Mo Chen Yue snorted coldly, and changed back to a cold face.

Now out of the ravine, although the dust is rolling in front of you, in the end there is no danger of getting lost. According to the guide's account, this place goes straight to the north for sixty miles, that is, to Yanlu (Xiazhou Prefecture, now Jingbian County, Yulin City, Shaanxi Province).

Hou Mo Chen Chong shook his head: "Yanlu is close at hand, why don't you kill it in one go, capture the old thief of Suqin Mingda, and have a good night's sleep tonight!" ”

"Not bad!" Pei Guo also said: "All the way to this point, the bandits have little resistance, and it is obvious that they are at the end of the road. It was time to strike a thunderous blow, so as not to teach the old thief to run away without a trace. ”

"Our army is strong, and for the sake of everything, it is better to win with the positive. There is no need to rush forward, so as not to ambush the enemy. He Bayue shook his head and said, "Su Qin Mingda is an old thief, and he is as cunning as a fox, so he has to be guarded against. ”

"Agan is worried! Look at this glance, the wilderness is empty, where will there be any ambush? Hou Mo Chen Chong was anxious: "Otherwise, I will only take my own troops and horses to raid Yanlu, Ah Gan, you will come back later, thinking that you will respond, how about it?" ”

As soon as there was a sound of "dang", a hammer rod was knocked on Hou Mo Chen Chong's iron pocket, making a loud sound. Hou Mo Chen Chong screamed in pain, and when he turned his head to glare, it turned out to be the hand of his brother Hou Mo Chen Yue, so he clucked in his throat, and all the anger in his mouth was swallowed back. It's just that the anger on his face is unobstructed.

"Ah Chong, you little cub, your skin is itchy again, isn't it?" Hou Mo Chen Yue made a tone: "Do you have the right to speak here?" ”

Hou Mo Chen Yue in his heart, he had already regarded Erxia Prefecture as his own meal, and he would never allow any errands in the north this time, and when he saw that Hou Mo Chen Chong was a little arrogant, he suddenly became unhappy. He was used to beating and scolding Hou Mo and Chen Chong, so without thinking, it was a slap to go up.

Seeing this, Yuwentai hurriedly persuaded: "Ah Yue! Ah Chong has long been an adult, and now he is also a member of the party, but he doesn't want to beat and scold him like this anymore, but where to teach him to put his face? ”

It's good that Yuwentai didn't speak, as soon as he opened his mouth like this, Hou Mo Chen Yue swallowed a fireball, and suddenly yelled: "Yuwentai! Don't say that I am the military governor of Longyou, and the military of the three states of Yuan, Jing, and Feng are all handled by me alone, so I said that I beat my own brother here, when will it be your turn to meddle in things? ”

"You..." Yu Wentai was kind, but he was so speechless that his black face was purple. At this time, it was Hou Mo Chen Chong who came over, dragged Yu Wentai's arm out, and lowered his voice even more: "Ah Gan Mo is angry!" My brother, he... He's a rammer! ”

Pei Guo and Yu Jin glanced at each other and shook their heads.

He Bayue's face was pale, and he stopped talking a few times. After a long time, when he spoke again, his voice was as deep as water: "The three armies camped on the spot, buried pots and cooked food, and drank water to rest." Tomorrow, when the camp is pulled, slowly advancing, and the rock green is taken in the north. After a pause, he continued: "Ling Yuwentai's department set off immediately, after going around Yanlu, tomorrow with the army to surround Yanlu, don't let go of a bandit or a gangster!" ”

"Whoa!"