Soon the cavalry stopped, and the leader was Zhao Ling and Zhao Zifan.

"Three brothers, I can only send it here, I wish you good luck, and I hope to have the opportunity to drink together." Zhao Ling smiled and greeted the three of them.

I can't wait for it.

Because he knew that these three people were all from Donglai, and they were all people who had been appointed by the Lord.

It's just that now they can't talk openly and can't share their own contributions.

The three of them have been out of the customs for five years, and he has been undercover in the West for more than five years.

"General Zhao, there will be a chance, there will always be a peaceful day in the world, and we believe that it will not be too long."

Shen Sheng, Mu Chen, and Ji Chen turned around and thanked the iron rider who escorted them, and then urged the horses to step onto the pontoon bridge.

After the three of them crossed the pontoon bridge, Zhao Ling whipped the horse's head and said, "Go!" ”

The roaring sound of horses' hooves faded away, and soon the thousand horsemen disappeared from everyone's sight.

"Tiger and leopard ride to meet the line!" Cao Chun, the commander of the tiger and leopard cavalry, said.

A thousand tigers and leopards rode in a group, buffered to the riverbank, and then lined up in two teams.

Cao Chun urged the horse to walk in the middle of the road and said: "But Shen Sheng, Mu Chen, and Ji Chen are three strong men!" ”

Shen Sheng, Mu Chen, and Ji Chen didn't expect Cao Cao to engage in such a big battle, so they glanced at each other, and then replied: "It's the grass people Shen Sheng, Mu Chen, and Ji Chen!" ”

"Three strong men, please!" Cao Chun meticulously made a gesture of please: "The prime minister went out of the city to greet the three, and the three strong men please!" ”

"General, please!" The three of them didn't understand the rules, and they also replied according to the courtesy.

At this time, a thousand tigers and leopards rode and said, "Strong man, please!" ”

Cao Chun led the three of them slowly in front, and a thousand tigers and leopards followed behind.

After traveling four miles, he came to Cao Cao's position.

Cao Cao said: "Today, three strong men have returned from the Western Regions, and you will welcome you with me!" ”

"Obey the decree of the prime minister and wait for the strong man!" A group of civil and military officers replied one after another.

The three of them were brought closer, dismounted and saluted Cao Cao: "Cao Dynasty Shen Sheng, Mu Chen, and Ji Chen have seen the prime minister, and they have seen them listed as adults!" ”

"The three strong men have returned from afar, and they have worked hard all the way, so they will prepare the wine and food in the city, and invite the three strong men to move into the city." Cao Cao said politely.

The three of them said: "How dare you bother the prime minister to be so loving, don't dare to invite each other, be respectful, the prime minister will invite first, and the three of us will ...... later"

"Hahaha, okay, the three of you will enter the city with me!" Cao Cao stepped forward and grabbed Mu Chen, who was in the middle of the three, and then walked to the West Gate together.

The three of them couldn't refuse, so they had to follow on foot.

Others were even more afraid to ride horses.

Along the way, Cao Cao asked for warmth and cared.

The three countries were all moved.

Cao Cao's love is indeed far better than others.

However, if they hadn't met Xu Ding, maybe they would have been interested in taking refuge in Cao Cao.

But now it's not possible.

had to deal with it, and then talked about how to get out of the customs and go to the Western Regions.

entered the city and came to the prime minister's mansion, and at the banquet, he talked about his experience over the years and how he traveled and fought in the Western Regions.

"Can the three strong men talk about the Northern Huns?" Xun Yu asked when he saw that the others were almost talking.

The three of them said: "Good! I will talk to you about the Northern Huns. ”

Then the three of them each said a paragraph and told the recent situation in the Western Regions.

"The Northern Xiongnu were not very strong, they were driven out of the Western Regions by our Han Dynasty, and they have been active in the west of Wusun, Kangju, and Dawan countries, and they are evenly matched with other countries, and they are swaying between eastward or westward or southward.

But since the beginning of this year, it has finally made a decision to return eastward, and its soldiers and horses have suddenly grown, and their weapons and ordnance are extremely powerful.

After returning to the east, Wusun, Kangju, Dawan and other countries were all worshiped by it and surrendered, and the soldiers of the Northern Xiongnu jumped from 200,000 to 450,000.

In just three and two months, it swept through the countries of the Western Regions, and the number of soldiers and horses increased by more than 500,000, and it is still growing.

Keep pushing from the west to the east.

When the three of us left the Western Regions, they had reached the former Cheshi country, and I believe that they would arrive in Dunhuang in Liangzhou in less than a month, and they would also be able to hit Yanran Mountain.

If it swallows the Hexi Corridor in Liangzhou and dominates the grassland, it will become the henchman and great enemy of our Han Dynasty, and the national war of the Han Dynasty will repeat the mistakes of history.

So the three of us didn't dare to delay, and rushed back to the states and counties of Dahan day and night. ”

There are still more than 200,000 men and horses in the Northern Xiongnu, and their strength has not yet declined.

The strength of the Huns is well known to all.

It is not so easy to become the mortal enemy of the Han Dynasty.

And all the way east, defeated and subdued the countries, and the miscellaneous troops expanded by as many as 300,000.

If it is fully invested in the east, it will be a thunderous battle.

It's just that everyone also has some doubts.

Chen Qun said: "Three strong men, although Chen is not good at military affairs, how can this Xiongnu sweep the countries of the Western Regions in just a few months, and how strong are their weapons. ”

If everyone didn't borrow it, just now Shen Sheng, Mu Chen, Ji Chen and others said that the Huns' armament was powerful.

This thing was originally their Han's specialty, and they still knew the Huns' skills and family background.

At that time, the Han Dynasty dragged the Huns to death with two things, one was the population, and the population base was beaten, which could last for hundreds of years in a war of attrition.

The second is the armament, the Han crossbow is strong, and the Xiongnu can only admit it.

than ordnance, who is the big man afraid of.

Especially now because of the appearance of Xu Ding, all the princes are upgrading their armaments.

Everyone's weapons have been improved again.

It's more powerful.

That's why people have this kind of self-confidence.

Shen Sheng, Mu Chen, and Ji Chen glanced at each other.

Shen Sheng said: "I don't know why, we saw the three treasures in the horse in the Hun army!" ”

The Three Treasures of the Horse?

Everyone was stunned.

What is it?

Mu Chen explained: "The Hun cavalry also has saddles, horseshoes, and stirrups, and their saddles are not the old-fashioned saddles that originally stole from our Han hundreds of years ago, but the latest hump saddles, so their cavalry combat effectiveness soared to a big stage, and they swept invincible after returning east. ”

Only then did everyone understand what the three treasures in the horse in the mouths of the three were.

Isn't it just those gadgets that Xu Ding invented?

It's only been a few years since they've figured out the benefits of these things.

Only then did the people be equipped to improve the combat effectiveness of the cavalry.

Unexpectedly, the Northern Xiongnu, who were far away in the west of the Western Regions, were also equipped with these good things.

These equipment are definitely a tiger wings for the Xiongnu of the horse nation.

It's no wonder that their strength has not increased.

No wonder they dare to return east to seek revenge on the Han.

"Of course, if these are tight, it is not enough to be urgent, the key is that they have mastered the technology of heavy equipment such as repeaters and catapults. By making these weapons by themselves, they attacked the countries of the Western Regions, and they were invincible, so that the countries had to surrender, otherwise they would not have been able to conquer them all in just one month. Mu Chen continued to explain, revealing the core technology mastered by the Northern Xiongnu.

"What? Trebuchets, they will also build 1" Liu Ye Teng stood up.

This kind of long-range strike weapon is only in the hands of China and only the Great Han.

He, Liu Ye, also did it by discovering and studying ancient books.

Xu Ding's aspect was also made through the Mohist technique and countless experiments.

How did the steppe tribes of the Xiongnu, who had no cultural heritage and inheritance, learn these things?

It is undeniable that they did capture a lot of craftsmen from the Central Plains back then, but those craftsmen can only be regarded as ordinary.

Craftsmen who do not have family background, even if they are excellent, cannot be passed on.

Others were also a little incredulous.

If the Northern Huns really mastered these core technologies, it would definitely be a huge restriction for the Han Dynasty.

In the past, the steppe tribes were weak in attacking cities, because they lacked large-scale ordnance and equipment, so they often relied on people to pile up.

And they just have a small population base, and they can't afford to consume the population the most.

Now there are 300,000 miscellaneous soldiers, plus a series of heavy equipment, to return to the east to attack the Han Dynasty.

I'm afraid that the border city is extremely dangerous, and I am afraid that the border county will not be able to defend it.

"That's right, they do have trebuchets, and they also have bed crossbows, and even the crossbows are extremely sharp, and their power is not inferior to the repeater crossbows equipped by Weihai Hou's subordinates." Ji Chen swore and said:

"I am a disciple of the Mo family, and I have had a lot of contact with this Tao since I was a child, please don't despise the prime minister and the lords."

Disciple of the Mo family!

Cao Cao and the others sat up all of a sudden.

Although the Han Dynasty now respects Confucianism, they have really felt how strong the auxiliary role of Mojia machinery and ordnance is in war.

So I couldn't help but be in awe and respect the Mo family.

Cao Cao looked at Liu Ye, Liu Ye bowed to Ji Chen and said, "It turns out that Ji Zhuangshi is a disciple of the Mo family, and Ye has always been interested in the Mo family's mechanical arts, and I hope to have the opportunity to discuss a thing or two with Ji Zhuangshi." ”

Ji Chen said: "Lord Liu is polite, the kid has no skills in learning, he has not obtained the true inheritance, he has been wandering the world with the two benevolent brothers for a long time, and he has forgotten everything he has learned, how dare he sit down and discuss with Lord Liu on an equal footing." ”

"Uh...... Ji Zhuangshi is modest, and Liu is just a little slight, and when it comes to this equipment, I am afraid that it is not as good as one thousandth of yours. Liu Ye was slightly embarrassed, Cao Cao's eyes just now he knew that Cao Cao wanted to keep Ji Chen, pull him to the Ministry of Industry, and help develop Cao Jun's ordnance.

With such a helper, he Liu Ye can also save trouble.

However, Ji Chen is not a stupid person, so he naturally knows that Cao Cao is trying to win him over.

So I found Liu Ye to try.

However, he had a clear heart, so he naturally refused.

"Lord Liu, let's continue to talk about the Northern Huns!" Shen Sheng saw that Liu Ye was pestering Ji Chen, so he spoke out to relieve the siege.

Cao Cao also laughed dryly and said: "Let's listen to the explanation of the three strong men to the Northern Huns, I can't say that we have to fight against this great enemy this year, everyone is well prepared, and you know it, and you can't miss it." ”

Next, the three of them continued to talk about the Western Regions and the Northern Xiongnu, and told Cao Cao and others to be careful of the Eastern Xiongnu's eastward return.

We must be vigilant and pay attention to it.

The three of them were arranged to stay and rest.

After everyone left, Cao Cao and his henchmen continued to discuss the sudden impact of the Northern Xiongnu.

"I want to keep these three people, you have a way." Cao Cao asked.

The three of them can kill all the way back from the Western Regions, they have a deep understanding of the Western Regions, they have martial arts and strategies, and they have insight and talent, Cao Cao is lacking such generals, so he wants to accept the three of them.

However, in the conversation at the banquet just now, Cao Cao also felt that the three of them had the intention of returning to Kanto.

That's why it's difficult.

Xun Yu said: "Lord, Ziyang failed to win over Ji Chen, I think it may be inappropriate for us to force him to stay directly, but it will cause disgust, it is better to make a statement to the Son of Heaven and let the Son of Heaven keep the three of them." ”

Anyway, tomorrow I have to go to the court, I have to take three people to see the little emperor, and I have to discuss the affairs of the Northern Xiongnu in the court.

Push the boat and let the little emperor win over the three of them.

Didn't the little emperor try his best to strengthen his power?

This is an opportunity.

Cao Cao said with a smile: "If Wen is very good, do it, let His Majesty the Emperor help us keep people." ”

"Lord, this matter of the Northern Huns still needs to be sent to the west and north to investigate." After discussing the question of where the three of them should stay, Du Xi picked up the topic of the Northern Xiongnu and suggested.

Cao Cao said: "This matter is natural, we can't just rely on the words of the three people, we need to understand the Northern Xiongnu more directly, and I will send someone to it." ”

"Lord, if the Northern Huns really come, should we do something? Reactive defense alone is not a long-term solution. Zhao Yan asked.

Cao Cao looked at everyone, and then asked Xun Yu: "Wen Ruo, tell me, what can we do?" ”

When he asked this, Cao Cao looked confident.

Xun Yu said: "In fact, the lord is planning a big plan, and the Northern Huns are returning to the east, although there is a crisis, it is a good opportunity for us." The Son of Heaven is in Chang'an, and we represent the imperial court.

The first strong enemy of our Han Dynasty has returned, and since he has ordered the states and counties of the world to unanimously fight the enemy, those who should send troops should send troops, those who should send grain should send food, and those who should come to serve His Majesty come and serve His Majesty.

This is an excellent opportunity for the central government to take back its name and righteousness, and if it is missed, it will not be there. ”

Dong Zhuo threw the banner of the Central Court into the stinky ditch, and if he wanted to re-command the world, establish orthodoxy, and coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, he had to wash this flag and hang it again.

It is necessary to let the state and county of the world recognize.

In this way, the Chang'an government represented by Cao Cao has prestige, and the orders issued can win the support of the people of the world.

The Northern Xiongnu came and gave this opportunity, an opportunity to unite the princes, gather the prestige of the Han Dynasty, and reunite the divided Han Dynasty.

If this opportunity is missed, then Cao Cao will no longer have the capital to compete with Xu Ding.

And Xun Yu, as a Hanchen, also hopes that the Han Dynasty will be reunified, the central government is still the center, and the Son of Heaven is still out of the Liu family.

When it comes to Cao Cao as a powerful minister, this is just a moment, and it will always return to dust.

In the eyes of the family, as long as the world is still a big man, the family will still be that family and will never change.

And Cao Cao saw this, so he went out of the city to greet Shen Sheng, Mu Chen, and Ji Chen.

Otherwise, why would the three of them enjoy such a heavy courtesy.

"That's right, it's really an opportunity, I'm for it!" Chen Qun was the first to come out and agree.

He is Xun Yu's son-in-law, who is not a good father-in-law.

Liu Ye is a member of the royal family, although his heart is to Cao Cao and he is not interested in Liu Xie, but it is beneficial to the Liu family, and he does not object to pushing the boat down the river, so he also said: "I also agree, the first thing is to pull Xu Ding into the water, as long as he respects the order of the Son of Heaven, the other princes will not dare to slack off." ”

Du Xi and Zhao Yan also nodded in agreement.

"Good! Since everyone has no problem, then tomorrow I will go to the court, and I will suggest to the Son of Heaven that if the Northern Xiongnu really come, the princes of the world should abandon their suspicions, and send troops to resist the enemy, and absolutely not let China sink. "Cao Cao is very ambitious, and he likes to seize the fighters in the crisis and reverse the disadvantage.

The next day, the court meeting began, Cao Cao led the civil and military officials, and then met with the Son of Heaven to discuss state affairs.

Liu Xie walked listlessly onto the dragon chair, and after sitting upright, the eunuch sang loudly: "There is a play, there is no book to retreat!" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister has a good performance, and my Han has three strong men who have returned from the Western Regions, and brought back shocking news, and they have made a pilgrimage to see you." A waiter stood up and bowed respectfully to Liu Xie, and then pulled out the topic.

Liu Xie suddenly became a little interested, the Western Regions, such a distant place.

Shocking news, I don't know what Cao Cao is doing, so Liu Xie said: "Then let them enter the palace for me to see, and I will hear what news they have to bring back." ”

"Whoa!"

"It is rumored that the three heroes of the Western Regions have returned, Shen Sheng, Mu Chen, and Ji Chen."

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