Pei should ask Pei Wei what he should do with Zhang Chun in Kuaicheng—he didn't know that Zhang Chun had run away at this time—Pei Wei replied: "Although the grain is not very abundant, it is difficult to support the expedition of the army, but if you stop sending some soldiers and horses and go down to Kuaicheng to expel Zhang Chun, it will still be enough." ”

Pei Gai asked again: "It is not difficult to break the scourge of Zhang Chun's scabies, but I am afraid that Shangqi will increase his troops, which will lead to a long period of indecision and a long delay, so what can I do?" ”

Pei Wei smiled and arched his hand: "Wen Yue, before the imperial court issued a document, ordered the king of Nanyang to come to Chang'an to apologize, and now it has been more than a month." The king of Nanyang has no remorse, so if the court ignores it, where does the prestige exist? Just taking advantage of this opportunity, an edict was issued and a clear crusade was ordered. If there is an edict in the imperial court, then there will be loyal and brave people in the counties and states of Qinzhou, if they do not obey the order of the king of Nanyang, the other side will not be able to take care of themselves, how can they send troops to reinforce Zhang Chun? That is, the day before yesterday, the wanderers lobbied all the departments of Xirong to discuss Peng Hu together, which shows that most of them are interested in the imperial court, and if they get the edict, they may lead troops to rebel against the ......."

Pei Gai frowned and interrupted him, saying, "What Uncle said is reasonable, but ...... The people of Qinzhou, and the people of my Jin, if they incite Di and Qiang to attack Shangqi, the city will inevitably be burned and the tombs will be ruins, how can I bear it in my heart? ”

Pei Wei said: "Wen Yue, the so-called 'mercy is not in charge of the army', how can it be a woman's benevolence?" The king of Nanyang is like a wart, if it is not cut early, the road will not be passed, and the court will be in danger; And when the food and straw are sufficient on the other day, and the army goes to the expedition, will the people not suffer from the plague of the soldiers? Setting Qinzhou early is to love the people, not harm the people. ”

You are worried that if the edict is issued, Qinzhou will be in chaos, and the people will suffer, but will the people be better off if Sima Bao is allowed to squeeze and seize it? You will definitely go to Qinzhou in the future, will Sima Bao be captured and not fight with you? Won't the common people be affected at that time? For fear that the people will suffer, are you willing to let Sima Bao go?

Pei Gai sighed lightly: "Uncle has taught me that I do still have some women's benevolence......" After a long time, he said: "Call Yao Yizhong to come, and then inquire about the matter of Qinzhou, and then decide." ”

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The military beard recommended by You Yao followed him into Chang'an on the same day, and Pei should give him the title of General Guangwei, so that he could gather troops and horses, cruise in the west of stability and Fufeng, and guard against the direction of Luoyang. Then not long after, Yao Yizhong really arranged the affairs of the clan, and brought 300 Qiang soldiers to Chang'an to meet him, and expressed his willingness to follow General Pei and kill Hu Liye. Pei Gai gave Yao Yi Zhongweiyuan the post of general, and made up four hundred Jin soldiers to him, and temporarily obeyed Wen Lang's orders, and his position in his own ministry was equivalent to that of the governor.

However, Pei Gai is busy with government affairs, and Yao Yizhong has been here for more than half a month, and he has not had the opportunity to talk for a long time. Now as soon as he heard the call, Yao Yizhong, who was training outside the city, hurriedly straightened his clothes, wiped his face with a wet hand towel, and then hurried into the city to meet him.

This Yao Yizhong is thirty-seven years old Chinese New Year's Eve, just in the prime of life, born tall and majestic, but his face is very peaceful, his hair is thin, and he has no authority.

The Luoyang Fu clan and the Nan'an Yao clan all started to rise from this generation, and the experiences of Fu Hong and Yao Yizhong are also very similar - they both started with Liu Yao, returned to Shile, and returned to Jin in their twilight years. The only difference is that when the Later Zhao regime was still alive, Fu Hong turned to the Eastern Jin Dynasty in a fit of anger because he was stripped of his military power, and he also claimed to be the king without authorization; Yao Yizhong said to his sons when he was seriously ill because of the demise of Later Zhao:

"I thought that the Jin family was in turmoil, and the Shi family treated me well, so I wanted to ask his thieves and ministers to repay his virtue. Now the Shi clan has been destroyed, the Central Plains has no owner, and there has been no Rong Di as the Son of Heaven since ancient times. When I die, you will return to the ranks, and you shall do all your servants, and do nothing unrighteous. ”

When Pei Gai read history in his previous life, he compared the records of the two people and came to several conclusions: first, even Di and Qiang also believed that orthodoxy was in the Jin Dynasty, and Shi Zhao, like Hu Han, had just stolen the authority of the north; Second, when Shi Le and Shi Hu were there, Fu and Yao were all loyal, it can be seen that Shi Le does not need to be mentioned, even if Shi Hu is tyrannical, he is also a momentary hero in politics, so he can make foreign people effective; Third, Yao Yizhong's ambition is smaller than Fu Hong's, and loyalty is beyond Fu Hong's reach.

Therefore, he originally had the intention of recruiting these foreign heroes, but You Yao killed Fu Hong...... If you die, you can die, and it is enough to get Yao Yizhong. Besides, although foreign races can be used, they can't be used more, and controlling two people is more than controlling one, not just one plus one equals two......

Let's say that Yao Yizhong came to see him, Pei should sit down, and then say a few words of greeting, asking him if he is still used to staying in the Chang'an army? Yao Yizhong replied respectfully: "Although the ministers are Qiang people, when they were in Nan'an Chiting, the clansmen also made a living by farming and weaving, which was almost the same as the Jin people, and Chang'an was not far from Nan'an, the water and soil were servable, the diet and daily life, and there was no discomfort - there was a labor lord who asked ......."

Pei Gai was the first to shout the title of "lord", because it did not conform to the aesthetics of the Central Plains scholars, so it was not popular, even in the old Xuzhou army, only some cronies and low-status scholars occasionally used it - as for Zhen Sui and other martial artists, it is customary to call "Du Du" and "Dadu Dudu". However, many people in the foreign clan like this title very much, and feel that it can be clear that the master and slave can be distinguished, and it seems to be close, although Yao Yizhong has not been here for a long time, he has also been infected with this habit.

I heard Yao Yizhong say again: "Only the law in the army is very strict, which is different from when the ministers are in the clan. However, only the law can be strengthened, and the minister has recently learned military law from the Governor, and has benefited a lot. ”

Pei Gai smiled: "Zhou Qiang is originally a family, Qing and others are from Wanghua, no different from the Jin people, and they don't have to be outside their colleagues." I also have high hopes for you. Then as soon as the conversation changed, he asked about Qinzhou.

Yao Yizhong gave a detailed account of the situation in the state, saying: "The king of Nanyang only controls more than a dozen cities centered on Shangqi, and Jincheng, Longxi, Yinping, Wudu and other counties cannot control them. That is, we are waiting for the Di and Qiang families, but they are only perfunctory, and they only supply cattle and horses a little. It was because the king of Nanyang had cut off the Longdao before, and instead of stopping his desire to blackmail the imperial court, he also kept the tribute lost by Liangzhou for himself - if not, I am afraid there is no way to support it. ”

Pei Gai asked him: "How many generals are there under the command of King Nanyang?" ”

Yao Yizhong replied: "The people who claim to be 100,000 people have not yet obtained half of them, and they are divided into various cities, and it is difficult to gather in a hurry. Its generals Hu Song, Zhang Chun, Yang Ci, etc., are all mediocre people, but Longcheng Chen An, is very brave......"

Pei Gai asked him: "What is the combat strength of Qinzhou soldiers?" ”

Yao Yizhong smiled and said: "The ears of the rabble, how can you be the thunder blow of the lord?" "A hand: "If the lord wants to conquer Qinzhou, the minister is willing to go first, not in March, he will be on the ......" but then paused, restrained his smile, and said: "However, Qinzhou has a vast territory and many heroes. ”

Pei Gai made up his mind to send troops, and the next day he started to play Sima Ye, asking for an edict, accusing Sima Bao of the crime of separating himself from his own power and being evil, depriving him of his position and title, and calling on all counties in Qinzhou to crusade against him. Then the edict was issued here, and Pei Kai came with good news.

Pei Kai and Xiong Yizhi defeated Hu Song at the foot of Nanshan, beheaded more than 100 levels, captured thousands of soldiers, and Hu Song fled to Kuaicheng in defeat and never dared to come out again. Pei Gai summoned Pei Wei and the generals, studied the course of the battle in detail, and came to the conclusion that the Qinzhou soldiers were indeed weak chickens.

Since the Northern Expedition, Pei Gai has basically won the battle and conquered the battle, which has led to the arrogance of the Xuzhou army, thinking that the world's strongest army, without itself, even if the Xianbei elite soldiers come, they can also fight face to face with one to two - the Xianbei soldiers are said to be very good, but they haven't been able to get too much bargain from Hu Kou for so many years, right? Then we can not only break the Hu Kou, but why are we afraid of the Xianbei soldiers?

Originally, I was worried that the number of cavalry was insufficient, and I was afraid that it would be difficult to compete with the Xianbei armored cavalry on the grassland, but now there are a lot of Liangzhou horses around us, so I'm afraid of him!

Only Pei Gai himself repeatedly warned himself not to be proud of his victory, so as not to capsize in the gutter. Especially recently, he often hears the word "Fu" in his ears, and whenever he thinks of Fu Hong's death, he can't help but think of the "Battle of Xiangshui" decades later...... And not only the former Qin Fujian, before the Northern Wei Dynasty unified the Yellow River Valley, how many Hu regimes in the north rose and fell, half of the reason was that the heirs could not support them, and half of the reason was that they were arrogant because of victory.

Now Liu Cong, who eats, drinks and has fun in Pingyang, and Liu Yao, who was forced to go to the grassland by himself, aren't they all typical of this kind?

Later, the East and West Wei confronted each other, He Liuhun and the Black Otter even fought against each other, all for the sake of fighting, every time I read history in my previous life, it was really thrilling, always you win this battle, I win the next battle, and no one can eat anyone. However, the reason why the losing side loses every time is often inexplicable, isn't it all because of the lax control and arrogance that leads to the capsizing in the gutter - especially He Liuhun?

I can't do that...... What a rut in the future.

Therefore, in the eyes of his subordinates, the Metropolitan Governor was a little too cautious, and he was slow to give the order to crusade against a corpse Sima Bao. What about the lack of grain? We can defeat the Qinzhou soldiers and rob them of their baggage for our own use.

Now I heard that the imperial court had issued an edict to crusade against Sima Bao, and everyone was enthusiastic and asked for orders.

Pei Gai said: "Although Yun is crusading against Sima Bao, there is a lack of harvest in Guanzhong this year, and there is not enough grain, so it is difficult to support the expedition of the army. Now you can take Kuaicheng first, threaten Sima Bao, and force him to surrender to ......" But he also knows that it is estimated that Sima Bao is not willing to admit defeat so easily-"Kuaicheng is now based on Husong, and there are less than 10,000 soldiers, I intend to stop sending three battalions to attack, and I should be able to succeed." ”

Before Zhen Sui could speak, Wen Lang rushed out first: "I am willing to ask for a thief from the lord!" ”

Zhen hurriedly said: "If the metropolitan governor only sends one battalion, I can't compete with the public department, if I need three battalions, how can I miss Zhen?!" ”

Pei Gai glanced at him: "If I don't allow it, you will be angry with the villagers in the city again, right?" ”