"The lord, Yuan Zhi sent a letter, and also agreed to accept the order. However, Yuan Zhi suggested that if it was possible, the lord would see if he could bargain with the court, and if there was really a villain who wanted to harm the lord, the lord could take advantage of the situation to make profits. ”

"Hahaha... I know that Yuan Zhixiang will coincide with me! Xiang Ao laughed loudly. Hu Zhao was helpless on the side, after all, in his opinion, if the capital protectorate can have time to develop people's livelihood and political affairs at this time, it will only take three or five years, and then write to the imperial court to ask the central government to send troops at the same time, and he will definitely be able to defeat Xianbei with the momentum of thunder, and the border of the Han Dynasty will be stable.

"In this way, Kong Ming will return the book to the imperial court with the countermeasures discussed before!"

"No!" Hu Zhao left in response.

Actually, it's not complicated. Xiang Ao clearly stated in his reply that the troops of the Northern Regions were limited, and it would be extremely difficult to expel Xianbei across the border of Bingzhou and Youzhou. The cultivated land in Hetao, which Xiang Ao was fully developed, was extremely secretive and was not reported to the imperial court. Therefore, Xiang Ao is still trying his best to cry out in the echo, and Xiang Ao even said that the 300,000 refugees a year ago have not been digested.

Xiang Ao even said that the state is not enough soldiers, and the iron ore in the state is barren, although there are many rights under the court, but it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, and Xiang Ao is also helpless. The Southern Xiongnu and Western Xianbei sent troops twice to exhaust the armor given by the imperial court for the first time, and even if they were recast, they could not get together a thousand armor. If it weren't for the war and the plundering of a lot of Xianbei armor, the victory or defeat of the surrendered city this time would even be unpredictable.

Xiang Ao expressed his willingness to accept orders in the recital, and all his words were not bitter. The meaning of such words is also obvious to the Yuan family in the DPRK and the central government: Sending troops to attack the Xianbei royal court, the general will admit that Keer and others need to spit out some bones if they want to frame me.

After the recital, Xiang Ao wholeheartedly arranged the plot against the Xianbei royal court.

It is worth mentioning that Lu Bu and Gongsun Zhan. Lü Bu assisted Xiang Ao in breaking through the surrendered city, and was rewarded by the imperial court, although his official position was not changed, he was still the captain of Yanmen, but he was promoted to the general of Suibian, a real Han general. And Gongsun Zhan, who was originally a cavalry captain, helped him to be promoted to the general of Beizhong Lang in this feat, and the scenery is unique. The two even wrote letters to thank them, and even jokingly proposed their willingness to send troops to Xianbei. Xiang Ao smiled and didn't think much about it, he was a friend, and he sent troops outside the fortress at the same time, so he had a feeling of fighting together, and the two of them cherished Xiang Ao even more.

"Hahaha, meet General Lu!" At this time, in Yanmen County, Cheng Lian laughed and bowed to Lu Bu.

"Ah Lian, you are really!" Lu Bu was not angry, and said with a light smile: "This time, you can know this ability to conquer the north!" Don't just know that Xiang Junhou is young, his ability to command the army, I can't do it! ”

"Yes, yes, yes! That's what the general said! Cheng Lian pretended to be flattering and said with a smile: "This time I borrowed the victory of the general of the north to let the general get this merit, which is very cost-effective!" ”

"It's a pity that I can't kill the enemy with General Fengyuan, I regret it very much!"

"The general doesn't have to be like this, when Lian passed by the Taishou Mansion, he heard that the court was interested in the Xianbei royal court, and if it was implemented, it would definitely be raided by the general Zhengbei. However, the general of Zhengbei will definitely know the general, and then he can fight together! ”

Lu Bu nodded, with a slight expectation in his heart.

"How, Ah Yue, Ah Fan, have you ever lost this time?" Gongsun Zhan looked at Gongsun Yue and Gongsun Fan with a slight smile and asked: "When I think that I am Xiang Junhou, Jun Hou is only sixteen years old, and three years have passed, hey, Xiang Junhou is indeed extraordinary!" ”

In the face of Gongsun Chan's sigh, the two did not say much this time, this time to assist Xiang Ao in attacking the surrendered city, they never thought that the imperial court would be so generous, and promoted Gongsun Chan to the post of general of Beizhong Lang, if it is a war, except for the generals from Luoyang, the entire Youzhou war will be headed by Gongsun Zhan.

Gongsun Chan was already a wealthy family, and he knew more about the direction of the court, and when Xiang Ao decided to play the document in the court, Gongsun Chan already knew about it, and he was looking forward to Xiang Ao's next army. In fact, Gongsun Chan wanted to send troops more than Xiang Ao to the outside world, Gongsun Chan resisted foreign tribes on the frontier all the year round, and Gongsun Chan had a particularly profound experience of foreign invasion on the Han border. I always think about being able to defeat Wuhuan and Xianbei and other foreign races.

Liu Hong's emphasis on Xiang Ao can be seen by those who have a little talent. Although the imperial court wanted to attack Xianbei this time, although there were people who dug a pit to push Xiang Ao, with Gongsun Zhan's perennial strategic vision on the border, it was not impossible for Xiang Ao to attack the royal court if Xiang Ao cooperated with all parts of Youzhou to face the battle, so when Gongsun Chan learned that Xiang Ao had the intention of being ordered, Gongsun Chan couldn't suppress the raging fire in his heart.

Xiang Ao negotiated with the imperial court several times, and it was originally extremely smooth. However, He Jin, who was more anxious, made a move that made Xiang Ao extremely angry, and He Jin slandered Liu Hong in order to prove himself for meritorious service. In the end, Xiang Ao was forced to accept the order, and the assistance he asked for from the imperial court was indeed very small.

After going back and forth, Xiang Aozhi sought 5,000 soldiers and authorized Xiang Ao to expand the number of troops under his control to 25,000 during the Xianbei Campaign. And ordered Xiang Ao to hold the festival, during the dispatch of troops, Shuofang County, Youzhou Dai County, Shanggu County, Yuyang County and other coordinated operations. It was very rare to put it in baggage and other things, so Xiang Ao had to find a way to enrich his military resources again.

"My lord, Danhan Mountain has made a letter, and Xianbei Shan Yu and Lian want to personally conquer the border of our Han Dynasty."

In the Wuyuan Mansion, Jiang Lu was leaning over to inform Xiang Ao of the information at this time. Xiang Ao put down the pen slip in his hand, got up and came to Jiang Lu's side to help Jiang Lu.

"There are only two of us in private, why is Ah Lu so polite, I have treated you as relatives." Xiang Ao looked at Jiang Lu, who was slightly emaciated: "Ah Lu must have suffered a lot when he went to Xianbei, and he is very ashamed of his brother!" ”

"To be able to worry about the Lord is within Lu's share." Jiang Lu is still a subordinate: "Besides, the etiquette cannot be abolished, especially the Northern Regions Protectorate is getting stronger and stronger, and because of this." ”

"You really are..."Xiang Ao had to sigh helplessly: "If He Lian wants to kiss out, we will have a chance." Also, is there any movement in the Yuwen family? ”

"Yuwen Mohuai's opposition in the Yuwen clan has become more and more obvious, if it weren't for that, Helian wouldn't have planned to personally send troops to the border." Jiang Lu paused for a moment and then said: "The Yuwen clan came to frequently deploy troops today, not to intrude on the border of our Han Dynasty, but to station hundreds of miles east of Danhan Mountain in the name of protecting the royal court. This move provoked Youzhou Beizhonglang General Gongsun Zan to have to garrison heavy troops in the north of Yuyang County within the Great Wall. ”

"Even Wuhuan was so frightened that he stopped, and he cowered on the border of Beiping on the right and did not move for the time being."

"Oh?! Yuwen Mohuai is so bold? Xiang Ao was slightly puzzled: "There is no reaction from other departments within Xianbei?" ”

"Back to the lord. Xianbei in the west was occupied by the surrender of the city, and most of them had fled west to the north at this time, and they should not be able to return for the time being. In addition to the royal court army in the central part, Murong Bo also seemed to be waiting for chaos to change and win his fisherman. ”

"And the strongest in the Xianbei royal court is divided into two parts, one is headed by Budugen, and the other is headed by Kebineng. However, Helian is still single for the time being, and the two surrender for the time being. ”

"Hehe, it's really chaotic!" Xiang Ao chuckled: "It seems that Helian is unpopular, if this is the case, it seems that it is not too difficult for the imperial court to send troops to Xianbei." ”

Xiang Ao knew that it was impossible for the current Han to defeat Xianbei in one go, and it was the right way to try to internally disturb Xianbei and let it be consumed by internal fighting. He ordered Jiang Lu to continue to lurk in Xianbei, and after Xiang Ao broke through the royal court, he needed Jiang Lu's meticulous work in various departments to add fuel to the fire of Xianbei's civil strife.

In this way, Jiang Lu began to prepare to hide in Xianbei for a long time from this time, preparing for the conquest of Xianbei in the future.

In this case, even if Xiang Ao can capture Danhan Mountain very quickly, Xiang Ao also intends to slow down and wait for the people in the DPRK to urge him to act again. Xiang Ao even felt that acting was more difficult and uncomfortable. After Xiang Ao and Hu Zhao made a little total, they wrote to Xu Fu, and Xu Fu of course agreed very much, after all, the vicinity of the surrendered city was digested.

Xiang Ao played the court in this way, and shirked the time to send troops for various reasons. Although He Jin and the people in the court wanted Xiang Ao to send troops as soon as possible, what Xiang Ao said was also reasonable, and finally had to agree with Xiang Ao's proposal that Yu Guanghe was sending troops in the spring of the sixth year. It's been a few months.

At this time, the population of the Northern Regions has exceeded more than 500,000, including Han Chinese, Xiongnu, and Xianbei. There are even a few tribesmen such as the Qiang and the Wuhuan. In order to prevent other ethnic groups from migrating into the country from gathering to rebel, Xiang Aoqiang ordered the various ethnic groups to live together, and the vast majority of local officials were Han Chinese. It was only a small number of prominent foreigners who were allowed to hold small official positions.

At this time, it was only in the autumn of the fifth year of Guanghe, and Xiang Ao recruited widely, hoping to recruit 25,000 soldiers before the winter. The newly recruited Han soldiers were mixed with a small number of soldiers of other ethnic groups to stay in various places, and the elite Han soldiers and most of the foreign soldiers were the main force in the coming year. However, not long after Rongcheng was first established, Xiang Ao still ordered Jiang Zhuo to lead the original department to stay behind, just in case.

Around the surrendered city, Xiang Ao spent a huge amount of money to build several fortresses in the Northern Regions, and even opened a lot of fields at the foot of Yin Mountain to relocate the Han people to settle. Coupled with the replenishment and newly recruited soldiers, it cost almost all the savings of the Northern Protectorate for two years.

In order to obtain money to develop the Northern Regions Protectorate, Xiang Ao expanded the scale of the charcoal group in the past two years and sold it to the counties of Dahan. He even ordered the Huns to form caravans to sell salt privately and sell a lot of good horses in the northern regions of Bingzhou. Ma Jun is also extraordinary, improving and inventing many beneficial farming devices, sold at a high price. However, the effect is really remarkable, not only to provide for the daily expenses of the metropolitan government. He also saved a lot of money.

This time the general trend of expanding the army and building fortresses, the money went straight like flowing water. Hu Zhao also suggested that the property of the capital protectorate really needs to be guarded by a special person, otherwise so much money will play a greater role, and it will not be able to make ends meet by expanding such a number of troops and a few city fortresses.

Hu Zhao is good at internal affairs, and his arithmetic is also good, but business is not just arithmetic, and Hu Zhao is helpless. Xu Fu doesn't need to talk about it, he is good at strategy, he also understands political affairs, and he doesn't dare to compliment him if he can do business. Xiang Ao doesn't need to say more, just looking at the long numbers, it's all big. Fortunately, the charcoal group was handed over to the Zhen family, and the salt and horses were shady affairs, and the price was sold as much as you wanted according to the market.

As for farming devices, Xiang Ao never wanted to make too much money, so he just did it.