32. Messengers from the north and south

Wang Wei said excitedly:

"Even if there is no foreign aid, I must ask for war and lead the army north to recover Wancheng. What's more, now that there is strong reinforcement, Cao Jun has no time to look south, we can just go to Xu Du in one go, chase the evil ministers on the king's side, and declare the righteousness in the world! ”

As soon as he heard this, Liu Biao's eyebrows furrowed slightly.

Although Wang Wei was aggressive, the army was slightly insufficient, and he was used as a general to lead the troops north, and the consequences were worrying.

Hit Xu Du? jokes, really treat Cao Jun's soldiers and horses as vulnerable moths. Besides, if Cao Cao's troops were to be used on a large scale to attract all Cao Cao's troops to Nanyang, wouldn't it be relieving Yan Yan of Guanxi from his worries and harming himself and others.

Fortunately, there are not no wise people among the generals in Jingzhou, and the strategy proposed by Wen Ping is relatively safe in Liu Biao's opinion.

"Ming Gong, now that Cao and Yan are in Henan, they have no time to take care of Nanyang, so it is indeed a good time to take the opportunity to send troops to recover the lost cities. Moreover, since the Guanzhong craftsmen brought by the envoy of Chang'an can make siege weapons for our army, it is better to let them go north with the army. Of course, in order to avoid leading a large number of Cao troops from Henan to Nanyang, our army could collect troops and stop fighting after recovering Wancheng and other cities, and turn attack into defense. ”

Liu Biao nodded, although he did not make an obvious statement, but the civil and military forces in the hall also slowly sensed Liu Biao's inner bias.

Since then, the hall has become a military meeting place for the main battle faction to discuss the strategy of the army, Deng Yi, Liu Xian, Han Song and others have ugly faces, and they each sit in their seats silently.

Liu Biao obviously also realized that this was Deng Yi, Liu Xian and others resisting his decision in this special way, but this time he didn't say anything to ease up, and even ignored it, but looked at Cai Mao and asked:

"What do you think?"

Cai Mao, who had been secretly observing the hall, moved in his heart, and immediately said on the seat:

"There is no objection to the minister."

Liu Biao snorted coldly and stopped talking.

Of course, he knew that Cai Mao was not without objections, but he saw that what he thought was very different from his thoughts, so he made an ambiguous gesture again.

When discussing the booby trap of Jingzhou Zong Shuai Haoqiang, his initial attitude was the same.

But Liu Biao still needed to rely on Cai's help at that time, so he acquiesced to Cai Mao's style, and now, he can't do without them.

"Stand down."

Liu Biao suddenly felt extremely tired physically and mentally, he waved his hand, and asked the civil and military forces in the hall to retreat, just looking at the people who saluted and turned around, and rushed out, he temporarily stopped one of them.

"Xeno, stay here."

Kuai Yue's figure, who had already stepped to the threshold, paused, looked at Cai Mao, Deng Yi and others who cast various glances at him, bowed slightly, and turned around and returned to his seat.

After waiting until there were only the two of them left in the hall, Liu Biao looked at the minister who had offered himself the "plan of the murderer" back then, and now he is not young anymore, and his temples have gray traces. Liu Biao smiled and said slowly:

"Xeno, Lone intends to send troops to recover Nanyang, what do you think?"

"Duke Ming, the minister is shallow-"

"Lone left you alone to listen to your true thoughts, do you also want to play with Lonely?"

Liu Biao saw that Kuai Yue intended to shirk, so he immediately interrupted Kuai Yue's words, and there was irresistible anger in his words.

Kuai Yue's face was bitter, what he had to deal with back then was only the Jingdi Sect Marshal who was divided and chaotic and fought separately, but now he has to face the Cai family and others who are deeply rooted in Jingxiang and have intricate forces.

"Why didn't Duke Ming send envoys to consult Huang, Liu and others?"

Liu Biao shook his head, although Huang Zu was a general under his command, he had a violent temperament, and he was defeated by Sun Ce last year; And although Liu Panwei is brave, he is not a resourceful person.

Seeing this, Kuai Yue pondered for a while, and suddenly said:

"Then why didn't Ming Gong summon Liu Xuande to inquire?"

Liu Biao's eyes lit up when he heard this, but then he retracted his gaze.

"De Jue said that Liu Bei is a hero in troubled times, and he must not be entrusted with a heavy responsibility, otherwise when he is full-fledged, he may backfire on his master!"

The two of them knew each other, and Kuai Yue knew that what Liu Biao was worried about was that when he went north to recover Nanyang, Jingxiang had many internal constraints, and could the soldiers make contributions? After recovering Nanyang, once Cao's army attacked again, would Jing Xiang's generals be able to resist it?

Therefore, Kuai Yue recommended Liu Bei, who had just recently come to defect, Liu Bei was famous, had both ability and political integrity, and had rich combat experience, Cao Cao was still regarded as a great enemy, and it was a matter of ease for him to recover Nanyang and resist Cao's army.

What's even more rare is that he has not been in the army for a long time, and he does not have as many intricate relationships as other Jingxiang generals, leading the troops to go to battle, if you want to make meritorious contributions, you must obey Liu Biao's military orders, break the battle and kill the enemy, and move forward.

But Liu Biao also has a complicated attitude towards Liu Bei.

On the one hand, he is well aware of Liu Bei's fame and ability, and he has recently defected to live in the city, and the civil and military forces around him will not abandon him, and those unambitious people from the north and Jingxiang will rush to meet him; On the other hand, he is deeply jealous of Liu Bei, and his indomitable, frustrated and courageous character makes him feel even more and more courageous.

Kuai Yue could only persuade and said:

"Ming Gong, although Liu Xuande has the posture of a hero, but after all, he has few soldiers, and he relies on others for food and grass, as long as he controls the law, he can be used as a minions. What's even more rare is that he has a deep hatred with Cao Jun externally, and internally, he can only be loyal to Ming Gong! ”

Liu Biao's snort was a little shorter, and his eyelids moved, but he finally closed his eyes.

"Lone knows, let's step back first."

···

At the foot of the Yin Mountain, Xianbei Grassland.

Pei Xuan, who came to the Xianbei tribe for the first time, looked at everything in front of him curiously.

The dark mountains in the distance are undulating, at the end of the field of vision, and the rich pastures are perfectly connected, the countless felt tents of the Xianbei people are scattered among the valleys at the foot of the mountains, the flags are fluttering in the wind, and the livestock are in groups, Pei Juan saw the herdsmen singing and talking, grazing and grazing, and driving to the market, the Hu girls who tanned leather, sewed tents, and milked cows, slaves, and naughty children who laughed and played, rode sheep and shot birds, and chased back and forth, in addition to all kinds of people, including the nobles of the Hu people, the craftsmen of the Han people, the herdsmen of the Qiang people, the slaves of the Japanese people, Hu Shang ······ in the Western Regions

"If I hadn't been in Hudi at this time, I would have thought that it would have been to the glorious Chang'an of the year when the people were naturalized and a hundred countries came to the dynasty!"

Pei Juan laughed at himself at Xie Jun, the deputy envoy beside him, and there was no lack of loneliness in his tone.

Coming and going to Xianbei and Xiongnu places, the deputy envoy who was familiar with Hu Feng nodded, "This Kebineng is a big man, his ambition is not small, and he wants to be comparable to the original Hu Chief Tan Shi Huai, and now he has annexed Fu Luohan, driven gradually to the roots, and is located in the most beautiful grassland in Yin Mountain, attacking Xianbei's Putou to the west, and plundering the livestock and population of Xianbei in the east to the east. ”

"Didn't you say that he was strong and strong, why did he rarely see soldiers and horses in his tribe along the way?"

"Gentleman, this Xianbei people gather for soldiers, scattered for the people, regardless of men and women, young and strong, can straddle horses and hold bows, except for the adults Kebi can always train the troops, the others are under the jurisdiction of the tribe adults before the battle and then recruited, their tribes do not set up officials and generals, are all the tribes of the adults to take care of, when it is time to fight, these tribesmen, with their own collected troops, become a thousand cavalry commanders, ten thousand cavalry commanders, generals······"

"How to deal with the usual lawsuits in a timely manner?"

"Unless it is a felony of blaspheming ancestral gods, looting large quantities of goods, or raising a sword to harm people's lives, it must be handed over to the tribal lords or wizards to gather the tribe to decide, and other matters are resolved privately among the herdsmen?"

"Oh."

The Han people have three elders in the countryside, but Pei Juan knows that the Hu people do not respect the elders, so they can only solve it by force and other means in private, just like these Xianbei tribes have no laws, and when the tribesmen settle the lawsuit, they can only make decisions through the customs of the Old Testament.

Thinking of this, Pei Juan's heart calmed down a little, he squeezed out a smile, and said to the deputy envoy:

"In this way, this Ke is better than being able to have a strong army, if he can successfully say that he can send troops to help, and the siege of Bingzhou and other places can be lifted."

Deputy Envoy Xie Jun also smiled with him.

The preoccupied messenger, under the leadership of the Kebineng personal guard cavalry, passed through many tents all the way to the largest dome felt tent in this grassland, Pei Juan finally saw those fierce and rough Xianbei warriors, and there were hundreds of guards guarding this big tent.

Tall and strong, they were also clad in iron armor under their outer blankets, and they held sharp spears and halberds in their hands, and carried longbows and hulu, like fierce dogs barking at their feet, and looked at the strangers with fierce eyes.

Fortunately, although they looked vicious, they did not embarrass Pei Juan and the others, and the Zonu and others, who had been waiting in front of the dome felt tent, greeted them with a smile, and said to Pei Juan in quite proficient Chinese:

"Pei Jun, our adults have already set up a banquet in the tent and waited, come, please!"

Pei Juan and the deputy envoy kept the etiquette, and after seeing the ceremony, they left their entourage outside the tent, and the Xianbei people took them to rest in the other tent, and the two of them followed the Zonu into the big tent.

"Haha, Pei Jun and Xie Jun, please take a seat!"

As soon as he entered the big tent, Kebineng, who had shiny braids and a shiny face, laughed and stood up, and with a wave of his hand, several female slaves came to Pei Juan and Xie Jun to serve them, Pei Juan noticed that these female slaves were all Han faces, his body paused, Xie Jun hurriedly pulled him, and then he walked to his seat.

Seeing this, Zonu also smiled and said:

"My family knew that Pei Jun was a gentleman of the Han land, but he was afraid that the slaves in the tribe would be clumsy and not know the etiquette, so he specially found a woman from the Han land to serve Pei Jun."

"That's it, thank you!"

Pei Juan took his eyes off the Han women and tried to smile.