Ma Chao was about to explain the matter of entering Shu with his beloved son, Jiang Wei suddenly turned around and stopped:

"Don't worry, before that, please tell Rong Wei about the secret edict clearly."

Ma Chao didn't know what medicine he was selling in his gourd, so he had to wave his hand to let the two children retreat.

After Ma Cheng and Ma Ying'er held the gifts and left happily, Jiang Wei sat down and said:

"The first task of Wei coming north this time is to follow the order of the king of Hanzhong, to first set up a puppet of the Qiang people, and take all the two places of Wudu and Yinping; Then set up a field in Wudu, and contacted Liangzhou Qianghu in the name of trade, so as to provide foreign aid to Cao Wei in the future Northern Expedition! ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Ma Chao stood up, his whole body bones crackled, and his face was excited:

"Is that true? Does the lord really have the intention of the Northern Expedition? ”

Jiang Wei said, "Not bad! General Guan was killed at the hands of Cao Wei, and the lord was eager to send troops north immediately. It's just that the war in Jingzhou is resting and the military resources are scarce, so we have to suspend our troops...... When the soldiers are sufficient, it will be the time for the Northern Expedition! ”

After a pause, he clenched his fists again and said, "So I sent Wei here to arrange the strategy in advance." However, it inevitably aroused Cao Wei's vigilance, and this action must be dominated by Qiang soldiers. The general has been in Liangzhou for a long time, and his prestige is outstanding, please help Wei! ”

Ma Chao's face had already swelled with a touch of red, his hands clenched into fists, and he said hatefully: "Very good!" The lord has a pioneering heart, how dare he not serve his life? There are 2,000 Xiliang Iron Riders under his command, and he is willing to use them all for you to choose! ”

Ma Dai on the side also got up and hugged his fists and said: "Ma Dai's commanded cavalry battalion of eight hundred Qiang cavalry is also willing to be driven!" ”

Jiang Wei said with a smile: "With two generals helping each other, why worry about big things?" ”

The three of them reached a consensus, and the atmosphere was good for a while, and they re-seated at the moment and gradually entered the theme.

Jiang Wei asked about the situation in Wudu County.

Ma Dai immediately replied: "After the death of Yamuji, his two sons attacked each other, both of them wanted to seize the throne of the king of the wolf and qiang, and the two fought fiercely, and finally the eldest son died; The second son narrowly won, but he was also seriously injured and did not survive the winter snow at the end of the year. ”

"The person who is now succeeded to the throne is Yamuji's younger brother Arden, but this person's prestige and martial arts are not as good as Yamuji, and he just barely maintains the situation by virtue of occupying the city under the rule of the county. Outside the city, the Wolf and Qiang were divided, with more than 10 large and small castes, many of them supporting thousands of soldiers, and some of them were hundreds, each occupying one or several counties, and most of them did not obey the orders of the current Qiang king. ”

Jiang Wei heard this, pondered for a while, and asked: "The Qiang people are scattered, but God helps me, but before sending troops, our army needs to find an obedient Qiang person as a puppet, otherwise it is not right, I don't know if there is a candidate for Brother Ma?" ”

Ma Dai thought about it seriously and replied: "Qu Shuai Ke Thirteen, under the command of the protruding battalion, is known for his prestige and is also interested in the big man, I don't know if it can be used?" ”

Before Jiang Wei could react, Ma Chao immediately shook his head and said: "Ke Shisan is brave, but when it comes to bloodline, it is not a famous race, if you want to let the wolf and Zhuqiang obey the orders, I am afraid it is still not enough." ”

Ma Dai hugged his fists and said: "Then according to my brother's opinion, who is better?" ”

Ma Chao pinched his chin lightly and said categorically: "Yamuji's eldest grandson - Yalasuo!" ”

"Yaraçao ......"

Ma Dai finally whispered this name several times, suddenly his eyes lit up, he slapped his thigh, and shouted, "How did I forget this person?" Speaking of which, this person is the best candidate! ”

Seeing this, Jiang Wei hurriedly clenched his fists and asked for advice. Ma Dai smiled and immediately spoke eloquently.

It turned out that Yalasuo was the son of Yarijin, the eldest son of the late Qiang king Yamuji, and he was only nine years old this year. After Yarijin died in the battle for the throne, Yalasuo broke through under the protection of some henchmen, and is now entrenched in the East Wolf Valley, which is only a hundred miles away from Yangping Pass, with no more than a few hundred subordinates.

Because the East Wolf Valley is located at the junction of Shu and Wei, the Qiang tribes in Wudu County are reluctant to make extraneous branches, and they are busy fighting for power and power, and they all have an attitude of turning a blind eye. As a result, the remnants of Yamuji's bloodline barely survived between the cracks of the three forces.

But for Shu Han, this person is the best candidate to act as a puppet - first, his identity is valuable enough to be called by the ministry; secondly, it is still young and very easy to control; Sanlai East Wolf Valley is not far away, the number of people is small, and the strength is weak, so it can be broken in one fell swoop.

Jiang Wei thought of this, and immediately laughed and said: "This is really nowhere to find the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it!" As long as you hold Yalaso in your hand, you have the name of righteousness, supplemented by the armed sweep of the cavalry battalion, and the Wudu Wolf Zhuqiang will be peaceful just around the corner! ”

At this time, Ma Dai reminded: "Don't be careless. Although the Wudu Qiang people are not worried, the Baima people entrenched in Yinping are eyeing the Wudu whale and want to devour the Wudu whale. If it weren't for this, the Wudu Qiang people would have been fighting a long time ago. ”

"The White Horse?" Jiang Wei pondered for a moment, and then remembered the name.

Since the pre-Qin period, the southwest and northwest of China have been entrenched in a large number of border people who do not obey the king, including Shu, Qiang, Ji, Wei, Lu, Peng, Pu and so on. There are rumors that the Di people are a branch of the Qiang people, and there are also rumors that they have their own system and have existed since ancient times.

But no matter what, the Di people have multiplied until now, and have become a large population in the northwest and southwest of China in the border after the Qiang people, and its range of activities starts from Longxi in the west, reaches Luoyang in the east, and reaches Minshan in the south, which is about equivalent to the land of Longxi, Nan'an, Tianshui, Luoyang, Wudu, and Yinping in the Wei State.

One hundred and fifty years later, Fu Jian, the leader of the Di people, was proclaimed emperor in Chang'an, established a powerful former Qin regime, and confronted the Eastern Jin Dynasty across the Yangtze River in the southeast corner of An.

But Jiang Wei also knows that the current Di people are far from being the executioners who are famous a hundred years later and treat the Han people as two-legged sheep. Today's Di people are close to Cao Wei's border people, and they pay tribute every year, so he has heard a lot about Tianshui and is not very unfamiliar.

At this time, the most powerful and representative caste of the Di people was called "White Horse Yi", but because Tianshui County and Yinping County did not border, his information was limited to this.

He also knows the truth of "knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, and not being defeated in a hundred battles", so he was busy clenching his fists and asking for advice.

But seeing Ma Chao's murderous face, he said gloomily: "Speaking of Bai Ma Yi, I want to destroy this department for a long time!" ”

"Oh? I want to hear about it! ”

Ma Chao took a deep breath, barely calmed the anger in his chest, and introduced: "Speaking of Di people, it is three days and three nights that can't be finished. In short, before Cao Cao entered the Guanzhong, in addition to the Qiang people in Wudu and Yinping, there were four Di people's forces: one was Agui, the king of Xingguo, who lived in Xingguo City; The second is that the king of Yang is 10 million, and he is ...... in the mountains."

Jiang Wei heard the name of Yang Qianqian at first glance, and couldn't help but interject: "But King Yang under the general? ”

Ma Chao nodded and said, "Yes, it's this person." Hugh looked at him with a big grin, like an unclear man, he was also the king of Di on the dominant side back then, and when the army was at its peak, there were nearly 10,000 people under his command to drive. ”

Jiang Wei said in his heart, sure enough, people can't be good-looking.

Ma Chao didn't blame him for being interrupted, and continued: "Where did you just go? Oh yes, the third force is to occupy the seven tribes such as Commander Lei Ding and others in Xiafen; The fourth is Dou Mao, the king of Hechi, who has more than 10,000 people. These four Di people are each dominant, not attached to Han and Wei. ”

"In the sixteenth year of Jian'an (211 AD), Cao thieves led troops to invade Guanzhong, and I elected Jincheng Han Sui as the governor to fight against the Cao thief army. Ah Gui and Yang Wan all joined me to resist. At the beginning, the battle was smooth, and the coalition forces once killed Cao Cao to the point that he had cut off his beard and abandoned his robe, and he was unable to form an army, and when I didn't want to fight, I fell for Cao Cao's plan to divide the thief......"

Speaking of this, Ma Chao let out a long sigh, his brows furrowed, and an expression of annoyance and remorse appeared on his face:

Later, the coalition army was defeated, Xiahou Yuan continued the westward expedition, Agui was defeated and killed, Dou Mao led the people to resist according to the danger, and destroyed the ...... Only Yang Wan followed me into Shu to join the lord, so that he could leave a life. ”

"Since then, there is only one person left in the four kings, Lei Ding; The clansmen of Agui, Yang Qian, and Dou Mao were intercepted by Cao thieves, and most of them moved to Jingzhao, Yong, Tianshui, Nan'an, Fufeng, Meiyang, Guangwei and other counties. Some small handsomes took the opportunity to rise, and Yamuji, who participated in the wolf, and the strong end of Baimayi were made big at that time. ”

As soon as he mentioned the strong end of Bai Ma Yi, Ma Chao's tone immediately carried a wave of anger:

"Later, in October of the twenty-second year of Jian'an (217 AD), the lord and Cao thief fought for Hanzhong, and I and Zhang Fei, Wu Lan, and Lei Tong generals served as the vanguard, and stationed troops in Wudu County to defend the city, which was used to block Cao Hong, Cao Zhen, and Cao Xiu generals from rushing to the aid of Xiahou Yuan, who was holding Hanzhong."

"In the name of the lord, I contacted the Wudu, Yinping, and Qiangdi tribes for assistance. At that time, Lei Ding immediately led more than 10,000 people to respond; And Yamuji said that the two did not help each other, hmph, this is fine; The most hateful thing is the strong end of the White Horse Di people, who clearly expressed his willingness to help our army, but privately informed Cao Jun of all the false and real routes of our army......"

"I still remember that at that time, Zhang Fei and Wu Lan and I each led an army, and each other was horns. However, because the strong end of the battle was against the water, he and Cao Hongli should cooperate with the outside, and attacked back and forth, which led to the defeat of Wu Lanbu. When Wu Lan was defeated and retreated, he was killed again, and his head was also passed into Cao Cao's camp. By the time Zhang Fei and I received the news that we wanted support, it was too late...... Our army has lost its way back, and we can only withdraw as a last resort, and we don't want to end up with Lei Ding's troops being broken by Cao thieves......"

When Jiang Wei heard this, he finally understood why in the early days of the Battle of Hanzhong, Liu Beijun's famous generals Zhang Fei and Ma Chao joined forces, but they were even repelled by Cao Hong, because there was an extra spy in the lineup.

Ma Chaoyue said that the more excited he became, he suddenly slapped the case, his eyes seemed to be about to erupt fire, and he shouted angrily:

"If it weren't for the strong end of this guy to get in the way, our army would only have successfully blocked the Wudu County checkpoint for a few months, and Xiahou Yuan in Hanzhong would not have been able to last long without support! Why did the lord personally mention the army to the north? Lei Ding and Wu Lan may not die, and the battle of Hanzhong does not have to last two years. Tell me, Boyo, should this guy be killed? ”

Jiang Weixin said: "Qiang Duan this person not only killed Ma Chao's friend Lei Ding for many years, but also killed Liu Bei's general Wu Lan, which greatly damaged Ma Chao's face, no wonder Ma Chao hated him to the core." ”

He was very able to understand Ma Chao's mood, and said at the moment: "This thief should really be cut with a thousand knives!" ”

Ma Chao hated and said: "The strong end of this guy has made a great contribution to Cao Wei, and after the battle of Hanzhong, he was left by Cao thieves to take care of the peaceful place. In fact, I have long wanted to send troops to attack Yinping and avenge the soldiers who died in vain, but I am really worried that I will provoke the war between the two countries again and delay the major affairs of the lord, so I have endured ......it so far."

Jiang Wei took over the conversation and said: "This time, I just took the opportunity to integrate the Qiang people to lure the strong guy out of the hole, and then destroy it in one fell swoop, so as to eliminate the hatred in the general's heart." ”

"Good!" Ma Chao took the case: "Kill this person and set up a new king, and Yinping County will be in your hands!" ”

After a pause, he added, "Yang Wan is ...... to me No, he is loyal to the Han and can be the new king of Di! ”

In just a few words, the fate of the current King Qiangduan and the surname of the White Horse People was decided.

Jiang Weixin said: "Ma Chao is worthy of the name of General Shenweitian, he has been walking among the Qiang people for a long time, and he can be said to regard the affairs of the Qiang as a treasure......

Just as he was sighing, he suddenly heard Ma Dai ask, "When is Boyo going to do it?" ”

Jiang Wei came back to his senses, smiled, and said, "The soldier is fast, naturally the faster the better." It's just that this trip wants to create the illusion that the Qiang people are fighting among the Qiang people in the Wei State, so as not to startle the grass and snakes, and affect the lord's future plans for the Northern Expedition, so we still need to make some preparations. ”

When Ma Chao and Ma Dai heard this, they both nodded and said good.

"This time, there is also a general named Liu Yin, who belongs to the Chinese army ambulance battalion, and this time he came to be ordered by the lord to popularize the battlefield first aid technique in the general's army. This technique has been proven to be quite effective in the Battle of Jingzhou, which can greatly reduce casualties. From tomorrow, the general will also be asked to select more than 100 clever soldiers to study at Liu Yin. ”

"I deeply feel the great grace of the lord!" Ma Chao has been in the army for a long time, and he is used to seeing life and death killing, and at this moment, he knows the preciousness of this technique, and he is moved when he sees Liu Bei not hiding his private skills and making his skills public.

Jiang Wei nodded, and said: "Secondly, occupying the land of Wudu and Yinping is the first step, and establishing a field to make friends with the more remote Xiliangqiang Hufang is the top priority. Many of the people who accompanied him this time are good at goods and colonization brought by Wei Zishu, and these days they will evaluate the special products of the Qiang people, and ask the general to find some knowledgeable Qiang people and give detailed guidance. ”

"This matter is wrapped up in a certain family!" Ma Dai patted his chest and immediately accepted it.

Jiang Wei let out a long breath, clenched his fists and said, "That's very good." ”

The three of them sat around and talked until late at night, gradually agreeing on the details of the trip. In the end, Ma Chao's face was already dyed with a layer of red, obviously because of the sudden uplift of his spirit on a whim.

He was in a good mood, and immediately summoned his attendant to serve a drink, and raised his glass in his hand, wanting to drink it.

Jiang Wei was a little worried. He knew that in history, Ma Chao's life ended in the second year after Liu Bei became emperor. As expected, Cao Pi will usurp the Han dynasty this year, and Liu Bei will also ascend the throne next year, so that the life of the Shenwei Tian general in front of him is only two years.

He really couldn't bear to linger on the sickbed with this dignified general, so he clenched his fists and said:

"Within a few years, the lord will definitely go north. Please take care of your health and don't drink too much water...... Otherwise, by the time of the Northern Expedition, we will all go into battle, and the only general will stay in Chuyang, how can it be the general's ambition? ”

Taking advantage of Ma Chao's stunned moment, Ma Dai looked excited, and also persuaded from the side:

"Brother, the desert sunset in Liangzhou, don't you want to go back and take a look?"

After being silent for a long time, Ma Chaofang let out a long sigh, shook his head and smiled bitterly:

"Du Kang is good, it is good, neither can eliminate the hatred in his heart, nor can he relieve the nostalgia...... Even so, don't drink it. ”

After speaking, he gently put the wine glass in his hand back to the table.