Volume 4 Enthronement Chapter 81 Defeating the Barbarians
Before the Northern Dynasties, there had always been irreconcilable contradictions between the Han and Hu people. Some nomads often harassed the Han people living on the border, and whenever these nomads were strong, they would launch large-scale attacks on the Han people, rob the Han people of food and property, and also capture the Han people as slaves.
If Cao really listened to Jia Xu and led Wuhu into the customs, then the people of Yongzhou would be unlucky. Cao could fully foresee that Guanzhong would be ruined, the property that the Han people had accumulated over the years would be robbed, and the Han people would be used as slaves by the Hu people. Moreover, those nomads are not engaged in agricultural production, and if the fertile fields of Guanzhong are occupied by the Hu people, those fertile fields will inevitably become barren.
After all, Cao is a Han person, and he is from a family, so Cao always represents the interests of the Han people. The education of the children of the family he received since he was a child made Cao unable to accept that the Han people were poisoned and mutilated by the Hu people. So when Jia Xu proposed the poisonous plan to lure Hu people into Yong, Cao subconsciously disapproved very much.
Jia Xu is a smart person, seeing Cao's eyes flickering, and understanding what Cao was thinking, Jia Xu smiled slightly, and then continued: "Your Majesty, what I just said is just a good strategy, in fact, I still have a good ......."
Hearing that Jia Xu had a good strategy, Cao's eyes lit up, and he said that this Jia Xu really had a lot of goods in his stomach, so many civil and military ministers were helpless, and this Jia Xu actually had two strategies, no wonder Cao Cao trusted him so much back then, Jia Xu really had the ability!
Cao said very modestly: "Please teach Lord Taiwei." ”
"Your Majesty, this is the best strategy, it is to lead Hu Guan ......" Jia Xu deliberately pulled a long tone.
"Or is it a lure in? Isn't that the same? Cao interrupted Jia Xu with some displeasure.
"Your Majesty, don't worry, what I said about leading Hu into the customs is different from before. In the past, it was possible to introduce Hu into the customs at any time, but now the introduction of Hu into the customs needs to be carried out in June and July. Jia Xu explained.
"What do you mean by that?"
"Your Majesty connects Longdi and Sichuan. There are two main avenues. The first is to pass the customs from Chencang. The second is to take Qishan Avenue. Both avenues are on the west side. And there are many trails in between. For example, the Slope Valley, the Meridian Valley, etc. The mountain roads of the Slope Valley and the Meridian Valley are difficult to walk. In case of rainy weather, the road is muddy. Difficult to march. During the rainy season, there will be rockslides in the Meridian Valley and the Slope Valley. Blocking roads. Even if it is Sanguan all the way in the mountains. It is inevitable that there will be times when mountains and rocks block the road. Therefore this summer rain seasons frequently. You must not take the trail to enter Shu, you can only take Qishan Avenue. ”
Cao nodded thoughtfully. And Jia Xu said: "If you lead Hu people in June and July, you will be in Guanzhong." It is the season of abundant rain. Meridian Valley, Slope Valley and other places could not march. At that time, His Majesty can make the Hu people take the lead in occupying the Qishan Pass. It was Liu Bei who couldn't go back to Shudi from Qishan. In this way, Liu Bei had no way out. It's like being trapped in the pass. How can these Wuhu and Liu Bei get along safely in Guanzhong? ”
"Lord Taiwei means to trap Liu in Guanzhong. Then let Liu Bei and the Hu people fight, and they can reap the benefits of the fisherman! Cao finally understood Jia Xudi's intentions.
"Your Majesty said yes. Liu Bei has 200,000 troops in his hands. In addition, Pang Tong is a resourceful person to help; And the Hu soldiers are many times larger than Liu Bei. Therefore, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. Both sides are in Yongzhou. There will inevitably be a vicious fight. And His Majesty only needs to garrison Tongguan. You can sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. Wait until both sides are tired. Soldiers out of Tongguan. Defeat Liu Bei and Hu Ren. You can regain lost ground in one fell swoop! And if Liu Bei and Wuhu are both defeated. It may be difficult for both sides to recover within 10 years. I can solve the troubles of the frontier! ”
"Your Excellency, this is a brilliant plan. It's a triple win! Cao almost jumped for joy.
At this time, Cao finally understood why Cao Cao relied so heavily on Jia Xu back then. Then. A trace of remorse rose in Cao's heart. If you put down the shelf earlier. Come here to Jia Xu to humbly ask for advice. Liu Bei may not be able to capture Guanzhong.
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Because Jia Xu solved Cao's big trouble, Cao was in a good mood, before Cao felt that everything around him was so disgusting, but now Cao is now, everything around him is so cute.
Seeing that the emperor's mood had improved, the eunuchs and maids in the palace were relieved, at least they didn't have to worry about accidentally provoking Cao's mold.
An inner eunuch cautiously came to Cao Jin, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Doctor Hua Tuo asks to see Your Majesty." ”
"Oh, let him in." Cao said.
After a while, Hua Tuo walked in and saw Cao kneeling on the ground, and Cao asked, "Doctor Hua, how did you prepare the medicine I asked you to prepare?" ”
"Your Majesty, rest assured, the grass people are ready." Hua Tuo said as he took out a small jade bottle from his bosom and handed it to the eunuch next to him, and the eunuch presented the jade bottle to Cao.
Cao turned out the jade bottle, and when he opened it, he saw that it was a transparent and viscous liquid inside.
"Doctor Huashen, this medicine works?" Cao asked.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured, the grass people have already found someone to try it, this medicine is colorless and tasteless, and there is nothing wrong on the surface after taking it, but it will definitely die of poison after fifteen or six days."
"So the medicine may be dissolved in wine?"
"Yes!" Hua Tuo replied.
"Good! Doctor Hua has worked hard, and he will be grateful every day. Doctor Hua Shen will go down and rest first! ”
Hua Tuo's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he took out a small bottle from his arms and said, "Your Majesty, this is."
The medicine prepared from the things harvested from the earth to the yang is specially dedicated to His Majesty......"
Some words don't need to be said very clearly, but they can also make people understand, the words "Yang Thing" can make Cao understand that this bottle is an aphrodisiac.
There are few emperors in the past who don't like aphrodisiacs.
There are 3,000 beauties in the palace, and the emperor is naturally powerless, and everyone wants to be alive and well, so this aphrodisiac has become a must-have for emperors in previous dynasties.
Cao naturally would not refuse Hua Tuo's kindness, so Cao ordered the aphrodisiac given by Hua Tuo under his subordinates, and then said: "Doctor Hua has a heart." ”
After Hua Tuo retreated, a person flashed out from behind the screen behind him, this person was the most trusted eunuch by Cao's side.
"Is what Hua Tuo said true? Does this medicine work? Cao asked.
"Your Majesty, that Hua Tuo's is completely true, I have also secretly found a few death row prisoners to try the medicine, and after fifteen or sixteen days, they will inevitably die violently. From the outside, it can't be seen that it is highly poisoned. The eunuch replied.
"Good! The day after tomorrow, I will send the third child to Shangjun to prepare for the preparations, and I will personally see the third child off! Saying this, a cold light flashed in Cao's eyes.
The eunuch also understood that the "send-off" in Cao's mouth contained two meanings, and the eunuch smiled slightly and said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, I will definitely take this matter properly!" ”
Cao nodded with satisfaction at this servant who had been with him for more than 20 years, and Cao was still very relieved.
"Your Majesty, the medicine has been dispensed and there is no value in Tuo, do you want to solve him and avoid future troubles?" The chamberlain then asked.
Cao habitually nodded and then shook his head: "Wait a little longer, when the third child really finishes it, it's not too late to get rid of Hua Tuo." ”
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For more than a year, Cao Zhang has been staying in Xudu. According to Cao's words, Cao Zhang was a pillar of the Wei state, so he should naturally stay in the court and assist the government. In fact, Cao did not give Cao Zhang any real power, but only gave him some useless titles.
Cao Zhang also understood that Cao was actually put under house arrest, which can be seen from some "idle people" walking back and forth outside Cao Zhang's mansion. However, Cao Zhang had no way to do this, and when Cao then resisted Karasuma's attack, he had already collected all the strength of Cao Zhang's in Youzhou for his own use. Now what Cao Zhang has, in addition to the worthless title, is the insignificant influence in the army. And Cao Zhang also knew that as he was away from the front line for longer and longer, the influence would become less and less, and the soldiers would slowly forget themselves.
Cao Zhang was ready to stay in Xu Du with peace of mind and be an idler, but at this time, Cao summoned Cao Zhang.
"Brother has seen Your Majesty!"
Cao hurriedly took two steps, helped Cao Zhang, and said with a smile: "Third brother, what are we polite about?" There's no need to make any big gifts, come, come and sit! Cao said, pulling Cao Zhang and walking inside.
After the two sat down, Cao Cai spoke: "Third brother, here's the thing, Liu Bei occupied Guanzhong, and you know this." At the beginning, I had asked Xianbei Kebineng to come to help in the war, but this Kebineng was afraid of Liu Bei and stagnated in Shangjun and did not dare to advance. I heard that you had some friendship with Nakobi when you were in the seclusion, so I want you to go to Shangjun. ”
Strictly calculated, Kebineng is the central Xianbei, and the sphere of influence of the central Xianbei is mainly in the western part of Youzhou and the grassland in the north of Bingzhou. When Cao Zhang was guarding Youzhou, Ke was afraid of Cao Wei's strength, so he often sent excellent war horses to Cao Zhang, who was guarding Youzhou at that time, in order to curry favor with Cao Cao.
Hearing that Cao was going to let him go to Shangjun, Cao Zhang was stunned in his heart, he thought that he could only be an idle prince in this life, but he didn't expect that Cao would use himself now.
Although Cao Zhang didn't know what medicine was sold in Cao Hulu, Cao was the emperor, and what he said was naturally a holy decree, and it was impossible for Cao Zhang to say half a "no", so Cao Zhang immediately stood up and said, "Brother obey the order!" ”
Cao smiled and nodded: "This matter is urgent, you can set off the day after tomorrow, and I will personally see you off at that time." ”
"Brother is terrified......"
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Two days later, at the gate of Xudu.
Cao Yi waved his hand and said, "Come on, give wine!" ”
The eunuch hurriedly brought over a tray on which were two wine glasses made of gold, containing crystal clear wine.
Cao took one of the wine glasses, and then said to Cao Zhang beside him: "Ziwen, this is a long way to go to Shangjun, you must be careful in everything, and you must not be rash." ”
"Brother I understand." Cao Zhang nodded.
"Okay, come, let's have a toast!" Cao said, drinking the wine in his hand.
Cao Zhang also hurriedly drank another glass of wine dry. Watching Cao Zhang drink all the wine in the cup, a strange smile appeared on Cao's face.
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The five Hu mentioned by Jia Xu are the Xiongnu, Xianbei 、、、 Qiang five tribes. At the end of the Han Dynasty, these Wuhu were entrenched in the north and northwest of the Han Dynasty. However, in the Three Kingdoms era, these five hu were not enough to pose a deadly threat to the Han people. However, because the Han people consumed a large number of people in the Three Kingdoms era, the population of the Central Plains could no longer have a demographic advantage over the Wuhu during the Western Jin Dynasty, so later the Wuhu attacked the Central Plains on a large scale, and there was a chaotic era of the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
The Wuhu Chinese and the clan are originally one family, living in the northwest of the Han Dynasty, and often living together with the Han people, and many people in Liangzhou have the Qiang people
of blood.
Because they lived together with the Han people, the Qiang people were semi-nomadic during the Three Kingdoms period, and the Qiang people had both nomadic herding like the Xiongnu Xianbei and farming like the Han people.
The clan was originally a branch of the Qiang tribe to divide from the Qiang people. The ethnic group is an agricultural nation, and its farming skills are no worse than those of the Han people. And Liu Bei also moved part of his clan to Hanzhong. The survival rate and average life expectancy of newborns of farming people are far higher than those of nomads, so in recent years, the development of newborns has been very fast.
The Qiang are an ethnic minority that has only emerged in recent decades on the border of the Han Dynasty. It stands to reason that this kind of newcomer of the Qiang tribe should be the most difficult to mix because the clansmen are brave and ruthless, and they are fierce and fierce, and they are very resentful. Therefore, the Qiang people quickly gained a firm foothold in the border of the Han Dynasty. Although there are relatively few people in the Qian, even if the Xiongnu are Xianbei, they do not want to conflict with the Qian.
The Xiongnu were old enemies of the Han Dynasty.
Since the Warring States period, it has been constantly attacked by the Huns. At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu was the most powerful time, and the Gaozu period began, and the Han Dynasty has always paid tribute to the Xiongnu. Later, Emperor Wu's northern expedition to the Xiongnu finally temporarily solved this major disaster in the north of the Han Dynasty. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu gradually declined, replaced by Karasuma, Xianbei and other ethnic groups, because the living space continued to shrink, many Huns chose to migrate westward, and now the Xiongnu around the Han Dynasty are only Liu Bao of the Southern Xiongnu Zuoxian Wang.
Among the ethnic groups around the Han Dynasty, the Beibei forces are the most powerful, and the people are not worse than the Huns during the total victory in terms of population and combat effectiveness, but today's Xianbei people have a big shortcoming that they are not united enough.
In the early years of Emperor Ling, the great sweat of Xianren Tanshi Huai once dominated Xianbei, but it didn't take long for Tanshi Huai to die, and Xianbei fell into division again. Today's Xianbei is not the three major tribes of the eastern Xianbei, the central Xianbei and the western Xianbei and countless small tribes.
The eastern Xianbei were formed by the union of several large tribes, lacking a strong brain figure, and they lived mainly in the grasslands north of Youzhou; The leader of the central Xianbei is Kebineng, and the overall strength is slightly stronger than that of the eastern Xianbei; The western Xianbei is the descendant of the original Xianbei Han Tanshi Huai, living in the prairie in the north and northwest of Bingzhou, and the strength is the most powerful part of the Xianbei tribe.
However, there are two major forces in the western Xianbei, one is the side of Budugen, and the other is the side of Budugen's brother Fu Luohan. The two sides held each other back, making it impossible for the western Xianbei to be integrated. It is calculated that the closest to Yongzhou should be the western Xianbei, the western Xianbei can reach Yongzhou directly into the Hetao, and the central Xianbei Kebineng needs to pass through the county to enter Yongzhou. However, Budugen and Fu Luohan have always restrained each other in the western Xianbei, and no one dared to rush out to fight, so the five-way army proposed by Sima Yi at the beginning chose Kebineng in the central Xianbei.
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In February of the third year of Wei Huanglong, Liu Bei ordered Cao Zhang to be an envoy and envoy Xianbei. Cao Zhang entered Bingzhou and died suddenly when he arrived in Jinyang.
From March to April of the same year, several secret envoys of Wei arrived at the place where Wuhu lived.
At this time, Liu Bei still did not have the slightest awareness of the impending danger. Today, Liu Bei is still busy rectifying the newly obtained Yongzhou.
In May of the third year of Wei Huanglong, a fire suddenly broke out in Xiao Pass in the north, the fire was not extinguished for three days, and after the fire, Xiao Pass, which was known as the four stops of Qin, was burned down.
Three days later, Xianbei knocked on the pass, crossed the Great Wall, and attacked Yongzhou.
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South Central.
Yong's death will inevitably represent the decline of the Yong family's strength, and the Lu family, another major family in Yongchang, has also risen with the tide because of Lu Kai's great contribution to Adou, and has become the first family in Yongchang.
Zhu died, and now it is the state of the dragons, so Adou sent Wen Qin to lead 10,000 troops, and it only took a month to sweep away the resistance forces.
Adou's 90,000-strong army crusaded against Meng Huo, and the news quickly reached Meng Huo's ears.
In Meng Huo's eyes, the main force of Shu was taken away by Liu Bei, and the current Shu State should be very empty, so Meng Shu thought that as long as his army arrived, the Shu army would inevitably collapse, and it was possible to fight Chengdu. Later, Meng Shu also got the news that Yong had successfully captured Jianning, and the armies of Yong, Zhu and Gaoding were besieging Zhu Ti.
The situation is very good!
And when he woke up, Meng Shu suddenly appeared, but the outside world had completely changed, Yong and Zhu Bao died, Gaoding surrendered, and Shu won a great victory, but what Meng Shu didn't expect was that Liu Chan, the prince of Shu Han, dared to send troops to attack him!
For the young prince of Shu Han, Meng Shu was quite unimpressed, leading the troops to fight is not a good family, what can a child less than twenty years old do!
In addition, the terrain of the barbarian land is complex, and there are many snakes, insects and poisonous miasma, for hundreds of years, there has never been a Han general who has been able to successfully lead troops deep into the barbarian land, even if the Han people took advantage of some advantages at the beginning, but as long as the barbarians retreat to the hinterland of the mountains, relying on the terrain advantage, the Han people will not be able to attack the hinterland of the southern barbarians. And as long as the Han army is gone, the barbarians will still be happy.
Although Meng Huo's self has not yet fully completed the assembly, Meng Huo is still full of confidence in himself, and at this time Meng Huo is ready to give this young prince some powerful tastes. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next.) More chapters, support &UC e-book&! )