Power.

Ma Chao held the news he had just discovered in his hand, and his brows furrowed into a Sichuan character.

Qiang people, people and people combined, a total of nearly 400,000 people came. And Liu Bei's task to Ma Chao was to drag these 400,000 Hu people in Liangzhou for a year.

If Ma Chao was in his heyday, he had 100,000 Liangzhou iron horsemen in his hands, each of whom could fight well, Ma Chao would have dared to fight with these 400,000 Hu people, but now, Ma Chao only had 30,000 people under his command, and in the face of more than ten times his own Hu people, he would have to drag them in Liangzhou for a year, even for Ma Chao, it was an impossible task.

"Brother! Brother! The horse hurried in, and before he could enter the door, he shouted, "Brother, Lord Dong He has come on the orders of the Prime Minister, and is waiting outside." ”

"Dong He is here?" Ma Chao: Wei Yi was stunned, Dong He is the commander of General Zuo's Da Sima Mansion, and he has been with Zhuge Liang since Liu Bei entered Shu, and he is the father of Dong Yun, the prince's housekeeper. Liu Bei went on a northern expedition and ordered Zhuge Liang to be in charge of the supply of grain and grass in Hanzhong, and Dong He also helped Zhuge Liang in Hanzhong.

"Go and ask Master Dong to come in." Ma Chao said that after a while, Dong He walked in.

"Dong He has seen the general."

"Lord Dong doesn't need to be polite, please take a seat." Chao pointed to the seat next to him, and Dong He sat down.

"Dong Ren, the prime minister sent you, I don't know what's going on?" Ma Chao asked.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I have come to share General Ma's worries." Dong He opened his mouth and said.

Ma Chao has a head of water. At the same time, he secretly scolded in his heart: These literati talk so much that they can't get into the topic. But out of courtesy. Ma Chao had no choice but to say patiently: "Please teach Master Dong." ”

Dong He unhurriedly put his hand into his arms. Then he pulled out a bag. Hand it to Ma Chao. At the same time, he said: "General Ma is the prime minister's land bag for you. Freedom in your pocket can help the general. ”

Ma Chao said secretly in his heart. Zhuge Liang likes to play tricks the most. And often only half of the talk. This is a clever trick for this thing. That is, Zhuge Liang is the most commonly used. But really count. Zhuge Liang uses this trick every time. The results are all very good. For example, Zhuge Liang had three tips. helped Liu Bei cheat a wife from Jiangdong to come back.

Come to think of it. Ma Chao hurriedly took the bag. When I opened it, I saw that it was a white silk cloth. Ma Chao pulled out the silk cloth. There are only two words in it - ruined grain.

"Destroying grain?" Ma Chao was stunned. I didn't understand the meaning of these two words at all. Then Ma Chao raised his head and looked at Dong He with a puzzled expression. opened his mouth and asked, "Lord Dong didn't explain to other places?" ”

Dong He shook his head: "No." The Prime Minister said that as long as the general saw the clever plan in the bag, he could understand. ”

"Clever plan? Got it? Ma Chao shook his head helplessly: "The Prime Minister didn't say anything else?" ”

Dong He thought for a while: "That's what the Prime Minister said.

Oh, by the way, the Prime Minister also said that there has been no war in recent years, and there is plenty of food and grass. Soon after the new establishment of the Qiang king, Cheriji was bound to be eager for quick success. Since defeating the Xiongnu, the Qianren have not cultivated and conquered the surrounding ethnic groups in a year of cultivation, and they will inevitably lack food. ”

"That's all?" Ma Chao asked with wide eyes.

"That's all." Dong He nodded.

Ma Chao frowned and said to the horse next to him: "Ma, send more people to Hudi, be sure to find out the grain and grass situation of the Hu people!" ”

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Originally, there were four tribes, namely Xingwang Agui, Baitian King Yang Qian, Hechi King Dou Mao and Shuai Leiding seven divisions. Ah Gui and Yang Wan both once followed Ma Chao against Cao, and later Ma Chao was defeated, Ah Gui and Yang Wan were also destroyed by Cao Cao, and then Ma Chao descended to Liu Bei, and the remnants of Ah Gui belonged to Liu Bei with Ma Chao, and the people of Yang Wan were migrated to live in Guanzhong by Cao Cao.

In the twentieth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao attacked Zhang Lu, and once wanted to recruit Dou Mao, the king of Hechi, but Dou Mao did not obey and was destroyed by Cao Cao. In the twenty-first year of Jian'an, Cao Cao ordered Xiahou Yuan to enter Liangzhou and crusade against the seven departments of Shuai Lei Ding, Lei Ding saw that Cao Cao was powerful, and did not dare to compete with Cao Cao, so he led the seven people under his command to move west, and even the 100,000 Hu grain and grass that had just been harvested did not have time to take away.

On the way to escape, Lei Ding successively collected many ethnic refugees. Because Lei Ding's reputation is very high, he is respected as handsome. After several years of development, these people under Lei Ding's command have gradually recovered.

After Lei Ding's death, he elected another person to be the king, and this person was Fu Jian.

This Fu Jian is not the former Qin founding monarch Fu Jian, and this Wang Fu Jian has nothing to do with the former Qin Fu clan a hundred years later.

When it comes to the former Qin, people will definitely think of the Fu Jian who is a soldier of all grass and trees, although Fu Jian was defeated by the Eastern Jin Dynasty, but Fu Jian once unified the north and pushed the former Qin to the peak. The former Qin's Fu family was not originally surnamed Fu, Fu Jian's great-ancestor Fu Hong had a dream, dreaming of "the king of grass and trees", so he changed his surname to Fu.

Counting Fu Jian, this person is still very afraid of the Han people, and the people are not considered strong, so;; Jian Lao had already surrendered to Cao Cao and was willing to pay tribute. And now Fu Jian's army is somewhat of a last resort, counting,

It must have been forced by Cherrigi.

Cheriji intends to get involved in Yongliang, but Cheriji also understands that Liu Bei and Ma Chao are not easy to deal with, and this time the troops will inevitably take away all the main forces of the Qiang people. Cherrigi was afraid that if the main force of the Qiang people was all powerful, people would give him a knife from behind, so Cherrigi sent a messenger to find Fu Jian and asked people to send troops together, so that Cherrigi would be at ease. And if the people do not send troops, Cherrigi will attack the clan with a large army.

;; Afraid that Cherrigi would attack the clan, he reluctantly agreed to Cherrigi, and Cherrigi saw him; The key is good to bully, and by the way extorted 100,000 grains and grass, Fu Jian was afraid that the Qiang people would be powerful, so he had to reluctantly agree.

Now, Fu Jian is sitting in the room with a sad face. Cheriji extorted 100,000 grains and grass, although people are good at farming, but they are not rich, and it is enough to take out so much grain and grass at once. And soon to send troops to Liangzhou, once the troops are dispatched, it will inevitably affect farming, which is tantamount to adding insult to injury for the clansmen who have lost 100,000 grains and grass.

"King!" A stout man walked in from outside, and when Fu Jian looked up, he found that the person who came was none other than Pu Lin, a chief under Fu Jian's command.

"Pu Lin, what's wrong?" Fu Jian asked.

"My lord, the king has sent an envoy who is waiting outside." Pu Lin said.

"Clan Emissary?"; His face sank, and then he said, "Let him in." ”

After a while, a bald man came in and saw him; Key, clenched his fists slightly, and said: "Shi Yong, under the command of King Qian, has seen the king. ”

"General Shi, please be seated.";; Jian invited Shi Yong to sit down, and then asked, "I don't know what the King of Qian sent General Shi this time, what is the so-called matter?" ”

"King, now our 100,000 army is about to enter Yongliangzhi, but our army is short of food, so I have come to borrow 100,000 grains from the king to replenish the army!" Shi Yong spoke.

Borrow 100,000 grains? It sounds like it's borrowing, but Fu Jian knows that the so-called borrowing doesn't have to expect these clansmen to pay it back.

The murderous nature of the Qian people is better than that of the Huns of that year. Now that the talent has just recovered some vitality, he is not the opponent of the clan at all, but with 100,000 grains and grass, the current Fu Jian really can't take it out.

;; Jian hurriedly put on a smile and said, "General Shi, 100,000 Hu is not a small amount, where do we have so much surplus grain and grass!" ”

"盍稚" is a person's name for their own nationality, while "" is the name of other ethnic groups for people. It wasn't until the Jin Dynasty that people gradually began to call their own people, and before the Three Kingdoms, people still called themselves "Zhu Zhi".

Hearing Fu Jian say that there was no food, Shi Yong's face immediately became gloomy, and then he said: "Fu Jian, I know that you people just gave Cheriji 100,000 grains and grass, it seems that your grain and grass are very rich, why is it that when we ask for it, it is gone?" ”

"General Shi, listen to me, it is precisely because we have given Cherrigi that we have no food and grass. 100,000 is so much, we really can't take it out, otherwise, you borrow less, how about 10,000? ”

"Whew! You are called Hanako when we are humans! 10,000 grains and grass want to send us away! Shi Yong was furious.

"General Shi is angry, we really don't have extra food and grass!" Fu Jian hurriedly explained.

"Really?" Shi Yong smiled slightly, and then said: "If there is nothing superfluous, then hand over the superfluous!" ”

"General Shi, then what do we Zhizhi people eat!"

"I can't manage so much, in short, 100,000 grains and grass, I will see it in ten days! Fu Jian, let me tell you, the Han people have a saying that toast does not eat and drink, if you don't agree, ten days later, my 100,000 iron horsemen will come to you, not only grain and grass, but also women We want it! Shi Yong snorted coldly after speaking, turned around and left.

Looking at Shi Yong's departing back, Fu Jian's eyes were full of anger. But Fu Jian did not have the slightest way, the clan is strong, although the number is not as good as the Qiang people, but the combat effectiveness is far above the Qiang people, coupled with the ferocious nature of the clan, even the western Xianbei Budugen is not willing to get along with the clansmen. How can the clan be offended?

But if he really handed over 100,000 grains and grass, then the rest of the grain and grass may not last this winter. Paying grain is also death, not paying is also death, and now Fu Jian is really in a dilemma.

"Hey......" Fu Jian sighed, and at this moment, Pu Lin next to him came over.

Don't look at Pu Linchang's five big and three coarse, but he is a very resourceful person, and he can be regarded as the wise man among people.

"Pu Lin, what should we do?" Fu Jian asked.

"King, for the sake of today, we can only attack Liangzhou as soon as possible. The Han people should have a lot of grain there, I heard that the grain and grass in Wuwei City are piled up, as long as we can capture Wuwei City, our grain and grass for the winter will be gone. ”

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I checked some information about Wuhu during the Three Kingdoms period, and wasted some time.