After watching it for a while, several spies and scout-looking men were brought to Chen Zhi.

"Is there any news from the city?" Chen Zhi looked at a few people and asked.

The city in front of it, in fact, is not a county seat, but a settlement of garrison troops on the northern frontier of Shanggu County, which was originally mostly garrison soldiers, but now it is occupied by the Wei Xiong Department of the Tuoba Department, and the original garrison soldiers are either scattered or become prisoners, so before Chen Zhi arrived, he sent spies to contact the city to investigate the situation.

Several spies glanced at each other, and one of them said: "The city is quite busy, and there is a guard everywhere, but after the general's letter was delivered, Wei Xiong's man was unwilling to come out, but said that the general was far away and could not greet him, so he asked you to forgive your sins, so he drove the messenger out, and the messenger was about to arrive." ”

Hearing this, Chen Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly, and before he could speak, a person beside him spoke angrily-

"This Wei Xiong is really a rude and rebellious man, he is a foreign minister of Fanbang, he entered the land of Middle-earth, and privately used it to resist the heavenly soldiers, and he dared to say such shameless words, he deserves death!"

The person who spoke looked quite old, with a Chinese face, a long beard hanging down his chest, but his hair was jagged white, and he was wearing a Confucian dress, even when he was so indignant, he still retained a little elegance.

Chen Zhi looked at this person and said with a smile: "Why should Lu Lao be angry, since Wei Xiong occupies the city, he is hostile, and I am not surprised that this enemy can have such words." ”

The man known as Lu Jun, fifty years old, named Lu Mo, is a member of the Lu family in Fanyang, and is the main figure of the Lu family's branch in Shanggu.

As soon as Chen Zhi's soldiers and horses arrived, he immediately brought the leaders of five or six families of Shanggu to ask for a meeting, and brought a lot of supplies in the army.

For such an interested person, Chen Zhi had no reason to face each other coldly, so he ordered someone to contact, and after distinguishing between friend and foe, several people led by Lu Mo entered the barracks as they wished, ready to watch the scene of Chen Zhi defeating Wei Xiong-

They were located in the upper valley, close to the outside of the Saiwai, well-informed, knowing the news of Murong clan's bowing head, in addition to being amazed and shocked, they became more and more in awe of Chen Zhi, and more inexplicable confidence, offsetting their fear of the battlefield and the battlefield, and felt that Chen Zhi would win.

At this time, hearing Chen Zhi's words, Lu Mo immediately said: "Even the strong Murong clan is not the general's opponent, he wants to cut the land and seek peace, with all his strength, this Wei Xiong doesn't know the number of days, it is really hateful, and when the general captures it, he must be punished well, it stands to reason that the Wei family is also a big family in Youzhou, although it is dilapidated, it also has some reputation, but I didn't expect it to be passed on to this day, and the children of later generations not only take refuge in the barbarians, but also be so arrogant, it is really embarrassing." ”

"Youzhou Weijia ......" tasted these four words, Chen Zhi thoughtfully, and then said to the Lu family: "Wei Xiong is still capable, has the talent of the soldiers, and is well versed in the way of the soldiers' voices attacking the west, is confident, but he still has to wait to make him reasonable. With that, he glanced into the distance again, then turned his horse's head and returned.

Lu Mo, who was following behind, showed a look of surprise, and couldn't help asking, "Isn't the general able to attack this person?" ”

Chen Zhi said: "Salute first and then soldier, since Wei Xiong is unwilling to come out, let him stay first, and wait for me to finish handling the matter, and then talk about other things." ”

Hearing this, Lu Mo was puzzled, but he didn't dare to say anything about how to fight, besides, the purpose of his coming here was not to urge Chen Zhi to fight Wei Xiong, so he didn't want to be too tight, so he followed up and wanted to make an appointment with Chen Zhi for an interview.

But Chen Zhi simply used military affairs as an excuse to refuse the other party's request, and then left calmly under the gaze of Lu Mo full of regret and helplessness.

When Chen Zhi returned to the temporary camp tent, many of his own generals came to report the military situation, and there were even intelligence agents such as Tong Hai, who had sorted out the information and listened to orders before arriving at the tent.

However, as soon as Chen Zhi sat down, the first person to report was a man who looked quite fierce and strong, although he was wearing a Han family hair bundle, but from the details and clothes, he could see a few unusual flavors.

As soon as this person came out of the ranks, he respectfully saluted Chen Zhi and talked about the situation of his own soldiers and horses.

"My tribesmen are now leading 8,000 bows and horses, and they have arrived on the northern front, as long as your lord gives an order, they can immediately charge, take down the city, and dedicate it to you!"

When Chen Zhi heard this, he said: "You came in time, and you brought a lot of people, if there is a war, you can help." ”

When the big man heard this, he immediately showed joy, and said loyally: "My bald department is sincerely obedient, and I want to make a great cause under the command of the lord and expand the territory for you, I am loyal and not afraid of death and injury!" ”

It turned out that this man's name was Bald Rail, and he was a bald and humble branch.

Most of the bald Xianbei is located in the northwest, adjacent to the begging Xianbei, in terms of fame and prestige, as well as strength and influence, these two are not as good as the Duan Department and the Yuwen Department in the Northeast, not to mention the powerful Murong Department and the Tuoba Department located in the north of the Central Plains, especially the Murong Department, which was originally powerful in the Northeast, and now it is gradually moving westward, and the various departments are coming to vote, and it is even more famous.

However, among the Xianbei tribes, the bald tribe and the beggar tribe occupy a piece of land in the northwest, which can also be regarded as a force, and together with the tribe of Murong Tuyuhun, it is called the three Xianbei tribes in the northwest.

When the previous tribes attacked Daijun, there was a vein of the eastern branch of the begging tribe in the small tribes, and the leader begged to surrender to Chen Zhi, and now it is a big clan among the seven products of Xianbei, ranking second, in addition to this surname, there are several big surnames, which constitute the foundation of the seven products.

The eastern branch of the bald department, which came from the west and merged with the local small clans, also gradually emerged and became the third largest surname among the seven Xianbei.

In addition to the two surnames, the fourth surname is Duan.

The surname of the seven-grade Duan, its leader Duan Chang had followed Duan Wenyang to attack the generation, after the defeat and death of Duan Wenyang's soldiers, he took refuge in Chen Zhi, and he was also included in the Seven Grades of Xianbei, because of the strength of the Duan Department of Xianbei itself, so the Duan Chang people who were in the Seven Grades of Xianbei often fled, and the strength of this Chang was in the Seven Grades of Xianbei, and the strength could only rank fourth.

As for the number one surname, it is the Chen family, although it has the smallest number of people, there are not many clansmen, and it is even difficult to form an army, but it is the highest of the seven grades, and no one has a file to challenge.

However, Qipin Xianbei was born with the idea of Chen Zhi, combined with the essence and dross of the management system such as the caste system and the Eight Banners system in later generations, and the original intention was to establish a template for convenient rule, so that he could remotely control the Xianbei vassals outside the Saiwai, and it was because of the extremely fierce internal competition that prompted several surnames to fight extra hard, because of this, when the previous three-way attack on the dynasty, the Qipin tribe was able to force back the Yuwen army on the north road without much practice.

At this moment, as soon as the bald track finished reporting, someone came in to report that it was a beggar who had come and asked to see him outside the tent.

The bald hair rail's expression changed slightly, and Chen Zhi directly gave the order to let people in.