The peoples on the grassland, whether they are the Xiongnu or Xianbei, or the Khitan and Mengman in later generations, as long as they become strong, the unlucky ones are often the Han people living in the Central Plains. In fact, this cannot be blamed entirely on those invaders, the Han people in the Central Plains are industrious and simple, enriching their lives with their own hands, while the neighboring ethnic groups are not as rich as the Han people. It's like a rich man and a poor ghost being neighbors, the rich man eats three meals a day, and the poor ghost is hungry, so it's no wonder if he doesn't blush.

If the poor ghost is weak and sickly, then he will get what he needs from the rich man by begging, but if the poor ghost is strong and still has a knife in his hand, he often does not get as much as he can directly grab it. While the risks may increase in robbing the rich, the rewards also increase.

Starve the faint-hearted, support the bold, the poor have nothing, and are naturally willing to risk their lives, but the rich are different, and the man in silk will fight in the street with the shirtless man? What if my clothes are torn? It's better to pay a little price directly to meet the poor ghost's demands. But it is often this kind of thinking that leads to the poor ghost being insatiable, first robbing the rich man's money, then occupying the rich man's house, and finally even the rich man's daughter-in-law snatching it to warm her own bed.

Liu Xie didn't want to see any strong ethnic group appear on the grassland, so when the Xianbei people, the former overlord of the grassland, beat the Xianbei people to the point that they couldn't find the north, for the sake of the future peace of the Han Dynasty, Liu Xie wanted to nip the threat in the bud. Wuhu Chaohua, that is a history of disasters for the Han people, from the first tribe was killed to a minority, you can imagine what the Han people experienced at that time.

People are not as good as animals, they are slaughtered and bullied by the Hu people at will, and the Qi people regard the killing of Han people as child's play. If it weren't for Min Ran's rise up and issue an order to kill Hu, maybe the Han nationality would have become a piece of text in the history books like other ethnic groups that have disappeared. But when a person who leaves a name in history does something that has a great impact on history, he often does not think about the impact that it will have on future generations. Perhaps Min Ran issued the order to kill Hu just to vent his anger and win the hearts of the people, but it is undeniable that it was Min Ran's order to kill Hu that made the Hu people who occupied the northern part of the Han Dynasty dare not kill the Han people wantonly anymore, so that the Han people in the north had a chance to survive.

Liu Xie admires Min Ran, and there is only one reason, because Liu Xie is Han. His enemy, my hero, for the Hu people, Min Ran is the devil of murder, but for the Han people, it is a national hero. In later generations, there were too many people who wanted to publish different views to make a splash, and the national heroes of the Han people, such as Min Ran and Yue Fei, were denied one by one, saying that they had destroyed the integration of the nation.

What nonsense! In order to be famous, don't you even have the most basic view of right and wrong? If it weren't for the Han people, it would be forgivable to say this, after all, the ancestors of the people did not benefit from what Min Ran and Yue Fei did. But if you are a Han Chinese, but you say this, is it a bit of a forgetfulness of your ancestors?

Liu Xie didn't care what future generations would say about him. Today's posterity will evaluate the most important thing to do a good job in the present. Live under the tongue of others all day long, but the days are not enough? Whether it is praised or scolded by future generations, it will definitely not be heard as a party anyway.

It is precisely because of this mentality that Liu Xie does not pursue perfection in doing things, but only seeks maximum benefits. This time, the army was sent to recruit the Qian, not to conquer the grassland, but to prevent the grassland from appearing any force like the Xiongnu and Xianbei that could pose a threat to the Han people in the Central Plains.

The great calamity of the Karma people has come. The purpose of the Han people is clear, not to make the Qi people submit, or to make the Qi people slump from now on, and in order to achieve this goal, killing is inevitable. In the past, the people of the Karma killed others wantonly, but today they have finally tasted the consequences and experienced the feelings of those who were killed by them in the past.

Zhang Liao and Xu Huang, as the vanguard of the Han army, entered the grassland in two ways, and although Shi Meng, who was facing Zhang Liao, had the intention to hold on and buy time for Shi Fu, the leader of the Qianren, the problem was that he overestimated his defensive ability and underestimated the offensive means of the Han people. If it is against the Han people, the Han army will still take care of the feelings of the same clan, and some methods will not be used. But in the face of the karma people, then there is nothing to scruple about.

The grassland is vast, easy to attack and difficult to defend, and Shi Meng wants to rely on a camp built of wood to block the pace of the Han attack, which is somewhat beyond his strength. It was just one night's work, Shi Meng was defeated, lost his armor, and he was captured by the pursuing Han army after escaping more than 20 miles, and he was shown to the public.

As soon as Shi Meng died, the defense line he imagined to build also collapsed, and Zhang Liao, the left route army, with Lu Bu as the vanguard, entered the hinterland of the grassland, and the blood flowed like a river everywhere he passed, and the people who were lucky enough not to die did not dare to take the edge, and retreated to Danhan Mountain to seek the protection of Shi Fu, the leader of the alliance.

Danhan Mountain was originally the Xianbei royal court, and after the rise of the Xianbei people, Danhan Mountain was taken away from the Xianbei people as their own royal court. Shi Fu's ambitions swelled after settling in Danhan Mountain, and he imagined that he could build a Qiang empire on the grassland that was not inferior to the Xianbei people. But he didn't want the dream to be finished, so the Han people gave him a slap in the face.

When Shi Jian rushed back to Danhan Mountain with the news of the Han attack, Shi Fu, who got the news, was a little annoyed and angry. He thought that acquiescing to the Han people's acceptance of the Xianbei people would make the Han people temporarily unable to take care of their own troubles, but he didn't want to make a mistake in his calculations, the Han people were insatiable, and they were still not satisfied after swallowing up the remnants of the Xianbei people, and then hit the idea on his head.

Since the news that Shi Jian brought back the Han attack, the bad news has hardly been broken for Shi Fu. The Han army that entered the grassland seemed to want to exterminate the Qiang people, and almost every few days, the Qiang people came to "report the funeral".

Shi Fu panicked, hysterical, in the face of the Han people's unreasonableness, Shi Fu decided to rise up and resist, he wanted to call on the people of the whole grassland to fight to the death with the Han people in order to defend their homeland, either you die or I die.

Receiving the summons from the stone rune, those people who were panicked by the Han army seemed to have found the backbone of the main body, and gathered to Danhan Mountain one after another, waiting for the dispatch of the stone rune. The support of the people made Shi Fu happy and sad, happy that he could entangle an army of 400,000 to fight with the Han army, and worried that he could not afford the food and grass of so many people. Of course, soon the stone charm will not be worried, grain and grass has never been a problem that the people need to worry about, they have a "fine tradition" to solve this problem, although this method is unacceptable to many people, but it is indeed a habit for the people of the Qian.

There is not enough food for people to make up! Those small grassland tribes who had previously turned to the Xianbei people when they saw that the Xianbei people were not good have poured blood mold this time. As a last resort, the Karma people will not use their own people for the time being, and those small tribes have become the targets of the Karma people's knives. The Karma people are good at talking, and they can ask each tribe to hand over a certain number of people. But except for the fact that the people don't take cannibalism seriously, who can be so rational if they are a little sensible? It's scary to think about it, two people sitting across from each other, one thinking about how to be friends with the other, and the other thinking about how to cook each other.

The Ke people are powerful, after destroying several small tribes that are not convinced, the food in Shi Fu's hands is finally enough, and at this time, the left and right armies of the Han people are also victoriously joining forces at the foot of Danhan Mountain.

The Battle of Hanqi is about to break out!

……

"What? Hold? Wenyuan, why is this? At the Han Army's military meeting, Lu Bu couldn't help blurting out when he heard the idea put forward by Zhang Liao.

"Don't be in a hurry, listen to me slowly."

"Can I not be in a hurry? At present, the soldiers are in a strong fighting spirit, and they don't take advantage of this time to launch an attack on the Qianren, but they want to stick to it at this time, Wen Yuan, if you don't have a reasonable explanation, then I won't agree. ”

"Hehe, Wen Hou, as you said, morale can be boosted. At present, the morale of our army is like a rainbow, and we are indeed sure of a battle with the Qianren, but Wenhou, don't forget, the morale of the Qianren at this time is also not low. Our Han army has come to kill a lot of people, and the people have regarded this battle as a battle of life and death, and the dog jumped under the wall in a hurry, and it is not beneficial for our Han army to start a war at this time, and it will cause many unnecessary casualties. ”

“…… Wen Yuan's explanation makes sense, so how do you plan to stick to it? Lu Bu thought about it when he heard this, nodded in agreement with Zhang Liao's statement, and then asked.

"Wenhou, it is a cold winter at this time, and the weather is cold, we can pour ice to cast the city, and wait until the spring of the next year, and then fight a decisive battle with the Qianren. And during these three months, we have to do everything we can to weaken the morale of the people and make them collapse without a fight. ”

"The method of pouring ice and casting the city is indeed suitable for use at this time, but if you want the people to collapse without a fight, I'm afraid it will be a little difficult."

"Wen Hou doesn't have to worry about this, the saint who is far away in Chang'an has already decided to order Pang De and Ma Chao to lead their troops into the grassland, I believe that when the news reaches the ears of those people, they will not be as calm as us." Zhang Liao said with a smile when he heard this.

Zhang Liao and Xu Huang entered the grassland this time and led 100,000 troops respectively, while Pang De and Ma Chao led their troops into the grassland, and I believe that the number of troops they brought will definitely not be less than 100,000. Most of the people of the Qiang people are now concentrated in Danhan Mountain, for the scattered tribes elsewhere, they are powerless, once Ma Chao and Pang De eliminate those scattered outside the Danhan Mountain, and Zhang Liao and Xu Huang gather in Danhan Mountain, then I am afraid that it will be the time when the popularity of the Qiang people is the lowest.

Compared with the Han people who have studied the art of war for many years, the Qian people are just babies who have just learned to climb, and they can be called wise generals, and if they are replaced by Han people, they can't even compare with second-rate strategists. The fact that the people were able to form such a big force today mainly relied on the four words of good courage and ruthlessness. When facing the Xianbei people, the Xianbei people can defeat the Xianbei people with their ferocious nature, but against the Han people, it is like a fierce beast meeting a good hunter, and the sharp fangs of the claws that are usually proud of it will not play its due role.

The Han army built a military city overnight, which seemed to the ignorant people to be a miracle. Although Shi Fu did not believe that the Han people could invite gods and men to help, most of the Qi people believed in it, so the self-confidence of the Han people was greatly damaged. Shi Fu originally planned to take advantage of the high morale to give the Han people a dismount, but when he saw this situation, he had to choose to withdraw and fight again another day.

Seeing the vigorous Qianren retreating without a fight, Lu Bu, who was already ready to fight, was not disappointed. When he was disappointed, Cao Xing's self-talk beside him made Lu Bu feel a little crying and laughing, "It's terrible to be uneducated, it seems that reading is still a bit beneficial, at least if I change it now, I won't regard this ice city as a miracle." Cao Xuan said.

"Shulong, do you plan to read more books in the future?" Lu Bu asked casually.

"Ah, it's a bit of a read. If you don't read it, you can't do it, I don't understand what the kid at home usually says. Cao Xuan replied casually.

"Hmph, if the child dares to say strange things to Lao Tzu, just beat him."

"No, Wenhou, wouldn't that seem to be incapable of being an old man, and he will beat people when he is annoyed and angry." Cao Xuan said to Lu Bu with a wry smile.

"You old man, you're really aggrieved."

Zhang Liao on the side didn't have time to care about Lu Bu and Cao Xing discussing the issue of educating their children. They were only responsible for doing what they were told, and when the people retired, they had nothing to do. But as the commander of the first army, he has a lot of things to consider, and he doesn't have the spare time to participate in their discussions.

"Wen Yuan, what is the reaction of the people after seeing Bingcheng?" When Zhang Liao returned to the city, Xu Huang, who was left behind, came up and asked.

"What else? It was similar to what you and I expected in advance, thinking that this was a miracle, but Gongming was not there at the time, and I didn't see the appearance of those people kneeling down and worshipping when they saw this ice city. Zhang Liao said with a smile when he heard this.

"Okay, so our plan is the first step in success."

"Well, but the next battle is a hard battle, and I don't know if we'll be able to get through it."

"Huh...... Why should Wen Yuan worry about this, the officers and soldiers of our army are all elite in the army, and they are not afraid of hard fighting, and the grain and grass brought by our army are enough to support our army for four months, and the people of China do not have skilled craftsmen who are good at building siege equipment, as long as there are no problems within us, there is nothing to worry about. ”

"What Gongmei said is extremely true, but I was too worried."

……

Han Zhen launched a confrontation at the foot of Danhan Mountain, so that many audiences who were looking forward to seeing an annual drama were not disappointed. Whether the Han won or the Qianren won, it was a good thing for Yuan Xi, Sun Quan, and Liu Bei, who were almost overwhelmed by the Han. Only the current situation makes people nervous and looking forward to a quick result.

Sun Quan and Liu Bei are weak, and it is not easy for them to take the initiative to provoke the Han, but for Yuan Xi of Hebei, the current confrontation is a little tempting for him.

The Yuan family occupies Hebei and has millions of soldiers, if there is anyone in this world who has the confidence to compete with the Han Dynasty, it should be Hebei. However, Hebei has soldiers but no generals, and it is far from the atmosphere of the peak of talents in the Yuan Shao period. Especially since the imperial court implemented the imperial examination system, a large number of rising stars in Hebei have flocked to Chang'an, resulting in a shortage of green and yellow in Hebei.

Hebei can now get the hands on the military generals, or the old team left by the Yuan Shao period, the ministers have Tian Feng, Guo Tu, trial, Xin Ping, Xin Bi, Chen Gong, and the military generals are even more pitiful, with the death of the aggrieved, the original Hebei four court pillars went to one of the four, leaving only Zhang Jaw, Gao Lan, Zhu Ling to support the scene. And what made Yuan Xi feel even more depressed was that Guo Tu and Chen Gong among the ministers were unreliable, and Gao Ran and Zhu Ling among the generals didn't seem to be able to believe it all.

Waiting to look forward to the internal problems of the Han Dynasty, but there have been no problems within the Han Dynasty over the years, or it is a big problem, and occasionally a small problem will be properly solved in the shortest possible time, so that Hebei can't catch up if he wants to take the opportunity to do something.

This time, the imperial court sent troops to the grassland, which originally had nothing to do with Hebei. Hebei operates one acre and three points of land in Hebei, and does not have much interest in the grassland. But just as Liu Xie was worried that if the grassland people were allowed to grow bigger, they would threaten the peace of the Han border, Yuan Xi was also worried that if the grassland fell into the hands of the Han Dynasty, his Hebei would never have peace.

People have no foresight, but they must have near-term worries. Yuan Xi couldn't sit back and watch the Han complete the strategic encirclement of Hebei, but at this time, it was easy to be criticized for sending troops, so Yuan Xi was still a little hesitant at this time and it was difficult to choose. It was also at this time that someone helped Yuan Xi make a decision.

Xin Bi, Yuan Shao took refuge with his brother during the Yuan Shao period. Although he is not one of the six schemes under Yuan Shao, his qualifications in the Yuan group are also very old. Usually Simbi doesn't talk much, but as long as he speaks, he often gets to the point.

When Yuan Xi hesitated and gathered all the strategists together to discuss, Xin Bi just asked Yuan Xi a question: "Dare to ask the lord, which is more important than the ownership of Hebei and the reputation of the lord?" ”

Everyone else shut up. The question asked by Xin Bi is very realistic, which is more important, the foundation of the Yuan family in Hebei or Yuan Xi's personal reputation? It is true that Yuan Xi's failure to send troops at this time can win him a good reputation of taking into account the overall situation and understanding the righteousness, but the problem is that in addition to this good reputation, Hebei has not received any substantial benefits, but will make Hebei fully exposed to the iron hooves of the Han army because the grassland falls under the control of the imperial court.

By that time, Hebei had nothing but coastal ...... No, now the imperial court has set up a navy in Qingzhou, that is to say, the Yuan clan in Hebei will fall into the encirclement of the imperial court on all sides, and the imperial court can enter Hebei from any point, and even if Hebei has millions of men and horses, it is impossible to fortify on all sides, and I am afraid that it will be the result of the division and elimination of the imperial army.

Keeping the grassland from being occupied by the imperial court is equivalent to keeping Hebei's northern defense line. If the people can lose both with the imperial court, it will be the most perfect result for Hebei. But the people are not strong, they have lived up to Hebei's expectations, and they have played with the Han people, can you consume others?

At present, Ma Chao and Pang De have led their troops into the grassland, and Hebei is more and more optimistic about the fate of the Qianren. It is better to ask for others than for yourself, and since you can't count on them, you can only rely on yourself.

In order to keep the foundation of the Yuan family in Hebei, Yuan Xi was willing to bear the infamy and brazenly launched an attack on the Central Plains of the Han Dynasty. For a while, there was a lot of discussion in the world, and countless people's eyes turned to Chang'an, waiting for Liu Xie's reaction today.