Dahan is ready to send troops! What is strange is that the northern people who are about to be defeated have not made a big move, but Sun Quan and Liu Bei, who are fighting, have invariably suspended their soldiers.

Regarding Sun Quan and Liu Bei's "self-inflicted affection", Liu Xie couldn't cry or laugh. However, it is impossible for him to send someone to tell Sun Quan and Liu Bei that if you beat you, I will not trouble you for the time being. What the hell do you love, anyway, don't mess with me at this time.

In fact, the mobilization for the war began as early as two months ago, and in order to make the division famous, Liu Xie secretly ordered people to spread the cruelty of the Xianbei people and the pity of the Xianbei people. Not to sympathize with the misery of the Xianbei people, but to arouse the sense of crisis of the Han people. Now the Qiang people on the grassland are slaughtering the Xianbei people, and the Han people have been wary of the threat from the north.

The brutality of the Xiongnu people was far greater than that of the Xiongnu and Xianbei in the past, which made the Han people living on the border feel worried, and also made the Han people living in the Central Plains worry that one day the iron hooves of the Qian people would rush into their homes. The best way to ensure the safety of yourself and your family is to strike first. Instead of waiting for the robbers to hit the door, it is better to eliminate the robbers outside the house first.

Once the Son of Heaven was a courtier, every move of the Son of Heaven was actually the vane of the people's actions. If the Son of Heaven is strong, the people are not afraid of challenges. Liu Xie has the confidence to wage war against foreign countries, and the people who have reached food and clothing also have higher pursuits.

Take the fame right away! If you want to make a career, the fastest shortcut is actually to join the army. Although it is safe to participate in the imperial examination, not everyone in this world is suitable for studying. The nine sons of the dragon are different, and two people who are exactly the same do not exist in this world, just as it is a truth that there will not be two leaves of the same tree.

Those who are good at using their brains are suitable for being officials and shepherding one side for the Son of Heaven, while those who are good at using their hands and want to soar to prosper, they can only count on foreigners. If you don't kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, where does the military merit come from?

Zhang Liao and Xu Huang's men and horses are assembling and standby, and Lu Bu and Xiahou Yuan have also taken their private soldiers to report to Zhang Liao and Xu Huang.

Everything is ready, only the east wind is owed. It seems to be a bit of a fuss to make a fuss about the Xianbei people, but if the loss of the Han people is used as a reason, Liu Xie is a little reluctant. Those people are shrewd, don't look at the grassland at this time, but they haven't forgotten their form, they have not committed any offense against Da Hanqiu, and even have some concessions, so that people can't find a chance to do it.

"Why bother with this?" Guo Jia smiled and persuaded Liu Xiedao.

"Do you have an idea?"

"Holy Lord, it's just a reason to go to war. Didn't you often say in the past that if there are conditions, you must go up, and if you don't have the conditions to create conditions, you must also go up? ”

"To put it mildly, then you can tell me, how do we create the conditions?" Liu Xie glanced at Guo Jia and said.

"If the saint can be trusted, why don't you hand over this matter to Weichen?"

"Okay, I'll leave it to you, how long will it take for me to see the effect?"

"One month at the latest." Guo Jia replied confidently.

"Okay, then I'll wait and see."

……

The vicinity of the Qingshui River was originally the most suitable place for the Tuoba Xianbei to live, but with the decline of Xianbei, it has also become the territory of the Qianbei people. Living near the Qingshui River, the Dada tribe is a newly established tribe, the leader Shi Meng is a Qianren, originally the leader of the slave soldiers in the Xiongnu tribe, because of the birth of tall and strong, so it is quite popular. When the Xiongnu suffered a heavy blow from the Han people, Shi Meng rose up and led his slaves to kill the Huns in the tribe, and became the leader of the Dada tribe.

Shi Meng was rude in appearance, but open-minded, taking advantage of the opportunity to be closer to the Han than others, he took the lead in establishing trade relations with the Han people, and used a large number of captured Xiongnu and Xianbei spoils to exchange daily needs with the Han people, and then used the exchanged daily needs to exchange their booty with the Qian tribe far away from the Han border to earn the difference.

The grassland was in the midst of a melee at this time, and the Han caravan was reluctant to go too deep for their own safety, and since they had Shi Meng, the spokesperson of the commodity, they were naturally happy. And Shi Meng also took advantage of this to be a monopolist for a period of time and made a fortune.

Shi Meng didn't want to go to war with the Han people, and the more he knew, the more he feared the Han people. I have to admit that Shi Meng is smart, he was not carried away by the temporary victory of the Qianren, he thought more long-term. Or rather, Shi Meng is not optimistic about the way the people have always lived.

The king of the grassland, even if he waits for the favor of God for a hundred years, is often the one who sings and I appears, and the dynasty of the Han people, compared with the grassland like a marquee, as long as there are no major natural disasters and man-made disasters, resulting in the people's misery, the dynasty can always continue.

And compared with others' contempt for the Han people in the Central Plains, Shi Meng obviously pays more attention to it. Before becoming the leader of the Dada tribe, Shi Meng had always been a guard beside the Hun magnates, and the Hun magnates were not good at scheming but liked to study history.

Taking history as a mirror can be eye-catching, Shi Meng knows very well the horror of the Han dynasty, don't look at the Han Dynasty usually wilting and bullying, but if it really provokes the other party, the consequences are extremely serious. How powerful the Xiongnu were back then, they swept the grassland and were invincible, but because they angered the Han Dynasty, they ended up half away and half annexed. Xianbei was so arrogant back then, but now he has reached a situation where he is about to be exterminated and has to ask for refuge from his former opponent.

Han people are not easy to mess with! This is a lesson summed up by Shi Meng, and in Shi Meng's opinion, this is a wise saying. It's right to think about it, the Han people have a famous saying that a gentleman takes revenge, and ten years is not too late. In other words, Han people are good at holding grudges, and they like to settle accounts after the autumn. Han Gaozu was besieged by Bai Mountain, and this feud was endured until the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty before he began to take revenge on the Xiongnu. It is estimated that the Xiongnu would never have dreamed that the Han people who sought peace with their relatives in the past would suddenly turn their faces one day and use a butcher's knife to settle the ledger with them.

Shi Meng, who did not want to provoke the Han people, in order not to find an excuse for the Han people to attack him, has always been very polite to the Han people who came to the tribe, and sometimes in order to ensure that the Han caravan in his territory will not have an accident, he will personally escort people until he leaves his own territory.

But with such caution, something went wrong. It was not the people of the Shi Meng tribe who attacked, and Shi Meng's Da Da Da Department could only be regarded as a small tribe among the Qiang tribe. The Xiongnu tribe where Shi Meng was originally sitting was not large, and there were not many people in the tribe, and after the establishment of the Dada Department, Shi Meng's strength was not strong. It's just that Shi Meng took the lead in achieving a relationship of mutual trust with the Han people and became a commodity agent of the Han people in the grassland, so the other Qian tribes treated Shi Meng politely.

But people are weak and have more money, which often causes right and wrong, and the Dada Department ushered in a team of people a few days ago, led by Shi Meng, who is a figure that Shi Meng can't provoke, Shi Meng also knows the current affairs, and does not dare to have the slightest neglect, and personally accompanies the whole process. It's just that today to welcome the arrival of the Han caravan, Shi Meng had to hand over the task of entertaining distinguished guests to others, and as soon as he explained it, he caused a big disaster.

At that time, Shi Meng was calculating in the camp tent how much he could earn by using the goods of the Han people this time, and he didn't want someone to suddenly break in and inform Shi Meng of a bad news. The Han caravan, which had just been sent out of the tribe by Shi Meng, was attacked, and it was the person brought by the distinguished guest who attacked the Han caravan.

Shi Meng was shocked, and hurriedly led people to stop them, even if he couldn't save all those Han people, as long as he saved a few people, there was a way to get his tribe out of this matter. Unexpectedly, your subordinates were very neat, and when Shi Meng hurried to the battlefield with people, the noble guest was directing his men to clean up the battlefield.

"Young master, you're in trouble." Shi Meng rushed to Shi Jian with a smug face in despair. The reason why Shi Meng wanted to call Shi Jian the young master was because Shi Jian's father was the leader of the alliance launched by the Qianren tribe. In the past, the Xiongnu were only domestic slaves of the Huns, and this time they turned into serfs and sang, and they still used the Huns. Each tribe usually conducts its own affairs, and only when it encounters a major event will the leader elected by the big guy be used.

Shi Jian didn't think much of Shi Meng's gaffe, "Shi Meng, it's just a few Han people, I don't believe that the Han Dynasty will start a war against our people for a few people." ”

"Young master, you are too naïve." Shi Meng shook his head with a wry smile when he heard this, "Dahan has been preparing to use troops against my people. It's just because they are used to being famous as a teacher that they don't do it for a long time. Now that you have attacked a caravan of the Han Chinese, it does not mean that you have given the Han people a reason to go to war. Don't stay any longer, go back and inform the chief at once, and say that a great calamity has come to my people, and ask him to prepare as soon as possible. ”

"Shi Meng, you actually persuaded me to be a deserter?" Shi Jian was furious and scolded Shi Mengdao.

"Young master, the Han people have been planning against our people for a long time, and at this time, they have an excuse to start a war, how can they let it go easily. You have a noble status and cannot fall into the hands of the Han people. ”

"Hmph, I don't believe that the Han people have three heads and six arms, and the people in this world who can capture my Shi Jian have not yet been born." Shi Jian snorted coldly.

Shi Jian has the ability to be proud, don't look at his age now, but he is already the number one warrior among the people, and Shi Meng is not the opponent of Shi Jian, who is serious.

Seeing that Shi Jian refused to listen to persuasion, Shi Meng had no choice but to order others to rush to Shi Jian's tribe to deliver the letter, and he returned to the tribe to gather all the staff to prepare for the battle. For Shi Meng's nervousness, Shi Jian couldn't help but feel a sense of contempt in his heart, feeling that Shi Meng was making a big fuss and being too timid. Originally, he had planned to recruit him under his command, but now it seemed that this person was not worth recruiting.

Shi Jian looked down on Shi Meng and felt that Shi Meng's name did not deserve it. But after three days, Shi Jian changed his original opinion of Shi Meng, and Shi Meng's caution was very reasonable. In just three days, the scouts of the Dada tribe discovered the scouts of the Han army. The two sides clashed, and only one of the Dada tribe's scouts escaped alive.

But until this time, Shi Jian still had no intention of leaving, and his confidence in his own force made Shi Jian not feel that he had the need to flee in advance. He wanted to meet the generals of the Han army, and also let Shi Meng see what kind of demeanor he was like on the battlefield as the first warrior of the Qiang people.

Shi Jian refused to go, Shi Meng didn't have a way, he also accepted his fate at this time, he couldn't dodge left and right, it was better to let go, the worst result was death, if he could kill a way out, that is, he earned. In order to protect Shi Jian's safety, Shi Meng came out of the nest this time, contacted the nearby Qianren tribe to form a coalition army of 10,000 people, and faced the Han army that entered the grassland.

It is also in line with Shi Jian's life that there is such a catastrophe, the vanguard of the Han army this time is Lu Bu, who is known as a flying general in the Han Dynasty, although Lu Bu's age is no longer young, but the force is still the same as it was back then. He has been working hard in the Western Regions all these years, and he has not met a few decent opponents, and this time as a pioneer, Lu Bu is looking forward to meeting a few warriors on the grassland and having a good time.

Shi Jian is a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, while Lu Bu is an old tiger and a hero. Shi Jian is young and vigorous, Lu Bu is experienced, and the two have a vicious fight, which can be said to be a chess opponent and a good talent, and the fight is indistinguishable for a while. made Shi Meng, who was watching the battle from the sidelines, frightened, lest Shi Jian lose.

Shi Meng can't help but worry, Shi Jian is the eldest son of the alliance leader Shi Fu, and he is also the only son, once Shi Jian has something to do, he doesn't have to mix in the Qiang tribe, in the past, he relied on his monopoly position to take advantage of other Qiang tribes, at this time, if he is in trouble, even if those Qiang tribes who have suffered losses do not fall into the well, they will choose to stand by and watch themselves bear the anger of Shi Fu.

For the sake of his own life, Shi Meng couldn't hold his breath and ordered a general attack on the Han army, hoping to ensure Shi Jian's safety. It's just that Shi Meng overestimated the combat effectiveness of the coalition army under him, and the Han army around Lu Bu, in addition to the Flying Bear Army, which was originally Lu Bu's descendant, also had the trapping camp led by Gao Shun and the Modao Battalion, which was newly put into the battlefield in order to verify its combat ability.

Five hundred heavy armor in a row of Mo knife soldiers holding Mo knives raised the Mo knife in their hands, that is really a person like a wall, a knife like a forest, and when the iron cavalry of the people rushed to the front, a knife went down, people and horses were broken, and Shi Meng, who was commanding the overall situation in the Chinese army, was broken.

When did the Han people come out with such a powerful class! Seeing that the Han people's Mo sword soldiers kept wielding their knives to harvest the lives of the Qian cavalry, Shi Meng was shocked, and couldn't help but ask secretly, but who was asking, maybe Shi Meng himself didn't know.

Seeing that his attack was frustrated, and the confrontation between Shi Jian's side and Lu Bu gradually fell into disadvantage, Shi Meng had to order Mingjin to withdraw his troops. Fortunately, the Han army also followed up with gold, which made Shi Meng secretly relieved.

As soon as Lu Bu returned to the formation, Zhang Liao greeted him and asked with a smile: "Wenhou, is it enjoyable this time?" ”

"Huh...... Wenyuan, why Mingjin? After another thirty or fifty times, a certain person will definitely be able to cut the child off the horse. Lu Bu asked with a smile.

"Wen Hou, the coming day is long, today is just a small battle, touch the details of the people on the other side, and verify the combat power of the Modao Battalion by the way."

"Oh? That Wen Yuan is still satisfied with the performance of the Modao Battalion? ”

"Satisfied, although the Modao Battalion is not mobile enough, it is the vanguard of breaking the formation, I can't imagine any army in this world that can resist the frontal attack of the Modao Battalion." Zhang Liao replied with a smile.

"The frontal attack is naturally unstoppable, but the guards on the side are also very important, and the soldiers of the Modao Battalion are all wearing heavy armor, and the physical consumption is huge, so Wen Yuan should also pay attention to this." Lu Bu said as he walked with Zhang Liao in the direction of the camp.

"What Wen Hou said is extremely true." Zhang Liao smiled and returned to the camp with Lu Bu to continue to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the Modao Battalion.

The Han army won a small victory, and naturally everyone was in a happy mood. And Shi Jian, who didn't take advantage of Lu Bu, was honest this time, and he didn't make a big fuss with Shi Meng when he returned to the camp, blaming Shi Meng for collecting troops without authorization.

Shi Meng is not an eyeless person, he will choose to praise himself for his foresight at this time, and after counting the losses this time, he will ask Shi Jian to go back to the camp to rest.

"Shi Meng, you don't blame me?" Shi Jian couldn't help but ask Shi Mengdao.

"Young master, what's the use of blaming you now? In a small battle with the Han army today, although our army has suffered losses, it has not yet broken its bones. And through today's battle, I also recognized one thing. Shi Meng shook his head and said.

"What?"

"Earlier, I just guessed that the Han people might have attacked my heart of the Karma people for a long time, but when I see it today, I can be sure that the Han people do have the intention of forgetting themselves and the people. Therefore, the young master does not have to blame himself for the previous attack on the Han caravan, it is just an excuse. Even if they didn't take the initiative, presumably the Han people would have looked for other reasons to send troops. ”

“…… Shi Meng, what do you think we should do next? Shi Jian was silent for a moment and asked.

"Young master, there is only one thing we can do now, hold on to this place until the leader is ready and leads the army to help. But I'm worried that the leader will still take the complete elimination of the Xianbei people as the first priority, so I want to ask the young master to personally rush back to the tribe to persuade the leader, I don't know what the young man thinks? ”

“…… Shi Meng, do you want me to be a deserter? Shi Jian frowned, and asked Shi Meng in a dissatisfied tone.

Seeing this, Shi Meng smiled bitterly and said: "Young master, you are the only heir of the leader, if something happens to you here, I will not be able to take the blame, you should pity me, okay?" ”

"But if I leave, how will you deal with that Lu Bu here?"

"Young master, sticking to it doesn't mean you have to fight."

Shi Jian: "......"

……

Chang'an Imperial Palace

"Holy Lord, this time Weichen can be regarded as a meritorious service, right?" Guo Jia asked Liu Xiedao with a smile.

"What merit? Fengxiao, don't say that the caravan that was attacked was arranged by you. Liu Xie asked with a blank look at Guo Jia when he heard this.

"Of course, it was arranged by Weichen. But rest assured, those who died deserved it. They were originally death row prisoners, but Weichen told them that as long as they sent those goods to the Dada Ministry, then they would be given a chance to make up for their mistakes when they came back. It's a pity that none of them came back. Guo Jia explained to Liu Xie with some pride.

“…… Then you don't worry about them running away? Liu Xie asked curiously.

"Don't be afraid, if you run away, you will change another batch, and you will always meet fools." Guo Jiaman replied nonchalantly.

Liu Xie: "......"