There were a few oil lamps lit in the tent.

Cao Shuo and Tian Feng sat facing each other.

"Childe plans to let Ma Teng return to Fufeng?" Tian Feng asked.

"Yes." Cao Shuo said: "Don't you realize that the current situation is already very serious? ”

"What Childe said is ......" Tian Feng didn't understand too much.

Cao Shuo said: "It didn't take long for Han Sui to be defeated by Ma Chao, he was able to recruit more than 100,000 people to launch a counterattack, which shows that the large number of people in Xiliangqiang has exceeded our imagination." ”

"Childe means ......" Tian Feng seemed to understand what he meant, but he didn't seem to understand.

"If there are too many people, you have to cut them some." Cao Shuo said: "The best way to reduce the population is either to go to war, or to move them to the Central Plains and integrate with the Central Plains people." ”

"There are too many Qiang people, and they will be integrated to the end......" Tian Feng hesitated.

"In the end, I am afraid that the people of the Central Plains have also become Qiang people." Cao Shuo shook his head.

"I don't understand, what is Childe worried about?" Tian Feng said: "Although there are many alien races, can they still enter the Central Plains?" ”

"Won't they make it to the Central Plains?" Cao Shuo said: "You must know that when the Han Dynasty was strong, foreign races often attacked the Central Plains, not to mention that they are now much more numerous than us. Raiding the Central Plains, isn't it possible to do it at any time? ”

"I see." Tian Feng nodded: "But Gongzi let Ma Teng return to Fufeng, so he is not afraid that the Ma family will turn against him?" ”

"He certainly won't." Cao Shuo replied with great confidence: "There is an enmity between him and Han Sui, and when he sees Ma Mengqi, he will transfer the military power to me." In the Central Plains these days, Ma Teng has long understood that with the Xiliang Ma family, it is impossible to gain a foothold in the troubled times. Instead of fighting for the world, it is better to vote for a powerful lord. Although it can't achieve hegemony, at least it can settle down. ”

"What Childe said makes sense." Tian Feng furrowed his brows: "But we can't forget that we only brought three hundred dragon pattern rides when we came to Xiliang this time." Once Ma Teng and Ma Chao are in trouble, Childe will be in deep danger. ”

"Don't worry, I'm sure." Cao Shuo said: "I actually want you to come here to discuss how to deal with the Qiang people. ”

"Didn't Gongzi say that only war and migration can reduce the number of Qiang people." Tian Feng replied: "According to the child's method, it is." ”

"War is easy to do, we are in war now." Cao Shuo said: "What if you can migrate? If the Qiang people are allowed to join together, it is impossible for them to merge with the Han people in ten or twenty years. ”

"Then disperse them." Tian Feng replied: "With so many realms under Gongzi's rule, isn't it enough to arrange some Qiang people?" ”

"Although the territory is not small, the population is not very large." Cao Shuo said: "Although there are many children born in the past few years, the children are still young, and it will take three or five years before they can intermarry with the Qiang people. ”

"Fortunately, Gongzi encourages birth and breeding, otherwise he will not be able to integrate with the Qiang people after three or five years." Tian Feng said: "There are some things that the prince doesn't need to think about, as long as the big war comes, the Qiang people will definitely have countless elites who will die on the battlefield." The people of the Central Plains are mostly fused with their women. A man from the Central Plains marries five Qiang women, so isn't it sent out? ”

"You'll be relieved." Cao Shuo said with a smile: "Qiang men are only allowed to marry one wife, but Central Plains men can marry more, so they can indeed disintegrate the Qiang people." I'm just worried that the Qiang people will make trouble in the Central Plains by then. ”

"When you get to the Central Plains, you can't help them." Tian Feng replied: "The army is in the hands of the son, and the weapons are in the hands of the son, what can they do if they make trouble?" ”

"After you say this, I will be at ease." Cao Shuo suddenly smiled evilly: "The Qiang women were sent to the Central Plains, I don't know how many Central Plains men are blessed." ”

Tian Feng was suddenly full of black lines.

A moment ago, Cao Shuo was still worried that he would not be able to settle the Qiang people, so that the integration could not be completed as soon as possible.

But the next moment, he could think that the Qiang women had arrived in the Central Plains, and the men who married them would be blessed......

His mind jumped too fast......

"It's not early." Cao Shuo stood up: "I'll send Yuan Hao out of the account." ”

"Childe stays and rests early." Tian Feng got up and said goodbye.

In the following days, Cao Shuo led the army to continue to advance.

Along the way, he met many fleeing Xiliang troops.

The team is getting bigger and bigger, and of course the goal is getting bigger.

Han Sui, who had already gotten the news, had been ordering the scouts to watch them.

As the number of people in the team increased, the speed of the march became slower and slower, and Han Sui grasped their whereabouts more and more accurately.

As they were marching, a scout sped in front of them.

When he arrived in front of Cao Shuo, he reined in his war horse and arched his hand and said: "Qi Yu Gongzi, Han Sui's generals Cheng Yin and Li Kan are leading an army of 30,000 people to rush here, it should be an attempt to intercept Gongzi." ”

Cao Shuo waved his hand, and the scout stepped back.

He said to Pang Tong, Tian Feng and others on the side: "Cheng Yin and Li Kan led an army of 30,000 to come, although our army has thousands of people, most of them are demoralized, and I am afraid that this time we will encounter a bitter battle." ”

"Do you want to get out of the way?" Tian Feng asked.

"Bypass?" Cao Shuo Fan Wen: "How to wrap around?" ”

"Leave the suspicious soldiers to lure the enemy, and the army will go on a different path." Tian Feng replied: "Wait until Cheng Yin and Li Kan find out that Gongzi has gone far." ”

Glancing back at the soldiers in the team, Cao Shuo shook his head: "The dragon pattern cavalry must not be left, most of the soldiers gathered along the way have been disabled, and they don't have the slightest morale at all." Leaving a group of soldiers and horses to intercept the enemy army is nothing more than sending those who remain to death. ”

"Since Gongzi refuses to go around, he has no choice but to arrange troops to deal with the enemy." Pang Tong asked, "Did Childe think of how to fight?" ”

"Capture the thief and capture the king first." Cao Shuo said: "As long as Cheng Yin and Li Kan are eliminated, the 30,000 army led by them will be self-defeating. ”

"Cheng Yin and Li Kan lead an army of 30,000, how can we get rid of them?" Pang Tong shook his head: "Childe's method is inappropriate. ”

"So what should I do?" Cao Shuo asked.

Pang Tong thought for a moment and replied, "Why don't we wait here first." ”

Looking around at the emptiness, Cao Shuo said: "There is a flat river here, and our army doesn't even have a place to ambush, how can we deal with the enemy?" ”

"There is no need for an ambush." Pang Tong said: "As long as Gongzi and General Ma are here." ”

"Shi Yuan means ......" Pang Tong's strategy really made Cao Shuo not understand.

"Childe can order General Ma to personally lead the troops against the enemy." Pang Tong said: "Once the enemy army launches a charge, General Ma does not need to meet the battle, just lead the troops and flee back." ”

When Pang Tong said this, Cao Shuo suddenly suddenly said: "You mean that General Ma retreated, and Shu Zhi and I led the dragon pattern cavalry to take advantage of the chaos to kill." The enemy is unprepared, and the Dragon-Patterned Rider can cut a hole in them. ”

(End of chapter)