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Chapter 401 Is Friend or Foe?

Bang Bang Bang!

Three high-fives. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The ancients had a saying about high-five oaths, but Cao Peng would never be naïve enough to think that this high-five three times could have much binding force.

There is a saying in later generations that when a contract is signed, it is to tear up the contract.

In fact, during the Han Dynasty, or even earlier, the strength of the covenant was based on strength.

Today, Dou Lan and Cao Peng swore an oath, which is not good to say, but it is just a verbal agreement.

Cao Peng's initiative deceived Dou Lan. At the same time, Cao Peng is also gambling, he bets that Dou Lan has not forgotten the glory of his ancestors. I want Dou Xian to go on the horse and beat Hu Lu back then. As a descendant of Dou Xian, does Dou Lan still have the heroism of her ancestors? Judging from the current situation, Dou Lan has not lost the blood of her ancestors, and Cao Peng is very happy about it.

As for Liang Yuanbi?

Who really cares about him!

Cao Peng kept his life, just wanting to use his identity to collect and slaughter everyone.

And what about Dou Lan? I won't care about Liang Yuanbi. Hugh Tu was doomed to perdition, and no one could change this from the time Liang Yuanbi decided to join Ma Teng. It turns out that in the Han Dynasty, there will also be options for taking sides......

On the same day, Liang Yuanbi was escorted by Jiang Xu Wangshuang, and under the escort of Li Ding and others, he rushed to Hutu Muyuan.

After subduing the Hugh Tu people, Liang Yuanbi's mission is over. When the time comes, Cao Peng will have people escort him to Xudu and hand him over to Cao Cao for disposal. At that time, whether Cao Cao will kill or stay, there will be no more relevance to Cao Peng!

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The Red Flame Alliance is over.

Or rather, it's over for the time being......

The eighteen tribes of Hongze, led by Dou Lan, temporarily accepted Cao Peng's arrival. Of course, not everyone is willing to accept it, but they have to accept it. After this turmoil, Hongze needs a buffer time. But the question is, will Qianghu give them buffer time? Or did Marten allow them to recuperate?

The answer is obvious: no!

Ma Teng and Tang Hoof will definitely send troops.

Dou Lan roughly estimated that after reshuffling, Hongze would change from thirty-six tribes to eighteen tribes, and it would take at least half a year to integrate.

And in the past six months, it may be difficult for Hong Ze to resist the joint attack of Ma Teng and Qiang Hu.

Although Li Qi agreed, he guarded the Qingshui Muyuan (that is, the former Geng family ranch) to resist Ma Teng's attack. But the problem is that the Li family is also facing a process of digestion. The population of the three tribes is almost the same as the original population of the Li tribe. While resisting and integrating, Li Qi's pressure is probably greater than that of other tribes......

Of course, Dou Lan will give Li Qi support.

In other words, the strength of Li Dou and the two families can resist Ma Teng's attack.

But the Tang Hoof in the northwest was previously resisted by Hugh Tu. Now that the rest of the slaughter no longer exists, Hongze needs someone to go out of the northwest of the town to replace the responsibility of the previous rest of the slaughter. Therefore, Dou Lan can only accept Cao Peng.

"Cao Peng, we need to borrow our strength to gain a foothold in Hexi.

And now, we also need to borrow Cao Peng's strength to resist Qianghu and ensure that Hongze can make a smooth transition. As for the future, no one can say for sure. Maybe after he Cao Peng gains a foothold, he will swallow us; Maybe we finished the transition and drove Cao Peng out of Hexi. But for now, we need to work together and not become enemies in the short term. ”

Dou Lan looked tired, leaned on the couch, and looked at Dou Hu and explained in a deep voice.

Not everyone can understand his decision, at least his own son, he can't understand Dou Lan's thoughts.

Inside, the lights are dim.

Dou Hu bit his lip and said softly: "In this way, will we be enemies with Cao Peng sooner or later?" ”

Dou Lan smiled, "Maybe, maybe not." ”

"Father's ......"

"Wang Sun, Cao Peng is a person with great ambitions.

This person will never be satisfied with this small Hexi, and there is a fierce tiger crawling in his heart. I don't know if we're friends or foes in the future. If he can do what he says, he can surrender. But if he doesn't have that strength, he can only be swallowed by me. So, everything in the future, it's hard to say now.

Wang Sun, you have to remember.

For now, you're not going to trouble him, we need him to keep the Northwest Gateway of the Red Rim. If he asks for anything, as long as it's not too excessive, you might as well agree to it. Today, we have a common enemy. ”

Dou Lan's answer was ambiguous.

But Dou Hu still heard a hint of signal: whether it is an enemy or a friend, it depends on Cao Peng's own ability.

At least this winter, they are friends, not enemies. But after this winter, no one can say what will happen.

"Fathers can rest assured, children can save weight."

"Well, tomorrow morning, I'll visit the other three tribes, and then I'll go to Red Jersey to discuss the details of building a city with Cao Peng. Hongshuiji, I will leave it to you to take care of it for the time being, and you must beware of Namateng's sudden attack. ”

"Whoa!"

Dou Hu bowed down and obeyed.

At the same time, in the official post of Hongshuiji, Cao Peng was talking with Pang Tong with great interest.

Pang Tongben was ordered to inspect Hexi to find a place to build a city. didn't want to meet Yin Feng on the way, only to learn that Cao Peng was in Hongshuiji.

Yin Feng and Liang Kuan led their troops back to Lian County.

Pang Tong took Han De and quietly came to Hongshuiji and found Cao Peng.

"Youxue, you've taken some risks this time."

"I know!"

Cao Peng smiled slightly, and filled Pang Tong with a horse's milk wine, "However, this adventure is worth it from the current point of view." ”

Pang Tong nodded and said, "I also heard Dou Lan's name on the road. It is of great benefit to us that Youxue can make an alliance with Dou Lan. However, Youxue can't fully trust Dou Lan. The reason why he made an alliance with you is also forced by the situation. If it weren't for Ma Teng's aggressiveness, I don't think he would have let you into the red color easily. ”

"I know."

Just because he bows his head now doesn't mean he will bow his head in the future.

After this catastrophe, Hongze is on the verge of change. Once Dou Lan completes the integration of Hongze, the next step will inevitably be to compete with you for control of Hongze. I estimate that at most half a year...... Half a year later, Dou Lan completed the integration of Hongze, which was the time when the covenant was abolished. If you don't get a foothold by then, he'll definitely take action against you. ”

Cao Peng took a sip of mare's milk wine, and his eyes narrowed into lines unconsciously.

To be honest, he wasn't going to turn against Ma Teng so quickly, but wanted to lay the foundation quietly.

If possible, he would first form an alliance with Dou Lan, and then build a city in Hongze, and wait for the spring of the next year to implement Tuntian.

Unexpectedly, Ma Teng couldn't wait for Hongze.

But if you think about it, you can understand Ma Teng's thoughts. Hongze is located in the hinterland of Hexi, like the gateway of Wuwei.

Before Cao Peng's arrival, the reason why Ma Teng could tolerate Hongze's independence was because he had enough time to encroach on, and even seek to capture Hongze. It is conceivable that without the appearance of Cao Peng, Ma Tengda could continue to divide the thirty-six divisions of Hongze, and Liang Yuanbi's Hugh Tu will become a dark chess move in his hands......

After Ma Teng has secretly divided the thirty-six divisions, he can easily seize Hongze.

However, Cao Peng is here!

If Cao Peng gains a firm foothold in Hongze, it will not be easy for Ma Teng to seize Hongze again.

That's right, Cao Peng doesn't have many soldiers and horses in his hands.

But behind Cao Peng, after all, there is also the great god Cao Cao.

Once Cao Peng succeeded in promoting Tuntian in Hexi, coupled with Cao Cao's support, then Wuwei was bound to face a huge threat. How can the so-called side of the couch allow the tiger to sleep peacefully? Hongze is the gateway to Wuwei, handing over his own gate to the enemy, Ma Teng is not so stupid. Therefore, Ma Teng had no choice but to launch in advance, wanting to seize Hongze in one fell swoop while Cao Peng's foothold was not stable. In this way, Cao Peng is confined to a narrow area east of Hongze. It is not an easy task to develop. Ma Teng had countless options to expel Cao Peng from the land west of the river......

Dou Lan understands this truth, and Cao Peng also sees it clearly.

Half!

Cao Peng took a deep breath, and then exhaled vigorously.

"Shi Yuan, if you are Ma Teng, what should you do?"

Pang Tong smiled slightly, "If I were Ma Teng, I would never give Dou Lan and you a chance to breathe." ”

"I think so too."

Cao Peng's fingers tapped the long case urgently, and after a while, he said, "Shiyuan, I want to ask you for one thing." ”

"But please command."

"Early tomorrow morning, I will leave with Dou Lan and choose a place to build the city. Yan Fa is now in the Northwest Muyuan, and I am not worried about the slaughter of everyone, but I am worried that Tang Hoof will take the opportunity to dispatch. Therefore, I hope that you will go to the Northwest Muyuan to help Yan Fa...... Come to think of it, you also know that the Northwest Muyuan is also the land west of the Liwei River for you and me. ”

If you can defeat Tang Hoof, resist Ma Teng.

Then for Cao Peng, it will undoubtedly be an excellent start.

Most of the people in Hongze are still suspicious of Cao Peng. The more beautiful Deng Fan wins, the more confident Cao Peng will be.

On the march to fight, Cao Peng was not worried.

After many years of experience, Deng Fan is no longer a Zhongyang villager.

He has successively trained from Cao Peng, Cao Hong, Xu Huang and others. Especially in the past few years with Xu Huang, he has grown a lot.

However, to deal with Ma Teng and Tang Hoof, Deng Fan alone is not enough.

If Pang Tong can help him, Cao Peng firmly believes that the Northwest Muyuan will become an important place for him to gain a foothold in Hexi.

When Pang Tong heard this, he immediately smiled.

"Even if Youxue doesn't mention this matter, he is ready to recommend himself."

"That way, I can rest easy......"

After Cao Peng finished speaking, he looked at Pang Tong and laughed.

However, in his heart, he still has some regrets: It's a pity that I can't get out of my body for the time being, otherwise, I will definitely have to learn how powerful Ma Chao is.

After three years of penance, coupled with the previous envoy to the Huns, and several fights with Leng Fei, Cao Peng has faintly broken out of the cocoon into a butterfly and reached the state of a super-first-class general. It's a pity that so far, he has not had the opportunity to fight with a super-first-class general. Ma Chao is a good opponent, but it seems that the confrontation between the two will have to wait for a while. At least for now, Cao Peng has more important things to deal with...... (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to ***(***.***) to vote for recommendation, ***, your support is my biggest motivation. )