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Chapter 403: Wen Ji's Invitation (1)

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Hexi, however, seems exceptionally calm.

Dou Lan took the three tribes as his subordinates without blood, showing extremely clever means. Cao Peng can only watch from the sidelines! He doesn't have that confidence now, otherwise, he will definitely compete with Dou Lan.

Subsequently, Dou Lan and Cao Peng chose the place to build the city in the eastern plain of Hongze.

After another fierce bargain between the two sides, Cao Peng got a piece of land with an area of about 10,000 hectares. Of these, only about 2,000 hectares can be cultivated. It can be felt that Dou Lan is very wary of Cao Peng.

The 8,000 families who migrated from the Central Plains are probably more suitable for farming.

And the 10,000 hectares of land that Dou Lan gave to Cao Peng are more of an overgrown wasteland......

From this aspect, Dou Lan is restricting Cao Peng. But Cao Peng had no other choice, so he could only increase the requirements in terms of area. Anyway, for now, when the 8,000 families arrive in Hexi, there will be at least one place to live. The next thing is to build a city and other matters, and at the same time, Cao Peng has to send people to Chang'an to ask Wei Qi for all kinds of baggage. In contrast, the cattle and sheep used in the tuntian are less important...... This is Hexi, where the water and grass are abundant. At least half of Hongze's people live on nomadic herding, and of course there is no shortage of cattle.

As a rough estimate, migrants will arrive as early as winter.

Cao Peng still has plenty of time to solve the problems he has to solve at the moment...... For example, Xiliang Ma Teng!

But to Cao Peng's surprise, after Ma Chao escaped from Hongshuiji, Ma Teng did not make any movement.

At least in the past ten days, neither Ma Teng nor Qiang Hu showed any signs of using troops against Hongze.

This also made Cao Peng a little worried.

The calmer Ma Teng became, the more dangerous he became.

Cao Peng estimated that Ma Teng was waiting! He was waiting for an opportune opportunity, and then he went on to take the red.

Now, Hongze has just begun to integrate, and the troops and horses have not yet moved.

When Hongze is integrated to the most critical time, I am afraid that it will be the time when Ma frees his hand. At that time, the Hongze people were busy with integration, and it was impossible to draw troops and horses. There will even be a situation where they will fight on their own, which can save a lot of trouble.

can be a prince, naturally has its advantages.

Ma Teng can entrench half of Liangzhou and get along with Qianghu amicably, so his methods are definitely not simple......

Thinking of this, Cao Peng inevitably felt a headache.

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After choosing the place to build the city, Cao Peng did not continue to stay in Hongze.

Northwest Muyuan, with Deng Fan and Pang Tong in charge, does not need him to spend too much thought. Moreover, Deng Fan also sent someone to inform them that they had plundered nearly 6,000 people in the Northwest Muyuan this time. Liang Yuanbi's timely appearance saved Deng Fan a lot of trouble. After nearly 20 years of turbulent displacement, Tu Gehu cavalry in Jian'an's five years has long lost the courage of the year. With the capture of Liang Yuanbi and the defeat of the two thousand Hu cavalry by Li Qi, the entire Xiutu tribes were shrouded in a bleak and gloomy cloud. Being able to survive is enough to make them happy.

The first batch of about 1,000 people were young and strong, and they were already on their way to Lian County.

It was Wang Shuang who escorted these thousands of young people.

Deng Fan couldn't draw too many people, so he only sent 300 people to escort them. But for the people who had no fighting spirit, three hundred were enough.

After Cao Peng got the news, he rushed to Lian County.

The liger really lived up to the name of the horse's horse, and it took only one and a half days to reach its destination after a three-day journey.

It can be seen that such a long journey did not make the liger feel tired.

Judging from its relaxed demeanor, this little bit of road is just a small test for it, and it is not worth mentioning.

Cao Peng was overjoyed and ordered people to take care of the rhubarb.

Under the leadership of Yin Feng and Liang Kuan, he walked outside Lian County. Or rather, it's more appropriate to be a cheap castle! The area of Lian Bao is not even half of that of Lian County. The dilapidated city wall in the past has been simply repaired and turned into a sheep and horse wall on the periphery of Lianbao. The wall is about half a human's height, which can effectively slow down the enemy's attack speed. And the wild grass in the city was also burned dry and quiet by a fire, showing a scorched black color. As the gateway to the northwest of the river, the design of Lianbao is clearly the result of careful consideration and a complete plan.

"If the original plan is followed, the walls will be enough.

However, Deputy Envoy Tian believed that since the general wanted to make Lian County a gateway, it was necessary to consider its military use.

As soon as there is a war, Lian County ...... No, it was Lianbao that would be the first line of defense west of the river. Its purpose is to become a front line with Lingwu Valley, which can delay the enemy's speed as much as possible to ensure that the rear is fully prepared.

Therefore, Deputy Envoy Tian suggested that the city wall of Lianbao must be heightened, and it is better to have six to eight zhang.

It is better to dig a cellar in the city, which can ensure the storage of the military rations of the lower fort for three months. At the same time, how to make Lingwu Valley and Lian Bao cooperate properly, it is also necessary to make a careful plan. So far, only one wall has been built. However, if a thousand coolies arrived, the fort would be built before winter at the latest. ”

As he spoke, Yin Bong spread out a drawing.

This is a simple drawing drawn by Tian Yu before leaving Lian County.

Cao Peng watched and carefully inquired about every tiny detail on the drawing. It can be seen that Tian Yu explained to Yin Feng very clearly, so when Cao Peng asked, he could quickly give a satisfactory answer......

"Captain Yin, how long can you last with the grain and grass you are carrying this time?"

Yin Feng said with a smile: "The general just rest assured, when Captain Deng led the troops, he prepared sufficient grain and grass baggage.

Arrive at Lian County...... Oh, and after Lianbao, the consumption of grain and grass is also extremely controlled. As it stands, it is enough to support until the end of October. ”

"But have you considered the consumption of those coolies after they arrive?"

Yin Feng was stunned, and suddenly showed embarrassment.

Cao Peng said: "Next, there will be two thousand coolies arriving in Lianbao, if you count these people, how long can the grain and grass last?" You know, these coolies are related to the progress of Lianbao, so you must make sure that they have enough strength to work...... According to what you just said, I estimate that it will be depleted by mid-September at the most. ”

"This ......"

"Send someone immediately and go to Chang'an with my warrant.

I asked General Wei Qi to allocate 5,000 stone of grain and grass, and be sure to send it to Hexi before October. ”

"The last general, let's handle it."

Yin Feng hurriedly surrendered his hand and said that he would write down the matter. Then he took Cao Peng and walked around the construction site.

Cao Peng found that Jia Kui was on the side, spitting out, as if something was going on.

"Liang Dao, is there something wrong?"

Jia Kui coughed, and said with some embarrassment: "Cao Zhonglang, there is something that the general must tell you...... Previously, the Cai family, mother and son, whom you brought back from the Huns...... Ahem, he did not return to Xudu with the mission. ”

"Huh?"

"Deputy Envoy Tian had persuaded her, but Cai was very resolute.

said that Deputy Envoy Ruotian wanted them to go to Xudu, and she would rather leave here with her children than return to Xudu anyway. Deputy Envoy Tian saw that persuasion was ineffective, so he had no choice but to follow Cai's ideas. After that, Cai's family moved out of the barracks and built a thatched hut ten miles south of the city to live temporarily. The last general had no other way, so he had to send a corps of soldiers to guard him. Cai also said that if the general came back, he hoped to see him......"

Cai Yan did not return to Xudu with the mission?

This really surprised Cao Peng......

What does it mean she stays here? Could it be that he misses the bitter cold life of Mobei?

Thinking of this, Cao Peng couldn't help frowning and gasping. He was ordered to send an envoy with the mission this time in order to let Cai Wenji return to Han and return to his homeland. But she stayed in Hexi! I don't know what Lao Cao's reaction was.

"In this case, please ask Liang Dao to lead the way, and I will go to visit everyone Cai."

Cao Peng said that, and beckoned Yin Feng and Liang Kuan to come over.

In fact, the matter of building Lianbao has already entered the orbit, and Cao Peng does not need to spend any effort. Cao Peng instructed that another simple barracks be built outside the barracks. The weather is getting colder, and those who are young and strong must have a place to live. Rather than building it at the right time, it is better to build it in advance, which can also give those people peace of mind.

Yin Feng and Liang Kuan surrendered their orders.

"Actually, the last general can guess a little bit of Cai's thoughts."

On the way to Cai Yan's residence, Jia Kui whispered to Cao Peng.

"Oh?"

"The last general thinks that everyone Cai is probably worried about her children."

"What do you mean by that?"

Jia Kui took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Hedong was also very complicated at the beginning, and there were many naturalized Hu people living there. After those naturalized Hu people and the locals got married, the children born were very different in appearance. In particular, children with obvious appearance characteristics of the Hu people are often bullied by other children, so that later, there have been many murders.

When the last general was pretending to be a long-term Jiangyi, he had personally handled several murders......

Some of the children were wronged and acted in a rage; There are also children who are bullied, and their parents take the lead. It's hard to avoid. If this is the case in Hedong, if you go to Xudu, I am afraid that the situation will become more and more serious...... I don't know how Cai's family has spent all these years, but I noticed that when she looked at her children, she was genuinely caring. Cai's family is a smart person, so the last general feels that she is likely to be afraid that after returning to Xudu, her children will be bullied, and she is determined to stay in Hexi. After all, although Hexi is hard, it is better than in Xudu. ”

Cao Peng couldn't help but nod lightly after hearing this.

He had an impression of Cai Yan's two children, to be honest, Adi and Amei have extremely significant mixed-race characteristics.

Cai Yan's worries are not unreasonable.

Hexi is a place where Hu and Han live together, and the distinction between Hu and Han is naturally not as obvious as in the Central Plains.

Historically, Adi and Amei stayed in the Xiongnu, so Cai Yan returned to Xudu and married again.

Can ...... now

That's a real nuisance!

Cao Peng scratched his head and smiled bitterly in his heart: How should this be? (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to ***(***.***) to vote for recommendation, ***, your support is my biggest motivation. )