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According to the records of the Book of Han - Geographical Chronicles, Lian County and Beiyi Mountain are in the northwest. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The Beiyi Mountains here are also known as the Helan Mountains. In the Western Han Dynasty, Lian County was once one of the nineteen counties of Beidi County. At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Wang Mang renamed Lian County Xiheting, and in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the name was restored and became one of the six cities of Beidi County. At the same time, it was also the central city of the Han Dynasty and the Han Dynasty, which managed the Tuntian Colony Valley and immigrated to Shibian.

Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, Lianxian County has been a frontier fortress at the eastern foot of Helan Mountain, and has an extremely important military position.

Once upon a time, there were millions of people in Hexi, prosperous and prosperous.

However, the Qiang people rebelled and completely destroyed the prosperous appearance of the Hexi region. The continuous wars and continuous invasions forced the Han court to move the border counties, including Beidi County, and Lian County was immediately abandoned.

As early as when he was on an envoy to Saibei, Cao Peng once visited Lian County.

At that time, I only saw the ruined city walls, with lush weeds, and it was completely a ruined place, and there were no people in the surrounding area for dozens of miles.

Lian County has long become the pasture of the Qiangdi and Xiongnu Xianbei people.

The morning sun rises in early autumn, and the temperature is neither high nor low, which is comfortable.

Cao Peng and his entourage of carriages and horses came from the morning dew, and the outline of the county seat of Lianxian County could be seen from afar.

Just this look surprised Cao Peng!

In the sky above the dilapidated city wall, a big Han red dragon flag fluttered in the wind, and under the morning light, the red dragon flag was painted with gold and silver, flashing brightly.

A military camp with a capacity of about 3,000 soldiers and horses, entrenched above the ruins.

The barracks are heavily guarded, and the military appearance is neat, faintly revealing a suffocating coercion......

"Han De, is it one of ours?"

"Looks like it should be."

"Let's take a look."

Cao Peng gently knocked the horse's belly with his heel, and the rhubarb Xi Yu under his crotch hissed violently, like a dragon roaring and a lion's roar, echoing in the heavens and the earth.

After this period of recuperation, the liger seems to have regained the majesty of the divine beast.

One meal can eat the forage of three or four horses, galloping like the wind, and the explosive power is extremely strong. Today's rhubarb no longer has the skinny appearance of earlier, and its sturdy body gives people a strong sense of explosive strength. The faint muscles of the limbs showed its great strength.

In Wang Shuang's words: The current lion tiger beast has not fully recovered.

Its body continues to grow stronger, and it is only when it fully recovers that its true strength can be revealed......

Perhaps, it seems a bit exaggerated to travel thousands of miles in a day and 800 at night.

But from Lian County to Shizuishan Pass, it only takes one day to go back and forth.

Cao Peng was skeptical about this, but he also knew that the Lion Tiger Beast Pearl had been dusty for many years, and it was indeed a process of recovery. Just imagine, its original owner didn't know the BMW and treated it like a pack horse, and naturally suffered a lot of damage to his body. This is not something that can be done in a short period of time...... Fortunately, Cao Peng has this time.

Wang Shuang led the people to the military camp to investigate, and after a while, he only heard a loud horn sound in the military camp.

It was a horn unique to the Han army, and Cao Peng could distinguish it at once.

was wondering who was leading the troops and horses, but he heard a rumbling sound of iron hooves from the direction of the barracks, as if thousands of troops and horses were galloping forward, which made Cao Peng's face change slightly. The earth seemed to tremble slightly, and those war horses also showed an anxious and restless appearance. Cai Yan, who was sitting in the carriage, also walked out of the carriage and raised his eyes to look into the distance.

A troop of iron horsemen, about three or four hundred in number, hurried from afar.

A general, about eight feet three inches tall. Dressed in black iron armor, with an iron horse in his crotch, he rushed to the front.

"Ah Fu, you're finally back!"

"Big Bear?"

Cao Peng couldn't help but be surprised when he saw the person who came clearly.

Deng Fan, it's actually Deng Fan......

Since the Battle of White Horse, Deng Fan followed Xu Huang to fight in Hebei, and successively participated in Cangting and other battles, and made great achievements. Before Cao Peng sent an envoy to the Xiongnu, Deng Fan was still fighting in Hedong. Therefore, the moment Deng Fan appeared, Cao Peng was really a little confused.

"Fifth brother, why are you here?"

The two horses circled, Cao Peng grabbed the reins and asked suspiciously.

Deng Fan said with a smile: "I heard that the lord is going to restart the defense of Hexi, and you are the general of Beizhong Lang and the governor of Hexi." I asked General Komeito to transfer me. Now that the tiger head has arrived in Longxi, you also have to stay in Hexi, how can I not come? ”

Cao Peng took a deep breath and showed a hint of a smile.

At a critical time, it was really my own brother who gave me!

"The lord is stationed in Hexi this time, and for your convenience, most of the people who have been transferred here are old brothers.

Pan Wenqi worships the Captain of Suiji and is responsible for assisting you. However, because he still needs to be handed over to people in Xuzhou, it will take some time to come; Zishan was also ordered to come, and now he may have set off from Xudu. I came directly from Hedong, so I arrived first, preparing to repair Lian County first. A few years ago, the main guild moved 8,000 households to Hexi. ”

Cao Cao is really resolute!

It only took two months to get things in order.

Cao Peng couldn't help but ask: "Zishan didn't just arrive in Xudu, why did he come here?" ”

"I heard that Sikong originally wanted to order Zishan to be Sikong's resignation, but after hearing that you were going to supervise Hexi, Zishan asked Sikong to come over. Sikong felt that Zishan was also your old subordinate, and since he requested, he did not refuse. ”

Cao Peng couldn't help frowning.

Buqi was coming over, which was really beyond his expectations.

In his opinion, Bu Qi's stay in Sikong Mansion is more conducive to him to display his talents.

Bu Qi is not the commander of the army, and Hexi is bitterly cold, isn't he guilty of coming here? However, Buqi eventually came.

This made Cao Peng's heart feel quite warm.

"Ah Fu, we are talking in the camp."

Deng Fan said, turning his horse to make way.

Cao Peng was also not polite, signaled the carriage and horses to march, and slowly drove into the Lianxian military camp under the escort of three hundred iron horsemen.

The first person ordered someone to arrange Cai Yan's mother and son properly, and then Cao Peng was in the camp, and Deng Fan officially handed over the tiger talisman and took over the soldiers and horses. Deng Fan brought about 4,000 men with him this time, including 800 cavalry, and the rest were mixed with chariots.

Four thousand soldiers and horses, sounds like a lot.

But for the whole of Hexi, this amount is not too much.

Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, tens of thousands or even 100,000 soldiers have been stationed in Hexi, and only then did Chen Tang have the great achievements of sweeping Mobei. At that time, Hexi had a large population, which was far from comparable today. After Cao Peng and others sat down, after a short greeting, they introduced the main topic.

Pang Tong said: "Friends want to govern the county? ”

Cao Peng nodded, "Lian County, governed by the ancient Hexi." Now that Sikong wants to revitalize Hexi, it is natural to govern Lian County. ”

Pang Tong showed a deep groan, and shook his head lightly after a while.

"Governing the place, you learn from your foundation in Hexi, once it is decided, it cannot be changed lightly.

Today, unlike in the past, the imperial court placed the Hexi governance office in Lian County because the entire Hexi was under the rule of the imperial court. The six cities of the Northland can rely on each other, and the land of the three auxiliaries can provide support at any time. In addition, there are hundreds of thousands of tun people in Hexi, and there are even more elite soldiers, so there is no problem in governing Lian County. Now, Hexi is barren, and there are no people for hundreds of miles...... Although Sikong decided to move 8,000 households to Hexi, for you, these 8,000 households are simply a drop in the bucket.

Once, I mean that once, the Xiongnu or Xianbei crossed Shizui Mountain, Lian County would bear the brunt, and there would be no room for maneuver. Moreover, if you place the administrative office in Lian County, it will inevitably cause a crisis for the Hu people, and even send troops to attack. Therefore, I think that Lian County cannot be abolished, but it cannot be used as the foundation of your town in Hexi. ”

Cao Peng was stunned for a moment, and immediately fell into deep thought.

What Pang Tong said seems to be reasonable, the city of Lian County is indeed too close to the Hu people.

In the event of a war, Lian County will inevitably bear the brunt; Once Lian County is in danger, Hexi will inevitably be in turmoil.

He looked up at Deng Fan, but saw Deng Fan shrug his shoulders.

"Formo wants to see me, and I don't know much about the situation here."

"If you don't know, you run here, it's just looking for death."

Cao Peng couldn't help laughing and scolding, but Deng Fan didn't care.

"Shi Yuan, you go on."

Pang Tong thought for a while, and said in a deep voice: "The second reason why Youxue Du Town Hexi can't be governed in Lian County is this geographical location.

At that time, the imperial court governed Lian County in order to go to Mobei.

Now, when you govern Lian County, you want to erect a barrier in Hexi. One attack and one defense, although the ultimate goal is also to go to Mobei, it can be said that at present, Lian County is not the best choice. The Huns, you can not think about it for the time being. Since Tan Zhe is willing to go out of Hexi and take Mobei, he can let him stalemate with the Huns in Mobei, we only need to give appropriate help, so that he can gain a foothold in Mobei in a short period of time. As soon as Tan Zhe left, there were still two evils in Hexi. First, Tang Ho, the king of Qiang, and the Qiang people of various tribes under him...... Since the beginning of Yongping, the Qiang people have been troubled by Hexi and have a lot of grievances with the imperial court. Youxue wants to supervise the town of Hexi, these Qiang people are the opponents you must face.

And this second evil, Xiliang Ma Teng.

Although this person is ostensibly subservient to Sikong, he ......

I dare to say that you are the most unhappy person in Hexi, and Ma Shoucheng should be the most unhappy. Moreover, I can also be sure that Ma Teng will not let you develop here in peace. He had close contacts with the Qiang people, so beware of his secret tricks. ”

Cao Peng listened and nodded again and again.

I have to admit that Pang Tong is far more thoughtful than Cao Peng.

Cao Peng is at most giving a direction, but how to arrange this, how to plan, and the analysis of the advantages and disadvantages are far from being comparable to Pang Tong. The name of the phoenix chick is indeed worthy of its name. His words made Cao Peng realize how difficult the road in front of him would be. Want to establish a foothold in Hexi? By no means an easy task.

"Where does that Shiyuan think, where should I be governed?"

Pang Tong shook his head a little confused, "Youxue, you really stumped me!" To be honest, I don't know much about Hexi, but I only had this idea when I saw that you want to govern Lian County. Thousands of miles west from Lianxian County belong to Hexi, and it is impossible to come up with a suitable place for such a large place...... This matter is not in a hurry. ”

"But this immigrant will arrive a few years later."

"Well, I'll take someone out for a walk tomorrow, observe first, and then make a decision, how about it?"

After thinking about it, it seems that this is the only way.

In fact, not only Pang Tong didn't know much about Hexi, but also Cao Peng himself, who didn't have a complete concept of Hexi.

To be precise, the area that Cao Peng wants to govern belongs to the east of the Hexi Corridor.

It is impossible to restrain from the west of Hutuze, where Ma Teng is the territory and the most active area of Qianghu. In later generations, there was the Tengger Desert as a barrier. And now, from Lianxian to Wuwei, it is an endless grassland.

After a brief discussion, Cao Peng decided to fix Lian County first.

Pang Tong will leave with Han De early the next morning to check the geographical environment.

And Cao Peng, accompanied by Deng Fan, inspected the military camp while telling his parting feelings. For nearly four years, the two brothers hardly had a chance to see each other.

Cao Zhen is still staying in the tiger and leopard riding, and his status is rising day by day.

Dianman and Xu Yi, following their respective fathers, gained a firm foothold in the army.

"When I came from Hedong, when I passed through Chang'an, I met the sixth child."

"Huh?"

He seems to be in poor health, and I heard that he will return to Xudu to recuperate in the near future. General Wei Qi valued him very much and was reluctant to let him leave. However, I saw that the sixth brother was also holding on, so I sent someone to Xudu to inform the eldest brother, and it is estimated that the eldest brother has already sent someone to Chang'an. ”

Cao Zun is going to work?

This was beyond Cao Peng's expectations.

He had also passed by Chang'an before, but due to various reasons, he did not go to visit Cao Zun.

In fact, Cao Peng has always been a little strange in his heart: Cao Zun's ability is good! Maybe not as good as those big bulls, but not inferior to some of the little ones. But I don't know what the reason is, Cao Zun in history, Cao Peng has no impression at all. Based on Cao Peng's understanding of Cao Zun, Cao Zun is a very affectionate person...... When he had an accident, Cao Zun once searched for the whereabouts of Fu Jun in the Xijing area under the pretense of Zhong Xuan, the lieutenant of Sili. If Wei Qi really wanted to keep him, then Cao Zun might stay in Chang'an...... If Deng Fan hadn't informed Cao Zhen, the result would have been really hard to say.

At that time, there were only seven people left.

Cao Peng really didn't want something to happen to Cao Zun.

So, after listening to what Deng Fan said, he nodded lightly and said, "Big Bear, you have done a good job in this matter." ”

When there are outsiders, Cao Peng is called Deng Fan's fifth brother.

However, in private, especially when only Cao Peng and Deng Fan Wang bought the three of them, they still prefer to call each other's milk names, which is more cordial.

"When I come to Hexi this time, I'm afraid there will be a lot of fighting."

"That's right, our brothers are together, who have you been afraid of? Originally, I heard that Brother Xingba also wanted to come over, but the lord was about to use troops against Hebei, and Brother Xingba would have a heavy responsibility, so he couldn't make the trip. Hehe, if Uncle Zhou and Feng Chao can also come over, our people in Haixi back then would be able to make up enough......"

"yes!"

Cao Peng raised his head and looked up at the dark night sky.

But see, the stars are shining brightly at night.

Is this a reincarnation?

Cao Peng couldn't help but think about it...... Seven years ago, when he first arrived in Xudu, he went to Haixi with his brother-in-law Deng Ji and Deng Fan Wangmai and broke out a foundation; Seven years later, he has become famous, and he wants to re-establish his foundation in Hexi with his old brothers and friends! A strange thought suddenly flashed through my mind: Haixi, I can hand it over, because there is not much potential there; If one day in the future, Lao Cao asks me to hand over Hexi again, can I still be as indifferent as handing over Haixi?

Suddenly, Cao Peng gave a chill......

If I am asked to hand over Hexi, it will be impossible!

But what should I do to keep Hexi firmly in my hands?

He stopped and stood in front of the gate, looking up at the dark field...... The grassland in early autumn is particularly lonely!

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"Mother, where are we going?"

In the spacious tent, Ah Mei snuggled in Cai Yan's arms and asked softly.

"We ...... Go home. ”

"Mother, where is our home?"

Ah Mei's immature voice suddenly aroused Cai Yan's heart.

When she first heard that she was going home, she was so excited that she could even describe it as joyful. However, when Cai Yan calmed down, he fell into hesitation and confusion again. yes, where is her home?

Hedong Wei's family, basically don't need to think about it, Cai Yan didn't even think about it.

As early as that year, when Wei Zhongdao died of illness and she left Hedong, she and the Wei family no longer had any connection......

And the father who loved her, loved her, and spoiled her has also returned to Jiuquan. There is only one sister left, but she has not been in touch for many years, and there is not even any news. Cai Yan only remembered that her sister was married to a wealthy family in the upper party, but they did not pass letters between them. It's not that she doesn't have a good relationship with her sister, but she feels sad when she sees her sister's happy life.

Other than that, she doesn't seem to have any relatives in the Central Plains.

Cao Cao may think of the friendship between teachers and students back then, and the friendship that settled her down, but it is not a long-term solution after all.

Cai Yan, who has lived in the Central Plains since childhood, knows the habits of the Central Plains no better.

She doesn't care, but ......

Adi and Amei are of Xiongnu blood, and the two children may not be a big problem in the Xiongnu, but if they return to the Central Plains, they will inevitably be discriminated against by their peers. The hostility of the Central Plains people to the Hu people can be called unforgettable. This point, from Cao Peng's several conversations with her that were not particularly profound, Cai Yan could feel the clues.

Of course, Cao Peng had no ill will towards Adi and Amei, but was extremely wary of the Huns in Saibei.

If the two children arrive in Xudu, will they be wronged?

If they were wronged in the Central Plains, wouldn't it hurt them......

The more Cai Yan thought about it, the more dazed he felt.

She suddenly had a strange idea: it might not be a good idea to escape from the Huns with her children, who had abandoned everything before.

Outside the military tent, the sound of fighting.

Before I knew it, the second watch had passed.

Cai Yan looked at the two sleeping children, covered them with bedding, and walked out of the tent lightly.

The barracks were quiet, but heavily guarded...... From time to time, you can see patrols walking between the tents and in the camp.

"Cai, everyone, haven't rested yet?"

Cai Yan had only walked a few steps when he heard someone ask.

Turning her head, she saw a young man come out of the shadows next to the military tent and salute her respectfully.

Cai Yan recognized that this young man was the deputy general who followed Cao Peng, and it seemed that he was called Wang Shuang.

"General Wang, haven't rested yet?"

"Oh, Cai, don't call me a general, what kind of general am I, but it's just a little guy next to my son-in-law.

Childe instructed me to protect Cai's mother and son, so I was on duty in the small tent next door. ”

Cai Yan smiled when he heard this, and bowed his head slightly.

"Cai, everyone, you should rest early.

The barracks are no better than other places, and walking around will cause trouble. If you need anything, please let me know...... After two days of the arrival of the mission, Cai and everyone can return to Xudu with the mission. ”

"What, aren't you leaving?"

"My son-in-law was ordered to supervise the town of Hexi, and I am afraid that he will not return home for the time being."

"Wang ......"

"My name is Wang Shuang, Cai, everyone can call me Xiao Wang."

Cai Yan smiled and nodded slightly, "Since that's the case, I'm welcome...... Xiao Wang, your son-in-law doesn't look big, and he is of very high birth, ranking in the north of the country, why do you want to stay in this land west of the river and suffer from the wind?

I've heard that Kitakaro seems to be a man with a story.

I can't sleep, but I don't know Xiao Wang, can you tell me about the deeds of your son-in-law? ”