"The soldiers of the two wings attacked Xue's Dock Fort for three days in a row, not only did they find nothing, but they also lost hundreds of people before and after! What is the magic in Xue's Dock Fort that makes the powerful Liaodong Army helpless. ”

Wei Shuo took the military newspaper and looked left and right, but still couldn't understand that under the powerful attack of the Liaodong Mansion soldiers, the Wei, Liu, Pei and other Hedong families were either tied or vulnerable. Only the Fenyin Xue clan relied on the geographical advantage to force the six thousand soldiers to return in vain.

"The lord doesn't know that the Xue clan is not an indigenous clan in Hedong, but a local Haoqiang who moved from Yizhou when Shu Han perished. Compared with the indigenous clans such as the Wei clan, the Pei clan, and the Liu clan, the most obvious feature of the Xue clan is its local arrogance. ”

As a local figure, Pei Wei naturally understands Hedong's natural feelings very well. Compared with the Pei clan, although the Xue clan cannot be compared with each other in the center, because most of the Xue clan's children serve in Hedong, and most of its members uphold the martial and heroic style, and adopt a casual attitude towards the central power, they are relatively powerful local forces.

In fact, Wei Shuo still underestimated the local powerful forces, but he didn't know that in history, even the former Zhao, Later Zhao, and former Qin and other Hulu forces had no way to take the Xue Clan's Wubao, so they could only take the Huairou means of appointing the Xue family's disciples to serve as the Taishou of Hedong to appease.

If you have the opportunity to open the annals of history, you will find that from the end of the Western Jin Dynasty to the Northern Wei Dynasty of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Xue family held the positions of Hedong Taishou, Bingzhou Assassin Shi, Hebei Taishou and other positions for several generations. It can be said that in terms of influence in Hedong, the Xue family has far surpassed the old family Pei.

At present, although the local strength of the Xue clan has just been revealed, its Xue clan has already shown a bit of a strong army.

Pei Wei glanced at Wei Shuo, who had a gloomy face, and continued: "Since the Yongjia Rebellion, many clans of the Pei Clan and the Liu Clan have moved south, so their local power has been greatly weakened. After the Xue family moved to Hedong, its foundation has not been transferred. In addition, most of its members are military generals, and their positions are mainly local, so its local color is much stronger. ”

"Another point worth noting is the geographical environment in which the Xue family is located. From the perspective of the geographical location of Hedong, the Xue clan's sphere of influence is in the Longmen and Jishan areas, that is, the northernmost part of Hedong. It is the main road from the north to the pass through Jishan. It has always been a battleground for soldiers. ”

"Since the Yongjia Funeral, the Xue clan has not only to face the Hu cavalry rushing through the north, but also to face the Qiang in the Guanzhong region in the west, and this complex environment has made the Xue clan grow into the most powerful clan at that time."

"In addition, our Liaodong Army has won successive battles, and the Hulu everywhere has no power to fight back, and the soldiers are inevitably arrogant. It is also appropriate to fall after this defeat, just to remind the generals at all levels. ”

"Well, what Wen Ji said is very true, but fortunately, this time it was defeated by the local Haoqiang. The impact is not great, and if it is defeated by Shilena, the consequences are unpredictable. ”

Speaking of this, Wei Shuo couldn't help but feel a little lucky, he raised his eyes to look at Pei Wei, and asked for advice: "Now that the Xue clan relies on the geographical advantage, and has a strong army, and does not obey Wang Hua's teachings, Wen Ji can have a good strategy to teach me?" ”

"Don't worry, lord. Let's listen to the details below, on the surface, it seems that my Liaodong army was defeated and Fenyin suffered a big loss. And the Xue clan defeated the powerful Liaodong Army, so the scenery was infinite. In fact, otherwise, the damage caused by the defeat of Fenyin to my Liaodong is not worth mentioning at all, and the fact that the Xue clan won a battle cannot change the fact that there is a huge difference in strength between the two sides. ”

"If you really provoke the anger of Liaodong and send tens of thousands of troops, how can a small Xue clan resist?"

Then the Xue clan must have seen this clearly, so they didn't make a big announcement. On the contrary, after the war, I quickly returned the captured wounded soldiers from Liaodong to me. It can be seen from this that the Xue clan does not mean to be an enemy of Liaodong, as long as the lord takes a step back, I think the Xue clan should immediately surrender. ”

"Well, Wen Ji has a point. No matter how powerful the Xue clan is, how many people are there? I, hundreds of thousands of tigers in Liaodong, how can I be compared with a hero? He could win once or twice, but he was far from being the opponent of the Liaodong Army. ”

"How much is it appropriate to give in, though? Measures such as the Juntian system, the release of slaves, and the demolition of dock forts were important means for Liaodong to strengthen local rule, and there was no room for retreat. Otherwise, if other heroes and powerful people follow suit, won't everything I did in Liaodong before fall short? ”

"Lord, the Xue fortress is famous, known locally as Xue Bi, south of the Fen River and east of the Yellow River, Xue Bi was the main stronghold against the Hu people before. Most of these forts are extremely dangerous, and some of them are also built on mountains, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack. The lord should not attack forcibly, lest he lose his troops in vain. ”

"As for the appeasement conditions, I think with the wisdom of Xue Xing and Xue Tao's father and son, they will never mention any conditions that make the lord embarrassed. With the fall of Hulu, it is the general trend to uproot the local tyrants, destroy the local fortresses, and stabilize the local economy. As long as the lord was willing to simply pull out the children of the Xue clan to join Liaodong, the subordinates thought that the Xue clan would definitely raise their hands and surrender. ”

"Well, okay, this matter will be handled by Wen Ji!"

After weighing it repeatedly, Wei Shuo finally accepted Pei Wei's advice, and he thought that Pei Wei was better at dealing with the powerful family than him, and the last time he effortlessly persuaded the Wang family to come down, he showed his ability in this regard. And Wei Shuo didn't want to fight with the Xue clan to lose both, he also wanted to know how the Xue clan relied on the barrier to block the attack of the Liaodong Mansion soldiers.

This method of relying on favorable terrain to exert the maximum combat power of a limited number of troops is really too important for the Ochichong Prefecture that is being built in various places. A garrison of Zhichong Mansion is only 3,000 people at most, but in the future, the Zhichong Mansion on the northern front line may face the siege of Hulu's superior forces, and if the Xue Clan's tactics are mastered, it will definitely greatly improve the strength of Zhichong Mansion to resist the invasion of foreign enemies.

Things turned out as Pei Wei expected, the Xue clan defeated the soldiers of Liaodong Prefecture, and Xue Xing, Xue Tao, father and son, were really not half happy in their hearts. They knew very well that the Liaodong Army was not Hulu, and it was impossible for the local people in Fenyin to support the Xue family as they did with Hulu.

The Liaodong Army's defeat in the first battle was not a crime of war, the biggest reason was that the Liaodong Army advanced lightly against the enemy, and the Xue clan occupied the geographical advantage.

Next, as long as the Liaodong Army regrouped, the Xue clan's strength was not enough to plug its teeth. Once the barrier is broken, what awaits the Xue clan will be the destruction of the Ju clan.

"Tao'er, my Xue clan is in big trouble this time!" Xue Xing was worried, looking like a catastrophe was coming.

"Father is worried that General Zhenbei will be angry and send a large army to exterminate my Xue clan?"

"Yes, since his debut, General Zhenbei has won a hundred battles, successively defeated Xianbei, Xiongnu, Karasuma, Di, Qiang, Qiang and other strong captives, recovered Pingzhou, Youzhou, Bingzhou, Shuozhou and other northern states, and rescued two million Jin people. Even Murong Diao, Duan Piyan, Liu Cong, and Liu Yao were all defeated in his hands, how could my Xue clan be its opponent? ”

Listening to his father Xue Xing's words, Xue Tao was silent, no matter how talented he was, he didn't dare to say that he could block the Liaodong Army's large-scale attack next. Once Liaodong comes to attack, it will not be a few thousand people, it is very likely to be tens of thousands of troops, and only the Xue clan is only 3,000 people, how can it be stopped?

"That's it, the old man asked for his resignation from the post of Hedong Taishou, and then pleaded guilty to the general of Zhenbei in person, and disbanded the family and slaves, and handed over the fertile land to the people of the Fenyin Shu tribe. I only hope that Wei Zhenbei will let go of my Xue clan for the sake of my Xue clan who has always fought against Hu Lu and protected the territory and the people. ”

However, just when the father and son of the Xue family were nervous, a letter from Jinyang was like a breeze that suddenly blew away the dark clouds that permeated the Xue family's head.

This is a letter written by Pei Wei to Xue Xing on behalf of Wei Shuo, in which Pei Wei told the Xue family on behalf of Wei Shuo that as long as the Xue family is willing to support the policies implemented by Liaodong, Liaodong will not blame him for his past, and is willing to promote Xue Xing, Xue Tao and his son to high-level positions in Liaodong.

This letter completely dispelled the concerns in the hearts of the Xue family's father and son, and entering the center is the direction that the Xue family has been working towards, but they did not expect to make a breakthrough in their father and son.

Just when the outside world was expecting Liaodong to plant a heel on the Xue family again, the two sides actually compromised. Xue Xing's father and son not only quickly disbanded the tribe and handed over the land, but also swaggered to invite the Liaodong Army to enter Wubao.

And Wei Shuo's performance was even more surprising to the outside world, not only did he not hold Xue responsible for the defeat of the Liaodong Army, but he was very generous in recruiting Xue Xing to serve as the Taishou of the Shangdang, and his son Xue Tao entered the martial arts academy for further study, which is clearly a harbinger of reuse. (To be continued.) )