Chapter 68: Dividing the Enemy
The desolate sound of the horn soared into the sky, and after a fight, the two thousand Hu cavalry lost nearly 300 people, and Wang Leopard trembled in distress. Although the Jin army on the opposite side seemed to have more than 500 casualties, Wang Bao still felt that it was not worth it. In his opinion, a cavalryman was worth several times more than an ordinary soldier.
Wei Shuo couldn't help but feel a little frustrated as he watched Hu Qi calmly retreat but couldn't do anything. At this moment, he deeply felt the importance of cavalry, now this is the era of Hu cavalry, if there is no large-scale cavalry troops, no matter which Hu cavalry he faces in the future, he will have to face such an unfavorable situation repeatedly.
"In the future, we must have our own cavalry troops." Wei Shuo stared at Hu Qi on the opposite side and said hatefully.
"Cavalry is not easy to train, not to mention that we don't have a special cavalry instructor, but there are not many war horses. Most of the hundreds of war horses captured in the last battle of Liuxian could not be used as cavalry mounts, but could only be used as transport horses. Therefore, if you want to have cavalry troops, you must first solve the problem of war horses. ”
Cao Hong maintained a certain pessimistic attitude towards having cavalry, the Jin people are different from the Hu people in the north, the Hu people have natural horse pastures, from which they can breed countless excellent war horses, plus the Hu people are born knights, so the Hu people can quickly pull up a Hu cavalry.
"However, although the problem of war horses is very tricky, it is not impossible to solve. As long as the sea road between Laoshan and Liaodong is opened, you can exchange the green salt of Laoshan with the Xianbei people of Liaodong for war horses. ”
Wei Shuo was very happy to listen to Cao Hong's suggestion, and he praised again and again: "I didn't expect Jifu to have such insight!" ”
Unexpectedly, after listening to Wei Shuo's praise, Cao Hong was a little embarrassed and said: "My lord has won the prize, in fact, it is nothing new to trade with the Hu people by sea, in the Three Kingdoms period, Sun Quan, the lord of Wu, got in touch with Liaodong by sea, and the maritime trade between the two sides was very busy at that time, which was an important way for Eastern Wu to obtain war horses." ”
"After all, the children of our family have incomparable advantages over the Hanmen Shu clan, and we can see some secrets of the former dynasty that the Hanmen Shu clan can't see."
Cao Hong was thoughtful, to be honest, after a period of contact, Cao Hong's performance has slowly changed his prejudice against the children of the family, not all the children of the family are wastes like Pei Dun, and there are many talents like Zu Ti and Liu Kun who have some real skills.
"Although trading war horses with the Hu clan can solve a temporary dilemma, if you want to make a long-term plan, you must have your own horse farm!" Wei Shuo said in a firm tone.
"Own your own horse farm? There has never been a horse farm in the Central Plains? The adults just got the **, I'm afraid there is no place to graze, unless the adults get the position of Youzhou Thorn History in the future. Cao Hong scoffed at the discussion of the racecourse, which he felt was an unrealistic luxury.
Who knew that Wei Shuo smiled mysteriously and said: "Who said that there is no place to herd horses except in the north?" ”
That's right, at this time, the ideal location of the horse farm in Wei Shuo's mind is Jeju Island in the future, and Jeju Island appears n times in a certain point of historical travel text, and each time it is basically used as a horse farm. In this way, it is impossible for Wei Shuo to know that Jeju Island is impossible.
Just when Wei Shuo and Cao Hong were whispering, Hu Qi on the opposite side couldn't stay any longer. Wang Bao and Sima Ao stared at Pei Dun who was hiding behind the Jin army viciously, and their faces were full of unwillingness and ready to leave.
Wei Shuo saw General Hu leaving with his spare eyes, and couldn't help but have an idea: "Listen to General Hu on the other side, I am Xuzhou Bing Cao engaged in Wei Shuo, and I am the confidant general who was promoted by Lord Pei Dun of Assassin Shi." Do you know Zhao Dan? Hahaha, that stupid guy was just because he didn't figure out who the opponent was, so he accidentally planted it in his hands, and after going back, tell your general, in the future, my Wei will personally lead the army to expel you Hulu from the Central Plains. ”
Wang Bao, who was already planning to leave, immediately stopped his crotch mount when he heard these words, and a cold light shot out of his eyes, pointing directly at Sima Ao beside him. Although Sima Ao's face was very calm, he was actually very nervous inside.
For Wei Shuo, who had made Hu Ren deflated many times, Sima Ao, who claimed to know a lot about Xuzhou, did not tell Hu Ren any information about him. The reason why Sima Ao didn't tell Hu Ren about Wei Shuo was, of course, selfish. He didn't want Hu Ren to become the master of Xuzhou with very little loss, so that his Sima Ao's value could not be reflected.
So after the battle of Liuxian, although Sima Ao had guessed that Wei Shuo played a very important role in it, he still chose to remain silent. However, he didn't expect that he would be singled out by Wei Shuo in person today. Despite this, Sima Ao still pretended to be calm and did not defend himself.
Although Wang Bao was already suspicious at this time, he had no authority to deal with Sima Ao, so he could only look at the other party fiercely, preparing to go back and report to the two generals, and he also thought of a reason to exonerate himself.
Looking at Hu Qi who was gradually moving away, Wei Shuo and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief, this battle was a draw with the Hu people, but Wei Shuo was very satisfied. After all, this was the first time he had commanded a large army in battle, and it was perfect to have such a performance.
"Did you say that you just said to divide the enemy?"
"Well, Sima Ao knows that Xuzhou is a big threat to us in the future, if we can get rid of this person by the hands of the enemy, it will be helpful to my Xuzhou's future anti-Hu cause."
"Adults are far-sighted, and they are ashamed of themselves!"
"Hehe, I didn't expect Zifu to learn to flatter people?" Wei Shuo looked at Cao Hong in some surprise and joked.
Unexpectedly, after listening to Wei Shuo's jokes, Cao Hong replied seriously: "This is the true idea of the lowly, not just to flatter the adult." ”
"Alright, alright, let's not argue about that! Let's go, come with me to visit Lord Thorn. ”
At this time, Pei Dun no longer had the previous embarrassment, and after careful care, he became the personable family celebrity he used to be. It's just that the moment he saw Wei Shuo, a trace of embarrassment appeared on Pei Dun's face. He never thought that it was Wei Shuo, who had been looking down on him before, who saved his life today.
"Pei Tingshi, don't you come to harm?" Wei Shuo smiled Yan Yan, seeing the embarrassment of his former boss, he actually felt a trace of joy in his heart, he had never had any good feelings for a self-inflicted person like Pei Dun.
A hint of shame flashed on Pei Dun's face, but it quickly disappeared. He wasn't an idiot yet, and he couldn't afford to offend the person in front of him, so he had to pretend not to hear the ridicule in Wei Shuo's tone, but Shi Shiran replied: "Oh, thank you Guard Cao for saving your life!" ”
Wei Shuo looked Pei Dun up and down and said with a smile: "Lord Assassin Shi doesn't have to be like this, in fact, the reason why I want to save Your Excellency is that on the one hand, I don't want my lord to be used by the enemy after falling into the hands of the Hu people, and on the other hand, it is to repay Pei Xiaoniang's kindness." When we were in Pengcheng, Pei Xiaoniang did not help less, and she was entrusted by the other party to ensure the safety of adults. ”
"Ying'er?" Pei Dun didn't expect his baby daughter to be so deeply involved with Wei Shuo.
"That's right, if Master Pei has any questions, you can ask Little Lady Pei in Jiangdong in the future, everything is up to her and Mrs. Pei to solve your doubts. I wonder what Master Pei's plans are next? ”
Pei Dun smiled bitterly when he heard this, now that his entourage and family will be lost in the hands of the Hu people, if he leaves Wei Shuo's army again, he really doesn't know how to go to Xiapi alone.
Looking at Pei Dun's nest appearance, Wei Shuo couldn't help but have a headache, although he didn't want to see Pei Dun, he wouldn't leave the other party alone. He stood there and thought for a moment and said, "Forget it, let me wait for the adults to escort to Xiapi." ”
Just as Wei Shuo was about to leave the camp, suddenly a puff of smoke and dust rose from the rear, and at some point another army of hundreds of people appeared behind them. Because they didn't know whether the comers were friends or foes, the soldiers who had just experienced the big war were ready to fight again.
I didn't want to stand up on the opposite side and shouted: "The front is the guard Cao, and the humble is General Zu's troops!" ”
"My lord, General Zu is here!"
Knowing that it was Zu Ti who came, Wei Shuo and the others immediately became happy, this was the first time the two of them had met since leaving Pengcheng. It didn't take long to see Ancestor Yu Xuanang come to Wei Shuo with his two brothers.
"Hahaha, guard Cao, I didn't expect us to meet so soon!"