In June of the second year of Taixing, the leaders of the Zhuhu of Monan had to temporarily hand over the tribe to Wei Xiong under the threat of sabers and guns in Liaodong, and they themselves went south to the Great Wall with Xie Ai to meet the great Sima Weishuo. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

June is the most beautiful time on the grassland, the spring is warm on the green grass, and the white sheep are like white clouds floating in the green sea.

Tents were set up in the open space in the distance, and more than 10,000 Liaodong troops and tens of thousands of Hulu temporarily lived there, making the Great Wall, which was somewhat empty in the past, seem lively.

In the largest tent in the station, Da Sima Weishuo and Lu Chang discussed important matters. In the past few days, there have been fast horses to send military information from all over the place, and then send it to various places after being processed by Wei Shuo.

"My lord, I just received an urgent report from the Right Route Army, Wei Dudu and General Shao have already hit the Xianbei people's lair, eliminated tens of thousands of Hulu, and completely wiped out the Hulu who stayed in Monan."

"Great, Mo Nan don't worry! Next, it is necessary to put Mo Nan in the hands of Liaodong as soon as possible and completely eradicate the threat from the north. ”

This time, the Liaodong Army mobilized more than 100,000 troops, using Tuoba Yulu's psychology of being anxious for field battles, and put the main cavalry of Xianbei in Monan to the end.

The Right Route Army successfully took Monan, and Wei Shuo finally put his mind at ease. In his plan, the south of Yinshan is to completely become the territory of the Great Jin Dynasty, and the principle of Monancao north of Yinshan must be completely deterred by Liaodong and become a vassal of Liaodong.

Occupying the vast grassland south of Yinshan, the next step is how to consolidate this territory. Combined with the lessons of history, Wei Shuo believes that the first thing to do is to build a city, use it as a city stronghold, guard the transportation and operation arteries, and deter various grasslands.

"First of all, it is necessary to build a city on the grassland, and through the animal husbandry technology mastered by Liaodong, change the living habits of the grassland people living by water, so that they can get used to settling down, so as to be conducive to the establishment of counties and counties in Liaodong."

"The construction of the city can not only change the living habits of the grassland peoples, but also the military fortress that Liaodong relies on to control the grassland, together with the defense line of the Yinshan fortress in the north, which is enough to turn the grassland south of Yinshan into the inherent pasture of the Central Plains Dynasty."

"Of course, you and I both know very well that fortresses and cities alone cannot completely resist the invasion of the Hu cavalry, and it is the strong cavalry that really plays the leading role."

"Yes, the lord is wise, of course, it is impossible to block the Qianli grassland with just a few city fortresses. In fact, the fundamental purpose of building the city was not to blockade Hulu, but the military significance of its existence was to allow the Liaodong Army to have a foothold and material reserve in the vast grassland. ”

"Only by relying on the city can the Liaodong Army cross the Yin Mountain and go deep into the Monan Grassland to deter all departments."

Speaking of this, Lu Chang said with a little luck: "Thanks to the invention of cement, Liaodong would really not be able to complete the large-scale grassland city building plan." ”

Wei Shuo smiled leisurely, and his expression seemed to return to the days of hard work with the homeless people in Laoshan Mountain. Since Yongjia left Laoshan in five years, he has not returned for eight years, and now only Zhu Wen is in Laoshan.

"But even so, it was not easy to complete the construction plan. In the entire grassland at the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain, we need to build at least 12 cities on the three grasslands of Dongtao, Daihai and Bashang, and each city must be able to accommodate at least 200,000 people. ”

"All the materials, grain and grass needed to build the city must be transferred from the rear, and don't think about completing it in ten or eight years."

"Yes!"

Lu Chang added: "It's too far away from the core area of Liaodong, and there is no river in the middle, so we can only rely on mules and horses to transport, and people eating horses and chewing along the way are a big head." ”

In the face of backward transportation conditions in ancient times, Wei Shuo was helpless, and this was also the reason why Liaodong laid down the grassland north of Yinshan but did not want to occupy it, and the cost was too great. The entire Monan grassland covers a huge area, including the vast area north and south of Yinshan, and Liaodong can firmly control the south of Yinshan in its own hands, and then deter the north of Yinshan with a strong army, which is enough to firmly control Monan in its own hands.

"Lord, aren't we in a hurry to build a city first? The leaders of the Zhuhu of Monan are about to go south to meet the alliance, and it is imperative to build a meeting platform first. ”

"Well, Chang Zhi's words are reasonable, there are many Hu captives in the camp, and I will hand over all the men to you, and you must complete the construction of the Huimengtai before Xie Ai and the Hu leaders arrive."

"No! Please rest assured that the minister will live up to his mission. Lu Chang bowed down to receive the order.

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In the second year of Taixing, in mid-June, Xie Ai and the Sanxiang Foot Rider arrived at the Yinshan Great Wall with a total of 154 leaders of the Zhuhu of Monan to participate in the Great Wall Alliance hosted and initiated by Liaodong.

As soon as Mo Nan Zhuhu entered the venue, he saw a high platform standing not far from the foot of the Great Wall, that is, the Huimeng Platform.

Huimengtai is built on a flat grassland, which is about 10 kilometers long from east to west and about 6 kilometers wide from north to south. When they arrived at the foot of the Great Wall, the leaders of the Monan Zhuhu had to go to the big tent to meet Wei Shuo and reach an agreement on the arrangements for the pastures and tribes in Monan before holding the alliance ceremony.

Wei Shuo's Chinese army tent is located in the center, according to the meaning of the stars holding the moon, the pattern of everyone worshipping, the rest of the Liaodong soldiers set up tents within a radius of 50 miles, camp troops, and defend the Chinese army's big tent.

The leaders of the Zhuhu of Monan were divided into two teams on the left and right according to the size of the tribe, and walked into the big tent in turn to pay a big bow to Wei Shuo. As a courtesy to pay tribute to Liaodong, the leaders of the Monan Zhuhu who rushed over gave various tributes and gifts to Wei Shuojin according to tradition.

Looking at the leader of the Hu people who respectfully presented the gifts, Wei Shuo did not feel any excitement, because he knew that the ceremonial significance of this kind of ritual was far greater than the practical significance. It would be naïve to think that if they bowed like this and offered a few more cattle and sheep, Liaodong would be able to 'let them go'.

"Wait until you all get up! The main purpose of the Liaodong army going north this time is to sweep away the Xianbei people who do not obey the king, and as long as you abide by the rules of Liaodong in the future, you can obey the will of heaven and sincerely surrender, and you can enjoy eternal peace. ”

"The ministers will never dare to live up to the teachings of the Great Sima, and after they go back, they will take Liaodong as the head of the horse, and they will always be the fence of Liaodong."

"Well, yes, it's good that you can think of this, according to the tradition since the Qin and Han dynasties, after the Great Wall Alliance, Liaodong will return to the south of the Great Wall, and then hand over the Monan grassland to you and others to live in."

Wei Shuo's words caused all the Hulu leaders present to be secretly excited, and the Liaodong army marched north to completely end the hegemony of the Xianbei people on the grassland. Many ambitious Hulu leaders thought of countermeasures at the moment of the defeat of the Xianbei people, first surrendering to the powerful Liaodong army, then taking the opportunity to occupy the most fertile grassland in Monan, and then looking for an opportunity to expand the tribal strength around.

It's just that Wei Shuo said it so openly, what does it mean? None of the leaders present guessed their true intentions.

However, considering that the Jin people were the most severely affected by the Hulu, in order to completely eradicate the threat of the Hulu, independent tribes will no longer be allowed to enter the south of Yinshan. The entire grassland south of Yinshan will be placed under the jurisdiction of Liaodong, and if you and other Hulu enter the south of Yinshan without authorization, it will be a provocation to Liaodong, and Liaodong will be brutally retaliated. ”

"What?!"

Hearing this, the face of the leader of Zhuhu suddenly changed dramatically, and everyone did not expect that Da Sima would divide Mo Nan into two with one sentence, and Liaodong would also occupy the grassland at the southern foot of Yin Mountain, which has the most abundant water and grass. Originally, most of the Hu leaders were reluctant, but considering that the Liaodong army was extremely strong, even if they were dissatisfied, they could only bury it deep in their hearts.

"Da Sima, the south of Yinshan belongs to Liaodong, and we have no objection."

"Well, happy! I believe that with the joint efforts of us and others, permanent peace will be achieved on the grasslands. ”

The leader of the Zhuhu in Monan was very familiar with the current affairs, and Wei Shuo was very satisfied with this, and got the three major grasslands south of Yinshan Mountain, and in the future, Liaodong would no longer lack war horses, ploughing cattle and other livestock.

The leader of Zhuhu complimented the great Sima Weishuo while secretly making a small calculation. There is no need to think about the grassland south of Yinshan, it has been pocketed by the Liaodong Army, and the only grassland that can be fought for is the grassland at the northern foot of Yinshan, among which the grassland in Daze is the most fertile. Most of the ambitious chieftains were already eyeing it, thinking about how they could get their hands on it without a trace.

"Da Sima, since the south of Yinshan Mountain is owned by Liaodong, I don't know how the grassland north of Yinshan will be divided?" (To be continued.) )