In the third year of Jianxing, at the beginning of September, Wei Shuo, accompanied by Pei Wei, Liu Yao, and Feng Yi, left Feng Yi with Zhang Biao, Chen An and five hundred guards, and went to Shuofang to inspect, and at the same time, there were three Liaodong iron cavalry accompanying him for protection.

Mo Han, You Ziyuan, Lu Chang, Wen Qiao and others all stayed behind Feng Yi because they had to deal with government affairs and train the soldiers, and they were unable to go along.

This is the first large-scale patrol of the Central Plains Dynasty since the loss of Shuofang County at the end of the Han Dynasty, coupled with the prestige of the Liaodong Army to break through 100,000 Hulu, making this trip extremely powerful.

In recent years, with the successive victories of the Liaodong Army, General Zhenbei has brought more and more pressure to all sides, and his every move has not been subject to the attention of the outside world.

If you want to say whose nerves are most provoked by the Jin army's recovery of the Shuofang Thorn History Department, it is none other than Tuoba Six Cultivation!

Tuoba Xianbei had a civil strife that year, and although Tuoba Liuxiu successfully ascended to the coveted position of Da Danyu, the entire Tuoba Xianbei was also split into two parts, resulting in a great reduction in strength.

In order to compete with Tuoba Pugen for the leadership of the tribe, Tuoba Liuxiu was severely blackmailed by Wei Shuo at Yanmen Pass.

Now that the powerful Liaodong army has surrounded him from the east, south, and west to the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain to the banks of the Yellow River, Tuoba Liuxiu is not willing to lose to Tuoba Pugen, but he is also worried about being annexed by Liaodong.

On September 15, Wei Shuo and his entourage crossed the city of Fushi in Shangjun and crossed the Great Wall to enter Qiuzi County. From then further north is the original Hou Han Hu Xiongnu Zhonglang General jurisdiction, since Cao Cao imprisoned the last Da Dan Yu Hu Chuquan, and the Southern Xiongnu was divided into five and moved to Xihe County, and the Xiongnu Zhonglang General was abolished.

"Since the Liaodong Army marched north, hundreds of thousands of Qianghu tribesmen who were originally entrenched in the homeland of the Southern Xiongnu have been subdued. According to the practice of Liaodong, the leaders, leaders, and nobles of the Qianghu tribe all went to see the Great Tianzun, and the remaining ordinary herdsmen were all granted pastures and placed in the homeland of the Southern Xiongnu according to the 'Juntian system'. ”

"My lord. In front of it is Meiji City, which was originally the residence of the Southern Xiongnu Shan Yuting, and now it is under the control of my Liaodong! Those Hu people are receiving Sinicization education in an orderly manner, and their subordinates believe that in a few years, this will become the northern barrier of our Great Jin Dynasty, and in the future, Liaodong will use this as the foundation to go north to recover the entire Hetao Plain. ”

"Liaodong can successfully recover the entire Shuofang Thorn History Department. It's a long time coming! Wei Shuo was full of praise for Liu Yao.

"Thanks to the lord's plan, all the soldiers are brave and good at fighting, and their subordinates dare not take credit!" Liu Yao behaved very modestly.

"Zhengchang, what is the reaction of all parties to Liaodong's stationing in Meiji and Shuofang?"

After Wei Shuo entered Meiji City, he realized that the Liaodong Army's large-scale northward march would make Tuoba Liuxiu feel a great threat. Although Wei Shuo already has a plan to destroy Tuoba Xianbei, he can't turn his face with Tuoba Liuxiu for the time being.

"The Liaodong Army's stationing in Shuofang and Meiji did make the Hu people of the various departments restless, and the leaders of the various departments sent people to express their submission to Liaodong while strengthening their vigilance along the line of the Yellow River."

"And compared to Tuoba Xianbei. Liaodong's strength is not dominant in the Hetao. The Qianghu tribes here have just returned to obedience, and they lack a sense of belonging to Liaodong, and once they clash with the Tuoba tribe, it is difficult to ensure that the Qianghu do not take the opportunity to make trouble. ”

"Well, Tuoba Liuxiu is still a person, and he plans to go to Shuofang to inspect in a few days. In order to stabilize the situation in the north, I may wish to send an invitation to the chiefs of the tribes to come to Shuofang for a meeting. ”

"No!"

Stay in Meiji for a few days. Until the end of September, Wei Shuo and his entourage left Meiji and advanced towards Shuofang City. The brigade went all the way west into the Kubuqi Desert in later generations, of course, it is still a land of abundant water and grass, and the earliest record of the desertification of Kubuqi in history appeared in the Northern and Southern Dynasties.

When the dragon-like army marched mightily on the south bank of the Yellow River, the entire Hetao area shook. The leaders and leaders of the local tribes rushed to Shuofang to meet the general of Zhenbei, and they offered cattle and sheep in the hope of currying favor with the new overlord of the Hetao Plain.

Wei Shuo was very happy about this and ordered them to go to Shuofang together. It doesn't matter if you like it or not. Under the deterrence of the Liaodong Army, all the Hu leaders entrenched on the Hetao Plain could only obediently obey orders, and even the powerful Tuoba Liuxiu had to rush from Shengle to Shuofang to meet the Zhenbei general.

I don't know if it was a deliberate demonstration to Liaodong, Tuoba Liuxiu actually brought nearly 6,000 elite horsemen.

In this regard, Wei Shuo just smiled lightly and never took it to heart again. In his opinion. Tuoba Liuxiu accompanied the elite not to demonstrate to him, but to deter the Hetao Zhuhu. Since Liaodong recovered Shuofang, Zhuhu, who originally served Tuoba Xianbei, has broken away from Tuoba Liuxiu and surrendered to Liaodong instead.

Wei Shuo guessed correctly, Tuoba Liuxiu was unwilling to lose the hegemony of the Hetao, and planned to take advantage of the time to go to Shuofang to meet Wei Shuo, to show off his military might to the Hus of the Hetao, so as to warn those half-hearted Zhuhu leaders.

At the beginning of October, the brigade marched to Shuofang, and after a short rest, they began to summon the leaders of the Hu tribes.

The leaders of Zhuhu lowered their eyebrows one by one, and bowed to Wei Shuo, who was sitting on the top, and saw this scene, and Tuoba Liuxiu, who had tried his best to maintain his calmness, suddenly darkened his face.

Seeing the leader of the Hu clan who surrendered at his feet, Wei Shuo couldn't help laughing: "You are all my Great Jin Domain, I hope that you will abide by the law in the future and strive to be a loyal minister of the Great Jin." ”

"Obey the teachings of General Zhenbei!"

The leader of the Hu clan nodded at Wei Shuo, nodding his head if he didn't bow his head, but now the Liaodong army is getting stronger and stronger, and a little carelessness may bring monstrous disasters to his tribe, and before that, I don't know how many tribal leaders were cut off by that Liu Zhengchang.

It's just that Tuoba Liuxiu was very unhappy when he saw this scene, and this was a glory that only Tuoba Xianbei could enjoy before.

"Please be seated, everybody." Wei Shuo waved his hand, and the leaders of the Hu tribe hurriedly found a place to sit.

After he sat down, Wei Shuo said in a deep voice: "The purpose of this general's leading force to the north this time is mainly to inspect the development of agriculture and animal husbandry in the Hetao area, and the other is to maintain the permanent peace of the Hetao. ”

Ran Weishuo didn't care about everyone's feelings at all and continued: "The area south of the Yellow River was occupied by the Xiongnu Tiefu Department before, and its leader Liu Hu helped him to destroy himself, and he was exterminated by the heavenly soldiers. Jinshuo hereby solemnly warns you that in the future, without the permission of the Liaodong Army, the cavalry of all units must not cross the Yellow River for a single step, otherwise there will be no mercy! ”

"We will obey General Zhenbei's orders!"

Thinking that they would not be able to enter the Great Wall and fight the grass valley at will in the future, although the leaders of the tribes were unwilling, they could only nod their heads and say yes because of the military might of Liaodong, but they didn't know what they thought in their hearts.

"In addition, General Ben has one more thing to inform you, my Liaodong Army is stationed in Shuofang, and the logistics supply and transfer are very troublesome. You are all people with heads and faces in Hetao, and you will be responsible for all the expenses of the Liaodong Army in the future. According to the size of the population, each tribe pays tribute to our Liaodong every year with a different amount of cattle, sheep and livestock, as the price of protecting the interests of the Liaodong army from infringement. ”

As soon as Wei Shuo's words fell, it immediately caused an uproar, and the leaders of the Hu tribes of all sizes looked at Wei Shuo on the main throne dumbfounded, and they couldn't believe that these words came from the mouths of important ministers of the imperial court, because the more they listened to them, the more they smelled of copper.

Only Tuoba Liuxiu, who had been blackmailed by Wei Shuo, looked at the corner of the Zhuhu leader's mouth with a hint of schadenfreude, and he had a deep understanding of Wei Shuo's philistine.

"Hehe, this is very fair behavior in Liaodong, just like hiring long-term laborers, since you need the Liaodong army to pacify the place, you have to pay the employment price. If any tribe feels unfair, they can not pay the protection fee, but I would like to warn you that anyone who does not pay the protection fee will be regarded as a non-ally in Liaodong! ”

The leaders of the tribes were shocked when they heard this, and then they remembered that Liaodong was very different from the previous Central Plains Dynasty's policy towards the Hu people, and Liaodong did not care about false fame, but attached great importance to real profits. Everyone believed that as long as they did not pay the protection fee, they would be retaliated against by Liaodong in the future.

Among the leaders of the Hu clan who came to meet Wei Shuo, I am afraid that only Tuoba Liuxiu dared to ignore Wei Shuo's warning, and the others did not have the strength to fight Liaodong at all.

"Also, don't try to turn to someone else to avoid paying protection money. I can tell you very responsibly that no tribe in the entire Monan dares to ignore my Liaodong threat, don't believe you ask Tuoba Da Danyu! (To be continued.) )