Xu Bugu was overjoyed, his children and old people of the Southern Xiongnu were killed by the Xiliang army at least more than seventy percent, and countless women of childbearing age were plundered to the land of Xiliang where their lives and deaths are unknown. Now most of the more than 20,000 Hun cavalry under his command are singles of killed family members, and they are worried about the fact that women are difficult to find.

Immediately sent an order: "Tian Hukang listens to the order, I now say that you are the king of Zuoxian of the Southern Xiongnu, and I order you to go to the major Hu tribes to convey the order of this king, all the Huns who have no family and no livestock can go to Wuheng with the army to plunder women and grain, grass, livestock and other materials, of which the women belong to themselves, and half of the grain, gold and silver and livestock must be handed over to the royal court!" ”

Tian Hukang was overjoyed, he and Xu Bugu are brothers of the same mother, and the position of King Zuoxian is second only to Shan Yu, as for how to deal with Yu Fuluo, it is not up to him to manage, and said: "Thank you, Brother Wang, I will send people to pass the order separately!" ”

Xu Bugu nodded and said: "This king is going to go to Luoyang with General Ma to ask for guilt, and the affairs of the royal court will be handed over to you to deal with, you not only have to cooperate with General Yang Yuan, but also always pay attention to the movements of Xianbei in the north!" ”

Tian Hukang said: "Brother Wang, rest assured! I will live up to my expectations! ”

Subu Gu said again: "Keer Khan listens to the order, this king ordered you to lead 10,000 cavalry to go with General Pang to fight Wuheng, and be sure to bring back the looted grain, livestock, gold and silver, women and other booty back to the royal court. ”

Khan was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly bowed down on one knee, and said excitedly: "Don't worry, the king, I will definitely kill a chicken and dog in the land of Wuheng, so that it will never turn over!" ”

Subu nodded, and then instructed another cronie: "Tobiko, this king orders you to lead the remaining 10,000 cavalry to subdue those Hu tribes on the grassland who refuse to be attached, and if anyone disagrees with this king or refuses to pay tribute, they can be killed and their property confiscated and owned by the royal court!" After meritorious service, this king will allow you to be the king of the right valley! ”

"Obey the king's orders!" Tobiko was also full of joy.

Brother Xiao Ma watched coldly from the sidelines, and couldn't help but glance at Xu Bu Gu Gao a few times in his heart, but he was not worried that Xu Bu Gu would get out of his control, at least he didn't have this strength now, and he wouldn't let him have it in the future. His purpose is to make the strength of these steppe peoples greatly damaged, and it is best to kill each other, and in the future, as long as the Central Plains is certain, he can send troops at any time to completely conquer or exterminate these nomads.

After arranging all the matters, he turned around and said respectfully to Brother Xiaoma: "What does the general think about this arrangement?" In addition, 100,000 grains, grass, gold, silver, jewelry and other things, Xiao Wang has already been prepared, and he can leave for Bingzhou at any time. ”

Brother Xiao Ma smiled and said: "Your strategy of national robbery is quite the style of the former Huns Shan Yu Maoton, I will admire it!" Let's leave for Jinyang tomorrow, as for the matter of Xianbei, the king can rest assured, I have persuaded my father-in-law, Han Sui, the great warlord of Xiliang, that there will be two armies to plunder Xianbei, and everything will be handed over to the general's subordinates! ”

Su Bugu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and said: "It's what Xiao Wang should do, and when he arrives in Luoyang, please ask the general to take care of him, especially Yu Fuluo, who has tens of thousands of cavalry, if this person is not removed, Xiao Wang is really difficult to feel at ease!" ”

"Don't worry, the king will have his own plans for this matter!" After appeasing the Xu Bu Gu, Brother Xiao Ma looked at Guan Zheng with deep meaning in his eyes, and said: "Xiaozhi, the matter of the Northern Expedition Xianbei will be fully handed over to you to be responsible, only wait for the first day of the next month to send troops at the same time as my father-in-law, Ma Dai and Ma Tie will go out with you to fight under your command, and the two thousand cavalry brought this time will also be dispatched by you!" In addition, Meng Da will go to Luoyang with me, and the soldiers of the Shenwei Battalion under his command will be handed over to you for the time being, and everything can be done according to the plan! ”

Fa Zheng hugged his fists and said: "Don't worry, the lord is not daring to have expectations!" Meng Da was also full of excitement, but he didn't expect that Brother Xiao Ma didn't take his own brother with him, but handed over this beauty to himself, and he was overjoyed immediately!

"Hmm!" Brother Xiao Ma answered, and said to Ma Dai and Ma Tie: "Second brother, fourth brother, you two must obey the orders of filial piety, and don't let your surname be, otherwise don't blame me, who is the eldest brother, for using military law without mercy!" Especially the fourth brother, don't act recklessly! Remember! Remember! ”

The two of them claimed that along the way, the four of them had already discussed the strategy against Xianbei, and they were scheduled to send troops at the same time as Han Sui's on the first day of the next month. It is still relying on the art of mounted archery to launch a blitzkrieg, with the ultimate goal of reducing its population and plundering its supplies, and vowing to make a big deal before the secret of the saddle is revealed. And whether Han Sui's Qiang soldiers can master the art of riding and archery in less than a month is none of his business.

As for Fa Zheng, Xiao Ma Ge has great expectations for him, and in his heart, Fa Zheng's military talent is even better than Zhuge Liang. Although he was still young at this time, the expedition to Xianbei was just a copy of the success of the Southern Xiongnu, not so much an expedition as an experience, so that he had the opportunity to be independent, as long as the three of them were not dizzy, there would never be an accident.

After arranging all the matters, Brother Xiao Ma ordered the 1,000 Shenwei Battalion soldiers under his command to unload their saddles, of which 500 rode horses to serve as guards on the periphery, and the other 500 formed a huge baggage team. drove more than 100 carriages straight to Jinyang, the state office, but Xu Bugu only brought dozens of Xiongnu soldiers.

Since the establishment of the Western Han Dynasty until the Eastern Han Dynasty, Bingzhou has been a battleground for soldiers, with six counties under it: Taiyuan, Shangdang, Leping, Xihe, Yanmen, and Xinxing, with 44 counties under its jurisdiction, about Shanxi Province and Shaanxi Province. Its geographical location is bordered by the Southern Xiongnu in the north, Liangzhou in the west, Youzhou and Jizhou in the east, and the densely populated, economically and culturally developed Sili region in the south, including Luoyang, Hedong, Hongnong, Hanoi, Chang'an and other important places in Guanzhong.

The group marched for two days, and the third day just approached Yanmen County, and a team of about 100 horses and horses came to meet them.

Before he could get closer, Zhang Liao stepped forward and shouted, "Is it possible to come from General Xiliang Ma Chaoma?" The last general, Zhang Liao, was ordered to wait here for a long time by the order of Lord Shiding, the assassin of the state! ”

Brother Xiao Ma didn't dare to slack off, so he hurriedly slapped his horse forward, hugged his fists and laughed: "Brother Wenyuan, don't come to harm!" Why are you so polite when you haven't seen you for more than 20 years? ”

Zhang Liao said with respect on his face: "Recently, the name of 'Shenwei General' has spread all over the Han Dynasty and the Weizhen court, and I have also heard of the righteous act of marrying a ghost as a wife and the deeds of defeating Wuheng a few days ago. ”

Brother Xiao Ma was stunned, he didn't expect the matter to spread to Bingzhou quickly, and said with a slight smile: "I don't dare to be a hero in the world, it's just good luck that I can't surpass!" ”

Zhang Liao shook his head and said: "Why should the general Wencheng be humble, even the famous man 'Zhang Youdao' in the world appreciates the general, in my opinion, 'Xiliang Ma Mengqi, the hero of the world!" That's not true! ”

Brother Xiao Ma was overjoyed in his heart, and said quietly: "Brother Wenyuan has a good reputation, in my opinion, Brother Wenyuan is also a hero in the world, although he is unknown at the moment, but how can Jin Lin be a thing in the pool?" Once you have to meet the wind and clouds, you can turn into a dragon, it is: the nine dragons are shocking, and the wind and clouds will dive and swim. ”

Brother Xiao Ma immediately stunned Zhang Liao with this big fart, and he didn't dare to say that he didn't dare with joy, and the two exchanged a few more polite words, only to learn that Zhang Liao was specially sent by Ding Yuan to greet Brother Xiaoma.

Brother Xiao Ma can also understand this, Jinyang is in Taiyuan County on the Jinzhong Plain in the hinterland of Bingzhou, and he has to pass through several checkpoints along the way, if there is no one to guide the way, I am afraid that it will be extremely troublesome, so he has an idea in his heart at the moment, and turned around and said: "King Xubu Bone, General Zhang came from afar to guide us, how can he let the general be so tired?" It's right to say something. ”

Xu Bu's bones were secretly painful, and Brother Xiao Ma almost emptied the gold, silver and jewelry accumulated over the years in the royal court when he came out this time, and said eloquently: Willing, willing, reluctant, how can you get if you are not reluctant?

"What the general said is very reasonable, everything is arranged by the general!" Although Xu Bugu's heart ached, he also knew that Brother Xiao Ma was just giving him face in public, and the jewels of the more than ten carriages were no longer in his pocket.

Brother Xiao Ma smiled slightly, turned around and instructed Meng Da: "Zijing went to fetch fifty catties of gold and silver and gave them to General Zhang as a thank you gift!" ”

"No!" Meng Da, who was dressed in silver helmet and silver armor, was extremely quick to do things, and he could also observe words and expressions, and he was quite adaptable, which was one of the reasons why Brother Xiao Ma took him to Luoyang to show his face.

Zhang Liao said urgently: "This matter is absolutely impossible, how can a mere little merit be so heavily courteous by the general!" "You must know that at that time, a pound of gold could be exchanged for five baht for 10,000, and a pound of silver could be exchanged for five baht for five thousand, and five baht was the mainstream circulation currency of the Han Dynasty.

Brother Xiao Ma said: "Brother Wen Yuan doesn't have to be polite, I also know heroes, and I know that Brother Wen Yuan is not a greedy person, but many people are not to blame, Meng Qi is just a little show of respect for the general, and there is no other thought!" If Brother Wenyuan insists on not accepting it, he will look down on him and disown me as a brother. ”

Zhang Liao smiled bitterly and shook his head, since Brother Xiao Ma said all this, he had to accept it if he didn't accept it, and hugged his fists and said: "That is the case, Liao is disrespectful." ”

Brother Ma said: "It's okay! Anyway! At that moment, the two of them rode side by side, and a group of thousands of people smoothly stepped into the land of the state. Along the way, Brother Xiao Ma tried his best to get closer to Zhang Liao, and learned some information about Gao Shun and others from his mouth.

With Zhang Liao's guidance, more than 1,000 people and horses went all the way unimpeded, and it took only two days to pass through Yanmen and Xinxing counties to Jinyang City, the seat of Taiyuan County and the state administration.

Ding Yuan had already received the news and personally led the civil and military officials out of the city to greet him.

Still far away, Brother Ma urged the thunderbolt to greet him, and said with a salute: "I haven't seen you for half a month, Uncle Ding's demeanor is better than in the past, and the little nephew greets Uncle Ding on behalf of his father!" ”

Ding Yuan was greatly relieved, stroked his beard and said with a smile: "The virtuous nephew can be counted, a few days have come to this land to spread the name of Xiliang Ma Meng, Ma Teng's brother has a son like this, it is really a blessing for all generations to cultivate!" ”

Ma Chaoqian said: "Uncle Ding has an overreputation, the little nephew is young and frivolous, and the little work is really not enough to worry about!" But Uncle Ding has worked hard for the Han all his life, and he is the real pillar of the Han! ”