Chapter 173 [Frequent Warnings]
(Thank you, Dameng, the tickets are all here, it's great!) Thanks to Zhao Wuxian 2014, 6 Holy Sword's musket and UFGW for their support. )
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In the second year of Xingping (195), in mid-February, Jianghuai had returned to the earth in spring, and the ice and snow in western Liaoning had begun to melt.
On the morning of early spring, the red fire, the warm quilt, no one wants to get up at this time, and the same is true for Ma Han, especially after there is a white jade beauty in the quilt. Throughout the winter, Ma Han worked hard, and it can be said that he enjoyed the taste of gentleness. However, Ma Han doesn't want to have children so early, his career has just started, and he doesn't want to worry too much, so every time it is critical, he will take some measures to avoid.
However, today it seems that some people don't want to make Ma Han too comfortable, and a long and low horn sound startles Ma Han. A snow-white and tender arm beside him wrapped around the horse's strong and thick chest like a green vine, and a bone-chilling lazy voice sounded: "It's so noisy, what's wrong?" ”
"There is an emergency military situation!" Ma Han slipped out of the thick mink duvet naked, found his boxer shorts and elastic tank top to put on.
Ganmei's sleepiness disappeared suddenly, she got out of the warm quilt, put on a thick robe at will, and didn't care about her breasts being half exposed, and hurriedly knelt down to dress and comb her hair for her husband.
Ma Han looked at the charming and touching girl in front of him lovingly, and said in a low voice: "This service should be done by Nian Nu." Well, it looks like I'm going to have to ask Lihime for a ......."
"Ahh Lang Jun can't! Serving Lang Jun is a matter within the identity of a concubine, and you must not let Sister Liji think that the concubine cannot fulfill her responsibilities. Gan Mei looked anxious, obviously serious.
Ma Han also knew that in this era, concubines were actually just high-level slaves, but Ma Han never thought about it that way. In his heart, he has always regarded this gentle and beautiful girl as a lover. in this world. What kind of woman is best for a man? Undoubtedly, it's a lover.
After freshening up, when Ma Han walked to the entrance, he was about to open the door, when he suddenly shook his hand, as if he remembered something, turned around, and saw the surprise in Ganmei's eyes.
"Think I forgot?" Ma Han smiled and beckoned to his little lover.
Ganmei moved forward briskly, like a milk swallow throwing herself into her arms. Close your eyes and raise your face as white as the moon.
Ma Han gently kissed the bright red lips that were not painted with Danzhu, but were better than Danzhu, and then let go, open the door, and leave.
Gan Mei gently leaned her plump and soft delicate body against the door, stretched out her fingers to press her lips, and a happy and satisfied smile spread on her face. For a little woman like her, an affectionate kiss from Ailang before going out in the morning is enough to put her in a good mood all day.
Ma Han was calm in front of Ganmei, but as soon as he went out. Immediately act vigorously. In the ear room of the side hall of the city guard's mansion, Ma Han ate breakfast while listening to the report of the sentry.
“…… The beacon set up by our army on the north bank of Xuanshui ignited two wolf smokes, and then there was a letter eagle to pass the book. I found that there was no less than 500 cavalry troops in the direction of Lulongsai in Youzhou, under the banner of Gongsun, and was about to cross the Xuanshui and come to my White Wolf City. ”
Sentry's words. Contains a lot of unique information about White Wolf City. For example, Xuanshui (now Qinglong River) is a river that flows from northwest to southeast more than 80 miles away from White Wolf City, which intersects with Lushui and injects water. Finally rushed into the sea. This river is the default boundary between White Wolf City and Youzhou, Hebei is the sphere of influence of White Wolf City, and Henan is the boundary of Youzhou. Whichever side crosses the river is considered to have crossed the line.
In terms of White Wolf City, there are five beacons along the north bank of Xuanshui; Similarly, on the Youzhou side, there are also several beacon towers on the south bank. If there is any change on either side, the beacon fire will be lit at the first time. However, compared to Youzhou, which can only rely on a few piles of wolf smoke to express the enemy situation in general, the White Wolf City can be said to be much more advanced, and the beacons of the White Wolf City have a letter eagle.
Ma Han initially obtained two pairs of eagles from Sully, and on this basis, he continued to expand through recruitment, training, and bounty hunting. After more than two years of development, it finally formed a scale of more than 100 eagle slaves, more than 50 letter eagles, and more than 30 communication decoders.
Ma Tyrant named it "Eagle Eye", with the rank of Qu (Junhou) level, and the Wolf Tooth Flying Cavalry was directly under the city guard, which was the earliest intelligence and combat department in this era.
Ma Han seemed to think of something, and asked, "Under the banner of Gongsun?" No other flags? ”
"Go back to the city to guard, yes."
"There is only the banner of Gongsun, it is ......"
While Ma Han was speculating, there was a rush of pace outside the castle guard's mansion, and a second message came from Xinying, confirming his conjecture.
“…… Fifty miles away, there was an eagle message from Nanguan Fengsui, and Youzhou sent a fast horse messenger, saying that Gongsun Xu, the captain of Youzhou White Horse, was ordered by the former general to pass through the White Wolf Valley, and to look at the city and guard the city not to misunderstand, and begged for permission. The Epistle and the Messenger followed. In addition, Gongsun continued to lead 500 white horses and righteous followers, who had crossed the Xuanshui, but did not dare to break through the beacon and waited for the city to be decided. ”
The interval between the two messages before and after is only a short moment, and the situation is quickly clear, and it can be imagined that Xinying delivers the news quickly.
"Captain Whitehorse? It seems that this Gongsun Xu has been promoted, and he is still an elite servant who is easy to wait. Borrowing the White Wolf Valley...... "Ma Han groaned, judging from the men and horses led by Gongsun Xu, it was not enough to pose a threat to White Wolf City, and after crossing the river, he was also very well-behaved and did not dare to trespass. In this way, it is possible to borrow the Tao. But the problem is that he borrowed it...... To be precise, what does it mean that Gongsun Chan made his son lead the elite righteous to borrow the Tao? If it is said to be unfavorable to White Wolf City, there is no need to expose the attempt in this way, and the weather conditions are not suitable for siege operations. But if it's really a loan, then who does he want to attack? Outside the White Wolf Valley is Pinggang, where is the Xianbei Suli Department, an ally of the White Wolf City, is it ......
While pondering, the cavalry Sima Zhao Yun, the fake Sima Xiahou Lan, the infantry army Sima Lejin who was on duty in the White Wolf Battalion, the military marquis Zhou Cang, Pei Yuanshao, Tang Nu, the wolf tooth flying cavalry guard Hou Wuchai, the white wolf Changtian Yu, and the white wolf Cheng Lu Dai all rushed over. Except for the two people who rode Sima Tai Shi Ci and the fake Sima Guan Hai who inspected the two cities of Wencheng and Guangcheng and did not return, the rest of the military and political dignitaries were present.
After learning the details, everyone agreed that it was unlikely that the Youzhou people would plot their own forces in this move, and as for whether to borrow the way, it depends on what their purpose is, if it is not good for Hiraoka, in line with the responsibility of an ally, they must not agree. After all, Hiraoka Suli is there, in the past two years. also blocked the revenge attempts of Daijun Wuyan and Xianbei Kebineng and others for White Wolf City.
While they were discussing, the messenger from Youzhou arrived.
Ma Han opened the seal and looked at the letter, and sure enough, it was a letter written by Gongsun Zhan, and there was a bright red seal of the former general at the end of the letter. Gongsun Chan explained in the letter that the reason for this borrowing was that Yuan Shao sent an envoy from Daijun Gaoliu out of the customs (in this era, the county was based on Liu Yu's old department Xian Yufu, Xian Yuyin, Qi Zhou and others, and was not attached to Gongsun Zhan), and turned east to go to Liucheng through the White Wolf Valley. Formed an alliance with Karasuma King Badun and threatened Youzhou's flank, so he sent his son to attack it with an elite.
Ma Han nodded, if this is the case, then this Dao really has to be borrowed, because he also doesn't want to see Yuan Shao form an alliance with Bundun. For White Wolf City, the Karasuma people in Liucheng are always a potential threat, and once Liucheng Karasuma unites with the Jizhou people, they will be replenished with armor and equipment. The strength will be greatly enhanced, which is by no means a good thing for White Wolf City.
The threat of the Yasuma people in Liucheng has long been the consensus of the military and political officials of White Wolf City, so after learning the details. They all agreed to borrow the road, but there was one clause, at least one cavalry must be sent to monitor it until the Youzhou army left the White Wolf Valley. Meantime. Send a fast horse to inform Hiraoka Xianbei Suri.
After making the decision, Ma Han sent the news to Fengsui on the north bank of Xuanshui, and at the same time ordered Xiahou Lan to lead a group of 500 cavalry. Go to "escort" the Youzhou cavalry to cross.
Around noon, Ma Han and the others, who were standing on the west gate tower of White Wolf City, saw the Youzhou cavalry coming from the south. A white horse of one color, a brown helmet, a sword, a spear and a bow are ready, and the red "Gongsun" banner is waving in the wind. Three hundred paces away on both sides, there were five hundred white wolf horsemen such as Xia Houlan, who was holding high the white wolf headhunter flag, to "escort" the troops.
Ma Han had no intention of going out of the city to meet, and Gongsun Xu did not have the idea of entering the city to pay a visit, the two sides were separated by a few miles, looked at each other from a distance, and were drowning in the riding stream in an instant.
Ma Han turned his head and glanced at Zhao Yun, the former white horse battalion horseman, with deep feelings on his face at this moment, watching the cavalry go away, silent for a long time.
An hour later, news came from the front that Gongsun Xu's five hundred horsemen had entered the middle of the White Wolf Valley, as usual, and it seemed that he had really gone to intercept and kill Yuan Shao's envoy.
The horses finally put their minds at ease and were about to disperse, when they unexpectedly heard another burst of urgent footsteps, and everyone looked up, and it turned out to be an eagle-eyed decoder, holding a black disc in his hand, on which was a third-level urgent letter with a red feather inserted.
Everyone hurriedly returned to their places, Ma Han unfolded the urgent matter and looked at it for a while, the expression on his face became more and more surprised, and finally raised his head and said to his subordinates: "This is the news from the Fengsui at the north entrance of the Mashou Mountain Road, and the Karasuma King of Liucheng sent more than 500 horsemen to ask for a passage through the White Wolf Valley. ”
Another borrower!
Everyone looked at each other, this White Wolf Valley Road is really lively!
"What is the reason for the Karasuma people to borrow the way?" Tian Yu frowned and said, "They know that forming an alliance with the Yuan clan is a big taboo in my White Wolf City, and we can't stop it, how can we allow it to cross." ”
"The state asked the point, and that's the problem." Ma Han put the urgent item in his hand back into the black disk and motioned for the guards to pass it on.
Zhao Yun was the first to get it in his hand, and after just one glance, he blurted out: "Karasuma King meets the side of the Yan clan?" ”
Everyone was dumbfounded, and after half a sound, Tian Yucai muttered: "Is it a messenger or a woman sent by Yuan Shao?" ”
The Yan clan is the name of the Hun wife's room, and Karasuma continues to use this custom. The so-called side clan is the side chamber of King Karasuma, and the status is not to be talked about or anything, it is equivalent to a marriage chess piece between the two forces.
"Hehe, I don't know which strategist's idea, what a good move!" Ma Han held his chin with his hand and swept his gaze towards his subordinates, "The most important thing is that we can refuse the Karasuma people to take advantage of the Yuan envoy, but we can't refuse the Karasuma King to cross the border to welcome his relatives. Otherwise, it will provoke the righteous indignation of all the Karasuma tribes, and they will be morally inferior. ”
"What then? We're just watching the Karasuma people and the Yuan envoys swaggering past our territory? Zhou Cang was indignant.
Everyone couldn't come up with a good plan for a while, and at this moment, hurried footsteps sounded again, and another Hawkeye member appeared outside the lobby, with a black disc in his hand, and another urgent letter with a red feather inserted on the disk.
This is the third urgent letter!
When Ma Han unfolded the urgent mail, Zhao Yun, Tian Yu and the others who were closest to him all noticed that the expression on the city guard's face was very strange: his eyebrows were raised, his eyes widened, as if he was surprised, but the corners of his mouth were curved into an arc, but there was a faint smile.
What's going on?
The generals below are still whispering about countermeasures. At this time, a voice said in surprise: "What else to discuss, our Han woman, I don't have enough for myself, but I gave him Karasuma." Fart! Just grab the fuck! ”
Everyone looked sideways, and the person who spoke was Pei Yuanshao - yes, only he, the king of the former mountain, would have such thinking.
Lu Dai was strict by nature and was very displeased, and said suddenly: "Pei Junhou said carefully, this is a dignified city guard, not a cottage ......" Before he finished speaking, he suddenly heard another voice say, "Well said, just rob his mother!" ”
Lu Dai turned his head in astonishment, and was speechless for a while-because the person who said this was Ma Han! (To be continued......)