In autumn, the grass is yellow and the horses are fat, which is a good time for expedition.
Cao Rui knew this, and Ke Bineng on the grassland knew it even more.
Wang Xiong learned from Han Long that Kebineng wanted to march eastward in September to devour Xianbei, Liaodong, and the look in his eyes became gloomy.
If we follow His Majesty's order and lead the army to attack Liao, then Youzhou's military strength will be empty, and then Kebi in the north can only be allowed to annex Xianbei in Liaodong.
If we stand still, I'm afraid your Majesty will be punished.
Wang Dazhong was worried. After sending Han Long away, he sat in his house for a long time, thinking hard about countermeasures.
Now among the Hu people in the two states, the strongest one is Ke Bineng.
If he is allowed to grow up again, Youzhou, which has only been stable for two or three years, will be plundered by barbarians again as soon as possible, so he must be stopped.
But since Tian Yu was forced to leave Youzhou, Ke Bineng paid tribute many times.
If Youzhou openly opposes his sending troops to Xianbei, Liaodong, it will probably make him have second thoughts.
Since we can't intervene openly, we have to borrow the hands of others.
Thinking of this, Wang Xiong's eyes flashed. He got up, entered the study, and wrote a letter as quickly as possible.
Then he called his servants:
"Send this letter to the governor of Bingzhou Prefecture, Bi, as quickly as possible."
The current governor of Liangzhou is called Bi Gui.
The two states of Youbin have been the northern barrier since ancient times and the front line of contact with the barbarians.
Therefore, it is normal to exchange news.
Just as there is Ke Bineng in the north of Youzhou, there is also Bu Dugen, a Xianbei man in the north of Bingzhou.
The most coincidental thing is that Bu Dugen and Ke Bi Neng have a grudge.
Because Bu Dugen had an elder brother named Fu Luohan, who was originally a Xianbei man with tens of thousands of riders.
Later, the capable minister Di of Daijun Karasuma rebelled against Wei and wanted to join Fulohan's tribe.
Fu Luohan personally led thousands of horses to greet him. Unexpectedly, Di, a capable minister, walked halfway and suddenly felt that Fu Luohan was not the master of the Ming Dynasty.
So he asked someone to report the news to Ke Bineng.
Ke Bi Neng also led Wanqi here.
The three parties finally agreed to take an oath together and form an alliance.
It is said that the men in the grassland have solid eyes. Who would have expected that Ke Bineng would appear?
Kebineng unexpectedly killed Fulohan during the alliance meeting.
This time, let alone the capable minister Di who wanted to have both sides, he was overtaken by Ke Bineng.
Even Fu Luohan's son Xie Guini had to lead the crowd to surrender to his father-killing enemy in the face of Ke Bineng's aggression.
Therefore, Bu Dugen heard that his brother was harmed by Kebineng, and that his brother left behind his tribe and he didn't even catch a hair. Naturally, he felt resentful towards Kebineng.
Xianbei, the two most powerful states in Xianbei, has been fighting against each other all year round.
Of course, Wei Guo's secret support is naturally indispensable.
The former governor of Bingzhou was Liang Xi, who served as governor of Bingzhou for more than 20 years. During this period, he shocked Xianbei, killed rebel Hus, and made the people of Bingzhou return to their hearts. His political achievements were always the best in the world.
Bu Dugen's power was weaker than Ke Bineng, so he could only lead his troops to guard Taiyuan, Yanmen County and other places.
By acting as a watchdog for the Wei State, he was able to obtain support from the Wei State and barely managed to avoid being annexed by Kebineng.
Liang Xi was naturally happy to let the two major forces of Xianbei and Hu fight back and forth, and at the same time, he also gave in to Dugen to help him guard the border.
Even in order to suppress Ke Bineng who was too powerful, Liang Xi personally led his troops out of the fortress and defeated Ke Bineng.
But since Liang Xi was transferred back to Luoyang four years ago as the chief agricultural officer and Bi Gui became the governor of Bingzhou, all this began to change.
Bi Gui was a man of rare talent and fame, with a wealthy family and a distinguished family background. His son, Princess Shang, could be regarded as a relative of Wei.
It is precisely because of this that Bi Gui was appointed governor of Bingzhou and became extremely arrogant after taking real power.
At the beginning, he could barely maintain the system set by Liang Xi.
But within two years, his true nature was revealed.
First, they continued to oppress the Hu people in the territory and plundered their cattle and sheep.
Then from time to time they would provoke border disputes and kill barbarians to gain credit.
In recent years, Bi Gui's actions have caused constant small disturbances among the Hu people in Bingzhou, and even foreign Hu people have taken the opportunity to invade the border several times.
Even Bu Dugen, who represented the largest force of the Hu people in Bingzhou, was quite resentful of Bi Gui.
It's just that Bu Dugen was living under someone else's roof, and he was on bad terms with Ke Bi Neng. He had no way to advance or retreat, so he had to swallow his anger.
And his attitude, in turn, encouraged Bi Gui's arrogance.
It was under this circumstance that Bi Gui got Wang Xiong's letter. After he read it, he was overjoyed and hurriedly summoned Bu Dugen:
"I always knew that you had a grudge against that Ke Bineng, and you never wanted to kill him. However, your nephew returned to the mud, and his father was harmed by Ke Bineng. He did not think of revenge, but obeyed Ke Bineng's orders. This is Can it be called a beast?"
When Bu Dugen heard this, he looked ashamed, and at the same time he said sadly:
"My nephew is forced by Ke Bineng. If he doesn't obey, I'm afraid he will be harmed by him like my brother."
"Furthermore, Ke is more powerful than Neng and is respected by everyone in the grassland. It's lucky that we can save him. How dare we talk about revenge?"
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"Otherwise. Even if the enemy is powerful and the world is so vast, why worry about having no place to hide? How can we accept the thief as the master?"
"As long as your uncle is out there, why don't your uncle and nephew work together to fight against their enemies to avenge their father and brother?"
Why hasn't Bu Dugen thought about this?
It's just that he himself always relies on others and depends on others, so that he can't be annexed by Kebi Neng.
Where does he have the ability to provide shelter for Xie Guini?
I just heard him say:
"I'm just afraid that my nephew will have no place to live."
Of course, unless they are like the Xianbei tribe in the west, they migrate to the west in search of new pastures.
But in this case, not to mention whether they can find a new place to live, just how many clan members will die on the road is a big problem.
Not to mention how to take revenge after leaving here?
Unless absolutely necessary, who is willing to leave the familiar pasture and go through all the hardships to find a new pasture that is not known to be found?
"This matter is worry-free!" Bi Gui was waiting for Bu Dugen to say, "I didn't know before that you still had a nephew living in Kebineng."
"Now that you know it, how can you sit back and ignore it? Just send someone to tell him, and I will make arrangements here."
Bu Dugen did not expect that Bi Gui would say these words, and it was a big surprise at the moment.
Recalling that I had complained about Bi Guiduo before, I felt even more ashamed and prostrated:
"Although the grassland is vast, it is not as broad-minded as Mr. Shijun!"
Bi Gui stroked his beard and smiled, then supported his feet:
"You have been guarding the border for the Wei Dynasty for a long time. How can I not know about it? When the time comes, you and Xie Guini will work hard to defeat Ke Bineng, which can be regarded as a contribution to the Wei Dynasty."
"How dare a villain not do his best?"
After Bu Dugen returned to his clan, he immediately secretly sent people to look for Xie Gui Ni:
"Your father was killed by Bi Neng. He didn't want to take revenge, but joined the enemy family. Although I am treating you kindly now, it is because I want to kill you. Why not return it to me? You and I are close relatives of flesh and blood, how can we wait for our enemies?"
When Xieguini heard this, he burst into tears on the spot:
"Although I have to obey Qiu Yu's orders, there is not a day without hatred in my heart! How dare I disobey my uncle's call now?"
At this time, Kebineng was gathering various tribes to prepare for the eastern expedition.
Xie Guini took this opportunity to gather his clan members, but Ke Bineng was not suspicious.
After the gathering was completed, they turned around and fled westward with their men.
In fact, although Kebineng said he killed Fulohan, he treated Fulohan's son very well in order to appease his remaining tribesmen.
The fighting on the grassland is basically you kill me today and I will kill you tomorrow.
It is not uncommon for a son to kill his father.
Just like Mao Dun back then, he killed his father and became independent.
Moreover, Ke Bineng was originally a small species of Xianbei, but he was promoted to an adult because he was brave, good at fighting, fair and just.
Killing Fu Luohan during the oath of alliance was already a loss of credibility.
If he kills his son again without any reason and makes no secret of his intention to annex the Fuluohan tribe, he will really lose the support of the people.
Therefore, he treated Xie Gui Ni kindly, just to make his tribe return home, and only waited for a long time before slowly merging them.
And when he saw that Xie Gui Ni's subordinates had returned to him and were usually obedient, Ke Bi Neng could only use it as a trick.
Therefore, when he learned that Xie Guini was leading his people to flee west and wanted to return to Budugen, it was as if he was hit on the head by a muffled thunder, and stars appeared in front of his eyes.
"Escaped? How could you escape?!"
Kebi Neng grabbed the felt hat on his head and smashed it out, revealing a head full of pigtails.
In a rage, he flung up his braided hair, like a nest of snakes dancing in the air.
It’s just that he is the hero after all. Although he is furious, he can still calm down quickly:
"Have you found out which way he escaped?"
"My lord, we have found out everything."
"Immediately summon all the elite cavalry from our headquarters to follow me in pursuit of the thief!" Kebi Neng said through gritted teeth, "If I capture the little Xiegui Ni boy, I will take his head and make a bone cup!"
Wang Xiong of Youzhou had already sent out scouting horses, always paying attention to the news in the north.
When Tan Ma reported that the Hu people outside the wall were moving to the west, he couldn't help but clasped his hands and laughed:
"My plan has come true!"
Overjoyed, Wang Xiong ordered again:
"Come here, take my invitation and invite Han Long."
If it weren't for Han Long's advance notification, I'm afraid that he would be passive this time.
Unexpectedly, when the servants sent out came back, they reported a piece of news to Wang Xiong that surprised him:
"Replying to the envoy, Han Zhuangshi has left Youzhou!"
"Do you know where he is going?"
"I heard from locals that they might go to Bingzhou, Guanzhong, or even Liangzhou, mostly to places where barbarians gather and heroes hang out."
Wang Xiong was not surprised when he heard this, he just sighed:
"What a pity that a strong man like Han Qianyong cannot be used by me..."
In September of the 10th year of Jianxing, Kebi Neng defected due to Xie Guini's defection. Not only did his plan to conquer Xianbei in Liaodong to strengthen his army failed.
Moreover, Xie Gui Ni took away many tribesmen, and the Kebineng tribe was weakened.
A letter solved the immediate problem of Kebineng, and Wang Xiong led the Youzhou soldiers and horses that had been gathered to prepare to march to Liaodong.
Unexpectedly, God was not kind, and news soon came from the front: heavy rains fell continuously in the autumn of Liaodong, the roads were muddy and difficult to travel, and the Liao River surged, making it impossible to cross the water.
Wang Xiong had no choice but to slow down and sent people to Qingzhou to inquire about Tian Yu who was taking the sea route.
Who knew that Tian Yu's side was not going well either.
Qingzhou originally had a governor, Xiahou Mao, but the three Xiahou families of Cao and Wei were all tabooed by Cao Rui, so now Xiahou Mao has been recalled to Luoyang.
Tian Yu was originally excluded from Youzhou by Wang Xiong, so he had no choice but to serve as the prefect of Runan.
Now that Cao Rui has asked Tian Yu to control the Qingzhou armies as the governor, and to use the small to control the big, how can he convince the big guys in Qingzhou?
Especially Cheng Xi, the governor of Qingzhou, felt even more angry.
After Tian Yu led his army to Qingzhou, he could only command the troops from Runan he had brought over.
Under Cheng Xi's instigation, the Qingzhou armies mostly followed Tian Yu's military orders and acted slowly.
Qingzhou (now part of Shandong) is originally a coastal area. Logically speaking, the boats should have been prepared long ago.
However, due to Cheng Xi's secret obstruction, Tian Yu delayed it for a whole month before he was ready.
And only then did he realize that the sea was extremely windy and rough, making it impossible to cross the sea.
The news that none of You Qingzhou was going to Liaodong reached Cao Rui's ears at the same time. After confirming the actual difficulties, Cao Rui had no choice but to issue an edict to suspend the expedition to Liaodong.
Of course, the Wei State's first expedition to Liao had a beginning and an end, and it was not completely fruitless.
At least we know the difficulties of conquering Liao and what preparations need to be made.
At Chengshan Mountain in Qingzhou, a veteran with white hair and beard was looking into the distance.
Chengshan, also known as "Chaowu".
The First Emperor came here on his eastward tour, and he stopped at Chengshan and looked at the East China Sea. In a trance, he saw the legendary fairy mountain, which was later called "the end of the sky."
This mountain faces the coast on three sides and the land on one side, facing Liaodong across the sea.
It is most convenient to take a boat to Liaodong from here.
Emperor Wu of the Later Han Dynasty built a tower in Chengshan to facilitate viewing of the sea.
The old general is now standing on the tower, looking around the mountain.
A middle-aged man stood behind him and asked:
"Sir, Your Majesty has ordered us to suspend the expedition against Liao. What are we still doing here? Why not return to Runan?"
While he was supporting his master, he had a look of injustice on his face and angrily in his tone:
"Staying here is a waste of people's anger. If it weren't for the talisman given by Your Majesty, our own army would not even be able to get enough food and grass!"
The old general is Tian Yu, the governor of Runan, and the middle-aged man behind him is his son Tian Pengzu.
After hearing his son's words, Tian Yu did not look back, but just smiled lightly:
"I am the governor of Runan in Yuzhou and supervise the army in Qingzhou. It is normal for the generals in the army to disobey me."
"Kuang's army puts military merit first, but now that I have led all the armies without success, I am afraid that everyone will laugh at me now."
Tian Pengzu then asked again: "Then why do you still stay here? Why don't you go back as soon as possible?"
Tian Yu still didn't answer, he just smiled, but the look on his face became calmer.
He pointed to the sea across the way and asked:
"Do you know where the other side is?"
Tian Pengzu replied without hesitation: "It's Liaodong."
He looked in the direction pointed by his master, but saw the foggy sea and high waves, like monsters, pounding against the rocks tirelessly.
Even standing on a mountain of towers, one can hear the deafening sound of bells and drums.
The strong sea breeze blew, and he couldn't help but reach out his hand again, trying to support his master.
The winds and waves are so high that if we really dare to cross the sea to conquer Liaodong at this time, we are afraid that we will feed the fish in the sea before we see Liaodong.
"Yes, the winds and waves are so high, even if the Wu people are good at boats, they may not be able to sail safely on the sea, right?"
Speaking of this, Tian Yu's eyes became more and more profound:
"At that time, they can only sail along the coast to avoid being swallowed by the waves..."
