No matter how Shi Bao and others guessed what Governor Feng wanted to do, the day after the oath of alliance, the army began to cross the Yinshan Mountains in batches without any stop.
The only thing that made Governor Feng stop was when he was about to walk out of the Yinshan Pass, he suddenly saw a strange dilapidated Guancheng on the cliff on the high platform to his right.
It is said to be a Guancheng, but it actually consists of two connected Guanchengs, one large and one small.
Guancheng was built with river pebbles and guarded the intersection of the two largest ditches entering the interior of Yinshan Mountain.
Behind it, there is a gentle slope, and above the gentle slope, there is a section of stone wall.
The stone wall extends southwest to the top of the hill behind Guancheng.
At the end of the stone wall is a collapsed beacon tower, facing the pass on the opposite mountain in the distance.
This is the famous Gaoque Fortress in history books.
It's just that the upper half of this Gaoque Fortress, which records the glorious history of the Han Dynasty, has collapsed due to the ravages of time or man-made destruction.
A group of cattle and sheep were coming out of the dilapidated Guancheng City, and were then driven to the river by the barbarians.
The place where Han soldiers fought to the death in the past has now become a cattle pen for the barbarians.
Governor Feng suddenly stood at the mountain pass and said nothing, which made Ruoluo Aliu a little puzzled. He shouted carefully:
"Junhou?"
Governor Feng came to his senses and smiled apologetically:
"It's nothing, I just saw the cattle and sheep in front of me and was surprised by how fat this place is."
Hearing what Feng Jishi said, Ruoluo Aliu suddenly understood and laughed, quite contentedly:
"What the Lord said is true. I will tell you the truth. When our family moved here, I was also amazed by this."
Feng Yong listened and his eyes flashed:
"I remember that Chief Kebineng had controlled the Yinshan area in his early years. How come Chief Ruoluo didn't know how fertile this place is?"
Ruoluo Aliu didn't expect that Governor Feng would ask this question, so he coughed and then explained:
"The Lord is joking. When Ke was more powerful than Neng, he did go to the Yinshan area."
Then he sighed again:
"But because of the obstruction of Bingzhou Budugen, it was only limited to the outer reaches of Yinshan Mountain and did not really enter the riverside at the foot of Yinshan Mountain."
"So we really don't know enough about the situation in this area."
"Oh?" Governor Feng glanced at Ruoluo Aliu thoughtfully.
What about the simplicity of prairie men?
Are you sure what you told me is the truth?
Kebineng's original focus of activities was indeed in the Youzhou area. If he wanted to get from the Youzhou frontier to Jiuyuan's hometown, he really had to pay attention to Budugen in the Bingzhou frontier.
These are correct.
But don’t think I don’t know. In the later period, Bu Dugen was suppressed by Kebi Neng and had to stay in Yanmen County.
If it weren't for the backing of Wei State, Bu Dugen would have been annexed by Kebineng long ago.
So even if Kebi can worry about Bu Dugen and has no way to focus on the west side, which hero who is determined to dominate the grassland will give up the Hetao?
You have already arrived at the outskirts of Yinshan Mountain, but you have never thought about knowing what is to the south of Yinshan Mountain?
However, it seemed that Su Luo Ah Liu didn’t want to talk too much about this issue. He stretched out his hand to guide:
"Your Majesty, please come this way."
Governor Feng nodded, lightly knocked the horse's belly, and continued forward, leaving Gao Quesai behind.
Further forward is Kebineng's tent.
Most of the forces that enter the Hetao area will focus on two places.
One is Gaoquesai and the other is Jiuyuan County.
Most Hu people value Gaoque because it is the most fertile place in the Hetao and is also the most suitable place for herding horses and sheep.
In the narrow sense, the Hetao Plain refers to this place.
Even the Huns, who rarely built cities in history, would build a city near Gaoque Fortress.
Because Gaoque is located exactly at the upper left corner of the Yellow River, it is the key to controlling the most convenient access to and from Yinshan Mountain.
Whoever controls this place can enter and leave the Loop at will.
Even when the Central Plains regime was strong, no matter whether the Central Plains army marched northward from Anding County along the Great River.
It is better to take the straight Qin Road from Guanzhong to Jiuyuan, and then go west along the river.
The barbarians entrenched here can fight if they can, but if they can't, they have time to escape back to the grassland calmly.
Compared with the Hu people's emphasis on Gaoque, the Han people paid more attention to Jiuyuan County (i.e. Baotou area).
Because this place is located in the middle of the top of the Yellow River, with the river to the south and Yinshan Mountain to the north.
By controlling this point, you can radiate control of the entire bend, thus protecting the pass.
No matter how talented Kebineng is, he is still a barbarian after all.
Therefore, his tent was naturally located in Gaoque.
Moreover, there are two additional considerations for Kebi to set up a tent here.
The first is to get closer to Liangzhou and facilitate contact with Liangzhou.
The second is to stay away from the Bingzhou frontier and avoid the Wei army's crusade as much as possible.
After all, he was defeated by Qin Lang in Bingzhou a few years ago, and he has not recovered yet.
The second consideration is currently also Kebineng's concern.
In the king's tent in Gaoque, Ke Bineng was sitting opposite Feng Jishi.
After the army entered the south of Yinshan Mountain, they discussed how to send troops next.
Needless to say, the Liangzhou Army, the key lies in how many troops the Xianbei people plan to send.
It was obvious that Kebineng had no intention of letting all his troops follow him southward.
I saw him saying very sincerely:
"Feng Langjun, you know that our tribe was almost wiped out by Wei thieves a few years ago."
As he spoke, he sighed deeply, and his dark face had wrinkles polished by the wind and sand:
"If Liangzhou hadn't come to help in time, Feng Langjun would be here today, and I'm afraid there would be no Ke Bineng."
Ke Bineng pointed at himself and said, "Feng Langjun, I am already old. There are not many people on the grassland who can live to my age."
"As people get older, they become less courageous. I'm really scared, so I plan to keep some clan members here just in case."
Are you afraid of something in your mouth?
Why weren't you afraid when I started to rob Chang'an?
Governor Feng said with a smile on his face, "Chief Ke Bineng, things are different now. In my eyes, the Wei thieves are nothing more than local chickens and dogs."
"If you don't believe me, go and ask. Since I led the army, have I ever suffered a loss in front of Wei thieves? As long as you and I join forces, what do we have to fear?"
It's just because you never suffer a loss that I'm afraid!
Ke Bi Neng looked at Feng Jishi who was smiling and felt a little complicated.
In the past two or three years, he has taken in many of his compatriots who fled from the west.
What is the situation in Liangzhou? He still doesn't know?
If we say that Ke Bineng felt that Liangzhou supported him just to contain the Wei people.
So ever since he knew that the Liangzhou Army had crossed the desert and was planning to use the Yinshan Mountain as a springboard to move south to Guanzhong, he completely understood:
Liangzhou has supported itself in these years, most likely for this critical moment.
Not only did he plan to use the pastures he had worked so hard to manage in the past few years as his rear, but his subordinates also wanted to contribute to help the opponent conquer Guanzhong.
So he made some calculations and felt that it was not impossible to contribute, but if he had to risk tens of thousands of his troops like in the Battle of Bingzhou, that was two different things.
Guanzhong is the best place to fight. After sacking Chang'an, any losses can be made up.
But how can Guanzhong be so easy to fight?
What if it’s not captured?
But not sending troops is unjustifiable.
After all, he has gained a lot of benefits from Liangzhou over the years. At the same time, in order to continue to get benefits from Liangzhou, Ke Bineng did not intend to turn against the other party easily.
After all, there is still Chang'an, what if?
As for how much?
But Kebi could hold out two fingers:
"Feng Langjun, 20,000. I will let my son Pu Heyu lead the 20,000 elite cavalry from the tribe to follow south. How about it? Don't worry, they are all the most elite warriors in the tribe."
Governor Feng frowned slightly:
"What does the leader mean that he doesn't plan to go south in person?"
Kebineng smiled and shook his head:
"Feng Langjun, I told you that I am already old and I don't think I will live for a few more years. I asked Pu Heyu to lead the army south just to give him more training."
"Feng Langjun is a dragon among men. If Pu Heyu can learn something from Feng Langjun, to me, that is the best result."
But when I first saw you, you looked as strong as ever.
Governor Feng was a little suspicious.
It's just that when he saw Ke Bi Neng's somewhat emotional expression, it really didn't look like he was faking it.
No matter how old and strong you are, you will never be able to defeat the years.
Therefore, it is only natural that he should not miss the opportunity to raise his own son.
As for the other party's hidden plans, Feng Jishi could guess a little bit.
After all, he led nearly 60,000 people to Yinshan Mountain. If Ke Bineng was not wary at all, then he would be calling himself the Lord of the Grasslands in vain.
If Liangzhou was not too far away from Yinshan, the Han Dynasty would not be able to control Yinshan before conquering Guanzhong.
In addition, if you take the Qin Zhidao, Kuai Ma can run from Guanzhong to Jiuyuan in only three days.
If Ke Bi was interested, he should have detected the strange movements of the Wei army in Guanzhong.
That's why he had reason to believe that the Han army was probably just passing through Yinshan this time.
Even so, he now plans to guard his lair himself.
They are all boss-level figures, so some words don’t need to be explained too clearly.
Speaking too clearly can sometimes make each other look bad.
Governor Feng pondered for a moment and then said:
"Since the leader said so, I won't force it, but I still want to be alone."
"who?"
"Ruoloa Liu."
This time it was Ke Bi Neng's turn to frown.
Although Ruoluo Aliu is said to be his younger brother, in fact his followers are not even comparable to those of his son-in-law Yu Zhugejian. Why would Feng Langjun specifically name him?
But although he was a little suspicious in his heart, he said:
"Even if Feng Langjun didn't say anything, I had planned to let him go south with me."
Governor Feng smiled softly: "That is the best."
He didn't have the big mouth of the lion, so he must be able to personally lead all the warriors in the clan south.
Because it is impossible for Kebi to agree - there are more than 50,000 Han troops here in Yinshan Mountain!
There may be a little more than all the warriors Bi Kebi can pull out.
If it were Feng Yong himself, he would be afraid too.
Maybe he was only willing to provide food and grass. Anyway, the real purpose of the Han army was to go south, and they would definitely not dare to fall out with him.
Of course, as a prairie man, Ke Bineng was relatively simple. He agreed to attack the bandits and did not hesitate to move south.
He simply detached at least half of his troops and asked his son to lead them personally, cooperating with Feng Jishi.
The meeting between the two bosses was relatively smooth, and after making a decision, they quickly took action separately.
Due to time constraints, the Liangzhou Army rested for three days in Gaoque and then began to move eastward along the south bank of the Yellow River, finally reaching Wuyuan County, the county seat of Jiuyuan County.
Because there is the end of Qin Zhidao and the starting point of the journey south to Guanzhong.
(Note: The course of the Yellow River in the Hetao area during the Han Dynasty was different from what it is now. Wuyuan County does not include the south bank of the Yellow River, so there is no need to delve too deeply into it.)
The big river here is like a mirror, flowing slowly through the edges of sandstone, waterlogged pastures, and green poplar trees.
The flat grassland stretches out and melts in the heat wave, as if it is connected with the clouds on the horizon.
The arrival of the army startled the nymphs, who fluttered their wings from the reeds, hovered over the turbulent river for a while, and then gradually flew back to the reeds.
When the army arrived here, Feng Yong did not deliberately cross the Yellow River to the north bank to pay homage to the former Han city.
He just asked people to bring incense, candles and sacrifices, set up an incense table by the river, and worshiped three times devoutly.
General Guan was a little confused about Governor Feng's actions.
After he finished worshiping, he asked: "What do you worship?"
Governor Feng exhaled:
"A woman."
General Guan raised his eyebrows: "Who?"
Governor Feng didn't answer, but just read:
"The Han Dynasty envoy returned to the south without any news, and the green grass in the carpet garden began to know spring. The eyebrows of the Han Dynasty solved the Anbang Kingdom, and killed the master of Qilin Pavilion in shame."
"Wang Zhaojun?"
Governor Feng nodded, turned to look at General Guan, and smiled slightly:
"After the former king Zhaojun came out of the fortress, the three generations of border counties knew nothing about military matters. Cattle and sheep were everywhere, and the people were happy."
"There is also a strange woman in our army. She is more talented than a man. Now that she has led the army to defeat the thieves, she is not necessarily inferior to Qilin Pavilion."
"If Wang Zhaojun knew something underground, I'm afraid he would be able to smile and no longer feel so lonely outside the Great Wall."
Although General Guan has been sleeping with this person for more than ten years and has become extremely familiar with him, when he heard these words, his throat felt lumpy and his eyes felt hot.
Governor Feng smiled slightly and took her hand:
"Let's go. I'm afraid the generals in the army have been waiting for a long time."
When the two returned to the commander's camp, the main generals in the army were already waiting there.
Feng Yong walked to the coach's position, took off his sword, raised it in his hand, and ordered:
"Generals, listen!"
The generals immediately bowed their heads in solemnity.
"From today onwards, the army will be divided into two parts, the front and rear. I will personally lead the front army, accompanied by Jiang Wei, Zhao Guang, Li Qiu, Huo Yi, and Tufa Tianli."
"The rear army is commanded by General Guan, and Liu Hun and Shi Bao are under command!"
After Feng Jishi finished speaking, he handed the handsome sword to General Guan with his own hands.
The generals below were greatly refreshed, and they all shouted loudly: "Promise!"
Like Zhao Guang, when he heard that the army was divided into two parts, he subconsciously thought of the Battle of Xiaoguan.
At that time, the troops were also divided into two groups, and the elder brother and General A... Guan were also in charge, so they were immediately excited.
And people like Jiang Wei were thinking, what is the purpose of the monarch dividing the army into two parts?
As for Shi Bao, he glanced at Bald Kheli thoughtfully.
But no matter what everyone was thinking, smoke and dust had begun to rise from the wide Qin Zhidao. Liangzhou's front army and Xianbei's elite cavalry, totaling tens of thousands, rolled toward the south.
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