Shu Chen

Chapter 471 Silence
Tuntian is self-sufficient, wait for the time to move.

This is the move after the prime minister ordered Wei Yan to enter Guanzhong.

The same is true for Zheng Pu at the Shandan Ranch in Hexi. Before he leads Xiliang iron cavalry back to Wuwei Guzang County to stand by, he will let Zhangye prefect Zhuge Qiao know how to "open source" for the preparation of grain and fodder, so as to avoid what Fei Yi did before. It's a matter of eating enough food.

Before the Battle of Xilingju, Cao Zhen, the former chief minister of the State of Wei, transferred all the war horses from the Shandan Ranch to Guanzhong or Bingzhou for grazing, making it difficult for the big man to find high-quality stallions even if he regained Liangzhou.

Therefore, whether it is Liao Huadu Dunhuang County or Li Qiu stationed at Yumen Pass, they will privately claim to the caravans from various countries in the Western Regions that they will buy the thoroughbred stallions and mares of Wusun (now Yili) with huge sums of Shu brocade and tea. The reward is halved.

Even better Dawan horses or bloody horses
Forget it.

With a distance of tens of thousands of miles, no one in the big man would have such unrealistic thoughts.

As for why they didn't ask the Wusun country to buy it, but adopted this method of private conspiracy, Wusun country doesn't sell it.

Just as the war horses sold by the Han Dynasty to Jiangdong are all castrated stallions, Wusun Kingdom also strictly controls the flow of high-quality purebred stallions or mares that have not been castrated out of the country in order to protect their interests.

And today's big Han is no longer the period when Emperor Xiaowu of the previous Han Dynasty was so powerful that the Wusun Kingdom was forced to "hire Han women with a thousand horses" under the pressure of the Huns.

Wusun is not afraid of today's big man at all.

Therefore, the big man can only hope that "under a heavy reward, there will be a brave man".

In fact, these caravans dared to walk the Silk Road where there were so many horse thieves and many small countries, because they were all desperadoes.Facing the temptation of huge profits, there is no shortage of courage to take risks.

And some of them made it!

There are two purebred Wusun stallions, which are now being carefully cared for in the Shandan Ranch.

The limbs are slender, the waist is wide and flat, the neck is thin, the head is straight and small, the snout is square, and the eyes are piercing.

The Wusun pure-blood horse was first named "Tianma" by the former Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and later changed to "Xiji". As soon as you see it, you can't help but praise it.

Zhuge Qiao, who watched side by side with Zheng Pu, was equally amazed, and said with emotion, "Zheng Jun, if our army's cavalry mounts are all such good horses, why worry about rebelling against Wei's tiger and leopard cavalry or Wuhuan Tu cavalry are immortal."

After finishing speaking, he quickly added, "Jun Zheng invited me to the ranch this time to tell me to let people take good care of these two good horses? You don't need to worry about this, Jun Zheng, I will take care of it myself Xin, I must let my big man cavalry after the age of five or six, and every year there will be dozens of majestic war horses for transfer."

It was also his last words that made Zheng Pu smile wryly in his heart.

It's not that Zhuge Qiao said something wrong.

After a foal is born, it takes about three or four years to be able to be ridden, and it takes at least one or two more years to train it to become a war horse that will not avoid arrows or be frightened by the flames of war.

And there are only two stallions, and it is the limit of the limit to breed sixty or seventy foals a year.

What really made Zheng Pu helpless was that Zhuge Qiao and Fei Yi were all scholars with pure moral character.

After Emperor Wu of the former Han Dynasty only respected Confucianism, he was bound by ethics such as "a gentleman does not talk about profit", and there is no such thing as Guan Zhong's "speaking of business" and flexibility.

After five or six years, it will be beneficial to the war, and the horses will not be able to reproduce in large numbers
Such a result is like a chicken rib to the big man who spent a lot of time to get two Wusun thoroughbred stallions!
Without him, after five or six years, even if the battle to restore Guanzhong has not been concluded, it should come to an end, and the most difficult moment for the big man has already passed!

Why didn't they think about using it to benefit the war now?

Wouldn't it be fine to just sell the foal bred from these two Wusun purebred stallions to Haoyou?
Isn't it possible to prepare food and fodder for the war?

Rare is precious!

I'm also worried that those Haoyou whose fields are connected to Fangguo will be reluctant to store food at home!
Even if Haoyou from Liangzhou or Yizhou has already been hollowed out by the big man by various means, it is difficult to digest so many horses, isn't there still a wealthy family in Wu State~
"How can I not trust Ge Jun?"

Zheng Pu smiled and said, "But Ge Jun, I think this good horse should be used like this."

After Zheng Pu said what was in his heart, Zhuge Qiao couldn't help being in a daze for a while.

Perhaps, it's because he can't figure out why he is so obsessed with matters related to collecting riches.

But being unable to figure it out doesn't mean that he will reject Zheng Pu's proposal.

Besides, I can't refuse.

"Zheng Jun is really"

He smiled and shook his head, trying to find a more euphemistic word to describe it, but found that it was not suitable, so he simply said, "It can be said that he did not predict other things when he was acting for the country!"

Of course, Zheng Pu took it as a compliment.

"Shu Prime Minister Zhuge Liang, Wei Yan and others lined up their troops, like grass snakes and gray lines, with traces to follow; however, Ba Pu's schemes were often unreasonable, informal, and beyond the reach of others, which is really unpredictable. !"

In Chang'an City, Yongliang Governor's Mansion, Sima Yi said with emotion to Zhao Yan and Xue Ti, who had just arrived from Luoyang.

Zhao Yan was sent to Guanzhong by Wei Emperor Cao Rui to assist Sima Yi in dispatching various ministries with the position of Zhengxi General to participate in Yongliang military affairs.

Because he also supervised three thousand tiger and leopard riders and more than ten thousand Luoyang Chinese troops.

In order to confuse Jiangdong, let Sun Quan attack Huainan Shouchun with a large army at the turn of summer and autumn this year-these soldiers who came with him will be broken up into pieces under the leadership of their respective Sima or Dubo Enter Nanyang County from Wuguan and transfer to Yuzhou to lurk.

Nishu has entered Guanzhong.

How can Cao Rui not eagerly plan the conclusion of "If you want to resist against Shu, first break the thief Wu".

"What Sima Gong said is absolutely true."

Zhao Yan, who was appointed as the military adviser of the Great Sima before Cao Zhen supervised Yongliang, could not help shaking his head and grinning bitterly after hearing this, and sighed, "I am ashamed! When I was in Yongliang in the past, I strongly advised the former Great Sima to send him away. General Wang Shuang and Lu Pan rushed to Longxi, but they were deceived by Scar Pu's false countermeasures and set up an ambush with the plan of increasing troops and reducing stoves. Who can predict this move in advance? Sigh~~~"

But Xue Ti remained silent.

He has served in Yongliang for too many years.

Witnessing and experiencing Wei's many defeats with his own eyes, he is already a little numb.

Moreover, he felt that there was nothing to blame for Sima Yi's dispatch.

Yes, Sima Yi's emotion was that after the Han army entered the pass in two ways, Scaru was still standing still in Wuwei County, Hexi, which made them feel that the current defensive deployment seems to be a siege.
Seems like it might be possible for Scaru to find a flaw?
It's not that they belittled themselves, or that they had lost all courage.

But Ba Pu is known for his ingenuity, while Xiliang cavalry is known for his ability to run for thousands of miles. The combination of the two is like a dangling blade, which really makes people afraid not to worry!
(End of this chapter)