Wei Ni

Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, the ownership of the Monan Hetao Plain has been the winner of the game between the Central Plains Dynasty and the northern nomads.

Whoever controls the Hetao Plain will have the initiative and advantage in the war.

As far as the Wei State is concerned today, the reincorporation of the Hetao Plain lost in the last years of the Han Dynasty into the territory of the Central Plains Dynasty is the best proof that the Han Dynasty in the Cao Wei Dynasty was the destiny.This is also the biggest reason why Emperor Cao Rui readily changed the temple policy when Xia Houhui mentioned the legacy policy through Guanqiu Jian's mouth.

Qin Lang, who supervised the [-] Luoyang Chinese Army rushing to Yanmen Pass, of course knew this.

Therefore, he, who is known for his cautious temperament, specially invited Xia Houhui to eat evening food together before camping overnight on the march.

Nothing is tucked away.

First, he praised the benefit of the strategy of enlisting recruits to Wei, and then he praised Xia Houhui's bravery and military planning ability in a tone of admiration. Please Xia Houhui stay by his side this time, in case he can give some pointers from time to time, so that this battle will be smoother and usher in a great victory.

The meaning is obvious.

It is nothing more than Xia Houhui's reputation for acting without authorization before, and because the emperor Cao Rui did not take his advice to vent the mud, so Qin Lang worried that he would increase the incident after he arrived in Bingzhou.

For example, Xia Houhui, who was worried about the difficulty, relied on his bravery to lead his troops out of the fortress alone, to wait for an opportunity to take Ke Bineng's head, to prove to the emperor Cao Rui that his plan was correct, etc.

Although, the possibility of such a thing is unlikely.

But Qin Lang still felt that only by keeping Xia Houhui under his nose could he feel at ease.

Who made Xia Houhui "bad" in the past?

Moreover, the two of them are at the same level. Even if he is now the chief general, Xia Houhui, who is the successor of Qiao Pei, really committed a crime, and he has to detain him and send it to the emperor for disposal.

Therefore, it is better to avoid some troubles in advance.

Xia Houhui, who immediately understood Qin Lang's intention, immediately agreed.

The quickness of the answer made Qin Lang a little unbelievable, and couldn't help but confirm it with him again.

"My husband always keeps his word. Although I am reckless and act like Meng Lang, Yuan and Ming have never heard of it before. Do I have a slip of the tongue?"

In the end, the somewhat helpless Xia Houhui made him no longer have any doubts with these words.

But still did not dispel his vigilance.

No way, on the eve of leading the troops to leave Luoyang, when the emperor Cao Rui hosted a farewell banquet for him, he specifically told him that Xia Houhui had always been bold and reckless, and that he did not hesitate to seek meritorious deeds. Let him be optimistic and not give him the chance to cause trouble
At that time, he was quite aggrieved.

Since the emperor knew who Xia Houhui was, why did he allow him to join the state? !
Of course, slander belongs to slander, but complaining blindly will not solve the problem.

After Xia Houhui left the army tent and went back to sleep overnight, Qin Lang thought about it, and then summoned a subordinate, and asked him to follow his order to go to the backbone camp and transfer it to the deputy of the backbone camp.

In Wei State's current military system, the Zhongjian Battalion, Zhongba Battalion, and Wuwei Battalion are all soldiers and horses stationed in the forbidden area all year round.

The Wuwei Battalion is by the emperor's side every day, and is the pro-army that protects Cao Rui's personal safety; while the Zhongjian Battalion and the Zhongba Battalion are the forbidden troops that guard the palace. Complete with spears and other arms.

It can be said that when the backbone battalion and the middle base battalion are fighting abroad, they are both partial divisions that can fight independently.

And the backbone camp is even more special.

It is equipped with cavalry!

The backbone refers to the most important, most elite and strong troops in an army.

When Cao Cao of Wei Wu appointed Zhang Liao as the backbone general, his original intention was to show the bravery of Zhang Liao and his troops.Later, the backbone general was assigned to the Chinese army, because the cavalry could not be stationed in the palace, so a separate camp was set up outside the palace to house eight hundred cavalry.

Moreover, in the Luoyang Central Army, each battalion that can fight independently, such as the backbone, center base, and Xiaoqi, has a deputy in charge of the battalion, and this deputy is the actual controller of the soldiers and horses.

For example, Qin Lang, who is a general of Xiaoqi, can't move a soldier or a horse without the order of the emperor Cao Rui.The same is true for Xia Houhui, who has already been awarded the title of backbone general.

After all, the Luoyang Central Army is the military guarantee of the surname Cao of the Wei State, and the backbone and center base camp of the Suwei Palace are the reverse scales of the emperor Cao Rui.

No matter who it is, once it touches it, it will be an unforgivable capital crime.

However, the deputy commander of the central battalion sits in the forbidden camp every day, and it is difficult to restrain the [-] cavalry stationed in the other camps outside the city on weekdays.
Especially this time the backbone battalion has all been conscripted, and the emperor Cao Rui also allowed Xia Houhui to come out. If Xia Houhui forcefully mobilized the [-] cavalry, it would be a legitimate move, and the deputy commander of the battalion had no reason to stop it.

This is why Qin Lang was worried that Xia Houhui would act without authorization.

Earlier, when Xia Houhui was in Shouchun, Huainan, with only two hundred cavalry from the scout battalion, he dared to act without authorization, and killed the thief's son Sun Bu in the fire!
Now that there are [-] cavalry at his disposal, how could he not dare to seek out the Xianbei thief Ke Bineng? !

Therefore, Qin Lang asked his subordinates to go to the Zhongjian camp with the intention of transferring the [-] cavalry soldiers to his headquarters Xiao cavalry camp, so as not to be taken advantage of by Xia Houhui if he didn't pay attention.

no way~
Xia Houhui had vowed to stay by his side, but what if Xia Houhui suddenly went to Chu Gong or found other excuses to leave temporarily during the war?
He can't refuse it!

As for Xia Houhui, who had just returned to the backbone camp, before he had time to take off his armor, he ushered in the report of his deputy.

It is said that Qin Lang has a warrant to order the [-] cavalry to transfer to the Xiaoqi camp tomorrow.

The reason given is still very good.

What to say this time out of the fortress, the cavalry is especially critical.

Therefore, Qin Lang planned to gather all the cavalry under the Luoyang Central Army together to facilitate wartime dispatch.

Regarding this, Xia Houhui couldn't help but laugh.

Of course he knew Qin Lang's potential intentions.

I can't help but ask myself: Even though he has promised himself, Qin Lang actually wants to make a drastic move. Is he just making others feel at ease?
Besides, he has really made up his mind to join the state this time, the most important thing is to participate~
Alas, that's all.

Let him go, it seems that I have to pay more attention in the future, and try to give others a safe and reliable impression.

Responding casually to the deputy, Xia Houhui disarmed herself and rested all night without mentioning it.

And from the next day when he continued to march, he also kept his promise and stayed by Qin Lang's side very honestly, keeping his figure in Qin Lang's sight all the time.

Speechless all the way.

To Yanmen County Government Office, Guangwu County.

Taking Guangwu County as the county government was decided when the prefect was recruited, and before the territory north of Yanmen Pass was not given up, Yinguan County outside the pass was the county government.

Tian Yu, who had rushed to Yanmen County a long time ago, is now stationed in Yinguan County.

With only one thousand conscripted Southern Huns cavalry, and two thousand county soldiers from Yanmen and Taiyuan counties.

The city of the Yin Pavilion has long been abandoned, in disrepair and has no danger to rely on.

It would be very risky for Tian Yu to fall into the camp outside with this force. For example, after Ke Bineng and Bu Dugen learned about it, they quietly sent tens of thousands of cavalry to attack at night, and there was a great chance of killing him.

But Tian Yu was not worried at all.

Regardless of the persuasion of other officials, he insisted on doing it.

One, he was sure that Ke Bineng and Bu Dugen would not come to sneak attack.

He has been in Bianjun for a long time, so he knows Ke Bineng very well!
If he drove his troops deep outside the Great Wall, Ke Bineng would not hesitate to lead his troops to fight; but now that he is stationed outside Yanmen Pass with a small number of troops, Ke Bineng would think that he was luring the enemy.

For the various ministries of Xianbei, it is no secret that the Luoyang Central Army has already set out to Bingzhou.

And now it's almost June!

With the elite of the Luoyang Central Army, if the infantry and cavalry marched separately, counting the time, when Tian Yu was stationed in the Yin Pavilion, it would not be difficult for the cavalry to reach Yanmen Pass.

Under this kind of thinking, Ke Bi can not dare to take risks.

After all, in the inherent impression of the Hulu tribe, Han Jiazi likes to play tricks the most.

Another reason is that Tian Yu is preparing for the war.

Kebineng's ruling seat in Monan is Pingcheng, which also belongs to the northern territory of Yanmen County (Datong Basin), and is separated from Yanmenguan by the Sanggan River, and the terrain is flat.

It is impossible for the Luoyang Chinese army who came to conquer the camp to camp in Yanmen Pass.

Therefore, Tian Yu's move was to build a camp outside the pass for the Luoyang Chinese Army in advance.

Moreover, he was stationed outside Yanmen Pass, and it was more convenient to contact the Western Xianbei tribes that were banned from entering Yanmen Pass by the Wei State.

The north of Yinguan County faces Mayi County (Shuozhou City) across the Sanggan River, and the west side is Loufan (Shenchi County). Both of these places are within the vigilance of the Wei Army. There is no need to worry about being noticed by Ke Bineng and Bu Dugen during the Wei Jun talks.

In fact, Tian Yu had already met with several tribal leaders who had been invited.

They were all Xianbei tribes in the west who came to settle in Dingxiang County with a sense of kindness and righteousness when they were alive, and they were the western Xianbei tribe who served as the barrier outside the Wei State. They often had conflicts with the tribes under Ke Bineng's command.

In Tian Yu's biography outside the Great Wall, he claimed that the Wei State would crusade against the traitors Ke Bineng and Budugen, so that all tribes could recognize the current situation and not participate in it. The envoy came to seek an appointment with Tian Yu to meet.

The purpose is simple, to show loyalty.

He vowed that his tribe would not join forces with Ke Bineng and Bu Dugen; he also asked Tian Yu if he needed their help in fighting.

Of course, the degree of participation in this assistance operation can be shallow or deep.

It depends on the ultimate goal of Wei's battle.

If the State of Wei just wanted to show off the prestige of the country and deter dissenting officials, and then they would go back after defeating Ke Bineng, then their assistance in combat would be limited to the scouts and eyes of the Wei army.They will truthfully inform Ke Bineng's tribe of the situation, and send rangers to spy on the side of the Wei army to avoid the danger of the Wei army being attacked.

And if Wei Guo intends to kill Ke Bi Neng this time, then they will send out the whole army at an appropriate time, and give Ke Bi Neng a fatal blow.

This appropriate time is of course when Wei Jun took advantage of the situation to pursue after defeating Ke Bineng.

To put it bluntly, they want to beat the dog in the water.

In this way of participating in it, the qualifications to carve up Kebineng, Budugen tribes, territories, and cattle and sheep are obtained.

To this, Tian Yu did not give them a clear answer.

He just bowed his hands in the direction of Luoyang with a solemn face, claiming that if the head of the thief Ke Bineng was hung on the head of Luoyang City, then the emperor Cao Rui would be very happy and would not hesitate to reward him.

This answer was irrelevant, making the leaders of the Xianbei tribe laugh heartily and their eyes glow green.

But soon, they looked at each other in blank dismay, silent.

Because right after that, Tian Yu said with hatred on his face, "The thief Budugen is really hateful! He was attacked by Ke Bineng a while ago, and when he was in distress, it was our country Wei who gave him a helping hand and allowed him to be attached to him. I escaped the danger of death and the annexation of my family. Now you don’t think of kindness, and you defected from the fortress and collude with Ke Bineng to disturb our border county in Wei State. I swear to punish him!"

Is Tian Yu swearing his determination to kill Bu Dugen?
Do not!
He was clearly threatening them!
Bu Dugen, who was once attached to the Wei State, defected, and Tian Yu vowed to kill him; and these tribes who nominally surrendered to the Wei State and enjoyed mutual benefits, if they watched from the sidelines when the Wei Army crusaded Ke Bineng, would they be killed by Tian Yu in the future? What about Yu?

The answer is self-evident.

It was at this time that the tribal leaders suddenly remembered that the current governor of Yanmen is the murderous Tian Yu, rather than a combination of kindness and righteousness.
Under his nose, it's better not to play tricks.

Otherwise, it is easy to be self-defeating.

Therefore, several tribal leaders were also very annoyed.

I feel that I shouldn't take the initiative to come to Tian Yu to negotiate, so that I have to send troops.

Yes, they all know that their own tribe can't stand on the sidelines.

Tian Yu has already uttered harsh words and remembered them. If they don't send troops, they will be troubled or targeted in the future, unless they are willing to give up the benefits of trading with Wei and move the tribe away from Dingxiang County to avoid accountability.

But this is impossible.

All the tribes have enjoyed the convenience brought by the mutual market, how many people are willing to leave with the leader and continue to live a hard life?After all, if they lived well in other places back then, they wouldn't have been inspired by kindness!
"The general thinks that if we send troops to help, how should we deploy them first?"

A leader with a bright mind directly asked the question in resignation.

He who knows current affairs is a hero~
Since you have to send troops, you might as well help with all your might.

If everything goes well and helps the state of Wei defeat or kill Ke Bineng, Tian Yu will definitely treat their tribe well, and the temple of the state of Wei will also reward them for their contributions and reward them generously.Anyway, the current state of Wei is still restrained by the two countries of Shu and Wu. When dealing with the issue of the nomadic tribes in Monan, the policy of restraint is still the main one.

Tian Yu, who had succeeded in his scheming, did not embarrass them, but regarded them as the backhand of this battle.

Said:
"I know that your tribe can't match Ke Bineng, and I don't force you to fight side by side with our Wei State. In the previous battle of Fanma City, the thief Ke Bi Neng was defeated by me and Qianzijing, but he was killed in Dingxiang County. Hukou fled to Yunzhong County; this time, if Ke Bi Neng was defeated again, it must be the same, so you can lead the people to go there and set up an ambush to intercept and kill." (End of this chapter)