Lord Yuan

Chapter 145 Legion Formation
Perhaps it was the tragic scene in front of him or the words of the Xianbei envoy that caught Ke Qianduo off guard.

He noticed that the messenger seemed to be particularly supportive of his revenge, and his eyes couldn't stop evading.

But at this time, even though he had found a new tribe's residence, how could he give up this great opportunity? Even if it was a fire pit, he had to jump in for the sake of the tribe and the majesty of the Xianbei people.

As for what evil was brewing in the messenger's stomach, that was beyond his control.

After all, even if the other party proposed to take in all his clan as slaves, it would only be a matter of words.

The Xianbei ethnic group has a strict hierarchical system, and the low-status herdsmen are actually like slaves in the eyes of the superiors. They are even called by despicable names, such as dog, dog slave, etc.

Ke Qianduo gave an attentive smile and at the same time looked around to make sure there was no one else around.

The two discussed it.

The messenger left with satisfaction. Before leaving, he looked at Ke Qianduo mysteriously and was very satisfied with him.

The envoy returned to the east of Xianbei and met with Lord Xianbei.

The eastern part of Xianbei is now under the jurisdiction of the Tanshihuai branch of the royal court established by the Xianbei leader in Danhan Mountain. It is governed from the east of Youbeiping to Liaodong.

Today's Xianbei Lord is called Kanji, he is greedy and brave, and his strength is enough to shake cattle and horses.

Seeing the envoy returning from inspecting the subordinates, his fleshy face suddenly showed a smile.

"It's been a hard trip, how's the harvest?" Kan Ji called his servants and rewarded them with wine and mutton.

The messenger bowed with one hand, and then smiled and replied: "From the land of Youbeiping, there are three thousand tribes, and all of them paid tribute of three thousand, exactly."

Kan Ji drank and praised: "I am the richest of the three tribes divided by the king. The tribes below pay tribute every month, and there is never any mistake. Even if I am in front of the king, I have a full status." After saying this, he walked out from in front of him. A leg was removed from the roasted fat lamb and brought straight to the messenger.

"Of course, it's all thanks to you taking the trouble to visit me. Eat!"

The messenger was frightened. He knew that although the man in front of him had a calm face and even smiled, he was actually a smiling tiger. He could kill more than a hundred people on the spot if he made a disagreement. , I just succeeded the previous envoy, so I should be cautious.

Kan Ji grinned and tore into the plump mutton with big mouthfuls. The smoked and grilled taste was unforgettable, but there was a lack of seasoning. For Xianbei people like them, they always had to deal with the Han territory. , salt, and food have always been in great demand.

However, today is the end of the month, and his salt has been exhausted.

"Go on, what about the land of Liaodong? The Han army is just a coward. They never dared to fight with me, Xianbei, but just let us plunder. The land of Liaodong always has the most abundant harvests!"

The envoy frowned, shook his head repeatedly and said, "There are more than two thousand tribes in Liaodong. During this tribute trip, it was nearly three thousand. Only one tribe was ashamed to have no treasure to offer."

Hearing this, Kan Ji nodded repeatedly and said in appreciation: "Liaodong has always been my top priority. It is normal to have such a harvest. Is there any salt in it?"

He was still reminiscing about the lamb leg without salt seasoning when he suddenly came back to his senses and his face fell instantly: "How come there are still tribes who dare to disobey my order? Are they going to be sent out as slaves?"

The messenger lowered his head and explained: "There are more than [-] people in that tribe. In the past, the amount of tribute would be much higher. This time, the property originally planned to be paid as tribute far exceeds that of other tribes. Even large tribes with thousands of people are often inferior to them."

Kan Ji was thoughtful. He vaguely remembered that there seemed to be such a tribe. It was not because the tribe was very big, but because the amount of tribute paid by this tribe was more than twice that of the tribe. It had everything from jewelry to salt to silk. .

The name of the leader of the tribe seems to be Ke Qianduo, and his bravery is also extraordinary.

"Is it the tribe called Keqiando?"

The messenger was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that the Lord would still remember it. In this case, the plan would be easier to implement. He answered immediately with a slight arc in the corner of his mouth.

"Exactly, the money and silk that Ke Qianduo prepared this time was enough for a thousand people, and even the Han people numbered a hundred. They wanted to come with me to meet the Lord, but something happened."

"What happened?" Kan Ji asked hurriedly. This involved his property.

"His tribe was attacked by the Han army. The tribe was destroyed and its property was taken away. Even the hundreds of Han slaves were rescued. Its leader Ke Qianduo was so ashamed that he did not want to come to see the Lord."

The messenger's words instantly made the hopeful Kan Ji furious.

He stared at each other angrily with his huge eyes open, and even the leg of lamb that he had just chewed with relish was thrown away in anger, and he kicked over all the wine and fat sheep in front of him.

He couldn't understand that Ke Qianduo, who could be called a fierce general in the east of Xianbei, gained far more than people imagined every time he went on an expedition, and his level of bravery was not much worse than his own.

How could such a tribe suffer a loss when facing the Han army?Kan Ji, who was burning with anger, did not forget to think about the reason.

"How many people are there in the Han army? It can attack Ke Qianduo's tribe. How can it be achieved without being several times his number?"

The messenger's face was full of bitterness. He didn't know what changes his next answer would bring to the leader of eastern Xianbei. He only knew that he would never put on a smiling face.

The envoy simply fought for his share of the property.

"The Han army attacked at night, with only a dozen people. They first rescued the slaves, and then set fire to the tribe when they were unprepared. The fire swept through the tribe. Until now, the land is still filled with scorched earth."

"Ah! Has Ke Qianduo been kicked in the brain by an ox? A Han army of more than ten people can overthrow his tribe. What do his sentry riders do for food! These are all my property!"

Kan Ji's face was gloomy, like the calm before the storm. His whole body was shaking. His eyes swept over and glanced coldly at the silent messenger.

"Then why didn't Ke Qianduo apologize with death? He was unexpectedly attacked by a Han army and spread the word. How can I hold myself in front of the king?" Kan Ji breathed heavily. He was so angry that he could no longer think about it. Nothing else.

The messenger explained tremblingly, "Well, Ke Qianduo asked me to tell you something, do you want to hear it?" The veins on Kanji's forehead popped out, and he stared at the messenger: "Say it quickly!"

The envoy hurriedly said: "Ke Qianduo talked about it and discovered that the reason why the Han army seemed to have reached a truce was precisely because of the death of the former Chang Shi and the fact that Gong Shamu, then the captain, conveyed his truce order to Liaodong. There are border fortresses in various places so that no troops can be sent outside the fortress."

Kan Ji raised his eyebrows when he heard this. Although he was angry, he could still distinguish the importance of matters.

"What does Ke Qianduo mean?" Kan Ji probably understood why the tribute from Liaodong was so large that he forgot about it and thought that the Han army was too cowardly to attack. Unexpectedly, It's an order from above.

"Ke Qianduo wanted to borrow some cavalry from you to attack Changli County, an important place in the Liaodong vassal state. He said that he learned from the Han people that Gong Shamu was working in Changli County, and Changli County was also The most prosperous place in Liaodong, if we can conquer this place."

The envoy was still unfinished, imagining what kind of vitality Changli County, which belonged to the territory of the Han Dynasty, would have under the rule of the Xianbei people.

Kanji was considering the feasibility of this matter, just as the messenger said.

If we can capture the so-called Changli County, it means that all the land in Liaodong will be in the hands of our eastern Xianbei. It is of extremely important strategic significance and will be of great help to boost our Xianbei's morale.

On the other hand, Changli County was conquered by Xianbei, which symbolized that the territory of the Han Dynasty was now trampled under my feet. The Han army was frightened by the news, and it was even more like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. If the invading frontier fortress wall could be bypassed behind it and attacked from both sides, wouldn't it be a piece of cake?

The most important point is to conquer Changli County by yourself. For the king, when the world is divided again in the future, his status will not only be improved a few steps, but also with the other two adults of Xianbei. In other words, his own status will inevitably overwhelm them.

When he thought of this, Kan Ji became very interested.

The captain only knew how to avoid fighting, lost the majesty of the Han army, and completely lost the bloody spirit of the soldiers. This trip would definitely be successful.

Na Ke Qianduo failed to donate any money, but instead he got out this top-secret information, which was really a great achievement.

"Go and tell Nake Qianduo that I have personally led the army and will be here soon. Let him go to the border fortress outside Changli County and conduct a thorough investigation. The more information he gets, the better he will be when he breaks through Changli County in the future. The greater the reward, it would be a good idea to let him move to where I am."

When the messenger got the news, he immediately said that it would not delay the master's plan.

Without rest, the envoy rushed to Ke Qianduo's current tribe without stopping.

He told Master Kanji of Xianbei all about his plans, and at the same time, in order to prevent him from forgetting the property, the envoy reminded Ke Qianduo: "Your Excellency will be here soon. If I hadn't spoken so kindly in front of you, it would have been you." For such a common crime, I don’t know how many times I will die.”

Ke Qianduo naturally understood what the intention was, and even though he was feeling pain in his body, he still led the envoy to his small treasury.

For the sake of the tribe's grand plan, I paid a little money, but it was just a small amount.

Ke Qianduo looked to the south. In that invisible distant place, there was a frontier fortress wall that had been guarding for who knows how many years.

Soon, we will face the attack of our Xianbei army here.

When the time comes, he must take revenge, find that so-called long history, even if he is cut into pieces with a thousand cuts, he will not be able to forgive his hatred!

Inside the border fortress.

Wen Chou was still practicing equestrian skills. He felt deeply guilty for not following Yuan Shao and Yan Liang to attack outside the Great Wall last time. It was not because of the so-called military merits, but because Yan Liang alone would always make mistakes when guarding Yuan Shao. If he had himself Now, you can draw your bow to fend off the enemy a hundred meters away, and you can dance your spear to fight the person in front of you.

Yan Liang reminded Wen Chou from time to time, whether it was cartwheeling or jumping, Yan Liang had to let Wen Chou learn all the equestrian skills. This was a prerequisite for becoming a peerless general. To them, war horses were like weapons. The increase brought by oneself is the same and absolutely indispensable.

Xu Da personally led a team of [-] people to practice battle formations.

The ten chief ministers have all been with Xu Da for more than ten years. They don't say they have a tacit understanding, but they can understand each other's general meaning at a glance.

Under such favorable prerequisites, every time they practiced a battle formation, Xu You on the side would always be inspired by it and immediately leave the field to take command.

After these days of getting along, they had already clearly understood the temperament of Xu You, a madman. He was truly talented and learned, and he was also mad without limits. No one could be taken seriously by him, except the elder. Shi, Yuan Shao.

Whenever Chang Shi appeared, the madman Xu You would put down his arrogant demeanor and run up to him with a smile on his face.

He was very envious of Xun Chen. He didn't have to go to the battlefield. He only had to sit in the Chang Shi's Mansion, review left and right, and finish reading an official document. After a long time, Xun Chen was better than Yuan Shao. The words are more like a real long history.

Yuan Shao often went up to the city wall to look at the flat land and observe the terrain.

He knew that it wouldn't be long before the Xianbei people would move south in large numbers and take advantage of the situation to attack Changli.

The first barrier to go to Changli is the frontier fortress wall where you are.

This is a good opportunity to gain fame. As long as he can seize this opportunity, Yuan Shao is confident that he can take control of these rebellious frontier cavalry and use them to his advantage.

Before that, he must fully understand the surrounding environment, geography, and climate and wind direction.

When Xu You was free, the two would also discuss each other. Faced with this obvious strength of his, Xu You talked more.

The discussion was all correct and experienced, and every time he spoke, he pointed at weak points that Yuan Shao didn't know about.

Yuan Shao couldn't help but be filled with emotion, this was a special skill in the art.

At this time, as long as there are Xu You's ingenious strategies, Xun Chen is planning internal affairs from behind, Yan Liang, Wen Chou and others are rushing into battle, and Xu Da and other cavalry are all arrayed with their faces hidden.

In this way, the prototype of a small legion has emerged.

(End of this chapter)