Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 174 The danger of begging

Throughout the ages, there has been no shortage of Han people who have sought refuge with foreigners, but situations like that in Chenliu County in Huainan are really rare.

After all, Yao Xiang was also a minister of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

It can be seen that when Yao Xiang was trying to restore production under his rule, Liu Shi, who was kidnapped, probably had no intention of interfering with people's livelihood, otherwise he would have forced the people under his rule to rebel.

Of course, this is not Liu Shi's problem alone. This is the ethos of the Eastern Jin Dynasty officialdom.

There are no poor families in the upper class, and there are no noble families in the lower class. There is no need to study hard, and you can become an official just by virtue of your family status.

Official positions come easily, so you don't cherish them.

As a noble nobleman, who would care about the livelihood of ants?

Only people like Wang Dao, Huan Wen, Xie An, and Liu Yu could not be afraid of hardships and resist the pressure from within the ruling class to promote the end of the land, increase national revenue, and at the same time reduce the burden on the Huang taxpayer population.

However, even for people like them, it is inevitable that the people will die and the government will die.

But it is obvious that Chen Liuneishi and Liu Shi definitely do not belong to this category.

Yao Xiang was also helpless about the sudden changes in Chenliu County. It was indeed not his planning or instigation behind the scenes.

Now that he is seeking complete reconciliation with the Eastern Jin Dynasty and re-establishing mutual trust, how could he do such a thing.

But Guo Ao and others had to accept it. If they were kidnapped and sent to Jiankang, no one would dare to defect to Yao Xiang in the future.

Yao Xiang had no choice but to send people to Xiaohuang County to let Guo Ao and others cross the river to Huaibei. At the same time, he released Liu Shi and let him continue to be the internal history of Chen County in an attempt to reduce the big issue.

Jiankang's reaction to this is temporarily unknown, but Xie Shang learned that Yao Xiang was willing to exchange eastern Huainan for Yanzhou and was willing to facilitate the deal.

The Murong family has taken all of Hebei, and Yanzhou may not be able to hold it. If it can be exchanged for Yao Xiang to withdraw from Huainan, why not do it.

While Yao Xiang was waiting for Jiankang's response, Huan Xi's 10,000 cavalry finally approached Wugu Mountain in Maitian.

Maitian Wugu Mountain is located to the west of Maitian City. In the second year of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty (56 BC), Maitian City was built to house the Xiongnu tribes who surrendered to the Han Dynasty. Qiang school captains were also stationed to manage this place.

Just like Suanjuan County, Maitian City was abandoned and became a nomadic land for the Qiang people after the Qiang uprising that swept the Northland in the fifth year of the Yongchu period of the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 111).

At the end of the Western Jin Dynasty, the Qiang people moved eastward, and later Qifu Xianbei occupied this area.

Here, Qianbei is far away from the war. Although Qianliang often comes to recruit knights, the war does not affect this place, and the lives of the herdsmen are peaceful and peaceful.

However, when Liang Jun sets foot on this land, it is destined to break the tranquility that has existed for many years.

Since Huan Xi left the old city of Zianjuan, he has dispatched a large number of sentries and carried out killings along the way to prevent anyone from tipping off the enemy. Naturally, his methods were unprecedentedly bloody.

However, since the main force of Qifu Xianbei had already moved south, Qifuxi Dahan did not dare to relax his vigilance. Therefore, they still set up sentries on the edge of their control. They were not as defenseless as the Poduolan tribe.

Huan Xi's 10,000 cavalry marched southward at lightning speed. It was impossible to hide it from anyone, and the news was eventually leaked.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! The Jin people are coming!"

A Xianbei scout broke into the tribe's camp and shouted loudly.

Although Huan Xi had founded the Liang Kingdom, it was still short-lived, so these Hu people were still accustomed to calling them Jin people.

All of a sudden, the camp was abuzz.

Just when people were panicking, Dahan, a beggar, came out with a hunched body. The old man shouted loudly:

"Why are you panicking!"

Only then did everyone become quiet.

Qifuxi Dahan looked at his second son Qifuxi Budan and asked, "How many young men are there in the tribe?"

After Qifu Sifan left, everything in the camp was managed by Qifu Budan.

He replied:

"There are still more than 10,000 people."

Da Han asked again:

"Now we are sending envoys to Siyin, Chulian, and Tulu. When will the reinforcements arrive?"

Qifu Buwan said in deep thought:

"It will be tomorrow at the earliest."

Although Qifu Xianbei is a tribal alliance, the four tribes are not close together.

Murong Tuyuhun and Murong Xin were brothers of the same father, and their tribesmen came from the same tribe. Even if they were too close and the herdsmen competed for water and grass, they broke up, let alone a tribal alliance like Qifu Xianbei.

As the main tribe of Qifu Xianbei, Qifu tribe has 40,000 tents. With 30,000 main cavalry going south, they can only squeeze out more than 10,000 young men.

The remaining three divisions have a total of 30,000 tents, but as Qifubudai estimated, even if they send people to deliver the message now, it will take time to travel back and forth, and they will not arrive until tomorrow at the earliest.

Qifuxi Dahan looked at the scouts and asked in a deep voice:

"Where have the Jin people arrived? How many soldiers and horses are there?"

The scout did not dare to hide anything and answered truthfully:

"I didn't dare to take a closer look, but at a glance, I'm afraid it's no less than ten thousand horses. It should be less than ten miles away from the camp now."

When everyone heard this, they all took a deep breath.

Although there are still more than 10,000 young men in the tribe, they are just a ragtag group, and they even lack cavalry.

Before Si Fan went south, he mobilized the army horses in the tribe for long-distance raids, leaving only a few in the tribe as mounts for scouts.

Qifuxi Dahan was also shocked. Now he couldn't leave. He hurriedly asked Qifuxi Buchan to go and gather the young men in the camp to prepare for the battle.

The young man standing next to Qifushi Dahan couldn't help but wonder:

"Why did Jin people show up here? Could it be that something happened to my father?"

The young man's name was Qifu Guoren, and he was the son of Qifu Sifan.

Hearing this, Qifusi Dahan shook his head and said:

“If Si Fan went to war with the Jin people, we should have received the news long ago, why were we so caught off guard like now.

"In my opinion, your father was deceived by Huan Xi. He was still waiting for work in Yiyi, waiting for Huan Xi to march west from Longguan. Little did he know that Huan Xi had already sent troops from Yinchuan and headed straight for Wugu Mountain in the wheat field."

Qifu Guoren asked:

"Isn't there the Poduolan tribe on the way? Why was Huan Xi able to go south quietly!"

Qifuxi Dahan looked towards the northeast with his turbid eyes, shook his head and said:

"There is no Poduolan tribe anymore. Whether the Qifu tribe can continue to exist in the future depends on today's victory or defeat. If we lose, I am afraid that our ancestors and grandchildren will all become prisoners of the Jin people."

While Qifu Xianbei was gathering the young men in the camp, Huanxi was also seizing the time to rest ten miles away.

The soldiers had been running for such a long time and were already exhausted. Now that the camp of Qifu Xianbei was not far away, and there were no reinforcements nearby, Huan Xi was not afraid of them running away.

Qifu Xianbei's camp is not a city. Not only does it not have towering walls, it also has almost no defensive facilities. It is only built with simple fences. As long as you have enough physical strength, it is not difficult to break through.

As for the Maitian City east of Maitian Wugu Mountain, it is also in dilapidated condition.

　Also, before twelve o'clock.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)