Cao Thief

Chapter 448 Wen Ji's Request ([-])

Xu Du, the chickens are flying like dogs.

Hexi, however, seemed extraordinarily calm.

Dou Lan accepted the three tribes as his subordinates without bloodshed, showing extremely clever means.Cao Peng can only watch from the sidelines with envy!He doesn't have the confidence now, otherwise, he will definitely compete with Dou Lan.

Afterwards, Dou Lan and Cao Peng selected a place to build the city on the eastern plain of Hongze.

After some intense bargaining between the two sides, Cao Peng got a piece of land with an area of ​​about 2000 hectares.Among them, the area available for cultivation is only more than [-] hectares.It can be felt that Dou Lan is very wary of Cao Peng.

The [-] households who migrated from the Central Plains may be more suitable for farming life.

And the ten thousand hectares of land Dou Lan gave to Cao Peng is more of a wasteland overgrown with weeds...

From this aspect, Dou Lan is restricting Cao Peng.But Cao Peng had no other choice, but increased the requirements in terms of area.Anyway, from the current point of view, when the population of [-] households arrives in Hexi, there will be at least one settlement.The next step is to build the city and other matters. At the same time, Cao Peng will send people to Chang'an to ask Wei Kai for various supplies.In contrast, the cattle and sheep used in farming are not so important... This is Hexi, where the water and grass are luxuriant.At least half of the people in Hongze are nomadic, and of course there is no shortage of cattle.

After a rough estimate, the immigrants would arrive at the earliest after winter.

Cao Peng still has enough time to solve the problems he must solve now... For example, Xiliang Ma Teng!

But beyond Cao Peng's expectation, after Ma Chao escaped from Hongshuiji, Ma Teng did not make any movement.

At least in the past ten days or so, neither Ma Teng nor Qiang Hu showed signs of using troops against Hongze.

This also made Cao Peng a little worried.

The calmer Ma Teng behaved, the more dangerous he became.

Cao Peng estimated that Ma Teng was waiting!He was waiting for an appropriate opportunity, and then he took down Hongze in one go.

Today, Hongze has just begun to integrate, and the troops and horses of various ministries have not yet acted.

When Hongze's integration reaches the most critical point, it may be the time for Ma Teng to make a move.At that time, the Hongze people were busy with integration, and it was impossible to mobilize soldiers and horses.There may even be a situation where each fights independently, which can save a lot of trouble.

Being able to be a prince of one side naturally has its own advantages.

Ma Teng was able to occupy half of Liangzhou and get along with Qianghu friendly, so his methods were definitely not simple...

Thinking of these, Cao Peng inevitably felt a headache.

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After choosing a place to build the city, Cao Peng did not continue to stay in Hongze.

The northwest pastures are in charge of Deng Fan and Pang Tong, so he doesn't need to spend too much thought.Moreover, Deng Fan also sent someone to inform them that they had robbed nearly six thousand Xiutu everyone in the Northwest Pastoral Plains this time.Liang Yuanbi's timely appearance saved Deng Fan from a lot of trouble.After nearly 20 years of ups and downs, Tu Gehuqi, who lived in Jian'an five years ago, has long lost his bravery.After Liang Yuanbi was captured and the two thousand Huqi were defeated by Li Qi, the entire Xiutu tribes were shrouded in a gloomy cloud.Being alive is enough to make them happy.

The first batch of about a thousand people, each young and strong, are already on their way to Lian County.

It was Wang Shuang who escorted these thousand young men.

Deng Fan couldn't mobilize too many people, so he only sent 300 people to escort.But for everyone who has no fighting spirit, 300 people are enough.

After Cao Peng got the news, he rushed to Lian County.

As expected, the liger was worthy of the name of a good BMW horse. It took only one and a half days to reach the destination after a three-day journey.

It can be seen that such a long journey did not make the ligers feel tired.

Judging from its relaxed demeanor, this little journey is just a small test of skill for it, not worth mentioning.

Cao Peng was overjoyed and ordered Ren Haosheng to take care of rhubarb.

Led by Yin Feng and Liang Kuan, he walked outside Lian County.In other words, Lianbao is more suitable!The area of ​​Lianbao is not even half that of Lian County.The dilapidated city wall in the past, after simple repairs, became a sheep and horse wall outside Lianbao.The height of the wall is about half a person, which can effectively delay the enemy's attack speed.And the wild grass in the city was also burned dry by a big fire, showing a scorched black color.As the gateway to the northwest of Hebei, the design of Lianbao obviously went through some serious consideration and formed a complete plan.

"If the original plan was followed, the city wall would be four feet long.

However, Fushi Tian believes that since the general wants to use Lian County as a gateway, it must consider its military use.

Once a war breaks out, Lian County... no, Lianbao will become the first line of defense in Hexi.Its purpose is to be on the front line with Lingwu Valley, to delay the enemy's speed as much as possible, so as to ensure that the rear is fully prepared.

Therefore, Deputy Envoy Tian suggested that the city wall of Lianbao must be raised, preferably six to eight feet.

It is best to dig out a cellar in the city, which can guarantee the storage of Lianbao's military rations for three months.At the same time, how to make Lingwu Valley and Lianbao cooperate properly also requires a thorough plan.So far, only one city wall has been built.But if Xiutu each arrives with a thousand coolies, Lianbao will definitely be completed before winter at the latest. "

While talking, Yin Feng spread out a drawing.

This is a simple drawing that Tian Yu drew before leaving Lian County.

While watching, Cao Peng carefully asked every tiny detail on the drawing.It can be seen that Tian Yu explained to Yin Feng very clearly, so when Cao Peng asked, he could quickly give a satisfactory answer...

"Lieutenant Yin, how long can the food and supplies you carry this time last?"

Yin Feng smiled and said: "General, just rest assured, when Colonel Deng led the troops, he had prepared sufficient food and supplies.

Arriving in Lian County... oh, after Lianbao, the consumption of food, grass and luggage is also extremely controlled.As far as the current situation is concerned, it is enough to support until the end of October. "

"But, have you considered the consumption of those coolies?"

Yin Feng was startled, and suddenly showed embarrassment.

Cao Peng said: "Next, [-] coolies will arrive in Lianbao. If these people are counted, how long will the food and grass last? You know, these coolies are related to the progress of Lianbao, so make sure they have enough strength to do it. It's just a matter of life... According to what you just said, I estimate that it will be completely consumed by mid-September at the most."

"This one……"

"Immediately send someone to go to Chang'an with my order talisman.

General Wei Xie is asked to allocate five thousand shi of grain and grass, and it must be delivered to Hexi before October. "

"Master, let's do it now."

Yin Feng quickly surrendered his hands and said that he would write down the matter.Then he took Cao Peng and walked around the construction site.

Cao Peng noticed that Jia Kui was on the sidelines, hesitating, as if he had something to do.

"Liang Dao, what's the matter?"

Jia Kui coughed, and said with some embarrassment: "Cao Zhonglang, there is something that I must tell you at the end... Earlier, the three mothers and sons of the Cai family that you brought back from the Huns... cough cough, did not return with the mission. Xu Du."

"what?"

"Vice Envoy Tian once tried to persuade her, but Mrs. Cai was very firm.

Said that Deputy Envoy Ruotian insisted that they go to Xudu, she would rather leave here with her children than return to Xudu anyway.Seeing that the persuasion was ineffective, deputy Tian had no choice but to follow Mrs. Cai's idea.Afterwards, the Cai family moved away from the barracks and built a thatched hut ten miles south of the city to live there temporarily.The last general had no other choice, so he had to send an army of soldiers to guard beside him.Everyone in Cai also said that if the general comes back, he hopes to see him again..."

Didn't Cai Yan return to Xudu with the mission?

This was beyond Cao Peng's expectation...

What does she mean by staying here?Could it be that he misses the bitter cold life in Mobei?

Thinking of this, Cao Peng couldn't help frowning, and gasped.He was ordered to go with the mission this time to let Cai Wenji return to Han and return to his homeland.But she stayed in Hexi!I don't know how Lao Cao reacted.

"If that's the case, please ask Liang Dao to lead the way, and I'll pay a visit to everyone Cai right now."

After Cao Peng finished speaking, he beckoned Yin Feng and Liang Kuan to come over.

In fact, the construction of Lianbao has already entered the track, and Cao Peng does not need to spend any thought.Cao Peng ordered to build another simple barracks outside the barracks.The weather is getting colder, and those Xiutu who are young and strong come here, they also want to have a place to live.Instead of building it when the time comes, it is better to build it in advance, and it can also make those people feel at ease.

Yin Feng and Liang Kuan surrendered their hands.

"Actually, the last general can guess a little bit of everyone's thoughts."

On the way to Cai Yan's residence, Jia Kui said softly to Cao Peng.

"Oh?"

"The general feels that everyone in Cai is probably worried about her sons and daughters."

"how do I say this?"

Jia Kui took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Hedong was also very complicated at the beginning. There were many naturalized Hu people living there. After those naturalized Hu people married the locals, the children they gave birth to had different appearances. Especially Hu Children with obvious facial features are often bullied by other children, so that later, many murder cases occurred.

When he was the governor of Jiangyi in the end, he handled several murder cases with his own hands...

Some children were wronged and acted recklessly in a fit of anger; there were also children who were bullied and their parents took the lead on their behalf.This kind of thing is hard to avoid.This is the case in Hedong. If we go to Xudu, the situation will become more serious... I don't know how Cai and everyone spent these years, but I noticed that when she looked at her two children, she cared sincerely.Everyone Cai is a smart person, so the general thinks that she is likely to stay in Hexi because she is afraid that her children will be bullied after returning to Xudu.After all, although Hexi is difficult, it is better than Xudu. "

After hearing this, Cao Peng couldn't help nodding slightly.

He has an impression of Cai Yan's two children. To be honest, Adiguai and Ameiguai both have very obvious characteristics of mixed blood.

Cai Yan's worry was not without reason.

Hexi is a place where Hu and Han live together, and the distinction between Hu and Han is naturally not as obvious as in the Central Plains.

Historically, Adiguai and Ameiguai stayed in the Xiongnu, so Cai Yan returned to Xudu and married again.

But now...

What a hassle!

Cao Peng scratched his head, and smiled wryly in his heart: what should we do?

(End of this chapter)