Great Han Empire

Chapter 82 Yanzhao Fengyun
February 185 AD.

Wei You is older, about 40 years old, thin and thin, and the most impressive thing is his pair of small eyes, which keep blinking when he speaks.Li Hong had met him once in Lulongsai, and knew that he was the governor Liu Yu's confidant, and he spoke and acted neatly, shrewd and capable.

Dou Hong, the five official of the county government, has a rosy complexion, a round face, and a smiling face that looks very kind.He is the confidant of Lord Liu Fan, the prefect, and he is very smooth in his dealings with others.He is good at dealing with barbarians, and he is popular among all ethnic groups, and he often comes forward to solve some difficult matters.It is very famous among officials in northern Xinjiang.

Li Hong was very happy to see Xian Yufu again.

He exchanged pleasantries with the three adults in the big tent, and immediately got to the point.

"My son, do the people and soldiers below have any opinion on the exchange of prisoners with the Xianbei people?" Wei You asked with a smile.

"Yes, there are big opinions. Everyone thinks that the governor and the prefect are too cheap." Li Hong said with a smile.

"Then what do you think?" Dou Hong asked immediately.

"The Han and Hu races should live in peace, so that everyone can live a good life. Generation after generation of vendettas will bring nothing but death and poverty. Whether it is Hu people or Han people, people who hold this view should still be big. The majority. So I very much agree with the decision of the two adults. Peace should be the most important thing. It is best not to fight. It is better to adopt a soft policy towards the Hu people. Although it cannot solve the fundamental problem, it is better than fighting for years. Cultivating and living in a peaceful environment is actually the ultimate goal of our war. If we can do it without fighting, it is of course a pleasant thing.”

"It's great that adults think so." Dou Hong praised.

"My son, do you think Murong Feng or Tuoba Feng are the biggest threat to the Han Kingdom among the Xianbei people?" Wei You asked again.

"Both are, not much difference. Fortunately, the contradiction between the two of them is very big, which is a good thing for us. This invasion, if the two work together, it is estimated that they have hit thistle by now." Since the death of Tan Shihuai in the Xianbei Kingdom, no one can completely control the three tribes of Xianbei, and its gradual decline is inevitable."

"But the situation has changed now?" Wei You said slowly.

Li Hong was taken aback, "One died?"

Dou Hong smiled and shook his head.

"According to the information we have received, Murong Feng intends to take advantage of Tuoba Feng's defeat and unite with several large tribes in Xianbei in the west to wipe out Tuoba Feng in one fell swoop." Xian Yufu said solemnly, "They plan to establish another leader As king, eradicate Helian."

"The news is accurate?" Li Hong asked in disbelief.

"Absolutely accurate. This is the news from Murong Feng, it is absolutely true." Xian Yufu said solemnly.

Li Hong shook his head in disbelief, "You are so powerful, even Murong Feng is surrounded by people. I admire you. But this time is indeed a good opportunity to take down Tuoba Feng. Taking advantage of his great loss of vitality and unstable morale , When the breath is not yet settled, a group will attack them. Okay, a good way. The commander-in-chief makes a move, it is extraordinary."

The three looked at him seriously at the same time.Li Hong immediately felt a slip of the tongue and smiled embarrassedly.

"Once Murong Feng succeeds, the entire Xianbei Kingdom will be his world, and he can do whatever he wants." Wei You said worriedly, "Murong Feng has long had ambitions for the Great Han Kingdom, and if he has the three tribes of Xianbei in his hands, he will definitely attack us. Big guy. With my big guy's current situation and current situation, it is very difficult to stop his attack."

"Therefore, Lord Inspector and Lord Prefect discussed for a long time, and decided to take the initiative to cooperate with Tuoba Feng to prevent Murong Feng's plan." Dou Hong said softly.

Li Hong was a little dizzy.

"Can the three adults speak more clearly?"

The three looked at each other, as if they were unwilling to speak.Wei You looked at Xian Yufu with his eyes, and wanted him to talk.

Xian Yufu smiled apologetically at Li Hong, and said slowly:
"We have already contacted Tuoba Feng in secret, and Tuoba Feng is also eager to get our help. We have agreed on a plan in private. But the implementation of this plan is very complicated. First, the court must not let this matter know. Cooperating with the enemy, no matter what the purpose is, there is suspicion of colluding with the enemy's country and betraying the great man. Once the matter is leaked, spread to the court, and is used by people with ulterior motives to make a big fuss, the two adults and we will kill the nine clans Second, the cooperation between the two parties must be in tacit understanding, and no flaws should be exposed. If we want to hide the truth from Murong Feng and the traitors around Tuoba Feng, we must be seamless, and there must be no clues to be discovered by the enemy. Third, the fewer people who know about this matter, the better. Therefore, the person who performs this task must be absolutely trusted by both parties. The last point is also the most important point. In the case of ensuring the continued survival of the Tuoba tribe, we must also We must take advantage of the opportunity to fish in troubled waters, hit them hard, and weaken the strength of the Xianbei people."

"Lord Inspector means to let you go."

There was a moment of silence in the big tent.

"The task we got was to send the captives to Macheng. If there is no accident, the soldiers will be very safe along the way. But if we participate in this plan, the troops will be in a very difficult and dangerous environment, and the soldiers' lives are in danger at any time. "Li Hong thought about it for a long time, but hesitated.

"The war has temporarily ended, and many soldiers can go home. Let me take the troops to participate in the internal strife of the Xianbei people, and to help an enemy who has just invaded our Han country and committed heinous crimes to all parts of northern Xinjiang. This..."

"How can I tell my subordinates?" Li Hong spread his hands in embarrassment, with a mournful face.

On the seventh day, Li Hong's troops arrived at Yefengwei.

Here is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with beautiful scenery, and it is a good natural pasture.But because of the war, both Karasuma people and Han people gave up this precious land near Qiushui.It is located on the border of northern Xinjiang, so it is too dangerous.

According to Li Hong's arrangement, Zheng Xin ran to the other side of Qiushui in the middle of the night to pick up a Xianbei man.

Li Hong asked the other party to sit down and looked at him carefully.This man was tall and strong, with a pair of eyebrows on his black face that were as thick and thick as two black brushes, a beard on his face, and thick lips, he looked like a rough man.But Li Hong was surprised immediately.He heard a soft and nice pure Chinese.

"Are you Master Leopard?"

Li Hong nodded, and said in his mouth: "Your Han dialect is very authentic, did you learn it by yourself?"

"My father was captured by the Han people and stayed in Luoyang for more than ten years. I learned from my father." The big man was not nervous at all, and said with a casual smile.

"Can you tell me who you are?" Li Hong asked with a smile on his face.

"The Wuye tribe belongs to Danhanshan Wangting, and I am the leader of this tribe, Mr. Shemoci."

Li Hong was even more surprised.

"You are the famous Xianbei God Arrow Shooting Moci? Every time Iron Wolf mentioned you, he was full of praise, saying that your magic arrow skills are the best in the world. I am really surprised to see you." Li Hong was excited. Standing up quickly, he walked around Shemoci twice, with a look of admiration on his face.

"It's really an honor to be praised by the god arrow iron wolf. My father admired his archery very much. It's a pity that I have never had the chance to meet him, and it is even more impossible now."

Li Hong thought of Iron Wolf and felt a little lost.

"Aren't your troops in Guangning City?"

"After Tituo withdrew, Guangning was handed over to him. Master Fanguo and I from the Tianshui tribe led our troops back to Mount Han."

"Master Liu contacted Tuoba Feng through you?" Li Hong asked strangely.

She Moci nodded, as if he was unwilling to tell the specific situation, so he didn't speak.

Because Li Hong has no memory of the past, he remembers very deeply what Iron Wolf instilled in him at first.When he saw Shemo Ci, whom he had always admired, he naturally felt very close to him.

"Murong Feng will find out about your participation in this matter sooner or later. How will you survive in Xianbei in the future?" He asked with concern.

She Moci smiled at him gratefully, and said slowly: "I promise Master Liu with conditions."

"What conditions? Can you tell me?"

"After the internal strife between Tuoba Feng and Murong Feng is over, our tribe will leave Xianbei and move to the hinterland of the Han Kingdom."

"Why?" Li Hong asked in surprise.

She Moci gave a wry smile and said: "There are many reasons. In the past, our tribe lived on the far northern grassland. After Tanshihuai conquered us, everyone moved to Danhan Mountain. Soon my father led the troops to attack the Han Kingdom with Tanshihuai. Defeated and captured, there was no news. The tribe was squeezed out and forced to move to the border to live. Survival on the border is very difficult, you know that, but no one is willing to help us. After my father came back, he always wanted to move the tribe to the Han Kingdom Go to the hinterland. He secretly asked someone to find several Shanggu prefects several times, and his request to move was rejected. My father never forgot about this until his death. This time Master Liu proposed that as long as I help him, we will allow our tribe to move to Live near the Sanggan River, where you can choose. So I agreed."

Li Hong stared at him blankly, and said worriedly, "Are you sure you can safely move the tens of thousands of people of the tribe to the vicinity of the Sanggan River?"

She Moci shook his head, and said with a firm expression, "It's all about human effort, there must be a way.

Li Hong looked at him with admiration, "If you need help then, just say so."

She Moci was very moved, and stood up to thank Li Hong, but Li Hong stretched out his hand to stop him.

"Tell me about your plan with Tuoba Feng, how can we cooperate?"

"Can I call Tuoba Tao?" She Moci asked.

eighth day.early morning.

Li Hong invited Yushi, Wu Zhao, Hu Zi, Li Song, Yan Wuwei, Mu Zhuang, Zheng Xin, Tian Zhong, eight military officers, false military officers, Hengji, and Lu Huanyang to the big tent.

"Does your lord invite us to have breakfast?" Yushi asked with a smile.

"Breakfast is a must. Besides, I want to say something." Li Hong said with a smile as he asked everyone to sit down.

"Everyone can eat while listening to me."

When Li Hong finished speaking, there was no sound in the big tent.Only the voice of Li Hong drinking porridge alone could be heard clearly.

"Everyone must cooperate well in the whole matter, and there must be no failures, let alone mistakes."

"I have already said that there is a strong relationship. We are all brothers, and we should treat each other wholeheartedly and work together as brothers. Although we don't have much wealth to share, we can still share our adversity."

The big tent roared with laughter.

There are a lot of Karasuma people and Huns living in Dai County, and it is very common for ethnic groups to mix.They mainly live in scattered tribes. There is no fixed concentrated living area, no threatening big tribes, and no big leaders who respond to everyone. Although this situation is conducive to the management of the local government, it has caused a problem, that is There are many horse thieves in Dai County, more than any other place, and they are extremely rampant.

After entering June, the horse thief in Dai County suddenly disappeared.Usually in the mountains and fields, the horse bandits, big and small, who ran rampant on the grassland, disappeared without a trace, as if they had turned into air.

All the horse thieves were summoned to Ligu by Fist, the leader of the largest horse gang in Dai County, Black Wind Kuang.

More than 3000 horse thieves gathered in the valley, and everyone got a generous gift.They were told that they were invited by Lord Yanliyou of the Xianbei Wild Wolf Tribe to go to the Moon Moon Forest to make a deal.After the matter is completed, another generous gift will be rewarded.

"What business?" Karasuma people, Hun people, Xianbei people, Han people, and bandits of various nationalities gathered together, and everyone asked each other curiously.

Jingyue, the young commander of the Wild Wolf Tribe, suddenly appeared in Ligu with a thousand cavalry.Fist didn't dare to be negligent, and hurriedly called his deputy, Tie Yue, out of the valley to meet him.

"Call Fist to see me." Jing Yue squinted his eyes with a haughty expression, pointed his whip at Tie Yue's nose and said loudly.

Macheng is a border county in Dai County. It is located on the west bank of Qiushui River. It is the first barrier against foreign invasion. Its geographical location is very important.

On the ninth day, the troops entered Macheng County, Daijun.

Looking at the endless and lush forest in front of him, Li Hong couldn't help stopping his horse and let out a heartfelt admiration.

"What a good place. Is this the Moon Burial Forest?" Li Hong asked loudly, pointing to the front.

Heng Ji who followed immediately said: "Yes. If you go around this forest, you need to walk another [-] miles to reach Macheng. But if you pass through the forest, you only need to walk another [-] miles to see Macheng. .”

"Everyone goes to the Moon Burial Forest, except for the businessmen. Those who do business are afraid that their goods will be hijacked by horse thieves, so they would rather take a detour." Lu Huanyang followed and added.

Li Hong nodded, "Junyue, the name sounds nice. Are the roads in the forest wide?"

"A dozen horses walk side by side without feeling crowded." Lu Huanyang said.

The troops entered the forest one after another.

Although the road in the forest was uneven, it was very wide. It had probably been repaired by many people, and there was not even a tree stump on the road.The trees on both sides of the road towered into the clouds, covering the sky and the sun.The sun shines through the densely packed branches and leaves, leaving countless mottled afterimages on the green grass.There are shrubs everywhere in the forest, and all kinds of plants and flowers can be seen everywhere.The birds and small animals were frightened and ran around.Due to the lack of sunlight all year round, the woods are filled with an unpleasant smell of damp and decay.

The road in the forest is about five miles long. If you walk around, you will come to the end before you know it.

After leaving the Moon Burial Forest, Li Hong suddenly felt his eyes light up.

Inside and outside the forest are two completely different worlds.One is a quiet and elegant moonlit night, and the other is a sunny day.Standing on the edge of these two worlds, Li Hong has an indescribable feeling.He thought of life and death, of pain and pleasure.

At this moment, Li Hong felt the uneasiness of the Black Panther.

He looked around vigilantly, then flew off the horse, lay down on the ground, and listened carefully.

Suddenly he jumped up from the ground and roared with all his strength: "Sneak attack, the enemy sneak attack..."

(End of this chapter)