Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 837

At the end of the Central Plains War, Lu Xun was very dissatisfied with the results. There were still several counties in Yanzhou and Yuzhou in the hands of Cao Ren and Sima Yi, and the two men still had 8 to [-] troops.Just as he was about to launch a new round of offensive, Jinyi Weixi envoy Muxi sent emergency military information from Hedong. Zhuge Liang sent troops from Chen Cang to Weinan, but Jiang Wei attacked Hanzhong from Shangyong.

It is not easy to be able to send back this information, and Mu Xi still does not know the progress of the subsequent battle.Even so, Lu Xun was quite surprised.Zhuge Liang's retreat was cut off, so he had to attack Hanzhong or return to Shu by force. In this way, Cao Zhen's situation was very good, and Cao Pi had a stable defense. Cao Pi could either attack Shu or withdraw troops from the west for reinforcements. self is disadvantageous.

After thinking about it, Lu Xun immediately sent a letter to Zhang Jai to find out about the war in Mobei. If the war ended, Qu'a would be ordered to retreat, and Zhang Jai planned to use the Tuoba tribe to attack Liangzhou to put pressure on Cao Zhen.Shanyang's general, Guanqiu Jian, was from Xiliang. His father was the prefect of Wuwei.

In fact, a few days ago, Qu'a had returned to Bingzhou, Mobei was handed over to Zang Ba and Sun Guan, and Cao Xing was stationed in Chifeng, facing Mengzhou.

The reason why Qu'a was delayed in Bingzhou was because the veteran Wen Ji brought his five-year-old grandson Wenyang to welcome Qu'a. When Qu'a saw Wenyang, he was very surprised: this son's bones are amazing, and he will be a good general in the future.Wen Ji was overjoyed when he heard the words, and immediately asked Wen Yang to kneel down and worship Qu A as his teacher, so Qu A stayed and taught Wen Yang.

Although five-year-old Wen Yang is ignorant, he is fascinated by learning martial arts. He is not good at painting halberds and has a special liking for iron whips.

After receiving Lu Xun's letter, Zhang Jai was not in a hurry to invite Qu'a to Hedong, but invited Muxi to Hexi.Jinyiwei's spies are hidden in the Tuoba Department very secretly, so not much important information is known.Still, some news came back.

First, Zhou Cang originally asked Liwei to send people south to Jingzhou and Jiaozhou to take a look in the name of Duanmuling, but for some reason Liwei did not send people.Not long after that, Cao Pi sent someone to make friends with Liwei, and Feng Liwei became the chief Chanyu, but Liwei did not respond.

Second, when Bahu returned from the military parade in Peijun, Liwei's attitude changed subtly, and he sent an envoy to Luoyang to meet Cao Pi.Moreover, Liwei began to expand its military force. Young and strong men from various tribes were called into the army. The exact number is unknown. The tribe where the spies belonged had nearly a hundred people.

Zhang Ja's heart skipped a beat, Li Wei actively approached the big man and secretly communicated with Cao Wei, why did he come here?Afraid, Liwei is afraid of the prosperity of the Han army, and worried that the big man will use force against him.It would be difficult to borrow a way!

The Tuoba Tribe originally had 1 people, but the bald-haired Pigu Xizheng would take away at least [-], and Liwei added more than [-] troops, which means that there are at least [-] people who control strings.With Cao Pi as the backup, Liwei has the confidence to compete with the Han army and will not be coerced by the Han army.

At the end of the year, Zhang Jai immediately wrote back to Lu Xun, explaining his worries and putting forward three suggestions: the best policy, please ask Duan Muling to go to the Tuoba Ministry to lobby for weak power, and persuade him to move westward to the Western Regions; The scope is interspersed with a large circle from Mobei to the west, bypassing the Tuoba tribe and marching into Liangzhou; the next strategy is to gather the forces of the Western Army, the Northern Army and the Beiting to total the Tuoba tribe and open the door to the west.

In August, Lu Xun got a reply from Zhang Jaw, unable to do anything.At this time, Duanmuling and Sha Zan, who came back from Jingzhou, were ordered by Zhou Cang to serve in the Chinese army.Lu Xun handed Zhang Jaw's letter to Duanmu Ling: "What do you think of Zifan?"

Duanmuling pondered for a long while: "I know Liwei very well. He is good at repelling harm and making good. But Bahu is dissatisfied with the Han people. Maybe he was bewitched by Bahu and his tribe. It's a good strategy to run long distances to attack the army. Unfavorable, I invite the surrounding soldiers to retreat and personally go to the Tuoba Department to lobby him."

"Well, why didn't Zifan invite Chen Bing to force him with force, instead of retreating?"

"Although the pressure of a large army can be deterrent, it is difficult to guarantee that they will refuse with anger. I will retreat first and show it as a good thing, which will make them suspicious."

"If Liwei still refuses?"

"I'm going to be courteous before fighting. I'm [-]% sure that I can convince him. If he doesn't obey, it's not his fault. The army can ask for it."

"Sixty percent is enough." Lu Xun nodded.

"I'd like to go too," Sha Zan said.

"Very good." Lu Xun showed off his face. Sha Zan was from the Wuxi tribe, and seeing Liwei could increase his persuasiveness.

Duanmuling first went to Hexi to meet Zhang Jaw and told him the countermeasures.Zhang Jai ordered the people from all walks of life to retreat a hundred miles, and told everyone to prepare for the battle. At the same time, he sent someone to deliver a letter to Zang Ba, ready to send troops to assist at any time.

In Bingzhou, Duanmuling prepared a large number of gifts and rushed to the Tuoba tribe with great momentum along the way, so that no one in each tribe knew that the Han envoy had arrived.

Tuoba Liwei was very entangled. According to what Bahu said, the Han army was too powerful to annex his own tribe. He was very worried that Zhou Cang would no longer form an alliance with himself but fight against him like he did with other Xianbei tribes. He urgently needs to join forces with Cao Pi, only in this way can he compete with Zhou Cang.However, Cao Pi disappointed him too much. General Cao Ren lost his troops and fled alone. His ally was not very reliable, so he was even more worried that Zhou Cang would use troops against him because of his ambition after victory.He understood even more that even if he increased his troops, he would not be an opponent of the Han army, so he could only comfort himself.

In the past few months, the Han army has not moved at all, and Tanma has retreated the Han army a hundred miles, making Li Wei suspicious and puzzled.Only two days later, Tan Ma came to report again that his sworn brother Duan Muling had brought a hundred carriages, beat gongs and drums all the way to let the wind go around, saying that he was here for a friendly visit.

When a night owl enters the house, Li Wei doesn't know Duanmuling's wisdom. This is by no means a friendly visit. His style is to play hard and soft, but what is his purpose?

Bahu and Kunta thought that Duanmuling was uneasy and kind, and made such a big noise. He stopped and went around to show his favor, and the hearts of the various ministries fluctuated. Of course, the fluctuating hearts of them meant that the ministries warmly welcomed Duanmu Ling's arrival and got along very well. , the two urged Liwei to bring Duanmuling over quickly, lest he go around soliciting people's hearts.

Liwei sent his eldest son Tuoba Desert Khan to meet Duanmuling.Tuoba Desert Khan is eight feet tall, handsome and burly, wearing a heroic uniform, and slightly younger than Sha Zan.Although Desert Khan has outstanding looks and talents, he is rejected by the leaders of various ministries. They think that if Desert Khan succeeds to the throne, the old customs must be changed, and the ministries will not accept it. Keep your people away from Desert Khan.

The tribe could not find a common language, and Desert Khan and Sha Zan hit it off. After learning that Sha Zan was from the Wuxi tribe, Desert Khan felt more affectionate towards Sha Zan, and soon the two became close friends.Duanmuling was secretly happy, Sha Zan came at the right time.

(End of this chapter)