Why must the barbarians in Jizhou and Youzhou be conquered? Lu Shen and Xu Shi never thought about this question.
Since the Han Dynasty, we have not had much control over them. Even if we send a nominal captain, the Hu people are actually autonomous.
If necessary, provide some money and hire them to fight.
Cao Cao hired Wuhuan cavalry to fight for him many times. Who among Sun Quan, Liu Bei and others has never fought against Wuhuan cavalry?
The reputation of "the most famous horseman in the world" is earned, not bragging.
Now that Chen Gong has unified the north and south of the river, it is enough to follow the old rules of the previous dynasty. Anyway, Xianbei and Wuhuan will not dare to go south for a while, so why bother taking the initiative to provoke them?
However, Shao Xun never answered them. Instead, he wrote and drew on the ground with a dagger.
It's February and the weather is getting warmer.
Outside Juyong County, a large group of Hu soldiers from various tribes gathered.
There are not many of them, just over 2,000 in total, but the quality is very high, and they are all selected warriors from various ministries.
Although grassland tribes do not raise soldiers, the soldiers are the people and the people are the soldiers. However, as far as the leader is concerned, he usually has elite followers, all of whom are strong men who are skilled in bows and horses. A single leader may not have many such followers, and small tribes may not have many such followers.
Ten cavalry, a large tribe only has hundreds of cavalry. But what if we add them all up? The number is quite considerable.
At this moment, they were hunting in the wilderness, everyone was competing for the lead, and everyone was brave. From time to time, someone performed various stunts on horseback, arousing a burst of applause - there are no stunts, how dare you be the leader and follow them?
Lu Shen and Xu Shi looked at it for a long time and were filled with admiration.
This kind of skill of combining man and horse is really amazing. Just a short while ago, several people have already performed the stunt of shooting from the back - riding the horse forward, without turning the head, directly shooting an arrow behind the back, just by feeling.
It hit the target, it was a miraculous feat.
To deal with such highly skilled knights, the only way to deal with them is with spears and big guns, and if they charge in groups, Yu Dou can't beat them.
Outside the fortress, there are endless flat grasslands, rivers, and very few forests, which are really suitable for this kind of light cavalry that mainly focuses on roaming and raiding.
That's their natural home ground.
Shao Xun was still writing and drawing until the sound of horse hooves sounded.
He raised his head and saw Liu Yena sitting on a horse more than ten steps away, holding two rabbits with a smile.
"Madam is amazing." Shao Xun praised.
Upon hearing the word "Madam", Liu Yena immediately dismounted his horse, his steps became a little lighter, and the smile on his face became even brighter.
Lu Shen and Xu Shi looked at each other.
Hu Nu indeed lacks some palaces.
Theoretically speaking, no matter whether the wives and concubines in Chen Gong's house have formal titles or not, others will call them "Mrs. Yu", "Mrs. Le", "Mrs. Lu", "Mrs. Wang", etc. However, if no surname prefix is ​​added, then
But it's only for the head wife.
Mr. Chen may have just made a slip of the tongue. He said it casually, but Ms. Liu looked very happy. This...
Hu Nu just likes to write love and hate on her face without hiding it at all.
"What is Lang Jun drawing?" Liu Ye put down the rabbit, grabbed Shao Xun's arm, and asked.
Lu Shen and Xu Shi also looked at it. It seemed to be a map.
Hou Zhi from the Shanggu Hou family also came over and could tell at a glance that this was the terrain near Juyong, and even drew a road stretching into the distance.
Hou Zhi knew that it was Junduxing, the northernmost pass of the Eighth Routes of Taihang. It ran roughly from southeast to northwest, was forty miles long, and had two entrances, called "South Entrance" and "North Entrance".
The south entrance is in the northwest of Jundu County, Guangning County - more than ten miles northwest of today's Changping, Beijing.
The north entrance is in the south of Juyong County—now Yanqing, Beijing.
Jundu Xing is surrounded by two mountains, with a river flowing beside it and steep cliffs, making it very dangerous. The narrowest part of the Xing Road is only five steps wide, barely enough for a car to pass.
Therefore, in such a dangerous terrain, it is of course necessary to build a Guancheng.
Juyong Pass is located in the middle of Xingdao (today's Shangguan City area in Changping, Beijing). Because it is located in Jundu Xing, this pass is also called "Jundu Pass".
It is also called "Xiguan" because it is located in the northwest of Youzhou Administrative Office.
At the beginning of the Later Han Dynasty, Geng Kuang welcomed the envoys of Emperor Gengshi here.
At the end of the Later Han Dynasty, Gongsun Zan pursued and killed Liu Yu here.
Juyong County is located beyond Junduxing. Outside its north entrance, Hu and Han people live together, with various tribes living there. The situation is very complicated.
"Guangting." After Shao Xun finished drawing the map, he stood up and asked, "Maybe you can guard this city for me?"
Hou Zhi was overjoyed and immediately knelt down on one knee and said, "I am willing to die for Duke Ming."
"Okay!" Shao Xun said with a smile: "The Juyong Hou family is the descendant of the Situ (Hou) Ba of the Han Dynasty. The family tradition is brave and brave, and both Yi and Xia are looking forward to it. You can be the eighth town general in Hebei, and guard Juyong County and the
Guancheng."
"Don't worry, Ming Gong. The Hou family has its foundation here and will not dare to retreat. If thieves come, they will fight to the last man." Hou Zhi said.
Shao Xun patted his shoulder approvingly.
In the past two years, after continuous recruitment and relocation, there are now Shangbai (Shangzhen, located in Anping), Luze (Shangzhen, located in Julu), Feilongshan (Chenwu Department of Begging Army, Zhongzhen, located in Changshan),
Lukou (just promoted to Zhongzhen, located in Boling), Wuqiang (Xiazhen, located in Anping), Yijing (migrated from Anping, Xiazhen, located in Hejian), Puyangshan (migrated from Anping
, Xiazhen, located in Zhongshan) seven military towns - the last three were descendants of the Huns from Anping.
Juyongguan is the eighth military town, and the town will be Hou Zhi of the Shanggu Hou family.
Lu Shen and Xu Shi looked on.
Duke Chen attaches great importance to the Shanggu area, which is beyond imagination. Is it to appease Wuhuan?
Sure enough, Shao Xun quickly mentioned the Wuhuan people.
"Wang Jun's son-in-law Su Shuyan is outside the Great Wall in the north?" he asked.
"Exactly." Hou Zhi replied: "He dare not go too far north, otherwise he will end up in the pastures of Tuoba Xianbei and Yuwen Xianbei."
"It turns out that he ran into the three-nothing zone in the cracks. It's really not easy to hide in Tibet." Shao Xun laughed: "If Guang Ting knows where he is, he can send someone to tell him. You have deserted the Huns, why don't you come and surrender?
If you come to see me, I will teach you——"
Shao Xun thought for a moment and said: "The post of Huaihuang General."
"May I ask where Huaihuang Town is located?" Hou Zhi asked.
"On the northern border of Guangning County, north of Yanshui (now Yanghe River), we are allowed to build a military city, farm and herd, and guard the border against enemies." Shao Xun said.
This place was located in the Wanquan District of Zhangjiakou in later generations and belonged to the northern boundary of Xialuo County, Guangning County - in the first year of Taikang (280), "Xialuo County" was changed to "Xialuo County".
The historical Huaihuang Town was further north, in the Zhangbei area, out of Guangning County and at the northern foot of Yanshan Mountain.
"Yes." After asking about the situation, Hou Zhi immediately agreed.
Su Shuyan was Wang Jun's son-in-law. He initially fought for Wang Jun, but later fell out and defected to the Huns.
After the Xiongnu were completely expelled from Hebei, Su Shuyan was worried about being liquidated, so he fled northward.
If he didn't plan to seek refuge with either Tuoba Xianbei or Yuwen Xianbei, then he would have no choice but to seek refuge with Chen Gong.
Of course, he can also stand on his own without relying on anyone or asking for help! But the risk is very high. He may be beaten by three families at the same time, which is terrible.
"In ancient times, one or two generals had to be established here." Shao Xun looked at the map he drew and thought silently.
Lu Shen and Xu Shi looked at each other again.
At this moment, both of them understood that Mr. Chen was consolidating the northwest border defense of Youzhou.
In the two counties of Guangning and Shanggu, there is a mixture of Hu and Han people. Taking Juyong County where the Hou family is located as an example, almost half of his family members are Hu people. Can you believe it?
According to Hou Zhi's introduction, there are many Hu chiefs in Guangning and Shanggu counties. After settling down, they brought herders and slaves and transformed them into powerful local families...
What an eye-opener! The customs in the border areas are indeed very different from those in the Central Plains.
"There are still 800,000 to 900,000 dendrobium millet in Youzhou..." Shao Xun thought for a while, pointed to the map he drew, and said: "After the spring sowing, we gathered loose grains to recruit people and built a palace on the banks of Gushui (now Baihe).
Yi Zhencheng."
Yuyi Town is located in the north of Juyong County, Shanggu County, near Chicheng County in later generations.
And if there is a town, of course there must be town soldiers and townspeople. Where are they?
"I will also hold the post of general of this town." After Shao Xun finished speaking, he looked at Mrs. Liu and said, "Ye Na, take your retainers and slaves..."
Liu Ye has "assets" in his name.
A total of more than 1,600 tribes, mainly Jie people, are currently being managed by Liu Haozhu and others. After defeating Liu Yao and Shi Le, the tribes in Changshan and Zhongshan counties were divided up, and Liu Yena also received more than a thousand tribes.
The spoils of war were divided into dividends, so she had three thousand tribesmen to her name.
Shao Xun wants to deceive these people...
To put it bluntly, bullying honest people.
Yu Wenjun took care of his own dowry. He had several manors in Runan, Nandun and Yingchuan, with nearly 20,000 customers, all given by his father, brother, uncle, uncle and even other nobles in Yingchuan.
Shao Xun was not too embarrassed to rob his wife of her private money, even though the redemption of Anping City had already cost more than 15,000 bolts of silk.
"Forget it." Seeing Liu Ye's look like he was about to agree, Shao Xun felt a little guilty, so he said, "I am also the general of the town. You can choose someone to take charge of it. Just let me know about important matters. Otherwise,
Yuyi Town is really too difficult, how can the soldiers guarding the border go without rewards? From now on, Youzhou will provide 100,000 dendrobium grains and beans every year, and Jizhou will provide 20,000 pieces of cloth to supplement the rewards."
"Yeah." Liu Ye agreed.
Shao Xun still felt a little bit sorry.
Wuhuan Su Shuyan is just one of them, he is not one of our own.
But Liu Ye's tribe should not be too harsh. After all, this place may start a war with Tuoba Xianbei and Yuwen Xianbei at any time. Even when there is no war, there will be small-scale conflicts, which will kill people.
Without giving money, why would people move from Jizhou to Youzhou?
"Do you want to beat Tuoba Xianbei?" Liu Ye came over and asked softly.
"We won't fight for the time being." Shao Xun replied: "It's not a good time to make enemies on all sides now. We just need to guard our door."
The prestige of a court is always slowly consumed.
At this time, the Dajin brand is still useful.
At least, Tuoba Yilu was extremely happy after being conferred the title of Duke Dai.
At least, Duan Ji's Lu family members could barely become the nominal leaders of the Duan tribe by relying on their title of Liaoxi Duke.
At least, Murong Xin, who calls himself the Great Chanyu, is still secretly seeking the title of Duke of Changli County.
If we wait until the barbarians react and move south in large numbers, it will be much more difficult to regain these frontier areas.
This is the meaning of rebuilding border defense and guarding the door.
According to Shao Xun's strategic plan, attacking Tuoba Xianbei has a higher priority, with Murong and Yuwen being ranked behind.
The reason is very simple, Tuoba Xianbei blocked the way.
During the Anshi Rebellion in the Tang Dynasty, Li Mi once proposed a strategy to Suzong: the army would set out from Shuofang, supply at Yunzhong (Datong), then walk through the grasslands outside the Great Wall, enter from Yongguan, capture Fanyang, and "cover its lair."
At that time, the main forces of the Anshi rebels were in the interior, and Youzhou was relatively empty, so the probability of success of this plan was very high.
Unfortunately, Emperors Xuan and Su stood side by side at that time. In order to gain legitimacy, Suzong decided to attack Luoyang, which was of great political significance, and stabilize the throne, and rejected Li Mi's suggestion.
To put it bluntly, Li Mi was thinking about military battles, while Su Zong was thinking about politics. They considered the problem from different perspectives.
Shao Xun went in the opposite direction, starting from Youzhou and heading west, crossing the territory of Tuoba Xianbei and reaching Hetao.
Of course, he does not have the ability to implement such a grand plan now. Tuoba Xianbei is not unreasonable. Historically, Fu Jian recruited 300,000 soldiers and civilians and marched in several directions before destroying the Tuoba Dai Kingdom.
Still waiting for the opportunity.
On the tenth day of February, Shao Xun returned to Jicheng, preparing to deal with Duanbu Xianbei. On the way, he received news that Tuoba Xianbei had gone south from Daijun to spy on Changshan.
The reason is that the emperor increased his settlement and entrusted him with the two counties of Changshan.
"Who sent the edict?" Shao Xun asked.
He didn't ask how it was transmitted, because it was impossible to stop it. Unless you sent someone to watch the emperor when he went to the toilet, slept, and went to bed with his concubines, you couldn't stop him from secretly writing the edict.
In addition, in a situation like giving a banquet on the first day of the year and asking the emperor and his ministers to question each other, it is also very easy for the ministers to leave the palace with the imperial edict, unless you search them one by one.
"It is said that the prince's right guard led Cui Wei." Shi Liufang, the assassination supervisor and law enforcement officer who came specially to report the incident, replied.
Shao Xun took a deep breath.
Lu Shen looked at him worriedly.
"The emperor is not easy to move, why is the prince not easy to move?" Shao Xun smiled.
Chapter completed!