Two months ago, Lu Yao set out from Yecheng and went to Dai County to meet Ding Shao, the governor of Jizhou who led a large army to fight Shile. During that meeting, Lu Yao, Shao Xu and others persuaded Ding Shao to support them to go north to pacify Dai County. One of the most important ones was the friendship between Shao Xu and Dai Wei Cao.

Wei Cao was born into a large clan of Dai County. He was famous for his talent when he was young. When his famous minister Wei Guan served as the general of the North, he used him as his goalkeeper to deal with the conflict with the Hu tribe in the northern border. After Wei Guan's death, Wei Cao stayed in the territory of Tuoba Xianbei and served with his companions Wei Xiong and Ji Dan for the Great Shanyu of Tuoba Xianbei. He himself served as the auxiliary minister. His tribe members Wei Xiong, Wei Le, Wei Chong, etc., as well as the villagers Ji Dan, Duan Fan, Fan Ban, etc., and they all held considerable power. It is indeed a rare anomaly in modern times that he was able to control the power of the Hu tribe as a Jin person.

The foundation of the Wei clan was in Daidi. When Shao Xu was the envoy of the King of Chengdu, he met Wei Cao. The two sides had letters and had a lot of love for each other over the years. Therefore, when Lu Yao conquered Dai County, he originally planned to rely on the Wei clan's power in the northern part. However, after the Jin army entered Dai County, after many searches, he obtained news that the Wei clan had moved north to the dam. This invisibly increased the difficulty of Lu Yao's military operations. At least, if Lu Yao had helped Wei Cao in the decisive battle between Murong Longcheng, the whereabouts of the troops sent by Tuoba Luguan would never be hidden from Lu Yao.

In fact, Lu Yao himself never put the key to victory or defeat on Wei Cao, but the dilemma of fighting with Chang Shan bandits did give him a major reminder.

Although he has memories of later generations, the reality is so complicated that the words of the historical books in Lu Yao's memory cannot be fully described. In order to maximize this innate advantage, Lu Yao has always attached great importance to the work of reconnaissance of the enemy. When fighting against the Huns in Bingzhou, the previous and subsequent victories originated from effective reconnaissance. After arriving in Dai County, the reconnaissance cavalry, led by Zhu Sheng, traveled back and forth between the rivers, roads, and mountains and rivers. The cavalry observed the curves and straight directions of rivers, roads, and mountains, and determined the distance and height between the key passes. They asked the shepherds about the size of the tribes, the range of the pastures, and the personality of the leader, tracked the mobilization of the troops of each tribe, verified the number of troops of each line of army and horse, and finally summarized the various information on the increasingly detailed geographical maps of Lu Yao and Shao Xu.

This is a rare method in contemporary times, but it is far from enough. During the decisive battle with Changshan bandits, Tuoba Luguan attacked with three thousand light cavalry, and actually avoided all scouts within a radius of a hundred miles, almost causing Lu Yao to fall into a desperate situation. This situation proves that there are huge omissions in the existing reconnaissance system when facing the complex environment of Hu and Han.

The art of war says: "Therefore, the reason why wise rulers and wise generals move and defeat others, and success comes from the crowd is a prophet. The prophet must take it from others and know the feelings of the enemy." It also says: "Therefore, the affairs of the three armies are not close to the internet, the rewards are not more important than the internet, and the affairs are not more important than the internet." This emphasizes that in order to win a war, one must ensure a full understanding of the enemy's situation. And the effective way to provide an effective way to spy.

After this battle, Lu Yao dismissed Zhu Sheng, who was originally in charge of the scout, and many soldiers thought that this was a punishment for Zhu Sheng, but it was not. Lu Yao learned from his mistakes and began to form a real intelligence agency. After Zhu Sheng lost his position as the leader of the team, he gained unprecedented huge support.

In July and August of the first year of Yongjia, Shao Xu was busy with farmland water conservancy, Hu Liuniang was busy with accounting books, Ding Miao and Xue Tong and other generals organized military camps on the one hand, and on the other hand, they were quick to train troops. Lu Yao was also very busy. He and Zhu Sheng screened out capable candidates who were familiar with the northern border, met them one by one, personally settled their families and relatives to ensure their loyalty and reliability, and then sent them to various places. In the process of destroying the horse thieves in Daijun, the materials seized by the Jin army, in addition to food, fodder, money and silk, also had various treasures of gold, silver, pearls and jade. Those were treasures of the bandits for decades or even hundreds of years, but Lu Yao did not hesitate to spread them out to support the spies' actions.

Special talents suitable for such tasks are not so easy to choose. In the first and second months, Lu Yao sent a total of twenty-two people. The main dispatch direction was the northern grassland, which was also on the east, south and west sides of Dai County for the sake of rainy days. These spies had no military status, did not belong to the military sequence, and did not need to have great skills. Like ordinary people, they would either grazing, travel around the world to trade, or dress up as refugees, and settle in suitable places. They did not need to gallop on the battlefield to obtain information, but listened to various messages circulating among the civilians, or bribe officials and chiefs with higher status to inquire about more practical information.

The information they obtained was brought back to Luochuan by a caravan formed by Zhu Sheng, and Lu Yao personally compared, checked and sorted it out. These matters were not burdened, but there was no suitable candidate at the moment, so Lu Yao could only do it himself. Finally, he had watched many spy war dramas, so he followed suit.

In mid-August, the spy who first went to the Daibei Grassland began to send local messages to Luochuan. The person who sent the message was surnamed Ma, and his real name was very despicable. Usually others called him Ma Er. This man was a distant relative of the Ma family of Luochuan. He was originally the deputy of Gu Er, the leader of the fox club in Licheng, Guangchang County, Dai County. After Gu Er was severely dealt with by Hu Liuniang, Ma was shocked and immediately changed his ward and joined Lu Yao's command with Hu Liuniang. Because he was

In the northern border, he has been very experienced in dealing with Hu Er and is more familiar with various black and white methods. Therefore, Zhu Sheng reported to Lu Yao, distributed 200 acres of land to his family, and appointed his son as the Dai County assistant. Therefore, he received his wholehearted reward and was willing to go to the Daibei Grassland to investigate. Before leaving, Lu Yao talked to him and encouraged him. Seeing that his appearance was quite vulgar, he was similar to a comedian in Lu Yao's memory, and happened to be surnamed Ma, so he named him "Bonde".

This was really a rare favor, which made Ma Bond cry and cried on the spot, and sweared that he would do his best to check the Hu tribe's movements in detail to repay General Yingyang's love. This man has a cunning and ingenious talent. Sure enough, after more than a month, he successfully settled in Daibei and was regarded as a guest of honor by the Hu tribe's commanders as a noble fur businessman, thus verifying the local realities and facts.

What surprised Lu Yao was that the first secret letter sent back by Ma Bond brought important news:

Since Liwei, the Great Shanyu of Tuoba Xianbei has had a good relationship with the Jin army for several generations, and the border is stable and has nothing to do. Due to the harsh government of the imperial court, there are many people who fled to the grassland to survive. The border officials are constantly prohibited. Although the Tuoba family has returned to fleeing for several years, over the years, more and more Jin people living within the sphere of influence of the Tuoba family have moved to tens of thousands. They make a living by farming in places with suitable conditions, and many people have lived with the craftsmanship of blacksmiths and carpenters.

After Yiyi's death, tens of thousands of Jin people, who were originally affiliated with the central part of Tuoba Xianbei, rebelled with the eastern part of Yiyi. The situation between the central part was increasingly frustrated and bullied and extorted, and it was extremely difficult to survive. Although the Wei clan, who was in charge of this group of refugees, was once trusted by Yiyi, was hostile to Luguan. Luguan accused them of serving in the Xianbei, but they were in love with the Jin family and planning on both ends of the rat. Even though Wei Cao, the chief of the Wei clan, dragged his old and sick body to mediate, he could not achieve any results.

After the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven, the eastern part of Tuoba Xianbei fell into chaos. The tribes either attacked and fought each other, or migrated and fled. Many frantic Xianbei people took the opportunity to attack the more dispersed people of the Jin people. These Xianbei people were like wild animals, looted, raped, and killed indiscriminately. The Jin people were originally weak and did not make preparations, and they were killed and injured. It is said that even the Rushui River was dyed red in just a few days. Under the leadership of the Wei clan, the rest of the world fled to the dangerous mountains at the source of Rushui River. Although they were temporarily safe, they were surrounded by the coveted Xianbei Puliru and Chi Luo family, and they were still in a state of turmoil.

It is not good news for fellow Jin people to be massacred by the Hu tribe in any case; but this is a rare opportunity for Lu Yao's Daijun regime!
Chapter completed!