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Chapter 65: A Foreign Land (3)

Under Wei Cao's explanation, Wei Xiong finally understood what was going on the grassland. The huge shock, joy and shame almost made the man feel helpless. If what his uncle said was right, it turned out that all the problems that made him worry for many days had disappeared? Those powerful enemies who made the refugees of Jin in Ruyuan who dealt with the difficulties were actually wiped out in the hands of the young man in front of him? But... this young man's simplicity and simple attitude did not look like a commander who was powerful in the northern border.

What's going on? The Jin Dynasty has clearly seen its decline in the end of the world over the years. When did it become so strong? Did I live on the grassland for many years and not know that the outside world has been upside down? Or were the Jin people who could not bear the stupid policies of the Jin Dynasty and fled to the grasslands were crazy?

Thousands of questions were spinning in his mind, and Wei Xiong felt dizzy, and he didn't even notice that Wei Cao was a little harsh and asked him to apologize to Lu Yao. Instead, Lu Yao glared at He Yun, who was still frowning, and comforted Wei Xiong with a smile: "Being able to think about the surrounding situation so thoroughly shows that Brother Shiyuan is far-reaching, not just the brave general known as Deyuan Gong. It's because we were a little anxious and had not sent anyone to inform us of the military situation in time. Please don't be surprised by Brother Shiyuan."

Lu Yao was so polite that Wei Xiong felt more and more apologized. He was not a good person at speaking. The question just now was just out of worries that had been deeply entangled in his heart for many days. Since the facts proved that his worries were all nonsense, he stopped talking, bowed his head deeply to Lu Yao and held Lu Yao's reins with one hand and was about to go to the camp's insiders.

Lu Yao could not have the leader of the Wei clan to lead the horse. He quickly took the lead and held the reins in his hand.

Such behavior is really humble. Although it is not artificial, it is not without reason.

Dai land was vast and sparsely populated. After the Hu tribe raging for many years, there were only a few thousand Jin people. After Lu Yao served as the prefect of Dai County, his troops expanded very quickly, but due to the limited number of Jin people in Dai County, he often felt inconvenient to govern. Therefore, this time he went north to fight, and the refugees of Jin gathered in Ruyuan were the main purpose. If he could take these tens of thousands of Jin people in his own hands, it would be enough to stabilize the situation of the entire three counties of Dai land, as he had expected before, the careers of Qi Huan and Jin Wen could be expected.

However, what he saw and heard from Bingzhou to Youzhou and then to the northern grasslands gave Lu Yao a new understanding. He expected that even if he defeated the Duan Xianbei army and occupied the power of the grasslands of the Bashang, it would not be easy to completely conquer the refugees who had been in a foreign land for decades.

After Emperor Wu's rule, the Jin court quickly fell into a terrible chaos in the late Han Dynasty under the voluntary monarchs and treacherous ministers. From the Liaohai to the desert, there were scenes of officials being ruthless and arrogant, and being arrogant and reckless. The people were forced to endure endless abuse and forced to an unbearable level, so they would leave their families and leave their hometowns to flee to the grassland, seeking only a way to live.

Among these refugees on the grasslands in the northern border, a considerable number of them fled into the jurisdiction of the Xianbei because they could not bear the stupid rule of the court. In the eyes of these people, the imperial court and officials of the Jin Dynasty were like beasts and must not be approached. Although the life under the rule of the Xianbei people was not dignified or safe, they were far more powerful than the days when the court was in danger under the rule of the Jin Dynasty. Under the propaganda of those generations, even the refugee leader, such as Wei Xiong, was strongly influenced by him and subconsciously expressed a considerable rejection of the court. Before Lu Yao sent troops to Ruyuan, Wei Cao also expressed his indifferent attitude of not seeking anything from the court in the conversation. This is certainly because he was well aware of the facts of the court, and it also represented the mentality of the refugee to a certain extent.

Lu Yao sincerely hoped that he could gain the trust of these refugees and establish a good image in front of the refugees. Therefore, he could only choose to lead the Sanwu Light Cavalry to come first and try to use some water grinding skills.

The group entered the main gate of the camp that Wei Xiong was guarding, and walked along the winding road by the stream toward the depths of Ruyuan. After passing through a dense forest that lasted for several miles, the eyes were suddenly cheerful. This is where the five springs at the source of Ruyuan, and the contrast is extremely close to the vast grasslands outside Ruyuan. The sight seems to be a picture scroll. Within a radius of more than twenty miles, there are green mountains and clear waters, and green trees are growing everywhere, making people suddenly think that they are in the southern water area. Looking closer, there are canals, intersecting fields, and rows of valleys, millet, vegetables, etc., emitting a burst of fragrance.

Surrounding this area is a dense fort community. In Lu Yao's eyes, he can naturally immediately realize the defense system formed by the connection between these forts. If he uses a considerable force to garrison these solid forts built on dangerous mountains and rivers, and then with the troughs, rocks and small villages that guard the water forests in the distance, it is enough to defend the enemy from outside.

The Wei clan's management in Ruyuan was so far. Lu Yao exclaimed in surprise: "The mountains lingered, the water circulated, and the city was solid... The geography was enough to control the conflict between Hu and cavalry, and people had the spirit of sharing the same hatred for the enemy. No wonder the Chiluo tribe and Puliru tribe were unable to do anything with tens of thousands of Xianbei elites attacked them."

Wei Cao smiled and shook his head: "General, I was ordered by Bo Yugong to go deep into the grassland. It has been more than thirty years since then. After more than thirty years of hard work, I have only the place where I live. Although I have gained something, I am finally be begging to Hu'er. How can I compare with the general's feat of tying troops to expand the northern border?"

Lu Yao waved his hands repeatedly. His ability to attack the grassland of Bashang was to take advantage of the god-given opportunity of the civil strife of Tuoba Xianbei. He did have considerable respect for the old man in front of him who influenced the great affairs of Tuoba Xianbei with one person. If it weren't for this, he wouldn't dare to stay away from the army lightly.

Of course, the Ruyuan area was not a land captured by the Dai County Army. Considering the particularity of the refugees in Jin, it was not suitable to use troops to enter.

When Lu Yao was leading troops in Bingzhou, he emphasized military discipline countless times. Out of the instinct of time travelers, he hated the behavior of soldiers and bandits of fish and meat, and tried his best to make his subordinates able to achieve strict military discipline without any offense. However, the ancients said that when the water is clear, there will be no fish, and when the people are too observant, there will be no disciples. Many times, we cannot be too far-reaching.

After all, he did not have the legendary turtle spirit, and he could not do the tiger's body and his subordinates would accept it. The soldiers were seeking pleasure when they were in the army to kill the enemy. If they could not provide heavy rewards to the generals and blindly restrained them, who would accept it? Even when managing a small-scale army, Lu Yao often ignored some unspecified behaviors. When he had tens of thousands of troops under his command, ensuring combat effectiveness became the most important thing, and everything else had to give way. Moreover, Lu Yao's current military strength was mostly from the mixed Hu of Dai, in Dai County, and south of the Bashang Grassland. He deliberately indulged them in attacking and killing Hu tribes everywhere to cultivate the blood and courage of the army. If such a wolf-like tiger army enters Ruyuan, he would not cause any major trouble immediately.

If you think you are good, the grassland will enter a relatively calm stage in the future, which is suitable for relegating martial arts and cultivating internal affairs. Therefore, you might as well clean up the previous style of martial artists and truly look like local officials.

Lu Yao was thinking this way, and there was a loud noise from a camp somewhere ahead. More than ten people were arguing with each other and quickly came towards Lu Yao.
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