Farmer of Shu Han

"Fire in the snow" is a good thing.

The entrance is like a fire, and the stomach is like a fire.

One bowl will burn the abdomen first, two bowls will burn the blood, and three bowls will burn the body.

After four bowls, you will become immortal—feeling, feeling that you have already become immortal.

Finely chopped simmered meat, fat and thin, put it into the baked pancake after frying, bite it down, the mouth is full of oil, oily but not greasy, it is really delicious.

Coupled with a mouthful of fire in the snow.

The days of the gods are not changed.

"ha!"

The tribal leader Wu Niu let out a mouthful of alcohol comfortably, feeling how beautiful this place is.

If it wasn't for the first meeting with the Han manager in front of him today, he would have wanted to become brothers with him because of the benefits he had given him.

"You are much better than the Han people in the east. We will come here again next year."

The translators also drank a lot, and some of them used their tongues to translate for Wu Niu.

He stretched out his thumb, "It would be great if the Han people there were like you. In that case, we wouldn't have to work so hard and travel so far."

Xu You smiled slightly, then shook his head and said:

"Well, in fact, we also want to go there, but the people over there are not with us."

"We call them Wei thieves. They are sworn enemies with us. They won't let us pass."

While talking, he poured wine for the two of them again, and then shook the wine jar to indicate that it was empty.

Wu Niu nodded, sighed regretfully, murmured a few more words, and took a sip of wine cherishingly.

The translator said:

"We have also heard that you have been fighting with them all these years."

"In the early years, Ke Bineng was still in the east, and he often fought with them."

"We also know that the tribes that used to graze here also obeyed them, and often fought with Kebi Neng."

When Xu You heard the other party mention Ke Bineng, his eyes flashed, and he asked casually:

"In the years when Kebi was driven to the west by the Wei people, what happened to the tribes that remained in the east?"

"What else? Some people take orders from Wei again, Wei thief?"

With the benefits, the translator quickly changed the name as the Romans do:

"What's more, the various tribes are constantly fighting day and night. Every day, tribes disappear, and many tribes emerge."

When he said this, he couldn't help sighing:

"The Gaoche people in the north also took the opportunity to keep going south and rob our grassland."

"The man with the tall car?"

"It's the Dingling people in the northernmost part of the desert. They like to use tall carts to pull things, so they are also called tall carts."

Xu You nodded, indicating that he understood.

Xu Jing was also Ji Han's first Situ after all, and Xu You, as Xu Jing's grandson, naturally had some knowledge of this.

In the former Han Dynasty, Su Wu was herding sheep on the North Sea (that is, around Lake Baikal in Siberia). He had no food to eat, so he had to dig holes for wild mice and grab the fruits stored by mice to eat.

Later, King Yuqian of the Huns went hunting in the North Sea. After seeing Su Wu, he admired him very much, so he gave him food and clothing.

Unexpectedly, soon after the good times, King Yuqian died of illness, and Su Wu had no shelter. Dingling took the opportunity to steal Su Wu's cattle and sheep in winter, which made him almost freeze to death and starve to death.

In other words, Dingling people have lived in the Beihai area since the time of the former Han Dynasty.

As a son of a big man, how could Xu You not know about this history?

So he glanced outside thoughtfully, and suddenly asked:

"So you big black bulls actually got it from Ding Lingren who went south, right?"

Wu Niu and the translator were shocked:

"How do you know, my lord?"

Xu You smiled and said nothing.

At the same time, he said with contempt in his heart:

You Hu Yi, who don't even have words, how do you know the long history of the Han family?

Seeing Xu You's unfathomable appearance, Wu Niu felt a sense of awe in his heart, thinking that the other party used unknown means to know everything about him.

Then he said some more words.

The translator went on to translate:

"Don't dare to hide it from your lord, these big black cows were indeed obtained by us from the Ding Lingren who went south."

"In the north where they are, there is a kind of bison, which is tall, big and full of strength, and has lived in the ice and snow since childhood, so it is very cold-resistant."

(That is, the European bison that once ranged from Europe to Siberia, and is also the ancestor of the later American bison)

"Those Ding Ling people, when spring comes, let out their own cows to lure wild bulls to come to breed."

"The ox born is this kind of big black ox. This kind of big black ox has great strength. The Gaoche people use this kind of big black ox to pull the carts of their clan, and they can pull a lot of things."

That makes sense.

Xu You was thoughtful again, and he remembered one thing:

I heard that when the head of the meeting came to inspect Bingzhou, he mentioned Gao Cheren.

But at that time, it was only heard from Xianbei people, and no one saw it with their own eyes.

Now these big black bulls can be regarded as indirect evidence.

The barbarians in the desert grasslands of the north were indeed as the leader of the meeting said, they were simply leeks - once a crop was cut, another crop would emerge again, and the stream continued.

But Xu You's focus is not on this.

After all, to deal with Hu people, ah, I mean, how to educate Hu people, the big man now has a very mature process.

It is convenient and efficient.

What Xu You thinks is:

I remember that when Hui first came out of the mountain, many people thought that he or his teacher had a deep hatred with the southern Zhongyi people, so they came up with such a poisonous scheme of labor trading.

It is precisely because of this idea that it is not difficult for everyone to understand that the leader knows that there is a kind of good rice in the legendary Linyi.

But now, the leader seems to know the northern barbarians very well!

If not, how could Huishou make a cart that is convenient for driving on the grassland?

These carts are said to be quite similar to the carts used by the Gaoche people.

If the leader hadn't seen it with his own eyes, how could he do it all of a sudden?

That is Beihai, the legendary Beihai.

The head of the meeting, or his sect, would not follow Hu Yi from the extreme south to the extreme north, would they all have grudges?

how did you do that?

Xu You's thoughts were racing, but the translator must have drunk too much and was still rambling:

"When these Gaoche people came, the disputes in the desert became even more chaotic. Alas, I don't know when it will end."

...

When Xu You heard this, his heart moved, and he guessed the leader of the meeting, with a polite smile on his face:

"The Wei people over there, don't you care?"

"It was better in the past two years. If there is a big disturbance on the border, they will send someone over to warn."

With that said, the translator shook his head:

"In the past two years, it has become more and more difficult. They only want horses from us, and they don't care about anything else."

"Then why don't you sell it to them?" Xu You had a curious look on his face, "I remember, isn't it possible to go south to buy and sell with the Wei people on the side of Danhan Mountain?"

Where is Danhan Mountain?

That was the place where the king's court of Xianbei Wang Tanshihuai, the hero of the desert, was to unify the grassland with his own power and wipe out the three armies of the Han Dynasty.

Why did Tan Shihuai set up his royal court in Danhan Mountain?

Because Danhan Mountain goes east, it can control Youzhou and Liaodong.

To the west, you can threaten Bingzhou and then control Jiuyuan.

The most important thing is that to the south of Danhan Mountain is the intersection of Yinshan Mountains, Yanshan Mountains and Taihang Mountains.

The mountains in this area are low, and there are many mountain passes, which allow cavalry to easily pass over the mountains and lead directly to the Hebei Plain.

This area is where Dai County and Shanggu County are located, and it is also the place where the Central Plains regimes and northern nomads clashed in all dynasties.

The most famous pass among them is Juyongguan.

But Juyongguan was not enough to guarantee the safety of Jixian County (later Beiping), the prefecture of Youzhou.

Because even after more than a thousand years, the later Ming Dynasty, even if they spent countless money and food to build the inner three gates and garrison heavy troops, they still could not stop the northern iron cavalry.

Later Jin repeatedly bypassed Juyongguan and plundered the counties around Kyoto.

Once the cavalry entered the endless fertile land of Hebei, they would gallop freely.

And the famous Civil Fortress Change in history happened not far to the north of Juyongguan.

Then the Oirat army took advantage of the victory and went south, crossed the fortress in the Juyongguan area without any effort, and approached the city of Kyoto.

Therefore, it is the same as guarding the river and guarding the Huai River. If you want the gate with Juyongguan as the main hub to be effective, you must first defend Guangning City (that is, Zhangjiakou in later generations) that guards the mountain pass in the north.

This requires close cooperation between each pass city and pass, which is a test of the linkage and tacit understanding of the defenders everywhere.

Otherwise, if there is a mistake in one place, it will form a chain reaction, and there will be loopholes everywhere.

If not, it would be like the Han and Tang Dynasties, simply take the initiative to attack directly, send troops outside the fortress, and treat the outside of the fortress as a battlefield, so that the enemy has no chance to attack the frontier fortress.

Since Kebi Neng was driven to Jiuyuan, the northern border of Youzhou has been much more peaceful—at least for Wei Guo.

Logically speaking, if the State of Wei wanted to buy horses from the Hu people, then Guangning City, which faced the northern desert, was one of the best trading places.

Like Wu Niu, who would rather go from Danhan to Pingcheng than to go far away, it is not a priority.

"Actually, we originally wanted to go south and sell these livestock to the Wei people."

The translator explained, "But I don't know what happened. A very powerful tribe suddenly appeared in the area of ​​Guangning City."

"They are entrenched in the mountains. Not only do they often attack the tribes going south for trade, they even dare to snatch the Wei troops who transported horses from Guangning City to Seine."

"They come and go like the wind, they are extremely fierce, we can't beat them at all..."

Having said that, the translator seemed a little embarrassed and coughed:

"But thinking about it now, fortunately we have them, which makes us want to come here to try our luck."

Hearing the translator's words, Xu You's face didn't change. I don't know if he didn't mind, or he didn't realize that there was something wrong in it.

He just asked:

"What about the Wei thieves in the south? Their horses were robbed? Shouldn't they be ignored?"

The translator shook his head: "Then we don't know. But we heard that the Wei thieves in the south sent people to look for them, but there should be no results."

"Otherwise, that road would not be impassable until now..."

When Xu You heard this, he smiled without saying a word.

There will be ghosts if the dark passage can pass.

No, even if it can pass, there are still ghosts.

The ghost of the ghost king.

Pingcheng is to the west, and Guangning is to the northeast of Pingcheng.

Between the two places, although the remaining veins of Yinshan Mountain and Yanshan Mountain are separated.

But as mentioned earlier, the area from Guangning to Juyong is low because it is located at the intersection of the Yinshan Mountains, Yanshan Mountains, and Taihang Mountains.

Therefore, starting from Pingcheng, the cavalry can easily go around to the rear of Guangning City from the south, directly cutting off the connection between Guangning City and Juyongguan.

Going north, you can plunder around Guangning City.

To the south, you can pass through the military capital Xing, one of the Eight Xings of the Taihang, and go straight to Juyongguan.

Facing the elite cavalry led by Liu Hun, let alone the barbarians on the grassland.

Even the Wei thieves stationed in Juyongguan, as long as they have the courage to come out of Juyongguan, Liu Hun can teach them how to behave.

The current Youzhou is not the former Youzhou.

Sima Yi shrank in the Central Plains, and he didn't care about the life and death of Jizhou and Youzhou - of course, he didn't have the right to issue orders to the two states for the time being.

Cao Shuang, who has a righteous reputation, is not capable enough, and Hebei is too far away from Xuchang-there is a Sizhou occupied by Sima Yi in the middle.

Therefore, the land of Hebei is not his focus at all.

Right now, he only thinks about how to win over the armies in Jianghuai and Jingzhou, so as to counter Sima Yi who holds a large army.

So as long as Liu Hun didn't risk his life, he would take his cavalry to attack important cities like Guangning City or Juyongguan.

Coupled with the material support from Pingcheng, there is no one in the area from Guangning City to Juyongguan to be his opponent.

At the same time, this is also one of the reasons why Feng Youhuqi must rebuild Pingcheng.

The underground of the Datong Basin is full of coal, but the geographical location of Pingcheng is extremely important.

Going out of the desert in the north, connecting Jiuyuan in the west, and controlling the capital in the east, we are ready to break Juyong Pass and capture Hebei at any time.

Listening to Wu Niu and the translator's complaints very patiently, Xu You's face showed an empathetic expression just right.

and said to them:

"My friends, you now know that you can sell at a better price here. I believe that even if the road is opened in the future, you will not trade with the Wei people again, right?"

Wu Niu nodded, said something, and then drank the wine in the bowl.

"My lord, it's only natural. No one wants to make trouble with these food and clothes."

"That's right! Which one of us is not doing business to make more money? I really like this!"

Xu You patted his thigh, then sighed:

"To tell you the truth, I thought that with such a high price, I thought I could collect a lot of livestock this year."

As he said that, he shook his head, "I didn't expect... Sigh!"

He looked at the two people on the opposite side again, and begged:

"So I have an unfeeling request here, and I would like to ask the two of you for a favor."

Wu Niu got a lot of benefits today, and was invited to eat and drink by Xu You. After getting too drunk, he wished to treat Xu You as his own brother.

No matter what kind of help Xu You wanted him to do, he patted his chest and answered loudly.

"Actually, this matter is also very simple. After you go back, please spend more time at Danhan Mountain and talk about the situation here."

"If more people come over next year," Xu You thought for a while, then said with a firm determination, "Well, if you can get more people to come and trade."

"As long as they report your names, for every war horse or big black bull they sell to me, I can give you a piece of wool for free."

A war horse with 20 pieces of wool, the commission is 5%, which is not high.

But Wu Niu is obviously not very good at arithmetic.

As soon as he heard Xu You's words, his eyes, which were already a little drunk, suddenly lit up. He, who is not good at Chinese, was able to speak clearly:

"Free gift?"

Xu You nodded: "Yes, free gift, no matter what method you use, as long as they come to me to sell war horses, I can give you an extra wool for free."

"Where are the sheep?"

Xu You shook his head: "No sheep, only war horses and big black cattle, ordinary horses and bullocks are not acceptable."

Although the conditions are a bit harsh, but...

"no problem!"

PS: The Ming Dynasty guarded against grasslands, and there were three barriers, internal and external.

The outer three passes refer to the three passes centered on Datong, which are now in the hands of Ji Han.

The inner three passes refer to the three passes focusing on Juyongguan, which are currently within the scope of Youzhou.

Please open the comments for the relevant maps. Since ancient times, the first floor is simple.

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