Farmer of Shu Han

At the end of the second year of Yanxi and the beginning of the third year of Yanxi, Emperor Wu wanted to send people to the southeast to go to sea.

At the same time, Wang Xiong, the governor of Youzhou in the state of Wei, also wanted to send someone to go north to have a look.

There is no other reason.

Because throughout last year, there were far fewer Hu people who came to exchange supplies with their livestock than in previous years.

"My lord, my lord, there is another urgent message from Xuchang, saying they want us to send a thousand war horses there."

The staff of Youzhou Governor's Mansion hurried in with official documents and reported to Wang Xiong.

"Zhuzi! Cao Shuang, you are simply inhuman!"

Wang Xiong didn't intend to reach out to pick up the official document at all, instead his face suddenly changed, and he started to curse:

"It's just spring, just spring! Does he know what spring means to horses?"

"At a time like this, where can I find horses for him? Even if it's robbing, there must be a place to rob him, right?"

In the west of Youzhou last year, almost no Hu people came to sell horses.

According to the soldiers of the frontier fortress, horse thieves became more and more rampant at the junction of Bingzhou and Youzhou.

Especially Guangning City, the most important border city in the west, where horse thieves gathered around, dared to repeatedly attack the caravans traveling between Guangning City and Juyongguan.

Sometimes even the officers and soldiers were doomed.

But these horse thieves come and go like the wind, and they don't know where they came from.

There are rumors that these are rebels who were driven out of Bingzhou, and others say that these horse thieves are simply Han cavalry pretending to be.

But no matter where these horse thieves came from, they have already caused great trouble to Guangning City.

When Wang Xiong came to his senses, Mo said that not many Hu people had come to Guangning to exchange livestock.

Even the caravans from Guangning to Juyongguan are almost extinct.

The horses that Youzhou exchanged from the barbarians the year before last were already about 20% less.

Wang Xiong thought that Bingzhou was lost in the first battle of Guanzhong, which caused turmoil in Bingzhou, and even the Hu people in the frontier were also affected.

Unexpectedly, what happened last year just hit him with a sap.

The number of horses brought in from Youzhou has decreased by more than 40%, nearly half.

This also caused Xuchang and Luoyang to send people to Soma repeatedly, more urgently each time.

Especially Cao Shuang.

It's just the beginning of spring, and three groups of people have already been sent over.

Why not make Wang Xiong angry and anxious?

The reason why he pushed out Tian Yu back then was Cao Rui's support.

Apart from the difference in origin, one of the most important reasons is that the State of Wei really needs to focus on the west to guard against the State of Han.

As for the third reason, it was that Wei needed horses.

If Tian Yu followed Tian Yu's approach and only focused on suppressing the Hu people, how could the Hu people be willing to sell their horses to Wei Guo?

Therefore, Wang Xiong advocated mainly to caress, and he could even give some sweetness to the Hu people. The Hu people saw the benefits, and naturally transported horses into the frontier continuously.

Facts have proved that Wang Xiong's approach has indeed played a role:

Not only can the Hu people not violate the frontier fortress, but also Youzhou can pass through Yishi and exchange for war horses from the Hu people.

Especially in these years, Great Wei first lost Longyou, then Liangzhou, and was repeatedly defeated by Han.

The great Wei army was in urgent need of horses all the year round, so it was natural for You and Bing Erzhou to continuously increase the supply of horses.

It's just that who would have expected that in the battle of Guanzhong, the Great Wei would lose the Yongzhou and Bingzhou at the same time.

Youzhou became the only source of war horses—the supply of war horses from the Great Wei finally showed a huge gap.

But under such circumstances, the horses that Youzhou exchanged from the barbarians were nearly half short.

The room leak happened to rain overnight, which is probably what happened.

"Your envoy, the barbarians in Shanggu and Daijun may have been bewitched by the captives of Shu. If not, it would not be enough to explain this abnormality."

Seeing Wang Xiong's pale face, the staff couldn't help but stepped forward to comfort him:

"It's said that barbarians are unrighteous. It's true. Over the years, how has the envoy ever treated them so poorly? I didn't expect them to repay the envoy in such a way."

When something goes wrong, there must be a demon.

Wang Xiong is not a fool, facing the abnormal behavior of the barbarians in the west of Youzhou, he naturally thought of this possibility.

It's just that his eyeballs rolled a bit, a wry smile appeared on his face, and he shook his head in a daze:

"Hu Yi is afraid of power but not virtuous, I should have thought of it a long time ago!"

That being said, if he went back to a few years ago, Wang Xiong believed that he would still make the same choice.

After all, who would have thought that after the Kingdom of Shu acquired Longyou and Liangzhou, it would continue to send troops to the east and annex Yongzhou in less than ten years?

If it weren't for the disadvantages of resisting thieves in the west, the barbarians of Youzhou, in a few years, wouldn't they fear power and be virtuous?

such a pity……

"It's not my fault!" Wang Xiong looked up to the sky and sighed, "The fortune is not good, and the sky will not bless Da Weier."

The first emperor dared not say it.

But the princes of the court and the central government can be scolded.

"No one in civil and military affairs in the Manchu Dynasty can compare with Ge Zei and Feng Zei. When they suddenly heard that the people from Shu had arrived, they were all frightened, and several states handed over their hands."

"The current situation in Youzhou, if we know that the Shu captives are obstructing it, what can we do?"

In Wang Xiong's view, if Bingzhou is not lost in the west, why is Youzhou here?

Besides, for so many years, he has been running Youzhou with all his heart, how many horses have he sent to the imperial court?

After the battle of Xiaoguan, Youzhou had already sent a group of soldiers to Guanzhong.

After the first battle in Guanzhong began, it was sent again.

For Youzhou, which is already sparsely populated, this has already done its best.

But the imperial court didn't seem to understand him, but urged him even more urgently.

Wang Xiong only felt that he had really been raped by a dog.

"But Shijun, the general Suoma is in a hurry, and he may not be considerate of him. If Shijun doesn't send the horse over, next time he can't say no, he will send someone over to question him."

Wang Xiongben was still a little worried, but when he heard the staff's words, he immediately became annoyed:

"How can I be afraid of my son? If he really dares to be held accountable, I will also dare to resign and return to the farm."

Big deal, go home and be a rich man.

Whoever loves to be the governor of Youzhou will do it!

It was thought that after the Shu captives occupied Bingyong Erzhou and Hedong, they would either go southeast, go out of Wuguan to Jingzhou, or go east, go out of Hangu to Luoyang.

At worst, it should be out of Taihang, to Hanoi or Hebei.

I never thought that the first Shu captive to plot was actually Youzhou.

When strengthening Qin and destroying the six kingdoms, they didn't even think about bypassing Yanshan and Taihang Mountains and plotting Yanguo first.

How dare this Ghost King Feng?

It's unreasonable to fall into his mother's heart!

how?

The way of Emperor Qin Shihuang and Emperor Gaozu of Han to unify the world, can't satisfy you, can it?

"Your envoy, please be careful with your words, don't speak in anger!"

Hearing Wang Xiong's angry words, the staff quickly reminded, "I heard that the general has become more reckless in his actions recently."

"The former General Man Boning (Man Chong) and Wang Yanyun (Wang Ling) were at odds with each other. The general valued Wang Yanyun, and he did not hesitate to transfer Man Boning back to the court and let Wang Yanyun replace Man Boning as the governor of Yangzhou."

"The former general Shi Sun Deda (that is, Sun Li) was deliberately sent to Jizhou by the general because he admonished the general a lot. Later, he dismissed Sun Deda as a commoner on the pretext of Shangdang's failure."

"There are also Lu Yu, Fu Gu and other famous people who have recently been dismissed because they didn't agree with the general."

"If you really annoy the general because of this, maybe there will be some troubles."

But Wang Xiong sneered:

"I didn't say anything angry. If the general really wants to change the governor of Youzhou, then let him go. I won't be attached to this position."

Seeing that the governor looked like a broken can, the staff looked around and looked around for no one, and lowered their voices:

"Why did the envoy say this? The envoy has been in Youzhou for a long time, and the herdsmen are good. He is a great general. If he wants to change the envoy, he has to consider whether someone is more suitable than the envoy, right?"

"Not to mention the current Great Wei, it is not the general who has the final say. After all, Taifu Sima is also a veteran minister."

Hearing this, Wang Xiong suddenly turned his head and fixedly stared at the staff.

Just when the staff of Youzhou Governor's Mansion were mentioning Sima Yi to Wang Xiong.

Sima Yi, who was far away in Luoyang, happened to be thinking about the news about Youzhou at this moment.

After a long time, he finally sighed:

"Feng Mingwen's move is really vicious. It's like drawing the bottom out of the pot."

"If Youzhou can't transport enough horses to the Central Plains, it will only take a few years, I'm afraid we, Great Wei, will have no more cavalry to use!"

Sima Shi, who was standing by the side, asked hesitantly:

"My lord, is it possible that this is an excuse because Wang Yuanbo (that is, Wang Xiong) does not want to send horses to Luoyang?"

Sima Yi shook his head:

"Improbable. It is said that Xuchang didn't receive many horses last year. It's ridiculous that Cao Shuang sent people to Youzhou to ask for horses as soon as spring began."

Speaking of this, Sima Yi showed a disdainful smile on his face:

"Cao Shuang, Lizi, is just a dude. He can take power suddenly because of his clan status. How do you know the way to govern the country?"

The beginning of spring is when the horses are weakest.

Horses that ate hay all winter can finally eat fresh forage. If they don't pay attention, they will suffer from diarrhea and get sick.

Not to mention the barbarians outside the Great Wall in Youzhou, even the horses raised by the locals in Youzhou should be carefully served.

Cao Shuang is urging people to send horses at this time. If it is not a force, what is it?

But Master Sima didn't show any joy on his face:

"My lord, if that's the case, I'm afraid that Youzhou side will not send us horses. What should we do?"

Rao is Sima Yi's cunning and cunning, facing the current situation, he also finds it tricky.

"Everyone in the world knows that Feng Mingwen has led troops in battle since his debut, and has never been defeated. He is a famous general in the world."

"But in my opinion, this person's tricks and calculations are more important than the leader."

Sima Yi sighed, "If Sun Deda (that is, Sun Li) is still the governor of Jizhou, I may not be able to plan something."

"Unfortunately, Sun Deda was demoted to a commoner by Cao Shuang after all. Huan Fan, governor of Jizhou at this time, is a fellow of Cao Shuang."

"Luoyang and Youzhou are separated by such a Jizhou, but it makes me feel powerless."

"Cao Shuang occupies the righteousness, but he doesn't understand the overall situation. If Youzhou is really as I expected, and Feng Mingwen plots it, when there are no horses in the Central Plains, I am afraid that we will be captured by Feng Mingwen."

Seeing the adults so pessimistic, Master Sima's heart sank:

"My lord, doesn't that mean that the longer the confrontation between Shu and Wei, the more unfavorable it will be for Wei?"

Sima Yi smiled wryly:

"It's obvious, why ask?"

He clearly knew the other party's plan, but he could only watch helplessly, and there was no good countermeasure at all.

This is simply a slow death.

Both Sima Yi and his son felt a deep powerlessness at the same time.

"My lord, since we have guessed Feng Mingwen's plan, should we tell Wang Yuanbo?"

"Wang Yuanbo is not a mediocre person. Even if he didn't know it at first, by this time, he probably has already realized it."

Sima Yi said, then shook his head again:

"But even so, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to crack Feng Mingwen's layout relying on Youzhou alone."

It should be said that this is no longer a calculation, but a calculation, and the competition is about the national strength of both sides.

The state of Han mastered the technology of weaving wool into woolen material, and the collection of wool alone was enough to subdue the hearts of the barbarians.

Even if Da Wei wanted to learn, there was no time.

And it may not be possible to learn.

Not to mention that the national power of the Han Dynasty has surpassed that of the Great Wei.

This is not an excuse for Sima Yi to fear the enemy, but a fact.

Because judging from the secrets of the Han Dynasty that Yang Yi brought over, the significance of just being an armored cavalry is enough to make people frightened.

Others may only see those horrifying armor and weapons, elite soldiers and horses.

But who is Sima Yi?

He sees farther than others.

He deeply knows that behind these things, it represents the strong national power accumulated by countless money and food.

Thinking of this, Sima Yi, who had already passed the age of obedience, felt a little dejected:

"Why was Qin able to destroy the six kingdoms? A powerful country, elite soldiers, and the best geographical location in the world. On the other hand, even if the six kingdoms of the Guandong were united, it would be difficult for them to be single-minded. In the end, they would be wiped out one by one by Qin."

"Today's Han State is somewhat stronger than Qin State. After all, Qin State did not have Liangzhou at that time."

"And what about us?" Sima Yi pointed to himself, and then to the side of the guide, "How is it different from the Six Kingdoms of the East?"

Sima Shi was silent for a long time before asking in a low voice:

"My lord, what shall we do? Do we just look at it like this?"

"Of course not." Sima Yi's eyes were a little unclear, "Many families in the Central Plains are willing to support us now. If we just look at it like this, what will they think?"

The Shu family was dismembered, the Hedong family was slaughtered, and the Liangzhou noble family was wiped out...

These things frightened many aristocratic families from Hanoi in Henan and even Hebei.

But at the same time, Sima Yishi, as the representative, had no way out.

"The Shu captives have the capital to drag it down, but we can't afford it." Sima Yi's face turned pale, "We have to find a fighting opportunity as soon as possible while Wei's fine cavalry is still capable of fighting, and we will be ashamed in the pass."

Probably because people talked about it too much, Feng Duhu in Chang'an City Right Hussar General's Mansion even sneezed a few times:

"Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah!"

It may be that the sound was too loud, which scared the baby in his arms to cry.

"Don't cry, don't cry!"

Feng Duhu coaxed him carefully, while shaking slightly, he couldn't help stretching out his finger, poked his pink face lightly, and grinned.

This is the son of General Zhendong.

But Feng Duhu is the real father of the child.

"Could it be that you're hungry?"

As the nominal adult of the child, General Guan glanced at it with experience and said something casually.

"Oh, it's possible." Feng Duhu raised his head and looked around, "Where's your wife?"

"I was still here just now, but in the blink of an eye, I don't know where to go."

General Zhendong was a little helpless, "Let the wet nurse feed you."

Feng Duhu gritted his teeth a bit:

"No, it's been a few months? How many times has she fed it? Are you sure she didn't give birth to the child? Someone call her back."

The patriarch Hua was called back, and he untied his clothes with some hesitation, and nursed the child.

Feng Duhu looked at her angrily:

"What's the matter with having a son? How many people want to have a son! You're good, you don't care if your son is hungry and crying."

The flower patriarch pouted:

"A son can't be the patriarch, what good is it? I just want to have a daughter."

When Feng Duhu heard this, and seeing her like this, he was so angry that he almost wanted to slap someone.