Chapter 818 Support

Chapter 818 Support

Chapter 818 Support
People are very forgetful and conflicts are everywhere.

After a few years of peace, we have to pull them apart, lest they forget why the flowers are so red.

Before falling asleep, Shao Xun was still thinking about how to proceed with this proxy war...

"Why are you crying?" he asked, sitting up from the couch.

Under the candlelight, Shao Ze's abdominal muscles shone brightly, and there were faint beads of sweat.

When Yu Wenjun heard this, she cried even more.

Shao Xun's eyes rolled and he roughly understood.

The person next to you in bed needs to be coaxed into being nice. This has nothing to do with matters between men and women, but only one question: how did the late emperor die?

So, he gently picked up Yu Wenjun, wiped away her tears, and said softly: "Don't let your imagination run wild. I am a warrior, and sometimes I just say things without thinking. Don't you know who I like the most?"

"I don't know." Yu Wenjun said in a muffled voice.

"I like you the most." Shao Xun said with a smile: "I could often see you in Biyong. Later, you returned to Yanling. I often wondered what you were doing."

"Nonsense." Yu Wenjun hit him and said, "How old was I then?"

Because of the intense movement, the milky white snow rubbed against his abdominal muscles, making Shao Xun secretly happy.

After the beating, Yu Wenjun continued, "After returning to Yanling, I studied women's courses. When I was a little older, my parents chose a husband for me, most of whom were from Yingchuan."

"You didn't even consider me!" Shao Xun said deliberately.

Yu Wenjun glanced at him and saw his angry expression. She felt happy and not so sad anymore.

"After you won many battles, you sent Cao Gong to propose marriage. You still have some conscience." Yu Wenjun said softly.

"You are my destined wife and my future queen, so of course I have to take you home." Shao Xun carefully observed Yu Wenjun's expression and added, "On the wedding day, I wanted to fly to your house. After I took you home, I thought the wedding ceremony was too annoying, so I had to end it quickly."

Yu Wenjun burst into laughter.

Shao Xun held her tightly with his right hand, and gently stroked her smooth naked back with his left hand, saying, "We still have a lifetime to live with, and our child will definitely inherit my aspirations."

Yu Wenjun hummed softly.

My husband's words gently soothed the grievances in my heart.

Her heart trembled at the touch of her husband's hand.

"Did you feel better just now?" she asked.

Shao Xun was stunned and also a little moved.

Every time, his young wife would ask him in a serious manner whether he was feeling comfortable or not.

It's a little awkward at first, so what? If you feel uncomfortable, just try again?
I’m used to it now, because it seems to be an “evil term” in some textbooks for girls from aristocratic families before they get married—of course, it may only be the case in Yu’s textbooks.

"I feel so comfortable that I see stars. I give it all to you." Shao Xun leaned close to Yu Wenjun's ear and whispered softly, "When I hugged you tightly for the last time, I felt so comfortable that I felt that my life was not lived in vain."

Yu Wenjun smiled shyly and buried her face in her husband's arms.

Shao Xun secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The person next to me has turned evil and fed me poison cakes. Who the hell can prevent this?
He thought carefully about whether he had promised Yu Wenjun anything just now, and it seemed like not, so that was good.

Silent all night.

On the second morning, Shao Xun got up early, practiced martial arts, and after having breakfast, he went to Qianqiu Pavilion on the west side of Guangji Hall to summon Su Shuyan, who had rushed back from Hebei after recovering from his illness.

"The Wuhuan in the four counties of Dai, Guangning, Shanggu and Yan are constantly surrendering and rebelling. How can you, Wang Feng, control them?" Su Shuyan's voice was a little weak and his face did not look very good.

This pandemic seems to have given the entire world a death test—the mortality rate is 20-30%.

But Shao Xun felt that he had made a lot of preparations and should be able to reduce it to less than 20%, or even lower.

"Does the king still remember Qi Hong?" Su Shuyan suddenly asked.

"I remember." Shao Xun smiled and said, "In the past, I went to see Mi Zihui with the head of Qi Zhubu, and Zihui blamed me for forging military orders."

Su Shuyan also smiled and said, "Qi is a major Wuhuan surname. Most of the people with the surname Qi in Dai and Guangning counties have joined He Li. When I left, I heard that some Wuhuan in Shanggu County also fled and joined He Li. It's not surprising that Wang Feng was besieged in Dai County."

"There is a cavalry general Qi Ji in Luoyan's army. What is his connection with the Qi family?"

"Maybe it was a surname given by a shepherd slave. It's hard to know." Su Shuyan knew this person.

The tribal nobles who went south with the beggar general Wang Ping were summoned by Sima Yue. They first went to Chenliu and then to Liangjun. They also fought against the Huns in that year.

Qi Ji claimed that he was a descendant of a noble family in western Liaoning, but Su Shuyan did not believe him.

The real descendants of the Wuhuan nobles either stayed in Shanggu and Guangning, or went to Shengle with the Wuhuan King Kuxian. Those who fled to Jizhou, like Qi Ji, were mostly peripheral mixed Hu who pretended to be Wuhuan - well, except for the Xiongnu who were the real Hu, the others seemed to be mixed Hu.

"You don't give General Qi any face at all." Shao Xun said with a smile, "I have ordered Duan Mobo to lead 2,600 infantrymen of the Luoyan Army to the north to Zhongshan to herd horses. Qi Ji and Dao Xun will be his deputies. If he makes a contribution, I will not hesitate to reward him. A hero does not ask where he came from. You are a Wuhuan noble, but you cannot look down on herders."

Su Shuyan once served as the commander-in-chief of Luoyan Army, but now it is Duan Mobo who leads the troops, mainly the 2,000 cavalry.

The unit also has 600 infantrymen, all of whom can ride horses, and is led by Xuzhou tyrant Dao Xun.

Shao Xun once tried to professionalize the Luoyan Army, but finally gave up, and the unit is still semi-professional today.

After the troops went north to Zhongshan, they had to herd their own horses. As for food, it was provided by Gaoyang County. Mao Bang did a good job there. Although he didn't have much savings, he could still feed more than 2,000 people for a few months. The Luoyan Army was under the command of Chen Yougen.

Since it is impossible to send out a large number of troops, we can only move around like this, getting a little here and there.

After seeing the true faces of the Henan scholars, Shao Xun was ready to "love" the Hebei people.

The epidemic in Hebei was actually quite serious at the beginning of the year, far exceeding that in Henan. After all, it is a severely flood-stricken area.

Now, it seems that the suffering has gradually faded away. After gradual recovery, we can hedge against Henan.

Henan has not seen war for many years and is a bit too urbanized.

"Do you have any strategy for attacking Dai?" Shao Xun stood up and walked to the map on the wall, looking carefully at the two counties of Dai and Yanmen.

Yanmen is related to the safety of Taiyuan.

Feihu Pass is in Dai County. If we don’t take it, Jizhou will be like a sieve.

Shao Xun could not tolerate this border defense system with leaks everywhere. His minimum goal was to capture Guangning, Dai and Yanmen counties. It would be best to capture Pingcheng and station troops in the Datong Basin as a buffer zone.

The ultimate goal is to take over all of the land south of Yinshan Mountain.

As for the area north of Yinshan Mountain, even if the Henan gentry fully supported him, it would still be difficult.

Fu Jian led an army of 300,000 to attack Dai, and the Tuoba clan fled to the grasslands north of the Yin Mountains, but there was nothing they could do.

The current national strength is still too weak. Unless there is a guide to help, we can accurately find the Tuoba clan’s pasture and behead them in one blow.

"Your Majesty, in the spring, can send troops from Xinxing to harass Yanmen. This may give Wang Feng some breathing space." Su Shuyan suggested.

Shao Xun did not comment, but only said: "I ordered Liu Hezhu and other garrison commanders to send troops, but did not provide them with food and weapons, only silk and cloth."

"So that's how it is." Su Shuyan understood.

Liu Hezhu's tribe certainly had food, which could support their wars to a certain extent. But at this time of year, it was obvious whether silk or food and livestock were better.

To put it bluntly, you gave so much silk to Liu Hezhu and others, what did they buy?

Wang Jun and Liu Kun forced the Xianbei to help in the war and also provided them with a large number of iron armor, vests, and long spears. The role of silk was not as great as imagined.

"Is there any news about the mother and son of the Qi family?" Shao Xun asked again: "The news from Yanmen is hard to get."

"According to Wang Feng's son——"

"Marquis of Zhuolu County." Shao Xun corrected.

"According to the Marquis of Zhuolu County, they reached Dongmugen Mountain in July, just ahead of the Dugu tribe." Su Shuyan replied, "It looks like they are going to establish their capital there. The war in Dai County and Guangning will not stop, and may only stop after winter. The Qi family will definitely want Tuoba Shiyijian's head."

"I don't know if Helan Aitou took advantage of the situation to invade Shengle." Shao Xun said.

"I think he is still waiting and watching, but he will probably not be able to resist the temptation." Su Shuyan said: "Shengle is the heartland of the old party, it is easy to occupy it, it depends on whether he dares to do it. Once he occupies it, Tuoba Yihuai may not immediately proclaim himself the King of Dai, but he will definitely recruit surrenders and rebels. When the time is right, he will no longer take the Duke of Wuyuan County seriously."

"This is the opinion of a great scholar." Shao Xun praised: "In order to prevent Helan Ai from hesitating, perhaps we should add fuel to the fire."

Su Shuyan looked at Shao Xun puzzledly.

Shao Xun pointed his finger at the map and said, "Xinxing."

"If you don't have money and food, send out fewer troops." Shao Xun said with a smile: "The key is not how many troops to send, but whether to send troops is more important. Maybe it will prove useless in the end, but we have to give it a try."

Tuoba Xianbei is not going to start a full-scale war, which is very frustrating. But don't worry, they are not stupid, they know that a full-scale civil war will not benefit anyone, and the final result will definitely be a lose-lose situation for all three parties. The current actions are just a tentative war driven by greed, and the contradictions have not evolved enough.

Only when Helan Aitou occupied Shengle and supported his nephew Tuoba Yihuai to establish himself as an independent ruler, could it be considered a substantial step forward.

Overall, Tuoba Heli still has an advantage, and it's not small.

"Your Majesty." Secretary General Lu Chen walked in and saluted.

"What's the matter?" Shao Xun asked. When he saw the military report in his hand, he said, "Read it to me."

"The Xianbei Hegu tribe surrounded Pingshu. Wei Xiong and Ji Dan fought with them but were unsuccessful. Liu Hezhu's troops from Changshan arrived at Wentang, and the Xianbei lifted the siege and fled. General Liu did not dare to pursue them." Lu Chen reported.

"The Daxi tribe easily conquered most of Guangning, and all the Wuhuan surrendered, only failing to capture the city of Xialuo. The Baba tribe fought with them at the Sanggan River, winning at first but then losing. Baba Rui scolded the Qi family for being a hen that crowed at dawn, and in anger changed his surname, separated from the ten Tuoba tribes, and called himself the 'Changsun tribe'."

"There are rumors in Dai County that Liu Lugu changed his mind and wanted to surrender to the Qi family, but his subordinates tried to dissuade him."

"Youzhou Envoy Yuan reported that many of the elderly, weak, women and children from Liu Lugu and Baba Rui fled to Fanyang."

"Liu Shijun of Jizhou reported that many Wuhuan people have fled to Changshan and Zhongshan counties."

"After the Dingling Zhai Shu was defeated at Danhan Mountain, Wang Feng could not control him. He only plundered and was pursued by the Feng tribe (Shiben clan). He led his people to flee to Zhongshan. The Central Guard General Chen Yougen sent an envoy to question him. Zhai Shu left his people in Lunu and led his troops into Dai County to attack the Xianbei together with Xubu Yan, the commander of Puyang Mountain."

"The Yuwen clan went south to plunder Youzhou, and General Lan Wu of Yijing Town was ordered to return to Youzhou to provide reinforcements."

Shao Xun waited for a while, and when he saw that Lu Chen stopped reporting, he laughed at himself and said, "It was such a lively battle, but all the reports were of defeat. The Qi family mother and son were quite ruthless. They dispatched two of the ten Tuoba tribes, and there was also the remnant tribe of the Xiongnu, not to mention the Wuhuan people who surrendered to him. This battle made Wang Feng dizzy and defeated."

"Your Majesty, I think the Xianbei just took the initiative. There were too many Wuhuan rebels in Dai County and Guangning, so they were in a mess for a while." Su Shuyan said, "There is still room for this battle."

"As long as we can hold on until winter," Shao Xun said.

After that, he said to Lu Chen: "You go find Wang Taiwei and ask him to send a letter to Luoyang to promote these people to higher positions and give them some encouragement."

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